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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-10
His HEAD is BADLY HURT
j. II. WEBSTER, OF ELMORE, BRU-
TALLY ASSAULTED BY A
NEGRO
He Was Found by the Police, Drip
ping With Blood, and the Officials
Are Now Looking for His AssafI-
ant.

]. T. Webster, a resident of Elnnore.
Mimi, was held up by a negro in an al
ley on st. Peter street, near Tenth street,
last evening, brutally assaulted and
robbed of q watch valued at 800 and SO
in cash. Some time after the hold-up Mr..
Webster was removed from the city hotel,
444 st. Peter street, suffering from severe
pains In the head. At times he was ir-
rational and 1t Is feared he may have
been seriously hurt by the brutal negro.
DIR. Weirtck examined Mr.. Webster, but
was unable to fully determine the extent
of his injuries.
The hold-up took place shortly after 9
o'clock. Mr.. Webster met the negro on
Fourth street After talking a short time
Mr.. Webster says he and the negro re-
paired to a near by saloon and had
drink together. Then the colored man Of
fered to show him about town. Mr.. Web
ster says he walked up St Peter street
with the stranger until an alley near
Tenth street was reached, when he says
the negro lead him in between two build
ings. AS soon as they entered the
shadow, Mr.. Webster says, the negro
struck him powerful blow in the face,
knocking him down. While he lay on the
ground the negro, Mr.. Webster says,
kicked him viciously on the head, render
ing him unconscious. When he recovered
his senses, Mr.. Webster says, he found
his clothing covered with blood. while his
watch and money were gone. He found
Officer Montbriand and told him of the
robbery Capt. Rouleau sent out several
policemen to look for the negro, but up to
midnight no arrests had been made.
Mr.. Webster is sixty years Of age and
says he represents the Hamm Brewing
company at Elmore. He says the watch
that was stolen was a present from his
employers.
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The G 0 does not know, Of course,
what the mayor has done or proposes to
do with reference to the bills Of the coun-
ty surveyors Office which he was sue
cossful in withholding from action by the
board of county commissioners at the last
meeting of that body. On behalf Of the
taxpaying public, it desires, however, to
express its thanks to Mayor Kiefer for
his action in the matter How cold a
proposition this county surveyors Of
fee is was made delightfully."- apparent
when the senior member of the Johnson
official family-a man of wide and va
ried experience, both under Democratic
and Republican administrations. in tho
formulation of bills against the public
declared that he had never before heard
that the slightest objection had been rails
ed to the bills of the county surveyors
Office. Mr.. Gates A Johnson ST.. has
notwithstanding, resided continuously in
this city for the past few years, and he
must be presumed to have read the pub.
lie press
There is no other person in the commu-
nifty save the father of the county sur
veyor, who we believe,is also his first dep
uty, that has not heard that the county
surveyors bills have been questioned, and
seriously questioned at that The G b e
has questioned them, and time and time
again has given Mr. Johnson Jr. the
strongest invitation possible to show in
any way he chose that these bills ought
not to have been questioned. But that
self-possessed gentleman has been alto
gether too seIf-possessed to avail himself
of any such opportunities.
The mayor, we hope, will not be held
back, as he too often is, by considerations
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of political opportunism, in considering
this county surveyors phase Of an ex-
pensive and irresponsible county govern
ment. He will do himself much good
politically and much honor personally and
officially ii he will probe the work of this
department of the county government to
the bottom. 1t needs probing, unless tho
former Republican state examiner is sad
ly at fault and unless the G o b for
the past two years or so has been doing
the Johnson family serious injustice.
Mayor Kiefer is perfectly right In the
degree of Importance which he is reputed
to have attached to- the opinion of the
states attorney on certain bills of the
county surveyor That opinion was the
emanation merely of a single attorney,
and partisan attorney at that It needs
no lawyers opinion to determine wheth-
er the county has or has not been rob
bed through the county surveyors Of
flee. If it has not, then the county sur
veyor should have the full benefit of a
demonstration of the fact, for his office
has for some time past been regarded by
many persons as at least reasonably
open to the suspicion Of being conducted
rather in the interest of the Johnson
family than Of the taxpayers Of the
county.
We will follow with interest, although
with no great measure Of expectation Of
good results. the course of official action
which Mayor Kiefer will pursue in his
Investigations of the operations of the
county surveyors office as at present adj
miristered.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-10
MUSIC AND THE STAGE.
METROPOLITAN.

