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St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-24
SALTWATER NEWS.
Two Old Settlers Gone TO Their Long
Rest-New COnvicts Received

jeremiah Billings, well-known farmer re-
siding in the town of May, died Sunday even
ing of senile debility, having attained the ripe
old age of eighty-seven years. He came to
Washington county in 1851, and has since re-
sided here. He is survived by five grown
children.
Andrew Schon, well-known and highly re-
spected resident Of Saltwater, died yesterday
at the city hospital of eczema, his illness be-
ing of about months duration. Deceased
was native of Denmark, and was seventy
two years of age. He came to America in
1852, and moved his residence to Saltwater
from st. Paul in 1854. He was engaged in
logging on the ST. CroiX for many years and
at the time of his death was a member of the
st. CrolX Lumber company, at South Still
water. He is survived by a widow and seven
children, the youngest being ten years of age
Rufus Golf has returned from the logging
camps near Partridge, Mimi. Mr.. Golf was
locking after the st. Croix Lumber company S
interests, and says that that concern MANAGED
to get about Is, 900, 900 feet.
John Siegfried and Stephen Turner have
been received at the prison.. The former is
from Anoka county, and will serve three years
and six months for grand larceny. The latter
is from Ramsey county, and will serve a
reformatory sentence for similar crime.
Capt. John Hoy leaves today for Dubuque
Were he will get the steamer Clyde of the
Bronson Folsom line, in readiness for the
seasons work. They will soon begin work on
the lower river, but navigation here will prob
ably not begin until April 10.
The First Regiment band of MINNEAPOLIS.
delighted large audience at the Grand opera
house last evening. Several excellent selec-
ticns were rendered by the Masonic quartette
OF that city. The band was met at the depot
by Company X, and escorted to the opera
house
dedication of the new hall of the St Paul
lodge of Elks this evening
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-24
NONE ARE HEROES TO A BARBER.
Great Men Prove Common Clay
While Under His Care.

Buffalo Express.
Distinguished statesmen all seem to sink
to the common level when they get into the
barber's chair. The old barber at the Man
many Of them during the sixty years he has
made living with his razor, and he says he
couldn't tell any of them from an ordinary
man. He was talking to an Express reporter
Thaddeus Stevens, Daniel Webster, Cassius
NJ Clay and Tom Marshall he said, "and
l never had a suspicion that they were above
the ordinary until l learned it after they left
the shop. 1 shaved Stevens down in Mary
land before l came to Buffalo. He was
quiet man. He had hardly a word to say to
me. He seemed to be thinking hard about
something all the time. Webster and Tom
Marshall always came into my shop from the
bar room. They were both men who liked
their brandy and they drank lot of it.
Sometimes they drank so much that their
breaths nearly made me drunk while I was
shaving them. They were awful jolly sort Of
men. Tom Marshall was always joking. He
used to make me laugh every time he sat in
my chair. He was one of the incest men l
ever shaved. Webster didn't get to know so
we'll. He was quiet like Stevens. He had
very strong beard, and he wanted to be
shaved close He wanted me to scrape right
down under his flesh. It's a wonder I didn't
hurt him. But l reckon he a man who
could stand most anything. The first time
ever shaved him he came in from the bar
room. where he had been drinking with lot
OF politicians. He sat down in the chair, and
said, Shave He didn't say another word
When he got up he gave me double price
He one of those liberal sort of fellows
didn't know his name was Webster until af-
ter he walked out and then some men asked
me If [ knew whom l had been shaving. l
told them didn't, and they told me who he
was I've learned that it was impossible
to tell great man in the barber's chair
They are like everybody else. And I'm a
man who ought to know
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-24
BERWYND-WHITE SHAFT AT
DUBOIS.
THE BODIES ALL RECOVERED.
SHOCK SO GREAT THAT THE
VICTIMS WE'RE BADLY MU-
TILATED.
NEARLY ALL WE'RE MARRIED MEN.
Owing to the Depressed Condition
of Mining the Families Are Left
Sadly Destitute.

