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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-21
RrItishers Still In Lead

BOSTON. March 20.-The fifth days
ment concluded 200 out OF the 400 games,
making the total score for the first half
40 to 10 games in favor of the British
players. One hundred and forty-one
games were drawn. The Americans played
better games today, Denyir, Reynolds
and Dearborn, who were near the foot
of the American standing. winning games
from Halliwell. Hynd and Gardner. The
score for the day was: British 1, Amer
leans 3, drawn 49,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-21
THINK THEY HAVE A
CHANCE FOR WEALTH
Eastern People Claim Estate Of a Rich
South Dakotan

NEWARK. n. j.. March 20-Luke
Skelly. a journeyman harnessmaker, and
his sister Anne Shelly OF this city have
Joined forces with their cousins. Luke and
Winifred Skelly. and Mrs. James Roach Of
Rochester. II. Y, to claim a share of an
estate valued at 81 .00O. 200 left by the late
John II. Sicily of st. Onge, 8. ID. 1t is
believed by the claimants that SkelIy was
their uncle. who went west several years
ago and made a fortune in mining
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-21
Tennessee Gets On

NASHVILLE, Tenn. March 20-The
race horses passed the house today by a
vote of Sc to %. The bin passed just as
1t came from the senate. The bill now
come a law. Gov. Frazier will be- elected
United States senator tomorrow and he
will be succeeded by Lieut.. Gov. w. I.
Fox. who probably Will sign the bin al
he voted for It in the sonata
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-21

VALLEJO. Cal, March ga murder
was committed on the United States
cruiser Boston today. and James A.
Cooper is now In jail here charged with
shooting A Dorset to death. Both were
negro attendants Cooper says he acted
In self-defense as he thought Dorset was
about to attack with a razor.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-21
Cody Divorce Case Resumed

SHERIDAN. Wyo.. March 20.-The
final hearing in the divorce case of w. F.
Cody against Louisa F. Cody began here
today before Judge R. II. Scott of Chey-
enne: A motion to amend the original
petition of the plaintiff in order to take
In events dating back to the marriage In
1866 was overruled. The petition begins
with occurrences, alleged to have hap
pened in the seventies and later Forty
dispositions were offered in evidence and
will be read. so that 1t is not probable
that decision can be reached before the
latter part of the week
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-21
VARSITY GIRLS MEET TO
BE INVITATION AFFAIR
Athletic Events VIII Not se open to
Male Students

The girls of the state university have
decided upon the date, April Is. for their
indoor track meet. which is to be the
first event of its kind in the west. The
novelty Of the affair is causing much en-
thusiasm among the athletically inclined
and large number Of girls have entered
their names for the various events.
There will be high jumping, pole vault
ing. hurdling. basket throwing, handball
throwing. half mile running. class relay
race and a riccochet game.
Miss Butner of the physical culture de-
paTtment has charge OF the training, and
announces that the event will be an in
vitation affair. only girls to be allowed
In the audience.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-21
Ice Gives Way

Special to The Globe
WINONA, Mimi, March 20.-The ice
has moved out OF the Mississippi river
mere, and as it had previously gone out
below the river is now believed to be clear
as far up as Lake Pepin. 1t will be some
time yet before the fee goes out of the
lake.
Special to The Globe
HASTINGS. Mimi. March 20.-The ice
In front of the city moved out this even
ing.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-21
Makes Indians shiver

NORFOLK, Neb., March 20.-A severe
blizzard struck the Rosebud reservation
today. Some parts of the reservation re-
port eight inches of snow. The tempera-
ture is not severe.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-21
Grand Duke Will Inspect

PARIS, March 20.-The Echo de
Paris says that Grand Duke Nicholas
Nicholaievitch has been ordered to
start for Manchuria to investigate the
situation there, and that his report will
result in a decision as to a continuation
of the war.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-21
Crosby Is HIuh Gun

OMAHA. Neb.. March 2o.-A three days.
interstate shoot began at the Omaha Gun
clubs grounds today with about sixty con-
testants from all parts of the country par
ticipating. A score of others arrived to-
night The first days events carried zoe
targets. w. R. Crosby. OF O'Fallon. III.
was high gum with 1872: Fred Gilbert OF
Spirit Lake. Iowa. and w. Herr OF Con-
cordia. Kan, were tied with I9l.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-21
Library Is Soaked

