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SftINT PflrUL. • y~ V CITY DRIFT. '■■'* 1" Secretary Berg has moved to Center City, Lake Chisago, for the summer. V Col. O. M. Poe, of the engineer corps. * reported yesterday at army head '*- quarters. '." •" ,', R. Schiffman Jr., who has Just , re *, turned from Europe, lunch ad yesterday y* at the Commercial hotel. . ■_ * The Eleventh District Lodge of Mm V- nesota TO O. F. has filed articles of •V nesota, J. v. the secretary of state . association with the secreid.i-< • A. B-~ Lang, editor and proprietor of the Scandia, of Duluth. spent yes terday in the city. _ Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Mohaupt. of 761 York, have, gone to Chicago a nd Mil waukee, where they will visit, friends and relatives. The board of trustees of the pol.ee pension fund met yesterday afternoon and approved the monthly pay-roll, amounting to $337.49. „ " This evening the Junior Endeavor Society of the First M. E. church wfil * give a novel birthday party in the par lors of the church. - 5 y V,-. The case of the State against James H. Burns was called for trial before Judge Egan yesterday, and adjourned by consent until today. Judge Nelson, the court clerks and those of the United States marshals office left for Duluth last night, where i the United States courts are to con vene. fire board last night awarded The Are board last night awarded the contract for furnishing the de partment with a hose wagon, to Mame & Sutmar, whose bid of $375.00 was the lowest of four. ,*,-vy Senator John C. Spooner and his son. Charles P. Spooner, of Madison, is., passed through the city yesterday, tak ing luncheon at the Hotel Ryan. They are en route to the Pacific coast. A. R. McGill, the receiver of the Farmers and. Merchants Bank of Min neapolis, yesterday sent Treasurer Koerner a check for $5,000 in part pay ment of the amount due the state. The grand jury resumed Its session yesterday. A number of minor cases were investigated, among them that of George Brown and wife, who are ac cused of selling mortgaged property. The ladies of Olivet M. E. church, Juno street, invite the public to a New England dinner and sale of house keepers' useful articles, to take place in the church parlors this (Tuesday) - evening. Mrs. George L. Becker, wife of Gen. Becker, Is just recovering from a dan gerous attack of pneumonia. During several weeks of her illness the grav est results were more than once ap prehended. A new council of the Order of the National Union, organized chiefly among the German-Americans of this city, will be instituted this evening in the hall of the Muslkverein St. Paul, corner of Cedar and Seventh streets, at S o'clock. The Fort Snelling band will play in the rotunda of the Hotel Ryan this j evening beginning at half past 6, previous to the banquet of the Loyal | Legion. An Informal reception will be tendered to Bishop Whipple after the j concert, j In another column of the G1 o b els ■ recorded the death of Mrs. Lorlnda 1 D. Clark, which occurred at Lime ■ Springs, 10., May 12. Mrs. Clark was i a sister of .H. C. Hemenway, of this city, and had many friends in St. Paul who will mourn her death. The monthly meeting of the St. Paul j Epworth League union will be held at j Hamline university this evening. Pa- j per, "Mercy and Help," by Miss Oliva ! A. Calkins; report of district confer- \ ence, by Carl F. Miller; election of delegate to international conference at Chattanooga, Term.. Col. Foley, of the Clarendon, is much amused at the surprised remarks i made by some of his friends from the country, who labor under the Im- I pression that the hotel is nothing but a '' memory since the recent fire. On the ] contrary, there has not been a day that the colonel was not prepared to take good care of all comers. LOYAL LEGION TONIGHT. Bishop Whipple anil Maj. Dnncnn lon the Programme. A stated meeting of St. Paul com mandery of the Loyal Legion will be held at the Hotel Ryan this evening at 6:30 o'clock. Board of officers will meet at 6 o'clock. Supper will be served at 7:30. After supper an address Is expected from Rt. Rev. Henry B. Whipple, D. D., LL.D., bishop of Minnesota, and a paper will al'?o be read by Companion Brevet Major William Duncan, cap tain Tenth Illinois cavalry, entitled "Through the Carolinas with the Army of the Tennessee." The stated business will be the elec tion of officers for the ensuing year. _. I An Accidental Omission. The name of H. A. Tuttle-was ac cidentally omitted from the, list of gentlemen to whom were tendered the thanks of the state comrc'ssion for the relief of. fire sufferers. Mr. Tuttle, who is general superintendent of the North American Telegraph company, placed the officers of the commission under many obligations by his uni form courtesy and willingness to aid their work. =-*-" l - '■ i r 9 between the lines t____3^si__-_g____aii___^__ - . An intelligent consumer examines a bottle of ""pg'- Uncle. Sam's ' Monogram Whiskey and "read-: '^ between the lines." He is convinced that the _______B_B|BW____--_|ffP_M name of Geo. Bern & Sons would not appear *' . on the bottle unless the firm were willing; to stand ,*_f by the excellence of the brand. The name- ™ E-_B--gg__ffiig__-g___E_3__g-3 *,-.'; .'/j. of this old-established and successful house iff does appear on every .• bottle at - Uncle £* • Sam's ifonogram Whiskey. This '________m~^-^L-~m-^Ms-_i p*jtects the consumer from the cheap whiskies - . : with which 'the country is flooded. U. S. -M" MONOGRAM is absolutely free from fusel oil. . " A sample quart bottle of Uncle Sam's Monogram * WHISKEY if hr "the hous*'' — and no intelligent housekeeper is B-ithout it :-; / .■SAVED BY FRIERS FIRE COMMISSIONERS HOLD. A LONG SESSION. OVER A • PIPEMAN. MARKED FOR ?V- DISMISSAL BY CAPTAIN AND CHIEF, TOM WELCH STILL HOLDS* HIS ; POSITION. REARDON AND HOOD MIX IN. The Pipeman If* Lectured hy Pres ident Freeman, -and Will Be Transferred. Second Pipeman Thomas Welch, who until last night belonged to En gine Company No. 12, occupied the attention of the fire board last even ing for a longer time than any other fireman in the department can boast of. • ..