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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-05
POISONED BY SICK CATS BrTl

South Manchester. June 5.--August Wolfe, man of all work about the premises of Mrs s. G. Cheney, was se- verely bitten on the third finger of the left hand by diseased cat Mon day. He worked all day and did not pay any attention to the cuts, but that evening he was unable to sleep be- cause of the trouble given him by the bites. Yesterday morning Wolfe went to Dr Bradley, who cauterized the bites and informed him that blood poisoning had set in. Wolfe will be fortunate if he does not lose his hand or arm
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-05
A ST. .OOO. GOO FACTORY.

Beaumont, Tex. June 5.-The Amer ican Steel and Wire company is said to have secured title to 100 acres of land here, and intends to erect S5,- 100000 factory at an early day. It is expected that the factory will employ at least 5000 people.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-05
The Strength Makers.

After sickness or following any great trial, or when run down from hard work, or some minor ailment there is need of a reliable strength maker The three agents highly ben eficial are Beef, Iron and Wine. 5Oc a bottle. fine new lot at Fitzpat rick,s pharmacy, corner East Main and Wall streets.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-30
GARDNER AYERS HE is
VICTIM OF PREJUDICE
Mayor Ames' Policeman Files Strong Ap.
peal in Supreme
Court.

Papers in the appeal of Irwin A. Gard
ner, formerly special policeman under
Mayor Anes, of Minneapolis, and who is
under sentence OF six years for bribery,
were filed in the supreme court yester-
day.
Gardner alleges prejudice on the part
of the district judges of Minneapolis, and
claims he was induced to give testimany
before the grand jury on promise of i'm
munity, and the testimony was afterward
used against him.
He alleges that he was informed by
one Of his attorneys, HI. s. Mead that
the latter had heard Judge Harrison tell
r. 0. Foster that the men indicted for
having accepted brides would all be con-
victed. AS this alleged conversation oc-
Cured five days before he was put on
trial before Judge Harrison, this is one
of the grounds of prejudice He also al
legeS that Judge Harrison was a witness
against him in the police court, two years
previous, when he was charged with OPP
Grating a disorderly resort near Judge
Harrison's house, in the vicinity of Min
nehaha Falls.
Gardner's attorneys, Irwin e Mead, also
ask that the court pass on the question
Of fees paid to Clerk of Courts Dickey
who charged them $50 for preparing the
return to the supreme court. The attor-
neys claim there should be no charge in
case of this kind.
Clerk Dickey's position is that, under
the law, the fees of his office having to
be turned over to the county, he does not
intend to make any mistakes, and so
charges for all services rendered The
October term of the supreme court will
open next Tuesday, and today is the last
day for fling returns
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-30
LIGHTING ORDINANCE
IS TAMPERED WITH
Changes Cause Another Delay in I'M
periaI Manufacturing Company
Matter.

Another delay of a month or more
was imposed yesterday afternoon on
the Imperial Manufacturing company S
chances for an electric lighting fran
chise, when the ordinance which has
been pending for nearly two years
was sent back by the assembly COM
mfttee on streets to the legal depart
ment for correction. AT the last meet
ing Of this committee one member
suggested a penalty Of $4,000 in case
the stipulated amount of work on the
plant was not done in year. Thls
was agreed to, and yesterday when the
ordinance was returned with this pro-
vision added it was found that other
sections of the measure had been tam
pered with. Notably was one which
would necessitate the erection OF a
plant far in advance Of the first years
needs. A member Of the legal de-
partment who was in attendance could
furnish no explanation for the change.
Of all the franchises UP before a
st. Paul city council, perhaps none
has had the varied career or has been
as perSiStently pushed as the one
sought by the Imperial Manufacturing
company, which is a local concern. For
two years the matter has been pending
before the two bodies, cont1nuances
being taken every time 1T has been
brought up for consideration. The
ordinance granting the franchise has
received favorable consideration from
the board Of aldermen, but the assem-
bly, has retarded it's progress at every
step.
In attendance at the meeting were
representatives of the st. Paul Gas
company. 1t is expected that this COM
pany, under the name of the ST. An
thony Electric company, lately incor-
porated, will shortly ask for fran
chiSe to do business.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-30
SUBALTERN'S LIFE is
NOT A HAPPY ONE
Eighth Infantry, Sent From st. Paul
to Tropics, Is Ordered to
Alaska.

