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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-04

cur marriage license"
The young girl smiled happily as she
thought Of the prospect and again said
she would be very happy with her lover
He, too, Is confident that his wedding
means a great joyous change in his life
and says he loves his May as devotedly
IS could any American.
1T is not difficult for me to explain
vhy I am going to marry a Chinaman
He has been ChristianiZed, he intends to
be always good American citizen, and
his sympathies are with civilization and
civilized ideals. He is kind, devoted, in
0uigent and in every way will make g.
much better husband and protector than
thousands Of American-born men"
when fell In love with her. he said
in very fair English. 'T knew nothing Of
her language. I loved her and deter
mined to try and win her. It was for this
that I undertook to learn the language,
and went to church with her. was con-
verted to the Christian church and then
gave up ell idea Of ever going back to
China. cut off my queue and adopted
American dress and shall be an Ameri-
can In everything.
II want to be married by both the
Christian and the Chinese service, be-
cause Miss May then becomes my wife
in the eyes Of the Chinese law as we'll as
in American law. We will be married
by my cousin and by a Methodist min
lister, since that is the church which
joined We will live In Philadelphia al,
ways, ana I hope will build up a big
trade and enough money to make my
wife happy.
eff can make her happy will be
satisfied" And the Acknowledged Celestial
looked earnestly at the girl who was soon
to be his bride till her smile drove away
the seriousness from his face.
You ask my reasons for choosing an
American bride instead Of one Of my own
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-04
EoVe NJiNy FIND a WaV.
Chinese Youth Tells Why He
viii Have an AmerI-
can Wife.

Miss May Lewis. a young Philadelphia
girl, is to become the bride of Yung Sing,
a Chinaman, and will be married accord
ing to the Chinese custom next week in
the joss house on Race street Miss
Lewis met Yung Sing In San Francisco,
where he was member of her Sunday
school class. There she taught him the
tenets of the Christian religion and at the
same time the ways of love. The usual
impeachment of paternal opposition was
encountered, however, and Miss Lewis
came to Philadelphia to live. Here Yung
Sing followed her, and her parents objec-
ton overcame, the wedding will be cele-
brated.
Miss Lewis Is a pretty. slender girl, with
a wealth of dark brown hair which falls
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-04

very words, but that was what he clearly
meant. And his bride-to-be nodded APP
provingly.
Yung Sirg usually wears American
dress, but on the occasion Of his mar
riage he will be CARRIED in the richest
Oriental robes. This union will take
place In the gorgeous temple In the top
floor of the house, ops Race street, which
is the home of Sings cousin.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-04

nationality. Since ] became q convert to
your religion and your ways could never
be happy with wife who did not under
stand and sympathize with me. A Chi
nese girl, while very adorable to one who
has not adopted the manners, customs
and ideas Of the United States, would not
understand me. There would be no bond.
but barrier. between u.s."
He did not express his ideas In those
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-04
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Sdespang who had applied you
y! dubbed
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o And anoh wrote thus 1T M dumped
this
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for the little book called "COMPLETE MANHOOD"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-04

for service on the Monitor. Both men
were natives Of South Wales.
Mr., Ellis was born near Carmarthen in
1S4l. He came to the United States in
1860 He entered the service Of the gov
eminent as an engineers yeoman. He
was promoted three times from Feb Ia,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-04
TO BEAT THE PLAGUE.
Sanitary Conference May he Held
Next Month.

Next Month.
CHICAGO. March S.-The advisabiIity
of calling conference of the sanitary
officers throughout the United States to
consider ways and means of keeping tho
bonic plague from reaching this country
Is being urged upon the authorities at
Washington. In answer to a letter sent
by DR.. Reynolds, health commissioner
here, to DR.. Waiter Wyman, surgeon
general of the marine hospital service.
DR.. Wyman says the health commission
ers suggestion that national conference
be called to meet in April meets with his
approval, and will be considered.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-04

maintenance Of charities within the par
ish, which are supported out of the cor
poration income, averages $4,000; for
charities without the parish. 10000
total OF $50, 900.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-04

1862, to May, 1865, and was honorabIv dis.
charged at Philadelphia as paymaster's
clerk. Previously he was paymaster's
steward
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-04
Incomplete Manhood
and How fO Attain H.