-'-?. At the close of the session which lasted until a few minutes of the mid night hour," the board took the some-, what unusual action of permitting Mr. Welch to remain a member of the fire department, notwithstanding the charges preferred against him. by Capt. Duncan Ferguson, of Engine Company No. 12, and the recommenda tion of Chief Jackson that~he be dis charged. VV •: ■• ' Capt.Ferguson charged Second Pipe man Welch with laziness, shif tlessness and neglect of duty, and Chief Jack son, convinced that the charges were true, recommended his dismissal. But Mr. Welch had a lawyer pres ent. He was also aided by influential | friends in the persons :of Assembly men Reardon and Robb, who also spoke in his behalf. However, jit was the - testimony of ... his associates at the fire engine house on Rosabel ! Street that saved him. All of them i who were called, with one exception, i declared that they had observed no neglect of duty on his part, nor had they noted that he was lazy or shift less. .' . .v-i .7. -. .... \ i.- The matter first came to the at ten-, tion of the board at the preceding meeting. Mr. Welch had previously tendered his resignation, but subse quently he withdrew 1 it and demanded a hearing. The board accordingly, postponed action until last night's meeting. ' . DEBATE OPENED BY ROBB. As soon as the matter was taken up. Assemblyman Robb said a few words j in behalf of Welch, who resides with his wife and family In Mr. Robb's dis- I trict. The assemblyman urged the ■ board to be as lenient as possible with Welch as he was entirely dependent i upon his salary for the support of his j family. All Mr. Robb asked was that j the board would not discharge him J from the department though it might j see fit to reduce him to the ranks, for. the purpose of punishment or humilia tion, in case he should be found guilty of the charge against him. President Freeman then asked for Chief Jackson's opinion of Welch as ■. a fireman. The chief answered: "I have never considered Mr. Welch | fit to hold a position in the fire depart -1 ment. He worked in other engine houses before going to No. 12, and I 1 had ; frequently heard complaints of him before, though I■- feceived • none I from Capt. Ferguson until I got this j one now fefore the board. - In fact, Capt. Ferguson promoted him .two I months and a half ago to the position I of second pipeman. But recently some j bad reports of him came to my cars, and I investigated and verified them." FERGUSON'S TESTIMONY. Capt. Ferguson was thereupon re quested to relate in detail the events leading up to the charges against Welch preferred by himself. Capt. Ferguson's story was, in substance, that he had taken pity on Welch, who, in his opinion, never amounted to a great deal as a fireman. During the ! two years or more that Welch had served under him, he had frequently observed that he neglected his duty, was slow to comprehend orders, and seemed lazy and shiftless. "Why did you promote him then?" I inquired President Freeman. "I wanted to infuse some life and ambition into him," answered Capt. Ferguson. "I was trying to jog him along." '•"' , ■ --y-t-y: : At this point W. H. McDonald, the attorney for the second pipe man, took the witness, and at once began to subject the captain to a rigid cross-examination. In an swer to the attorney's questions Cap j tain Ferguson explained how he had reprimanded Welch for neglecting \to wash the windows, scrub the stairs and sweep the carpets in the engine house dormitory. Mr? McDonald was trying to pin the captain down to dates and details, when Commissioner Hughson . inter rupted and emphatically admonished I Mr. McDonald that the fire board un derstood its business and proposed to rely upon the reports of the officers, of the department. .- '• '.':; •President Freeman also informed Mr. McDonald that the chief and him-: self had thoroughly investigated th-> matter. ViV . .- ' '.' M'DONALD CUTS LOOSE. V ? These observations from the com missioners roused Mr. McDonald, and . then the milk In the cocoanut ' was revealed. ; V'-'.V "I want to know, gentlemen," ex claimed the lawyer, , "if we are to be shut off here, and if business of this r character is to be transacted behind* closed doors r This man and every man against whom charges are preferred is entitled to a hea-f rig. The testimony ought to be taken fender oath, and the' right ' of cross-examination granted, ! else the trial would be a myth, and no fireman in the city would have a show. Your own rules of procedure grant the ' fight of a hearing, but if this board is j going to be arbitrary and ignore its I own regulations, then I have no-thing ' more to say." -■ - ; . •••-,■ This talk set the commissioners to { thinking a bit, and when Mr. Reardon ! Interjected a remark about spite work, "■ j they thought still; harder, and Com missioner Prendergast remarked that If the chief was. guilty of entertaining ' and indulging a spite against' any mem ber of the department he would not be fit to be a chief. ' ' "'j. •;■" Then the board settled down to busi ness, and began calling in witnesses? from Engine House No. 12, the chief telephoning down there' for one, and sometimes two men at a time. The first witness examined was Lieut. . Thomas Lumloy. In response .to ; the first question put to him Lieut. Lumley answered: ,y„ y " "I *" never noticed anything lazy or ! shiftless* about 1 "Welch' while I was in? I charge of the engine house. He : al- j ways did his work, as far"' as VI "could I see.- I never heard the ■ captain find fault with him. and I never 7 reported him .to the captain." .'. - ;:.". y ,:-.-/-: ' ? ' FREEMAN TAKES A HAND.". .? President Freeman's { face ? flushed while ; the lieutenant,' w-asV testifying,'? and when he had finished,- the presi- . ; : dent of the board addressed* Capt. Fer guidon in his fashion: '??'y?-_-* ; .7.7? > :y? "Capty Ferguson, why { did you v*& , . . . -':"' THE SAINT PAUL ISAW& GLOBE: 1 TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 14, 1895** onimend this man for promotion when - you saw or;, thought; he? was. lazy? If | after a man / has been with jj you- for • two '■ years and "- you '•■', have no better -. judgment ' you are as guilty as he. is." Capt. Ferguson admitted that he had made a mistake, but-said that he was moved by. pity : to do , so, to which : Mr. • Freeman replied: .' "You don't want to practice too much charity in? your position as captain.". - .Then followed a wrangle between Capt. Ferguson and Mr. Reardon, the .