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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22
ENGLISHMEN HAVE BIG FEET
American Pedal Extremitfes Small
er Because People Walk Less.

American Pedal E1tremitfes SMALL
er Because People Walk Less.
Kansas City Star.
Englishmen, as q rule, have much
larger feet than Americans, said an OBJ
servant citizen in the corridor of one of
the hotels. Look at that gentleman
sitting over there. He is l would saw.
a fair example of well-bred Briton and
mis- height and weight are certainly about
the average. The shoes he is wearing
are at least No. los, while among Ameri-
cans OF similar build the size would run
from to 8. 1t is no extraordinary thing
to see an American wearing a No. &: with
an Englishman it would be freakish-
phenomenal The reason Is easy TO find
we nave smaller feet because we use
them less; 1t Is merely an Illustration of
the adaptab ility of nature to conditions
which Is the key, as you know. TO evolu
ton. An American gentleman EMPLOYS
ms reet as little as possible. He always
rioes Wnen ne has the price and the OPP
portunity, and in the great majority oF
Instances ne never walks for exercise
Nothing In this country is a greater sur
prise to the English tourist than the way
we take cars or cabs to travel q few
DOCKS 10 his mind 1t is combination
OF extravaganza and eccentricity More
over, we seem to have an Unborn amin
athy to putting our feet on the ground.
whenever we get chance we remove
at least one of them from the distastefuI
contact by crossing our legs, and if an
extra chair or mantelpiece is handy
we elevate both as high as possible.
what is the consequence The blood is
drawn from the extremities and the mem
oers become shrunken and atrophied. A
Few generations of leg-cocking ancestors
ieaVe their impress on the shoes of their
descendants. The English, on the con-
trary are fond of walking, and like to
sit with their big feet planted firmly on
the floor. The attitude seems to suit
their phlegmatic tranquility of temper
AS natural consequence they wear No
10 boots. If an Englishman put his pom
derous pedals on the mantelpiece he
would faint from the rush of blood to
the head
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22
COUNTERFEIT TICKETS.

Few of Them Detected on the Chi
cage Lines.
Several Of the st. Paul-Chicago lines
have received notification that a counter
felt skeleton ticket, such as recently dis
covered in circulation on the Colorado
Midland, has been discovered. Three
samples of the bogus transportation per-
nit have already been turned In by con-
ductors, all taken UP on trains leaving
Chicago. The ticket is not considered a
dangerous one, as the work is crude, and
there are many indications of its spurious
origin. The plates from which it is print
ed are supposed to have been copied from
tickets already in use, and the work
shows many defects 1t Is supposed that
the tickets have been manufactured in
Chicago, and put in circulation through
brokers' offices there.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22
TEN MORE ROOMS.
Sumner and Emerson Schools to Be
Opened Tomorrow.

1t is expected that the new additions to
the Sumner and Emerson schools Mime
apolis, will be ready for occupancy tomor-
row morning. The contractors have COM
pleted their part of the work, and yes
terday workmen were engaged in putting
the desks in position, and 1t Is hoped that
all will be in readiness when roll Is called
Monday. The delay in completing the
work was due to the difficulty experienced
by contractors in securing material. and
then the desks were late In arriving.
The opening of the additions will add
ten new rooms to the school facilities of
the city. and, besides relieving the con-
gestion. full day sessions will be resumed
in the districts adjacent to the schools
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22
known that we expanded In the Pacific
long before the guns roared at Fort
Sumter

