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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-29

about their person, and sing their song
right under the nose of the chief. Chief
Ruuge says that If we have found who
the culprits are, we have found
what he and StetSCn have been
trying to get at for ten
years. But the evidence shows that at
the North Star fire. while men were go
ing up and coming down the ladder
loaded with plumber. Chief Runge stood,
OF and on, at the foot of the ladder.
Capt. Hamilton, acting assistant chief.
made the remark: "Those fellows will
get enough boots and shoes out of there
to last them ten years" And it
is also proven by three witnesses
that Chief Runge would come into
the house after fire and ask who was
off last night. and,- being informed,
would reply, He's loser, amt hep OF
to the man, "You were not here last
night. You are loser. 1t was very
good night" 1t is also shown that, wien
men were carrying boots and shoes
down the ladder at the North Star fire,
one of them dropped pair at Runge's
feet and nothing was said.
The testimony shows that both the
chief and second assistant, men holding
| positions which ought to develop III
| the mthe highest qualities of manhood,
and to be to these men living examples
| of integrity and honor, did. on several
occasions. get down to the minimum OF
headquarters morality and appropriate
! to themselves articles not their own
| What then can be expected of the men
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-29

men without just cause, together with
other reasons appearing in the evidence,
we recommend that Chief Engineer
A. Ii. Runge be, and hereby is re-
quested and directed to tender his res
lgnation forthwith"
In referring to the firemen who had
been discharged, the report held that 1t
had been done without reason, and that
they had been proved TO be good and re-
liable firemen. The charges preferred
against them by the chief had, In the
first place, been of the most trivial char
acter, and, in the second place, they had
not been sustained. 1t was then recon-
mended that all these men be reinstated.
inasmuch as they were trustworthy ana
capable.
The report also contained the findings
of Expert Accountant Moore, who had
charge of investigating the books of the
| Firemen's Relief ASSOCIATION, summary
| of which has already appeared IN the
GLOBE. 1t was stated that the veteri-
nary surgeon, who was paid by the city
to attend to the department horses, at
tended principally to animals owned by
private individuals, and that tiremer
were detailed to look after the city:
| stock.
The whole report was referred to thu
committee on fire department withou
debate.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-29
A PERSISTENT HEN.
Even in Its Cooked State 1t Was
Dismal Failure.

Even in Its Cook ed State 1t Was
Dismal Failure.
Boston Herald.
Mr.. Jones is of Lynn.
After months of thought he went into
the hen industry on small scale.
He secured batch of chicks from MIR.
Smith, and then asked the ages of the
various members of his new family.
Smith admitted that one of them was
peculiarly old.
II bought her three years ago." he
SAID, ''and she was old them"
Jones kept hens until he was tired.
The most venerable of the lot was al
ways too old to KILL" but never an egg
did she release. Jones sold his brood,
the venerable one and all, TO Mr.. Alley.
Jones' wife wanted fowl the other
day for frlcassee. The butcher was
appealed to. He didn't have a fowl,
but he would get one. He did. Jones'
wife boiled it for four hours, but it was
not eatable. Jones suggested that she
rebOil it the same afternoon, and she
did, but the fowl was still far from
tender. The next day she boiled it some
more, and it remained unpalatable. 1t
had to be thrown away.
Nv here did you get that fOWl?"
asked Jones of the butcher.
Bought it from Alley" answered the
man of meat. ''He said he would give
me a fresh one."
Il thought So" said Jones, who had
reached the conclusion-an was right
that he had paid dollar for the in
firm hen that he had been glad to sell
to Alley for twenty-five cents.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-29
POLICE HAPPENINGS.

