St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-06
SUNDAY At SALTWATER.
A Dying Man Found Near the Omaha
Track at Oak Park.
NO CLUE TO HIS IDENTITY
A Diagnosis of the Case Seems to Show
That He Is Dying Of Men-
ingitis.

dressed, and apparently forty-four years
of age, was found yesterday unconsci-
Gus and dying a short distance above
the upper, or west, public highway
bridge over the Omaha railroad track at
Oak Park. A boy herding cows near by
had seen the man lying for hours close
by the edge of little pond, three or
four rods from the track and about a
fourth of mile west of the bridge. At
length, suspecting something wrong,
the lad caused an investigation that re-
vealed the mans condition. In re-
spouse to telephone message from Oak
Park, DR.. B. j. Merrill went down, and
found the stranger lying on his side I'M
conscious, with foam on his lips, and
beyond all hope of living. The physi-
clan determined that the man was not
suffering from an epileptic fit,
but. judging from the pulse,
the pupils OF the eyes and
the respiration, diagnosed the case as
cerebro spinal meningitis. The doctors
visit was made in the middle of tine aft
ernoon, and, on his orders, the city pa
troll wagon was sent for and the I'M
known conveyed to the city hospital,
where he sank steadily. He was dressed
in dark pantaloons of inexpensive ma
terial. and good brown coat, and wore
soft felt hat and fairly good shoes.
His eyes are dark blue, complexion
swarthy, and he wore closely trimmed
black beard and moustache, his general
appear indicating that he might
have been a foreigner. His pockets con-
tanned few trinkets, knife, Chicago
Daily News of Feb. 4, and part of an
Eau Claire paper, but nothing whatever
giving the slightest clew to his identity.
Sauntry & Tozer'S, and MuSser, Saun-
try & Co.'s Moose river log drive of
about 20,000,O00 feet will be out in the
main St. CrOix tonight, as will also the
Crotty Brook drive OF about 100000
feet.
The Saltwater Building association,
at the meeting held Saturday night,
elected as board of directors, A. G.
Hospes, ]. G. Hening, I. p. Fellows,
Leonard Clark, L. Sargent, J. A. Dera-
gisch, Theodor Jassoy, L: L. Manwar-
ing, S. P. Richardson, F. D.. Joy. E. L.
Hospes, W. K. Wurdeman, 3. G. Merry,
V. q. Seward, W. T. Per Lee. Five.
loans, aggregating $1,000 were made.
A. E. Greaza, J. Charles Bussiere, and
z. E. Redmond, of the st. Paul Bicycle
CluUs udlC d I'LL 1lOlA OG' 0uA w OoiA1-
water yesterday, covering the distance
in two and half hours. The Clintsman
brothers, E. N. and William H., also of
st. Paul. made the same trip on their
wheels earlier in the day, and in almost
exactly the same time. The quintette
dined at the Sawyer, and the bicycle
club delegation wheeled home towards
evening. The Clintsman boys, having
business in Saltwater, will remain here
to-day.
The contract for building the 5000
village hall and jail at South Saltwater
will be let tomorrow to the highest bid
ders. Among the Saltwater builders
who have submitted bids are Northey
Bros, Sutherland, Berglund & Roney.
DR.. C. B. Marshall is very seriously i'll
with dysentery. complicated with other
trouble.
Jacob Brown has removed his cigar
and tobacco establishment from Chest
nut street to the southwest corner of
Main and Myrtle streets.
{ The steamers j. S. Keator and Me-
nomonia left yesterday with large RATS.
The Hudson-Stillwater ball game that
was to have been played here Saturday
afternoon was postponed at late notice
on account of the disabled Hudson bat
terry.
Miss Eva Rankin is in the city, and
will remain during the summer as a
guest at the home of her brother, George
S. Rankin, sO7 South Second street.
The steamboat Carrie S, now at the
levee, will probably be sold to-day to
satisfy claims of creditors. She is said
to be in debt in the sum of $1,000.
Prof. McLain, of the state university,
occupied the pulpit of the First Presby-
terrain church Sunday morning.
The district court will open to-mor-
row for the May general term. The
grand jury will be convened, but the
petit jurors are not required until next
week Tuesday.
It seems to be conceded that the new
board of education will be favorable to
the reelection of Prof. Frank T. Will
son as superintendent of the public
schools.
Mrs. L. J. Smith, St. Cloud. an officer
of the state w. G. T. u, addressed a
union meeting at the Meth odist church
last evening,