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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-01

Miss Cecil Clark, of Chicago, to whom
Richard Harding Davis recently sent an
engagement ring by messenger boy from
England, is probably the first young wo-
man to receive the magic circlet in that
manner. Although the engagement is now
authoritatively announced, both Miss
Clark and the now famous Jaggers have
been somewhat shy of admitting that the
messengers long journey was made ex-
pressly for the purpose of CARRYING the
ring. He had letter, at all events. Miss
Clark and Mr. Davis have known each
other since they were children Miss
Clark is young, pretty, and an heiress
Her father, John NJ. Clark, is president
of telephone company, and was collect
or of the port of Chicago, and president
OF the civil service commission during the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-01
BAD BOSTON BLAZE.

The City Fire Department a Loser
by the Confagration.
BOSTON, April 3O-A five-story brick
building on Dover street, occupied by a
number of manufacturing firms, and on
the ground floor by the Boston fire de-
partment for storage of extra apparatus,
was destroyed by fire today. Loss S1OO, 0OO
The fire department had a number of
pieces of valuable apparatus in the build
ing, and two engines and a number of
hose carriages in the rear were buried by
the falling walls
On the upper floors were the Electric
Gaslight company, the New England
Screw company, Goodwin & Cummings,
manufacturers of sofa beds, and Hub
bard & Mardy, manufacturers of picture
frames.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-01
PATH SWEPT CLEAR.
Prairie Fire Hurried Along by II
Tornado in Nebraska

Tornado in Nebraska.
COLERIDGE, Neb., April 20-A prairie
fire burning in the hay Hats in the north
ern tier of counties of Nebraska, ten
miles from this place, yesterday passed
into the track of {, tornado and was
swept with the speed of the wind dag
onally across this county for twenty-five
miles, destroying everything in its path
The only lives lost, as far as known, were
those of Mrs. Rolla Livingston and her
five-year-old boy. The woman saw the
fire coming and ran to a pasture to re-
lease the family stock The boy followed
her. Both We're knocked down by the ter
rified animals. The fire passed over them
before they could get out Of the way.
The body of the boy was almost consum-
ed and Mrs. Livingston lived but a few
hours.
A great many cattle were overtaken
and burned. A large number OF farm
houses were destroyed and the families
escaped by seeking refuge before the
track of the storm. The path of the fire
was nearly one mile wide.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-01
PARTITION OF CHINA.

Probable Result of the Agreement
Between Russia and England.
LONDON, May pending detailed in
formation, the London morning papers
comment approvingly but cautiously upon
the news of the Russian-Engllsh agree
ment regarding spheres of influence in
China. The Chronicle points out that
this agreement will produce similar ar
rangements with Germany and France,
resulting In the partition Of China, which
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-01
REAL WARM TIME.

Some Fireworks Expected at the
Park BOARD Meeting.
The Minneapolis park board will hold
meeting this afternoon, and in all proba-f
2bidty rather lively fight will develop
over the distribution of the improvement
fund. The East side has already petit
toned the board for an appropriation to
complete the work on the east bank of
The river, and other sections of he city,
are likewise anxious for appropriations.
Residents in the vicinity of Columbia
park want their share of the fund, and
altogether it looks as though the board
had a rather nice problem upon its
hands
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-01
STOLE $4,000 IN NOTES.

Safe in Minneapolis Blown by a
Hand of Cracksmen.
Saturday night burglars broke into the
office of the Pittsburg Plate Glass com
pany, on Third street south, Minneapolis
and blew the safe open. Manager H. L.
Graves says they secured a small amount
of money and a quantity of papers of
no value to anybody but the company.
From other sources it is learned that
the burglars secured $50 in money and
$4,000 in paper, supposed to be notes
The police viii say nothing about the
case, and an effort is being made to keep
the matter quiet.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-01

Worlds Fair. Miss Clark, in whom So
ciety now has quickened interest, is a
brunette, twenty-one years old, the elder
of two children whose father ranks
among the millionaires of Chicago Of
independent disposition and somewhat
unconventional, she has enjoyed all the
advantages of wealth, education, travel
and high social position. She studied art
in Paris, and many Of her sketches have
appeared in American magazines and
newspapers. She has attracted much at
tention in society, is an expert whip, and
is, generally speaking, given to many out
door sports. Quite recently she finished
portraits of Mrs. William Farquhar and
Mrs Arthur Cation. tbs now said to be
not unlikely that the wedding will take
place in New York.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-01
SEVERED HEAD IN COURT.

