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b WHIZZING WHEELS. They Were Turning: for a * Long Time in C. Reed : Dewey's Brain. "< THE STRAIN WAS TOO MUCH. Peculiar Love-Lorn Bent of Mind Resulted From the : " Whirl. PESTERED A YOUNG LADY Who Never Spoke to Him, and Now He IsGDini to aa Asylum. C. Reed Dewey, an architect who had an office in the Manhattan block, has ii ,*; of wheels in his head that double discounts the clock-work in the cra nium of the worst type of religious crank or. love-sick swain, for Dewey combines both, and to such an extent that he was yesterday adjudged in sane, on examination in the probate court, and was ordered committed to the asylum at Rochester. The case is an interesting one on account of the fact that one of the leading families of the city has been compelled to have Dewey arrested. For three years, past Dewey has been making love to a young lady in this family against her will, and his attentions finally be came so annoying that there was no alternative but to have him arrested. She was a Sunday school teacher in a certain church attended by Dewey, and, though he had never been in troduced to her, never talked with her or been given any reason to think that she knew, or cared anything at all about him, he began writing let ters to her, and continued to do so ever since, besides annoying her in various other ways. A whole stack of letters written by him was brought into court. He also had written A BOX FULL OF LETTERS that he never mailed. Drs. Riggs and Sweeney. were the jurors in the case, and after the statements regarding Dewey's conduct were ' made by the father of the girl and other friends Dewey took the stand and was told to go ahead and mak? his statement. He went on, and, in an apparently honest manner, gave the whole story, or, at least as much of it as was necessary to enable the doctors to judge as to his mental. soundness. He confessed that he had continued to pay his addresses to the young lady, though he never had any reason to think she would be likely to reciprocate. In fact, the dif ference in their social positions was so great that he. could not expect it. The first time he ever noticed her was when she moved up the aisle in church to her seat. He was in the gallery, and her charming personal appearance, and easy, graceful move. ments were. too much for him. He was impressed on the spot. About a month later he approached herywhile she was standing talking to some one in the church at Sunday school. "As I came close, she gave me a look that sank into my very soul," said Dewey, "ami my will gave way. I completely lost all control of myself, though I did not know 'who she was. I was religious, sincerely religious. I had never thought of getting married, for my position in life had not yet seemed to warrant it. But when I went home I began to pray for a wife. I thought that young lady was just the v/oman I wanted. I believed God 'would send me anything I prayed for." ;■:.,■: , Here Mr. Dewey put his hand before his eyes and sat for almost a minute without saying a word. "Excuse me," he finally said, and then put his hand up again and sat for another spell, as If to collect his thoughts, or offer up a little prayer. :'YYAr-Y > "Did you ever have any vision?" was asked. • "Yes, to bo candid, I did have a vis ion; but it was not the one that has been testified to here against' me." . "What kind of a vision did you have?" •:;■"-.;'.■■• 7 "Well, I had a vision of this young lady one night when I came home from a party and lay down in bed. I saw a picture of her very plainly." In answer to the question as to whether the young lady had ever talked with him, Dewey said she had not. She BOWED TO HIM ONCE and smiled while riding on a rising car. He thought she seemed to" give him some encouragement. He knew he could not afford her as good a living as she was accustomed to and ought to have, but he felt that she was enough of a woman to be satis- lied with what he could give her. "I feel tHat some one has been lead- ing me," he said. "Who do you think has been leading you?" was asked. "I do "not know. I have an Impres sion that it might be the girl's father." When questioned further on this point, Dewey did- not seem to know what he meant by some one leading him. He said, it was simply an im pression. Then he was questioned about his family and relatives, all of whom live in lowa, he said. He stated that none of them were subject to any nervous trouble. His folks were all unkind to him, he said. But ques tioned further, he did not seam to know why he thought so. It was simp- ly an impression. "I kissed my sister once, and she said it was a Judas' kiss," he went on. Then he started to say something else, but began to cry. '••■ "What did you have in your head when you wrote this: The mills of the gods grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly fine?' asked the court, reading from one of the letters Dewey had sent to the young lady.- "Wheals," put in Stan Donnelly, un- der his breath, to those sitting near him. . Dewey went on to explain that he had enemies whom he did not know. "How do you know you had enemies* if you did not know them?" was asked.' "Well, everybody has enemies," he *_-»■»■ ! ; ; — : ' ■ ' Beecham's pills are for bilious*- Beecham's pills are for bilious* ness, bilious headache, dyspep sia, heartburn, torpid liver,diz- ziness, sick headache,bad taste in the mouth, coated tongue, •loss of appetite, sallow skin,etc, when caused by constipation ; and constipation is the most frequent cause of all of them. t Go by the book. Pills i c*!