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8 Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report • \^^ *«_^ __J*__3 S w^r^WwlL AB&OLUTEI.Y __■""?■£ F. A. DAY UP ft TREE THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR'S EX PERIENCE WITH WAREHOUSE COMMISSIONERS. WEIGHMASTERS AND THIEVES. fIOW A FAIRMONT-MINNEAPOLIS SENSATION WAS RUN TO EARTH. SCALES CAUSED ALL THE TROUBLE So tbe Martin County Editor Pro ceeded- to ''Come Down the Tree." In the annual report of the railroad and warehouse commission,- which has just been published, extracts of which were published in the Globe yesterday, appears the fol lowing of interest to many on "The Country Elevator and Grain Law:" '» " "The administration of the laws relating to the grain business of the state, both at coun try points and at terminals, is a part, and by no means a small, part of the duties of this commission. For the details of this work we refer to the report of the chief grain in spector and state weighmasters, but for the purpose of Illustrating the character of some of the complaints in this regard from coun try points and how such complaints are In vestigated by the commission we append the following correspondence. Fairmont, Minn., Aug. 17, 1595. Hon. George L. Becker, St. Paul, Minn. Dear Sir: Facts have recently been brought to my knowledge which lead me to believe that grain is being systematically stolen from cars in the Minneapolis yards, especially on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway tracks. The Ward-Cadwell company, of this place, carefully weighs every car they ship and for some time past there has been large short ages at the Minneapolis yards. They ship to other points and have no trouble. Other buy ers here make same complaints. I would sug gest that you put a detective to work and ascertain If a gang of v.-elghmasters are not working in cahoots with thieves who are en gaged In a wholesale system of robbery. From my own personal knowledge I know that there is good ground for believing that something Is rotten in the state service at Minneapolis. Kindly give this matter your early atten tion and oblige, yours truly, Frank A. Day. "Upon receipt of the above the commission directed that a thorough investigation be made at the Minneapolis elevators where the grain of above-named shippers had been, re ceived; nothing being found wrong there, the commission directed that Its scale expert and its supervisor of country elevators go to Fairmont and test the scales at the ship ping elevator. The following report shows that the trouble was found there. "A copy of the report, together with the fol lowing letter, was sent to the complainant: Hon. Frank A. Day, Lieutenant Governor, Fairmont, Minn. Dear Sir: Referring to your letter of Aug. li, relative to the complaint of the Ward- Cadwell company, of your town, of shortages in grain weights at Minneapolis, we have to say, that the commission has undertaken to investigate the matter with a view of lo cating the trouble, and for the -purpose of cplying a remedy. ;To this end,. Mr. Bur dick, our, supervising inspector of country • elevators,-, and Mr. .Berry, our scale expert, were sent to Fairmont to examine Into the condition, there. " '" ' '■■■-_ - • - Herewith we send you a copy of their re port, .which,- we think, properly locates the difficulty: Inasmuch, however, as you state in your letter that other buyers at Fairmont make similar complaints, and that from your own personal knowledge there is good ground for believing that something is rotten in the state service In Minneapolis, the commission have deemed it advisable to call upon you for such Information as you may have upon these points before closing the investigation. Trusting you will do all in your power to aid the commission in this matter, I am for the commission, yours truly, CT -attt » _ —George L. Becker. «_?■•_? AI L L Aug * 24, 1895 "-To the Railroad and Warehouse Commission— Gentlemen- In the matter of shortage In shipments com pia ned of by the Ward & Caldwell company °ort* m ° nt ' I beg to make th following re port: • In accordace with your instructions, and accompanied by L. D. Berry, of the weigh- J? g department, we proceeded to Fairmont on the 22d and upon arrival there interviewed the parties complaining, who expressed them selves as highly pleased at the interest taken in their case by your board, and also ex pressed a desire and willingness upon their J_. rt o f °£ H- as. fullest instigation In the mat ter, and if the trouble was in their elevator, they wanted it corrected at once, no matter at what cost. «"«•■.