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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-29
PORTLAND'S "DANGER"
is NEARLY OVER
BIoodIess War at and OFF the Port Will
Close Today.

PORTLAND, Me-, Aug. 2S.-At noon
tomorrow the mimic war waged off
this port since midnight Tuesday with
all manner of maneuvers by the navy
will come to an end and the several
thousand men hurried to the defense of
harbor defenses.
Today's movement consisted of a
fierce engagement during which land
ing party of 1900 men, under Rear ADJ
miral Coghlan, captured all the sta
tons and defenses of the Scape and
Spurwin. This afternoon they returned
to the fleet. Lieut.. Jordan, in COM
mand of the engineer corps at the Two
Lights, was informed by telephone that
the umpires had decided that no land
ing was effected by the invaders, as the
men and boats had been put out of ae-
ton before the landing was attempted.
This left the immense searchlights m
action for a demonstration tonight.
Reports that the invaders were march
ing on the forts and the city prevailed,
but if such had been the intention it
was not carried out, the men returning
to the ships.
The Olympia, Admiral Dewey's
flagship, grounded, but was not in
jured.
Admiral Barker began his last DEM
onstration by night in the joint army
and navy war game shortly before
midnight. A part of the fleet appear
ed opposite the Two Lights. in the
cape, from Richmond's island, and at
10: 80 was fired on from Fort McKin-
ley. The firing of small arms at Fort
Levett was distinguished at 11:40, and
it was reported general quarters was
sounded there at 1890. The Fort
Preble mortar batteries commenced
firing at IL o'clock and kept up con-
slant roar. Mckinley and Williams
about this time joined in the engage
ment, the purpose of which was I'M
known at 1 o'clock. The Panther was
the first vessel to appear around the
cape, and, with anther cruiser, passed
the Two Lights going in the direction
of Halfway Rock. /.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-29
MAY GET POWER FROM RIVER.
Will Use Mississippi to Operate EIec-
trio Line to Anoka.

If the proposed Minneapolis and
Anoka electric line is constructed the
power used to operate the cars prob
ably will be generated by the Missis
sippi river in the vicinity of Elk river.
]. L. Kiichli, who is interested in the
project, was in Elk River a few days
ago and he closed a contract for the
purchase of flfty-one acres of land
along the Mississippi, three miles above
Elk River.
Mr.. Kiichli owns a large tract of land
on the opposite side of the river and
it is said that it is the intention of the
purchasers of the property to build a
dam across the river and to use the
power generated for the purpose of
operating suburban electric lines.
Elk River people are of the opinion
that the new company is operating in
the interests of the Twin City Rapid
Transit company, although none of the
persons interested in the proposition is
connected with the company
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-29
GREEKS HAvAa HOLIDAY.
They Picnic at Tonka Bay and Dance
Incessantlya

They Picnic at Tonka Bay and Dance
Incessantlys
The Greeks of Minnea pelis celebrated
Virgin Mary's day with a picnic at
Tonka Bay, Lake Minnetonka, yester-
day.
The men, for Greek women are not
nuemous in Minneapolis, went to the
possession Of the picnic grounds and
the pavilion. Dancing was the chief
form of amusement and the music
played necessarily. The Greeks at their
dance are curiosity. Two instru-
ments are played, a, violin and an in
strument built somewhat on the lines
of huge guitar. The musicians reap
ed harvest, for when off on a holiday
the Greek is generous to a fault.
The musicians made strange pic
ture sitting on the. platform with one
and two dollar bills stuck behind their
ears and fastened under their hats.
Every now and then the bills would
disappear in the voluminous pockets of
the musicians coats, to be replaced inn
meGiately by more bills from the dane
ers.
The men formed. in a large circle,
joining hands, and danced the national
dance AS the half doleful and mo-
notonous strains of the instruments
kept on, leaders were changed at in
tervals, the only break being when
more money was presented to the play
erS.
AS the day waned the dancing fever
grew on the men and their steps were
executed with the enthusiasm and fer
vor of fanatics.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-29
HAS NO TIDINes OF HIS WIFE.
HartwelI EIdridse Unable to Get Trace
of Her-Thnks She Is Alive.