The army Of the United States has
ceased to be the comfortable domestic
organization 1T was prior to the Span
1Sn-Amer1can war. A case in point is
the fate of the Eighth regiment Of in
fantry, recently returned from the
Philippines.
This regiment, after serving with
distinction throughout the Santiago
campaign, was ordered to Havana for
garrison duty. After one years serv-
ice in the Cuban capital it was as
signed to Fort Smelling for recupera-
ton. AS soon as the men acquired the
form essential for field duty in the
tropics they were ordered to the Phil
ippines. Completing two years serv-
ice in Laguna province, Luzon, infested
with insurgents and cholera they were
naturally jubilant when ordered to the
states Aug. 1. A portion Of the regf-
ment now consider it a questionable
Kindness to have brought them home.
On their arrival in San Francisco
orders awaited them assigning six
companies to Alaska. The disgust of
the wives Of the officers and men who
had made all kinds of plans for a few
years housekeeping in some comforta-
BILE garrison, within easy reach of the
city, affordfng opportunities of visiting
the theaters, concerts, societyl and
good schools for the children, is said
to have expression in uncomplimentary
comment of the powers. Headquarters
and six companies were in a slight de-
gree more fortunate than the others.
They were assigned to Fort Lawton, a
new post near Seattle, Wash. While
delightfully."- located, the accommoda-
tons for officers were woefuly made
quate, quarters designed for six per-
sons being expected to accommodate
twenty-one. After the colonel and his
staff were provided for, the only thing
left for the line would be paying rent
in town. living in barracks or under
canvas.
This injustice at last dawned on the
big guns at the war department, and
headquarters and four companies have
now been ordered to Fort Columbus,
New York harbor, very desirable
station, but not in this instance an
unmixed blessing, as the household
goods and personal property of the
officers has just been shipped from
Fort Smelling to Seattle, necessitating
it's reshipment to New York as soon as
it arrives, so the prospects are that
the unfortunate subalterns of the gall
liant Eighth won't be among the sub
scribers at the grand opera this season,
unless the railroads give them unusu-
ally favorable rates.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-30
EQUALIZERS NEAR THE
END OF THEIR LABORS
Bankers Have Hearing ublic
Service Corporations On
Friday.

The state board of equalization will
resume it's labors this morning, and
for the next four days will be exceed
ingly busy. At 10 o'clock the board
will give a hearing to a number of
private bankers, who have been re-
quested to appear and show cause
why their assessments should not be
increased.
At the afternoon session the retail
merchants Of st. Paul will appeal from
the decision of the board to raise the
assessment on goods and merchandise
from 10 to 20 per cent. The only
wholesale firm cited to appear before
the board from st. Paul today is
Noyes Bros. & Cutler, the drug job
bers.
The committee on public service
franchises has had under considera-
ton the data submitted to it by State
Auditor Dunn last week and it is eX-
pected a date will be set for hearing
the officials of these corporations as to
why a sharp raise in their assess
ments should not be made.
Gov. Van SAINT, who is eX-officio a
member of the board, has asked that
no final action be taken in the matter
of raising public service corporations
until he can be present. AS the gov
ernor is not to return to the city I'M
til Friday no action will be taken until
then. 1t is possible that the argu-
ments against such a proposition will
be made by those interested in the
various corporations on that day. The
board expects to complete it's labors
by Saturday night.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-30
DEALERS PUT SOME
HARD COAL ON MARKET
A Few ScuttIes Full Offered ST. Paul at
Ten Dollars Per
Ton.

