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St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-19
MINNEAPOLIS.
STAFFORD'S STAR.

The gossips are telling stories about
Lac Stafford, financier, solid business
man, man about town and politician.
To but few is it known that Stafford
once aspired to reach that proud pima
Gle of political eminence known as SUI
perintendent of the police department.
Only chain of unpropitious circum-
stances moved by the hand of cruel
fate prevented. If Boardman had been
nominated for mayor. and if he
were elected, Lac, SO the goSSlpS say,
would be the superintendent of police,
privileged to ride Danny or horse
of some other name as he might elect.
And on those ''ifS'' hang several tales.
One will suffice now.
lac'S friends say that, were he made
superintendent of police, he would, in
due time, have been presented with a
diamond star. In fact, the story says.
the diamonds for the star are now re-
posing in useless idleness in the
office safe of the Manhattan loan office.
And that star would have been dan
dy. Why. the diamonds that would
flash back the merry sunshine from the
tips-mark that, the tipS-of Chief Stat
ford's star would have been of larger
size and of more brilliant radiance
than the one diamond that now shines
from the center-mark that. too, center
of the star which now adorns the manly
breast of uperintendent Henderson;
and the.diamond in the center of that
Staffordian star that that was to be but
will notl Words fail! 1t is rumored
in exclusive police circles that the CEN
tral diamond would have been the Koh
i-noor, famous in song, story and legen-
Diary lore. But fate, in the form of Will.
lam Henry Eustis, put on the gloves
and ran against the Ifs" without
mark. Hence this tale of 'might have
BEEN"
Stafford's friends advise that he do
not waste the diamonds. They suggest
that he have the star made as per orig
inal plan. but inscribed. instead of
superintendent of Police" king of
Washington Avenue" Stafford thinks
of selling The diamonds and, with the
proceeds, founding a ''home for trapped
fairies"
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-19

the Arizona in the stock hold. The
captain tried to put me off ON the pilot
boat after we had passed Sandy Hook,
but l rushed away and hid myself
among the steerage passengers. l was
put to work among the coal trimmers.
was arrested. at Queenstown and spent
two weeks in the poOrhOuse for va
grancy. found it rather though there.
They let me go, and l beat my way to
Liverpool and made my living singing
songs on the streets and shining boots.
pool, intending to come to New York,
but they found me at Queenstown
and put me ashore. l stayed
there three months. Then l
sneaked aboard the 'Etruria with
the immigrants and lived with
the stokers until the ship reached New
York. ! got job as messenger boy
for the Western Union, and stuck to it
for five weeks. Then l went to Brook
lyn and sold papers for five weeks. But
l longed to see something of the United
States. l left New York for Boston,
stealing rides on freight trains all the
way. Then beat my way to the min
ing region of Pennsylvania and drove
mules in two of the mines. l sung my
way in trains to Chicago. There l went
to the office of Col. Wood, president of
the Chicago Il Alton, and got him to
give me pass to st. Louis. l travelled
from st. Louis to Poplar Bluffs. Mo-. to
TeXarkana, Ark, sto Dallas and Fort
Worth, to Austin, the capital of Texas,
and finally to San Francisco. sailed
from San Francisco to Melbourne, stow
ing myself away, as usual.
SAT Sydney [ went ashore, and the
people, who were made of the right
stuff, bought me suit of clothes and
collected $23 for me. l returned to San
Francisco as stowaway, with $50 in my
pockets. / sung my way OH trains from
San Francisco to New York. [ had a
longing to try the sea again. This time
l thought l would travel in style, SO I
struck Jay Gould for pass to Glasgow.
The old man saw me, but he said he
would not get me pass unless l could
bring some man of business with me.
| thought that wouldn't 20. SO 1 walked
out of the old mans Office. / started to
take up collection in the Bowery and
cop arrested me for begging. When
they let me go l started for Glas-
gov on the Furnessia. l got tired of
the Scotch and slowed away on a
ship for Londonderry. There shipped
on the Arrow Line steamer Nova Scotia
and went to Newfoundland. There one
of the st. Johns editors interviewed me.
went from st. Johns to Halifax, where
l let the editor of the Echo interview
me. l stayed there six weeks, making
living rowing sailors out to the British
warShips, charging them dime each.
left Halifax for Boston on the steam
ship Oliyette. The Boston Globe editor
saw me and gave me 50 for an inter-
view. l got here on Wednesday night.
beating my way on the cars"
The narrator here toek long breath
and added, impressively: Now, you
may say the next place this boy will
visit is the worlds fair at Chicago.
Then he means to settle in New York
city, and 20 to shining boots."
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-19
STRIPPED THE PREACHER.

