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2 ST. PAUL MATTEES. lire in the Dawson Block Last Evening Causes Damages Amounting to Nearly $15,000. James Todd, a Bricklayer, Criminally As saulted Mrs. Amelia Boemer and Was Arrested. Alter an All-Day's Discussion the Millers and the Manitoba are Still at Odds. Bankers Will bo Uanqueted In St. Paul To->'iarht--Street Sayings —Briefs. FURIOUS FLAMES. A CiOsa of About $15,000 in the Diivrson Block. About 10 o'clock last night Officer Boerner discovered fire in the Dawson block. 142 and 144 East Third street. lie gave the alarm from Box 24, which brought out tin- whole lire department, excepting companies 5 and 0 and the Dayton bluff chemical The blaze, as first seen by tho officer, shone through the windows of the Merchants restaurant, owned by J. C. Gregg, evidently from the rear of the build in.-, and was accompanied by a heavy vol ume of smoke. After giving the alarm Officer Boerner broke the fiont door of tho restaurant and entered the place to see if he could do anything to check the progress of the flames, lie saw at once that a dangerous lire was under headway and returned to the street In two or three minutes the engines arrived and the firemen took possession of the field. ! The fire extended from basement to roof through the elevator shaft, and smoke and flames were making their ap pearance in each of the three stories above the ground. The firemen had a desperate battle with the flames in the basement and on the ground floor. The laundry outfit in the former and the kitchen tables and other furniture in the latter gave the flames plenty of material to feed upon, and it was not until the building was liter ally flooded with water that the prospect of confining the damage to the one building appeared. While a por tion of tin; department were struggling with the lire in the lower stories, others turned their attention to the printing estab lishment of Brown & Treacy, which occu pied the two upper stories. The work here was even more critical than below, for the second floor contained several tons of paper ! stoci: and much other inflammable material. I This stock had been reached through the ! shaft by the time the firemen got to it, and the whole establishment had to be thor oughly drenched. The heaviest item in the whole list of losses is the damage to the I pap which the firm had on hand. A cylin- j der press stood close to the elevator shaft on the third floor, and parts of this machine were damaged by THE INTENSE HEAT. to which it wa exposed. The engine on the second floor was also injured some, and considerable belting was destroyed. Most of Brown & Treacy'B presses escaped dam age, however, but there did not seem to be a printed job nor a pound of blank paper which was not ruined. The flames were entirely extinguished in about three-quar ters of an hour, having been confined to the west half of the building. The east half is occupied by Marvin Bros..insurance agents, and Maendler Bros., manufacturers of brushes, who sustained no loss except from the flow of water. The fire originated in the basement, the flames being communicated to a pine table from a heater. J. C. Gregg's loss amounted to about $500, and he holds an insurance policy for 31,000 in the Firemen's Insurance company of Dayton, O. Brown & Treacy sustained a loss on paper stock of about 85,000. and nearly as much more on ma chinery, printed jobs, type, etc. Their loss is fully covered by policies in the following companies: Phoenix Insurance company, Brook lyn 500 American Central, St. Louis 1,500 Springfield Fire and Marino In suranoe company l,ono Amazon, Cincinnati 1,000 Union Insurance company, San Fran cisco 1,500 Firo and Marino Insurance company of California 1,500 Norwich Union 1,150 British American, Toronto 1,000 Traders', Chicago 1,000 Fire I nsurance association of England 1,350 London Provincial 1,500 ■Hamburg and Bremen 2.000 ' Howard, New York 1,000 Queen, Liverpool 1,000 ■ Total $18,000 Shortly after midnight the fire broke out again in the paper stock, and the depart ment was recalled to the scene, It was but a. moment's work to extinguish the blaze this time. One of the chemical engines was left on the spot for the remainder of the night. William Dawson's loss on the building Is about 83,000, which is covered by insur ance. The place will be repaired at once. Tho total loss is not much inside of $15, --000. Brown & Treacy stated that they would i be running as usual this morning, although they were thrown back with their orders and more or less demoralized. The laundry in the basement is run in connection with the restaurant. OTHEB