-.: former denying that he had once told Reardon that Welch was a good fire man, though he 'admitted that he had . expressed • pleasure at Welch's promo • tion. ', V --•••':''• , ; --'.■-.■-'•-.';•- -• ■: First Assistant Chief Martin, asked i for his opinion, declared that he would \ not consider- Welch a good fireman. He was slow to comprehend and take ! hold, and had to "be* told "three or four,; times to do a thing. Chief Jackson made a statement at this juncture that he had been -reliably informed that Welch' was a quarrel some and disagreeable man. This brought .to light a "quarrel Welch had had with one Johnson, a stoker who has since resigned. WELCH TO THE FORE. Mr. Welch himself was then ques tioned. After denying that he had ever been guilty of neglect of duty; and' disobedience of. orders, he went onto ; explain the, trouble he had ? had with Johnson, Welch's story was ex tremely amusing.' He said: "The chief had ordered Johnson in company with other members of the department to attend the funeral of a Mr. McCarthy. Johnson was mad be cause he had to get a n#w uniform be fore he could : go. He j was talking to the boys about it in my presence, when he said: j "There's an awful lot of trouble bury ing these Irish. That man McCarthy Is in hell fighting flees,- "* V " ""' "He said that for me to hear, and i we had a row over it," added Welch. After, more informal talk in the course of which Mr. Reardon reiterated his opinion that there was a conspi racy on foot to bounce Welch from the : fire department, the board called First Pipeman Edwards of No. 12, Engineer Horsnell, of No. 12, Henry Auge, engine driver, and Fireman Roberts, all of whom corroborated . Lieut. Lumley, ; save Engineer Horsnell, who hesitat ingly admitted that he regarded Welch as a trifle "slow at starting in." Chief Jackson assured the board that j he entertained no feeling whatever. ' against Welch, and that he knew of no underhanded work In the depart ment. First Pipeman Edwards, how ever, said that there appeared to be some feeling among the men at Engine House No, 12. " In conclusion Attorney . McDonald summed up for Mr. Welch, after which . the t board retired . into executive sea- . sion for half an hour! Upon emerging from Chief Jackson's private room President Freeman announced the de cision -of the board which .was' that Welch's - resignation would not be ac cepted, but that the chief should trans fer him to such station as he saw fit. , President. Freeman admonished Welch, however, that the next time any officer preferred a charge " against him, he would be dismissed. • CITY SCAVENGER. Mayor Smith Signs the Ordinance Recently. Passed. ' As predicted by the Globe, Mayor Smith, contrary to the. wish of Health Commissioner Stone, signed the or dinance granting to the Northwestern Sanitation company the ... exclusive right or privilege of collecting and dis posing of the city's night soil. In other words, the' Northwestern Sanita tion company, is, under . the ordinance, created the city scavenger. ??Vy; . Dr. Stone opposed, the ordinance be-? cause it shut out all competition, and i the doctor is confident that competi tion would materially reduce the rates* now charged for the collection and re moval of garbage, {as. well as the rates J fixed by . the ordinance itself. But the mayor regarded the latter rates as reasonable, as they are much less than i the present ones," and, as the ordinance is entirely advantageous to the city and is subject to repeal if the work is not performed to t the perfect satisfac tion of the authorities, his honor affiled his signature to the measure?' MUSIK-VEREIN CONCERT. All; the Participants Acta Them selves in Good Style. ;. The concert given by the St. Paul Muslkverein last night at Ford's was In very many respects an excellent one and drew a comparatively large au- I dience of the friends of the society, and music lovers. The Mannerchor? under the direction of Charles A. Fish er, the well known teacher of voice and musical director of the . society, directed the concert and the pro gramme was rendered very artistically. The mannerchor showed a noticeable improvement in that work, which was characterized by much artistic finesse. Their ensemble work was excellently done. ,-'-'""- "." : . -''."'/.'- -,- " The work of Misses Wicklund - and Monfort was a strong feature of the programme ,and at the same time a /most pleasing one. The' young - ladies are the pupils of a well known, in structor of voice, who is the exponent of a method which is comparatively new here, and this lent an additional interest to their appearance last night? . Miss .Wicklund was heard first in Harris' "Shepherd's Song," which she rendered in a very artistic manner, the splendid qualities of her voice be ting well shown. Few contraltos of the ■ city have naturally a .better voice, for it is rich in quality and ? clear, and of excellent range,? "and "its possessor is rapidly acquiring a knowledge of the" ■ correct way? to use it? Miss' Wicklund was heartily encored and responded with a pretty folk ballad of her native land— Sweden. . • • 7- In ? the duet numbers, Misses Wick lund and Monfort were heard *in 'two? very pretty .' selections V from ' Gade; ? which were swell rendered, as.. Miss Wicklund's rich", ' contralto voice £ brought out in strong - relief the "' fine aria-like qualities of Miss .