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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-21
STRATTON LEAVES
MUCH TO CHARITY
Gives His Son $4,000 in Case He Does
Not Contest the Will and Es-
tabishes a Home.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Col, Sept.
3O.-The will of the late w. S. STRAIT
ton was filed for probate this after
noon. He leaves $1,oOO,OOO to build the
Myron Stratton home for sick in this
CITY and bequeaths the rest Of his es-
tate, after being turned into cash and
after other bequests are satisfied, to
the maintenance of his home. Carl S.
Chamberlain, of Booklyn, N. Y; D. H.
Rice, of this city, and S. Dimes are the
executors The will bears date of Aug.
&. 1902. The will leaves the family
homestead, this city, to Carl S. Cham
berlain, of Brooklyn, N. Y. The will
reads:
"To my son, L Harry Stratton, OF
Tulon, ILL.,, $4,000 in case he does not
contest or cause to be contested this
will"
The son has lived away from the
Father ever since he was born. Con-
cerning him there has been much spec
Ilation, as w. S. Stratton was divorced
from his wife soon after the birth Of
the boy. The son visited the father
hut two or three times in life and ar
rived in this city only after the death
of the multi millionaire. He is still in
the city.
The main provision of the will is the
establishment and erection of the My
ron S. Stratton home "in memory Of
my father" To this home Mr.. STRAIT
ton leaves all his vast estate. The OBJ
dects of the home are specified to be
sthe erection of the home for persons,
physically unable to earn their liveli-
hood, whether through advanced age,
physical debility or who are otherwise
handicapped"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-21
DAYS NEWS SUMMARIZED

Weather for st. Paul and vicinity:
Showers; fair and warmer Monday.
DOMESTIC
Seventeen buildings are burned at Tay-
lors Falls.
President Roosevelt, in Cincinnati,
sneaks on the tariff removal treatment OF
the trusts.
Cruiser Des Moines Is launched at
Quincy, Mass
Iowa Methodist conference Is stirred up
by the case of a South Dakota member
who separates from his wife and refuses
to state reason.
1t seems probable that Hooper Young
charged with the murder of Mrs. Pulltzer
In New York, has killed himself.
Des Moines woman fatally shoots boy
whom she charges with the ruin OF her
daughter.
Chicago passenger train on the North
Western road is saved from disaster az
Stockton MINI.
Wisconsin men will agitate for COM
pulsory education law.
Those killed in the disaster in the Bir-
mingham (Ala.) church number Ito.
FOREIGN
Capt Sverdrup details his recent polar
explorations.
Man in Vienna is sentenced to impris-
onment for committing forgery from
philanthropic motives.
POLITICAL
Bowling may wrest Seventh district
nomination from Volstead through Nreg-
ularity of Grant county ballot.
Foster thinks Indian votes beat him for
Sixth district nomination.
Speaker Henderson, it is learned, WITH
drew from the congressional canvass
through fear of defeat at the polls.
LOCAL
Board of equalization cites Twin City
bankers to explain why valuation should
not be raised.
Rev. Fulton assumes pulpit of Central
Presbyterian church.
Commissioner Rundlett's recommended
ton to charter commission will be con-
sidered Monday.
Court decides parkway improvement tax
must be paid by property owners.
Elaborate reception for Civic League
delegates is planned by Commercial club.
George w. Patton appeals in vain to
court to be relieved of support of one of
his wives.
Convention of American Civic League
will be ostentatiously opened Wednes-
day.
st. Bernard dog rescues two boys from
drowning at Long lake and it's master
saves life of third.
MINNEAPOLIS
Rushing" season at university near
close.
Flat trust is forming to control apart
ment houses of Twin Cities.
SPORTING
American association: Milwaukee 5,
Toledo 2; Columbus TO- Kansas City z.
American league: Chicago 8, Detroit
o; Chicago 8, Detroit 8; Philadelphia Z,
Boston q; st. Louis 4, Cleveland 3; St.
Louis 2, Cleveland 3; Baltimore 8, Wash
ington s.; Baltimore 8, Washington 6.
National league Chicago 4, Cincin-
natl O; Chicago 8. Cincinnati /; Pittsburg
Z, st. Louis 4; Philadelphia 2, Boston /;
Brooklyn g. New York 3.
BUSINESS
Rain and manipulation work an ad-
vance in grain prices.
Unfavorable bank statement wipes out
the gains stocks had made.
Armour & Co., seem to be cornering
wheat.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-21
International EnveIone.