- and 25*. a box. Book free at your druggist's or write B. F. Allen Co., 365 Canal St., New York! An *.-,*.» ;•.*,'<■_ mora lbs*. ..coc.cco 10-.-. replied. "I had enemies I knew of and enemies I didn't -know.; of." * -V When questioned further he said it was an Impression. 7-,- .y'7.- .; . The doctors decided .that he was in sane, and he will be sent to the asylum. immediately. Dewey' is 7 thirty-seven years of age and the young, lady is twenty-five. ■: Y *YYY*YI *'■■'' '•''''■■Y 'Yl GAS-PIPE EXPLOSION . * "-;*-" Calls the Fire Department to Robert Street Bridge. An alarm sent in from the Third and Robert box about 7:40 last night called the- fire department to the Robert street bridge, where a small blaze had been - staffed. The; fire evidently orig inated from a gas-pipe explosion, las a sharp report was heard a moment before the fire was seen. The sidewalk around the gas lamp was charred con siderably but otherwise the damage was slight. 7.- 7 7 ..-. Protection for Trade Marks. Protection for Trade Maries. Judge Nelson in the United States court yesterday granted to; J. G. B. Seigert & Hijos a perpetual injunction restraining Welz, Mangier & Co. from infringing on .the former's patent on a certain kind 'of bitters. The defend ants are not allowed to ; put up any bitters or cordials, in such a way as to convey the impression that they were put up by the complainants, or .to in any way infringe on their signs, wrap pers, trade marks, cards or "other ar ticles used in putting up the. bitters referred to. . . : — The Irvine Estate at Auction Tomorrow at 2:30 p. m. at the front door of the Court House, Fourth street entrance. • ■*-— OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE. Miners Intend to Stop Work in the Pittsburg; District. 7.' PITTSBURG, Pa., May 9.— President Cairnes, of the miners in this district, announced today that he would proba bly call out all the miners in the Pitts burg district inside of a week.. He in cluded in this all the mines now pay ing the union price. ' He proposes to have the miners' camp around the mines of the New York & Cleveland company, at Plum Creek, ' and ■" those of the Pittsburg & Chicago company at Snowdcn and Finleyville. j Mr. Cairnes said: "An agreement has been en tered into with the Illinois operators to establish an equitable mining scale all over the country. The Illinois min ers have been granted the 69-cent rate, with the check-off system, whereby the minsrs will in reality only receive CO cents, and the nine cents will be paid to the miners in this district to carry on the strike. It has become a mat ter of national importance to stop the work in the Plum Creek 'and Snow-fan mines. They are the scumbling blocks to a settlement everywhere. We ex pect to establish a fair rate of wages, and the Illinois operators hope to get control of the lake trade by this move. With the money we get from the Illi nois miners we expect to establish camps about the Plum Creek and' ■Snowden mines, so that the non-union men will have to pass through our camps in order to go to work, and we can win them over. There will bo about 5,000 men in .each camp." WESLEY DAY. Chicago Methodists Celebrate Third Annual Observance. CHICAGO, May The third annual observance of "Wesley day," in mem- ory of the founder of the Methodist church, was celebrated at the Audi- torium by the Methodists of Chicago tonight. Despite the high tempera- ture the big building was packed to the doors, fully 5,000 people ' being present. . 7.7; '. T. 7' '■'■' After a few introductory remarks by President Charles E. Piper, of the Methodist Social union, Mayor Swift made a short address on the work ac- complished by Wesley and h_3. follow- ers, and was followed by. Rev. Will- iam F. McDowell, chancellor of the University of Denver, who spoke on ■".The Relation of Methodism to Social and Civic Problems." President War- ncr, of the Nicaragua canal board, followed with an address upon" "The Influence of Methodism in the Organ- ization and Development of Our Gov ernment." An address by Dr. E. A. Schell, general secretary of the Ep- worth league, -upon "A . Layman's Movement," closed the evening's pro- gramme. Between the addresses mv- sical numbers were rendered on the great auditorium organ, a chorus of 1,000 voices taking part. -*****. ;: LOVE AND ROMANCE;: LOVE AND ROMANCE. These Elements Conspicuous in a Runaway Marriage. -; - ' ,„« SPRINGFIELD, 111., May 9— A romantic wedding occurred here to: ay. Ulysses G. Altheimer, of Pine Bluff, Ark., met Miss Sophie Scharff at.the Union depot in St. Louis this morning and accompanied her to : this city, where they were married by Judge Kane, leaving for Pine Eluff this after- noon. They had met three months ago in St. Louis. Fearing parental opposi tion, Miss Scharff left home this morn- ipg, ostensibly for school, but by pre- concerted arrangement met Mr. Al- theimer and accompanied him here. The groom is the son of Louis Al- theimer, a wealthy planter of Pine Bluff and a prominent . Republican politician. The bride is a daughter of A. Scharff, and is a tall, pretty brunette. .7-77-77 Three Mills, in the" Combine. MILWAUKEE, Wis., May Mil- waukee millers have finally come to a conclusion in regard to the consolida tion plan, which for the past two months has caused so much talk. It can now be. finally stated that the com- bination will include only three of the - seven Milwaukee mills. These three mills are: The Jupiter, of 1,300 barrels capacity, owned by Bernhard Stern & Sons; the Phoenix, of 2,500 barrels ca pacity, owned by the VE7. Sanderson Milling company, and the Daisy, of 2,000 barrels capacity, owned, by the Daisy Roller Mill company. «_»■ : — . Special Sunday Train. Speeinl Sunday Train. On Sunday, May 12th, the St. Paul & Duluth R. R. will run a Special Train to Taylor's Falls and : return, making all intermediate stops. This train will leave St. Paul Union .Depot 8:30 a. m., arriving White Bear 9:00 a. m., Forest Lake 9:26, Chisago City 10:03, Lindstrom .Center City 10:16 and Taylor's Falls 10:43. Returning, leave .Taylor's Falls 6:18 p. m., arriv- ing St. Paul : 9:05 p. m. Low round-. trip summer excursion rates are now in effect, tickets • good three days for return. . , Col. Sells. Widow Marries. . KANSAS CITY.Mo., May!).