§ Monfort' s 7 sweet soprana. The' singers ' . were - heartily encored, and "responded with the repitition of the refrain "of. Gade's "Lightly Borne on. Music's Wing.". The two soloist were recipients of 'hand some bunches of - roses "during - the singing. * ,-. Claude Madden, as violinist, was ac corded, a most hearty and appreciative reception, and while only down for : one -number, 7 yet the "appreciative plaudits of his hearers, and a willing ness to respond' to their : demands on the part of .violinist, made the one equal to several. numbers. As a whole the concert? was a gratifying; success. Alleged Robber Pinched. V Detectives Kenalley and Horan ar rested . Charles . Delley early last night ; on • Minnesota street on reports fur nished them . by the police 'department? of V Minneapolis, where ?. Charles . is ■wanted for robbery. Delley is charged with having robbed .'Olson's "of 400 pairs of pants and a large amount of gents* 'furnishing ' goods,". which he "was. trying to {sell j the pawnbrokers of this city. He was taken? to Minneapolis late last night by Detective Howard. The immense sale of ; Silks now in progress^? at V Mannhelmers**?' demon , strates that judicious advertising- of really Fine, High-Class ' Silks -at Such " .ridiculously low .prices is appreciated . 7 by? : the • public. : . 7 7.7; •:7777!. ■'■'-• This $36,000 Silk Sale will continue the ■ , rest of the week. . Hl6flSGHoo_lSo,r{. ■* r - :;; " •• -''" '"• " : ' "■-•' ' '• f . SO, IN EFFECT, 'SAYS* ATTORNEY, vV' GENERAL CHILDS TO MR. ? V PENDERGAST. * TEMPERANCE HYGIEN&4AW ...... .... . ■■—. .-.,. ■-■ - [ . i '■ U CONSTRUED IN? A LIBERAL jjJJA V^ '* NEB BY" THE STATE'S LEGAL) .'' "??'*"* '," '* ADVISER. ' a.": ! *• < ■ — — i THE APPORTIONMENT IS sf^JFtE. ■-- .■•/.---.-;-•••-- .- • . i «- Full Text of Questions ami An swers Concerning: Mr. Ho- , 0 . can's Charges. 7 j 3 ■ -j ......:- ' - ' 3 ' ■ ' - ' - ' O State Superintendent Pendergajst has received . from the attorney eral an opinion on the points raised since {certain, charges .were filed by County Superintendent Hogan against the -school: board. The question of the board forfeiting any part of.? the apportionment would be a very seri ous one, but as Dr.- Abbott stated at the hearing the other day, 'the board was most willing? to comply with the law whatever it is found 'to be. The communication that Mr. . Pendergast, has received from Mr. Childs is as fol lows: '■': ■{.''-'- Hon. "W. W. Pendergast, Superin tendent "of Public Instruction— Sir;- In your communication of ; - the 11th Inst, you request my. views in re ply to the following questions: ■': ■'! \ . First— Does chapter 123, 1 aws of ' 1887, make it the duty of boards of education and . trustees of schools supported in whole or In part . by public funds! to j make ? provision 7: for instruction in "temperance hygiene" in high school departments of the public j schools, { It having been made a part of the regular course of instruction in all the pre ceding grades? ? 'Second— What minimum amount of Instruction or of time given { to in struction in the subject mentioned above ' may be regarded as a com pliance with the law? ? •'••' ; ; Third— It necessary that the pupils themselves •_ should ; - be - . supplied --with • text books or will books in the hands of teachers be considered a compliance with the law? r ? ? ' : ? ; ?V !? :: -' ' Fourth the instruction in the above-named subject 'has hitherto been .deficient or faulty,, and . the mat ter is at once rectified with sufficient . assurance .that it 1 will ... hereafter » be. given in. accordance with law, and, from now on Is so giveff. will it be the duty :of ' the . state superintendent to withhold "one-fourth of the apportion ment? ■ j . Fifth— ln schools.; that maintain ja'; training school for the preparation 7 .of teachers, is instruction in "temper ance hygiene" required the same as in other departments of the school? 7 - CHILDS' CONCLUSIONS. ...- j 3 The statute in express terms re quires "a systematic and regular' in- : struction in? physiology- and hygiene, including . special reference to. the ef : fects of stimulants and narcotics upon* the human system." What shall con stitute such instruction must? from the nature of the case, be confided very ' largely to the sound judgment of those vested with . the charge .of -. public schools, subject to revision by your de partment. ?'--'?"" I*:'-1 * : '-- ■*'.-' 7 j The terms of the law must in every, case be construed in the light of the facts presented. /While those terms' are sufficiently comprehensive to ' embrace all teachers, and must be deemed to ;do so *if , the'{ letter \ bill the ' law onjy h» to be consulted, it is obvious that it was never intended to give it so • broad a construction. ? .-.-.' .-. >• '•; ir.^.K i] _ Where a city like St. Paul : has or ganized a graded system of instruc tion, beginning with the primary de partment and concluding. : in .'-'the high school, it is for its board of educa tion in a fair endeavor to observe {the? requirements /of the law, and sub ject, of course, to your review, to;de termine 7to what : extent, in what grades and 7by what means instruc tion upon the subjects named shall be imparted. A '.-systematic' and regular instruction" in those ' subjects does riot require daily weekly instruction, or instruction in every, grade. It " is <a* sufficient compliance ..with - the V. law' when the ; general system? of education by the board j embraces appropriately in its course a reasonable- amount 01 instruction in physiology, and hygiene by aid of text- books so prepared as to emphasize and / illustrate : the per nicious effects of the use of stimulants' arid narcotics. V . _ V' " The expression "all teachers" found in ;.: the : statute ■;' must, : as ':": above ob served, be read as qualified by the facts of a given case. Applied to common school districts, it is difficult to " per ceive a case where a : teacher does not fall within its purview; but when {used with reference to a ' system of graded schools, and especially.: to a high school where. teachers are graded or classified, . many 'of whom are sub ordinate to a principal,- it is apparent that a literal application ' would y do violence ■to the plain intent of the statute. .".-."