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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-28
PRISONS, GOOD AND BAD.
Some New Ideas Regarding Pun
ishment of Criminals.

Some New Ideas Regarding Pun
ishment of Criminals.
DR.. Frank P. Woodbury. made an en-
PERTAINING address last evening at Park
Avenue Congregational church on the
theme: prisons, Good and Bad" The
doctor has made personal inspections,
and is well versed on the topic.
AS an introduction to the sub
ject. DR.. Woodbury. spoke of how
tortures and cruelty and harsh
treatments had been tried to their
fullest extent in history and had been
found to effect no betterment among
criminals. The most barbarOus acts of
past ages had been practiced in the
name of justice. tOrtureS had been tried
until it was impossible to imagine any,
thing more horrible than the methods
used with criminals in the name of the
law. On the other hand, he said he
would in no means recommend indulg-
ence with criminals in prisons. The
first point to be considered was that of
prevention of crime. With this was to
be coupled the idea of retributiOn.
A second point considered was that of
protection to society, for while the
criminal was expelled from cOmmun-
lIg uG WAS Suub away IIOul all pOSSlUll-
ity of crime. The prison should 20 to
impress the criminal with the fact that
crime was dangerous and Improbable.
Instead of this in many instances the
prisons were schools for crime, and
when man had once entered he was
almost sure to be second term
an inmate. 1t had grown to
be expected. DR.. Woodbury. then
called eattentiOn to the Of-tcriticised
fact of Minnesota prisons that those de-
tanned as criminals for punishment, and
those retained as witnesses or on SuS-
picion were subjected to the same treat
ment.
Prisons. he thought, should not be eX-
pected to be mOney-making concerns
any more than were asylums or hos
pitfalls, for the inmates were diseased
men; diseased morally, and conditions
should be arranged to effect cure.
He believed also in the plan of plac-
ing the control of the prisoners and the
length of time of confinement under
those in direct supervision of the Grim
inals. He advocated that they be given
the bare necessities of life on first en-
tering, and be allowed comforts as he
earned them by good conduct and skill
acquired. He believed alSOin the plan of
sentencing old criminals who were con-
Victed time and again to life sentences.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-28
The Real Short Line.

There is great deal of talk Just now
in the papers about "Short Lines" to
this, that and the other point. From
some of the claims put forth, the public
would get an idea that the railroad hay
ing the least mileage between two given
points is the ''Short Line" beyond a
question. But is it? Is no account to
be made of time, comfort, or accOmmo-
datiOns? Is not the true ''ShOrt Line"
the one which makes the best time, has
the smOOthest rOadbed, and furnishes
the best accommodations? If these
considerations have any weight, it will
be found that 'The Burlington" is the
real Short Line from the Twin Cities to
Chicago.
The mileage is little more than that
OF one or two of the older lines, but 1t
makes the best running time, is the
only light-grade thoroughfare, and has
an equipment uneQualed for elegance
and comfort.
The first train over the line. Oct. "a
1886, made the run from st. Paul to
Chicago in eleven hours and ten min
utes; st. Paul to La Crosse. Nov. 5, 1872
miles, in l25 minutes-time that has
never been eQualed or approached.
The idea that 1.-The Burlington" is a
longer line than others is totally errOne-
Gus. Travellers will find it the Real
Short Line.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-28
TOOK CkRROLIC ACID.
And 1t Soon Relieved Her of
All Earthly Care and
Trouble.
Five Inmates Escape From
the House of the Good
Shepherd.
The Rev. Charles F. ThWing
breaches His Third Ami
vePsary Sermon,
Rev. F. P. Woodbury--Prison
Observation-Disclosures From
Lea ding Pulpits.

