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Why He Wanted Mercy.
from the London New

FROM tle f-OnuOn News.
A plea for consideration was put forward
on behalf of a pickpocket at Marlborough
street on the ground that even a short SEN
tence would carry with 1t the additional
hardship to a gentleman of the prisoners
profession of being sequestrated during the
coronation festivities. To the light fingered
fraternity this would certainly be matter
of serious loss. The plea reminds us Of two
men accused of pocket-picking who tried
to engage now celebrated counsel to con-
duct their defense at'the Old Bailey. There
was one insuperable impeachment to this
consummation, namely. the absence Of the
necessary guineas. well, SIR" said one
back. and we will see. Sure enough, they
came back and produced the fee Counsel
was incautious enough to ask how they
had come by the money. Well SIR" was
the reply. I'VE Just went up the Strand and.
we had q bit O. luck"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-25

tramWay, amounting to about 1000 600
francs. In connection with this improye-
ment free port is to be created al Port
SAID on the land and under the admins
trauon OF the Suez Canal Company. which
VIII construct the necessary docks wharyes
quays' &c. 1t VIII naturally be completed
py a custom house for goods entering
or leaving Egyptian territory The last
general meeting Of the Suez Canal Com
pany adopted a resolution for The iss,,a 90 :,
loan Of 2o.Wao0 francs, which will. how
ever. only be issued in installments as oc-
caslon may require.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-25
Another Kind,

From the Detroit Free Press.
Visitor-"A young man should ACQUIRE
the material for quite a good library in the
course of his college career"
Father-"Ycs. John wrote me that he
could make our old library look like some
thing with his collection of pipes and beer
STEMS"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-25
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
An English Visitor Does. Not Consider
Them Goddess

From the Western Christian Advocate
An English visitor to America. Mr.. w.
Walker Jubb. has been writing back to the
English papers extensive articles detailing
his observations In a minute investigation
of our public-school system The conclu-
sion OF enc of hts articles will, we think
prove interesting to our readers: "These
schools cannot be called goddess schools
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-25
Practical Man.

From the Detroit Free Press
He-"My dear. we can't marry until /
know how our board Ia to be PAID
She.M you really loved me. you wouldn't
be botherinG about board"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-25

the Brooklyn, which brought over the re-
mains.
The sub-dean of the Chapel Royal, the
Rev. DR.. Sheppard, conducted the service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-25
Washington Monument.

The work of painting the iron work IN the
shaft, running new electric light wires ana
replacing the seventy-volt lamps with
lamps of 40 volts completed. Some paint
ing done in the boiler room, dynamo room
and motor room, and an air pump and jet
condenser purchased and connected with
boilers. During the year l62, 40 persons
visited the top of the monument.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-25
Estimates for Next Year,

The estimates for the fiscal year ending
J une 80. 1904. aggregate s227. 230, the chief
II ems being $7kSs0 for salaries, si43, l3O for
Improvement and care of public grounds,
$40, 600 for care Of Executive Mansion and
s13.sG4 for lighting buildings and grounds.
Col Binghamu has asked for an increase
of 500 per annum In the pay Of the SER
geant of park ywatchmen and an increase
of 500 per an9um II the pay Of the park
watchmen. 1.-The Washington park watch
man." Bays he. lis the poorest paid man in
the United States, who has police duty to
perform. He has practically the same
duties as the metropolitan police; the same
Intelligence and physical qualifications are
required of him: his moral character must
be good: his discipline Is much the same;
he has as many arrests to make as the
average policeman; he runs the same risks
as to injury from vicious people as thu. man
doing duty on the street; his duties are
more .exacting, as half Of his duty hours
are spent In cautioning people about v:nIar-
ing the rules of the park and N looking
after children; he has a uniform to buy
once year in order to look neat yet the
pay of these watchmen Is only SEQ per
month. The government requires the street
railway companies to pay their crossing po-
lice pficers 375 per uonth Tor a great deal
less exacting and iaboFious duty. The law
est grade on the metropolitan police force
receives SIS per month. and the officers &fao
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-17
CHURCH MEETING WILL
BE HELD AT FARGO
Congregational Association viii Gather
There Today for Annual
Session.

