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Evening star., 1901-04-06
PITCHER MERCER REPORTS.
Expresses Pleasure at Returning tG
This City.

Expresses Pleasure at Returning to
This City.
Ex-senator "Win'' Mercer arrived in
Washington this morning at o'clock, COM
ing on from New York, where he spent a
few hours yesterday. The picture pub
lished with this article is two years old.
but Mercer has not changed the slightest
and is still the same clever boy as of yore.
When seen at base ball headquarters this
morning by an Evening Star reporter Mer-
Ger said:
when the base ball agitation of chang
ing the cities in the National League was
under discussion last fall l told several of
my friends on the New York club that if
Washington was selected to make up cir
suit this year would come here If l had to
jump contract. AS soon as the American
League branched out Manager Manning
and myself were writing letters to each
other, and it didn't take us long to come
to an agreement. | have always had my
greatest success here, been well treated by
the people, and was anxious to play
here as Mr.. Manning was to have me.
Like Carrick l had to go through New
York to reach Washington, and I ran up to
the Giants training quarters for lew
minutes to see Manager Davis and the rest
of lne boys. They all wanted ne to stay
ever and see President Freedman, but l de-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04
TO THE WOODS
HOMESTEADERS FLOCK TO THEIR
CLAIMS TO MAKE NECESSARY
IMPROVEMENTS
LAND MAY BE RICH IN COPPER
Great Excitement in West Superior
over the Development Work
That Is Now Being
Carried On.

WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, Aug g.
(Special.)-A large number of people
who, some time ago, took homesteads IN
this county under the stone and timber
act, have recently gone into the county
to look up their rights and to make some
improvements for the purpose of hold
ing the property.
Most of the claims were taken up
nearly six months ago when there was
some excitement in the copper move,
ment in this county.
When the copper excitement died out
there were no great developments and
few CT the people who hal made en-
tries ever saw their land. But the ex-
citement has r ached fever heat with
the last few weeks and various stories
went the rounds as to what the peop'e
most interested in copper intended TO
do. There was a rumOr that they would
keep things quiet until after the six
months was up when the land would re-
vert 10 the government if no work had
been done on it. In order to prevent
this those who made entries have gone
to the woods TO watch their land
There is a great deal of excitement
now in regard to the copper develop
ments, which was started by the an
nouncement of a reduction plant at the
Chippewa. A rich find there helped it
along and the work being done by the
Nudge and Weyerhaeuser syndicates has
kept the interest up until now it is be-
heved that there will be greater interest
than ever this fall. When the report
Of DR.. Fahrig, Of the Philadelphia Com
mercial museum, comes out, it is ex,
pected that there will be intere st ne de-
velopments.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04
CROPS NOT so BAD
REPORTS FROM POINTS ON MIL
WAUKEE AND NORTHWESTERN
ROADS GRATIFYING
CORN IN THE WORST SHAPE
Grains of All Kinds Have stood the
Drought Better Than Was Ex-
pected and Roads Look for
Good Business.

MASON CITY. Iowa, Aug. 3.-(speciaD
-Supt. Braden, of the T. & VI. division of
the North Western road, and Supt. Col
Inns of the 1. & D. division of the Mil
waukee road, have just completed
thorough inspection of the crops along
their divisions, and their reports are very
gratifying. Supt. Bradens division eX-
tends from Muchkaniock, Iowa, to San
born, Mimi, and Supt. Collins division
extends from McGregor, Iowa, to San
born, Iowa, running the entire length Of
the northern part of the state Supt.
Braden took with him a party of experts.
Mr.. Braden inspected all the poorer fields
of corn along the division, taking 1t for
granted that the green fields We're much
better that those with the tops burned.
The experts agreed that the corn crop
was In very excellent condition, con-
sidering the long period of drought, and
with the right kind of wea Their, and not
too early frost, the entire acreage along
the division would produce an average
yield. Most of the specimens of corn
taken from the stalks showed that the
corn was pretty well developed, but there
was a good percentage which showed
that the ears would not be all filled out
However, 1t is safe to say that the com
will average forty bushels to the acre
with ordinary weather in this section of
eiiC SOulliAy OdlS were DelnS InrdSneQ
and were producing from twenty to thir-
ty-five bushels to the acre and generally
good quality There was some flax which
was in excellent condition, and in Mime
sofa there were extensive wheat fields
This crop will be about two-thirds of a
crop. The quality is generally good, and
the yield win be from ten to fifteen
bushels to the acre instead of from twen-
ty to twenty-five, as was the case last
year. Supt. Collins found the crops along
the western end of the division. and es
pecially Dakota, were great. From Mason
City east the crop will be short Corn is
pretty badly burned. and small grain is
two-third crop. The farther west he
went from Mason City, the better the
crops We're and in the western part OF
the state and Dakota the farmers will get
from fifty to sixty bushels of oats. from
twelve to twenty-five bushels of wheat.
and the usual crop of corn, forty to sixty
bushels to the acre, with anything like
good conditions for the next sixty days.
Inc Milwaukee road will haul more grain
TINS year from the western end than last.
me quantity will be greater, but tho
quaHty Will not be quite so good. They
are beginning to prepare for the move
ment OF grain already, as the thrashers
are at work, and oats and wheat viii
De ready soon for the market
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04
TOM BIRD BADLY HURT
VETERAN RACER THROWN WHILE
TRAINING AT KITTsoNDALE.

