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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-02
FLOOR GAVE WAY.
Narrow Escape of Three Men In IL
Seventh Street Building.

Gustaf Buehring, Fritz Hjalmar and
Emil Olson, three employees of the st.
Paul Flour and Feed company. had
narrow escape from death yesterday aft
ernoOn in the collapse of the ground floor
of Sharood & Crooks Old building at
Seventh and Pine streets, where they
were working.
The men We're engaged in piling flour
sacks and feed in the store room at 3S9
East Seventh street, when the flooring
gave way under the weight of the sacks
and precipitated them into the ten-fOot
cellar below. The men were buried be
meath a great pile of sacks of feed and
all the men in the vicinity went to work
Immediately to secure their release. All
were dug out, with the assistance OF the
fire department, and although badly
bruised and faint, none was badly in
jured.
The ST Paul Flour and Feed company
moved into the building only few weeks
ago. and the strength of the flooring had
never been tested.
Lighting and posing are the essentials
of good photography. You will be de
lighted with a Haynes photograph. Cor
ner Selby and Virginia avenues
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-02
"Saying and Doing
Are Tsquo ThinoS. -"

II is not qvhat 4ue say but quaat Hood s
SarsapardIa does that tells the story of its
merit. It's great record of cures Of all forms
of blood diseases, including scrofuia, rheu-
r1atisn1, dyspepsia, catarrh, proVe It's
po7Uer TO cure you also. You may be
sure Hoods Sarsaparala wM do you good.
The Blood "a grand blood purftf5ie
Is Hoods SarSaparaLa. This and Hood S
Pills haze greatly Benefited M" SNrs.
F. G. Smith, Cle6nnle, Tex.
Impure Blood g. an, pleased TO
recommend Hoods Sarsaparila as a
tonic and blood medicine. Sdiss'NeLLie
Hen6rant, Rochester, ". Y.
Uod3 SGaJabasjM
;I;5:lLs
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-02
PETITION FOR PARDON.
Immense Request on Behalf of the
Fifteenth Boys.


The petition which has been secured
asking for the pardon of the six mu-
tineers Of the Fifteenth Minnesota regl-
ment is now practically complete, with
the exception of petitions expected from
Grand Forks, Brainerd,- Faribault, Red
Wing and st. Cloud. All persons having
petitions for circulation are asked to for
ward the same to Maj. James Edwin at
once, as the petition will be forwarded
to Congressman Fletcher at Washington
on Monday.
The petition IS a mammoth one, and IS
expected to have great weight with the
president. Up to last night the total
number of signatures secured was q, 23S,
of which S,046 were from the state at
large and 1872 were from the Twin
Cities. One petition, bearing 800 sigma
lures. secured by a st. Paul lady. was
lost by her or the streets of st. Paul,
and has not yet been found
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-02
FIRE LOSS INCREASED
:.
BUILDING BROKE OUT ANEW
YESTERDAY
LIST OF INSURANCE CARRIED
The building and Stock Amply Cow
ered-Firm Goes Right Ahead
With It's Business-The Origin OF
the Fire Is still Mystery-Ken-
meth Clark Explains why the
Water Tower Wasn't Used.

Four engines were playing upon the
ruins of the building occupied by Griggs,
Cooper & Co last evening, working on
the fire that stir smouldered on the Third
street side. All OF the walls still stand
with the exception of the east wall, of
which a portion fell during the fire, and
another large section yesterday morning.
Policemen guarded the ruins, and with
the aid of ropes kept back the crowd of
spectators which thronged the scene of.
the con1lagratiOn all day long. But for
the fire wall that kept back the flames
from the west side of the building the
loss would have been total AS 1t was
the burned portion of the building, owned
by d. G. Shepard, was damaged to the
extent Of about $4,000. It was fully,1n-.
sured, and .Griggs, Cooper & Co.'S loss on
stock Of about $l5O.0O0, as 1t was estimated
yesterday, was also fully covered by in,
suranCe.
After o'clock yesterday morning the
engines were withdrawn until therezwas
but q single one working at 7:30. Then
the fire broke out again IN the basement,
where there was a great pile of stock.
This caused another alarm to be sent in,
and the department again arrived on the
scene. The flames rapidly ate their way
into the Heterogeneous mass Of merchan
disc, and before being AGAIN gotten I'M
der control had added about $4,000 to the
original loss. The fire was the fiercest in
the vicinity Of the engine room.
The offices of Griggs, Cooper & Co.
were yesterday morning moved into the
Offices Of Foot, Schulze e Co., across the
street, and business was resumed, al
though under great disadvantages. By
noon arrangements had been completed
for the Iiiling of all orders that would
have been filled from the portion of the
stock destroyed and the firms travelling
men We're notified to continue to take or
ders for all lines handled by the firm
The lines suffering from the fire were
the spice and coffee departments, in
Guiding the grinding and packing ma
chinery, and the cracker factory. The
two top floors were stored with a miscel-
laneOus assortment of goods.
The building, a five-st0ry brick struct-
IRE, owned by D. c. Shepard, was in
c,1re6
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-02
Sent Out for Larceny.