CHICAGO, Sept. 1S.-Rev. o. P. Gif-
ford, of Immanual Baptist church, de-
livered sermon today on the plan of
those which made DR.. Parkhurst famous.
He dwelt at length upon the number of
gambling joints, houses of ill-fame
and other evil resorts, described them
at length, and gave long list of them.
How he obtained his information the
clergyman declined to say, but an evan
gelist announced tonight that they went
into the resorts while disguised. In one
place the female inmates pronounced
DR.. Clifford clergyman, and made
things so lively for him that he was
forced to leave in a hurry and without
portion of his raiment.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-19
A SUSPICIOUS DEATH.
Fireman OF the Nevada Found
Dead on the Bear.

New YORK, Sept. 1S.-John Knox,
fireman of the State of Nevada. which
arrived here Sept. IA, was found dead
on the deck Of the steamer Bear at Z
o'clock this evening. The man had
complained of bad attack of diarrhe
early last evening. The health officers
were notified. fearing that Knox might
have the cholera. DR.. Roberts arrived
at the steamer, which is lying at the
foot of West Twenty-third street, half
an hour later. After making an exam
lnation he ordered the steamer thor
ougly fumigated, and also closed the
pier and quarantined those on the ship.
The Nevada was not detained at quar-
antine last Wednesday, having exhibit
ed clean bill of health.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-19
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The Case of NTr. Palmer-Pn eu-
mOnia Carried Him OF Suddenly
Everyone Should Know the
8 SVrnDtOmS and Re on Guar6

Everyone Should Know the
ymptOms and BE on Guard.
!, Mr.. Wilton R. Palmer. of New York City,
eft circle of friends one afternoon recent
ly, and received their congratulations upon
his bright and vigorous appearance. That
ev ening he felt a tickling in the throat a
ii on, aud he coughed once or twice. The
u ext day his nostrils were inf1amed his
throat sore, his chest panied him, his
bone ached and he felt sore all over The
day foil owing he was in bed with physicians
shaking their heads, and the third day he
was dead from pneumonia, which he failed
to take in time
There are ten thousand men and women
in America today in the same condition as
Mr.. Palmer when leaving his friends, but
they do not know it. The slightest appear
ance of the symptoms above-named should
strike terror to any man or woman. sud-
den chill means the beginning of pneu-
body are the first symptoms. 1t is necessary
to bring. about reaction at once. How,
then, is ihe best way of bringing about re-
action? Ask any physician and he will tell
you to use pure whiskey. No matter how
prejudiced any one may be, pure Whskey at
such time is necessity. but unfortunately
there are few pure whiskies in the world
and in fact there is but one that has received
the unqualified Endorsement of physicians,
chemists and the highest authorities, and
that is Duffy's Pure Malt. This remarkable
whiskey. which is sold by all frst-class drug
g1sts and grocers, W i'll absolutely check the
first approach of pneumonia, while at the
same time it is certain to build up the wasted
system. 1t deserves to be kept in every
household. not only to be used in cases of
emergency, but to assist in prOlonging life
and bringing health and happiness.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-19
Peterson Was Drunk,

Anton Peterson. farmer from River
Falls, got on big spree Saturday night
and wandered off to the Milwaukee
road station in South Minneapolis. He
was met by a couple of toughs who re-
and, after kicking him severely, told
him to go and sober up. Peterson did
sober up, and though he was around
police headquarters yesterday COM
planning of the rude manner in which
he was treated, he received no salts
faction, for he could not describe the
alleged robbers
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-19
How the Horse Was Made.

American CuItivatOr.
The Arabian legend of the creation
of the horse is curious. When Allah
willed to create the horse he said to the
south wind: II will that a creature
should proceed from thee-condense
thyselfH H'-and the wind condensed
itself. Then came the Angel Gabriel,
and he took handful of this matter
and presented to Allah, who formed of
it dark bay or dark chestnut horse
(koummite. red mingled with black.
Then he signed him with the sign of
glory and of good fortune (ghora, star
in the middle of the foreheaU.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-19

Rev. 81. Ketchum and DR.. G.
H. Wells will deliver addresses.
Thursday morning, Rev. G. E. Loyejoy
there will be discussions on different
topics, with Sunday school hour and a
woman's home missionary hour. The
evening will be devoted to platform
meeting, with addresses by Revs. R. I'll.
Battey. E. A. Stiner and ]. w. FiZzell.
The concluding sermon on Friday morn
ing will be given up to the Endeavor
work with closing address by Rev. E.
p. IngerSoIl.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-19
Morgan Was Squeezed.

