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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-16
AND THEN SHE WENT TO SLEEP.

How Mrs. John Saw the Burglar
and Didn't Scare Her Husband.
A well-known North side lady re-
Gently had a unique and noteworthy
experience. She, with her husband
and children, occupies an apartment
on one of the cross streets. The other
night she arose about l o'clock, as
her crstom is to prepare some food
for one of her children and left her
husband sound asleep in bed. She
went into the next room, lighted the
gas and began to mix the Cruel. In
the middle of the preparations she
turned suddenly and saw a man in
the parlor, which was dimly lighted
by the gas in the room in which she
was. Naturally she was greatly
alarmed, and her first impulse was to
shrek aloud.
"No," she said to herself, ri
mustn't scream. What ] ought to do
is to pretend that l haven't seen him
and then 60 back to bed and wake my
husband"
This plan she unfa,teringly carried
out, though her heart beat like trip
hammer and she could hardly
breathe. Apparently unconcerned she
finished her task. This took five min
utes, and then lowering the gas, she
walked into the bedroom and got in
to bed.
"Now," she thought, "the burglar
is probably watching me, and if I
alarm John now the man will know it
and escape. I think I'd better wait a
few minutes and throw him off his
guard"
In the morning it was found that
burglars had entered the apartment
and carried away absolutely every
thing of any value. Mrs. John had
actually gone to sleep while she was
throwing the burglar off his guard
Chicago Post.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-16
SHE WAS MODEST.
Female Immigrant Who Wanted to
Drive q New York Street Car,

Female Immigrant Who Wanted to
Drive New York Street Car.
Among the arrivals on Hamburg
ship recently were German widow
and her seven china-eyed, faxen-haired
stair steps. Being turned over by the
authorities to q German paternal
society of the city, the widow COM
placently sat down upon their tenn
porary weekly allowance, awaiting it's
evolution by the most natural laws
into permanent weekly allowance.
Finding themselves very much in the
situation Of s'Wang,' who has ian
elephant on his hands," The German
Ladies' Aid Society appointed a
committee to wait upon her Hamburg
ian majesty and propose some plan
Unreasonable investment on the part
of the Society whereby the widow
could undertake the support of her.
self and family. She listened amiably
to their propositions ola cow, goat,
q washerwoman's outfit, but evident
ly demurred at such humble walks
through American life. Finally, being
asked to suggest something, this is
what she said:
"Ef you please, laties, dis is wot I
thinks eff you laties would so CUTE be
dat you call visit upon de Mayor Of
New Yorruk, und ask would he so
CUTE be that he give but one of dose
so many sthreet cars dat on de
Broadway strasse rum kann
meinselb de horses make to go, und l
will meinselb see dat you quite laties
wot have so helped me CUTE, must no
money pay for riten. kann much
money maken Won so many man dat
rite all de day in my sthreet-car."
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-16
Fox,s MrrRntER.

Eau Claire, Wis, Jund 1.-THE in
quest on the death of Melfhior Fox has
been adjourned to next Thursday. Five
ramps have been arrested, but neither
in these arrests nor in any other de-
velopments is there anything tending to
reveal the identity Of the murderer.
A curious coincidence is learned. Mrs.
Fox, at the family home in this city,
was startled in her sleep about II o'clock
Thursday night, having been awakened,
she thought by the voice Of her hus-
band calling MARY, Mary She rose
and for some time could not compose
herself to sleep, and while she finally
decided it was only fancy, her appre-
hension became unbearable during the
following day. According to the post
norton indications it was probably about
midnight that Melchior Fox's death
struggle took place in the lonely cottage
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-16
A CITY OF MOURNING
SUNDAY A DAY OF FUNERALS IN
WASHINGTON.
Remains of Those Killed in the Ter.
rible Accident at Ford's Theater
Inferred I'm Warrington or Sent to
Their Various Homes.

