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2 SAINTLY CITY DOINGS. * The Columbia Association Dis cussing' the Effects of the High License Law. Preparing" to Entertain King" |V -■■- Borealis When He In vades This Latitude. - The Hunt-Rumney and Bron § son-Sherman Nuptials Duly Celebrated Yesterday. S Summary of the Doings of One Day Gathered From All Sources. WHAT WILL IT DO? The Columbia Association Dis cusses the High License. : What will the Columbia association do about tin* high license Question? The ■ association held a meeting iii Bauer's ' hall yesterday afternoon until 4 p.m.. and when it adjourned it was as much in doubt as to what course to puisne as when it came together. Vice Presi dent John F. Smith occupied the chair. Fifteen new members were taken into the association, and the ex-president H. F. Notbehra, delivered "a rather radical address In opposition to high license. He looked forward, with some satire, to the day .when, in stead of saloons, there would be churches, ami ii would be necessary for the city government to impose a license upon each church, or rather upon the contribution box and subscription list, to meet the financial needs or the city, and. at the same time, cheek the evil of legitimitiziug begging. Between talking high license and other matters the association divided its time. The officers presented W. ¥. Bremer, the doorkeeper, with a sold headed cane.- 11. H. Miller making a little presentation speech. Aldermen Hamm and Conley were conspicuous in the meeting. There is some talk of carrying the high license question into the courts, but how? Even the counsel for the as . sociation. John Ives, can't tell. It's hard to find a saloonkeeper who is will ing to stand the expense and notoriety of a defense against a prosecution under _ the state law.' If a restrainins order against the city and state is applied for ."..:; IX THK STATE COUUTS, A- a Republican judiciary confronts the . would-be applicants. And how can they carry the matter into the United fetates courts? Upon the ground that a - saloonkeeper is authorized by the United "{States to sell by virtue of the govern ment license, and then invoke the fed eral jurisdiction against the stale's con stitutional police power. License Commissioner Nugent says, • with a very grave face, that there are 490 applications filed for the §1,000 .license. But what is the joint commit tee on licenses and ordinances doing? These applications won't count for ' "much unless they are backed with $1,000 each.and are published two weeks •"' betore the license is issued. " 7 In the meantime the joint committee f .has the §1,000 ordinance in its posses f•• sion. The saloonkeepers are consoling ; themselves with the fact that if they . have to pay sl.O-iO they can raise the :: 'price of liquor and cigars, and get back - their money out of the pockets r l -of the man who votes. Tliere has "-been some talk about the brewers and big liquor men putting up their money for the poorer class of saloonkeepers, but the question upon the streets Is, S3 '^Are they able to? In January the "* city government will need every cent it eoa ' can collect in the way of licenses. The ' -saloonkeepers are. kicking . about this, V- too. They say it's hardly fair to compel "" "them " to pay for the public improve r ments of the city. }Wj CARLOADS OP FIREWORKS .. To Be Burned During the Carni '.' val Season— Minneapolis Man i for Fire Kin-;. Arranging the details of the pro - gramme for the winter carnival was the principal subject discussed by the di rectors of the Carnival association at j their meeting yesterday afternoon, and considerable progress was made in that , direction. Matters were not put in -shape, however, to justify their publica tion at this time, though the secret con clave lasted upwards of three hours. Chairman Robertson, of the committee on fireworks, reported that five car - loads of pyrotechnics had been secured and would start for St. I'aul the *20th of January. All the cars will be hand- decorated and upon their sides will be displayed large banners in scribed "St. Paul Carnival and Ice Pal ace, 1888." A number of special feat ures had been contracted for, but prob ably the most striking and brilliant ■-would be the. representation of a mi rase, something entirely new in the mat ter of pyrotechnic displays. There ■need be no" danger apprehended from falling sticks of rockets and cases of Roman c.indles, as the maker has in vented something original in the way of '■destroying the sticks and cases while the flights are in progress. >. Two hundred Indians were being ne gotiated for off the various reservations . contiguous to Minnesota, and war dances and other, tribal, observances would be given by them during the car nival season, while -forty tepees for their accommodation and comfort would be placed in position near the ice palace. There was considerable dis cussion of a proposition to appropriate money for the entertainment of visiting organizations, but it was deemed inex pedient to contract such an outlay as would be necessary and the directors vetoed the idea. Minneapolis was awarded the honor of having the fire king, but no one was agreed upon for the position, while the ice king will be chosen from amongst the citizens of ■Stillwater. Both patentates will proba bly be announced at the next meeting of the directors, and meanwhile the proper committees will consult with the future rulers as to their wishes and ideas of the celebration. WEDDED CHRISTMAS WEEK. _— — ■_ : . Marriage of W. E. Hunt to Miss Mary I*. Rumiiey. At 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon the j Church of St. Paul witnessed a pretty scene in the marriage of William Ed ward Hunt and Miss Mary Parker