Patrolman Joe Ryan, one of the most
efficient officers on the force, has been
promoted TO the position IF inspector.
He will aid Inspector Needham i'll look
ing after the pawn shops.
Thomas McDOnOugh, arrested for
stealing a suit Of clothes from Ed RO-
land, was arraigued in the police court
Yesterday and committed to the work
house for sixty days. The suit of clothes
which McDOnough had on his back was
identified as the one lie had stolen from
Roland.
Charles Francis, a mOtOneer. living at
the corner of Washington and Plym-
outh avenues, is reported missing by his
family. He left his home last Sunday
presumably to attend to his duties as
street railway mOtOneer, but did not
reach the power house, nOr has he been
heard of or seen since.
Norman McCarriel. charged with a
horrible crime, the details of which were
printed in yesterday mornings GLOBE,
was aTraigned before Judge Elliot yes
terday afternoon He asked for con-
tinuance, claiming he was not ready
for trial, and the judge granted 1t. The
five little girls claimed to have been de-
bauched by McCarrleI were all on hand
TO testify.
The remains of the suicide, John
Grant, who hanged himself in a cell in
the central police station, have been
identified as those of A. A. Mckenzie, a
stOnecutter formerly employed as fore
man of the StOnecutters with the Chi
cago, Milwaukee IL st. Paul road. He
had a vile. twO SONS and daughter,
living on PillSbury avenue, near Thirty
first street,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-29
The Flour Output.

The mills increased their output last
week 1000 barrels per day. The weeks
production was 1920 barrels-a verag-
ing 29,S73 barrels daily against 1865, 800
barrels the week before, 1874 barrels
in 1892, and 16l, no barrels in 1891. The
output this week will show an immense
drop. Three mills that have heretofore
run very steadily, are idle. cutting off
5000 barrels per day. These mills are
stopped on account of the dull flour
market. However, it is improbable that
they will all be idle more than ten day
or two weeks. Flour seems to have
been in rather better demand for week
back, and probably as much was sold as
ground. The larger concerns seem to
have done considerable export business.
quite good sales Of both opatent and
bakers being made. The United King
dom took round lots of both grades.
while Holland showed Partially for
bakers. Close prices, OF course, had to
be made. Some parties were able to
dispose of patents freely to the domestic
trade, but this was not the rule. Low
grades are moderately firm in tone.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-29
UNAPPRECIATED POL1TENESs
The London "Cabby" Finds Tha
1t Does Not Pay.

The London "Cabby" Finds That
1t Does Not Pay.
London Tid-Bits.
He had been driving cab for four
wears, and got little more weary-look-
ing every day.
81 can't stand it no long r." he said at
last. Il amt a-going to have any more
women finding fault and claiming that
they didn't have courteous treatment"
There was woman standing at the
next corner. Instead of the customary
Cab, ma'am?" he stopped his horse,
dismounted from his perch and going
toward tine curbstone. lifted his hat and
inquired:
''Do you propose making use of this
vehicle today?"
Sir" she said, in tones of astonish-
ment.
''Do you wish to ride in this cab? If
so, l will gladly escort you. l aim to
please"
"Why, I never heard such impertiD-
ence!" she Stammered. Il did intend
riding in your cab, but shall certainly
wait for the next one. And you may
expect complaint from me at the police
station concerning your conduct, sir"
He remounted his seat and pulled his
hat down over his eyes.
"'Tain;t no use! Geddup!' was all
he said.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-29
ROAST THE CHIEF.
The Committee Says That He Is
Too Easy.