"Well, 1 guess I'll take this for my
self" said an abandoned woman known
as Cora McGraw, as she sat down on the
edge of a bed in the back room of a
rather dilapidated frame house at sos
Third street south. last evening about Z
O'Clock. The woman had been living
as the mistress of man named Pat Nc
Graw, who is said to be employed as
Yardman at the West hotel. She came
with him from Hayward, Wis, to Min
neapolis last March, and for about
month past had been living at this
house and keeping house for McGraw
and cooking for p. 5. Finch and man
named Thompson, who also roomed
there. She was hard drinker and sub
iect to spells of dependency. She had
been having the "blues" all day, and
made the remark quoted just after she
had returned from another room with a
bottle in her hand which contained a
grevish white fluid. She drank the
contents and fell back on the bed.
Finch, who was in the room at
the time, picked up the empty bottle
and read on the label, ''CarbOlic Acid
Poisonw He knew it was case of
suicide and started for doctor at once.
When he returned with one in about
twenty minutes, the woman was I'M
conscious and apparently dying.
Thompson, the man who remained with
her, said she did not speak after she
had drank the poison, and her struggles
had not been violent. The coroner was
summoned and the remains were car
ried to Byerum & GleasOn'S morgue.
The woman was apparently about
thirty years old, and her face. even i'll
death, showed traces of faded beauty.
She had, previous TO coming to Mime
apOlis, been an inmate of dives at Hur-
ley and Ashland, Wis. Several women
who had known her there called at the
house upon hearing of her death. One
Of them, who claimed to be O second
cousin of the deceased, said her real
nBme was Sarah Baker. and that she
had been raised at Findlay, o. She
was certain that the dead woman had
written letter which would explain
the cause of her suicide. A search was
made Of the room, and a great many
letters were found in her trunk. but
there was nothing in them that threw
any light upon the case. McGraw, up
to midnight, had not returned to the
house, and no one seemed to know
where he was. An inquest will prob
ably be held to-day.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-28
SALVAIIO., BIZ HOPE.
"ihe Sunrise Never Failed Us
Yeto--.ftS SOM

Yesterday morning at the Church of
the Redeemer, Rev. Marion ID. Shutter
spoke from the text, For we are
saved by hope -Rolnans, viii, "a. He
said:
'There are many things it is not easy
to put into definition. They can he
felt but not bounded. Hope opens the
eyes and makes us look tor something
to come. 1t is the desire for and eX-
pectation of some guOi that lies in tine
future. Said the old writers: AS
child opens its eyes and Il young bird
its mouth, so is true hone in the heart
of man. Hope is an architect which
builds never gloomy dungeon: only
palaces of delight, only mansions of
splendor. Hope is painter who never
puts a rembrandt picture upon canvas;
whose brush is always dipped in rain
bow hues. Hope is a prophet VINO
never predicts disaster. but always
takes up parable of millennial glorieS.
Hope is a singer whose song is 'The
Sunrise Never Failed Us YetH
Experience may chasten hope,
may change its objects, but does
not dethrone it. 1t is not tie
purpose of hope to enable US to DIS
penSe with our efforts, to throw to the
MIiltiS dIGClillOHr CdiCf NCNCi
did there come a blessing upon hands
folded in idleness. 1t is an incentive
to labor, a spur to duty. 1t is to pre-
vent us fOOm becoming utterly cast
down under the pressure of life's dis
cOuragemenls and disappointment.
The old fable which placed hope III the
bottom of PandOra's box. beneath the
evils that filled it, is still true in the eX-
perience of most of us. We are saved
by hope. 1t is an element of character
that men should cultivate. There is
beauty in hopeful spirit; there is con-
tagion in it. How it helps those who
are dispirited! 1t almost lifts the sick
from their beds. If you have any of
this spirit let it shine; the world needs
it. This world is saved by hope in
more ways than one. The worlds sal
walton is progress, and hope is the
prophet of progress. Hope takes hold
of the larger as well as the smaller fut-
ure. 1t knows no reason why it should
stop at the grave. 1t discerns beyond
the flood and beyond the forest another
home where weary feet shall rest ard
weary burdens be laid aside.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-28