ROME, Sept. 2e.-The minister of posts
and telegraphs, Sgr. Galimberti, is pro-
jecting an international envelope for use
throughout the postal union, permitting
a post paid reply. The minister's plan, it
is said, overcomes the objections to in
ternational stamps proposed and rejected
at the postal congress held at Washing
ton.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-21
WRIGHT QUESTIONS THE
VALUE OF ARBITRATION
Thinks Labor Troubles Should Be Set
tied by Parties Concerned.


CHICAGO, Sept. 2o-'T do not think
that arbitration is the panacea for la
Dor troubles that some persons seem
to consider it,essaid Carroll D. Wright,
United States commissioner of labor,
last night. That is why I did not rec
ommend it in my recent report on the
coal strike"
Mr.. Wright Is on his way to Mime
apolis, where he will deliver an address
on 'Is There Solution to the Labor
Question:" before the national conven-
ton Of employers and employees next
Monday, and which will be addressed
by President Roosevelt next Thursday:
'"rhe practical and, to my way of
thinking, the proper way, to settle labor
troubles" said Mr.. Wright, as for both
sides to be fair and decent and settle
their differences themselves. They
ought to be able to do this better, ana
certainly can do It with far more mu-
tual satisfaction than by having out.
siders step in and settle their troubles.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-21
VOICES RAISED FOR THE
STRIKING COAL MINERS
New York Demonstration at Which
Mitchell and Gompers Speak.

NEW YORK, Sept. 20.-Ten thousand
persons attended an open air mass meet
ing in Madison Square tonight, organized
by the Central Federated union in synpa-
thy for the striking coal miners in Penn
sylvania.
John Mitchell, president of the United
Mine Workers, and Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation Of
Labor, in their addresses denounced the
coal operators in strong terms.
Resolutions were passed favoring the
formation of political party Opposed
to all parties controlled by the capital
istic Glass;
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-21
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMSHIPS.
GREAT CORPORATIONS ARE TO
UNITE IN PHILADELPHIA
Control of the Street Railway Business
and Electric Lighting.

PHILADELPHIA Sept 2O.-Financiers
at the head Of the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit company, the Philadelphia Elec-
tric company, the American Railways
company and the Electric Company of
America are planning a consolidation Of
these corporations. The capital is $780,
100000 One company controls the street
railway business. Another has equal
privileges in electric lighting.
The Widener- -Elkins- Mack syndicate is
in absolute control Of rapid transit. 1t is
said to control Philadelphia Electric. Its
interests are heavy in American Railways
and Electric of America. William L.
Elkins and John M. Mack are directors
in the Philadelphia Electric company.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-21
Half Million Dollar Fire.

Ell PASO, Tex, Sept. 20.-The big
packing house at Chihuahua, owned by
Mexican and Kansas City capitalists.
was partly destroyed by fire yesterday.
Loss, 100000.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-21
SHIPPING COMBINE TO
SECURE ARGENTINE TRADE
German and British Lines VIII Also Seek
Brazilian Business.

