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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-25

Miss Florence Reinach. OF Petersburg.
Va. is visiting her Aunt, Mrs. Harris, at
the Valentine House.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-25
DOCTORS HAD GIVEN HER UP.


who suffering displacement
the 1t is ridiculous suppose that such difficulty be cured by
artificial support like a pessary.
Artificial they all the
strengthens the lga
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-25

Tho "Old Guard will meet In Lee Camp
Hall on Monday night AZ o'clock for
the rehearsal and Il IS important that
al members be present
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-25
Special.
85c

Ladies Oxfords.
patent tip, turned
and flexible sole, A
SIPS shoe, about 65
pairs 'left from the
Putney ,tock, on sale
&c., fully guaran-
teed.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-25
Mrs. william t'legenheimpr.
Major Thomas n. Br .ckrnridse.

NE funeral will be from the residence
mnrrOM afternnnn AZ 4 30 O'clock
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-The Medical
Record will tomorrow publish the fol-
lowing account of the first successful
removal of human stomach:
THE feat itself is the most brilliant
and daring ever attempted in surgical
history, but the attendant discovery
that it is not vital organ is even more
important. Hitherto 1t has been consid-
cred utterly impossible for a person to
live without a stomach. With the
fall of this long recognized axiom, the
old theories Of medicine and surgery
many be entirely changed and the field
of possibilities which the discovery
opens up is practically limitless.
The operation which has so startled
the medical world was performed in
ter, on Sept. last The subject was
Anna Lands, fifty-six years old and a
silk weaver. This woman had COM
planned for years Of stomach trouble
DR.. Schlatter diagnosed the case a I'd
found that she was suffering from al
exceptionally large oval tumor in her
stomach. Laparotomy was performed
and DR.. Schlatter found that the wo-
mans entire stomach presented hard
mass. And then this daring operator,
seeing that the organ was useless, went
to work and freed it from it's delicate
attachments; cutting, twisting and
with the GOODNESS and deliberation of
an expert dentist drawing a hard tooth.
The technical details of the operation
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25
Axiom of the Science Overturned by an Operation
Without Parallel.
STOMACH AN Life Can Be Supported Comfortably
ORNAMENT. Without the Supposedly Vital Organ
Success of the Investigator Promises to Revolutions
iZe the Practice of Medicine.

can only be appreciated by members of
the medical profession. When DR..
Schlatter had excised the entire stom-
ach, he firmly united a small coil Of
intestine to the oesophagus, thus max
ing direct connection between the ali
mentary canal and the bowels The
work of joining the intestine and the
oesophagus was most delicate. They
are bound together with sutures. The
organs were allowed to drop back into
their positions, the abdominal wound
was sewed up, and all there was to
show that Anna Landis had lost her
stomach was a slight retraction toward
the diaphragm. The operation lasted
nearly two hours and a half. The loss
of blood was slight.
The period following proved that the
sterilization had been perfect and the
operation wonderfully performed. The
patient, although old and feeble, ex
hibited but few of the serious symp-
toms that usually follow vital opera
ton Minute quantities of liquid food
were given to her at short intervals.
With the exception of occasional vomit-
ing this food seemed to be assimilated,
despite the absence of a food recep-
tacle. In the second week after the
operation she was given solid food. 1t
was retained and digested without dis
comfort Even DR.. Schlatter himself
marveled at the almost unexpected sue
cess of his bold work.
On Oct. II, a month and five days
after the stomach had been removed,
she left her bed By Nov. she was
feeling perfectly well and was walking
about. Her weight increased and ap-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25
a JOINT NAVAL
DEMONSTRATION
England and Japan in Accord With
out Actual Alliance Ce-RuSsian
Garrison at Port Arthur.

