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The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-25
ALL AGREE IT'S COLD

CHICAGO, Jan. 24.-Reports from
many cities and towns in the West and
Northwest show that the most severe
cold of the winter is prevailing, and
in the majority of places the low tenn
perature is intensified by high wind.
In this city the mercury fell from %
above zero to 6 below in twenty-four
hours. All of today and through the
greater part of the night a gale of
forty miles an hour was blowing
There was but little snow, and traffic
was not interfered with, although there
was much suffering in the poorer dis
tricts of the city.
From the copper district of Northern
Michigan and Wisconsin it was re-
ported that the most severe storm of
the winter ragged today and tonight.
The snowfall was heavy, blockading
railways and Gripping communication
generally. The temperature in this sec
ton, however, was not as low as in
places farther to the south.
From Burlington, Iowa, 15 below was
reported, with high wind. Marshall
town, Iowa, reported the same intense
cold and severe gale. In this part of
the state snow was ;drifted badly in
the railroad cuts, interfering seriously
with traffic. Around Marshalltown bus
mess on the Iowa Central and the
Great Western railroads was practi-
Cdhy dl q StdiluSllii FIOIl hdllScS
City came the report of the coldest
weather of the winter throughout
Western Kansas and Missouri Zero
was reached at o'clock tonight, and
10 below was expected before morning.
A bitter north wind accompanied the
cold wave. The body of a young man,
probably frozen to death, was found in
a strawstack near Wichita, Kan.
The same general conditions prevail
ed throughout Indiana. All navigation
on the Ohio river has been suspended.
The most severe cold in several years
is reported from Southern Indiana and
Kentucky.
1t is reported that during the last
twenty -four hours Nebraska has ex-
perienced the coldest weather of the
winter. AT Omaha it was 10 below and
8 below at Lincoln. Reports from out
side points in the state declare that
the mercury was all the way
from 10 to 25 below. Accompanying the
cold was high. wind from the north.
It is expected that the cold wave will
continue over the greater part of the
West until tomorrow night.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-25
ROOSEVELT WRITES
TO IRISH SOCIETY

NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-The annual
meeting for the election of officers and
dinner of the American Irish Historical
society was held tonight. President
Roosevelt, member of the society, sent
his regrets, adding that he expects to be
able to attend the dinner Of the Friendly
Sons of st. Patrick here March IL. The
president refers to his Irish ancestors.
The dinner, over which Justice Morgan
J. O'Brien presided, was preceded by the
annual meeting at which the following of
ficers were named: President general.
John D. Crimmins, New York city; vice
president general, Joseph T. Lawless,
Norfolk, Va; secretary general, z. H.
Murray, Boston, Mass; treasurer general,
John Linehan, Concord, N. H.; librarian
and archivist, Thomas B. Lawler, New
York city.
Among those who sat at the guests ta-
BILE with Justice OBrien were> j. l.. c.
Clark and Osborne Howes, a descendant
of the Irishman landed at Cape Cod
In 1890.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-25
AS AN EMERGENCY
MEASURE 1T FAILS
But Stock Insurance BIZ Passes the South
Dakota Senate
Special to The Globe

Special to The Globe
PlERRE, S. D., Jan. 24.-In the senate
today the committee on counties reported
1avorably on the bill to allow counties to
oHer a reward for horse thieves amended
TO make the amount $780, an amendment
Whlch had been rejected by the house.
New senate bills were: By Payne, ap-
propr!atlng the proceeds of the North
Carolina bonds to the state university:
Dy Wlllsle, to appropriate 81, 200 deficiency
1or John r. Brennan as railroad Commits
sloner in 1894; by May, for establishing
cay schools for the deaf in this state; by
cooper appropriating $500 for the de-
nclency at the Spearfish normal school and
joint resolution by Payne for consti
tuuonaI amendment allowing counties to
incur Indebtedness for ditch and drainage
purposes. The senate passed the Lightner
Dill to provide for the planting and care
on trees on public school grounds The
Sioux Falls insurance bill. allowing stock
insurance companies to invest their sur
plus outside the state and reduce their
reserve funds was opposed by Craig and
Vanosdel and lost as an emergency meas
ure 1t was explained by Daily, Rogde and
Bratrud, but could muster only enough
votes to go through without the "emer-
gency."
New house bills We're: BY Lee. to make
the open season for hunting September
and october only; by Satire, to prevent
the shipment Of fraudulent dairy products
out OF or into the state; by Smith, to pro-
vide for the examination at public ex-
pense Of the eyes and ears of school
ment by two thirds of jury in civil
suits; by Browne, of Brown, to appro-
PIRATE $4,000 for building at the Aber-
deem normal
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-25
TOOTSIE IS A WAIF
Little Girl Found on a Mime.
apoIis Doorstep

