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St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
Society Would Sheer.

Detroit Tribune.
When man with a flushed counte-
nance and excited air had rushed from
the house. they fastened into the. parlor
and found the woman with wealth Of
yellow hair bathed in tears and hyster-
ica.
They comforted her as best they
might.
Gradually she regained certain de-
gree of cOmpoSure, and was able to talk
a little.
"He-he-h -e's b-b-brnte." she sobbed.
They exchanged significant glances,
and c0mforted her some more.
'Wha-wil-wh do you th-th-think he
WV wanted?" she falteringly de-
manded.
They hadn't the slightest idea. but
were eager to be enlightened.
''He s-said-boo. boo-th-that he
w-w-was g-g--g-boO-o-o-gOing to get a
divorce from me-"
She buried her face in her hands.
They sighed collectively.
Il d-d-didn't care for that'-
behold.
-''D-but he said he w-w-wouldn't
charge me with anything but d-d-dde-
serton. Boo-o-o-o. Wha-what will
S-SO-ciety"--
She wrung her hands.
--'c-care for w-Woman ddivorced
for c-c-comm0n d-d-deSertion"'
Sinking helplesSly to the floor she
would have swooned but for the quick
use of reStoratlves.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
CORSER;S FAILURE.
1t Is For Nearly 100000. and
Was Caused by Wheat.

Minneapolis business men were star
tied yesterday by the announcement of
the failure of E. S. Corser. The failure
involves the firm of E. S. Corser & Co.,
composed of E. S. Corser, Lester b. Ell
wood. Waiter E. Badger and Austin l..
Belknap. The failure is at once one of
the heaviest and most unexpected that
ever occurred in Minneapolis. The as
slgnee has not been selected yet, so
definite figures Oh assets and
liabilities are unavailable. The
creditors will meet today. and an
assignee will be selected within
a dav or two. Mir. Corser says that the
assets will amount 10 about Sl,000,000.
He figures that the liabilities Will foot
up about $150,000 less than that sum.
Nr. Corser and the firm of E. s. Corser
d Co. are both large holders of real
estate. With the exception of a 1000
acre farm aud an elevator at CrookSton,
nearly all OF the real estate is in Mime
arolis. Mr.. Corser has large interest
in Oak Park addition, controls some
valuable property OH First avenue near
the postoffice. holds a tWo-thlrd inter
est in the Dayton property in st. Paul,
has $45, ,0CO worth of property on Vine
place, and OWNS a good many smaller
pieces of real estate scattered all over
the city. His CrooEston farm is valued
at S125,000 About 100000 of his assets
is tied up in the estate of Lyman c.
DAYTON. The assets consisting So largely
of real estate, the fate of the creditors
is matter of guess work. This point
will have much 10 d0 with the selection
of an assignee. Mr. Ccrser says
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
BAD MEATS.
The Meat Inspector Has Con-
demned Great Many Pounds.

The Meat Inspector Has Con-
demned a Great Many Pounds.
Meat Inspector d. T. Davies has
been especially busy during the past
year and has condemned great many
pounds of meat. His annual report will
show the following kinds and pounds of
meat have been condemned up to the pres
ent time: Chickens, 1889; veal, 1861;
fresh beef. 1920; salt beef, 3,7l0; fresh
pork. $500; salt pork, 3,310; venison,
lS5; fresh fish, l6S; lard. 40; salt fish,
100; cold pressed beef, 60; shoulders,
200; fresh mutton, 5,195; turkeys, S21;
salt mutton, 100; lambs. 2, 2,232; geese, 50;
summer sausage, 10; bacon, SO; bologna
meat. 80; Vienna sausage, 200; salt
tongue, 25; hams, 1.2l6; liver sausage,
POS; bologna sausage, 253; pork sausage.
2S5; boneless ham, 1862; rabbits, 100,
eggs, cases, 175; red raspberries, cases,
l; prairie chickens. 55: ducks, lG6;
pheasants, 10; quail, ~; oysters, gallons,
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
CHRISTMAS FLAMES.
Two Missouri Towns Very Badly
SCOrched.

