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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-17
PROCLAMATION OF THE MAYOR.

|, Robert A. Smith, Mayor of the City
OF st. Paul, do hereby announce and
proclaim, that on Tuesday, the 18th day
OF March, A. D. 1902, a primary election
viii be held in the City of st. Paul for
the purpose of choosing candidates for
the various officers of the city at the en-
suing city election.
1t is provided by law that no sprituous,
malt or intoxicating liquors shall be sold
or given away, on the day of any general
election, and that all stores, saloons and
barrooms where such liquors are usually
sold, shall be closed on that day between
the hours of o'clock in the forenoon
and the hour of o'clock in the after
noon, and severe penalties are imposed
for the violation of this law. The pri-
mary election law passed in 1901 adopts
and applies these provisions to the pri-
mary elections.
All saloonkeepers, hotel proprietors and
proprietors of stores in which intoxica-
ting liquors are authorized to be sold
In the City of st. Paul, are hereby warn
ed and admonished that the foregoing
provisions of the law will be strictly en-
forced, and are hereby required and df-
rected to keep closed their respective sa-
looms. barrooms and liquor stores, and
to refrain from the sale Of spirituous
malt and intoxicating liquors therein be-
tween the hours of ) o'clock in the morn
ing and o'clock in the afternoon on the
day of said primary election.
ROBERT A. SMITH.
MAYOR.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-17
PROPOSALS WANTED FOR WA
TER METER.
CITY Clerks once

St. Paul, Mimi March H. 1902
Sealed proposals, marked Proposals
for Water Meter" win be received at this
Office until o'clock p. m, March IS 1902
for furnishing one four-ineh water meter
for the Jackson street market. in accord
ance with the specifications OF the Board
Of Water Commissioners. for such mate
rial for the year 1902.
A bond in the sum OF 20 per cent OF the
amount bid. with two sureties. residents
of the State OF Minnesota, or a surety
company bond In like amount, or GER
titled check of ten per cent Of the amount
bid must accompany each proposal as
surety for the making and execution OF
a contract.
The Common Council reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
BY order of the Common Council.
MATT JENSEN
City Clerk.
March r. 10. IA. Is. lS. II. IS.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-17
OCEAN LINERS.

NEW YORK, March 7e.-Arrived:
Phoenicia, Hamburg and Boulogne Sur
Mer: La Gasclogne. Havre St Louis,
southampton and CherbOurg.
Gibraltar-Sailed: Steamer Kaiseriu
Maria Theresa (from Genoa and NapIesl,
New York. Passed: Steamer California
New York, for Naples, Genoa and Mar
settles, etc; Stella, Genoa and Naples.
for New York.
Iolyhead-Passed: Steamer Canadian,
New York, for Liverpool.
Bremen--Arrived: Steamer kron-
prinz Wilhelm, New York, via. Ply
mouth and CheTbourg
Queenstown-Arrived Steamer New
England, Boston, for Liverpool.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-17
Could Swallow Anything.

i don't quite know what the lady
meant " said an elderly physician quoted
by the Washington Post, ''but whatever
II was; She meant it hard, She came to
my office last Tuesday and after con-
s1dering her case, | wrote, a prescription,
which was to be. PIT up in capsules Of
very large size [ explained the why and
wherefore of this TO her and asked her
If she could swallow anything so big
She looked at me in an4acidulous way
Swallow it, she said. 7'Why, my hus-
Iodes tba9 ,o3, oI,IT All 4
Humph! / reckon l haven't been married
ten years without learning to swallow
bigger things than that"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-17

train is moving over the Brunswick &,
birmingham railroad. Through Buffalo
swamp water is over the track for near
ly mile, and passengers are unable 10
get to Brunswick The Plant systems
track is intact
The Atlanta river is still high, but
IS reported falling north Of here
special from Montgomery, Ala. saws:
The Seaboard Air line suffered severely
by last nights rains, and its trains in
this part of the state are indefinitely
annulled. 1t lost a bridge ard consider
able track near Hurtsboro, and lesser
Washouts are reported at other points.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-17
FEAR IN WAKE
OF COLD SPELL
Continued From First Page.

held, and no attempt will be made to op-
crate them until the storm ends 1t is
impossible to state what the damage is
until reports are received from the out
lying country, and communication of any
KIND is now Impossible. 1t is feared there
VIII be great loss of live stock, and some
lives may have been sacrificed. Telegraph
and telephone communication is uncer-
tam, and Ii it difficult to get news from
any point, as few persons have ventured
out OF doors in the last twenty-four
hours.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-17
LoGGERs LIKE THE COLD.
Fall of Temperature is Welcome
Happening in Michigan

MARQUETTE, Mich, March 1.-THE
upper peninsula is tonight suffering from
a cold wave. Balmy, spring-like weather
has suddenly given way to chilling blasts
and at many points the mercury is hoy
ering around the zero mark At Mar
quette this evening the temperature reg
istered fifteen above. This is a drop OF
fifty degrees since yesterday
Snow has been falling at intervals
since morning. The change is welcomed
by lumbermen and should freezing
weather continue for several days as
predicted, it will serve to materially cut
losses of those loggers who have been
hard hit by the unprecedented early break
up.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-17
Must Have stopped ON ROAD.