Washington, June 1.-THE remains of
the dead victims of the horrible wreck
Of Ford's theater Friday have nearly all
been disposed of. Washington was yes
terday city Of funerals, and all day
long mourners went about the streets.
Everyone knew what the sad procession
meant, and the sympathy of all was ex-
tended, albeit unexpressed in many
cases, to the sorrowing, stricken ones.
Inquiry confirms the statement that none
of the victims were men Of property.
Most of them lived on their salaries,
which furnished means of livelihood, but
left little for day like this. Most of
them were married, and some had large
families who are now left, if not en-
tirely dependent upon friends and rela-
tives, at least lacking in funds for i'm
mediate use. Several of the bodies were
buried here, while the remainder were
sent to relatives in various states The
injured are, with the exception Of two,
in fair way to recover. The serious
cases are those of J. p Mccormack of
Wisconsin and Frank Metcalf of Massa-
chusetts.
Much of the talk on the disaster is
now Of relief measures, and the circu-
lators of subscription papers in the de-
partments and the Washington news
papers in their efforts to gather funds
for the relief Of the victims and their
families are meeting with success to
degree that does credit to the benevolence
of the citizens. The government clerks,
as a class, are not well-to-do, and the
expenses of living here absorb most of
their salaries. But few, indeed, were
too poor to contribute sum that ap-
peared to be generous in view of their
means for the relief Of the widows and
orphans. One notable fact is the growth
of the feeling of resentment on the part
of the public against the persons re-
sponsible for the wreck. In advance of
the verdict Of the coroner's jury and Of
the findings of the court of inquiry Or
dered by the war department, there is
no general agreement upon this point, and
the public are rather Unfortunately
condemning everybody who had anything
to do with the control Of the wrecked
building from congress down to the very
laborers who were digging in the cellar
when the crash came.
The coroner's inquest was continued to-
day, but a verdict is not expected for
several days.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-16
HOW TO BE HEALTHY.

Health andlC VIII follow
Plenty Of Hair.
A new prophet has arisen-also
from Russia-says the London Globe,
who bids fair to emancipate humanity
from thetyranny of Toltoi the Terrible.
His claims to attention are all the
more imperative from the fact that
he guarantees his followers exemption
from two of the greatest Affections to
which fashionable flesh is heir-dys-
pepsia and badness. The name Of
the prophet is Khorf, and he bears
his credentials writ large on his person.
Though he has already passed the
span allotted to humanity by the
Psalmist, he is as agile as young
opossum and as we'll thatched as
Absolam. His "Rules OF longevity"
are refreshingly simple. Eschew all
drugs, never shave, live in the open
air as much as possible, and wear as
little clothes as you can-these are
the cardinal doctrines of hygiene
according to Khorf. So shall you
become healthy, happy, and hairy;
for, in view Of the new prophet, the
natural condition of the human being
is to be all hairy like Esau, or downy
like Stanley's pigmies. Above all,
you must "walk rhythmically," for
DR.. Khorf maintains that we digest
with our legs and not with our
stomach. Meats, spirits, mineral
waters, and theaters are all tabooed
in the Khor6an system. Personally,
he never wears hat, and takes his
meals in the open air. No doubt if
this hirsute sage's mode of life were
compulserily enforced on the entire
population we should all be spea king
Simian in q couple of generations. If
there ever is Car or an Emperor
who is an ardent Darwinian, the
temptation to try, the experiment
will probably prove irresistible.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-16
RECOVERED HIS HEAITH

Princeton, N. J., June 12.-President
Patton, having recently returned from
the Bahamas, where he has been for a
short time in search of health, has SO
far recovered his strength. as to be able
to deliver the baccalaureate sermon to
the class of '93 in Marquand chapel
yesterday. The opening exercises were
conducted by Dean Murray. Ex-Presi-
dent McCOsh pronounced the benedic-
ton. President Patton's text was Matt
vi. 33: IF therefore the light that il
in thee be darkness, how great is that
darkness
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-16
A Remarkable Case.

"Jones is out again, I see.
eyes, and has entirely recovered his
health. There was something very
singular about his case.
"Indeed! What was it,"
cit was heavy cold he had, you
know, and one of his friends who
called to see him gave him sure cure
for it. y
"Yes?"
"Well, Jones took it-and it cured
him."
"Cured him? Gracious! That is the
most remarkable case lever heard of. "
New York Press.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-16
SHELLS 0OuND.

New York, June 1.-Two projectiles
fred through the deck plate at the Sandy
Hook proving grounds in February were
not extracted from the sand heap in
which they were buried until yesterday.
The point of the first one could not be
found on Friday and the second was only
dug down to sufficiently to show that it
was unbroken. Yesterday digging was
resumed and the first shell was soon
found. The front three-fourths of it's
length was perfect. The rear portion,
containing the powder chamber, however,
was broken into pieces. The second
shell was found to be entirely uninjured.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-16
Coast Fishing.

