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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-02
GREAT FIZZLE.
knights of Reciprocity Fail to
Fire Their Gun.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo-, March L.
The supreme lodge, Knights of Reel
procity, which,it was announced. would
fire the first gun of the campaign, re-
suited in a grand fzzle. Only four del
egates from the many hundreds
of lodges which the organization
claims in the United States showed up.
The Excelsior Springs military band
played Hail to the Chief" and three
newspaper reporters assembled the steps
of the Elms hotel. Besides the four
delegates there were present a number
of visitors.
Jesse Taylor. of Garden City, Kan,
supreme Judge of the order. made his
annual address to the forlorn fou r.
The delegates present are: w. II. Har-
rison, OF Kansas City, Mo-, and f. A.
Flanagan, of Carthage, Mo-; ex-Con-
gresham $. B. Peters of Newton. Kan.
and Fl. S. Gregory. of Garden City, Kan.
Chauncey l. Filley, who was expected
to come up with delegation from st.
Louis, had not arrived at 3 o'clock.
Hon, j. S. Clarkson telegraphed that he
was ill, and also the clerk OF the SUI
preme lodge, L. G. Hay, of Washington,
ID. c., could not come on account Of the
Illness of his wife. The Knights of
Reciprocity is secret political order
organized a year ago last November at
Garden City, Kan, to offset the work OF
the Farmers Alliance.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-02
1.-THE Can Fits

The fremen of st. Paul tell good
story on Capt Mangen, of No. IL engine
house, Minneapolis. Last Saturday
night the captain visited st. Paul to at
tend German celebration. After his
arrival he went 10 No. l engine house,
and arranged with the man on watch to
sleep there after the entertainment.
About o'clock he returned to the en-
CINE house, and another man was Oh
watch that did not know the Minneap-
oils captain, but kindly condescended
to allow him to sleep under the stairs
directly under the gong. Mengen
had not slept but short time
when Box els was sounded. He made
quick time in hitching one of the horses
on the cart and when the driver jumped
for the seat he yelled eve don't co."
i'll a broken Dutch brogue. The st.
Paul firemen were astounded. No one
knew the Flour City fire laddie, and
they thought that he was surely a
crank. When Mangen awoke and
found himself commanding the st. Paul
company he nearly tainted. Chief
Runge, after learning of the joke, wired
Chief Jackson that Mangen was only
dutch delegate" and that the depart
mcnt had no apology to offer.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-02

Since the supreme court Endorsed
Gar Reed, Aid. Lowell is expectantly
awaiting some such action on the part
of the DorcaS societies.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-02

cised more liberality to make people
read than any library in the country.
This liberality it is that has made the
Minneapolis library rank fifth or sixth
in the number of books read. Last year
over 275,OOO books were issued from
this library. In one day 1000 volumes
were issued. This is wonderful record.
and, if the delivery station can be
adopted, it will further increase our
reading population. The delivery sta
tions will not cost much. The drug
stores and such will be glad to look after
them"
No action was taken on this matter
and the Eighth ward petition was also
referred back to the committee. All
extensively signed petition came in
from the Twelfth ward asking for the
establishment of delivery station in
the drug store at 1923 East Twenty
fifth street, and was also referred.
G. Merriam Hyde's request to use the
library for his class on Faust" was
looked upon with suspicion. The board
feared that Mr.. Hyde was working
some kind of an advertising dodge or
personal scheme. He was given per-
mission to use the library temporarily.
The library committee will Investigate
and rpnort
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-02
RingwalI and His Temper.

Word comes from Hot Springs that
Oscar Ringwall's temper has been caus-
ing some more trouble. Oscars orches-
ira was giving concert one Sun
day evening in the Hotel East
man. Some ladies carried on a
conversation in whispers in the rear of
the room. Oscar requested that the
noise cease. 1t did not. Then Oscar
postponed the concert. The ladies who
were censured appealed to the manage
ment, and Oscar and his aggregation
were fired. His friends appealed, too,
and he was reinstated. Then the hus-
band of one of the ladies who had dis
turbed Oscar had fight with one of the
musicians chief defenders. The hus
band accused the other man of ogling
the ladies, but 1t is supposed that the
trouble with Oscar was at the bottom of
it all,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-02
Under a sawdust Pile.

