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A. DAT DT MINNEAPOLIS President Cleveland Will Set in Motion the Machinery in the GrEeat Ex position Building. in Envelope Pake Shop Closed by the Folice— Printer Behind the Bars for Porgpry. The Exposition Sued for Stone Work --Slanders tliat .May Injure that Enterprise. Supervisors of the Poor Let Import ant Contracts — Political and. General Gossip. ITABTEO BY THE PRESIDENT. Cleveland Will Push the Electric Button and Set Exposition Ma cbincrr in motion. In the absence of some man of national :haracter and reputation to open the Ex josition, the next best thing will be done. Arrangements are now being made by which President Cleveland will push an jlectric button and start the ponderous ma juinery at the opening of the Exposition. Complete connection by telegraphic wires Aill be made, ar:d at a certain hour a touch it the executive mansion at Washington sill Hash along over the 1.500 miles of wire and start the great Exposition engine. Besides being a very neat opening it will be i great advertisement through the East, »nd the big show will reap the benefit. The minutiae of the opening day program has not yet been determined uoon, but it is known that ex-Gov. Davis, Mayor Ames, Gov. Hubbard and President Washburn will participate. As the exposition is essentially a city affair. Mayor Ames, as the official representative of Minneapolis, will be the central figure on opening day, and is expected to deliver an address on the beau ties and jrlories of the great city of which he is the lord. Mr. Washburn, as presi dent of the Exposition, will, of course, have his address to make. Gov. llubbard will represeut the state of Minnesota and the golden Northwest, and Mr. Davis, as ora tor of the day and representative of St. Paul, will make the oration of the day. The grand concert by the Mexican band will be a not unimportant feature, and there will be several attractions upon which the committee is now engaged, but which they are not now ready to reveal. Less than two weeks now remain in which to perfect everything and open the Exposition. It seems incredible that in that time the thousand and one affairs can be made ready, but the history of the past two weeks shows nothing is impossible. Important affairs are rapidly coining to a Eocus and the building i. being "cleared For action. Nearly all signs of interior work are ended and the construction corps Have given place to the exhibitors' forces. On tiie upper floor, devoted to textile fabrics and light manufactures, carpenters and designers fell to work yesterday to place platforms, railings und other adjuncts Df exhibitions, and in" cases exhibits them selves are going in. The same is true of the second floor, while the ground floor is literally covered with sections of heavy machinery going into place. The principal Fork on this floor now is the construction >f the central cascade, where the electrical lisplay on water is to be made. The art galleries are about ready for the reception of paintings, drawings and the Ike, the hanging of which will begin in a lew days. The electric chandeliers are ;oing iv now. The Washington Avenue Illuminating issociation has contracted for the electric iglits to be arched over the avenue during he Exposition. The demand for privileges is on the in jrease. There will be but a limited nuni 9er granted. Owners of fronts on the main itreets leading to the building have leased diem out and dozens of booths will Hank the Exposition on all sides. "1 understand," said C. M. Palmer yes terday, "that 20,000 people went to the St. Paul Carnival in one day — Minneapolis day. We expect our sister city to send 40,000 people here during the continuance of the Exposition.'' The Waltham Watch company will ex hibit a complete model of its factory, put ap at a cost of 640.000. A FAKIK CLOSED UP. \n Envelope Swindle Aided By Ilich Garrity Gets Pinched. Yesterday at the order of the mayor, the envelope fake, so-called, which has re cently been operating opposite the union iepot, was closed by Maj. Landberg. The peculations and crooked dealings »f the fakirs who have • been oper iting the swindle, have given the police no imall amount of annoyance. The police ■ lave swooped down on the scamps at least i dozen times the past two weeks and made them return moneys cheated out of as jiany greenhorns, in amounts varying from S7 to SSO each. Yesterday the cele brated "con" man, Hugh Garrity, became • dentilied with the fake as a clever capper. ' Re met a Fargo man and struck up an ac - luaintance, telling him that he was in busi ; ness in Fargo, being a silent partner in a • mercantile house there. Strange to say >oth were to return •on the same train. Sanity was delighted at having such good •ompany. It was the old "con" racket. The Fargo man was induced to visit the place and he was swindled through the aid 3f Garrity. The major of the police se •ured the return of the money before the >lace was closed. HE WOULD HAVE MONEY. A Printer Under Arrest for Forging a Check. Yesterday morning Erick Lind, a saloon keeper, cashed a check for $9 purporting to have been signed by Martin & Taffc the plumbing firm. The person who passed the check was a deaf mute. He presented the check in payment for a drink and re ceived some SS.SO in change. After the man had gone Mr. Lind became suspicious and took the check to Martin & Taft, who pronounced it a forgery. The matter was it once placed in the hands of the detect ives, and last evening they succeeded in locating the