Ruin- Bey. The church was completely filled with relatives and friends, i and the ceremony was performed by Bishop Gilbert, a personal i .friend of the groom. The bride's dress was entirely ot white moire, pearl trimmings and decollete; long white veil, train and beautiful flowers. The groom in conventional black. The maids of honor were Miss Louise Follet. of Hastings; Miss .Mac Murphy and Miss Mary Washington. Miss Follet's dress was satin striped gauze, with moire trimmings. Miss Murphy's dress was of light blue moire, with crepe trimmings Miss Washington was dressed in white • lace and pearl trimmings. *:7- Of the groom's relatives, his mother wore a black silk. : ,*r-- Mrs. Cant, corn-colored brocade. ' Mrs. Bass ; brown silk, with passemen terie trimmings. . • Miss Mary Bass looked particularly pretty in a white albatross with moire NMik * :,'i_''i L- .::- "... A' V--:'; . Of. flHi-itrfilr'ti family, her mother was . dr(»»*?/1 ma black silk en traine, and '. filter. Mrs. Southall, wore a. Areas of ,: flower-wl «oirah. ■> ' .'■ " ., Mt.X'AwtU* Gordon was be-st'-man. ; /Sim: miurH.v.'f.a'.: Me*»r*' Wes.<>: Price. ' ittvmt'in*. Washington, Stanley Proud- i fit and Mat Handy of .Minneapolis. The w-'-i'j party proceeded directly to ; Mr*. Soiitjiall s rcftidence at M'j nam Park, wlirre they gavo a handsome wed- I ding supper last evening. Mr. and Mrs. Hunt will reside in Moorhead. IIIIOXLOX-SIIEHMAX. At 7 o'clock last evening at the He broii Baptist church, West St. Paul- Charles Henry Bronson, of Duluth, and Miss Ida Sherman were united in mar riage by the pastor. Rev. George H. Gamble. The church was nicely decor ated with evergreens and comfortably filled with friends. The bride wore a cream cashmere dress, brocaded silk. trimmed with pearl lace, and she was attended by Miss Emma Lawton and Miss Nettie E. Brcnson. The best man was J. M. Hawthorne. The ushers were A. M. Lawton and Mr. Boxen. After the ceremony an informal recep tion was given at the bride's- home to a few intimate friends, and at 9:43 Mr. and Mrs. Bronson left for Duluth, where, on Friday evening they will be given a reception at the groom's home. They will lie "at home" in St. Paul, corner of Louisa and Livingston streets, after Jan. 15. Mrs. Kinsey presided at the organ and the following persons at tended the reception: Mr. and Mrs. Heitt. Mr. and Mrs. Bronson. of Duluth, parents of the groom; Miss Nettie Bronson, sister of the groom: Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Graves. Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Lawton, Misses Wharrv. Mrs. Kinsey. Mrs. Withy and son. V. W. Lothrop, W. ].'. Hawthorne, Mrs. Woodbury.Miss Woodbury, Mr. and Mrs. Laird. Mrs. Minnie Hawthorne. TO BANQUET ITSELF. The Chamber of Commerce. After Entertaining" Hamlreils of Visit ing Organizations, Will Cele brate Its Own Birthday. Arrangements were perfected at the meeting of the chamber or commerce, yesterday' for an appropriate celebra tion of the twenty anniversary of the organization of that body, to held at the Ryan the evening of Jan. 10, 1888. A reception committee was appointed consisting of Messrs. Thomas Cochran, Jr., J. W. McCluinr. W. 11. Morton. A. S. Tallmadge, 1). 11. Moon and Lane K. Stone, and the programme agreed upon was a reception by President Blakeley and the ex-presidents at 8 o'clock, and an hour later a banquet, to be spread exclusively for members. Since Bussell Blakeley, now president of the chamber of commerce, drew up the articles of in corporation, twenty-one years ago, the presiding officers have been Messrs. J. C. Burbank and H. M. Rice. (Jens. 11. 11. Sibley, It. W. Johnson and J. B. Sanborn, in the order named, and sev eral of them for long terms or until they voluntarily resigned. During its exist ence the chamber has on various occa sions entertained hundreds of guests, but has never indulged in a reunion ex clusively f r its own members, such as the entertainment now under consider ation will be, and hence the tickets have been limited to 9oo, which can only be obtained by members of the chamber. Some of the subjects which will be touched upon during the reception and banquet will be the history of tlie cham ber of commerce since its organization: St. Paul of to-day, especially with re gard to its commercial advantages, rail roads and banking, and in a general way a resume of the history of the ad vancement of Minnesota since it was first settled. , For the New Jail Site. Another meeting was held by the jail site committee yesterday, but an ad journment was taken until next Tues day at ip. m., owing to the absence of Messrs. Kain and O'Connor. Six bids were received. Smith & Taylor's, War ner & Smith's, W. F. Bickers and K. D. Czeikowitz's bids are the nearest to the new court house. Mr. Bickel's prop erty is on Cedar street, opposite the jail, and adjoining Abbey & Alexan der's livery stable, and Czeikowitz's is on Fifth street, just opposite the jail. Following were the bids: W. F. Bickel. north ::; '.. feet of middle one-third of lots 5 and" 6, block 19, St.Paul proper, $30,000: K. D. Czeikowitz. lot 10, block 9, St. Paul proper, t^S-0~9; W. E. Bur ton, lots 1, 4 and north half lot 5, block 10, West St. Paul proper, $15,000; Smith & Taylor, fifty feet on Cedar by 100 feet on Fifth street, $40,000. livery stable property: Lncien Warner *. and ' Louis B. Smith, the northeast corner of Cedar and Fifth streets, 100x100, £891,000; John F. Eisenmenger, lot ft. block 23, Kice & Irvine's addition, £7.000: lots 1, 2 and 3 and east half of lot 4, block 1. Swing & Chute's addition, $35,000. GLOBULES. Bnnk clearances yesterday, $080.0-11. Diphtheria is reported at 300 Walnut street. l'l-l-orled at the health office yesterday: Seven deaths, seven births