F7artWeil Eidridge Unable to Get trace
of Her-ThinL<s She Is Alive.
Nothing has been heard from Mrs.
Hartwell Eldridge, Of 1901 Thirteenth
avenue south, since she disappeared
on the night of Aug. 13.
Mr.. Eldridge and his daughters be-
lieve that she is alive, for she was of
happy disposition, and had no rea-
son for taking her life.
The day before her disappearance
she acted strangely, and did not seem
quite in her right mind. She had been
in the habit of visiting with neighbors
every evening, SO that when she left
her home in the evening little atten-
ton was paid to the circumstance.
When she failed to return at the usual
time, Mr.. Eldridge was anxious, and
by midnight was greatly alarmed.
The only person in the neighborhood
who saw her after she left home was
gentleman living a block from the
Eldridge home.
He said she passed his house, and
that he bade her good evening. She
answered him, but did not stop.
Mrs. Eldridge was of medium height,
dark hair, streaked with gray, and on
the evening of her disappearance wore
a black worsted skirt and black silk
waist. She took no wraps other than
gloves and hat.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-29
FIREMEN UNDER CIVIL SERVICE.
Proposition Is Made to Place Depart
ment Under Fire Commissioners,

If the charter commission acts fa-
vorably upon the recommendations of
the civil service committee of the Fire
Mems Benevolent association, the Min
neapolis fire department will be under
civil service when the new charter is
adopted. The committee has complet-
ed its work and has drafted a bill COW
ering the fire department section of the
charter. modelled after the San Fran
cisco act, but which also embodies
what is considered the desirable fea-
lures of the civil service bills of the
other large cities.
The act provides for the appointment
of three fire commissioners who shall
be appointed by the mayor with the
concurrence of the city council. These
commissioners shall be selected from
three different political parties, pro-
V1d1ng three parties were recognized
at the election preceding their appoint
ment. These commissioners shall have
general supervision of the department
but the power of appointing to office
shall be retained by the mayor, but the
commission will recommend the candi-
dates who have previously passed
suitable examination.
All offices, except the lowest in the
service, will be filled by men already
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-29
members of the department.

, members of the department. The other
positions will be filled by men who
have made due application and passed
suitable examination and have reg
istered with the commission. The pro-
posed act does not interfere with per-
sons who have been on the force longer
than sixty days at the time of its adop-
ton.
For several years there has been a
strong sentiment in the fire department
looking toward the adoption of civil
service and the department, to man
will, work to influence the adoption of
the proposed act. The committee which
drafted the act"is composed of Charles
w. Ringer, H. L. Johnson, John THE
len, George Hahn and u. T. Morrison.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-29
OUR VICE CONSUL
WAS NOT MURDERED
Continued From First Page.

threatened destruction of their prop
erty at Harpoot and because of this
Admiral Cotton, it is expected, will be
allowed to proceed with one or more
of his vessels to Beirut.
Acting Secretary Darling tonight re-
ceived cablegram from the admiral,
dated Villefranche. saying that he had
left that place with the cruisers Brook
Ign and San Francisco for Genoa on
the way to Beirut.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-29
Help for a Southern University.

LEXINGTON, Va, Aug. 28.-Dr. George
H Denny, president of Washington and
Lee university, announces that the widow
mick, of Chicago, have given fund of
SO. 900 to the university, the proceeds of
which are to maintain the new science
hall. Prior to the death of Mr.. McCor-
mick he gave $4,000 to the university and
after his death by his will his trustees
turned over to the university an addition
al $40, 900.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-29
Threatens Wife With a Knife.

Frank Mason, who was recently dis
Third avenue south and Fourth
street, by suddenly appearing
there yesterday while under the
influence of liquor and threatening
to kill his wife, who is employed in the
house. 1t is alleged that Mason, which
is one of the mans numerous aliases,
fiourished a knife, but he subsidized i'm
mediately upon the arrival of a police
man and begged not to be locked up.
he was allowed to go.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-29
Minnesota Family Reioices.