Two Missouri Towns Very Badly
Scorched.
SLATER, Mo-. Dec. 25.-Fire destroyed
S1O0.O0O worth of property yesterday, the
insurance being $4,000. The heaviest
losers are AL Haas and AL Sieber, both
dealers in dry goods. The loss to each
was $4,000,
NORBoRNE. Mo-, Dec. 26.-Fire last
night started in Burr'S bakery, and be-
fore it could be gotten under control the
bakery, Kenyon Bros meat market
and livery stables, Bank of NOrborne
and several other buildings were en-
tirely destroyed. Total loss, $40, 600;
partially insured.
KAHoKA, Mo-, Dec. 26.-By fire
here yesterday Wayland & Stautfer. dry
goods dealers, suffered loss of $4,000;
Rancher & Downs, clothing. $4,000;
Duer & Hummel, furniture and gro
ceries, $4,000; the Webster hotel,
5000. Other losses swell the aggregate
to $4,000; insurance. S25. 900.
WACO. Tex, Dec. GA fire de-
stroyed the photograph gallery of Mr..
Dean this morning, causing $4,000 loss.
company in the same bulldingwaS dem
aged $4,000 worth. Partially insured.
MCLEANsBoRo, ILL.,, Dec. 26.-The
Peoples mills, owned by Silas w.
Heard, large brick structure which
cost $4,000 few years ago, was en-
tirely destroyed by fire. Origin of the
fire unknown. No insurance.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex. Dec. 26.-Fire
gutted the Slumbering block. corner of
Houston and Navarro streets, th,s
morning. Total loss $4,000. The new
office Of the telephone company, near
the scene of the fire. suffered $1,000
damages to wires. j. w. Milburn,
manager. fell from ali awning into lot
of burning debris and was taken home
insensible, but is now resting easily.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
AFTER Fifty YEARS.
A We'll Preserved Body just Ex
humed at st. Louis.

A Well Preserved Body just Ex-
humed at st. Louis.
ST. Louis Special.
In the potter's field. side by side with
a host of unknown, will tomorrow be
placed the body of man who died fifty
years ago In life he was wealthy. and
his descendants are probably well off
financially. but because his identity is
not known his last resting place Will be
with pauners.
The casket containing the remains
was uDearthed while some laborerS were
eXcavating for sewer. with much
difficulty the casket was brought to the
surface When the earth which was
clinging to glass plate covering the
upper portion was cleared away the
face of man presented itself. From
appearance the body had been buried
but few days before. Not a sign Of
decomposition was visible.
All attempts to remove the lid proved
useless. A blow with pickaX on the
foot piece made il small hole. No gas
of any kind came out, revealing that the
casket had been airtight.
For five days the casket and its con-
tents remained close to where it was
found, IN the neafL or one OF Tue pest
residence parts of the city. Yesterday,
when the casket was brought TO the
morgue, the cover was chiseled off, eX-
posing to view the body. 1t was that of
a man about fifty years old. dressed in
black clothing cut after the style in
vogue in the early part OF the present
century. Since the casket had been
taken up decomposition had set in. yet
the body was in good state.
The casket is of the kind used in the
early part of the present century in con-
vevlng bodies long distances. 1t is in
the shape of body, and from appear
ance had been cast for the inmate, rs he
fitted in it perfectly. 1t had undoubtedly
cost quite sum of money.
The man had probably died while
travelling in Europe, as the casket is OF
foreign make, and the body had been
brought thousands of miles to find a
resting place of only fifty years in St.
Louis. A silver plate bearing the name
of the dead man and time of death,
which had been attached to the mead of
the coffin, had been corroded so badly
by the dampness of the grave that only
Slight traces of it remained.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
In the Police Court.

