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*2 SAINT PAUL ■* CAUGHT IN THE BLIZZARD. ".'. French iiurk-sqiie company give a "matinee today arnil:'o»"s. * Court Steno^Mjihe'r "Hillman is suffering ■' "from an nttncfc of Toi'.sililis. ~ • Scarlet fever was reported to tile health de : partmentye^terthry-frooT 711 Bedford street. This is the last day on/which to pay water " ' r rates. " THE? supply miy be shut off irereafter with abort nbliciiVv:^--.-. --• Eobert Rail toiil.'iqf. the]. Northern Pacific i. traffic manager's department, had his ears t - bftdly f rozetrreaterttay morning while- going £."*" : from his home to" the office. John Ludgreii. for whom a bench warrant > was issued Tuesday, was arraigned in the '',; police court 1 yesterday and made to furnish ' 51,000 I>nil for his appearance today. - Mrs. Ellen N. Smith is very grateful to the boys of ' company^, the letter carriers, trie Cood Templars and other friends for kind ness shown her in a season of bereavement. ft Grand Master William K. Johnson will in stitute the new lodge, named Home-Lodge No. 195, I. O. 0.F.. on Friday evenin(r,March 11. at the hall, corner Fifth and Wabashc. All brothers invited. . ... The floating Bethel Sabbath school is greatly* in need of sever*! more teachers who will be in regular attendance,- and of chairs, benches or seals to the number of 250 sit tings. .■;,".' There was no meeting of the wheat inves tigation commission.- an adjournment having to betaken owing to the inability of wit nesses to be preseut. The commission will meet again this morning. - Yesterday was a bad <my to take an injured man from the union depot to the hospital in a patrol wagon.. The rtekim.EC ward O'Brien, needed the comforts of an ambulance, even had the weather been fine. • ' . ■ Sergeant Ph.ilcn.n bright young army man, ■ died at St. Joseph's hospital yesterday after nu illness of several days' duration. He was for a long time chief of the sisrnal corps at Fort Smiling, and was well liked by all his associates. I The. fire department had an unpleasant rhn.-e through 'he snow to 80 West Tenth street at o'clock last evening, where a blaz ing chimney nad seared the residents into believing that a serious lire wss in progress. It was quickly extinguished. The Central Y\ . C. T. V. will meet at the • Floating ISetlicl on Thursday. March id, at 3 ■ o'clock r>. m. All members of this union are . earnestly desired to bo resent, as business • of importance is to be discussed. A cordial : invitation is extended to all ladies interested . . in temperance work. One of sufferers In yesterday's storm was Henry Fchronan, of IS Bedford street, ii shoemaker, who slipped and fell on the pavement at the corner of Fourth and Rob ert streets, breaking his left leg above the " ' ankle. He was removed 'to the city hospital 1" the central patrol wagon. There was net a quorum present at the chamber of commerce yesterday, but. that fact did i!i>t prevent business being trans acted. A memorial w;is adopted urging con gress to pass bills providing for a reclassi lication of the railway mail service and an crease of the salaries of the emojoyes thereof. Rev. S. P. Warner, the clergyman who has absented himself ..from Sis home here for some time, has written to his wife from St. Louis, Mo., Faying that he will remain there a few days to rest up. It is reported that .Airs. /Warner's brother. Mr. Bronson, thinks the Clergyman has teen suffering from mental trouble. Horace Warner has gone to St. Louis to bring him home.- George D. Ilutrhiuson, a conductor on the Fast Seventh street cable line, was fined $23. In the municipal court yesterday for snatch ; ing a Derby hat from the head of John Nes rmrg, a passenger who boarded his car, and ■ because he could find no seat refused to pay fare. A slay of proceedings was granted, and the case will probably be appealed. At the borough election at luver Grove, Dakota county, Tuesday, the entire Demo . cratic ticket was. elected. The officers elect " •_ ire: Supervisors,; 11. C. Barton, chairman. ■ t Friei> McUrnty. ward Korfage; town clerk. >-, ':■ Ilenry . Gackstetter; treasurer. Matthew K'rech; assessor. Aln&iri Eagan: justice of peace, P. Barton; coirotnblc. William Bohrer. The meeting of the officers of the First !*£nnent wHs" V> li;rve been held at the armory last evening, but, % probably, on he-; --' Potint cf the March zephyrs, a quorum failed * to appear, itml no business was transacted. Among those who braved the storm were: Capti' r i&rn4«|^ l and. First ■ Lieuts. Iversoin, 1 'Ri-'inVr'Mott, Wnine and Johnson. Also t : First Lieut. McCiiire. of Stiliwatcr. The Catholic Truth society will hold its •econd annual meeting at Cretin ball tonight. ••;.. An aduress entitled ''What the Catholic "Churcli Hns Don^ for the Conversion of the , TTorldV' will", be delivered by .Rev. A. Chris , tie. and one $ii tilled i, "Progress nnd Truth ,'by Rev. J. C. Byrne. A choice musical pro ; ■ gramme will be given under the competent direction' of Mr. John F. Gehan. ' . : . ' Augustus Thomas' . beautiful comedy of . Southern, life, "Alabama," was . witnessed . end enjoyed at the Metropolitan last i night - ■by a surprisingly large audience, considering the. terribly inclement weather. .