A nervous looking man came into the
grocery store with his baby on one arm
and a coal oil can on the otheis He
gently:
sit there a moment. dear"
Then, holding the baby up to the dazed
clerk, he added:
"A gallon of kerosene in this. please
Denver News.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-17
Low sleeping Chr Rates.

Twice a week the Chicago Great West
ern railway runs comfortable tourist
sleeping cars to Chicago, Des Moines, st.
Joseph and Kansas City at half the reg
ular doubIe-berth rates. For further IN
formation apply to j. N. Storr, City
Ticket Agent, corner Fifth and Robert
streets. St. Paul, MINI.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-17
Settlers one-way Rates

Via Chicago Great Western railway
RADIO. Free chair cars. Tourist sleepers
three. times a week; double berth to ST.
Joseph and Kansas City. $3.50: to Des
MONIES, 81. For full information apply
10 j; n. Storr. CITY Ticket Agent. corner
Fifth and Robert streets, ST. Paul.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-17

Tickets on sale daily at Minneapolis &c
ST. Louis Railroad offices, at rate of S32 90
from st. Paul or Minneapolis to Los
Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, etc.
Best and most direct route
Call 1893 Robert street, st. Paul. for
tickets and berths
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-17
Special to The Glohe.

SPARTA, Wis. March 16.-The worst
blizzard of the season has prevailed over
Ms section for twentyfour hours and
is still raging. The mercury has been
barely above zero at any time. The
wind accompanied by light snow ble8s
a gale.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-17
STOPS ALL MAILS on STAGES.

Storm in South Dakota the Worst of
the Winter.
PIERRE, s. D.. March 16-The storm
which has prevailed since Friday night
is the worst of the winter. Mail on
stage lines into the city has been stopped
The temperature is above zero.
1t is probable that there have been
heavy losses of cattle and sheep. At
Aberdeen the blizzard continues with no
sign of abating.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-17
WISCONSIN TRAINS DELAYED.
Thermometer Registers Zero at In
Crosse and Is FalIir.

LA CROSSE, Wis, March 16.-The
thermometer here registered zero today
and tonight. The mercury is falling. A
high wind is blowing and small build
lngs and trees have been wrecked in all
parts of the city. Trains on all lines are
delayed several hours.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-17
COLD DAY IN DETROIT.
Mercury Unexpectedly Goes Down to
''2G Above"

DETROIT, Mich, March 16.-Between 5
o'clock this evening and 10 o'clock tonight
the temperature here dropped twenty-six
degrees, registering 26 above zero a the
latter hour High wind and fiurries pre-
vail
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-17
THUET BROS. L'E s5S SEPSE

Located in CHICAGO, SIOUX CITY,
SO. OMAHA, SO. ST. PAUL.
So. ST. Paul Catt. Salesmsn-Frank Thuh. c.
l. Kaye. B, B. Moshsr. Hog and Shes2 Salesman
P. j. Gibbons.
Refereacss-Nat'l [. S. Bark, Chicago: Stock
9ardS Bank. So. St. Paul; U. S Yards Natl Bank,
So. Omaha; L. S. Natl Bank Sioux City
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-17
LOOKS FOR MORE COLD.

West Superior Experiences Long
Drop OF the Thermometer
WEST SUPERIOR, Wis. March 16.-
Within the last forty-eight hours the
head of the lakes has experienced a drop
of so degrees in tempera ture, and tonight
thermometers register zero. A strong
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-17

wind is blowing and indications point
to considerably colder weather
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-17

yet been argued and it has not been adj
vanced on the calendar, so it will hardly
be argued before the next term of court
Then the final decision rests entirely in
the convenience or within of the supreme
court; it might come in six months and
it might be delayed two years.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-17

in the vicinity of the hall of represent
atives, and it is announced by the door
Keepers and attendants that Representa-
tive Corliss is again fighting for gov
eminent cable across the Pacific
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-17