A body Of St Paul members Of the
general Congregational association will
TINS morning leave the city for Fergus
Falls to attend the meeting of the as
ISOLATION to be held there today, Thurs
day and Friday of this week A pro-
gramme of religious exercises and
business meetings has been arranged
to cover the entire time Of the meet
ing.
This afternoon will be devoted to
organization and reading reports from
the officers and committees of the
various departments of the church
work. In the evening religious serv-
Ices will be held, at which the annual
sermon will be preached by Rev. Ar
thur S. Dascomb.
A business session will open the ex-
ercises Thursday morning at o'clock;
at 10 o'clock there will be an hour of
devotion. In the afternoon there will
be a meeting of the Minnesota Home
Missionary society at which matters
OF Importance to the church will be
discussed The Women's Home Mis-
sionary union will also have a ses-
sion Thursday afternoon, at which in
teresting matters pertaining to church
work will be considered. In the even
Ing religious exercises will open the
meeting, and addresses will be deliv-
cred. Friday morning the business OF
the association will be concluded, and
the remainder of the day will be taken
up with praise services and the read
ing of papers on topics of church in
terest. The evening meeting will con-
clude with an address by President
Daniel F. Bradley, D. d.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-17
SALTWATER IN HER
BEST BIB AND TUCKER
Handsomely Decorated in Connection
With the Street Fair Which
Will Open Today.

The city presented fine appearance
last evening, a large amount OF dec
Grating having been done for the three
days street fair and carnival, which
begins this morning. Booths were set
UP yesterday on Main and Chestnut
streets and the several attractions en-
gagged for the affair are already on
hand ready to do business. With line
weather the fair promises to be the
best ever given in Saltwater and will
attract people from far and near. The
Minneapolis, st. Paul and Suburban
Railway company has arranged to run
extra cars on its line between st. Paul
and Saltwater and indications are that
the travel will be larger than ever be-
fore. Many farmers and cattlemen are
taking an active interest in the success
of the fair and will bring in large ex-
hibits this morning. Nearly all of the
spoken for and the booths will be full
of farm produce. The streets of the
city will be brilliantly Illuminated in
the evening.
Saltwater and Washington county
tried the primary election system for
the first time yesterday, but voters and
judges and clerks of election expert
enced little confusion. The vote in
the city was light, but in some country
districts farmers turned out well. while
in other districts there was a very light
vote. Returns from many precincts
were missing up to late last evening.
Camp supplies are being sent to the
pinerieS by Saltwater loggerS and in
dications are that woods work will be-
gin in earnest in many camps early
next month.
Mass meetings were held in this city
and South saltwater by union labor
people to hear discussion interesting in
view of the election. Edward Haggerty
presided at the meeting in Woodmen
hall in this city and the latter part of
the South Saltwater meeting, M. e.
Sullivan presiding at the earlier part
of the meeting at the latter place. Mr..
Haggerty is president of the Mill and
River Mems union. Addresses were de-
livered by Labor Commissioner John
O'Donnell, of ST. Paul. John b. Swift
and G. L. Rockwell, Minneapolis. They
discussed the various features of the
law pertaining to organized labor, child
labor, the shorter day question and the
most desirable men for public Office
from the standpoint of union labor.
Word was received today of the
death of DR.. W. H. Caine in Minneap-
oils, for many years a practicing ply
sician in this city. He was forty eight
years of age and leaves a widow and
three children.
The city schools will close Thursday
afternoon and all day Friday to permit
teachers and pupils to attend the street
carnival.
The picturesque white cottage locat-
ed in beautiful grove and the home
stead of the late James McKusick Is
to be demolished soon in preference to
being located on other property of the
estate. The house is a frame struc-
ture, ifty-fve years old and one of the
first dwellings erected in Saltwater.
Its site is to be occupied by the federal
building. William McKusick, trustee
OF the estate, says he will soon begin
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-17
DAVIS GIRL is SENT TO
STATE REFORM SCHOOL
Brother and Father Both Ask That
Hayward Maiden Be
Sent Away.