(■ L Paul has fully confirmed the glowing criticisms •which have been written of. this wonderful May. by all the leading critics ot this country. It is a play that should be seen more than once by. everybody who loves the artistic and ' beautiful. ■ •■ ■ ; - A. F. Gnuecr called fit central station yes terday with home news of the missing cattle buyer, August Ehiies. Mr. Ganger said that two families -whose names are Lardman and ' ■ Rupke, and who live in Sibley county, on tne . !>oo read, informed him that Eh lies was there' ten days ago and bought cattle of them, . * Inch he said he. was to ship the next day. • He was accompanied by a stranger, and re fflained with them but a few hours. : The in . formation throws a little light on the case, and an effort will be made to trace Ehiies from there. ■ . • ■ •/-•. J ~.. ' A large number of friends, including mem ■ bers of the typographical union r.nd Dis patch chapel, attended the funeral of John ■J. O'Connor nt the :' cathedral yesterday. - Beautiful floral tributes were among the tributes to the deceased, oue showing the .typos' "30" and another "J. J. 00.,". both designed in handsome flowers. The inter ment took place at Calvery cemetery, the olemu high, mass being' celebrated by Rev. *Father Casey. The pall bearers were Cor nelius Guirney, John Burke, John Killacby, . • Michael O'Keefe. B. I. McStay. Q. W. Dea cou, J. N. Rhodes and Frank Murphy. \ .... CAPITOL CULLIiVGS. ■ Fifty leases on mining property on the ' MesjQfcft range were filed with the state aud : itor yesterday.. ■- : Secretary- Hart .returned yesterday from 1 ■Moorhead. Plans for a fire-proof lockup at • that place have been submitted to him. The plans contemplate six cehs aud a corrider, "and a municipal couit room. '- \ Sripti Kiehle announces state institutes at 'Albert Lea. March 14: Winona, Windom, •Wabasha, March 21; Preston, Owatonna, . Luverne. Rochester,- March •'s; Heron Lake. ■ ■-Pine City. Madelia, April 4. and Cauby May 9. j The Farmers' Jit arch company, of' North ' branch, with a $10,000 capital stock, has in corporated. J. A. Rystrom, Anson Burlin gian, J. G. Ryder, Charles Kxtrand. J. L. ; Fitch, Frank Smith and August Samuelson are Uieineorporators. • ■' ... Inspector (.'asserly, of the state labor bu- . reaiu yesterday discovered a factory in.' St. i Paul in which the employes on the upper floor were locked in. The foreman explained that it was to prevent callers during business hours.-. The inspector ordered the . establish- ■ ment to put a stop to the practice. : The adjutant general yesterday accepted . •resignations of Charles F. McCJellau. second lieutenant Battery A, St. Paul, and A. F. Pray, first lieutenant 'Company A, Minneapolis, to take effect tomorrow. In accepting Pray's resignation the adjutant general compliment • ed him as having been "an efficient officer. The Drake Mantel and Tile company, of ; . St. Paul. With a capital stock . of $50, 000, in corporated yesterday. The incorporators -all reside in this city, and comprise Henry C. ' ;;•' Drake. William E. Andrews and Thomas S ',! TbmPkins. The company will begin busi "'■ ness March 16. The general nature of its ...busiress will be buying, selling. manufact uring crates, tiles, "fire-place fixtures and office furniture. ".'. ' The Mntual Life's Report for 18111. The forty-ninth annual report of the Mutual Life ; Insurance company, pub- 1 lisuediii this .shows greater re sults achieved in 1891 than in any pre vious-year of Its history, and maintains the proud position which this company bas attainext-Hi :'tlie minds of the dis : criniiuating: public as."Tfce greatest of all the companies." OLO-TIMEJLIZZABD. Citizens of Pioneer Days Dif fer About the Severity of Yesterday's Storm. Prof. Fletcher Williams Tells of a Terrible Polar Wave in 1873. How W. Pitt Murray Was Im prisoned for Two Days. Gen. Johnson Says the Genu ine Blizzard Is With Us Forever. Opinion was divided among old set tiers about yesterday's blizzard. Some say that it was the severest tifat has visited the state, while others recollected blizzards which they claimed to he of a more disastrous character. The full extent of yesterday's visitation is not yet known, aiul it will be some days be fore can be definitely ascertained the damage done aiid loss of Ife -if any. Un til then it is fu ti 1 c to make coin par i sons, but in the mean time it is not nut of place to lay before the public some of the notable Minnesota bliz zards. A re porter in t cr viewed four we!l-known old settlers — W . Pitt Murray. Gen. Johnson. J. Fletcher Williams and Mayor Smith. Mayor Smith is the only one who speaks of yesterday's blizzard as being the worst lie has experienced, and. it is singular to note, tlie others refer to three separ ate blizzards which impressed them as being the wildest which had passed over the state. Tlie story of each i.-> here presented: , MAN V^PKOPLE; PERISHED. The Memorable Polar Wave of .January, 1873. Prof. J. Fletcher Williams came to St. Paul in 1855. lit- was interested in journalism up to 1807, when he became the secretary of the Minnesota Histor ical society, a position lie still holds. Mr. Williams was seen at the capitol yesterday, and the raging blizzard put him in a reminiscent strain. ' He said: "The only polar wave which did any special harm in this state was that of Jan. 7, S and 9, 1873. It came on more suddenly and with more severity than there is any record of previously. The afternoon of Jan. 7 had been unusually warm and pleasant. All over the state people were traveling with their teams, suspecting no danger. Suddenly, with out a moment's warning, the air was filled witn an icy blast, and a furious cyclone set in from the north, laden with blinding particles of frozen snow. On the prairies, and even on the streets of cities, it was im possible to see more than a few feet. Those traveling over prairie road? were speedily bewildered, benumbed by the icy blast, and. becoming helpless, would sink into the fast deepening snow.there to perish. The" bodies of many were not found until spring. Children on the way lion c from school were fre quently lo*it in the same manner, and others lost limbs from freezing. 