• <y '■;'•' "•/' " 7 *-* :: . ; ,: Bearing in mind the purposes of the law, there Is little occasion for doubt or confusion in i applying it. It seeks to incorporate into our system of com mon school education as a distinctive feature, , a knowledge :of ! physiology and hygiene with special reference to the use of stimulants j and narcotics. As comparatively few of. the pupils who attend graded schools in cities or villages ever, enter. the high school, it would be an unwarranted disregard of the law 7 to omit such instruction as part of the curriculum of the former instructions. On "the -other hand, jas the study/of physiology I and hygiene are subjects, which are almost invari- J ably pursued" in ..the. high school, r it would equally violate. the law to there -give 'instruction in those branches without proper reference to stimulant and narcotics. * * -•■•}• THE FINANCIAL POINT. t The law. having vested "you with authority to withhold the apportion ment of the current [school fund from a district failing or neglecting to com!-' ply with in this regard, it necessar ily confides to/you the determination of the { question ':- 'of | its requirements'. r For this reason I have deemed it ad- visable to dwell at so great length In. reply to your first question. ■ _- i { ■■: Any views heretofore emanating from - this office in conflict' with these herein j expressed will be deemed modified ac- - cordingly. ".,'.;' 'y ' * | , "2. /In view of what. has already been said, it will unnecessary to: specifi- ' cally reply; to your,secorid question. l ' 3? It may / appropriately be' left to the governing body of .a school to de termine for , itself whether instruction shall .. be given with "/or without - text books in ;; the hands \ of pupils.. The essential thing is { the : instruction the method pursued is a subordinate ques tion. The importance of , text books, I I need not ; suggest,". is / always more ; or less , dependent | Upon the - efficiency of the teacher. : The question .-,&/ admin- ; istrative, \ and ; you ;: will adept such -a' policy, as? in your judgment win »best conduce to the desired instruction. yr. : :-/4. It is left to your. discretion wheth- { er the apportionment shall; be with held, in a given case. The law is direc t-try in respect, and properly,;- to. The withhoidiiig of.' an apportionment is a harsh measure, and should riot? be infilcted "upon 'V? district, unless IX. Is obvious that the ' Infraction has been V^llful.V-;-Vy?\?V-'' :t *'V--**r'''--V:- 7'y 7 'y .. ? ; V; 5. The -" statute . . does not include* .'.'a* j „ training - school for the Instruction of j teachers. ; .: I am, very respectfully, V H. W. CHILDS, Attorney General, "t - „: ,-y..-S. OF V. -RALLY. , Senator Davit* nnd Other Gentle •'.'.' y . Men ■ Make Addresses. ■' ,? A 'joint meeting of the Sons of Vet erans of " : the 3 Twin Cities & was ' held : last night ? at" the hall, 71 East Sev enth -'street. V ;' Representatives "were -present from Camps 4_and_f^-of Min neapolis, as . the guests ,of jj St. Paul ' Camp, No. 1. Special guests of the oc • casion were United ; States Sena tor Davis, Department Commander - Tor rence,, of : the G. A. R., Senior Vice Commander J. J. McCardy, ; Assistant Adjutant General-. Mertz, Commander J. Ham Davidson, of Acker. post, i ©. A. Capt. I. H. : Mahan, Capt. H. A. Castle and others. . ; -* ' The camp was organized In regular ; ; form, and all the guests were duly " "obligated," after - which ' the routine was suspended, ' and : Senator Davis in | troduced. The : senator made a brief address, full of patriotism And good •advice; and was heartily cheered. De partment Commander Torrance .ad vised ; the Sons to follow the example ' of the Veterans, and to study the his tory of the great rebellion. Capt. Mc- Cardy spoke next, and then the com missary corps distributed : refresh ments. Lieuts. Kirk and 7 Henniger , gave a silent drill, and 'final speeches were made by Commander Davidson and Comrades R. A. Becker and I. L, Mahan. . ■ ','►• _ ; . : SABOTS NAME OMITTTED. The Ex-Senator Was Chosen as an Alternate-nt-liiiPKe. , . ; Not half the story of the inside pro ceedings of the Republican league meeting in Minneapolis has yet been told. Names of \ delegates and alter nates selected were made public after the meeting— with exceptions. One of the most notable exceptions was the name of ex-Senator D. •M. Sabln. V. Before the committee got down to business the St. ? Paul delegation had considerable trouble in getting certain delegates from outside to consent to the selection of Editor Thompson, .of the Dispatch, as a delegate at large. But Mr. Thompson's friends finally succeeded; and in return some men who felt very friendly toward the ex-sena tor expressed a desire to have Sabin's name placed on the list. But the proposition was scouted, and It was only at the last "moment that he was named as an alternate at; large. Yet when the list was given • out, lo and behold, Sabin's name did not even ap pear among' the alternates. Young Grant Van Sant, a student at the uni versity ; Col. Harrison White, of Rock counts*, and State ■ Senator ■ Stockton were the only persons whose names were given out as alternates at large. The omission of Mr. Sabin's name is, : laid at the door? of the friends of ex ■ Senator Washburn. "It would . seem to have been bad enough to snub the Stillwater leader? by giving, him the questionable honor of being an Jj alter nate," said a gentleman who partici pated in. the convention, ."but to In- ; tentionally omit his name altogether is. a piece of political strategy that is be yond understanding." ... -REPORTS APPROVED By . the Conference Committee .of ■,7:?,. . the City. ? The conference committee held its regular monthly meeting yesterday •' and approved the following ' reports of the heads of departments: ' j Mayor's Report— Number, of men '"on/ the ' police force, 181; aggregate ' ..amoun't of city warrants signed in ••■April, $167,117.83. 