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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-02

An Old Vermont Farmers Device
for Protecting His Henroost.

Lexington journal.
The neatest case of catching
chicken thief 1 ever heard Of said a
Maine merchant, occurred where L
used to live in Vermont There was a
fellow round there who was a wonder
full horse trainer, but good for noSsnig
else, being shady in other ways. Peo-
pie hired him to break colts and he had
the peculiar habit of hitching I'D at
night and driving off, nobody knew
where. He was thought to be a thief.
and that his night trips were for that
purpose. He was engaged by an old
farmer to break a colt and as soon as
the trips began the old mans chickens
began to disappear. The old man
thought hard over the subject. Then
he said to the horse trainer one even
ing: Johnny, somebody is stealing nv
chickens, and I'm gong to set a bear
trap for him Best thing you can do.
Deacon replied johnny, picking his
teeth with a straw. IT'S pretty hard
to set said the farmer. Won't you
help me?' Yes, indeed Johnny an
swered with alacrity. So they went
and set the trap very carefully at the
back of the henhouse I think the
thief gets in this way said the man,
and 1 CUES I'll get him if he comes
tonight Guess you will, deacon,
Johnny chuckled
After Johnny had driven off at
nlghtfal, as usual, the deacon hustled
out and moved the bear trap around
to the front door of the hen house.
Johnny thought he was all right when
a lew hours later he crept slyly up TO
the place. Deacon thinks he'll get
the the chap tonight he laughed to him
sell; but l guess 1 won't go in the
back way this time The deacon
heard his terrific yell when the trap
sprung, and knew we'll enough who
was IN his trap. 'Ha. ha, Johnny. is
that you?' he asked, in mock serious
ness Told you I'd get the thief to-
night, didn't ~ johnny was a high
tempered fellow. and desperate when
ulhed with He lived around there
afterward, and sometimes the bows.
when they were safely out of his reach
on the other side of the river. or some
thing of that sort, would sing out to
rraln: Catching any bears now. john
N.Y. But they never dared to saw
bear, to him if he had any chance to
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-02
Some Good in Him.


New York Sun.
The Texas court had convened at the
foot of a telegraph pole, and the horse
thief was watching the procs edings.
Presently the judge turned to him
Seem" he said, las how the boys
come off in a hurry and forgot the
rope and it's goin' to take some time
fer the man to git back that's gone
after it, p'r'aps you like to make few
remarks to entertain the crowd and
git yer mind often the main objeck NV
yer bein' present on this occasion"
y Il amt much of a speaker replied
the prisoner, but I'm willin' to please,
and as 1 used to be an eXhorter before
1 got the Texas habit reckon 1 might
make a try at it."
well, go ahead; you've got a few
minutes and the choice of subjecks.
Considerin' yer dom il to please US, we
won't be too pertickeler."
Cant you make it a few years."
smiled the prisoner.
Wed like to, but the objeck of the
meetin' wouldn't git a fair shake. Be
sides, we've been to a good deal of
trouble to get you here, and we amt
got time to waste that away You
jist go ahead and make the speech and
make her lively, fer the boys may git
to shootin' before the rope gifts here"
Thus importuned, the prisoner took
his place on a, pile of railroad ties and
launched forth in an imprisoned adj
dress, patriotic, religious, personal and
highfalutin, the poor fellow evidently
feeling, as had been suggested by the
leader, that in this way he might for
get the object Of the meeting.
He kept it up for fifteen minutes or
more and then the leader held up his
hand for him to stop and he looked
around nervously, expecting to see the
man returning with the rope; and
that's what he did see, but the leader
stepped out and beckoned the man to
one side. A
That's all right" he said reassur-
ingly to the prisoner; then he turned to
the crowd. Boys" he said, you have
heerd this man maxim a speech here
for the last fifteen or twenty minutes,
and in all that time he amt said a
dern word about free silver ner the
Wilson tariff bill, and 1 move you now
that we give him fifteen minutes to git
out. Thar must be some good in him.
and we ought to give him chance to
let it spread. All in favor of that
motion say Ay;;' and with a unani-
nous vote those wild and woolly Tex
ans gave that horse thief another
chance for his white alley
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-02
SIX WEEP TEARS OF JOY.
How the Heroes of Hundred Diff
ferent Novels ProDose.