Nellie Davis was committed by
Judge Finehout yesterday to the state
training school for girls at Red Wing.
The application was made by her
brother, William Davis, who on Mon
day told the judge that the girl, who
is only sixteen, had been away from
home for more than three months, and
was fast becoming an incorrigible.
The hearing on the case was resum-
ed yesterday afternoon, when Mrs.
Catherine Sehoendorf, who keeps a
boarding house at SO West Tenth
street, testified that the young woman
had come to her place about two weeks
ago in company with one Of the driv-
ers at Bronlley's. livery stable, who
said. she was his wife.
Alexander Davis, the girls father,
told of the efforts he had made to keep
his daughter out of mischief She had
been sent to school in Illinois, and
good places had been found for her
to work in private families, but from
all of these she had run away and
taken to the life of the streets. Mr..
Davis said he believed nothing could
be done for her but send her to a
state reform school.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-17
POLICEMAN AVERTS
SERIOUS ACCIDENT
PatroIman Zacher Makes Brave Effort and
Saves Two People From
injury.

Samuel Rodes, of Duluth, and his pretty
niece, Miss Clara Rodes, were the VIC
tins of a runaway accident on Wabasha
street last night. and narrowly escaped
serious injury.
The timely arrival of Policeman Zacher
probably saved them from being G%shed
to pieces by their unmanageable horse.
Mr.. Rodes was driving south on Waba,
sha street and was midway between Third
and Fourth streets, when a buggy that
was standing near the sidewalk was
backed in to the middle Of the street.
Before he could turn his horse he struck
the other rig, overturning his own buggy;
His horse began to kick and rear, and
then started down Wabasha street at a
terrific pace. Officer, zacher saw the the &C &C
sistance to the occupants when the horse
started to run away. He caught it before
it had Travelled twenty feet
Both Miss ~Rodes and her uncle were
dragged, but luckily escaped with slight
bruises. They We're able to resume their
trip to Duluth last night. Miss Rodes has
jus arrived from Norway, and was met
in st. Paul by her uncle.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-17
PROBATE JUDGE SAYS
CHARGES ARE TOO HIGH
DisaIlows Large Amount of the Elk
penditure Claimed by Belle
m. EdgerIy.

Belle NJ. Edgerly, executrix under
the viii of the late William r. Edgerly,
has appeaed to the district court from
the settlement Of her final account by
the probate court. Judge Bazille's or
der, from WHICH the appeal is taken,
sets forth the total receipts at $4,6S5,
against which the executrix filed an
account amounting. to $5,610.23.
The probate judge surcharged the
eXecUtrix with the following amounts
as disallowed: OF the expenses of adj
ministration, $172.50: amount paid
Belle M. Edgerly as a claim against
the estate, which the court said had
never been allowed, $1,000; one-half
of the $4,000 charged for the services
of the executrix, which, says the pro-
bate judge, seems to me wholly I'M
reasonable" $1,000; minor items, SIS.
Total disallowed, $2,672.50.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-17
PRACTICAL ADVICE is
GIVEN TO SCHOOL TEACHERS
Supervisors Begin Series of Winter
Lectures at HIGH School.

Professor Hermann, supervisor of
physical culture in the st. Paul public
schools, talked to the teachers on
physical Culture Exercises in the
School Room" yesterday afternoon in
the assembly room Of the high school,
Teach your pupils above all THINGS
how to relax the muscles" said the
speaker, for proper relaxation is one
of the first principles of physical Gull
ture development" Professor Her
mann gave the teachers a set Of sim
pie exercises that would benefit the
pupils. He cautioned the teachers
against allowing the boys and girls I'M
der their charge to lounge in their
seats, to daWdle or to walk with bent
shoulders, and impressed upon them
the necessity Of teaching first Of all
correct breathing.
Miss Elsie M. Shave, supervisor of
music, gave the first of a series Of
talks on ''How Music Should be Taught
in the Schools" Miss Shave gave a
model lesson for the first grade pupils
Yesterdays lectures are the first Of
a series that will be given by the SUI
pervisors during the winter at the high
school. Since the supervisors are not
able to reach all the pupils directly
these talks to the teachers are given
as the best way of reaching indirectly
the pupils.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-17
VICTIM OF SALOON
STABBING RECEIVERS
William A. Travers Will Live to Tes-
tify Against Alleged
Assailant.