aud sixteen mar riages. Policemen Allen and Schramm were fined $10 each by Mayor Smith for neglect of duty. The case of Michael Xash for killing ('. P. ■fob ■■Ml will have the preliminary hearing Saturday morning at !» o'clock. E. Marcotte yesterday took out a permit to erect a two-story frame bowse and .shed on Martin, between Kent and Dale, §'_, 400. State Treasurer Bobleter yesterday for warded 537,1-5 to New York city to pay in terest due Jan. I, on the Minnesota railway adjustment bonds. Donations, especially of second-hand cloth ing, are requested fur "the Indian Christmas tree at the Church of the Good Sheperd, Thursday, 7:30 p. m. ■ . J. V. Frisbie, alias George O' Bunion, charged with burglarizing Paul Martin's residence, waived examination and was hlld to appear in $3,000 bail. All members of the St. George Suowshoe club are requested to report at the club rooms. :50!> Kobert street, to-night at 7:o' I p. in. in full uniform and snow-shoes. James Bennett, of Brooklyn, X. V.. yester day Bled a "service of process*' in the" officii of "the secretary of state, in which he design™ aled Michael Ilogaii, of Sauk Center, his rep resentative in the state of Minnesota. : Miss Carrie Estey, state organizer of the Young Women's" Christian Temperance union, will speak in the parlors of the House of Hope church this afternoon at 3.30. All young ladies are cordiaily invited to be present. The city missionary.' Bey. Irmscher, de sires to express his thanks to the people of St. Paul for the hearty response given to his recent request for contributions and dona tions tor a special Christmas remembrance to' the poor. ."-'>"•'.' One of the most popular singers that has yet appeared at the Bodega is Miss Bees Murrilli. a celebrated New York soprano. Her rej>etoire embraces selections from all the favorite comic operas, and the ballads with which she responds to an encore are ever timely and are always enthusiastically received and appreciated. Seven encores marked a recent rendition of "Home, Sweet Home." PERSONALS. L. B. Avery aud wife, of Marshall, have apartments at the Windsor. .-' --- s* Hon. 11. B. Strait, of Shakopee. was among the arrivals at the Merchants yesterday. James Brady, sui>erinteudent of the public schools m Caledonia, is stopping at the Windsor. George S. Seaman, of Leadville. Col., where he has extensive mining interests, is at the Kyan. ~ '-*,;; K. S. Munger. the Duluth capitalist, is in the city for a brief sojourn, with headquar ters at the Ryan. □Alexander Forties, of Chicago, who is pro minently identified with the educational in stitutions of Illinois, is at the Kyan. Col. David McClnskey, who has • been en joying a brief vacation at Cleveland among old friends, returned to the Kyan yesterday. Prison Inspector John F. Kocriah, of Has tings, is at the Merchants ana will probably remain there until the cold wave is ex hausted. ■■*'• ■ • Representative Thomas Wilson, after spending Christmas at Winona, came to St.. Paul yesterday, and will be at the Kyau for a day or two. ._ ■;.■.:_■■;■:'-•_._. -...,;-_ Dairy Commissioner W. J. Ives, who has been ill for several days at his residence in Hutchinson, is able to * be about again and put in an appearance at the Merchants. ■ ' - - The directors of the Real Estate Title In-; surance company yesterday elected Cortlandt M. Taylor, late of New: York City, secretary of the company. Mr. Taylor was" for many, years prominently connected with important business interests of New York, and- is well known to merchants. 'and financial, men of that city. * "■'['■ '— - -7*-s*'*«* *-Ay\ ;• Mrs. T. V. Hill, correspondent of the Lon don Post, arrived in St. Paul yesterday from Tacoma. Mrs. Hill has been away from her home in England for nearly 'four tears, and during lhat time has* visited nearly all (he countries of the Eastern hemisphere t ! Le is' collecting material for a. book iii Addition io her work as a correspondent. ( She v. ill re main in St. Pan! several days -and smdv.the variant p«*i:.isof iutere« .*la' I V.itd%b6Aihe city. ' •"-' • -r • ■ <.-^.-> .-» .* ■'A'A:*A: : ' ii : of every style and kind tIBID In the'list'of "Wants" you find. THE SAINT; PAUL DAILY GLOBE; WEDNESDAY; MORNING, f DECEMBER 28, 1887. TEXT BOOK TOPICS Discussed by the County Su perintendents of Schools in Their Convention. . ! Officers Elected—The. State Temperance . Text Book Law Overhauled. First Session of the Annual Convention of the State School Teachers. Addresses by Gov. McGill, President Kerr of the Coun cil and Others. "It is hard to combat the prejudices of certain localities against the tempei ance instruction," said Supt. Braley, of Winona count y, yesterday, "When Blame says tobacco is a necessity- — -." "Blame says so!'' fairly shrieked Gen. Beadle. "He says nothing of the kind." Supt. Braley produced a paper and was about to give his authority for the statement, when President Sperry ruled . the discussion out of order and every thing moved as calmly as before. The county s uperintendeiits' con vention had been called to order at 9 j o'clock in the morning, with a largely increased attendance over that of the I Monday evening session. The first hour | was devoted to what was called an ex perience meeting, and all who wished j were given abundant opportunity to air ! their views in the true old country de | bating society style. Gen. Beadle, Da : kola's ex-superintendent of public in j struction, was then introduced. The ■ general took for his subject, "The Township School System iii Preference to the District System," and delivered a carefully prepared address, advocating the claims of the former with great ear nestness. In the hiring of teach ers, especially, the township sys tem is far preferable, he said. The township