FIXES. The house of William Putman, at 333 Nelson avenue, caught lire from the kitchen stovo yesterday noon. The blaze was quickly subdued, and the loss amounted to but. •■-".">!). An alarm from box 23 took the fire de partment to the Pioneer Press office last evening, whore a bundle of rags in the rear of the building was found in flames. There | was no damage. FELONIOUS ASSAULT. The Second Outrage Within a Few Hays—The Culprit Arrested. The second case of felonious assault within a few days occurred at noon yester day, the offender being James Todd, a bricklayer, and the victim Mrs. Amelia j Boomer. The woman is middle-aged and ! the wife of a mechanic employed in flic | Northern Pacific shops, near the state fair grounds. It has been her custom to carry dinner to her husband at the shops every day, ami in doing this she had to pass through a lump of trees and bushes. Todd has met Mrs. Boemer on the way to the shops several times, and was on speaking terms with her. On Thursday he made an Insulting proposal to her, and she warned him not to accost her again. Yesterday he was in the bushes again when she came along, and renewed his advances, this time with force. He threw the woman down, held Is hand upon her throat to prevent an outcry, struck her as she struggled and tore her clothing. He was unable to accomplish his purpose, however. Mrs. Boemer being a stout woman, and finding he could neither persuade nor intimidate her, he offered her some money to keep the matter quiet. As soon as she was released the woman hast ened to her husband and stated the facts to him. Complaint was immediately made to Officer Budy of the mounted police, who was not long in running down his man. Todd was taken to police headquar ters about 5 o'clock. He is a stalwart and swarthy fellow, and was one of tho first men employed as a bricklayer in the build ing of the Northern Pacific shops. He is well known in that part of the city. Upon being questioned regarding the offense, he said he did not care to talk until he had se cured an attorney. He denied injuring the woman, but said that some little encourage ment she gave him led him rather further than he intended to so. • Mrs. Boemer was notified to attend the examination in the municipal court this forenoon. It is re-* ported by the officers that she is about to become a mother. NOT VET ADJUSTED. Hearing by Railroad Commission on Alleged Discrimination. The railroad commissioners were occupied nearly all day yesterday in hearing both sides on the alleged discrimination of thfi Manitoba road against the non-association mills and the commission men in Minneap olis as regards the delivery of grain at that city. lfe i»>*»~ i\ ww* in conference with the commisioners during the forenoon, and in the afternoon there were present, Mr. Manvel and General Freight Agent W. S. Alexander of the Manitoba, J. 11. Hlland, manager of the Minneapolis Millers' associ ation, M. W. Yerxa and B. B. Marshall representing the commission men, and Sam uel Morse representing the millers outside of the association. The grievances that the commission was called on to ad just were briefly, that the Manitoba has not been in the habit of delivering wheat for the non-association mills and the commission men direct to the mills, but has compelled the owners to transfer it through the elevators to cars belonging to other cor porations. This made an extra charge of about 2 cents a bushel. Inasmuch as the companyhas been in the habit of sending its cars direct to the association mills and thus allowing the wheat to be unloaded without elevator charges, it gave the buyers in the association a clear advantage over the oth ers of the 2 cents elevator charges on each bushel. The commission men had the SAME COMPLAINT as the non-association men. They asked that all three classes of buyers be given the same privileges in the deliveryof the wheat, either that the association put its wheat through the elevators or that all cars be sent direct to the mills. Mr. Manvel explained the action of the Manitoba on the ground that it was impos sible to furnish cars for all the mills and to every commission man, and at the same time have enough in the country to satisfy the farmers in hauling the wheat to market. If the cars could be taken to the mills, un loaded and switched back to the Manitoba line rapidly enough to keep the country elevators near cleared out, the road would not feel obliged to put a portion of the wheat through elevators. But the wheat moves faster on the Manitoba line than the others, and hence there is an unusual de mand for cars in the country. The com pany were two hundred cars