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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-23
CITY CATCHES FIERCE
WIND AND RAIN STORM
An Inch of Water Falls in Less Than
an Hour, and Streets Run
Like Rivers.

One of the heaviest rain storms which
has ever visited st. Paul struck the
city yesterday afternoon at about 2
o'clock, accompanied by heavy wind
and considerable lightning and thun-
der. Within fifteen minutes over half
an inch of water had fallen, while the
velocity of the wind was about fifty
miles an hour. Trees were blown
down, windows broken, street cars
stopped, houses struck by lightning,
and the streets converted into rivers.
The sewers were gorged and wholly
unable to carry off the immense fall of
water, which ran over the curbing.
covered the sidewalks, and in many
cases ran into stores and covered the
floors. An umbrella was absolutely
useless in the face of the elements.
Nearly one inch of water fell during
the afternoon.
The rain lasted for about half an
hour, and stopped as suddenly as it
had commenced, and the sun came out
bright and warm. The streets were
flled with water for nearly half an
hour after the storm had ceased.
Fortunately the storm was purely
local. No rain at all fell at Midway,
and even at Lexington avenue there
was no rain to speak of. 1t was a
single cloudburst, right over the city.
Had the storm extended into the coun-
try the damage would have been ex-
tremely heavy, the grain being beaten
to the ground. The one thing the farm
ers now dread is a heavy rain storm, as
the grain is exceedingly heavy. Two
more weeks will see it safely harvest
ed
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-23
SMOOTH YOUNG MAN
WORKS "GRAFTBUND"
Purchasers of Tickets for .'Truerbund"
Concert Wait at Mozart Hall
~ in Vain.

What is the Truerbund Singing So
ciety, and who are its members? is
question that a number of the resi-
dents of this city are now eagerly
asking; and, as far as can be ascer-
tanned, without satisfactory results.
+ For some days past an individual of
gentlemanly appearance has been in
dustriously selling tickets at the price
of SO cents each, purporting to entitle
the holder to admission to a grand
concert" to be given by the Truerbund
Singing society at Mozart hall on the
evening of July % at 8 p. m.
About that hour last night num-
Der of persons possessing the tickets
presented themselves at Mozart hall,
but found the doors locked and the
hall dark. Inquiry at the saloon in the
basement of the building elected the
Information that the hall had not been
rented for that evening, and that the
Truerbund Singing society was not
known there, and had not secured the
hall for concert on any date. Learn
ing this, the purchasers of the tickets
could only conclude that perhaps the
Truerbund was a myth, and the gentle
man who sold the tickets needed the
money" and had simply constituted
himself ''graftbund."
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-23
FUNERAL OF PIONEER
TO BE HELD TODAY
Henry L. Moss to Be Laid to Rest in
Oakland Cemetery by His Old
Associates.

The funeral OF the late Henry L.
Moss, who died at Excelsior on Sun
day, will be held this afternoon at
House of Hope church at 2:30 o'clock,
and the interment will be in Oakland
cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers will be Alex
ander Ramsey, Daniel r. Noyes, Judge
Wilson, Gen. J. B. Sanborn, Judge
Charles E. Flandreau, Judge Green
leaf Clark, w. B. Dean and John Far
rington.
The active pallbearers will be A. E.
Horn, F. r. Migelow, w. j. Dean, J..
w. Kerby, Douglas Putnam and Fred
Monfort.
The members of the Territorial Pho
neers' association will attend the flu
neral, and Manchester college, of which
he was for years trustee, will be Of
ficially represented.
+ Mr.. Moss has been member of the
State Historical society for forty two
years, and Gov. Ramsey yesterday APP
pointed the following committee to
represent the society at the funeral:
John D. Ludden, N. P. Langford,
Greenleaf Clark, Henry S. FairchiId,
Charles E. Flandrau, H. P Upham,
Maj. John Espy, J. B. Brewer, H. F.
Stevens and Warren Upham.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-23
STREET CAR COMPANY
SHORT OF LABORERS
scarcity OF Men Is Also Felt by Build
ing contractors-St. Paul
Full of Work.

