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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-26
AGNES NEW THEATER.
Miss Huntington to Have One
Built for Her in Big London
Town.

Miss Huntington to Have One
Built for Her in Big London
Town.
Miss Agnes Hunting ton, formerly OF
Michigan, and late of the Boston Ideal
Opera company, arrived yesterday at
the West hotel with her mother, and
will present Paul Jones" at the Grand
opera house tonight. Miss Hunting
ton said to a GLOBE reporter: II
have been away from Mime
apolis little over two years.
When first went to Europe made my
debut in Stuttgart something over
wear ago. While [ was on a concert
tour through Europe | received letter
from Carl Rosa, of the Prince of Wales
theater, to come to London. The out
come of this was the success of Paul
JONES' where | played the part some
SAG nights, beginning in February, 1889"
"Did YOU succeed in making many
friends while in London?" ventured the
GLOBE man.
"Oh yes, met the Prince of Wales.
DR.. Depew, whom introduced to Yer
non Harcourt at the Stanley wedding.
and a lot of other charming people. BY
the way, Stanley has recently paid Min
neapolis visit, believe. One of the
queerest things was when the Duchess
of Westminster spent a whole after
noon with me, questioning me about the
mysteries Of making up l tried to
make it interesting for her."
you know" continued the charming
songstress, ''there is being built big
tneater for me in London, and l am to
have lease of it for twenty years. 1t
will be by far the best theater on the
West end of London, and [ wish all my
Minneapolis friends could come over all
in body some evening and attend a
performance. The location is on Char
ing Cross, near Cranbourne street, be-
tween D'Oyly Carte's and Garrlck
theater. George Edwards is building
the theater and Richard Banker will be
the manager. 1t will have a pit, be-
cause all London theaters must have
them, but am going to insist on the
American style of boxes"
Minneapolis and st. Paul are two of
only about dozen cities where Miss
Huntington presents paul JONES'" and
then she returns to London. During
her stay in Minneapolis Miss Hunting
ton is to be rendered reception at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Has
kell
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-26
THAT sTENoGRAPHER BILL.
Matt Gallagher Replies to a Crit
iciSm on 1t.

Matt GaIIaSner fSepl1eS 10 OrlC-
icism on 1t.
In Saturday evenings Journal APP
peared an item to the effect that it had
been decided to drop the bill introduced
in the legislature by Representative
Matt Gallagher, providing for the
appointment by each district
court Judge of lis own stenog-
rapher. Under the present system there
is one official stenographer and he en-
ploys his assistants. The journal ar
ticle went OH to say that the judges OF
the district court were all opposed to
the proposed change, and that the bill
was all in the interest of one or two of
the stenographers now employed on
court work. Last night Mr.. Gallagher
said in reply:
my attention has but just been called
to that article OF would have replied
before. The Journal misStateS the case
in several particulars. In the first place,
before Introducing or even preparing
that bill. asked the judges of the dis
trict court about it. | saw but four of
them. All favored it and three were
enthusiastic over it. One of them re-
marked that it was equal to putting an
additional Judge on the bench, inaSmuch
as it would enable each judge to have
stenographer at hand whenever
required for the taking of testimony,
the writing of decisions, etc. A Judge
would then be able to do more work.
moreover, the bill is not In the in,
terest of any one or two, but is designed
to give to each stenographer the money
he earns in the making of abstracts and
all extra work. The measure has not
been dropped, and will certainly pass"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-26
IMAGINATION KILLED HER.
ofDeath Accurately Car
ried Out to the Peaceful End.

