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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-12-06

l have seen them lurking behind the
bushes, and every time we part I am
in agony Of fear lest something should
befall him.
Mrs. Gallagher was staring now like
big bullfrog watching a red flannel
bait.
will you come up tomorrow night
and meet him?" she hears Miss DENLY
say.
II will" murmured the dumfounded
Mrs. Gallagher, backing toward the
door.
It was midnight when she had fin
ished her rounds of the flats. and at
the hour appointed for the counts ar
rival the population of the building
was on the front steps.
Sure enough, at s o'clock the hand
some foreigner came striding along.
He paused moment in front of Miss
Denby's entrance looked up and down
the street and then sprang nimbly up
the stairway.
The fiuttering old maid, "assisted''
by Mrs. Phelim Gallagher, received
him. To the latter he bowed with the
punctilious grace of a cavalier Of
France.
4J"With your permission, madam" he
said, taking a parcel from his pocket,
II have brought mademoiselle a little
gift. It is an heirloom in our family
My ancestors captured it from King
| Priam in the Trojan war;"
He handed the package to the blush
ing Miss DENLY and kissed her tiny
hand as she bowed over it.
at is one Of the gold shoes from the
/ Trojan horse" he resumed with rare
dignity. each nail it set with a price
| less diamond, and
| He was interrupted by little scream
| from Sophronia, who had unwrapped
| the parcel and found an old, rusty
| horseshoe very dirty, twisted and
| worn. But the next moment she had
| tapped his wrist with her fan and
| laughed:
"What a wag you are, count; forever
cracking jokesr'
! Mrs. Gallagher didn't know what to
say or do. She stood there staring at
| Count Sardanapalus as if in doubt
| whether to hit him with the horseshoe
or run away. Indeed she was siding
| toward the door when the bell rang.
She opened it in time to hear the
| strange guest shout:
"Bar the door or we are lOSt!'
| But Mrs. Gallagher opened it. A
sandy haired, heavy set man brushed
! rudeIy in, laid a hand on the counts
shoulder and said:
"Come, your grace, the balloon is
ready
"Ahaw said the dramatic Greek.
''My country first! Forward, gentle
| men! To the balloon!'
With a grand bow he stalked out Of
| the room like a monarch going to the
| block. Miss DENLY collapsed into a
| chair. The sandy courier followed his
| master. Mrs. Gallagher followed the
courier
"Who is hep whispered the fat wo-
man to the counts attendant.
"He's a bug" growled the man.;
went nutty on balloons; acts all right
till you mention his balloon. Then he
goes home and gets into swing. He
thinks it's a war balloon, and he sails
| all over the world in. it. Good night!'
Miss DENLY did move on the list Of
September Chicago RecOrd-Herald.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-12-06

A nouveau richie recently attended a
picture sale. A friend who had noticed
him at the sale asked afterward, did
you pick up anything at that picture
sale, Jorkins?" and the other respond
ed: ooh, yes; couple of landscapes.
One Of 'em was a basket of fruit and
The other storm at sea."-Boston Com
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-15
70 enlarge COMO SHOPS
GREAT NORTHERN AND NORTHERN
PACIFIC TO EXPEND NEARLY
HALF A MILLION DOLLARS
BUILDING INTO CROWS NEST
Two Surveying Parties Laying Out
Lines for G. N. to the BOun-
Diary of British
Columbia.

Not long ago it was announced that the
Great Northern would spend 100000 in
making extensive additions to its car
shops at Como as soon as weather con-
ditions permit. Now the Northern Pacific
company announces that it will spend
about the same sum for the same pur-
pose, also at Como. making a total of
$400.0G0 to be spent at this place. This will
mean employment to a large number OF
ST. Paul mechanics, and for the next few
months the neigNborhood of Como will
present busy scene, AT present the car
repair shops of the Northern Pacific can
not accommodate more than dozen cars
at time, but when the projected addi-
lions have been made the capacity will he
almost doubled. In addition to the en-
largements. the company intends to re-
model the interior of several of the build
ings and this will take several months
to finish.
The Northern Pacific Is also making ex-
tensive additions to it's car and machine
shops at Brainerd. Livingstone and Ia.
coma. In all, with the improvements to
the permanent way to be made at differ
ent points on the line. the expenditure
will run up to about $40G0.000.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-15
UNIFORMITY Is NEEDED.
Railroad Commissioners Seeking to
Establish Equitable Weight Scale.