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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-04
The triumph Of Love
Is Happy Fruitful Marriage.

Every who would know the arand truth plain facts
tho now disq9yeries Of medical science applied to
and PvOid future pitfalls should secure
tho wonderful little book called
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-05-11
DOING HIMSELF PROUD.
And Keeping His Identity . secr<
 All the Time.

And Keeping His Identity . Secret
 All the Time.
 The young man had applied for the position of country correspondent He promised the editor that he would send in all important news once week. He was bright young man, ard above his oelluloid collar the soap on his face ahone.
 The office had great expectations. a
 An, but alasl
 The young man'e name was Robert Edgar Ellison.
 The following is his first breezy let ter:
 Last evening R. B. Ellison went to 6qutown to visit relatives.
 Early Tuesday morning Robert E. Ellison found that the henhouse had been robbed. There was great excite. ment in the village to know who the oufprits were.
 A most delightful surprise party was given to R. Edgar Ellison on Wednes- day eve. There was dancing and oysters
 Popular Bob" Ellison is thinking seriously of going to Cuba.
 The engagement of Robert Edgar Bill son to the belle of the village, Miss Ma thilde Hayrick, has been announced.
 Ed Ellison will take charge of his fathers store while the latter is in New York.
 B. Everybody in town is now wondering who the bright new correspondent of The Daily Hustler is.-New York Jour- nal.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-05-11
SHORT NEWS STORIES.
Mourned For His Friend-He'd Have co Unsrow-Fighting Bob's
 Latest.
Over the portals of the supreme court in Brooklyn hung this legend:
COURTS ADJOURNED SINE DIE.

Some rollicking wag, with sense of humor dating back to the bluff old Eng fish school of the seventeenth century, conceived the side splitting idea of affix- ing the letter D to the word "die. |" Holding his side and trying to restrain his buttons, this peerless humorist then disappeared, leaving no trace by which lovers of airy persifiage could track, Identity and acclaim him.
 Later in the day a person whose GUS. tomary haunts are the public buildings of Brooklyn and who affects knowledge of every statesman from Red Hook to Greenpoint drifted into the equity term and addressed himself to Clerk Farrell.
 "Say. Farrell" he said. "when did Sine pass in his checks?''
 Whats that?' demanded Clerk Farrell.
 "When did Sine die?" repeated tho inquiring one, "I see the courts are closed op account of it."
 Clerk Farrell recovered.
 ''He died yesterday" he answered solemnly. "Did you know him?"
 "Know himY" repeated the inquirer. "I've known him for years. knew his father. Too bad, ain't it?"
 Clerk Farrell said it was grievous misfortune, and the old comrade and boon com mpanion of the lamented Sine passed mournfulIy out.-New York Times.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-05-11
Mistakes In Telegraph Messages.


 Two funny telegraph stories are print. ed by the Pittsburg Dispatch on the authority of former employee of the Western Union company
 He was receiving dispatch from Albany, in which the sender was not overcareful in the matter of spacing his letters. Lawton took the address as fol- lows: "Dr. A. Wing, room car agent, Central depot, New York. :"
 The dispatch came back with the marginal report that there was no such person at the address named. The op- asrator at Albany was called up and ex- plantations followed, in consequence of which the address was changed to drawing room car agent, Central de- pot"
 A still more absurd mistake was onco made in the same offices when tele- gram was received for James w. Giles, pie clerk. Brooklyn nasty yard" This was afterward amended to read, "James w. Gillespie, clerk, Brooklyn navy yard. !"
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-05-11
"Fighting Bob's" Latest.