man at a case in the Tribune composing room, where he was putting into type one of that paper's articles of abuse of the city police force. The man's name is Graber, and he has been in the city several months. Detective Hoy took him before Mr. Lind, who fully identified him. The young man now occupies a cell in the lock-up. Martin & Taft stated to Mr. Lind that his was the second check which had been presented with their name forged, and that they proposed to make an example of the guilty person if he was captured. SUED FOB STONE WORK. ' Bins: & Tobin Brine the First Action Against the Exposition. E. A. Campbell, attorney for Ring & Tobin, contracting stonemasons, yesterday served papers on the Minneapolis Industrial exposition in an action begun to recover about 10, 000 due on the stone work of the Exposition. A member of the building committee was asked concerning: the suit and said: "There was no stipulated ag gregate price iv the contract, the agree ment being to pay so much pec perch. There was considerable extra work done, and in all there is a difference between us and Ring & Tobin in the measurement. A member of the latter firm said: "It has been stated in an evening paper that the contract price for our work was 620.000. This is incorrect. We contracted to do all the stone work, men and material, at so much a perch. There was no regular specification followed. The original plans were changed constantly, to meet new ideas »ud a great deal of additional work was done in the shape of extras. In all, we have been paid something less than $20,000 and we claim about $30,000 was due us. We never had a settlement at all. I under stood Mr. Brooks measured the work in three hours, while it took us three days, go I think our work is more reliable. There is nothing sensational in this. It is simply a business transaction and they forced us into the courts by not paying attention to our claim. Of the odd $10,000 due us, $7,500 is on the regular contract and the remainder for extra work ordered by the managers and done under their supervision." ASSETS *13,168, DEBTS 929,291. Interesting: Papers in the Converse Failure Matter Filed. In the matter of the assignment of Henry F. Converse, the paper dealer, who tailed some days ago, schedules of the value of the property and the amount of the debts were filed in the district court yesterday. The assets are placed at $13,108.78, as fol lows: Merchandise in store, 36,834.57; blank books, claimed by the National Blank Book company, §2,655.67; fixtures,, etc., 431; accounts and notes, considerd good, $718.74; same, doubtful, 51, 525. 50. The debts are placed at $29,291.09, or over twice the amount of the assets. . The main creditors are' Minneapolis people. The largest ones are: The Minnesota Paper company, 576. 51; Northwestern Na tional bank, SI, 550; George C. Stillman, 5 12. 705. 06; National Blank Book company, New York, 53,438.19; Union Bair Paper company, Chicago, SI. 136.79; J. W. But let Paper company, Chicago, 82,725.80. AN INTERESTING DECISION. .fudge Lochreu Gives His Views Concerning: a Sensational Case. When the divorce case of Frederick K. McKeen vs. Ida V. McKeen, alleging adul tery with John A. Weldon, E. S. Alward and sundry other persons, Judge Lochren was somewhat puzzled how to act in the matter, the offense having been condoned and forgiven by the husband, and a state ment in writing to that effect signed by him. He alleged that after he had for given his wife and she had promised never to sin again she had broken her word, and deserted him on Dec. 30, 1885. The case was a delicate one and was taken under ad visement by the judge. Yesterday he filed a decision granting Mr. McKeen a divorce. In reference to the contract between hus band and wife, in which Mr. McKeen for gave his wife on condition that she would remain true to him in time to come, Judge Lochren says: The defendant's adultery in this case was clearly proven aside from her con fession, and condonation was admitted. So also her subsequent lapse from marital duties by absenting herself from her hus band's home after night without his con sent, and refusing to eive him any account of how she disposed of herself at such time, and that during such time she was making appointments for meeting her former para mour and other men. The evidence would probably sustain a charge of subsequent adultery, which would without doubt have revived the condoned adultery. But the complainant does not charge such subse quent adultery in express terms, but only alleges facts which would be evidence of such adultery in view of the former admit ted adultery between the same parties. Without going the length claimed by the plaintiff's counsel of holding that the parties could fix any valid express conditions to a condonation, which I cannot admit, or that every failure of conjugal kindness will give ground for rescinding the consideration, which doctrine I also cannot, I am inclined to think that what is alleged and proved in this case shows unwifly and lascivious con duct on the part of the wife, which, added to her desertion of the plaintiff, is fairly such a breach of the implied condition on which the forgiveness was based, that she should conduct herself chastely thereafter; that the original offense was thereby re vived. ON POLITICAL TOPICS. Chief Cleric Johnson Discourses obi National and Local Affairs. "I hear you held a spring election here since I've been gone," observed Col. C. W. Johnson upon his return yesterday, after five months' weary work as