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The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-01

Ii. may have been cold recently in the
banana belt. but other sections are no
more fortunate From Wyoming comes
the story that ranchers are chopping
their fish dinners out of the creeks with
axes. and from Louisiana the state
ment is made that hunter has been
found frozen to death.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-01
FLEEFR0M FLOOD
IND ICE GORGE

dixie was built number of years ago
for the protection of a larger part of
the residence portion of the city but
this has now fallen into disrepair, and
if the threatened flood comes hun
dreds of families will be compelled to
seek shelter on higher grounds.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-01
kREFT SENTENCED.
Twelve Years and Six Months for
the Crime of Manslaughter.

Special to the Globe.
FA1RMONT, Mimi, Nov. 30.-Tn the case
of the State Of Minnesota against Carl Kreft
for the murder of Oliver Wilbur last Janu-
ary, the jury having brought in verdict of
manslaughter in the second degree Judge
M. ]. Severance sentenced Carl to the state
prison for twelve years and six months
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-01
wfnona Frozen I'm.

Special to the Globe.s
WINONA, Minn., Dec. THE Mississippi
river froze over last night for the first time
this year. The portion of the channel where
it is very swift and marrow, by the bridges, is
still open, but above and below, and from
tie sandbar to the opposite shore the river
is frozen. Last year ii froze over here Dec 4,
but reopened, not freezing solidly until Dec.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-01

China's emperor has found quite an
original method of keeping the royal
exchequer replenished by docking Ii
Hung Chang a years salary every
week or two. It's fun for the en-
peror, but not for Ii.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-01

motion for q dismissal In the case of IT, S.
Bishop against the assessors In the city Of
Superior. Bishop Instituted mandamus pro-
ceedings to. compel the assessors to place upon
the tax rolls Of the city the elevator plant
trial for four days, and the plaintiff had
finished its side when the motion for dismissal
WAS granted.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-01
STORMS VICTIMS.
Another at Devils Lake-BOdy OF
Anderson Found

MOORHEAD, Mimi. Nov. SO.-The body Of
Thomas Anderson.r the seventeen -year-old boy
who lost his way during the blizzard Thanks
giving night, was found by August Probst
mile of the Daniels house. Anderson had
covered his head with his overcoat, loosened
his clothing and huddled up to keep warm
He wore no overshoes and one of his mittens
was missing. He had become bewildered and
travelled away from town, in the opposite di-
rection from his home.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-01

One of the oddities of the Raines law
in New York is that the old Jail at
West Brighton is doing duty as a
''hotel." 1t makes a speciality of ac-
commodations for plain drunks
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-01

Senator Sherman emphatically denies
that there is any deal between him and
Mark Hanna Indeed, there is not,
senator Whenever Hanna makes up
his mind. senator, what he wants, he
will reach out and get it, and you won't
be consulted even in the smallest de-
prao
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-01
Glass to Be Retired.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3O-It is known al
the navy department that Capt. Glass will
be retired from command Of the Texas, and
it is said this will occur "in the natural or
der Of events" 1t Is not stated whether OF
not the charge is the result OF the acct
dents to the vessels under his command.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-01

What's in a name? There may be
nothing, but the cognomen H H.
Holmes seems to be deadly. Boston
man of that name comes to the front
as a murderer
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-01
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMSHIPS.

NEW YORK, Nov. 3O.-Arrived: Pommer-
anian, Glasgow Armenia, Hamburg; Fur
nessia, Glasgow. Sailed: Havel, Bremen.
HAVRE-Arrived: La Touraine New York.
SOUTHAMPTON--Arriy Nomadc, Liver
pool.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-01

AS Christmas present st. Paul will
again give police and other officials the
marble heart. There is shortage in cash
Tor December salaries.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-01

good supply of ammunition He viii
not, as the reports have said, march
westward to join Gen. Maceo, but will
remain in Puerto Principe.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-01

Will Mr.. Weyler please take rest
and give Grover a chance at the type
writer to prepare his annual message?
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-01

The disastrous results of a bull in a
china shop are well known but what
will occur now that the Russian bear
has his paws on China?
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-01

