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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-12
TODAY'S WEATHER.

Minnesota and Iowa-Fair Monday:
Tuesday, fair; warmer.
Michigan-Fair Monday; Tuesday, in
creasing cloudiness, with rising tempera-
tures brisk west winds. diminishing.
Wisconsin-Fair Monday and Tuesday;
fresh west winds.
North Dakota-Fair; warmer Monday;
Tuesday, fair.
South Dakota-Fair Monday: warmer in
western portion; Tuesday, fair; warmer
in east portion.
Montana-Fair Monday and Tuesday;
warmer in east and central portions Mon
day.
st. Paul - Yesterdays temperate
taken BIZ the United States weather bu@
reau, st. Paul, w. e. Oliver observer. for
the twentyfour. hours ended at I O'Clock
last night-Barometer corrected for tenn
perature and elevation. Highest tempera-
ture, i; minimum temperature. ID: ay-
erage temperature. =; daily range IL:
barometer, 20. 81; humidity, 81; precipita-
ton, .O2; Z p. m. temperature, =; Z
p. m. wind, northwest; weather, partly
cloudy.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-12
F. HONSA CHEWS A
POLICEMAN'S FINGERS
Officer Pesek Meets With Painful Ex-
perience in Making an Arrest.

Officer Pesek, in attempting to ar
rest F. Honsa for disorderly conduct
Saturday night, was bitten on the hand.
Honsa, according to the officer, was
intoxicated and was creating a dis
turbance on Wacouta street, near Sew
enth. When the officer placed him
under arrest he resisted and fight fol-
lowed. During the mix-up Honsa got
grip on the middle finger of Peaeks
right hand and chewed it so vigorously
that the officer was put out of COM
mission and will be disabled for sew
eral days. Honsa, who was released
on bail, will be given a hearing in DO
lice court this morning
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-12
COLLEGE BUILDING DEDICATED.
Handsome Structure for the Southern
Minnesota Normal.

Special to The Globe
ANSTIN, Mimi, Jan. 1.-THE Southern
Minnesota Normal college today dedicat-
ed its handsome new building. The exer-
cises consisted of addresses by the mayor,
members of the city council, prominent
citizens and members of the faculty
The growth of the school has been mar
Velous. Five years ago last September
small school under the above name was
started in the old Fleck horse i'll this
city. The present president With his own
hands cleared away the BRICK aud mortar
from the basement in order 70 fit it M
as dining hail. The school had scarcely
opened when gift of a building SPOT
was made to the school, The first wear
$50 students attended and soon HarDman
hall was built. In May of last wear fine
president appeared before the city >,oun-
Gil and asked for a loan of money, which
he promised should be paid back in 81 0CO
1nstallments each year. The loan was
considered advisable and the money was
used to erect the handsome building now
dedicated.
The crowded condition of the school
was very great and even with the new
building no space was wasted. over zoe
students are now enrolled and no doubt
this number will swell to 500 in a few
months owing to the increased facili-
ties.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-12

The story of the experience those Slavs working
in Virginia mine tends to show that the operation
chain system is confined in the South
bers of the African And they
distinguish in the South with
ment which is coming to the 'ngger" which
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-12
His Reason waMsr.
speciaI f. The clohe

SPECIAL TO The Globe
ANSTIN, Mimi, Jan. 11.-F. w. Rau
who was yesterday. convicted Of man
SIlaSughter' Is IN a very bad state OF mind.
When he aWoke this morning he seemed
dazed and he knew little. About loon
ms ms mind seemed to clear and he asked
Sheriff Johnson what he was being hrII
Tor. 1t is feared that he will become
totally unbalanced. The time for the
nearing of the motion for a new trial
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-12
New Chapter of Daughters.