Some one with nothing else to do
has investigated the way in which
heroes in a hundred different novels
are represented as proposing. Sew
enty-two hold the lady's hand. sew
enteen hold it very tightly, fourteen
have Jumps in their threats and
nine eXclaim aloud: Thank heay-
en-! Only seven out of the hun
dred declare themselves to be de-
hrlously happy and five are too full
for utterance. Three out of the
hundred stand on their feet when
they make a proposal and two go
down on one knee, while nine make
formal speeches. The behavior of
the lady under the circumstances is
equally entertaining and instructive.
Out of the hundred cases eighty-one
sink into the arms of the gentlemen.
s1Xty-eight rest their heads on the
gentleman's breast, and only one
sinks into the arms of a chair: elev-
en- clasp their arms around the the
gentleman's neck; six weep tears of
joy silently and forty-four weep
tears aloud-whatever that means:
seventy-two have eyes full of love
and nine of the hundred rush from
the room and tell everybody. Only
four are greatly surprised, and
eighty-seven out of the hundred
knew that something was coming.
Five giggle Historically. Only one of
the hundred struggles not to be
kissed, while six kiss their lovers
first.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-02
BAFFLED DETECTIVES.
Chicago Police Admit Indictment
to Be Impossible,

CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-The police ac-
knowledge today their complete de-
feat so far in the effort to secure direct
evidence against H. H Holmes. Doz-
ems of promising clews have been care
fully investigated; witness after wit
ness, who was confidently expected to
tell all, has been examined without re-
suit, and at last the detectives are
forced to admit that their efforts have
been unavailing so far as real proof of
guilt is concerned. This was admitted
by Inspector Fitzpatrick today. when
we started on the CASE he said, I'VE
knew it would be almost impossible to
get any one who could positively con-
meet Holmes with any case of murder.
yet we thought it our duty to investi-
gate, and we have done the best we
could. We believe several crimes have
been committed, and believe that
Holmes and his confederates are guilty
of several murders; but so far we are
unable to prove our belief correct. We
nave no evidence that would even
cause an indictment against any of the
men under suspicion if it were pre-
5ented to the grand jury"
Pat Quinlan was given a six-hours'
session in the sweat box today, but
the result was as unsatisfactory as
the previous examina tons of the ex-
janitor. Quinlan gives no evidence of
weakening, and stubbornly sticks to
his statement that he knows absolute
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-02
HOLMES AYERS THAT MANA
WILLIAMS WAS KILLED BY
HER SISTER.
MuRDEREsS A FUGITIVE.
THE MONSTER TALKS OF HIS
EATING HOUSE AND HIS CA
DAVERS.
sLEUTHs ADMIT THEIR FAILURE
Chicago Police Declare They
Have No Evidence on Which to
Found an Indictment,

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Aug. L
Holmes, the alleged wholesale muir
derer, was asked today in an inter-
view: Can you explain how so
many bones came to be concealed
in the basement and other parts OF
your Chicago house,"
81 will answer that question in this
way" he replied. Every person
who has known me is aware that 1
am a doctor by profession. 1t is also
known perfectly well in Chicago that
there was a restaurant in my build
ing during the worlds fair. AT that
time there were lots of bones, from
fowls and other cooked animals,
thrown outside the building. Lots
of these bones, no doubt, found their
way to the cellar During the time
I lived in the building 1 brought
several cadavers there, both for
scientific and pecuniary purposes.
This may account for the bones the
Chicago police say they have found. ="
will you explain your relations
with Minnie Williams
1.-The poor girl was a great friend
of mine. She was unfortunate in
more ways than one. I cannot but
believe that she is still alive, al
though God only knows where, as
she is a fugitive from justice on &C
count of the awful tragedy which re-
suited in the killing Of her sister.
I care to say nothing more about
her at this time"
rs it true that Minnie Williams
killed her sister Nana?'
Yes; it all came about over a jeai-
Gus quarrel, during the heat Of pas
sion, in which poor Minnie threw =
stool at Mana. 1t struck her on the
head. She died shortly afterwards.
1T is reported that some of your
family were the victims of insanity.
Is this true?'
'It is My uncle died insane at Bur-
lington, Vt. The insanity streak in
our family comes from mothers side.
1 want to say, however, that 1 an,
still compos mentis, although, in view
Of the absurd reports that have gone
out about me, it might be a question
as to whether l or my accusers are
the craZier.'
viii you deny or affirm the report
that you are rich man?''
My money is principally tied up in
real estate. Part of this is encum-
bered and part is clear. If I was out
of here I might be able to turn up
$4,000 without much difficulty
DO you belong to any religious de-
nomination."
mo, I am believer in the teach
ings of Tom Paine and IngersoH.''
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-02
DEERE ROAD RACE
Is Attracting the Attention of
Whee1men All Over the Coun-