DUBOIS, Pa, March pa terrific
explosion of gas occurred at the Ber-
Wynd-White shaft in the eastern linn
it's of this city today, and thirteen min
ers were killed. The dead are:
George Harvey, married, no children; Hen
Smith. married. two children; James Ora
ham Sr., married; large family; James Gra-
ham Jr. single; Lindsey II. Bradley, mar
Jesse Postlethwaite, married, three children;
George Postlethwaite, married, large family
Audrey Nowak, married; David Bell, mar
ried; Reuben Noble, married; George Ash
ley, married.
The bodies have all been removed
from the mine and are being made
ready at the improvised morgue to be
taken 10 their late homes All of the
men were married with the exception
of one. who was a son Of one Of the
killed. AS the mining industry has been
in depressed condition for some time
past, all Of the families are left in
very poor circumstances.
The mine is new one, which the
company has just opened up, and has
been working crews in shifts to push
the headings out in various directions
for big work later on. Eighteen men
went on at z o'clock this morning,
seven going into the north heading,
and four into the south heading
sible of shock, and a few minutes
later the mine boss came to them and
told them something had happened,
and that they should get out as soon as
they could. When the party, then con-
sisting of five, reached the foot of the
shaft they were nearly overcome by
gas, and were hurriedly taken up in
the cage. Assistance was Immediately
summoned, and practical miners from
the Belle Lewis and Yates companies
mines volunteered their services AS
the work of rescue proceeded, it was
found that the shock in the north
heading was so terrific that some of
the bodies were mutilated almost be-
yond recognition. Nearly all of the
bodies had been found at 1 D. M, but
up to that time they had only been
brought to the foot of the shaft where
they were collected preparatory to be-
ing hoisted to the surface
| There was another explosion at the
Adrian mines. located eight miles
south Of here, caused by fire damp
| Two men were killed
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-24
OWNS A THIRD OF LONDON.
The Duke of Westminster Probably
the Richest Man in the World.

AS rich as the Duke of Westmins-
ter is hackneyed expression in Eng
land. 1t is no empty phrase either,
Tor the owner of the title is, without
doubt, the richest man in the British
empire, and many claim that he is the
richest man in the world. His fortune
really amounts to something over $175,-
100000. Only two other men in the
world have ever been rated as high
as that One is Ii Hung Chang, the
Chinese prime minister, and the other
is John d. Rockefeller, the Standard
Oil magnate, who has confessed on
the witness stand that he doesn't know
within hundreds of thousands of dol
lars the total amount of his wealth.
The fortune of the Duke of West
minister is probably the most stable Of
the three for it is largely in real
estate. He practically owns a third of
London. His third consists of man
sions and business blocks in the fash
ionable section, and he has been called
The Landlord Of the West End" The
dWellerS in more than 1000 handsome
residences there are his tenants His
income ranges from $4,000, 900 to S., ,000,-
coo annually, and it doesn't worry him
to reflect that he has a large family
depending on him for support and a
hard winter before him.
The dukes popularity is as great as
MS wealth, and If he lived in this coun-
try he would be reelected to the SEN
ate with unfailing regularity. His pal
ace, or, rather, his group of palaces,
called Eaton Hall, in Chester, is a
finer place than even any of those
which the queen herself has to live in.
Under it's wide spreading roofs a reg
ular army of relatives, near and dis
tant finds shelter, and much of the
building, with it's great treasures of art
and vertu, is open almost all the year
round to any visitor who has a shilling
to pay the admission fee charged. The
revenue thus collected is used for
charitable purposes.
1t is related that once a stranger
visiting Eaton hall met an elderly man
in hunting costume strolling about
the grounds, and asked the man
to show him about the place.
The elderly man complied, point
ed out the wonders of the
mansion and made himself so agreea-
bic that he was given q half crown
for his civility He took it, but the
stranger was greatly surprised and en-
barrassed the next day to find that
the supposed servant whom he had
tipped" was none other than the lord
of the manor himself. The duke is a
great sportsman. He has 100000 acres of
shooting land and forests in Scotland,
where he passes much of his time His
princely stables and stud farms are
among the wonders of England, and
he has owned several Derby winners.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-24
Children Cry fos
Pitchers CastoFia.
PROUD OF HIS LUXURIANT BEARD.
WOman's Vanity Nothing to That Of
Man With Whiskers.