William A. Travers, who, it is said,
was stabbed by William Gibbs, COL
ored porter, Monday night in brawl
at TWombly's saloon, 1913 Wabasha
street, will recover. His wound was in
a satisfactory condition last night, and
the doctors at the city hospital say
that unless unlocked for complications
develop the man will be out within a
week. Travers was not injured as Sc
verely as it was first supposed.
Edward Daniels, who was also cut
during the fight, said yesterday that
the brawl was the result of a dispute
over the payment for drinks. Gibbs,
he says, tried to collect twice for liq
uor and the quarrel resulted. Daniels
was struck by the negro and then
Travers came to his rescue. The stab
bling followed.
Gibbs was arraigned in the police
court yesterday morning, charged with
assault with a dangerous weapon. He
denies having done the cutting. He
contends that there was general mix
up, and that it was someone else who
used the knife. The case was contin-
ued until Travers is able to testify.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-17
LOOKS DOWN SHAFT AND
Is ALMOST BEHEADED
Descending Elevator Pinches Head of
Desire Michaud, Jr., and Seri-
ousiy Hurts Lad.

Desire Michaud, a boy seventeen
years Of age, employed by the Mime
sofa Shoe company, Fifth and Wacouta
streets, was struck by the freight ele-
vator while at work yesterday morn
ing and dangerously injured.
The boy leaned over the frame gate
to look down the shaft and was hit
by the elevator as it descended. His
head was caught between the gate and
the elevator car. The pressure was so
great on the framework that the gate
gave way and allowed the boy to ex-
tract his head before life was crushed
out.
Michaud was taken to st. Joseph's
hospital. His injuries are serious, but
he will recover. .
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-17
STOFFELS, BLIND PIG
MANAGER, GETS LIMIT
Sold Liquor to Pilgrims at State Fair
and Goes to Workhouse for
Sixty Days.

Joseph Stoffels, who was convicted
by a jury in the police court last week
Of running blind. pig at the entrance
to the state fair grounds, was up for
sentence yesterday before Judge Fine
hout The motion of his counsel, Sen
ator John H. Ives, for a new trial was
denied.
"Stoffels," the judge said, "you have
been convicted so often of violating
the liquor laws, in one form or another,
and your defiance OF the law has been
so open and notorious that no course
is left me but to impose the maximum
penalty provided by the statute. The
only thing the court can do under the
circumstances of your continued law
lessness, is to give you sixty days in
the workhouse."
Stoffels will appeal to the district
court,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-17
OLD FUND WILL BE USED
FOR .CONCORDIA SEWER
Improvement VIII Be Made on Rondo
Street, From Grisgs to
Oxford.

After much figuring plan has been
secured to allow the construction of a
sewer on Rondo street, from Griggs
to Oxford streets. Some years ago
$27,500 was set aside in the budget for
the construction of a sewer system to
be known as the st. Anthony Park
system. None of the money has ever
been used, and the corporation attor-
neys office now holds that portion
of this can be used in paying for the
cost of the sewer on Rondo street on
the ground that it will at some future
time become a part Of the st. Anthony
Park system.
1t was necessary to have about 49,
900 to put in the sewer on Rondo
street, for the reason that for dis
lance Of four blocks the land on both
sides of the street belonged to the
state, and could not be assessed. The
property in question is a portion of
the old reform school site, and is not
assessable for local improvements.
A preliminary order for the taking
of $4,000, or as much as may be neces-
sary to pay for the cost of the sewer
along the property of the state, will
be passed at the next meeting of the
board of aldermen. The Improvement
will give sewer connection at Con-
cordia college, a thing which the Of
ficials of the college have long been
working for.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-17
SMELLING GARRISON
HAS ADDED, STRENGTH
Two Companies of the Twenty-First Ar
rive From Frontier Post
at keoah.