known that we expanded In the Pacific
Sumter.
Peacefully we took possession of them,
peacefully we have held them. No con-
gressional debates have ever occurred as
to their form Of government, no senate
has ever been called upon to ratify an ap-
pointment of a governor over them. In
fact, they are so far from anywhere that
even the most persistent office-seeker
would scarcely accept an appointment
there.
Rowland or Holland island, Is the
larger of the two, and Is separated from
Baker island by an arm of the sea about
twenty-five miles wide. 1t is about two
miles long and trif1e over a half mile
in width. 1t was discovered by Capt. G..
E. Netcher, Of the American bark Isa-
bella, Sept 9, 1912, and was formally
taken possession of by him the next
morning in the name of the United States
He raised flag on the Island and
deposited a box at the foot of the staff
containing a record of what he had done
In 1857 the island was visited by the
whaling bark Portsmouth. The flagstaff
erected by Capt Netcher had been blown
down by the winds, but the bark's cap
tain found the record and promptly raised
another flag. He was determined that 1t
should stand and how well he succeeded
Is shown by the decaying stump which
still stands there, though another flag
staff was raised some fifteen years later.
on a higher part of the island, by Com
mander Meade, United States ship Mar
ragansett.
SWALLOWED BY THE SEA.
Capt. Netcher also discovered another
island quite mountainous. and evidently
of volcanic origin, about forty-five miles
north of Rowland, and took possession
of this also In the name of the United
States. 1t was also reported by various
whaling vessels up to 1868, but on Com
mander Meade's trip in 1872 1t could not
be found What had become of 1t Is a
mystery that is locked in the silent
breast of the Pacific. 1t is probable that
1t was swallowed during some mighty
convusion Of the earth.
Rowland island will never be visited by
tourists for the sake of it's scenery. 1t
is almost fiat of coral formation, and
rises but twenty feet above the level of
the reef, only about twelve or fifteen
above the level of the high tide. The
western side Of the island Is slightly de-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22
the mighty waters.

the mighty waters.
Shortly after the Civil war the island
was leased to the American Guano COM
pany There was no safe anchorage
about the island, and the company plac-
ed a buoy about mile and half from
the western beach. This is the only
anchorage today.
Baker Island forms an irregular Quadrl-
lateral figure about mile long and a
fraction less than 6 mile III width. 1t is
Of coral formation. There is absolutely no
water on the island. and drinking water
can be obtained only by distilling sea
water. The topography of the island is
somewhat similar to that of Rowland,
save that, on the west side, is small
open bay IN which is a boat entrance.
The island Is encircled by reef some
300 feet wide, and its jagged heads are
awash at high tide. stronG current,
running nearly four miles an hour sets in
around the island and makes navigation
near it extremely dangerous The land
slopes away so abruptly from the reef
that an anchor will not grs pple, and for
this reason a number of large mooring
buoys are anchored just outside the reef
Approaching the island from the west
ern side the large white buildings of the
Houlder Bros, a guano firm of London,
to whom the guano deposit was leased,
can be seen for fourteen miles from the
deck of ship. If ship should be at the
buoy there, she can be seen for an hour
be fore the island comes into view.
From this side the island presents pref
ty picture, with the white houses nesting
in the arms of the surrounding greenery
on top of the reddish coral cliff High
above them all waves the stars and
stripes. But not always does that flag
wave there. 1t is used as signal to in
coming ships. as well as a symbol of our
ownership
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22
LARGE ENGINES .

Burlington Has Put Two Monsters
in Service.
The Burlington road has just put in
service the two largest vauclain locomo-
tive engines Of the Atlantic type ever
built in the United States. They will be
used in hauling the Denver fast express,
leaving Chicago at 80 p. M daily, and
arriving at Denver at $40 the next even
ing. The two monster engines were built
by the Schenectady Locomotive works,
and weigh, with the tender, 1877 tons each
The specifications of the locomotives are:
Diameter of drivers. feet n inch;
weight Of each driver, 1920 pounds; size
of cylinders, 1872 and % by 2e inches; wa
ter capacity, 5000 gallons; coal capacity,
IL tons. The boilers are fitted with 24S
tubes each, 214 inches IN diameter, and Is
feet long.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22
CASE OF MENACE.
1t Will BE Called for Trial Monday
Morning at Minneapolis.

In the criminal branch of the district
court tomorrow morning two sensational
cases will be called for trial. One to
which attaches more than local interest,
is that of Louis F. Menage, who will be
arraigned on three Indictments The first
Indictment charges him with having, in
connect on with William S Streeter on
Jan. %, 1888, wrongfully disposed of $723,-
2S9.79 of money belonging 10 the North
western Guaranty Loan company. The
second Indictment charges the same par
ties with having on Dec 81 1892, diverted
szI0,322.77, belonging to the company, and
the third indictment charges him with
wrongfully appropriating similar sum.
which, it is alleged, was taken on the day
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22
DR.. Haagensen Marries.