George Benagan, laborer at the Mel
son Paper mill, Main street northeast
and Fourth avenue, was buried beneath
sawdust pile yesterday morning while
digging it away. and narrowly escaped
death from suffocation. Benagan paid
no attention to the way he was digging,
and before he thought of danger the
bank caved in upon him, hiding him
from sight. Other workmen rushed to
the mans aid and extricated him before
he was smOthered. When Benagan was
taken out he was unconscious. He re.
vived shortly, and was removed to his
home at TIC Fourth street northeast.
Besides a badly bruised h cad and a
spralned back he received internal i'll
iurieS
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-02
HIS TEAM RAN AWAY.
Swan Anderson Thrown Out
Of a Wagon and Seriously
Injured.
Louis Welsher Badly Hurt
While Jumping From a
Train.
Sanitary Condition Of Mime
apolis Contrasted With
Other Cities.
Quiet Meeting Of the Library
Board--Political Para
graphs.

A serious runaway accident occurred
shortly before o'clock last evening, the
results Of which will undoubtedly prove
fatal to wounded man lying at the
city hospital. At the time mentioned a
frightened, maddened team of horses
attached to farmers wagon, mounted
with huge hay rack, dashed down
Central avenue, passed, in an
almost miraculous manner, the
hundreds of equipages moving in pro-
cession up the street and crossed the
big bridge at lightning speed. Pedes-
trlanS scattered lin every direction. and
the many vehicles were drawn hastily
aside to allow the equine meteOrs to
pass. At the Hennepin avenue APP
proach of the bridge, John Arkwright.
an employee of the union depot, rushed
out and attempted to arrest the progress
Of the runawayS. He grasped the bride
of one of the horses, but could not re-
tain his hold, being thrown heavily to
the ground. and one of tile massive
wheels passed over his right leg, injur
ing him seriously.
The team turned in toward the Pauly
house and ran upon the sidewalk, at
the same time taking the wheels of two
top carriages and creating a small
panic. a workman. with his dinner
pail in his hand, was thrown directly i'll
front of the frightened horses. They
trampled over his body and stepped
with their iron-shod hoofs on his face
and head. The horses were finally
stopped in their mad career, and the
unfortunate man was dragged out from
under their hoofs and the patrol
wagon sent for. He was taken to the
city hospital III an unconscious condi-
ton, where the physicians in charge in
vestigated his injuries. His face was
badly cut, and there was a wide and
deep cash in the back of his head, at
the base of the brain. The only clue to
his identity was card in his pocket
book which bore the name of 'Swan
Anderson" He was still alive at late
hour last night, but the physicians state
that there is no hope for his recovery.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-02
u. s. Courts Are Opened.

The United States circuit and district
courts opened yesterday morning in the
federal building. Judge Nelson is on
the bench. Court was in session scarcely
an hour when an adjournment to this
morning was taken. Before adjourning
court Judge Nelson listened to several
unimportant motions. The circuit court
calendar contains thirty-nine cases.
OF these thirty-two are for personal
damages, majority of them against the
city, the Minneapolis Street Railway
company and RAILROADS.. Five of the re-
manning are for recovery of money.
One Of the two left is for an infringe
ment of patent, and the other is brought
to set aside mortgage foreclosure.
There are two criminal cases OH the dis
trict court calendar. One, that of An
thony Nelson, has been continued. The
other is the case of late Deputy Post
master Hurry, of Duluth, charged with
having embezzled government funds.
This case will be tried.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-02

II. W. Foote argues that the Eighth
warders want branch library because
they have no saloons, and want amuse-
ment. What more do they want when
thew have John Day Smith?
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-02
REFORMATORY BURNED.
Over Two Hundred Women and
Girls Taken Safely Out.