5^^ , *" J j , ■• School Board Number of teachers •employed in the • month of April, •' 501 * amount of monthly pay roll,' $39,484.11; '-total amount expended on 'account of school maintenance, $366,462; average ? daily attendance of pupils, 16,193. - Fire Board— April, payr011,514,102.35; amount of tax levy for 1895, $215,000; expenditure to date of last report, i $72,589.48; balance to credit of de partment, $128,307.17; number of em ployes, 198. ; : '' '•'* '"■''■' • Board "of ' Public Works — Total • amount of contracts awarded during - April, $3,676.10; total since Jan, 1, $118,506.40;; pay rolls allowed for April, $16,058.25. ; ;l~ ' :;"' Water. Amount of contracts awarded, $12,009.20; amount of money 1 collected during April, $11,709.05; .total expenditures for April, $14,790.06." City Engineer's Report— Street force pay "roll,. $11,029.48; actual number 'of days', work for men, 3,646; for teams, 1,672; employees in engineering force, 23 ; in inspectors' force, 12. y , ■"< '"-* Board of Control — Total expendi tures for month of April, $4,492.43; number of orders for aid Issued, 239; | number of families assisted, 181 ; num | . ber of persons "in these families, 736; | .number of patients ?in hospital, 222; number in poor house,' 89; total num ber of persons cared for during April, 1,047. . ; ; :":"■ ? i?v-?V •• ; * '■'' ROBERT STREET PAVING... •Contract In si a riled to Thomas .r . . , Reilly. _ The board of , public : works yester : day awarded the contract for paving i South Robert street with cedar blocks , on concrete foundation '? to \ Thomas j Reilly, who offered to pave the city's [ portion of the street for $7,300. The : street railway company's portion be- I tween the rails and /tracks will be | paved at :an ' expense . of $4,886. The | /pavement will be laid from the. south | end of. the Robert street bridge to j . the Chicago Great W>3tern bridge. | . Thomas Reilly was aiso' awarded ! .the contract for constructing a sewer ' on Fuller street, his bid being $1,646. - ?-. CERTIFICATES IN DEMAND. .Merchants National Bank; Pays a :'j Good Preminm' for Four liisii '"*■■ 'dred. " ' . { . - City Comptroller McCardy sold 400 tax levy certificates of indebtedness j of $500 'each yesterday to the Mer . chants National bank, whose bid was the highest of seven submitted. ? The 1 "BanK offered a premium of $5.26 on I each r certificate, the entire premium j on the 400 ' amounting? to $2,104. The I 'certificates are dated May 15, 1895, are ! due July 15, 1896, and bear 5 per ' -cent interest, payable: semi-annually. ! The other bidders and the premiums .offered. by them were ?as follows: '- * ' :^j? : S. *A. .Keen, Chicago,?. $1; ? Blake" ! ? Bros. & Co., Boston, - $2.15; E. W. i. Feet & Son, St. Paul, §2.22; Brewster, j Cobb & Estabrook, . Boston, $3.28%; ! •W. -? J. Hayes & Son, Cleveland, $3.70; j . St. : Paul Title Insurance and Trust j company - , $4.51. . BUILDERS GETTING BUSY. Permits Issnetl' for Dwellings of {'•■■ . Different. Kinds. Z. i Roberts took , out . six building. j permits yesterday to erect six one [ story frame "dwellings oost $500: i each, •; three on * ; Glendale .' street,- ! be- " j i tween Wabasha and [ Franklin streets, j : and three on Peiham- street, between; i the same : streets. A permit to build i a two-story frame dwelling on* St .;.' j:• Anthony: a venujei and - Prior, avenue ' | was issued to H. M. Crosby, • the dwell-/ j : ing to -{cost $2,400, D. ? X. . Adams will I build a $1,900 dwelling on the -corner? I of : Dayton? avenue and Flak street. ;■',; BEfl'S BAD WOtW. EX-GOV. SWINEFORD OF ALASKA PUTS HARRISON IN A BAD .V-y{V LIGHT. '„';-..- *- ;,"' LEGISLATED FOR MONOPOLY AND AGAINST THE INTERESTS OF I THE FAR NORTHERN jj TER- j . RITORY. A LAND RICH IN PROMISE. /;. -'■ Inexhaustible Gold Mines, Exten sive Fisheries nnd v Salu brious Climate. Hon. A. P. Swineford, formerly gov- ' ernor of Alaska, spent yesterday, at; the Windsor. :He is now inspector of surveyors general and district land offices, and is on his way to Alaska*, once more .in . pursuit of his official duties. Mr. Swineford % was governor of that Interesting country from June, 1885, to 1889, but resigned on Harrison's election, in order, as he states, "to give the other fellows a chance." "*'. Asked about the prospects of the far northern territory, the governor said: ' '"'■-- 771 "Alaska Is a wonderfully rich coun try in many of .the most important natural productions. Take gold, for instance. It excell3 California In her best days, when all the world was frantic to be there. There are all varieties of gold mining in Alaska. There's placer mining along " the streams, and there's vast deposits of the richest gold quartz. Why, at Doug las Island, near Juneau, the largest stamp mill ever constructed has been pounding away on gold-bearing quartz for five or six years. : "Then, too, the fisheries. are very ex tensive, Inexhaustible and of Immense value ..Besides, it is not at all a bad country for - vegetables and grain. Along the coast, that la, on the coast? side of the mountains, the weather Is warm and damp. There wheat and other grains, but wheat especially, would not do very well. It's too damp. But then, almost all kinds of vege tables flourish along the coast, only that, to secure good . potatoes,, it's necessary to cut down the first growth, which is /.••?.'"'. '' TOO LUXURIANT. . •■ "Inside of the mountain range the weather is, you know, a great deal colder and drier, arid I've no doubt that before many years great crops of wheat will be grown upon the -table lands of that Interior region. It has been proven that these table lands pro duce an excellent quality of wheat." . :, "Is the? climate objectionable?" "No, Indeed, not in the least. That's | where so many people make a great ! mistake. I tell you what my idea is of the climate at Sitka, for instance? Now, my home is at Superior, and I lived In St. Paul years ago. But If I was going to leave St. Paul to 'escape a cold winter, I wouldn't go to Georgia, New Orleans, or. Florida. I'd go north instead of south, and at Sitka I would find a much P pleasanter winter, cli mate, a much warmer climate, than other people would find In Florida. Yes, in all the years I spent in Alaska, I never saw the mercury down to the freezing point. On the other hand, it doesn't get unpleasantly hot in the •summer. The climate is very mild, very equable and agreeable." {' HINDERED BY MONOPOLIES. "Why isn't there more immigration to that country?" -"Simply because" the" Alaska Com ! mercial company, and a few. other similar monopolies, have got the whole region right, In their. own hands. They: keep.a big lobby at Washington, and see that all legislation .' concerning Alaska is such as to discourage im migration. That would Interfere with their monopolies. Why, there isn't any law in Alaska except a few provisions of the old common law. There Isn't any territorial or county government, or. local government of any sort. . In the whole country, there isn't even a village government. Nevertheless, Alaska has today more civilized citi zens than any other territory ever had when it was granted a regular { ter ritorial government. The people there want to be organized as a "territory, but the influence of the big com panies is too powerful at Washington." ".Who seems to be responsible for the companies securing such a hold over that region?" "Well, to tell the truth, if anyone is responsible, it Is ex-President Harri son. .When he was senator there was a vigorous. demand made by the people of Alaska for some form of civil gov ernment. Previous to that time they had had " . •' y/y//?