chief, clerk of the senate. "Only four months until the grind begins again. • It seems just like a chort vacation. No, there is nothing espe .sially new in Washington in a political way. The first rush of the office-seekers is over, and I tell you some of them were dead tough. It cannot be supposed the president can do otherwise than rely upon congressmen, so he is not much to blame for some of the bad material that has been selected. Much of it is the natural conse quence of a change of the administration, but still I believe in the party doctrine of holding the president responsible. Yes. I thind Cleveland will be his party's candi date in 1888 unless some significant and unexpected change comes meanwhile. John Sherman I think will be the Republican nominee. Everything tends that way and looks to pushing Blame off the track. The Edmunds interview last week pointed un doubtedly to Sherman." "What do you think of this congressional campaign?" . f , • "Giltillan will be nominated without op position, and will be elected. This ; being an off year, 1 would not place his majority at above 2,500." "You regard Fletcher as out of the way'?" "Unquestionably. I think the Globe's editorial on his letter hit it about right. Gillillan stands about this way: If the nomination required a dirty or personal fight, he did not want it, and, for that mat ter, neither did Fletcher. Gilfillan has made an enviable ■ record in congress, bad year as it was. The president was vetoing all the public buildings bills, so congress was cutting down on them and on the river and harbor bill, so I think Gilfil lan made a fine record, and especially when it is considered it was his first term. See here; I have brought home a little curiosity. This," producing a large, square white en velope, "contained President Cleveland's famous message to the senate touching his right to withhold documents relating to ap pointments. The message was unusual, and I thought this might be a curiosity." In relation to state politics, he said that viewed from Washington he thought McGill was ahead for the Republican nomination, and Dr. Ames stood no show as against Kelly and Doran. , A CHANCE TO EXPLAIN. The Gentleman may Tell the, Board at To-days Meeting:. ' To the Editor of the Globe; A friend in Philadelphia has just sent me a copy of the Times of that city containing a paragraph headed "The Policemen in the Exposition City Out West." It is credited to the Minneapolis Tribune and reads as follows: The police have behaved themselves very well for twenty-four hours consecutively. jNot a single citizen has been shot and not a single respectable woman has been ordered to go home. 1 would like to asK how long the Tribune proposes to circulate these vindictive and malicious stories to the injury of Minneap olis. We propose to hold our exposition here and are now engaged in trying to con vince the country this city and exposition are worth seeing, but how can we do so if handicapped by such silly lies as the Tribune has seen fit to ; publish. No doubt the Tribune has a large . exchange list, so these stories get consider able circulation and are copied as specimens of "Western journalism." The Tribune of itself could do the city and Exposition no 1 harm, as its circulation — barring its ex ; change — is confined to Minneapolis, ; where its utterances go for what they are worth; but it is this clipping business that works the mischief. Ido not imagine Mr. Blethen meaus any harm, and as he is a di rector of the Exposition, would not injure i it wittingly, but he should remember the campaign is over, and that, if not the over ; whelming majority for the ticket his paper opposed, should end this silly abuse. De cency should long ago have ended it. Washington Avenue. REFUSED A DIVORCE. Thinks Her Husband Has Another Wife Now Living. In the case of Minnie McDonald against William McDonald Judge Young made an order yesterday dismissing the case, for the reason that the testimony introduced had not been sufficient to bear out the stated charge of cruel and inhuman treatment. This case is a somewhat peculiar one and i contains several points of interest. Mr. and Mrs. McDonald were married at Fargo, : Dak., Nov, 7, 1882. and have one child, a 1 daughter, now with the mother, who : re t side* at 1107 Eighth street south. The BT. PACT* I) ATLT GLOBE, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 10 1886. action for divorce was heard May 1. Mrs. McDonald charged that two weeks after hpr marriage her husband had became angry at soroethiue and had tried to kill her. Not succeeding he had broken the furniture, dishes and lamps and in other ways demonstrated that he possessed a violent temper. Soon after her child was born Mrs. McDonald said Mr. McDonald had deserted her and the baby, leaving her without means of support. * At the end of the first year of her married life Mrs. Mc- Donald was told by some outside party that her husband had another wife living, never having secured a divorce from her. This worked upon Mrs. McDonald's mind, and from that time on she refused to live with Her husband, and when the case came to trial she said she felt certain her husband had another wife living. Mr. McDonald is a locomotive engineer by trade. AWARDING CONTRACTS. Supervisors of tlic Poor Contract for Burials and Wood— Oilier Busi ness. At last night's meeting of the board of supervisors of the poor, the superintendent submitted the following report, which was adopted: Applications made to superintendent, 254; visits by him. 118; orders for grocer ies. 153. amounting to $454.35; No. of pa tients in hospitals July 1. 