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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-05
A CASE OF POISONING IN INDIANA.

The following appeared in the Logansport Indiana
Times
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-05
NO RECEIVER FOR LIFE INSUR-
ANCE CLEARING COMPANY

Judge Otis So Rules, After Listen
Ing to the Evidence and Argu-
ments of COunsel--COurt Should
Only Interfere in Case of Fraud
Or Mismanagement Several
Witnesses Examined Yesterdav
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-05
ing the season of 1897 The following path
ways were constructed during the wear:
DENIES THEAPPLICATIO

We have total of 10 miles of cyc.e paths.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-05
WORK DONE IN one YEAR.
ANNUAL REPORT OF CITY EN-.
CHEERING DEPARTMENT
Was Presented to the Board Of Pub
lie Works by City Engineer
Rundlett Yesterday-Shows the
Expenses of the DEPARTING Dur
ing 1897 to Have Been So, 413.9G
-Seventy-fve Contracts.

City Engineer Rundlett yesterday
presented to the board of public works
his annual report Of the operations Of
the engineering department and the
work under charge Of the same for the
year 1897.
The board will, in the near future,
complete it's report for 1897, which with
the report Of the city engineer, will be
presented to the mayor.
The report Of the engineering depart
ment, in substance, Is as follows:
There was appropriated in the tax levy
of 1897 for the engineering department the
sum Of SOS. 000
The expenses of the department for sal
aries have been distributed as follows:
Surveys and records ................ 81, 4S2 As
Construction 80. .................. 6,632 rs
Prospective contracts .............. 1926 A
Maintenance .......... ............. 5,098 OF
Departments 80. ......... ......... 4,505 IS
Various corporations ............... 1853 SO
Total .......... s22, 41S So
The state herald., 1898-04-01
Depth of The Atlantic,

The greatest depth In the Atlantic
has been found some 100 miles to the
northward OF the island Of st. Thomas.
where soundings OF 3.S15 fathoms were
obtained. The seas around Great Brit
ain can hardly be regarded as forming
part OF the Atlantic hollow. They are
rather a part OF the platform banks
OF the European continent which the
ocean has oyerilowed. An elevation OF
the sea bed 100 fathoms would suffice
to lay bare the greatest part OF the
North sea and Join England to Den
mark, Holland. Belgium and France
A deep channel OF water would run
down the west eonst of Norway, and
with this the majority OF the forda
would be connected. A great part OF
the Ray OF Biscay would disappear. but
Spain and Portugal ARE but little re-
moved from the Atlantic depression.
Tn. iO0-fathom line approaches very
near the west coast. and soundlngH OF
lae fnthoms can be made within twenty
miles Of Cape 81. Vincent. and much
greater depths have been sounded at
distances but little greater than this
from the western shores OF the Iberian
peninsula.
The state herald., 1898-04-01
A FEMININE VIEW.
'Cicane- IiaIr' Had "a New Meaning for
Woman

Charley" exclaimed young Mrs.
Torkins, gleefully. as she laid down the
newspaper: Il was sure that public
sentiment would'asse itself and bring
everything out all right in the end"
says the Washington Star. What is
the matter?" inquired her husband.
Have you been reading politics."
Politics. Certainly not. You know very
well that | never trifle away my time
with anything so Improbable. / have
been reading about baseball" "Oh, |
see. And you have II all figured out
that our club is going to win the pen
nant." No. don't care anything about
that But you know how was wor-
ried that day you took me to the game.
] am proud and thankful to see that
the managers have decided to give the
public cleaner ball" Yes. that's n
move In the right direction" 'Oi
course II is. There will be some pleas
ure In seeing the players carrying
themselves like gentlemen" why.
didn't hear anything annoying the .af-
'ernoon we went" Hear anything? OF
course you didn't hear anything. But
the way those men would rub their
hands in the dust Just before they went
TO hit the ball was dreadfully unneat.
And when one of them deliberately
spoiled his clothes sliding along the
ground so that another man couldn't
tag him ! felt sure that 1t wouldn't be
long before there was demand for
cleaner ball. And you see." she added
complacently. everything has turned
out Just as predicted. And the beauty
OF It is that they will become more and
more refined as time goes on
The state herald., 1898-04-01