CHASTITY Exhibit Placed Before the
st. Clair County Grand Jury.
MASCOUTAII, ILL.,, April 9O-The sew
cred head of Conrad Schaeffer was nre-
scented to the st. Clair county grand Jury
yesterday as evidence of Schaeffer's
murder at O'Fallon Thursday. Schaeffer
was farm hand and was killed by Ben
1amin Love, who stuck the tines of a
pitchfork in Schaeffers head Love is
still at large. The crushed skull will be
used as evidence against Love If the lat
ter Is apprehended. The body of the
murdered man was buried in the potter 8
field.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-01
INDEMNITY DISCOUNTED.
Rank of Spain Takes Bills Drawn
Upon the United States.

LONDON, May 1.-The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Standard says: 1.-The
bank of Spain has accepted in part pay
.nent of advances to the treasury all bills
drawn on the United States for the Phil
ippine indemnity. 1t takes the bills as
equivalent to 90 pesetas The in
debtedness of the treasury to the bank is
thus reduced to e43, 100000. The Deutsche
Bank of Berlin and several Faris bankers
have offered to take a portio,. of the
bills from the Bank of Spain, which in
reserve"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-01

VALPARAISO, Neb., April 30--A tor
nado this evening passed through Saun-
ders county, about four miles west, de-
stroying everything in its wake. A large
quantity of live stock was killed. Ono
child was slightly hurt The damage to
property will amount to several thousand
dollars. The storm went in a northerly
direction and was about a quarter of u
mile wide.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-01
CYCLONE VISITS IOWA
AVOCA IN IT'S PATH AND MAY
HAVE SUFFERED SEVERE
DAMAGE
SERIOUS SUNDAY STORMS

Sand, Wind and Rain Work Havoc
in the States of Iowa, Nebraska
and Missouri = No Lives Are
known to Be Lost, Though Alarm
ing Rumors Are in Circulation
Stock Suffered.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-01
Special Excursion to California Via
the Milwaukee,

A special Pullman tourist sleeper will
leave Minneapolis S:25 a. m. and st. Paul
1856 a. m May 2, to be run through to
Los Angeles via the Milwaukee's famous
Hedrick route to Kansas City, thence
Santa Fe route through Southern Cali
fornia Rate per berth in this sleeper Sc.
One way and round trip tickets at ex-
cursion rates.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-01
LIVELY TILT EXPECTED.
Motion to auash Bankers Life In

Motion to Quash Bankers Life In
dictments to Come Up Monday.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, April 3O.-(Spe-
cial. Tomorrow the motion made by
the attorneys of the Bankers Life AS
sociation of st. Paul to quash the in
dictments by the grand jury will come
up before United States circuit court for
a hearing by Judge Seaman. A lively
legal tilt is anticipated, as the attorneys
Tor the insurance company state that the
facts stated are insufficient, vague and
uncertain. A continuance of the case to
Monday was asked for by District Attor-
ney Philips.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-01