LONDON, Dec 25.-The Daily Mail
publishes dispatch this morning from
Toxic which, it claims, evaded active
censorship. The dispatch says: Eng
land and Japan, without entering upon
an actual alliance have arrived at a
complete understanding which will
probably result in a joint naval DEM
onstration at the entrance of the gulf
of Pe-Chili. In diplomatic circles at
Toxic the probability of conflict is
regarded as extremely distant.
LONDON, Dec. 25.-Russia, according
to a special dispatch from Shanghai, is
preparing temporary headquarters for
10000 troops at Port Arthur. She has
obtained a half promise from the grand
council at Pelxin to dismiss Sir Robert
Hart, director of Chinese imperial mari
time customs, and other high customs
officials, in addition to the British rail-
way officials and the German officers
and instructors. Fifty of the latter, the
dispatch says, received notice today
that they would be paid off at the ter
mination of their contracts. Contrary
to general report, the dispatch asserts
that there is good reason to believe
Great Britain will actively oppose the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25

parently she was in far better health
than before the operation
DR.. Edmund Charles Wendt, of New
York, the correspondent of the Medical
Record, who obtained DIR. Schlatter's
personal account of the feat, states
that on the 9Th of this month he saw
Anna Lands and that to all intents
and purposes she is a well woman.
She Is still under observation at the
Zurich county hospital, but is able to
do her full share of work in the wards.
She has had many medical visitors
from all quarters of the globe and by
this time has grown quite proud of her
depleted body.
DR.. Wendt concludes from the sue
cessful removal of this stomach that
the human stomach is not vital
organ; that the digestive capacity of
the stomach has been considerably
over-rated; that gain in weight may
take place despite the absence of gas
trio activity; that vomiting may occur
without stomach, and that the chemi-
cal functions of the human stomach
can be satisfactorily performed by the
other divisions of the alimentary canal.
Commenting upon all these things,
the Medical Record editorially will say:
Whatever we may venture, pro or con,
on the question at; issue, the fact ap-
pears to be 2roven that the human
subject can live and be reasonably
active for months at time without
any stomach whatever, and obtain all
the necessary digestion and nourish-
ment from what remains of the intes-
tinal tract. Is it possible that the lat
ter may have a new set of functions
not yet understood, or has the i'm
portance of stomach digestion been
misapprehended and over-rated? In
any event we are now brought face to
face with a very curious demonstration
which destroyed the validity of many
preconceived opinions and in a great
measure nullifies the results of many
previous experiments. In the matter
Of brilliant achievement the opera
ton takes first rank and the daring
and brilliant surgeon will receive the
well deserved congratulations of his
peers throughout the world. He has
opened the first chapter in new his
tory of surgical trfumphs."
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25
Only Three Hundred People
We're in the Doomed
Fire Trap.
LOSS WILL BE HEAVY.
Contents of 100 Booths for
Manufacturers Exposition
Total Loss.

CHICAGO, Dec. PA fire tonight
destroyed the Coliseum building at
Sixty-third street and Stony Island
avenue, In which the Democratic ma
tional convention was held last year.
The fire was one of the quickest ever
seen in Chicago. From the time when
the fire originated, from the crossing
of two electric light wires, until the
Coliseum was pile of twisted iron and
hot bricks, was not more than twenty
minutes. The building had been rent
turers' exposition, and was filed from
end to end with booths all of which
were destroyed with all of their con-
tents. 1t is supposed that a number
of lives were lost in the flames, and, al
though no bodies have been recovered,
the following people are missing and
have undoubtedly perished:
SEVERAL LIVES LOST.
TWO WOMEN, dancers In the Midway ex-
hibt, seen in the building just before it coll
lapsed.
TWO MEN, seen in the center Of the
building during the fire by fremen.
HOWARD GEYSER, Wilmington, Del, dec
orator.
JOSEPH BYRNES, Hoboken, N j., decora-
tor.
Geyser and Burns were decorating one OF
the booths in the balcony when the fire broke
out The manager of the exhibit ran to the
booth and called to the men that the place
was on fire and for them to save themselves
They were apparently in no hurry, and the
last Of them they were still at work.
1t is thought that they were both lost.
THE INJURED.
Peter Foete, watchman, burned about face
and hands.
Harry Parker, New York city, slightly
burned.
G. A. Lyons, New York city, slightly
burned.
Mrs. G. A. Lyons, New York city, slightly
burned.
NJ. ]. Morley, lacerated by explosion and
burned about head.
William Robertson, face and hands burned.
VI. J. Wheeler, watchman, hands burned
James Maher, fireman, burned while cutting
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25
FIGHTING IN FORCE.
Pando Engaged With the Rebels
i'm Santiago de Cuba.