17; sent during month. 38; now in hospitals. 'i(>; hospital expenses, .^(iOS.'i'J; in poor house, 56, cost 8488.26; total expense, $1,697.62. The superintendent reported that he had written the leading undertakers of the city respecting: pauper burials, and they had agreed to comply with the requirements of the board, as well as the prices fixed. Supervisor Chantier's motion that the patronage bo divided among four under takers, was adopted. It was apportioned as follows: T. Connelly for the central district, Enger & Edson for the southern district, Gleason & Byoruin for the north anil Frank Gleason for the East side. It was voted that no body jf a pauper be delivered to surgeons for dissecting pur poses except upon a proper requisition. Two proposals for furnishing wood were received as follows,: E. Worthinguam mixed wood. $1.85 per load. 338 Pioneer Fuel company, gang wood at 52, mized 32.25. and slab at 52.50 per load. The contract was awarded to E. Worth iughain. A bill of 8262.78 from the Bethany home for caring for unfortunates was received and action was deferred until the adjourned meeting to be bjbld next Monday night. A miscellaneous lot of bills were al lowed. PARTED FOIC LIFE. The Result of Too little Love Be tween married People. Judge Young rendered a decision in the divorce case of Lucy McClure against Theodore McClure, in which he granted the plaintiff a complete divorce from the defendant. The case was tried July 24, when Mrs. McClure charged her husband with adultery and with cruel and inhuman treatment. She said he frequently struck her in the face, at the same time saying he would knock out all of her teeth. She said, further, that Mr. McClure deserted her for other women, and that through one of them he became inflicted with a terrible disease. The parties were married at St. Paul in August. 1870. Both Mr. and Mrs. McClure are about 33 years of age.. Funeral of Capt. Williams. The funeral of Capt. Henry "Williams, the late foreman of Chemical Engine house No. 1, will occur at 1 o'clock on Wednes day afternoon, from his late residence, No. 315 Sixth avenue south. The departmeut is making elaborate arrangements for his funeral, in which they will be assisted by Herman lodge K. of P., of which he was a member. All members of the old volun teer Mutual Hose company are invited to attend, besides all veteran firemen. Two members of each hose company will attend as a guard of honor. His comrades of the chemical yesterday draped the building very tastefully and hung over the door the motto, "We mourn our loss." ■-■-Vi Grand Jurors Drawn. ' The following names were drawn yester teiday, the gentlemen answering to them to serve as grand jurors at the September term: Charles P. Leonard, J. T. Grimes, E. N. Norris. David M. Clough, Bancroft, Taylor, H. W. Armstrong, K. D. Hamil ton, C. P. Eustead, W. S". McLeod, C. L. De Laittre. L. 11. Rhone, Timothy, M. Bohan, Edwin White, C. C. Richardson, George Ahem, Colby Emery, J. N. Gil brason, John Barnes, P. M. Janney, S. P. Farrington, A. B. Latham, W. P. Davis, Warren E. Vroman. ALL SORTS. The handsome face of Sheriff George Brackett wore a dark frown yesterday aft ernoon as a Globe reporter entered the office. "Wonder what struck the Tribune," he remarked, handing out a chair for his visitor. "This morning the paper comes out and says that the receipts of this office last year were .$21,903.42, and that the county pays $3 a day for three deputies and $60 a month for two turnkeys. This is not so. and the Tribune ought to know it. In the first place the receipts of this office were but $11,902.47 and the expenses $4,602 last year, leaving a balance of 55,361.47. In regard to three deputies at S3 a day which the county has to pay, there is this: When court is in session there are three court officers appointed, and they receive S3 a day. The paper also says the county auditor gets 59,000 and has additional pay for clerks, He does receive $9,000, but out of it he has to pay four clerks." A number of leading Irishmen of Minne apolis are interested in a movement of in terest to all of Hibernian nationality in the city. They are considering a plan of form ing a corporation and erecting a fine build ing to be known as Hibernia hall. The Germans have Harmonia and the Danes have Dania hall, and the Irish-Americans deem it advisable to be equally well rep resented in the building line. A meeting will shortly be held to consummate the plan. The Scandinavians have a Seventh Day Adventist sect, which is holding meetings every night at the tent on Sixth street, be tween Twenty-first and Twenty-second avenues south. MINNEAPOLIS GLOBULES. "Chimes ot Normandy" will be given at the Casino this evening Wednesday the Woman's Suffrage associa tion will picnic at Lake Harriet. The jury list for the municipal court was yesterday drawu by Mayor Ames and the judges. Rev. E. Q. Plummer has left Minneapolis for other fields. He preached his farewell sermon Sunday night. Ring & Tobin, contractors, have begun an action against the Minneapolis Exposition to recover $10,237, alleged to be due on a stone contract. Ellen W. Coif ax and George W. Mathews, executors of the estate of Schuyler Coif ax, have been granted an order to sell lands be longing to the estate. The Northwestern Stamp works will put up the largest screw press in the United States to ' manufacture souvenir medals at the Min neapolis Exposition. . Wires are being strung by the North Amer ican