Feb. 24-NIch. a-1n-17
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-17

The congressional library has just Is
sued a photography of cartography,
which is very valuable to those inter-
ested in the subject
Every little while a loud noise IS heard
Evening journal., 1902-01-07
one Killed in Explosion

Philadelphia. Jan. THE most terrific
explosion of dynamite in this city for
many years occurred at $50 o'clock this
morning IN a contractors shanty az
Thirty-hrst and Rockund streets, West
Philadelphia. ON the line of the penusyl-
vanm railroad. and instantly lilled one
man. miuring several otheri who We're
standing clusc by, and hurt several occu-
mnts VT houses In the vicinity, besides
doing hundreds of dollars worth pf dam-
age t0 all huildings aud houses within a
radius OF half mile.
1'hc dead man was an cmploye of T..
McMnnus the contractor, who had
charge of considerable excavation work
for lhe railroad at that point He was
known 90 his fellow-comtrymen as
Dock" Mullen and lived on Melon
street. above Thirty-sixih. He was ~
the act of throwing out the dymmitc
FROM the shanty when the explosion oc-
Cured, instantly killing him. Not a part
of his body larger than six inches was
found after the explosion.
Evening journal., 1902-01-07
.LOWNDES NAMED
FOR CABINET
RumOr That He May Sue
Ceed Secretary Long
POWDER BLOWS Man 10 ATOMS
Receiver Appointed for RVerett-MOOre
RAILWAY Line Heroic Father
Saves Children

Washington. Jan. 7.-Rumors are
current in this city that further
changes are to be made in the Cabinet
.of President Roosevelt
One is to the effect that Former Gov
.ernor Lloyd w. Lowndes of Cumber-
land. Md. Is to be invited to become a
member of the Presidents official
family. He Is talked Of as a possibility
to succeed Secretary Long. OF the
Navy. Former Governor Lowndes is
said to be "out Of politics. and now Is
engaged in various commercial enter
prises In his State and elsewhere.
SO much has been said regarding the
apparent hostility OF this. as well as
past administrations. toward Mary
lands hero. Rear-Admiral Winfield
Scott Sohley that II is believed a con-
ltinuance of such criticism would be
considerably allayed should President
Roosevelt call Former Governor
Lowndes to sit at his Cabinet table,
/ Lowndes is a "Schley man" from start
TO finish. from stem to stern, from
keelson to truck. and IL is believed
that President Roosevelt is wearied Of
the contentious between leading Off
cers of the navy and would like to
have a strenuous and strong arm TO
nut down bureaucratic tendencies.
Evening journal., 1902-01-07
WELL-ENORN LECTURERS HERE
DR.. lsvy and Simon Wolf to Speak for
Hebrew Charity Association

Deep interest is being manifested in
the lectures TO be given in the Opera
House on Tuesday evening. January
IA. under the auspices of the Hebrew
Charity Association. II is the custom
OF this association to give a ball every
year to obtain funds for the relief OF
the poor, but since all the Jewish so
cieties are in mourning for President
Mckinley. the lecture is given in its
stead.
The committee in charge, consisting
.of ID. H. Levy. chairman; j. Harry
Gordon. secretary. and David Snellen-
burg. treasurer. has engaged two Well
known orators for the occasion One
of the addresses will be made by DR.
j. Leonard Levy. of Pittsburg. the IA
nous Jewish rabbi. who is known as a
brilliant and entertaining speaker
The other will be by Simon Wolf. the
well-known lawyer, who has spoken
here before. and has made many
friends I'm the city. Dr. Levy Will
speak on the subject Struggle fol
Liberty Mr. VOLTS topic will be
Charity Right From the Heart"
The S. tickets may be exchanged fOi
81 tickets by any member of the com
mittee or at the Opera House OF
January a. During his stay in thi.
city Mr. Wolf. who will be accom-
panied by Mrs Wolf, will be the CUES
of Colonel Benjamin Nields.
Evening journal., 1902-01-07
.THHNB BOYS HRhD
UNDER HEAVY BAIL
IaCOrrigibIe Youths Face
Judge ChuTChmaR in
City Court

