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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-28
WARAS H
BUILDING
BURNED.

ST. LOUIS. Mo, Oct IA lighted
cigarette, dropped by thoughtless
clerk, is supposed to have caused
fire, which this afternoon practically
Quilted the white stone building at the
corner of Seventh and Chestnut streets,
occupied by the general offices of the
Wabash railroad. At 1:25 o'clock, just
after the clerks had returned from
their noon recess and were beginning
work. a policeman standing on the cor
ner below noticed a small tongue Of
fame shoot out from a window in the
fifth story of the building, which was
used as a storage attic Instantly a
huff OF dense black smoke followed, and
the officer rushed into the building
shouting the alarm. Instantly there
was a confused rush for every means
of exit Fortunately the stairways
were wide, the building in former years
having been used for the public school
library and the polytechnic institute.
The attic was stored with old papers
and documents, and within five minutes
was roaring furnace. The whole floor
seemed to suddenly burst into flames
in every part During all this excite
ment seven young women, employed
in one of the inner mailing rooms on
the fourth floor, had not been notified,
and were still working unconscious OF
their peril. When they did discover
their situation, they found to their hor-
ror that it was impossible to reach the
street, as the stairway was burning
ffercely. They appeared at the win
dows and a cry of horror went up
from the street below. The fire
escape" shouted the crowd, and the
young women compromising disap-
peared and a moment later climbed out
on the iron platform of the building.
They hesitated. but the advancing
flames gave them determination. and
they started on their descent, reaching
the street in safety.
By this time two floors Of the build
ing were doomed. and it was apparent
that the fire had gained such Roadway
that the entire building must go. An
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-28

than the warden himself seemingly for no
other purpose than to crafty a little personal
spite of his own. As the gentleman TO whom
admission was refused had always borne the
reputation during his five years of service
as guard at the prison Of being thorough
and painstaking officer, the insult was felt
keenly by him, and was shared equally among
hundreds of his friends, many OF whom In
former years had visited the prison and had
received the most courteous treatment from
the always ebliging and gentlemanly officials
of the institution.
In all due respect to the warden and to
his standing throughout the state Of Mime
sofa, as the head officer of one Of our greatest
state institutions, it is but fair and just to
the gentleman to whom he refused admission,
that he offer either an explanation or an
apology for his conduct on that occasion.
One of the Excursionists.
DEMANDS AN INVESTIGATION.
To the Editor of the Globe.
The G ! o e's exposure of cruelty and in
human treatment visited upon the unfortunate
and helpless inmates OF the state prison at
Saltwater demands the most searching inyes-
tigation. 1t will not suffice to say that the
charges are made for political purposes. or
that they emanate from discharged employees
of tie prison, or eX-convicts. Warden Wolfer
and Deputy Warden Lemon both owe it to
themselves and to the state to demand an
exhaustive inquisition into this matter. II
thew are innocent of these charges the people
of Minnesota, who have the pride and honor
of the state at heart, want their innocence
proven. If they are guilty these same people
want them punished for their misdeeds.
There is no more -debased, repulsive and at
the same time pitiful creature on earth than
a coward. All well regulated men loath
and despise such creature. Then let US
have this investigation, by all means, and
prove to the outside world that Minnesota
has no men of the above stripe on her pay
rolls, or, if she has, give her a chance to
show the people at large that she knows now
to punish them for their wanton violation OF
law.
We do not want any one-man investigation
such as our chief executive is reported TO
What we do want is an unbiased, impartial
non-partisan committee appointed, who will
make an honest inquiry into these charges,
and who can have access to the prison in
mates free from the restraining influence of
prison officials. W. II. Roberts
Norwood, Oct. q.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-28