OsTEND, Belgium. Sept. 20.-The Ger
man steamship companies interested In
burg South American, North German
Lloyd, Hamburg American and Bremen
Hansa lines. have formed trade inter
nanies trading to the River Platte by way
Of continental ports have Joined, with the
object Of maintaining rates. The, con-
tracts extend for three years: 1t rs ex-
pected that a similar combine will 20
formed for the Brazilian trade.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-21
DOC SAVES TWO BOYS
ST. BERNARD UNAIDED REscUES
DROWNING LADS AT
LONG LAKE
ALBERT NELSON, ANIMALS
MASTER, PULLS OUT THIRD

Trio capsizes on Raft, and Death Is
Imminent When Boy and Dog Dive
Into Chilly Water After Them-Aft-
er Heroic Struggle Lad and Canine
Reach Shore With Human Burdens.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-21
NORTHWESTERN BOYS
PASS AT ANNAPOLIS
Only Thirty-two of The III Candidates
Ex.n,;n.d Gst THROUGH.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. Sept. 2o..of the
1T candidates examined by the civll
service commission for admission TO tne
naval academy, only thirty-tWo passed
mentally. 1t is thought that numper
Of the candidates who were only sngnt-
ly deficient will be admitted py the eA-
amining board on Monday.
These passed. J. B. Wright, Min
nesota; II. r. Swenson, South Dakota.
L. M. Atkins. Montana; q. w. Cleye-
land, Wisconsin; F. E. Follet, Wlscon-
sin; +. G. Fletcher, Iowa
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-21
VERY sKILLFUL SHOOTING
OF LITTLE BIRDS
Frederick Gilbert, of Spirit Lake, Iowa,
Captures Trophy.

DETROIT, Mich, Sept. 2O.-Jack Park
er's shoot at Crosse Point closed today
with pretty exhibition, said to be a
erick Gilbert, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, cap
tured the Gilman and Barys trophy. 1t
was a fifteen-bird event, with even tries.
Gilbert and H. Bates, of Canada. each
shot ninety -four birds straight, Gilbert
standing at thirty-two yards and Bates
at thirty-one. Gilbert then shot his
ninety fifth bird and Bates missed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-21
FILIPINos THAT OPPOSE
AMERICAN SOVEREIGNTY

AuthorltIes Try to Suppress the Society
Having This Object In View.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 2O.-Ma-
nila papers report that the Katipunan,
the society which is secretly pledged to
oppose American sovereignty, Is again
active in Manila, and Gen. Guillermo, one
of the most prominent insurgent leaders,
is still In the field at its head. The po-
lice, the constabulary and the secret serv-
Ice are combined in an effort to suppress
the society, and over 100 arrests have
been made, with more in prospect.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-21
lM7 St;r 2s,p'
Godag

The Advertisements for Help
Wanted in today's Globe on page
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-21

Hughes caught hold of the animals
shaggy hair, but before the heroic dog
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-21
confers With Senator Allison.

DUBUQUE, Iowa, Sept. 2O.-Speaker
Henderson today held conference with
Senator Allison, who arrived from the
East Mr.. Henderson will leave tomor-
row for Atlantic City. to join his wife
and daughter.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-21
BUSINE

Rain and manipulation work an ad
vance in grain prices.
Unfavorable bank statement wipes out
the gains stocks had made.
Armour & Co., seem to be cornering
wheat.
The Washington bee., 1902-11-22
THE GOOD OLD DAYS.
Chicago Barkeeper Thinks They
Will Not Return Again.
Says Candidates Nowadays Won't
ThaW Out-CaIIs Them "a Lot of
Cheap Guys and Chicken
Feed Statesmen.