The Neill company opened a return
engagement Of one week at the Metro
pontan theater last evening with Henry
Guy Carleton's comedy, ga Gilded Fool"
There was a good-sized audience pres
ent. "a Gilded Fool' has been played
familiar to every one. The young man
with a paucity Of gray matter and a
superabundanCe of wealth; the villain
with penchant for dabbnng In daring
speculations and running trusting part
ners; the conventionally disguised de-
| tective, and the two pretty girls that add
the bit of poetry to the story-the whole
has been analysed over and over again
to find the charm in the common enough
plot and its conventional unfolding But
there is a charm about it, and it is not
lost in the Neill company handling.
James Neill, as Chauncey Short, Is as
hoyish and absurd and as debonair as
Carleton meant Mr.. Short to be- His
reading Of his lines last night was alto
gether natural and delightful.
Benjamin Howard was Barrister
Strange, as impassive a villain as one
could wish to see. In fact, SO well did
Mr. Strange's impassivity become him
that it seemed something of a pity it
had TO be broken through at the end.
Repentant villains are seldom interest
ing. However, Mr.. Howard managed 1t
gracefully
Rev. Jacob Howell, alias the detective,
was adequately impersonated by John
w. Burton.
The other male parts were equally we'll
taken. Frank McVicars, as Matthew
Ruthven. and Emmett Shackelford. as
Perkins, the valet, both did even work
in the little that was demanded of them.
George BloomQuist, as De Peyster Ruth
ven; Robert Morris, as Jack Duval, and
Charles Wuerz as the butler, had even
less demands made upon their talents,
but their work was not neglected on that
account
OF the women, Miss Chapman, as Mar
garet Ruthven, and Grayce Scott, as
Nell Audrey, shared honors and wore
adorable gowns.
Miss Jessica Rood, with a love for an
ttques, and therefore an immense amount
Of self-satisfaction, was finely imperson-
ated by Miss Lillian Andrews.
Miss Mabel Runge, as Jane, had only to
look pretty, and she managed it success
fully. Miss Grace Mae Lamkfn, as Mrs.
Ruthven, had little more to do, but her
acting, the little that was demanded of
her. was smooth.
Sunday night and the first half of next
week, including a matinee Wednesday
afternoon, the Neill company will present
the strongest and most popular drama in
their repertory, Capt. Swift" Mr. Neill
will appear in the title role his favorite
character, and the one in which he has
scored his greatest success in this city.
Primrose and Dockstader's minstreIs
will be the attraction the latter half Of
next week
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CONCERT AT Y. NJ. c. A.
Schubert Club Gives a Programme
I'm Compliment.


A complimentary concert was given in
the rooms of the Y. NJ. c. A. by the Schu-
bert club last evening, as the opening of
series of social and musical events
scheduled to take place at the association
rooms during the winter
All the fixed numbers were well re-
ceived and rewarded with generous en-
cores, as well as several Rotations and
character sketches by DR.. Bryann, of New
York. Carl Heindl. Harry Dorr and Mrs.
Dorr gave combination number on flute.
violin and piano, followed by piano solo
by Miss Janet Fischbein. Nevins'
Rosary" song was sung by Mrs. Charles
Krieger. A plano duet by Miss Morton
and Mrs. Candy was popular Mr. Heindl
gave a flute solo, and Miss Morton and
Mrs. Candy played in unison Chaminade's
Pas des Cymbales." Miss Bessie God
kin was accompanfst for the solos, "
The next entertainment will be given In
the Y. M. c. A. auditorium Thursday,
Nov. 16. Miss Zulema Fuller and her
classes will furnish the programme. Nov
% Gov. John Lind will deliver an address
on ''The Young Man in Politics."
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-10
GRAND.

''Kelly's Kids" at the Grand this week,
is drawing large audiences. There will be
but three more performances, including
a matinee tomorrow at 2:3).
Next weeks attraction will be the
King of the Opium Ring" written by
Charles E. Blaney, author Of "a Female
Drummer and Charles A Taylor, a ris-
ing young Western author. The at
mosphere is distinctly Chinese, and the
king of the Opium Ring is claimed to
be the first play put upon the American
stage that reflects Chinese character as
1t Is, The action Of the piece takes place
in San Francisco, about 1890, and deals
with the methods employed to get opium
into the United States free of duty. The
scenery shows Dead Mans dock. with the
Golden Gate in the distance, the escape OF
the smugglers' yacht with the revenue
cutter In pursuit. firing shots from rapid
fire guns. the Chinese underground opium
den, the Fong Quay club and the Palace
saloon on Sacramento street, the heart
of Chinatown brilliantly illuminated on
Chinese New Years night during the Gel
ebration Of the day
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-10
GOBBLING SAMOA,