In municipal court yesterday John
Simon and Joe Daley were sentenced to
thirty days each at the workhOuse on
charge of stealing three aprons from
Mrs Kincaid. living at Eighth and Wa
couta streets. Mrs. Frances Lesch,
charged with assaulting Frank Schroep-
fer, signed a bond to keep the peace and
was discharged. ]. Jansen, charged with
cruelty to animals, forfeited $40 bail
money.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-02

Seized With n Fiji. F.. Stanton, liv-
ing at 546 Sibley street, was yesterday
noon seized with an epleptic fit at Third
and Sibley streets, and was taken to the
central station in the patrol wagon. He
recovered sufficiently within a short time
to be taken to his home.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-02

The cause of the fire still remains a
mystery, although an effort is being made
to discover how the blaze originated.
Chief Cook yesterday was unwilling to
express any opinion on the matter until
the conclusion of his investigation.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-02
Ell MODELO CIGARS.
Workmanship. Quality. Merit.
Back Among old Friends.

Thomas T. Fauntleroy. of st. Louis,
formerly an attorney In this city, is here
as a witness in a lawsuit in the district
court Minnesota" Mr.. Fauntleroy says
sis the finest country on EARTH Owing
to the health of his wife he is obliged to
reside in warner climate.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-02
Petitions In Bankr

Petitions In NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. A.
Taggert yesterday filed a petition in vol
untary bankruptcy in federal court. The
liabilities scheduled $1.14S.31. and the as
sets $50. Another petition was filed by
acob Kieffer.- butcher, whose liabilities
are $7,161.25 and $500 in assets.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-02
Ramsey County,s BaInnce-The r.

Ramsey COUnty's BaIance-The re-
port of the county treasurer for No
vember shows a balance on hand of $751;,
6Sl.59. deposited as follows: Merchants
National bank, 81, 025.S2; National Ger
man American bank, lS.42322; st. Paul
National bank. $2035LOS; Scandinavian
American bank. $25, O53.O1 town orders,
$42.S6; cash on hand. $67S5.60
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-02
KNITTING WORKS Loss.

1t Was More Serious Than at First
Reported.
The building occupied by the Diamond
Knitting works, burned yesterday morn
ing, was owned by DR.. Justus Ohage, city
health commissioner. The loss on the
structure will aggregate about $4,000.
OF this amount $500 is covered by in
surance.
The knitting works was not In full op-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-02
CITY MEM s,

Frank Robert SicI<-Deputy Sheriff
Frank Robert is confined to his home
with an attack of rheuma tism.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-02

inspection. In October the fee was ad-
Vanced to 20 cents and for November 1t
was 25 cents
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-02

To be famous merely means to be we'll
known. The Jung Brewing Company for
family beer is the best. Try case. Tele-
phone 207. =.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-02

You find the brew beers of the Jung
Brewing Company among families who
use the best. Telephone 207.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-02
To Attend St. Louis Court.

Judge sanborn and Capt. Mahan left
yesterday evening for st. Louis to attend
the opening Of the term of the United
day.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-02

For Christmas get. a case the I IuIhs
n1one S7 Paul Martin, Manager.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-02
Buftnjf. at Wh0IHSaIR,

We nave Opened-a- cold storage butter
room at the rear of our store. where we
VIII sell butter in original packages at
wholesale prices; every butter buyer of
St Paul will find it largely to his ad-
vantage to buy in this department wheth-
er It be dealer or customer.
Fair Dairy Butter, per Ib..............1 BIC
Good. Dairy Butter. per lb............ .16l5c
Choice Dairy Butter, per ID .-........ 18c
L ancy Dairy Butter, per lb............ 19c
choice Creamery Butter, per b.. 20c
Tine Creamery Butter. per lb....... 22c
Fancy Creamery Butter, per b.. 24c
Extra Creamery Butter, per lb........ 25c
As well as a large assortment of 5 and
O-pound jars at low prices.
Fancy pink Malaga Grapes.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-02
Ell M0DELO CIGARS.
Denies. a. New Trial.