1 re member some boys and girls in a south western county had been several miles: from home in a wagon to a singing school, and were caught on r«- bleak prairie. They were out all that terrible night,, and when rescued, two days later, every one of them had their hands and feet frozen st« that amputation was necessary. They were brought .. to St. Paul a few weeks subsequently, where ; their piteous and helpless condition se cured a large subscription of money.'. In all, 70 persons in Minnesota lost their lives, three or four score of others were ■: seriously crippled, and 200 or 300 cattle perished. : Gov. Austin a few days after the blizzard sent a message to the leg islature, calling attention to their duty to provide. relief for the sufferers. The legislature promptly voted $5,000 for the purpose. . Ninety-four persons, in thirty four counties participated in this relief, their . surgeons ■ being com pensated out of the fund for caring lor 2 their injuries." • For reliable information about Iron-Mining, Stocks on - the New Messaba Range, address Frank 1. Tcdford. Duhiili. Minn. PRECISELY LIRE IT. Yesterday's Blizzard and That of 1854. Hon. William P. Murray was busily engaged in his law office in the Court 1 block yesterday afternoon. The bliz zard was howling outside: the snow 1 was beating against the windows, and; the few pedestrians on the street were' hurrying along to get out of the storm as quick as possible. In marked con trast was the scene in Mr. Murray's office— well-heated, cosily furnished; nnd admirably appointed room. Mr. Murray dropped his pen on the arrival of a visitor ami greeted him him with the remark : "This is old-time weather, eh?" cheerily adding: "1 enjoy it;": and he looked as if he aid. "Yes," he continued, in reply toques tions, "I've seen many Minnesota bliz zards, as many, probably, as any old settler now living." Mr. Murray located in this city in 1849. and has been prom inently identified with it since. "I have gone through some pretty tough blizzards," proceeded Mr. Mur ray, "and one I remember very par ticularly, it was on March 5, 1854. The legislature adjourned March 4, and the following day A. H. Cuthcart, of the German-American bank, and myself left the city for a visit East. There were no railways in Minnesota in those days— in fact, none this side of Chicago. We took the stage across the river— the depot was on the West side— and pro-' ceeded south as far as Farmington. It was called Willoughby's in those days. We ' had experienced very nice, open weather on our way down, and every thing indicated an early spring. We congratulated ourselves upon an enjoy able trip, when on reaching Willough by's a blizzard started, it was precisely like this— precisely. It raged without intermission for two days, and was the toughest experience that I can now call to mind. The driver of the mail coach attempted to get away on the second day, but after going a mile or so had to give up and return. 1 don't know whether any great damage was done, for, as soon as possible, we continued our journey and 1 did not return for several months." "This blizzard is exactly like the one of '54," pursued Mr. Murray. "It came on just in the same way. We had a balmy, springlike day, and within" twen ty-four hours every track had been obliterated, snow drifted and made the . I roads impassable, and to venture out into the storm only meant to court death. 1 was telling some of my friends yesterday, when they were boasting about the weather and what' they were going to do. that winter was not over yet. The Minnesota blizzard gives no warning; it comes when you least ex pect it. Of course, I've gone through hundreds of blizzards since" that of 's4, but 1 remember ■ it most distinctly be cause of the two days' imprisonment at Willoughby's, . and the circumstances attending this one bring it more vividly to my mind." THE SAINT I^.UI.vJWL¥ GLOBE: THUESDAY MOEXIXG, MARCH 10, imz. HERE TO STAY. Gen. Johnson Gives an Account of n Terrible Storm. (Jen. lie* \V. Johnson came to Minne sota in 1849. when, having graduated Jrom West Point, he was at once ele vated to brevet second lieutenant, and assigned to the Sixth infantry at Fort Snelung. He remained there a year, when lie was ordered South. His per manent lesidence in St. Paui, however, dates from 1808. Gun. Johnson has, therefore, had a long experience of the Minnesota climate, and when seen yes terday at once acknowledged that the blizzard was up to the established stand ard, ile proceeded: TJja climate may be undergoing: a change, but the severity of the genuine blizzard is with us forever. 1 do not remember to have experienced a more disagreeable one than that which has just swept over this state, unless I ex cept the one that rush«»d down upon our city on Jan. y. 1880 or 1881. 