— In Kan sas City, Kan., - thi3 evening,- Simon Greenspan, a money broker of To- peka, Kan., was married to Mrs. Al- len Sells, widow of the late Col. Sells, of circus fame. The . wedding, which was a quiet cue, was : held at the home of Mrs. Edgar West, a life-time friend of Mrs. Sell*.. . Rev. Dr. Wells performed the ceremony. Mrs. Sells. is said to be the richest 'woman In Kan sas. She. is fifty, years old, while Mr. Greenspan is forty. 7 . — - — ■__**■" -'■ Pipestone Gets the TonrnamentV Pipestone Gets the Tournament. PIPESTONE, Minn., May 9.-The j firemen's tournament is to be held in I this city. July 2, 3 and 4 have been de- cided on as tho uatts. for the affair. 7 THE SAINT PAUL DAILY GLOBE: FRIDAY MORNING.7 MAY 10. 1895. MAYBE FUN AHEAD! The - Sunday Law Observance League Will Hold a Meet- ing Today ''/''■''. TO ELECT THEIR OFFICERS "And to Take Measures to Meet Present Questions," Says the Call. MAY GO INTO THE COURTS. Place of Meeting Not Pub- lished, and Leaguers Are 77 .Not Talking*. A notice handed in to the GLOBE yesterday reads as follows: "The members of the Sunday-Law Observance league will meet today (Friday) at 4 p. mi, to elect officers for the current year,' and to taka measures' to meet present questions." No name is signed, nor is the place of meeting stated, but it is very likely that the members of the league under-' stand where the meeting is to te held and also what measures are to be tak.n "to meet present questions." { It is not unlikely that resort may be had to the courts in an effort to pre vent the playing of Sunday ball games. Whether this would be by injunction or by warrants sworn out under the state law cannot now be stated, for the reason that those who might be supposed to know refuse to talk. 777' A Poisonous Mist. . - This fitly describes miasma, a vapor ous poison which breeds chills and fever.bilious remittent.dumb ague, ague cake, and in the tropics deadly typhoid forms of fever. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters prevents and cures these com plaints. Biliousness, constipation, dyspepsia, nervous and kidney trouble, rheumatism, neuralgia and impaired vitality are also remedied by the great restorative. Eloquence Interrupted. During a political campaign a well known lawyer in a Western state was addressing an audience composed prin cipally of farmers. Like a wise speak er—and a shrewd candidate— he tried to suit his speech to the occasion. . In a tone which he evidently con sidered both cordial and honest, and' with a winning smne, he began: "My friends, my sympathies have al ways been with the tillers of the soil. My father was a practical farmer, and so was my grandfather before him. I myself was born on a farm, and was, so to speak, reared between two stalKs of corn.". ' V Here his eloquence was rudely inter rupted by the trumpet tones of a far mer in the rear of the hall. : ;7rV "Jimminy crickets!" he shouted, "if you ain't a pumpkin!". Y:-'---YAr The house "came down," and the candidate, for the moment at least, was sadly embarrassed. • I". The Elusive President. -: " Chicago Record. '• 7 The Trust Magnate's -Secretary- Here's a man at the door, sir, who wants to know whether your company has absolute control of the market. I think he's contemplating an invest ment! 7 ' - - ' r.:.:' . - >•. The Trust Magnate— Certainly we control the market. The Trust Magnate's Secretary— But" he may be an investigating agent from congress. . * The Trust Magnate— Then tell him that the story about our controlling the market is a slanderous falsehood. Tobacco in the Tube. The customs officials at Dover re- cently eyed very curiously one of the bicycles of a party of. returning tour- ists, and upon closer inspection it was I found that the inner tube's had been j removed from the pneumatic tires and ! the entire space around the wheels stuffed full of the very finest Turkish cigarette tobacco, which in the United Kingdom is subject to a very high duty. While the officer opened the valves of < the ' wheel ' the owner beat a hasty retreat, leaving both wheel and tobacco to the tender mercy of the British government. —-. : Bitter. . V;,' "" -Bitter. Washington Star. "She's an excellent judge of an- tiques of all kinds," said one girl. "You know she admires anything of that kind intensely?" "Yes," replied the other, "and it goes to show how inconsistent some women are. She never tells anybody her age." .7 777 Not Satisfactory. Washington Star. "Did you manage to explain to your wife why you got home so late last night?" said the convivial friend. "V— yes." . -.-■' "What did she say?" "She said she wished I could be a little more original." -, - - Gresham Doing Nicely. -WASHINGTON, May WASHINGTON, May 9.