Hottest smoke in town-when lit.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-02
OUR FINE sAUSAGES

You can get any cut you want from our large
stock. No special prices charged.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-02

a basket for 5-pound basket Catawbi
Grapes three for 25c.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-02

InitintOry Steps Are Taken to Carry
Out the Plan Which Many st. Paul
Women Have Long Had mt Heart
Committee Appointed by Mrs.
SGuires, President of the Century
Club, to Confer with Other Clubs
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-04

learn the Malay language to make
any Roadway whatever
We believe there Is much truth In
this picture Of our new fcilow-citiacns
In the archipelago. Travellers who hav,
seen many different nations and OBJ
served them without prejudice. admit
that the mental and moral makeup o.
the different divisions Of the great
human family Il much more similar
than many Imagine. The chasfn due to
civilization Is not 80 wide. nor NO aim
cult to bridge. as would appear ut FIRST.
The rapidly with which children Of
savagca. when given an opportunity.
have acquired knowledge In schools and
universities ana the forward strides Of
civilization In the Pacific Islands. furn-
ish Illustrations Of this truth.
There can be no doubt that the Fill
pinos. under n strong and wise Eovorn-
mont. will develop very rapidly. The
problems confronting ~ there may. be-
fore long. be less embarrassing than
tn race conflicts In some Of our own
States.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-04
THE OZARK AGES"


We notice In a New York paper that
one OF the ministers OF that cl,y-a
Enthusiastically defends agnon,icism.
According 10 him the world was stepped
In faith, blind faith. until what has
been called tho revival OF learning oc-
CURED. That was the new birth NJ the
world. There was revival In the
study OF the classics, the songs Of
Horace ana OF virgil and OF Homer. the
philosophy ~ Aristotle and Plato
People began TO Inquire into things
They dIdn't know II All ana didn't pre-
tend 10. That was really the bcgin-
ming OF aEnostlciam.
The reverend gentleman Is wrong In
assuming that aEnosticism was the
moving force In tho revival Of learn
Ing OF which he u speaking, Faith.
strong faith. WINS that force. II would
be absurd Ia class Luther. Mciancthon.
Calvin and the rest ~ the standard
bearers Of the new thought ns agnos-
ties.
The reasoning ~ the Unitarian
clergyman IN grossly at fault In an
other respect lie implies that the
time before tho po-called Renaissance
was one " absolute darkness
faith" There was no search Tor llght.
no progress, no development. An that
We now know and are IL supposed TO
be due TO the social upheavai u the
age o. tho i,eformcra,
This Il a rather common error. II IN
perfectly true that the 'dark' middle
age did not have az far as known. the
telephone, the telegraph. the thirteen
inch guu. the railroad, the automobile
and the ocean greyhound. Nor was II
blessed with the mlcrobc scare OF
the yellow journalism. TO that ex.
uon ana darkness. hut there
Ii now a tendency 20 overeati-
mate the value TO civilization Of all
these modern inventions, and conse-
aucntly 10 look back with pity upon
the people who knew nothing " them.
The fact, however, IL that our own
age is Indebted to the dark" ages for
a multitude OF improvements without
which the modern civilization would
have been impossible. Paper was In
vented as early as the tenth century
The art Of printing Is traced back 10 a
period much earlier than GuttenberR
and Faust. The illuminated manu-
scripts OF the "dark' ages show pen
manship never surpassed since. Nu-
merous Institutes Of learning We're es,
tablished In that "benightod' age
foremost among which may be mem
TONED the universities Of oxford
founded In $50 by Alfred the Great; and
Cambridge founded In 9i5. In tn,
dark ages music was placed upon a
scientific basis by the invention Of the
gamut' The mariners compass reyo-
lutlonized navigation and led the old
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-04
A nronErruL NECESSITY.