1 remember; the mercury indicated 10 deg. above zero, but the wind was strong and car ried the snow in blinding sheets into the faces of those exposed to it, so that in the city it was difficult to keep the sidewalk, or even the street* Through out the suite there-w ere many deaths. Parties became bewildered in going from their houses to their barns anil were lost, wli He those who happened to be on the prairies eitlier perished or had their teet, hands or ears frozen. My recollection is that over 100 perished in that storm. "The blizzard of today came upon U9 with the mercury at It deg above zero, but was no less severe than the one of 1830 or 1881. I fear that the casualties of the former will be equaled by those of the latter. ".Soon after the blizzard of 1880 or 1881 farmers conceived the idea of mark ing by posts or other.de vices the neigh borhood roads, but these landmarks have long since bepn obliterated, and we have been free from terrible storms so long that the country was doubtless unprepared for this one, and hence 1 fear that many persons will be found to have perished* or suffered great bodily harm. "1 am inclined to think it will be some time before this country is really what it is said to be— the 'banana bell' of the L'nited States." THE WORST YET. Ma} or Smith Never Experienced More Severe Weather. "I have been here thirty-nine years," said Mayor Smith, "and I have no rec ollection of a blizzard quite so wild as this. Upon the hill it is extremely se vere. The wind rushes on at the rate of forty miles an hour, 1 should judge, and it is a mighty cold temperature,too,mak ing it almost unbearable. Yes, I am sure it is the worst blizzard I ever expe rienced. 1 remember the great blizzard of 1574, but it was nothing in compari son. Then in April, 1332. we had a heavy fail of snow, accompanied by driving winds; but the temperature was high, and one did not suffer, although it was about an impossibility to get from place to place. The street" cars were all distributed along the different lines, un nble to move till the next day. And the very day I landed in St. Paul a blizzard was prevailing. It was the Ist of May. 1852, and a more homesick man could scarcely be imagined. But it was uot :old, however." .•,... Turkish Baths. Basement German-American Bank Building. Fourth, corner Robert street. Jpen all night. THEIR MONEY WITHHELD. V Sioux Band Want the Governor's Intercession With Uncle Sam. Gov. Merriam will entertain a distin guished group of Indians, members of he Bde-wa-kaw-ton-wan band of Sioux, xmiinencing at 11 o'clock today. These Indians are located on > farms in Birqh doolie. Renville county, and I Low^r sioux asrency, Redwood r coonty, and all vrll'call on Gov. Merriam with a view '• osecuritighrs assistance in pushing a J •laim 'against the government. They : (laim that i«* the year lSo(S their fore- 7 atliers.or trie Jifead ehrefs, made a treaty r vith the president, whereby they re eased a large portion of their reserva ion land in Minnesota. • A similar reaty was made in ISSS, but the pur :hase Drice of the latter was to be kept >y. : the government in trust for he progeny of the IJde-wa-kaw-ton-wan, )i''"l)wellers-by : the-Lake'" families for i period of fifty years. " There are sev eral of these families now residing in South Daitota who have appealed to Senator Pettigrew to aid them in bring ng their claim before the iuteiior de partment: The senator has taken up he matter, and success seems so certain ;hatthe Minnesota members of the tribe lave decided to file an application for heir quota, which will Ik', if allowed, at bout the rate of *500 per male Indian, uid possibly interest on that amount since 183 G- It is probable that Gov. Merriain will refer their application to Senator Davis." : "; Turkish Baths. Basement. German-American Bank Building, Fourth, corner Robert street. Open all night. .... - . •• . INDIANS ON THE ROAD. Bishop W hippie Agrees to the ... Visit to Washington.; The delegation of .Indian. and clergymen of the Episcopal church from White Earth, iv -company with )G. B. mid .L. 11. Beauliau, left last evening for .Washington, D. € to see the : Great Father. They had telegraphed Bishop Whipple for permission to go, and yes terday received a response from Jack sonville, Fla., by wire to the effect, that he would offer no objection if the com missioner of- Indian affairs wanted to see the delegation and would pay ex penses. The delegation had decided not to go after being selected by their tribes unless they had the consent of a bishop of the church to which they be long. The delegates will bear their own 3.\penses if the commissioner does no pay them. r ..; '.-..- Turkish iiaths. Basement German-American. Bank Building, Fourth, corner Robert street. Open all night. ■■'■•. •: •.••& • ' ' ■ ■ - " ; : 1 An Engine Derailed. -. . A passenger engine of the St. Paul & Duluth railway was derailed yesterday afternoon at a point between Carl ton and Mahtowa, about thirty miles south jf Duluth. .The engine was pulling the ;rain due here at (5:55 p. in. . The acci ient*proved to be only au ordinary de -ailment, and but for the storm it could lave been cleared- a way quickly. At it ,vas, the line was opened during the lignt. While no definite cause for the accident was arrived at ; by the officials, he general report was that a broken •ail was at the bottom ot it. . * " WORTH & GUINEA A ' box." | PAHJLESSc-mTOTUAL. > : '.'