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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-21

aisle scowling. Out of habit I looked
at him closely. When l saw a small
red mark on his white forehead.
blrthmark not unlike an acorn in shape,
L felt little excited underneath my
vest. That acorn was the distinguish
ing identification mark of the fellow
for whom I had set out from Chicago
several months before But he had a.
beard, whereas my man had always
been smooth faced. That was easy
enough, of course, but l didn't want to
make any bad breaks for l had never
clapped an eye on the thief in Chi
cago. His height and build, however,
corfeSponded with my description of
MIN, so decided to take a chance. I
Followed him out into the lobby of the
theater, and as he was buttoning up his
topcoat placed my hand on his Shout
der and said:
Hello, there's Burdock; didn't hurt
yourself much, 1 hope?'
Burdock-that's close enough to his
name-wheeled upon me like a man
who thinks a trolley car is only about
four feet behind him and coming at full
speed, and the palIor of his counte-
nance convinced me that 1 had the
right boy, even before he spoke. But
what he said gave him away
Who told you my name was Bur-
dock" he said, getting paler all the
time.
"'Oh, a little bird in Chicago said L.
and then 1 put the wristlets on him
while he wasn't looking.
It's all up he said; and the next
day, with the help of a man on the
Portland staff, l started with both Of
my robins for Chicago. "-Washington
Post.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-21

Would to heaven that the cry of dan
ears of all who unthinkingly buy and
use such receptions and frauds.
Fortunately honest druggists despise
such worthless remedies and refuse to
sell them. They will tell you with can
dor that Paine's Celery Compond is the
spring medicine they can recommend.
They know its composition, are ac-
quainted with the facts of marvellous
cures effected by it, and have seen it's
happy results amongst their personal
friends.
Can you, dear sufferer, hesitate to
try this diseaSe-curing medicine? 1t
has restored to health and the full en-
joyment Of life tens of thousands whom
doctors We're unable to cure. Mrs. H.
A. Welcher, of Kingston, Tenn, says:
1T gives me great pleasure to tell the
world what Paines Celery Compound
has done for me. For % years 1 have
suffered with chronic fluX or ulcers of
the bowels. 1 have had eight or nine
of the best physicians of the state at
different times to wait on me, but new
er had any relief 1 was treated by
several of KnoXville's best doctors, and
after seeing so many testimonials and
so many that l knew, l was induced by
my son TO try bottle, and before had
used the first bottle 1 could feel quite a
difference-that l was getting stronger,
and [ enjoyed my food more, and after
taking four bottles I was entirely
cured. l only wish that the medicine
could be placed in the reach of all suf-
fering humanity"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-21

same extent as was the populace for
miles around.
The stranger took the advice. and
managed to get a seat in the front row
OF the spectators benches in the court
room. The defendant protested his in
nocence, and asserted that at the time
the crime was committed he was not
in Florence, but in Rome.
Circumstantial evidence piled high
against him, however, and his case
seemed hopeless. Suddenly his eyes
met those of the stranger
Your honor" cried the prisoner, Il
have just found the man who can
prove me innocent" Then he asked
permission to address the stranger
openly and to put several questions to
him.
The permission was granted, but the
stranger said he had never seen the de-
PENDANT before
But" asked the accused, "were you
not in Rome in February a year ago."
What of it," was the return.
DO you remember man in q blue
suit who carried your trunk one stormy
night to the Hotel Roma?"
1 do the stranger answered.
DO you recall that on the way from
the post wagon to the hotel the man
told you ne had fought In the Spanish
army. and he showed to you a saber
cut on the forehead which he received
while in that service?"
That, too, is correct, and I dismissed
you with a French coin, not having
changed money enough TO the currency
of the country" said the traveller.
The prisoner brushed his hair back
from his forehead and showed over the
left temple a deep scar.
The crime for which ba vi
had been committed in Florence on
the very day the two men were to-
gether In Rome. The judge accepted
the alibi and acquitted the prisoner.
Three weeks later three highway
men were captured following a robbery
of the post wagon bound south from
Florence. The three prisoners were the
travellers, his sefvant and the man with
the scar. The Traveller and his serv-
! ant had gone to Florence merely to get
their confederate out of his scrape,
and the trick would have succeeded
| had not the three continued their oper-
atoms and been caught. All three
We're sentenced to death.-NeW York
Press
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-21
ForetoId by Sneezes.