The police court took half holiday
yesterday, court being held in the morn
ing and all the cases disposed OF. Judge
Elliot had list of thirty-tEree common
drunkS to contend with. The culprits
had all imbibed too freely the evening
before in celebrating the glad Yuetide,
and when arragned before the judge
they looked sheepish and forlorn. I he
customary fine of $40 was imposed i'll
each case. Among the drunks arraigned
was colored soldier, John Jackson. be-
longing to Company b, of the Twenty
fifth infantry, locat d at Fort Custer.
He pleaded with tie judge to let him
off, but it did not work James Tracy,
arrested by Inspector McNulty for steal
ing valuable cloak from Emma Jewell,
at 1l5 Second street north, was sent to
the workhouSe for term of sixty days.
Joe Fisher, who stole forty yards of
cloth from Cedar avenue store, received
the same sentence.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
INTO THE HUDSON.
Four Persons Take an Involuntar!

FOuf efSOnS rake an involuntary
Bath in Its Icy Water.
New York. Dec. 26.-The ferry boat
Fanw0od, OF the Central Railroad of
New Jersey. while attempting to enter
her slip at the foot of Liberty street,thi
city, at 12:15 this morning, crashed into
the bridge under full headway. driving
the bridge upon West street and break
ing down the entrance to the ferry
house. On board the boat were some
200 passengers, who were Immediately
thrown into panic. When the crash
came four OF the passengers, Mrs. Lea
mas, SiXty-fiy years of age, her twen-
ty-One-year-old granddaughter and her
two sons, Edward and Harry, were forced
against the guard rail of the forward
deck in the rush. The girl became
alarmed. The guard rail flew open,
and the girl fell over the nose of the
boat into the water. With scream the
old lady jumped in after her, and then
over went the two men into the icy
Hudson. The deckfiandS came to their
assistance at once, and with the aid OF
some of the passengers the quartette
were dragged back on the boat with
ropes that had beer thrown to them. In
the cabin of the boat several persons
were Slightly injured. The accident
was caused By the pin of the eccentric
crank getting out OF order and refusing
to work, just as the boat re ached the
slip.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
GENUINE MINNESOTA WEATHE
A Number OF People Barely Es-
caped Freezing to Death.

A Number OF People Barely Es-
capped Freezing to Death.
Andy McDermott, lumberman from
CloQuet arrived in the city Saturday to
spend Christmas. He spent the holiday
in drinking bad whisky, and in the
evening wandered out to the Eighth
ward The cold and the whisky affected
him in manner that made him sleepy,
so he laid down in the gutter near the
old motor line junction. He was found
about 10 O'Clock by one Of the patrOlmen
of the Fifth precinct, nearly dead. He
was frozen stiff, and it took an hours
work to bring life 10 his body and take
the stiffness out of his limbs. Yester-
day he was taken to the city hospital.
and it is thought that one of his legs will
have to be amputated.
AT 3o'clock yesterday morning George
Dohahue, who lives at % Western ave
nue.. was found by police officer lying
in the alley in the rear of the Windsor
house. His feet and hands were badly
frozen, SO he was taken to the city hos
pital. 1t is thought he was drunk, and
had fallen asleep III the alley.
Engineer Safer, of the WorkhOuSe,
found a man lying in the snow in front
of the city institution late Sunday night.
The man was seriously frozen. He was
a Bohemian, and had lost his way. He
was taken into the WorkhOuSe and
cared for
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
Mrs. Pickett Very I'LL

Mrs. Milton Pickett, widow of the
wel-knOwn newspaper man, and assist
ant city editor Of the Minneapolis de-
partment of the Pioneer Press, who lost
his life in the terrible Tribune fire thi ee
years ago, is very iii. at the residence of
Richard Chute, on University avenue
northeast. Every since the fearful fire
In which her husband met with such a
tragic death, Mrs. Pickett has been fail
ing in health. Her trouble is melan-
cholia. She has spent most of the time
in travelling, hoping to gain health and
partial forgettuIneSs in new scenes and
incidents. Now, however, she has taken
to Eer bed. and it is feared she will die.
Mrs. Pickett has great many friends
and acquaintances in the city.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
Polly Knew Who He Was.