GAINESVILLE, Mimi, Nov. 30.-Traflc
for two days. An engine and snow
piow left here Sunday to open the line to
Grand Forks. large number of freight
consequence the hotels are reaping quite a
harvest. About one-third Of the regular
trains are running to st. Paul from here.
No train from the West has reached here
since Wednesday.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-01
Wisconsin,s Vote

MILWAUKEE, Wis.,, Nov. so.-The com
plete vote of Wisconsin, was as follows: Nc
Kinley, 26O,144 Bryan, 165, $50; Levering,
6,S92; Palmer, 4,555.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-01

Minneapolis hasn't been able to hatch
up a real murder case for some time,
but is making brave attempts at it.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-01

Two Chicago robbers used a gas pipe
in hold-up. From their ability in that
line it is a plain case that they were
pll1n1 hers
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-01

It's a trife unprofessional for Bra
lillian insurgents to rise again. Cuba
has the floor.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-01

Now that the football season is over
the barber will get work enough to
enable him to negotiate for Christ
mas present
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-01

Old Boreas needn't have been In such
a hurry to fill his contract for material
for the ice palace. There was plenty of
time
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-01

It's little too chilly at Canton now
for lawn parties, but those attending
are all hopeful of being taken in out
of the cold.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-01

Mr.. Lommen may be thankful that it
only cost him S487 to find out just how
popular he was in the Seventh district.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-01

It's eoil ses95ae' zow. buts 81. hew
much colder it viii be for numerous
Republican statesmen March 4!
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-01

Marlborough finds it is costly to get
q royal flush. He paid 100000 for en-
tertaining the Prince Of Wales.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-01

DEVILS LAKE, N. D., Nov. 9O-A report
was received this morning that j. H. Fu!ker-
son, a prominent farmer, residing at Leeds
was frozen to death in the storm. Stock suf-
fered much and large number of horses.
etc., were frozen. The passenger trains from
the East due Wednesday night arrived last
night.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-01

ABERDEEN. S. D., Nov. 30-Intense cold
weather has succeeded the blizzard. 1t was
26 degrees below last night. z=zs,ss
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-01

PEMBINA, N D., Nov SO.-District court
meets tomorrow. Before the late terrible
blow, snow had fallen to the depth of four
feet on level, the heaviest fall ever kno@n
at this time of year. Now that the wind has
taken it, there are drifts clear over many
houses in this section.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-01

PIERRE, S. D., Nov. 30.--Gattie men say
the loss the Sioux range will be light il
there is any. The cattle all right and have
drifted into gulches and draws. They are in
good shape to stand the storm and what dam
age has resulted is in the way Of covering up
feed and making it hard for the stock the
rest of the WiLfer.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-01
Bishop Loses His Case.

SUPERIOR, Wis, Nov 3o-Judge vinje. in
circuit court today, granted The defendants
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-08
Floor tiling-Mayberry & Watson.
TO MEASURE IMAGINATION.
Clever Device of a Yale Man For Testing
 That Phenomenon.

OI d Y
 That Phenomenon.
 The latest discovery in the scientific world is a measure for the imagination This interesting and important discovery which, when applied to current life, will go far toward explaining much that aver age people consider mysterious, was made by Mir E. w. Scripture of Yale. MT Scripture is man of scientific re- search, and his recent discovery-we can scarcely call it an invention-is the re- suit of many years of study and scientific experiments. When interviewed on the subject for the New York Herald MT. Scripture said:
 Somewhat over a year go I announc- ed the discovery of a method for meas uring the intensity of Authorizations. A research on this subject has reached a successful completion, and will soon be made public. In the course of these in- Vestigations it occurred to me that 1t might be possible. to measure the intensi- ty of imagination also. The experiment was a complete success. The method is not difficult, and is readily ineligible to any one of average understanding,
 Tn order to explain the method it will be sufhient to describe the first simple experiment made. The apparatus, as you see, is quite simple. and can be construct ed by almost any one with comparatively little trouble.
 ''The screen serves as a frame for piece of thin tissue paper. The tissue paper is illuminated by daylight in front and by gas flame at the back. When the gas flame is turned down, the eye looking through the tube sees a plain white circle Illustrated by daylight.
 "The first experiment made was on a student, accustomed to. using the tele- scope. He was told to imagine hair lines on the white surface like the hair lines seen in the telescope. This was success fully done. He was asked to describe them and compare their blackness. There is,' he said, a horizontal line, which is the blackest of them, and three vertical lines of about equal blackness.'
 He was told that the field of view was to be made gradually lighter by turning on a flame behind, and he was to tell how the lines behaved. As the gas was slowly turned on he described various changes in the lines. Finally he saw line he had not imagined before. It appeared just about as black as the horizontal line and blacker than any of the others. Thereupon, the experiment was ended
 "The slant line was real line. This he did not know and still does not know"
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-08

