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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-08-02

on top or It. Inc wnole charge is Inen
covered tenderly with little sand and
a match touched to the fuse. While this
is being done, the innocent sons Of sunny
Italy have been seeking the long grass
and tall trees for safety. Each one yells
"Fire!' at the top of his lungs as he
runs, and just before the blast goes off
there is nothing to be seen but the flee
ing foreman. After the crash and when
the shower of rocks has subsidized to some
extent the sorroWing foreman goes in
search Of his Italians. He finds them
peacefully, sluubering or talking in the
woods and when told to go back to work
each asks in a curious tone If the blast
has gone off. 1t was heard in the three
adjoining counties a few minutes before.
It takes some hours to drill q hole. for
blasting. and that is the sad part Of the
whole game. After the blast there is
nothing left Of the hole and no example
of handiwork to hand down to posterity
The local foremen are very careful OF
their high explosives, yet strange things
are apt to happen to the little tin box in
which the sticks are kept. This box is
placed carefully in the big tool box each
night and the keys of both boxes are
placed deep in the pocket Of the foreman
during the night. Wild adventures often
take place near the boxes and one of the
W1lbrahams foreman told Of a narrnW es-
cape which gang of men under HIM
had this spring. The dynamite was used
freely during the day, and some loose
sticks of it were left in the bottom OF
the big tool box. When the 6 O'Clock
whistle blew the Italians flocked to l..s
tool box like koming pigeons. The men
began to throw their picks and crow
bars into the box at long range. just
then the foreman came on the scene and
yelled at them to stop, as he dove behind
the nearest tree No one knows why
the whole gang was not blown into bits.
1t was just one of the strange freaks of
dynamite. &C., - = Z
This same foreman had rather blood
curdling escape last fall while at work
in the hills to the east. AS he came up
to the tool box at night he found an Ital-
ian cuddling a stick of dynamite to his
manly chest. The foreman gave vent
to his feelings more emphatically than
politely. TO show that his wrath was
reused, the man lifted the stick of dy-
Mantle above his head and let drive at
the foreman. If it had hit the mark
there would now be another assistant
drawing. more pay. Fortunately. the stick
went wide and fell in some soft grass
The next five minutes were probably the
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-08-02
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tlo11uc IutiO11S''
BY NANCY SCOTT.

You may let the young ladies come
right upstairs when they arrive, Bridget =.
II was little girl not more than ten
years old who spoke.
Yes, miss, 8 said the new girl. us It
them childher as was here yesterday We
do be spakin' Of ??''s sst
Eleanor nodded, and tucking her best
big doll under her arm, she ran upstairs
to the Hat
Eleanor Sidney and Gertrude and Lor-
Iaine Ashton were bosom friends, and
every afternoon the three little girls were
together, sometimes out Of doors rornp-
ing Like tomboys, and sometimes at play
In their fiat. : They lived IN the conn-
try, and one big room on the top floor
OF the Sydney house. had been given to-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-08-02
JOHNNIE BULL-ED.

however, ana acts Inherently at d1nerenr
times. It burns without explosion, and
can even be dropped on the ground with
out going off, but this is not a safe ex-
pertinent to try. Let stick be stroked
with q piece of metal. however, and if
the man who does It wishes to com.
municate with his friends he will have
to use a long distance telephone. Nitro
glycerin is almost an unknown quantity,
and even the most hardened quarryman
handles it with the utmost care. Any
thing will explode it, and many men have.
been strewn over the landscape through
its offices. s5 ]. KS Isl
A Wilbraham quarry gang is an inter-
estfng study in humanity. The foreman
Is usually an American. of more than
average intelligence and courage, and the
men under him are Italians. These lat
ter men drill the holes in the rocks ana
make all ready for the blast, and taen
the foreman puts in the charge and fuse
and lights 1t of. The Italians fear the
high explosive. yet they are extremely
careless In handling It. and the death
rate among them is correspondingly large.
How the dyna NIT gets to this city e
a mystery, and one that will not be di-
.vulged. The foremen say that when
they want it they notify the people they.
work for and the next morning box
of dynamite, or. jelly, 9 as the nitrogela-
tine is termed, Is found beside the tool
box It is against the law to carry such
high explosives on trains, for dynamite
ranks 50 and Jelly 50 per cent. Both
come in what are termed sticks and
weigh about one-half pound each J.
They are packed In boxes holding per-
haps twenty sticks each stick being
carefully packed in loose sawdust The
n fcksS arc about eight Inches long and
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-08-02

