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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-20
LIGHTNING STRUCK TT.

Michael Sterba's Residence on Duke
Street Burned.
one-story frame dwelling at S73 Duke
street, owned and occupied by Michael Sterba,
was struck by lightning shortly after 1 O'Clock
this morning and almost totally destroyed
The loss will be about $780, insurance, 500.
The inmates narrowly escaped cremation.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-20
CURRENT THAT FAILED.
Theater Crowds Find All the Troll
legs Stopped.

leys stopped.
The electric cars were stalled last evening
from lilo to 1915, owing to the failure of
the. current from Minneapolis.
During the day and early part of the even
ing the cars are operated by the power from
Minneapolis, augmented by additional power
from the station on Hill street.
After 10 o'clock the Hill street power is
shut off and the cars run entirely from the
Minneapolis current. When the cars were
stalled last night the fires at the Hill street
station lad been banked and it took about
the dyramos.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-20

ly a few years hence. They will state
that peace was declared between Spain
and the United States Aug. II, and
that Manila was bombarded and cap
tured by the Americans Aug. IL.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-20
SATURDAYS WEATHER.
Fair; Warmer.

by the United States Weather Bureau
MINNESOTA-Fair;w warmer; southerly winds
NORTH DAKOTA-Fair; continued high tenn
perature; variable winds.
SOUTH DAKOTA-Fair; continued high tenn
perature; variable winds.
WISCONSlN-Fair weather; warmer; light
southerly winds.
IOWA-Fair; warmer in eastern portion;
southerly winds.
NONTANA-Fair; probably cooler in western
portion; variable winds
YESTERDAYS TEMPERATURES
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-20
MARQUIS SISTER SUES.
Cecilia Paget Would ForecIOse a
Small Mortgage.

Cecilia Paget, sister of the Marquis of
Anglesea, was once the owner Of a mortgage
that Is now the subject of litigation by an
action begun yesterday In the district court.
The loan was negotiated by Almeric Hugh
Paget during his residence here.
The amount of the loan was $1,10O and
Hans Hanson and others figure as the mort
gagors
Mrs. Paget transferred her interest in the
mortgage to John e. Machado, of Masza-
chusetts, and the suit In foreclosure and the
appontments of receiver for the rents of
the property is brought by Machado.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-20
Did Not Finish His Term

Dennis Regain. 35 years old, died at ths
city hospital yesterday from tuberculosis.
Regain was sent to the workhouse for yag-
rancy, July H. for thirty days. Eight DAYS
later he was taken to the city hospital. He
was stranger in the city andiswilIs be
buried ut the expense Of the countysIv. 80
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-20
said the officer Told Him.

B. Netterberg was before Judge Hine yes
terday charged with violating the bicycle
street. Netterberg informed the court that
he had been told by police officer that it
was not against the law. The case was con-
PENDANT TO produce the officer
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-20

Travellers unable to buy The ST.
Paul Globe on amy train entering
st. Paul will confer favor on The
Globe company by promptly notify.
ing them of each instance.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-20

informed quarters are that an era Of very
great prosperity is opening for the United
States.-Washington Evening Star.
That the United States will control the trade
In Cuba, Porto Rico and the Hawaiian islands
is to be taken as matter Of course. The
Atlantic and the Pacific coast will share alike
IN the increased trade and the. demand on
shipping facilities. All of these Islands are
capable of great possibilities when once de-
velopment is started in the proper direction
Denver Post w he
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-20

Hurrah for the Thirteenth Mime
sCta! 1t moved steadily forward in
the face of a rain of Mauser bullets.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-20

Times ought to get better pretty
soon. Howard Gould is to be given his
share Of the Gould millions.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-20

Gen. Lee is going over to Cuba with
5o00C men. He will put them on pa
rade in Havana just to make Gen.
RIanco feel good
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-20

So Spain objects to Senator Davis.
This makes it certain that Senator
Davis will go on the peace commission
and remain there.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-20