.";*- •: for azl ■•• - BILIOUS INERVOUS I DISORDERS, \ M as Sick Headache, ; j^ Weak Stomach, < r Impaired Digestion, i L. Constipation, J Disordered Liver, etc. $ ? Of all druggists. . ; Price 25 cents a box. .£ . New York Depot. 16s Canal St. ' "34 * GAILEO A__LOTTERYT Suprejne Court Sits Rudely Down on the Clubbing Scheme. It Also Reverses Itself in the. Matter of Railroad Bonds. Important Deposition in the Suit to Recover Boom Island. Sheriff.. Bean Brings -aeK*: Webber, the Gay Eloper. j :X Frank C. Moran, the Minneapolis tailor arrested and convicted of dojnj; a business that was in violation of the lottery laws of Minnesota, will have to pay the fine prescribed by the Minneap olis municipal or the Hennepin county district court. 'Mora n's scheme was to have forty men form a club, ami, by paying ?2 down, take a chance at secur ing a §40 suit of olother at a drawing to be held that or the following week. Of course only one of the forty could se cure a suit that week, but the thirty nine remaining ones might put up SI each and take a chance at the drawing for another suit, and so on. As soon &s a man was lucky enough to draw a suit, he dropped out without paying in any more money, and when a man had paid in $40 he could obtain a suit of dollies, no matter whether he held a lucky ticket or not. The scjieme was satisfactory to the lucky fellows, but the unlucky ones soon commenced to make trouble. One of the latter hap pened to be L. L. Ilammcii, in Kooin 010, Boston block. Minneapolis, who had Moran arrested under section 282 of the penal, code, relating to the lotteries. The lower court held Moran guilty, and imposed a tine. Moran appealed, but tlu; appeal availed him naught. Justice Vaiiderburgh refers to tltt! matter at length in his opinion, and among other things/says: "There was an anangement for a drawing by lot, and the so-called "cou pons" answered to lottery tickets, en titling the holders to participate iii the chance of winning property of much greater value than the sum paid for the •'coupon, 7 ' and the fact that the holder had the option to receive in goods the amount already paid would probably operate only as an additional incentive to purchase the 'coupons' in aid of the lottery scheme. It does not take tha scheme out of the statute. "They were not bought in order to got their lace value in goods. The vi cious element still inheres in the transac tion, rations come, into it with .the hope and chance of winning a $40 suit by lot for the price of a "coupon.-" The sale of the ticket gave the purchaser the chance to obtain something more than he paid foivanditliat became an extra inducement for tiio purchase." The syllabus is a lengthy one, ai»d' carefully reviews every, point ralsedt lj>y tlie attorneys fur the defense, and undi-r these are a good many more "business transactions" in the Twin Cities, arid otlier Minnesota towns, that can be termed lotteries. It reads: State of Minnesota, respondent, vs. Frank c. Moren. appetlaut. Ordec -.denviug a iiejw trial affirmed, ami-case remanded. VaNdekbUkgh, J.i Under the statute, ' Penal Cflde.section 282. any scheme f<)f tho distribution of property by chance among persons wlio liavj.' paid, ot agreed to pay, a valuable consideration for the chance, is a Jot-; tery. ' ■ -, i The statute is., intended to reach,a!ll. deyioes. in . the. ttbture. of lotteries whatavef fofin;, a.iVd,' thjj courts, wilLlc l-, irate mr.evasioiii'for the continuance! of* flip mfsciiief, which it is: intended';' remedy-.' ; Where "clubs" of forty persons eacfo were fortred by a ruerChant tailor tor the disposition of suits of clothing, each of the stipulated fsvlue of $40, by lot, wider nominal contracts of purchase, the price to bejjtmr'nr 'weekly install ments of ?r each, sncii payments en titling the holders of tickets to partici pate in weekly l>y lot, with the chance of securing goods of the value of S4O at any drawing without further additional payments than the weekly installment, then paid, held a lottery within the statute. Members enter into the scheme with the chance and hope ot winning $40 by lot for the price of a ticket. A provision in the contract that each member of the club should eventually receive a suit of clothes, when he should have paid $40, if not previously drawn, or that he might- withdraw at am' time and receive "the value of money paid in on said contract in merchant tailoring," does not make the scheme any the less a lottery, or take it out of the operation of the statute. The sale of each ticket gave the purchaser a chance to-obtain something more than he paid lor. REVERSE!) ITSELF. Supreme Court Takes a Flop-on a Bond Case. A case in which the supreme court re verses itseif is the case of Asa Guelford vs. The Soo Railroad Company, a test case to compel the Soo to pay a $25 mortgage coupon bond, one ot many Held by Guelford against that company. The bonds have a term of stipulation in the trust deed providing that no suit shall be brought until after a requisi tion shall have been made ou the trustee mentioned in the bonds. Guelford, how ever, disregarded the stipulation and brought suit. The case was decided against him in the trial court,and which court was sustained by the supreme court in a decision handed down July 28 last. Lusk, Bunn & Hadley, of St. Paul, then