A Dream OfDeath Accurately Gar.
ried Ont to the Peaceful End.
A remarkable instance of the hold
superstition has upon the mind of even
the educated and religious, says the
Cincinnati Enquirer, was recently ex-
hibited in the case of Mrs. Rebecca
Byrnes, of Helena, Ark, lady noted
for her intelligent attainmentS and
pious life. Ons morning, arising in
what seemed her usual health and spir-
its. she summoned her children to come
to her.
One son was residing in Topeka, Kan,
one in New Orleans, two daughters were
married and living in Sedalia, Mo-, but.
Obedient to their mothers call, they
came at once, though ignorant OF the
reason of their summons. When all
were about her the lady informed them
that she had had dream, in which her
husband, who had been dead for nearly
fifteen years, had warned her that
she had only ten days more of life.
She sent for her children to bid them
with much calmness. but with the air
of one who had not the slightest doubt
that she was already dying.
Her friends attempted to reason with
her and to point out the folly of placing
such perfect confidence in q dream, but
all to no purpose, for the lady persisted
in asserting that she would depart from
earth on such day and exactly at a GER
tain hour.
Her pastor demonstrated with her,
and even brought the SevereSt cenSure
to bear on her SuperstitiOuS credulitY,
and at last Mrs. ByrneS ceased to speak
of the matter, so that her family had
begun to think that she had conquered
her fancy. She continued in excellent
health and pursued her usual daily life,
but just before the hour she had pre-
dicted would be that of her death she
sought her children and babe them
good by, then, seating herself quietly in
an arm chair, expired just as the hour
was struck. The physicians declare
that her death was due solely to her
imagination,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-26
SURPRISING BEGGARY.
The Great Work Done by Count
RumfOrd in Bavaria.

The Churchman, in connection with
the discussion of Gen. Booths scheme
for the relief of the unfortunate and
criminal classes in England, prints a
very interesting article on the great
work which Count Rumford, the Amer
lean citizen, accomplished in aOolishing
beggary in Bavaria 100 years ago. Count
Rumford's achievements are we'll worth
recalling at this time when so much
attention is being given to Gen. Booths
plans in England. After the count had
made the soldiers of the standing army
of Bavaria useful members of society in
time of peace by making the garrisons
permanent, the quarters comfortable,
and introducing various Industries for
the soldiers to engage in for pay, he be-
gan TO reform the beggars, ana the story
of his success in that undertaking is a
most entertaining one.
Munich was practically at the mercy
of mendicants, and the task which Count
Rumford set for himself was: l. The
complete eXtlrpatiOn of pauperism from
Bavaria; 2, the improvement of the con-
ditiOn of the pauper class to degree
which they themselves must appreciate;
3, a complete removal of the causes of
pauperism which then existed; and A,
the restoration of the paupers to the
state as virtuous and worthy citizens.
Those who had lived by begging were
made to engage in industry, and those
unable to work were supported without
begging. The people found that there
was no way to live without toll, and the
center of the new system was the mill
tary workhouse. so called because sthe
new industrial power was used Iii the
manufacture of army clothing and sup
plies, and because it finally passed
under the control of the war depart
ment. There was school for children
In connection with the workhOuse, and
out of school hours the little ones were
taught to work, and the teaching was
accompanied by the use of so much tact
that work became a delight. And so
the pauperism which for generations
had fed on Incidence and ignorance was
abolished in a whole country, and with
it the crime which goes hand in hand
with wretchedness and misery.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-26
THE DAM CONCERTS,
The Gem of the Series Tins Far
Given Yesterday.

The Gem of the Series Tins Far
Given Yesterday.
The DAM concert yesterday after
noon at Harmonic hall was the gem of
series. The audience was not nearly SO
large as was deserved, but was en-
thusiastic to an unusual degree, nearly
every number being encored. That
favorite selection, the overture MERRY
Wives of Windsor was rendered
most effectively while, the dainty num-
bers of Burgmein's romance were espe-
ciallv pleasing. The string orchestra
selection was Svensen's plalntive NOT
wegian melodies. The triumph OF the
concert, however, was Grieg's Suite.
including "Peer Gynt," "Daybreak,"
The Death of Aase," "Antra's Dance.
and I'm the Hall of the King OF the
Dover Mountains"
The programme outlined above was
concluded with the grand strains OF
Wagner's "Rienzr' overture, and the
concert was superb one, which should
have been listened TO by much larger
audience. 1t is surprise. in fact, that
the music lovers of Minneapolis do not
rally more literally to the support OF
such rare musical treats.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-26
BERNHARD1rs COMPLEXION.
Paris Is Wild About the African
!, Hue of Cleopatra.