Tobogsaning is not wholly winter
sport. Look what the Cincinnati base
ball team is doing
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-20

What will be Admiral Camara's posi-
ton III the Hispauo-American list of
heroes?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-20

The reople,of Wisconsin are going to
have q good deal of trouble to hear the
Republican convention of that state.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-20

Now that Dewey has picked UP the
Manila cable, he can send Madrid the
first truth it has had from the Philip
pines in several months.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-20

II cannot be said that August doesn't
know when he has enough.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-20

Are they getting the woodyards to
go to work down at Cleveland? A dis
patch from that town says ten Poles
have been induced to go to work at the
Wire mills
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-20

People all over the country will be
glad to know that Mr.. Sauerhering
has been renominated for congress over
in Wisconsin. 1t would be an ever
lasting pity to lose that name to states
manship.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-20

We can at least heap Goals of fire
upon the head of France for her at
titude in the war with Spain. The
school children of America are to build
$4,000 monument over the grave of
Lafayette
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-20

Before the next war, suppose we have
ii understood that there shall be no
barbed wire fences, or that every pri-
waite shall be equipped with pair of
miners
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-20

The war has opened up new and important
lines OF consumption, all Of which will be
supplied by our own people. Hundreds Of
millions of money are ready to seek invest
ment in legitimate enterprise and In salts
factory securities.-Philadelph Times
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-20
Rubber Til,ng.

In a recent test of floor material the most
durable turned cut to be tile made OF rub
Der. An English .earthen tie came next.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-20

capital VIII receive new energy; corpora
Cons Will throw overheard their conserva-
tism and expand their industries; manu-
facturers, who have fe,t their way step by
step, Will gather to a faster pace in view of
increased demand for their products, and
with each passing day will come a new tide
OF confidence and prosperity-Bangor (Me.)
Commercial
We have now gone into the world, and it
follows as matter of course that we will no
longer shut ourselves from the world by in
1udlclous tariffs.-Baltimore American.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-20

The war records will read a bit que ee.
Evening star., 1898-11-05

tracks within the city limits and erect a
new and setter depot.
All this means that the Importance of
Washington as railroad center will no
longer permit business to be continued to
be done with the inadequate and antigua ted
methods such as tracks at the grades Of
city streets and small and badly planned
depot buildings.
1t is believed that in the near future ac-
tive steps will. be taken by all the steam
railroad compan nes in this city to make the
terminal facilities what they should be in a
city where the passenger traffic is third in
importance among the cities of the country.
Realty as an Investment.
During the past week there was a sale of
pl operty at auction that was of more than
passing interest 1t was only two-story
eIght-room house that sold, and, besides, it
was on a side street. and in no respects re-
rsarkable. It vas supposed by those in
terested that if 5000 was obtained for the
z, operty it VIC uld be considered good sale.
However, As the result proved, that limit
was not only reached. but greatly exceeded
as the figure at W hich the house was knock
ed down was $500.
The explana tion of this sale is the one
that has already been given In this column
in other corrections, and that is. those who
are attending auction sales of property
base their bids on the income-paying anil
1ty of the property. In this case the house
rents for $3.50 per month, and as 1t yields
q SioSs ilicoAle VI llltle over I per cent.
the net income ought to be a little over 5
per cent. Investments paying that rate are
not very common in these times, and hence
II is that those who have money lying idle
are turning their attention to realty and
this also explains the fact that the people
WHO now attend auction sales of property
are TO large extent investors.
Some improvements.
Two frame houses are to be built in Lang
don by Goodwin & Phelps. They will be
two stories in height, 25x32 feet, with wood
and stone fronts
a three-stcry house is to be erected at
l"22 18th street northwest by E. H. Fowler
Il will be 22X4o feet and the front will be
built of pressed brick and brown stone. 1t
Will be heated by hot water.
rive houses are to be erected at 13i1b to
1852 street southeast. They will lie 14X
81 feet and the fronts will be built of press
brick.
two-story house 15x2S feet is to be
erected py Patrick Reddington at 627 Flor
ence street northeast. The front will be of
brick and stone.
Evening star., 1898-11-05

