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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-16

be more remunerative to not do bust
ness than it would be to go ahead and
put in plant and sell light and power.
In order to prevent any such plan the
representatives of the company agreed
to the amendment providing for a bond
of $4,000 which would, in the event
of the ordinance not being accepted and
the expenditure of 100000 not made
in the first year after the acceptance
of the ordinance, be forfeited.
Would Make Gas Cheaper.
Mr.. Michael explained that the ad-
vent of the company would make gas
much cheaper, in that it would make
electric lights so much cheaper than
gas that the gas company would be
forced to lower it's rate.
Assemblyman Van Slyke declared he
was opposed to granting any franchises
but he was particularly interested in
securing cheaper gas.
EX-Ald. Shepard, who Is inter-
ested in the new company, said the
same lights which the city was now
paying 1914 a year for SIS, and this
would make a saving of 81, 200 in cleo
trio lighting.
Cushing Franchise Is Recommended.
After the amendment as to stipulated
damages had been adopted the ordi-
nance presented by the company was
turned down and the measure passed
by the board of aldermen in the early
part of the present year was substitute
ed and then sent to the meeting of the
assembly Thursday night without rec
ommendation.
Messrs. Rosen, Schumacher and
Wheeler favored laying the measure
over in the committee for a couple of
weeks in order that they might read
and ponder over it's provisions, but on
a roll call the motion of Mr.. Rosen
failed to carry, MeSsrs. Van Slyke and
Wheeler being the only ones to side
with the West side assemblyman. The
ordinance will have to lay over ten
days after it reaches the assembly I'M
der the charter.
Cushing Franchise is Recommended.
The ordinance allowing Cushing &
Cabot to lay conduitS and pipes for
the purpose of heating and lighting
number of buildings in the central
part of the city was recommended for
passage by a vote of to g.. Those
voting against the favorable recon-
mendation were MeSsrs. Arnold, Whit
l.
the measure were Doran, Wheeler, Ros-
en- and Schurmeier.
Attorney F. H. Griggs explained that
the petitioners did not want a general
franchise like the Imperial company,
but simply the right to lay pipes across
Seventh street at one point and Sixth
street at two points for the purpose of
heating and lighting buildings occupied
by a number of corporations owning
the. buildings. All the buildings were
included in the ordinance and in order
to extend the system it would be neces-
sary to come to the council and Sc
cure permission by a three-fourths
vote.
The Cushing & Cabot franchise was
turned down by the assembly couple
Of months ago, and unless some ar
rangements can be made with those
who favor granting a franchise to the
Imperial company it is understood it is
likely to fail to pass again.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-16

Messrs. Wheeler and Schurmeier
were so firmly convinced that the APP
piication for franchise by the I'm
perial Manufacturing company was for
the purpose Of holding up" the St.
Paul Gas Light company that provi
sion was made in the ordinance pre-
scented to have bond in the sum OF
$4,000 for stipulated damages given by
the new heating, lighting and power
company.
.''You have gagged us with everything
that ingenuity could devise and we
might as well let you go ahead" was
the comment made by Attorney ]. G..
Michael at the meeting of the assem-
bly, committee on streets yesterday aft
ernoon. 1.-The whole trouble is you
gentlemen want this company to do as
much in thirty days as the gas COM
pany has done in forty years. con-
tinued Mr.. Michael; "but if you want
competition you must not make the
conditions too hard"
Mr.. Wheeler suggested that If the
company did not give a bond for stip-
ulated damages it might, after the
franchise was granted, decide it would
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-16
WOULD SEND THEM
BACK TO THE LAUNDRY
Wants to Make Bsbee and Others Take
Their Tubs and Give Him
His Money.

