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St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-11
ARRESTED IN TIME.
Money Orders for a Swindier
Flooding the PoStoffice.

Flooding the Postoffice.
A. H. Pomeroy, alias Warner, if he
was not in durance, would now
enter upon the enjoyment of the
spoils daily accumulating at the post
office in response to his attempted
fraudulent scheme directed against the
suckerdom of the rural districts. Pome-
roy is now boarding with Sheriff Bean
awaiting a hearing on the charge of
using the mails for fraudulent Iur-
poses. After setting up shop in the
Union block he sent out any number
short OF million circulars to country
papers, advertising silks, satlnS and
ladies' silk hose at about one-third
their wholesale value. With these
bats he informed his wouid-be patrons
that no goods would be shipped, unless
the commission was accompanied by a
money order for the amount Of the pur-
chase. 1t will be left for the ministers
of the law to decide whether or not he
ever intended to supply his patrons
with wares. Money orders and letters
of inquiry are now flooding the post
office, and Postmaster Lee thinks that
the government will lack no evidence
when the case is taken up.
''rhe joke is,' said Mr.. Lee. ''that the
Would-be swindler did not reap cent
from the deal, for the moment the
money orders commenced arriving he
was arrested. We pile up any quantity
of mail every: day addressed to Mir.
Warner, and inquiries from all over the
Northwest keep pouring in upon US
asking where Mr.. Warner eau be
found, who he is, and whether he is
sSfraicht ~ -.-.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-11
Personal PARAGRAPHS.

J. W.. Ruger, of Buffalo, is at the
Ryan.
John D. Lord, of Baltimore, is at the
Ryan.
j. K. Shaw, Duluth, is at the Mer-
chants.
Porter A. Bird, of Buffalo, is at the
Merchants.
H. S. Weeks, United States army, is
at the Ryan.
II. Morgenstern, Dresden. Saxony, is
at the Ryan.
Hugo Schulder, Of Solingen, Ger
many, is at the Ryan.
II. B. Corey, Austin, arrived at the
Merchants last evening.
John l.. Preble and Miss ThWaite, of
Baltimore, are at the Ryan.
j. G. Haugan and family arrived at
the Merchants yesterday from ST. Louis.
Frank l.. Chase, Forest City, To-. ar
rived in the city yesterday on a visit to
his brother, Charles s. Chase.
William Orr, general superintendent
of the Duluth, South Shore d Atlantic
railroad. arrived at the Ryan yesterday
from Marquette.
Emil Hartman, Richmond D. Maliet
and Capt. II. De Witt, three prominent
Duluth real estate men, arrived at the
Merchants yesterday.
]. j. Ward, a prominent citizen and
ex-alderinan of CleYeland, o., is stay
ing at the Ryan as a guest of Col. Nc
ClaSkey. Mr.. Ward comes here with
the intention of locating permanently,
bringing letters of Introduction from
Col. Caldwell. president of, the Nickel
Plate railroad and vice-president of the
Pennsylvania Central railroad, to Hon.
j. J. Hill and other prominent citizens.
His wife and family will join him in a
few days.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-11
TACKLED THE TICKER.
An Operator in Stocks Seeks
for Solace in the
Slot.
Margins Which Made Cash
DWindle and Caused a
Law Suit. !
Criminal Statistics Show the
Necessity of Having Addi-
tional Judges.
Fractured His Skull in At
tempting to Jump Off a
Train.