In almost every land, civilized and
unc1VlllZed, the act of SneeZing is re-
garded with more or less of supersti-
ton. There is an equivalent in nearly
all languages for the God bless you"
OF the Irish peasant when a person is
moved to declare the presence of a
tickling sensation in the nostrils. To
this SALVATION in France is added some
times the phrase and preserve you
from the fate of Tycho Brahe,' who is
believed to have got rid of a death
OF cold' by single sneeze-which kill
ed him. In England a regular formula
is used: Once for a wish, twice for
kiss three times for letter and four
times for a disappointment"
In Italy the salutation Is simply
'Felicita!" or May you be fortunate!"
In India 1t is customary when one
sneezes to say, May you live!" and
the reply runs, Long life to you'll"
Shout a Hindu chance to sneeze while
he is going through his peculiar ablu-
ton practices in the Ganges he will
make kind of sign over his face, stop
in his ritual and begin all over again.
In ancient times the Romans, holding
the idea that sneeZing between noon
and midnight was a good omen, be-
lieved that between midnight and noon
1t was most unlucky, and if they should
chance to sneeZe while getting up in
SAAC lllO4 1liI4S lIlSy WOulO dL once yet
into bed again. There must be some
thing in this, especially on very cold
mornings, but boys home for their
holidays are not, as q rule, supersti-
tious, and it might be difficult for them
to impress their parents with a saving
belief in this happy superstition.
The Germans say Good healthi" be-
cause they maintain, and not without
reason, that sneezing is a warning Of
approaching catarrh and also marks
the moment when a charm, a wish or
a suggestion may drive it away. The
Persians go further in this idea; they
say what practically amounts to
Thank Cod" because they consider
that the sneeze has actually driven
away some evil spirit that has at
tempted to get into a mans body to
feed upon his sacred fires.
The people of the Amazulu go even
further than this into superstition and
arrive at the stage of actual devil wor-
ship. No doubt they would style it
angel worship" but the things to
which these so-called angels are sup
posed to lend themselves put that high
sounding name quite out of the cues
ton. Their unciviliZed familiar spirits
are said to give some sign when they
are near and able to help their vota-
ries.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-21
The cocksure schoolhov.

Here are some examples Of what the
british schoolboy can do when he tries
hard:
John Wesley was a great sea captain.
He beat the Dutch at Waterloo. and by
degrees rose to be Duke Of Wellington.
corner at Westminster abbey"
Asked to name six animals peculiar to
the Arctic regions, a boy replied. Three
bears and three seals"
The Sublime Porte is very fine old
wine"
The possessive case is the case when
somebody has got yours and won't give
it to you"
The plural of penny is twopence.'
In the sentence I saw the goat butt
the man, butt is a conjunction. be-
cause it shows the connection between
the goat and the man."
Mushrooms always grow in damp
places and so they look like umbrellas"
The difference between water and air
is that air can be made wetter but water
cannot New Orleans Picayune.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-21
BUT HE SEES THINGS.
Man Claiming to Be Murderer of San
Francisco Girl Surrenders

Francisco Girl Surrenders
FREMONT, Neb., March 20.-A man
who gives the name of John Bennett and
who asserts he is the murderer of Nora
Fuller, a girl who was killed at San Fran
cisco over a year ago, has surrendered
to Sheriff Bauman here and is being held.
The man appeared at the jail door last
night and begged the sheriff to imprisQn
him, saying that the face of the deal girl
haunted him. The prisoner Is about forty
years old and we'll dressed. He is good
looking, wears a stubby black mustache
and weighs about 1876 pounds. Bennett,
confessing his crime to the sheriff, said
that he formerly was q lawyer, but that
he had done. nothing since the murder.
Bennett said he choked the girl to death
at a house at 1121 Walnut street, San
Francisco. He would not tell why he
committed the crime. He said after it
was done he left the city hastily. He
was placed in a cell and during the night
raved like wild man. At one time he
addressed fancied jury. Today the
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. March 20-The
police of this city apparently do not
place much credence in the story of the
man under arrest at Fremont, Neb. 1t is
suspected that the man is demented or is
trying to obtain a free trip to California.
LINCOLN, Neb., March 20.-It has de-
veloped that the man at Fremont is John
Flax, we'll known to the Lincoln police,
who was released from the jail here
Wednesday, Flax has a mania for con-
Tossing crimes he never committed. The
local police regard him as a harmless
tramp.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-21
A Famous Abb.