ner, Joseph thinner. The two latter are
very seriously injured and may die.
When the train left this city at Pal
o'clock this afternoon, seventeen minutes
late, every seat in the coaches was filled
and many people were standing on the
platforms. The train was made up of
an engine, one closed and two open
coaches. There is a grade about 100 yards
from the corner of North avenue and
Ridge road, and when this grade was
reached the speed of the train increased
perceptibly. Down the grade swept the
train, Its speed gaining constantly. When
the curve was reached the engine
rounded it with startling rapidity. Next
to the engine was the closed coach, d.
Vlced into two compartments. When it
reached the curve it Veered over to the
north and rode around the curve on the
left wheels. 1t had gone but part Of
the bend in the track when it left the rails
and shot straight ahead. There was a
sudden crash and the couplings between
the engine and coach were severed and
the coach again Veered over and plowed
through the earth for several feet before
dropping on it's side in front Of the Ridge
Road hotel
When the first coach left the track the
engine sped on down the track and the
other coaches were forced off the track
The closed coach, which was overturned
had partition that divided the front
part from the rear. The front apart
men was a smoking compartment In
it were several men, and standing in the
entrance were two women and little
girl. They were thrown into jumbling
mass over against the roof of the car and
were pinioned between the seats and par
tition, which was torn to pieces
George Holberg was standing on the
platform between the second and third
cars when the crash came and was
caught between the two c4rs and crushed
to death His body was recovered with
great difficulty and sent to the morgue
The work of rescue was theoretically
carried on, and as soon as each sufferer
was taken out he was sent to the hospi-
tai. Ambulances had been quickly sum-
moned from the city. The ambulances
carried extra doctors, so that the wounded
were quickly attended to.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-01
Firemen Injured.

DAYTON, O., April 8O.-One fireman
was perhaps fatally and six others seri-
ously injured during fire here today,
which caused a loss of $4,000. The fire
broke out at noon from incendiary cause
in the big lumber yard of the A. Gobe-
hart Lumber company.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-01
MYSTERY IN A DEATH.
Bruises on a Rody Floating in the
River Indicate a Murder

River Indicate a Murder.
GREEN BAY, Wis, April 3O-The body
of Mrs. Bridget O'Donnell, aged about
siXty-two years, was found floating in
East river this morning, and the suppo-
sition is that she was murdered. She
was last seen alive between and 10
o'clock last night She had five cents in
her hand when found Her nose was
broken, and there were bruises on her
legs which are taken as indications of
murder.
Samuel d. Ferguson, local character,
was arrested this morning on suspicion
of being the murderer
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-01

ATLANTIC, To-, April 3o.-A cyclone
passed three miles west of Avoca at about
erly direction. All telegraph and tele-
phone wires are down at Oakland and no
news has been received south from Avo-
ca. At Avoca the storm was severe and
two houses in the outskirts of the town
were demolished.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-01

mail on the Milwaukee railroad and in
stantly killed. The blow completely sew
found several feet away when the re.
mains were collected together He was
fishing from a trestle and had fallen
asleep. From appearances he was about
flftv wears of age
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-01
Prominent People involved.

WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, April 3d.
Especial. Judge Virje in the circuit
court, has issued a decree in the Web
ster case against the county board off,
Gals, by which they must reimburse the
Illegally drawn. The amounts average
from $50 to $500, about $4,000 in ALL The
order compes that the payments. with
costs, be returned to the county, and in
default of payment executions are to be
issued to the sheriff for collection. The
officials involved are some of the most
prominent men in the county
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-01
Fire at Montreal.

MONTREAL, April S0-Fire today
badly damaged the former hospice of St.
Francis Xavier, a large stone building on
St. Catherine street, now occupied by
about a dozen small manufacturing con-
Germs. Loss $4,000.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-01
Takes Up Mission Work.

Rev. William Wilkinson, of ST. An
drew's Episcopal parish, yesterday closed
relinquished the position In the future
he will have charge of the work of mis-
sions, outside that done by the regular
neapolis.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-01
HOLLANDS QUEEN COY.

Wilhelmina Shows Discrimination TO
Refuse or Accept Prince William.
AMSTERDAM. April aO.-Wihelmina,
the young queen of Holland, who is re-
ported to have chosen Queen Victoria as
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-01

Egyptian boats more than 1850 years
old have been exhumed from the banks Of
the Nile in perfectly good condition.
They are of cedar, and float as jauntiiy as
If they had been padded but yesterday
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-01
KiIled by Street Car.

