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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-06
HUNDRED SMALLPOX
CASES IN ONE TOWN
State Authorities Asked to Inter
fere and Enforce Quarantine
at GilmOur.

Over one hundred cases of smallpox exist
ut Gilmour. Sullivan county, according TO
reports TO the State Health Board Friday
Citizens Of adjoining towns are asking that
guarantees be enforced
To lack OF precautions they ascribe the
spread Of the disease.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-06
TAILOR'S TALE OF NEW
SPRING OVERC0AT
Present Trend Is Toward a
Longer Garment Of Less
Extreme Cut.

While it Is hardly likely that you will be
arrested for wearing a topcoat Of abbre-
Waited length. II you're going to indulge
yourself with a new overgarment this
spring you'd better have It cut an inch or
two longer than the faddish coat that
refgued in 1902
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-06
SECRETARY ARMSTRONG
PLEASED WITH CARTOON
Jack Smiths Work Is Requested
by Government Official at
Washington.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-Assistant Sec
reary Armstrong. of the treasury, is max
ing a collection of a number of cartoons
bearing on the Russo-Japanese war He
has seen the cartoon by Jack Smith in the
Indianapolis Journal captioned. Now re-
member that you are not in this: you re
neutral and was unusually pleased with
ii. He has written to the indianapolis Jour
nal asking for the original drawing of the
cartoon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-06

Miss Maudc Hoffman entertained a num-
Der Of friends az her home. 225 Minerva
street last night. Excellent music was
furnished.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-16
BILLBOARDS STAND
Aldermen Oppose the ordi.
nance F orbldding Them

By unanimous vote the committee
on streets of the board of aldermen
yesterday voted to make an unfavor-
able report on the anti billboard ordi-
nance, this action apparently sealing
the fate of the measure, as 1t will re-
quire but two more votes in the board
to secure its defeat.
l.. N. Scott, of the Metropolitan
theater, also appearing for billboard
company, declared that if the ordi-
nance should. pass it would result in
driving such business from the city.
He thought that the fact that the COM
panles having a number of boards or
the sidewalk line are compelled to give
blanket bond of $4,000 was sufficient
to protect the city, and said that it
would be a great favor to him if the
ordinance was killed. c
T. l.. Hays, of the Grand opera house,
said that if the ordinance was passed
the effect would be to injure his bust
ness, and in fact that. Of all the the
aterS.
There has been much discussion OF
the subject" said Alderman Corning,
"but it has. largely been from an
aesthetic standpoint. 1t seems to me
that it would be necessary to clean up
the old tin cans and otherwise i'm
prove the vacant lots Hefore the beauty
of the city could be increased by the
removal of the billboards."
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-16
FALLS UNDER ENGINE
Big Wheels Grind Life Out of
Fireman BiddeiI

Harry II. Biddell. a fireman Of the
Minneapolis & st. Louis, was fatally
injured in the Minnesota Transfer
yards yesterday afternoon at 2:30
O'Clock by being thrown from his en-
CINE.
Biddell was using the time, during
which the train was being made up,
In preparing his engine for a run. He
was standing at the headlight when a
sudden bump threw him upon the track
and under the wheels. His left leg was
crushed near the hip and was broken
below the knee. His. right leg and arm
were also fractured and his head was
cut. .-s-: .s;>a ,@q;5.
The train was stopped and Biddell,
unconscious, was removed from under
the engine, with difficulty. He was
placed upon aslight engine and swift
run was made through the yards and
down the Milwaukee tracks to a point
near Cobb's hospital, In Merriam Park.
BiddeH was carried to, the hospital, q
short distance away, and was in1medi-
ately taken to the operating room He
died five minutes after reaching the
hospital Death was caused by shock
and loss OF blood.
Biddeli's home was at Albert Lea.
Mimi. and, his body will be taken to
that city. His mother is expected to
arrive in st. Paul today Biddell was
unmarried and was thirty-two years
old. !. ., Ssss'sf-s,' ;s''t -
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-16