Tom Bird, the cycling Nestor Of ST. Paul
is lying at his home seriously injured
as the result Of a collision Friday evening
on the Kittsondale track. He was train
ing for the Brainerd races, and was
tackled on behind his own motor, ridden
by J. A. McCullom. The latter attempt
ed to turn out at a spot where the track
was sandy, and in doing so fell Bird ran
into the motor and was thrown fully
forty feet, alighting on his side. Two
blood vessels Of the heart were ruptured
and one of his ribs was cracked.
He is under the care Of DR.. Ogden, and
although his recovery Is assured he win
not be able to get into training for this
season, If al all.
The accident TO Tom will be regretted
by all the racing men Of the Twin Cities
as he is one of the most popular men IN
the business, as well as being the Oldest
racer in the Northwest.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04
DIstrict Court Notes.

Suit has been commenced by the o. r.
Mundt company against the Great North
ern Railroad company 10 recover $50,
which represents the value of two avn
ings that were shipped over the road.
and which. 1t Is alleged, were damaged
while in transit
James +. Hickey. as attorney for Mrs
James Joseph Obermuller, whose husband
was killed by coming In contact with a
live wire while he was In the employ OF
the st. Paul Gas Light company, is about
to bring suit for 5000 damages. At the
Tina Of the accident that resulted IN his
death Obermuller was engaged in string
ing wires over the house occupied By Dr.
Hawkins In West st. Paul.
Judge Kelly yesterday released Hyman
Machinslty, who was convicted Of receiv-
iHg stolen property, and who was granted
a new trial by Judge Lewis on bail Of
1900. The bondsmen were Louis Finkel-
stein and Isaac Singer both Of whom
qualified in the sum named. One OF the
bondsmen secured By the accused refused
TO qualify because II was Saturday. the
Jewish Sabbath.
Judge Kelly tomorrow afternoon viii
hear the application Of G. 9. Bragg 10
compel George NJ. Nelson TO disclose to.
stock books OF the New Year Gold Min
ing company. Of West Virginia Bragg
owns fifty shares Of the stock and he IS
trying to find out just where ''he Is att
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04

and Miss Emma O'Neill was elected Sec
rotary. c. s. McDougal was made treas
urer. 1t was decided to hold the annual
memorial service on the second Sunday
in September. The services will probably
be held in the Peoples church and Will
be preceded by a parade. Grand Master
]. NJ. Diment, Grand Recorder Olaf
Olson of the Workmen, and Grand Chief
Of Honor Ida d. Wilson, of the Degree
Of Honor, will be invited to speak.
The committee will meet again on Aug.
II to complete the arrangements.
A number of subcomInittees were Sc
lected. The following are the cbairmen
of these committees: Programme, Louis
Verwer; music, w. Morgan; decoration,
w. B. Patterson; parade, ]. Peters.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04
Policy Holders VIII Resist

GLENWOOD, Wis, Aug 3.-(speciaD-
At largely attended meeting Of the pol
icy holders of the Minneapolis Fire &
Marine Insurance company, living In this
vicinity, held at the city hall last evening
1t was unanimously decided to resist the
threatened suits, and to engage the hest
legal talent to defend the cases. 1t was
the near future.
The dispatc h in st. Paul paper to
the effect that the mercantile house Of
Peterson & Raymond, of this city, had
made an assignment is without founda-
ton. The firm, through an amicabIe
agreement with it's creditors, has placed a
trustee, Jesse b. Greenman of St PAM
in charge OF it's business until sufficient
of its book accounts can be collected TO
liquidate it's own liabilities The firm IL
solvent, and there have been no court
proceedings of any description.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04
DOESN'T LIKE RED WING
Carl LUnd Leaves State Training
School for Fifth Time

