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St. Paul daily globe., 1895-08-31
CARS TURpED0VER
DISASTER BEFALLS AN ExCJTR.
SION TRAIN ON THE SOUTH
ERN RAILWAY,
TWO PASSENGERS KILLED.
HALF A HUNDRED PI,EASURE-
SEEKERS MORE OR LESS IN
JURED.

MACON, Ca, Aug. 3O.-A special
train on the Southern railway, car
rying the Knights of Pythias excur-
sion from this city to Indian Springs
for a picnic, left the track between
Holton and Hopes Ferry. The bag
gage car and two passenger coaches
turned over. ]. A. Kennedy, of this
city, and Mrs. Hancock, of Americus,
Ga, We're killed, and almost every
person in the two coaches was hurt
more or less seriously. Several of
them are likely to die There is no
way of accounting for the accident,
as it is stated the track was in per-
feet condition. None of the injured
are likely to die, though number
OF them are quite seriously hurt. The
total number Of those who sustained
injuries of a more or less serious
character will reach fifty.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-08-31
ARTISTS OF SONG.
Miss Myrta French and Mr.. Fer
gusOn Well Received.


The much-talked-of French-Ferguson
concert is thing of the past. 1t took
place last evening at the Grand opera
house, which on that occasion was the
rendezvous place Of the 400 of Mime
apolis, and also of a great number of
common mortals. Some illusions were
broken at the concert, but not all, and
the memory left behind by it is on the
Whole very agreeable one The con-
cert must be eS:gnated as a musical
success; with regard to the social as
pect of it, no other word than .succes
pyramidale" can serve to fully ex-
press the thoroughneSS of the success
The programme rendered by Miss
French and Mr.. Ferguson was coSmo-
pclitan to the utmost degree-a wonder
1t was that it did not include any
Scandinavian number. But it was not
OF a very substantial nature. Small
sentimental airs and dancing chansons
were mingled with few bitter-sweet
''llederS; the grand opera and it's mu-
sica1 equivalents in the realm of song
We're chiefly conspicuous through their
absence. recitative and an aria
from Massenet were the single
representatives of that branch
of song on the programme
proper. AS encores two arias by
Flotow and Bisset had the honor to
be rendered. There were many per
sons in the audience who considered
this feature a very commendable one,
but the opinions were divided. The two
numbers rendered by Mr.. Madden
formed a striking and also winning
contrast to the other parts of the pro-
gramme.
Miss French has the right to claim
the proud title of artist, no doubt, al
though she is an artist that still has
much to learn. Her voice seems
to divide itself into two distinct parts,
with very different characteristics
Her high notes are clear, strong and
full of music, while her lower regis
ter suffers from dullness which some
times makes the notes almost inau-
dible. These are her most conspicuous
faults. But she has also musical
virtues that go far to make up for
the shortcomings. She lays always
her full and whole sole in her song,
her feeling is of the true kind, which
takes strong hold on the heart of
the listener; and she has dramatic
nerve enough to make her French COL
leagues burn with envy.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-08-31
MINNEAPOLIS.
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBULEs.

H. B. Cooper, of Charlottesville, Ind,
has been appointed physical instructor
at Macalester college
An open meeting will be held by the
Bricklayers, union this evening at
cred by ". w. Erwin and Harry
Franklin.
The public library. as we'll as it's
branches. will, on Monday, Sept. 2,
which is Labor day, be closed as on
Sundays. The circulating departments
will be closed the whole day, while the
reference rooms and the reading rooms
VIII be open between and 10 p. m.
After being closed for four weeks for
repairs and renovation, the Church of
the Redeemer will be opened tomorrow.
in the morning, and the Sunday school
will be held as usual. The evening
services will be postponed for a week
or two.
Willie Burroughs, fifteen-year-old
south, had his right leg broken Tues
day while attempting to slide down a
wire from the roof of a two-story
shed to the ground. He was taken to
the city hospital.
The examinations of teachers were
eontinued and concluded at the central
nigh school yesterday. About 140
teachers went through the fire, which.
however, was not SO very dangerous
aS All proofs were written and oral eX-
RminationS were held. Of the 140 only
two belonged to the stronger sex.
The normal school for kindergartens
of the Minneapolis kindergarten as
sociation will open next Monday a,
p. m, when Miss Macarthur, the
superintendent, will meet the class at
st. Marks guild hall on Sixth street
south. The free kindergarten of the
association will open the following
day.
Mrs. P. W. McAllister, wife of Aid.
McAllfster, of the Tenth ward, met
with a serious accident Wednesday
while riding a bicycle, and will be CON
fined to her house for several days.
Aid: and Mrs. McAllister had planned
to leave Tuesday to attend the ma
tonal G. A. r. encampment at Louis
vile, but will be obliged to abandon
their plans.
Andrew c. Haugan, the city treas
urer, is defendant in two suits begun
yesterday by eX-Register of Deeds John
z. Peterson and Gustaf Olson, who
charge Mr.. Haugan with having mis-
represented to them the value of GER
tain property in Todd county, which
they agreed to purchase and made pay
ments on. Subsequently they found,
so they say, that the land was abb
solutely worthless, and they want the
court to annul the contracts of sale
and recover the amounts paid, in Mr..
Peterson's case, S2SS.72, and in Mr..
OlSOn'S S246
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-08-31