The Samoan islands are at last gobbled,
and the United States, which had stood
! for years as an insurmountable barrier
| against the Vaccinations Of England and
Germany show themselves to have been
| as little worthy Of respect in their pre-
tended defense of Samoan autonomy as
either of the two powers which have now
divided up the islands with the concur
renee of the United States were in their
aggressions on the liberties Of the ma
| tives.
Time and again, both under Democratic
and Republican administrations, have the
| United States safeguarded- Samoa. Aside
! from the protection of American interests
of hostility toward any scheme for for
/ eign annexation of the islands. What
! pitiful sequel We have helped to furnish
! in the agreement which has now been
made between England and Germany! 1t
is as if man were beset by highway
men and passer-by made proffer of his
aid, and after having fought off the
highwaymen consented to divide with
them the property of their victim.
We may not have entered into any ex-
press friendly alliance with Britain. Had
we done so we could not have acted more
directly in the promotion of her foreign
diplomacy than We have in this transac-
ton. 1t IS plain to all we'll informed
observers that we have helped to pull
England's South African chestnuts out
of the fire for her in giving our
assent which is already assured. in
spite of the guarded statements of the
state department, to the division Of the
islands, we conserving to accept our
share of the booty
We had no need of such an agreement
or Of any agreement in Samoa. We held
the harbor of Page Page and were In a
position at all times to protect the prop
erty and personal rights of our citizens
on the islands Germany for years had
resorted to every device, from shameless
falsehood and false pretense to the dis
play of her armed power to coerce the
Samoans into accepting. her rule. Her
creature Tamasese was set up and pulled
down to suit. her 'covetous projects. The
United States had repeatedly protested
and backed their protests with some
thing more effective IN the protection of
the native control. But since the advent
of the pro-British, imperialist craze we
have repeatedly shown our willingness
on good opportunity to desert the Sa-
means and enter into league with their
oppressors. The opportunity has come
and we effectively prove that we have
been and are no better or worse than
the open assailants Of Samoan autonomy
by our agreement to divide up the coun-
try between ourselves and Germany
thereby, no doubt. helping to rivet the
letters which are being forged for two
other weak nationalities, the Transvaal
republic and Orange Free State Of South
Africa
1t is we'll that we have thrown off the
mask. We cannot longer hesitate to
take the place we have been aiming
at so long, as one of the territorial free
hooters Of the world. No wonder, indeed
under such circumstances, that we all
ready hear murmurs of the American
sphere of influence in China.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-10
ONE YEAR AT SALTWATER.
John DOrseh's Sentence for the
Crime of Forgery.

John Dorsch, on trial on charge Of
forgery in the second degree, changed his
plea to guilty yesterday in district court
after four Jurors had been secured. He
was sentenced to one year in the peni-
tertiary by Judge Bum.
Dorsch's resolution to change his plea
was strengthened by the appearance in
court of his aged father, who interrupt
ed the progress of the case to make a
sworn statement. With tears streaming
down his face the old man told the court
that his son had always been a good boy
ard had no reason to go wrong
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-10
MEN WHO RECORD HISTORY.
State Historical Society to Meet
Twice Next Week.

Next week will witness several notable
occasions for the Minnesota State His
torical society. Wednesday the fftieth
anniversary Of the organization of the
society will be celebrated with afternoon
and evening exercises in the hall OF rep
resentatives. number of the first men
or the state, as we'll as the first in the
state, will deliver addresses, including
Gov. Lind. Alexander Ramsey, Gen. VIII
liam G. LIE Due, N. P. Langford. Bishop
Whipple, Judge Flandrau, Gov. j. 8. Pills
bury, Cyrus Northrup, Gen. j. H. Baker
and United States Senators Davis and
Nelson.
Next Monday evening the regular coun-
Gil meeting will be held In the society
rooms when paper will be read by Sec
rotary Warren Upham, upon Member
ship of This Society, lS49 to 1897 The
public Is invited to attend all of these
meetings. Among the original charter
members Of the society now living in St.
Paul are William Pitt Murray, Henry L.
Moss and Gen. George L. Becker.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-10
PURSUIT OF AGUINALDO.
Admiral Watson Tells of Part the
Navy Is Playing.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.--AdmiraI Wat
son has cabled the navy department the
following account of the part taken by
the navy In the landing made yesterday
by Gen. Wheaton on Linguayen gulf in
pursuit of the insurgent chief, AguiIs-.JJ.:
Manila, Nov. 9-Yesterday afternoon,
Knox, With the Princeton, Bennington,
Helena, Manila, Callao and Samar bonn
Darded 1ntrenched bea =. at San Fabian,
L1nguayen. Landed Wheaton's command
Moale was in charge Of the boats, McNa-
NEE, Reynolds and Nelson assisting.
Snow commanding the Baltimore's sec
and landing under rifle fire admirably; no
casualties. Callao, sFappan; 9Samar and
Manila collided. Sanar struck several
times"
This last line Is supposed to state the
name of the men specially commended
and the boat to which they are attached,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-10
FOR A PATTERN SHOP.
American Hast and Derrick Com
pany to Expend $4,000.