— Secretary Gresham has had a very good day ' and is reported by his physicians to be doing nicely. Representative Hitt was a trifle stronger throughout the day and is more . comfortable. His physician . is hopeful that the patient may yet rally from the extreme weak- ness- which characterizes the case. The oppressive weather has a bad effect i on Representative Cogswell and he . was not so well . today. •*" — - — ■ — Historical Hoosler Dead. ■ FORT WAYNE, Ind., May 9.-Hon. A. H. Hammond, an early settler,' prominent in Indiana history, died to- night after a.brief illness. He was sixty-one years -of - age,- had been- a member of the Forty-fourth and Forty- fifth congresses and held other promi nent places. __ " — — This is I-'ro nil sing. WHEELING, W. Va.,: May 9.— The Wheeling Iron and Steel company and the Riverside Iron .'- company today i made a straight "-advance of 10 per cent in the wages, of all their em- ployes. Twenty-three hundred men in both concerns are .benefitted. . Loyal Legion Banquet. DETROIT. Mich., May 9.— Nearly two hundred Michigan members of the Loyal Legion.;, attended - the " annual banquet given at the Russell house tonight. 7 Among the speakers of -the evening were Lieut.' Commander Park-! -■ hurst, ex-Senator Palmer, Hon. Don M. Dickinson, President Angel, -of Michigan university, and Col. Duffield. of Detroit. - * City Official Acquitted. ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 9.— The 1 trial 7 before the7co**fe-ioh council of - Albert MeClark, president of the board ■of public i works :of - this city, came to a close this- afternoon ; when -Mr. :Mc- . Clark was acquitted " of the charges of : bribery and official misconduct. Forty Per. Cent : Returned. -V ' NEW YORK,- May The govern : m-iiit :. syndicate ha-* returned today.. 40 per cent of the money : contributed to underwrite the last . government loan. The amount in the aggregate ■ thus re- turned is about 812,0C0,000. r : -;7r -- , r.'- - -V, ,— ' V . : : ;i 'HOT- MAY WEATHER." HOT MAY WEATHER. Several Places in -Kansas Go on Record. V :. KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 9.— To- • day Kansas, '.- as U3ual, came to the-» front in the matter of ; : violent f ex-> ■tremes, the thermometer recording 103 degrees at Atchison, and 95 and under. at dozens of other points. Concordia-} which last winter ran a close race in. below zero descents with Q' Appelle;. N. W. T., ran up to 100 in the shad?,* while at Lawrence the 94 point was reached. This - is- the hottest . May t weather recorded in Kansas for years.* In this city 90 was the limit. The hot spell will be hard on ; growing crops,-. which in many, instances were already] badly in.need of rain. Ccoler weather;* with slight rains \is j promised for to- morrow. :> The fervid condition is partially occasioned by what the weather bureau calls "a trough of low barometric pressure extending from Lake Superior to Dodge City, Kas., with an area of high pressure over the Southeast and another located in the Northwest." WOMEN SUFFRAGISTS. Michigan Association -Elects Offi cers and Passes Resolution***, SAGINAW, Mich.,' May 9.— The election of officers of the Michigan ,Womans* Suffrage association result- ed as' follows: President, Mrs. May Stocking Naggs, Bay City; vice president, ' Lilla A. Bliss, Saginaw* - corresponding secretary, Mrs. Helen P. Jenkins, Detroit; treasurer, Mrs. Emily B. Ketcham, , Grand Rapids ; member for Michigan of executive board of National American Woman Suffrage association, Mrs. Martha E. Root, Bay City. Resolutions were adopted urging each political party to declare for equal participation in government by men and women; ad vocating appointments of matrons of ' police departments, and employment of a fair proportion of women profes sors at : the university. The conven tion closed with tonight's -meeting. : . AN EMERGENCY FUND. , International Machinists Discuss the Creation Thereof. CINCINNATI, 0., May 9.— The day . was" spent by the International Ma- chinists in their convention in secret session 'considering grievances. Ap- peals from decisions by -the executive board of matters referred to it last year were considered and the board. was sustained. A scheme has been: started to create a $60,000 emergency;" fund within a year and is under con- sideration. • A Chicago committee ar- rived here tonight to compete with. Cincinnati for ' the establishment of national headquarters. The selection now lies between Cincinnati and Chi cago. It will probably be settled to- morrow. '*; "■ FIFTEEN CARS WRECKED. ; Spreading; of Rails Causes a Dis- Spreading of Rails Causes a Dis- r ' astrous Run-Off. :;" A.. • MUNCIE, Ind., May ' 9.— One of the most expensive wrecks that has- curred upon the old Bee ' line division of the Bif Four occurred two miles' from Farmland today. Fast-bound freight No. 9, running forty miles an hour, was ditched by the spreading of rails. The engine and six cars passed ' in safety but the next eighteen: cars were piled in every direction... Fif- teen of the wrcked cars were... re-. f rigerators - loaded with dressed beef. It if- know that seven tramps were on the train, but all of them except one I turned -up.' He is believed to be in I the debris. .■-''* A PROTECTORATE- 7 i Nicaraguans Now Advocating | Nicaraguans Now Advocating Its Establishment. 7 - . (Copyrighted, 1695, by the Associated I Press.) •"..'■ *. .