Dot: "Auntie May, I wish 90 would
take me out fishin' with 90 dis morn
in" Auntie May: Fishing, dearie?
I'm not going :" Dot: "Ess 90 are,
tause mummie said 200 was going to
fish all de week for Mr.. Moniebagges,
an, if 90 take me, will help 90 to
fish for him." Auntie May Ito Mr..
Moniebagges): "What absurd GREAT
ures children are"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-16
A. A. TURNER DEAD.

Wadena, Mimi, June pa. A. Turner,
the we'll known elevator man, is dead.
He was ill but week with brain fever,
and medical skill failed to check the
fatal inroads of the disease. Mr. Turner
owned and operated line of elevators
on the Great Northern and carried on an
extensive grain business. He had ele-
vators at Hewitt, Wadena, Sebeka, Men
ahy, Park Rapids and Verndale. Too
close an application brought on the fatal
malady
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-16
AN ELOPEMENT.

Mount Pleasant, Iowa, June 12.-So-
ciety here is agog over the successfully
executed elopement Of Miss Mira Hope,
belle of the town, with Charles Rouse,
whose attentions to Mira were bitterly
opposed by her parents. The young
couple met in Burlington, were secretly
married and then came back to seek for
giveness, but the brides parents, who
are among the best people in the state,
refused to condone the offense on ac-
count Of Rouses family relations and
habits.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-16
DETAINED.

New York, June 12.-Twelve immi-
grants who were to-day landed on Ellis
island from the steerage Of the steamer
Schiedam, have been detained, and may
be sent back by the ship that brought
them. They were found to be suffering
from favus, loathsome scalp disease,
which the examining physicians supposed
to be contagious.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-16
SWEPT nv FIRE

Fort Scott, Kan, June 1.-THE town
of Liberal, Barton county, Mo-, a place
of about 800 inhabitants, was almost
destroyed by fire, which broke out in
the store of J. P. Redlinger on the main
business street, and swept the street
clear to it's terminus The loss sustained
will amount to $4,000.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-16
rs A SLICK ONE.

Burlington, Iowa, June 1.-THE girl
calling herself Elsie Duffy and claiming
to have been abducted from Chicago,
proves to be one of the brightest con-
fdence workers in the country. She
skipped from town last evening on
north-bound train, after having secured
considerable money from charitably in
clined persons. She jumped her board
bill and worked the railroad people for
ticket to Chicago, which she sold to
scalper.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-16
THE COWBOY RACE.

Dubuque, Iowa, June 12.-Posters were
put up in the city to day by the American
Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty to
Animsls Offering reward of $500 for
the arrest and conviction of the per-
sons engaged in the cowboy race from
Chadron, Neb., to Chicago. Sheriff Phil
lips has received letter from Gov. Boies
to arrest the participants if cruelty is
shown, but not for the act of racing.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-16
CONFESSED.

South Bend, Ind, June he. r.
Sisson, a prominent man in social and
business circles, has confessed to forg-
ing the name of his mother-in-law, Mrs.
Kate Lindsay, to notes for $4,000 on
which he realized the money. Sisson has
left town and sent word back that he will
elude capture.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-16
DICKINSON COLLEGE.

Carlisle, Pa, June 1.-THE exercises
in connection with the 10th anniversary
commencement of Dickinson college took
place yesterday when President George
s. Reed delivered the baccaulaureate
sermon before the graduating class. The
annual address last evening to the Y. NJ
G. A. was delivered by J. F. Russell of
New York city. To-day Attorney Gen
eral Hensel addressed the graduates of
the law school, and this evening Hon. A.
X. Mcclure will make an address to the
Phi Beta Kappa and United literary
societies of the college,
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-16
TRAIN ROBBERY.

Topeka, Kan, June ia robbery Of
the west-bcund express train on the
Atchison occurred just west of Cim-
marcn, I. T. Five men entered the ex-
press car after stopping the train. They
shot Express Mos senger Whittlescy
through the stomach, fatally woundi1g
him. Just how much money was Sc
cured by the robbers is not known. After
plundering the car the robbers made for
the south in the direction of No Mans
Land.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-16
Woman's RIGHTS.