Chicago Herald.
Mr.. M. an old gentleman very
uick-tempered and nervous, owned a
parrot which was very takative. Be-
sides having this parrot he had an ap-
prentice who was very much afraid of
his master This poor hoy was called all
sorts of pet names by MIR. L, such as
fool, blockhead. sheepshead, etc. One day
the boy was sent out on an errand and
on his return. while Mr.. NJ was en-
tertaining some friends in his office, the
boy walked in without knocking. Old
Mr.. Nj flew into passion, aud eX-
claimed: "Have you no manners? Do
you forget who l amp" Suddenly from
the corner OF the room came Polly's
voice: "Sheepshead! fool! blockheadw
The old man collapsed and the poor ap-
prentice was avenged.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
An Historical, Painting.

Edward E. Aver, of Chicago, has pre-
sented the public library with an oil
painting that will be Of great interest to
the old settlers of the city. Mr.. Aver
purch ased the oil paintings by Capt. S.
Eastman, and among them was water
color showing ST. Anthony Falls in their
primitive condition. The painting is
Sx12 inches, finely executed, and is
probably the first picture of the falls
ever done in colors. The exact date of
the painting is not known, though it is
supposed it was executed prior to 1875
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
BRAINS BATTERED OUT.
Heavy Cornice Falls on the Head
5Et Of Fireman.

DETROIT. Mich, Dec. ga small
fire in the saloon aid grocery of j. }.
Kavanagh. oD the southwest corner of
National avenue and Ann street, at
3::25 this morning, caused the death Of
one fireman and seriously injuring two
more. Peter d. Schwartz, e. F. Say
age, and George III. Fletcher. of Com
pany No. 4. began raising ladder on
the north side of the building, when a
terrific explosion occurred. Flames
shot out from all the windows and the
caves of the building. The heavy
curnice and the chimney came down
with crash, burying Schwartz
under the debris. When his COM
panions dug him out they found that he
had been horribly sas:tilated and was
dead. The mass OF bricks struck him
on the head, and, in spite of the thick
ness of his helmet, his skull was cut
open and his brains battered out. The
other two firemen were not seriously
hurt
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
Missionary t,orn Japsn.

Rev. Geo. Smith, biother-in-law of
Rev. w. j. Lamon. of the Portland
Avenue Church of Christ. is in the city.
MIR. Smith is missionary whose post of
duty is in Japan. He sailed from FokiO,
together with his wife and family, OH
Dec. and reached here Sunday morn
ing. He has been missionary to Japan
for ten years and talks very entertain
ingly on the country. people and their
habits. He lectured last night at the
Y M C. a
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
How She Will See America.

Cincinnati Enquirer. q
A young English girl is travelling
through America in novel way. She,
was anxious to see the country, but had
only enough money to pay her
expenses from place to place.
At Washington, which she first
visited, she applied for position
as chambermaid, in one of the best
hotels. Her neatness and pleasant man
ner at once secured her the coveted
place. She performed her duties quietly
and faithfully, had every other after
noon out, saw all the sights of the capi-
tol. and in month was ready to leave
for the next point of interest.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
Died in an Ice House.

ELwoOD, Ind, Dec. 26.-This evening
an unknown man was found dead i'll
Kramer & Benedict's ice house, north
of this city. He has not been identified.
He is medium-set man, light mustache,
and apparently had been dead several
hours. He is supposed to have wall
dered in there last night, where he fell
asleep and froze to death. Marshal
Hunter notified Coroner Arlington, Ut
Anderson, who will hold the inquest.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
ashore and Leaking.