brought into contact with a blast of cold air is highly dangerous and calculated to cause death. Except for the presence of carbonic oxide a miner might walk out of mine after an explosion, and it is suggested that an invention of a respir- ator which would absorb the oxide would be valuable. He himself knows of no such absorbent, and until it is discov- cred the only resource seems to be sim pie test long ago proposed, and often used with success, namely, that when a man enters an atmosphere which contains poisonous proportion of carbonic oxide. he should carry with him a mouse, con fined in wire cage; open freely to the air. The mouse will become insensible by breathing air containing carbonic OK lde in about one-twentieth of the time man.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-08
Mayberry & Watson for building material.

"The slant line was a real line. This he did not know and still does not know"
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-08
Floor wax-Mayberry & Watson.
AFTER DAMP IN MINES.
Investigations Made Into Colliery Dan,
 ger of Great Importance.

ger or Great importance.
 From the St. Louis Globe Democrat
 Two of the most important of the pa- pers read at the recent sitting of the Brit ish association were those of Prof. Hal dane and Prof. Gloves, in which they submitted the results of the invcstiga- tions they have been simultaneously pur- suing for the purpose of directing and measuring the presence of carbon mon oxide in the air. The matter is one of no little moment to the general public inasmuch as the insidious poisonous gas is liable to be generated where coal gas flames are used for heating and cooking. It, however, more particularly concerns the mining world, as carbonic oxide Is the product of explosions of coal gas or fire damp being found in largest quantity after colliery explosions, when coal dust is mingled with the air and plays a part in the explosion.
 The gas, however, is formed in several other ways in coal mines. It is the prin- cipal gaseous product of the firing of cheap gunpowder, which is known as blasting powder, and it seems to be inya- riably formed during the burning of coal seam. The difficulty with thsS OK idle Is that even when it is present in dan gerous proportions, it is not detectable
 in the flame of a candle or of an alco- hol or oil lamp, and long before it's pres ence is demonstrated 1t may have been absorbed into the system to a fatal eX- tent. Prof. Gloves process of detection and measurement consists of hydrogen test flame. An ordinary lamp is provid- ed with a hydrogen flame, the "cap" of which increases in height as the percent age of carbonic oxide is augmented. Un- fortunately, however, as carbonic oxide is rarely unaccompanied by infiammable gases, an essential defect would appear thereby to exist in this somewhat rough and ready method. In Prof. Haldane's test, a small quantity of blood is shaken in the air. The presence of the carbonic oxide causes the blood to assume yellow tint, and proportions of the oxide down to one per cent. can thus be detected. Prof. Haldane described the experiments he had undertaken in inhaling the gas There is, he says, nothing painful in it. One effect is to cause one to stagger like a drunker, man. There is a story of a miner, who, recovering consciousness af- ter an explosion, asked. ''Is it time to get up?" adding T am very happy
 The operation of the gas is slow, but running produces faintness. and to be
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-08

There is in the strong rooms of one of the oldest private banks in London large quantity of jewels, plate and other valuables which was deposited for safe custody by French refugees shortly be- fore the outbreak of the revolution. Sev- eral of the depositors claimed their be- longings after the Coup dEtat, but the present deposits are still awaiting claim ants. and probably always will.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-08
EDUCATIONAL.