behind their orders yesterday morning, Mr. Manvel said. From records kept at Minneapolis it had been found that the average time it takes to switch a car, unload and return it, is six and one-half days, the time ranging from two to twenty-six days. If the company were to furnish its cars to all the mills it WOULD BE SWAMPED. There was not sufficient elevator capacity along the lines of the road and while the company had urged farmers to hold their wheat as long as possible they were eager to rush it to the market. The Millers' asso ciation were the largest buyers In Minne apolis, having taken 18,000,000 out of the 32,000,000 bushels received there last year, and it would be hardly the proper thing to compel all this to be put through elevators. lie was disposed to do justice to everybody if possible. There was a general and free discussion of the question at issue and various means were suggested to remedy the differences, but none of them met unanimous approval and the case had not been adjusted when the conference broke. Further conferences between Mr. Manvel and the Minneapolis men will be held with a view to coming to a satisfactory arrangement without action by the commissioners. The Minneapolis men also made objection to the rule in force up to date of a DOUBLE WEIGHING of 'transfer wheat," or wheat that is put through the elevators simply to effect a re loading from one car to another, prior to its being switched to the mills or to other roads when sold by the commission men to other points. This wheat the commission men said was weighed in, simply placed in •'transfer bins," and not mixed with stored wheat, and then weighed out. Inasmuch as the state service was employed at many mills and it had to be weighed there, the second weighing seemed unnecessary. There was a brief discussion of this matter and the commissioners looked at it in the same light and issued an order on the spot, to be forwarded to the Minneapolis weigh ers, to make but a single weighing of the transfer wheat. COL. FAnBISFGTOtVS SUCCESSOR. The Appointment Will Probably Be made To-Bay. All factions are on the gui vive to ascer tain Mayor lice's choice in the matter of appointing a successor to Col. Farrington on the board of public works. There is positive excitement on the;'. subject in the Fourth ward, and the interest everywhere will be intensified by the news that the ap pointment will probably be made to-day. The friends of (.'apt. Bowen, J. C. Quinby, Dr. Bryant, Capt Bell and Patrick Keigher respectively have brought the utmost pressure possible to bear upon the mayor, but if his honor has any preference it has up to this hour been carefully concealed. The various gentlemen named have ample qualifications, and the Fourth would be well looked after with any one of them in Mr. Farrington's shoes. Mr. Keigher comes with the highest endorsement, having such names back of him as P. 11. Kelly. Judge Wilkin, Col. Farrfngton, William Dawson, Mark Costello, John Roach, C. D. O'Brien, a majority of the aldermen and many others. He came to St. Paul in 1856, and is well know as an enterprising business man and a public-spirited citizen. Mr. Quinby is the only one of the lot who has had experience on the board, but it can be truthfully said that the candidates area!! public spirited, representative men, who are familiar with ward interests and disposed to give their best talent to the duties of the office. Mayor Rice expects to make an appoint ment that will be satisfactory to the busi ness classes and in fact to all who are actu ated chiefly by a desire to have public inter ests carefully studied and served. STREET SAYINGS. "If Joab, the Scriptural hero, was the son of Zernaiah, who was the father of Joab?" asked the Rev. 11. H. Hart of a Globe reporter yesterday. The reporter replied that unless there was something that ought to be looked up in the matter Zernaiah was the man. "Not at all," said Mr. Hart. '•Zernaiah was a woman and the mother of Joab. I caught three minis ters on the same question the other day." w** II is related of John Willis, the attorney, that when 6 years old he went with "a teacher of one of the schools of St, Paul to visit the closing exercises on the last day of the term. He was as dignified then as now, and the teacher, to flatter him, gave him a seat on the platform with the super intendent of schools, lie sat through the exercises and the speeches as paternally as a judge. The superintendent and one or two others were called on for remarks and made the usual closing day talks. Just ;;;to see ..