New Orleans Picayune.
The vanity of woman in her new hat and
furs, her frills and her furbelows is self-for-
getting humility in comparison to the vain
glorious Self-consciousness of the man with
a beard. Alongside of him the pride of the
peacock in his spreading, iridescent tail is
shame-faced modesty. The man with beard
has discovered the true secret of happiness
His hirsute appendage is the outward and
breast which it beauties and adorns That
beard to him is father and mother wife and
children, and wherever he goes he carries the
entire family, and of every one he meets
tacitly asks: rs not this handsome group?''
The man with beard is seldom given to long
conversations. 1t is his mission in life to
pose, not to talk He essays not to shine by the
magic OF verbal briliancy; he merely presents
his beard, and in mute expression says: "Iook
at 1T! Is 1t not grand?'' He is generally the
holder of some sinecure, is the man with the
beard, else he could not, as he now does de-
vote his whole mind to his hairy idol. He is
not given to athletics; he is no reader; he has
an easy vocation, and avocation whatever
He is exclusively beard raiser and a
beard exhibitor and he glories in his pro-
fession. Wherever he goes he is the OBJ
served of all observers. Therefore he must
perforce lead blameless life. The eyes of
the world are ever upon him, or upon his
baerd, and any deviation from the path of
rectitude would be known instantly of all
men. He is of peaceable disposition for a
quarrel, encumbered as he 10 with that beard
were out OF the question, and then he is on
such pleasant terms with himself that it
follows inevitably that he cannot be on bad
terms with anybody. The man with beard
is proud, is vain; this must be admitted,
But his vanity is harmless, and though as a
member of society he is as useless as is the
beard he sports, still he is peace-loying
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-24
OARSMEN ARE ACTIVE.
St. Paul VIII Not Lack Training
This Year.

The members of the Minnesota Boat club
q1ave been working industriously for the past
month or two in the big tank and are eagerly
awaiting the time when they can don their
sweaters and get out on the river in real ear
nest. AS the ice is at present nearly all gone
Rt Will probably be very soon, if there is any
thing like mild weather for the next week.
rhe Minneapolis men, on the other hand will
hardly be able to get outdoors so SOON and
some doubt is expressed to the ability of
fhe Lurline club to get up crew this year to
properly represent the club in the various re-
gattas.
If there is any intention of entering the
Alinnetonka-Winnipeg events at Minnetonka
the smoothness of the proceedings is likely to
be marred by the objection to De Brisav en-
tertained by the st. Paul men. E. A. Jag
gard, OF the Minnesota Boat club has made
the suggestion that the Lurlines send a COM
mittee to present the sentiment of that club
ON the De BriSay matter to a similarly ap-
pointed committee of the st. Paul club to the
end that an understanding may be reached
and the possibility of a repetition of the un-
pleasantness OF last year may be obvated.
Inc Minneapolis men are said not to take
kindly to the suggestion, claiming that mas
much as the st. Paul men know of the Lur-
aine club s intention to row De Brisay in their
crew 1t is their place to send committee to
state their objection and thus open the dis
cussion They further claim that as the
amateur standing of the oarsman was to all
dntents settled at the last meeting there is
little ground for objection, and less for dis
Sussion.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-24
COURT CALLED DOWN.
Lesson Read to Texas Jurists by the
Supreme Bench,

: WASHINGTON, March 23-In the case of
Gen. David Stanley against Mary A. SchwaI-
by, Justice Gray, in the United States su-
prem court, today took occasion to reprimand
the court of civil appeals for the Fourth dis
trict of Texas. When the original suit was
brought against Gen. Stanley the United
States was brought into the case contrary to
the rule that the United States cannot be
sued in state court In the United States
supreme court the Texas decision was re-
versed and the case was remanded. The Uni
ted States continued party to the suit
notwithstanding the direction of the supreme
court. The decision for Mrs. Schwalby.
and the costs were taxed against the national
government The court refused an applica-
ton of the United States for a rehearing and
it was only possible to get the case into the
supreme court by a mandatory order from
Justice White, who presided over the cir
cult in which Texas is situated Justice Gray
said, in his opinion, it was necessary for the
supreme court in such cases to assert and
maintain its jurisdiction and authority. He
intimated that more summary methods might
be pursued, but said the court would content
itself with the judgment reversing the de-
cision of the Texas court and again remand
ing the case, but this time with orders to dis
miss the case as to the United States and en-
ter judgment in favor of the individual de-
PENDANTS
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-24
TENNIS CRACKS.
Three Americans VIII Enter the
English Championship Events.

