St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-12

Souvenir Postal Cards For
hidden Director General
Davis on Economy-Diying and
Swimming Contest at the Fair.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-THE loss of 5000
worth of diamonds and other gem-set
rings yesterday in the public comfort
building lavatory of the Glow Sanitary
company was followed this evening BY.
the arrest of Saide Thomas, the colored,
woman employed as an attendant. She
was arrested on warrant sworn out by
New York lady who owned the
jewelry, and was locked up at the.
Woodlawn police station. She protests
her innocence. and a point in her favor
is the fact that after the SIX rings we're
stolen she returned to the office of her
employers purse containing a small
pencil and key. Supt. George Glow, of
the concession, says the arrest was in
stigated by Capt. Bonfield, of the secret
service department, who has had
grudge against the company ever since
William E. Glow, the president, refused
to turn over property left in the
closets to the secret service department,
saying at the time that the property
might as we'll be turned over to thieves
as detectives.
Mrs. E. V. McCahan, of Baltimore,
whose husband is connected with the
Maryland state board. reported at the
secret service Office today the theft
of her pocketbook, containing $500,
from her, which she left in the free
closet in Festival hall. The statements
made regarding the loss by Mrs. Nc
Cahan at the Office of Capt. Bonfield
and the Glow company are so contra
dictory that it is plain to see shat ten
sion of feeling between the two adjoin-
ing offices are
Very Severe.
Although the secret service officer
said Mrs. McCahan accused the Glow
attendant of stealing her property. no
arrest has been made. The Glow Off
GERS are juDilant over the order sent to
Capt. B0nfield today by the director
general transferring the lost and stolen
property department to the exposition
auditor. w. K. Alderman, as the
only legal custodian of property be-
longing to the public or exhibition.
The Glow company has steadfastly re-.
property, trusting the honesty of their
employees to the secret service depart
ment, but has at its own expense kept
a systematic record of all property
claimed and unclaimed. The vault of
the company on the grounds is partially
filled with unclaimed articles, some of
value, including set of false teeth, tin
boxes OF tobacco, and even mans
straw hat, which was found yesterday.
The record book of articles turned over
by employees shows pa in number TO
date, which is evidence of honesty of
many among the company's 500 EN-
plOyes. The receipt book signed by the
owners of claimed property shows that
nearly all the valuable articles. such as
dlamond-Set rings and bracelets, are
called for. Now that Custodian Acker-.
man has been designated as the official
| custodian of all lost or stolen property
the Glow company will abandon their
own lost property department and turn
| over all articles to the auditor, inciud-
| ing the unclaimed
Stock on Hand. y
They think that the transfer order
vindicates them in their position of
refusing to turn over the public's prop
| erty to the detective department.
One thousand or more worlds fair
souvenir postal cards were stopped at
the exposition pOst0ffice today and
! thrown out of the mails. At noon In
! SpectOr Fleming, of the poStoffice de-
partment, Informed the exposition
officials that the sale of the postal cards
| would have to be stnpped or somebody
would have to 20 bail The uuStalS are
| sold from the 'nickel-in-the-sot ma
chimes. and two of them go for that
! amount. The cards are under size. and
| SaIl bh 4. 70 Iiai,I la IN,
cutions OH two charges, mutilation of
the cards and. selling them for more
| than regulation price.
Acting ia the general spirit of ecOnO-
J my Which now prevails, Superintendent
of Admission Horace Fucker has served
notice of release on Seventy-hve gate
men and tcket-takers. Hereafter
the children's tickets will be received
at the wOrkmen'S gates and the chill
| dren'S gates Will be abandoned. That
will make a saving of about $4,000 a
month in the admissions bureau.
Director General Davis said today
that he did not think either Chief Ham
dy or Chief Fearn would be relieved
from duty. Il have received Mai.
Handy's resignation several times
now" said the director general, "aud
each time he has urged its acceptance.
There Is work in his department that
must be done, and all that could be
saved 10y accepting his resignation
As regards Mr.. Fearn l will say that he
is as useful as he ever was. The expo
Sltlon orchestra will probably be dis
banded very soon now in the interest
of ecoDOmy-theY must, however, be
given weeks nOtice-and when they
do there will be- great saving" The
first OF series of higil-diving and
Trick-Swimming
performances was given i'm the lake to-
day bv Prof. John Albert, his son, Emil,
ard Frank o. Norm and n. j. Almar
Norm. of Stockholm. Sweden. A
wooden tower was built sixty feet high
on piles opposite Prof. Alberrs ma
tatorum, the depth of the water being
only nine feet. The Norm brothers
took running dives from the top of the
tower, but Frank struck the bottom
strongly on his head. The quartette of
high divers took the water in a bunch
from tine forty-foot elevation in the pres
ence of several thousand people who
gathered along the lake shore.
An exhibition of swimming was given
at Jackson park late this afternoon. A
number of contestants, representing
seven nations, sailed through the waters
of the lagOOns for small prizes offered
Dy the eXnlDltlnn. Inc event excited
great interest among the temporary in
habitants from Midway PlaiSance, and
thousands of visitors who saw the race
Among the contestants were the
DahOmeyans. the natives of Ceylon. the
South Sea Islanders, and representa-
tives of several tribes of the American
Indians. Several of the men gave out,
The race being won easily by the South
Sea Islanders. The race was in charge
of William E. Curtis. VINO selected Paul
Du Chaillu, Capt. Concas. of the Santa
Maria, and Capt. Anderson. of the
viking. as the Judges. ForeSters' day
at the fair will be celebrated to-
morrow, and great prepar ations
are being made to insure its success.
Illinois alone has 21.00O members of the
order, and nearly ali of them will be
present. There will be grand parade
down town before the crowd comes out
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