system gives equal terms of school and regularly employed teach ers. The hiring ot teachers then be comes a matter of public importance and not a question of family preference or personal preference. The school district is too small to bind together the , township in the way it . should be. | Public sentiment may be established jin a township or county as | it cannot be done in a district. Build a 1 school house in the center of the town j ship with two rooms. In one room put ! an advanced teacher: in the other have j the younger pupils. "At the next ses- I sion of the legislature," he said, "a uni ' form township system will be put in , force in Dakota." Supt. Kiehle then introduced a I resolution providing for a commit ] tee to look into the matter of the | district and township systems and place the matter before the leg islature in the proper light- to secure ; some good results. This . resolution provoked considerable opposition, and was discussed by neatly all present. The discussion lasted until far in the afternoon session. KIiNoON" SESSION". At the afternoon session the discussion of the resolution introduced by Supt. Kielile was eoutinued,and it was finally adopted: An interesting address on "Common School Architecture" was I then delivered by Assistant Supt. Pen ; dergast. "The old log school house has gone." he said. "It served a purpose I in its time, and tilled a want that noth ing else could fill. The question is now," what shall be the modern school house." Charts aud diagrams of school buildings of different sizes and cost. were. then shown and explained somewhat at length by the speaker. A resolution was passed authorizing the appointment of "a committee from the convention to confer with a similar committee from the State Educational association, looking toward a consolida tion of the two organizations. "The Promotion of Temperance Instruction" was the subject next discussed. Super intendent Agnes E. Safley, of Cotton wood county, opened the discussion with an exceedingly well written paper, filled with suggestions looking tow aids the promotion of tem perance instruction. Supt. Braley, of Winona county, then followed with - a detailed statement of the success ofthe work in his county. He made the point that physiology and hygiene should be given the greater part of the time, and temperance instruction should play a secondary part. "The circular sent' out by the superintendent instructing the teachers how to prepare for teach ing," he said, "seemed to have but one thing in vicw,andthat temperance.* After passing a resolution providing for an annual assessment to be applied for the expenses of the annual meet ings, the election of officers was an nounced and resulted as follows: Pres ident, A. E. Engstrom, of Good hue county vice president. Miss A. E. Safeley, of Cottonwood; secretary, C. L. Greenough, of Dakota ; treasurer, L. A. Gregy, of Lyon: and superintendents Braley, of Winona, and Bice, of Wa dena, were elected members of the ex ecutive committee. Superintendents Warren, of Hennepin, Lainmers, of Jackson. Elliot, of Polk, and Lee. of Pope, were appointed a committee to confer with a committee of the State Educational association. The meeting then adjourned until 1:30 to-day. TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION. Annual Convention Opened in tho High School Last Night. The first session of the annual con vention of the State Educational asso ciation was held in the High school building last evening. The hall was well filled, a large number of teachers from all portions of the state being in attendance. The meeting was called to order by President W. M. West, of Faribault, n who introduced Gov. McGill. He welcomed the teachers in behalf of the state. "I am glad, said the governor, "to wel come you this, the capital city.on behalf of the state of Minnesota. lam sorry that I have been unable to prepare an address fitted for such au occasion. I had thought to get up some kind of a speech, but I want to tell you that the man who is governor" of the state has less time than any one else. If yon wish to cammand a thought, to have a moment of your own, I advise you never to bo elected governor of Minne sota. In looking over the history of Minnesota, of which I have a eeneral knowledge, I am quite sur prised "at the wonderful errowth of the public schools and the public school system of this state. We have just reason to be proud of our state in this respect She is second to none in her zeal for the progress of the public school system. She now has over S,OOO teachers engaged in the work of instruction in our public schools. Who can tell how great their influence far good? The position of the public school teacher is hardly appreciated as it should be. ' Again it' gives me. great pleasure to welcome you to this city.". Acting.. Mayor Kerr was then intro . duced, and on behalf of the city gave the association- a royal welcome. "The city of St. Paul,'.' "he said, "is glad to welcome an- assembly that represents a ■ source of true prosperity, civic and so-, cial. Far-seeing and great men estab lished the land system of the North west, and set apart a large fund for pub lic education. 