any report Of the convicts whom he
has struck or beaten over the head
with his cane; it is generally supposed
that Mr.. Wolfer is kept in ignorance
of that, and that all he does know of
the discipline of the prison is from
Deputy Lemons reports.
It has been said that Mr.. Wolfer does
not always approve of the punishment.
even of a legitimate nature, imposed
by Deputy Lemon. An ex-convict,
man who has certainly reformed and
is leading quiet life, respected by all
who know him, informed the Gil o e
yesterday of two incidents in which
the warden overruled and reversed
Lemons action in matters of discipline
At one time Lemon reduced one of the
Floyd boys from the first to the third
grade, for some alleged trif1ing infrac-
ton of the rules of the prison When
the warden heard Of 1t, through Lem
ons daily report, he Immediately or
dered the convict restored to his former
grade.
On the other occasion Deputy Lemon
committed a convict named Gross to
the solitary; when the report reached
Mr. Wolfer he Immediately ordered
Gross release.
The question naturally asserts it
self: Does the management of the
prison play favorites" among the in
mates?
The following communications are
among those received by the G o e
since it has begun publishing such in
formation as it has been able to secure
about the prison:
CHANCE FOR WoLFER TIC EXPLAIN.
To the Editor of the Globe.
Last June It was the writer's good fortune
to be one OF the many VINO left our city upon
the good steamer Flora Clark for a trip
to Saltwater with the excursion given by the
Church of the Guardian Angels, of this city.
Everything went well with the merry throng
until the Prison City was reached, when
one Of the leading citizens. accompanied by
many of his friends who looked to him for
a more pleasant visit owing to his former
acquaintance and experience at the prison
was refused admission, by no less a person
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-28
Freight Trains Collide.
Two Killed, Four Injured in a
Montana Wreck.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe
HELENA, Mont Oct. 1.-TWO spe
cial freight trains on the Great North
ern railway collided head on near
Hinsdale, Mont. a few miles east of
Glasgow, yesterday afternoon, and two
men were killed and four injured. Five
merchandise cars and twelve empties
were burned on the west bound train.
The east bound consisted of eight cars
of copper matte from Anaconda. five
cars of sheep and two cars Of horses.
The matte cars went over the engine
when the collision occurred, completely
burying the engineer, who was not ex-
tricated until late today. The stock
cars escaped destruction by fire. The
dead are:
HENRY. NEATE, engineer of the
stock train.
JOHN c. CARTON, fireman on the
rear engine of the double-header.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-28
Fire Loss of Nearly
a Million Dollars
Caused by a Lighted
Cigarette.

order was given to cut the electric
wires. Dense throngs blocked every
thoroughfare. Without warning the
wires were clipped, and in an instant
the throngs were madly falling back
as flashes of blue and yellow lightning
sputtered from the ends of the deadly
wires that came falling to the ground
Nobody was injured, but a wire struck
a fire horse, killing it in its tracks. At
1:50 o'clock the roof fell with a crash.
sending burning embers into the air
which fell on adjoining buildings and
started fires, but prompt measures pre-
vented farther conf1a grations A. r.
Field, clerk, was carrying some books
from the first floor when the crash
came. Flying debris struck him on the
head, tearing the flesh open down to
the end of the nose. He was quickly
removed in an ambulance and his in
juries may prove fatal
At 2:96 o'clock the fire, though still
burning f1ercely, was practically under
control, and at o'clock. with the ex-
ception Of patches of burning embers,
had been extinguished. Nothing was
left of the two top floors, but the
broken walls. while the three lower
floors suffered damage from water and
falling debris. The fire came so sud-
denly that the Wabash company was
prevented from saving anything. Every
record IN the Office of the chief engi-
neer, rights of way, real estate deeds
and surveys of every description were
destroyed. An officer of the company
estimated their loss at $500, 900. Real
estate men place the valuation of the
building at 100000. The Wabash com
pany had occupied new quarters before
the fire was under control.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Oct. 27.-The sTur-
gis elevator, owned by the Buffalo Ele-
waiting company, and situated on the
island at the foot Of Indiana street, was
totally destroyed by fire this afternoon.
The origin of the fire is unknown, but
the owners are inclined to think that
II was caused by spark from a pass
ing tug. There was in the elevator at
the time of the fire $4,000 bushels of
wheat, 10000 bushels of corn and 10o.-
600 bushels of oats. The grain was
valued at 100000 and insured for $685.
900. The loss on the building and
machinery is 100000; insurance s75, 00O
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-28

urally everybody is much pleased. The
gross earnings of the company during
September show an increase over the
same month last year of something
over $4,000, while the records show
that the operating expenses for the
same period were increased only 1000.
1t will be seen from this that nearly
all the increased gross was increased
net. a state of affairs not often found.
The amount of net earnings for the
three months ending Oct. 1, according
to the report, show the very crafty
ing increase of nearly s95G.000 over the
corresponding period last year, while
a glance at the summary below shows
that the total net income for the three
months amounted to nearly $4,000 900,
which revenue is equivalent to about
half the fixed charges of the company
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-28