Telegraph company from Chicago to this city, and the line is expected to be In working order by the time the Exposition opens. Officer John McGorey was overcome by the heat while at the Knights of Labor picnic yesterday and had to be taken to his home on the East Bide. He will be all right in a day or so. In order to better the mall service between this city and St. Paul, it has been decided to hare the noon mail from St. Paul arrive here an hour later, at 1:05, in time to catch the Minneapolis afternoon delivery. ■ H. C. Blake, an old gentleman residing out on Fremont avenue, fell in an apopleptic fit at the corner of Washington and Third avenues, about 6:30 last evening. He was taken to his home in the patrol wagon. The board of directors of the Catholic or phan asylum meets this evening at Father McGolrick's residence. The attendance of the entire board is requested, as business of an important character comes up for consid eration.;."^ >\ The woman arrested Saturday night by Officer Leonard, at 413 Hennepia avenue, vmatardstv nlaadad jruiltv to disorder] v nun. duct and were flood $10 each in the munici- I pal court. Waffll The county board of equalization met yes- j terday to give Assessor Eddy of Excelsior a chance to explain why he had failed to put certain improvements on his books. He was given until Monday to make the proper cor rection. ■ This afternoon at 4 o'clock the funeral of the late Miss Susie Sidle will take place from her parents' residence, corner Fourth avenue south and Seventh street. Rev. Dr. Sample will conduct the services.' The remains will be interred at Lakewood. '•The Bells" attracted a very fair audience at the Pence opera house last evening, con sidering the unusually strong outside attrac tions. The play is a very pretty comedy, and is mounted nicely and finely portrayed by the conlp any. The same bill this evening. The retail grocers clerks met last evening, and decided to organize an association. ~ A \ meeting will be held Thursday evening at the Produce Dealers' exchange. W. p. Hall pie sided as chairman, und C. B. Itipley officiated \ as secretary. Twenty-five signed the roll. W. VV. Eastman and others have been at j work lor some time past endeavoring to se- ! cure the location here of a linen factory from Appleton, Wis. The owners of the mill nave been her« for some time, and a definite ar rangement will probably be made iv a few days. The Scandinavian section of the National Labor party will arrange for a more centrally located assembly hull. At the session held last Saturday evening, Messrs. Evert Nyman over and Schmidt were appointed a commit tee for the purpose of soliciting a hall on or near Hennepin or Nicollet avenues. Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to O. Bondisou and Johanna Larson, Frederick Pfeffer and May Ruscheisoi, Herbert Ander son and Louisa F. Leroy, Peter Ilrandvig and Karen M. Braudvr?, Miittiew Welch and Mary HcCann, N. A. Nelson and Marie K. Laurseu, Henry Hokiiusou and Alma Anderson. The old ease of David W. Biuus against the ! Minneapolis, Lyndale & Miunetonka Railway ! company, to recover on a patent, track sweeper, and which the company refuse to j use or pay for. claiming that it was no good, was ended yesterday, when Mr. Binn secured a judgment oc $1,275.58. The register of deeds office presented a somewhat dismal appearance ■ esterday. Somu of the abstract clerks toiled slowly through their work, now and then sighing deeply and gazing out of the window. George j Huhu, the register, was responsible for the j whole thing, having given all of his clerks a j holiday in order that they might attend the i K. of L. picnic at the hike. A St. Paul day at the Atlanta panorama in Minneapolis is arranged for Thursday next, Aug. 12. The Minneapolis & St. Louis at taeir depot, Broadway, foot of Fourth street, will sell tickets for the round trip to Minne apolis and return, including admission to the panorama, for 75 cents for adults and 50 cents for children^ The usual admission to the panorama is 50 cents. Additional M iuueapolis News on the Fifth Page. .II3.\M:AE'<>J>BN J'KiJMS.VALS. Charles Moth, the wrestler, is in the city. Capt. H. S. Cole of Fergus Fulls was at the Nicollet yesterday. C. Underbill, iv advance for Barnum's cir cus, is at the Clark. B. J. Wightman and P. M. Hunter, Kansas City, are at the Clark house. John G. Woolley has been called to Paris, 111., by the illness of his mother. I. lugersoll, proprietor of the Forest City house, Cleveland, is at the West. Dr. W. H. Hall, Washington, and Dr. and Mrs. George A. Quinby. New York, are at the West. AT LAKE niNXETONKA. The Traveling- Passenger Agents Arrive at the Lafayette— The Pro gram To>nizbt"The Regratta. Mr. McDonnell, Miss Crawford, Meinenir, Rochester, N. V. ; Mr. Crawford, Chicago; Joseph Latbrop, St. Louis; Mr. and Mrs. Miguel D. DeCerkez, New York; T. J. Buck ner, Milwaukee; J. E. Humphrey, Wichita, Kan. ; Miss Woodhull, Norwich, Conn. Miss Emery, Thayer, Kan.; T. D. Wilkins, R. S. Thompson, J. E. Gibson, J. A. Woodson, Arkansas; J. H. Young, Chicago; A. R. New ton, Kansas City: E. S. Smith, Chicago; G. W. Atheom, Oshkosh; C. C. Tuesdnle, Rock Island; John : Slemmel and lady, New York; Mrs. T. Danz, St. Paul; George Labert and daughter, St. Paul; N. Dunkirk and daughter, Chicago; George R. Jacoby, Mrs. M. Schemeir, Mrs. J. Simscheimer, Sam S. Clark, Minneapolis, were registered at the Lafayette yesterday. About 230 traveling passenger agents ar rived at the Lafayette last night by special train from Chicago