Plans fer a new building to be erected
by the American Hoist and Derrick COM
pany we're filed WITH the building inspec-
tor yesterday. The new building is to be
used as pattern shop and will be three
stories high, ninety-two feet long and
sixty feet wide. 1t will be constructed Of
brick and stone and VIII cost SEE, 0O0
Work on the foundations has been COM
menced
Mrs. Rebecca c.. Kirkwood secured
building permit yesterday for a new
frame dwelling to be erected on Wesley
avenue between Fry and Smelling ave
nues. 1t Will cost S, 800.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-10
MAKING PROGRESS.
Gen. Otis Reports on Campaign I'm
Philippines.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 9-The following
ca'blegram has been received at the war
department.:
Manila Nov. 9-Gen. Wheaton sue
cessfully landed expedition at Linguayen,
west of Dagupan, afternoon of the It'll,
against considerable opposition, slight
casualties; rough sea not permitting land
Ing at San Fabian, north Of Dagupan, as
Arthur seized Mabalacat on railroad, 7th
inst Col. Bell taking same on directed
reconnaissance; slight opposition: Gen.
Talavera and .Aliga have met with slight
opposition, enemy being driven back in
all instances: country still submerged,
idly as soon as conditions permit. Hughes
moved against Panay insurgents today"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-10
TO REST IN ARLINGTON.
American Officers Who Were KILLED
in the Philippines.

WASHINGTON. New. Arrangements
are made at the war department for
the interment at Arlington cemetery,
with military honors, of Capt. Bogardus
Eldridge. Fourteenth infantry, and First
Lieut.. M. c. Krayenbuhl. Third artillery,
two officers who lost their lives on the
firing line in the Philippines. The re-
mains of Lieut.. Krayenbuhl arrived here
this afternoon from San Francisco and
were escorted from the station to the
cemetery by a battery of the Seventh
artillery. They were placed in a vault
and private funeral services will take
place tomorrow. The remains of Capt.
EIdridge are expected to arrive from San
Francisco tomorrow.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-10
FUTURE OF TRANsvAAL.
Pro-Boer OrGnn Sees Hope for the
Dutchmen.

LONDON, Nov. 1o.-As was anticipated,
Lord Salisbury. in his speech at the lord
mayors banquet last evening, said prac-
tically nothing that would throw light on
tia ultimate fate of the Boer republic
The speech was of the commenting rather
than the informing order. The pro-Boer
Daily Chronicle interprets his clause, I'VE
seek no gold. no territory" that the in
tegrity of the republic will be respected
in the final settlement He thinks his
lordship's words will fall with soothing
effect upon Dutchmen in South Africa,
and even goes so far as to say thta If
they had been spoken sooner they would
have altogether prevented war.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-10
DIsLIKEs NoTORIETY.
Nephew of President kruger Leaves
Chicago to Wed.

DETROIT. Mich, Nov 9.-George A
Kruger. of Chicago, nephew of Presi-
dent Kruger. Of the Transvaal republic,
and Miss Berla Buck, of Chicago. were
married at Sandwich Ont. today. The
gro0m's age was recorded as twenty
seven and the brides as twenty-one
That he should travel several hundred
miles to be married on British soil at a
time when Great Britain is endeavoring
to put Uncle Paul out of business,
young Kreger explained by saying that
he was anxious to avoid the publicity
that would be given to his marriage bv
the Chicago papers which would get
their tip from the publishing of the
license.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-10
FOR THE BUILDING FUND.
German Catholics Fair Promises to
Realize Over $1,000.