Special to The Globe
SPRING VALLEY. Mimi. March 20
High water did damage to the new Car
negie library. Two feet of water in the
basement put the heating plant out OF
service and did material injury to the
interior finish
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-21
Decides for, Druggists

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. March 2e.-Judge
Anderson OF the federal court TODAY re-
scinded an order which compelled Score
tary Thomas of the National Wholesale
Druggists association TO produce In the
hearing before Commissioner Butler all
the minutes. correspondence and books OF
the organization.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-21
Northwest News
ROCK ISLAND FLYER
GOES into DITCH
Passengers and Trainmen Are
Injured at Fair
field, la.

FAIRFIELD. Iowa, March 20-Brake-
man William GaSkin of Eldon was seri-
ouSly hurt and several passengers injured
limited. the Rock Island flyer Four cars
and the sleeper went into the ditch. The
accident was caused by spreading rails
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-21
Mail for Farmers

Special to The Globe
WASHINGTON, March 20.-RuraI free
delivery route will be established April 10
at Velva. McHenry county, n. D., and at
Ethan, Dawson county, S. d.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-21
chicken Fiohters Under cover

Special to The Globe
SUPERIOR. Wis, March 20.-A cooking
main took place in this city last night
without the sanction of the authorities
and today the police department of Su-
perior Is investigating the affair with
the intention of causing the wholesale ar
rest of all concerned. The owners OF the
birds which participated are said to have
left town and many members of the Su-
perior sporting fraternity who were pres
ent at the main are laying low until
the affair blows over
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-21
Cold Eva for SodInI

Special to The Globe
FARGO, n. D.. March 20.-Sodini of
Minneapolis did not present his application
for a license for variety theater to the
council tonight because Of organized op-
position by citizens.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-21
Gordon
Hats S.

listen to papers. In the evening Joseph
Chapman Jr. of Minneapolis will conduct
a round table. after which there will be
an election of officers. Then the bankers
will sit down TO a banquet
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-21
Fitzgerald oeta Decision

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. March 2e.-WfIiie
Fitzgerald or Brooklyn was awarded the
decision over Gus Gardner OF Saginaw
at the end of a ten round bout at the
Auditorium tonight. The decision was
popular.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-21
Veteran SURGEON Dvino

GAINESVILLE, Wis. March 20-Dr ].
the q. A. r., is dying. He Is 81 years old.
What would you do? Read the Monday
Globe
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-21
Bankers Gather at Whona

Special to The Globe
WINONA, Mimi, March 20.-The first
district group OF bankers will gather here
in convention tomorrow afternoon and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-21
Fargo Man Defeated

SpeclaI 10 Inc CI0be
FARGO. n. D.. March 2o-Peters OF
Fargo was defeated In a catch as catch
can wrestling match here tonight In two
straight falls by Hallett Of Glenwood.
Mimi.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-21

"HEN Gordon said, So for best hats
W soft or stiff people wondered how
IL could be possible.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-21
County Attorney Confident

County Attorney Kane is confident
that the police web is strong enough to
convict Gottschalk of the double muir
der.
The police are in possession of
much damaging evidence" he said last
night, and at the right time will dis
close IT. Under no circumstances will I
allow Gottschalk to talk with the father
of Joseph Hartmann"
While the police are possessed of
enough evidence against Gottschalk TO
assure his being held responsible for
the murder of Hartman, and while a
strong chain OF circumstantial evidence
binds the prisoner to the grand jury to
answer for the murder of Christian
Schindeldecker. Chief O'Connor is not
resting. Detectives are hard at work
on every bit OF information that can
be gathered and the greater part of
the prisoners past life has been learn
ed. The scenes OF the crimes have been
visited repeatedly and several bits of
evidence have been secured. insufficient
in themselves to convict the prisoner.
but when welded together form a
strong chain.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-21
INFERNO CRUSHES
And BURNS SCORES
Continued From First Page

that there was sufficient supply of
water in IL. TIE cause of the disaster
Is a mystery.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-19