rooms ara built about a large central court
dolns away with the dark and badly ven
ulaled corridors and halls found in all the
other pubic buildings. The ventilation of
the pension office building has been highly
commented, and If it has that unusual
nerr II seems proper that a lust need of
praise should be awarded to the designer of
the building, the late Gen. NJ. c. Meigs. or
course, Mr. Post, in his remarks ONLY re-
ferred to the exterior design of tha buiId-
ing. but in most buildings, when that is
bad, the interior arrangement is equally
POOR and as the pension office building an
p pas 70 De an exception, ii seems proper
'Eat the lact should be duly noted.
Cleveland Park Hou.e.
Among other recent improvements at
CieEeland Park, the company this week
mas begun the erection of a fine colonial
issluehce at the corner of Bridge street
anu Hishiand avenue. From the plans
'hls Is a remarkably attractive house. even
among the many beautiful homes of that
SUBDIVISION 1t Is to have a porch to the
south As feet IN length. and unon ono s;1o
another of 81 feet. This porch aftar 4be
manner OF the true colonial house ts n
very important feature. having a width at
certain points from Is to 70 feet to he An
lshed with handsome columns cans 90
lands and other features pronerIv ba,enlr
ing 10 that style of architectnre TSo
house Is to contain eleven rooms ond 60 he
IN every way complete and beautifully fin
ished. iiii-
The New Cab Service
II III ~ not seem TO be matter that has
any influence on the material welfare o4
tne CITY put' nevertheless. the Inaugural
ZION OF the new cab system at the Penn
sylV&nla depot is feature in the Gevelon-
ment OF the city that is in MANY resneots
notable. The substitution of clean. rim
looking. stylish turnouts for the frou,sy
Cilapidated vehicles which too con,,,ori,,
have practically afforded the sole accom-
nodation for visitors to the city wbo u,ish
TO get a vehicle at the railroad stations
puts washington in line with some of TIA
principal cities of the country. siyniIar
system has been In operation In Nau
1ork. fhladeIphia and in other cities, and
II certainly would seem that the Influence
OF this change will tend to pleasantly color
the nrst impressions which visitors receive
of the city.
ihe change was made by the Pennsvlva
MA company at the suggestion of Commits
sloher wight and 1t is believed that it will
fot De long before the Baltimore and Ohio
VIII inaugurate something similar at its
depot This Improvement is regarded nc
indicating that the railroad comnanies an
preciate the need of more modern facilities
1or city which. according 20 the president
OF one OF the roads running, here is the
third in this country In Importance as
point of passenger traffic a fact which
may not be generally known :
Some recognition of this fact IL found
in a bill enacted at the last session OF The
Virginia legislature to incorporate a rail-
road terminal company of this ctty com
posed of representatives Of all the roa IA
now having access to the city over the
tracks of the Pennsylvania railroad and n
Ii the purpose to elevate and depress the
Evening star., 1898-11-05

mercantile marine. Descendants of Mel
sons officers have sent tributes of all kinds,
some very beautiful, to attest their admira-
ton for the memory of the great admiral.
Perhaps the most pathetic is humble cir
clet Of white chrysanthemums and scarlet
Seraniuns from Mrs. Yonge Brown, "a
the daughter of Stephen Yonge May, cap
tain in the royal navy, who fought with
Nelson at Trafalgar on board the Victory
and was by his Iordships side when he re-
Brown is written on an accompanying card,
and the pride and patriotic enthusiasm
which animate the composition forbid any
literary criticism of the old lady's labor OF
lHU
Evening star., 1898-11-05
Open evenings till Q O'Clock.

