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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-16
UNLUCKY NUMBER.
Thirteen Contestants Remain in the
Bicycle Race.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 15-Gimm was
thlrty-seven and sevsn-eighths miles ahead
OF the worlds record at the end of the forty
third hour in the six-day bicycle race at Me-
chanles pavilion. To this increase the men
have been adding rapidly by regularly tray-
cling eighteen miles to the hour. The rea-
son for this is that the track is the fastest
ever constructed. The banks are so steep
that the field is unable to come down to
the crowd generally followed in other races
at this stage of the contest Then, too. the
men have sprinted again and again TO-DAY to
make up lost space on riders leaving the
track. Whenever Miller left the Others started
at great speed to overhaul his lead or in
crease lead upon the champion. Barnaby
led most OF this and is in reality the surprise
or the contest. This Boston rider never fin
lshed race of this character before and
was supposed to be one of those who would
finally drop out Barnaby talks all the time
and his running conversation is one of the
funny features OF the race. Five of the
leaders are ahead of the record, and yet none
complains. Gfmm, who leads the grind has
slept but twenty minutes.
The record continues to recede, but none
of the other riders, with the exception of
field is now probably down to bedrock, and
likely to stay at thirteen to the close.
Stevens was number Is, and when he quit
he left thirteen in the race
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AN EXCITING VOYAGE.
stormy Passage of the Hamburg
American Liner Pretoria.

PLYMOUTH, England, Feb 15.-The
Hamburg line steamer Pre-
toria, which sailed from Hamburg on
Jan. 90 for New York and which was
reported passed the Lizard jan 81, ar
rived here today, being towed in by
tugs. Her steering gear is damaged.
The $50 passengers on board the Pre-
toria had an exciting experience. The
outlook at times was extremely gloomy,
but at no time was there a panic.
When the rudder shaft broke in the
gale of Feb. 8, the Pretoria bore to
the southwark for two days seeking
the route Of the eastwardbound YES
sells. On the fourth she spoke the Ger
man steamer Bengalia. from Hamburg
on Jan. %, for Baltimore, and notified
her of the accident. On the 9Th the
Pretoria shaped her course for Bishops
rock, 81 miles distant. Attempts at
repairing were futile.
A severe hurricane on the 9Th caused
great anxiety The seas ran very high,
and oil was poured upon the water
The hurricane continued for two days
during which time the steamer made
only sixty miles, as her engines had to
be stopped in the big seas. During the
remainder of her trip to Plymouth a
succession of storms was encountered.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-16
JURY ACQUITS MAGGIE OWENS
CENY AND RECEIVING STOL-
EN- PROPERTY
Miss Owens Testified That j. w.
Sell, the Complaining Witness,
Gave Her the Property In Dis
pute.

The jury in the case of the state YER
sus Maggie Owens, charged with grand
larceny, brought in verdict of ac-
quittal at $50 last night after four
hours deliberation. The case was on
trial during the day before Judge KEEL
ly in district court.
Miss Owens was indicted on two
counts. for grand larceny in the second
degree and receiving stolen property
The specific offense alleged was that
the woman secured possession of a
lady's gold watch and chain, valued at
$50, which was the property Of j. W.
Sell, janitor of the Trade building on
Third street.
1t appeared from thes testimony of
both the defendant and complaining
witness that Sell met the woman late
On the night of Jan. 16 on Seventh
street and accompanied her to her room
in the Arcade hotel. Shortly after the
pair went down to the Reception sa-
loon and had several drinks together.
Then the watch was produced, and
here the accounts differed.
According to Sell, Miss Owens took
the watch and while he was temporar-
lily absent went away with the time
piece, which he was unable to get back.
The woman claimed that Sell had given
her the watch and asked her to be his
steady girl" saying that he had just
taken it from a woman with whom he
had quarreled She had gone to Min
neapolis the following day. and on her
return was arrested for larceny. The
watch disappeared in Minneapolis and
turned up in the st. Paul police court.
So far as her running away was com
cerned, Miss Owens Indignantly denied
the charge and claimed Sell had kissed
her goodbye in the doorway of the
hotel. Her testimony was corroborated
by Myrtle McWhorter a chambermaid
at the place f,,,fs
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-16
STAR CHAMBER SESSIONS.
Glaspell Investigation to BE Secret
Telegraph Company Taxes.