The assembly, last night voted to
grant A. Booth & Co. the use of the
west half Of st. Peter street, from the
bluff to the tracks, the vacation order
/ requiring the company to pay $4,000
for the property being sent to the COM
mittee on streets. The resolution, in
troduced by DR.. Schiffmann, does NOT
require the company to compensate the
/ city. although an offer of $4,000 for the
property was received from another
source. The resolution passed, reads:
RESOLVED. That A. Booth & Co., Of
st. Paul, be and they are hereby per-
nitted, as long as the same does not
interfere with public travel, to con-
sfruet and maintain on the westerly
haH Of st. Peter street, between West
Third street and the tracks Of the
Chicago. st. Paul, Minneapolis & Onaa-
ha Railway company. an engine and
boiler house; provided any such struc-
ture shall not be higher than the ad-
Joining level of Third street, and the
further condition that A. Booth & Co
shall construct on lot /, block 20, of
Rice and Irvine's addition to st. Paul, a
cold storage house not less than eight
stories In height, covering substantially
the whole of said lot, and thereafter
maintain and use the same for cold
storage purposes"
During the consideration of the reso-
luton Corporation Attorney Michael
said that the city council does not pos
sess the power to grant the free use Oh
any street, but that "the resolution is
as good as anything else on the sub
ject." He thought the council would
have the power to compel the removal
of the building at any time in the flu
ture, the permission to use the street
being granted for an indefinite period.
Andrew Erwin. through Assembly
man Keller, sent this offer for tn.
property, which was placed on file
without receiving much attention:
II represent parties who, through me,
offer $4,000 for the westerly half of St
Peter street lying between West Third
street and the Chicago, st. Paul. Min
neapolis & Omaha tracks"
Erwin, who was at the meeting. in
sisted that the offer was made in good
faith, and if accepted the money would
be Forthcoming. He declined to state
to what use he proposed to put the
property.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-16
THE ST. PAUL FlEIDAY, sEPTEafBER 1e. 1904
|ASS[MBL
SUICIDE ORDINANCE
Whitcomh iNeasu1e to Check
Sale of Carboiic Acid Rushed
Through
+, e.e-..Aa IT aiO-

Dr.. Whiteorpp was not compelled to
speak In favor Of his ordinance pro-
nlnitlng the general sale of carbelic
ACID at the meeting of the assembly
last evening, the; measure going
through under suspension of the rules
without dissenting vote. =
Thef reading of the ordinance was
Quickly followed by a motion that it BIT.
passed, and the two roll calls, first for
suspension Of the rules and the second
LOT maj passage, occupied but few
SECONDS. with the result that the meas
ure"ls, passed onto the board of alder,
men. -
strict provisions are made against
the sale OF the drug except on the pre-
scripnon OF physician. although 1t lis
.decfaFed that 1t shall not apply to. th,.
dealings in the drug between jobbers
ana apothecaries, or otherwise inter-
Iere with the commercial dealings in
the drug. 1t applies solely to the re
taiHngs OF the acid at drug stores, the
provisions being that all physicians shall
correctly date the prescriptions and
that the same shall be filed by the
DRUGGISTS, and DE subject tor inspection
py the coroner, county: attorney, cor
porat1on attorney, chief of police and
police officers at all times. Any person
securing the drug containing more than
b per cent acid by false Representations
shall be subjeetf to, the same penalty
as is prescribed for physicians and
druggists who violate the provisions Of
the measure which is a fine of from
$l0 to $1G0, orIthirty days in Jail.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-16
HIS AWFUL APPETITE
Fred schiffmann Eats Prairie
Chickens Mayor Smith Missed

tThe prairie chicken has gone to join
the dodo," said Mayor Smith. He had
just returned from hunting and a
friend asked the mayor how many
chickens he bagged.e
"The only thing brought back was
a hard luck story" continued the
mayor. Il had arranged to go out to
Osakis. I knew man living ten miles
from town. He promised to lodge me
and show all the chickens ON earth.
/ drove out to his place. His folks
We're sick and he threw me out. went
back to Osakis and started for West
port, and every blessed mile OF the
road was lined with notices to the eff
feet that hunters would be shot If they
were caught with guns on the farm
lands. Yesterday drove sixteen miles
straightaway and followed the dogs a
dozen miles more. I saw in the dis.
lance three birds. The natives said
they were chickens, but they, didn't
show me.
ST don't believe any Of them are GET
ting any birds. I met Fred Schiff-
mann up at Argyle a short time ago.
He'd been hunting. .s. .Aer
8" What luck, Fred? said l.
"sOh, niddlin', we got two hundred
and fifty birds. But them he added,
we ate a hundred Of them
i "A few days later met him coming
in on the rtain. I asked him how many
he'd got.
g Three hundred and fifty he said,
forgetting his count, but we ate a hun
dred.' Fred'sa yeracity is not, to be
doubted, but he has an awful appetite"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-16
QUESTIONS BOARD. OF
PUBLIC WORKS POWER
-. IeJlffl u = 'tsat.t- - i.
Latter Holds Grading Order May In
.i~ ciude Curb, and Gutter = .ss.-