"a
help Mr.. Gibbs any, for the woman
soon recovered the implement and re-
sumed the chastisement. The thing
that amused the twenty-five spec
tators more than anything else was
the psekness of Gibbs. The man
faced the music, and there was no
sign Of flinching as he realized the
striking character of his "better
half's argument After the job was
completed Mrs. Gibbs and her COM
panion boarded the car, which had
kindly waited her pleasure, while
the husband Strengthened himself up
after the unexpected onslaught and
walked west on Hennepin avenue,
mentally discussing the question as
to whether there was really any
truth I'M the story that marriage in
all cases is not truly happy.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-08-31
UNIDENTIFIED BY CHINA.
French Missionaries to Receive
Four Million Francs.

PARIS, Aug. 3O.-OfficiaI adyices
received here are to the effect that
the Chinese government has granted
the French missions in the province
of SEE Chuen an indemnity of 4,OOO.-
900 francs.
WASHINGTON, Aug. aO.-State
department officials say China's
agreement to pay France 1900, 900
francs indemnity on account of the
anti-missionary riots at SEE Chuen
is due to the fact that France decid-
ed to prosecute her claim alone and
independent of the United States
and Great Britain. The French had
large property interests in that Sec
ton and the sum agreed upon is
considered as entirely reasonable
compensation for the loss sustained.
The authorities here are satisfied
with the progress making in the set
tlement of the claims of this coun-
try and of England, which are be-
ing pressed jointly, but say that the
point has not yet been reached in
these negotiations where the amount
of indemnity could be suggested.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-08-31
ILLUMINATE NICoLLET.
The Carnival Committee Issues a
Call.

The executive committee having in
charge the festivities of gala week
held another meeting yesterday at the
rooms of the Commercial club. A very
satisfactory report was made of the
spirit and enthusiasm with which the
matter is being taken up by the mer-
chants and dealers along Nicollet ave-
nue.. The following call was issued at
the meeting yesterday, and it is to be
hoped that it will find ready response
with every one of the men whom it
concerns:
Minneapolis, Aug. 80, '95.-To Nicol-
let Avenue Merchants: The carnival
season during stare fair week promises
to be the most successful event of
recent years. 1t is earnestly hoped that
every one owning or controlling light
of glass on the avenue will take per-
sonal pride in seeing it Illuminated,
that bunTing and decorations, the ma
tiOnal colors, and additional electric
lights may abound in goodly numbers
Many have already signified their in
tention of Illuminating and decorating.
Make it universal. Let Nicollet-the
most splendid thoroughfare in the
Norrhwest-become a. fafryland, blaze
Of glory. Signed:
JOBBERS' UNION,
COMMERCIAL CLUB,
CITIZENS COMMITTEE.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-08-31
PROCLAIMED BY SNYDER.
Acting Mayor Acts in Regard to
Labor Day.

President Snyder issued yesterday,
as acting mayor, proclamation with
regard to Labor day, recommending
that all the business houses be closed.
Everything points to a very extern
sive celebration Of next Monday
And although no parade will be held
the observance of the day is likely
to be more general than it has beeen
for some years. Most of the large
concerns and many of the smaller
ones will close for the day, or at least
for the latter part of it, in order to
give their laborers the holiday which
is provided for them by the law.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-08-31
MATCH is MADE.
Miss Nelson and Miss Christopher
Will Meet.