Special to The Globe
WIN, WINoN n -, MINI. Jan. IA second
can Revolution is now being 0rt 1alrierls
in Winona. the limit of menbershin ~
the the If first St chapter, fifty, having been al
the state regent, has appointed Mrs.
Francis W. Little as regent of the new
chapter, and the charter will be applied
for IN few days. The new organization
will be known as the Elizabeth Dvo@
chapter. DS~~
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-12

county attorney was fixed at 81 1900 The
delinquent tax list was awarded to the
Gazette, the financial statement to the
Pennington Tribune, and the proceedings
ments to be furnished to the county pa
pers. The Gazette was made the Official
paper of Dakota county. The bid of Dr.
sick poor in Hastings and vicinity, and
inmates Of county Jail at $500, was ac-
cepted.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-12

The terms of thirty States senators will expire
March The elections already held before
that date will membership Of that body-should
the Delaware Republicans senators-ffty five
Republicans and hirty-ve Democrats There will be no
third party in the next senate
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-12

The tariff is the mother of trusts declared Havemeyer
of the sugar trust tariff responsible for the
present outrageous price scarcity
the article But Re publican congressman senator
will tariff articles controlled by
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-12

The ancient and venerable law of supply demand
has recently been resated upto-date phraseology by
the Chicago News: Depends the corporations
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-12

Carter Harrison of Carter Harrison, yields to an
irresistible popular camor and reluctantly
of Chicago another considers
his candidacy equivalent to it probably is
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-12

BY the surreptitious enactment pernicous law the
of Georgia is forbidden
tyeight colonies his taft time Thank heaven
o colonies.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-12
Royal league councils to Meet.

All councils of the Royal League will
unite in a public meeting tonight at Cen
trail hall, corner of Sixth and Seventh
streets, to install officers. musical and
literary programme will be presented and
the occasion win close with an informal
dance
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-12
Fire Caused by Defective OIL Stove,

A defective oil stove caused a slight
fire yesterday at the home Of George Alb
rahamson, 279 Pleasant avenue The
blazing oil fell upon the floor, causing a
blaze, which was eXtfnguished before
much damage had been done
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-12
GETS IRON ORE LEASES.
Large Transactions for the Cleveland
Cliffs Company

DULUTH, Mimi, Jan. 1.-THE Cleve-
land Cliffs Iron company, one of the larger
Of the independent iron mining and manu-
featuring concerns, has made a deal for
near the Hawkins mine, involving the paw
ment of bonuses to the amount Of $500 600.
The transaction involves two deals one
a bonus Of $40 600, and second for a ls
other property in the same nefghborhood
involving bonus Of upward of $500 600
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-12

If there is eternal fitness of things hereafter
viii be torrid for those responsible prohbtive
price of coal the frgd
able to purchase fuel
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-12

1t must be admitted that resorts in tropical
climates have advantage the present
time in the way of attractions.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-12
Breaks His Lea.

Tom Cavanaugh, residing at ISL Penn
Mt Airie and Mississippi streets yes-
terday morning and broke his right leg
He was removed to the st. Joseph's hos
pital in the police ambulance
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-12
MIN InstaII nmcara

The Salesladies' Local Union No. 554 will
hold installation OF officers Monday, jan
II. All members are requested co. attend
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-12
Gov. Van SAINT to Turn Red

Special to The Globe.
WINONA, Mimi, Jan 1.-The Winor,
tribe of Red Men has arranged to initiafs
a class Of fifty mem0ers on next FrIday
evening. Gov. Van SAINT is to be one az
the initiates. -
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-12
MOVING SOUTH DAKOTA CAPITAL.
Necessary Bill Passes the Senate bv
Big Majority.
Special to The Globe.

NPONIdI % III6 OIOU6.
PIERRE, D. D., Jan 1.-THE housa
minority report was adopted and Nh
WEIGH sworn in The capitol reno1.1i
bill passed the senate by a vote Of 90
to 5. 80 VI %
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-12

1t isn't too late; Mascagn might retrieve his shattere,
fortunes by taking flyer at ragtime.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-12

The motto of the newly elected governor of Nebraska
Is worthy of general observance: Srict economy with
ont parsimony."
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-12

We may not have the bubonic plague nor an epdemi
Of cholera this year, but can't avoid Addcks Della
ware.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-12

If we can't get coal, revolution might warm things
up at little
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-12
OFFICIAL IN DAKOTA COUNTY.
Business Attended to by the County Com.
missioners.