The right Of the board =. Of. public
works to- make, sother improvements
than those speeiied in the order from
the council VAST raised at hearing
before the. board yesterday by Alder
man =Corning;s relative to, the proposed
grading and fnapreving OF Chatsworth
street from iEineoln avenue to Selby
avenue. iuSd EfI EsIs.4ss -
The board took the position that II
Was entitled reconstruct curb and gut
ter and ma adauizee on grading order,
contending that there is a supreme
court decision upholding this, view.
President erode, of the board, held that
the decision gives the city the right
to make such improvements as are con-
Gsidered engineering necessities, to make
the grading permanent. A favorable
report was made on the order.
Favorable reports were also made on
the orders for macadamizing Fourth
street from Maria avenue to the stairs
and Fifth street for the same distance.
The clerk was ordered to advertise for
bids for the macadamizfng OF Plum
street from Maria to Bates avenue.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-16
MAN DIES BEFORE
POLICY IS In FORCE
Christina Schubert Loses Case Against
Order Of unitsd Mprisnen

Judge Orr rendered a decision yes
terday afternoon on the Gaze of Chris
tina Schubert against the Order of
United Workmen, finding that the
piaintin was not entitled to recover
damages.
Schubert Joined the Nieoliet lodge,
Omitted Workmen. In 1890. payed an
workman. He took out Beneficiary
certificate for $1,000 in favor of his
wife and children, but with the stipula-
ton that it WIS not to be in force until
after he had taken the master work
man degree.
He was to have been initiated on
Nov. 20. but on NoT. u ne was injured
finds that by reason OF the stipulation
attached to the Insurance. certificate
his heirs are not entitled to the sum
IN which he WAS insured.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-16
He W1If
80
IGNORE ORDINANCE
He Declares Measure Limiting
Blowing of Whistles to Ten
Seconds Is Foolish

The aldermanic committee on streets
yesterday amended the whistling ordi-
nance Of Health Commissioner 0hage
so that 1t will read that whistles shall
not be blown continuously for more
than ten seconds, this action being
taken at the instance of number Of
representatives from large factories
and foundries. Later, when DR.. Dhage
arrived, he indignantly refused to ac-
cept the amended measure and Jeff the
meeting highly indignant.
That ordinance is now foolish
measure and I VIII pay no attention
to II" he declared with decision. ut
is SO foolish and so utterly out of the
question that I cannot consider that
the members of the city council will
seriously consider its enactment. The
Idea Of having my men sit out with
watch In hand and time the whistles!
1t would be case OF watches differing
and there would be continual pickering
when the cases came up to trial in the
courts. If the council will not pass
an ordinance that will permit me to
see to its enforcement I do not care
for the measure. as the present condi-
ton is preferable to a makeshift ordi-
nance under which my prosecutions
would be Of no effect. It was my pur-
pose to prosecute only notorious Of
tenders, but to have in my hand at
the same time club with which I
could always bring them to time"
Oliver Crosby, of the Hoist and Der
rick works, and F. ]. Waterous, of the
Waterous Engine company, were the
spokesman for the opponents of the
measure. Mr.. Crosby admitted that
there was much and useless abuse of
the privilege allowing the blowing Of
whistles. but did not think that st.
Paul could afford to be the first city
to entirely prohibit their use. In
large institutions it had grown to be
the practice to call the workmen to-
gether by blowing a whistle. He sug-
gested that the time allowed by linn
tied to ten seconds, and his sugges-
ton met with the Endorsement of Mr..
Waterous, who said that he believed
that, SO far as his plant was concern
ed, he could get along with five sec
onds. To prohibit the blowing Of
whistles altogether, he thought, would
be acting in an arbitrary manner, and
he suggested that as some means must
be used to call the men together it was
hardly likely that bells would be more
acceptable than whistles. -
The vote Of the committee in favor
of the amendment was unanimous.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-16
BLOCKS RELIEF FUND.
Comptroller Will Refuse to
Audit 81, 500 Allowance