^ what the youth would say,', the -teacher called on John for remarks. He stepped out to the center of the platform,, about youngest person in the room, and quoting almost exactly the words of the man before him, said: "Chil dren, I have no speech to make. I have been much gratified at the evidences of progress you have shown, and I trust you will always improve your time, and when you become men and women have no cause to regret the manner in which you spent your school days,' and he returned to his seat, while the elderly men who had pre ceded him nearly broke up the school with their applause. The man with the fog-horn voice at the family museum, for whom the professional title is "topical vocalist," informs the sur rounding country several times each after noon and evening in the key of G that he's glad he's an Irishman's son. In vindica tion of this sentiment he holds up for public admiration the lustrous names of those eminent Irish statesmen, Grattan and Burke, which provokes immense applause at every performance. But if it comes to mentioning names, why not be more mod ern and ring in Parnell and Dillon? This would meet with favor from the audience. But if the topicalist actually wants to bring down the house, he should come still nearer home and introduce C. D. O'Brien, W. P. Murray, P. H. Kelly and M. Doran. »♦* Street Sauce of the Dispatch evidently has some grudge against Policeman No. 49, who is held up to contumely nearly every day. But it's getting tiresome. Isn't it about time, as the printers would say, to give us "thirty" on 49. *** "A word in season with you," said a well-known horseman to a Globe reporter yesterday. "You newspaper men should take up the subject of reckless driving in the city, and not rest until owners of horses I ST." PAUL"DAILY GLOBS, SATURDAY IIOTINTSTG/ September 26, TBB3. -tek PAGES. come to realize what they are doing. In a couple of years more there wont be a sound horse in the city. I have never seen such driving anywhere else. Horses are driven at the top of their speed up hill and down, on bad roads, across railway tracks— where —when there is not the slightest need of it. Rich and poor have the same spirit. 1 notice limping horses every day, and in many of the cases the cause is simply thoughtless driving. St. Paul is a hilly city, and the horses should be spared, both up hill and down." ' *** There Is on exhibition at the safe deposit vaults of the National German-American bank a watch of wonderfully intricate mechanism, which will repay inspection. It is of gold and was made in Switzerland about fifty years ago. It was the property of Louis • Philippe, of France, and after his deposition it was secured for exhibition in the London Crystal palace. It was pur chased to give to President Lincoln, but this scheme fell through for some reason or other. It is now the property of Jabob Morch, a diamond importer of New York. The face of the dial is a work of enameling which is said to be one of the finest in the world. It is a beau tiful picture of the Tuilleries and its sur roundings in 150 colors. Across the face of the dial is stretched a tiny gold thread on which stands, as on a tight rope, the figure of a man with balancing pole in hand. On each side are seated figures of women in the act of playing on musical instruments, the one a guitar, the other a lyre. On the in side of the watch is a miniature music box. The spring being touched which starts the machinery going, the music begins to play, and all the figures above noted move. The man on the rope dances, moving his pole as if balancing himself on the rope, and each female figure plays on the instrument it holds, and all keeping time to the music. The watch also strikes the hours and quar ters when the stem is pushed on two bells of different tones. The whole is very com pactly put together in a neat but not bulky gold case. The watch is, of course, of great priceless value, and no one in St. Paul is likely to buy it for a Christmas present. Flour for the Soldiers. Bids were received on the 24th inst. by Col. C. B. Penrose, chief commissary of subsistence at Fort Snelling, for 475,000 pounds of flour for Issue and 44,000 pounds family flour, delivered free on board at St. Paul or Minneapolis. The following bids were received: ISSUE FLOUR. Charles A. Fillsbury & Co., Minneapolis In double sacks 14.41 In single sacks 4.214 In barrels 4.312 Washburn, Crosby & Co., Minneapolis— In double sacks $1.80 In barrels -1.80 Columbia Mill company, Minneapolis— In double sacks §4.80 In single sacks 4.GTS In barrels 4.50 Holier Mill company, St. Paul— In double sacks $4.90 In single sacks... 