John Morgan, railroad brakeman,
was seriously injured yesterday morn
ing about 4 O'Clock. He was engaged
in coupling cars in the Omaha yards
when he accidentally stepped IN be-
tween two cars. The engine bumped
one of the cars, and Morgan was
squeezed between the bumpers. Three
of his ribs were broken and internal in
iuries received. Morgan lives at 244O
Tenth avenue south.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-19
Stylish Clothes for Little Money

Color over that old dress or cloak,
with Diamond Dyes.
They make old things look new and
fashionable, yet cost "a mere trifle. Every
dye is true to name and sample, easy to
use, and gives results equal to those of
the practical dyer. There is no need of
looking shabby or wearing faded clothes
now that these dyes are known. You
would be surprised to know how many
people in the very best society use Dia-
mond Dyes, year in and year oat.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-19
The Trolley Car.
HEU

Boston Globe. VIE
A man can now sit in trolley car
and ride through delight full country
from North Attleboro to Providence,
covering over one-third of the distance
from Boston to the Rhode Island met
Iopolis. That this is only the beginning
OF an enterprise which will yet connect
Boston and Providence through electric
cars, over distance of forty-fOur miles,
almost goes without saying.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-19
Death OF Larz Anderson.

CINCINNATI, Sept. 1S.-News was ca
bled here tonight from Larz Anderson,
at Lucerne, Switzerland, that his father
died at that place today. His father
was commander of the Sixth Ohio in
fantry in the civil war. He was the son
OF LarZ Anderson, deceased, of this city,
and a grandson of the late Nicholas
Longworth ST.. He has of late years re-
sided in Washington.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-19
CONGREGATIONAL MEETING.
The State Convention Will Begin
TomnI.roW Morning

Inc state convention VIII Begin
Tomorrow Morning.
Tomorrow the thirty-seventh annual
meeting of the Congregational Associa-
ton of Minnesota will be held at the
Park Avenue church. The event
will be an interesting one in
church circles. Rev. H. W. Glea-
son will be moderator, and the
annual sermon Will be preached by Rev.
j. A. Chamberlain. Wednesday morn
ing the business of the convention will
begin, and in the afternoon a free par
lament will be inaugurated. Papers
will be read by Rev. L. Y. Gardner,
Rev. j. E. Mcconnell, Rev. c. B.
Moody and Rev. c. B. Hiatt. In
the evening Rev. d. c. Reid.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-19
Shot and Then Hanged.

DARIEN, Wis. Sept. 1S.-Robert Ros-
terry, farmer living two miles south O
Delavan, shot himself in barn and
then hung himself, while his family was
at church. He was siXty-fve years old
and in comfortable circumstances. De-
spondency is supposed to baye been the
reason for his suicide.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-19
The Black PIapue.

LONDON, Sept. 19.-The Odessa cor
respondent of the News says: The gov
ernor of Turkestan has reported to the
government that 1900 deaths have been
caused by the plague in Turkestan, and
he believes the spread of the disease
has been arrested. The disease is of a
pustulous nature, and is known in
Persia as the black or spotted plague.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-19
An Incomplete Story,

Judge.
Mrs. Gazzam-Is there anything in
the paper, dear?
Gazzam-I see that Fosdick wants
divorce.
Mrs. GaZZam-FrOm his wife?
GaZzam-The paper doesn't say.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-09-02
sERpgNrs OF TIE SEA.
Their Existence Believed In by Eminent
Scientists.

bsSS $50 ~
Scientists.
Professor Agassiz was firm believer
In the existence of a sea serpent of cX-
ceptional proportions, and spent q deal
of time collecting material bearing on
that subject. He was especially in
terestcd in anything appertaining to
the sea monster which made such a
stir along the Atlantic coast in 1856.
This serpent appeared first ut Ma
liant, Mass, and was followed along
the coast for miles by the excited ci.i-
zen of Nahant, Lynn and Swamps:ott,
many Of whom made affidavit to what
they had seen.
Sir Charles Lcscll, the noted gcoia-
gist. thought it altogether probable
that some of the primeval monsters
may have survived until these latter
days; and, like the renowned professor
above mentioned, spent months and
years collecting and arranging sea
serpent lore.
Professor Busby says: 81 have with
my own eyes seen q sea serpent not
less than $50 feet in length flashing the
a of the Bay of Bengal. Il y l
know that l was wide awake at the
time and that the object l saw was not
kelp, 'marene gelatin or any other in
animate substance. Il - n believe
in sea serpents because I have been
. enough to one (thc one just men.
tioncd) to see it's horrid teeth.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-09-02
Mckinley i'm N.brn.l.n,