An appropriation of $1,000 was
made by the assembly last evening for
the benefit of ST. Sigfrid's Swedish
Episcopal church. Assemblyman Kel-
Ter got the resolution through, after
quite fight, only to have Comptroller
Betz announce in positive terms that
he will under no conditions audit the
allowance
The superstructure of the church,
located on Eighth street, near Lo-
Gust, was entirely destroyed by the
cyclone, leaving only the foundation.
and Mr.. Keller put in the resolution
appropriating $500. Assemblyman
O'Brien wanted to amend, making the
amount $1,000, but this was defeated
O'Brien, Whitconlb and Yoerg voted
for the amendment, and Messrs.
Keller, Powers, Schiffmann and Doran
in the negative. By mistake Mr.,
Keller voted, for the amendment also,
but was allowed to change the record.
On the original resolution naming
$500 as the amount to be given DR..
Schiffmann alone voted in the mega
tive, although Comptroller Betz stated
In answer to qestion that there is
but about $500 in the miscellaneous
account of the general fund and that
to appropriate money for the benefit Of
church in such a manner was con-
tTdfy 10 the city
After the meeting the comptroller
announced that he would not permit
the appropriation to be made, saying:
81 would not sign the check if the
money was on hand with which to pay
it, for such action would make one
liable under the law. 1t cannot be
done. The $500 appropriated by the
city council for the relief of the cy-
clone sufferers was turned over to u
committee to spend as the members
saw fit, and the fact that the commit
tee gave the House of the Good Shep-
ehrd $1,000 of the amount has nothing
to do with the case under considera-
ton. 1t would be unjust to make such
a gift, taking the money paid into the
treasury by thousands Of persons
whose property was damaged by the
same cyclone and giving it to a reli-
gious denominations"
Although he did not state positively
that he would act in the. same manner
when the borrowing Of $4,000 or less
to. be given the cyclone sufferers is
considered, the comptroller gave the
impression that he will refuse to in
edorse this move. His veto will make
it impossible to get any part Of the
amount
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-16
ASSESSED HOUSES
THAT DO NOT EXIST
Board of Abatement Strikes Them
From the Roll


The board Of abatement met yester-
day afternoon in the council chamber
at the city hall and passed on the COM
plants Of taxpayers who declared that
they were unjustly assessed.
Several petitions were denied. and a
few granted. G. H. Clark, who has an
Office in the German American bank
building. objected to a $500 valuation
of a house said to be standing on prop
erty owned by him. He said that at
5 the time he became possessor of the
property the house had stood there,
but that it has since disappeared "pil-
fered even to the stones of the founda-
ton by neighbors." The petition was
granted.
The II. j.. Schurmeier Realty COM
spany asked for the abatement of a
$500 assessment on a house standing
on it's property, which had burned
down within the past year. The petit
ton was granted. 81
M. p. Hunt objected to a taxation of
$500 on an automobile, which he says
in his petition he never owned, and the
assessment was stricken from the roll.
The board adjourned shortly before
o'clock to. meet again at the call of
the county auditor.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-16
LIGHTED LAMP SETS
FIRE TO DWELLING

A lighted lamp left at the home of
ID. S. Mcdonald, 976 Sherburne avenue.
when the family was away from the
house last evening. caused a fire which
damaged the house and destroyed part
Of the furniture. The lamp set fire to
curtains in bedroom on the second
floor, and the flames spread rapidly.
Neighbers noticed the fire and an alarm
was turned in.
The fire was confined to the upper
part Of the house. The roof was
burned and some Of the furniture no
stairs was destroyed. The loss to the
house is estimated at $f5e. and to the
furniture s75.. The house is owned by
A. r. Weymouth, ana was insured.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-16
SHOOTING OF BIEGLER
TO BE INVESTIGATED
Body of Young Lawyer Found Dead in
Chicago Buried in ST. Paul

The body of John Nee. Biegler, who
was shot mysteriously in Chicago Sept.
IL, reached st. Paul yesterday, and was
buried at Oakland cemetery after ser.
vices at the home of Dr. Alberta v
McClung, 460 Iglehart street, a cousin
of the young man.
Biegler, who was a young attorney
of Chicago. was found dead at LOG
Washington street, Chicago, with a
bullet hole in his head. His relatives
are not inclined to accept the theory
Of the Chicago police that Biegler COM
mitted suicide, and the coroner of Cook
county has decided to hold an inquest.
( Biegler, who had several relatives In
st. Paul, spent his boyhood in this city,
but later lived in Rochester, N. Y, and
Chicago. He was twenty-six years of
age, and was married just a week be-
fore his death
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-16
COURTS ORDER GIVES
PRESTON A CHANCE
Judge. Jagaard Grants. New Trial in
Case Against City