DpbCIaI 10 Tic JIOD6.
HASTINGS, Mimi, Jan. 11.-At the ses
sion of the county board of commissioners
w. e. Beerse was elected chairman for
the ensuing year. The salary of the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-12
temperatures

washington time e p. III. st. Paul..
Below zero.
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who dropped In removed linen bandases
from their arms and faces. carefully wsp
ping the linen In paper and leaving II WIN
the bartender for the next day, Then came
men with crutches. slimping sticks tney
called them. Many were the crutcnes
placed behind the bar. to be called Tor IN the
morning. A..
wall, two lame men were havinga glorious
time with two women who were not OF inc
type usually foundat midnight in the VICINITY
Of Chatham Square. The beggars were
treating the women to whiskey and the
women were entertaining them with
story OF funny trip on an cean hhe,'
The beggaTs had their crutches WIN
them.
AT another table an elderly man wearing
green goggles was seated with good
looking young woman who seemed m
fatuated with him. One Of the frequenters
of the place explained that this man wal
Lefty Swift also known as The King OF
the Blinks.' In the language OF the oegear
a blink is blind man Swift. 1t was ex-
planned, never really had lost his eyesight'
but he wore green goggles to back up the
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cants Of New York. sharing and taking the
Iced In al Of the latter's expeditions In
ssaroh OF graft In this big town. The
result Of this amalgamation 10 apparent
to-day 10 the fact that there are In New
York at least Q dozen saloons which thrive
almost exclusively on the patronage OF pro-
fessional beggars. some Of whom are in
stalled as the proprietors Of gambling
houses, and others as the proprietors OF
drinking resorts.
II wac shortly after the Western beggars
reached hero that they got down to system
atic methods Of grating. They organ
lied in bands. each band electing boss or
leader, known rs the Jump" 1t Is his
duty to see that q sick member Ii provided
for, 10 render first aid to the arrested, pro-
curing bondsman or bail, furnishing funds
for the employment Of counsel, and to act
as arbitrator In council disputes among
members. The plans thus adopted for
mutual protection have been improved
and extended from time to time. so that
the police hero are now utterly unable to
break up the beggar system.
Each band has its own headquarters or
assembly room for the transaction Of -pri-
vate business. They also have, aside
from this. q common place Of meeting
for social entertainment a. one Of them
put II. The latter place Is in the lower part
Of the city. convenient to Chatham Square.
and not great distance from the twisted
arteries which lead TO the heart Of China
town.
II u In the rear room Of Park row saloon
that the professional beggar seeking social
amusement may be found any night after
10 O'Clock. Hop Hail. they call II the
name being derived from the nickname
bop. which In beggar's slang signifies
q one-leeged mendicant. A visit to Hop
Hall ct midnight 10 interesting. II MOTH
Ing elss.
square, with . hallway entrance from
the street and another from the harroom.
Hop Hall has not great deal OF floor space.
but there II enough room for ten tables.
where drinks are served, Ave or six persons
sitting at table. When TIE Suns artist
got there few nights ago two bartenders
we're serving the crowd lined UP before
the bar. The walters In the rear room
tiptoed here and there, stopping occasion.
ely to greet some old-t!me beegar who
had been missed from his accustomed
sat
The crowd In the bsrroom-grotesque. be.
pottsd. blear-eyed. rsd-nosed men. some
With IN arm missing. some blind. some with
. leG Sone-au drank whiskey. They all
peemed to be acquainted with each other
They greeted each other Familiarity. talked
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to arrest professional beggars, the King Of
the Blinks' Is wealthy. owning one house
In Chrystie street and two big tenements