A week-eld babe was found yesterday
lying on the doorstep at 1856 Nicollet ave-
nue. and pinned to the warm garments
In which it was clad was the following
note:
"St. Paul, Mimi, Jan. 23.-I have no
home. Will you please shareayeuBs with
me? / was born at 3:15 a. M, Jan. 16.
I am supposed to be fed every two hours.
ounces of cream, six ounces of water and
one ounce of lime water. For each meal
1 am supposed to have one and one-half
ounces. The boracid water is a mouth
wash. They say 1 am a good little girl.
Yours forever, -Tootsie.''
When the baby was found she was
asleep, but she soon aroused and seemed
to be much pleased with her surroundings.
In the bundle which accompanied the lit
tie Waif were a bottle of cream, ne4of
lime water and another of the mouth
wash. ,.,s.4.. .sss
The note pinned to her clothing indi-
Gated that she had been cared for by
person familiar with the care of chill
dren and the authorities are of the opinion
that the little one was taken from some
one of the numerous baby farms of Min
neapolis and left on the doorstep by per-
sons who are employed to dispose Of un-
welcome children.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-25
STARS FOR EIGHT.
Mayor Jones Makes Glad
Hearts of Applicants


Eight happy men will report to Chief of
Police Doyle on Feb. and three men
will sever their connections with the police
department
The eight men who have been appoint
ed are as follows
Charles p. Bleed, ironworker, Second
ward: Daniel Nolan, third ward; John H.
Gordon, professional athlete, Fourth ward; !;
Henry Nelson, Carpenter, Fifth ward; e.
NJ. Stanton, railroad man. Sixth ward !;
John Niemeyer, oiler, and Mart Dougher-
ty, railroad man, Seventh ward; Efnar
Johanson, cooper, Eleventh ward.
The men who will sever their con-
nection with the department are Michael
Cronin,. of the central precinct; j. H.
Leonard. of the second, and Paul Schloss,
OF the fourth, all of whom were appoint
ed less than two months ago.
None of the new men has had any po-
lice experience. They are men under thir-
ty-five years of age, of good physique and
apparently able to handle themselves in
a fight.
There are no more vacancies and no
more men can be appointed to the de-
partment unless some of the present force
is dismissed.
Gordon is matched to engage in a wrest-
ling match, but says his police duties VIII
not interfere with his mat performances
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-25
RAILROAD NE WIS
LACK SNOW IN HILLS
Big PIows of Northern Pacific
Idle at MissouIa


Never in ten years has the snow been
SO scarce Ia the Montana divisions of the
Northern Pacific as it has been so far this
season. The big snow plows that ordi[
nIarlly are ramming huge white drifts at
this time of the year are out of commits.
sion and idle in the railroad yards at
Missoula. The allowances that are all
ways alos, made unofticially for failure to keep
strlctiy to schedule have been little used
this year because the precipitation in the
mountains has been so light.
While this condition is very Favorable
for the road. it is peculiarly dangerous
to the rancher. for his summer supply of
water IS dependent in mea sure upon the
amount Of snow that falls during the
cold weather in the hills.
Reports from Montana show that in
dustrially the state is enjoying prosperity
in the fields that are usually unconsidered
In IN comparison m with the mining industry.
creased the week of employees to six days.
in place of five, and It is reported that
the force is about to be augmented at
that point to bring the shops up 10 the
standard where general repairs to rolling
stock can be made without sending the
disabled cars to the great centers
Freight movement both ways, which has
been very quiet of late is on the increase.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-25
RaIIroad President Arrested

PORTLAND. Ind, JAN 24-Smith H.
Bracey, of Chicago, president of the Gin
cinnati, Bluffton & Chicago Railroad
company, now in the hands of a receiver,
the instance of County Surveyor J. ].
Griffith, who charges Bracey with having
obtained money under false pretenses
Griffith alleges that he has loaned to
which We're to have been used in the con-
struction of the railroad. No sooner was
the road completed, according to the COM
plant, than the road was thrown into
the hands of a receiver Bracey. who is
president of the Bracey-Howard Con-
struetion- company, of Chicago subse-
quently filed mechanics lien against the
railroad for $500, 900.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-25
WAR ON THE CLUBS
Men Who Sell Liquor After
Hours to Be Arrested