The most telling and destructive
analysis yet made Of the Democratic
tariff plank in the Chicago platform was
that OF Governor Mckinley in his
speech ut Beatrice, Neb. The audience
wat worthy of the speaker and the SUBJ
ject. Business was suspended, the
stores were closed, and from many
miles around the farmers fiocked to
hear the tariff discussed by the author
OF the present law. With irresistible
logic. bascd on undeniable facts, the
Governor showed how tho Democratic
convention had deliberately rejected q
tariff plank that recognized the interests
OF b workingman as worthy of protec-
ton and domestic industries as worthy
Of encouragement, and substituted q
declaration that all protective duties
are unconstitutional. He recalled the
fact that the second act Of the United
States Congress under the Constitution
was the passage OF a bill whose purpose
was sthe support of government, tho
discharge Of the debts of the United
States and h encouragement and pro-
lection of manufactures"-a bill re-
ported favorably by James Madison and
signed by George Washington. Well
might Governor Mckinley say:
IF a protective policy is in violation
OF any constitution it is not that of the
United States. 1t is q manifest VIOLA
ton of the Constitution of the Confed-
crate States. Possibly that is what they
mean. Happily for us, however, we
don't recognize that instrument, and
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-09-02
HEIGHT KITES WILL REACH.
II More Than One Is Used. Thcy v.l Go
Very High In the Sky.


The actual height of kites above the
earth is difficult to measure, because
an object floating in the air looks
farther away than it really is. When
u kite is flying ut n height of l,sOo
feet, it has reached about as high q
point as is possible without the assist
ance of other kites. Such a kite will
seem to have reached an altitude OF
half Il mile, yet q careful measurement
OF TIN. string and its steepness will
show chat the kite is not over one.
third of IL mile above the ground.
Ordinarily the kite will go no high.
er, wen if more string is let out. be-
cause the wind presses against the
great length of string with increasing
force us the kite recedes and rises.
If more than one kite be used, Re.
markable heights are attainable.
The kites can he fastened along g
single string, but this method requires
q%uickness in attaching the right
amount of tail to each kite, otherwise
SO much time may be wasted in pre-
pairing the successive kites for flight
that the daylight will wane before tho
experiment can be concluded.
However, when one kite is up and
the amount of tail for it determined,
it becomes possible after long expert
cnce, to at once estimate the amount
of'tail necessary for each additional
kite, according to its size.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-09-02
A nrokcn Reed. Indccd.

This, and no mistake, is the individual
whose tamina has waned to such a low cbb.
for want of a efficient tonic, that he would
certainly topple over and fracture something
If a bulky subject, such as a fat wife, for in
stance, were to lean upon him. Build W, We
lean, pithlcss and strcngthless, with Hostel
tcr's Stomach Bitters. which will enable you
to eat and digest heartily, and thus acquire
flesh and vigor. The fortress of life will
speedily capitulate to the grim sc%ythe-wielder,
death, If you don't. Nervousness. slccplcss-
ness, biliousncss, constipation, malaria, rlieu-
matte and kidney trouble are all conquerable
by this superb restorative of health and vigor.
In connection with the use of the Bitters, it
would be well for the dcbilitatcd invalid to
study the wants of his cnfccbied stomach with
a view to the selection of the most digcstible
articles of diet.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-09-02
Killed by a sncczo.

Probably the most remarkable occur
renee ever known happened in Dawson;
Ca, recently. Martha Roundtrec, the
well-known negro woman who kept u
restaurant at the south end of Main
street, now occupies a grave at the
cemetery, the victim of a sneezc The
physicians of Dawson say that they
have never heard or read of a similar
case. Wednesday the woman, as we'll
as usual, was at the restaurant attend
ing to her work. She had just left
the rcar of her eating saloon and
walked to the front when she was at
tackled with an excessive spell of sneez-
ing and coughing. She had been
afflicted with hernia, and the strain
was SO great as to burst a hole in her
stomach. Surgical aid was called in
and her stomach scwed up, which gave
temporary relief. she fingered until
late Saturday afternoon, when she
died. The victim of this remarkable
occurrence was q large woman, weigh
ing 246 pounds.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-09-02
had for Gcrrymanderx.