few scuttles Of hard coal may be had
of ST. Paul dealers at the fiat rate of SO
per ton.
Three of the big coal companies an
nounced Monday that they have some
for sale.
The amount is limited to about 1000
tons for the two cities, but consumers il
they hurry, may have it for $40 a ton.
Two tons is the limit to be sold to a
customer. The first of the lot was placed
on sale yesterday, and already one firm
announces that it's supply is out, the de-
mand was so great. The others figure on
cleaning their bins by tomorrow or the
next day.
Not since 1885 has hard coal sold in st.
Paul for SO ton, and there would have
been none at their figure, it is said, if
big state contracts, had not held back
few thousand tons The contracts did
not materialfze, and the public is real
1Zlng the, consequence.
With the growing scarcity of hard coal,
stern reality, comes the statement from
the coal men that the soft product may
reacn figure unheard of in Northwestern
coal circles: Invoices of stocks now being
taken at the Duluth and Superior docks
show shortage of fully 80 per cent COM
pared with last year. This is further ag-
grayated by the fact that the close of
navigation is growing near, and then it
will be all rail coal, with the added trouble
OF a scarcity of cars and motive power.
Already this trouble is being felt by the
local coal companies. Every car avaiIa-
Bile is being used to rush soft coal to the
East and other hard coal centefs, and the
Northwest in consequence is suffering
AS it takes two tons of soft coal to re-
place one of hard, and there Is a short
age of fully 25.000,000 tons of the latter
the amount of soft coal that will be nee
essary. to cover the deficit can be easily
figured.
Where the best soft coal last year sold
for Sc and $3.50 ton So is being asked
for it at the present time, and other
grades have increased proportionately in
price.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-30
KILLS IMPROVEMENTS
THAT ARE NOT WANTED
Property Owners Protests Are Heed
ed by the Assembly Com
nnittee,

For the benefit of two property own
ers yesterday the assembly committee
on streets passed adversely on an or
der calling for q sewer on Conway
street, from Maria avenue to Com
mercial.
The order calling for this sewer was
made at the suggestion of Health Com
missioner Ohage, who said it was nee
essary for the health of the neighbour
hood.
sition to it thought that his age and
present state Of good health was pretty
good evidence that DR.. Ohage was at
fault, but his principal objection was
the cost. Two residents of the West
end also appeared in opposition to
the opening of an alley in the Tenth
ward, and likewise succeeded in kill
ing the order.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-30
BEAUTIFUL SPEECH
FAILS TO FREE HIM
Slang Masterpiece by j. Lentsch Gets
Him Nausht But $40
Fine,

John Lentsch and Thomas Connolly
were before Judge Finehout in the po-
lice court on a charge of fighting. Or
ficer Newcome arrested them sunday
and told the court that he saw the
pair get off street car, when Lentsch
at once turned on Connolly and struck
him blow in the face.
Connolly testified that the row arose
over the refusal of Lentsch to pay his
car fare.
ct told him." said the witness, chat
if he had no money, I'd pay his fare,
but he got hot, and when we gets OF
the car he and another fellow with him
jumps onto me and knocks me down.
The other chap had closed knife IN
his hand and that's what give me this
black eye"
Lentsch and his witness, Fred Wit
mer, gave another version Of the bat
tie. They declared that while they
stood on the corner several cars passed
without stopping and Connolly had
proposed to get revenge on the COM
pany by refusing to pay their fare.
"Dis bloke says, says he: Don't pay
your fare. Well make Tom Lowry
stand for dis. He's KEEP us waitin' and
We'll just have free ride" explained
Lentsch to the court. But me and
Wilmer paid de con for our fares, and
den Connolly pushed me against Gle emu
of de car and choked me, and we gets
off de car to fight it out"
Connolly began the scrap, judge,
said Wilmer HE was sore at Lentsch
for paying the con, and he says, I'll
lick bote of yous.' That's just how 1T
was"
The court, being in doubt, played
trumps.
"Tll take the testimony Of the off,
GER" he said. ''Ten for Lentsch. Con-
nelly, you go home and keep out of any
more rows, or you'll get a dose, too"
Connolly is a hard working black
smith at Seven Corners, but Lentsch is
an old offender, having recently spent
thirty days at the Workhouse for strik-
\ ing street car conductor.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-30
POLICE HEAR NOTHING
OF ALLEGED HOLD-UPS
Two Men Who Tell Attempted Robbery
Storie Keep Away From Central
Station With Them.

mo hold-ups or robberies were re-
ported to me-" said Capt. Clark yester-
day, "and if Strachota and Apland
were the victims of highwaymen, they
have not told the police about it"
Albert Apland, 1447 Blair street,
claims to have been held up on Uni
versity avenue, near Smelling avenue,
Sunday evening. He was riding a BIZ
cycle when three thugs are said to
have stopped him and demanded his
money. The man made a quick sprint
and got out of the clutches Of the
thieves. They fired three shots after
him, .Apland says.
The other alleged hold-up Sunday
night was at Dearborn street and Cor
man avenue shortly before 8 o'clock.
Charles Strachota, who claims to be
the victim, says that he was COM
manded to turn over his cash, but hest
tated before doing so. One of the
robbers, of whom there were three,
held a pistol close to his head and
told him that unless he handed over
his money he would kill him. A wom-
an who was standing on a porch near
where the hold-up occurred screamed,
frightening the desperadoes away.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-30
MAN is CHARGED WITH
STARVING HIS HORSE
Sam Cohen Must Staed Trial on the
Complaint of the Humane
Society.