In Forsyth street. He has the reputation
OF having been the first jump In the BUSH
roundsmen to watch the beggars Of his
particular band to see that they did their
work according to his ideas and paid into
the treasury proper percentage OF the
money collected.
city into begging districts, 70 that he could
send a blind man over deaf mans route
after the deaf man had MIXED the route dry,
and next lame man over thosame route.
In this manner he showed the pro OCCASIONAL
beggars of New York that they could raise
more ready cash than by having two or
more blind men go over a QUITE on the
same day, or two or more lame men 60 over
the same territory. That Is why the ordi-
nary citizen finds himself approached by
half a do zen different sorts OF beggars In
one afterno on without running across two
or three blind men as was formely the case.
This style Of working among the beggars
is known as -fogging. It was soon adopted
by the various beggar leaders. or Jumps,
all around town. II was discussed at the
various Dumps" or assembly places both
here and In Jersey City, and all OF the beggar
bands about New York agreed that it settled
the much mo oted question OF Who in hell
IL the owner of this route anyway
Among these who were quick to see the
advantage OF the -hogging' system was
man has succeeded in welding a remark
able influence over the other beggar leaders
Of New York. Whenever he issued a decree
TO the profession. such az one notifying
the craft that they must lie low or stop
business for a day or two, that order was
strictly obeyed Many of the beggars came
TO look upon him az sort of John Dee with
a pull which insured certain ones from
arrest. This. however, seems TO have been
a mistake, for Hugo himself is now breaking
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stone with seventy other professional beg
gars on Harris Island. having been SEN
tonced 70 six months imprisonment by Mag
istrate Pool few days ago He Sa u;, com n
complaint Of Special Agent Forbes OF the
Charity Organization Society, who told the
Magistrate that he was the organizer OF the
majority of the beggar bands which oongre-
gate at Hop Hall
Hugo's case was under discussion there
the other night when two men dressed
as United States sailors and another in the
garb of Regular soldier entered the place:
All three inquired for Hugo and seemed
greatly surprised when told that he had been
arrested.
How do those men know Hugo?' was
asked Of one of the habitues VI the place.
Bless your SOUL they're Sammys.' was
the answer.
other questions brought out the infor-
nation that Sammy in beggar parlance
one OF Uncle Sans sailors or soldiers. They
tell the weather beaten tale OF having just
jumped the navy yard wall and can't
get back tonight and / need enough for
a nights lodging or the other about being
a soldier VINO Is OH a furlough and dead
broke.
They are well posted in army and navy
Affairs and when on a grating tour seldom
take nc, for an answer.
The three 'Sammys who dropped into
at a table with a man who seemed TO keep
aloof from the other beggars. This man
wore good clothes. II WAS his time TO have
pleasure. He had discarded the beggar's
garb he had worn earlier in the day and
was there to enjoy life as a gentleman Of
leisure. The other beggars referred to
him as a flash. and spoke Of the dia-
monds he wore as the jeTys on his fingers.
He told the Sammys that he had dropped
in on his way uptown and they wished him
ON his skill AZ q gambler.
Toward daylight several more beggars
dropped into hop Hall. many Of them
women. Among them was a comedy girl
known among the fraternity as Crying
Mabel Her graft. 1t was explained. was
In getting money by telling strangers that
she had lost her pocketbook containing
twenty-three cents. all she had for car
fare, lust after came out Of the hospital
where I went to see me dyin' husband
Like the others who assemble In Hop
Hall she was a fair type OF the professional
beggars Of New York
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When he did speak men