4.75 In barrels 4.90 FAMILY FLOCK. Roller Mill company, St. Paul— In barrels $5.15 In double sacks 5.85 In single sacks 5.20 Charles A. Pillsbury & Co., Minneapolis— In barrels 55.394 In double sacks 5.090 In sing-ie sacks 4.793 Washburn, Crosby & Co., Minneapolis— In barrels $5.20 In double sack? 5.20 Columbia Mill company, Minneapolis— In barrels $5.15 In double sacks 5.15 In single sacks 0.025 A New I'aktor's* Welcome. The congregation of the Ilouse of Hope Presbyterian church was out in large num bers last evening at a welcome reception, tendered the Eev. Robert and Mrs. Christie, the new pastor and wife, in the parlors of the church on Fifth street. Old and young were there in numbers that filled the spacious parlors, and the evening was passed most pleasantly. There was no formality to the exercises, which were wholly of a social nature and were thoroughly enjoyed. Opportunity was given all to grasp hands with the new pas tor and his wile, who looked into the faces of the larger portion of the congregation that gathers at the church for worship every Sunday morning, and with each they ex changdU pleasant greetings. Tables pro fusely covered with boquets were scat tered through the rooms, and refreshments were served during rlie evening. The evening was passed in general sociability, and the greetings to to the new pastor and his wife were most cordial, and indicative of the happy circumstances under which Dr. Christie is beginning his pastorate. x Where We Came From. Secretary Young of the state board of immigration has prepared some interesting figures showing the nationalities repre sented in the state. Of 1,117,799, the total population, 72:3,5t>4 people were born in the United States and 395,229 are foreign birth. The Scandinavian population num bers 147,755: the Germans, 122,381: those born on British soil, 97,707; and other for eign nations have 27,380. The per cent, of citizens born in the United States is 04.04; foreigners, 35.30. The percentage of each nationality of the whole population, also of immigrants, is as follows: Percent. Percent. of Popu- of linuii lation. grants. Scandinavians 13.21 37.3S Germans 10.90 30.97 British subjects 8.74 24.72 Other foreigners 2.51 6.93 An Aliened. Swindle. Henry Dwight runs a game of his own in a room on Third street, between Sibley and Wacouta. A man complained to the police yesterday that Dwight had swindled him and his arrest followed. Upon one of the walls of his room ho had a large frame filled with photographs. Under the pictures there are cards, some of which are blank, while others indicate a certain amount of money— cents. Si, $2 and $5. When the customer appears on the scene he is re quired to pay 25 cents for any of the pho tographs which he fancies and get one-half of the money indicated on the card under neath. The individual who had Dwight! arrested claimed that he struck aBS card and that the proprietor of the scheme would not pay over the money. Dwight gave bail in the sum of $50 for his appearance to day. List of Jurors. The following is the list of petit jurors summoned to appear in the district court of Ramsey county at 10 a. m. on the sth day of October next: Paul Haupt, H. It. W. Hall, Jacob H. Deitz, Samuel Blackford, . James A. Barclay, O. H. Abix, H. W. Foot. William C. Johnson, John C. Depew, Henry Henley, A. C. Bonhaim, Charles B. Hoffman, J. A. Barr, John R. Hague, Geor*re G ndar. George O. Lawton, C. J. Flaherty, H. H. Hamilton, William Fernholtz, W. F. Heath, William Geib, William H. Fischer, W. J. Cromer, O. S. Hasermann, L. C. LeFebone, F. D. Hager, Henry Habighorst, Jr. H..G. Fischbein, Major Hall, S. M. Halliday, W. C. Jordan, H. G. Agnew, John H. Judd, A. H. Hornsby, The School Principals. The public school principals held a well attended meeting in the training room at the high school yesterday afternoon and discussed numerous matters of peculiar in terest in their work. Supt. Wright pre sented the matters now under consideration by the chamber of commerce committee. The discussion was confined chiefly to the. advisability ot changing the basis of pro motions from one grade to another from the system of examinations to one of marks kept on each recitation. Supt. Wright ex pressed himself as opposed to any change, and in this jriew the majority of the prin cipals coincided. It was announced that the night schools would be opened Oct. 5. The Bankers' Excursion. ■ The bankers of the city held a meeting in the First National bank yesterday after noon to arrange for the entertainment of the members of the Bankers' association who are coming on •an excursion to ■ the Northwest to-day. The knowledge of the plans of the plans of the excursionists was so nebulous that no definite plan was