Judge Jaggard yesterday heard argu-
ment on the demurrer to the complaint
in the suit of Arthur e. Jones against
Albert J. Bisbee and others, alleging
breach of contract and fraud. The
case grows out of the transfer to the
plaintiff of a one-third interest in the
Ideal steam laundry, at TAT Wabasha
street.
Mr.. Jones claims that he was in
duced to invest his money in the laun-
dry by reason of the false representa-
tons of Bisbee as to the value of the
plant and business. He paid $500 cash
and gave notes secured by mortgage
for 81, 400 more, on the understan ding
that the establishment was worth
$4,000, and that the debts were less
than $500, and would be settled with
out any cost to him. ~
Charging that these representations
were wholly false, he asks the court TO
award him a, judgment for the S400,
with interest, and ordering the return
of his notes and the annullment of the
contract and mortgages.
Judge Jaggard reserved his decision
to the demurrer, which was entered on
the ground that the complaint did not
state facts sufficient to constitute a
cause of action.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-16
PLAN TO PUT Freely
EFT AL. IN WORKHOUSE
Another Ordinance Is Proposed to Get
Rid of the Overhead Wire
Which Is Still Up.

There will soon be ordinances enough
on the books to break down all the
overhead wires in the city by simply
hanging the printed copies of the same
on the wires.
Another one requiring the commits
sioner of public works to remove the
overhead wires in the underground
district was presented to the assembly
committee on streets yesterday after
noon by Corporation Attorney Mark
ham.
The measure was accompanied by an
opinion to the effect that the ordinance
passed in 1893 prohibiting all over
head wires to at once be put under
ground was Of no effect because there
was no penalty clause attached. The
corporation attorney suggested that as
the law of nine years ago was inopera-
tive, another one making the penalty
a $50 fine or Imprisonment in the
workhouse should be passed at once.
The committee acted favorably on
the suggestion and the measure was
recommended to pass.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-16
CHAMBER TO STUDY
THE FULL PROBLEM
Heat Subject VIII Be Gone Into BY
Commercial Body-Cushing
Is Made President.

The Chamber of Commerce, at
meeting yesterday morning, resolved to
investigate the coal situation in the
city. 1t is considered as a question
of great moment, as some provision
must be made to secure supply.
Gen. J. B. Sanborn called upon Pres
ident Doran to inform the chamber of
the amount of fuel needed in the city
for the six months beginning with Oc-
tober. A motion was adopted by the
chamber to investigate the freight
rates on coal.
George H. Maxwell, who was present
at the meeting, spoke on irrigation.
The meeting went into executive ses-
sion, and elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: President, Luth-
err S. Cushing; first vice president, L.
A. Abbott; second vice president, Will
bur H. Howard; treasurer, John A.
Stees; secretary, Benjamin +. Boards
ley.
Oscar ClauSSen was elected director
to fill the vacancy for the term ending
Sept. 1, 1903 H. Holbert, T. d. Mon
fort and Freeman P. Strong were elect
ed directors for the year ending Sept.
1, 1904; and w. j. Driscoll, George N.
Lamphere, William f. Peet and Jacob
DAM were elected directors for the
year ending Sept. 1, 1905. J. w. l..
Corning, manufacturer, L. Mosher, edi-
tor st. Paul Trade, and c. e. Hamilton,
attorney at law, were elected new
members.
Secretary Beardsley read call for
the meeting of the Philadelphia COM
mercial museum. The chamber will
send two delegates to the convention,
which will consider the condition of
American foreign trade.
Senators Nelson and Clapp acknow-
lodged their election as honorary mem
bers. There are now 236 members of
the chamber, an increase Of sixty-seven
during the past year.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-16
A GIRLS PROBLEM.
How to Feed Herself When Running
Down.