BISMARCK. n. D., Feb. 15-(Spe-
cial.)-The senate committee on judi
ciary today reported back the Twich-
well bill taxing telegraph companies,
without recommendation and the
measure will come up in general orders
tomorrow, when a warm session may
be looked for. Superintendent Nc
Michaels and other representatives are
on the field and will make a determined
fight to defeat the bill.
The bill creating Irvine plant at
the penitentiary passed the house and
was given it's first and second reading
in the senate. 1t will pass the latter
body.
The senate committee on temperance
will report a substitute for the tenn
perance commissioner bill. fixing the
salary of the commissioner at 81 800
year, and of deputies at sos per month
per annum, the latter to be limited to
ten.
The special committee to investigate
the Glaspell charges met today and
adopted a resolution that all matter
connected with the investigation be
kept from the press There are no de-
velopments of Importance yet.
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STOPPED THE FIGHT.
Police Thought Maher, Might Injure
COnrOy.

HARTFORD, Conn.,, Feb. 15.-Peter Maher,
of Ireland and Stockings aEonroy of Troy,
fought two minutes and forty seconds of the
seventh round tonight in the Coliseum, when
Chief of Police Bell jumped upon the plat
form and ordered Charley White, the referee,
to stop the fight. He did not act quickly, and
the chief stepped between the two men,
while several policemen mounted the stage
Maher had Conroy in the latter's corner, and
was hitting him with both, hands. Conroy
tried to run away and held his hands to his
was in good condition at the close of the
fight There was no blood spilled. The bout
was for ten rounds for 81 ,200 the loser to
take $500. Maher rushed Conroy in the first
round, and the Troy man showed to poor
advantage He improved in the following
rounds, and landed several hard ones upon
Makers face and got in the only uppercut
of the fight In the fifth round Conroy was
knocked down. but was up quickly. He show
ed little skill.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-16
MONTANA BRlBE MONEY.
Proposition to Send That 100000 to
the Boys ut Manila.

HELENA, Mont, Feb. 15.-There
has been introduced in the lower house
of the Montana legislature a bill
appropriating $4,000 for the aid and
comfort of the First Montana volun-
teers now in the Philippines, in the
shape of reward for their valor and
heroism in the several recent contests
with the natives. Some of the wound
ed. it is said, are sadly in need of the
little necessaries that are hardly OBJ
tainable from their salaries and which
go so far to make life more pleasant
in a foreign cline
The $4,000 referred to is the thirty
$1,000 bills brought forth by Senator
Whiteside, claiming he had been paid
the same to secure votes for Senator
elect w. A Clark. 1t seems probable
the bill Will pass. 1t is provided in the
bill that the money be cabled to Hong
Kong
The legislature has appointed a steer
ing committee for the purpose of hur-
rying matters. Only two bills have
been passed so far.
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cago and then again he may not. 1t
all depends. Be here tomorrow and
ask him the question himself"
1t is safe to predict that Comiskey
will parry the questions put to him
by the horde of anxious scribes. 1t is
also safe to predict that he is here to
discuss the st. Louis-Cleveland mud
die with President Johnson. There is
an off chance that Tom Lotus will
participate in today's conference. Com
iskey is one of the capitalists of the
Western circuit. What is more. he en-
joys the confidence of a number of men
of wealth and influence. Tom Lotus
is the man who owns the Columbus
Western league team and who will rep
resent and do the bidding of a syndt-
cate that wants to buy the st. Louis
National league club at the coming
auction sale in ST. Louis Comiskey
may be financially interested in this
syndicate and as a natural sequence
personally interested in the sale of the
old st. Louis Browns.
If Comiskey really is directly inter-
ested in this Lotus bid for the ST.
Louis. and the chances are he is, one
man in the state of Missouri will
watch his actions with more than pass
ing interest. That man is Won der Abe
his old employer. Chris has never
SLIOSSu d IuChS HOuF since he parted
company with his old manager. He
has been 'gold-bricked'' by his fellow
magnates, pestered by dunning credit
ors, and tormented by the worst Of
torments-a losing base ball team. One
year ago in New York Chris condensed
the secret of his downfall in a single
paragraph. In a dialect all his own he
said:
DE Browns went wrong der day
'Commy quit me an, de Browns amt
never went right since"
Things We're a trifie dull in local
circles. The ever-amia able President
Hart put in the usual six hours at his
downtown office and answered the
usual questions in the usual way.
There's really nothing new" was all
he said.
President Ban Johnson, of the Wesr-
ern league, put in the best part of the
day in admiring the head of superhIv
antlered deer and perusing the careful
~ written applicable of men who
want to umpire in the Western circrfr
this year. The antlers were a gift from
the members of the Northwestern
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-16
Sfs!yOIISkEI IN CHICAGO
PAUL BASE BALL MAGNATE
CREATES A STIR IN THE
WINDY CITY
TALKS TO HOT AIR CLUB
TO Give Ont as to Why He Is in
ChicagO-HOw the st. Louis
Browns Went to the Bad After
''Commy" Left Won der Ahe's
Winners.