over the Chicago, Milwau kee & St. Paul railroad. The annual conven tion is being held in Chicago, and a feature is a trip to the Northwest and a ride on Miune tonka. The program for to-day will be an informal love feast, and at night a grand moonlight excursion on the Belle. The agents will remain at the Lafayette until Saturday unless a trip to Winnipeg is decided upon, in which case they will leave Thursday. Tile list includes Ray Allen, W. P. Anderson, A. G. Barker, Howard J. Ball, C. S. Block man, T. G. Boyd, A. Burnham. Ed Fishback. There were registered at the Lake Park yesterday; O. C. Ashton and wife, Ohio; W. H. Waltz and wife, Dcs Moines; Edwin Lud lam and wife, Miss Edna Ludlam, Miss Amita Ludlam, Brooklyn; Mrs. C. C. Smith, Mrs. R. L. Casenert, Gray Casenert. Princeville, O. ; H. H. Rockwell, wife and child, Milwaukee: A. R. Teachout, Cleveland, O.; J. G. Loebes and wife, Chicago. The benefit excursion to the parents of Johnny Condon yesterday was quite a suc cess, the receipts being over $300. Commo dore Zimmerman's generosity in thi t matter is deserving of commendation, as he was under no obligations. The Westminster church picnic occurs to day. The excursionists will arrive at Lake Park by the Minneapolis & St. Louis railroad, where they will take the steamer City of St. Louis for the Zumbria heights, Upper lake. There are registered at the Excelsior house: George C. Case, Kansas City; C. M. Stark, W. P. Stark, Louisiana; John D. Wil son, St. Louis; Mrs. Margaret Stuart, Miss Lou Musick, St. Louis. To-day at 3 o'clock ihe long postponed third regular yacht regatta - will bo sailed from Point Lookout. The Minnehaha will act as judge boat and will carry a limited number of passeugers. l Deacon White of Minnetonka Beach caught a sand crane some weeks ago, which has now become quite tame, and already says "Obe diah," chestnuts, etc. Mr. and Mrs. Berg of Minneapolis are at the Excelsior house for the summer. A stereopticon show will be given at Stet son's pavilion to-night. A concert by jubilee singers was given at Excelsior last night. . A hop will be given at the Hotel St. Louis to-night. The policeman picnic at Lake Park Thurs day. Minneapolis Real Estate. The following real estate transfers were re corded in the office of register of deeds yesterday: Part It 10, blk 1. Menage's Third add; F S Lewis to Bishop Brayton i $1,475 Lt 26, blk 9, Baker's Second add; Edwin Mc- Donald to James B Alexander 2,900 Land in Cottage City; A B Coe to Mary G ii nn 5,000 Half of It 2, blk 2, Elliott's add; E D Rhame to M D Rhame - 4,000 Lt 4, blk 17, Blaisdell's rev add; Jennie G DarrowtoHH Harries 4,500 Same property; A C Amy to Jennie G Dar row 4,500 Thirty-three acres in sec 17, town 119, range 21; Loir C Smith to A J Smith 1,500 Lts 3 and 4, Decker's subd; CD Stevens to Henry Ingham 2,500 Lt 6, blk 110, Minneapolis: X J Anderson to Baldwin Bros 2,625 Lt 2, blk 2, Loring's add; S G Wiggins to Kate Wiggins 2,500 Lt 8, blk 15, Wolverton's add; D R Young to R A Brett " : 3,500 Lt 3, blk 1. Calhoun park; E F. Hues to Augusta Paus • 2,500 Lts IK and 19, blk 16, Blaisdell's re-add; A L Blaisdell to J A Coolidge 3,900 Lt 10, blk 2, Croffut's add; S C Gale to C Greger... 1,100 Lt 13. blk 1, Lindley A Lingenfelter's add; M E Putnam to S C Pineo 2,500 Twenty minor deeds less than $1,000 each.. 9,103 Total number deed*, 38: aggregating... lo3 Found a Skeleton. . Panama, July 31.— The work of erect ing the new theater is progressing satisfac torily. The building is to be on site of the Las Monjas convent, the outer walls of which are very massive and will be kept standing. The work now going on is the pulling down of the inner partition walls, which are about twenty-six inches thick. In the course of this work on Friday last there was discovered within the masonry, in an erect position, a perfect male skele ton, to which was attached a cross made of wood, on which had been an inscription, but it is not legible now. Almost im mediately after the discovery the skeleton fell to pieces and the skull and bones can be seen lying on the ground. The skeleton was found in the wall, which was very near the altar. - - ' Verplanck Bros. Sell the Eosina Key "West cigar. To smoke them once is to smoke them always. STILLWATEK DOINGS. DeatU of an /Old Settler—Killed by - JLiglituing; "■ General Town Gos sip. . ■ - . ■ ' Albian Masterman, Sr., one of the oldest settlers in Washington county, has departed for the land from which no traveler returns. His death occurred on Sunday afternoon, and consumption was the cause. His death has been looked for several months. Mr. Masterman was bom in Franklin county, Maine, in 1823. ' After attaining his ma jority he came West via the lakes and Chi cago to La Salle; thence to St. Louis, mak ing only a brief stay. He went to Quincy, and in 1845 became a resident of Stillwater. He was engaged in the lumber business until 1648, when he moved on his farm in Grant township, on which he resided up till the time of his death. He was county commissioner for two years, chairman of the town board for ten years and assessor for live years. Mr. Masterman and his wife, nee Eliza Middleton of Ireland, were the first white settlers in Grant township. Five children, Eliza A., William J., Enaline, Stillman and Albian D. were the fruit of I their marriage. Mr. Masterman was a well-to-do farmer and was highly respected. The funeral will take place to-day at 2 p.m. NOTES ABOUT TOWN. Mitchell Houie was killed by lightning on his farm, near Centreville, about fifteen miles