Matt Clark, of Saltwater, who a few
days ago closed up the stock exchange
of A. E. Maher 81 Co.. on jackson
street, filed a suit in the district court
Saturday, which explains his relations
with the electric clock to which he
claims he fell victim to the extent of
$4,000. He charges in his complaint
that the defendants held themselves out
to be dealers in wheat. and other agri-
cultural products upon the board Of
trade in Chicago. That he relied
upon and believed the statement
and the def ndant so wrongfully de-
eeiyed him and induced him to pay
large sums of money AS margins in the
pretended sales of wheat and other
cereals, amounting in the aggregate to
$4,000. For second cause he states
that they erected and maintained a
gambling device in the form of an elec.
trio clock. purporting to quote the price
If mining and railroad stocks. De-
PENDANTS represented to him that the
said clock was entirely independent of
their control, and quoted the fuctua-
tionS of the market upon mere chance.
when in truth it was entirely under
the guidance and management OF
the defendants, who knew and
regulated each quotation. The ''clock"
is combination about two feet wide by
six high, with apparatus and battery i'll
side. Upon an inciinIng slide a large
number of cards are standing on end
and as oneiS dropped, each half minute,
through an opening or slot in the face
OF the instrument the whole bulk of
rlc s, nd fo 4,
sure. AS the two cards drop down into
the slots in the face of the clock, they
are visible from the outside and show
upon their face either,a half cent up or a
fraction down. The upper card directing
an appreciation in the market and the
lower card depression to the extent of
the fractions upon it's face. Every half
minute the cards are precipitated into
these slots, one above the other, and pa
irons in the meantime buy Or sell as
they desire, the firm retaining com
mission in either case. Five dollars is
as small an amount as can be invested.
Clark claims that Maher & Go. have
full control over the clocks quotations
and have them SO arranged that they
would win money Staked tllereupon. He
alleges that he loStS4, 900 on the clock, and
continues his complaint 10y stating that
the defendants represented that they
were members OF the New York stock
exchange with authority to buy and
sell railroad and other stocks. Upon
the strength of such representations.
he placed in their hands as margins for
investments upon stocks, sl,600. The
defendants then Informed him that they
had made the purchase Of stock and
lost his money in SO doing. Clark claims
that they are not members.ef the East
ern exchange, but that they accepted
his money and appropriated it to them
selves. He asks Judgment for $500,
the amount he claims he lost in the
foregoing manner.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-11
NOSING FOR NEWS.
Experiences of a Capitalist in the
Monumental City.

Emil Hartmann. who has made sew
eral hundred thousand dollars during
the past two years out of Vermilion iron
lands, related his experiences last even
ing as reporter on a Baltimore. Ger
man paper. ''At 10 o'clock a. m.,' he
said, 81 generally used to have to attend
the funeral of some prominent German,
. and had to cry there. After that there
was.a wedding, at which used to have
to joke and laugh. WhenI got through
with that [ had to attend lecture at
Johns Hopkins university or perform
ance at Albaugh's. About Z p. m. /
had to take in lecture or q party
or something of the sort, and then
had to write it all up. When that was
finished / had to make the rounds of
, every police station in the city, and
they were pretty far apart. Then the
managing editor would put me to work
reading proof and translating foreign
dispatches into German. About 5 a. M.
| got to bed. Saturday drew the noble
salary of $40 week. [ got tired Of that
and landed in st. Paul with S1.50 in my
pocket. l stayed at a European hotel
on Third street and the bed bugs ate all
the life out of me. Since that / have
done pretty we'll, but those years were
hard Saiiing.N
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-11
ADULTEHATION OF FOOD.
Extract From an Address at a
Dairymen's'' Association in New
HampShipe.

= Dairymen's' Association in New
. Hampshire.
The adulteration of food is becoming
aquestion of great magnitude, and one
that concerns every class and condition
of,iife. Two of the most prominent
branches in farming to which we urge
especial attention to-day. and upon
which we would place our chief reIi-
ance in the future. are threatened in
their value by adulterated COM
pounds. Every instance of the pro-
Queer of pure article, or cheap
er compound even, should demand
that those who manufacture limitations
in whole OF in part of butter, lard and
cheese, should label every package with
the amount and proportion of each in
gredient that enters into its compost
ton. This is the dictate of plain hon
esty. 1t is demanded in numerous in
dustries. The manufacturer of COM
mercia1 fertilizers is compelled to show
his hand. The yender of milk must
keep his goods up to the standard. We
have law on our statute books requir-
ing compound butter to be colored
pink, that the consumer may
know what he is purchasing. Ii
this law is just it should be enforced,
otherwise repealed. We commend the
action of the board Of agriculture of our
state in their efforts to enforce this law,
in the interest of our famers. They
should stand as unit in their support.
A government of the people and for the
people should protect the unorganized
masses, whether producers or consumers,
against combinations and trusts that
would seek to uproot hodest toll. and
jeopardize our good name in all coun-
tries that purchase our surplus pro-
ducts
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-11
SAINT PAUL.
TIMELY AND TOPICAL.