RED WING, Mimi. Aug. 3.-(specIal.)-
For the fifth time in less than three
months Carl Lund has escaped from the
Minnesota State Training school. He was
sent there from Minneapolis on MAY II,
ana made his first break for liberty the
following morning, but was soon recap
tured. A week later he ran away from
the barnyard and was captured the next
morning IN the railroad yards as he was
about to board a train. After that he
was compelled to sleep with his ankles
ssdhackled. But during the night of June
out of third story dormitory window
went down plaster and got away. He
vas not apprehended till a month later
Wien he was found at Mortified. The
hrst night he was brought back to the
school he was discovered again getting
out OF third story window Then he
was put on bread and water In solitary
confinement. Night before last, when his
supper was brought him, he was gone,
he mad climbed over the transom slipped
through the halls unseen, and is now at
large. O.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04
ALL TOOK A WETTINC
GEORGE MONKS DOCK AT LAKE
CALHOUN SUDDENLY COLLAPsES
Spectators of Yacht Races Were
Precipitated Into Five Feet
of Water-NO Cas-
ualties.

Shirt waists were spoiled, natty outing
skirts were ruined and some thirty to
forty persons, among whom were several
young ladies and elderly women were
drenched by the collapse of George
Monks dock at Lake Calhoun yesterday
afternoon.
Had it not Teen for the prompt action
of number of young men. more than
one person would have suffered some
thing worse than a ducking
The party was crowded on the dock
watching the yacht races when the sup
ports Of a section about fifty feet from
shore gave way and prec:pitaeed the
spectators into five feet of water.
There was a wild time for several min
utes. Women screamed and cried for as
s-stance. One young woman was pin!on5d
under heavy boards and was carried to
the bottom Of the lake. An elderly
woman at the very edge of the dock was
thrown to her knees by the shock and
went clear under the water
She managed to cling to the supports
and was rescued thoroughly drenched.
Even her hat was watersoaked
-A-number Of other women were In try
ing positions, but they managed to es-
cape with dry shirt waists and hats, al
though the woman who had a dry skirt
and was able to boast of dry feet was
hard to find
The men In the crowd displayed
presence of mind which was admirable.
There were one or two who were rat
tied" but most of them were prompt
to lend assistance
Two gritty young fellows offered them
selves as supports for a number of loos-
ened boards and a number OF persons
walked to safety over them
A living chain was feature Of the
work of rescue. A number of young
men secured a footing on the loose tim
bers and assisted four ladies ashore.
Though the water was not very deep
there were so many persons on the dock
at the time it collapsed that 1t is mar
velous that a number were not trampled
under foot at the bottom of the lake by
the excited persons who took an invol-
untary bath.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04
Bits From Rensnn

BENSON, Mimi, Aug. ESPECIAL IF
henson roller mill to his partner. w. r.
Coles. who will run the business alone
hereafter.-A branch office of Edwards
woods & Co. has been opened here with
special wire TO the cities for stocr
quotatons.-The summer school closed 10
Day The attendance while good was nor
up TO that of previous years.-John Nelis
LOT several years night agent here, has
peen transferred to the dispatcher's Of
iice at Breckenridge miilinerv estab-
lshment Of Allen Sisters was burglarized
on Wednesday night.-One hundred and
thlrty-tour certificates were secured by
the hlgh school scholars at the last ex-
amtnation.-Mrs. w. f. Wilcox left +his
week for Crookston, where she will par
uclpate in the dairy convention and read
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04
FRAUD is ALLEGED
CHARLES COURTNEY GATHERED IN
BY DETECTIVE ROWLAND.

Charles Courtney. representing him
self to be an agent for the August Fred
erickson Photographic studio, 171-173 East
Seventh street, was arrested by De.ec-
tive Rowland in West st. Paul yesterday
afternoon on the charge OF obtaining
money under false pretenses.
The police have recently received nu-
merous complaints TO the effect nat
agents for photograph studios were coll
lect.ng money on contracts. which It Is
alleged were not afterwards fulfilled.
Courtneys plan was to charge IS cents
for a ticket. which would entitle the
holder to a dozen photos and an enlarge
ment upon the payment Of a certain sum
Of money. When the tickets were pre-
scented 1t Is alleged the price demanded
was considerably larger
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04