■— Their house Is a well-constructed house and is operated by a gasoline engine, the party in charge having been in their employ some three years and In whom they have the ut most confidence. It Is equipped with two sets of Fairbank scales, one set of 3 000 pounds capacity used for "weighing in" from the farmers' wagons, and another of 15,000 pounds capacity situated in the top of the elevator and used, for "weighing out," or shipping out of the house to other points. It is what is technically termed "half car" BACO-CURO! Only scientific cure for Tobacco habit. Use tobacco until remedy notifies you to stop. Writ ten guarantee to cure or money refunded. Send __♦ r _ ._ >* and proofs. Ail druggists or sent direct by Kuamta Chemical & *_fq.Co.. Lacrosse, Wis. and Hoston.Mass. 11.00 per box. three boxes with written guarantee |2.50T f '**" ' *~~ 'yg . . j;^; A " '..-. -' y -PXSg: ' ' yf[ ''\A r ' y | 1L <? This evening ? \f We Have Reopened the Popular .° : ;™ : C t| Metropolitan Buff j y . Our Friends Will Be Made Welcome ;*;YYYzI !!) ,(» •"' » "•" '--" ."« --Y'-'-iyY-'Y^-'r \ I Tonight From Bto 12. v £ We Keep the Best of Everything. - V- L We Will -Serve a Delicious Lunch. := ; -f, r* | Sf_._LlV/*VN ifti|^^( :ss ii - fiZ i^^iii^ !i Sift -^^THB SAINT PAUL DAILY OU_Bls. THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 23, 1890. scales, and the testing of this scale was the principal object of our .visit _.*. As a prelim inary the "weighing In", scales were tested first • in the presence of all parties connected ; with the* house, and upon their being loaded to their capacity it was found that. the hop per of the scale "tilted"- or : settled - over against the window casing of .the. building and caused a '"'bind," making _ a discrepancy of about 25 ' pounds In each draft "of " 3,000 in favor of the house. This "bind" was so plain that it is a wonder that it has escaped dis covery by the party in charge. Upon the ob struction being removed the scale .was found correct. Our attention was next given to the "weighing out" scale, and it was tested up to 3,200 pounds, which was" the load of the other scale transferred to -this one. With only this load on the scales 'failed to respond properly, and Mr. Berry at once pronounced them faulty; but darkness coming on further Investigations were delayed, until the next morning.- Meantime orders' were given the men to load the scales with; its usual -load of grain,. say 15.000 less 1,000 pounds to be used by the test weights. Upon , resuming op erations the next morning it was found that the scale could only be: loaded up to 10,000 pounds, that being all the grain they had In store, which was disappointing to us, as we wished' to ' learn the full discrepancy of the However, Mr. . Berry' made a thorough ex amination, and discovered that with this two thirds load the hopper bound upon what we call the sub-hopper, and, of course, prevent ed an accurate weight being taken, and this would result In a loss to the shipper. But a further examination developed the fact that the bead of a bolt bore upon one of the compensating or weighing levers in such a manner as to show a false Increase in weight of Us contents; ** leading shipper to believe there was much more in the hop per than there really was. Now the failure to >ret a full load into the scales would prove a bar to ascertaining the" discrepancy, as it is apparent that the heavier the load the more the discrepancy, etc All this was point ed out to Mr. Stowe, the president of the company, and to Mr. Wahlbeater, the man ager, and upon the obstruction being removed the scale tested absolutely correct The in closed sketch may show to you what I have endeavored to make ; plain. In conclusion would say that the parties expressed them selves as perfectly satisfied with the results of our effort to locate the trouble. . Very respectfuly yours, — R. C. Burdlck, Supervising Inspector. Fairmont, Minn., Aug. 29, 1895. Hon. George L. Becker, St Paul, Minn. My Dear General: Replying to your es teemed favor of late date, I desire to tender the honorable board of railroad and ware house commissioners the assurance of my