"ElectiOns are getting quieter and
quieter all the time, especially as far
as the saloon business is concerned" /"
said a West side bartender to a Chi
cago Tribune reporter, "and the
past election was about the quietest
ever saw. A dollar of campaign
money on a saloon bar now is nearly
as scarce as a white blackbird.
mo, there's nothin' doin'. It's not
ike the old election times at all. Then
a candidate for alderman or any other
political job had to be a good fellow
and a spender. His way to boost him
self was to go round and paint things
red and make them WhOOp. When you
saw him and his gang coming down
the street it looked like there was a
riot or a revolution. In every saloon
there was a congregation Of red-eyed
buns waiting TO get the glad hand and
their beer from him and from the
other fellow. The crowd would line
up at the bar and shout for him and
tell him he was the whole thing. Then
he would make his little spiel and jolly
them up and order drinks, and the
same again, and a good cigar for all
hands, and throw down a five or a ten
dollar bill, or maybe a $50 bill. And
expect any change? Not on your tin
type. And no decent bartender would
ever dream of giving him any. Bet
your life he wouldn't.
But my, how different now! The
old candidates were princes compared
with some Of these fellows. A cheap
er lot of guys never came over the
pike, and how they have the gall to
look for votes IS what gets me. Most
of them seem to be members Of the
w. C. 7. U. Soda water and brown pop
is their limit, and they seem to expect
TO get it for nothing.
"Why, the other day a candidate
for something or other, one of these
The Washington bee., 1902-11-22

had worked with the boy declare it TO
be one of the strangest cases in all
their practice affirming it to be almost
impossible for a tack to remain for
that length Of time in a persons
throat.
The tack itself was a brass carpet
tack about a half inch long. Cecil
had swallowed it when he was four
years old. Efforts were made at the
time to remove it but without success.
Later he began TO complain of irrita-
tion, and then the chronic bronchial
trouble developed and caused him suf-
fering for years. His parents natural
ly are reioiced at the outcome.
I'VE feared the boys health never
would be good" said Mr.. Hull. 1T
seemed that the older he grew the
more frequent and more violent be-
came The paroxysms Of coughing. The
strange thing in connection with his
case is the fact that none of the ply
sicians who examined him were able
10 give a reason for his affection. They
could not declare his lungs affected,
and vet he had the cough which is
considered sure symptom. When he
started to cough in the paroNysm
which brought out the tack, l began
TO fear the end was coming right then.
il was so severe. The outcome is most
fortunate"
The Washington bee., 1902-11-22

their cooking and toasted their toes
would be more appropriate for the
purpose than an ordinary monument.
So he had the old fireplace taken from
the farmhouse, with its hanging
crane. andirons and other belongings,
and set up in the graveyard in a
framework of bricks taken from the
cid chimney-bricks that were
brought from England in the early
part of the seventeenth century.
Thus the fireplace stands, a con-
sDicuous object among the white
stones that surround it. The open
inc is filed in with metal tablet,
upon which is inscribed the record
of the Hunnewell family for eight
generations, or from 1904 TO 1901
247 years.
In the space around the family rec
ord appear pictures of fowls, cows,
hogs and other live stock owned by
tbe various generations of the Hun
pewells, which won prizes at fairs.
Seven hens. two hogs, four cows and
six oxen appear in single pictures,
while others are in group There IS,
in addition. large picture, repre-
senting a farm scene in winter.
The Washington bee., 1902-11-22

great pTOwess Jack pretended TO re-
gard the bird as very ordinary chick
en- and said he could whip him with
a buzzard.
A hot argument ensued resulting in
a match being arranged for between
the rooster and g buzzard, which Jack
agreed to produce. Jack had a trap
set, and in 4 short time his uncommon
warrior. a very large buzzard, was
brought 10 him.
According to the terms Of the con-
test the rooster was duly equipped
with gaffs, and the two birds were
linked together by the feet with a
yard or so of stout cord intervening
to give room for action, as Jack ex-
planned.
As the rooster braced himself for
the onslaught the buzzard regarded
him with stolid Indifference, and at the
first pass lifted his wings and sailed
away. with the rooster squawking in
SIS wake. George ran for gun, but
before he could get back with it the
buzfard and the rooster were high in
the air and away out Of reach of his
fowling piece. The distressing cries
of the unfortunate rooster grew faint
er and fainter, until finally they were
heard no more, and the ill-mated pair
faded away in the ether blue. Moth
ing has since been heard Of the birds,
and while Jack is telling the story
with much gusto George is mourning
Ghe loss of his best gamecoek.
The Washington bee., 1902-11-22