IL hardly looks reasonable, but st.
Faui is just now experiencing a labor
FAMINE. Only temporary" the en-
ployers say, yet they are unable to ex-
actly state when relief can be expect
ed.
Probably the extraordinary scarcity
OF laoorers Is most severely felt by
!ne street car company, which now has
IN lts employ between 400 and 500 men
engaged in improving it's tracks
throughout the city and laying the
new, heavy rail wherever the streets
are being paved. Their biggest crew
is employed on South Robert street,
and here the scarcity has been so
marked that overtime has been neces-
sary to make any progress. Every Ia
borer that comes along is quickly pick
ed up, but even this floating element
IS scarcity, and 1T has been found
necessary to call upon the employment
agencies for help. The street car COM
pany, on the Robert street job especial
iy, is working two crews, one in the
day and the other at night.
The various contractors are also af-
fected by the famine. though not to the
extent suffered by the street car COM
pany, and the various railroad COM
panies which are engaged in track
construction and improvement work.
Nearly all the building contractors
carry men who are employed the year
around, and in manner they are in
dependent, but it is when crew of
men is required for a week or few
days that the scarcity is felt.
The employers say the scarcity is
due to the large amount Of building
and construction work that is now be-
ing done in st. Paul. Some of the i'm
provements, such as the Rock Island
terminals, the Great Northern shops,
the Omaha shops and freight depots
and the hundreds Of small residence
buildings, not to speak of some de-
cidedly large ones, have been giving
employment to thousands of men
steadily ever since the regular building
season opened, and consequently the
floating element is small.
The street railway company has
paid out this year more for reconstruc-
ton and improvement than at any
time in its history.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-23
COSSACKS OF THE CAR
WITH WILD WEST SHOW
Buffalo Bill Has Famous Russian and
Turkish Soldiers in His Historic
Collection.

One of the unique features of Buffalo
Bills Wild West is the display of
horsemanship by the Don Cossacks,
who belong to the army of the car. 1t
may look like surprising circus BUSH
ness, but the Cossack mind regards it
simply as a drill The Withholding fell
lows stand up in their stirrups, stand
on their saddles, stand on their shoul-
ders, stand on their heads-their horses
going madly all the while-and whirl
their swords until they look like buzz
saws. Looking at them, one is re-
minded of the query aScribed by Kip
ling to the devil: Its pretty, but is it
art ?" -,.}- +.'e.
The Bedouin Arabs with Buffalo
Bills Wild West are eX-soldiers of the
Turkish army. One only needs to see
them in action very short time to ap-
pfeciates lKipling'S description of "Fuz-
Zy-WuZzy," who was of their sort, as
San injy=rubber devil. on a SPREE" but
"a first-class fighting man." On horse
back they made good all we have ever
read of the mounted Bedouins skill,
but they are even more astonishing in
their athletic exercises and gun-jug-
Cling. Circus tumblers are tame in
comparison with. them, and theirs is
evidently the school that has produced
the surprisingly strong Turkish wrest-
lerS.
the spectator in the Wild West en-
closure. sees before him a wondrous
curriculum of the Craftsmanship be-
longing to the entire world He is TAX
-en to the undulating prairies beyond
the mighty Missouri river up to the
foothills and into the awe-inSpiring
canyons of the Rocky mountains. Then
he passes to the sandy expanse Of Al
geria, next to the steppes of Russia
and the mountain passes of the eau
casias. Before his mental vision re-
covers the visitor finds himself in
fancy under the avenue of the Lindens
in Berlin as the silver cuirassed i'm
perial guard gallops past. Scarcely
have the hoof beats died away when
the cacti-strewn plains of Mexico or
the grassy seas of the pampas come in
view. Then the bugle sounds and as
the Roosevelt rough riders raise the
dust you see the hill of San Juan and
know what kind of men they were who
freed Cuba from the yoke of the Span
lard. 1t is history in the concrete, hui
man progress in the nutshell. Nothing
like the Wild. West has ever been seen
before and nothing like it can ever be
produced hereafter. This famous ex-
hibition will be in st. Paul ON Friday,
and to afford the citizens a close in
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-23
WANTS POSTMASTER
TO FIND HER SISTER
Woman in British Columbia Writes to
" ~ Learn Whereabouts of Minnie
Miller.