Indianapolis, Ind, March In
dianapolis was visited by another start
ling fire tonight, and 1t was feared for a
while that it would prove another
catastrophe equal to the surgical insti-
tute horror. The state female reforma-
tory took fire at o'clock from a stove
in the laundry and in half an nour was
completely wrapped in flames. 1t con-
tanned 204 inmates, most of whom were
locked in their rooms, when the fire
started. BY heroic efforts of the ma
irons and attendants of the reformatory
all were released and got out of the
building in safety. Among them were
seven who were confined i'll the hospi-
tai. They were given shelter i'll the
neighboring residences.
The released prisoners ran screaming
in every direction as soon as they got
out, doubling the confusion and excite
ment usual at such times.
While the fremen were busy with the
flames the police force was called out to
gather in the prisoners. About $50 OF
them were found at the fire or in the
vicinity, but the other 50 got away and
only 2 have been recaptured. All were
brought down town and cOrralled fol-
the night in the criminal court room.
The loss by fire is about 100000, with
$4,000 insurance.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-02
FAT HARRY PUFFER.
He Pulls His Sisters Hair and
Eats All Her Beans.

he PULLS Ills SISCcf HAIR tAhN
Eats All Her Beans.
Charles Geiss. of 523 Third avenue
northeast. is having great deal OF
trouble. and yesterday he unfolded his
tale of woe to Clerk Altnow, Of the
municipal court. He is troubled with
an incumbrance, he said, in the shape
of fat and lazy brother-in-law, who
insisted upon making life burden for
him. His brother-in-law's name is
Harry Puffer. and more accomplished
puffer was not to be found within the
corporate limits. He would not work,
but stayed about the house, eating the
best meat and beans in the place, and,
as form of recreation, pulling his
sister up and down stairs by the hair:
Mr.. Cess said both he and his wife
were afraid of their lives, yet did not
dare to even attempt to put him out,
for he was too big and strong. He
wanted Clerk Altnow to give HIM
warrant for the fat young mans arrest.
Altnow, however, advised him to take
policeman with him to the house, and
have his troublesome brOther-in-la law
kicked into the street. Geiss accord
ingly did so, and Harry Puffer is now no
doubt nursing the broadcast portion of
his anatomy.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-02
TALKED DELIVERY STATION.
Prof Oftedal Says They Would
Cort the I,ihnaru Board Nnthinu

Prof Oftedal Says They Would
Cost the Library Board Nothing.
In spite of the as-was-foreshadowed
evening papers, the library board did
moi take up the question of salary for
Prof. Oftedal at the meeting yesterday.
Not member of the committee on that
matter was present, and action was ac-
cordingly deferred. Nor did the board
have anything to say about the new
librarian. The meeting was a very
quiet one, and nothing but routine BUSH
ness was transacted.
Another delegation from the Eighth
ward was received. H. W. Foote was
the spokesman. They appeared in the
interest of the proposition to establish
branch library at Nicollet and Lake
street. Mr. FoOte thought the Eighth
warders should have library, as they
had no saloons out there to amuSe them.
The South, North and East sides had
been given branches, and the Eighth
wanted one. too. He was asked If the
people in his section would be satisfied
with delivery station. No, he did not
think they would. The operation of
branch library costs from $130 to $40
month. Then it costs fully 5000 to put
in the books and fixtures neceS-
sary. 1t was pointed out that
delivery stations could be established
in every ward in the city for what it
would cost to put branch into the
Eighth ward. The matter of delivery
stations came up, and was discussed.
Vogeli Bros. Prof. Oftedal reported,
have offered to give the board the use
of their drug store at Hennepin and
Washington for central delivery station
Prof. Oftedal explained that that would
be the only station that would cause ex-
pense to accrue. An attendant would.
have to be hired there at salary of $40
a month. He thought it possible that
delivery stations could be established
all over the city without the outlay Of
a single dollar except for carting the
books back and forth from the library.
The only other expense to follow the
introduction of the plan would come
from the purchase of books, for the
more books that are read the more must
be bought.
| ''that the Minneapolis library has exer-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-02
Measles Still in the Lead.

Measles predominated in the con-
tagious disease report at the health de-
partment yesterday. The following
cases were reported: 422 James avenue
north, 3l2 Norton avenue north. 1926
Polk street northeast, 625 Ramsey street
northeast, 1918 Sixth street northeast,
1913 Madison street northeast, 740 Twen-
ty-sixth avenue northeast, 513 Univer-
sity avenue northeast, Stevens avenue
and Thirty-second street, 6S Eleventh
street south, 360s Tenth avenue south,
1923 Fourth avenue south, 726 Twenty
sixth avenue northeast, 51S Girard
street north, 1926 Newton avenue north,
2500 Howard street. 1706 Tenth avenue
south.
Scarlet fever, 1907 Fifth avenue south.
319 Fifth street southeast, 70 Lyndale
avenue, 243S Fourteenth avenue south.
Diphtheria, All Thirty-frSt avenue
north, 1923 Harriet avenue.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-02
"GATHEKSNG OF CLANS"
The CaIedOnian Club Is Making
Extensive Arrangements.