CHICAGO, Feb. 15.-The Inter Ocean
today says: Comiskey, of st. Paul, will
be in Chicago today. During the chilly
hours of the morning he will hold an
earnest base ball talk" with President
Ban Johnson, of the Western league.
In the afternoon he will greet and ex-
tend the gladstone hand" to the news
paper men. Later in the day the man
from st. Paul may go over to the
Fisher building and exchange greet
ings with President Hart, of the CHI
cago club.
The coming of Comiskey at this time
is significant. to say the least. The for
mer manager of the Chicago Brother
hood team and the Cincinnati National
league aggregation is now sole owner
Of the ST. Paul club, and one of the
really big men in the Western league.
He has been too long in base bail to
give out any advance bulletins as to
the real purpose of his present visit to
Chicago and Ban Johnson when ques-
tened on the subject yesterday simply
smiled his -blandest smile.
Our friend Comiskey viii be here In
the morning" said johnson, land will
be glad to receive the newspaper men
in my office during the afternoon.
Conliskey can tell a good story and
I'm sure that he will make a good
showing at the daily session of the
Hot Air club. Perchanee he may an
nounce the object of his visit to Chi
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-16
IDA BELLAND DIVORCED.
One Action for Separation, However,
Scratched From the Calendar.

Judge Lewis yesterday ordered findings for
the plaintiff in the action brought by Ida
Bellant for a divorce from Robert Beiland
Mrs Bel,and charged her husband with habit
ual drunkenness and cruelty. The couple
were married at Hudson. Wis, in July, 1925,
and have one. child. Belland entered nosap-
pearance in the case, but he was present in
the court room, and at the close of the plain
tiffs testimony the court called the defend
ant to the stand
rs there any reason why this divorce
should not be granted?" asked Judge Lewis.
Il don't know returned the witness In a
non-eommtttal manner. The plaintiff was
awarded the custody of the child
The case of Mary Larkin VS.. William Lar
kin was set for hearing Yesterday in tie
district court before Judge Lewis, but there
was no appearance and the case was strick-
en- from the calendar.
The action brought for a divorce on
the ground of i'll treatment and desertion.
Andrew Miller yesterday commenced an
action for divorce from Minnie Miller, to
whom he was married at Duluth in 1897
The complaint alleges that the marriage was
brought about by the use of fraud and
threats on the part of the defendant. The
couple have never lived together since the
ceremony.
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IngIeside Races.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb 15-weather clear =;
First race. six furIongs-Sevoy won. So
cialist second, Carrie third Time. lis.
Second race, one mile and a sixteenth-Our
Climate won. Major Hooker second, Tom Cal
vert third. Time. 1879
Third race. one mile-All Smoke won.
Meadow Lark second, Einstein third Time
la
stakes. two-year-o-ds-St Anthony. COUPLED
with Golden Rule as Corrigan entry. won
Golden Rule second. Lomond third. Tine
:491A. AA---o'
Fifth race. seven furlongs-Midnigh won
Tammany Hall II. second, lamar II. third
Time, 1:27% -
Sixth race, handicap, one mile-Davfd Ten
ny Won, Satsuma second. Ado.ph Snrarl1Ia,
third. Time, 1:42h.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-16

Hunting and Fishing club of st. Paul.
This organization elected Johnson it's
president last week. The men who
want to umpire are Brennan. of ST.
Louis. and Elton Chamberlain, of Buff
falo. The former individual is an ex-
perienced hand at the umpiring game
and may be given a place on the West
err staff. Ali old patrons of base ball
will remember Eli Chamberlain. He
once ranked with the greatest pitch
ers in the business and was famous
for his mastery control Of the ball and
icy Indifference to criticism.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-16