The police have started a crusade
against the managers of the negro clubs
who the officers say, are only conducting
unlicensed saloons. Yesterday morning
Sergeant Thomas Garvin arrested three
men for selling liquor without license
and in each case he had a bottle of the
evidence in his pocket when he brought
the men to the station.
Simon Tollaferro, who was arrested at
as he explained he was not the proprietor
of the place but only an employe, he was
permitted to depart with a fine of $25.
Nelson Lloyd, of 205 Nicollet avenue,
and Robert James, of 126 Hennepin ave-
nue., pleaded not guilty and will be tried
today.
Under the liquor law the police cannot
sells the liquor, and as result, unless the
proprietor or manager of the club can be
induced to sell the contraband, he cannot
be arrested.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-25
MILLER IS
CLAIMED !: !! BY DEATH
Burlington Official Who Sue
ceeded Paul Morton Sue
cumbs to Illness

:, News reached st. Paul last night that
Ihomas Miller, freight traffic manager
OF the Burlington, was dead Mr. Miller
was one Of the best known freight men
In the. Middle West, and has for life
time been connected with the Burlington.
agent of the Burlington lines in Nebraska.
and succeeded Paul Morton, now secre-
tary y OF the navy, as general freight agent
OF the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. at
post about fifteen years ago to go with
the Whitebreast Fuel company, and Mr..
Miller was called from Omaha to take his
He was a small man physically, but en-
doWed with wonderful nerve and power.
He was generally considered one of the
Miller was well along In years
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-25
CHURCH IS BURNED.
Place of Worship for Russians
Is Destroyed

The Russian church, situated at Sew
enteenth avenue northeast and Fifth
street, in Minneapolis was yesterday de-
Stroyed by fire. The church was a small
frame structure and the pastor was Rev
Konstantine Popoff, who has been in
charge Of the congregation of 700 for
several years.
This church Is frequented by the Rus
slams, and has been the scene of-many
important celebrations. The Bishop, of
Alaska, who is the head of the Russian
church in the United States, has made
many visits to it, and has conducted
services within its walls.
No one seems to know the cause of the
fire, which made short work of the
building. The property loss will be about
$4,000 There were vestments and relics
in the building which cannot be replaced.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-25
EVERY FARMER MAY
GET A TELEPHONE
Enterprise of Local Companies Becomes
Craze In Stearns County
Special to The Globe

Special to The Globe
ST. CLOUD, Mimi, Jan. 24-The tele-
farmers of this vicinity, and in another
year Stearns county may be perfect
network Of wires. Half a dozen com
panies have been formed lately. Today
articles of incorporation We're filed by
the incorporators of the Commercial Tel
ephone Company of Belgrade, Mimi The
capital stock is $50, 900 and the incorporate
the town. It. j. Anderson is president,
Chris Borgerding. banker, is vice presi,
dent, J. T. Chisholm is secretary and
Alexander Ridgeway is treasurer. The
company will begin erecting its lines at
once. The Minnesota Central Company of
Willmar will have its connections between
st. Cloud and Paynesville completed with
in short time. The ST. Cloud-St. Au-
gusta line was put in operation today
and few days ago meetings were held
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-25
YOAKUJM TO BE CHOSEN
TO THE DIRECTORATE
Rock Island Officer on the Board of COL
orado Southern

NEW YORK, Jan. 24-B. F. Yoakum,
who is director in the Rock Island and
the st. Louis & San Francisco, will, it
Colorado & Southern directorate. The
voting trust of the latter road will. it is
expected, be dissolved this week.
In connection with these reports, 1t is
understood that Mr. Yoakum has person
ally bought the Colorado Springs & Grip
pie Creek District railway, and that the
road will soon become an integral part of
The short line, which is the property
of the owners of the principal mines in
the Cripple Creek district, runs a dis
tance of forty miles, from Colorado
Springs to Cripple Creek. Branches and
spurs bring the total up to seventy-five
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-25
THREE YOUNG BOYS
HELD FOR THEFT
Are Alleged to Have PIundered
Towne Home Of $1,000
of vaIuabIes

Detectives Hicks, Johnson, and. !. Neary
picion of being the burglars who broke
into the residence of H. A. Towne. 1916
Linden avenue. a few days ago and stole
to be worth about $780, The proper-
ty was recovered and the three SUSPECTS
landed in the central police station.,s.7
The police authorities assert that the
gang of young thieves has been broken
up.
The boys gave the names of Ray Con-
ners, Frank Carlson and Frank johnson,
to be fictitious. .,,,,
The boys will be arraigned in court to-
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-25
MYSTIFIES PORTLAND
BY DISAPPEARING
Charles Phelps, Secretary of Grand Jury
Cannot Be Located