The resignation by Judge Warren n.
judge. In accordance with the rcaues,
o: the bar OF Utah county and the
voice Of the people. nH expressed
through the Descrct News. IN We've 4
with mingled qualification and regret.
The Governor viii no doubt take the
necessary action M soon as possible.
ard appoint some competent person to
MI the ONCE. which will become vacant
on May sth.
Under the circumstances Judge Du-
aenbcrry has done tho only official
thing consistent with his duty to the
State. II has been very painful for
his friends 10 advise him In this mat
ter. Their request was made out Of no
personal anlmosi,y. but with n higher
rrfhrd : for tho whole people u the
Fourth judicial district. and Of the
State at large. than for the feelings
Of one Individual. Aud the Judge. In
accepting that advice. has acted IN the
same public spirit. and this viii DO mp
prcciated by all who know him.
The unfortunate inhrml,y which has
been the cause ~ his resignation In
greatly deplorcd. hut II II not beyond
correction. and the News" but ox-
presses again the sentiments of n host
81 people. In hoping that he viii take
"~ch arm stand against II that h.
shall. before long. regain that standing
among the legal fraternity In which
his talents aud experience have lifted
him 10 shine
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-04
pc,roI, Free Press.

Tho truth II tho legislative method
OF choosing United States senators has
been q disappointment. II WINS rup.
posed that u legislative body repre-
nentlng the state In Its sovereignty and
composed OF mon OF superior wisdom
and judgment would be the nppf0pri-
ate. M well aa tho best qualified. body
10 perform thu Important tank of ch11s
ing a senator. hut the theory OF up-
pfoprihtencsa VI a nero abstraction,
ana the Idea OF special fitness has been
proved by practice to be a fiction. Tho
voters OF each state arr ns competent
to elect United States senators az they
are TO elect representatives. and soma.
tors chosen directly by the people would
uphold the sovereignty ~ the S.ttc
Just ~ effectively uH they de- when
chosen by "A select few.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-04

iiy way of variety In the discussion
OF reforms IN senatorial elections, the
eastern press has turned from the IA
millnr proposition of providing for
such elections hy direct vote OF the
people, 20 a new scheme OF enabling
deadiocka 10 be- broken IN legislative
bodies. by authorizing the election of
senators By q plurality instead OF a
majority vote, The new plan, which
was submitted 10 Congress In a bill by
senator Hoar, provides III no person
Hhnll have received a majority after
seven separate ballots In Joint assem-
bly,. ono OF such ballots NJ least hay.
ms boon taken on seven separate days,
the person who receives plurality of
all the votes cast ON the next ballot,
or, VI there % TO plurality ON the first
subsequent ballot whore any person
shall have n plurality. "a majority OF
all the members ~ both houses being
present and voting. shall be declared
duly elected" Il would open tho door
OF the Senate to aapirants who could
never command q majority vote nor 80,
tain the auffrages VI the people, and
such results would he Worse than the
most prolonged deadlock We are ever
likely TO See,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-04
ANNEXATION or NICARAGUA.