northwest of Stillwater, on Sunday \ evening about 5 o'clock. The prairie on Mr. j Houlo's farm had been on fire for an hour or so and he, together with several neighbors, were engaged in fighting the flames. Sud denly a storm came up and Mr. Houle was struck by lightning and killed instantly. Several others were knocked down and sligntly injured. Houle was about 50 years old and is well known all over Minnesota. He has dealt largely in hay for several years and supplied numerous dealers in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth and Stillwater. He was a Mason and a Grand Army of the Republic man. He leaves a wife and several grown up children. The Scandavia, a Swedish magazine pub lished at Chicago, in the August number pub lishes the fifth act of "Demosthenes," a Greek play written by Mr. A. T. Lindholm of Stillwater. The first act was published in January, the second in February, the third in March, the fourth in April and the fifth and last in August. The publishers of the Scan davia paid Mr. Lindholm §500 for the priv ilege of publishing "Demosthenes." The play is a meritorious one, and is very com mendable to him. The play would be very expensive to put on the stage, but would be an excellent one, say all the critics who have read it. Mr. Lindholm is now at work on an other volume. A special term of the district court was held yesterday, Judsre William McCiuer pre siding. The order of Fayette Marsh in the divorce case of Ellen Itutherford vs. Edward Rutherford, to show cause why alimony should uot be granted temporarily, was con tinued to Aug. 12. Another order of Mr. Marsh in the divorce case of Bertha Fo ska vs. August Folska for alimony for 510 per week till the case is tried, was granted, [n the disclosure of J. Ross Nichols as garnishee in in the case of J. C. O'Gorman, receiver, vs. J. S. Pilkington, was taken. He showed that he was the assignee of Pilkington & Co., and that they did not assign him anything. In the probate court yesterday in the mat ter of the estate of Charles A. and Hulda Brosi, minors, license was granted to their guardian to sell real estate in St. Paul. The last will and testament of Frederick Albrecht, deceased, was tiled for probate. Proof to be heard Sept. 6. Miss Lou Meeds, Miss Tont Pennlngtoii, Miss Georgia Meeds and Miss Hattie Withrow of Stillwater go into camp to-day at Mahto medi, to remain during this week. The camp will.be located near the hotel and will be known as Camp Tontalou. Capt. Morgan May, accompanied by his chil dren, returned to California yesterday. The captain is very much enamored with South ern California and gays it does not cost one half so much to live there as here. A camping party consisting of Misses Mol ie Robertson, Eva Foster, Addie Roney, Gineva Jenks, Lulu Mead and others left yes terday for Mahtomedi to spend a week or so. Hibernians and Crusaders at a meeting last night decided to postpone the big picnic to Mahtomedi next Saturday until Aug. 18, on account of the regatta. Last evening a very pleasant little soiree was given at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. John Stinson in honor of two sisters of Mrs. Crocker of Austin. Mrs. Silas Morgan, who has been visiting Mrs. D. W. Armstrong, returned to Chicago yesterday, accompanied by Mrs. Bell Stanley. Chief of Police Matt Shortall, accompanied by his wife, left yesterday for Centre City to spend a week's vacation. Capt. W. I. Bronson and Charles A. Staples' left yesterday for Brouson, Minn., to spend several months. Frank D. Bolles, wife and two boys are vis iting Mr. B.s father, Mr. G. W. Bolles on the North hill. Yesterday an order was filed denying a new trial in the case of E. Rheiner vs. the Omaha railway. A tamarac swamp near Wheelers, in Still wator township, has been burning for nearly a week. Joseph Shupp, Jr., left last night for the East via Duluth and Buffalo, to spend several weeks. Capt. A. T. Jenks and D. Tozer, Esq., are spending a few weeks m Michigan and Can ada. ByBH Miss Kate Thurston and Miss Eva Webb of St. Paul spent Sunday with the Misses Webb here. James Durose, who recently went to Leav enworth, Kan., is ill and will return on Thurs day. Miss Carrie Bolles has just returned from Wilmar, where she has been teaching school. MissMolhe Moffatt returned last evening from a pleasant visit with friends in St. Paul. J. C. Rhodes is the latest acquisition to the clerical iorce in the car company's office. Mrs. Fred Nobles of Wisconsin is the guest of her father, Capt. Bromley. Dr. Adams of Peoria, 111., is the guest of his friend. Joseph Shupp, Esq. 1 John May has moved into his new residenc on the North hill. Miss Ritchie of St. Paul is the guest of W. A. Doe, Esq. Mrs. W. H. Shabel is visiting friends at St. Croix Falls. Sam Harrimao of Somerset is in the city. Logs are selliflgr from $6 to $11.50. Charles Conhaim is in the East. Tlie Minneapolis A: St. Louis Railway trains leave depot, Broadway, foot of Fourth street, for Minneapolis and Lake Minnetouka at 9 a. m., 1:45 p. ra. and 6. p. daily, 8:10 a. in. and 4:35 p. in. daily except Sunday, stopping at all suburban stations on signal. The through trains leaving St. Paul 7:30 a. in. and 3:25 p. m. except Sun day and 6:35 p. m. daily, do not make sub urban stops. There seems to be no foundation- for the rumor that Maj. Edwards, Col. Steele and A. W. Kindred's recent trip to Montana was a jack-pot expedition. ■ Gilbert's Suitings* McLain has received ten cases of these goods, fifty-four inches wide. Only 50 cents per yard. They are worth looking at. 384 Wabasha street. AMUSEMENTS. THE CASINO 1 Sixth street and First Avenue South, MINNEAPOLIS. Pronounced Success of the American Comic Opera Company. To- Night "Chimes of Normandy." People's prices, 15c, 25c and 35c. OPENING OF GRAND OPERA TIONS. Two Months' Engagement With the Largest Company of BEST ARTISTS IN THE PROFESSION. Guaranteed to give to the public the very best productions at the ' ■. CASCADE STEAM LAUNDRY BATTLE of ATLANTA THE GREAT WAR PANORAMA, th street, near Nicollet, Minnea olis. Open ■■:■, ■ daily from Ba.m.tolo p. m. 