• V,'. MANAGHA, Nicaragua, May 9, via Galveston, Tex. — Many prominent Nicaraguans, . some of them being in high official 7 positions, are _*jj openly favoring the establishment by the United States of a protectorate over Nicaragua, or the incorporation of the country into a great republic. They declare that peace and prosperity would then result, the wonderful rich natural resources of Nicaragua would be developed and a financial system be organized by which all of the countries j just debts would be) canceled. ■ -7 WATER WAIST DEEP. Cloud. Burst Makes Things Uncom fortable for Residents of a Mis- sissippi Tow... JACKSON, Miss., May 9.— News reached here tonight of a cloud burst late :. this . afternoon at Hermansville, fifty miles from here on the Natchez, Jackson & Columbus railroad. It was stated that the town had been flooded, the water being waist deep. "It is im possible to. confirm the report on ac count of pcor telegraph facilities. OLD SOLDIER SHOT. Paid Money to Procure a Job, and Is Killed for Wanting* It Back. . CHICAGO, May Alexander 'Nich- ols, an old soldier recently discharged from the army, was fatally shot this afternoon, and James B. Leckie, the superintendent of an . alleged private r j police bureau, is locked" up, charged' ' with the crime. The shooting took place in the McCormick block late this j j afternoon. ,Lecki«l denies the' shooting,-1 j but Nichols is positive in his assertion, '■ and the known facts seem to substan tiate his story. He claims that Leckie ' agreed if or. $150 to give, him a job as; ' night watchman, but that he never. j got the situation, nor could he get his '* ! money back. He finally. offered to fight' Leckie "at any place with any weap^ on", for the money, and when he called i at Leckie's office this afternoon •___£■' 1 latter shot him down. Leckie has been accused of swindling people before. -,; r DURANT WILL FIGHT. .7 Promises to Make tin- Greatest Legal Battle in the Stated- His- tory. - ■ - V- "- .'->-- SAN; FRANCISCO, May 9.— even- ing paper published a statement made jby Theodor .eDurant . to . friend, An j which the man charged .with the ; mur der *of the j girls Sin ' Emanuel \ church, j said he .would make the greatest legal battle in the history of the [state,, arid . I expressed his confidence regarding the I outcome!, predicting that 'he would -! soon be a free man. In addition to the : - three attorneys already engaged for the defense Durant has retained a well ■ known . criminal lawyer, 77 ••*' George i Knight, and says the 7 case will be I pushed to ;; speedy trial. Durant;: is j studying medical books, and says upon j his release he will continue his course until graduation. 7; 7 ; - _-^- NOMORECUTRATES Western Lines Met and Western a Lines 7 iMetV 0 and I Agreed Upon a Restora- ■ '■ YYYyIYI. V^Vvtion.^;'"'*^*.''-''^'^." <> * ..■■■' -■ — —.":'-' 7 Ayr :y BECENT. DEMORALIZATION; RECENT DEMORALIZATION V' 77; V ■—■ ~Y':^"' '" i .- ■-..-. ■:■■- *- • -»- ;■- jGaused by Inauguration of Caused by Inauguration of j the Homeseekers' Exbur- L; ,- sions •- -- -'* » TO BE AVOIDED IN FUTURE. "Ken-Dollar Rate From Denver jlfen-Dollar Rate From Denver i-.7 to Missouri River Points Y '. Expires May 19. CHICAGO, May 9.— A meeting of CHICAGO, May 9.— A meeting of the Western lines was held today, and . steps were, taken to prevent, the de- moralization which has been creeping into the rates ever since the inaugura tion of the homeseekers', excursions. The present East-bound rate of $10 from Denver to the Missouri river ex pires by limitation on May 19. It was decided that - all. other cut rates, whether made because of the home ] seekers' excursions or because of the Denver-Missouri . river rate, \ should .be dropped on that day. No further cut rates will be allowed, and steps wiil be taken to prevent any reduction in the regular tariff through the business of the two additional excursions, which are yet to be run. Before the meet ing convened there was some fear that the Union Pacific would not abandon its i intention of making the $10 rate from. Omaha to Denver, as well as from Denver to Omaha. The Union Pacific, however, showed that it had no intention of demoralizing rates, and it moreover made out a very strong case, in backing up its assertion that the cut in the East-bound rate be tween Denver and the Missouri river was due more to the fine work of some competitors of the Union Pacific than to anything done by that line before. It agreed entirely with the resolutions, providing that the markets should be cleared and all manipulations stopped on May 19. AYY^YAY WHO IS LIABLE. Chicago Terminal Operation!! Furnish a Dispute. MILWAUKEE, Wis., May 9. — The culminating point in the triangular dispute between the receivers of the Northern Pacific, Chicago & Northern Pacific and Wisconsin Central over the liability , Incurred in the operation of the Chicago terminals came today, when George P. Miller, acting for the Northern Pacific receivers, filed sep arate. objections to sixty-one claims growing out of the operation of the ter minal property. The amount involved is but slightly over $60,000 : but [in the litigation following, In the proving of the claims, the question as to who shall pay the amount, together with other i large sums involved, \. and the ' main question in. dispute will be settled. There is no contention as to the valid ity of the claims against the compa nies, the question being, and it is • a j big. one, just who JLs*. liable. In several j cases, objection is made as to the exact ; amount of the claim, but the differ ences are not material.: 7': -7 * DIRECTORS CHOSEN. Stockholders of the. Valley Ter minal . Railway Hold a Meet- ing:''';' '"■'■' ."-. 'I' ' '-'V. V APPLETON, Wis., May 9.