de cided on. An effort will be made to-day, however, to have Oia nnecta -»*vw» <,* a*- Paul long enough to take a drive about the city, and if they will spend the evening, there will be a banquet at the Ryan. " CAPITOL NOTES. lion. J. W. Arctauder of Willmar was a visitor at the capitol yesterday. The Spring Garden Fire Insurance com pany of Philadelphia was yesterday ad mitted by the insurance commissioner to do business in Minnesota. Gov. Hubbard yesterday received from the secretary of the Gettysburg association a certificate making the governor of this state, ex-ollicio, a member of the organiza tion. Articles incorporating the Concordia, a musical society of St. Paul, were filed yes terday in the office of the secretary of state. William Dix is president; Peter Lusing, vice president; Adolph Jarshishek, secre tary, and Herman Schneider, treasurer. Articles were also tiled incorporating the Owatonna Packing company, with a capi tal stock of $25,000 and a limit of liability of 512,500. . N. J. Schafer, L. L. Bennet, William Bock, Neil Graham, Henry Bir kett, N. T. Jefferson, J. W. Andrews, Hugh Murray, Benjamin E. Darby, C. S. Crandall, A. C. Searl, J. C. Bachus, P. Ganser, Simon Downir, all of Owatonna, are the incorporators. GLOBULES. The revenue collections yesterday amounted to §906. A case of diphtheria was reported yester day at 401 Ashland avenue. James Coleman, convicted of theft, paid a line of $10 in the municipal court yester day. The case of Thomas M. Sweeuie, charged with forgery, has been continued until Oct. 15. It is expected that on Thursday next the three new engine houses will be turned over to the fire board, Simon Hotinger, residing at the corner of Rice and Cottage streets, was yesterday ap pointed special policeman by the mayor. C. C. Gt>er was convicted of assault and battery yesterday and received a sentence of sixty days' confinement in the work house. .Mrs. Esther E. Jones, a poor woman sev enty-two years of age, was examined in the probate court, found insane and committed to Rochester. The lire department received one of its now engines yesterday. It is from the works of Clapp & Jones, Hudson, N. V., and is of extra large size. Phinney, the alleged bigamist, cannot bo found by Sheriff Richter, and it is believed that the much-married individual has shaken the dust of the city from his feet. A special meeting of Division No. 3, A. O. 11.. will be held at their hall thig even ing at 7:30 to make arrangements for the funeral of their late brother, John P. Camp bell. « Redmond McDnnough, charged with con tempt of court, had his case continued till Sept. 30. He has neglected to move his shanty from the levee, although ordered to do so by the court. The board of abatement met yesterday afternoon and wiped out forty-two cases of assessment on personal property, which was all there were left On Wednesday next the board will commence on real es tate. The usual social meeting will bo given at the rooms of the Gospel Temperance uuion, 58 East Seventh street, this evening. Miss Hattie Brush, Mrs. C. E. Fanning, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Ladd will take part in the ex ercises. Louis Forceir, a half-breed Indian, fell from a wagon and broke one of his legs, at Rosemount, Dakota county, yesterday. He was conveyed to this city, a distance of about twenty miles, and is now at the city hospital. Dr. Ancker having set the frac tured limb. James Roche', who was arrested in con nection with the robbery of Samuel Far rell, had his examination yesterday, and was held to the grand jury. The robbery did not occur at Mahoney & Flannery's saloon, as at first reported, but at a neigh boring place. A meeting was to have been held yester day afternoon at the chamber of commerce rooms by some of the citizens who reside on Grand avenue, for the purpose of confer ring -with Mr. Lowry in regard to restoring street railway facilities on Gsand avenue, but Mr. Lowry did not make his appear ance. The Glode on yestereay jocularly gave currency to an absurd rumor that G. B. Clason is anxious to arrange a glove match with Hafey, the giant engineer. Hafey de sires to square himself with the public by announcing that although he has retired from the ring, he has no objections to a friendly "go" with Mr. Clason if that gen tleman desires. Messrs. Bazille and Partridge, who oc cupy a frame building at No. 408 Jackson street, were yesterday notified that on ac count of the excavations being made on both sides of the building there was a prob ability that it would fall and they had bet ter get out as fast as possible. The build ing was propped up, however, and the par