{ IL 1t result That the Lnousan mas
Of young college women set new fash
Ion Of intelligence and refinement, II
would sharply effect society in the next
twenty-five years. These women may
simplify dress, household style Of living,
The character of amusements demanded
They may prefer culture to family pride
They may make men content to earn
less and read more, to value me rey less
and manners more. These American coll,
lege girls are now numbering up in the
many hundred thousands. Our women's
colleges give remarkably wholesome in
struct1on. It laughs at all extravagances
and exalts mind. Something is to result
that possibly the real estate men and dry
goods stores have not thought Of
1t may be that, as every tenth man
shall have a liberal education. the, happi-4
ness of mind, as Independent of matter,
will increase. The modest revenue, whose
Earning does not kill; the quiet expenses
that leave leisure for reading, esthetics
Ind the ministries Of the affections; the
appearance Of social circles, where, in de-
ightful community of mot rich, but
aice' neighbors men know each other as
only educated men can; sthe@ brave open
confession OF thousands on thousands. OF
young men Of culture that they are not.
in it for what they can make" all these
nay reyolu things. AT any rate.
The future is not to grow toward the sor.
lid. Thanks to the gifts to colleges fs-
that as
Astronomy, chemistry and the revel..-
lions of the microscope things conten.-
plated In the physical research foundations
II Mr.. Carnegie, may assume such start
ing aspects as to attract leisure. The
fascination Of geometric problem from
Mars flashed to earth may vet prove
more exciting than poolroom To watch.
The flames leap uD from the SIN a.av$
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-08-02

turned out TO ne Mr.. Redmond, TIE pro-
rrietor Of the hotel, and he vehgmently
denied all knowledge or. completely in
the forgery. The teller, however. per-
sisted in identifying Mr. Redmond as the
person who had presented the forged
check and received the money. Despite
his high character the grand Jury in
dlcted Mr.. Redmond and he was placed
On trial. It was then clearly shown. de-
.spite the positive testimony of the bank
teller. that the latter was entirely mis-
taken. and the prisoner was acquitted
The real forger never was discovered
SERIOUS PREDIcAMENT.
In January, 1880, Leonidas Rims OF No.
800 Hudson street. entered the New York
postofice, where he met John Sontag, a
bookkeeper for the Gecnlania Fire Insur-
ance company. Binns at once asked a
policeman to arrest Sontag, saying that
he was the man VINO, on a Sixth avenue
car some days before, had stolen his
watch.
Ar. = Are you sure, he is the man p demand
ed the officer ..-a.'-'~'---sf tE$
Yes; I cannot be mistaken" was Mp.
Binns' reply ~, @si - g.. .G.s
On their approaching Mr. sontas,. the
accuser said: II wish you tc return the
watch you robbed me ef.''aA@l3sj- III. 1855. 81
After a stare Of surprise Mr. Sontag
laughed ard replied: Your watch!
What do know about 1t?'' ,.s ..@
& AS Binns persisted in his accusation
Sontag was arrested and arraisned be-
fore Justice Rxby at the tombs. when
the complainant repeated his statement. I
You are positive that this is the right
mani" said the magistrate.
YES sir; positive H.. s.
,'"This is a dreadful mistake exclaimed
the prisoner, seeing that his position was
becoming desperate. Il never saw the
complainant before. I am q respectable
man, and was in bed at home, in the
fremont, when he says the robbery took
place." ~.
Sontag was held for trial, but before
the grand jerry acted upon his case it
was proved to be one Of mistaken iden-
tity.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-08-02
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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-08-02