HILLsBORo, N. D., Oct. N.-(special)
DIR. 3. G. Haagensen, of this city, and
Miss Henrietta Z. Paulson, of Eldorado.
were married at the home of the latter
Oct Is, Presiding Elder j. jacobson Of
Minneapolis, officiating. Dr. Haagensen
is one OF the most prominent physicians
tate of the state university and is very
prominent in w. C. T. U. and equal suf-
frage work, having recently been elected
secretary Of the North Dakota Equal
Suffrage association.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22

the ship approaches the buoy, but if there
Is any danger the flag on shore is hauled
down, and, to prevent being wrecked on
the reef, the ship must stand to sea, some
times compelled to beat about for days
before an anchorage is possible.
Baker island was discovered by Capt
Foster, of the barQue Jamaica in iS57
1t was reported from time to time bv va
rlous other mariners, but was not accu-
fately charted until Commander Meade
visited it in 1872
The island is veritable death trap of
the sea, as its wreck-strewn reef attests
Not only are the shores strewn with
wreckage, but nearly a dozen skeletons of
ships still exist in the clutches Of the
reef.
:, such are our other possessions in the
South sea.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22
DULUTH MANS DEATH.
Collar Caught Upon a Hinge Knob
and He Was Strangled.

DULUTH, Mimi. Oct pa most re-
markable case of accidental death oc-
CURED here last night. John Gustafson,
settler at Chicago bay, on the north
shore Of Lake Superior, was here proving
UP claim. He retired about midnight.
His partner, M. c. Harvig, was already
in the room asleep. This morning Har-
Wig awoke and found Gustafson hanging
to the hinge of the door, cold and life
less He had fallen forward head FIRST
from a sitting position on the edge Of
the bed. The back of his collar caught
on the small knob on the top of the
lower hinge and he strangIed there.
When found this morning his head
was not more than a few inches from
the floor, and he was bent double How
he hung there in that position without
slipping off is a mystery.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22
Caused a Stir.

NEW PAYNESyILLE. Mimi, Oct 81.
Notwithstanding of a stir was Gre
Stephen Harris, Of Lane county, Oregon.
and Mrs. Mary G. Ensign had been mar,
ried in st. Paul. Mr- Harris has been
visiting friends In this place for the past
month. and up to the time of his de-
parture had given his friends no intima
ton of his approaching marriage The
bride has been resilient of this place
at different lines for the past twenty
five years. ~
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22
Welcome for Soldiers.

JACKSON. Mimi, Oct 2-(special)-
Two members of the Thirteenth regi-
ment. James II. Fiddes, of Company c,
and James Craigue, of Company K, have
returned home. and the citizens of Jack
son and vicinity made the occasion one
When the train pulled up to the station
the boys were met by the G.. A. r., two
bands, the fire department, village off,
Gals and hundreds of citizens, and es-
of welcome was delivered by Dr. Abbott,
and badges were presented with an APP
propriate speech by w. B. Sketch Short
remarks were also made by the return
ing soldiers. Altogether it was the most
enthusiastic gathering ever held here
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22
NORMAL STUDENT KILLED.
Struck by Train While Walking
on the Northwestern Tracks.

MANKATO, Mimi. Oct. 21-SpeciaD-
Emmett Rowland, a student of the Man
kato normal school, was struck by
train while walking on the Northwestern
track at o'clock this afternoon and had
MS head crushed and an arm and a leg
broken. He died this evening. Rowland
was twenty-one years old and his parents
reside at Houston, MINI.
Rowland, in company with a gentleman
and two ladies, was on his way to st
the stone quarrieg, this being holiday
at the normal. The Northwestern train
was going one way and an Omaha tra'n
coming the other. In stepping from ore
track to the other Rowland was struck.
The lady in CT mpany with Rowland was
slightly bruised, but not seriously in
jured.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22

The railroad and Warehouse commission
has decided to advance the fees charged
by the state weighmasters' department
for weighing all grains except flax, the
increase becoming effective on Nov. l.
The weighing charges on the class OF
grains affected will become rs cents per
car, an advance of cents. On flax
alone the charges remain at the old fig
ure Of rs cents per car.
Under the old system Of fees, the rate
Of rs cents was effective In 1897 the
operation of the Zee had piled up a sur
plus of $4,000 to the credit Of the state
grain department The fee was then
cost Of weighing over receipts deducted
from the $4,000, which had accumulated.
In this manner the sum was gradually
decreased until on Aug. 1, 1899, the grain
department had only S21 600 surplus left.
At that time it vas thought that an adj
vance should be made to maintain q
small surplus in the treasury and the
fee was increased from 10 to 20 cents per
car Since this increase was made, adj
dit1onal expenditures have become neces-
sary through the establishment of the
state boards of appeal and the increase
made In the weighmasters' and chief IN
spectors' departments The boards Of
appeal alone represent an additional cost
to the state Of $4,000 per year, and the
figures have been placed back at the old
rate Of % cents to cover the increased
cost of weighing and inspection and to
maintain the surplus.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22
New Building Planned.