ties continued to remain in the building. Two women hired a horse and carriage at the barn of W. L. Nichols. Thursday night, stating that they wished to drive to Minne apolis. Since then the owner has seen nothing of the rig, but one of the women has been found. The police picked her up In the park last evening and Nichols iden tified.her. She claims that her companion gave her the slip at Minneapolis and that she does not know where the horse is. Had she reported this upon her return to the city the story would appear in a better light. It appears to be pretty well settled that John D. Hunter, the blind man who re cently claimed to have been robbed of 81,700, is a chronic humbug. Chief Clark yesterday received a letter from Chief Eastey of Winona, which said: "I see by the Globe that one John D. Hunter, a blind man, claims to have been robbed in your city a few evenings since. We had the same man locked up here on the 10th of month for drunk and disorderly. All the money we could find on his person at the time was 53.50. He claimed he had been gone through here for $45. I think he is a No. 1 fraud." Mrs. Maggie Purman has gone into the the district court and asked a divorce from her husband, Mack S. Punnan. She says she is twenty-two years old and her hus band is twenty-seven, and that sho was married to him in the showery month of April. ISS2. The married life was not of long duration, as her husband deserted her in about one month after the ceremony, without any cause whatever, and lived with another woman in Fargo. She therefore asks to be divorced from him aud that a reasonable provision be made for her sup port out of the husband's property. Attorney General Hahn, on behalf of the State of Minnesota, has commenced several suits in the district court of Ramsey county to recover for cutting timber on government lands. One is against E. W. Griffin and E. M. Griffin of Minneapolis as principals and Henry B. Beard as bondsman for the prin cipals, to recover $4,042.83. Another is against E. S. Case of Wadena, principal, and T. F. Ostrander as surety, to recover $309.14. Another is against j. T. D. Sad ley and A. J. Barrett of Princeton, princi pals, and Charles H. Chadbourne, surety, to recover $040.28. Another is against John Brukland of Verndale, principal, and Olof Westberg and John L. Eddy as sure ties, to recover 5138.50. PERSONALS. E. O. Oakford, Fargo, is at the Ryan. Asa Fisher, Bismarck, is at the Ryan. G. Weston Wood, Faribault, is at the Ryan. William R. Burns, Litchfield, is at the Windsoi. H. G. Finkle, Moorhead, was in the city yesterday. G. S. Hague, Moorhead, was at the Ryan yesterday. J. A. Fields, Grand Forks, was .in St. Paul yesterday. Hon. M. H. Dunnell, Owatouna, was in the city yesterday. .:/ John F. Stark, Nashua, N. H., was in the city yesterday. Julius LeMoyne, Washington, Pa-., the cremation advocate, was iv the city yester day. W. W. Coonnall. Leola, Dak., -was at the Windsor yesterday. Prof. J. T. McClary and family, Man kato,-aro at the Windsor. G. E. McKay, E. N. Swan, Ked River FMls, were in the city yesterday. George D. Pennock, Morris, was regis tered at the Merchants yesterday. W. 11. Pecker and wife, Montana, are in the city, stopping at the Windsor. W. L. Beebe, St. Cloud, was one of the guests at tlie Merchants yesterday. S. 0. Tennis, Brainerd, W. 11. Greenleaf, Litchlield, were at the Merchants yester day. Edward E. Ackley of Austin arrived in St. Paul last evening and is a guest at the Windsor. E. G. 11. Adams, Spring Valley, T. Foley, St. Cloud, were at the Merchants yesterday. J. W. Thome, the Misses Thorn© and Master Thome of New Orleans, are guests at the Ryan. John Davies, Butte, and George D. Pat terson, Fort Benton, Mont., were at the Merchants yesterday. E. W. Koch, Farmington; Miss M. Beyl, Stillwater; E. L. Miles, Fargo; 11. Wilson, Faribault; T. A. Kirk and wife, Winona, were at the Merchants yesterday. AT CHICAGO. Special to the Globe. Col. Robert Inness of Minneapolis and E. W. Knight of Helena, M. T., are at the Palmer. D. Staples, Stillwater: F. E. Oher, St. Paul and Mrs. Mark Wilson, Winona, are at the Sherman. George 11. Sanford and wife of Minne apolis are stopping at the Tremout. St. Paul ICeal Estate. Mr. Samuel Mayall is excavating on Sev enth street for a large four-story brick block 100x100 feet. A 1 large three-story brick block is being erected on Maria ave nue near Sixth. The following are YESTEKDAY'S TRANSFERS. ltobert A Smith to Carlos Wilson, It 10, Xalmau's division No. 1 $360 Bernard Michel to 11. L. Ttmkersley, It 8, blk 4, Magofliu & Breekenridgo's add 600 John Fisher to Paul Martin, >£ of Its 4 and 5, bIW 103, West St Paul proper.. 