1 have tbe highest regard .' for the men* and women fitted to teach. The. man who has. a beautiful thought and treasures it makes an awful mistake. h The only way . in whicli .you ' can preserve these .treasures- is to "im press them on the mind^-tJf^^ftthWs." - The colonel made frequent hits in* his short addtess, but none mere amusing ' than his description of the English graded school which he attended. This school was graded, he said, only in re spect to the size of the hickory sprouts used by the master of the school. * . BT Sll'T. HOWL. VXD. ! ** ' "The Recitation" was the subject of a somewhat, lengthy but valuable lee ■ ture by Supt.. George -Howland, of Chi cago. The speaker sharply criticised many of the methods of instruction in common use - in : the public schools to day. "lhe recitation," said he, "i% that about which all the productions of school life center. In it the pupil finds the rewards of well-doing or the con demnation of negligence. The recita tion shows whether the school is a place of development or of ignorance. The intelligent teacher soon discovers! differences of ; character and changes his methods to suit these differences. The power of memory is a great one, but the pupil who gets up ■ and repeats a page of history has done nothing. True thought is more than compiled tacts." The speaker closed. with an emphatic : protest against* the system . of "keeping ..in" pupils so • prevalent -in some localities. "Never." he said. "have ; I known a pupil to be reformed or bet tered in any way by being kept in after school.- 1 If "a man of that kind ever ac; X eomplishes anything it will be after the. school inarm and her methods have' passed away. . ':"- TO-l>AY's riiOOUAMMK. The association will hold three ses sions to-day, the first beginning at 9 o'clock, the second at 2 and the third at 7:90 p. m. At the morning session Prof. W. K. • Frick, of Gustavus Adolphus college, will discusss "Parochial Schools;" Prof. M. J. Evans, of Carleton, "Religious and Home Training in the Public Schools:" while Superintendent Stewart, of Roch ester, will open _ the general discussion on these two papers. At the afternoon session Prof. Gray, of St. Cloud, will discuss "The delations of the Normal Schools to the High Schools," and Supt. Gregg, of Marshall, will sneak on the topic/ "A System of State Certification." n. E. Holt, super visor • of music. Boston, will read a paper on "Anisic as an Educa tional Factor." At the evening meeting (Jen. Jenuisoii. of Bed Wing; will open the discussion on Mr. Holt's lecture.: All the meetings will be held in the High school building: and not in the capitol, as advertised. *,•*'. ....- ****» CHRISTMAS GAYETIES. The Churches Are Celebrating the Day With the Usual Festivals. At the Church of the Ascension, West St. Paul, last evening, the children of the Sunday. .school gave a Christinas carol service and were addressed by Bishop Gilbert. They then adjourned to a hall, where a large Christmas tree. containing 'sweetmeats, etc., delighted the little ones. About fifty children, their parents and friends were present, and indulged in an informal old fashioned romp and merrymaking. Be freshments were served and little can died things distributed to each child. It \vas quite a pleasant affair. "King Christinas receiving the other celebrated days' tjf the year." was the title of ah- entertainment given at the Jackson Street Methodist church last evening, the participants. in costume ac- I quitting themselves in a very creditable manner. Fred Miller enacted the role j of king, being-attended by Misses Bell, I Lucas and Kuhl as ladies of the court, Mr. Meeker as herald. Messrs. Derby. Shepherd and Swift as gentlemen-at arms, while the pages of the distill-'* guished' group were the tots. Misses' Bainey and Foster and Masters Forbes and Ilainey. Miss Anderson, to whose' efforts the uccessof the entertainment was largely due. received the most fiat--' Wring commendation for the novelty'! and pleasure afforded by this celebra-' tion of Christmas,'*' '" A Christmas celebration for the cliil-M dren of the. Sunday school of the First I Baptist church was given in the lecture j room last evening, a Christmas tree loaded with gifts being the center of at traction. There was enough for all.' teachers and pupils, and in addition to the toys distributed an immense con-" ; signmeht of confectionery was trans ferred from the tree to the capacious pockets of the delighted little spec tators. ••' "' * The waiters of the Windsor hotel sur prised Adam Pack, the head waiter, by presenting him with an elegantly up holstered blue plush rocking chair, which bote the inscription, "From your girls.who wish you a merry Christinas." A painting of a scene near Mendota, made last summer by Larpenteur, was presented to (Jen. li. 11. Sibley as a Christmas , gift by friends of that gen tleman. A MASKED GERMAN. Pleasant ; Entertainment by the s.. Paul German Club Last : Night.*-. 7 ; 7./ The St. Paul German club gave its third party of the. season last evening at Prof. Evans' hall. It was a costume germau en masque, and was attended by about thirty-five couples, Mrs. C. E. Flandrau and Mrs. .1. E. Bates acting as chaperones. The figures were twenty in number, of which ten were favor figures. W. V. Newell, in the costume of a harlequin,' was the leader, and per formed his arduous duties most accept* ably. The ladies were uniformly at tired in cream white cheesecloth, with white masks, anil the gentlemen ap peared in a variety of costumes, the customary black dominoes predominat ing. The favors* were selected more with an idea of 'furnishing amusement than of giving artistic effects, among them being mock chariot-, gailt adorned i wheels, tin trumpets and other toys. ; Seibert's orchestra discoursed ..sweet I music, and an elegant collation was -served at 11:80. at which time the masks were -discarded. - in addition to the members of the club Lieut. Tate. Lieut. Sturgis and Lieut. Ahem from Fort Snelling were present. XEW CORPORATIONS. A -Quartette '.Filed Articles With the Secretary of State Yester day. The International Oil company, of St. Paul, filed articles of incorporation yes terday. The capital is $1,000,000, and the incorporators are: W. S. Briggs. .lames Schoonmaker, E. Walther, J. W. Thompson and A. G. Briggs, all of St. Paul. Articles incorporating the Swart Silver and Gold Mining company, of Wabasha, were filed yesterday. The capital is' ! $500,000, and G. H. Swart. C. Jettison and William McDonald, all of Wabasha,' 1 are the incorporators. The Duluth Union Land company, of' St. Paul, filed articles of incorporation yesterday. The capital is 9360.000, and! the incorporators are: J. T. Odell, S. 7' It. Aiuslie. Lucie 11 Warner, J. L. Lov-' ering, A. I). McLeod, Hiram Backus," C. 11. Bathbuu. C. U. Stuart and O. C. ' Greene, all of st. Paul, and S. W. Mat- ; teson. of Decorah, Io.; N. P. Root, of Brainerd, and G. C. Howe, of Duluth. The C. 11. Ruddock Lumber coin of Minneapolis, also filed articles of ii;-' corporation. The capital is $150,000. ' and the incorporators are ('. 