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The Saint Paul globe., 1898-07-24

From reigning beauty at Queen Victorias
court, popular member of the Prince of
Wales set, to q madhouse in the city of
Paris represents the life story Of Amer
Boyle Blair, and originally Leilah Kirkham,
of San Francisco, Cal Sad, brilliant and
checkered has been the career of this wom-
An over whose beauty, wit and wealth men
of three continents have raved. In LEGS than
twenty years she has won successes which
but in this time she has also experienced
more heart aches, more gall and worm
wood than falls to the lot of the average
female. On the day Of her marriage with
her last husband he struck her in the face
as they were leaving the church because she
had not the wealth he had credited her with
having. Her father was sent to an early
death by the stories he heard OF the cruelty
his daughter, whom he loved more than
anything else on earth, was receiving at the
ending her days in lunatic asylum bemoan-
ing the fate of lover who met his death, 1t
is said, at the hands Of her husband.
Leilah KirNham was the youngest and most
beautiful daughter Of Gen. R. w. Kirkham,
the commander of the Preside at the Golden
Gate. Here she spent her childhood days and
as she developed maideny graces she became
the belle Of the post. When her father left
the command Of the Presdio and removed
his family to a mansion built for them on
had become radiantly beautiful girl with a
mocking daredevil in her brown eyes. 1t
was at the 'housewarming" she met Boyle
Blair, the young Englishman who had just
been appointed to a consulship in South
Africa. She married him. Mrs. Boyle Blair
weeds. With her were her two sons. There
were few months in the mansion by Lake
Merritt. Then the family went to Europe. In
England Mrs. Blair, the old Leiah kirkham
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moval. 1t is really worth ones while
to have look at the shops even from
the outside.
Looking down on the great build
ings from the heights at the car line
one is astonished at the magnitude OF
the industry that has been built up
without in the least attracting public
attention.
The shops are built within an en-
closed area of perhaps twenty-five
acres, the land being in the form OF an
irregular parallelogram extending west
from the bridge. The various build
ings are substantially built, were put
up to stay and there are dozen dis
tinct buildings, all of good size, most
of them covering good deal OF ground
and generally of q single high story.
On every hand there is evidence of un-
firing industry and the place is filled
with men and moving engines.
BUSY BUT ORDERLY.
Coming down into the enclosure the
most striking feature is the absolute
order With which everything is done.
There is no hustle. no hurry, but neith-
er is there any idleness. The yards
are full of moving locomotives and
trains, the shops filled with great en-
gines, with locomotives in every stage
of completion-for there is nothing that
cannot be done with an engine there.
The car repair shops are filled with
cars and workers in wood and iron.
The shops are all under one general
supervision, but they are divided into
two groups. The one group the mill,
the paint, the fitting, the upholstering
and the freight houses are in the car
shop portion of the system. In the
other group are the locomotive, ma
chine, boiler tin, blacksmith shops, the
braEs foundry and the tank shop. Over
near the tracks is the store, an In
stitution which in itself does business
equal to many of the largest wholesale
houses in the city, in that it supplies
almost the entire system with every
requirement for the equipment of a
railroad. There is nothing that can be
used on a railroad that this store can
not supply, and the fact is that there
are demands made on it from all over
the system, from st. Paul to the Pa
cific coast.
In the shops proper there were en-
gagged yesterday over $50 employees.
Among them were mechanical experts
in every trade requiring skill. There
is nothing exempt in the way of
trade. There Wee ms n who could bTl1
a locomotive or take one apart; ex-
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iiies-and their ruin would involve
their families of course. They would
be ruined because they have saved for
years to acquire homes of their own,
ard the removal of the shops would
necessitate either that they abandon
their homes, representing perhaps the
savings of a life of labor, or they would
have to go to work as they could find
it-on the streets, perhaps. To impose
such a fate on that number of people
would be a crime simply.
The removal would, in the second
place, take from the commercial veins
of the city about 100000 of the annual
addition to its circulation. If all wealth
comes from labor, the labor that is
given up for wealth at the shops
amounts to just about that sum every
year. In ten years over $4,000000 has
been put into circulation in ST. Paul;
has gone into the hands of the store
keepers, the land owners and the
builders of the city, through the hands
of the workmen at the Great North
ern shops. If the people who have
profited by this labor in the past and
who expect to profit by it in the future
do not regard the attempt that has
been made to force j. J. Hill to remove
the Great Northern shops, as some
thing very nearly criminal, then they
are not human
The fact is that most Of the people
do not appreciate the Importance of the
shops to the city. How many readers
of The q | o b have gone to the
trouble of riding out to the bridge on
the Jackson car line, or walking down
TO the end of Park avenue, to inform
themselves of the Importance of this
branch of railroad industry? Not
many, or the town would have been
about the ears of the men who took
the attitude that resulted in the forcing
of Mr.. Hill to the contemplated re-
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-07-24
AROUND THE HOTELS.
Capt. Yorke, of the KIondfke, and
Senator Carter.