IN the house in which Gen. Tom
Thumb died, on February 10, 1888, on
the old turnpike road, about three
miles out from Middleboro Center
Mass, continues to live his widow no"
the Coutness Magri.
She has the same petite form and dell
cate manner, and is just as dear In the
hearts of her neighborS and friends as
when she was a mere girl. Now her
face and figure show the traces OF ma
turity and of age, but in a doll-Eke way
that makes her the same charming little
person as of old
In her active little brain is stored away
memories of scenes. personages, and ro-
nance such as probably no other person
in all the world can boast of, and when
requested to she can draw upon these
rccollections and talk in the most en-
terIaining and interesting manner.
She has met and talked with practi-
cally all of the crowned heads of the
world in the past forty years, has met
with most of the worlds celebrated peo-
pie OF the same period. and the wonder
of it is that she can now recall almost
all of those people and the circum-
stances Of the meetings
She makes her home in Middieboro
but still travels with the count, her sec
ond husband, and his brother, Baron
Magr;
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-19
Buildings Rise On Ruins.

The big fire swept away LAB buildings
In the heart of the city, in which prac-
tically all the business of the city was
transacted. Today about go new build
ings are completed and occupied, while
more than 175 are we'll advanced in their
construction. The new buildings are
taller, larger in every way. more orna-
rental, and constructed under the most
rigid requirements of the law. framed 10
make them absolutely fireproof
Baltimore learned a valuable lesson
from the big fire, and has protited there
by It learned that it IS better to have 4
fire department a little too large than
to have q department that falls iuss
short of meeting al emergencies. Il
learned also that narrow streets are a
handicap on a fire department and an
aid to a confiagration. Il has learned a
most valuable lesson. too. which is that
business foresight demands the obscrv-
ance to the letter OF fireproof regula-
tons II: the construction of buildings
whatever may be the cost.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-19
Tom Thumbs Widow

should be invited to visit Barnum at his
home in Bridgeport.
Now, this soon became known among
the troupe of midgets and aroused great
jealousy, and the commodore swore that
he would go, too. He did, but he missed
the train on which the general and Miss
Warren went. and didn't arrive until
quite late in the evening.
General Thumb had made good use Of
his time on the train, and during the
| time prior to the arrival of the commo-
dore. He had secured the consent of
Miss Warren to play a few games of
backgammon with him after the
others had retired.
! When almost the entire household was
! in bed, over their game, the general
popped the question. He forced the
| fight to the utmost of his ability, as he
knew his hated rival was on the ground.
J Sic dernUrred over the haste of the
! thing, but he insisted that it was the
! fear of his rival which had made hin,
| speak so abruptly, and the little morsel
! OF femininity. placed her head on his
| miniature breatS and murmured Yes. -
| Then the.e was a sound as of popping
| champagne corks and they retired, to
break the news to the household In the
| morning.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-19

~ ALTIMORE is rising from her
- ashes with a splendor and mag
| nificence she never knew before.
A little more than a year ago
the city's commercial center was swept
away by fire. Today more than half OF
the burned district is rebuilt. Before an
other anniversary of the coAffaSrat1on
comes around all signs of the great dis
aster will have disappeared, and Balti-
more Will be able to present TO the world
an example of unparalleled energy and
achievement IN building.
The city will stand almost alone
among American cities with a fireproof
business district. 1t will show new and
magnificent structures erected at two or
three times the cost of the ones de-
stroyed. and in some instances eight
times as much as the old ones. 1t will
show broadered streets constructed on
;tn entirely new grade, and a water front
built on lines TO meet the heaviest de-
nands of commerce. In short, Balt-
more will have been metamorphosed
when all the plans now under way are
carried out
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-19
Millions Spent on Docks.