Several important changes Will be
mnde In the traffic department of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
on March LIST.
J. A. Murray, the present Coal and
Coke Agent. will be given the lille of
General Coal and Coke Agent of the
entire system, with headquarters at
Baltimore.
William l.. Andrews Will be Assist
ant Coal and Coke Agent for the Pitts.
burg District, with headquarters at
Pitisburg.
T.. \. Ailleck. now Coal and Coke
Agent FOR the lines west OF the Ohio
River. with headquarters at Columbus.
VIII become Assistant Coal and Coke
Agent for that territory.
Mr.. Andrews Is well known MS Pri.
vnie Secretary Of Receiver Oscar q,
Murray and came to the II. and o.
when Mr. Murray was appointed lie
crlvcr MIR. Aiilcck has held his pres.
ont position for n number Of years and
Mr.. ]. \. Murray wns formerly private
secretary TO eS.Traflic Manager Frank
ilarriott.
These appointments nrc In the ma
turr Of promotions and Il " believed
win very materially strengthen that
branch OF the Il. aud u. traffic depart
mcnt.
The state herald., 1898-04-01
I,ndn. Of rninnI.,. irrln..

81. Paul. Mimi. March 2S.-Ncw set,
tiers nrc rrylvlng the old prairie
schooner. aud railroad land officials In
this city bnrc the names Of 800 fnml'
lies. nggrcgntlng i.aOO people. who pro.
pose this spring IN ndopi tint method
of reaching Minnesota aud The Dnko.
ins from the older states. Many Of
them nrr already ON The roa1 The
present movement Of settlers n the
heaviest for n long time. over Loo
peopl. pnsscd through This city yrsicr
lny and to-day cD route Ia farms In
Minnesota nnd the Dnkotns. and will
settle along III. line Of the Northern
Pacific mud Great Northern. The lnrg
rst body OF new settlers win be The
Dunknrdr. several thousand of whom
expect To Join their brethren In North
Dnkoin this year.
The state herald., 1898-04-01
IIlccotigl,s,

Generally this troublesome little disturb
nnce Is matter of no moment beyond the
annoyance 1t may cause the sufferer. 1t is
Drought nbout by momentary contraction
of the diaphragm. by which air is drawn
Into tho chest, and may he excited by n va
rlety of causes. II may even he n symptom
of n grave disease. usually OF the nervous :
system. but most frequently II results from
trivial causes, such AK laughing or crying.
A very common cause of hicc0ughs IN eat
Ing or drinking too much or too fast, es.
peclally drinking. This Is so well known
that the funny parngraphcrs In the papers
always sprinkle the remarks OF an alleged
drunken man with plenty Of hlcs. II may
also be started, Just as 1t may be arrested
by n sudden fright
=, II can often be curcd by fixing the ntten-
ZION upon something else, ns upon the nt-
tempt TO bring the little finger OF each hand
as near Its mate ns possible without allowing
them to touch each other. Other simple
means of arrcstlng hlccouglls. which usually
ceases OF Itself without amy treatment are
the swallowing OF lltlc Jumps Of lee or u
siass OF very, cold water or acidulated water,
vigorous rubbing with the hand over the pi,
pf the stomach or the back of the neck.
dash'ng ice-cold wnter on the spine, etc.
III such devices fail, more efreotunl
measure consists In making firm and per
slstcnt pressure upward. with the fingers
passed under the edge Of the Ribs on each
side. near the breast bone. This causes
pre- tssurc on the diaphragm and as II were
dlstracts IL so that II furgctS 10 contract
snnsmodically, Tie taking Of eight or ten
deep ana slow Inspirations acts In much the
same wny.
We often read In the papers Of wonderful
cases OF hlccoughs lasting for days and
days, and sometimes ceasing only with
dcnth. There are occasionally such, cases,
which battle the skin Of physicians, but
when they occur there IL some serious NAL
ndy present. which, and not the hiccongh.
Is the actual cause Of death These grave
eases are not under consideration here shcy
hold remedies. hut call for professional In.
tcrventlon.-louth's Companion.
The state herald., 1898-04-01
GAINED 22 POUNDS s WEEKS.
From the By-Stander, Mdcomb, III.