II am stenographer!" That state
ment brings up picture of long hours
of tiresome indoor confinement, close
mental concentration and subsequent
exhaustion and brain fag. Then comes
up the food question.
A young lady in Dayton, Ohio,
writes: "Some time ago l was a stem
ographer in large city retail store,
and having the responsibility of the
office work resting largely upon me my
health began gradually to decline, and
I stood facing the difficult problem of
finding relief of some kind or leaving
my situation. Worry added to my trou-
BILE; 1 became dyspeptic and nervous
and suffered with insomnia and rest
Iessness at night.
was speaking of my illness one day
to a trained nurse, who recommended
that begin systematic diet of Grape
Nuts at once, as. she had seen it's bene-
fetal effect upon several of her
patients, who had suffered as 1 did.
So I began to use the food conscien-
tiously. It formed my entire break
fast, with perhaps Postum Coffee or
some other nourishing drink, and a
second dish was taken at the evening
meal In about two weeks time be-
gan to feel stronger and more hopeful;
NV digestion and appetite were better
I was less nervous and could sleep. I
Continued the diet steadily and soon
courage and Vitality began to revive.
and once moreIsI began to think sue
cess lay someWhereFin this big world
for me. " I
MY work grew smoother and easier
and after seven months Of this diet I
could do almost twice the amount of
work in a day and do 1t easily and
without feeling exhausted
Iooay am .I Hlnns and do tha warI,
easily and satisfactorily. attribute
it ali to Grape Nuts, which I still con-
time To use. For a palatable and
heaIthfuI diet there is nothing on the
market to equal it, and the fact should
become of common knowedge." Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-16

William A. Travers, twenty-one years
old, a check clerk at the Great North
ern transfer, was probably fatally stab
bed by "Gumbo" Gibbs, colored por-
ter at Twombly's saloon, 1913 Wabasha
street, last evening.
Gibbs was arrested a few minutes
after the stabbing and locked UP at
the central police station. Travers
was taken to the city hospital in the
police ambulance, and at midnight
DR.. Acker said his chances of recovery
were slim. TraVerS, wounds consist of
three knife wounds in the back. Two
of them are superficial, but the other
is deep one between the tenth and
eleventh ribs on the left side. The
wounded man bled profusely and much
of the bleeding was internal.
Travers and a friend who gave his
name to the police as Edward Daniels
and his residence as 1874 Edmunds
street were in the back room of
TWombly's saloon drinking beer. TRAY
ers had words with Gibbs, the colored
porter, about the price of round of
drinks and there was miX-up. De-
tective Fraser, who was passing down
Fourth street, saw several women run
from the side entrance of the saloon
and was informed "a coon had stabbed
some one"
At the rear door the detective met
Gibbs, whose white coat was covered
with blood, and placed him under ar
rest. Travers ran to the bar-room
proper of the saloon and fell fainting to
the floor from loss of blood.
Tries to Hide His Identity.
On the way to the hospital Travers
informed the officer that his name was
]. G. Seymour and that he lieved at
liz 1glehart street On arriving at
the hospital the wounded man gave his
name as William Heath and his ad-
dress as 879 Portland avenue. A search
of his clothing resulted in number
of letters addressed to William B. Trav-
ers, 1910 Iglehart street, being found.
When further inquiry was made as to
his identity the injured man said his
name was Travers and that he lived
with his mother, Mrs. Charlotte Boog,
at 1910 Iglehart street.
To the police Travers stated that the
porter had insulted his friend Daniels,
and, when he interfered, Gibbs drew a
knife and slashed Daniels. Travers
threw him to the floor. Before he
could get up Gibbs stabbed him three
times.
Daniels Clothing Is SIashed.
Daniels corroborated this statement
and his clothing showed how close a
call he had from the knife in the hands
of Gibbs. His coat and trousers were
almost cut from his person, but the
knife blade did not reach the skin ex-
cept for a slight scratch on the right
hand.
Detective Fraser made search Of
the saloon and rear rooms and found
the knife in bowl in the toilet room.
1t is a wicked looking weapon, with a
siX-inch blade, as sharp as a razor.
Earl Wagner, 40 West Ninth street,
and Alfred Olson, SAL Lafayette ave-
nue., who claimed to have witnessed
the affray, were taken in custody by
Detective Fraser, but released on prom
Using to be on hand when wanted.
Gibbs, who is well known in Chicago,
is fortytwo years old and has the rep
utation of being bad man." He has
been employed in the saloon for
couple of weeks. At the station he de-
MED that he had stabbed Travers, and
declared that friend of the wounded
man who had cut him.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-16
BROTHER SEEKS TO
SAVE MAYNARD GIRL
William Davis Pleads to Have His
Young Sister Declared an In
corridihIe.