Every one who meets Captain Robley D. Evans quickly learns that he dislikes being called Fighting Bob." Not ! many men have the faculty of putting things in as picturesque fashion as Cap tain Evans. The naval lessons taught by the war. he thinks, are that we . should continue to have the best ships, ' the best guns and the best ammunition :. .obtainable. With these, as we have the j best men, the navy will continue to in 1. crease its glories Captain Evans says that when the ships of, Spain came out of Santiago harbor they were in posi- tion to ram any of the American ves- ssels, says Leslie's Weekly. The Span iards made no attempt in that direc- : stion, and Captain Evans believes "that they were so thoroughly rattled that they just started to run out of the way as fast as they could"
 The captain tells the following ex- citing incident of the naval battle of Santiago, which is now published for the first time: Captain Taylor of the Indiana, which was closest in toward the Spaniards, caught sight of their torpedo boats and thought the rest of us couldn't sec them. He ran up the Bignal, 'Enemy's torpedo boats coming ont. Dick Wainwright, in charge of the Gloucester, misread the signal. He read it to be, 'Gunboats attack the ene- my's torpedo boats. He started right in after those torpedo boats, and we came near sinking the Gloucester. |. said to myself, Well, here's some devil- ish new torpedo boat coming from some- where, and turned two inch guns on her. One of my officers then said to mo. Captain, if you don't look out you'll sink the Gloucester. Why mid l, where the devil is the Glouces- terY Sure enough, there she was in be. tween, splitting fire as hard sass she pould
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-05-11
"MR, TOO 2" HE INQUIRED.

things, among them that time worn sus gestion to the effect that when the boys of the school grew up they, too, might be congressman, like General Wheeler. Such are the wonderful possibilities of this great and glorious country of ours.
 ''At this point long, good natured, gangling gawk of boy, about IA years old and about IA feet tall, stuck up his hand, grinning sheepishly the mean while
 Me, too?' he inquired.
 Certainly, Henry replied the teacher assuringly. just as much you as any other boy.
 I reckon not, insisted the boy. I reckon I'll have to ungrow eff ever run on that there ticket, nodding to- ward the general in way that brought down the house, amid the embarrass- ment of the teacher and the great de- light of the general. "- Washington Star.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-05-11
YOUTHS DEPARTMENT,
Captain Sigsbee's Dog-The Story Grand. ma Told-Mistakes In Tele-
 graph Messages.

Mrs. Charles D. Sigsbee, wife of the captain of the battleship Maine, has an article in St. Nicholas on "Pets In the Navy" Mrs. Sigsbee says:
 You have heard of Peggie, the pug dog on the U. s. & Maine when she was blown up. Peggie is now at Key West She is pretty little dog. She was tiny puppy when first given to the captain of the Maine, a little more than year ago, and was very full of fun and mischief. She always slept in the cabin and amused herself by "wor- rying" any shoes she found, and drag. ging about anything she could, as most puppies do. She always followed the captain everywhere, no matter how many steps and ladders were to be climbed This caused her to break her leg one day. The leg was put in splints, but Peggie could not keep still enough to have it knit properly, so when She was we'll this leg was little shorter than the others
 Peggie was very fond of rushing at the waste paper basket and dragging out the contents. She would whine and cry in very funny way when she could not get them out. She regarded with great suspicion any one in civilian dresa coming on board the Maine and parked at all who were not in uniform. She could turn somersault if you held her head down second.
 One day she came into the cabin with a chicken bone sticking out of one side of her mouth and a pretty nasturtium blossom in the other side. She looked SO cute that wish had the picture to show you. One ear stuck up and the other lay down, giving her very com ical expression. She knew just what she wanted to do. Laying the flower care. fully down in one corner, she took the bone into another and proceeded to eat it. After the bone had been disposed of sine took the flower in her mouth again, and finally left it at the captains feet.
 Once she was taken driving at Key West, and while the carriage was in motion she jumped out of the vehicle on one side and into it at the other until the person she was with feared she would break all her legs. Afterward she thought the horses tails were meant especially for her to play with. So over the dashboard to bite the taila and down under the horses feet shs went. But she was not hurt and soop sprang into the carriage again.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-05-11
He'd Have to Ungrow.