Judge Jaggard fled an order for a
new trial yesterday in the case OF e.
M. Dickson against the city OF st. Paul
and J. g. .D9nRe1ly. Fred Schroeder,
e. F. Berrisf6rd. Timothy Reardon and
w. j. Preston as interyenors.
Preston, backed by Dickson money,
undertook several contracts for the
construction Of sewers, but failed to
complete several His bondsnen were
then called upon to compIete the work,
which was done. they claiming the con-
tract money. rs5zI ..
Dickson then began suit against the
city to recover $1O, $3.50 The case
was tried and the jury brought In a
verdict for the defendants. This YER
diet, Judge Jaggard says In his order,
was contrary to the evidence submit
ted. and ordered new TRIAL
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-16
GROCERS WOULD MAKE
DEAL WITH GROWERS
Promise Not to Prosecute Them II
They Withdrew Opposition

Farmers and gardeners favoring the
repeal Of the ordinance that makes il
possible to arr sstA growers for selling
their products from house to house, in
sisted upon a hearing before the alder
manic committee on. streets yesterday
through, Alvin Rowe, but consideration
was postponed for two weeks. =.
For the retail grocers the promise
was made that there will be no arrests
in the meantime, and that In fact II
the farmers will agree to allow the
present ordinance to stand never to
have a grower arrested. They ask
that the ordinance, as it is, remain in
force, claiming that it's provisions give
them q better opportunity to prosecute
peddiers than would be the case if the
growers are distinctly excepted from
the proyisionssaf the regulation.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-16
Transfer HAS RAPID Z.
RIDE BACKWARD
His Wagon Breaks Loose and, Runs
Down Fourth Street

Charles Monroe, teamster, had an
exciting ride on East Fourth street
early yesterday afternoon when a wag-
on loaded with brick broke loose from
the tongue and plunged backwards
down the incline between Wabasha and
Cedar streets. The horses. relieved of
the wagon. dashed up the street and
were stopped above Wabasha street by
Patrolman Paulson, who was dragged
several feet before he brought them to
a Standstill.
Monroe jumped from the wagon,
which gained momentum every instant,
and landed safely on the pavement.
The wagon crossed the sidewalk at
Cedar and Fourth streets, and came
very near crashing through the plate
glass window of coal office.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-16
WANT ABOUT 5000
Relief Committee Receives
Many More Applications

But two members Of the city coun-
ell relief committee, Messrs. Haas
and Yoerg, attended the meeting
scheduled to take place in the mayors
office yesterday, and an adjournment
was taken until Oct. Is.
City Clerk Redington, as clerk Of the
committee, however. received applica-
lions for relief. there being large
number of persons present who be-
1ieved that they are entitled to aid
from the city. The aggregate amount
asked yesterday totals almost as much
as the applications for the past three
weeks.
Mrs. j. B. Williams. 657 Burr street
said that $500 more is required before
the dwelling can be repaired. The city
had previously given $400 and some
$500 had been raised by private sub
Scription, but the contractors would
not rebuild while the property is mort
gagged unless the entire amount nee
essary is in sight. sq
Robert Bruce, 1905 Thomas street
whose house was destroyed and fur
niture ruined, would like to receive
$1.200.
J.. E. Moffatt, whose property or
Capitol avenue met a like fate, would
like $1,000. .
J. E. Hobrecker, 1863 Charles street
asked that he be allowed $500.
j. d. Hoffman, 55s De Soto street, de-
sired $500.
j. F. Collins. 653 Burr street would
like to secure $500. claiming that there
is mortgage Of $1,000 on the proper
ty, which was badly damaged.
The trustees of the Arlington Hills
Presbyterian church wrote that the
church had been damaged to the ex-
tent of $1,000, and that they would be
.@ID IL
bill.
Claimants for smaller amounts
Were: Mrs. Patrick Mcdonald, 1914
Front street, 800: Mr.. Prescott, 337
Jessamine street. $25; John x. Egan
popcorn man at Smith park, $25: II. A
Wygart, 1929 West Minnehaha. $1e0:
Martin Johnson. 1903 Thomas, SIS;
Mrs. Rose Kieron. 1245 Charles street
$15; Mrs. E. Manner, owner of 556, 57A
and $50 Brunson street, SIPS.