f When Postmaster MeGill went over
his mail yesterday afternoon he notic-
ed among other letters a tiny pink en-
Velope, with the address, POSTMASTER,
st. Paul, Minn.," rudely penciled on it.
The postmaster receives hundreds Of
letters every day similarly addressed,
and he turns them over to SubOrdi-
nate but somehow this little letter
aroused his inquisitiveness and he was
tempted to open it. The writing was
scarcely 1egible, but he was able to
make out the words.
Greenwood, B. c., July IA, 1902
Postmaster, st. Paul, Mimi: have
few words to ask you if you will be so
kind as to do it for me. l have a little
sister in st. Paul, and have not heard
from her for four years She is going
to school, and if you would be kind as
to put an ad in the papers asking the
school teachers if they have a little
girl by the name Of Minnie Miller in
their rooms. Then you can write and
let me know what the bill is and / will
send the money by return mail. And
if there should be a girl by that name,
you can tell them that there has been
lady writing for her, and then you
can give them my name. My name is
Louisa Miller, but it is now Louisa
Massey since 1 have been married.
live at Greenwood, B. c.. and 1 will
thank you very much if you will take
the trouble to look into this matter for
me. And whatever it may cost, you
may let me know, and will send you
poStOffice money order for the amount.
I hope you will do that for me please,
and 1 will pay you well for the trouble.
Yours truly, Mrs. Louise Massey.
Greenwood, B. G..
P. Slope to hear from you soon.
OF course Postmaster McGill did not
know little Minnie Miller, but the ap-
peal of the unseen woman touched him
strangely. Later he turned the letter
over to r h G 10 b e, in hopes that by
giving the case publicity the lost one
might be returned to her relatives.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-23
SECURED FOR ST. PAUL
DAIRY COMMISSIONERS TO MEET
HERE NEXT YEAR
Commissioners Mcconnell Says Com
mittee Is Practically Pledged to Lo-
cate Convention in This City-Uni-
fornity of Food Laws Discussed at
Late Meeting.

w. P. Mcconnell, state dairy and
food commissioner, returned Monday
evening from an extended trip to the
Pacific coast. the primary object of
which was to attend the national con-
ference of the state dairy and food
commissioners, which was held at
Portland the second week Of this
month, and yesterday he was in his
Office for the first time in several
weeks.
Mr.. Mcconnell expresses himself as
greatly pleased with the results of the
conference, and says there are very
strong indications that the next con-
Vention of the food and dairy commits
sioners, which will probably take place
in August of next year, will be held
in st. Paul. A number of the larger
cities represented extended invitations
to the body, but the matter was left
to a special committee of five mem
berS to investigate as to cost of trans
portation and decide accordingly.
Three of the members of this commit
tee have promised Mr.. Mcconnell to
use their influence on behalf of st.
Paul, and one of the others is known
to be favorably inclined toward this
city. Therefore, as st. Paul is advan-
tageously located with regard to the
question of transportation, the pros
pSCLS Oh securing THIS convention are
regarded as very encouraging.
Uniformity of Food Laws.
The efforts of the convention were
chiefly directed toward devising means
to secure conformity of the dairy, and
food laws of the different states which
are now in some respects widely at
variance. Under the existing condi-
lions it frequently occurs that a prod
uct manufactured in good faith in one
state, and meeting the legal prescrip-
tons of that state, does not fulfill
the requirement of another state, and
therefore cannot be legally sold there.
Commissioner Mcconnell has been ap-
pointed one of the members of a COM
mittee of five to act in this matter.
A national pure food law has been
drafted in rough form, and the draft
will be submitted to the dairy and
food departments of all the states for
criticism and suggestion, after which
the bill will be formally prepared and
introduced in congress in the course
Of the coming winter. The original
draft of the bill was prepared by Prof.
John Hamilton, secretary of agricul-
ture of the state of Pennsylvania.
1t was decided at the Portland con-
vention also to have the chemists of
all the state dairy and food depart
ments get together at as early a date
as possible for the purpose of adopt
ing uniform standards of chemical pu-
rity required in the analysis of food
products.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-23
JUNIOR PIONEERS TO
HAVE AN OUTING TODAY
An Excellent Programme of Sports Is
Arranged.

Today the Junior Pioneer association
of Ramsey county, will celebrate it's
thirteenth annual outing at Leip's
Park, White Bear Lake, with an elabo-
rate programme.
The sport programme was arranged
by committee consisting of DR.. H. L.
Bryant, Fred Zollman, Stephen J. Pr
cha, James w. Jordan and William Ba-
lille.
There will be a game of baseball be-
tween teams captained by H. Leffel-
holtZ and E. E. Good.
Beginning at 2:3O the race pro-
gramme willN occupy the afternoon.
There will be boys running race, a
girls running race, a married ladies'
race, a one-legged race, a legged
race, four-legged race, fat mans
race, ball throwing contests for men
and women, hoop rolling contests, po-
tatO races, a doughnut eating contest,
and prizes are also offered for the jun
Tor having the largest family on the
grounds, for the heaviest wife on the
grounds, the tallest junior, the shortest
junior, the youngest baby. In the even
ing there will be dancing and a prize
cake walk at the pavilion.
The picnic is sure to be attended by
a large crowd, and the juniors are al
ways known to have a splendid time at
their annual celebrations.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-23
MISS STONE VERY CHARY.
OF GIVING INFORMATION
Missionary Not Inclined to Talk Much
to Newspapers.