Alderman Louis W Camp. of our city,
has quite astonished his friends of late, by
remarkable gain in weight. Hohns gained
- pounds in FIVE weeks. Those of his
friends who do not know the facts OF his
sickness will read with interest the fol.
lowing:
~ was broken down in health and utterly
miserable" said Mr.. Camp to our reporter.
% was unable TO work much of the time
and so badly afflicted with IA form of stomach
trouble that life was n veritablo nightmare.
II tried various remedies, but during the
six months of my sickness obtained no
relief had always been n robust healthy
man and sickness bore heavily upon me.
About two years ago 1 was advised to
try DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People.
i purchased one box and received 30
much benefit that used five more and was
entirely cured. IDdiI,d ticentp-tiro pounds
IN hre mceks. Since l stopped taking the
pills have scarcely had uu he or min
The state herald., 1898-04-01
THE SPANISH REPORT
SENT IN TO OFFSET OURS.
1t Declares That the Maine Was Destroy
ed by anInternal Explosion--N6 Dead
Fish Fonnd.

Washington, March 29.-A full syn
opsis of the report of the Spanish nav
al commission which investigated the
destruction of the battleship Maine is
here given by the Associated Press. 1t
is taken from n copy of the original
report, which is now on its way here
from Havana, the synopsis being ca
bled in the meantime and to-day placed
In the hands Of this government. The
conclusions are directly opposite TO
those In the report of the court of in
luiry submitted to Congress to-day.
The synopsis Is as follows:
THE report contains declarations
made by ocular witnesses and experts.
Froih these statements 1t deduces and
proves the absence of all those attend
ant circumstances, which are inyari-
ably present on the occasion of the ex-
ploslon of II torpedo.
1.-The evidence of witnesses compara-
lively close to the Maine at the moment
is to the effect that only one explosion
occurred, that no column of water
was thrown into the air, that no shock
TO the side of the nearest vessel was
1el', nor on land any vibration no
iiced, and that no dead fish were
found.
The evidence of the senior pilot of
the harbOr States that there IL album
dance of fish in the harbor, and this Is
corroboratcd by other witnesses. The
assistant engineer of works states that
after explosions made during the exc
'cution of works In the harbor, he has
always found dead fish.
THE divers We're unable to examine
the bottom of the Maine. which was
buried in the mud. but n careful ex-
animation of the sides of the vessel,
the rents and breaks, which all point
outward, shows without n doubt that
the explosion was from the inside.
"a minute examination of the bot
tom of the harbor around the vessel
shows absolutely no sign of the action
of n torpedo. and the fiscal Uudge advo.
cate) of the committee can find no pre-
cedent for the explosion of the storage
magazine of the vessel by n torpedo.
'The report makes clear that owing
to the special nature of the proceed
ings followed and the absolute respect
shown for the eNtra-tcrritorial rights
OF the Maine. the commission has been
prevented from making such an exam
nation OF the inside of the vessel as
would determine even the hypothesis
OF the internal origin Of the accident.
This is 10 be attributed to the regret
able refusal to permit the necessary CO.
operation of the Spanish commission
both with the commander and crew of
the Maine and the different American
officials commissioned 10 investigate
the cause of the accident and later on
with those employed on salvage work
THE report finishes by stating that
an examination OF the inside aud out
side of the Maine, as soon as such eN-
animation, may be possible. as also of
the bottom where the vessel rcsts, will
prove that. supposing the remains (of
the wreck he not totally or partially
altered in the process of extrlcation.
the explosion was undoubtedly due to
some interior cause
The state herald., 1898-04-01
THE LYNcHIN0 EVIL.
Under Governor O'Ferral Virginia Is BE-
Ing Freed From This Disgrace