ing you gave me good health through
your blessed Peruna, and now IL has
been six years since | first wrote to
DIR. Hartman and through his invaIu-
able advice and never-faiIing Peruna,
am i'll perfect health.
II could not sit up over a half hour at
a time when ] began taking Peruna |
am now in perfect health, and have not
had any signs of my old complaint (pel-
many of my age as healthy as I am, as
l am "A years old. 'Peruna' is the name
or our family physician-it is never-fail-
ing. gives quick relief."-Mrs. e. Riker.
DIR. Hartman's Advice.
The above are only three of thousands
or cases of female weakness that have
been cured by Dr. Harrman's advice.
All ailing, women should write DR.. Hart
man. Advice free. Address DR.. p
Hartman. President of The Hartman
Santarium, Columbus. Ohio.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04
Communion at Winonn.

WINONA, Mimi, Aug. 3.-(SpeclaD.-In
city, will take place the confirmation of
554 children and adults, the largest class
ever confirmed at one time in this city.
Pishop Trobec, of st. Cloud, will offfclate,
will be assisted by Rev. Father Babinski
of Independence, Wis, and Rev. c. Prois,
of this city. r9
Deputy Game Warden A. p. BIagie, OF
this city, who made two arrests for iue-
gal fishing near Minnesota, was today
arrested by the marshal Of Minneiska for
furnishing intoxicating LIQUOR to minors.
The hearing will be held on Tuesday at
Minneiska, before Justice OF the Peace p.
h. Hartman.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04
IRON AND STEEL OUTPUT.
United states Now Leads the world
I'm Production

WASHINGTON. Aug. 3-The geoIogl-
cal survey has issued a report on iron
and steel TO the close OF the nineteenth
century prepared by James NJ Swank.
general manager OF the American Iron
and Steel association. II shows that this
country today leads all other countries IN
the production Of these articles. II puts
the worlds production Of pig iron OF 1900
at about 100000 long tons. OF which the
United States made 1873, 400 tons, or fully
81 per cent. The fun worlds production
OF steel for 1900 was about 26.l70O0O. OF
which the United States made lO7lO,lO
tons, or nearly - per cent. The Besse-
mer pig iron production In 1900 was 1885,
452 tons. The maximum production or
Bessemer steel rails by the producers or
Bessemcr steel ingOts was reached I'm
1900 when the total was % 1851, III long
tons. The total production Of all kinds
OF rails In this country probably was
nearly 100000 long tons. The production
IN 1900 Of open hearth steel in the United
States was 3402,552 long tons; iron ana
steel rails 4,8GG.4S9 tons. and steel wire
nails, IL, l0, 800 kegs Of 100 pounds. The
year 1900, says the report was. taken al
a whole, one Of marked prosperity for
our iron and steel manufacturers.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04

Weak and Nervous
Mrs II. Kohle, Defiance, O., writes:
1T gives me great pleasure to recon-
mend Peruna as one of the best medi-
cines for female weakness and catarrh.
! was so weak and nervous I could walk
but a little distance.
'AlI my friends thought 1 had lung
trouble and I had almost given up. but
through one Of DR.. Hartman's books I
decided to write to him; He PRESCRIBED
for me, and l followed his directions
and took Peruna. I had taken it but
short time until I was so much I'm
proved, and regained my health and
strength, and today my health is as good
as it has been for years. l hope Peruna
may be the blessing to others that it has
been to me.'-AIrs. H. Kohle.
"Feruna Is Never-FaiIing."
Mrs e. RilIer, 9O1 w. 1st street, Cedar
Falls, Ia, writes:
Health is wealth. and I have the
best of health since taking your RENE
dies. After five long years of suffer-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04
Hastings Hnpneninrs

HASTINGS. Mimi, Aug. 8.-(special.)-
a young man named Dennis Cook, of
Denmark, Washington county, while run
ming threshing machine at his home
last evening fell into the separator. and
the machinery badly mangled his left leg
below the knee. He was removed today
to st: Joseph's hospital. st. Paul, where
he will undergo an operation. The ele-
vator of p. II. White, at Keating's cross
ing, three miles this side Of Prior Lake.
burned this morning at an early hour
and was partially insured. A fourteen
year-old son of Charles Radke, of Cot
tage Grove. has been missing from home
since Tuesday and his present wherea-
bouts are unknown. The harvest in
Dakota county is nearly completed. with
prospects of an average crop
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04
SAD CASE Ar La CROSSE
FatherIess Children of Heat Victim
Sent to State School