Capt. F. M. York., the cele5la ed Klo diker,
passed through st. Paul yesterday, taking
the Northern Pacific overland, bound for the
Alaskan regions, after visit to New York
Capt Yorke is the British Columbian repre-
sentative Of the Maitland Kersey Transporta-
tion company which is backed by Lord Dun
raven, the noted Irish vachtsman ard he has
been to New York to render an account of his
stewardship.
Everything In the Klondke is satisfac-
tory" he said to a reporter for The G o b e.
for those who. know how to look out for
themselves. The people there are Just be-
ginning to learn. They are providing them
selves with horses and better means Of
transportation A railroad Is badly needed
The Conservative government of British Co.
lumbia refused to let us have a railroad, but
the Liberal government now in power has
promised us one and when it is CONSTRUCTED
We shall be all tight.
Horses are becoming numerous in the
klondike. They live there without difficulty,
II they are properly cared for. horse in
then given two days rest The trouble with
most Klondikers is that they expect too much
They complain because they have to do their
own work. They want railroads and sleeping
cars, and some one to keep their shoes polish
ed and porter to carry their baggage. The
klondike is not dudes country. Hard work
Is before the man who goes there but If he
is Industrious he will get along.
Il believe thirty tons Of gold will be
brought from the Klondike this season. The
output is very Soou. Inc tlue OF immigration
still keeps up. On my way down l passed
about thousand persons going in
Senator T. H. Carter of Montana. was a
passenger on the Northern Pacific overland
yesterday. A reporter for The G l O e asked
him several questions bearing upon the war
and the political situation, as he was prone
nading on the union depot platform, but the
senator thrust his thumbs in his vest in imi-
tation of William H. Crane, and replied with
dignity that the administration was taking
care of the war, and politics was taking care
of itself.
II always write my own interviews" the
senator explained, "and the train is about
to start shall not be able to give you any
thing for publication
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-07-24
FROM THE THIRTEENTH.
Some Interesting Letters Read nj
the Commercial Club.