The recent administration of Cover
nor O'Ferrall of Virginia may be cit
ed us I'M Illustration In point. During
the fourteen years Immediately preced-
Ing Mr.. OFerralps Inauguration there
We're sixty-two lynchings within the
bounds of the state; during the last
four years there have been but three,
and in neither case was the chief execu-
tive la n position either to prevent the
crime or punish the Offenders. The
keynote was struck at the beginning Of
the administration. The solemn de-
claration of Confederate veteran
whose bravery Is Il proverb among his
people, that mob violence in Virginia
must cease, at once awoke large part
of the lawless e,emcn. to Its senses,
and the law-abiding element, led by
the better part of the press of the state,
rallied at once to the man who had
given such unmistakable utterance to
their sentiment. The victory was not
won without a blow. There We're times
when the soldier boys went scurryinc
across .he country rs If n rebellion had
broken out somewhere. There were
times when these brave boys reached
the county Jail just ahead of the mob,
and n shudder passed over the com.
monwealth when 1t was found that the
prisoners whose lives had been barely
saved We're innocent of the crimes of
which they We're charged. And there
was time when captain who wired
the governor that 1t would be impossi-
ble to get his company together In time
to go to the rescue of n prisoner threat
ened with mob violence, got an answer
back with startling military ring:
Nothing should be impossible to sol
der; you must GO" There is nothing
of which Virginia Is proud,r to-day
and surely Virginia knows how to be
prOud-than her record on this ques-
tlon for the past four years.-From
1.-The Prevention of Lynch-Law Epi-
DENIES" by Edward Leigh Pcll, in
American Monthly Review of Reviews
for March.
The state herald., 1898-04-01
TERRIBLE HARDSHlPS.
Many Newfoundland Fishermen Losv
Their Lives the Ice

Their Lives on the Ice
st. Johns. y. f., March 26-rhe
steamer Greenland, returning from til"
seal fisheries, put into Bay de Verde
tonight and reported n terrible diSlS-
ter. On Wednesday last. when anon:
the lee foes, while her crew were tray
cling about the foes In search of seals
n storm arose, accompanied by n bilud-
ing snow. which drifted rapidly. and
n severe frost. The members of the
crew who were on the lee could not
regain the vessel and We're exposed 10
the terrible weather throughout he
night and all the next day. Forty
eight men pcrishcd, and between fifty
and sixty We're SO badly frost-bitt"u
that the amputation of one or mora of
their limbs viii have to be- undergone
by all of them.
Yesterday the Greenland succeeded
In recovering the bodies of twcnty-d -
OF the victims. but the remaining
twenty-threc We're buried beneath the
snow drifts.
All Of the frost-bitten men are now
aboard the steamer and are suffering
terribly. having been without proper
medical attendance.
From the circumstances OF the diSas-
ter II Is feared that other steamers
have suffered In similar manner. The
city is in state of great excitement.
The disaster Is the worst recorded In
the history Of the sealing Industry.
Most of the victims were married men.
The state herald., 1898-04-01
NOTES HAVE BEEN EXCHANGED
The United States and spain Discussing the
Condition of Ansir. In Cuba.