Bad records Of Davis West, ooloreJ
and Herman Kl0ss, two boys, have
brought them trouble. for in Municipal
Court today Judge Churchman held
teIhm In $500 bail each for the Court of
General Sessions. Agent Stout, on be-
ing asked by Judge Churchman If there
was any reason why they should not
be held in bail, said there was not as
the boys had made bad records for
themselves, and both had served In the
Ferris Industrial School.
PatrOlmen Winthrup and Scott ar
rested the youthful burglars last night
on suspicion of having broken into the
carpenter shop of The Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad Company a few days
ago. and stealing tools belonging to
George Fleming.
When placed on the stand Fleming
testified that the tools belonged to
him. and were worth about SIS. The
tools were recovered in the store of
Joseph Cohen, junk dealer, and when
placed on the stand, Cohen testified
that West had sold them to him fol
S1.05. On being arrested, West accused
Kloss of the theft, and Kloss, in turn
accused West.
JOHN bldkely, dItsleu On cHtl6e On
drunkenness, was dismissed. Gober AL.
bought also was in the dock charged
with being drunk. He succeeded in
Satisfying Judge Churchman that he
was employed in Newark, and accord
ingly was dismissed.
Mary Moore, colOred. was in the docl
ON charge Of disorderly conduct. Shs
is the mother of an S-months-cid baby
whose cries echoed through the cour
riom. and in view OF this fact Judg
Churchman allowed her to depart
Stewart Jones on n charge OF tres
pass, was fined SO and costs. He is al
i legged to have walked into a house il
Orange street last night and frigihtene'
the occupants.
Evening journal., 1902-01-07
ASSOCIATION SAVES
COUATY'S FINANCES

1t was reported to uhs Citizens Com
mitiee at its meeting last evening chat,
according TO careful estimates, about
40 per cent of the county funds are
being spent exuavagantly, and that al
ready the association had saved for
the county about $4,000. The mem
bers of the association think that the
county tax rates win be lower next
year.
The action of Mayor Fisher in re-
lusing to sign the contract between the
Street and Sewer Department and the
Wilmington City Electric Company was
unanimously approved.
There is talk of making the associa-
tion a permanent body. To this end
contributions Of funds would be gladly
received The expenses have been
heavy, and will grow heavier before
the work on hand is finished
Evening journal., 1902-01-07
WAITED LONG
FOR DIRECTORS
Officials Failed to Show Up,
However
80 NO SESSION WAS BELD
Lighting Company Had Prepared Il
Offer Lower Bid Before The
Body
so No SESSION WAS BELD

There was an unusual quiet IN the
rooms of The Street and Sewer Depart
mcni this morning. 4 le secrcMry. busy
at his desk. now and thcn hooked at the
clock On the wallis, the hands of which
moved slowly toward the noon mark.
A number of persons were lounging idly
about the room and as the minutes wore
on signs of suppressed excitement became
evident
The reporter for the Evening Journal,
in keeping with the others, became rest
less and strained his ear Tor the sounds
of footsteps ON the stairway which came
not
Persons began 10 gather in groups of
twos and threes and speculation became
rife relative to the proceedings under
way at the Court House After what
seemed hours of waiting. There We're
sounds as OF some one running upstairs,
and moment latter an excited individual
rushed into the room with his breath well
nigh gone eXclaiming.
Say. the directors have rsigned!'
There was a dcath-like stiffness fol
about One-hftiOth of second and thcf
/ there was n perfect Babel of II told you
SOS" and "Ihe journal was right after
lall," and &c was then that the assemblagt
broke up.
There was a strange coincidence in con
nection with the general muddlc of Stree
and Sewer Department affairs Il. )
! Newhold. secretary and treasurer Of th
American Lighting Company. of Balti
more, appeared nt the office with n
counsel Willard salisbury. prepared @
guarantee the making by his company %
% contract for the lighting which has sup
posedly been undertaken by the Wcls
bach Lighting Company, at price wlicl
would save the city amounts vary ing nc
cUdng to the term of such contract
from $1,000 TO 100000
After as careful an examination ls pos
slbie lhc American Lighting CImpAu
has become satisfied tlat there is no vail
contract which the courts will sustain f0
lighting tIe city by the Welhmch pr
cess. just what the next move m ih
matter of che gas lighting contract w,
bc Is now impossible to say. but futur
developments are promised.
Evening journal., 1902-01-07
Advises students 10 eel eusY

Professor Berlin made an interesting
address at the usual Monday exercises
OF the High School yesterday The
subject of it was a recent visit he
made to New York city, and he drew
q practical lesson for the students
from it's progressiveness and enter
prise lie said that In one of the big
offices he saw the sign Get Busy,
and was so impressed that he asked
for and received the card that he
might bring 1t to the girls and boys
of the High School He advised them
to "get busy" about their lessons
There is much to be accomplished in
the intervening weeks. and those who
wish to be advanced must "get busy
and keep so unremittingly He urged
the students to make all social an1
other diversions secondary to theil
school duties.
Evening journal., 1902-01-07
WIRE THIEF
CHIEF CAUGHT
But Not Until he Had Prob
ably Fatally Shot
Policeman