"You can't most always swear to the stories you hear, remarked the Phila- delphia drummer, ''and l am not swear ing to the one heard the other day on General Joe Wheeler in Alabama, but it is just as good as if I did swear to it. So what's the difference? It seems that once the general, whom you all know is only boy's size and not a big boy at that, had in the course of his travels on one of his electioneering tours brought up in remote school house, where, of course, he was called upon to make few remarks to the scholars.
 "This he did in his best style, and when he had finished he stood by tue teacher while that worthy said few
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-05-11
The Story Grandma Told.

Mollie's father was shipbuilder. and the next day one of the largest ships ever built in his yards was to be launched. The wonderful thing about this event, in Mollie's eyes, was the fact that she was to launch in the Ariadne and christen the great ship as it plunged into the water.
 The little girl had seen many vessel sent down the long ways" to take its magnificent plunge into the water, but there's lots of difference, so Mollie thought, between seeing thing and "being right into itP
 "Did you ever launch in vessel, grandma?" she said that evening. She was up in Grandma Pingree's room, talking over her coming experience.
 "Why, yes, dear" said grandma. "l launched in a vessel all alone once when was little girl"
 "Whye-e, Grandma Pingreel' l'' gasp. ed Mollie.
 Grandma smiled. Yes" she said, land the queer thing about it was that I didn't know it until the launching was sA overr
 Mollie was too much astonished now even to say Why-e-er
 Then grandma went on. My father built ships down on the banks of the river where we lived. In those days they built vessels ill the late fall and winter and worked at farming in the summer. When l was years old, fla. ther had vessel ready to launch the 1st of April. used to go down every day and play in the cabin in the shay. ings the carpenters had made.
 "The day before the vessel was to launch l was playing in the cabin all alone, the workmen being employed in the yard outside. An unusually big tide came in that day, and father decided that as everything was so nearly ready they would better take advantage of the tide and lauuch at once. So the work. men began to wedge up the blocks, for getting all about me, and pretty soon the vessel slid gently off into the river.
 "Just as the big ropes began to tight. en and hold it went up on deck for something or other. and a more sur. prised little girl guess never lived. Father came off in boat to get ms. and he called me 'oap'n' and asked where 1 was bound. When we got ashore, he said they would name the vessel the Elsie, after me-"
 "Well," said Mollie with conviction in her tone, If had been having such a good time as that 1 should want to have known it."-Webb Donnell in Youths Companion.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-05-11
. Timed dooda.

During recent years tinned foods have been looked upon with great deal of disfavor. but the analysts have just made an announcement which goes to show that timed foods are not 50 bad after all. It seems that 200, 900, 900 tins of food. are eaten yearly, and having regard to this enormous quantity, the cases of poisoning are certainly rare in the extreme. Ptomaine is the name of the poison which usually goes with timed food; the analysts now say that .ptomaine poisoning happens with fresh meat of all kinds. So you may begin again to enjoy the forbidden fruit. The one thing necessary is to turn out the contents of the tin immediately 1t is eopened.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-05-11

Steamers call at Wary Island. Retchikan. call al Victoria. b. C.. north and south bo, The above dates are only approximate. right to change without previous notice. { FRANK W. WHITE, AGENT, Skagway,
 J.F, TRowBRiD
 tGOODAII
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-05-11
i l'hgxIr Indeed.

"And ,eii.sn her, Briaget, there arc two things must insist upou--truth- fuiness and obedience.
 "Yis, num- and when you tell me to tell the ladies you re out, when you 're in, which shall it be. mumY"A- Youkars Stqtasu,ap
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-05-11
A Foolish Trick.

} The Rough Rider When we wuz down in Cuba, we went barefooted.
 The Relative = Sufferin ham bonef Why, Zeke, yer might ha' died with out yer boots on !-New York Journal.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-05-11
Couldn;t stand It.

II see it is becoming the fad to have your wedding cinematographed. 7" s "But teller doesn't have to have his courtship oinematograpbed. thank heaven ni''-Indianapolis Journal.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-05-11
Hurrxinr Him up.