What is to this day one of the most
remarkable cases Of Identification in
the history of the law courts happened
nearly one hundred years ago in Eu-
rope. In the year 1903, there arrived III
Florence a traveller, accompanied by a
servant They took quarters in the best
hotel. The stranger asked the propri-
etor how he could amuse himself dur
ing several days stay in town. The
proprietor regretted exceedingly that
there was but little choice in amuse-
ments, the season being nearly over.
But trial for murder and arson, he
said, was gong on, and IL the honor
able visitor would but attend the court
doubtless he would be interested to the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-21

had Won first honors; John A. Layne won
second place and Jesse G.. Steenson third
The winners were all represented in the
contest last year and all have taken prom
during the last few years. The winner
OF the first prize receives 500 in cash,
the other two prizes consisting of-$50 and
the contest
Mr.. Jones, the winner of the contest,
chose for the subject of his grafton THE
question was decidedly unique and original.
In delivery, Mr.. Jones was awarded first
place by all of the three judges. After
history and a discussion of the fuel situa-
ton, the speaker showed how admirably
1t was brought to q settlement.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-21
AMEs MUST FILE BOND TO-DAY.
His Attorneys Say 1t VIII Be Ready-Ex-
Mayor Is Better.

Mayor Is Better.
The time limit for filing the bond of
A. A. AmeS will expire at O'Clock this
afternoon. There appears to be very lit
tie doubt that the bond will be arranged
for and that the eX-mayor will be per-
mitted his liberty
The attorneys for Ames insist that the
full bond has been secured and that there
is no chance that their client will have
to go to Jail Ames is equally confident
and appears to be very little worried over
the outcome. II. S. Mead, on behalf of
DR.. Ames, said that there was. no necessi-
ty for filing the bond before the eXpira
ton of the time limit. He declared that
it would be filed at that time and that 1t
would all be in regular order.
The condition of DR.. Ames has i'm
proved very materially since he returned
to Minneapolis. He is inSbetter physical
condition than anybody expected, and DR..
Ames- admits that he Is much better than
he had expected would be possible under
the circumstances. Mrs. Ames expresses
satisfaction with the outcome of the jour-
ney, admitting that she expected it would
have very serious results in aggravating
the doctors condition.
DR.. Mcdonald, who is looking after
Dr. Ames in Minneapolis, has been assid-
uous in his care of the patient. 1t is
understood that he believes DR.. Ames may
his kidney trouble if permitted to receive
treatment under the most favorable cir
cumstances. With regard to the mental
condition of the prisoner, all the doctors
who have seen him are n-committal. -
Every man who goes on this bond will
have to justify before the court" said
Assistant County Attorney. Jelley yes
terday afternoon. He will have to tes-
tify under oath as to his property. No
chances will be taken and every man will
have to prove that he is good for the
amount set opposite his name. There has
been nothing doing as yet and l do not
know whether the bond win be filed in
time or not"
Dr. Ames does not leave his apartments
in the hotel. He PAGES the floor good
share of the time, leaning on a cane and
holding one hand to his side where the
principal pain from which he suffers is
located. The ex-mayor is either in con-
slant thought or in great physical pain.
He appears distracted and to lack inter-
est in his immediate surroundings.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-21
FATAL HOTEL FIRE.
Travelling Man Burned and Loss Of Up.
wards of $4,000 at Grand Rapids.


wards of $4,000 at Grand Rapids.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, March 2O.-The
careless throwing down of a lighted match
by q guest in his room caused a fire to-
night that practically destroyed the Clar-
endon hotel with its contents, entailing a
loss of $4,000 to 500 900 and causing the
Gus injury of several persons.
The dead:
WILLIAM C. HAWKINS, travelling
man, of Bay City, Mich.
The injured:
Peter Sternberg, Chicago. travelling man.
severely burned on face and hands, Mrs
William r. Laughray, dancing teacher of
this city, head burned and overcome by
smoke; Guy Doty, yardman, head and
face blistered; Harry Morris, bell boy
bruised and burned.
Peter Sternberg went to his room on the
second floor and after igniting the gas
threw the lighted match among a lot of
his silk goods, which Immediately took
fire. He made desperate effort to ex-
tinguish the flames. being severely burned
before he rushed out and gave the alarm
The flames spread through the four story
brick building with great rapidity.
A panic ensued among the guests In the
upper stories and thrilling rescues were
made by the ffremen.
J. j. Samuels, of Cincinnati, carried his
fainting wife from their room on the sec
ond floor to the street. One man and two
women were taken from a third-story
window down a ladder. After about an
hours work the firemen got control of
the flames, but the building had been bad
~ damaged.
The building was owned by Robert
Rasch and E. J. Jacobiac and was partly
insured.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-21
HERE AT HOME.
ST. PAUL CITIZENS GLADLY TIES.
TIFY.