cause there is an element of danger
ii handling them.
This fancy has cost Mr.. Davis seven
bites already, but each time he has
wrapped his arm tightly to shut off
circulation and has sucked the poison
from the wound, feeling no i'll effects.
There will be no more rattlesnake
bites inflicted by his collection of
snaIes for the present, at least, as
the last Of his fayorites was killed
recently in an escOunter with a bull
snake. He himself saw the fight, but
he allowed it to proceed too far to
save the rattler after il was in the
coils of its antagonist.
When Mr. Davis observed the con-
flict the rattler was coiled ready to
strike, and both snakes were flashing
out their tongues at each other. The
bull kept well out of range, and sim
ply circled around the rattler, seem
ing TO watch for an opening. This
circular movement finally frightened
the rattler, and it uncOiled and en-
deavored to glide away. That was
the bulls opportunity, and before the
rattler could coil again it had been
seized just bacl, of the neck, and was
II the coils of the bull.
Mr.. Davis ran TO the rescue of his
favorite, but before he could be of
service the bull Strengthened out its
coils, and he could feel the bones of
the rattler crack as they pulled out
of place,
The Washington bee., 1902-11-22

cheap statesmen Of the new-fangled
stripe of dead game SPORTS save US
all! foated in here with lot of ward
heelers. ordered beers for the round
ers and ginger ale for himself and his
particular grooms. and handed me a
two-doIlar bill. His eyes grew like
saucers when 1 rung up the whole two
dollars on the register.
Don't I get any change, barten-
der?" he asked, and he figured it out
that I owed him 35 cents.
~ don't do business that way I
says. not at election times. If you're
so ignorant Of campaign etiquette,
your mother had better keep you at
home. You're a hot proposition for
a representative, you are"
"He looked so mad that l made a
break for the bung starter. o, it
gives me the chills. I'd like to have
seen that fellows finish a few years
ago.
"And the skate that is running
against him isn't any improvement,
either, although he's an alderman and
a saloon keeper and ought TO know
better. 4 poor welcome he'd have in
his own joint for any political candi-
date who'd leave Jess than ten bucks
on his greasy old bar. And what is
he doing on his glorious campaign? ?
I'll tell you his little dodge. He puts
a lot Of dimes amt uickeis in his pock-
ct before he starts out and he slaps
a handful Of them on the bar with
a big bluff at reckless generosity and
says: Come on, old man, I'm feelin'
good to-day; give the boys a drink
and have one on me yourself, and take
the price out of that He tried it on
me, but it didn't work. l scoOped up
the measIy little pile OF chicken feed,
about $1.6O, and swept it into the till.
That's all right. Johnny I says,
but it's a poor way Of doing business
during a hot campaign, seein' that it
cuts no ice for me and puts no States
on the house. Get proper and be a
model candidate says 1.
"Then he gets mad. too, and goes
away with his nose in the air.
so that's the kind of thing we
saloon keepers was up against this
fall campaign, and that's the kind Of
stuff a lot of these noble new states
men are made of. They'll give you
plenty of CUFF, but to get them to loosen
up is like trying to find the north pole.
They're goin' round to private houses
iollyin' the women and eoaxin' them
TO have their husbands vote for them,
and kissin' the children and maybe
givin' them a cent here and there. But
the good old times are gone and the
days of the saloon campaign are over"
The Washington bee., 1902-11-22
COUGHS UP BRASS TACK.
After Eleven Years a Denver Boy
Plays Havoc with Costly Med
zeal Diagnosis.