Speaker Graves-I attended high mass
at st. Mary's church this morning, and
the reason for the great hold the priests
have ever these congregations dawned
upon me. The pastor. Father Caiilet.
read the annual financial statement, and
it revealed the fact that out OF the large
revenue he only drew the small sum OF
$500, illustrating the practical applica-
ton of the vow of poverty taken at or
dination.
Ed Sherwood, County Attorney of st.
Louis County-The dance houses at
Tower and E v are being diveSted OF
their Objectionable features. There is.
one which has stopped dances and is
now run by woman. 1t is, however.
too far from town, and it is pretty
dangerous place for a man to visit
alone, as he is verV liable to be way
laid. Now that AL Free is is no longer
deputy sheriff they are not so scared as
they were. Free had the reputation OF
shooting on the least prOvOcatiOn, and
he held the tUughs in check.
Matthew Bland Harrison, of Duluth,
and a cousin of the president-elect, who
is in the city. is specimen OF what
grit and hard work will make man.
He went up to Duluth two or three
years ago, coming from Virginia, where
he had been school t, aeher. Upon ar
irving at the Zenith City he had about
$50 to his name, and to-day he is worth
a cool iIaif-miIlion. Those were the
boom days, and Mr.. Harrison did not
take long to get started. lie projected
. all sorts of schemes for the benefit OF
hn o;t
them went through, dong the town
good and lining his pockets with
gold. When the bottom dropped ont
of the boom he found himself
owner of several blocks of the best resi-
dence property in Duluth. This he held
for a rise, and all though the compara-
tive quiet of the past year he has gone
on Scheming and bringing i'll Eastern
capital. He is one of the leading Dem
ocrats of the country. and is a liberal,
broad-gauge man, who has the Interests
of the Zenith city at heart.
r. C. Munger-Ihe secret of my
brothers. success in life is the intense
enthusiasm with which he throws him
self into everything he undertakes.
For, instance, up In Duluth he and
number of others caused big boom in
real estate by the promise of smelling
works. The scheme fell through. but
he called a number of gentlemen to-
gether and said: Look mere, boys, we
have promised these people some smelt-
ing works, now we have got to give
them what we promised" ''How on
earthare we going to do it?" was the
astonished reply. Let us 20 to work
and build them ourselves" replied he.
IL will take S10.OU0 worth of stock,
Markell will take $40, 900 and my brother,
r. c., will do likewise. How much will
you Fellows put ih?'' Then he hustled
around and ina few days he had raised
SlS4, ,000.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-11
TO OPEN IN SEPTEMBER.
Manager McCaddon to Push the
Construction of His Theater.

fMdndSef MCCauUOn TO fuSu Tie
Construction of His Theater.
Manager McCaddon is a happy man
these days, and he has excellent reason
for being at peace with the world.
When asked yesterday how his theat-
rical schemes were faring. he said:
sFamously. We have secured the
lease of the Peoples theater in Minne
apolis. the negotiations are closed posi-
lively and we take possession tomorrow.
/ haven't had much to say while all
these internal rows have been going on.
l have had too much business to attend
to. shall probably continue the stock
company in the Peoples, making a
number of changes of course, for ten or
twelve weeks, and during the summer l
will produce comic opera. We will
close the house in time to make a great
many changes, transforming it into a
firSt-elasS theater. to run i'll connection
with the st. Paul house.
''HoR is the st. Paul theater getting
along? Beautifully. The site? Yes,
we have selected the site, and there is
none better in st. Paul, but it would be
detrimental to our own interests to an
nounce our selection at present. In
the meantlmea prominent architect is
drawing up the plans for one Of the
prettiest theaterS in the country.
''1es, the minneapolis syndicate will
build an opera house in st. Paul to re-
tive assurances to that affect. But that
will not affect us any more than we will
affect them. The Grand will play
strictly frst-class and high-priced at
fractions at their regular prices. We
shall also play first-class attractions at
popular prices. When / say popular
prices do not mean 10, 90 and SO cents.
but Is. 25, 35, so and rs cents; and no
matter under what expense we shall be
under in securing attractions, we shall
under no circumstances deviate from
the fixed scale. We shall certainly have
our theater finished by the time the
dramatic season opens. The syndicate
are going to build an immense
structure, of which the theater is
only a part. The Twin City Opera
House company will build theater and
nothing else. We will begin work the
day the frost is out of the ground. and
from that time until the theater is
opened for business. work will not cease
for a single moment, for crews of men
will work night and day.. The theater
will open Sept. Is.
All ILLS tdik aUOut IL. IA. JacODS, tiie
weil-knoWn Eastern manager, being in
the Twin Cities to secure opera houses
is without foundation. Jacobs was
here simply to look after the Corinne
Bhrlesque company, which is but one
of the many shows he owns. Mr..
Jacobs and are working together. At
the present time he controls nineteen
theaters and some ten OF twelve travel
ing companies, and we will run our st.
Paul and Minneapolis houses in direct
connection with his circuit. This will
give us an immense advantage, for by
the certainty of booking company for
twenty-one weeks in some of the best
houses i'll the country is something that
no manager would overlook.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-11
FOR NIGHT WORKERS.
4 New Structure for the Grand
Opera House Site.