George Watson, the leader of the
gang Of trolley wire thieves which has
been operating in This vicinity for
some time. has at last been arrested,
but not until after ME probably had
fatally shot the Philadelphia policeman
who tried to arrest him
The man was known as Watson, but
NE Is supposed to be Charles Francis
Montague of NorristoWn. Chief of pO-
lice Leary. of Chester. has been In con-
lstant communication with the Philadel-
plhia authorities ever since he and a
squad Of his men captured the double
team and outfit which the thieves ahan-
doned early Friday morning near Les
ter, after they had cut down 1900 feet
of wire. and which they were COM
PEELED to abandon when hard pressed
by officers.
1t is suspected that Montague. or his
cOnfederates, were involved in the re-
cent theft Of copper conductor wire
from the Southwestern Railway Com
pany A team which was hired by one
of the gang was recently abandoned
near Wilmington. and a month ago the
same men abandoned a hired wagon
in which copper wire was found al
| Media.
Word was at once sent TO The Philar
delphia police and Detectives Smith
and Ulrich ascertained that the horses
had been hired from Robert Winn, a
lliveryman at No 660 North Broad
street, Philadelphia. and the Wagon
from Oliver Derr. of Seventh street anC
Germantown avenue, of the same city
They also found that man had beer
Fin the habit OF hiring a team from
Frank Wilson, at 1643 Camac street
Philadelphia. had kept the team ava.
as long as a week at a time, and al
ways paid I'm advance.
Wilson was instructed to have tn
stranger arrested the next time he call
! ed, and when Watson made his appear
} lance yesterday Richard Doyle of tn
d Tenth and Thompson streets station
/ Philadelphia, was called to arrest him
/ AS the two started to walk down tn
r street Watson broke loose and rar
When only five feet in advance of hi
lpusuer he turned and fired two shot
at the officer. One flew wild. but th
other lodged in the right breast an
i pierced the lungs.
= After a chase of several blocks Wa
= son was arrested and taken to the Cit
b Hall. After an examination at head
e quarters he was taken in cab, hand
a cuffed to two detectives to st. Joseph
d Hospital. where he was identified b
Doyle.
Evening journal., 1902-01-07
STEVENSON MAY LIVE
COlOred Man in Delaware Hospital Has
Broken Neck

If Edward Stevenson. colored. who
is lying at the Delaware Hospital with
a broken neck. continues to improve,
as he has. his chances of recovery will
be very good
Stevenson is SO years old. and has
been employed as a miner of kaolin in
the quarries near Hockessin. He re-
ceived his injuries by a bucket falling
on him while working in the quarry
last Thursday That ne was not kill
ed is as miraculous as the way he has
borne up since
Evening journal., 1902-01-07
Another Rumor Names crane

Washington. Jan. 7.-Secretary Of the
Navy John ID. Long, will, for personal
reasons, resign from the Cabinet next
April or May. The probabilities are that
President Roosevelt will offer the port
folio 60 Governor W. Murray Crane, Of
Massachusetts. The President has the
highest regard for the ability of Gov
ernor Crane, and is exceedingly anxious
to have him become a member Of his Of
fetal family.
Evening journal., 1902-01-07
Receiver for Railroad Appointed

Monroe. Mich. Jan. Judge Lock-
wood. of the Circuit Court of Monroe
county, appointed David B. Cunning
ham, of Detroit. receiver for the De-
troit and Toledo Shore Line railroad,
one of the Everett-Moore syndicate
properties, and he will have charge Of
all the property of the line in Michi-
gan. Judge Lockwood granted an in
junction restraining the Detroit and
Toledo Shore Line railroad. It's secre-
tary, George S. Stewart, and the De-
troit Trust Company from disposlng Of
any of the bonds of the road.
Evening journal., 1902-01-07
MECHANICAL ENGINEER
APPOINTED Az GUARD

Elwood W. Dayett. of No. S24 West
Ninth street, yesterday was appointed
a guard in the New Castle county work
house. Mr.. Dayett is a competent en-
gineer and machinist, and he is Use
full member of THE workhOuse stan. At
present he is quarry guard Dayett
takes the place Of James T. Schellen-
ger. who HAS been made carpenter for
the institution.
Warden Meserve says that to the best
of his knowledge, no attorney has been
refused permission to see clients in the
building.
Evening journal., 1902-01-07
Examinine New Assessment

The Board Of Assessment. Revision
and Appeals held another session last
night. but nothing of Importance was
done. 1t is expected that the board
will soon accept some OF the figures
made by the three extra assessors, and
forma. protest viii be entered as soon
as it does. Those who are familiar
with the subject say the assessment
made by the special men has increased
values out of all proportion to the
selling price Of property.