1t Is Testimony Like the Following
That Has Placed "the Little Con-
queror" So Far Above Competitors
When People Right Here at Home
Raise Their Voice in Praise There Is
No Room Left for Doubt-Read the
Public Statement of st. Paul citi-
zen:
Mr.. Peter ZelIer, of 577 Charles street.
says: 1T does not require a very long
use Of Doan's Kidney Pills to prove
their great value. I suffered from
pains in my back, and, learning of this
remedy, procured it at F. NJ. Parker's
drug store, corner of Wabasha and
Fifth streets. In a short time its use
freed me from all pains in my back. I
know of others who have used Doan's
Kidney Pills with wonderful benefit
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster ilburn Co., Buffalo, N.
Y, sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name, Doan's, and
take no substitute.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-21
To Save Locomotives.

CHICAGO. March 2O.-The management
VI With cSagd G9s fddav f@r 6s
construction of twenty-five water-purify-
ing plants to be constructed on the sys-
tenn between Omaha and Salt Lake. The
order is the largest of the kind ever given
in this country and comtemplates the
expenditure Of $1.5QQ,O0O. 1t is estimated
that the average life of locomotives WIZ
be more than doubled
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-21
MINNEAPOLIS

sufficient number to keep the total In
the South about stationary. Then, if
the South is left to handle the negro
question, it will become a source of
much less anxiety than exists at pres
ent in the minds of far-seeing people,
Senator Tillman lectured last night
at the First Baptist church on THE
Race Question from a Southern Stand
point"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-21
VIII Preach With His Flnqers.

special to The Globe.
WINONA, Mimi. March 20.-The deaf
people of Winona have made arrange
ments to have services held here once
a month in their interest by Rev. John
Salvner, of ST. Paul. He will preach in
La Crosse in the morning and here in
the evening in the sign language.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-21
Plant to Be Rebuilt.

optCIdI to The Globe.
WINONA. Mimi, March 20.-The WI
mona Railway & Light company announces
that It will this season expend 100000
In Winona in entirely rebuilding its
plant. The present building will be raised
and new machinery put in. 1t is expected
to materially reduce the prices asked
for both lighting and power.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-21
Montague Indorsed for Judge.

Special to The Globe.
meeting of the Polk county bar held at
Crookston tonight twenty-five of the TWEEN
ty-six attorneys of Polk county votinN
Judge r. j. Montague, of Crookston, was
Endorsed for additional judge OF the Four
teenth district.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-21
CASE Is TRANSFERRED.
coe Commission Company VIII Not Us,
Chicago Quotations.

Judge Lochren has ordered the case of
the Chicago Board of Trade, which asks
an injunction preventing the Coe Commits
SION company of this city from using the
continuous quotations made upon the
board, transferred to st. Paul.
The case Will come up for f1niG hear
ing at the June term, when the plea of
will be decided.
Since the company is not now using the
boards quotations, the attorneys have
agreed that no further efforts will be
made to secure a preliminary intunc1
ton.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-21
MORE SMALLPOX AT woRkHousE.
Health Department VIII Again Fumiaate
the Institution.

The Minneapolis health department IS
inclined to regard the situation at the
Hennepin county workhouse as very seri-
Gus. Another case of smallpox has devel-
oped there which demonstrates that the
fumigation that followed the first case
was not effective.
Daniels was found to be suffering with
a malignant type of the disease. and he
house. Close watch is being kept of the
remaining prisoners in order that the first
sign of further infection may be de-
tected.
Daniels was taken to the Bridewen on
Dec. q on a ninety-day sentence for
vagrancy. He is twenty-seven years old
and a man of good physique: 1t is be-
mediate steps were taken for further
fumigation of the works, and health Off
Gals were busy there all day yesterday.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-21
EraternaI Brotherhood In Bad Shane.