The pert little salutation came jerk
lily over the wires yesterday, and fell
so flippantly on the ears of TIL e
G e representative that he almost
dropped the receiver, and totally for
got to answer. He had felt sure that
missionaries, especially ransomed mis-
sionaries, would, like society women,
eschew hello" When he seized the
receiver again there was silence.
Hello" he essayed, rather feebly,
himself '-- .'-9 1'@
ceased to sound frivolous and was
only irate.
Are you Miss Ellen M. Stone?" he
queried, obviously.
Yes, I'm Miss Stone, the mission
airy" came back the answer, sharply.
What do you want?"
IAN interview" ventured TIL g
II o b e man. Have you an objec-
tion?"
None, if can give it over the tele-
phone" said Miss Stone, without cor
dlallty. What do you want to know ?"
What the interviewer wanted to
know was the color of Miss Stones
eyes, the way she did her hair and how
her gown hung. But there We're OBJ
vlous objections to putting these ques-
~tions over the telephone, so he temper
1zed. What effect has your capture
and ransome had on the heather and
the missionaries in the district in
which you labored ?"-
Il am to tell that in my lecture to-
night" objected Miss Stone
DO you like st. Paul?" queried the
interviewer feebly, to gain time.
Very much" came back the decided
voice. rs that ALL" with evident sar-
casm, that you want to know?"
DO you think American girls make
good missionaries" asked the inter-
viewer, desperately. W ..-.,.. ~. 4..A
Depends upon the girl" answered
the ransomed missionary snippishly,
Anything else?"
Moo" answered T he Globe man,
regretfully. II can't think of anything
else"
"Good-bye-o, just a minute" broke
in the voice again. Hello"
Hello" answered The Globe.
will you be present at the lecture
tonight?" queried the missionary, a
shade more of cordiality in her tone
Il don't know" answered The
G o man, truthfully -...-- ,.s..
well" answered the missionary. eli
you come you'll learn everything, you
want to know there
Thank YOU" said The Glob man
Good bye"
Goodbye" called Miss Stone, ami
ably
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-23

Although the extended strike of the
workers in the anthracite coal fields
has already somewhat embarrassed the
mine operators, and, if continued, will
seriously retard their business, local
consumers need have no fear of a coal
famine in the Northwest market or any
immediate increase of prices. Such is
the opinion of the local representative
of the distributing companies as as
certained by T h G o b e yesterday.
Among others who were seen in re-
latiOn to this question was E. w. Sha-
die, sales agent of the Jenes & Adams
company. This company, as is well
understood occupies the unique posi-
ton of being the only independent dock
and shipping company in the North
west. Discussing the situation in a
general way, Mr.. Shade said: $50
No Soft Coal Strike. ~
at may now be said to be definitely
settled that there viii be no strike
among the miners in the soft coal dis
trictS, and their efforts will be chiefly
devoted to making the strike of the
hard coal miners a success. What the
outcome of that strike will be it is
hard to say; but it has already gone
far enough to effect a shortage in this
market. Several of the companies are
already refusing orders and the supply
dl the Hedu OIL etiS-IakeS is running
very low. And even should the strike
be brought to close now there not be
pound of hard coal shipped over the
lakes until Sept. 1, for the Eastern
market must be first supplied. The
Western territory, tributary to Chicago
and Lake Superior, uses but per cent
of the anthracite coal consumed in this
country, and the East will be first con-
Sidered. 1t is now an assured fact that
in the Western market we will be 40
per cent short of the requirements, and
that shortage must be made up from
all-rail shipments. If the strike should
continue three weeks longer there can
be but little further. shipment by lake
for the season closes soon after Nov.
25.
No Raise This Year.
about 10 per cent of the hard coal
for cons umption in the Twin Cities has
already been delivered, and by reason
of this strike a large number of the
country dealers have laid in their first
Stock-that is, they have already Sc
cured the supply they would ordinarily
have ordered in September and Octo-
Der. For that reason there will not be
any actual suffering in the beginning of
the season, although there will be a
shortage, of course at the head of the
lakes. There may possibly be an in
crease in prices late, in the season, but
if so, it will not come. until after Jan. /,
and the increase will not be great.
1.-THE logical result of the shortage of
hard coal will be aagreater consump-
ton of soft coal, and the, companies
have prepared for that by laying in
larger supplies than usual of soft coal.
There will be no material change in
the prices of soft coal.''
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-23
INTERESTING TALKS
AT SUMMER SCHOOL
Kew. Brennan and DR.. Kerby Deliver
Instructive Lectures-Today's
Programme,