LA CROSSE, Wis, Aug. 28.-The
news that Vice Consul Magelssen was
alive and uninjured was conveyed to
the family of the vice consuPs brother,
the Rev. H. G. Magelssen, tonight and
to the parents of the vice consul at
Highland Prairie, MINI. Mrs. H. G..
Magelssen had refused to believe in
her brother in-laws death from the
beginning and was rejoiced to learn
that her theory was correct.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-29
Northwest News
STEAMER ALMOST
GOES To- BOTTOM
Springs Leak on Lake Michigan
and Receives Help just
in Time.

EARRISvILLE, Mich, Aug. 2S.-The
steamer John Duncan, with a cargo of
iron ore and crew of nineteen per
sons. began to leak off this port at
midnight and SO rapidly did the water
gain on the pumps that all hope of
saving the vessel was abandoned. The
Sturgeon Point life-saving crew came
to the rescue of the imperiled sailors
today, and the boat was headed for
shore. where it was beached in twenty
feet of water.
A terrific northeast gale was sweep
ing Lake Huron at the time, and for
hours, as the men manned. the pumps.
they expected momentarily to go to the
bottom. The boat is owned by II. :.
Pauly, of Milwaukee, and, together
with the cargo, is we'll insured.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-29
PASSENGER Hits Stock Train.

RACINE, Wis, Aug. 2S.-A south
bound passenger train on the Wisconsin
Central ran into a stock train which was
gineer W. R. Shall and Fireman William
Hoppe, of the passenger train, were in
jured Both men reside in Fond du Lac,
Wis. Two of the crew of the switch en-
gine-Fireman Henry and one McMulkin
were also injured. All the men will re-
cover. The passenger engineer endeavor-
ed to stop his train before the collision.
but finding it impossible he leaped from
the engine with his fireman The passen-
ger engine was thrown from the track and
was wrecked. Only twenty cattle were
killed. The pecuniary damage is small.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-29
MEN BLAME sUB-coNTRAcToRs.
Charge Them With Being Responsible
for the Present Tie-Up.

Charge Them With Being Responsible
for the Present Tie-Up.
President Herman Lilien, of the
building laborers, and George P. Cub
bins, of the bricklayers, both of Chi
cago, will arrive in Minneapolis Mon
day, and it is possible that there will
be some developments in labor circles.
These two men represent the inter-
national unions, and it is known that
they have conferred in regard to the
local situation.
The contractors have declined to
hold any more conferences in regard
to the building laborers' strike, and,
with the exception of the bricklayers,
none Of the other unions has taken any
action, excepting such as may be in
the direction of settlement.
In this connection it is stated by a
labor leader that the bricklayers
simply took advantage of the laborers'
trouble to strike at this time.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-29
FARMERS SEE TWIN CITIES.

Bucolic Gentlemen From-iltinois Visit
Northwest and Ride on Street Cars.
Several farmers from the vicinity of
Rockford, ILL.,, were entertained yester-
day at the Commercial club by the
public affairs committee.
In the morning special street car
was taken to st. Paul IN charge of
Vice President John Leslie, DR.. c. A.
McCollom, A. B. Chamberlain and Sec
rotary Westlake.
The party left Chicago Aug. and
has visited Colorado, Utah and Lower
California, returning by the Canadian
route 49, $50
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-29
BREAKS HIS LEG in PLAY.

PoIiceman's scuffle With Friends Ends
80 DisastrousIy.
Special Officer Frank Shaft, who is
on duty at Powers store, was taken. to
the city hospital yesterday with a bro
ken leg.
Shaft was engaged in friendly
tussle with Detectives Stavlo and De
Laittre, when suddenly he slipped and
fell to the floor, with Stavlo ON top of
him. Both bones of his right leg were
broken just above the ankle.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-29
DROWNED IN A cIsTERN.

Boys Mother Leaves Trap Door Open
With Tragic Consequences.
Special to The Globe.
WINONA, Mimi, Aug 28.-Leon Keiff-
Keiff1er, a prominent resident of Elba
was drowned at his home. The cistern
is. under the kitchen and the water is
drawn by means of a rope and hoisted
through a trap door. The boys mother
left the trap door open for a moment
while she left the room.
The little fellow walked into the els
tern and the mother recovered the body
with rake.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-29
Nelson Back From Alaska.

SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. 2S.-Senators
Dillingham;, of Vermont; Burnham. of
New Hampshire; Patterson. of Colorado,
and Nelson. Of Minnesota, who have been
investigating Alaska needs, have arriv-
ed here. They will not favor territorial
form of government at this time. but
think that Alaska should have a delegate
In congress.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-29
AFTER CHIEF coNRoY's SCALP.
Marshall Man Threatens to lombard
the City Hall.

a unique letter from a queer" resident
of Marshall, Mimi, who signs himself
Clarence Evander Tracey, and who in
a burst of confidence tells the chief
that he is coming to Minneapolis some
fine day" and lay siege to the city hall
with two Calling guns. When the po-
lice department surrenders, Tracey
says he will return to Marshall with
the chiefs scalp as a trophy.
The constable at Marshall was &C.
quainted with the mans threat by tel
ephone yesterday morning.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-29
HANsHRoUeH ON FINANCE.
North Dakota Senator Addresses the
Bankers Association.

Special to The Globe.
GRAND FORKS, N. D., Aug. 28-The
North Dakota Bankers association con-
cluded its work this afternoon and
adjourned to meet in Fargo in
June next year. Senator Hans
brough delivered an address in
system. He discussed proposed legisla-
ton, and said that he advocated suff1-
cient elasticity in the system provided
there were due regard to its solidity
officers were elected for the ensuing
year as follows: President, S. S. Lyon,
Fargo; vice president, NJ F. Murphy,
Grand Forks; secretary, w. C. MacFad-
Michigan CITY, executive council, first
district, S. s. Titus, Grand Forks; sec
ond, F. d. Wood, Leeds; third, E. Y
Sarles, Hillsboro; fourth, r. s. Adams,
Lisbon; fifth. Robert Jones, Cooperstown;
sixth, J. August Peterson, Harvey; sew
enth, John l.. Cashel, Grafton; eighth,
Emery OnStead, Willow City.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-29
Involuntary Bankruptcy.

Special to The Globe
for involuntary bankruptcy has been
made against Albert Barr and Samuel
Saks, who some weeks since closed their
store here and left the city. Judge Loeb
rem has fixed Sept. % as the time for
hearing the application.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-29
NEEDED AT cHATFIELp.
Tickle Otto Waller Is Placed Under
Arrest at Two Harbors

Special to The Globe.
DULUTH, Mimi, Aug 2S.-Because he
wanted to break the established rule of
social life, Otto Waller, of Chatfield,
Mimi, is in serious trouble. Chief Payne,
of Chatfield. was in Two Harbors to-
day and placed him under arrest. 1t is
alleged that the youth ingratiated him
self into the good graces of Fannie Her
rig, young girl of Chatfield, and on
promises of a speedy wedding completely
won her confidence.
Soon afterward another Chatfsld girl
left her home with Waller. They went to
La Crosse, where they were married. At
ter their marriage, Waller and his wife
went to Two Harbors and began house
keeping.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-29
Like Flora McFlimsy

Reports from Long Lake that crazy
man persists in running about the
country in an absolute nude state. Sew
eral persons claim to have seen the
man, but no one has been able to get
near enough to effect his capture.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-29
BOYS BRIDE-TO-BE
ON INSTALLMENT PLAN
Young Italian Works Hard to Purchase
Domestic Happiness.


PARKERSBURG, w. Va, Aug. Is
Buying wife on the installment plan
is the Americanized method adopted by
Pedro Alessandro.
Pedro has been here several years,
and by the sale of bananas has accu-
mulated some money. Recently dark
eyed maid from sunny Italy was added
to the Italian colony here and Pedro
fell in love with her. Negotiations
were opened with her father, and he
agreed, after the Italian fashion, to
let his daughter become Pedro's bride
for a certain sum of money. Pedro
had not enough money, SO he proposed
the installment plan. 1t was accepted,
and for several months he has been
paying to the father of his BRIDE to- be
$3.50 week.
His time has almost expired, and he
will soon claim the hand of the pretty
black eyed girl from Italy and marry
her.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-29
GIRLS LOST ON WAY TO ANoKA.