Negotiations are on for the lease OF the
Elliot property at the corner of Fifth
street and Nicollet avenue, Minneapolis.
and If the corner can be secured a hand
some nine-story steel mercantile and dice
building will be erected on the site. The
parties who are figuring on the property
are ready to put.up the building as DON
as ARRANGEMENTS can be made with Mr..
Elliot
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22
Great western Promotions.

r. T. Harding, chief clerk in the freight
department Of the Chicago Great West
ern at St Joseph. Mos will be promoted
to become contracting freight agent of
the road on Nov, 1. Harry Hawthorn,
Of the freight auditors office, St Paul,
will succeed him as chief clerk in the
st. Joseph freight department
Paul j. Kalman clerk In the purchas-
ing. agents office of the Great Western,
will be transferred TO othep duties at
Oelwein on Nov i.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22
Northwest Patents.

WASHINGTON, Oct. A.-Northwestern
patents issued last week, reported by
Merwin, Lothrop & Johnson. patent at
torneys, $40 Pioneer Press building, st.
Paul: Eugene p. Hoard, Hot Springs, S.
D., animal poke; Hans p. Jensen, Man
kato, sleigh; John r. Kunzelman, Still
water, railway spike; Thomas H. McDon-
aid, Potomac, Mont, fumigator; Char es
Nigro BIwabik, ticket stamp and record
er; Samuel Y. Penrod, Choteau, Mont.
mailing machine; Samuel j. TAYLOR. Mn
neapais acetYlt ne gas generator
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22
MINNEAPOLIS GLoBULEs.

Officer E. Nerhaugan. of the East side
police. was suspended Yesterday by
Mayor Gray pending an investigation into
charges of drunkenness. preferred by his
superior officers
Oscar Olson, young man who arrived
a few days ago from Brainerd. where his
parents reside, and who was taken sud
denly insane. became very violent in the
the county Jail last night
DANA hall. An operetta, Left Erikson
in Vineland," by Halward Askeland, of
this city, will be presented.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22
Pioneer woman Dead.

BARABOO, Wis, Oct 21-Mrs. Rosa
line Peck, the first white woman in Mad
ison and Baraboo, died here this morn
ing, aged ninety-one years. Mrs Peck
was born In Vermont and came to Wis
consin with her husband in 1897 They
kept the first hotel in Madison, where
they entertained all the noted men of the
territory. including Mr. Doty, the first
governor of the state. During the gold
excitement in '49, Mr.. Peck started for
California and was killed by Indians
Mrs. Peck leaves two children, Mrs N
w. Wheeler, of Baraboo, and Victor
Peck, of MadisCr
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22
Noted Divine.

Rev: DR.. L. D. Bevan, a noted divine.
of Melbourne Australia. is in Minneapolis
Dr. Bevan arrived here yesterday or his
way homeward from Boston, where he
has been in attendance upon the Inter
national CONGREGATIONAL council. During
his short sojourn in Minneapolis he will
remain the guest Of j. E. Bell, of Park
avenue
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22
Accident to Hunter

PRINCETON, Minn Oct. 2.-George
Monahan, of Brooklyn Center, capsizsd
his duck boat in Big Rice lake and re-
manned in the water two hours before as
sistance reached him. A party of Prince
ton hunters saw the accident from the
shore. but before they could procure a
boat and pole through the rice, Monahan
became exhausted, and they rachel him
just in time to save him from drowning.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22
Easy Calling.

The easiest of all Partisan callings, as
police is that IF the pipe colorer. This
member Of the social system devotes his
whole time to the carefuf coloring of
meerschaum pipes and fancy clays for
their owners. His work is scarcely ardu-
Gus, as he merely sits and smokes day
after day. And his charges are very
small-from so confines to franc day,
and a supply of tobacco to smoke
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22
Northwest Tensions.