— A meet ing of the stockholders , of; the Valley Terminal \ Railway company, which is to build a line through the Fox river manufacturing " district from V Green Bay to Neenah,. was held today. The directors chosen were:. J. H. ; Mcln tyre, Niagara Falls"; George E. Green, Binghampton, N. V. ;" A.L. Allen, Chi cago; Joseph Taylor, Detroit; John M. Baer and William B. Pelton, Appleton. The officers are: President, John J. Mclntyre; vice president, George E. Green; secretary, W. B. Pelton ; treas urer, Joseph Taylor; attorney, Abel L. Allen. .-.--■ ■■<*■ ..■•;.*■■-■■■* fl 7 - Rate War on the Lakes. MILWAUKEE, Wis., May 9.— The passenger rate war between the Good- rich and Hurson Transportation . com panies began this morning. The an nouncement was made early today that the, Goodrich line would carry passen gers to Chicago for $1, with an extra charge of 50: cents for berths. The Hurson line immediately took steps to meet this cut and fixed the rate at $1, including a berth. --'7 7 New. Association r*-*!.*i *,*<-. V The representatives of. the transcon tinental lines will meet today in Chi cago and will discuss plans and meth ods for the conservation of revenue, and it is expected : that the * plan of forming a transcontinental passenger association will be discussed. - The need of a transcontinental association has been strongly felt for some time,. arid" it is expected that definite steps will be taken toward its formation to day. C, M. & St. P. Earnings. > V C, M. & St. P. Earnings. CHICAGO, May. 9.— The earnings of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul for the first", week in May were •?.-•:, --179, a decrease of $47,766 for the cor- ' responding week of last year. ; LOCAL RAILROAD. NOTES. j /General Passenger. Agent Whitney, : of the Great Northern, returned yes terday from a trip over the Minnesota lines and speaks very favorably of the -general outlook of crops, ;-'• especially j those of the Red river valley country. - He predicts that business this season will be greater than for several years • past. 7 V '•• . •* : ■' --' - A. E. Johnson & Co. sent out thirty- four persons last night for New York. from which - port -they will sail -for European points on Saturday's steam - ers. | Several of . them • will sail- for Scandinavian points on the Thlngvalla .liner' Norge, while others : will . go ■. on i the Cunarder Umbria. -. V "" *** 7 The Rock Island route notifies other 'lines that It will meet the central traf . fie competition in granting . a rate of one and a third fares to the National Municipal league : meeting at Cleve land, 0., May 29-31; also for the Home' Forum benefit order at-Detriot,' Mich., May 14-15. ' , :' The officers of the union depot com pany have beeen re-elected for•the.en suing year f* and are: E. W. Winter, 'president; J. W. Kendrick. vice pres ident; H. P. ..Upham,- treasurer;- A. S. Morton, .secretary, and W. F. McMil lan, superintendent. 7--A, .•SV-VVVV' 7 '- Max - Bass, the Great" Northern emi gration agent, is in from Turtle moun tains, where he. has recently establish ed a colony of Dunkards, whom he re ports .'■ as well pleased with * their ; new home and the prospects ; for crops. • •7 The St.;. Paul Freight association will issue '• a". new switching tariff -in a few days. .-..-.■- 0 "•-..'- V." ■"\ ' : ■■'■•. City .'7 Ticket Agent Dutch, of V the Great 'Northern, : after a short : attack of,, inflammatory rheumatism, is able to be out again '; for the first time .in . three weeks. :"■ '"'• 7' -.. For the annual G. A R. encamp ment at Ortonville June 19 to 21, the railroads of.] Minnesota and the Dako tas will make a rate of one and a third • fares. 7--.-.' V . 7-7 / 7-; y. -_■ •.. ■'7:777; 7. The chairman of the St. Paul Freight association for' the ensuing year will be E. N. ".Whitaker, and the secretary .will be Louis TV* Jamme77 V ; The St. Paul & Duluth has placed in regular service . three 7 elegant new coaches, two combination and one re- clining chair car. t General Superintendent Scott, of the Omaha, returned yesterday morning from a trip over the line. It snowed yesterday at Bozeman and Livingston, Mont. Quicker Time. Commencing. Sunday, May 12th, the Wisconsin Central Limited will leave the Union Depot, St. Paul, at 6:50 p. *hn., instead of 6:35 p. m., arriving at Chicago 9:20 a. m. and Milwaukee 7:15 a. m., same as at present. Supper served a la carte in dining car; also breakfast in diner going into Chicago. Call at City Ticket Oflice, 373 Robert street, for tickets and Sleeping Car reservations. — ■___ FIRING IT. FIRING IT. A Lesson in Pistols Given to a Man Fro:u Boston.'.";,'. -V- New York Sun. "Coming East . over the Atchison road from Las Vegas, N. M., to Kan sas City," said J. F. Rankine, of Elizabeth, N. J., "our train was de tained west of Dodge 'City two days by a washout. There was a crowd of the • roughest sort aboard, some of them cattle men from the ranges, and • others railroad men returning from the construction work of a railroad just completed. It was a hungry time, for there was nothing to eat, but there was plenty of beer and liquor aboard, and the passengers in the intervals of drinking amused themselves with cards and betting and by firing pistols from the car windows at the tele graph poles. .77 "In one seat near a window sat a very young and innocent man from Boston, one of the many from that' locality sent out to points along the line of the Achison road by the favor of the management to grow up with. the country. • He had come to the conclusion that the Back Bay and Cambridge were Western enough for his 'tastes, and he was on his way East. Beside him sat a stranger, a big ranchman, wearing a black som brero. Inspired by the example of some men who were firing from the car windows, the Bostonian took from his bag a pistol that must have been a gift of a doting female relative. It was an elegant little pearl-handled affair, its tiny barrel beautifully , chased and ornamented. It looked more fit to be hung on a watch guard than to use as a weapon, but the owner, in imitation of the others, blazed away with it at a certain telegraph pole, with about the noise and effect that a firecracker would" have produced. "The ranchman beside him looked with surprise and then with a grim amusement at ." the Boston man's shooting, and, for tbe first time, seemed to take an interest in what his seat mate was doing. :"7 ' "." 