AT the Columbian Catholic Summer
school last evening Rev. Martin :
Bfennan delivered a highly interest
ing and instructive lecture on Geo
logical Ages" illustrated throughout
with well produced stereopticon views.
which proved of material assistance to
the audience in comprehending the lee
ture. One of the particularly interest
ing features of the lecture was the
scientific, but withal comprehensive
discussion of volcanic eruptions. with
data as to the notable eruptions of
the past.
The visiting members of the school
were entertained yesterday afternoon
at a reception at St. PauPs seminary.
which was attended by ArchbishoD
ireland and Bishop Conaty, of the
Catholic university at Washington.
rms morning at the summer school
DR.. Kirby will lecture upon the topic
of Social Reform" and the reading
circles will be conducted under the di-
rectlon of the representatives from
IIllno1S. In the afternoon the visitors
VIII be taken for a carriage drive about
the city, starting from the capitol at
o'clock.
The visiting members of the school
Will be entertained on Thursday aft
ernoon at reception at st. Joseph's
academy from to o'clock, and on
Saturday they will be taken for a
steamboat excursion from st. Paul to
saltwater, stf/ting at a. m. and re-
turning by rail.
AT the morning session DIR. w. J.
Kerby delivered the second lecture on
Social Reform" He said that there
We're but two adequate agencies in
the world today for reform, Socialism
and Catholicism, and between these
forces would be the contest of the fu-
ture.
There is urgent need Of great and
far-reaching reform in society. we
are prone to neglect the man. Some
other thing is made the center of So
c1ety We must make man the center
OF society; equalize opportunity and
protect it; place a premium on un-
selhshness and a penalty on selfish
ness before the world will be right.
For this religion, government, law,
public opinion and schools must CO.
operate"
DR.. Kerby argued that II was Of lit
tie avail to preach altruism in the
churches when our industrial organiza-
ton is founded on egoism. In the pres
ent Industrial organization a penalty
is placed on unselfishness and a pre-
MUM on selfishness. While the
churches teach meekness, the business
world inculcates self-assertion.
Man is one, society is one-its evils
are finally simple in cause. Reform
must be unified, systematic, compre-
hensive. But two agencies in modern
society will meet the demands-Cathol-
lclSm and Socialism. The two are mu-
tually exclusive and historically antag-
onistic. They possess some points in
common, revealed by study and COM
parison of the two.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-23
County Board Com mittees.

The county board of equalization
met yesterday afternoon, but further
than the appointment of committees,
nothing was accomplished. The dead
lock between Aid. Elder and Assem-
blyman Rosen is still on
The following committees were ap-
pointed:
Wholesalers-Van Slyke, Wright and
Kelly.
Retailers-Webster, Gray and Dob
ner.
Hotels and Saloons = Bantz, Kelly
and Wright
Miscellaneous-Co nley, Johnson and
Dobner.
Real Estate-Gray,van slyke. Wright
and Conley.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-23
Council Lacked Quorum.

The two bodies of the council met in
special session yesterday afternoon for
the purpose of approving a contract
for the grading of Fillmore avenue and
the consideration of the school budget,
but in the case of the board of alder
men a quorum did not make it's an
pearance and adjournment had to be
taken to Thursday evening"
The school budget was referred to
the joint committee on ways and
means. At the meeting of the board
Thursday evening the contracts for the
paving of Central Park place and Jack
son street with asphalt will be ap-
TrOvod -
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-23
Money for Labor Day.

Representatives., of the local labor
unions will Shortly ask the council for
an appropriation for the purpose of
furnishing additional illumination and
decorations for Harriet island during
1.-The holding of their annual picnic on
Labor day.
Where the money is going to come
from is not known just now, but way
of getting around the difficulty is being
looked into.