become interested in the case, secured a reargument, which has resulted in the supieme court reversing its own judgment of July 28. and de claring that Guelford has a right to re cover on his bonds. The point made by Lusk, Bunn & Hadley was that the original decision affected every railroad bond now floating in the United States, depreciating their value by practically making them non-negotiabie. The syl labus of the supteme court follows: Asa Guelford. appellant, vs.Minueapolis,SauH Sic. Marie & Atlantic Kailway Company et aL, respondents. Order denying a iieiv trial reversed. Vandekhitkgh, J.i Syllabus or Renrgumer.t— A mere re cital in a bond issued by a railway com pany, negotiable ou its face, that such a bund belongs to a series of bonds se cured by a trust deed of the property (if the company, whose absolute obligation it purports to be, held not sufficient" tfo destroy its negotiability or to put thje bona tide, holder upon Inquiry as to the <'xi*tf nee of conditions in the deeH qualifying the terms of the bond dr Mtrcimg nis ntrht to maintaiu a suit sit law thereon, upon default in the pay ment thereof when due. No Special Rights. Thomns M-ackellar. appellant, vs. Anchor Mamifacnirhic -Company et al,, respond ents. Oider affirmed. Yandekecrgh. J. Wher« a iranufacturimr eompanv domiciled in another state entered into a contract with an agent for the estab lishment of a branch of its business in Wiis state,under which he carried on the business iv his own name, witJi thfc knowledge ami consent of the company, ;iinl under which be contracted; a large ' amount of indebtedness and therefore n ade an assignment for the benefit of nis creditors, held that a creditor of 'l>e company Was not entitled to a mel orence over the creditors of such agent Uv r<-. s'.i. of the fact that moneys re ceived from the company had been used ... vi& business or in the purchase of the assigned property before the .indebted ness to such creditor had occurred. . TITLE TO BOOM ISLAND. Anson Northup Makes Startling Statements Respecting Its Own ership, According to the sworn testimony of Anson Northup. of Smith avenue, this city, the oldest living settler in Minne sota, Pat Callahan is riot injustice enti tled to the sobriquet "The King of Boonr Island." The island referred to is located in the Mississippi river, in the heart of Minne apolis. Many years ago it constituted a small farm, but of late years lias become very valuable pr6ptrty. It is used at present iii part by lum ber firms to which to attach booms for the! '• ;,-. - ... - purpose of .catching timber. It Is about seven ".acres in extent. ". """ !, ,An action involving .title to the island has been commenced in the Minneapo lis district court by Jefferson P. Saun . ders *et . al. - against the Minneapolis Loan and Trust company, the Minne apolis ; Boom company, E. W. Backus & Co. and Nelson, Tenny & Co. The Loan and Trust company claims .the island through a pre-emption right. The other companies claim the right to attack booms thereto. Jefferson P. Saunde'rs claims title ; thereto . through ; his father. Hiram Saunders, "and has begun an action in ejectment aginst the defendants named.Some time before the Minneapolis Loan and Trust company brought an action against other claim ants to quiet title to the island, but, failing to show good title in itself, the action was dismissed. In that case facts were developed that induced the present suitor to seek to establish his claim. It is claimed that the pre-emp tion claim of the Loan and Trust coin-' pany is invalid because it" was tiled in the land office of Minneapolis, which was in another district from St. An . thony Falis, and the island beiug east of the channel of the river should have been .pre-empted in the St. Authony district. The sworn testimony of Anson North up has beeirtvvice taken ; relative to the ownership of the land, . and "develops an interesting state of 'f acts. Being an old man, his testimony I was taken to be preserved for future use. and his deposition was also taken at his home on Smith avenue a few days ago, to be read- in evidence in the pend ing suit. Anson Newt hup deposes that in the "fifties" Hiram Saunders built a log hut :on the island. The island is nearly circular iv form, and four gov ernment sections cornered near the": center thereof. Saunders was a lumber man, and built " the hut on these cor ners evidently for the purpose of claim- .; ing the four sections of land. He pre empted the island in 1554, and, after" building the hut. slept in it at nights and drove- logs on the river during the u>y. ,:• . ; .--,„■..,;. '■•,.,-.■ The records of the register of deeds at Minneapolis contain two deeds of the island nuuiu by. Hiram Sauqders to the defendant, .Anson Nortliup. ; One of them is dated Oct. 27, 1854; the other April 4, 1850. There is-- also another deed of record: from Northup to Frank jijn-. Steele, dated in ."' ( itss6. As •to the ileed of Oct. 185* t to Northup, that gentleman swears he : , never saw it, ji«?ver paid anything for it and did not , $jdow that it was made. He also swears that he* never since received title to the ■ filaud from Saunders. As to the deed ) him by Sauuders of 1850, Northup §£ys that it Was notislgnecl by Saunders or his wife Ellen, f and ,in connection therewith makes. , a;". serious , charge against Parsons, \yiio lived in Minne- '• fiplis at that time. He testified that at . at. time Franklin Ste.ele was in Wash nigton .