'Let me look at that thing, strang er," he said. ' ':*'7 YY'YY , ".The. Bostonian passed the pistol to aim with an expression of satisfac tion on his face, as much as to say: *rbis:s rather a neat .thing, don't you know, and I'm in -the shooting as veil as the others.' The ranchman handled, the wee - weapon witn an affectation cf admiring awe and ex amined it with grave curiosity. " 'It's, a great firearm and . nt: mis- take.' he pronounced. 'If tw.is nine, .would jou like to know how Id lire it.' ' - A'l ■ " . -,7 ■ .' Y. "The Bostonian looked pleaee-l and nodded. The ranchman drew his own pistol, an Immense long-ban eled af fair which looked as if it ought to be .mounted on a gun carriage. Calmly be stuck the barrel of the small pistol into its capacious muzzle, and thrusting the big weapon ".through the open window took a deliberate shot at the telegraph pole. The butt and barrel of the little pistol flew two ways as it struck the telegraph pole In the center, while the big bullet be hind sent splinters flying as it plow through the timber. '■ ' ' 7 "Upon this worse than contemptuous treatment of his property the Bos tonian looked with consternation, and at first was indignant. But he had some tact and a sense of humor de spite his nativity, and there being nothing better to do, he soon joined in with the others in the laugh that was raised. , His big neighbor passed him a peace offering in the shape of a flask approaching an' army canteen In size, the Bostonian pulled manfully at it and for the rest of the trip the two were most friendly companions. The ranchman took the tenderfoot under his protection, and would suffer no one to impose on him. A grand rush followed our arrival at the first railroad dining station, where, after our two days' fasting, a meal for fifty persons was served to the 150 fam ished passengers. It was grab, every- body, and the big man loomed above the crowd as he strode, holding aloft a whole boiled ham in one hand and a loaf of bread in the other, back to the car to join his friends from Bos- ton." ■ia.Y'YYI'YIaA French Prizes. •At the recent annual meeting of the French academy the prizes for virtue and for * literary merit were awarded, Ludovic Halevy, presiding. The-Mon- thyon prize of 2,500 francs for virtue went to the Abbe Theury, who, in 1870, at Loigny, under a heavy lire, saved more than 500 wounded French and German soldiers and tended them in. his church, and later collected 240,000 francs to erect a memorial church over the place where the French dead are buried. The Gobert prize of 10,000 francs for the best historical work published J since 1890 was awarded to Albert Vondal for his "Napoleon et Alexandre." Prizes were also given to Paul Deroulede for f his patriotic songs, to M. Parodi, for his ."La iteine Juana,"- and to M. Anggelier for a book on Robert Burns. . For Economy, . uDetrolt Tribune. ' ~+ - The waiter had their orders. .-, ."Dearest," he whispered, "do . you reall mean it when you say you will be mine?" V She was bit impatient. r-> „ "Fitz Maurice," she replied, "did I not" just this moment say plain stew when I might have said terrapin?" :-. That . was certainly conclusive.* ■ ■"' ' """"" -1 ,-y Mean I:i.slnii;il«)» Chicago Record. '■■ 7.V77.. -■ . "If I catch -your dog "eating any of my chickens I'll shoot him," said the poultry dealer angrily, to his neighbor. .""1 don't care," said the neighbor, who '. was a ' low * man, anyway VV "If he eats one of your chickens it .won't be. necessary for, you to shoot him." •V--V How-.Onida Got ■ Her X.sme. '-'.. Everybody "' ln Florence knows Ouida * by sight. She. is small, with a seamed - ..■ •-... -V' .-' * ■ '-.-■ • • PUSEHEEPEKS' DAY! Moving, Housecleaning and their many attendant miseries are Moving, Housecleaning and their many attendant miseries are nearly over. MAY DAYS are suggestive of other things besides GREEN FIELDS and EARLY BLOSSOMS. New Furnishings are. needed here and there. We mahe the buying easy by telling you where to fill your wants at moderate prices. UJiEJS DEPAI^EJIT \mVmVSo%. 57c Yard -Our regular price, 75c. (Cream Table Linen.) $2.37 Dozen— Our regular price, $3.00. (50 dozen :/s size Bleached Napkins.) 