NEW YORK, March 23.-W. A. Larned A.
E. Foote and probably Malcolm Chace will
represent America in the English champion
ship lawn tennis tournament next July at
wimbledon. All three have engaged passage,
and Larned will sail in May. the others fol-
lowing in June, after the college term closes.
Larned expects to play in most of the i'm
portant events up to the championship, after
which all three will start for bicycle tour
OF the continent. This will prevent their
taking part in the most important OF the
American championships. Larned viii have
to default the Canadian championship which
he won last summer while Chace Will have
to give up the national championship in
doubles. which he won last season.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-24
AQUATICS AT MADISON,
university Boys Enthusiastic Over
the Seasons PrOsnects

MADISON. Wis, March 23.-Great interest
is already being manifested at the Madison
university i'll the aquatic sports of the ap-
preaching season, owing to the recent purchase
the purpose of individual coaching. The shells
are thirty inches wide and thirty feet long
and are supplied with the latest improvements
IN shell building. 1t is supposed that they will
make great improvement in the university
oarsmen. There is, too, better prospect for
races this year than ever before in the history
OF the aquatic association. Among the events
between the regular varsity crew and
ahe Yale freshmen crew, on Lake Sal
day on Lake Mendoza late in June and
two races with the Minnesota crew. one at
Minnetonka and the other at one of the Madi
son lakes. Three class races have also been
planned, the winner of which has ALREADY
been challenged by the st. Johns Military
academy. of Delafeld Wis. and other chai-
aeDges are expected before the season is over.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-24
PHILADELPHIA FIRE.
1t Causes a Loss of Nearly Half n
Million of Dollars

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 23-Chestnut
street was visited by most destructive fire
tonight The fire broke out about o'clock
in the six-story building of the Thackera Manu-
featuring company. The firm employs about 200
hands, who were at work at the time. The fire
originated in the front cellar, and was not
discovered until it had made it's way through
the first floor. Before the engines arrived the
entire front part of the building was on fire.
Meanwhile a majority of the workmen made
their escape About dozen or more how
ever, were hemmed in and had to be taken
from the windows by the fremen The
Thackera building is owned by William
Weightman, and is valued at $500 600, fully
covered by insurance. The rear part was but
slightly damaged. The loss on the building
will amount to about $150,0O0 The Thackera
company's stock, machinery and patterns were
valued at about $25O,OO0 These are total
loss, but are protected by an insurance of
about $3.50 900.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-24
CONFESSIONS QUOTED HIGH.
Holmes offered $1,000 for True
Story of His Crimes

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 23.-Eforts.
are being made by several Philadelphia and
New York publishers to induce H. H. Holmes
to make full confession and to tell the story
of his life. One New York publisher began
with an offer of 900 for truthful and de-
tailed story of his criminal career and grad
difference of the condemned man. While
Holmes was considering this last proposition
rival New York newspaper offered him
$1,000 nat for the same thing. 1t is not known
whether he has accepted the offer but he has
been doing a good deal of writing lately, the
character of which he has concealed.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-24
UNDER MARTIAL LAW.
The Revolt in Nicaragua Is Reacting
Now UpOn Honduras

TEGUCIGALPA. Honduras March 23.-The
Republic of Honduras is under martial law
in view of the revolt in Nicaragua and the
aid extended to President zelaya by Presi-
dent Bonilla. Statements that the govern
ment of Honduras contemplates withdrawing
its aid to President Zelaya seem to have no
foundation, the government continues
sending forces of troops into Nicaragua to
operate against the insurgents there.
NEW YORK March pa local paper SAYS !:
The revolution in Nicaragua. according to in
telligences received through private chan
nels, is more serious than the dispatches
from that country would indicate. Two facts
seem to be we'll established: First that Ze-
laya is not suppressing the rebellion, and
second, that the Hondurian troops which ar
rived in Nicaragua on Friday last, the sup
posed allies of Zelaya, are quite as likely to
aid the rebels as to act in concert with the
government troops. If Honduras espouses
Baca's cause, the latter WILL it is believed
become victorious. Without Honduras aid
the result is in doubt, for several months, at
least. Shrewd observers of political events
in Central America are of opinion that all
hve OF fhe republics may become embroiled
unless peaceful solution is reached within
a few weeks.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-24
SUVA DEVASTATED.
The Fijian Islands Visited by Cya
clone.