minister, senator. ambassador rarely die
as rich as he. There IS not in the Senate
TO-DAY more than perhaps half a dozen out
OF the ninety who have the assured in
come which the lamented Dayard nos
sessed, and In the House Of Represents
tlNes not perhaps more than score out
OF the three hundred and fifty-four. Con-
slder even the past Presidents in our day
Lincoln had no fortune, neither had Grant
GARFIELD, Hayes, Cleveland or Harrison
These We're all very much like the present
PRESIDENT Mr. Mckinley very poor men:
not one OF them had sufficient Income to
live at the rate Of f1, 800 per year when
they retired-only one OF them had any
thing like that-and President Mckinley is
said not to be nearly as rich" II is not
seldom that the most prominent American
politicians leave no provision for their fam
iiies. President Grants book provided for
his Mr.. Blatne's Twenty Years in Con-
sress alc the same; but for President
Garheld's family a public subscription was
necessary. Ex-President Hayes turned
poultry farmer for living. Ex-President
Harrison and ex-President Cleveland have
returned TO the practice of their profes-
sion. Secretary of War Stanton, and his
successor, Secretary of War Rawlings left
no provision for their families. There is
one reason why the most ambitious pub
lie men do not seek wealth. II is fatal be-
fore nominating convention. No candi-
date for the presidency, for instance would
be thought Of who had a large income
There never has been a comparatively rich
SIilCe lanQ i think
Madison), who had Virginia estates
The choice of the people for any high
office, and especially for the presidency
must have a record of hard work plain
living, simple tastes and honest poverty
The only rich Vice President in our time
was Mr.. Morton, whose extraordinary per
sonal chaCm made him a universal favortte
and excused his fortune Some of the
extreme western states of small popula-
ton have sent a rich senator now and
then, but this class passes away as the
states become popuIous. In short Mr.
Editor, there is no record for honest
poverty among prominent politicians in
any country comparable to that Of the
great republic. Whether it be well for
the political leaders Of nation to die gen
orally as poor as die the prominent public
men of the United States may be a Ques-
ton, but that poverty has been and is
their lot almost without exception admits
of no question. l have known many of the
prominent politicians of the republic of
both parties, and perhaps as much of their
affairs as most and l cannot recall the
name of more than one two who died
rich, and not one who made anything but
pecuniary loss through political life. They
have had to live upon their salaries and
have done SO rarely leaving even modest
provision for their families. IL the Spec
tator will investigate the facts 1 am con-
hdent il will regret the words quoted,
which are bitterly unjust and cannot fail
to sting. 1 am, sir etc,
ANDREW CARNEGIE.
Skibo Castle, N. B., October T.
Evening star., 1898-11-05

Mr. Carnegie Tries to Inform English
Opinion on This Subject.
In a recent issue of the London Spec
tator the following letter from Mr.. An
drew Carnegie was printed:
Sir: Mr.. Bayard has the honorable dis
tinction. rare among prominent American
politicians, of having died poor man"
These words we find IN the Spectator Of
October i. foremost and most powerful
o. all the organs which labor for the unity
OF our race. Never were more surprising
words written. So far from Mr.. Bsyard
being q poor man as prominent American
politicians" 60, he was able to accept the
anbassadorship to Britain, which very few
are. and was quite well-to-do. Prominent
American politicians OF his rank cabinet
Evening star., 1898-11-05
Providing for the Material Develop
ment of This City.
An IMPORTANT RAILROAD CENTER
Some Conclusions Based on a
Recent Auction Sale.
p L AIMING Blu ILDIN q S