The state railroad and warehouse COM
missioners are now engaged in endeavor-
ing to induce the railroad companies TO
establish a uniform minimum weight for
carrying cattle and sheep. The two
Western roads, the Great Northern and
the Northern Pacific, do not carry cattle
in less than 19,00O-pound lots, while the
Milwaukee and the Great Western nave
a minimum scale of 10000 pounds. Several
of the other Chicago lines have a mini
mum scale of 1900 pounds. and the con-
fusion to shippers is causing considera-
BILE trouble. Recently man shipped a
load of 5000 pounds west on the North
ern Pacific and had to pay for 1900
pounds.
The two Western roads as a rule do
most of their hauling of cattle from
Western points to St. Paul and in sucn
quantities that the minimum scale make 3
no particular difference. The 1900 pounds
is the estimated capacity of double
decked car, which accommodates from
240 to 270 sheep. No difference is made
in the case of a shipment large enough
to fill only one deck. The recent com.
plant of stock men of the ineq ualit1es OF
freight rates on cattle from points in the
Southern part of the state has been
brought to the attention of the railroad
companies, and the roads are now adjust
ing them in accordance with the wishes
of the cattlemen.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-15
SPORTING NOTES.

Perry Queenan and young sandow'
Jacobs have been matched to fight ten
rounds at Oshkosh. March 49,.
Peter Winner, j. b. Haggin,s new
trainer, says that there is no truth in the
report that Imp has bsen sold to the Cali
fCrnia millionaire.
outfelder Dolan will try to induce
President Hart, of the Chicago club, to
gIVe MIN his release so that he can play
at nome with the American league team
Boston.
Bill LANCE, formerly the star center
fielder of the Chicago club, has been Of
fered $1,000 salary and $500 expense money
by the manager of the Boston team to
play with the Hubites next season.
The Philadelphia club has signed Ortiz,
a pitcher of uncertain quality lie has
e eeen With Philadelphia for two years.
made by Dunn, DoIan and Donahue. Two
OF the last three are pitchers.
Fielder A. Jones, outt1elder for the
Brooklyn National league team for sew
eral- seasons, has signed a three years
guaranteed salary close to 5000 year.
He expects to be member of the Chi
cago White Stocking team
Cart Robertson took thirty candidates
Ior the Yale nine to the field yesterday
for the first outdoor work of the season.
A live inning game was played Robert
son was assisted by Leslie Johnson Cook
and Garvin were tried for two or three
innings respectively in the box The work
was loose and ragged.
Phil Archibald, the wel-known book
makar and owner, Wl..D is now confined in
an asylum at Stockton, Cal, shows no
hopes OF recovery. In fact his condition
is worse than when first taken back there
four weeks ago, and it Is now necessa nv
TO Keep his hands tied to prevent him from
lnJurlng himself. The bookmaker walks
up and down an imaginary line Letting
his thousands as he used to his h1In;iredS
when he was in sound rniutia ee
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-15
TOWN WIPED OUT.
Entire Business Portion of CIover-
port, Ky, Destroyed by Fire.

Entire business Portion of Clover
port, Ky, Destroyed by Fire.
CLOVERPORT, KY. March l4.-In the
biting air of the early morning hours, the
citizens of CIoverport looked on, almost
poWerless to act, today while fire de-
stroyed 900 worth of property and
left 1000 persons-half the population
homeless. Every business house was
burned, and the distress Gof hundreds of
women and children was relieved only
when trains loaded with supplies arrived
from Louisville and Henderson
At noon the fire was still burning In
spots but the remaining structures were
scattered and no further spread was an
ticipated. ~
By the bursting of a natural gas pipe
irs the kitchen Of a private house shortly
after midnight the building was set ire.
A high wind was blowing and the burn
ing embers were carried to the immense
tobacco warehouses owned by the Amer
lean Tobacco company. These buildings
were soon wrapped in flames and efforts
to save them were abandoned in order to
fight the fires which were spreading
on all sides. The tobacco company's plant,
consisting of two sten1meries and 1,080 0G0
pounds of tobacco. was soon destroyed
and the fire continued to spread The
local fire department was totally made
Quate to cope with the fire and Louis
vile and Henderson were asked to send
assistance. AS Louisville Is seventy-five
miles distant. however, no help arrived
until 4:30 o'clock and by that time the
fire had about exhausted its material.
Every business house was gone, together
with all provisions and clothing. Over
half of the residences too, had been do
stroyed one 1,000 people were wandering
aimlessly through the streets, staring at
the ruins.
Here and there on the outskirts Of the
town fires were seen, in some small
frame cottage, but these gradually died
out and by noon the flames had been al
most entirely checked
Relief trains were made up at Louis
Vile and Henderson and brought 5000
loaves Of bread, a large supply OF
clothing, etc. The coaches will be-
placed at the disposal of the homeless
until they can find other temporary
homes.
Adjt. Gen. Murray this afternoon ship
ped 500 tents from Frankfort.
A number of persons were slightly in
jured in fighting the fire.,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-15
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES

Buffalo. N. "a portion Of the plant
of the Fisher Glue company at Towan-
da was burned. The loss will reach $780,
600. A number of the employees were
slightly injured.
Paris-The following Americans have
been appointed chevaliers of the Legion
of Honor in connection with the Paris
exposition: Col. Charles Chaille Long,
James Deering, Humphreys, the artist,
and MI PUG. an engineer
Cedar Rapids, lott was announced
here that former Congressman w. E..
Fuller, of West Union, To-, has accepted
the appointment by President Mckinley
as assistant attorney general
lincoln. Neb.-The following vote was
taken on United States senator: Allen,
s. mte g. Ii W. H T as AZ
Currie, 10; Meiklejohn, 70; Hinshaw, 81;
Martin, 4; Rosewater, 16; scattering, Z.
Tiffin. O.-The jury returned verdict
against Edward Trout of murder in the
first degree with recommendation for
Koch was unduly intimate with his wife.
Trout's defense was insanity.
Toledo. O-Senator W. C. Gear, OF Up
per Sandusly, who is quite prominent in
state politics. has received three differ
ent letters demanding $500 on the threat
of burning his home, waylaying one of
his daughters and burning out her eyes.
case.
.Chicago-The ruling of the lower court
that the Christie Street Commission
Company of Kansas City conducts a
bucket shop, and, as such, is not enti-
tied to the quotations of the Chicago
Board of Trade, was sustained by a de-
cision handed down by the appellate
/ court.
Cleveland. O.-Representatives of more
than 1900 lcngshoremen, employed AT
q "a inf In NOR
with the dock managers here. endeaE-
oring to agree upon wage scale for
the coming season. 1t is understood that
the longshoremen have asked for slight
advance on certain classes of work over
last year.
Youngstown, O-At the bi-monthly
wage conference today between the iron
manufacturers and the officials of the
Steel Workers. the manufacturers grant
ed voluntary increase of 1212 cents per
ton for puddlers and per cent increase
for fnishers. The increase affects about
10000 hands.
Fort Scott. Kan.-Supreme officers Of
the Order of Select Friends. the fraternal
insurance society, for which receiver
was appointed Monday, place the liabii-
tiles at $4,000 Others assert that the or
der has unpaid claims of $4,000 or more.
The loss will fall principally upon the
older policy holders, as they will be
barred by age from joining any other or
der.
Toledo, O.-The International Mach1n-
lists Association of America will enforce
a demand for short working day In
towns where machinists are compelled to
work ten hours they will strike for nine
and in towns where they work nine hours
they will demand an eight-hour day. In
every case they will attempt to secure
the same wages as those now in force.
New York-Three persons were killed
and three injured early in a fire that
drove fifty tenants in panic from the
flve-story tenement house, 270 Atlantic
the building woman and a twelve
year-old boy. crazed by fear, jumped
from the fourth and third-story windows
respectively. and were killed. The moth
err of the boy was burned to death in her
apartments.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-15
PLAYS 70 THE GALLERIES
PRESIDENT CASTRO, OFF vENEZUE-
LA, Is WORKING UP ANTI-AMER-
ICAN SENTIMENT
CAMPAIGN OF PRESS ABUSE
GOvernment-Inspired Organs Are
Demanding That United States
Minister LOOmis BE Given
His Passports.