11. Rud dock of Chicago; J. 11. Henderson, 11. Meyer-ding, John Bock and G. C.Ripley, , all of Minneapolis/. / Mr. Kelly Much Better. Special to the Globe. ; New Yokk, Dec. 27.— Although callers i have been unable to see P. 11. Kelly at Hotel Normandie. during the past few days, he has so greatly improved that he was able to his bed yesterday; and to-day ' and "take exercise in his room. ..Dr. ; Cook, his medical adviser, said to a GLOBE representative to-night that the health of the patient would 'be completely restored in a few days* time. "The Early Birds." r; ... "The Early Birds"' caught a packed house at the Olympic last evening. The ; olio was very good, the - tumbling -of Girard.and Earle the best given so far r this year, while the, slack wire exhibition of Miss Adele Purvis was an unqualified success. But the -afterpiece was the* great feature of - the show, and once morfe'-Biliy Wells -distinguished himself iu the leading role. As .loluradab Jenk ins he kept the audience in a roar of laughter. - IT IS COMING EASY. Rev. Sara Smith's Path Strewn With Roses About This ; tv* r •*■.* Time of Year. '•:?]) His Followers Take Steps tO: Organize a Church and j r tili .:;: Pay His Salary; j; ■ -a He Will Get About $5,000 as a Starter as an Inde .» ■*«:•- . pendent Pastor. RBiI. A Committee Appointed to Settle on Some Basis ny/ :of Organization.. . —tl/fiT A-J ._. .• ' ,-*■ '' : I!ev. Sam Smith evidently knew what -he was about when he tendered his res ignation as pastor of the First M. E. church, and the resignation' was written with a "large and influential" object in view instead of on the impulse and heat of the moment, as some seem to think. .All the time the controversy was going on a silent current had been moving in the Rev. Sam's direction, known to him of course, and it finally tame to a head yesterday afternoon. About twenty-live well known citizens gathered in D. S. 15. Johnston's office, in the Union block, for the purpose of organizing a People's church. The gentlemen were of various denominations. Some were membersof the First M. E.-; and all were staunch friends of the Rev. Sam Smith, In • whose interests this move ment was Inaugurated, and who ,was present himself to aid *in the organization. Without loss of time j a motion was carried to organize a'Teo ple's church." and another motion to , hire Rev. Sam Smith as pastor was 'carried unanimously and with a rush. No salary has been named as yet,th6ugh it is thought the reverend gentleman will receive between 18,000 and *65,000 per year. A subscription was taken up right there in the office yesterday to pay his salary for the coming year, and this netted $2,900. As there are thrice as many mote people to hear from, who have signified their desire to link their fortunes with the People's church, and who must chip in a like amount, Rev. Sam will receive *.-,.(H>(> or more for the ! first year at least. A committee was j appointed at once, consisting of the fol lowing seven persons, to decide upon a. I'LAX OF OIK'AXIZATIOy ••.='. ■ ■'■ ; : and other matters relative Jo perma nent establishment-; Chairman. "Rev. I Sam Smith, and E. E. Scrilmer. .1. 11. Nichols. C. K. Marvin, E.J. Hudson, W. F. Craves and E.C.Long. Dr. Smith made quite a speech, thanking the gen tlemen for their kindness and showing the course he thought ' should be pur sued in the establishment of the church. The only way he alluded to the recent troubles in the two churches, as aired in 'the newspapers, was to thoroughly ex plain the matter from beginning to end ' and free the minds of those before him 'of auy doubts that may have lingered; there". He appeared to feel quite elated over the result of the ' meeting, -fid the rosy flush of triumph might have been seep on his cheek had one looked for it. lie refused to make any statement when questioned by: a Ci.oin: .reboiter, and referred him to Mr. Scrihner, who said: 1 "W.i have not yet secured ■ a place in which to hold services, though :we are ■•, negotiating for a (eitral ; location as a temporary house of worship, until bet ter arrangements can be made* A Sun-, day school will be established at once "on" St. Anthony hill, and ere long we \ylll!be fairly under way..*' It may be r some time before build a church." : 7' l \. , FIRE CO-»*MISSI*QNEItS. j,.; j E Improvements and Additions in I the Department Reported Last Night. " /' •; ;... ; . "77.7 •At the meeting of the bond of fire commissioners last night Chief Black reported that the two chemic ils had ar rived from llailoway, of Baltimore, and would be placed in service the first of the year. Commissioner 1 Prendergast reported the new • ' houses : - at Merriam Park and Hamline. fin r ished and ready for occupancy. Commissioner Freeman reported that the committee on wagons hail con tracted with George Mitsch for the building of anew hose wagon at 1450. The pay roll, amounting to*ll.