BY very careful management those
interested have at last succeeded in
getting a contract signed between Miss
Mate Christopher and Miss Frankie
Nelson, whereby these remarkable fe-
male riders agree to engage in a twen-
ty-fve-mile race for a. purse of $500 and
so per cent of the gate receipts. This
race, which will be the elimination of
countless arguments and disputes be-
tween the TWO fair riders and hundreds
of devotees of the bicycle in this city,
is 10 take place next Thursday evening
at the Minneapolis base ball park.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-08-31
Fast Eastern Mail

From New York, Pennsylvania, and
Chicago now arrives at st. Paul
u:55 a. M, Minneapolis 12:S5 p. m,
via '"The Northwestern Line''-C.,
st. P, NJ. & o. Ry.-thus enabling
business men to answer their let
ters same day as they are re-
ceived.
The return train is known as the
Atlantic 6, Southern express" leaves
Minneapolis p. M, st. Paul
6:35 p. M, arriving Chicago a. m.
and has Wagner Buffet Sleeper and
free chair car. 1t is the best early
evening train out of both cities for
the East
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-08-31
FIRST TO CURVE A BALL
"Ham" Avery, of Cincinnati. in
the Mill City,

thc Mill City,
y. a. Avery, a prominent LAWYER of
cincinnati, and who was known To the
eoiege world a few years ago as
Ham Avery, passed through Mime
apolis yesterday en- route to the North
western part of the state, where he and
personal friend from Cincinnati will
ENJOY couple of weeks chicken shoot
ME- Avery became famous in the snort
ing world, or rather in the world of
college ball playing, from the fact that
ne introduced the curve ball. Mr.
avery, while being entertained nv ya1s
men yesterday, was spoken to about
the fame he won by reason of intro
ouclng the famous curve in ball NAV
ing. He modestly disclaims as muc
credit as the ball enthusiasts are dis.
posed to give in this direction He
toid, however, how when he was at
Yale he gave the matter of pitching q
great deal of thought and study
Inat was along about 1873. CUMMINGS
ana Matthews, both of the Mutuals Of
New York, had accomplished a good
zeal IN the way of giving the hail
curve. One of these great PLAYERS had
the out curve and the other the in
curve, but neither of them seemed to
De able to combine the curves. Mr.
avery got the up shoot and the down
shoot-the first man in the world so
lar as is known, to conceive the
beauty and value of the combination
MI. Avery commenced his remarkable
work as a pitcher in 1873, and his sue
cess In the manipulation of the ball. as
Wen as his success in managing the
Yale nine, marked great change in the
standing and ability of the Yale play-
ers. Up to the time when Mr.. Avery
got to be so complete a master of the
sphere the Harvard nine had been beat
ing Yale, and from the time he became
the captain and pitcher of the Yales
the Harvards never won. Mr.. Ayery
very naturally received very many
nattering offers from professional base
ball masnates, but he never for a mo-
ment thought of accepting any of
them. After leaving college he took
up law, and is making as much of a
success of that profession as he made
OF ball playing twenty or more years
ago. Mr.. Avery retains his interest in
the national game, and while he does
not make a study of base ball, he is
thoroughly well informed upon the
game and players of today.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-08-31
Fast Eastern Mail

From New York, Pennsylvania, and
Chicago now arrives at St. Paul
1:55 a. m, Minneapolis 1926 p. M,
via ''The Northwestern Line''-C..
st. P, NJ. & o. Ry.-thus enabling
business men to answer their let
ters same day as they are re
ceived.
The return train is known as the
Atlantic & Southern express" leaves
minneapolis p. m, st. Paul
6:35 p. m, arriving Chicago a. M.
and has Wagner Buffet Sleeper and
free chair car. 1t is the best early
evening train out of both cities for
the East.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-08-31
THOSE GATES AJAR.
Miss krey Says They Closed on
Her and She Wants S15.OoO.


The new-fangled gates which the
street railway company has put on its
street cars have laid it open to
heavy damage suit, which was begun
in the district court yesterday by Will
lam II. Briggs, as attorney for Susie
E. Krey. The plaintiff alleges that on
June 10 last, about o'clock in the aft
ernoon, while she with others was
about to alight from an Interurban
car at the corner Of Washington and
Hennepin avenues, the motoneer of the
car suddenly closed the gates, which
struck her and seriously injured her.
impairing her permanently, as she be-
lieves, to the extent of SIS, 600. Besides
she was put to an expense of $50, and
she sues for the sum of both amounts.
The same company is sued by L. NJ.
Aver, the publisher, for $1,000. The
company's Hennepin avenue car ran
into plaintiffs buggy, frightening his
horse and seriously injuring the horse
and himself. This accident also &C.
CURED in June.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-08-31
Death of Joseph Merritt.