SAVANNAH, Ga, Feb. 15.-Every
member of the crew of the wrecked
steamship William Lawrence has been
saved, but only after the greater num-
Der of them had suffered terrible hard
ships. The tugs Cambria and Cynthia
came in this evening from the sea ISL
lands of South Carolina, bringing with
them Capt. A. L. Willis and thirteen
men. constituting those who had been
missing since Sunday morning, when
the ship was abandoned in the break
ers off Port Royal bar. The tug Cam
bria left the city at daybreak this
morning and searched every island and
inlet northward until the castaways
We're found. At 8 o'clock the party were
discovered on Hunting island and taken
on board the Cambria.
Capt. Willis and his men had suffered
greatly. They left the ship at 8
o'clock Sunday morning. After twelve
hours at sea in a binding and freez-
ing gale, the two boats under the cap
tain and the first officer made land on
Caper's island, a desolate and bare
little sand spot. In Bleaching, both of
the boats were smashed and the men
thrown into the surf Though almost
exhausted and numb, they managed to
scramble beyond the reach of the
waves. What little brackish drinking
water they had was lost, together with
the biscuits, long since salt soaked,
which had been brought off the wreck
There was no fresh water and ex-'
tremely little fuel on the island, nor
shelter in any shape. The captain had
few matches in a metallic box in his
pocket Tearing the seats out of the
wrecked boats, after much coaxing
fire was made under the lee of a sand
dune. The limited fuel kept the men
from freezing to death
The men lowered over the little blaze
all during the sleet and snow storm of
Sunday night and Monday, when the
mercury was marking to 10 above
zero. On Tuesday morning one of the
boats was temporarily repaired, and
both crews got into it to try to reach
Port Royal. They had been without
food since Sunday morning and with
cut water since Sunday afternoon
After painful efforts they reached
Hunting island. Some soldiers were
stationed there. They took them in
and fed and watered them.
Capt. Willis says that at the time the
ship struck the weather was so thick
that he could not see half the length of
the ship. He says also that something
was wrong with his compass and that
the ship was somewhat out of her
course. Capt. Willis has been in the
service Of the company for twenty
wears
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-16
GRIGGs WINS OUT.
Final Games for the Louis Nash
Medal Were Played Yesterday.

The final games in the single handed con-
test for the Louis Nash medal were played
at the Raspberry island rink yesterday after
noon and last night
c. NJ. Griggs met L. Defiel and C. B. Ged
ney and won both games by score of u
to t.
This gives the medal to Mr.. Griggs, as he
mas played through the entire list of entries
in the contest without defeat
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-16
SNOW BLOCKADE BROKEN.

Trains the Pennsylvania and
Reading Roads Run Regularly.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. Is. = The
snow blockade on all the railroads en-
tering this city is tonight practically
thing of the past. All divisions on
the Pennsylvania and Reading roads
are making an effort to run on sched-
ule time. with the exception of the
Stony Creek, frankfort and New Long
Branch. of the Reading. which are still
experiencing difficulty. But trains are
sent out at irregular intervals. Trolley
lines in the city are generally open
tonight. but suburban roads are still
snow-bound.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-16
ADMIRAL DEWEY ASHORE.
Not the Hero of Manila but the
Fruit Steamer.

BOSTON, Feb. 15.-The Boston Fruit
company's steamer Admiral Dewey,
bound from Port Antonio, Jamaica,
for this city. ran ashore on Cuttyhunk,
near the entrance to Buzzard's bay,
early today. The steamer Is full of
water. 1t was reported that the Ad-
miral Dewey has twenty-six passen-
gers on board and full cargo of fruit.
The tug Herald and the lighter Oak
from Vineyard Haven have gone to
her assistance. The Admiral Dewey is
lying in dangerous position, fully
exposed to any heavy weather from
the south and west. The steamer is a
fine new steel boat.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-16

MADISON, wis, Feb. 15.-This is next
to the last day for introducing bills, and
90 were presented in the senate by Sen
ator Withee provides for the taxing of daily
and sleeping car tax bill, the proprietors be-
ing required to report their business and pay
a graded license fee of 2 to + per cent on
gross receipts, according to business done.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-16
GRAIN-o BRINGS RELIEF

10 the coffee drfnker. Coffee drinking is a
habit that is universally INDUCED in and
almost as universally injurious. Have YOU
tried Grain-O? 1t is almost like coffee, but
the effects are just the opposite. Coffee up
sets the stomach. ruins the digestion, effects
tie heart and disturbs the whole nervous
system. Grain-O tones up the stomach. aids
digestion and strengthens the nerves There
is nothing but nourishment in Grain-O. 1t
can't be otherwise Is and 25c per package
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-16
FoUNTAINE GETS NINETY DAYS.
Was Tried and Convicted on a
Charge of Larceny.