HAVANA, Dec. 24.-Gen. Pando, the
Spanish commander-in-ch chief in the
field, who, with an escort, recently
landed or the south coast of Santiago
de Cuba, in order, according to the
official report, to reconnoiter that part
of the island, has not been heard from
for five days. 1t was announced today
that he had arrived safely at the city
of Santiago de Cuba. but the report
was subsequently officially denied, and
it was said that the general had at
tackled the insurgents in that province
with strong columns Of troops, the
enemy accepting battle. Still another
report has it that Gen. Pando has ar
rived at Baire. in the province Of San
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25
BULLETIN OF
TIE ST. PRUl GLOBE
SATURDAY, DEC. %, 1897.
Weather for Today
Light SHOWS; Colder.

Light SHOWS; Colder
PAGE L.
Chicago Coliseum In Ruins.
Daring Work of Surgeons.
England and Japan in Accord.
battles in Santiago de Cuba.
PAGE z.
Christmas Musical Programmes.
Mgr. MartiHeIIi in st. Paul.
PAGE 3.
Minneapolis Matters
Times Case Goes Over to January.
Pardon for j. ID. Buxton.
MadeIin Has Young Giant.
News of the Northwest.
Big Holiday Trade Shown,
PAGE 4.
Editorial.
Globes New Story.
PAGE 8.
Tenight's Big bicycle Race.
Aid Asked for Starving Cubans.
Cabinet Discusses China.
Plans for Dawson City Relief.
Manitoba School EncycIicaI.
PAGE @.
Under the MistIetoe.
PAGE z.
Big Imports of Gold.
Bar Silver, 81 I-4c.
Cash Wheat in Chicago, 99c.
Worlds Markets Reviewed.
Wants of the People.
PAGE 8.
Peace in VOlI<szeitunS Office
Gossip of the Hotels.
Bridegroom Charged With Bigamy.
Days Social Gossip.
News of the Railways.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25
Verdict for sabin.

FARGO, N. D., Dec. 24.-In the case Of
Sabin VS.. C. H. AnheleB receiver of the Citi-
zens' National bank. the jury was directed last
night on special findings and this morning
brought in verdict that the bank was in
solvent prior to closing by the examiner Jan.
g and that the officers knew Of It's insolvency.
Suit was brought to recover $500, and, of
course, the court will order verdict for
Sabin. Othe suits are likely to be instituted.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25
Net nm A,rfuI Death.

WEBSTER CITY, To-, Dec. 24.-W. W. Pen
field, of Gilmore City. went north this morn
ing, and at Wo!stoek attempted to leave the
train, which did not stop at that point. In
jumping of his arm passed under the wheels
and one hand was severed. His leg was also
injured Woodstock is the first small station
north of here and the depot is not open at
night Penfieid dragged himself to the plat
form, and ne assistance arriving, he froze 10
death,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25
STARTED A BLAZE.
Daring Attempt to Rob Il Depart
ment Store Deposit Bank.

CHICAGO Dec. 24.-Two men made a bold
attempt shortly after noon today to fire the
large department store of A. NJ. Rothschild
& Co., while the place was crowded with
Christmas shoppers, their object evidently
being to make a raid during the excitement
on the deposit bank conducted by the firm
for it's employees and others in which there
was about $4,000. One OF the men touched
a match to a parcel saturated with kerosene
and threw it in a telephone booth a few
yards from the entrance to the bank. His
companion, who stood near the door of the
bank, was unable to make an entrance be-
cause the cashier carefully locked the door
behind her when she joined the other en-
ployes of the store in extinguishing the fire,
which did very little damage. The culprits
quickly mingled with the crowd after the
fire was out, and have not been caught.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25

The scientists are drifting apart a
bit. One of them said when he heard
of the great discoveries in Alaska that
he had known for a long time that
"cold and pressure" were needed to
form gold. Now Prof. Brice, the Chi
cago alchemist, says it is intense and
ong-continued heat" that develops the
yellow metal. 1t would, perhaps, be
expecting too much of these fellows ito
get together"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25
DESPERATE KIDNAPPERs.
Gang of Three Under Arrest at Menu
nhia.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. M.-Three desper-
ate men, who plotted to kidnap Dr.. D. T.
Porter, wealthy citizen and ex-mayor OF
Memphis, in order to force him to sign a
check for s15, ,000 are prisoners at police head
quarters. The prisoners are William Roberts,
alias Ryan, alias Kelly, 40 years old, who
claims to be lawyer, from Pensasola, Fla,
ringleader of the gang; u. r. Womack, aged
rs, railroad brakeman and ex-sub frs N on
the Louisville fire department. Womack
''Deached'' on his nails
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25

tiago de Cuba II that vicinity and
in the Bayamo department, the insur-
gents are said to be in force, well arm
ed and supplied with ammunition.
They are under the command of Calix-
to Gracia and Rabi.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25