The United States and spain Discussing the
Condition OF Ansir- In Cuba.
Washington. March os.-The United
States government has presented
through Minister Woodford at Madrid
a carefully prepared note dealing with
the distressing condition of affairs In
Cuba and making clear that this gov
-ernmeni cannot much longer withhold
such definite action as viii bring the
present struggle and the suffering II Is
occasioning to u close. The note was
submitted 10 the Spanish government
the latter par, Of last week.
The Spanish government has made
iis reply 10 the note of the United
States submitted 10y Minister Wood
ford. A brief cable dispatch was rc-
ceived from Minister WOodford last
night, hut this Is believed not To have
conveyed the Spanish reply, Ms II was
confined largely 10 mn inquiry. II
can be stated positively. however. that
the Spanish answer has been made.
and that II cannot he doubted that II
is In the hands Of the authorities here.
Both the note of the United States
and the answer of Spain are marked
by n conservative tone. which, howey-
az. does not overcome the dignliiod
ilrmness which claractcrizcs the rep.
rescntniion of both governments.
The Emitted States clearly indicates
that the situation In Cuba could not
much longer be tolerated. and In de
tail recited the distressing conditions
prevailing, and The apparent inability
OF the present Spanish policy In Cuba
TO bring these conditions TO close.
The Spanish answer Is rcassurIng
and furnishes n basis for lively hope
that nll differences may he adjusted ON
basis satisfactory To this government.
The state herald., 1898-04-01
Tn. p,.po.i,,on of tn. wreck.

Havana. March 2D.-rbc naval
board. consisting of Cnpinln Chadwick
nDd Lieutenant Commanders CowIcs
nnd Wainwright. appointed TO decide
upon the disposition ~ the wreck of
the Maine, which II IL mi possible TO
nvc. held meetings last night nnd To.
day. Its decisions have not been nindc
public. hut II ls believed iis purposes
were accurately outlined IN Inst nights
cable dlspnichc-. Captain Chadwick
smiled on the iinchc for Key West nj
4 o'clock this afternoon. The Man.
grove bnH moved nearer the wreck
Tho derrick bnrgcs have taken on
bonrd four hS.lnch guns aud nil the
wnf h.nda Of the i0rpeincs on board
the Mninc. NJ well ~ n number of rap.
id.nre guns nni SOME shells. They
mny sail north will, The cargo Of pow.
der FROM the Maine magazine Mt. II
IL In hnd condition from immersion aud
difficult 10 get al. ~ nfc the big shells
The state herald., 1898-04-01
Working Under High Pressure.

New York. March Beginning To.
day. the work at the navy yard will bc
under high pressure. Orders have been
issued to all the chiefs Of the yards
That hereafter work VIII he continued
night aud day. In addition To the
large work Of the yards In changing
OF the recent purchases Of yachts aud
tugs for the auxiliary navy the ammu-
milton hoisis Of the battlcship Texas
may bc altered. The alterations viii
probably require n week \ story that
The Texas had hole Ia her hull ls lie.
nleJ by the officers.
There are now 1--we yachts and seven
tugs In the navy yard that have been
purchased for Use na an auxiliary
ilcct.
The state herald., 1898-04-01
MOTOR IN A SCARF PIN.
Smallest Electrical Machine In tho
World.


World.
New York Herald: The smallest
electric motor in the world has been
built by d. Goodin of Mckinney, Tex.
whose business as matchmaker has
trained him to handle delicate machin-
cry with the exquisite care required in
making a motor that moves with all
the regularity of big machine, and
yet is so small that its owner wears II
as a scarfpin. The motor is so small
that 1t does not cover silver dime, and
1t weighs only 9-100 of an ounce. The
armature is about the size OF small
slate pencil. The front of the motor
is OF gold, highly polished, and the
commutator segments are also of the
same metal, SO that viewed from a liz
tie distance the scarfpin has the ap-
pearance Of very valuable and rather
curiously designed pin. 1t is only when
standing near to Goodin when he is
wearing the scarfpin that its nature
can be discovered. The first thing 10
attract the attention is the buzzing of
the machine, which, by means OF Il cur
rent obtained from small chloride of
silver battery carried in the vest pocli-
ct. is kept in operation. at high rate
OF speed, and with noise like small
nest of hornets. The field magnets Cf
the little motor are made of two thick
nesses of No. 90 sheet iron scrapcd
down and polished. These are held to
gether with gold screws and wound
with No. 26 silk-covered wire. The al
mature Is of the four-pole type and is
wound with No. 36 wire. The little
brushes are of marvellous thinness, hav-
ing been constructed OF copper, ham
mered down with much patience and
care. There is small gold switch on
black rubber base, made with a pin,
to be worn on the lapel of the vest. Mi.
Goodin has found his novel scarfplu
an open sesame" to all places where
electricity is the popular topic. He
has been lionized at every electrical
exhibition held in this section of the
country, and the wonder and interest
aroused by his scarfpin seem never to
grow less. He has been asked to ex-
hibit 1t in public, hut Ia content with
the homage paid his talents in his ma
tive town. and refuses to show It pub
licly elsewhere.
The state herald., 1898-04-01
RUSSIA TAKES THE PORT.
Papers of the Transfer of Port Arthur
Signed.