Cause for Americas sCatarrh.
& - IS g Well-known fact that modern changes
u IS Also evident that the best prevention Of IS
cod. is e ready adaptation to the ua...s..e.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-08-02

ne CITY of Mezieo has : population q nearly
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-08-02

the tndertakerfis trying to sort him.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-19
estate. Fernleigh, at Cooperstown, and
the family, either that Of father or son,
has spent the summer there since. l.,
When Edward Clark died in 1882, the

estate, Fernleigh, at Cooperstown, and
the family, either that of father or son,
has spent the summer there since. ~
When Edward Clark died in 1882, the
estate which he left to his son, Alfred
Corning, was estimated to be worth from
$4,000, 900 to $20,000,c00.
When this great estate came into the
possession Of Alfred Corning Clark some
Of the fathers friends expressed grave
misgivings about the sons ability to take
care of his possessions. The father was
a man of affairs, shrewd and practical.
The son was fond Of books and had the
traits of recluse. He hated notoriety
and Stunned men. So great was his dis
like for public notice of any kind that he
specified in his will that his funeral
should be private.
But he showed, as the years ran, that
he had even greater ability than his
father in judging real estate values and
in making real estate investments. He
not only improved the property he in
herited, but added to his holdings as
opportunity offered. His friends knew
that, besides his holdings Of real estate,
he owned valuable securities, including
stock in the Singer company and in the
Central Railroad Of New Jersey, but the
tax Office records show that, for some
reason, Alfred Corning Clark made no
returns of taxable personal property.
Mr. Clark gave large amounts to char
1ty every year, but his gifts were made so
quietly that the public seldom knew of
them. The widow has given much more:
since her husbands death. She built and
equipped the Alfred Corning Clark Neigh
borhood~ house at Cannon and Rivington
streets, which cost not far from $3.50, 900.
1t provides daily instruction for the child
rem of the East side, in kindergartning,
manual training, sewing and cooking. The
house was opened in 1899, and last spring
Mrs. Clark paid $4,000 for plot of land
in Cannon street on which to build an
addition to the house. .... *&> - ,.
It was last spring, also, that Bishop
Pott er laid the cornerstone fer the Alfred
first street, near Second avenue. This
work of the parish of the Church Of the
incarnation. 1t is to cost 100000. At
| Cooperstown she gave to the Young Mems
Christian association it's home and put
| into the building a museum and PUB
| lie library. She bought the J. Fennimore
! Cooper property and gave the free use
| Of it to the town for ia public park, and
! she built what is called gymnasium
guild there as a. memorial to her husband.
| In 1893, two years after her husband 8
DEATH Mrs. Clark began the building of
the house in which she now lives. 1t oc-
cupies half block along Eighty ninth
street. The spacious grounds surround
| ing the house are inclosed by a high orna-
mental iron fence. Heavy, BRASS trimmed
iron gates close the entrances to the
grounds from the street and from the
+ drive. The house is three stories high,
| built of red BRICK, with white marble
| trimmings and white outside shutters.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-19
THE RAILROAD TERRITORY HAS AGAIN BEEN DIVIDED UP

New York, July 19.-Again the railroad
territory of the country has been divided.
Agreement has been reached by the man
ayers of the New York Central and the
Pennsylvania and the Goulds whereby the
fight has ended between the two former
systems. A conflict which threatened
to upset the railroad and telegraph busi-
mes of the country has been stopped
abruptly and the Gould system will be ex-
tended to the Atlantic seaboard. Instead
of two parts, the east has now been di-
vided into three. w. X. Vanderbilt has
started on his trip to Europe; A. J. Cas-
satt, the president of the Pennsylvania,
has arranged for sixty day furlough in
Bar Harbor, and George J. Gould, the
head of the family of that name, and the
manager of the Gould system Of railroads,
has prepared to enjoy a restful sum-
mer.
The announcement of the agreement
among these interests is the most i'm
portant railroad item since 1t was an
nounced on Dec. 5, 1898, that harmonious
relations had been established between the
New York Central and the Pennsylvania.
The latter agreement became necessary
when the Goulds decided to extend their
system to the Atlantic seaboard. The
entrance of that system into the eastern
or trunk line field upset the whole rail-
road situation. The fight that began
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-19