WASHIN ITON, Oct I'll Northwestern
pensions issued today WERE Minnesota
Additional Daniel w. Getchell, Min
neapolis, So 70 $40 .Tcrease, Benjamin
4. Clemens, WsasiawA SEQ to $780, Byron
sue and increase, Ondsime Barre. Fart
bault, Sc to s12. South Dakota Original,
Henry Roston, Fort, Pierre, Sc. Add
s12. Increase, Elias Wiser, Sioux Fails.
Sc to SIS; Alexander Richie, Hot Springs,
IS to $12 Widows, Dora Oswald, Ca
novia S..
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22
North Dakota Federation

LISBON, N. D., Oct 21.-The third an
pual convention of the North Dakota
Federation of Women clubs has COS d.
The following Off ers were elected: Pres
ident, Mrs. w. S. Lauder, Wahpeton; vi q
president Mrs. &. j. Lord at large; Mrs.
Carhart. Mayville, Third judicial district:
Mrs. Gu ubbs, Elliott, Fourth district
Mrs. Robinson, Bathgate. Seventh dis
tr1ct; recording secretary, Mrs. c. F. Am
tdon; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Gel
lerman, Wahpeton; treasurer, Mrs.
Weatherbee, Paramount; auditor, Mrs.
Yoeman, Ludden.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22
Underwrifers Meet

The Minneapolis Life Underwriters as
citation held Its annual meeting yester-
day and elected the following officers: S.
A; Stockwell. president; B. H Timber
lake, vice president; g. A. Ainsworth, sec
rotary; F. w. Fiske, treasurer; executive
committee. Frank M. Joyce. c. w Van
Tuyl I. Kaufman
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22
BANKS ASSETS SOLD.
Half MiIIiOn-DOlIar Lot Purchased
for Fifty Thousand Dollars.

Half MiIIiOn-DOlIar Lot Purchased
for Fifty Thousand Dollars.
The remaining assets of the Union Ma
tional Bank of Minneapolis, listed al $780,
000 were sold yesterday morning by the
receiver for $52,5O0. The sale If the old
banks location, the northwest corner Of
First avenue and Third street. did not at
tract the attention which the value Of the
PROF erty really demanded, and there was
but one bidder, Edmund G. Walton, who
bought the property for $4,000.
There was more spirit when the assets
of the bank were offered for SALE The
receiver stated that there was fully
100000 worth Of property represented in
the assets which were about to be sold.
OF the amount 100000 was in real estate,
the remainder in collateral and other
securities which had cost the bank every
dollar represented by the face of the Sc
curitles. W. B. Arnold, of St. Louis, bid
in the assets at $50, 800.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22

over twelve hundred thousand dollars.
Streeter who was indicted Jointly with
Menage, was discharged, although the In
dictments still contain his name.
The other case is that of Herbert e.
Stout, the ex-polce officer, VINO Is charg-
ed with manslaughter in the. second de-
gree, for the shooting of the boy Dennis
DOlan
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22
INTO NEW QUARTERS.
Great Northern Express Company to
Go Into the EndicOtt.

Go Into the EndicOtt.
The Great Northern Express company
will move its quarters from the present
location in the basement of the Great
Northern general office building to the
sixth floor of the Endicott arcade on
Nov. !. The entire east wing of the
sixth floor has been secured, and the
office and headquarters of the company
will be located there. Many changes
have been made in the arrangement "a Of
the offices, and the new quarters will be
much more commodious and roomy than
those at present occupied The business
of the company has increased SO largely
that the quarters In the Great Northern
general offices proved too small.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22
Ranchnnan Shot.

BILLINGS, Mont, Oct. H-Max HIDE
brandt. young man who was tending
sheep for his father on the Musselsheli,
about ten miles from Musselshell post
office, was shot and killed yesterday aft
ernoon by Frank Custer, a young Ger
man ranchmanin the sam vicinity The
deed was done, it is claimed, in self-de-
Tense.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22
DIFFICULTIES OF A LANDING

From November until April 1t is practi-
cally impossible for a ship to approach
the island and during the other months
of the year a landing is not always posi-
bic. This is entirely due to the strong
current around the island. When a vessel
approaches the land she hoists the jack at
the fore-royal masthead. If conditions
are favorable the ensign continues to
float from the signal staff on shore, and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22
Indicted for Murder

LAKE DENTON. Mimi, Oct. 21.-Nal-
ter Warren, who was hold by the coro-
killing Of Charles Wilson, was indicted
by the grand jury He is charged with
murder In the second degree The trial
was continued until the next term of
court. =
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22

HOT SPRINGS. S. D., Oct. A.-Wolves
are reported to be numerous and doing a
great deal Of damage south of Pringle
stockmen, have reported the killing nv
the wolves the past few days of a thor.
oughbrcd bull and a yearlins heifer.