On the desks of one or two of the
higher officials of the Northern Pacific
road yesterday there lay copies OF
report made up several days ago by
Comptroller H. A. Gray, and which by
this time has gladdened the hearts OF
those Eastern people who have money
ed interests in the property quite as
much as it did these Of the men in
whose hands the administration OF the
big system has been left and who have
labored hard and faithfully for its
prosperity. The report is made up to
show something of the finances OF the
company, both for the three months
ending Oct. 1, and also for the single
month of September.
The portion for September is the
most satisfactory yet made by the road
since its first train was run, and nat
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-28
AbsOIufism i'm austria.
Critical Situation May Result in suspen=
sion of the Constitution.

regarding the joint questions of COM
mercial treaties between Hungary and
Austria, and Of the charter and privi-
leges of the Austro-Hu garian banks. "
This announcement caused a great SEN
sation, and it is believed that Baron
Banffy spoke with the consent of the
emperor-king, and that his statement
points to the possibility of absolutist
government in Austria.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-28
DISPOSITION TO Delay MATTERS.
President Mckinley Will Do Nothing Until
After Congress Convenes.
Minister De LONE Discusses the Form of Autonomy
Proposed by Senior Sagasta.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27-The event
of the day, at the state department,
was the receipt of the ng-expected
cablegram from United States Minister
Woodford at Madrid, transmitting the
answer of the Spanish government to
his representations in the interest of
peace in Cuba. This message began to
come in installments at o'clock last
night and 1t was nearly noon today
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-28
BULLETIN or
TIE ST. PFUl GLOBE
THURSDAY, OCT. IS, 1897.
Weather for Today
Fair, Westerly Winds.

PAGE 1.
Increase in n. p. Earnings.
Huellter Nuisance at Rice Park.
VabasJia Building Burned
Critical Situation IL Austria.
spain's Reply Received.
Color Line at the Prison.
Freight Wreck in Montana.
PAGE =.
Place for Ames on WaterbOard.
Orders for Sidewalks Fail.
Progress of Bank Reorganization.
PAGE j.
minneapolis Matters.
Haugan Jury Dtsagrees.
PuIInan's Will.
Trial of Rev. c. O. Brown.
PAGE 4.
Editorial.
Comment on Prison Brutality.
Pfatt Machine fer Van Wyck.
PAGEJ.
Patchen Fails for Records.
Days Sporting Events.
House of Good Shepherd Case.
Discord in Army and Navy Union.
PAGE 6.
Bar Silver, 5S Use.
Cash wheat in Chicago, SO 3-Sc.
Stocks Make n Slump.
worlds Markets Reviewed.
PAGE7 =.
Duluth Road Cuts Rates.
Railroad Matters.
Supreme Court Reverses Decisions
News of the Courts.
Legion of Honor Grand Lodge.
Wants Of the People.
PAGE s.
Minnesota Club WomeS Meet.
Child GareIessIy Poisoned.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-28
HEAVY NORTHERN PaCIFIC EaRNluGS.
September the Mos
Satisf in the History.

for the whole year This, the officials
say, speaks for itself.
4 summary of the report as prepared
by Comptroller Gray is appended, and
is tribute to the management of the
Northern Pacific system in all its de-
partments:
Fiscal Year from From
July 1. 1871. Sep NIB T. July 1, 1897.
/ 1897 September. July l. 1897.
Gross Earnings So. $40 S59 50 $6179 100 90
Operating expenses. 1,094,S55 "A 3233,46S 7S
Net earnings. 81, AS, Ss4 SO g. ,292 Is
Taxes ..... ~ 800 90 12S, 700 90
come -. 1.s7s, 0S4 SO $751;. 5a2 %
Miscellaneous in
come not includ-
ing land sales. 5.242 50 III SO
come Nc. ..sl.s7s.s27 IS .2,s2s.sss SO
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-28