This institution Is the oldest, largest and best of its kind in the state of Alabama tions. Unexcelled systems of Shorthand and Bookkeeping. Practical methods. Cata- visit or address this College before going elsewhere. Sessions day and night.
The herald., 1896-01-09
IRRIGATORS AT POMONA
Ask to Be Included in the City
System
The First Tourist Excursion VIII Be Wei
coined on Wednesday Next-Soclal and
Personal Notes

POMONA, Jan. 8.-The regular month
ly session of the Pomona city board of
trustees was held in the city hall; full
membership present.
The usual current monthly bills
were audited.
The contract for lighting the city an
other year with lectricity-twsnty-
four (24) arcs lights, 1000 candle power
each, all night service, at SO per month
for each, was awarded the San Antonio
Power and Light company.
The petition of citizens representing
1873 acres in and around North Po-
mona, praying that they be admitted
into the new water system to be laid
and operated by the city as soon as the
$195000 bonds voted by handsome
two-thirds vote of the registered polls
and the plant constructed, was re-
ceived, read and ordered placed on
file.
A petition from A. r. Clark, asking
! that the water cart hydrant on the
southwest corner of Holt avenue and
Ellen street be removed, was laid on
the table.
Property owners petitioned that
Gibbs street, between Holt avenue and
Pearl street, be graded. Referred to
street committee.
The suggestion that the city employ
an expert to examine the accounts,
books, etc, of the heads of the various
departments Of the city government
was referred to the finance committee
The proposition to revsrnish the fire
engine was referred to the fire commit
| tee.
Judge P. @. Tonner informed the
board that the lease of two and three
quarter acres adjoining the City park
had or was about to expire, and he
would like to know the feeling af the
members as to the option of the city to
buy. Referred to the park commits.
sioners.
Adjourned.
It has now been decided that Pomo-
ma is to have her first excursion of
tourists from Los Angeles on Wednes-
day next.
The w. O. T. U. people of Pomona
have received from national headquar-
ters 100 of the 13-dime receptacle
wheels and make call upon this COM
munity to furnish these 1900 ten-cent
The herald., 1896-01-09
Weather Observer Franklin
Talks About Rain
NO CAUSE FOR UNEASINESS
There Is Plenty of Time to Make up
the Average
From Various Official Reports, There Are no
Indications That This VIII be
Dry Year

There was once benevolent pastor of a
country church who made the following
announcement one Sunday at the morning
service: "My brethren, I have been re-
quested to pray for rain; but as have
been informed that next Tuesday is set
apart for the Sunday-school picnic, will
defer the prayer until next Sunday"
Now. this is the position that Mr.. Frank
lin, the weather observer, finds himself in.
Every day he is visited by people who want
rain in large quan tiles, and hardly have
they departed when some one else will en-
ter the office with a request that rain be
postponed indefinitely till the aforesaid
person shall have had time to dispose of
last years crop of grain at large advance
Evidently Mr. Franklin is supposed to or
der rain TO suit the wants of the applicant,
and is regarded by the superstitious popu-
lace as n sort of DEUS ex machina.
But still the interesting fact remains that
there has been a sad lack of rain up to the
present time. The average fall up to the
first of January, counting from the tirst
day of precipitation in each season is very
nearly seven inches, and in the present in
stance there has only been 1.S1 inches
But while there is a shortage so far this
term, still the records of the last fifteen
years SHOW tIdt Is
heavier from January 10 the end of tine wet
season than before that date. The average
for the latter end of the season. counting
from January lst, is 1929 inches. the
main part of the precipitation coming in
tie months of February and March. The
lightest year that we have had so far, Of
which there is any official record, was
1881, in which there were 4.52 inches Of
rain. In that year the precipitation from
the first day of rain to January 1st was
only 81 inch, leaving 3.91 to be divided
among the remaining four months during
which rain fell. The heaviest rainfall dur
ing the last fifteen years occurred in 1884.
In that year the total precipitation was
1924 inches, divided as follows: Before
the first day of January the fall amounted
to inches; after that date TO the end of
the rainy season, tho fall was 34.24 inches.
The following table shows the four dry
years in The last fifteen, and the amount
that fell in each month after January L
The herald., 1896-01-09
UNION AMONG OIL MEN
To Devise Some Means OF Bettering
Present Conditions
Proposal for Representatives Prom the Ex.
change to Confer With Outside Produc.
ers-Notes From the ield