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To Hotels and large Boarding Houses we make special Tf TT Tnlp^U^n OOQ O discount. And remember, ■"■ v leiepflOne ZZ^-Z, RAY'S Tea Store will see you are supplied with the finest Teas and Coffees that soil can produce and at figures way below com peting prices. ~"~ ~*~ ~ — — — — — — — — — —^—^— .^—^— _^ Mt/K/M C. P. SieYens & Sea •J^^pß^^^a^^ FURNITURE i 4 m i 6 mi Ym strest ' IT STAND^T~THE~HEm JIT STANDS AT CALIGRAPH f THE IMPROYEDIaLIGRAPH y^fc^^^^^P- be Best Writinp Machine on the market. Call and eiamia f^^^^^^^^^^^^ or send for circular, with samples of work. I^^^^^^^^^^^^^' AGENTS WANTED. S. H. VOWELL & CO., maylß-6m 420 Nicollet Aye., Minneapolis, Minn. JOHN ORTHf^™ Established 1850. Minneapolis, Minn. TO THE PUBLIC— Try our New Brand Extra Pale Lage Beer, the Very Best Made. MINNEAPOLIS PROVISION COMPANY I Beef and Pork Packers, and General ProVision Dealers, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL ' '' Market Men. Wholesale and Ketail Grocers, Hotel, family and Lumber Cms* Supplier 24 and 26 South First Street. - MINNEAPOLIS. MINN. MANTELS AND GRATES, TILES, . GasMires&dMißS. FRAMLIN -BBHHER, (Opposite the Postofflce.) 16 Fourth Street South. WEST HOTEL The Only Fire-proof Hotel IN MINNEAPOLIS. Absolute Safety from fire. . Elegantly furnished and perfect in all ap pointments. Table and general attendance unsurpassed- Bates as low as any strictly first-class hotel. C. W. SHEPHERD, General Manager. ALBERT SGHOCK'S RESTAURANT, OPEN AT ALL HOURS. 115 Washington avenue south. Ladies' and Gents' dining-room and ' ice cream parlors on second floor. HORSE POWERS I DERRICKS AND CONTRACTORS' OUTFITS American Mf 'g Co., Corner Robert and Eiehtb Streets, St. Paul J PatentLaw-Jas.F. Williamson, Room 15, Collom Block, Minneapolis. Solid* tor of patents, counsellor in patent cases Two X"ears an .Examiner in U. S. Pa tent Office. KORTHWESTEM PATEHT AGENCY, Corner Second street and Fifth avenue south, Minneapolis, Minn. Telephone 553-2. i^ 1\ up NPKJ J7 ,'jp I N LAUNDRY. » 12 ° and 122 First Aye. N., 120 and 122 First Aye. N M 1 MINNEAPOLIS. ||b |fe ! With clean water and ex- BrW 1 ' 1 i i tra soap ire guarantee su p-r-^rifeV^^SjJ^ perior quality of work. Rupture Cured Without an operation or detention from busi ness. . Treatment •; external.; Will explain method to all interested. We guarantee im mediate relief and a ; final cure ;in all cases that can be reduced. Call and see testi monials. Send for • circulars. PROF. M. B. PARKER, 25 Collom block. Minneapolis. Vlinn. LALLY BROS* Wholesale and Entail LIQUOR DEALERS, 113 S. Washing-ton Aye. v Minneapolis Finest Imported and Domestic Cigars and Inn ported Liquors of all kinds. Branch House Corner of Sibley an* Seventh streets, ST. PAUL. Northwestern Purchasing an;/ Collection As*>' W. F. McMILLAN, Proprietor. I transact all kinds of businiess in Minna apolisandSt. Paul, for noa-residents. Gen eral shopping , exchanging and matcbia' goods. Collections a specialty. Send fo"' circular -with full details and references. .Rooms 1 and 2, Minnesota Loan and Truj Company's building, Minneapolis, Minn. BUDWEISER, AMERICA'S FINEST! •^ _^T> and" SHIPMENTS * e^K %r JCE , 5000 -I j". st^uis^mo^Sb^CAß LOADS_ , THE E.C. LEACH CO.. Sole Agents, 326 Second Avenue South, Mia neapolis. Telephone 85-4. BRANCH Scientific American OF NEW YORK, 505 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis. EstaTi liseed 40 years. Patents and subscriptions SC licited. WM. Y. BEACH, Agent. DR. NELSON, Over 226 Washington avenue south, Minn< apolis, Specialist; Chronic Diseases, Throat Lungs, Heart, Blood, Skin, Liver and Kidney( "PENSIONS. Claims for Pension Successfully Prosecuted It Soldier*, their Widows, Orphans and Dependent Relatives. INCREASE OF PENSIONS A SPECIALTY Three Tears' Service In the Union Army and Tea Years' Experience in the C. S. Pension Bores at Washington, D. C, •; . '. As Chief of Division and Principal Examiner. hay specially fitted the undersigned for this work. ' No fee charged unless successful. JOHN DAY SMITH, N0. 42 THIRD STREET SOUTH,(Room3i 2 and 13.) P*. O. Box 503. MINNEAPOLIS. MINK Assessment for Grading Toronto Avenue Office of the Board of Public Works 1 Cur of St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 7, 1886. ) The Board of Public Works in and for th( corporation of the City of St. Paul, Minne sota, will meet in their office in said city a' 7:30 p. m. on the 17th day of August, A. II 1886, to make an assessment of benefits, cost? and expenses arising from the grading ol Toronto Avenue, from Randolph street to St, Clair street, in said city, on the property on the line of said improvement, and deemed benefited thereby amounting in the aggregate to $6,354.70. - All persons interested are hereby notified to be present at said time and place of mate ing said assessment, and will be beard. JOHN F. HO YT, President pro tern. Official: R. L. GORMAN.CIerk Board of Publio Work* 222-33 3