PORTLAND, Or, JAN PA sensation
has been created by the mysterious dis
appearance of Carl Phelps. secretary of
the federal grand jury which is investi-
eating the land fraud cases. Phelps
asked/to be excused from the jury room
for a few moments Friday afternoon. He
has not been seen since by the members
erLment
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-25
ERECT BUILDINGS OF
SAND AND CEMENT
Concrete Manufacturers Give Practical
Demonstration of Their Art

Persons interested in the use of con-
crete in building operations can visit the
exhibit of the Northwestern Concrete
floor of the Minneapolis court house.
The cement men are holding conven-
tion here in the court house and papers
of interest to the men who are builders
and architects of the exhibition are be-
ing read by the experts.
Yesterday afternoon the manufacturers
were addressed by Mayor Jones' who
A. L. Goetzman. of Chicago read a pa
per on THE Mixture of Concrete In
the evening there was an illustrated lee
ture on 1.-THE Practical Value of Cement
and Its Products"
Today there will be.a number of papers
by leading manufacturers and architects.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-25
BISHOP. OF ALASKA
VISITS TWIN CITIES
DR.. Rowe, Who Has Served In the North
for Many Years, Comes to the Diocese

Rt. Rev. Peter T. Rowe, Episcopalian
bishop of Alaska, will arrive in Minnesota
Friday and will remain until Monday. On
Friday afternoon he will address the
women's auxiliary of the Minnesota dio-
cese at st. Paul's church in st. Paul
Sunday morning he will preach in the
Church of ST. John the Evangelist in st.
Paul, and in the evening in Gethsemane
church, in Minneapolis
Bishop Rowe has a hard field. He was
elected to the post of missionary bishop
of Alaska by the general council of the
Episcopal church which met in Mime
apolis in 1895. At that time he was rec
tor of parish at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
His field necessitates a great deal of
travelling and one winter he covered 1000
miles on snowshoes, making twenty-five
churches and seven hospitals in Alaska.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-25
Stabbed for a Won1an

COLUMBUS, Ind, Jan 24.-Duriilg
quarrel over woman, Andrew Jenny,
aged twenty-five, tonight stabbed and
fatally wounded Brazilla Rund, aged
eighteen. and created a panic among
the other guests at an oyster supper at
the home of Charles Strobe. In the
stampede two young women fell down
stairs and were seriously injured. The
sheriff and a posse are searching the
hills for the assailant.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-25
MACHINlST FOREMAN
DROPS OUT OF SIGHT
Left Home Friday and Cannot Be Found
BY His Friends

G.. G. Swallander, boarder at 406 Four
teenth avenue southeast, is absent from
his place of employment and has not been
seen by his friends since Friday. They
fallen him.
He was foreman of G. E. KrieseYs ma
chine shop on Second street south, and
went home on Friday evening. Half an
hour later he left the house and has not
been seen since.
Inquiries at police stations and hospitals
fail to reveal his whereabouts. He came
to Minneapolis from Menomonie Wis,
about six months ago. He is about TWEEN
ty-five years of age and not addicted to
liquor.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-25
DEATHS OF THE DAY

NEW YORK, Jan. 24.&Edwin Einstein.
a wealthy New York resident, died sud
denly from heart failure tonight. In 1892
he was Republican candidate for MAYOR
of New York against Thomas F. Gilroy
Prior to that he represented the Seventh
New York district in congress.
PROVIDENCE. r. L, Jan. 24.-Col.
Theodore A. Barton, formerly vice COM
mander In chief of the Grand Army of
the Republic, died at his home here to-
day. lie was aged sixty two.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-25
INTRODUCES BILL
TO REGULATE RATES
Missouri Congressman Takes Hand in
Pending Railroad Question

WASHINGTON, d. G.. Jan. 24.-Repre-
sentative Shackleford, of Missouri. a mi
nority member of the house committee on
interstate and foreign commerce intro
duced bill today to regulate railroad rate
making. His measure confers on the in
terstate commerce commission power to
fix new rate when the existing rate is
found to be unreasonable.
Private cars and private freight car
lines are placed under the control and
regulation of the interstate commerce
commission the same as railways.
A court to which appeals can be made is
provided.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-25
VIII ENLARGE Yards

The Omaha will soon carry into effect
the long contemplated enlargement OF its
wards and for this purpose has purchased
from the heirs of Robert Mannheimer and
the Union bank seven acres of land ad-
Joining the Western avenue yards of the
road Work will be commenced as soon
as the ground can be prepared.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-25
La. EoIIette Is Elected