WILLEMSTAD, Island of Curacao.
March GA correspondent Of the AS
ISOLATED Press returned today from
another visit to Caracas. He talked at
La GuaYra with officers of the United
States auxiliary cruiser Scorpion. 1t
appears that Commander Sargent
brought a very important report OF
United States Minister Francis B.
LOOMS about the political, military and
commercial situation in Eastern Vene-
zuela. and the Orinoco valley Com
mander Sargent has canvassed the whole
situation in Venezuela and has collected
facts after seeing all of the important
American mining and other enterprises
in Venezuela
The Scorpions officers report that the
whole eastern part of the country Is
pac1fied and that the troops have been
withdrawn. President Castro has sup
pressed the revolution completely and
business has been everywhere resumed
Hostile feeling towards Americans was
observed in many places and dislike of
foreigners seems to be somewhat gen.
eral. Threats to burn the general offices
Of the Orinoco company, limited at San
ia Catalina, have been frequent of late
and the manager reports great hostility
on the part of the VeneZuelans in that
part Of the country.
In Caracas a campaign against the
United States government and it's min
lister is going on in the press. Personal
~ Mr.. LOOMS is charged with sending
to the department of state at Washing
ton information about the fight between
the sailors of the Lancaster and the
police at La Guayra which was Of an
exaggerated character. Mr.. LOOMS has
steadily declined to be drawn into any
newspaper controversy, however, and
doubtless acting under orders says moth
ing and makes no denials, no matter how
much he is abused. 1t is the opinion of
many we'll informed people here that
after having worked up the feeling
against the United States to high
pitch the government will try to win
little cheap applause for courage by
giving the American minister his pass
ports. This sort of thing has been done
i'll the past by dictatorS who were play
ing to the galleries for popularity and
both an American and a French min
lister were sent home without justfica-
ton to crafty the personal spite and
political ambition of president. Tne
French government has ever since re-
fused to renew diplomatic relations and
the Venezuelan government has been
pleading for mere than a dozen years to
bring about their renewal.
Threats are also made of eXpelling for
eign newspaper correspondents at Car
acaS
The papers inspired by government Of
ncials are suggesting and even demand
ing the recall of Minister Loornis but,
as yet, no reason, except the tales they
have invented, have been given for the
proposed sending away of minister of
a country which, more than any other in
the world, has gone out OF its way and
taken the greatest amount of risks to
assist Venezuela.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-15
If I had Grip I would
use DR.. Miles Pain Pills
and DR.. Miles Nervine.
Sold at all druggists.
STATIONERY WANTED.
City Clerks Office.

lily -CIGFkS ONCE,
st. Paul, Mimi. March H. 1901
Sealed proposals, marked Proposals
Tor Stationery" will be received at this
o. once until u O'Clock noon on March
26, 1901, for furnishing and delivering at
this office before noon on April Sth. l401
the stationery necessary for the depart
mentS OF the city government for the six
months ending Sept 10, 1901 Lists of the
stationery to be furnished may be had
at this Office
A certified check for one hundred. (s1OO)
collars, payable to the order Of the CITY
Clerk: must accompany the proposals OF
each bidder, the said amount OF one hun
ored ($lOO dollars to be forfeited to the
city In case Of the failure on the part
OF the successful bidder to furnish said
stationery according to said lists at the
time and place above specified for the
delivery of tie same
The City Clerk reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
MATT JENSEN,
City Clerk.
Mar 15-10f
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-15
OPTION CLAUSE Is D[n
SAYS BAN JOHNSON, TALKING OF
THE TWO BIG BALL
LEAGUES
FAT MAN VERY CONFIDENT
Thinks His Association Has No
Chance to LOse-GOssip From
Chicago of Hot Air and
Other Leagues.