terday morning at Plymouth COngre-
gatiOnal church on the text: For l am
not ashamed of the gospel of Christ;
for it is the power of God unto salvation
TO every one that believeth; to the Jew
first and to the Greek. Rom, and 16.
In opening his address DR.. Thwing
said that Paul had many temptations to
be- ashamed of the gospel of Christ, be-
cause Of the mean village from which it
was written and because of the way the
gospel was looked upon in Rome and
COrinth. "Io them" he said, 1.-THE Cos
pei meant humility and death; to Paul
the gospel meant life"
The speaker stated that his theme
would be the Power of the Gospel"
u illustration OF the action of the cOun
Gil of the Congregational churches of
the United States at Worcester, a few
weeks ago, in refusing to recognize So
cial distinction. or any distinction made
by color or nationality in the CoGgre-
gational churches. The war left many
responsibilities, he said, in the way of
education OF the freedmen. He was not
prepared to say that all of the statutes
of the United States were correct re-
garding this class. but he was prepared
to say that the negroes were constituted
as equals of those who held him i'm
slavery; and the churches owed him
the same duty as any other being.
He proceeded: ''Other churches,
lament to say. have recognized such
line. The Congregational church has
always stood by the truths of
the Declaration of Independence.
For this reason she has failed
to make the progress in the South
ern states that some churches have
because she has resisted the temp
tatiOn presented in the fact that she
could not make progress among the
white people in the South with no dis
tinction as to color" He closed this
portion of his theme by stating that
while he believed all churches that
worked for the up-building of the Cos
pei were of just as divine origin as was
his. he thought many of them had made
a great mistake i'll drawing the color
line.
After speaking of missions in general
and mission work in the Congregational
church, he closed the sermon with
few words upon Plymouth church. The
day, he said, was the third anniversary
of his ministry in the church, and the
remainder of the sermon was an ami
versary talk on the relationships that
had grown up in that time.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-28
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBULES,

Rev s. N. Campbell has accepted the call
from an Astoria, Or, church.
Mrs. j. Ellen Foster the famous temper
ance lecturer, will speak at the Harris thea
ter on Sunday evening next.
Edward darrigan begins his engagement at
the Harris theater in "Old Lavender" Mr..
Harrigan's work in this play has been so
highly praised that there is warm desire to
see him, and he will doubtless play to full
houses during the week.
Helen Blythe concluded her engagement
in Mothers Love" last evening at the Biion
theater. and this evening "a Legal Wrong"
q strong melodrama replete with spectacular
effects, opens for weeks run.
On Saturday night, as Dan Garvey, an ex
letter carrier, was walking along Washington
avenue. he was knocked down by drunken
man. The assailant fed. but he was captured
after hot chase and locked up.
About 2 o'clock on Sunday morning as
Capt. John Rogers an old man. was on his
way home, he was held up on Nicollet ave-
nue., between Twenty sixth and Twentysev
enth streets. by two footpads, and robbed Of
80, all The money he mad with him.
On Saturday NJ. A. Paulson, of the Century
Piano company, was arrested and taken to
the municipal court on q charge of Obstruct-
ing the sidewalk in front of his place of bust
ness with piano boxes. He pleaded not guilty
and the case was continued until to-day.
Rev. Il. Fl. French, the pastor newly ap-
pointed to Centenary Methodist church, ar
rived in the city Friday morning. Mr.. French
has had remarkably successful career for a
young man. being only thirty-one years of
age. Mr.. French has wife and two chill
dren, who accompany him to his new home.
The last three days Of the week at the
Grand will be filed by Charles l.. Davis,
widely known as Diamond Davis" in his
new play Of Zone of the Old Stock Mr..
Davis was given the latter name from the
fact that he is the possessor of $4,000
worth of jewelry, most of which is invested
in diamonds.
Bonnie Kate Castleton and her wicked lit
tie kick will commence a three-night and
Wednesday matinee engagement at the Grand
opera tonight in her new and very success
full skit entitled "A Paper Doll" Miss Cas-
Teton carries with her company of fifteen,
including the very funny and eccentric COM
edian. John D. Gilbert.
hurry Redmond, the ten-year-old son of
T, s. Redmond, of 81 Western avenue, who
was so badly injured by falling from bicy-
Gle a month ago, is slowly recovering. His
left arm was broken in three places, and so
badly shattered that it was feared amputa-
ton would be necessary, but careful treat
ment has probably saved the member.
Late Saturday night Officers Courtney's at
tention was attracted by row in shanty in
the rear of 3l1 Washington avenue south.
He went in and found a man and his wife
engaged in q fight. The man Immediately
locked the door, and both he and his wife
turned on the officer. A fierce battle en-
sued but the belligerent couple were finally
conquered and taken to the central station.
The woman's clothing was almost entirely
stripped OFT.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-28
RUSHING IhE WORK.
The Fourth avenue Electric Line
Being Put In.