London Star.
Sarah Bernhardt has set all Paris
crazy by her African complexion, the
cosmetic for which is a concoction of her
own. The compound consists OF saffron,
well kneaded with powdered coffee.
combined with delicate mixture of
musk and chickory, diluted with rose
water until sufficiently liqnid to
be spread over the skin. In
stead of making up for the part.
she brushes up. 1t has been the
dream of her life to play Cleopatra. and
for years she has been collecting jewels,
girdles, armlets. bracelets and neck
laces. Every dress consists of a diaph-
anous piece of material seven yards
long, embellished with metallic or silk
embroidery. This long strip of gauze is
wound and draped about her llthesome
form and held in place at the hips, belt
and shoulders with magnificent fasten,,
erS, brooches and girdles, incrusted
with stones of every conceivable shade.
Through the garment other jewels.
buckles and emDroideries, used to orna-
ment and secure an undergarment,
simmer and shine. In her hair. about
her fingers, arms and ankles, bandeaus,
bangles and bracelets blaze, and the
sandals in which her feet are slipped
are also finished with rainbow eff
feet Row after row and chain
upon chain of jewels encircle her
chest and breast, and the unparalleled
display of oIals, turquoises, topaz, scar
abees, corals. sapphires, amethysts, ru-
bies, sardonyx, malachites and pearls
produce an almost OverpOwering sense
of luxury. One dress, an Egyptian
robe. is certainly most wonderful Gre
alton. The material in itself is of gold
colored gauze, appliqued with a design
of laurel leaves. The belt of pearls
and turquoises that holds the delicate
fabric lin at the waist also secures bar
barrie drapery at the hips made of
tigers skin. Fancy the contrast of en-
broidered gauze and tigers fur! For
head-dress she wears skull cap of
pearls, fringed with coral and tur-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-26
The Episcopal Convocation.

The Central convocation of Episco pal
churches of the diocese of Minnesota
begins at Holy Trinity church this
evening, when the convocation sermon
will be delivered by Rev. George H.
Davis, dean of the Northern convoca-
ton. The programme for the next two
days is as follows:
Tuesday, 9:15 a. M, the celebration
of the holy communion; 10. M, organi-
cation and reading of minutes; 1890 a.
m, volunteer topics; 2 p. M, The Call
to the Ministry" writer, Rev. Howard
S. Clapp: 5 p. M, "Church Work
Among the Germans" writer. Rev. j.
Zollinger; 7:30 D. m, missionary meet
ing diocesan addresses by Rt. Rev. M.
N. Gilbert and others.
Wednesdays a. M, the celebration
of the holy communion; $50 a. M, for
clergy only, Reverence and Ritual
ism,' writer. Rev. George A. Strong
II a. M, reports by the district presby
ters; p. M. meeting of the Church
Temperance society, reports by Rev.
William G. Pope: 3p. m, Diocesan
Assessments, led by Archdeacon APP
pIcby; Ais p. M, THE Sunday School
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-26
TO EXPLORE ZIMBABEYE.
Did the Queen of Sheba Get Her
Gold i'm That Section?

j. Theodore Bent, a member OF the
council of the Royal Geographical So
clety, well known for his explorations
among the ancient cities of Asia Minor,
has undertaken the investigation of the
celebrated ruins of Zimbabeye, in "the
land of Ophir," says the Pail Mall Ga
Zette.
Mr.. Bent will start for MashOnaland
at the end of January. and expects to De
absent about nine months. On his eX-
petition he will he accompanied by an
officer of the royal engineers, and Will
endeavOr to make complete survey OF
the ruins and the surrounding district,
and to ascertain their exact geograph-
ical position, which has not yet been
certainly determined.
At present, although the ruins OF
Zimbabeye have been obscurely de-
scribed by several Portuguese writers
of the sixteenth century, they are known
to modern authorities principally from
the observations of the well known
German traveller. Carl Mauch, who
visited and described hem in the
course of many wanderings in the Trans
yaal and the districts between the Lin
popo and the Zambesi. Some of the
features of the ruins would give the
traveller the idea of burial place, but
the whole appearance of them seemed
to Herr Mauch to be rather that of a
fortress, because of the many passages
now walled up and the rounded and zig
gag course taken by the walls: These
are in some places ten feet, IN other
places only seven or eight feet thick.
The editor OF the Peterlnann's Mittel-
lungen remarked that the Dominican
monk Juan dos Santos, who travelled to
Mozambique and Sofala in 1887 speaks
of these ruins in the Gland of the
kaffirs," and attributes them to the
queen of Sheba, who, he believed,
brought her gold to Solomon from
this country. Another Portuguese
writer, De Barros, also gives
a description of them, and con-
siders that they are the "Agysmba"
OF Ptolemy, name usually attributed
to Zanzibar. However this may be, it
is quite certain that the Portuguese
found these ruins in existence when
they entered the country 800 years ago.
and that they must consequently be at
tributed to a much older date. What
that date may be, and what kind OF peo-
pie have built such remarkable struct-
ures in so strange locality. is the fas-
cinating riddle which we shall look to
Mr.. Bent and his companions to solve
for US.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-26
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
A Suppressed Chapter in the Lift
of the Father Of His Country.