1,500 PG Klomann to Paul Martin, It 3, blk 4, Wood bury & Case's add 750 Maurice Auerba.cn to H A Bourdrnun, It 0, blk 48, White Bear COO Green Chambers to Frank A Seymour, It 9, blk a, Watson's add 275 R C Munger to Dexter Hitchcock, part of Its 13 and 15, blk 17, Arlington Hills add 300 Joseph Elles to Mary G Ahem et al, It I:.', blk (5, Brewster's add. 2,300 Adolph Blom to Joseph Seemaun, It 3, blk 115, w St Paul proper 400 James Stinson to William Dawson, Jr, blk 8, Stinson's Rice st add 7,800 Annie R Wood toJ B BSprague, part of Its 11 and 12,b1k 30,R1c0& Irvine's add 5,700 West Side Land and Cottage company to F E Bryant, It 2, blk 13, Prospect plateau ; 1,000 William Daw-son et al to H J Marsh, It 10, blk 3, Terry's add 1,280 J Mackubin to J O Vorrais, It 24, blk 2, Muckubin & Marshall's add 800 F M Williams to Gust Carlson, It 25, roarr of blk 3, Nelson's add 455 'Mary Bottineau to Ed Langrevin, Its C and 7, blk 9, Jackson & Bidwell'sadd. 1,000 Total, 16 pieces $25,120 BUILDING PERMITS. The following- permits were issued by the building inspector yesterday: Adam Friuk, iy 2 -story frame barn, Ir vine st 8500, James Callahan, alterations 1%-story frame barn, Franklin st 100 J B Hossman, 2-story frame dwelling, Simpson st 2,000 John Blomqulst, 1-story frame shed, Martin st 50 Petor Beisanjj-, I^-story frame dwell ing, Stewart ay 700 J F Galipean, 1%-story frame dwelling, St Anthony ay 1,000 Lichtscheidl & Stadtfeldt, frame addi tion to barn, Park ay 50 John Meyers, 1%-story frame dwelling, Stewart ay 500 Paul Lirobnlske, 1-story frame dwelling and barn, Maokubin st 500 Chas N Albrecht, 1%-story frame kitch en, Aurora st 225 GeoHHazzard, 1%-story frame dwell ing. Topping st 1,600 Jeremiah O'Brien, frame addition and chimney to barn, St Peter st 500 Comings & Nettleton, 1-story frame coal shed, Indiana ay 1,000 C St Marie, 1%-story frame barn, Con stans st -. 50 Total number permits, 14; total c05t.57,875 It is said of an old physician in Phila delphia, when called upon to prescribe for a cough or cold, that he invariably refuses to do so, but recommends his patients to take Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup. The Marquis' De Mores home organ, the Cow-boy, thinks Bismarck owes him some thing for having his trial there, as most of the citizens were enabled to draw witness fees, although they know as little of the case as Capt Quinn does of the next meteoric display. For picnics, excursions and yachting try Lactart, 25 and 50 cents. Druggists and grocers. jpa SPECIAL ; j FLAVORING Jfy m » —* ||jC^ & EXTRACTS MOST PERFECT MADE . Purest and strongest Natural Fruit Flavors. Vanilla, Lemon, Orange, Almond, Rose, etc., flavor as delicately and naturally as the fruit. PRICE BAKING POWDER CO., CHICAGO. ST. LOUIS. EnmryrD Rice, Prei't. H. A. Boakdhajt, Tress H. H. Galusha, Secy. and Manager. The Minnesota Terra Gotta LUMBER CO., Manufacturers of FIRE PROOFING IN EVERT FORM. OFFICE, 363 Jackson street, ST. PAUL. Minneapolis Agents, C. S. Leeds & Co., Room 26, Syndicate block. Six Per Cent. Money To loan on Improved St. Paul Property, in sums of $2,500 and upwards. Smaller suiai at lowest rates. GRAVES & VINTON, 301 DRAKE BLOCK, THE W. C. METZNER Stove Repair Co. Repairs for all stoves made in the United States kept in stock. SIX HUNDRED TONS OF CASTINGS. We are now prepared to furnish re pairs for all kinds of stoves made in America, and also do trcneral stove repairing in all its b anches. All kinds of sheet-iron work. Al orders promptly attended to. G. R. HENRY, Manager, 184 W. Seventh St. (7-Cornera), St. Pan — § Men's Fall and Winter Suits guaranteed ALL-WOOL and not J^ to Men's r —eight dollars, Suits |P guaranteed ALL-WOOL and not ffl^^ to fade for $B—eightB—eight dollars, §9 — If- f||nine dollars, 810 —ten dollars, $12 $$0. fk —twelve dollars, $14 fourteen dollars, and $15— fifteen dollars a W I OVER rri di^^ p^ these Popular Prices. Workiogmen! Q> /f'lr J\ Merchants! M We have more goods suited to your wants than any store in Minnesota and guarantee our prices to be the lowest. *^^^^.. Men's Ail-Wool Pants, $2.00 (two dollars) per pair. Boys' Short Pants 50c (fifty cents) a pair. , All our Clothing is well made and warranted to give perfect satisfaction for the money you pay for it. We are headquarters for Joan Pants. Oui prices are: 75c (seventy-five cents), $1.00 (one dollar), $1.25 (one dollar and a quarter), $1.50 (one dollar and a half) and $1.75 (one dollai and seventy-five cents). Our Jean Pants are warranted never to rip. Out-of-town orders promptly filled. "ONE-PRICE" /f^i j 1 ° TTIT Corner Third and Robert Streets, ST. PAUL.