Sam Cohen, who works at Saltwater
but lives on the West Side, was ar
raigned on the charge of cruelty to
animals yesterday and Judge Finehout
held him to trial for starving his faith
full mare "Rebeeca."
Officer Moak, of the Humane society,
told the court that Cohen had left his
mare for days at a time without food
or water. The defendant declared that
he hired a man to care for the animal
but the follow neglected his duty.
Let me go, please, judge" said the
prisoner, II have no moneys and take
good care of that mare"
But when Informed that he must
elect between putting up $10 bail or go
to Jail till the case could be tried he
went down into his jeans and drew
forth womans chatelaine5 much the
worse for wear and disclosed to the
view of the astonished court all kinds
Of moneys" The bail was deposited
in good coin of the realm and the case
continued till Oct Is, to await the re-
turn of witnesses now out Of the city.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-30
CONWAY AsPHA4iLr COMPANY
LEAVES BARBER CONCERN
MoNoRoLy
LATTER FIRM BIDS HIGH
AND ALONE foR cRocus PLACE
Its Rival Quits Field After Playing
Losing Game by Reason of Others
Agreement With Street Car compa-
ny to Pave All fits Track Space.

The Barber Asphalt company now
has monopoly of the business in St.
Paul. The Conway Asphalt Paving
company has withdrawn from the field
and will not be heard from, it is said,
until a contract worthy of considera-
ton is UP for bids.
The first failure of the Conway COM
pany to compete with it's rival, the
Barber company, was when bids were
called for the paving of Ramsey street
some weeks ago. The reason given then
was that the company did not want the
work because the street was cucumber
ed with car tracks. Yesterday bids
We're opened by the board of public
works for the paving Of Crocus place,
from Paramount to Goodrich, but the
Barber company was alone in the COM
petition. No reason was advanced by
the local representatives for the fail
ure of the Conway company to ap-
pear.
May Quit Forever.
1t Is now said that the Conway
concern has abandoned the St. Paul
field entirely and will hereafter confne
it's attention to other localities where
at present it has big contracts. What
work it has done in st. Paul, it is said,
has been at a loss, especially on streets
where there are car. tracks. In every
instance the street car company's por-
ton of a street is paved by the Barber
concern, thus putting any company
that may secure the remainder of the
street to considerable inconvenience
and often times causing it a heavy
loss.
Above Assembly Figures.
For the paving Of Crocus place yes
terday the Barber company bid $685.,
just $113 under the city engineers es-
innate which is generally based on a
figure of about $2.35 a square yard.
The assembly has made 1920 as the
figure it will pay, and in view of the
fact it is not expected that the award
of the contract will be approved when
it comes up for consideration.
Bids for the paving of two small al
leys with brick We're opened by the
board of public works yesterday and
in each instance Were captured by
Fielding & Shepley. For the paving OF
an alley in block 20, Woodland Park
addition, $2,264 was asked, and for one
in block 80, Kittson's addition, 1888.
Both were under the city engineers
estimate.
For the grading of Sturgis street,
from Garfield to Douglas, $3,193 was
bid by p. j. Ryan, and for the grading
Of Bayard street, from Victoria to Mil
ton, 81, IA was bid by Thomas Linnan.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-30
FREE LUNCH FIENDS EAT
SICK cows REMAINS
Having Sold Diseased Meat to
SaIoonkeepers.