Arrangements for the Deere road
race are progressing in fine shape, and
the success of the meet is assured.
The Deere & Weber company, of
Minneapolis, are receiving numerous
inquiries daily from outside towns and
it is known that the entries will be
large. One of the features of the race
will be the appearance of new riders.
The race will take place on the Lake
Harriet boulevard, the afternoon OF
Aug. y. The course is twenty miles,
which means seven times around the
lake. There will be no charge, and the
race will be as free to spectators as
anything could be. The entries for the
race will close Aug. 8, and the handi-
caps will be announced Aug. 10. New
riders without records should under
stand that there is a good chance of
their securing the limit of time handi-
cap, which will be about eight minutes.
The Imperial racing machine, which
will be one Of the leading prizes, ar
rived from the manufacturers yester-
day, and it is a beauty. It can be seen
any time at the Deere & Weber ware
house. Some of the other prizes are
now on exhibition at Hudson's jeweIry
store, in the Syndicate block, and
Morgan & Wright, will be on exhibit
ton at Eustis Bros jewelry store, in
the Dayton block. Still other prizes
are on exhibition at the Deere & Web
Der warehouse.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-02
BETTER THAN ROAST BEEF.
a Venerable Maori Chieftafn
Talks Of Eating Human Flesh.

Venerable Maori Chieftain
Talks Of Eating Human Flesh.
Demorest's Magazine.
l managed to win the friendship and
confidence of Heke, the great war chief,
then a very old man, and during one
Of our many conversations l bluntly
asked him to tell me about the can
nibalism of his countrymen. He was
not at all offended, as feared he might
be. He appeared to regard my inquisi-
ton as an incentive to free speech, and
1 took advantage of it.
You see,'' he said, "Te Atua" Cthe
name they give their supreme deity)
did not provide US with animals upon
whose flesh We could support life. We
had only such fish as we could catch,
such few fowls of the air as We could
bring down, and the moa, a great bird
twelve or fourteen feet high. Well, to
support the whole nation the fish Of the
sea and the few fowl Of the air were
not sufficient. We were, therefore,
compelled to hunt the moa, and it was
not long before We had eXtermihat ed
the bird, gigantic as he was. What,
then, remained to us? The flesh on our
own bones. We tried it at a time when
we were furnishing and we found it
good
l imagined that ne distinctly smacked
his lips at this point. L asked him
whether he had ever INDUCED in that
addition to the native menu.
Yes he replied, without hesitation,
Il have eaten human flesh l had
an idea that there was a slight moist
ure at the corners Of his mouth as he
spoke; and. decidedly, his eyes were
may say, parenthetically that 1 was
young at this period, somewhat in
clined toward stoutneSs, and had not
INDUCED in the use of rum or tobacco.
l did not like the lock he gave me
however, l continued the subject by
asking what, in a general way, was
his opinion Of the gastronomic quail
ties of human flesh?
"Goodr' he replied, smacking his
lips L have eaten your cuts of beef,
your rounds of roast, your legs of
mutton and your stews and all the
rest, but | am an old man and l can
not forget old customs. l am telling
truth. l would prefer a bit of mana
man steak or a man chop-to all your
neW-fangled meats, no matter how
served up
asked him whether the taste for
human flesh was still strong among
his countrymen, and he replied:
No, we find the pig better eating,
and. besides that, since the introduce
ton Of the potato We have eaten much
less animal food, but. of course, some
OF the old fellows, like myself. look
back with pleasure to the fire lighted
In front OF the great idol, and the
smell OF a roasting enemy
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-02
MINNEAPOLIS
MINNEAPOLIS GLoBULEs.