It would seem to a good many peo-
pie that, since the Klondike diggings
are in British territory and the Ca
nadians demand royalty on all the
gold Gaken out, Canada ought to bestir
Itself to get provisions to the starving
miners at Dawson City.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25
Loss is n Million,

CLEVELAND. O., Dec. PA detailed re
view of the big fire shows that the loss, II
anything, will exceed S1000O00. The list Of
accidents vas unusually heavy, and as re-
suit. one nan. Lieut. William b. McReeters.
who fell down the elevator shalt. has already
died.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25

pitchers arms. Edna Weaver, working
in the laundry of Charles Nichols, the
Boston pitcher, has sued him for $4,000
for losing an arm in a mangle.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25

Matrimony continues to contribute to
the worlds curiosity shop. A New
York shoemaker offered to sell his wife
for $50, and she hurried UP matters by
cutting the price to $40.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25

Is New York city turning Populist? {?
There were 1000 BARRIERS out of employ
ment in that town last year, and there
are 5000 not working this. Several peo-
pie are letting their whiskers grow.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25
pair Of shears.

a live wire with a pair Of shears.
Robert Harley, fireman. severely bruised by
debris from the collapse Of a wall OF the build
ing.
Miss Helen Conger, shocked by live wire
and severely burned about right arm.
George Dekreke. jumped from window OF
burning building and severely bruised. He "a
proprietor Of Streets of Cairo exhibit.
Louis Weiss, janitor, burned about face and
hands.
Frank Murphy, st. Louis, severely burned.
Harry Hamilton, burned about face.
w. H. Wright burned about arms.
William Allaby, fireman, thrown from Are
engine in a collision from Lake Shore trail
at Cottage Grove avenue and Forty-frst
street; head bruised.
Albert Chamberlain, burned about face AID
hands.
Eugene Duggan, burned about left side.
CROSSED WIRES.
The fire originated in a booth which
was used for an exhibition of X-rays.
the booth being managed by NJ. J.
Morley and William Robertson The
two men were examining their ma
chinery, when they were startled by
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25

The affair between Gen. Clay and his
girl wife appears to have reached a
sort of a crisis. The general is send
ing her money, and Willie Bryant, her
lover, is buying her candy with it.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25
EVENTS TODAY.

Met-Man From Mexico, 2.3O, SIS.
Grand-BIack Patti, 2.3O, SIS.
Raspberry Misunderstanding.
COmO-Skating.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25
MOVEMENT OF STEAMSHIPS.

NEW YoRK-Arrived: Ps,atia, Hamburg.
HAMBURG - Arrived: Phoenicia, New
York.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25

Teams Of horses are selling for 81, 100
each in Dawson City. If they can't be
used for packing they can be fattened
up bit and sold for beef.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25

A Buffalo, Mimi, dispatch says
Thomas Kelley paid a fine of $100 for
using an ak upon a human being"
Didn't Thomas get off rather lightly?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25

Now New York has a woman who is
a candidate for meanest in the land
She had her husband arrested on their
wedding anniversary.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25

The bumptiousness of the Jap will
continue prominent until somebody
gives him a right and left on the
caput.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25

Some people seem to be surprised that
Senator Chandler talks wildly, and yet
who can remember when he talked any
other way?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25

Jack Frost is out in California nip
ping the fruit crop. Nobody would
have kicked had he merely frosted the
Christmas trees.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25

The stockings of the little girls were
filed before breakfast, and the stock
ings of the big girls will be pretty full
after breakfast.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25

The financial tide has taken a queer
turn. A New York farmer has made
application for a $4,000 loan from a
Kansas man.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25

Chicago burglars are becoming bold
er and bolder. A robber with one arm
has gone into business in the Windy
City.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25
BIG FISH ESCAPING.
Real CuIprits In the Panama Affair
BEING Spared.