Nellie Davis, dyed fifteen, was before
Judge Ffnehout in the police court yes
terday charged by her brother, William
Davis, 1900 Saltwater avenue, with be-
ing an ineorrigible.
It was sadfstofy the young man
told on the witness stand concerning
the ways of his sister. He declared
that she had not been at her home
during the last three months. At last
he traced her to house on West Tenth
street, but there learned that she had
wandered off with man, and was liv-
ing elsewhere as his wife.
Il believe she was a respectable girl
till about three months ago." Davis
told the court. II am the only one of
the family that will have anything to
do with her now. Father and our step
mother say they have given her UP and
can do nothing more for her, but I
don't want to see my sister running
the streets. She has been sent twice
to schools to learn a. trade, but each
time ran away ,74
Davis asked the court to commit the
girl to a reform school, where she
would be kept off the streets and COM
PEELED to learn some useful work.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-16

above the ground, without soiling it's
golden gown is interesting.
It's dimensions are: Diameter, feet
inches; circumference, 10 feet 10
inches. It has a copper skin held in
shape by braces of steel. When it was
ready for it's gilt gown it was taken to
a local paint shop, given a coat of fat
OIL to which was applied the gold leaf.
The oil was just of the right thickness
and sickness to hold the gilt securely
when it dried. The ball was then wrap
ped in cotton batting, taken to the capt.
tol and hoisted and put III its place.
The gold leaf on this orld the apex
cost $500, and is guaranteed not to
wash off and to remain bright and
dazzling for twenty five years.
Capitol Commissioner Claiming Sea-
bury had the honor of placing the first
and highest gold leaf on the sphere.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-16
WOULD FIX CHARTER
LAW ON VACCINATION
Ants Ask Charter Commission to Sub.
NIT an Amendment AboIshing
Compulsory Feature

Attorney F. A. Pike, representing the
Anti-Vaccination society, was present at
the charter commission meeting last
night with an amendment to the charter
which the society he appeaGed for desired
submitted to the people at the coming
election.
The proposed amendment is along the
same line as the present section of the
charter relating to the vaccination Of
persons over five years of age.
The amendment is to take the place of
section 80, chapter 10, and reads as fol-
lows:
ITO provide free vaccination in certain
cases and to prohibit the enforcement of
vaccination as a condition precedent to
school attendance.
THE commissioner of health shall al
ways have on hand, as far as practicable.
sufficient quantity of vaccine virus
and he shall vaccinate and reVaccinate,
without charge, all persons over five (5)
years or age who may apply to him for
that purpose; and he shall give certifi
Gates to children of school age who have
been successfully vaccinated and who re-
qufre such certificates for admission to
the public schools; provided however,
that nothing contained in this section nor
In any other part of the charter of the
city OF st. Paul shall be construed to
grant to any officer or officers of the citv
or ST Paul any power or authority to re-
qu1re any person to be vaccinated as a
condition precedent to school attendance.
and no officer or officers of said city shall
nave or exercise any such power or au-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-16
HAVE YOU GUESSED
HOW 1T WAS GILDED?
Gold Coating on the capitoPs Apex Is
Cause of Much Straining of
Necks.

st. PauItes have been straining
their necks to view the golden ball
perched on the new capitol dome and
straining their minds at the same time
to ascertain as to the manner of gild-
ing the dazzling sphere, as it would be
almost impossible to build scafford
which would enable the worknen to
gid the top of the ball.
The history of the naughty sphere
and the manner in which it climbed to
it's present lofty position, 295 feet
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-16
FILES CURED WITHOUT THE KNIFE