Police Come to Their Rescue and They
Are Sent Home.
Lysle Brundahge and Marcia Pulver,
aged seven and eleven respectively, and
living in the vicinity of Fourth avenue
south and Thirty seventh street, were
found wandering a ut the streets of
Anoka early yesterday morning, and
were taken to the police station.
The girls said that they had set out
for Anoka on a visit Thursday night,
without telling their parents where
they were going, and, not being very
well acquainted with Anoka, they had
lost their way. The girls parents were
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-29
POLICE MUST NOT DRINK.
Chief Conroy Forbids Them to SwaI.
low LIQUORS While ON Duty

Police Superintendent Conroy has de-
cided to abolish the custom of officers
drinking while on duty and has issued
orders to that effect. Any officer caught
drinking or visiting saloons, unless
called there by duty, will be dropped
from the department. In order to help
the men obey the order he has also
ordered all beats changed and in the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-29
Lightning Hits Dynamite.

EDDYVILLE, Iowa, Aug. 2S.-Light-
ming tonight stuck the Iowa Central rail-
road depot. where 1.500 pounds of dyna.
mite were stored, but twelve persons who
were in the building at the time it struck
escaped uninjured
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-29
CHANGE BOOKKEEPING SYSTEM.
Council Decides TO Inausurate New
Plan in ComptroIler,s Office.

Plan in Comptroller's Office.
The first steps were taken by the city
council last night lookingsto the install
lation of new system of bookkeeping
in the comptroller's office. A resolution
was passed instructfng the city comp
troller to include $4,000 in his esti
mate to be considered by the board of
tax levy, which is believed will cover
the expense. -
Aid. Clarke's ordinance prohibiting
the holder of saloon license from
transferring it to some other place was
passed. In the future saloon licenses
applies only to the address given when
issued. rs
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-29
TWO CLAIM A WIDOWS RIGHTS.

Wisconsin Woman says She Is Reict
of Col. w. AT anner.
Judge Harvey has set Sept % for
the hearing on the settlement and dis
tribution of the estate of the late Col.
w. A. Tanner over which there is a
fight. Helen B. Tanner, the widow, is
the Administrative and one of the I'M
usual points in the case is that an
other claimant from wisconsin claims
to be Col. Tanners real widow.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-29

future officers will be on beats where
they are not acquainted with the sa-
loonkeepers.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-29
May WORK HEALY MINE.

Judge Harvey Refuses to Issue Injunction
Against Heinze.
Special to The Globe.
BUTTE, Mont, Aug. 2S.-Judge Harvey
today refused to enjoin Heinze from work
ing the rich Minnie Healy mine pending
the second trial of the case.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-29

notified, and the two wanderers sent
home yesterday.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-29
ATLANTIC STEAMERS.
Sailed.

Cherbourg. .................F uerst Bis
marck.
New York. Philadelphia.
NEW YORK, Aug 2S.-The Cunard line
steamer Lucania arrived at quarantine
this evening, after a very fast passage OF
five days, eleven hours, seven minutes.
ln average speed of 21.23 knots an hour.
She brought 352 saloon. 293 second cabin
and go steerage passengers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-18

lNCH'S GOLDEN WEDDING. NO.
full quart, regular 1 80. SWG
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-08

If in wandering down lifes dusty high
way an egg-sucking hound howls at you
from the underbrush, just ride on with
out noticing the cur. The growl OF dogs
is music to the ears of the canine species
but humans can hardly afford to pay
any attention to it. OF course it takes
moral courage to go right on your way
Just as though there was not growing
dog in the world. for some people will
impugn your motives and say that you
are afraid to shy stone at the hound
and that your silence is confession Of
guilt. But il your character is worth
anything it will refute the noise of the
canine with everybody whose opinion is
worth having. He who touches filth
will be defiled and he who lies down
with dogs gets up with fleas.'
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-08
A Perfect Painless Pill

Is the one that will cleanse the system
set the liver to action, remove the bile
clear the complexion, cure headache and
leave good taste in the mouth. The
famous little pills for doing such work
pleasantly and etfectually are DeWitt's
Little EARLY Risers. Bob Moore of La.
fayette, Ind, says: "All other pills have
used gripe and sicken, while Dewitts
Little Early Risers are simply perfect. .
Sold by o. F. Long.