MADISON, Wis, jan 24.-Both houses
for senator, Gov. La Toilette being
named. The vote in the assembly gave
"a "a Toilette (Rep.l 80. Martin L. Lueck
SDemO IL, Victor L. Berger {Soc. Denn.)
3. The senate vote stood: La Toilette 81
Quarles 2, Lueck 3 and Berger 1. There
We're six members absent in each body.
The election will be ratified in joint con-
vention tomorrow.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-25
WILL ASK LARGE SUM
FOR FILTER. PLANT
Eastern Company Agrees to Install One
for About $500, 900

The waterworks committee of the city
council will meet this afternoon for the
purpose of discussing the proposition, of
an Eastern firm to establish a mechanical
filtration plant in Minneapolis at a cost of
about $500 900 to be paid for out of the
revenues of the department..
There is large contingent of the alder
men who favor the sand filtration system
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-25
Affairs OF the Northwest

at Foley. Rice and Royalton. tending
toward telephone connections between
these towns. A company embracing the
three towns will be formed soon and the
izing a company The farmers build the
lines themselves and seem to have taken
hold of the matter with renewed interest
lately. Other lines are projected.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-25
Rail ROADS FAIL TO
FIX GRAIN RATES
VIII Again Consider Gulf Differential
Later in Week

CHICAGO, JAN 24-Executive officers
of the Western railroads met here today
from the Missouri river to the Atlantic
seaboard. The Great Western was not
prepared. nor was the ST. Paul. to put in
the rate, and as the gulf lines were not
all represented, no agreement could be
reached regarding differentfal. There
will be joint conference between West
ern and gulf lines next Friday.
At meeting of passenger officials of
Western roads this afternoon 1t was de-
termined that hereafter all party business
from Colorado common points must move
on tariff rates.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-25
Rescues His Family

Special to The Globe
ST. CLOUD, Mimi, Jan. 24-Four
young children narrowly escaped death
from 'suffocation in a burning house at
children are those of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
Walker and the fire burned their house
to the ground. Mr.. Walker rescued his
family Loss, $1,000.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-25
WHISKY AND CARBOLIC
WILL NOT AMALGAMATE
Excessive Use of One Seems to Have
Neutralized the Effects of the Other

A woman giving the name of Mrs.
Gertrude Campbell, registered at
Washington avenue hotel Monday even
ing and later swallowed a quantity of
carbolic acid.
A large quantity of whisky taken before
the fiery acid was used apparently acted
as an antidote, for there were no serious
effects and the employees of the hotel
who assisted her to carriage refused
to give the destination of the vehicle
From the tenor of the woman's CONVEX
sation is was evident that domestic
trouble was responsible for the attempt
at suicide. She lamented her failure to
die as she expected
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-25
Another Term for Clark

CHEYENNE, Wyo., jan 24.-Ballots
taken today in the legislature assure the
reelection Of Clarence D. Clark at the
joint session tomorrow
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-25
Charges Alienation

Special to The Globe
DES MONIES, Iowa, Jan. 24.-For the
alleged alienation Of his wifes affections
Frank Luck, of Wahpeton, N D., has
commenced suit against John A. Arends,
be necessary for Arends to 20 to Dakota
to defend the suit, as property there
worth $4,000 has been attached in con-
nectlon with the suit. Mr. and Mrs Luck
formerly lived near Hampton.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-25
Acts on Minot Lands

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 24-The
secretary. of the interior has Withdrawn
from all forms of disposal eighteen
public lands in the Minot On. Do land
district on account of the Buford- Trenton
irrigation project.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-25
VOTE STOCK RAISE
OF FIFTY PER CENT

8 Topeka. Kan. Jan 24=Practically
no opposition was manifested here today
at the meeting of the stockholders of the
Santa Fe to the proposition of increasing
the common stock of the company and
issuing $4,000, 900 convertible bonds.
The common stock of the company is
thereby increased from $102, 100000 to
s152, 600 000
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-25
FREEBORN COUNTY'S
Z DITCH IS DITCHED
Attempt of Landowners to coerce the
Commissioners Fails
Special to The Globe

Special to The Globe
ALBERT LEA, Mimi, Jan. 24.-The
celebrated ditch trial came to an end
this afternoon, when Judge Lewis, who
was trying the action. granted a motion
of attorneys for the respondent for dis
missal The ditch controversy has been
pending five Or six years and landowners
petitioned the county commissioners to
construct a ditch under the state drain
age law. The petition was turned down
and this action was an effort to compel
the commissioners to go ahead with the
work. The ditch was expected to affect
$4,000 acres of land and cost $150,000 or
more,