a New Structure for the Grand
Opera House Site.
tis stated that the executors of the
Davidson estatehaye perfected arrange
ments for the erection of a substantial
seven-story. fire-pr0of building on the
site of the burned opera house. In the
construction of the building the plans of
a hotel will be carried out, but the OBJ
jeetiye purpose Of the building would
be something of an innovation in st.
Paul. 1t is proposed to open a hotel
with all the latest convenienceS' for the
express purpose of accommodating that
large element of the city'S population
whose duties are such that they are
compelled to reverse the order of nature
by labering atnight and resting through
the day. This class of men-printers,
newspaper men, telegraph operators
and many others-are now forced to live
at restaurants, taking perhaps one meal
day at the hotels, and life to them is.
far from a world of pleasure. A
.'home" for this element is proposed,
and for its entertainment the house
will he operated
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-11
Given Kelly on a Foul.

= New YORK, Feb. 10.--Jaek Kelly, Of
this city, and Maurice Rose, of Brock
lyn, engaged in a fight for purse OF
$500 this afternoon in barn near Graves
end. After three rounds the fight came
very near becoming general. Rose yio-
lated many rules, and when at the end
of the third round he continued to
punch his antagonist after slime" had
been called, Johnny Golden, the referee,
decided the fight in favor of Kelly on a
foul, Roses admirers grew furious,
but the more fair-minded declared the
decision just one and interfered to
prevent the onslaught attempted on
Referee Golden.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-11
QUERIES.

What senator recently played "The
Quick or the Dead" to the fat girl at
the dime museum?
Why Senator Durant's speech made
the girls at the state university blush?
Why Frank Day is infatuated with
the telegraph instruments at the cap
itol?
If Gabriel was a member of the W. G.
T. q. would Rev. S. g. Smith ever get
into Paradise?
Why Pat Conley didn't come into the
temperance debate "Wednesday after
noon?
if Mr.. Hompe has dreamed yet what
the salary of the United States senator
iSp
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-11
GLOBULES.

The Twin City Cecilian Opera COM
pany will present Patience" at the
Newmarket theater tonight.
There will be st. Valentines social
Thursday evening at Unity church for
the benefit of the homeopathic hospital.
The city treasurer will today pay out
about $4,000 on city contracts for pub
lie improvements and various bills
against the city.
A meeting of the White Shield league
will be held at the Gospel Temperance
rooms, 70 East Seventh Street, this aft
ernoon at o'clock.
E, A business mems prayer meeting will
be held daily, commencing to-day, be-
tween room and O'clock p. m., in So
ciety hall. Drake block.
A complimentary benefit to Company
d will be given at the Peoples theater
this evening, and the drama "N OF
Guilty" will be presented.
Pioneer Lodge 33S, Sons of st. George,
will meet this evening and will enter
tain members ami their friends at
euciIre, for which prizes will be given.
Benjamin and Jimmie Cole, who had
imbibed rather freely, created dis
turhance at Third and Jackson streets
yesterday morning and were arrested
by Officer Carey.
r. j. Markoe addressed the Crusaders
T. A. society yesterday afternoon upon
1.-The Irish Race and Language"
Twelve new names were added to the
''cold water" roll.
Those who assisted in nSinging during
the MuEhall revival meetings last
spring are requested to meet in the par
'lors of the Gospel Temperance union,
20 East Seventh street, tomorrow even
ing at 7:45 O'clock.
Dick Moore, a wouid-be pugilist, be-
came too demonStratiVe in the art he
adoreS last night On Seventh street and
was arrested by officer Sexton. He
showed fight, and when landed at tie
station was badly disfisured.
The attraction at the Olympic this
week will be May Fisk'S English
Blondes in artistic groupings, supple
mented by star speciality company.
The performance will conclude each
evening with, the burlesque,; king of
the Tuscaroras," introducing the entire
company.
The masquerade ball given by the
Four-Leaf Clover Pleasure club was one
of the events of the season. Upward of
one hundred and fifty disguised couples
Joined in the grand march and kept
about three hundred spectators guessing g
as to their identity.
Thomas Chancey and Edward Gard
ner, switchmen, were arrested yester-
day, charg ed with having robbed George
p. Graves, a brakeman, of a small sum
of money. Graves slept in switch
shanty Saturday night, and claims that
one of the accused held him while the
other went through his pockets.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-11
CRIME INCREASED.
High License and Prohibition
COmDared,