CEDAR RAPIDS. Iowa, March 2O.-The
report of John II. Moffit. receiver of the
Fraternal Brotherhood Of the World, a
defunct insurance order with a large
membership throughout Iowa. shows
claims against the order aggregating $37, :
600, and assets $4,000. The final settle
ment will be had May 4. The Brother
hoods headquarters was at Upton.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-21
TOMBSTONE LEAVES THE TIMES.
Abbott Blunt Succeeds Him as Editor in :
Chief of That Paper

E r. tombstone, for four years editor
in-chief of the Minneapolis Times, sewers
his connection with that newspaper today
itor-in- chief by Abbott Blunt, who has
been associate editor of the Times for
several years.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-21
MIchtoan Wisconsin Debate.

MADISON. Wis, March 2O.-Tne Uni
versity = Michigan won the intercollegiate
debate from the University of Wisconsin
tonight on the question: IA Federal Yer
sus State Income Tax" Michigan ar
gued in favor of a federal income tax
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-21
a lond Journey.

why don't you go to work?"
Mister" said Meandering Mike. "dats
where I'm goin' But I've got several
tousand miles TO travel before 1 kin get a
job dat suits me. '-Washington Star
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-21
Easily Fioured.

Have you the timer"
No, but hear the newsboys crying the
o'clock editions of the evening papers. -
Then it must be little past 4."-Kan-
sas City Journal.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-21
Maloney Convicted of Killing
Nachtscheim, Both "Blind
Piggers" Threatened to
Cut Off His Head and Did
So-First One to Be Hanged
Under New North Dakota
Law.
Special to The Globe.

Special to The Globe.
DEVILS LAKE, n. D., March 90
After being out fifteen hours, the jury
in the case against Daniel Maloney
returned verdict today of murder in
the first degree, recommending life
sentence.
Maloney was indicted for the murder
of Nicholas Nachtscheim in this city
last July. The decapitated body of the
latter was found under his house with
a bullet hole through the skull. Several
months elapsed before a clue was
found. Recently Maloney attempted
suicide and made statements about the
murder that led to his arrest
1t developed at the trial that both
men were "piggers' and the motive
was robbery. Besides. Maloney want
ed to get Nachtscheim out of the way
so the former could do more business.
Witnesses testified that Maloney
threatened to kill "Old Nick" as the
dead man was called. and said he would
cut his head off. Nachtscheim came
here from st. Paul several years ago.
He was sixty years of age and until
recently, when he commenced the il
legal sale of liquor, was a respectable
citizen.
After Maloney heard the verdict
against him he stated that the death
penalty would have pleased him bet
ter.
First Execution Under New Law.
Special to The Globe
FARGO, n. D, March 20.-John
Rooney, of Fargo, will be the first man
to be executed in the penitentiary I'M
der the new law. Sentence of death
was imposed on him this afternoon for
the murder of Harold Sweet, of White
Earth, Mimi, last August. Judge Pol
lock set the date of execution for
June 26.
Harold Sweet and two brothers were
camped on the outskirts of the city
and resisisted the efforts of Rooney
and two partners to hold them up.
Sweet was killed and his two brothers
captured Rooney. In his statement in
court today Rooney denied firing the
fatal shot and being engaged in a
struggle with his victim. He express
ed regret that he had failed to go on
the stand during the trial. Rooney
had a long criminal record here, haV-
ing frequented this section each fall
for the purpose of holdups. He will be
taken to Bismarck. tomorrow and con-
fined in a dungeon till his execution.
He refused to make a statement re-
garding the other participants in the
crime.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-21
COURT SETTLES FAMILY. ROW.
Judge Dickinson Is Called Upon to ArbI-
trate the Trouble.

trate the Trouble.
Judge Dickinson has an interesting do
nestle problem in the municipal court.
Rega Martin, a sixteen.year old girl, is
who lives at 1886 Lyndale avenue north,
said the girl had habit of running
away. but it later developed that the
child had been taken out of school at the
age of thirteen to work.
The father also acknowledged having
beat her with strap, and that the worst
sin was playing on the piano and reading
books. The case was continued until
Monday, when other witnesses will be
summoned. Rosa was given into the care
of a neighboring family.