"Well," remarked Gratiot avenue
woman, ~ wouldn't get divorce
from my husband. I wouldn't care
how badly he treated me-"
"Why not asked her neighbor who
was visiting her.
because I don't believe in humor-
ing men in everything. They always
expect it, and we women ought to
have more spunk. detroit Free
Press.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-16
DIED SUDDENLY.

Damoriscotta, Me-, June II. - Gen.
James A. Hall of this place died sud-
denly on the train between Syracuse and
Utica, N. Y. He was ON his way home
<rom Columbus, Ohio. Gen. Hall VOL
untee1ed in the Second Maine battery
and served through the rebellion, rising
by successive promotions to brevet briga-
der general. He was in command of
the light artillery in Washington when
Lincoln was assassinated, and took an
important part in maintaining order.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-16
QUITE A BLAZE.


New York, June 12.-Shortly after mid
night this morning the chemical works Of
Joseph Burns, in Williamsburg, were
destroyed by fire. The works cover an
area of fully two blocks. The fire de-
stroyed the entire plant, with the ex-
ception of one building. The concern
carried stock of at least 100000, and
the loss will run over 100000.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-16
SUNDAY OPENING,

Chicago, June 12.-Chief Justice Fuller
entered suspension of the temporary
injunction which had been granted by
the United States circuit court to re-
strain the worlds Columbian exposition
from opening the grounds and buildings
on Sunday. He set the hearing of the
case in the United States court Of ap-
peals for Thursday. Consequently the
fair was opened yesterday and large
crowd attended.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-16
HORO WAGON SEIZED

West Superior, Wis, jane I'm.
Breen of st. Paul has seized the city
patrol wagon and team, ali the desks in
the council chamber and the fixtures in
the Office of the chief of police 10 satisfy
a judgment of 1884 against the city.
The affair created little sensation.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-16
IN THE LAKE

Duluth, June. II. = Everything now
points to the conclusion that Abraham
Bailey, the missing grain man, is at the
bottom of Lake Superior. It was learned
to-day that a man answering Bailey's
description hired boat from q man at
Old Superior on the evening that Bailey
disappeared and never returned it. The
Superior man has seen the boat that
was found floating in the lake containing
a macintosh coat and believes it to be
Bailey's.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-16
THREE KILLED.

Knoxville, Tenn, June 12.-Capt. Isaac
White of this county, living seven miles
up the East Tennessee, Virginia &
Georgia road, formerly Knoxville resi-
dent, together with his wife and daugh-
ter, in crossing Loves crossing, east
of this city, were struck by train and
instantly
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-16
BAYA1,D WELCOMED.

Southampton, June 1.-THE city was
a mass of flags and everybody was in
holiday dress in honor of the arrival Of
the American line steamer Paris, bring
ing the first American ambassador, Hon.
Thomas F. Bayard, to England. The
municipal authorities were in waiting,
and Immediately upon the Paris coming
to her dock, an Illuminated address was
presented to the American ambassador
in the salon of the steamer.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-16
A QUEER AL1BI.

Creston, Iowa, June 12.-G. w. Jewell
of st. Joe and J. e. Ewing of Hopkins,
Mo-, arrested for holding up a Burlington
train, were discharged from custody to-
day on substantial proof that they were
engaged in poker game when the rob-
berry occurred
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-16
SWEENEY ACQUITTED.

Duluth, June 12-Dr. r. o. Sweeney,
superintendent Of the Lester river fish
hatchery, who was recently suspended on
complaint of Duluth fishermen, alleging
and making other
charges, has received word from Wash
ington that the investigation recently con-
Quoted here by q special agent has re-
suited in his acquittal of all wrongdoing.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-16
CONVICTS SHOT.

Cairo, June 12.Fifty convicts while re-
turning from the quarries to Tourah
prison near this city yesterday, overpow-
cred the guards and tried to escape.
Eleven guards overlook the fugitives
and ordered them to surrender. The con-
victs, who had guns, answered with q
volley which wounded two men and
killed three horses The return volleys of
the guards killed thirty-nine convicts.
The other eleven convicts escaped.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-16
FISK CHAPEL.