0srald--What would you say if l were to kiss you? z Y Geraldine-I don't know. but Loan prepare . speech if you think 1t worth while to walt Town Topios.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-01
TRAGEDY OFF NARRAGANI
Barge Gen. Wiley Found,
During a Southeast Gal,
CAPTAIN. AND 4 CHILDREN /
The Inflated Boat Was B
lowed to Providence,


Providence, r. l., Feb. &c. "A II
happened off Narragansett Pier s.
after | o'clock yesterday morning
the barge Gen. Wiley foundered
a southeast gale. Capt. Haroll
four children were drowned, in 81
nil attempts to save them. ri
James Hughes, which has arrived
reported the loss Of the barge.
The tug left Stonington Sa
night, with the barges Advance,
wood, j. Hyland and Gen. wi
tow, bound for Providence. VIII
Gen. Wiley parted her hawser,
| ticGoldrick did all that was =
to rescue the family on board, ST
BY in hopes of picking up the sur
Capt. Charles Il. Halstead
Sherwood seems to be the only
in port who knows anything at,
CAPTAIN of the Gen. Wiley a
family. Capt. Halstead think
the drowned captains name \
Harold, and is positive that the
four children with him, two b.
two girls, the eldest not more
or IA years. The mother Of the
dren was drowned last summer
Hudson River.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-01
G. A. R. INVESTIGATING.
Wants to Know why Mrs. Alice McGonicle
was SO Long in Receiving Her Pension.

Wants to Know why Mrs. Alice McGonicle
Was SO Long in Receiving Her Pension.
Commander in chief Shaw of the
Grand Army of the Republic of the
United States has begun an inyesti-
cation with n view TO ascertainins
why there was so pruch delay in the
granting of pension to Mrs Alice
McGonigle OF this city. About the
middle Of last December Mrs. Nc,
Gonigle, who was at the time and had
been for many years an inmate OF the
New Castle county aims house, was
granted monthly pension OF sl2 and
back pay amounting to So, 9a0. 81. she
Immediately left the almshouse and
went to live with Mrs. Mary O'Neiil,
relative, at No. 205 Monroe street.
The pension was granted on account
of the death of William McGonigle,
son of Mrs. McGonigle, who was
member of Co. b, Eighth Regiment,
Delaware Volunteer Infantry, during
the Civil War, and died in 1860, at his
home in this city. two weeks after
being mustered out of the service,
having contracted mis- fatal illness
while in the army. His mother a
short time afterward made application
for pension, but her efforts were not
crowned with success until few weeks
ago, and during much of the time she
was charge upon the county.
The object OF the investigation now
being made by the Grand Army is tc
ascertain whether the delay was due
to the negligence or carelessness ol
, somebody connected with the Pension
Bureau OF some other reason. The
, matter has neen placed IN the hands o
I William I'll. Moy stin of this city, com
mander of the Department of Delaware
) who is obtaining the information de
, sired by the commander in chief. HI
l matter was brought TO the attention o
1 the commander-in chief by Commando
I Kay of the Department OF New York
i who saw by the newspapers where tn
!, pension had been granted. A Gran
y Army man, in speaking of the matte
Monday morning, said it is known tina
people who are not entitled to pension
are receiving them and some yer
% pcor people who are entitled to per
?, sions are not receiving them. In
IS object of the investigation, he said,
y to assist in bringing about a ollie
! emit and more equitable state of aifalr
lt Mrs. McGoniele bad been an inma
of the almshouse since 1854. she
a about 10 years Of age. Some yea
~ | PRIOR u tudt tlIut SIG EihSSa heA "Ef'
rt cation for a pension in the hands
j. Washington attorneys, but they We
90 unable to accomplish anything al
be William IA. Hayward & Co., of tn
as city took hold Of the matter. but t
IS situation appeared unchanged
on several years. In 1898 John Wal
ie wright OF this city was given power
CIV attorney to complete the case and
1896 all Of the testimony, so far AS
knew, had been sent to Washingtc
re. In 1897 the department acknowledg
,rd the receipt of the testimony, /
nothing was heard from the mat
- until last summer, when spec
TO examiner came hele from Washingi
If and went over the ground, with
e's result that the pension was grant
md just what caused the delay could
nd be ascertained in this city Mono
are morning.