Joseph Massiel1o, market gardener
at Little Canada, was in the police
court yesterday on a charge of selling
diseased meat. Massiello charged it all
to the town board, which had taken
a strip of his land for road.
According to the defendants story,
the road makers had torn down his
fence and left the rails lying about SO
that his favorite COW had broken her
leg, and he had killed her to put the
animal out of pain.
Health Officer Jensen gave the court
different version of the affair Mas
siello, he said, had not killed the COW
till he found her dying. Then he had
eaten some of the meat, given some
to his neighbors, and brought the rest
to town, where he peddled it among
saloonkeepers, who dispensed it to the
patrons Of their free lunch counters.
One of the purchasers became suspi-
cious and called in the health officer,
who discovered that the animal was in
a feverish condition when killed. DR..
Richardson, it was said, is now at
tending one of the persons who were
made sick by eating the meat.
Massiello offered to bring in fifty
men who had eaten the meat at the
lunch counters.
'tDa peop' eata da meat, and no getta
da hurt. Da say ola meata good-a,"
cried the little Italian gardener.
"Ten dollars" Judge Finehout said.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-30
STOMACH DISORDERS ARE EPI-
DEMIC IN THE SANITY
CITY
OHAGE SAYS IT'S FRUIT;
WATER is GOOD 1T Is SAID
Water Pipes Are Reeking With Veg
etabIe Ooze-Caufield Says to Drink
1t, Water Drinkers Never Lose
ohase Lays 1t to the Fruit, but No
One BIames the "Booze."

Stomach disorders are epidemic in
st. Paul just now.
A large proportion Of the population
of the Sanity City is affected.
Some attribute it to the city drink
| ing water; the doctors say 1t is mainly
due to the large quantities of fruit
that st. Paul people are consuming.
The complaint which is now so prev
alent is described as an abdominal
soreness, increasing in intensity after
| the second day and accompanied with
excruciating pain. 1t generally lasts
for a period of three days and in the
case of some a greater time. The
usual home remedies seem to be able
to cope with it successfully.
"Water Is Good" Says Caulfield.
Don't lay this stomach trouble cpl
demic to the city drinking WATER, said
Secretary John CauIfield of the water
works department yesterday. IF there
are any complaints at all, we should
be receiving them at this time of the
year, as it is in the fall when that Vege-
| table taste in the water is so common,
| but they are less than at any time In
| the history of this department. Last
| Sunday we completed the work OF
flushing what is known as the low
service district and next Sunday we
We do this to move any sediment or
vegetation that may have accumulat-
ed and especially for the benefit of
the dead ends of the water mains. In
some localities where new mains have
been laid we receive complaints of an
unusual taste in the water, but this
is due to the tar coating which each
pipe receives at the factory.
"Fruit," Says ohase-
Health Commissioner Ohage says
the epidemic has not been reported to
him and if it does exist the only thing
he can attribute it to is the large
quantities of fruit that are now be-
ing consumed. 1--WE make a daily ex-
animation of the city water" said DR..
Ohage last night, "but so far have
found nothing of consequence. There
is always a vegetable taste to the wat
err at this time of year, due to the de-
caying vegetable matter on the shores
of the lakes. If there is any stomach
disorders now I think it is due to the
fruit the people eat. st. Paul receives
it's supply later than other localities
and the average citizen is liable to
over indulge"
"How is your stomach?" is COM
mon salutation on the streets just now.
So far no fatalities have been report
ed, but as one sufferer describes it.,
Its mighty disagreeable."
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-30
NEW ROAD REACHES
RICH AREA IN NORTH
Gen. Andrews Sees Great Possibilities In
Trip Along Iron
Range.

Gen. G.. c. Andrews, chief fire warden
Of the state and a member of the for
estry department, has just returned from
an inspection trip along the Iron Range.
Speaking of his trip yesterday, Gen. An
drews said:
From Virginia I went north sixteen
miles through billy forests on the new
Duluth, Virginia &, Rainy Lake railroad.
The Little Fork river valley contains a
large amount of public agricultural land
that is being rapidly taken up and set
tied, and there are still opportunities
for actual homestead settlers. Construc-
ton trains will be running to the Little
Fork river by February, as the road is
now within eight miles of the valley.
This new railroad is reaching out about
100 miles to Rainy lake and at Koochi-
ching will tap sS,OO0,00o worth of stand
ing pine and a good agricultural area
beyond. 1t will make new and i'm
portant route for wheat from the Win
nipeg region to Duluth, and will also
increase the value of much land owned
by the state.
During the past eight years I have an
nuaIly visited the mining cities and vii
lagos on the Iron Range, of which there
are about a dozen, and they were never
more prosperous than today. I stopped
at number of them on my last trip
and was impressed by their growth. To
see these thriving young towns with a
network of busy railroads., clean streets
good carriage roads, fine school houses,
where but a few years ago was a dense
wilderness, impreSSeS one with the future
greatness Of Minnesota"