*/ ?. '?/?'{";- PRACTICALLY NO LAW whatever. Senator Harrison, there fore, prepared and engineered through congress the act— think it is that of May 17, under whose provisions. Alaska Is now governed. The remark able feature of the act is the lengthy j enumeration /that it makes of the ' rights of an American citizen, all of, j which are, expressly withheld from a resident of Alaska. From beginning i to ; end the act is against the private j citizen, against the immigrant, and in j favor of the Alaska Commercial com- j pany. If Mr. Harrison had been the ' paid attorney of the Commercial com- ! pany he could not have prepared a ! bill more completely in the company's ; .Interests., ' V-V.'.?-' 1 "Whenever anyone goes down to ! Washington and tries to speak for the J people of Alaska it's at once given out I by. the paid lobby of the big companies j that Is there for some private pur- i pose. There's a great country, as big as all of the United States east of the Mississippi, a rich region with a salubrious climate, waiting for settlers : to come and develop It, but until the work of "Mr. Harrison can be undone, until the Alaska Commercial company loses its grip, the country might as well be uninhabitable so far as the settler is concerned." -"•' — _ i WORK OF. APPEAL JUDGES. Opinions in Three Crises and Or ders Entered in Others. : In the circuit court of appeals yes terday the following" attorneys were admitted to practice: John L. Bruce, St. Louis, Mo.; Horace S. Oakley, Chi cago, 111.; A. L. Serger, Kansas City. : Kan. Henry McGrevv, Kansas City/ Kan." ■-...': '■".-■ ; Three opinions were rendered in" these cases: -','.'"'.. No. 506. John B. Criner, plaintiff in error, vs. Oliver :■ Mathews et al. Er ror, to United States court in the In dian' territory. Affirmed with costs. Opinion by Caldwell. J. .?,. 'No. 512. American Central Insurance company. plaintiff jin error, vs. Mary S. : Meiserman. '. Error to United States circuit court," district of Kansas. Af- i firmed with costs.. Opinion by Cald well, J. • ■'•" V '.'"'"■ I No. ••/ 508. Chicago & . Northwestern Railway Company, plaintiff In error, va Vac ley Netolicky,- administrator, ; etc. . Error to? United States, circuit court, northern district of lowa. Peti tion of plaintiff in' error for rehearing denied. ./',', V V ."{' ?': ' V ORDERS j ENTERED. -.- No. 648. -: St. Louis Drayage Company, »' plaintiff . in "* error,- vs. V Louisville & Nashville Railway. Company. .'Error, to ! United -? States - circuit court, ©astern ; district of Missouri. Docketed and i-. dismissed with costs pursuant to ' rule j -16, on motion of defendant ln error. V? No. 571. Clarence : A. . Parks,, plaintiff .in error, vs. The? Board of County Commissioners of Wyandotte County, Kansas. Motion of defendant in error to dismiss submitted. * J; No. 554. ' Jerome B. Wheeler et al., appellants,? vs. Margaret Billings et al. Appeal from -United States circuit court/district of Colorado. Continued ■to adjourned term. ?.;-* •No. 555. Western Coal and Mining -Company? plaintiff In error, vs. Mar cena Ingraham. Error to United States circuit court, western district of Arkansas. Submitted on brief by . plaintiff in error and argued by Mr. : C. A. Severance in behalf of counsel for defendant in error and submitted. - ■• No. 556. Northern Pacific Railroad Company, plaintiff In error, vs. Patrick R. Smith. Error to United States cir . .cult court, district of North Dakota. Argued by Mr. F. W. M. Cutcheon, for plaintiff in error; by Mr. H. P. Stevens, -for.. defendant in error, and cause submitted. Vf?; yV; w.t No. 557.. First National Bank of Lansdale, Pennsylvania, plaintiff in er ror, vs.. Board of Commissioners of Wyandotte County/ Kansas. Error to United States circuit court, dis trict of Kansas. Argued by Mr. Winfield Freeman and Mr. Horace S. Oakley, for plaintiff in error, and further argument postponed until to morrow morning. LEPROSY AXD SIN. Evangelist Perren Drawn Coninar- IsiotiM Between tlie Two. There seems to be a determination on the part of all concerned to make . this last week of revival services at the First Baptist church, the best. There was a larger chorus last night than there has been on a week night for over a week, and almost the whole congregation remained to the after meeting. Dr. Perren devoted so much time to the comparison between leprosy and sin. that he had but little opportunity to say much of the healing miracle "wrought by the Savior in the cleans ing of the leper. The first point of re semblance he noted between leprosy and sin, was Its loathsomeness. ' Only a little scale at first but spreading to the most loathsome of all diseases, so sin, though seeming very beauti ful in some, appeared in Its true colors In the moral leper, and the 'outcasts of. society. Then leprosy led to separa tion from family, and society; so sin . separates many here and must lead to : eternal separation hereafter. Then leprosy was incurable; so was sin, as far as our own efforts are concerned. •The, subject tonight is "The Sick General." FISHERMEN WILL, FIGHT. They Hold a .hums .sleeting to He clare Themselves. A delegation from the Fishermen's union, accompanied by Attorney Otto ;Hoese, called at the Globe office last night to say that the union has decided to go to the extreme limit al lowed by law to test the right of its members to fish in the Mississippi river. In the delegation were Presi dent Larson, the secretary and the treasurer. They had just come from a mass meeting of fishermen, held on the West side, which they said was very largely attended, at which it had been resolved to stand out at all hazards against what they claim is a high handed outrage on the part of the game wardens. President Larson asserts that he was ordered out of the river last Friday morning at the point of a pistol in the hands of a game warden, who seized the nets and made Larson hitch up his horse and wagon, also under threats, and haul the confiscated prop erty to a Seven Corners livery stable. .When brought into court he 'was dis charged,' and he claims he then had great trouble in recovering his horse and wagon. ;.. ; y ; •■•" '■■ Horses, Horses, Horses. 