The total registration at the Uni
versity summer school shows l,1S4
names ENROLLED, an increase over last
year of 126 names.
Baldwin Brown, who has been in
very critical condition for the past
week, Is growing weaker and his
chances for recovery are very. slight.
The new system Of dairy inspection
under the auspices of the board of
health began yesterday. A half dozen
applications for license were received.
The July report OF the fire depart
ment shows that there were siXty-one
box alarms and twenty-four still. The
total loss on buildings and their con-
tents was IS, G61. So, which was covered
by Insurance aggregating SS,243.26.
The opening of the Guaranty Loan
roof garden last evening proved
brothers, especially Master Henry.
made a decided hit in their musical
numbers and called for a round of
applause.
The homeopathie physicians We're
yesterday. permitted to practice in the
city hospital, for the first time in the
history OF that institution. The agree
n?ent is that one-third of the patients
snail be turned over to the homeopathic
inferno.
Z. w. butcher, local freight agent
OF the c, NJ. & St. P. railway, was
presented with q beautiful silver SER
vice by the employees in his depart
menJ " eCneSday evening: Mr.. butcher
has been transferred 10 Saltwater by
the company.
The board OF education yesterday re-
ceived an offer from c. a. Bigelow to
present the city with four lots at
Forty-third street and Winthrop. The
board viii buy four lots from Mr..
Bigelow. who will erect a temporary
school building on the lots.
The ladies OF the HOMEOPATHIC hos
pital will give a moonlight garden
party this evening at the residence Of
Mrs. Frank Hill. 27S7 Portland ave
nue. Dancing in the barn Will be a
unique feature of the festivities.
The Charles Z. Rice company. or
ganlzed for the purpose of manufacture
ing clothing in Minneapolis, yesterday
nled articles of incorporation. The in
coTpoTators are A. F. Sweetser
Charles Z. Rice and C Wright David
SON. The capital stock is $4,000.
A. H Linton, administrator of the
II. 3. LangdOn estate. has sold the
estates interest in the firm of George
Il. Newell q Co. for $4,000 in quar-
terly payments Of S25, 600 each. The pc
utlon to the probate court states that
papers looking 10 the transfer were
drawn UP before Mr.. LangdOn's death
The new Scandinavian literature
which was ordered long ago by the
library officials and which recently ar
rived. is now ready to be sent over
10 the South Side and East Side
branches, where it is to be placed. The
collection Is a fine one and includes
the best of what has appeared in the
SCANDINAVIAN book market during the
last few years.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-02
Protection in Victoria.

Nineteenth Century.
Il 1t is instructive to notice that when
protection is highest the suffering is
apparently the greatest. In the boot
making trade, for instance, where there
is an import duty Of five shillings per
pain wages are now so low that 800
workers specially petitioned for assist
ancA to emigrate to the gold fields.
They stated that they were almost on
the verge of starvation Coachmak-
ing is another instance of very high
-ly protected trade failing. To assist
coach builders an excessive duty was
placed on all descriptions of carriages
On broughams, it was ESQ each. What
is the result today? A very good
secondhand brougham can be bought
for ED. One article is a necessity. the
other a luxury; but the effect of the
mistaken policy is the same in both, as
it is also in the cloth trade and many
others.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-02
HAS LET UP ON BUGS.
Prof. Lugger Returns From His
Summer Campaign.

Prof. Lugger Returns From HIS
Summer Campaign
Prof. Otto Lugger returned yester-
day from the Red river valley, and is
taking a short vacation from his sum-
mer's war on bugs. He reports a vast
deal of benefit resulting from the use
of the germs of spororrichum in in
fecting chinch bugs and the Hessian
fly. The potato bug has not been a
nuisance this year, owing to the late
frosts, but Prof. Lugger has been urg
ing on the farmers the Importance of
preventing their multiplication for next
season by killing the larvae wherever
found.
His greatest anxiety at present is
over the appearance of a new insect
which is working on the spring wheat
crop of Minnesota. 1t is a small green
fly, about half the size of an ordinary
house fly, and works after the manner
of the Hessian fly. 1t is entirely new
to Minnesota, and has never before
come to Prof. Lugger's knowledge. He
is now investigating it, with a view to
finding its pedigree and means of de-
Stroying it.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-02
PRESS CLUB QUARTERS.
The Scribes Handsomely Housed
in the Woodwork Building.