Pekln, March 2S.-M. Paulofr. the
Russian charge d'affaires. signed to-
day the agreement regarding the lease
OF Port Arthur and Ta-Licn-Wan aud
the railway concessions. Port Arthur
VIII bc given over tomorrow.
Chin-Chow will remain Chinese. but
the Russians win establish II small
station In the cnvlrons. China will re-
tain sovereign rights generally and
Port Arthur and Ta-Llen-Wan will be
open To the wnrshlps of all nations.
Regarding the customs, the Russians
reserve TO themselves the collection OF
the dues, hut nothing Is diyulged as TO
their eventual destinations.
The Russians VIII probably take the
forts nj Port Arthur. The Chinese
have decided 10 open Fuh.Ning. prov
ince OF Fo-kicn, as II treaty port.
The state herald., 1898-04-01
A M-.,..n s,op.m..,.

The Mexican Herald gives the following
account ~ u strange rlopetnent. "CiuiHd
"l0prmrnt The young Lpveiarc succeeded
in securing his lady love In n trunk, which
was locked ~ and carried down TO rnr.
boring town ~ Torfean, When tho carriage
was inlf way there. tho lady. family gave
alarm 10 the lcfc politico. That function
was stopped nnd III. trunk opened. The
young lady wss almost Hlnd Of the cnptur-,
for she was IN the point ~ suffo~ntinn. The
young lady was taken 10 tho hospital and
Tho youthful gallant the driver and woman
Ri Tnrf.un, 10 whom ib. trunk and Its pre-.
ciou- rohinnis were 60 b. delivered. were
sent 10 tHit"
The state herald., 1898-04-01
Tn. ,,r.n,lful M.a.m- n,.,,...

Mr. David ChrintIc Murray. who In
tcryiewod Madame Drcyfns In Paris.
gives thc following description Of the
wife of the prisoner Of the lilo du Dl-
able: "she is tall and graceful. with
features OF mn extremely delicate jew
ish cast. Her hair IL black and lus-
,rous. and her eyes are as beautiful ar
they nre mournfully resigned. She is
stiil. and may yo, be for many years,
n woman OF universal bonuty."-st
James Gazette.
The state herald., 1898-04-01
MUST WORK IL HOURS A DAY.
Washington Navy Yard Machinists Divided
Into Two Long Shifts.

Washington, ID. c.. March 2S.-Ma-
chinists in the gun shops Mt the navy
yard will be required hereafter to
work twelve hours II day. The new or
der took effect at midnight Sunday.
For several weeks the officials have
been working the force in three shift
of eight hours each, but failing to Sc
cure the requisite number of hands to
push the work as rapidly as they de-
sired they changed their plans. Cap
tain Pendleton, who is in charge, says
the work should not be in the hands Of
three different sets of men, as 1t Is too
important.
Guns are being turned out rapidly
and prepared for shipment 10 the war
ships. Several large thirtecn-inch guns
are being given the finishing touches
and II large number of n smaller cali.
bre will soon be ready for business.