Fully as important as the rebuilding
of the business houses in its bearing on
the future welfare of the city is the con-
struction of new system OF docks.
There are now in course of building six
piers, which will cost $6000,000. Their
length Will be between 500 and 600 feet.
with a total area of 7O6, 600 square feet,
and a water front of 11,000 feet Ths
docks will be $50 feet wide. and will give
room for the shipping which for years
has been hampered and embarrassed for
lack Of facilities to receive and dis
charge cargoes-
The people of Baltimore are giving the
most enthusiastic support to the new
building ordinances and there is get TO
be registered any complaints over the
requirements. In every permle issued
by the building department there is an
explicit stipulation that the builder and
contractor must adhere strictly to the
requirements for a fireproof structure.
The building Inspector and his assist
ants have been most diIigent in enf orc-
ing the regulations.
1t is certain that the burned district
Will be completely re huilt, for already
permits have been issued and Contracts
let covering the whole area. M sst of
the firms row IN temporary qua rtSers
viii return TO the business section,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-19
Candid Admission of His Crimes and an
Explanation of the Motives That Caused
Him to Plunge to the
Lowest Depths

Of a shell, to which by some subtle
sympathy with the very soul OF things,
my nature does not answer. Like Gau-
tier, 1 have always been one OF those
pour qui lie monde visible existe.
Still. I am conscious now that behind
all this beauty. satisfying though it may
be- there is some spirit hidden of which
the painted forms and shapes are but
modes of manifestation, and It is with
this spirit that 1 desire to become in
harmony. I have grown tired of the ar
ticuiate utterances of men ard things.
The Mystical in Art, the Mystical in Life,
the Mystical in Nature-tFis is what
am looking for It is absolutely neces-
sary for me TO find it somewhere
All trials are trials for ones life, Just
as all sentences are sentences of death;
and three times have 1 been tried The
first time [ left the box to be arrested,
the second time to be led back 10 the
House of Detention, the third time 70
pass into a prison for two years. So
ciety, as we have constituted 1t, will
have no place for me, has mona 10 offer,
but Nature, whose sweet rains fall on
unjust and inst alike, will have cleftS
in the rocks where I may hide, and
secret valleys in whose silence ] may
weep undisturbed She will hang the
night with stars so that 7 may walk
abroad in the darkness without STUMP
ling and send the wind over my loot
prints so that none may track me 60 my
hut She will cleanse me in great waters,
and with bitter herbs make me whole.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-19
Rebuilding Baltimore

work is all done the center of Baltimore
will have little resemblance to its for
mer aspect.
Following are the changes to be made
in the heart of the business section:
HOPKINS PLACE-Cut through to Lib
erty street, forming plaza and max
ing a straight thOroughfare TO PARK
avenue; widened from Lombard street
north, graded from Pratt street.
HANOVER 'STREET-Cut through from
Baltimore street to Fayetee and uni
formly graded.
CHARLES STREET Wi6ened from
Lombard street to Fayette.
LIGHT STREET-Widene0 from Pratt
to Baltimore street and graded to
conform with contiguous thorough
fares.
ST. PAUL STREET-Widened, graded,
/. with a plaza forming in front Of the
new court house; much money spent
in acquiring necessary property.
CALVERT STREET-Widened from
Baltimore to Fayette street.
COMMERCE STREET-Widened from
Exchange place to Pratt street.
WEST FALLS AVENUE-Cut through
from Lombard to Baltimore, with uni
form width.
German street has been slaughtered.
while Lombard and Pratt streets, IN the
congested section of the city, have been
much widened.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-19

true and transferred to me by revolving
malice, still that my life had been full
Of perverse pleasures, and that unless
he accepted that as fact about me
and realized it to the full l could not
possibly be friends with him any more,
or even be in his company. 1t was q
terrible shock to him, but we are
friends, and l have rot got his friend
ship on false pretenses.
OF course, to enc so modern as l am,
erfant de mon steele, merely to look at
the world will be always lovely l treIn-
BILE with pleasure srten l think that on
the very day of my leaving prison both
the laburnum and the lilac will be
blooming in the gardens, and that
shall see the wind stir into restless
beauty the sweying gold of the one,
and make the other toss the pale pur-
pie of it's plumes so that all the air
shall be Arabia for me.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-19
Like Egypt's Queen.