Only a small number of the members of the
Thirteenth Regiment Auxiliary association
met at the Commercial club last evening to
hear the reading of letters from members Of
the regiment.
These letters were extremely interesting,
and described in detail the life a transport
The letters were OF much the same tenor, and
were in some respects similar to those pub
l1shed in The G O b e.
Mrs. Robinson read letters from Capt. Rob-
inson and Sergeant Robinson, of Company c,
both her sons. DR.. Richie read a letter from
his son, Lieut. Ritchie OF the medical corps;
Mrs. Swanstrom read one from Lieut. Mead,
and another was from Russell Moore.
the most enjoyable they had ever taken, and
that the Hawaiian islands was a paradise
ana the people the most hospitable in the
world. They wrote that all the residents,
natlVes and Americans, desired annexation.
Even the Royalists were now anxious for It,
american flags met their eyes az every turn.
Inc native Hawaiian flag was seen only on
the pubic buildings. The men were wined
and dined and treated more handsomely than
ever before.
The appearance of Mrs. Reeve. wife Of the
created a good deal of surprise among the
men. Col. Reeve did not let his wife on
geek geek until there was no possibility Of having
her sent back.
The writer's said that the men spent much
OF their time bathing. This operation was
eNeormed aft, where there was fire hose
Wnlch was allowed to pay upon the boys
In this way the regiment was able to keep
clean during the trip. 1t a.so refreshed them
and ala much to make up for lack of exer-
else.
Maj. Espy read few extracts from letter
rom his son, who wrote that the food given
men was not very good
Maj. Espy also read brief extract from
letter written by friend in the regiment,
who said that the most unpopular man in the
Thirteenth is CO.. Reeve.
While In Honolulu the Thirte een,h'c base
pail team played a game with the Honolulu
team The Thirteenth was beaten by a score
of 13 to s.
me writer dwelt upon the attractions of thu
native women, most of whom dress in Mother
HuDbards and go about the streets bare
rooted The men were invited to native
dance one night, but were prevented from
doing so by orders to board ship.
The writer's agree that it would be impossi
bic for their friends to receive any more let
ters from them before October.
Attention was called to the circumstances
OF the wife of member Of the regiment,
VINO is destitute. She has five children, ana
the question was asked whether the auxiliary
association would assist her. The matter
was referred to the executive committee
among those present were DR.. and Mrs
Rltch1e, Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Lee Mai and
Mrs. Espy, Mrs. McMichael, Gen and. Mrs.
Bunker, Mrs. and Miss Cochran Miss Ames.
+. H. Mead, Maj. and Mrs Kelliher. Mrs
ard the Misses Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Moore
and Miss Bunker.
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-07-24
FALL INTO LINE.
Republican, Aldermen Will Not {
nose Mayor Kfefer.

Republican, Aldermen Will Not OPP
pose Mayor kiefer.
Mayor Kiefer begs the question as to the
caucus being heldy with the members of the
beard of aldermen at which the removals
from the police force were considered by
DENYING that any caucus was held Thursday
evening.
The G | O b e stated yesterday morning that
caucus had teen he'd Friday evening, not
Thursday, and from statements made BY one
of the gentlemen present there is no doubt
but that one was held. All of the members
of the board of aldermen were not present,
the representatives re from the Third, Fourth,
Eighth, Ninth and Eleventh wards not par
ticipating Those who were at the meeting
agreed to stand by the action of the mayor
in the matter of removals from the force,
Those of the Republican aldermen who
were not at the, conference, as the mayor now
designates the meeting. have decided that
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-07-24
GERMAN METHODIST CAMP.
Four Interesting Services We're
Held Yesterday

Held Yesterday.
Four services were held yesterday at the
German Methodist camp meeting on Fairvtew
avenue near Blair street. The first was
Bible meeting at 9 a. m, conducted by Rev.
e. ]. Funk. The subject was I. Cor. XII.
At p. m. chdren's service was con-
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. Rheinfrank in German
There was singing and declamaticns by the
children. and addresses by Mr.. Smith, Of St.
Paul: Mrs. Kopp and Deaconess Sc,nmiller,
of Minneapolis, after which Mr.. Rheinfrank
spoke briefly to the children about the need
OF their work for the church while they are
young to fit them for greater work wen
they shall be older.
Rev. H. J. Hobert, of Washington county.
conducted the o'clock service preaching in
German.
Rev. W. ]. Webber, of the FIRST M. E.
church. st. Paul, preached in German last
evening.
Today special Sunday services will be hell
at the camp at 1890 a. M, by Rev. Dr. Rie-
menschnieder. in German: at 2 p. m. by Matt
Hughes. OF the English Wesley NJ E. church
Minneapolis, being the only one in English
and at p. m. by Rev. A. L. Koeneke, of
the Dayton's Bluff German NJ. E. church, st.
Paul.
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-07-24
JANIT0R FELL DEAD.
John Davis Expires at the Merrill
Building.