The Caledonian club assembled in
strong force last night. it being the first
night in their new quarters at the New
York Life building. Chieftain Forbes
took the chair. and resolution to re-
duce the annual dues and set aside a
proportion of the annual income to
charitable purposes provoked an inter-
esting discussion, but was ultimately
carried unanimously. Routine business
closed the meeting.
The novel spectacle, "The Gathering
of the Clans" is being arranged, and
under the direction of Prof. Walker, of
Aberdeen, in conjunction with the club,
the night will be memorable event.
There will be 200 auxiliaries on the
stage, ranging from little dots of four
years of ace to buxom lassies of twenty,
and it will be one of the few opportu-
mites to witness realistic Scotch gath
ering where bagpipes, national dances
and everything suggestive of the
picturesque Highlands, including the
breezy kilt, will be Oh show.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-02
ADJUSTMENTS.

"Alabama" drew bigger house at the
Grand last night than the night before.
1t cannot fail to please.
Gus Williams and his company of fun
makers appeared before fair-sized
audience at the Bijou last evening. The
character assumed by Mr.. Williams in
this production peculiarly suits his
style of eccentric comedy interpreta-
tons. A ladies' and children's matinee
performance will be given today at
ESQ p. m.
There is an Oetele dance in the new
"Devll's Auction, (which will be seen at
the Grand next week. which is decidedly
the eccentricity of motion localized. 1t
is given by the celebrated family Tiep-
site.
Nibbe's French Burlesque company
Is a clever one, and is doing we'll at the
Pence. They give a pOpular-priced
matinee today at o'clock.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-02
Talked Home Missions.

All day Yesterday the ladies of the
Presbyterian churches of Minneapolis
we're assembled at Westminster church
discussing the home mission. The dis
cussion covered the Indian, the negro
and the masses of the people who never
see the inside of a church. There were
no regular papers, but an hour was al
lotted to each subject, and general dis
cussion followed, led by some one par
ticular lady. The subjects and the lead
ers of the discussion were, Power
From on High" Mrs. Pomeroy. Mrs.
Torrance; ''Our Land for Christ" Mrs.
Donaldson. Mrs. Langdon: "Christian
Giving" Mrs. Phillips: Loving Serv-
ice," Mrs. Gilkerson, Mrs. Davis.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-02
A Passenger Train at Full
Speed Runs Into a Labor
ers' Car.
CarelessneSs Of g. SWitchman
Responsible for the Awful
Collision.
Fire in a Female Reformatory
Creates Confusion, but All
Are Saved.

MILWAUKEE, Wis.,. March 1.-The
Watertown .'locar' train due in Mil
waukee at o'clock this afternoon, ran
into and demolished the rear end of a
train loaded with employees of the West
Milwaukee shops of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul railroad, killing
seven men and injuriDg several others.
The trains were moving in the same di-
rection, the workmen's train having
just left the main track on a short
switch, and strung itself out on track
parallel with the main line.
The switchman, Emil Bartel, forgot
to turn the switchmen's train, ard the
"local' moment afterward passed on
the short switch and telescoped the
rear car. The seven men killed
were terribly mangled. The engineer
of the ''locap' reversed his machine,
but not soon enough to avert the terri
BILE disaster. The men killed were me-
chanics living in the city. The engine
and baggage cars of the ''locaI" and
four cars of the workmen's train were
derailed, but none of the LOCALS passen-
gers were injured.
Victims of Carelessness.
The bodies of seven mechanics in the
car shops of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
ST. Paul road at West Milwaukee are
lying in the morgue. mute witnesses to
the criminal carelesSneSS of switch
man. They had just finished their days
work in the shops of the company and
were returning to their homes in the
city on what is known as the ''work-
mans train" together with about IT'S or
200 others who were crowded into the
coaches. The train is due at point
near the union depot at 4:20 o'clock in
the winter months, as is also the Water
town local, passenger train run for
the accommodation of suburban resi-
dents.
The occupants of the coach had no
warning of the impending danger, and
in an instant they were being ground
between the sides of the overturned
car and the cinder-covered roadbed. The
car was demolished and two others over
turned. A strange part of the accident
is that there was but one injured, and
that one but slightly. The work of re-
covering the bodies was begun at once.
Patrol wagons and ambulanceS were
soon at hand, and in half an hour all
had been removed to the morgue.
Bartel disappeared, but was arrested at
s O'Clock this evening.
The names of the killed are as fol-
lows: Paul Wagner. Steve Bobale. John
Grusidkowski. Robert Wies, Frank
PRESS. single; Joseph Duerringer,
single: John f. Guessing, married.
Preiss' head was severed from the body.
All were terribly mutllated.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-02
The Romance ofJulia,