The Committee Says That he Is
Too Easy.
In the matter of discipline, the report
stated that it was deplorably lax, and a
mrSS of evidence was adduced to sub
stantlate this deduction. For fear that
the complaint of poor discipline might
have emanated from jealous persoEs.the
committee had summoned friends and
foes of the chief alike, and the result of
their examination was that serious
condition of affairs existed in the de-
partment, all of which needed deSper-
ate remedy. The chief had made pets
of certain of his men and allowed them
all the scope of action they desired.
These men had been allowed to go
and come at will. Salaries had been
paid them while off on pleasure jaunts;
others had been allowed leave of alb
sence and paid salaries all the time they
were away and not obliged 20 put on
substitutes. In the matter of promo
ton, the committee also found evidence
of great unfairneSs and Partially.
Merit and efficiency had cut but little
figure for the past TWO years. The re-
port then went Oh to say:
From the foregoing statements it
will be seen that the fire department of
this city is not and can not be brought
to that state of efficiency which this
city is entitled to from the liberal man
ner in which the city responds to its
demands without a radical change is
made in its management. In looking
for the cause of the present de-
plorable state of affairs we may
say that the action of the council
i'll January, 1891, in not re-electing the
man who was chief at that time, who
had a reputation which reached far be-
yond our own city as fire chief, and
who had been trained to efficiency
largely at the expense of our city, was
the entering wedge in that there was no
just cause or reason for such action.
The uni ust and unwiSe action OF the
council at that time is again paralleled
by Chief Runge in 1898 i'll dropping ont
a number of the best tiremen in the de-
partment for no better reasons.
The present. chief, A. II. Runge, Is
without doubt a good fireman, and as
captain, or perhaps assistant chief,
would be III position where his quail
ficat0nS and abilities as a fireman
would be valuable to the city, and with
out question the duties of such office
would be discharged with credit to him
self; but as chief he has shown himself
deficient in executive ability, easily led
from what ought to have been plain
ddtY by designing persons, and dis
penSer Of favoritism to such a degree as
to cause diScOntenG throughout the de-
DartmentF
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-29
IN THE COURTS.
Case Against One Man Nolled-

Case Against One Man Nolled-
Suit for "a Church Subscription.
In the criminal court yesterday morn
ing the county attorney n0lle pressed
the case against Charles Morgan, the
negro barber, accused of larceny. 1t
appeared that Morgan did not give evil
dence 20 suit the grand jury in the case
az ainst another man and that body in
dicted him for completely. The case of
the state against William Endies re-
suited in disagreement, after the jury
had been out all night. Endies was ac-
cused of concealing mortgaged prop
erty. The case against William Black.
well was taken up. The jury remained
out from morning until court closed.
The second trial Of the case of Frank
Truntle against the North Star Wooden
Mill company resulted in verdict for
the boy in the sum OF $3.50. The first
trial only brought verdict for $1,000,
and the defendant moved for and re-
ceived new trial on errors.
All Saints church claims that George
B. Buckneil signed his name to a snb-
scrlption list, in which he agreed to
pay 500 toward the enlarging of the
edifice. When the time came for him
to settle, however, 1t is claimed he re-
fused to do so, and in order that he may
pay for his piety the church has brought
suit against him for the amount.
The Columbian Investment company
and the United States Investment COM
pany have both Incorporated with cap.
ital stock of $50, 900 i'll each case.
L. Ii. Skillman has asked the probate
court for letters of administration of the
estate of Philander Skillman, who
leaves $500 to three heirs.
In the case brought by T. Gulbrand-
son against Herman Westphal asking
an injunction from the court to restrain
Westphal from using personally the
name "The City Ice Market" in the
carrying on his business. Judge Hooker
has issued an order to show why tenn
porary injunction should not be made
restraining the defendant from using
the name above referred to.
The case of A. p. Lane vs.. Jacob
Barge came up before Judge CAVITY and
jury yesterday afternoon. Lane has
sued Barge to recover S2,700 damages
for false representation on real estate
deal,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-29
HERE'S THAT REPORT.
Oh, but the Committee Goes
for the Fire Depart
ment.
Wholesale Charges Of Rob-
berry and General CuSsed-
ness Preferred.
Chief Rnnge Asked to Step
Out Of the Boss
Place.
News From the Courts -
New Transfer SyS-
tenn.