John Davis, the colored janitor of the Me--
rili building on St. Peter street. died sud
denly from heart disease. while ut work
yesterday morning. His body was found
near faucet with an overturned bucket by
his side, he having apparently been in the
act of filing the bucket when he died.
When he went to work Davis seemed in
his usual health. He spoke pleasantly to
several accuaintances about the place and
proceeded to his employment. Halt an hour
later the mail man found his body. a ply
sician was summoned but life was extinct.
Coroner Nelson viewed the body and had
it removed to the morgue, where an autopsy,
conducted in the afternoon. showed death 10
have been due to heart disease.
Davis was sixty years OF age and. so far ae
known, had no relatives in this city.
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-07-24
Recovered the Rig.

horse and buggy belonging to James NJ
Whidden, living at 952 Jessam.ne street, was
recovered by the authorities at Anoka yes
terday and the alleged thieves arrested. The
prisoners are Edward Warner and his wife,
OF this city. Detectives sweeney and O.d5erg
went to Anoka last evening to bring back
the prisoners: Mr. Wh.dden accompanied .he
officers and identified his property.
The horse and phaeton were stolen from In
front cf Yerxas grocery store a week all
last evening. Mr.. Whdden left the horse
outside the store while making a purch ase
When he came out few minutes later his
conveyance was missing. 1t is alleged that a
woman was seen to get into the carriage ard
drive away,
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-07-24
LATE SOCIAL NEWS.

Mrs. NJ J. McFadden, of Ashland avenue,
Is eI tertaining Miss Prendergsst, from Chi
cago.
Independent Ledge No. 112, D. of H.. will
give q lawn sccisl and dance at the res den e
Of Mr. and Mrs. j. T. Johnson ASS Maria ave.
nue., W.dns sday ey enirg, Aug. 8. There will
be large platform on the lawn for dane
ing. Music by Pepin's orchestra. All mem
bers of A o. U. w. and d. CT II. lodges e
cordially invited to attend.
Mr. J. T. Stroud. of this city, will be mar
ried Aug. 8. at Kingston, Ont. to Miss Lii
liam Mcmillan, Of that place. Mr.. Stroud e {
for Ontario yesterday, accompanied by T. l.
Nye and Mrs. Flynn and Mi Harrist Flynn.
Mr.. Nye will be b.st man at the wedding an
Miss Flynn the maid OF honor. The couple
will be at home after Aug. "A, at 2S5 Mel on
avenue.
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1t would be bad party precedent not to con-
cur IN the removals by the mayor and will
act accordingly
Some of the aldermen express the opinion
tionality pill. but as the mayor is the head
OF the police department and will be held
responsible for the force, 1t would be well
10 agree to whatever changes he may desire
to make in order that he cannot have the
opportunity to lay any blame in the future
on the council.
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-07-24
Said to BE short sos.

Andrew Harrison. living at 957 Minnehaha
street, was arrested yesterday afternoon on
the charge of embezzlement. Harrison h ID
been employed agent by the Singer S n
Machine company, whose local representa- tive
lodges complaint against him. The amount
involved is sos. Harrison was arrested by
Deputy Sheriff Miesen and locked up in the
county jail The accused sold machines on
commission, and Is alleged not to have &C
counted for some of his collections.
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-07-24
ST. PAUL NEEDS THE SHOPS
WOULD BE A CALAMITY TO
LOSE THE GREAT NORTHERN
Some Idea of What the Present
Plant Means to the City-With
the New and Enlarged Quarters
the Reneft Would BE Still Great
er-Mnny Homes Are Now Mt
Stake-Eighth Ward Aroused.

1.-THE removal of the Great Northern
shops from st. Paul, or the building
of the new shops elsewhere, would be
calamitous 1 am not indulging in a
figure of speech. \ calamity is gem
orally to be measured by figures. You
Is Ike my advice, go out to the Great
Northern shops. find out what they are
and something about the men who
work there, and if you apply figures
to the result and do not make out a
statistically absolute calamity, then
you figure wrong.
1t was a business man of st. Paul
who is very closely identified with the
interests of the city who made the
suggestion II a G o b e reporter yes
terday. a trip out to the shops at
the head of Jackson street was taken
If the people who are responsible for
the threatened evil of a removal could
be made to go through those shops, to
see the men working there, to look
through the hundreds Of homes in the
neighborhood which would be left va
cant and deSolate as a result of the
removal; if they could be made to un-
derstand what it means to a city-to
its better part, its bone and sinew and
blooG-to have a large portion of its
life blood drawn off at once, the pos
sibility would disappear. Such blood
letting as has been proposed by those
who have contemplated with equanim-
ity the removal of the Great Northern
shops might not be fatal TO a city the
size of st. Paul, but it could not be
repeated on such a scale. II is up to
the city council, which represents the
Republican party of St. Paul, to say
whether the shops shall go or stay.
The removal of the shops would
mean the practical ruin, in the first
place, of about 200 men, heads of fam
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-07-24
New Officers Installed.