<>£>.si), the final estimate on the building at Merriam Park, amounting to 12,290', and miscel laneous bills, amounting to about $2,000, were allowed. After the ' meeting ad journed the commissioners enjoyed a little sociability over their cigars and discussed the coming election of officers of the board. The election takes place in January. Mr. Prendergast will proba bly be the next president, unless Mr. Warner consents to accept a re-elec tion. »■■;■<-' NOTES PROM THE ARMY. Capt. John T. Morrison. Tenth cavalry, having been found incapaci , tated for active service, has been placed upon the retired list. . \ : r . .. - (apt. John W.J Pope has been, ap pointed to succeed Col. A. P. Blunt, as governor of the military prison; at Fort Leavenworth. Kansas. . .::••!.'• -. Maj. Lawrence S. Babbitt, ordnance department, lias been assigned to duty as chief ordnance officer of. the Depart ment of Texas, with station at San Antonio. ■ -,** ':-* ;"-:•— ■'■■■ Second Lieut. George P.- -Ahem,. Twenty-fifth infantry, of Fort Snelling. who has been spending a portion of the holiday season in Chicago;' returned to St. Paid yesterday. ".' ;i "" .i 1 " - Sergt. Thomas Donovan, Company E, Second infantry, dropped dead in front of his company quarters at Fort Marcy, N. M., on the "morning of the .sail inst.; cause, heart disease. ... 7 Maj. C. W. Foster, quartermaster U. S. A., has assumed the duties of chief quartermaster of the department of the ; Missouri, relieving Maj .'/ Gibbs, who goes to Washington, I). C., for duty. ! . .Ityrry Hunt, son of the late Col. L. C. ■ Hunt, of the Fourteenth infantry, has enlisted in the army and been assigned (to Company I, Fourteenth infantry. The young man is the* nephew ami ward of c Gen. H. J. Hunt, retired.. . The commanding officer, Fort Snell ing, Minn., will grant a furlough for .one month, to Private Thomas Johnson, 1 light battery F. Fourth artillery, with permission to go to Duluth, Minn.; and i will send Recruit John B. Als, enlisted ibj tlie recruiting officer at Fort Shell iiijr. to Fort Assinniboine. Mont., the •station of the troop— ll. First cavalry— Ito which he has been assigned. .• ;';,. .7 li The death of Capt. Bethel M. Custer, •TwiMitv-fourth infantry, occurred at 'Dtiftville, N. V.. the 22 inst. Capt. Cus {t*-** entered the army early in the war .•ofUlle Rebellion and won his commission ■irtdNH. His commission in the regular >aWiiy dates from ISCC, when he was ap- . glinted second lieutenant in the Thirty eighth infantry. His death promotes First Lieut. Morris C. Wessells to a cap taincy, and places a bar on the shoulder strap of Second Lieut. James' E. Brett. i' ; ■: -.' The Bold* Robbers. » . j ' -'■James Owens, charged with breaking Bergh's window and stealing seven watches, waived examination and was held to await the action of the grand jury in $3,000. Owens, George Adams, ' and Shields were arraigned for bur- . glarizing . Pannell's furnishing. .store, j Shields' case was continued until this .morning. Adams and Owens waived examination and were .. held in 6_ v OOO ■bail. .:A. -t--,--.. .*:•■; .■,',..-(,.•5 \" ■ :/;'; T Xot Legally Insured. .. •p- j 7- "if any one in" Minnesota,' V:said> In surance Commissioner -.• ShandreW, "thinks he is insured against*' fire in -Lloyd's,' ' of London, he . is mistaken. That corporation takes marine risks only. It has never complied with the laws of any of the states, and has no right to do business here. Its policies have been taken by many persons, who believed they were insured by the cor poration, when they were only under written by some of the individual mem : bers of ' Lloyd's. Some of these mem bers • have deposited money with .'Lloyd's,' but it is not liable at all for fire losses, therefore not the slightest : security to fire policy holders, who have simply to trust to the word of the indi vidual;' /7 Another Banking Institution. . .Hank Examiner Knox yesterday au thorized, the Yellow Medicine County ißank of Granite Falls to do a general banking business. Of the capital stock, $25,000 has been paid in, and the bank -will commence business on Jan. 2. The ' officers are : President, F. H. Wellcome ; vice president, 13. F. Pillsbury; cashier, Bert Winter. _____." , :; - Must Have Extinguishers. •- The railroad commissioners yesterday mailed another caustic letter to the rail way companies doing business in this state in regard to whether or not all passenger trains are provided with fire extinguishers. They ask for full infor mation in regard to the number of cars so fitted out, j the name of the extin guisher, and whether, all trains used in .interstate traffic are so equipped. STEAM HEATING A SUCCESS On the Through Trains ofthe Chi cago. Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway. .AA: y The experiment of heating trains by steam lias been successfully tested by only one Western line— Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway— and now the through trains of that company leaving Chicago every day at 7::I0 p. m., and leaving Minneapolis at 6:50 p. m., and St. Paul at 7:30 p. m.. are systemat ically equipped with steam heating ap paratus. No matter what degree of cold may exist anywhere along the line, an even temperature of heat is maintained throughout the interior of the train. r As rapidly as possible all through trains on the various other lines of the i hicago, Milwaukee A St. Paul railway will be provided with appliances for the "heating of its coaches by steam. DYSPEPSIA Does not get well of Itself; it requires careful, per j sistent attention and a remedy that will assist nature to throw* off the causes and tone up the digestive organs till they perform their duties willingly. Mrs. Bosworth, of Amherst, N. 11., after trying many • "sure cures" without benefit, found that Mood's Sarsaparilla