The gray old building. TIE city hal
The halls were crowded with people
and the stutfY council chamber over
flowed with perspiring humanity. The
occasion was a regular meetirZ of the
common council, but twas not the al
dermen, nor the plain fact that they
were to meet, that brought the audience.
1t was the understanding that the COM
mittee appointed to investigate
the affairs of the fire de-
partmeRt and its chief was to
submit its report and conclusions.
No matter of recent years has created
so much interest as this investigation.
for on the result hinged the efficiency
of the fire department, in which every
citizen of the city is Interested. Al
though the meeting was called for $50,
it was after before sufficient quiet was
secured to warrant the commencement
| of proceedings. The aldermen who ar
| rived late and were forced 10 fight their
way through the crowds in the hail,
| looked crushed and bedraggled, and
| very red in the face as they sat in their
| seats. Some one proposed TO secure
several policemen to AID in keeping the
crowd down. They were forthcoming
F, in short order, but, under the charter,
! had no authority III the council cham
Der, SO Frank Gaylord, the custodian of
the hall, was appointed sergeant-at-
| arms.
The report of the investigating COM
| mittee came up under suspension of the
! nd nc n y
man, presented vOluminouS package
| to the city clerk there was sudden
! hush in the room. Everybody expected
| 10 listen to very diYerting article, but
no one even guessed how fervid it really
was. President kiichli, who sat ell
| throned as the rightful president of the
council. behind huge bouquet of flowers
sent to the chamber by his constituents,
nodded his head in the negative when
he was asked if he knew what the re-
port contained. 1t took an hour to read
| it. Tor it embraced twenty-five closely
! typewriter pages. There was buzz
! over the chamber when City Clerk
) HaneY concluded aud the audience
held its breath with anticipation.
! Instead of accepting the report,
however, the council decided to
refer it to the committee on fire
department for further consideration.
| The vote on acceptance stool IL for and
| 13 against. There were some who said
! that the referring of the report to the
committee meant nothing more nor less
! than a whitewash, but this the aldermen
who voted against accepting it denied.
| They claimed it was necessary for the
council to have more light on the mat
ter, for they could not accept such re-
port without due consideration.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-29


bers the Men Whose Headgear
He Cares For.
Washington Star.
The man in the light suit was in a
hurry. He was hungry. His matutinal
cocktail had been down precisely nine
minutes, and was beginning to be self
assertive.
The individual in uniform by the
dining room hat rack caught the tile
the man Ill the light suit tossed him,
gave quick glance at the back of the
light suit disappearing in the dining
room entrance, placed the hat in row
with Il score of other tiles of all styles
and sizes. Half an nour later the man
in the light suit emerged from the
dining room slowly and with an EXPIRES
sion of satisfaction, for the cocktail had
succumbed to the attack of coffee,
porterhOuSe steak, chops and other COIL
comitants of a good breakfast. The hat
was now adjusted, the cigar lighted and
the individual in uniform added silver
coin to the pile in his pocket.
"The ability of the hat boy to remem-
Der different faces and heads and the
hats that go with them," said the clerk,
lis marvellous. Out of the hundreds
who daily pass into that dining room,
strangers. transients and permanent, he
never makes a mistake and returns the
wrong hat. l confess | myself am per-
picked at the wonderful memory and
faculty of association which is the chief
recommendation of the average hat boy.
One would imagine that in rush he
would hand over the wrong hat. but he
never does. However, that is all he has
to do, and as his position depends upon
his accuracy he soon becomes an expert
in his p articular line"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-29
TOO MUCH BOOZE.
Excessive Drinking Prevails
Among the Firemen.