WEST. SUPERIOR, Wis, April 30
Especial. ARTHUR Swan, the six year-old
run over and instantly killed by a street
car His head was nearly severed from
the body. The boy was playing with 9th
ers and tried to run across in front of the
car
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-01

OMAHA, Neb., April 30.-This has been
a day of severe storms in Nebraska and
all sorts of rumors are coming into Oma-
ha tonight about serious damage done by
the wind For the past three days gales
have prevailed throughout the state, ac-
companied by rain and in few places a
fall of hail. In Western Nebraska dust
storms made life nigh undesirable and
prairie. fires did considerable damage.
Last night severe thunder storms prevail
ed in the eastern part of the state and
continued up to noon today. At Omaha
the rainfall was the heaviest known for.
years at this season, doing damage to-
private property and washing out sewers
in some parts of the city.
Along the line of the Union Pacific the
wind has done considerable harm. AT
North Platte today a hundred telegraph
poles were Frustrated. Wahoe, the coun-
ty seat of Saunders county, reports slight
damage by wind. Heavy rains, accompa-
MED by strong winds, are reported at
Fairbury, Geneva, Fremont, Columbus
and Schuyler.
Fort Dodge, To-, reports that a severe
hail storm passed over Humboldt county
this evening The most damage was at
the little town of Bode, where nearly all
the window lights In the town were bro
ken. Stock was hurt by the hail to some
extent.
DUBUQUE, To-, April 3O.-A terrific cleo
trio storm today, followed by ex-
cessive rain, did much damage through
out this section. The rainfall amounted
to two inches. Streets were flooded
creeks in the country OVERLOOKED and
many small bridges were swept away.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April s0.-One Of
the worst sand storms in years prevailed
in Central and Western Kansas today.
At Abilene newly planted fields were in
jured. At Newton, where the velocity Of
the wind reached sixty miles an hour,
the sun was obscured by vast clouds of
dust, trees were broken and small build
ings overturned.
At Elinwood hundreds of window panes
were broken, the skylights in the Hotel
Wolff were blown off and everything
loose was carried away. The wind came
from the west and blew at a terrific rate
all day.
In the vicinity of Chapman great clouds
of dust obscured the sun, causing people
to remain indoors and creating more or
less damage. In Chapman many out
buildings were overturned, chimneys top
pied over, signs broken and windows
smashed The wind has blown a gale
for ten hours and still continues to.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-01
Wfsconsin Cheese.

Wisconsin produces annually an aver
age of 100000 pounds of cheese, nearly
all of which is made by Swiss methods
and Swiss people, who initiate the home
product fairly well.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-01
BAD BREAK In DAM
MINNEAPOLIS MILLS WILL BE
SHORT OF WATER POWER
FOR A TIME
ICE WEAKENED STRUCTURE

When the High Water Came 1t Fin
ished the Work and Carried Out
over One Hundred Feet of the
Upper Dam of the ST. Anthony
Falls Water Power Company
Minneapolis News.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-01
Femanine Attributes.

It is a small wonder the ship is a she
to sailor and his sweetheart She has
q. waist, collars stays, laces, bonnets,
ties, ribbons, watches and chains.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-01
Gentleman Rider killed.

VIENNA, April S0.-Count Bawrlsky, a
we'll known gentleman rider, was ac-
cidentally killed yesterday at the Allegro
races near Budapest,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-01
Luckv PeonIe

There are millions of the inhabitants OF
the Philippine islands who never knew
the dominion of Spain and never saw a
Spaniard.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-01
PROFESSORS SUICIDE.

Carl Myer, Eighty Years of Age,
Ends His Life at Albany.
ALBANY, N. Y, April 30.-Prof Carl
A. Myer, so years old, professor of Ger
man language at the Albany high school
and assistant teacher of that study at the
Albany Female academy, committed sui
eide some time during Saturday night in
a lonely spot on the Kenwood road. His
dead body was found at o'clock this
morning by farmer walking down the
road. He had shot himself through the
heart
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-01

Lord Charles Beresford predicts will
bring about war;
America" says the Daily Chronicle,
will apparently be left out In the cold,
and she really deserves no sympathy, for
if her statesmen had been willing to join
US at an earlier stage in keeping China
open to the world, the present situation
would never have arisen.'
PARIS, May 1.-The French papers
comment acidly upon the Anglo-Russian
agreement. La Llberte says: There
are millions of French capital embarked
III commercial and industrial undertake
ings in the Yang Use region and we re-
fuse to believe Russia has so completely
disregarded the interests of her ally as
to recognize Great Britains sole right
of commercial exploitation in that val
ley'
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-01
minister to Spain.