Great interest is being manifested
among the German Catholics Of the city
in the fair which is being given for the
benefit Of the new st. Joseph's orphan
asylum. Indeed the crowd and the re-
ceipts have been specially gratifying to
the committee in charge Of the affair from
the several parishes represented. There is
every promise that fully $1,000 will be re-
allied before the close Of the week, max
Ing substantial addition to the building
fund.
Yesterday nearly 1000 children from ST.
Agnes parish visited the fair in the after
noon, and today the children Of ST.
Mathews and Sacret Heart will march to
the armory and spend couple of hours
looking at the pretty things for sale at
the booths.
Prizes were awarded as follows last
evening: Mary Eden. framed picture;
Mary Zeng, framed picture; Therese Mo1l-
ner, lamp; Mrs Weinzettel, framed
wreath, and George Venue, crayon pic
ture.
The fair will close tomorrow night.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-10

Thomas Russell, who claimed to have
been assaulted by Charles Wilson, bar
tender at Metzger's saloon, Seventh and
Neill streets, Wednesday evening, was
sentenced to the workhouse for ten days
yesterday for drunkenness, while Wilson
arrested on the Charge of assault with a
dangerous weapon, was discharged
When arrested Rnsell had bad cash on
his forehead WIFI he claimed Wilson
had inflicted with a beer glass.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-10
WEATHER FOR TODAY.

MinnesOta-Showe Friday and prob
ably Saturday; fresh northerly winds.
NiSconsin-Fair Friday, except showers
IN extreme northwest portion: Saturday
cloudy; fresh nOrtherly winds
l0Wa-Fair Friday and Saturday; va
ciable winds
North Dakota-Showers Friday: show
ers or snow tlurrIes Saturday; variable
winds.
South Dakota-Partly cloudy Friday
Rnd Saturday; variable winds.
Montana-ShOwers Friday and Satur-
nay; variable winds.
ST PAUL
Yesterdays observations, taken by the
United States weather bureau, st. Paul,
7. +: Lyons observer, for the twenty
-FOUR hours ended at o'clock last night
s-B3rometer corrected for temperature
and elevation.
E1lSheSt temperature MISREPRESENTATION. g
Lowest temperature ........ ............ 81
average temperature s.... ...."......... a
1SdIIS range s'.ss.,' NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10
2dIOileleF .-'' s.'...,." ................5 0. OF
Etu4llluiIy .'.'.'''''s''t....... ........,s.. 81
Z 4eClpltdllOn Observation-Disclosures. O
z D. m. wind, northeast; weather, cloudy
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-10
FOURTH WARD DEMOCRATS.
Organization to Meet Tonight at
Pfeifer's Hall.

chairman Covington announces a meet
ing of the Fourth ward Democratic or
ganization to be held this evening at
Prefers hall, Eighth and Wabasha
streets
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-10

Dewey will never stop that wedding
ceremony for breakfast, but it would be
characteristics of him to get married be-
fore breakfast-St. Paul Globe. Nov. 9.
And he did 4
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-10
HE SUCCEEDS oVIT'T.
George F. Clifford Named a Director
of the FaribauIt Institute,

Gov. Lind yesterday appointed George
f.. Clifford, editor of the Glob e, as a.
member of the board of directors for the
Minnesota institute for detectives, to
succeed A. B. Ovitt. of st. Paul, resigned
Mr.. Ovitt has removed to New York
city, where he will represent important
interests in a legal capacity.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-10
DROWNED NEAR MENDOZA.
Ole MunsOn Loses His Life in tn,
River.

Ole Munson lost his life in the Mime
sofa river. between Fort Smelling and
MENDOZA, Tuesday night His twin broth
er Nels, at the same time, narrowly es-
capped with his life
Inc Munsons were Minneapolis resi-
qents: The father and mother reside at
1870 second street south. Ole Munson
was thirty-one years old and was unmar-
RED. For number Of years the Munsor
prothers We're engaged in the grocery
business on Washington avenue south
MINNEAPOLIS
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-10
KILLED BY A ST. PAUL MAN.

Report That "A Fatal Accident Oc-
Cured Yesterday mt Nickerson.
A dispatch to the Globe last night
Dri; Green, st. Paul dentist, acct
dentally shot and instantly killed a man.
name unknown, this afternoon, while un-
IN32ia U1l his rifle in a grocery store at
The, only Dr. Green, dentist, given in
me St Paul directory is DR.. w D.
Green, of 264 Robert street, living at the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-10

The vote in Cleveland indicates clearly
that Mark Hanna kept his barrel tightly
headed up for a later and more ausut-
Cious occasion.