Among the Firemen.
The committee also found that excess
i've drinking prevailed TO such an eX-
tent as to seriously impair the efficiency
eff the department. The report said in
reference to it:
AT headquarters the 4th and 5th of
Jvly, 1891, the fremen drank seventeen
kegs of beer. At the Warner fire, near
Cedar lake, the firemen found liquor in
the cellar, got drunk OH it, the captain
among the number, so there were only
three sober men Oh Truck Company
No. to fight the fire. A mem
Der of the department at the
hospital came in one night
while on duty so drunk that he fell out
of his buggy. And at headquarters we
find a fireman so drunk that he had to
go to bed. This hard drinking is not
confined to any particular engine house,
but is general throughout the depart
ment. The liquor is generally drunk
in building adjoining or near the en-
CINE house.
AT headquarters, blacksmith shop
attached to the engine house was the
place used. and when liquor was to be
had it was announced that a Dutch
man was in the shop, and Immediately
the men gathered there, and the evil
dence shows that the chief engineer and
the secretary of the fire department
sometimes drank with the men,"
In referring to Second Assistant Chief
Canterbury, the report said:
lowing to the fact that the name of
the second assistant chief has been
brought before the public, and evidence
has been given concerning his conduct
since he has been acting in that ca
pacity, we will dwell briefly upon his
actions. We find that he has not the
confidence of the neil on the depart
ment. The main reason was given for
this. 1t is his lack of ability as
a fireman and his want of
judgment at fires; we find cases
where he has called out a larger
part of the department than was neces-
Sary. We have had cases cited to us
where he had sent in second and third
alarms before he had been into the
building to ascertain the magnitude of
the fire, and has caused the department
to take many unnecessary runs. The
assistant denies all charges, but we find
the evidence is strong upon these
points; and it is the opinion Of your
committee that such man is unfit to
hold so responsible position"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-29
OTHER BUSINESS.
Bradish Works or Roast on the
Mayor.

During the meeting Aid. Love moved
TO have the report of the committee on
ordinances, referring to the granting of
4 street lighting franchise to G. M. Lor-
ing and others, in which Mayor Eustis
was referred TO in ali undlguitied man
her. Obliterated from the records of the
council. The report. it will be remem-
Dered, was adopted at the meeting held
two weeks ago. Aid. Loye maintained
that the report was a diSgraceful one,
and it ought not be allowed to stand
on the records. But Aid. BradiSh,
whose facile pen created the report.
objected strenuously to eXpunging that
portion from the records. There was
nothing Objectionable in the report so
far as he could see. 1t was time that
the mayor was shown that his person.
ality. which he insisted upon forcing
upon the council, was not appreciated.
The dignitary was then roasted in a
manner that called for an objection OH
the part of Aid. Harvey, and as result
the council was asked to decide by its
vote whether Aid. Bradish should be
allowed to continue on the line of speech
he had begun. The council voted the
matter q disagreeable thing at the least,
and Aid. Bradish was obliged to take
seat Aid. Loye's motion was then car
ried, and the Objectionable report was
cut cut.
The appointment Of DR.. George E.
Kicker as quarantine physician was COIL
firmed.
The communication from the board of
corrections and charities asking that
the $4,000 bonds for the new city hos
pital be appropriated as quickly as pos
Sible was referred to the committee Oh
ways and means.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-29
JUST LIKE YOU.
Here Is Something That You
Will Recognize.
II Has Not Been a Pleasant Experience
For You Either.
This May Give You knowledge You
Never Possessed Before.

You think that You differ from every
body else. but we are all made up about
alike and If You read this you will have
an exact expression of your own feel
ings.
81 suffered from dyspepsia for twenty
years." states Mr.. Joseph Hogan, Of
Franklin, Mass, (P. .. Box l4O. The
stomach became weakened so that after
eating what would be considered full
meal it would not be digested. but
would accumulate in the stomach.
II would have sense of fullness or
bloating after eating. with distress, and
l would suffer greatly with acidity and
eructatiOns Of large quantities of acrid,
scalding water.
II had tried many remedies without
finding relief. A gentleman who had
been cured of similar trouble by the
use of DR.. Greene's Nervura blood and
nerve remedy urged me to give it trial.
The result justified his confidence. l
began the use of the remedy three
months ago and have not yet used three
bOttlefulS and have had perfect relief.