Rev. David Morgan was in the Office
of the municipal court Saturday. busily
engaged compiling statistics. II am
trying to ascertain" he said, 1.-THE effect
Oh intemperanc of the high license law
in Minnesota. So far, find that it has
not decreased crime in the least. | am
opposed to it, as form Of monopoly
which tends to drive poor men out of
the business, and places it in the hands
of the wealthy. From q common point
of view, very good comparison is fur
nished between high license and pro-
hibition in the states of Minnesota and
Iowa. The governor of Iowa has rec
commended that two district judgeships
be abolished for lack III business. while
in Minnesota crime and litigation in
creased until it became necessary for
the legislature to appoint five district
judges in order to transact the business
of the courts"
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-11
MEN " HO TALK.

Aid. Kayanagii-A saloon is not the
proper thing at the entrance of GENE
tary, and should not be allowed. There
are enough ''last chances" between this
city and minneapolis without locating
one at the graveyard gates.
III. n. Cl0use, Deputy Clerk of the
Municipal Court-We have about ten
women and thirty men without homes
or friends, who 20 back and forth to the
Sorkhouse as regularly as clock work.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-11
Z" MUST HAVE WARD.
President Hewitt to Meet the
Short Stop in Europe.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O.-The presi-
dent of the Washington base ball club
sis not satisfied with paying the highest
price eyer paid for the release of a ball
player. He proposes to be the pioneer
in going the greatest distance to OBJ
tain the signature to contract of his
short stop that has ever been travelled
in the history of the game President
Hewitt has determined to go to Europe
early i'm March. He, realizes that the
services of Ward are in such demand
that the only manner in which stop
can be put to their attempts is to cross
the ocean and see Ward and obtain his
signature to contract before he lands
iii this country,
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-11

he is seized with somersaulting fit in
the direction of his masters Office.
Peters IS always ON duty at the govern
ment building. and has lately been APP
pointed custodian of all rats that infeSt
the postoffice building and live there
without license. His capacity for rats
and beggars is phenomenal. Peters is
! the, only government official without
pay, and it would be but fair that the
state legislature should appropriate
funds with which to can his remains
when his eyelids close in death.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-11
CAUGHT IN A CAR.
Strained Both Ankles Jumping
From a Window.

William Brennan, who escaped from
the reform school Friday by jumping
from a second-story window, was ar
rested at Como station last evening by
a police officer of the Rondo street dis
trict. He was found in a box car suf-
fering from serious sprains of both an-
kies. received in the fall from the Win
dow. Brennan was sentenced from
Minneapolis three weeks ago for burg
larry
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-11
Sunday School Requirements.

= The regular meeting of the Sunday
School Superintendents' union will be
held this evening in the Dayton Avenue
Presbyterian church, Dayton avenue
and Mackubin street. An opening paper
will be read by W. P. Jewett, superin-
tendent of the First Presbyterian school,
Oh the topic, 1.-The First Requisite for
Success in the Sunday School" This
and other matters will be discussed.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-11

was hauled down to the station to be
shipped. In unloading the fugitive the
expressman uliwittingly turned him
head down, and he had to call for help
or smother to death. The expressman
was greatly surprised to hear the sound
OF a voice emitted from pile of shoe
boxes, but was not long. In guessing
what the trouble was. He fished around
till he got the right box, and then loaded
it into the wagon and hauled it back to
the prison.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-11
Rand;e Accents.

CIycINNATI, o., Feb. 1o.-Albert
Randie. of this city. mailed tonight to
the American Field, Chicago, an ae-
ceptance of DIR. Carver's challenge to
shoe, match at 100 live birds in Gin
.cinnati on March i6 for $3.50 a side
under Hurlingham rules. Mr.. Randle's
letter contained /. draft for $3.50 to cover
a like deposit already made by Carver.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-11
A FIREMAN'S FAIL.
Probably Fatal Accident Oh the
Motor Line,

Edward NJ. Nagle, a fireman on the
motor line, received serious and per-
haps fatal Injuries By a fall from the
train last evening. In attempting TO
alight at the Concord street.station he
slipped and fell under the ear. suffering
a fracture of the skull and compound
fracture of the left leg. He was re-
moved in the Ducas street patrol wagon
to his home at the corner of Livingston
avenue and Delas street, where he was
attended by DR.. Lewis. The chances
for his recovery are considered very
slight.