250 to 300 Horses arriving weekly. Auction Thursday and Saturday. Pri vate sales daily. Midway Horse Mar ket. Cunningham & Haas. STRUCK BY A TRAIN. A Michlgrnn Man mulls Injured, bill Cannot Tell How. A. P. Johnson, of Lansing, Mich., has been in town some days and has been having a gay time up to last night, when Johnson was about ended by an Omaha train which struck him. He is now lying In the city hospital with several large and ugly cuts in his head. He knows not how It happened, but a Margaret street station officer found him about -10 p. m., and he was .taken at once to the city hospital, where he will remain for repairs for ; a fortnight. The extent of his injuries could scarcely be ascertained by the hospital physician last night. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. G. A. R. EJK AMI'MEXTS. .Dates and Places at Which They Will lie Held. The following dates have been se ' I lected and reported for holding dis ■ trict and regimental encampments: The Southwestern Minnesota veter an and G. A. R. association, compris j ing the counties of Rock, Nobles, Jack i son, Watonwan, Cottonwood, Pipe- I stone and Murray, at Worthington, I Nobles county, Minnesota, June 12, 13 j and 14, 1£95. . I First. regiment G. A. R. encampment I at Renville, Renville county, Minne l sota, June 12, IS and 14, 189"). Cannon Valley G. A. R. association | encampment at Faribault, Rice county, ■ Minnesota, June 25, _6 and 27, 1895. .-,, Second division Southwestern Mm■ ■ nesota, G. A. R. encampment at Mor- I ton, Renville county, Minnesota, June 25, 26 and 27. 18S5. ■ Park region G. A. R. district en i ' campment, at Staples, Todd county, Minnesota, July 2, 3, 4 and 5, 1895. Interstate G. A. R. encampment, at Durant,. Wis., June 20, 21 and 22, 1895. Interstate G. A. R. encampment, at Ortonville, Big Stone county, June 19, 20 and 21, ISDS. -V;.. ; Weak and nervous describes the condition of thousands of people at this season. They * have no "j appetite, cannot sleep, and complain of the prosira*.mj- effect of the warmer days. It is impure blood that makes them weak, It is because the blood lacks vitality that they are Nervous This condition may be quickly remedied by. a few bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla, which is exactly suited to overcome weakness, because it creates an appetite and tones ' up"all the organs. It cures nervousness because it gives vitality to the blood, enabling it to feed the nerves with their proper nourishment. Hood's Sarsaparilla is the only True, Blood Purifier promi nently in the, public eye today. Be sure? 'to net Hood's and only Hood's. ' Unnrl'c PiHe eaST *> a T:t**7' to take,* f nUUU 0 nild easy in effect. 'He. * * I V TFI Himirn 1,111 ILLU, lill lILLn NEW. : ; Most everybody is now working off their old stock of Dress Goods. ? We are selling new ones. Quite a ( big lot of New Dress Goods came last week. All - Wool Illuminated Mixtures, 50 inches wide, handsome, stylish and great for iv ear, $1.00 a yard. Identically the same qualities have been selling up to this time at $1.50. .•■■' STORM SERIES- Prices are a stronger ar gument than talk, especially when the talk isn't truthful. Storm Serge- at 60 cents- The same kinds are advertised under tin Km-lish mime at sec Neptune Serges at 50 cents. These are sold elsewhere at tKJ cents and advertised worth 31.00. Neptuue Serges nt 60 cents* sold else where at 78c and advertised worth $1.33. •'Pluette*' Bain-Proof Serges, black and navy. SI inches wide, 95 cents; advertised worth $1.35. "Pluette" Ruin-Proof Serges. M inches wide, black and navy. $1.10 the yard; tid vertised elsewhere at %IM. v French Challis, best qual ities imported, 20 cents. GOOD SILKS. You couldn't buy a poor Silk here for love or money. But you can buy Good Silks here at the lowest prices in the Northwest. SPECIALS: 15 pieces Black Satin Brocaded Silks, Lyons manufacture, full 22 inches wide, at S© ©©rats a yard. They are the most fashionable and at the same time the most serviceable Silks you can buy. Last season's price was $1.00. The lowest price this sea son was 85c. Now 50 Cents a yard. 15 pieces "rustle" Lyons Taffetas, the regular 85c kind, for 55 Cents the yard.";-.C --10 pieces Black Shanghai Silks, the best wearing Silks known, 38 inches wide, at 55 Cents • the yard; worth 85c. The same Silks, 28 inches wide, at 40 cents. Last and best of all: 30 pieces checked, striped and plaid Taffetas, at 45 Cents a yard; easily worth 75c in any first-class store. All of these Silks arc* strictly new. Not an inch of "job lot" stuff in the lot*, CLOAK ROOM. Two important offerings for Tuesday: Strictly Tailor-Made AIL Wool Serge Suits at $10.00 each. (No £9.98 or $9.99 humbug here. If we can't save you more than a penny we'll go out of business.) The Jackets are newest cut away • shape — silk linea throughout. Skirts are lined throughout with percaline. Fit and finish are equal ta the very best custom work. They are the best Suits ever sold for $10.00. 180 Lawn or Percale Wrappers, new designs and colors, ■| 85 Cents each today; value §l.2s and $1.35. These cannot be sent on approval; not more ! than 2 to one buyer. j WASH GOODS. Not a day passes that does not add something to our I matchless stock of Wash Materials. More New Dimities, the best in the Northwest, only 12 i cents the yard. Morley Zephyrs, the new est material for ShirtWaists, 36 inches wide, 12£ Cents. iimi