Clark's son, who was near, took charge
Of it.
Bishop Potter is 81 years old and Mrs.
Clark is about 81. He was first married
in 1857 to Eliza R. Jacob. of Philadelphia
Mrs. Potter died on June 20 of last year
from heat prostration.
Mrs. Elizabeth Scriyen Ciark's husband
died on April s.; 1896, at his residence, 7
w Twenty second street, of Bright's dis
ease. He was 81 years old. Alfred Corn
ling Clark was the only son and heir Of
Edward Clark, who died at Cooperstown
in 1882. Edward Clark was lawyer and
was retained by Isaac M. Singer. in
ventor OF the Sir ger Sewing machine, to
defend numerous patent suits. Mr.. Clark
fought most of these suits to successful
finish, ard, in 1S4s, formed partner
ship with Singer for the manufacture OF
sewing machines under the Singer pat
ents. .44 ss E 9 "a
In 1868. at Mr.. Clark's suggestion, the
Singer Manufacturing company was in
corporated and OF this he became pres
ident on the death Of Mr.. Singer in 1875
In 1854 Mr.. Clark bought the John A. Diz
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-19
IN A NUTSHELL

Knoxville, Tenn.-C. W. Bradshaw is re-
ported killed by negro miners at Chicago,
Tenn. " #-.. rs.,..
Dover, N 1.-THE inquest on the death
of Emma King, developed that she committed
suicide with strychnine. 81
- st. Louis-Maud McManus, whose father is
said to live in st: Paul, quarreled with her
lover and then committed suicide. Il
Jennings, LATHE oil fire still burns, but
elaborate plans are being carried out to
quench it, with prospects OF success
Carbondale, Ill.-Mrs. Jaubert attacked her
husband, shot and killed him, and also his
brother, who took up the quarrel. coroner's
Jury exonerated her. ~. - - 3
Chicago-Gustave Behring, who claims a
portion of the Pullman estate, was sent to
Joliet for two years for writing Objectionable
matter to Mrs. F. o. Lowden.
!, New York-William G. White, controller of
the bank for savings of New York, and for
the last eight years treasurer of the Union
League club, is dead from apoplexy.
Metropolis. Ill.-sam Faughn, for remon-
strating with Jasper Abbott Of Rock for in
sultlng ladies at a hotel during the street
fair and carnival, was shot and killed by
the latter.
failing to enter the United States at this
point, on account of undesirability, succeeded
in crossing the line at Cape Vincent with
twenty-five horses and ten wagons outhtted
for camping.
New York-George G. Corey, who was ar
rested by postofiee inspector in Patterson,
N. Y, on Thursday night on a., charge of
having used the mails for fraudulent pur-
poses, has been arraigned before United States
Commissioner Shields and held in 81 800 bail
for examination next Thursday
New York-Karl Won Bismarck who claims
to be a grand nephew OF the late Prince Won
Bismarck, has been sent to Germany, friends
having. provided the funds and having OBJ
tained his discharge under suspended sentence
by Judge Newburger in the court Of general
sessions, on a charge Of burglary in the third
degree. Bismarck was accused of stealing
tapestries.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-19
BASEBALL.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

Good news and bad news bumped to-
gether in local baseball circles yester-
day. The gleam of hope reused by the
announcement that Wilnot had signed
a new shortstop was overcast by the
gloom due to the report that Comiskey
had recalled Pitcher Katoll, and that
the latter would be sent to Baltimore.
The new shortstop Is IT,; Walters, for
naerly with the Little Rock, Ark, team,
and later .withs Ashland. He is said to
be good man with the stick, as we'll as
a fast infelder. Quillin will remain with
the club, least until Wilmot decides
between the two men. ,rs2~
Curley's release follows that of Figge-
meier. Zaluskey, who. was a bad hand,
did not accompany the millers when they
left for Milwaukee last night. Pitcher
Newlin, recalled. from Z sCrookston.~ went
with the rest of the team.
Rain stopped the, game at Kansas City
in the sixth inning, when the blues were
in the lead. Ferguson was, bumped hard
in. the first inning; but settled down and
the saints had a: fair chance to win out
IF the& game had, gone. the nine innings.
n
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-19