Cecil Hull 15-year-old boy who is
pupil in a Denver high school, had
been afflicted with bronchial trouble
for II years. The other day he fell
into a severe paroxysm of coughing
lasting for three-quarters of an hour.
Then he coughed up a membraneous
substance which was found to contain
a tack he had swallowed when four
years old.
1t was feared that he was develop
ing tuberculosis, but all efforts to re-
heVe him had proved unsuccessful.
Now he is improving and is free from
bronchial irritation. Physicians who
The Washington bee., 1902-11-22
In Jannn.

A Awriter, describing scenes on japan
ese railways, says when a native lady
enters the carriage she slips her feet
from her tiny shoes, stands upon the
seat, and then sits demarely with her
feet doubled up beneath her. A mo-
ment later she lights cigarette, or her
little pipe, which holds just tobacco
enough to produce two good whiffs
Of smoke. All japanese people sit with
their feet upon the seat Of the car, and
not as Europeans do. when the ticket
collector, attired in a blue uniform,
enters the carriage he removes his cap
and twice bows politely. He repeats
the bow as he comes TO each passen-
ger to collect the tickets frOI them
n. 7. Sun.
The Washington bee., 1902-11-22
UNIQUE TOMBSTONE.
The Old Fireplace of the Maine
HunneWeIIs set ID in Cemetery
over Their Graves.

The most remarkable gravestOne in
all Maine, if, indeed, its ike can be
found anywhere, is in the Hunnewell
family lot at Windham, where a great
oId-fashioned fireplace serves instead
of marble or granite shaft.
The HunnewelIs have for two and
a half centuries been the foremost
people in Windham, and many Of the
family lie buried in this cemetery.
Recently Charles II. Hunnewel, the
present head of the family, decided to
erect q monument in the cemetery
lot.
He decided that the old fireplace
where his greatgrandparents did
The Washington bee., 1902-11-22
PLAYS WITH SNAKES.
7Wo-h ear-Old Denver Boy Takes
pleasure and Delight in Hand
ling Reptile Pets.

Probably the smallest snake
tharmer, in this country, at least,
is Brother" Latham, the two-year-
old son of Albert Latham, of Denver.
Where the baby gets his inclination
and his bravery is not known, but he
gets his opportunities because his un-
Gle, Harry Davis, is a ven-known
snake fancier.
The baby enjoys nothing more than
to play with some of the harmless
snakes which his uncle viii allow him
to handle. The uncle's favOrite rep
tile is the rattlesnake-probably be-
The Washington bee., 1902-11-22

Notnlug II language Is more fascin-
ating than the shades Of meaning
which grow up around a word and
cling to il and then gradually fall
away, making room for others. No
conspirator viii ever plead guilty to
conspiracy. Call it some more accept
able name and he will not object.
Words, that is 10 say, have a moral
character, and the inyidiOUs term is
the one we repudiate with scOrn. The
man who prides himself on his close
fstedness wOulO never admit that he
is mean. Tell tie inplacable that lie
is resentfuI and be viii plead guilty;
hint that he Is viuCictiye and he viii
slam the door behind him. One word
is invidious. the other IS nOt.-POTt-
land 0regOnian.
The Washington bee., 1902-11-22
BUZZARD FLEW AWAY.
And with Him Went Game Rooster
That Was Tied to His Feet for
Hot Fight,

Jack Wills, of Winchester, KY, for
mer representative in the legislature,
enjoys the reputation of being prac-
teal joker of no mean capacity. His
brother-in-law, George Ballard, a
prominent breeder Of fine horses and
owner of Pinchem Wilkes, 4 noted
PAGER, has on his place a pen Of high
ly bred game chickens.
While George was showing Jack his
fayorite rooster and expatiating on his
The Washington bee., 1902-11-22
He Wns an Angel.

'It's easy enough" remarked the
melancholy man, ito make friends,
but it's hard to keep them"
"Oh, don't know" replied the
other, who was jovial and wealthy,
sail my friends consider me easy and
are satisfied to let me keep them
Catholic Standard and Times.