Nashville, Tenn, June 1.-THE Fisk
memorial chapel was dedicated to-day.
DR.. Strictly Of New York city delivered
the address. Mr.. Clinton B. Fisk and
his daughter, Mrs. Park, were present
The chapel was built with legacy left
by Gen. Fisk. 1t cost $31, $50. 1t is a
beautiful stone building, with a seating
capacity of 1,OO6. This makes the fifth
permanent building on the campus Of
Fisk university.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-16
MINNESOTA BLIZZARD,

Pelican Rapids, Mimi, June 12-Mrs.
Maria J. Blaisdell, known throughout the
Northwest as minnesota Blizzard" was
examined here before Judge Burbank,
charged with insanity. After twenty-five
or thirty witnesses were examined the
judge committed her to the third hospital
for the insane at Fergus Falls.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-16
REINSTA FED

Oshkosh, Wis, June 12.-John McDon-
nell, who was disbarred in this county
some eight years ago for unprofessional
conduct, has been reinstated Melon
nell now resides in Milwaukee and is a
claim agent for the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul railway.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-16
ANOTHER BATTLESHIP.

Philadelphia, June IL. - The Massa-
chusetts was successfully launched from
the Crumps' yards in the presence of
Secretary of the Navy Herbert and other
navy and army officers and a multitude
of $1,000 people. Miss Leila Herbert,
daughter of the head of the naval de-
partment, christened the vessel with the
customary and prettily decorated bottle
of champagne.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-16
FLOATER FOUND.

Gladstone, Mich, June 1.-THE mys-
terious disappearance Of John Ferrant
from his home in Gladstone was solved
by the finding of his body floating OF
the Tenth street dock BY Fred Hall,
manager of Hawarden inn.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-16
SIGNED ARTICLES.

Chicago, June 12.-Dan Creedon, the
champion middle-weight of Australia to-
day signed articles of agreement calling
for finish battle with Alex Greggains of
San Francisco. The men are to meet at
15S pounds, weigh in at the ring side, for
a purse of $1,000, between July p and
Aug. 10. Greggains, through Capt. A.
w. Cooke of Boston, has accepted the
Offer The match will come off before
the Columbian Athletic club at Chicago.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-16
FATALLY BURNED.

Beloit, Wis, June 12.-Miss Maggie
Pollard was fatally burned by gasoline
fire which she accidentally started while
lighting a gasoline stove. There was
some gasoline in the pan nears the stove
and she threw the match into it.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-16
FOR RIGAMY.

Fort Wayne, Ind, June 12.-Martha
Forbing Barand has been arrested on a
charge Of bigamy. Her first husband,
Frank Forbing, is in an insane asylum at
Richmond, Ind. She secured wildcat
divorce through Chicago lawyers. Act
ing against the advice of the Fort Wayne
attorneys she married Joseph Barand on
Thursday. He is wealthy Fort Wayne
man.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-16
FURNISHED RAIL.

Paris, Ky, June 12.-Dan Scribner, a
noted bunco man who has been in Jail
here since last December and was to
have been tried in the circuit court to-
morrow on the charge Of swindling Frank
P. Colcord, a wealthy farmer, out Of
$4,000, was released last night on a
forfeit Of $1,000 cash furnished by a
woman claiming to be his wife. He
left at once and is not expected to appear
for trial
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-16
SENTENCED TO DEATH.

Indianapolis, June II. - Edward Nc
Afee and John Parker have been SEN
fenced to death for killing Druggist
Charles Eyster. The two men murdered
Eyster because he permitted the police
to use his telephone in effecting their
capture for petty offenses.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-16
POSSIBLE DISASTER.

Cleveland, Ohio, June ia rumor
reaches here that the passenger steamer
Nyack had foundered on Lake Erie
A private dispatch from Buffalo stated
that the Nyack would stop at this port,
but the custom house official says the
vessel had not arrived up to 2 a. M, and
that he did not know anything regarding
her. A gale prevails on the lake.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-16
A Rad STORM.

Dubuque, Iowa, June 1.-THE heaviest
storm ever known here occurred Satur-
day morning. The upper part Of town was
flooded, railroad and street car traffic
suspended and much damage done in the
factory districts. The water came in
through the windows of some houses,
forcing the occupants into the upper
stories.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-06-16
CONVICTED.

lie Mars, Iowa, June 1.-THE jury in
the Atlee Hart-Sundsy Sun extortion
case returned verdict of guilty on first
ballot. The case will be appealed. L.
Lewis, the other defendant, will be tried
Wednesday.