VICTORIA. B. c.. March 23.-The steamer
Warrimoo, which arrived here late last night.
reports encountering a terrific hurricane on
March s. So fierce the storm that the
steamer was forced to slow down for forty
consecutive hours. and her owners assert that
not only Suva, but every settlement in the
F11ian group. must have been totally de-
Vastated by a gale which for ferocity sur
passed even the memorable hurricane Of
three years ago. which laid both the Fijian
and Samoan Islands in ruins. Purser Hum
phrey has communicated with the imperial
authorities. firmly convinced are he and
his brother officers that Suva cannot have
escaped desoation. The Warrimoo also brings
word Of the loss of the temporary ferry
steamer Pearl. in the Brisbane river, on Feb.
49, through coming into collision with the
anchored government steamer Lucania the
ferry being cut in two and thirty-seven liyeS
being lost.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-24
Kent Beat Mason.

Play was resumed in the shortstop amateur
tournament last evening at Foley's with d
game between Kent at $50, at Mason, at 160
It was Kent's night, and he seemed to play as
II in trance and no longer suffering from
stage fright. In his opening game his best
run was 13. Last night he made such good
ones as 20, 1S. - and 10, and an average of
more than 3. Meanwhile Mason could do moth
ing. Not yet over his sick spell of last week
he was completely out of stroke. and could
only get "a buttons while Kent was completing
his game-1S0. This evening Torrance, at 200,
and Miesen at $50, will cross cues.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-24
BROUGHT THE FOLKS
MANAGER COMISKEY,S FAMILY
ARE NOW RESIDENTS OF ST.
" PAUL IN FACT.
fEAM REPORTS AT DUBUQUE
kEXT WEDNESDAY, TO BEGIN EX-
HIBITION GAMES THE SATUR-
DAY THEREAFTER.
MALTER wILMoT,s TEXAS TRIP
Said That He VIII Take Some of An
sons Colts to the Minneapolis
Club.

= Manager Charles Comiskey, of the
st. Paul base ball club, returned to
st. Paul last evening with his family.
MIR. Comiskey has spent the past ten
days, since he left st. Paul, in Chi
cago and Dubuque. When seen at the
Windsor hotel last night, Manager
-Comiskey said
1.-THE st. Paul club will report for
duty at Dubuque on April 1. While in
that city / made arrangements for two
games with the local clubs, TO be
played there Saturday and Sunday,
April 4th and 5th. We will arrive in
st. Paul on the morning of the 9th, and
put in the rest of the time, until the
regular season opens in Milwaukee,
practicing and playing with local
clubs"
Manager Comiskey says that the out
1cok for the st. Paul club is encour-
aging. No changes or additions have
been made, and none are contemplated
at present.
This does away with the report that
has been going the rounds to the eff
feet that the st. Paul club would this
year star Wisconsin university phe-
nomenOn named Runkle. While the
Michigan university team last year
sent two good men into the profess
sional arena Sexton, the Boston pitch
er, and Shields, who finished the sea-
Son in Grand Rapids outfieId, the Bad
ger state university has not developed
any such robust players, and Manager
Comiskey has found no talent there to
cause a sudden start. He has, how
ever, looked over the field there, and
Before the close of the school year
SCme of the Madison team may develop
the speed requisite to a big league en-
iry.
Walter Wilmot, the manager of the
Minneapolis base ball team is in Tex
as with the Chicago team, and it is
gossiped that he is watching the play
of some of the colts who have Joined
the team since he left it with a view
ITO transplanting the lads to the Min
neapolis soil. Walter, when asked
about this, says that he is just down
There loosening up his joints while
the Minneapolis weather gets strong
enough for practice games, so there
you are. OF course, Walter would not
equivocate about a little thing like
that
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-24

The new governor Of British Guiana, Sir
Augustus Hemming who is about to pass
through the United States en- route to George
town, is especially celebrated in England as
cricketer, being renowned as one of the
oldest and most successful of amateur players
rival, indeed, Of Hon. Alfred Lyttleton. He
is one of the founders of the Sports club in
London, and has only just resigned the presi-
dency of its committee in consequence of his
departure from England. His principal as
scciate in the founding of this renowned in
stitution was the late Sir John Ashley, pop
ularly known as ''The Mate" Sir Augustus
is likewise an expert knight of the wheel,
and, in spite of his mature years, remains to-
day what he was twenty years ago-a typical,
clean-built British athlete.