The meeting in annual session in this city
during the past week of many of the lead
Ing architects of the country, who are
members of the Institute of American
Architects, was matter of interest to the
profession in this city. This event also
possessed a wider interest and Significance
from the fact that it was the first gath
ering since this city has been selected as
the permanent headquarters of the organi-
zation
Reference has been made in this column
10 the thorough work that has been done
in restoring the old Octagon House, New
York avenue ard 18th street, to something
Of its former condition. and 10 the import
auCe of that work for the reason that it is
said 70 represent one of the best examples
Of cOiOniel architecture now in existence
Very appropriately this building has been
chosen as the home of the institute in this
city. and here members will be made to
feel welcome whenever they visit the city.
1t is probable that as now TIE Headquarters
Of the institute is located here that archi-
tects generally Will be more frequent visi-
tors 10 the capital of the country.
In addition to the political interest which
attaches TO the capital city of a great ma
tiOn, Washington has many features which
are worthy the attention and study OF
those whose aim is TO erect not merely
beautiful costly buildings, but those that
are well adapted for the purposes intended
In addition To the public buildings there
are among the private structures notable
examples of domestic architecture The
buildings erected for government uses as
a rule, are substantially constructed and of
a digniaed style of architecture. In his
annual address. Mr.. Geo. B. Post the pres
1dent OF the institute. spoke In a rather de-
preciating strain of the architecture Of the
pension office building. which no doubt met
with the approval OF most Of those who
nave studied that building. still II might
be said that the interior plan is thought to
be the best OF any public Office building in
this city.
As everJ one knows, the tiers of Office
Evening star., 1898-11-05
Pensions for TGmmy Atkins.

The question of pension claims arising out
Of our war with Spain is exciting much in
terest here and the liberality of the United
States government is contrasted with the
system in this country. Not only are there
far fewer pensioners in Great Britain than
in America, but the amounts paid are, as a
rule, very much smaller. Roughly stated
about 115.Gc0 persons in Great Britain are
drawing annually 81. 500 900. or about S1oo
a head. In the United States about a mill
lion people are drawing s144oo0,oU, or
about $l44 a head. In considering pen
sionS here 1t must be taken into account
that there are many large amounts paid
to distinguished officers or their descend
ants and that these make the great mass
of pensions small a soldier, after serving
twenty-ore years in the British army, is
entitled, upon honorable discharge, TO 2G
cents a day, increasing to CO cents for
wounds and other considerations. Warrant
Is cents to sl.25 a day. There are, how
ever. many pensions which realize only
from - to - cents a day.
There has been movement of late to
slightly increase pensions in this country,
especially since the Victoria cross scandal
of last spring, and now a further grievance
has been redressed. 1t seems that it has
been the custom of the authorities in send
ing out amounts to recipients to inelose
the drafts in envelopes, bearing on the out
side the obnoxious words Army Pension
er" This has long been a decided slight
to susceptibilities and steps have been
taken by influential people to remove the
stigma with successful result. There are
enough stumbling blocks already In the
way of securing recruits for the army, and
even the red tape officials at the war Office
begin to see the necessity for improvements
so that the lot of Tommy Atkins may be
better and that there shall be more induce
ments for him to serve his country.
Evening star., 1898-11-05
Before the Lady Lawyers.

The first lecture of the season was given
Thursday evening at the Washington Col
lege of Law, on E street, by Mr.. II. E.
Davis, United States district attorney on
the subject of The History of the Law"
There was a very attentive audience, con-
sisting of the ladies of the school and their
friends.
Mrs. Mussey. the dean of the faculty,
congratulated the classes on the fine course
of lectures which had been prepared for the
present year, and on the bright prospects
of the institution generally
Judge Cole will give course of lectures
Saturday evenings on THE Jurisdiction of
the Federal Courts" Judge Shepard win
lecture on Wednesday evenings on Equity
Jurisprudence" Prof. Robinson of the
Catholic University, Senator Mason of lli-
nois. Mrs. ]. Ellen Foster, Mr.. R. Ross
Perry and others 1in follow later
Among the ladies who have entered the
freshman class are the two daughters of
Senator Mason. Miss Ida Mover, Mrs
Coope Mrs. Page. Miss Harper and Miss
Carmody.
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