In dispatch from Biucneida a few
days ago II was stated that there II
a growing sentiment In Nicaragua In
favor OF annexation 10 the United
States. II IN represented that the COM
incrciai classes and property owners
are becoming tired ~ the unsettled
condition and ever present danger 81
revolutions. ana that many leading
public men are In rympathy with this
sentiment.
n this II correct the question OF
admitting the Central American rcpub-
lie into the Union will. before long. be
another burning question In this
country. \ nation knocking Mt the
door for admission must at least be
accorded a respectful hearing.
The natural desire In this country to
own and control waterway across the
lsthmus. would have much weight In
tho discussion OF Nlcaragun's admis-
sion. That arrangement would obvi-
ate any further reference 10 the treaty.
by virtue OF which Great nrltain
claims Joint control OF the prospective
canal
Previous TO tho war with spain. the
spectre Of foreign entangicmcnts" al
ways doomed up before tho view Of con-
scrvativc American statesmen. when
ever the matter Of extending American
institutions over distant parts OF the
earth was brought up. hut It's appear
nncc has no longer any terror. The
friendly relations between this countr,
and Great Britain. and the fcata per.
formed by our navy and army durinE
the war. have proved to continental
Europe powerful arguments against
any 'cninngicn-ntn" with this country.
nH the late Samoa affair clearly shows
This fact simpllncs matters consld-
crably. The Nicaragua annexation
discussion can be carried on without
too much tlrnldIty as TO the tender feel
ingn Of Europe. II can be settled with
exclusive reference TO the best inter.
eats OF the United states
hut the annexation OF Nicaragua
would probably mean the addition. In
the course Of time. to this country Of
NIL the Central American republics.
The advantages TO Nicaragua would
be such that popular sentiment In
Costa fsica. Guatemala and Salvador.
would rapidly cryrtalizc In favor of
obtaining similar privileges. And with
Nicaragua admitted II IL difficult TO
see how the others could consistently
be barred out Tho annexation OF NJ
caragua would. then. mean expansion
on quite n largo scale.
Tho movement viii likely be viewed
BY some folks with much alarm. IL
VIII be opposed by people who believe
this country cannot stand expansion.
And yet from tho beginning II has
grown more rapidly than any country
on earth. all the time catherine
strength until today II IA m maryeI-
Gus In It's history and power aS the
stone In the vision. that kept rolling I'M
III II filled the world. Its progress owl
IDENTIFY cannot bo stayed until II has
fulnlled the mission. Tor which Il was
created. and endowed with ~ many
blessings superior To thone OF other ma
tons OF the earth.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-04

a wizcncd and slightly deformcd
poet who was given to puerylng on
being iikencd 10 certain punctuation
mark qucrously asked. what Is an
Interrogation point7" The reply WIS.
"A little. crooked thing that asks qucs-
tons" We are reminded Of this by the
course OF our nu-"Mormon" contcm-
porary, which. when corncrcd for
proofs ~ false accusations. turns round
and asks series 81 personal queries.
Whom that ri-c does not succeed. It
assumes an mir of injured Innocence
mud wants TO know why It's questions
are not answered. II II expected To
rivc evidence. not to make queries. ana
ndducc proofs instead of being only
nn Interrogation point.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-04
POWER or CONGRESS-.

The New York Independent has this
TO say cditoriaily upon a question about
which conflicting Views have been cx-
pressed;
We have received from correspond.
en-, an inquiry about the case OF Mr.
prevent him from taking his seat even
II Il be shown that he IL now polyRa-
mist In practice. II IL the judge Of
tho elections, returns and qunllncn-
tons OF It's own members" but tho best
authorities hold that IN deciding az 10
an elected Representatives title to
scat ID 10 confined to "A confederation
of the constitutional qualifications of
nge. citizenship and residence. In tnia
ease NO question ~ raised nH 10 these
qualifications. liut after Nit. Roberts
shall have tnkcn his seat, the House
win hav. the power lawfully to expel
him By two-th-ds vote The Con-
stitution gives this power and does not
say for what offenses II may be- cxcr-
ciHsd. We know no moro trustworthy
authority on this question than OK
senator Ednunds, the author OF the
legislation by which congrCas sought
10 suppress polyEnmy. who In qualified
20 give q decisive opinion not only by
his study ~ the Mormon problem for
many years hut also by his llnowledge
o. constitutional law, Ito holds that
while the House II not empowered by
the Constitution Ia exclude Roberts az
the beginning. u eau thereafter law
fuliy cNpei him nnd ought 10 do 80
provided TINT N shall have boon nacer-
tanned by official inquiry that Roberts
IL an "opon practical ana persistent
polygamlat," Tho man IL ontielcd to
formal investigation which shall oa-
tablish the facta.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-04

II n better 10 leave seat In the
United statos senate unified. than TO
Hund 20 that body a representative
whose title ~ cloudcd BY scandals $40 b
NJ attach 10 the election OF Hanna In
ohio and other senators from other
S,aten. liut here We have the scandal
and tho vacancy too. Il IL worse yet,
ana this II the situation Ia the three
States whose legislatures have adj.
journed without reaching choice.
Collectively. those cnses point Co n de.
generation of the system OF clcctlng
United States fenators which ought 10
lead Ia H. abandonment. Let the cleo
ton OF United States senators be Civ
en- Into the hands Of the people. and
there VIII 10 an end OF these scandals.
II II the only way out OF the box into
which the country has nOunderesl. The
people can be- trusted. We have SUM
client evidence that the legislatures of
all the States cannot BE- trusted.