most distinguished consideration, and to as sure them that their Investigations in the case in queston have been most complete and satisfactory; that I have no further . charges to make, and that I wish to "come down the tree" as gracefully as circumstances will permit. Thanking you for your prompt and efficient action, I am, yours - very truly, —Frank A. Day. LITERARY AND MUSICAL Entertainment Given by the St. Paul T. A. Cadets. St Paul T. A. cadets gave a well arranged musical and literary entertainment at Cretin hall last evening, assisted by Father Colbert and the girls of the parish. The president, Joseph Freely, gave the opening address, which was a talk on the saloon and the tem perance question. Miss Anna Kelly read the "Battle "of Font enoy," and responded to an encore with "Bil ly Do." M. J. Donnelly sang a comic song, which pleased the boys greatly, and Miss Grace Danz gave "O, Happy Days," with violin and piano accompaniment by George Danz and Miss Danz. Miss Grace Danz is a daughter of Frank Danz, and has a rich, full soprano voice of some cultivation. She sings at St. Mary's church. As an encore she gave "I Think ; Thee." Miss- Elizabeth Patti son, whose \ face makes • her „ favorite,', even before she speaks, read - "The Actor's Story", with dramatic ability. Prof. Congdon, though suffering from a slight cold, sang and re sponded to an encore. Other selections were given by the High School orchestra, Wolfred Crowthers and Allen French. , The address of the evening was given by Very Rev. J. C. Byrne, president of St Thomas' college, " who ' took "The English Language" as his subject, and gave a very instructive talk, telling, among other things, of the countries from which the English get many of their nicest and oddest words. Rev. P. R. Heffron and Hon. Pierce Butler, also spoke. At the close of the programme refreshments were served by the young ladles. .... -.. .;. LAST OP THE INSPECTIONS. Brigade Staff and Company Under . Official Eye. Gen. Bend and the Minnesota national guard brigade staff were Inspected last night at the same time that .Company E was in spected. In addition to Gen. Bend, the staff consists of Capt. D. W. Knowlton, Capt C. H. McGill, Capt J. P. Knowles, Capt. W. H. Hunt, Capt. M. A. Mead, Capt O. E. Lee, Capt. J. W. Lane and Capt. W. H. Hart. The latter was given his bronze medal . for ten years' service. Every man ln Company E, fifty-five in all, was present for inspection. There was a fair audience, and the drill ex ercises won liberal applause' at times. Lieut. Johnson, of the U. S. A., the Inspecting offi cer, stated that there was a marked improve ment in the company since its last inspec tion, as there has been in all the companies thus far Inspected this year. Preceding and at the close of the exercises, the Westminster orchestra played a number of, selections. Only forty men participated, in the drill, which consisted of setting-up exercises, bay onet exercises, manual of 'firms, ". firings, school of the soldier, school of the company, school of the squad extended order and school of the company extended order. A change to heavy marching uniform was made in a very short space of ; time, after which the com pany went through extended order exercises. Capt. Monfort and his j lieutenants, BJorn stad and Hardy, acquitted themselves credit ably. --.*>.' * y BOWER DOUBTS IT MISSOULA'S MILLIONAIRE MER- 7 \ CHANT* QUESTIONS REPORT OF ' "' TWIN CITY BOYCOTT ..' BY FREE SILVER CHAMPIONS, ALTHOUGH THE MONTANA PUBLIC . YYz IS SENSITIVE TO THE GOLD '•■,-"■ BUG FIGHT. YYY'Y-YYz. MINERS MAY HAVE J STARTED IT, Although Mr. Bonner Had No Infor ; mation Either to- Affirm or Dis prove It. E. P. Bonner, of Missoula, Mont., one of the ex-receivers of the Northern Pacific railroad ""< who 2 controls the Missoula Mercantile com pany, one of the most important business con cerns in the state, was' shown yesterday by a Globe reporter a statement made by a Min neapolis newspaper to the effect that Montana merchants had organized a boycott of , Twin City wholesalers. The allegation was ad vanced in this article that St. Paul and Minne apolis have hereotfore controlled 90 per cent of Montana's trade, and that Chicago, on 'the 1 , contrary, had thus lost a greater part of- its former business with the state of mauntains; but that he completion of the Burlington ex tension into the Black Hills had opened