Frank Fountaine, arrested for attempting
to swindle Miller Bros, grocers at Rice street
and Summit avenue, out of S17.97, was tried
on the charge Of larceny in the municipal
court yesterday and sentenced to the work
a bill of goods amounting to 50 at the
grocery store and represented that he would
pay for the supplies when they were de-
livered When the clerk dlivered the goods
to a fictitious address Fountaine pretended 10
desire change for 800 bill. He got the
change and ran away. but was pursued and
captured by the clerk
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-16

PIERRE, S. D., Feb. 15.-(SpeciaI.)-
GOV. Lee sent in a message to the sem
ate today in regard to the Phillips in
terest charges, taking the position that
the attorney general is wrong in his
conclusion and that it is the duty of
the legislature to call upon the attor-
ney general for a prosecution. The
message was referred to the Judiciary
committee.
The principal bills introduced in the
house today We're: To allow the COM
missioner to offer a reward of $500 for
the apprehension of cattle thieves; fix
ing minimum valuation of railroad
property for taxation. and a valid in
surance law. The afternoon was spent
in wrangling over special appropriation
bills. and the passage of two. one for
the deaf and dumb school and one for
the agricultural college. Both were cut
in half.
The senate passed the bills permit
ting counties by popular vote to ex-
empt 500 of personal property from
taxation and the house bill to allow
taxes to be paid in two annual Install
ments, in March and September. -
In the senate this morning the fellow
servant bill was finally killed by vote
of % to 10. Bills were passed to require
ballots to be preserved until the time
for the contest has passed; to provide
deficiency for the expense of trans
portation Of prisoners to the peniten-
tiary. and to pay the sheriff for serv-
ices in the unorganiZed county of
Gregory
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-16

MILWAUKEE, Wis. Feb. 15.-Hali Adaii.
the turkish wrestler, before a large audience
at the South Side Athletic club tonight. met
ana defeated Capt Tom Shields Bert ScieI-
Ter and Tom Cannon inside of ninety minutes
aceoro1ng to agreement. Shields was thrown
twice and Cannon and Scheller once each
The bouts were cateh-as-catch-can Shields
was tae first man taken on and stood the
test Tor three minutes. forty-fye seconds.
losing the bout on a half Nelson hold.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-16

Scheller put UP gamey tussle and stood the
giant off for eighteen minutes. wriggling out
of some very hard propositions. He lost on
a full Nelson and leg hold. Cannon kept
away from a fall for eighteen minutes, thirty
seconds. doing the best work of all against
the Turk. He finally succumbed to half
Nelson In the last bout, when Shields was
taken on second time, he lasted thirteen
minutes losing the fab. onra half Nelson.
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fifth ballot for United States senator result
ed: Quay, 80; jerks, 4; Dalzell, l. No quor-
um.
The Democrats and anti-Quay Republicans
absented themselves from the joint assem-
bly, to break a quorum and prevent the
possible election of q United States senator.
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Damage Suit Begun.

Martin Fillmore yesterday commenced
suit in the district court against the st. Paul
City Railway company to- recover 81 900 for
the loss of the services and society of his
wife, who was seriously injured in a colli-
sion between Hamline car and Northern
Pacific train on Sept. 3, 1896, at Smelling ave
nue.
Mrs. FILLMORE sued the company and re-
ceived verdict Of s., 750 for her injuries.
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Nebraska Senatorial Ballot.

LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 15.-The twenty
fourth ballot for senator resulted as fol-
lows: Allen Pop), 81; Hayward (Rep.), s.;
Thompson Rep.). 10; Webster (Rep), 10;
Field (RepD g. Weston Dem.), 4; Reese
(Rep.), l; Foss (RepD, l; Van Dusen CRep),
/; Hinshaw (Rep.), l; Lambertson (Rep.}, /;
Haines (Rep). l; Adams (Rep), l; Cornish
Repl l.
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Basket Ball.

Manchester and the State Agricultural farm
VII meet In their second game of basket ball
at the gymnasium of the st. Paul Y NJ r
A The first game. played Jan. 49, resulted In
a score of for Manchester, while II came tn
the farm O "
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Racing Matinee Friday

The driving clubs matinee was postponed
yesterday till Friday, when il the weather
permits it will take place. There will be
a ? 80 pace and trot ee-for-aH pace and
free-for-all trot. The first race will start at