CAPE CHARLES CITY. Va. Dec. &c.
The four-masted schooner Mary F. Ill.
&. Dow, of Bath, Me-, went ashore to-
day at the mouth of Chesapeake bay,
near Cape Charles. She is loaded with
coal from Newport Views, Va, bound
for Portsmouth, n. H.. and is leaking
haIIy
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
Princelings Who Learn Trades.

1t is the rule in Austria and Germany
that all the members of the imperial
family, boys and girls, shall learn
trade. On account OF this the queen of
Spain was enabled to do little uupre-
greatly added to her popularity with
working people. Visiting the other day
the famous factory of mosaics at Orio,
she stopped to watch one of the work
men for few moments, and then asked
him to let her finish his job. Then, taxi
ing his seat, she completed in the most
deft and workmanlike manner the
mosaic he had commenced, according to-
the methods she learned when a little
archduchess with no idea of becoming
a Queen.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
Burglars Leave Their Tools.

NAUGATUCK. Conn.,, Dec ga bold
but unsuccessful attempt was made
yesterday to rob the Naugatuck Ma
tional Dank. After drilling through the
steel of the side doors of the vault and
blowing the lock off. they became al
armed and fed, leaving their kit" be-
hind them.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
ANOTHER FOR CHEF.
Vernon G. Smith, the EX- -AIder-
man, Is a Candidate.

Another candidate for honor and
emolument and a gold star has entered
the race for chief of police. The new
sides desire for representation. To
be sure, Supt. Henderson lives on the
East side, but only on the island. The
East siderS want real live chief of
police all for their very own.
The newcomer is Vernon q. Smith.
Mr.. Smith has beeh an alderman from
the Second ward. He has been men-
toned, or was mentioned couple of
years ago. as a possible warden of the
Saltwater penitentiary. Now he is
being pushed for superintendent of po-
lice. He is finding good backing. too.
The appearance every day or
so of new aspirant for the
proud position astride Danny's back
admits but one conclusion. A whole
lot of people seem TO think that Mayor
EuStis is all at sea with relation to the
superintendency Of pollce-that he is in
the hands of the friends Of the various
for dark horse, the way presidential
nominations usually go to compromise
candidates. They are mistaken. Mayor
want. He has couple of men i'll mind,
possibly three. From them the
superintendent will finally be
chosen. Tom Downs and Winn
Bracket are the most likely
candidate. AS the GLOBE has before
pointed out, Winn would be appointed
were it not a question of politics. Scan
dinavan enmity toward him is the only
bar to his path. Mr.. Eustis recognizes
Brackett's fitness for the position
through experience. but he wants 10 ap-
point good chief of police, and. at the
same time, make master political
stroke. He has his doubts whether the
appointment of Downs will be a good
one politically.
1t is safe to predict that Mayor Eustis
will not authoritativelV announce his
selection for chief of police before
next Monday. On that day he will send
the name of the next chief to the city
council for confirmation.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
A Modern kmendation.

Kate Fields Washington.
Priscilla-They say that the hand
that rocks tile cradle is the hand that
rules the world.
Prunella We'll. they are not quite
right. The hand that cradles The rocks
is the hand that rules the world.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
The ski Runners.

The Minneapolis Ski club held
meeting last night in the city engineers
office. The object of the meeting was
the selection of delegates to attend the
annual meeting of the Central Ski assO-
citation OF The Northwest. at Red Wing,
today. c. D, Huntress was chosen as
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
SAILORS DROWNED.
Ten Lives Lost Along the Spanish
Coast.

MADRID. Dec. 26.-Violent gales are
raging off the west coast of Spain. Re-
ports indicate that there have been
many fatalities in this part of the
Atlantic, and that shipping has suffered
seriously along the Spanish coast. The
ship Maria Joaquina managed to make
haven at Vigo in a disabled condition.
her rudder having been unshipped and
mast broken. During the gale her cap
tain was killed and two seamen
drowned. The ship Maria Teresa
foundered off San Lucas and eight of
the crew were drowned.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
Manyled in a Hack.

CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-Patrick Mahoney
and J. Ii. Barnett, while crossing the
Chicago. Rock Island 81 Pacific railway
tracks at Seventieth street in hack
last night, were run down by a passeh-
ger train. Both men were terribly
mangled, and both died within half an
hour of each other at Mercy hospital
this morning.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
Fifteen Days at the Pumps.

HALIFAX, n. S., Dec. 26.-The Stand
ard Oil company's tank steamer Wee
hawken has arrived here, her crew
worn out with fifteen days struggle
at the pumps to keep her afloat. Her
captain was urged by the captains OF
two passing steamers to abandon the
ship, but in spite of the weather lie
stuck to his post and brought her safely
into port
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
HAGEN WINS AGAIN.
The Norwegian skater Defeats
Hugh Mccormick.


Hugh Mccormick.
The one mile race between Hagen and
Mccormick, at the Normanna skating
rink yesterday afternoon, was won by
the champion from Norway. The con-
test excited great deal Of interest, as
many people expected Mccormick to
show up well in this contest, and large
crowd was present.
When the pistol shot was fired the
men were off like the wind, and Nc
COrmick gained a-feW feet OIL the first
lap,
At the end of the second he still had
a tritie the best Of it. Had he been able
to keep up the pace Mccormick would
have pushed the champion hard, but he
began to fall Off during the third lap
and in the last his wind gave out.
Hagen came in an easy winner fully
half a lap in advance.
An amateur race before the principal
event was won by Ole Rund. The time
was SOL: not SO very fast.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
A Cloak Thief Caught.

Some few days ago William Haley
stole cloak, valued at 800, from Stock
holm Olsen, the Washington avenue
saloon keeper. Yesterday the st. Paul
police caught him and notified the local
department. Inspector Hoy went to
ST. Paul. and brought Haley back. and
locked him uD at the central station.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27

delegate. THE Central association is
composed of Eau Claire, La Crosse. Ism
Deming, Red Wing, Saltwater, ST. Paal
and Minneapolis. At the meeting at
Red Wing today schedule of ski tour
nament will be arranged.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
DENY That a Row Occurred.

The managers of the dance given in
Labor Temple Saturday deny the state
ments OF the police officers that the
dance was broken up by row. They
just at the close, however, a stranger
with two much liquor aboard came up
to the hall and tried TO create disturb
ance, but had his face slapped and was
aia
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27

of the schooner Anna Dale. The party
started i'll SMALL boat. and after ter
rihle battle Of three hours with the ice
and the waves succeeded in rescning
the keepers. They had been without
food for two days.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
SAVED FROM STARVATION.
Rescue OF Lighthouse Keepers
From a PerilOus Position.

OsWEGo. n. Y. Dec 26.--For several
days the two keepers of the beacon
lighthouse here have seen imprisoned
bv the ice. Yesterday they ran up
flag of distress, and relief party was
organized. headed by Capt. Gowan, of
the steamer Reliance, and the captain
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
ENTANGAED IN WIRE.
Peculiar Accident Which Hap
pened TO q Chicago Woman.

CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-Tonight Mrs. S.
B. Mitchell entered cable car without
noticing that her foot had become en-
tangled in coil OF telegraph wire.
When the ear started, and the wire was
made tight, Mrs. Mitchell was dragged
from her seat and through the door.
Before she could be liberated her leg
was so cut by the wire that amputation
may De necessary.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
Injured i'm an ExnIosion.

SALIDA. Col, Dec. 26. = William
Price and Frank Lander were seriously
injured this afternoon by an explosion
in the Eclipse tunnel, at Monatch. Col.
A special train is going up from here
with surgeons, but DO details Can as yet
be procured,
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
Frozen to Death.

GAINESVILLE, o., Dec. 60 Mrs. Maria
Willis, an aged lady living alone. was
found dead in bed this morning, having
been frozen to death. She had not been
seen since Saturday, and the neighbors
became uneasy and broke open the
6l1n