Only a few weeks since tho Supreme
Court of Wisconsin declared the legis-
lativc apportionment act Of the Demo-
cratic Legislature Of Wisconsin to be
unconstitutional, and the Democratic
Legislature has been in sessiu.. o pass
another law creating legislative dis
tricts. And now comes the decision Of
the Supreme Court of Michigan declar-
ing that the Democratic legislative api
p%ortionment law of that State is uncon.
stitutional, and decreeing that unless thu
Legislature shall meet and make an.
other apportionment the Republican
act of 1881 will remain in force. Tho
Supreme Courts in both these States
are composed of men belonging to
both political parties; nevertheless.
in both instances, the decisions are that
the Democratic apportionment laws are
in direct violation Of the letter of the
State Constitutions, thus practically
convicting the Democrats Of Intelligence
in both bodies of a conspiracy to ignore
the organic law Of tho States. In
Rochester, N. Y. Republicans are tax.
ing steps to test the g~errymander which
the stolen Legislature passed in that
State, and which Democratic super
visors in New York and Kings Counties
are so unscrupulously applying as to
deprive at least 175, 900 Republican
voters Of representation in the next
Assembly.
Is it impossible that the gerrymander
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-09-02
|wos /. eavine Of s42e. 11s.ss in "a.

WO0 y avn OF @4zO,llo.So IN x0s
vor OF the Republican administration.
Tho amount Of money disbursed for
pensions by Gen. Black from March l.
1885, to June 80, 1883, was $237, $780,
7O4.77. The amount discussed for PEN
sions by Gen. Raum from March 1, 1883,
to juno 80, 1892, was $780, 64, u.s. 6.
The average cost OF disbursing a dollar
under Gen. Black was $.OO35. The av-
erage cost OF discussing q dollar under
Con. Raum was S.0N32. Tho average
cost OF paying one pensioner under
Black was az $40 cents. The average
cost of paying n pensioner under
Raum was 49i cents.
The amount OF money appropriated
for pensions during tho fiscal year Of
1892 was $l4o,S47 All, and Of that
amount $13s, l55. 1857. "a has already been
paid out, and the balance will be US rap
idly as 1t can be got to the pensioners.
The books of this administration are
open for investigation II the Democrats
want to see them. Tho Republicans
have never been ashar' ed of their rec
ord,-ChicaQO Inter Ocean.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-09-02
San Francisco Chronicle.
YER did. and we are not operating un'

der 1t.
. The action of free trade newspapers
In calling Gov. Mckinley a .theorlst"
Is ridiculous. Coming from organs
whose thrift articles arc based entirely
upon o theory, and a British theory at
that, and applied to q man who bases
his arguments so solidly and entirely
on facts, the epithet is n Of the most
effective boomerangs that could be inn
agined. Here are o few of the facts
that Gov. Mckinley brought together in
his Beatrice speech: Wages in the
United States are II per cent. higher,
according to the report Of the Senate
special committee, then in England in
eight leading industries. Farm products
bring o price considerably higher nov
than in 1889. Manufactured products
are cheaper than two years ago.
New industries started under the opera
ton Of the Mckinley act are now Civ
ing employment to more than 100000
persona. Last year we sold abroad
$203. 000, 900 worth Of products more
than we bought, and our exports were
the largest in the history of our coun-
Try. The value of imported articles on
the free list has increased in one rear
$91, 000, 900. Under the tariff law Of
1880 our export trade has increased 15a
per cent, while the export trade Of
Great Britain has decreased 81 per cent.
Which is tho theorist-the man who
presents these facts as evidences of the
benefits of q protective tariff, or the one
who attempts to explain them away and
to argue that even il it be true that the
country has prospcred under protection.
1t must be true, because British econ
omists say so, that under free trade we
should have p%rospered still more?
But v this argument was answered
by Governor Mckinley with facts. He
showed that whenever this country has
enjoyed the benefits" Of a Democratic
revenue tariff the balance of trade was
tremendously against US, and a period
Of business depression and financial
panic invariably followed.
Taken as u whole the speech is one of
the most splendid and effective argu-
ments for protection ever elaborated.
There is no danger that Nebraska will
vote for free trade In November.-New
York Press.