-■ city aim was negotiating $' sale of lands to Boston - 'Specu lators. He wanted Boom island, and wrote to that effect to Northup. \Vho in turn went to 'Parsons, the at H)rHeyviiatned. r 'Parsons drew up a deed for tu'e"i«la'mi to NoHfhiip, fergiied * 'Mimes of Hiranv 1 ' ai.'d'Erien ? 't3auhders {hereto and got a niaii named - Morgan to witness the signatures; aufl then sent the deed direet'to Steele in Washing ton. , Northup and Ben Gray both swear, that Saunders wasrio"ii^JHiei; woods .150 miles from Minneapolis or on Loug Prairie river driving - togs • for some weeks prior to and" atter the date of the deed. North up swears Ji« .;■ saw Parson ; write the names of -Saunders and his wife to the. deed. He also testifies that when Saunders came to Minneapolis and learned that the deed had been made out, as stated, he threatened to prosecute Parsons. Northup states un der oath that he had never had any legal title to the island, and never paid anything therefore. .'. ; , r , . Tnrkish Batbs. Basement German-American Bank Builtlinsj, lourtli, corner liobert street. Open all night. IN THE LAW'S CLUTCHES. Sequel to the West Side Elope ment — Arrest of Webber. Sheriff Bean returned yesterday aftcr noou *from Eau Claire, and with him was Fritz Webber. The sheriff left in search of Webber Monday evening, and captured his man yesterday noon as he was e*iterine; a hotel in Eau Claire with Mrs. Faruholz and her littfegirl. Web ber at first denied his identity." but the sheriff, by asking the little girl a few questions, was soon sure that he had the right parties, and placed a pair of iron bracelets on Mr. Webber. The history of the whereabouts of the guilty pair since their elopement on March 3, as learned by the sheriff, is as follows: The morning they left the city they went to Minneapolis. This was only a blind, however, as they re turned to St. Paul in the afternoon and went to Beldeuville, Wis., a small vil lage between Ellsworth and River Falls. Here they remained until last Monday, when they returned to liud son aud put the boy ou board a train for St. Paul with a letter for his father, and. taking the little girl, left for Eau Claire. The sheriff traced them to a hotel in that city, but th«y had only stopped there a part of Monday and removed to another lodging place, ile kept a con stant lookout until his search was re warded yesterday noon. The woman was greatly disconcerted over her lover's arrest, bin informed Mr. Bean that she would not return to St. Paul. It is prob able; however, that she will change her mind and return to her husband, wno, ( it. is stated, is ready to forget and for give now that Webber will be punished. This warrant which the sheriff took "With him charged Webber with embez ztiiii; the sum of $4S thnt had ■teen intrusted to him by Vorwaerts Lodge, 1. O. O. F. Webber was one of the trustees of the lodge and the money was given him to deposit in a savings bank. He is accused of embezzling smaller sums In addition to this that ?had been given him for a similar pur ,#pse. Besides these offenses Webber £opk $150 of- Contractor Latham's money a^d a costly revolver from the same warty. The complaint charging him With embezzling the lodge funds was sworn out by August. .Hohenstein. After Sheriff Bean had escorted him to the Eau Claire depot and was waiting for a train, Webber asked to be allowed to step into the toilet room. The sheriff informed him that he might do so, but he would first search hhi\ He found a loaded revolver in the man's pocket. It >is more than probable that Webber in tended to kill himself, as he made uo attempt to leave his seat after he had been relieved of the revolver. • Sample Chocolate Free. A postal addressed "Menier, New York," will secure samples of their de licious imported Chocolate with direc tions. Oscar B. Hillis, clerk of the United States circuit court, is in Chicago. lie will return tomorrow. FIELDTMAHLER &GO. A BARGAIN. Among the Printed China Silks which we are selling at —50 CENTS— are many pieces marked down from 75 cents. '..'.-' DRESS GOODS. ;. • ; Wool Dress _- Goods '.are always the main \ feature .> of the business. ;\ Our ■- pur chases, are in the main from first hands — direct from the makers, both in this and foreign countries. Our large operations enable us to make our purchases' in this manner. " This results in two im portant advantages to our customers. Larger stocks and better selections. Lowest prices. 25 CENTS. All-Wool Dress Goods in stylish Plaids, full 36 inches wide, at —25 CENTS— a yard. . The ordinary price of similar goods is 50 cents a yard. They are warranted pure wool — every thread. '; At 50 cents a yard we show hundreds of pieces and dozens of styles of . All- Wool Plaids, Stripes, Fan cies and Mixtures. They're almost as handsome as many of the imported fabrics, and will mak up beautifully. All-Wool Cheviots, with corded ; stripes, . 50 , inches wide, ,75. cents a yard. Five yards will make a dress at a cost of $3.75. . This, you know, is one of our favorite prices. ."c""^ " ; ."X,.-7;.r ".'.