hit the nail on the head and restored her to health. Anion;: the agonies experienced by the dyspeptic, aro distress before or after eating, loss of appetite, Irregu larity of the bowels, •wind or gas and pain in t!._ stomach, heart-burn, sour stomach, &c, causing mental depression, nervaus irritability and sleepless \ ness. If you are discouraged be of good cheerand try , '. Hood's' Sarsaparilla. It has cured hundreds, it win . cure you if you give it a fair chance. Messrs. C. I. Hood ,fc Co. . Ueutleineit— l was persuaded to try Ilood's Sana, parilla tori, iv wife, who lias lieen troubled within. ' digestion debility for several years, which had really tendered her feeble. * ■ • * Before she had taken the lirst bottle her health commenced to im firove. She is now taking the for Ui bottle, and her icalUihns steadily and pennaaen!l*r improved, and 1 firmly believe Hood's Sarsapnrilla is entitled to the credit. . GEO. W. IiOSWOUTiI, Amherst, H.H. . Prepared by C.I. HOOD ,t Co.. Lowell, .Mass. Trice , fl.iXi, six lor •Jo.oO. Sold by Druggists. LAST WEEK! ."" We shall Continue our Clearance Sale Only one week longer and invite in tending buyers to examine our stock. AUERBACH, FINCH & VAN SLYCK, 19 and 21 Bridge Square. COLLEGE OF SHORTHAND, TYPEWRITING & TELEGRAPHY SYSTEMS TAUGHT: ECLECTIC, ' GRAHAM'S, PITMAN'S. , Send for Catalogue. 77: . AMA C. DREW, 'I Hale Block. St. Pan? SHORTHAND, COMMERCIAL, ENGLISH, GERMAN Departments of the St Paul Busi ness College are vow open day and evening. Send for Circulars to W. K. MULL-IKE*, Corner Seveuth and Jackson Streets PATENTS! Caveats, Designs, Trade Marks, Labels etc. -Write or call. LANE & BARRETT, Room 3, German-American Bank Bldg. r ,-i*>-¥ '-• ST. PAUL. MINN. ¥. ■ 'i r Ai : ■ ___itx_____<f??' f ' 'Peer!*** Extension Table. wa______Wi Made only of led kiln-dried ■ p2S^|l Ash, Oak, Birch or Walnut, Pat 's ' ' II ellle 'l slide. Removable Legs. '" ■»••'*• I* The handsomest and strongest Sir. Anthony lR, ' le hl tbe m* rfc et. Send for •park, descriptive circular to THE ST. ANTHONY FURNITURE CO, , Ramsey County, Minnesota "\._ ..." .; , . ' PAUL, SANFORD & MER WIN. Patent Attorneys and Solicitors. Offices: 10 German American Bank Building, St. Paul; 657,6.60 Temple Court, Minneapolis; 925 F street. Washington. D. 0. 'A^^^_^^^__ m m\}. ' irMmi'l A SANDWICH OUT iw&i Of SEASON, -Apis^.fy I // > Not much of a season for / /llYjjmDK'f)J; > '''p7i °P en a * r concerts, much bet /// / I ~ I I\JA r ter season for overcoats. /// ftm\\ njr -> • Fur-Trimmed Overcoats and '4/ / 'li a) : I Heavy Ulsters are now meet • 1". A' I j ■/ i // ing 1 with ready sale, as it is a / *i(||| £/ / / / well-known fact that Minne /' Wi/([Aijj [. . — '// sota's coldest weather is yet ''"^sil.-^ ///Vo* If t0 cor:ne * Our assortment of h^-^y _ I ,r</ / i to come. Our assortment of """""""yw/v* J- i fine Tailor-made Winter Over • : / V \>v .' } coats is complete in many L~m -7^ \ \o *L / lines, so that customers can . '":- '*£!' '^7*^v% f\ have no difficulty in obtain • - " ; '■• - J '■ I _ 0 V' /C "M( w v ' l n §* a perfect fit and a good ik^ assortment to select from. •<» * One-Price Clothing House! CORNER OF THIRD AND ROBERT STREETS, ST. PAUL. JOSEPH NcKEY & CO. BEST MADE CLOTHIVG. WE HAVE NO BRANCH HOUSES. Models of Correct Styles ! Battler Bros.' Fine Ready-Made Clothing: of the finest and richest of Foreign and Domestic Fabrics, characterized by the very height of excellence and perfection in fit and finis h ■ ■' ['fsmef_si_mt_w_9s^__ *;•-• mst_ims^_^ss_i__i OVERCOATS! OVERCOATS! . ___________u____w_________i__9^_W__^S_\ __\_^ES____\Wm__\_________^__________% Every style and grade of Overcoats that are manufac* tured. Our exhibit the finest possible. In numbers remark able. The very best made. Elegant Overcoats in Black, Brown and Blue, at $15. Magnificent Heavy-Weight Over* coats, all prices, from $10 to $45. sattlerTbros, Popular Clothiers, PI FAST THIRD STREET. ST. PAUL FURS 1 FURS! -r.U-lloi r Uiio-I We can save you from 10 to 15 per cent on a SEAL GARMENT. We handle only the BEST grades, and will allow you to com pare with any garments from other houses. R.A. LANPHER&CO., 153 E. THIRD STREET, FOUR DOORS ABOVE MERCHANTS HOTEL ST. FAUX.. CANADIAN MOCCASINS xj-jgft^ The only Genuine in the city, lai fl§li3fjP| ported from Canada; all sizes in k*-^»^~* Children's, Ladies' and Gents', f jfcrit $ L 25 to $-- 50 for Best Mooseskin. Fl!>^* «^v» ** us c Thing for a Christmas Present QI^jP^^SCHLIEK & CO., 89 E. Third St., <ii^_ u ___uiii^^ Leading Shoe House of St. Paul for Fine Goods. ANTIQUE SILK PLUSH ROCKERS, POLISHED OAK CENTER TABLES, FOOT RESTS READY TO UPHOLSTER, \ ',*, BAMBOO EASELS. All in large variety, ready for Christmas Presents. Come and See our Stock. SMITH & FARWELL, 339 and 341 E. SEVENTH STREET STATIONER, Engraves Wedding Invitations, Announcements, Visiting Cards, Monograms Crests, Seals, Dies, etc. Stationery Stamped and Illuminated. Call and see the novelties in Staple and Fancy Stationery. Seaside Libraries. ■; jj 3 EAST THIRD STREET ST. PAUL. MINN. CLARENCE M. McLAIIV /. t:7*" -:V- ; W_3ol_*--3S_A_]_-__l CIGARS AND TOBACCO, 16 East Seventh Street. St PauL HIGH ART JEWELRY! DIAMONDS, WATCHES AND SILVERWARE. 7 E. A. BROWN, » East Third Street St. Paul. Expert Repairing a Specialty. "FINE TAILORING^" DUNCAN & BARRY A t:77 * ...,'' 30 East Third Street, St. Paul. ; \a.'S A : MONEY jITONITURE. At Current Kates of * Interest. Loaua i ___ EC TM" A r P r Ptrtr'ca» ' - - closed with promptness.' ££_♦ rTJn* „ „ _r . x -g*;*g*pf : -<■'■:■ }•• -.* .;■ in% \** vrf?-T. ■*.•-.- uieat Closing Sales all this week. . GaU PI AS3 If St* TUOOKIC and see the prices. . CLARK & THORNE, | NO. 374.DAYTON AVENUE. 310 Kobert Street. It will pay you *o call.