"A suppressed CnapCer In the Lille
of the Father of His Country.
l was in the bookstore of Mr.. Francis,
former Boston man, long resident in
New York City, only about a fortnight
ago, says "Gath" in the Cincinnati En-
quirer, when he said to me: "Here is
that suppressed chapter in the life of
Washington. You remember that l
showed you the Town and Country
Magazine of about 1777 some time ago.
in which was letter from America re-
lating to an alleged episode in Wash
ington's life while he was commander
in-chief in the state of New York. Well,
here is something further on the sub
ject. 1t seems that this court martial
took place at Dobb's Ferry, on the Hud-
son. l found that the pamphlet had
been published by John Campbell, of
Philadelphia. some twenty years ago.
Campbell kept a secondhand book
stand, and he was, perhaps, the first
person in this country to republish Al
exander Hamilton'S observations
Campbell's son is now a prominent
Democratic politician in Philadelphia.
took up this pamphlet about Wash
ington and found that it was mutilated
sketch of the testimony before court
martial at D0bb'S Ferry, where certain
persons were tried as spies and traitors
for having obtained from Gen. WASH
ington'S person some papers or lnstruc-
lions which they had communicated to
the enemy. The context seemed to
show what the Town and Country Mag
azine had charged in London-namely
that while in New Jersey Washington
had become familiar with girl, who
crossed the river to New York, and
there was taken into the pay or conf
dence of some disaffected officer or Tory,
who employed her to take out OF Wash
ington'S pockets the reports made to
him upon the disposition of the troops,
their location, etc. These papers were
took copies of them and sent them
within the British lines. Washington
found that his dispositions were so eX-
actly countered on the British side that
he began to suspect some of his Secre-
tarieS.
Being watched. however, the secre-
taries were found fautleSs, and SO the
investigation was turned upon this
woman, and she was traced after she
left Washington, aid the parties with
whom she communicated and she as
well were arrested. The principal male
offender was condemded to be hanged,
but it was thought advisable not to
make too much excitement on the sub
ject, and he was sent to Connecticut
and kept in captivity there for the rest
of the war. was asked how 1t WAS
if such thing as this had happened all
the historians, such as Sparks and Irv-
ing and LOSING, had never referred to
the matter at all. Mr.. Francis said:
'Well, because these things have been
printed there is no clear evidence that
Gen. Washington was guilty."
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-26
STATUE OF PENN.
His Hat to Be the First Object in
America to Greet the Morning

His Hat to Be the First Object in
America to Greet the Morning
Sun.
The bronze statue of William Penn,
which is to crown the absurd Y tall
tower of Philadelphia's pretentious city
building. is now being cast in sections,
and will soon be ready to put in place.
says the Washington Star. 1t is to stand
on base only five feet square. so that
one foot of the figure will project little
beyond the edge of its support-an ar
rangement that can hardly be considered
pleasing.
In both height and weight the Penn
statue very greatly exceeds the bronze
figure of Liberty which surmOunts the
dome of the national capitol, and, in the
grandloquent language of Phila-
delphia paper, cit is intended that the
broad-rimmed Quaker hat which shields
the head of the founder of the city shall
be the first artificial object in this coun-
try to catch the rays of the morning
SUM-" In other words, it is to be little
higher than the apex of the Washington
monument in this city. Nevertheless
it will be far less imposing.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-26
TENNYSON'S DREAM.
Warned of the Awful Fate of
Friend-Robert Browning's