Lively work was being done all day
yesterday OH the Fourth avenue electric
Street Car line. The gauge has been
changed from Thrty-fourth street to
Franklin avenue. and it will be finished
this week, as will the laying of the
underground wire. The caps for
the poles have been received. and
the work of putting them in place
and Striinging the overhead wire will be
commenced Immediately. Tracklay-
ing from Fourth avenue up Third street
to Hennepin avenue is all done except
putting in the crossing on First avenue
south. The boiler will be placed in its
position tomorrow in the old Pray
building, which has been purchased by
the ThompSon-Houston company. The
dynamos, which are immense affairs,
will be placed in the room in the rear Of
the office. Two of them are already Oh
hand, as are two motors and one set of
trucks. There is little doubt that the
line will be in working order some time
in November.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-28
PHASES OF LIFE.

The freshmen had quite a romantic
time last Saturday night. Having been
refused the use OF the 5. c. A. building
for their party, they secured the large
roOmy house at 407 University avenue.
When the festivities were at their
height, party of greedy sOphs stole up
the back way and purlOined the inn
mense can of ice-cream, which had not
been sufficiently we'll guarded by the
yerdant freShies. Later on in the even
ing some musical juniors eSSayed to
entertain the merrymakers, but, as the
freshmen had grown somewhat SUSpi-
cious, they were very eoldly received.
The class of '93 has not prOfited by the
experience OF its predecessors.
Thomas II. Davis. manager OF 1.-THE
Stcwaway" company, which will soon
visit Minneapolis. was recently offered
81 600 by prominent firm of safe man
ufacturerS if he would allow his two
burglars, Spike" HennesSey and KID
Mccoy, TO state in a newspaper inter
view that their particular line of safes
was invulnerable to cracksmen. Davis
refused the offer with contempt, and he
is now specially unfTiendly towards the
safes made 10y the wOuld-be bribcrS.
The chances are that he will at once
commence to advertise that HenneSSey
and Mccoy will crack one of their safes
at every performance of The Stow
away" Safemakers throughout the
country are becoming much frightened
at this public exhibition of Safe-blow-
ing. Ii is said that the sale of safes has
fallen off fully 80 per cent in the last
two months. The expose of the gen.
eral WOrthlessness of safes by Brothers
Hennessey and Mccoy has opened peo-
pies eyes to the true value of their
stOreh0uses for valuables.
1t is safe to say that it will only be a
short time until the old style of buTying
money becomes fashionable again.
W. A. Nimocks, Of Los Angeles, Cal, IS
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-28
The COLON CASE.

The COLON case will be resumed at
10 o'clock this morning in Judge Loeb
ren's court room. At the opening of the
court the judges will announce their
decision on the question of the right of
the defense to submit signatures Of Mr..
dence, after which ar. Ames will take
the stand for further cross-examina-
ton. which, it Is understood. will be
brief. He will be followed by other ex-
perts of the state.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-28
TALK OF THE CHURCHES.
News, Incidents and Comment
of Minneapolis Churches.