If Van Wyck is elected mayor of
New York next week. Senator Murphy
viii yell and ex-senator Hill will
shout, but the roar OF Richard Croker
Will be heard above all the noise.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-28

Tanner, of Illinois, had all Of his
popularity before he was elected gov
ernor. He is popular with nobody now
outside of his immediate family.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-28

Claimants have come forward who
demand title to eighty-six blocks of
Sioux City. They're not much ahead if
they have TO pay taxes on them.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-28

Two New York women went to Lon
don to claim a 100000 estate. They
are tobogganing homeward without
the blare of so much as a jewsharp.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-28

New Jersey ought to have a law pro
hibiting flirting by men who are over
fifty A Jersey woman has in the last
few days secured a verdict of $1,000
from s. man Of sixty who Tilted her.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-28

It may be positively stated that the
theft of $4,000 from the government
by the Creek Indians was in no way
due to the carelessness Of Tams Bixby.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-28

Where is invention going to land US
next? A cradle has been invented
which rocks by clockwork mechanism
and at the same time plays baby tunes.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-28
MOVEMENT OF STEAMSHIPS.

NEW YORK-Arrived: Fulda. Genoa.
Sailed: St. Paul. Southampton; Westernland,
LOND0N-sailed: Massachusetts, New
S6J-THA 91PTON-Sailed: Trave, New
York. Arrived: Lain New York.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-28

Tom Platt is the Republican party
Of New York. The Republican party
Of that state can be put into a mighty
small suit Of clothes next Tuesday
night
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-28

George NJ. Pullman pushed the sleep
ing car to great success, but the in
ventoT of the sleeper, Zenas Cobb, only
received $4,000 for his patent.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-28

Bees in one Morrison county town
ship have made thirty tons Of honey
this year. When bees are busy they
are busy as bees.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-28

a band of Salvation Army soldiers
is going to the Klondike. 1t will have
tough timber, full of knots, to work
on UP there.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-28

1t isn't too late yet for Mr.. Luetgert
10 send around a barrel Of sausages to
each of the three jurors who stood by
him
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-28

But few newspaper men will bid for
The Union Pacific railroad, as only
few Of US have $40, 100000 in ready cash
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-28
5[O|NLYOXNC IN HIS CELL
Henry Johnson, the Co1ored Convict, Wasting
Away of Consumption, Complained That
He Was Not Allowed III the Hospital.
DOES WOLFER DRAW THE COLOR LINE?

Talks With Rose, the Liter Recently Pardoned-Not
the Rose Said to Have Been Beaten Over the
Head-Wtlere the Warden Gets His lnforma-
ton About What Is Going on Within the Prison
Some Communications Received by the Globe
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-28

\ Madison. Wis. dispatch says new
light has been thrown on cheese. what
some cheeses need most is ventilation.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-28

VIENNA, Oct THE present dead
lock in the reichsrath, owing to the
German obstruction, has created crit
zeal situation, and in some quarters a
suspension of the Austrian constitu-
ton is believed possible. At today $
session of the lower house, after an
uproarious dispute between DR.. kra-
marez, the acting president, and the
German opposition, the chamber adopt
ed, by large majority. the acting pres
ident's proposal to discuss the motions
for the Impeachment of the ministry
at the morning sittings and to devote
the evenings to the bill for the ex-
tension of the compromise with Hun
gary for a year, the delay in adopt
ing which is causing much resentment
in Hungary and rendering the passage
of the treaty by the Hungarian par
lament extremely doubtful.
BUDAPEST, Oct 27.-In the lower
house Of the Hungarian parliament to-
day Baron Banffy. the premier, re-
plying to Herr Francis kossuth. son
of the celebrated Hungarian patriot
who urged the government TO take
advantage of Austrian chaos and try
for Hungary's independence" declared
that the ministry had no intention OF
turning Austria s difficulties unreason-
ably to the advantage Of the Hungar-
ians. The union of The two countries,
he declared. must be regarded as In
dissoluble. Should the Austrian con-
stitutional system break down-which
God forbid-the Hungarian government
would be obliged to act independently
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-28
EVENTS TODAY.