28c Each— Regular valve 50c. (Bordered Tray Cloths of fine damash, size 20x32 inches.) FOR THE BED. $1.89 Each -Our regular price, $2.50. (1 case only, Marseilles Bed Spreads, full size.) FOR THE TOILET. |2!c Each— Our regular price, 20c. (100 dozen Hemmed Hitch Towels, size 18x38 inches. Splendid Hotel Towels.) FOR WHITE HOUSE GOWNS. IBic Yard-Good valve at 30c. White Egyptian Dimities, 32 inches wide, new designs in stripes. |4c Yard— Regular value, 25c. India Linon and Vic toria Lawn, 32 inches wide. Don't expect to find any Saturday. ART DEPRTMENT. Cut Glass Water Set, carafe and six tumblers, richly cut in the strawberry and fan patterns, with star bottom. Special $5.00 Per Set. Tumblers, without water bottle. Special, $4.75 Per Dozen. Dresden Candlesticks, two styles. Special 59 Cents Each. Chop or Cahe Plates. Special, 67 Cents Each. Brass and Onyx Banquet or Library Lamps, 4-inch shaft of Mexican onyx, open -wo rh base, separable oil fount. Special, $2.75. Scrap, Sewing, Infant and all other Bashets at 25 Per Cent Discount. DRAPERY AND FURNITURE DEPT. This department is thoroughly equipped with a high class stock of Laces, Hangings, Drapery Stuffs, Furniture Coverings and Artistic Furniture, and we are prepared to take contracts for com plete House-Furnishing of all hinds. Tremendous Bargains Of fered in Our Lace Curtain Department. We offer for today and Saturday: 16-inch Down Pillows at 39 Cents 18-inch Down Pillows at .59 Cents 20-inch Down Pillows at 79 Cents 22-inch Down Pilloms at. 39 Cent? 24-inch Down Pillows at SI. IO China Silks, valve 70c to 80c, for 4.9 Cents V China Silks, valve 80c to $1, for 63 Cent*" Upholstery work a specialty. . Window Shades to order. DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES. Dft/in (A Baker's Dozen of 13 Cakes). Usually sold at 100 A <J\JVj LJV&^ll cake. Genuine Virgin Olive Castile Soap (made in Italy) JEWELRY. Q^n 0 Pni'l' Regularly sold for 75c. (Sterling Silver, 925-1000 L*fJ\j Ot L till finey: ffnh Cuff Buttons, ten new patterns.) WASH GOODS D_iPT.--Fr.dau, 9:30 Sharp. 72 pieces Crinkled Crepon Ginghams, choicest styles, fast colors; worf 12y2c, at 5 cents a yard. DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT. 2,000 yards Blazk and Navy Blue Storm Serge, the bright, strong and wiry sort, 25c a yard. We doubt if as good quality can be bought for 50c. Our Men's Furnishing Goods Store. Hot days in May seem not uncommon this season. Makes the men think of cool Shirts. For today and Saturday: 88c Each— 100 dozen High Grade Negligee Shirts, new, stylish patterns and colorings; Madras, Oxford and Zephyr. No old stock. Made to retail at $1.50. $1.29 Each- dozen Negligee Shirts, extra fine Madras, silk stitched, two pockets; actual value $2. CARPET DEPARTMENT. For the lake cottages and for the bedrooms: Cool Mattings, 15c, 20c and 25c yard. 7-7 7.:7 ■•• One lot of Hassocks at 35c. One lot of Square Hassocks, 50c. Much higher prices are asked for these goods elsewhere. SIXTH AND ROBERT STS., ST. PAUL, IfflHH. and wrinkled face, overhung with gray ringlets, and is afflicted with a dis tinctly bad temper. Her grandfather was a Frenchman, but her mother was English, and she was born at Bury St. Edmunds, in Suffolk. She took her norn de plume of Ouida from the child ish pronunciation of her royal name, Louisa, by her little niece. JOHNSON A PROFESSIONAL. JOHNSON A PROFESSIONAL. Sucli Is the Decision of Hoeing ll aril of L. A. W. HARTFORD, Conn., May, 9.— The HARTFORD, Conn., May. 9.— The American Cyclist says today that Chairman Gideon, of the National L. A. W. racing board, has found John S. Johnson guilty of violation of tho amateur racing rules of the League of American Wheelmen, and has declared him a professional. Johnson will prob ably leave for France immediately, where he will join the professional contingent in Paris, and henceforth] ride for money. Eck will undoubtedly ; accompany him. ALBANY, N. V., May £>.— At 3:30 p. m. the greater New York bill was put on final passage in the senate this afternoon, and defeated by a vote of 14 ayes to 15 nays. .* ■ DIED. LANDON— in St. Paul, Minn., .May S, LANDON— In St. Paul,, Minn., May 8, 1895, at residence, corner Seventh and Rosabel streets, Robert P.,. son of M. A. and Elizabeth P. Landon, aged nineteen years. Funeral from 313 Wabasha street, Friday, the loth tent., at 2:30 o'clock p. m. Friends in- • vited. - St. Louis, Mo., papers please copy. .-■■::. . ■.-.;•..._■ -jr. CAVANAUGH— In St. Paul, at family residence, No. 195 Genesee Street, Thursday, May 9, at 9:15 p. m., Mil- lie, aged eleven years and two months, daughter of Michael and .-Ellen Cavanaugh. Funeral from above residence Saturday, May 11; at - 9 a. m. - Services at St. Patrick's church at 9:30 a. m. ANNOUNCEMENTS. __ . /LNNOUNCEMJNT_S. HAVING BEEN -y. INFORMED OF misrepresentations 7 concerning me "by members of the Liverymen's as- sociation, I have concluded to with- . draw from said association, and will . hereafter make prices to suit my customers. E. W. SHIRK. . Dated April . 17, . 1593. MARRIAGES BIRTHS DEATHS. Marriages. C. E. Van Wormer.. Katherine E. Flynn Emil Litchke...Mrs. Laura A. Roßinson Ilirtlm. Mr. and Mrs. Deforest Moody Girl Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose T. Conway .Boy I Mr. and Mrs. August Gilbertson..Glil Mr. and Mrs. J. Hanson Boy Mr. and Mrs. Edward Nattrass Boy Mr. and Mrs. Otto Ek Boy Death.--. Tillle Gerken, 527 University 33 yrs Andrew Jurgensen, 614 Edmund.. a mos Agnes Abt, Montreal S3 yrs ' i AMUSEMENTS. | AMUSEMENTS. Metropolitan, i — lOtie Wee* g The Erauerop Commencing I ■ SUNDAY lof Magic, night. §of magic-, KELLAR it \. j_L-_y sL& j_L__7 ifi I\ ASSISTED BY MRS. KELLAR. SEE THESE MARVELS. "The Mystic Light of Rnla." 'The Shrine of Koomra Si.ni.,* "Diablerie of the Dcci- mals," ".Mystery of L'llassa," Etc., Etc. Saturday Matinee only at Popular Prices. Evening Prices— fife, 75c and Sl.lX*. SEATS NOW ON* SALE. *GRANDa™" YOU "PfTDrn ' Matinea YOU j prinm Matinee CAN'T U fir 1 . Tomorrow AFFORD nikit mm \YYc-YA-„ TO MISS j SWIFT, as?l Sunday, Mrs. Gen. Tom Thumb. BASE BALL, TODAY, MAY 10. ST. PAUL vs. t^ILWAUpE GAME CALLED ai 4 O'Cio.k.