OF Minneapolis ChurcheS.
The Presbyterian alliance will meet
next Tuesday evening at Westminster
church for the first monthly meeting of
the winter season. The meeting will
be especially interesting be cause 1t will
celebrate the centennial fall of the
Bastille. The session is to be an open
one, and there will be no refreshments
served, as is generally the case at the
meetings OF the alliance, which are al
ways most enjoyable occasions. A
printed slip was distributed in the
Presbyterian churches OF the city yes
terday, headed with the inscription:
''Blue Bonnets to the Fore" 1t eX-
tended a general invitation, and stated
programme for the evening will be an
Interesting one, and Is as follows:
Roll call.
Historical Paper. The Fall Of the Basulle''
Rev. William II. Albright. of saltwater.
Singing .. 1.-The Marseillaise"
Westminster Choir.
Reading-'Defarge of the Wine Shop
at his Gun" (From Dickens Tale of
Singing Battle Hymn of the Republic"
Westminster Choir.
''The Bastille in America"-
Singing-"America."
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Next Thursday evening the members
of the First Presbyterian church will
take action regarding the signation of
DR.. Campbell. At this session. doubt
less. the resignation will be accepted,
and the church will be without pas
tor. DIR. Campbell is now in California
and has accepted call to the paStorate
of church there. The n embers of the
session state that they have no one in
mind TO fill the vacancy that will thus
be made. The passionate of the first
church is considered a choice position
and will not remain vacant long.
There are good men who would gladly
accept the position, and the members
of the church do not wish to be long
without permanent pastor.
-
There are numerous boxes In process
of being filled by charitable church peo-
ple,wit garments too worn for the we'll
TODD. but Injuries for the destitute. At
the First Presbyterian church such
box will be made up next Thursday to
go to the freedmen. On Tuesday box
will be prepared at Plymouth church,
and SO in many of the churches of
the city preparations are being made to
give substantial aid to the worthy poor.
-
There will be pleasurable church
social at Plymouth church next We'd
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-28
The Real Estate Outlook.

The feeling among real estate men
last week showed very marked i'm
provement and more confidence in the
future. The extensive work entered
upon by the street railway company has
much to do with producing the change.
1t is generally felt that next year will
witness the beginning of another
boom in dirt" The number Of deeds
filed last week was ITO, and the cOnsid-
eratiOns footed up s564.S57. Building
permits last week numbered 81, amount
ing TO S1O4 $50
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-28
LOCAL MENTION.
A Free Gift

OF House and Lot worth $4,000 to
some one of our customers. See our
advertisement in this paper. Big BoS-
ton, Minneapolis.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-28
THE COLOR LINE.

DIR. Thwing Thinks 1t Should Not
Be Drawn in the Church.
Dr.. Charles F. Thwing preached yes
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-28
MINNEAPOLIS WANTS

Advertisements and subscriptions taken,
and the GLOBE on sale at W. j. Hughes drug
store, corner Third avenue northeast and
Monroe street. Minneapolis.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-28

". A. Nimocks, Of Los Angeles. Cal, IS
spending q few weeks with old friends in
Minneapolis. He thinks rs much ss ever Of
the Flour City,"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-28

Rev. q. l.. Morrill,, of the Calvary
Baptist church, delivered lecture at
the Baptist church of Anam0Sa, To-, his
former Passionate. His subject was
''ObservatiOnS in Washington" and the
young minister made quite stir among
the people, VINO knew MIN before he be-
came prominent minister.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-27
GEORGE NELSON.
Grand Juryman Boyne Explains How
and Why He Befriended Him.

Grand Juryman Boyne Explains How
and Why He Befriended Him.
EDS. RECORD UNION: The Eoe,aing Bee
under the caption, "Boyne's Friendship
for Convict, charges that the late Grand
Jury neglected to find an indictment
against George Nelson. Allow me to state
that the Grand Jury was not in session at
the time of his arrest, nor for quite awhile
afterwards, so there was nothing left for
the District Attorney to do but file an in
formation.
1T is stated" says the Bee, upon what is
deemed good authority. that VIM Boyne.
who vas an active member of the Grand
Jury, took an active part in securing an at
torney to defend Nelson, and has stood
good at the County Jail for Nelson's board"
have known George Nelson for the past
eighteen years. He has worked for me at
different times, and in all these years l
have never heard that he has wronged any
person to the value of anything. / cannot
believe that he has either the disposition
or the physical courage to stop two men in
midday, and within few hundred PAGES
OF the American river bridge. When you
add this to the fact that he proved an alibi,
and that the evidence was oil circum-
stantial, l do not believe that to assist him
was a very serious offense. But, to clear
away any doubts the Bee may have as to
the truth of the charge against me, l will
say that if ii is a crime to assist an unfor-
tunate acquaintance who is penniless and
unable to help himself, then l plead guilty.
If, after a thirty years residence in this
city, the Bee can find no more serious
charge against me than this one | will
leave Ii for the citizens with whom have
lived SO long to decide. WIN. BoYSE.