Itching. Blind, Bleeding or Protrudins
Piles. NO Cure. No Pay. All druggists
are authorized by the manufa ctllrers o "
Pazo Ointment to refund money where It
fails to cure any case Of piles, no matter
Of how long standing. Cures ordinary
fourteen days One application gives
ease and rest. Relieves itching Instantly
This is a new discovery and is the only
pile remedy sold on. a positive guarantee,
druggist don't keep it in stock, send US
60c in stamps and we will forward same
by mail. Manufactured by Paris Medi-
cine Co.. St. Louis, Mo-, who also manu-
faeture the celebrated cold cure. Laxar
tive Bronze Quinine Tablets.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-16

enemy of trusts. He had forbade his
wife to buy any more kerosene oil,
thus lending herself as an agent in
promoting the interests of an industrial
octupus On the night mentioned he
found that his wife had broken his
command, bought a gallon of oil, filled
a lamp, and awaited her husbands
Homecoming. When Merkling saw the
lighted lamp he made no delay, but
picked it up and hurled it at her. The
pardon board thought that twelve days
of imprisonment was sufficient to teach
Merkling not to be so radical in his
convictions.
John Bailey was serving a ninety day
sentence for grand larceny and had
served thirty-six days of his sentence.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-16
Mrs. Middleton Left $1,000.

Letters Of administration were is
sued yesterday by Probate Judge Ba-
lille to John E. Stryker upon the es-
tate of Mrs. Eldora Middleton. Fhe
appointment was made upon the petit
ton of the decedent's daughter, Miss
Margaret Middleton.
Mrs. Middletens estate consists
principally of the $1,000 life insurance
left by her husband, the late James
Middleton. Mrs. Middleton died Sept.
10. surviving her husband by only a
few days.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-16
BILL FOR EXTRAS ON
FULLERsTREETi FOUGHT
RunaIett Declines tonAccept an Item o.
$780,

RundIett Declines tonAccept an Item of
$3.50.
Fielding & ShepIey, who had the
contract for boulevarding Fuller street,
want $3.50 for extra work over and
above the $4,000 which was the con-
tract price.
The final estimate for the work TN
der the contract amounting to $1,000
has been approved by the board of
public works, but the contractors re-
fuse to accept the sum unless the
amount for extra work is included.
City Engineer Rundlett refuses to
approve of the extra amount, insisting
that it was included in the contract.
Attorney F. H. Griggs, representing
the contractors, secured the passage Of
a resolution accepting the work by the
board yesterday, and it is probable that
suit will be commenced to enforce the
payment.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-16
RADICAL. ANTITRUST
MAN GETS A PARDON
MerkIins, Who Threw Lamp at His
Wife Because She Bought Stand
s.. ard Oil, is Free. e

The board of pardons granted liberty
yesterday to George Merkling, of St.
Paul, and John Bailey, of Moorhead.
Merkling was sent up for thirty days
for wife beating Sept. 8. There were
in his case some extenuating- circum-
stances however.
Merkling is a brewer and an eternal
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-16

A Pleasant Duty.-"When know
anything worthy of recommendation, I
consider it my duty to tell it," says
Rev. James Murdoch, of Hamburg, Pa.
CDR. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder has
cured me of Catarrh of five years
standing. 1t is certainly magical in it's
effect. The first application benefited
me in five minutes."-7.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-16
Saloons Must Close Today.

Mayor Smith has issued proclamation
regarding the closing of saloons today.
The law provides that the saloons shall be
closed from a. m. to p. M, and the
mayor in his proclamation announces that
any disregard Of the law will be punished
as provided by the statutes.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-16
MceiIps Enterprise Is compIimented.

Postmaster A. r. MeGill yesterday
received from James T. Metcalf, gen.
eral superintendent of the money order
service in the poStofice department at
Washington, letter congratulating
him and his subordinates in the st.
Paul postoffice on the success Of the
postal substation at the state fair.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-16
City News.

Discharged From neutrality-suspicious.
Haight, a st. Paul merchant, was yes
terday discharged from bankruptcy by
Judge Lochren in the United States dis
trict court.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-16

Back to. Rochester-Isaac Silverstein
was committed to the Rochester insane
hospital yesterday by Probate Judge Ba-
lille. Silverstein is twenty-nine years
old. He has been at the asylum three
times before.