then has been bitter, and has caused an
undercurrent of alarm throughout f1nan-
cial and railroad circles.
Public attention first was attracted when
announcement came that the Goulds' Wa
bash system would extend it's line to
Pittsburg a point where the railroad rate
situation has been dominated by the Penn
sylvania. This plan was decided on when
the fight between Andrew Carnegie and
the Pennsylvania was at its height, and
before the United States Steel corpora
tion was formed. -. ..-....
The Scheme of extending the Wabash to
Pittsburg was fought with all the fanciful
and legitimate methods usually employed
by railroads. And despite all reports to
the contrary 1t is still being waged. Only
to-day it became in order to issue in
structions to stop it.
The Reading stockholders now include
New York Central, Pennsylvania and
Morgan interests, thus combining in one
system the big men in control of the
trunk line railroad situation and the
whole eastern railroad territory. The
new agreement as to the division of terri
tory makes railroad map that is full
of interest even to the person not ia
miliar with railroad ownership and con-
troll. In short, 1t appears that almost
perfect railroad understanding has beer
arrived at '''
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-19

our tariff policies is the thing the voter
demands in the campaign we are enter
ing upon. That is one reason for max
ing it an oratorical rather than a lit
erary battle. The battle Of the giants
will not be in it with our battle of the
orators. - .~.
"However, the campaign will not be en-
tirely devoid Of literature. The princi-
pie documents for widest distribution will
contain the speeches of Senator John c.
Spooner of Wisconsin and Congressman
Henry A. Cooper. chairman of the house
committee on insular affairs, on the
Philippine question.
Much attention will be given also to
circulating Senator Tillmans attack on
the negroes Of the south. That part of his
speech which brings out his policy for
treating the negro voters Is to be printed
in red ink and a copy placed in the hands
of every colored voter within reach. The
committee is to concentrate it's work in
the close and doubtful districts.''
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-19
GAL MINERS OF GREAT BRITAIN MAY JOIN The STRIKE

the majority insisted on referring the
matter to the. officials of their respective
unions before any definite steps should
be taken. So -
The coal workers of America and those
of England do not appear to be affiliated.
It is believed, however, the present sit
uation has raised an issue that will be
discussed at the next meeting Of the
trades union congress, which will be held
here in September, at which delegates
will be present from America.
Without waiting for the congress, the
mining federation will discuss the situ-
alton with the view of hurrying on
consolidation of forces between American
and English coal workers.
The Welsh collieries have been earn
ing such high wages for the last year or
two that the slightest indication of a
grievance would be used by them as an
excuse for stopping work, and it is only
by judieious control on the part of their
leaders that they have. been persuaded
to wait for the decision of the miners
federation. 1t looks as if they were
cpoi1ipC for a f5oht IT,
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-19

New York, July 19.-Republican SPELL
binders are in demand. Joseph w. Bab-
cock. chairman of the congressional cam
paign committee is the man who wants
them.
Along in the early part Of September,
, when the farmers have their crops laid by,
Mr.. Babcock expects to put an army of
orators in the field. They will go out to
preach straighta way republican doctrines.
Campaigns Of education, in Mr.. Babcock's 8
opinion, have had their day, for a while
at least, and the time has come to bring
forward the stump speaker again.
The Wisconsin congressman has out
lined his plans for the battle. Hereto
fore the committee has made Washing
ton or Chicago it's headquarters, but this
year 1t proposes to try New York.
'tWe don't intend he said, ITO do much
in the literary line. The country has
gone through two campaigns Of litera-
ture and wants a change. Explanation Of
our Philippine, our trust, our Cuban and