PARIS, Dec. 24.-Dnring the progress to-
day of the trial of deputies and former depu-
ties accused of completely in the Panama
scandal, NJ. Andrieux, a former prefect of
police declared that the real culprits were
being spared for political reasons.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25

One can overlook a thermometer
which is occasionally low-spirited in
the winter.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25

1t is cheering this Christmas morning
to learn that nobody will starve in
Dawson City this winter.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25

1t is pleasant, Mr.. Weather Man, to
have Christmas weather on Christmas
day.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25

A Troy, N. Y, man wore one suit of
clothes twenty-five years. 1t wasn't a
leather suit, either.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25

The new muffs are almost as large as
a drum. Strangely, however, the new
pocketbooks are the same old size.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25

Russianization of Corea and Northern
China.
BERLIN, Dec. 24.-The Weekly Jour
nal Zukunft combats the statement
that Prince Bismarck has suddenly be-
come an enthusiastic supporter of the
Chinese expedition and that during his
recent visit to Friedrichsruhe Emperor
William confided to the prince his most
secret plans. 1t says: Emperor Will
liam and Prince Bismarck did not eX-
change a syllable as to politics; and
the Chinese policy is solely the emper-
or's. 1t is the interest of both men
that this fact should not be obscured;
ana those jealous persons who are al
ways trying to represent Prince Bis
marck as a secret collaboration in the
changing experiments of new course
will assuredly get no thanks either
from Potsdam or from Friedrichs-
ruhe."
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 24.-The No
voc Vremya advises England TO come
to an arrangement with Russia France
and Germany, but says it does not eX-
pect Lord Salisbury to accept the ad-
vice, because, under such an agree
ment, England would not get the lions
share Of China"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25

Well, have a merry Christmas with
US!
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25

discrimination of Corea and Northern
China.
The herald., 1897-02-15
A BIG CHINESE BANQUET
CeIestials Close the New Years Festlvk
ties With q Feast
Supper Eaten Every Couple Of Hours and the
Interval PILED by Play.
ing Games

The closing of the Chinese new year
holiday season was celebrated Saturday
night by banquet given in one Of the
swell restaurants on Marchessault
street. All the leading lights of the ce-
lestial quarter were there, and feasting
went on with few Interruptions from 10
o'clock at night until in the morning.
Several American guests were present
and were royalty treated by the Chinese.
A dinner of delicate dishes, pigeon
breasts, mushrooms, sharks fins, ana
others whose component parts could
only be left to the imagination, was
served, presided over by Charley Gun,
the leading man of the Hop Sing tong.
An orchestra discoursed music with un-
firing energy and seemingly without
cessa ton.
Numbers of the beauties of Chinatown
were there, dressed in their gaudiest
ffnery and Joined in the merry making
with gusto. After the dinner various
games were played among the most ou-
riou5 being one similar to the American
child's pastime called "Simon says
thumbs up" Seated at table woman
and man would each bare the right
arm, and to set of words shrilly re-
peated, follow each others motions with
the hand and fingers until one or the
other got Caught" Then, amid great
laughter, the loser was compelled to
take a drink of Chinese rice whisky.
One woman evidently struck hard
antagonist in an elderly Chinaman and
was compelled to drink some twenty Of
the small glasses of the liquor In about
fifteen minutes, whereat she became so
merry from the effects of her libations
that she could not win by any manner Of
means. Cards, dominoes and other
games were played by the various
groups, while some chatted or listened
to the orchestral endeavors.
Dvery couple of hours, as soon as some
of the food already partaken of had had
time to digest, fresh supper was set to
which all sat down and once more filed
up. The sight was novel one and
greatly appreciated by those fortunate
enough to be present. Among those
present were Chew Wing Cow, who was
convicted of the murder of Wong Chez.
but who is out on bail pending an appeal
and his fellow prisoner, Gong Ong
Chong, who was acquitted of completely
in the crime. big Jim" was happy
over his release from his long conflne-
ment, and impaired to the reporter the
hope that he would eventually be clear
ed, as he had been convicted by a put
up job and was confident he could estab.
Itch hic inDncepoa