■ NOVELTIES. •-• ■'■ •■'■' : : Paris Novelties are shown in styles radically different from those , of any former Reasons. .New effects in in Plaids* Cords, Crepes, , ; and , Fancies in artistic colorings and weaves. ; Of many styles only five or six dresses have found " their way ;to - - this country, and only one dress to Minnesota. : :n None ;of them - : can ; r be duplicated. Prices range from $12 to $40. • Gamers Hair Diagonals in two-toned effects are ex tremely fashionable. Width, 48 inches. Price, $2.00. ' Satin Stripe Cords, $2.00. Railway Cords, 42 inches wide, $1.25. . . H§: ' Wool Crepons, 42 inches wide, in a full line of colors, $1.25. Camel's Hair Suitings in | all the new spring , shades, 50 inches -wide, $1.00 per yard. $M COTTON GOODS. Cord Crepon, a new dress fabric, . 50 different styles,. I2^C. : v : , v ; Imported Batiste, lighter than Sateen or Gingham, perfectly fast colors, in light and dark grounds, 29 cents a yard. Actual retail value, i 40c. t;^)^- India Dimities . and Fayal Batistes, r beautiful designs and. colorings, at 15 and 17 cents a yard. This class of goods sells ordinarily at 25 or 30 cents. 200 pieces of _ Zephyr Ginghams at 15 cents a yard. They are made in this country, though you would hardly suspect ' it. Not quite so fine, but almost as. some as those from the hills of Scotland. ; Fine Scotch Zephyr Ging hams, direct importations, 500 different patterns to se lect from, at 25 cents a yd. . Mail - orders promptly filled,- •■■ :, V- '-, - :: } Field, Mahler & Co Wabasha, Fourth and Fifth Sts. Spring is fickle. She went back on us Yesterday. Nevertheless, we had a Cood day's business. When we are satisfied That Spring is here To stay, we will Tell you more about Spring Clothing, Hats and Furnishings. BOSTON One-Price Clothing House, Third and Rober': ■ Weather t day: Fair and colder. . ■ pirn We received yesterday a .'very complete assortment of Children's Reefers In new cloths. The shapes are much the same as those : of last year, bat the cloths and trimmings are quite, different, and will give a great deal more service. We have them of All-Wool Cheviots in differ ent weights, "and plain cloth i in navy and cardinal.. We also have the popular Cape Newmarkets Gape Gretchens ! For the different ages. Handsome Jackets for Misses of 14 and 16. Our stock of New Garments for women is very large, and includes elegant styles in imported CAPES, MANTLES and JACKETS, of which there will be no duplicates received. We have NEWMARKETS With MILITARY or '1 TDOli CAPES )f new.f iotbs, entirely different in jtylp ail vas;ly superior in quality 0 I'm £r£at majority of those that ire offered for s lie. - Remember our great sale of WoolOressCoods Ye are selling stylish fabrics at : ; very low priee3. -: -^ . ■. ■ - ■, . -Zj,^ ■- ~ - . ■ _ ■ ■ ■ rtiiid and Minnesota Streets, ST. PAUL, MINN.. FORWP 1 Ull iBLJfi I i My three-story: build-; ing northwest corner of Jackson and Seventh. WM. LINDEKE. THE MUTUAL LIFE Insurance Company OF NEW YORK. RICHARD A. McCUßDYVPfesidefil Statement for the Year Ending December 31, 189 Assets, $159,507,138.68 Reserve on Policies (Amer ican table 4 per cent).... 51 10.963.322 00 Liabilties other than re serve ..; 507.849 52 Surplus 12.030,967 Hi Receipts from all source?.. ;{7, 634,7 34 53 Payments to policy holders 13,730,711 80 IJisks assumed and" renewed, 194.470 policies 607.171. 501 00 Risks in force. 2-5,5 pol icies amounting to 695,733,461 03 Note— The above statement shows a large -increase over the business of 1890 in amount at risk, new business asumed. pay merits to policy-holders, receipts, assets and surplus: and includes as risks assumed only the namber and amount of policies actually issued and paid for iv the accounts of tug year. ...... The Asse's Are Invested as Follows: Real Estate and Bond and Mortgage Loans 181.345,540 49 United States Bonds and other securities 57.G01.455 78 Loans on Collateral securi ties 10,223,903 90 Cash in Banks and Trust Companies nt Interest.... 5,070,153 03 •Interest Accrued, Premi ums Deferred, etc &. 206.063 l!) $159,507,138 68 I have carefully examined the' foregoing statement and find the same to be correct. A. N. Watekhouse, Auditor. From the surplus a dividend will be appoc lioned as usual. Report of the Examining C ommiltes- Oflice of the Mutual Life Insurance < omtvarn of New York, Jan. 25, ls;»j. At a meeting or the Board of Trustees of this Company, held on UicSfd day of Decem ber, ultimo, the undersigned were appointed a Committee tocxatuhie annual statement for the year ending December :i, 1W)1. and to verily the tame by com par with tho asset;, of the company. The Committee have carefully performed the duty assigned to them, ond hereby certify that the statement is in all particulars, cor rect, «mi that the assets specified therein are in possession of the Company." In making this certificate" -the Committee bear testimony to the high character of the investments of the Company and express their approbation of the system, order; and accuracy with which the accounts and vouchers have oeen kept, and the business In general is transacted. 11. C. YON Post, • Robert m:« kit,. Okokge Hi i-,-. - ,i, ii. Hzßtiu JILIEXT. DAVIEs, D. C. UOSIN3UK, ' .: JAS, ( . Uoi.KK.N. ■ •; ROBERTA. CIUAXNISS. Vice President ■VYalteh I?. f;n.i.i:TTK. fieneral Manager, . Fkkkkiiic CJBpjrwux, Treasurer, ••■ fijiouv McClintock," Actuary. E. W. Mil SON. ■ Managers for Minifosotn auflld^Va?"'' P. If. Daly. W. G. De Vol. Whitney Wall. ■ J. C. Wall, Special Agents. -."• Globe Building, - - St. Paul, Minn. ■ If. M. Hart, General Agent, National Ger man-American Bank . 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