MADRID, April So.-Bellamy Storer,
the newly appointed United States min
lister to Spain, will present his credentials
to the queen regent next Thursday.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-01
American Brandy.

OF the 100000 gallons of brandy pro-
duced In the United States last year Cali
fornia alone contributed 1881, 1856; Virginia
yICI,ou IVJ,tIO, rNeiI.uSAy, vo,4t1.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-01
ALTGELD Is ILL.
Suffering From the Effects of Sc
we're Operation

CHICAGO. April 9oLEx-Gov. John p.
Altgeld is reported to be seriously i'll
from the effects of an operation to re-
heve complication of locomotor ataxia,
an ailment with wliichshe is said to have
been threatened for some time. The pres
erce Of DR. Nicholas Sem and DR.. John
O'Neill, prominent surgeons, at Mr.. Ait
geld's residence gave color to the rumor.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-01
Unknown Man killed.

WINONA, Mimi, April 80-(Special.)-
An unknown man was struck by the fast
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-29

fire has greater chance TO spread The
limbs Of the trees almost touch the
ground and they are fun ct pitch and for
the most are very small. However. small
and settler The government should. as
II has done. post notices about fire and
prosecute those who have wfIifully vfo-
lated the rules and regulations Of the de-
parfmenf for the protection Of timber
against fire
1.-The timber ia Southeastern Alaska re-
mains as very great resource To be de-
veioped, and in the future. when Alaska
has attained large commerce with ST.
IBERIA. Japan and China, II Will be fully
many thousands of people in putting 1t
into marketable shape
Nothing should concern any Of the peo-
pie of Alaska 50 much az its agricultural
interests The Yukon valley and the
Tanana region will, no doubt be more re-
liable for cereal crops than the coast lire
Of Alaska. In the former she fail Of
snow In the winter is not SO heavy II
n1elts earlier In the spring. There is but
little rain during the summer The heat
during the long days IL intense and the
plants have many hours os light In each
day to force their growth: they are al
ways assured OF sufficient moisture by
the thawlng OF the earth beneath II is
noticed that all plants have forced
GROWTH and come To maturity very rapid
~ For this reason IL liz altogether prob
able that In the near future The railroads
and river steamers Of Alaska will be car
rying cargoes OF the best barley and oats.
surely the government can make no mis-
take IN making reasonable appropria ton
10 enable the agricultural department to
send Its forerunners and investigators In
advance into these promising regions 10
obtain definite Information. that those
VINO are longing 70 come and take hold Of
These advantages may do SO with reason
aple assurance and confidence"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-29

less number viii rot give the desired re-
lief. This is owing 10 the immense size
% the territory and because the people are
taking hold of these resources in all di-
recsfons. and communities are growing up
thousands Of niles apart.
If the business could be concentrated
tEo courts would get through with il very
easily. but such suggestions are idle Courts
must be adapted to the necessities of the
people. The location of these courts ard
the places where and the times when they
shall be held should be left TO the d.scre-
ton Of the attorney general. II L. i'm
possible 10 tell what six months may bring
forth in this country. No doubt in the
pie al Cape Nome, by September next
there may be 500 people on the Franklin
mountains. Mount Grenouxh, in North
eastern Alaska. or there may be hundreds
OF men with dynamite saiverfng the Ice
on the beach around Point Barrow
Experience has already ta1gnt us that
II IL rash for any man TO assert that any
square mtie OF this territory is worthless.
Il would be wise, therefore. for congress
70 make the legislation for the creation
Of additional courts elastic that the
department Of justice can adapt them to
the needs OF the population. Much else
could be said concerning this bill. IL con-
grsss see fit 10 grant us delegate, OF
course We shah be pleased. but until more
courts are established and commissioners
appointed, and until We shall get some
local unit OF organization. IL will be very
difficult and expensive TO hold an election.
THE granting OF additional courts and
the establishment OF Geographic communi-
cation will afford the most good to the
greatest number OF people"