The public installation of the recently
chosen officers of Vesta Ledge NJ 8 too,
Eunice Melville, secretary of the state as
sembly, acted as the installing cffieer. The
officers of the lodge are: Miss Daisy Store.
noble grand; Mrs. Maud K1rta vi, gr nd !.
Miss Ida Wicker, recording secretlry: Mr.
Josephine Kornan treasurer
The installation was followed BIZ mus;oll
Misses Wicker, Edna Krieger Nav I,ush .r
Alice and Clara Flsner, Fanria Hare ana
Lilly Soule Mrs. Morrison and Messrs 'Tef
fries and Van Praag
Refreshments were served
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-07-24
MUST MAKE RETURNS.
Collector Won Baumbach Wants
Special Tax Returns Filed

Special Tax Returns Filed.
Internal Revenue Collector Won
Baumbach announces that returns for
special taxes must be made to his Of
flee before Aug. 1, or the delinquents
will be liable to penalty of so per
cent.
Many of those who have to make re-
turns, the collector said, are probably
expecting personal notice from the rev.
enue Office but none will be sent out
Among the classes who are required to
make returns are:
Bankers, commercial brokers. pawn
brokers, theaters, public exhibitions.
bowling alleys, billiard saloons, whole
sale and retail liquor dealers, and deal
ers in manufactured tobacco whose
sales amount to more than $4,000
pounds a year.
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-07-24

the Intrusion and put the LADS to fi!h'.
Young Myers tried to defend himself with a
broom. when the animal seized him by the
calf OF the left leg.
DIR. Artz attended the lad and u.erizsd The
wounds left by the dogs teeth. 1t is be-
lieved that the lad is not in any dang T,
though an effort will be made to have The
dog shot.
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-07-24
Lieut.. Renxbergcr Quits.

Lieut. Frank ]. Renzberger. first leuteaa1t
in the Twelfth regiment, yesterday tsn6eoed
his resignation to the governor. Lieut.. REM
berger was recently In S. Paul scru ting
for the Spring Valley company.
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-07-24
ONLY ONE OFFICE.
Mai. wilkinson to Finish the Re-
cruiting Here.

CrUitinG Here.
Maj. Wilkinson, of the Third infantry. in
his Cuban service uniform, attracted atten Ion
in the streets yesterday. The major was
feeling very happy
II have closed my recruiting office in Min
neapolis," he said to a reporter for The
Globe 1--WE do not need It. Tie 81. Paul
Office will remain open until we have all III :
men we require. The thrse recruiting Of
ficers have enlisted six hundred men, and we
feel very well satisfied with our labors.'
Mai Wilkinson is enjoying life In the Twin
Cities, bue he says he is anxious to be at
the front with the regiment.
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-07-24
Bitten by n Dog.

Adolph Myers, ten-year-o,d boy living al
&C East George street, was bitten yesterday
afternoon by a dog belonging to Andrew Nc
Rae, living at so West Angus street. The
boy was playing in Mr.. McRae's yard with
several companions, when the d3g resented
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-07-24
ReautifuI sisfers

The Duchess of Montrose. Lady Verulam,
and Mrs. Faber asserted to be the three
most beautiful sisters in London society.
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-07-24
Picnic at schade's Park this afternoon.

Today trip, all expenses paid. for $500. Get
itinerary 500 Line Ticket Office, 1898 Robert
street.
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-07-24
Picnic at schades Park this afternoon.

The Soo's big Today excursion leaves July
31st Get itinerary. Ticket Office, 3sS Rob-
ert street.
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-07-24

i Hotel Empire, New York, high-class hotel
moderate rates. See advertisement on an.
other page
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-07-24

On the North Land to the 500 and re-
turn next Saturday. $500. See Great
Northern agent.
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