Julia Omen, the young and pretty
washerwoman who was arrested Mon
day for robbing clothesliDes, pleaded
guilty before Judge Mahoney yesterday
morning to two charges and was fined
500 in each case. Julia had no money,
but her father came to the rescue and
secured his erring daughters release.
Her affianced husband, Oscar Lind
grum, held consultation with her
when she was discharged from court.
He stated afterward that he had brok ell
off the engagement, for he could not
marry girl who was self-confessed
clothesline thief. Julia was given per-
mission to take away with her certain
bifurcated articles of under apparel, she
having proven to the satisfaction of the
officers that they belonged to her.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-02
wELCHER's LITTLE FUN.
1t Ended in His Jumping From a
Moving Train.

1t Ended in His Jumping From
Moving Train.
Louis Welcher is Chicago travelling
man who had very narrow escape
from violent death yesterday after
noon. He had been out having "some
fun with the 'bhoys," and was i'll a
wildly hilarious mood when he boarded
the through Northern Pacific train at
the union depot at 4:40 o'clock. 1t
seems that he had no desire to travel in
the direction the train was gong, but
merely boorded it for the amusement it
afforded him. When the train was
crossing Marshall street northeast he
made up ihis mind that he wanted to
get off, so .suitiDg the action to the
thought, be stepped out on the platform
and jumped OFT. AS a result he landed
head foremost on the hard street and
was picked up few moments later I'M
conscious and taken to the residence of
Andrew dickson, on Marshall street.
where he now lies.
Welcher is badly injured, but not
seriously. He will remain at Mr.. Hick-
sons place until he RECEIVERS sufficiently
to go to Chicago.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-02
The Minnesota Loan and Trust Co.
Allows per cent interest on six-months
deposits.
THAT MAMMOTH CAKE.
Something About the People Who
Will "Walk" for 1t.

Something About the People Who
Will "Walk" for 1t.
1t was announced yesterday by those
who have the management OF the ''cake
walk" in charge, that six valuable
prizes would be given the various con-
testants. The "cake walk'' occurs on
the night of March 10, at Harmonic
hall, and extensive and elaborate prep
arations are in progress. Julius Rasp-
berry, the colored New Yorker who is
said to be the originator of
the idea in this city, is expected
by the ''40O' to arrive here
today. He will be accompanied by his
sister, Miss Angelina, who won the first
ladies' prize at the recent walk held
in Philadelphia. Among the distin-
guished "walkers" from abroad who
will contest at Harmonic hall are Henry
Adams, the Ward McAllister of coIored
society in Chicago, and Miss Lille
Loverdale, of Detroit. 1t is expected
that fifteen couples will participate in
the ''Walk" and endeavor to carry away
the huge cake Regain Bros. have under
course of construction. This cake will
be put on exhibition as soon as ready.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-02
Pretty Seriously Cut.

Theodore Thompson, bartender at
the Scandal house, and James Haley, a
miller boarding at the Central hotel, be-
came involved in fight about IL O'Clock
last night over the price of drink. AS
a result Haley got considerably the
worst of it, and when taken to the ceE-
trail station, together with Thompson,
was bleeding profusely from a number
of wounds in the head. DR.. Gibson was
called and pronounced the wounds seri-
Gus. but not dangerous. They were
made with some sharp instrument, pos
Eibly knife.