up Montana to both Omaha and St. Joseph. These cities were now joining Chicago in a systematic slander of the Twin Cities' attitude on the sil ver question. The three allied enemies of the. Minnesota merchants have been saying that they themselves rather favor free sliver, but that the St. Paul Chamber of Commerce had already passed anti-silver resolutions, and that Minneapolis was also pledged to the gold stan dard. By this reasoning the silver-loving Montana merchants had been induced to break off recently, and, to a surprising degree, all trade relations with St. Paul' or Minneapolis. Commercial travelers from the latter city had been unceremoniously snubbed by their oldest Montana customers. "" • ! : Mr. Bonner read the statement carefully, and then declared that It was altogether a sur prise to him. "I've been away from Montana* since last fall," he continued, "but I've been in constant communication, of course, with our company at Missoula. I think if there was anything to this movement I should have heard something about it. I don't believe that, even if It ex ists at all, it is half as big a movement as is represented. I know we . always did a large share of our buying down here at St. Paul or Minneapolis, and I know, too, that most of our merchants would not be pleased with any at tacks on silver. _ We're heartily in favor of white metal, as every one knows. But I am quite sure that if our own buyers, for In stance, not to speak of other houses, were tak- Ing their trade to an entirely new territory I should have been Informed of the change. - I can't say where a general boycott, if it started, would first appear. I suppose that the miners* union, jj which Is very powerful throughout Montana, and has great influence with the merchants, would try to get the assistance of the boards of trade at Helena, Butte and else where. If a movement like that had been started, I ought to know something about it.v "The silver people are . certainly gaining strength in the country at large. New Eng land and New York are the homes . of the leading class and, naturally, they are deter minedly in favor of gold. They want their interest paid in -that metal. But Chicago already contains "some powerful . advocates of • silver, and the south Is filled with free silver people. No, -indeed,: I don't" think there is much in the suggestion that the national convention of the free silver party at St. Louis will combine with the national dele gates of the Populist party. The Populists have too many queer schemes of their own to justify any such combination. I look for help from both the older parties, and I think that the silver men will become so numerous that one or the other will be obliged to help silver out" Mr. Bonner accompanied by Mrs. Bonner and their daughter, left for Missoula yester day afternoon over the Northern Pacific. I ■ POLICE COURT MELANGE. A Number of Petty Cases Before Judge Twohy. John Frlck, the musician accused of as saulting James Alberg with a dangerous weapon in a row over house rent, whose case" was taken under advisement by Judge Twohy las'; week, was discharged yesterday. Frederick Schultz, who was accused of as saulting Charles Schewneman, on the night of April 11, was discharged. Jacob Sickles, the Sibley street pawnbroker, arrested some time ago on the charge of swind ling a New York.farmer named Wlltsle out of $45, was arraigned on two charges, that of "grafting" and larceny. A continuance was granted until April 29. Christopher Peterson, a clerk, in the Golden Rule, was charged by D. B. Kelly, who con ducts a boarding house at 203 East Eighth street, with assault , and battery. Kelly claimed he had asked Peterson for a board bill, when the latter struck. him in the face. The ; evidence - showed Peterson had merely pushed Kelly aside and Judge Twohy dis missed the case. Mrs. C. -D. Clark and Mrs. Casey were charged with larceny. The two women are dressmakers, and formerly worked for Mrs. O'Mara, who conducts a dressmaking estab lishment at Fifth and Market streets. Mrs. O'Mara charged them with the theft of several pieces . of dress goods. Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Casey said they, took the goods because their employer refused to pay them their .wages, and, as the complaining witness failed to ap pear in the court. Judge Twohy discharged the women. * " ' ----- The cases of John Schaffer,' Andrew Schaffer and James Ruzlchka, accused 'of assaulting Pasquale Farranaccl, an Itallj3__fn-.it peddler, on West Seventh street last Sunday, were continued until April 28. - E-tfra^accl is still confined at the hospital and could not appear in court *" - i , BADGER STATE CAVALRY. -i And State Fair Matters Occupy the' / G. A. R. Mind. The G. A. R. conference committee will meet the conference committee of the state agricul tural society at 5 p. m. today at the G. A. R. headquarters Ito discuss matters pertaining Jointly to the state fair and the encampment- The Wisconsin Cavalry association, of which ex-Gov. George. W. Peck Is president and Awarded Highest Honors— World's Fair,'. DR * CREAM BAKING POWDER ;S MOST PERFECT MADE. A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Pbwder. * Free from Ammonia.' Alum ora^ower adulterant, 40 YEARS THE STA?_>ARD. k *_*_"_f»" : "*"*. *__**■*■ ■• - .. - . yyzyzyyy: ~ — ■ The Greatest Value-Giving Sale 3S^ ■y:-.**rgjYYyY^^Y : zY.:zzyYz-.-z Y. - .'■ .'■-.' OP THE SEASON IN : Y'yYy' ".- zY' yyryiJ&y'.Y, '='-■' *sj-*a""-^X, YYY'r- '_i-_sVs_r^_svt_ mm _B^__i-r_fc__i''-«.si.it.i._si' : :?"-*^^^ ?%^\ HIGH-GRADE CLOTHING >P^^ _f_fl -: "Oafr >^****--p^~^^ AT ~ >_y_."_£~__tli~____^ ; " ■", • ~~~ I \j| IW6GQSy |j __C£- : -^_lf H Ml !' Dl lar J.M (i I£i_ X-^si 30 S __. ■ (' I ____ i!_ I >>^s(9S-^^_!*>>wicr?« ji2 R___ S •wSwWli ■ __^k , -^_--, L- /^STY v \ ___ _— _" S_H sfk / —____. E _____PI ~WJ**B*^ry*iZKjtJ¥g^a^^ jA "??^*^lr7^*^_^* , J»j ) fiS I <f_ _ ( _■*** . * /\ _"*1 !l D|a_a%lr I 1 _$ia__l_r^_f B_ i S 'I l_ !j BiacK |j .^lllSli-S Ifc-P^ mi Tailor !' ■ If! AH !!*^ :^i^_l^^^P^i^^^^S|^^^^H^^^^^^?S - Perfect fSS_* Browmn&King&Coi^^. iSf Cor. Robert. O^ O Cor. Robert. which Is composed of 600 members, belonging to the First, Second, Third and ' Fourth Wis-* consin cavalry, is corresponding with . Fred Rlchter,; chairman >of the reunion committee, in reference to a proposed reunion of the* as sociation at St. Pawl during the encampment. Mr. Richter himself Is a former member of the Wisconsin association, while many other members are scattered throughout Minnesota, The reunion, should it take place, will be one the many interesting events of an interest ing week. • . . . V, '.The finance committee was in session last evening at headquarters. Satisfactory prog T ress was reported by the members in charge of the staff of solicitors. No changes were made in the present method of conducting the committee's work, j : .'*_-* ; FOR LITERARY STUDY. Prof.' Sprae-ue-aSmitls Suggests New - Work for St. Paul. * Prof. Charles Sprague-Smith spoke before a large and fashionable audience yesterday, afternoon, at the home of Mrs. R. M. New port, on Summit avenue. Prof. Sprague Smith's address proved most interesting. His subject was ."Comparative Literature," and his ideas were along the lines that literature should be studied by the development of dif ferent nations at different times. . V . - Prof. Sprague-Smlth : was : greeted previous to the lecture by nearly 100 St. Paul women, many of them members of the Century club, and also a number, of gentlemen.- Following his talk, tea and wafers were served in the dining room from a table in charge of Mrs. Luther . Newport Mrs. R. M. Newport was assisted by Mrs. Judge Flandrau, Mrs. D. R. . Noyes, Mrs.. T. T. Smith, Mrs. Edgerton, and Miss Newport. :t The rooms were fragrant with American; Beauty : roses. ' : '''"n &U While -Prof. Sprague-Smith did' not offer any. suggestions,' It is probable that a move ment, will be made in St. Paul along the line of work he advocates; .and to -which he has devoted his life. " : ; - ANNUAL CHURCH MEETING. The . Central Presbyterian Reviews the Year's Work. •Unusually large and harmonious was the annual .. meeting of the congregation of the Central Presbyterian church .held last night at the church edifice, Exchange and Cedar streets. . Dr. Meldrum, ' the pastor, jj presid ed. The only election was that of the two trustees, whose terms expire this year. These were Benjamin S. Osgood and Dr. " F. D. Kendrick, both of whom were re-elected. The present board of trustees consists of Gates A. Johnson, chairman; William A. Campbell, B. H. Schriber, Waillam B. Shaw, Webster Smith and the two ugentlemen re-elected. No change was made in [ the boards of deacons and elders. ' Reports- were read from all subordinate societies of the church. : The session's report showed that the present membership is 536, which Is a noticeable Increase for the year after all allowances are made, despite the fact that during six months the church was without a pastor. •.'