The Minneapolis Press club has
moved into its new quarters in the
Woodwork building over the Irish
American bank. and the club could
hardly hope to have any more attract
i've or cosier headquarters. The final
work of removal was accomplished
yesterday, and, while everything is not
in shape yet, the room last evening
was particularly inviting, and when the
pictures are all hung and the draperies
and furniture arranged, it is believed
that they viii go ahead of anything
of the kind in Minneapolis.
The Press club has secured the en-
tire second floor of the building. which
was formerly known as the Citizens
Bank BUILDING and is located on the
north side of Nicollet avenue about
half way between Fourth and Fifth
streets. The entrance to the building
Is attn active and an easy flight of
stairs leads up to the club rooms di-
rect The partitions have been taken
down and the whole made into two
large rooms. One of these is used as
e billiard and pool room and the other
makes & magnificent parlor. This
room is the feature of the place. II
has three large windows looking ont
on Nicollet avenue, and a view can
be had up and down the street. There
is small stone balcony extending out
over the street entrance. The ceilings
are high and the windows large. and
with a happy arrangement of light a
brilliant effect is secured.
Altogether the club will have four-
teen windows to furnish light and air
as an alley runs along the side of
the building, and there are windows
on three sides of the club rooms. The
hoor space is not quite so great as in
the old rooms, but the ARRANGEMENT
Is better and the effect of the pictures
and draperies is enhanced by the
croWdlng made necessary by having
so much space given up to windows
All the furniture has been overhau1Ad
ana new carpets have been put down
ana all IN all it is as if the club had
secured a new outfit entire. : new
pool table has been secured and the
piano with a history has been prac-
ucahy made over again.
The change is already showing i+ea1f
In the interest taken by the club mem
bers and there can hardly he INV
doubt about the members taking an
active interest in the new club rooms.
Certainly anything more attractive
could hardly be offered them. The
work Of removal has been no small
task, and W. D. Child and T n
IWombly, who have supervised the
work, are entitled TO large vote of
thanks from the club.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-02
c. VI. Palmer Returns.

Charles N. Palmer, proprietor of the
Northwestern Miller, has returned
from an extended trip to Europe. Mr..
Palmer left Minneapolis for San Fran
cisco four years ago, where he became
the manager Of the Examiner. He has
returned to Minneapolis to stay, he
says, as he has never felt at home
anywhere else. During his European
TIP he took considerable notice of the
sentiment on the financial question
and says that there is no hope of an
international agreement for a double
standard
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-02
TALE OF TWO CITIES.
The Census Yarn in the lEPenny
Press, a Clumsy Fake

One of the clumsiest fakes of the
season was perpetrated by the Penny
Press" last night, in an attempt to
be smart at the expense of the census
The article, which appeared in an
Extra purported to give the exact
population Of Minneapolis and S..
Paul. 1t was stated that the count IL
the Office Of the secretary of state hac
been completed, and gave the popula-
ton Of the former city at l73.OOO anu
of the latter at 10000
The even figures is sufficient to in.
dictate the absurdity of the story. The
count of both cities is a long ways
from completion and not even Secre>
tary Berg knows what the result will
he
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-02

STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY
of Hennepin, District Court, Fourth
Judicial District. In the Matter Of
the Assignment of Anton G. Green,
doing business as Walla Valley Wine
Co. InSolvent.
Notice is hereby given that Anton
G. Green, doing business as Walla
Valley Wine Co., of Minneapolis, in
said county and state. has, by deed
in writing, dated July 18th, 1895, made
a general assignment to the under
signed of all his property not exempt
by law from levy and sale on execu-
ton, for the benefit of all his creditors,
without preference.
All claims must be verified and pre-
sented to the undersigned within twen-
ty days after the publication hereof.
Dated Minneapolis, Aug I'd, 1895.
AUGUST w. SkOG,
Assignee, 246 Hennepin av., Minneapo-
lis, MINI.
THEODOR MEGAARDEN,
Attorney for Assignee, 302 Guaranty
Loan, Minneapolis.