Jacob Merritt, for many years promi-
nent in Westminster church circles,
died last week in st. Louis, after a
long Illness. The immediate cause of
his death was heart failure, although
he had been a sufferer from kidney
trouble for long while.
Mr.. Merritt was we'll known in this
city, where he had been many years
where he managed the Educational
Endowment association, and became
one of the founders of the Home Saw
ingS and Loan association, both of
which institutions were very prosper
Gus for a long while under his able
direction
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-08-31
CLOSE OF THE DAY.
Oil Inspector and Insurance
Agents Testify

Henry Krumweide, deputy state oil
inspector, living at 1721 Grand avenue,
was called to give expert testimony on
the probability of the lamp explosion.
He visited 2917 about noon of the fol-
lowing day, after finding Mrs. Perkins
at 2905. He was introduced to Mrs.
Perkins, and asked her how the ac-
cident occurred. She said:
Il don't believe it was a lamp ex-
plosion. l think she pulled the lamp
over on herself -
He got a sample of the oil, took 1t
home and tested it, and found that it
tested to 127. He told how the test
was made. He was then catechised
by Mr.. Hall regarding the causes of
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-08-31
The Peoples Schedule.

Schedules in the assignment Of The
Peoples Savings and Loan assccia-
ton We're filed in the district court
this afternoon. The assets are S124,-
SIPS, of which $53.015.S5 is real estat te,
loans on stock, $92 personal property,
$l,3!2.S4 bills receivable and $24l.4l cash
on hand. The liabilities, representing
all notices of withdrawal filed UP to
drawals may be filed, uut 1t is thought
that. all claims will be settled dollar
10
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-08-31
Consul Rurchnrd naoI

NEW YORK, Aug. 3O.-A dispatch
to the World from Tegucigalpa- Hon
duras, announces the death at Reaton
OF William c. Burchard, for several
years United States consul accredited
TO Atlantic coast ports of Honduras.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-08-31
For Minnesota yeterans.

WASHINGTON, Aug. So.-Mrs. Mary
widows original pension, with arrears
from 1891. Others: Mary L G. Coult-
hard, of Fairmont; JerIsha A. M Mel-
Won, of Owatonna; H. II. Hartley. of
Spring Valley; L. B. Sanford, of 'oun-
tain.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-08-31
Making 1t Hot for Bakers.

There seems to be trouble in the
ranks of the Women's Baking COM
pany, the somewhat millennial con-
Third avenue south and Twelfth street
Mrs. Amanda T. Anderson, who has
peen one of the prime movers in the
oeorGgsaennlzation, eoGs an sues the company for
S2Sl.9' which she claims is due her for
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-08-31
octavius Coke pead.

RALEIGH, N. c., Aug. 30-Secretary
OF State Octavius Coke, after an in
ness of five weeks, died this afternoon
at 3 O'Clock. He had been gradually
sinking. for several days, and his death
was not unexpected.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-08-31
GREATER ST. LOUIS.
The New Steamer Travels Half nm
Hour Faster

NEW YORK, Aug. 9O.-The Ameri-
can liner st. Louis, which sailed from
southampton, Aug. "a, was reported
south of Fire Island at I'LL p. m. and
two hours later reached Sandy Hook.
Record Of six days, seventeen hours
and twenty minutes, beating her rec
ord by a little over half an hour.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-08-31
English Base BAH Cropt.s

LONDON, Aug. 3O.-The Boston am
ateur base ball club today beat the
Mlodlesborough base ball club by a
score OF to 2. The game was wit
messed by 1900 spectators. w
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-08-31

When Baby was sick,
When she was a Child,
She cried for Castoria.
She clung to Castoria.
When she had Children.
She gave them Casioria.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-08-31

done some work repairing the burned
house, was called to the stand, and
described the Condition of the house
after the fire. His testimony did not
differ materially from that of the
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-07-18

laborers requisite for the work in
hand.
In Italy, Austria and England par
ticularly the latter, the roads arc mag
n.ficent. OF course these countries are
much smaller in area than the United
States, but each individual state could
at least partially accomplish what the
foreign nations, as a whole, do so we'll
In all of the countries named cycling
Is pleasure second TO nothing. Here
it often favors too strongly of hard
work, particularly when some I'M
known country district is yenhred
into.
But coming back to the original adj
vice, let the eyclers and the farmers
put their joint shoulders t. the wheels
and keep turning ii until good roads
are extracted from the lottery of
legislation.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-07-18