There is movement on foot among the
oil producers to organize in some way for
the bettering of present conditions. 1t has
been suggested thai repres entatives from
the exchange and the leading firms on the
outside should meet Jointly and discuss
some means of lifting the embargo which
has weighed so heavily on the industry
during the past months. No definite time
of meeting has yet been determined upon,
but the movement has reached the point
where some action will probably result in
the near future. just what will be done
by those shall decide the question is q
matter of surmise. The proposition Of
closing down the wells for period of time
has been Strongly advocated and will be
pushed to a conclusion if a sufficient num-
ber can be induced to join in the project.
Other oil men have in view different plans.
any one of which would probably afford
some relief. The main issue in all of the
schemes suggested is union. and as that is
the point over which all former arrange
ments have stumbled, no prediction can be
made as to what extent the situation will
be improved by the contemplated action
between the exchange and outside pro-
ducers.
The effect of low prices was not shown in
the fields so quickly as elsewhere and for q
long time after producers and begun to
complain of depression in the industry
the drilling of new wells continued to q sur
prising extent. Gradually the effect OF low
prices and demora]ized condition of the
business has made itself felt in the field so
that at present there is less drilling going
on than at any time since the oil region
was opened.
There was an exciting fire at the Green
well west of Belmont avenue yesterday
afternoon, caused by the accidental turn
| ing of the gas pipe used by the drillers
while working at night in such way that
the flame ignited one of the wooden up
rights of the derrick. The blaze was soon
noticed by men at work at a neighboring
well and the fire was extinguished before
any serious damage was done. Later in
the afternoon the men were drilling as
usual. The hole is now 500 feet deep.
Rex we'll No. 8 is down 80 feet and
drilling is progressing rapidly.
Colo d Hummston have pulled the pump
from their well on Belmont avenue, and
after having new bull wheel attached to
to the derrick, will continue drilling. The
pump was only put in temporarily, though
while it was running large stream of oil
was raised.
Tie drill is down 700 feet in the Iona
well on / ngelina street. Another we'll be-
lonping to the same company and located
IN the same block has been sunk to depth
of $50 feet and is now receiving the cas-
ing.
Maier & Zobelein are building large
storage tank between two of their wells
near Welcome street.
A bad cave in Beach. Young e. Cochran's
we'll on Temple street has given some
trouble to the drillers. Yesterday an at
tempt was made to fill the cavity with
stones. After unloading a quantity in the
hole drilling was resumed with better sue
cess,
The herald., 1896-01-09
SANTA BARBARA

Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors-Fire
Department Officers
SANTA BARBARA, Jan. 8.-The board
Of supervisors is in regular session
with all the members present. This
being the first meeting of the year the
board proceeded to make appoint
ments with the following result: Su-
perintendent of the county hospital,
w. w. Stillwell; Supervisors Walter
Elliot, E. de la Cuesta and A. B. Will
liams voting for Mr.. Stilwell, and Su-
pervisors Z. P. Sawyer and w. w.
Broughton voting for j. ID. Axtell.
who has been superintendent for a
number of years. j. r. JausseDs WAS
reappointed janitor by unanimous
vote. The following were appointed
county physicians: DR.. William M r
quis, first district; DR.. r. f. Winches-
ter, second district; DR.. E. Cunnane,
third district. DIR. z. W. Saunders,
fourth district, and DR.. j. Will Gra-
ham of Los Alamos, fifth district.
The board refused to grant the Pc
tition to declare vacant the Office of
game watcher.
Pursuant to city ordinance No. 202
uuO tuc LudyOI . pICCIu iAdCtou, Cuo hC-
tive members of the fire department
yesterday afternoon elected officers for
the ensuing year. The contest was
spirited, this vote quite closs and the
result as follows: President, Edward
M. Burke; secretary, John l. Virgins;
treasurer, G.. w. Bates; chief en-
gineer, Adam OFT, and assistant
chief, @. G. Kelton. After the
city election the company met at the
city hall to choose the other officers,
with the following result: Foreman,
Charles 7. Hail; first assistant, John
McDonaid; second assistant, Thomas
Hudson, and sergeant-at-arms, E. O..
Trip. The officers annual reports
show the department to be in flour
ishing condition and better than ever
before qualified for effective service.
The cruiser Philadelphia will arrive
at this port on the 18th instant, and lie
at anchor in the channel for week.