his observation When he did speak men
jumped to obey.
How many bananas were aboard the
Chickahominyf' asked an interested specta-
tor.
sThirty-three thousand bunches.' was
the terse reply.
rsHow many are there In bunch. roughly
speAkingf' -
but few run 30 large
thrown away?'
Probably between 5000 and 5000
That Is q big loss, IL It not?'
Yes, an average bunch 10 worth 81 So.
But why don't you sell these ripe
bunches-thcy are very nne for eating
they ripen up we throw them away: We
can handle only the green fruit
where are these banana dumpedl
sIn the garbage scovs on the East River.
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Of the amount they had collected during
the day. told funny stories. related Incl
dents In which, they figured as persons
much abused. and had fun at the expense
Of each newcomer.
We've just t'rew de dice an stuck yer
fer de drinks remarked the bartender
when Q tall man who was addressed as
'Scotty' entered the glace.
Just take care Of me card said Scotty.
handing a tin sign over the bar. The
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night. It was rushed as fast as horse and
man could work. for every hours delay
In unloading meant added loss to the
owners
Il was . very strange sight that greeted
the visitors eyes late that night. ALI
through the long shed arc lights were
sputtering overhead. and scores Of carts
stood In line reaching clear TO West street.
waiting TO carry away the fruit, either
ripe or unripe. Men stood In groups watch
ing the Efforts Of the longshoremen a. they
bore forth the huge lunches TO 60 either
70 the dealers cart or the refuse pile, &C.
cording 81 they were green or ripe. Gus
toms officers stood watching everything
that came OF the boat, or moved restlessly
about.
Here and there moved the man who had
charge Of IL all, the master OF the wharf.
He said LITTLE. but never . detail escaped
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II you 20 over there you will find many
Italians picking out the uninjured fruit to
retail in push carts.
lis that pretty big load the Chicka-
hominy earliest
mo, We have some boats that carry
$1,000 bunches.'
when is another ship duet'
Another Ia due right on the heels Of this
III vn,' os,sn w.. a. rns nv tn NV vav,.
mo this Is unusual-but we have had
hard luck lately. One OF our boats 10
aground now at Atlantic City. The wrecker
Merritt is trying TO float her When she
went aground they lightened her by throw.
ing overheard the cargo. and bananas sold
In Atlantic City at five cents bunch
sOne would never imagine New York
used 90 many bananas' It doesn't seem
possible
yea, We handle a great many-one or
two steamers come In every w,ek. and We
cell al We have
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Organisation Society got after him. Then
be was compelled to drop his route 70 %
who one day posed as a blind man. the next
day as a deaf man and at other times as
either lame or armless He graduated from
the shopper' school to become leader or
Jump OF the blinks.
According to the detectives Of the beegar
squad detailed from Police Headquarters
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one Of New York's largest bands Of pre-
tended blind beggars.
panhandler. stopping people In the street
10 ask for few cents. Then he became
smoooh' or house beggar. going from
door to door He next turned his sttentio ION
TO scullins,- that II. In the beggar parlance.
There he made LOT Of money till the Charity
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Didn't zee de pair dat ] filed on
argued Scotty.
-why you can't zee you're blind
answered the bartender, whereupon every
body laughed at Scotty's expense.
scotty was simply one Of the regulars
who had dropped In to leave his blind
sign until morning. Other 'regulars'
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1 BANANA TRADE INCIDENT.
one MiIlisn Bananas Thrown Away BE
cause . Ship Got In Late.

cSuse SIp OOt m Dute.
A million bananas. ripe and luscious.
dumped 10 one hugh heap. only to be
vho volled into carts and carried OF to the
garbase scows - fast a. the scoops could
~. b . sight seldom seen. It was wit
nsssed u Pier I, North River, last Monday
night.
A steamer OF the United Fruit Company
had Just como in. three days overdue. and
the unusual length Of the voyage through
the heated southern waters had ripened the
frult % fast that million baninas. prime
for eating. but WORTHLESS TO the wholesaler
bad 10 b oast away.
The task Of unloading the steamer began
early IN The day and Was carried on Ill
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statement printed on his beggar sign that
his sight had been ruined by powder during
the war OF the Rebellion
While all OF the other bespectacled
beRRars around town were referred to as
seoogs," Swift had the distinction OF being
classed with the genuine blind, and was
king of the Blinks," came to him in the
natural course OF events following his
elevation to the post Of Jump or boss OF
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sign announced that Scotty was blind and
sorely in need Of help.
.Just take care Of me sign. he said. and
I'll t'row de worries for meseH'
The dice cup was handed to Scotty and
a dispute followed over his throw. He
asserted that he had thrown three
SKIES and a pair Of deuces. Another
man at the bar insisted that Scotty was
mistaken