There was no pleasure / did not expe-
rience. 1 threw the pearl of my soul
into a cup Of wine. l went down the
lived on honey-cCmb. But TO have con-
tinued the same life would have been
wrong-would have been limiting. ] had
to pass on. The other half of the gar
den had its secrets for me, also.
/ must say that ] ruined myself, and
that nobody great or small can be ruined
except by his own hand. ! am quite
ready to say So though they may not
think it at the present moment This
pitiless indictment / bring without pity
the world did to me. what l did to my
self was far more terrible still.
was a man who stood in symbolic
relations TO the art and culture of my
age had realized this for myself at
Inc very dawn Of my manhood, and had
iesced my age to realize ii afterwards.
rev men held such a position in their
own lifetime, and have 1t so acknuwl-
edged 1t is usually discerned. IL dis
cerned at all, by the historian or the
critic, long after both the man and his
age nave passed away. With me it was
different. / felt IL myself and made
others feel IL. Byron was a symbolic
figure, but his relations were to the
passion of his age and its WEAKNESS Of
passion Mine were TO something more
noble. more permanent, of more vital
issue, of larger scope
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-19
In Her SiAiy-third Year.

Iayinfa Warren Bump was the maiden
name of this wonderful mite. She was
born at Middleboro, October 81. 1912. SO
she Is now in her sixty-third year. Until
she was a year old she was OF normal
size, but from that time she grew very
slowly, and ceased to grow entirely
when she was ten years old
She Is a perfect woman in miniature
Intelligent, pleasant, modest, and agree
able, and although she has only the
stature of q child, she has the sense of
y woman She is educated, and in her
conversation always, with womanly in
tuition. selects the most agreeable topics
for discussion.
feature about the birth of the conn
tess is that she was born of large par
ents. and had four brothers and two sis
ters who were larger than the average
run of people. The brothers, in fact,
were six feet in stature.
1t was in 1862 that p T. Barnum heard
of the midget and engaged her services
for his company of lrliputians. He took
her to New York and bought her costly
robes and jeWelry.
Then began the romance of her life
Gen. Tom Thumb, whom Barnum used at
liffleS ~ 'e'ii .hpot| Az MS oiSbci poch-
ct. and Commodore Mutt another mid
get were already members of Barnum S
troupe. The commodore was smitten by
the arrows Of Cupid as soon as he saw
the new acquisition to the company II
lyas the same with General Thumb The
two even went so far as to come tC
blows over the little lady.
Both were determined to win Ter af-
fectiops, and each set about that task
c
something of a diplomat. He sought out
the great Snowman told him of his
great love-great for such a little body
and suggested that he and Miss Warren
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-19
Wedding DISTINGUISHED.

When he learned of the engagement
the commodore was in n great huff, but
he afterward acted as best man.
The wedding took place in Grace
Church, New York. on April 10. 1905
The wedding couldn't have been more
distinguished if it had been that of
royalty itself Two clergymen off,
ciated, and among those present were
several governors. officers of the army,
and a great many members of Con-
greSS.
Before the ceremony the little couple
We're drawing 5000 a day for the mu-
scum, but soon afterward they retired
from public gaze. They were really IN
love, and the gaze of the public was
too much for them to endure when each
other desired only the love and COM
partnership of the other.
Time passed, and the old love of ex
element and the longing for public ap
plause possessed both of them, and they
entered upon new engagements and
toured the world
Travelling with the general, Mrs.
Thumb met with wonderful success, and
the two became craze.
The miniature furniture, presented
them by the Prince of Wales; their little
coach and ponies, their dainty dishes.
trunks, etc, were known and wondered
at all over the world. They accumu-
lated many fortunes. and she has lost
much money also. She is the possessor
Of many Vaiua bic jewels, although she
does not carry many of them about
with her, and her country home 1t
Middleboro is filed with curious and me-
mentos of past triumphs the world
over.
For twenty years the couple lived in
perfect happiness and then on one
bright sunny Sunday morning. July 10.
1885, Gen. Tom Thumb was suddenly
stricken with apoplexy, and died almost
instantly In his will he bequeathed his
entire fortune to his widow. They had
enc child, which lived to be only two
and one-half years old.
Before the death of the general, the
pair had as travelling companions Count
Primo Magri, and his brother, Ernesto,
known as the Baron. They were two
Italians, being born at Bologna.
At the time of the generals death
they both forwarded kilograms of con-
dolence to the widow, and before two
years had passed by the count had made
such progress with his suit TO the widow
that he had won her hand.