Met-Capt. Impudence, SIS.
Grand-Superba, S.15.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-28

Il costs 8 whole lot of money to tell
an Illinois girl you will have her and
then back out Mrs. Carrie Corbett,
beautiful Danville widow, became en-
gagged 10 John H Gernaud, and the
latter reconsidered. She sued him for
breach of promise and got a verdict of
So. 323.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-28

MADRID, Oct. PA formal denial
was issued by the government of Spain
today of the statement that the Span
1sh minister at Washington, Senior
Dupuy de LONE, has presented to the
government Of the United States a note
on the subject of filibusterlng expedi-
oltions which are alleged to have left
American ports for Cuba. The Spanish
minister. 1t is explained, only made a
verbal complaint to the government at
washington regarding the departure II
nhpusters from ports in the United
States
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-28

A Connecticut man left a nephew
s. 600 for his "open-faced disposition,
provided he would get married. Will
the Connecticut man please draw a
diagram of an "open-faced disposition,
for perhaps some of our Minnesota
millionaires may want to give away
some of their money in blocks of five
Oh the same basis.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-28

by Mr.. Woodford in his note, but off,
Gals of the state department say that
in view of what has already been ac-
complished by the new Spanish cab
met in reforming abuses in Cuba, in
removing Weyler and in projecting
what appears to be a Liberal measure
OF autonomy, our government will GER
tainly rest, at least until congress as
sembles, and afford the new Spanish
government reasonable time to carry
out its plans.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-28

MADRID. Oct. 27.-The cabinet SAT
for hours this evening and discussed
all aspects of the Cuban question, both
in relation to the United States and 10
the finances, which. according to Senior
Puigeerver. the minister of finance Of
fer less serious complications than
have been reported. Lieut.. Gen Wey-
Ter has cabled the government renewed
assurances of his loyalty and of his IN
tention to prevent all demonstrations
on his departure from Cuba
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-27

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FFQR NAHsEMoND RIVER AND suEs
fo OLkM;At p m; Portsmouth, $40 p. N. 81;
freight for Mathews, Back, Poo uosins5
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Freight for Wa shington, ". G.. ana fIands
i naf On Tar. PamI!co and Pungo rivers res
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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-27

showing. The paint vessels Indicate that
theS used red pant freely. and in the col
lection are numerous ornaments whose
use can only, be con1ectured. There are
carvings OF all sizes and forms. and hun
tuition Of the earring from tho original
piece of abalone, and with them the tools
used In cutting tho shell. A cone-shaped
stone was employed. and the ring which
Is generally is a most graceful shape. was
formed from the Inside.
much larger; they are without I BAL BARS see or
have II on the outside Of the hook: the
line, OF kelp or some seaweed. specimens
OF which were found. was fastened upon
this with the ever present asphaltum.
Sinloers were represented by pieces Of
s5ea5te eors ed With hoes or objects which
That the natives kept account OF some
k:nd IS suggested by many needle-likc OBJ
In careful notches or cuttings. Other
markings are upon stcatite, the lines pro-
badly having some meaning to the own
The artistic taste of the people is seen
IN IN J. c ca one OF seal in Seattle
o on1, or crude representn tons of various
loving is shown by the flutes and whistles
taken taken rem Sad the the. graves Some Of the
were made from the bones OF birds. Sew
eral large pipes were found. the bowl
made of q fine red sandstone, but In every
at the bottom OF the bowl. SO that the
pipe, when held in the mouth must have
faced outward. What the Indians smok-
cd. or how they lighted their fires, there
was nothing to show. except the presence
There were found In the mounds and
shells heaps objects OF many kinds-aw wis,
needles. barhed points, combllke objects
In bone. beads Of many kinds, perforated
stones. and many whose use can only be
Imagined How old the remains are is
not known. but from tn, sizes OF the
heaps It Is evident that the windswcpt
island had been Inhabited many years.
and possibly centuries