Warned of the Awful Fate of
a Friend-Robert Browning's
Story.
Washington Post
DR.. Sarah Hackett Stevenson tells of
an afternoon spent some time ago with
the poets Tennyson and Robert Brown
ing. The conversation turned upon
presentiments and clairvoyance, and
Lord Tennyson, while unwilling to ac-
knowledge any belief in either, related
a remarkable instance of the former
which occurred to himself. One even
ing while sitting in his study writing
he seemed to feel the presence of very
dear friend near him. He was unable
to shake off the impression. He tried
to read and to smoke, but it was no use.
for it seemed that the friend was there
appealing for aid. This distressed the
poet, and he went out and walked sew
eral miles. trying to dispossess himself
of the thought, but it was Of no avail.
He could not rid himself of it, and
finally retired only to dream of his
friend as being in great agony, and cry
ing out to him for relief.
Some two months afterward the poet
heard that the friend, who had been an
EADlOICl. Ido UCCiI hillNO anu OotCH Oy
cannibals, and that this had occurred at
or very near the time he had been so
troubled about him.
Robert Browning, who laughingly said
that his wife was the only superstitious
one in his family, then told of all expe-
rience he once had with man who
claimed supernatural powers. Brown
ing discredited his assertions, and the
man, wishing to prove that he could do
as he said, asked if he had an heirloom
of any sort about his person.
1t CHANGED that Mrs. B. had provided
her husband with some new shirts,
which were made to be worn with cuff
buttons, much to Mr.. Browning's dis
gust. and that morning he had ran
sacked the house for the neceSsa ry arti-
cles, finally fastening his cuffs with
pair of quaint old buttons which had
been given him years before. He
showed them to the man, who, after
looking at them carefully and examin-
ing them closely, took them in his hands
and told of dark room in house some
where OH The island of Jamaica in which
a powerful man was struck down by
three robbers, who took from him every
thing of value save these two but
tons and left hum there to bleed to
death.
According to Mrs. DR.. Stevenson this
was literally true, though at the time
not even Mr.. Browning knew of il, fer
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-26
CONSUMPTION Cured,

Washington Star.
Ibid you know" continued the agent
for the vermIn eXterminator in his
appeal to the dairyman. "that the
bacillus of tuberculosis in large num-
bers was in every can of milk YOU send
out in your wagons every mOrning?"
mo! You don't mean itp" earnestly
inquired the dairyman.
''True as gospel" solemnly asserted
the agent.
The dairyman got up and went to the
back door.
MARY" he called to buxom girl at
the crooks, MARY, put enough water
in that milk to drown every one of them
gOl darned backsilliuses. l guess |
don't want none of your piZen," he
said, as he came back, but you can
stay to supper eff you want to-"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-26
FRAMING A NEW LAW.
One Which Will Equitably Gov
ern Building and Loan Associa-

One which VIII EQulCaDiy Gov
ern Building and Loan Associa-
tiOnS.
One of the measures which the pres
ent legislature will be called upon to
pass is law governing national build
ing and loan associations. Such a bill
is now in preparation. The men who
are engaged IN framing it are represen-
tatives of all the national building and
loan associations having their headquar
tiers in Minnesota. and Bank Examiner
Kenyon, Attorney General Clapp. Gov.
Merriam. These gentlemen have been
in session two days. and will continue
their work to-day. Their object is to
frame 2 law which shall be equitable Ill
every way, one which will be alike just
to the borrower and the lender. During
the financial stringency which has been
more or less pronounced all over the
country during the past year or two
people have become suspicious of men
who make finance business. The
managers of the National Building
and Loan ASSOCIATION have not
been spared. They have been
roundly abuseds and, again, defended.
The law under which they do business
has been criticised as loose and an aid
to fraud. The building and loan, men
have been no better satisfied with it
than other people, but they have suf-
fered most from it. The atmosphere in
Minneapolis is not yet clear after one
of these building and loan wars. Now
it is proposed to put the laws into such
shape as to remove any chance for the
recurrence of these troubles. hence the
conference between she building and