..-. --"•'"' The Sunday schosl especially demonstrates the flourishing state of the society. *"" The school's average attendance each Sunday dur- Ing the last three- : months was 400. . The board of trustees -reported ; that the annual . disbursements of the congregation during the year were $9,500. not Including over *fl,ooo contributed ;to the-.* various benefices of the church. The congregation has proven itself fully able to meet opromptly . all its j financial ' obligations. ;.*;.".>" " -. ** Reports were also- read from the various missionary, societies, the .brotherhood of An drew and Philip, and the Boys' Brigade. Un der the leadership of . J. M. . Smith, president, the brigade has become in numbers and equipment one of . the most prominent in the state, and it was the first to be organized In this city. .": -'• - , : The church attendance was shown -to' be larger . ' than ever before during the forty or more years of i the { society's \ existence. :- The entire session was replete with a feeling of confidence that the, Central church is sure to prosper in the • hands of so efficient ' and - de voted a pastor as Dr. Meldrum. ; •■- .■■.'" ; DATES FOR LAKE CITY. Adjutant General Mueh lberg- Makes . the Public Dates. jj • . Adjt. Gen. Muehlberg yesterday Issued gen eral orders to the effect announcing the dates for the annual encampment at Lake City this . summer. The first will -be \ the Third '■ regi : ment, which will . meet from June 23 to 30, • inclusive. The .'. Second will "have : the * tents from July to 14, the First battalion -of ar tillery: using the same dates. From July 16 to 23 the First regiment will be in camp. * " liROKBHIS "WRIST. *** . Bishop Gilbert' Meets With. a Painful Y. Y'-y-r' ." A_cl_ent. ■'.;■ **.';■ ...X"/.J --.: Bisho? Gilbert mat with a somewhat serious accident Tuesday night, due to '■■ a fall - caused by tripping over a wire - fence, ", which : resulted in the breaking . of. one ' of ' the.: bones in ; his left wrist. The injury! is quite painful, -but not serious. ' i .'*". " " NEW SHOE- STORE. >" The Hanan Cimpan) -*_ Establish ment Opened to the Public. ■ .-y*?_~-i i.Ts-'t-^T-vr.-—--'--;.- "■•_■. '* ' ~ i '' . The magnificent . new ' store -of . the : Hanan . Shoe company at Sixth and Wabasha streets was thrown open to "' the ; public * yesterday, and was ■ thronged : all < day with \ people ; anx ious -to - get ' a glimpse .; of .. the '- big stock *of new footwear. : , '. The - store had been In ". the hands" of the employes for several ' days, and presented "' a most ** Inviting ; appearance. The • goods -z shown ' embraced all "i modern x. styles, from • the [■ great .- broad common-sense ; men's • shoe *to the • dainty j affair ■ for * the charming girl ' who", wears a number 2.- . : - :... zz- ■ -zy '.: All '- manner of shoes _■ for ; boys j and girls, bicycle shoes, tennis shoes,', tan shoes, black shoes, dancing pumps, and, in ""fact, all the < shoes ,in - the-, catalogue. Perhaps that • which ■■ interested . the ladies most was the collection of what the Hanan company calls the ladies' "man-fashion shoe." This shoe has the ap pearance and solidity of a man's shoe, with the lines and sizes for the softer Bex.. It is copyrighted by the . Hanan people. No goods were sold yesterday, but the corps of clerks were on hand to show the Various styles and kinds to patrons. - Flowers were given away through the day to visitors, and Ryder's or chestra furnished music to ; enliven the oc casion. " . PROF., SHAW'S LAMB. Reporters Say, After Trying It, That It's All Right. One of Prof. Shaw's , much talked of, fat and juicy lambs was elegantly and elaborately served to the members of the Reporters' club at midnight last night at Roxey Reber's cafe. # Mr. Reber was the host and the reporters ' were his guests. Such . Eweet, toothsome,, succulent lamb never before graced a ban quet table in this part of the country. And then the service and the trimmings they defy description and analysis. To say that the scribes enjoyed the spread Is to put it conservatively. They consumed :it in an ecstasy of delight, not that they are unac customed to eating or