LA CROSSE, Wis, Aug. 3.-(SpeciaI1-
Today Mary, Alice and Tom children of
A. DUDE, who was sunstruck some time
age and died, were sent to the state
school at Sparta The mother of the
children, who was also overcome. by heat.
is left in a destitute condition. unable to
provide for their support The wom
an has seventeen children, but the rest
are able to support themselves.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04
GIenHynnh Gn..,n

GREENWOOD, Wis. Aug. s.-(special.)-
-, n. stem, or the Glenwood Manufactur-
OF several weeks to the Pacific coast
II. J: Baldwin and family left YESTERDAY
fer New York city to visit about a month
ana attend reunion Of the Baldwin fam
ily.-D. II. Syme spent a portion Of The
week in Milwaukee,. w. Harmon ia
acting as deputy chef of police during
the absence of Officer r. n. Weston. who
IS enjoying an outing along the 500 line
MIS- Jane Mcneil is home from a soiourn
IN North Dakota.-F. r. Waters. of Dart
Iord, has succeeded E. F. Stoddard i'm the
drug business at Downing. Another crew
OF GIenwooders left Wednesday for the
Dakota wheat fields.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04
HOT AT HURON.
First Day of August VIII BE Remem-
bered as Record Breaker.

HURON, S. D., Aug. 3-(SpeciaI.)-
Thursday, Aug. l, will be remembered as
the hottest day in Huron in period OF
twenty years. The morning was cool
and pleasant, but by 10 o'clck the little
silver spiral in thermometers began to
creep up toward the so and 80 marks, and
by noon had touched SO. A strong wind
from the south, cool at first, soon be-
came warm, and few hours later it was
urcomfOrtably hot. At O'Clock it was
SO hot that few people were out of doors;
the stores We're empty and what few peo-
pie ere in sight were hurrying to shady
places. The heat increased till the mer-
curry at the government weather bureau
re gistered a fraction above los. This
broke all previous records, and the day
was recorded as the hottest since the es-
tablishing of the United States weather
bureau here twenty years ago. The next
highest temperature recorded was on
July H. 1894. By s o'clock in the evening
the temperature had changed to many
degrees cooler, and the evening and night
were delightfully."- pleasant.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04
WITH ROTH LEGS BROKEN.
john Kroner Smokes u Cigar While
Waiting for angAmbuIance

LA CROSSE, Wis, Aug. 3.--(SpeciaI.) y
vicious horse, supposedly unbreakable.
which was broken by PROF. o. r. Glea-
son, the noted horse tanner, and sold -
John Kroner one Of the wealthiest men
OF this city, tonight ran away. Mr.. Kron-
both legs. While waiting for the arnpu-
lance, Kroner sat on the curling with his
legs broken, and smoked cigar. Kroner
or. IS member OF one of the largest
wholesale hardware houses in the North
west. Since Gleason broke the horse u
month ago he has been as tame as kit
ten and seemed afraid of nothing. To-
n GIT. howeve-, when Kroner struck him
with a whip runaway followed.
To-Day the La Crosse baseball team won
from Marshtield, of the state league.
with a score of to l. MarshneId l in the
second and La Crosse 2 in the secono.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04
west Superior Man MtssInc

VEST SUPERIOR. Wis, Aug. s.-(spe-
clai )-Ihe police department. is anxious
to learn the whereabouts of Walter W
keenan,, who left here several months
ago leaving family at the East end. He
has not been heard from for several
asked to make inquiries In the middle
or June Keenan, sent money to his wife
from Port Huron. Mich He stated that
he was working again after an accident
in which he had been hurt
The deaf and dumb school at Sunerior
will receive 81 400 as it's share of the
state appropriation. The local school was
established but a few years ago, and has
grown TO be one of the largest in the
state.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04
senator Hnnsbrough Here.

Among the arrivals in the city yester-
day were United States Senator Hans
brough, OF North Dakota. John Haggart.
United States marshal of the F'lickertaii
state, and Senator Carter of Montana
All Of the gentlemen declined to talk
politics, but they are quite enthusiastic
over the crop situation
During the day Senator Hansbrough
and Marshal Haggcrt held a conference
with Alexander Mckenzie at the Mer.
chants hotel, the purport OF which IS
not known.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-04
GoItz Charged WIth LARCENY.

Frank Goltz, porter in the employ of
l.. Eppstein & Sons company for the past
year. was arrested last night by Detective
Sweeney on the charge OF larceny, pre-
that he has been in the habit Of taking
away Jusfuls Of liquor on several occa-
sions, and that his plan was TO take the
liquor and hide It out in the rear yard
about thirty-fve years old and is mar
ried