CHICAGO. March 14-Ban Johnson,
president of the American league, re-
turned from mysterious journey to Cin>
cinnati yesterday, and spent the after
noon telling the reporters how sure his
organization was to win. 1--WE have
everything ready for q successful cam
paign,'' said Ban, land there are no
obstacles now which can possibly hinder
US"
The list of players, Ban averred, would
be given out in the near future. More
National leaguers said the fat president,
had Topped than was supposed, but the
restriction to four national stars per
team would keep the total number Of ac-
copied jumpers down to thirty-two.
Questioned as to the heavy expenses in
Cured by the expanding league, John
son smiled blandly. I'VE are undertake
ing u big job" said he, land we know
that we must spend money. But we are
prepared to face deficits fer a time if
needed, and are not calculating en- max
ing any fortunes the first pop out of the
box"
The option clause, Ban thinks, is a
dead one. He laughed at the Phila-
delphia lawyers who are asserting that
the National league can claim its men
under the reserve rule. Contracts don't
CO. said Ban. unless there is perfect
equity. between the parties. The option
would decide"
The new rules are getting mercilessIy
laced by the American Ieaguers, who
have come to an understanding concern
ing certain changes they will make
Cant stand for that foul strike rule at
ALL said COmiSkey. "Any time a man
makes a good honest drive and it goes
past third or first base by an inch it's
not right to soak him with q strike
Joe Werrick who played for Jim Hart
about fifteen years ago. was q visitor at
National league headquarters yesterday.
Werrick, who was a second hasenan
was fne ball player, and was about
the quickest in the business at touching
the base runner. He thinks that the
players have made a serious error in
Jumping to the American and will soon
regret their folly.
Jack Doyle, who will captain the Chi
cago team of the National league this
season. arrived in town yesterday after
noon. The ex-New York first basemau
spent the greater part of the afternoon
in consultation with President Hart
Capt Doyle, Charley Dexter and
Pitcher Jimmy Callahan will be the only
three orphans who Will go farther south
than Champaign to train. The three will
leave in a day or Two for Hot Springs
Charley Comiskey is not sure of land
ing Richard Padden. captain and second
baseman of the champion white stock
fngs last year. "Ccmmy'' said yesterday
that Padden had not signed, and that he
feared the National league was after
him.
COmiskey has a new battery. John
Sullivan, a catcher who played FOR Com
iskey for about six weeks during the
early season Of last year, has been
signed, and Skopec pitcher who did
good work for the Spaldings, is an
nounced as a new tWirler
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-15

LOUISVILLE, KY. March 14-Garry
Hermann, the great colt owned by
Charles Head Smith, of Chicago, AMI
now being trained at Churchill Downs,
will go to the post in the Kentucky Der
by an odds-on favorite. Up until today
his price in the future book at the Turf
exchange was to l, but a commission
of 1,OG0 was sent in on him at those fig
ures and after being recorded the price
Even this is considered good by those
who look back at the colts wonderful
two-year-old record. but there are 9TH
ers besides Garry Hermann that must
not be overlooked in the betting.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-15

and West. For the past month he
has been In Florida for his health
The ground floor of the Great Northern
building is now in the hands Of the plas-
terers and much confusion prevails in
consequence. At present the offices of
the general passenger agent and the inn
and the clerks are located wherever thew
can find spare corner.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-15
Pullman Tourist Sleeper to CaIifor-
mia Via the Sunshine Route a.,
Nj. Sc St. p. Ry

Every Tuesday splendid up -to-date
Pullman tourist sleeper leaves Mime
apolis at 7:50 a. m and St. Paul 500 a. m
via the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. RAUL
Ry. and runs through without change to
Los Angeles, Cal. Via Kansas City and
the A, I. & s. f. Ry.. the famous Sun
shine Route, arriving there the following
Saturday morning
Through berth rate, Twin Cities to Los
Angeles, only $500: Each berth in this
sleeper will comfortably accommodate
two persons.
Tickets for use in this tourist sleeper
from Minneapolis and st. Paul to Los
Angeles, San Francisco, etc, now being
sold at the unusually low rate of s32 so.
For further particulars and descriptive
folder address J. T. Conley, Asst Gen
Pass. Agent, st. Paul, Mimi, or see
Milwaukee" ticket agents.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-15
NEW DEPOT FOR CHICAGO.
Rock Island and Lake Shore Roads
Outgrovv Present Quarters.

The Twenty-second street station Of the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific and Lake
Shore & Michigan Southern roads. at CHI
cage, is to be abandoned. A liner struc-
ture will be built at Thirty-hrst street ana
Armour avenue. This will cost. it is esti-
mated. $4,000. and will embody all the
features of the union station in Van b.
rem street. including through checking
and coupon ticket facil ties.
The move from TWenty-secoud to Thir-
ty-first street is made in the interest Of
the business of the two companies Unit
a few years ago a considerable percentage
of patronage of the lines from the South
side used the Twenty-second street depot.
The district, however, has undergone a
change in the last decade. making the To-
cation now undesirable for station pur-
noses