The garrison at Fort Smelling has been
increased to eight companies of the
Twenty-frst by the arrival of Companies
A and D. These companies have been
turn from the Philippine islands last June.
The companies arrived last night over
the Northern Pacific. They left Fort
cial train, and after being side tracked
many times, arrived here several hours
late.
The reinforcement consists of 1874 men
and 4 officers. The officers of Company
A are Capt Wilson Chase. First Lieut..
George D. Freeman and Second Lieut..
W. A Roberts. Capt, Chase is now on
D are Capt Celwyn E. Hampton and
First Lieut.. Archibald I. Harrison. The
second lieutenant is absent in the Philip
pines.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-17
WHEELS OF WAGON GRIND
OUT LIFE OF ALBERT WlLKE
stonemason Meets With Fatal Accident
While Driving.

Albert Will1e, a stonemason, living at 533
Charles street. was fatally injured Monday
ing under the wheels of wagon in which
he was riding. The accident occurred at
Western avenue and Van Buren, street.
,TInYs SUI suIm4oeIJ pBeu s.egHM ' IsGo
Dr. Charles Wirth attended the injured
man. who died two hours after falling
from the wagon. DR.. Wirth did not report
the case to Coroner Miller until / o'clock
yesterday afternoon, when an application
for burial permit was made.
The wagon which killed WilSe was in
charge of Charles Nuremberg, for whom
he worked. Coroner Miller investigated
the case and decided that no inquest is
necessary, as death was accidental Ow-
ing to the lateness of DR.. Wirth's report,
Coroner Miller had great difficulty in To-
eating the witnesses who were present
when the accident occurred.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-17
STRANGERS GET COURTESY
FROM JUDGE FINEHOUT
Wanderers from Abroad Get Some Con-

Wanderers from Abroad Get Some Con-
sideration.
Judge Finehout takes especial delight
in extending the inequalities of the police
court at reduced rates to visitors from
other cities who chance to come into con-
fict with the officers of the law while
sojourning in ST. Paul.
Charles Horety and Edward Miller, two
young men from Philadelphia and Pitts
burg, Pa, were in court yesterday charg--
Sibley streets, Monday afternoon.
In view of the fact that they were
strangers in the city and not accustomed
to the strict enforcement of the law
which obains here. the judge said he would
let them down easy. They paid S. each
for the judges courtesy.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-17
GROCOWALSkI SAYS
WIFE LEFT WITHOUT CAUSE
She Tried to Have Him Shut Up, and He

She Tried to Have Him Shut Up, and He
Wants Divorce.
A pitiful story of marital infelicity is
told in the complaint filed in the district
court yesterday by William Erbst, alias
William GrocoWalski, who asks for di-
force from his wife Augusta. Erbst says
that he is German Polander, and that
this name is a German form of his Polish
name The parties were married in 1873
and have had twelve children, of whom
eight are living.
The plaintiff alleges that his wife left
to put him out OF the way by filing an
information of insanity against him. He
declares that not only was her desertion
without cause, but that he has made
every effort to induce her to return to
their home and children.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-17

Mrs. James A. Young. for many years
a resident OF ST. Paul, died last night al
her home, 312 Walnut street. Heart dis
ease caused death. Mrs. Young had been
sick for the past three months. In July
her life was dispaired of, but she rallied
and since then had been able to sit up
About week ago she was again taker
sick, and since then had failed greatly
Mrs. Young was born in Ireland In 1S4f
settled in ST. Paul in 1886 and since Their
has resided here. Her husband and nine
children survive her. Miss Sarah anG
Frank Young are employed by the Dis
patch.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-17
Mrs. EenwIck,s Mother Is Dead.

Mrs. James Gillespie, mother of Mrs. A.
r. Fenwick, whose husband was formerly
managing editor of T h G o b e, died
at her home, 2066 West Monroe street,
Chicago, Saturday. Mrs. Fenwicll was at
her home in Columbus when Mrs. Gill
lespie died.
yan ks ee o oGday m Ms rof
left for Columbus, thinking that her moth
er was on the road to recovery. A re-
lapse came, and the woman died suddenly.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-17
Boy Cut With Corn Knife.

While at work on his fathers farm.
two miles south Of the city yesterday af-
ternoon, Arthur Plenkers, aged thirteen
John was cutting cornstalks when the
knife slipped and caught Arthur lust
above the wrist. 1t cut deep into the
flesh, severing several arteries and veins.
flee of DR.. Hawkins, where the injury
was dressed. He was very weak from the
loss of blood.