unfamiliar with ordi nary lamb but such lamb, quite o'ercame them. . The , reporters having . partaken of one of Prof. Shaw's lambs, are now in a posi tion to settle the controversy between Prof. Shaw and the butchers who -recently refused to buy his stock of fatted lambs. The butchers , Insisted that the lambs were too fat for this market, and Prof. Shaw in sisted that the market was to blame, in that stock ; was superior to that ordinarily offered. Prof. Shaw made 9 proposition to have one of the lambs killed and served In order to test the quality of the meat," he guaranteeing that it would be found that a fair percentage of lean meat existed in proportion to the fat. .The professor is all right, and his lamb is out of sight. " y.-yy CAUGHT AT WHITE BIRCH. T. H. Christenson, the Alleged Em ■ ■y" bezzler, Captured. Thomas H. Christensdn, until lately the agent of the Empire . Elevator . Company at Pierpont, S. D., from which he is alleged to have stolen something J;lke $400, has been ap prehended by the operatives. of the National Surety company, by which he was bonded, and yesterday was brought to this city. The sheriff of Day county was notified of the cap ture, and last night took his prisoner back to Dakota. The Surety company has been searching for Chrlstenson since March 22, when he skipped out, and after a hunt through Northern Min nesota and Wisconsin located the man at White Birch, where, he;, was captured. He will probably ,not be given an opportunity to make good his alleged peculations, Sas the Surety company will prosecute him. . STRUGGLING "WITH THE BIDS. Capitol Commission Is Still at Work ', •-» ■ Upon Them. - The capitol commission held another ses sion yesterday. It confined its attention to minor matters of routine and to a considera tion, of the bids received Tuesday for founda tion and excavation work. No" decisions of importance were arrived at. The successful bidders will not be named j until today, or possibly tomorrow. Three!* Months Pay. The policemen will today draw their pay for the months of January, February and March." The reduction '% provided . for in the ordinance, which took effect on the 14th inst, does not have a retroactive effect, and con sequently : the : policemen will receive their original salaries. • Benefit for Prof. Renter. •' ,Prof.. J. ; Remer Jr. was given a benefit ball at A. O. U. W. hall last evening, which was attended by seventy-five : couple. Pepin's orchestra . was -in attendance. Prof. Remer has been a dancing, master for eight years, In addition to the Free Chair Service be tween-Minneapolis, st Paul and Chicago on the evening trains, *"■ ."** - : : FREE ■>'- .1 - a«X__<J__|^ CHAIR CAR §1 SERVICE! Has been added between Minneapolis, St. Paul, Moines, r St. Joseph and Kansas City on the Chicago & Great m :; Western' M-pw Leaf pAIIWAY L •■"■■-•■•• _ ••■■:■-_•-■:■■•:_■■■•< _J ' . . _.a_ lf»ap»«aal..J . ..»_—»_-—--__-___—_■ V Those desiring ■ to save expense of * a berth V can use •■;-; ah; Easy ; : ; Reclining- Chair -Free of Charge. . '••''.'-: ' : ! -Ticket may be had •at Maple Leaf Ticket Q^«2^<-Drher Robert and Fifth" Streets, Union '* Depot,-*; St. PauL >:-. and has been in St Paul for the last three. He had a class of sixty-three until he was obliged to discontinue his- teaching for the present, owing to the fire in the Builders' Exchange, in Central hall of which building he had his school. The benefit given him last evening was quite successful financially. Metropolitan Buffet Reopened. The Metropolitan buffet, adjoining the Met ropolitan . opera house, has been reopened by Messrs.. Sullivan. and Felse, who will formal ly throw.; open the place j this . evening. The buffet has been prettily decorated with plants and cut flowers,' and tonight visitors to the place will be served with a light collation. . Both proprietors are well known, having for some years catered to the wants of the better • element of* the thirsty public of St. Paul. A number of neat Invitations have been issued for the occasion. Supreme Court Call Today. 40— Ohio Iron Company, respondent, vs. Au burn Iron Company, appellant. 24— John Shannahan, appellant, vs. Chicago, St Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Com pany, respondent. 