ii true Of New York Is true, to d more
or less degree, in all Of her sister
states with the possible exception of
New Jersey, where there are many
fine roads.
1T may be a new idea to great
many lovers sof the wheel to be told
that they and the farmers have q
strong bond of sympathy. but when
the question is examined into this viii
be found to be tile case. Some years
ago the federal government examined
into the road question from an agfi-
cultural standpoint, and 1t collected
some facts which form the basis Of q
strong argument Ia demand for good
roads. no matter whether the demand
comes from farmer or cyclist. Ac-
coriing to the discoveries Of the gov
ernment the farmers Of the country
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-07-18

the supervision of the state authorities,
and are cared for with studious re-
gard for the requirements of the
farmer and inland travel. Under the
law relating to roads in Baden, the
duty Of maintaining the road falls as
follows: One quarter each upon the
town and county in which the road is
situated. The remaining one-half upon
the state treasury.
In Hesse-Darmstadt the roads are
divided into two classes, called state
roads and district roads, of which the
former are direct care and charge
upon the general government, and
when the district roads become so i'm
portant as to require the attention 81
state officers, they can. under direction
nf the district assembly be declared
state roads. Every district is bound
70 appoint the necessary officials con.
nectcd with the district roads. These
officials consist of skilled person who
must be capable Of filing the Office 81
district oyerseer and a proper force Of
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-07-18

heads off, while salable produce is
of getting it to market.
Cyclists may ask, What have we TO
do with the woes of the farmer? Only
this, that the cornerstone of enjoy
ment on the wheel Is a fine smooth
hard road out in TIE country districts,
where the air is pure and the scenery
beautiful. Ii the road be rough and
muddy with deep ruts and an album
dance of mud holes, pure air and fine
scenery count for but little.
The Brooklyn cyclists got together
and as result they secured what is
justly claimed to be the finest bicycle
road in the country. What is more.
it is just as good to ride upon in cold
weather as in the summer The land
Is as fiat as a billiard table from the
park to the ocean, and Furthermore, it
is shaded by trees on either side for
its entire length. II is well cared for
and in every way is an ideal cycling
path. The pity of it Is that there are
not scores of the same kind in every
state Of the union.
There are good roads committees of
league of American wheelmen in all
sections Of the land, but there seems
to be little accomplished of a practical
kind The only way out of the diff
Guilty appears TO rest in a strong coali-
ton Of the agricultural and cycling in
terests. and the maintenance of a con-
tinual warfare upon the law makers in
eacn state, until money is appropri-
ated for the improvement of roads.
New York, the empire state Of the
western world as it Is sometimes
proudly called has perhaps the worst
roads of any place of its size and popu-
lation on earth. In its northern por-
lions the roads are in such frightful
condition during one-third of the year
that the farmers are unable TO make
use of their draught stock for weeks
at a time. When horses are unable TO
draw lightly laden wagon along a
road in tire meanest seasons Of the
year, there is mighty little pleasure for
the cycler In pedalling his wheel along
that road in the best of times. What
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-07-18
FARMER AND CYCLER
A CASE WHEREIN THEIR INTER.
ESTs ARE IDENTICAL.
PROFIT BY GOOD ROADS
~ ~
Enormous Financial Advantages OBJ
tainable by Agriculturists Through
System of Smooth Country Thor
oughfares-European Nations far
Ahead of Our Republic.

When the blcyclistS Of that ordinar
lily quiet city of Brooklyn arose, in
their wrath and demanded Il section Of
the great ocean boulevard running in
straight line from Prospect park ,tc
Coney island seven miles away it was
great victory for the cycling world
1t Is seldom that the rest of the nation
hears anything at all from the one
million and more units of humanity
comprising the population Of Brooklyn,
but the city has now established a
record for itself that other towns
stricken with the cycling fever may do
well to copy.
There are some fine bicycle roads in
this country, but they are few and far
between, when the magnitude of the
land is considered, and when they are
viewed in comparison with the roads
OF European countries. The American
farmer has continuously and assidu.
ously cursed the fate that inflicted
the average country road upon him.
-Four months in the year the ordinary
dirt road is impossible, and at other
times after heavy rainfall, it is next
TO useless. His horses are idling away
their time in the stable, eating their