43— John B. Wood, % appellant, vs. Chicago, - St. Paul, Minneapolis _ Omaha Railway Com pany, respondent. • • f - • 45— Laura L. Wray, respondent, vs. M. J. Clark and Clark & Scudder Lumber Company, appellants. Teachers "Went Visiting. The high school and Ericsson schools were closed yesterday, the teachers taking advan tage of the < occasion to visit other schools. The high school teachers . chiefly visited the mechanic arts school and the public schools of Minneapolis. The teachers in each school are allowed one day in each semester in which they may visit other schools and profit by SEASON OPENS j t . and we're going to do our I : \ best to make a hit with 1 - $25.00 Sui_s I v . For Thursday . . I I - We have . selected 100 1 choice Suit Patterns, the 1 regular- price, of which is | i $30 \ ana : #35, which we I will sell tomorrow at ' | EACH $21- EACH Only finest workman- * | ; ship in our suits. ■-'■■ | J. T. Schuster, I Merchant Tailor, I 357... Robert Street. .357 I ___*__[ ______—___! ____ ____sH____ar AMUSEMENTS. METROPOLITAN ■ L. N. Scott, "Manager. :• I^dTHE ; DISTINGUISHED ARTISTE, - -IS - A ■ DIRECTION OF RICH AND MAEDEn.- TONIGHtI The BrlllJant Isc ""* Comedy, [TONIGHTI Bllitent New Comedy, sg&^Netl Gwynne* ■JOSEPHINE, ]*»>■>%?<*■•' Empress of the French. Saturday Matinee . : Saturday Matinee— Popular Prices— and 50c. YY -:.---. Evening Prices, "sl, 75c. 60c, 25c. Sunday, FREDERICK WARDE in I _i NO ■ 'VL EM Ft , Seats now ou sale. > -..-:.* the q-*F*.__3ST_*).l TONIGHT AND BALANCE . OF WEEK, ieftn^a Hill's Matinee ££_-__* Novelties. Saturda y talnment. ,"_«-'_,' ,_;--. - '- - __ -• - 10— Marvelous Features— lo >■ . Sunday K 'L , ** > 7*^j***i|/ la •'•*"■'-*•** •* j MARRIAGES, BIRTHS, DEATHS. MARRIAGE LICENSES. *VY r a h' , Banteai * ".— .•• Minnie * Wangsgard John Nelson * Tiny Nelson Michael C. Downey Maggie McGinley ' BIRTHS. Mr. and Mrs. John C. Brennan ....... Boy Mr. and Mrs. Ole Dahl .......... £ov Mr. and Mrs. Dougle Cree ........ " Girl Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Cleveland ...... '.'..'.'.80y Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Wilcox Girl Mr. and Mrs. Gustave Maxe ........ "Girl Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Churchward ...."Girl Mr. and Mrs. O. Setter , Girt Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Jenny ""' "boy Mr. and Mrs. D. J. McAvoy '.' ""Boy Mr. and Mrs. Nels Hansen Boy Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Lehmann .. Boy Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Moore .... . "Boy Mr. and Mrs. Rucolph Groh .....".'Boy Mr. and Mrs. Peter Swanson Girl Mr. and Mrs. John Marty Boy" Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tschlda Boy Mr. and Mrs. George i Tschlda ........... Boy Mr. and Mrs. Otto Schmidt ' Boy Mr. and Mrs. L. Sternberg .Girl Mr. and Mrs. Ulrich Bussjager ...Boy Mr. and Mrs. L Johnson . Boy * DEATHS. . V Anna M. Maske, 179 Granite 5t...... 68 yrs Marie Josephine Goffin, 894 Fremont 5t.43 yrs Mary La -Plant, St. Luke's Hospital... 26 yrs ' — ' =3 DIED. , COX— In St. Paul, Minn., April 22, 1896, at 4 p. m., at the residence of . his son, . A. L. Cox, 799 Iglehart street, Gurden Cox, aged eighty-seven year 3. He leaves two sons and a daughter. Funeral from above resi- ' dence at 2:30 p. m. Friday, . April 24. Friends Invited. . Appleton, Wis., papers please copy. . . ■ ; -. . ~ "T ~~. - - Potatoes, . per bushel, 10 Cents. .: 3-lb can California Apricots, : 9 Cents. 3-1". can California Yellow Peaches, [yY- * : . 10 Cents. 3- lb can California Cherries, ~y 14 Cents. 3-lb" can California Gages, 11 Cents. 3-lb can California Pears, 14 Cents. 3-lb can California Grapes, 11 Cents. 3-lb can California Egg Plums, yyyy 11 Cents. ■."".:„_.•_:;. ------ California Wheat Wafers, per pound, $ 2 Cents. ~ — . . ; - Best bulk Shredded Cocoanut, per pound, - - -. ■-... ' 15 Cents. Lemons, per ' dozen, " c ■"''■'■:'■' .-'.- ... ■'-'-■• \lO Cents _ - -••"•;-'•'• ' •'■•••■••■ -***• -"-. -^ Fine Old Rio Coffee, per pound, *?S 20 Cents. -^ ..-,-■ . • •-' - ; - •. • - «•■■ ■ Fresh Eggs, per 'dozen, ■" y 10 Cents. Fancy Bananas, per dozen, 15 Cents. Comb Honey, per pound, ■ 12% Cents. -; Schcch's XXXX Patent Flour, 38 pounds, $1.85. Soda Crackers, per pound, 4 Cents. 'YYYy - .'"'YYyy ,_;;" Kcme-madc Catsup, per bottle. 15 Cents. Fresh Shad from the ocean, each, 25 Cents. L-. ■-•_-"*"•'' ■'•-- .",- — : — — --.' Fresh green Asparagus, . large bunch, 7 Cents. IKE SCHCGH GROCERY GO. • G.rp.sr Seventh an* Bftttfwtf, " ****'' '^ > Y^--'-y-''.:".y.