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SELBY Hllili BRAKES THREE ME* CARE FOR THE LIVES OF THOI' SANDS OF PAS SENGERS. THEIR FACES ARE FAMILIAR, BIT THEY ARE STHWGKHS TO THOSE MHO SEE THEM DAILY. TP THE HILL AXD DOYV!\ A«AIW, Over and Over Attain, Murks the Orbit of Their Daily Life. There ait three men whose faces arc known to thousands of persons who reside on St Anthony hill, and who have occasion to use the Selby avenue cable. These three men, who are per sonally s knows to but few, have in their hands the safety of the thous ands who use the cable line. They are the brakemen who ride from the top of Summit avenue to the foot of the incline at Pleasant avenue, and vary the monotony of the trip by rid ing from Pleasant avenue to the top oi the- hill on the next upbound car. These men preside at the extra brakes on the cars, and are a part of the safeguards that the street car com pany has placed upon cable traffic. When the cable line was- first put in to operation there were none of the safety appliances that are now so carefully looked after on the cars, and there were no extra men to man the EDWARD CAVAKAVGH. brakes In case the cable should break or some accident happen to the grip or other parts of the machinery. This oversight resulted in the first and only accident on the line. Shortly after noon, Jan. 27, 1888, a grip br3ke on a train descending Selby avenue incline. Powerless to check the runa-vay train, the gripman and conductor stood by their train. "She grip did not leave the track, but the trailer turned over and several persons were injured, but only one fatally. This accident was sufficient to create distrust in the pub lic mind, and for a time the company ran grips only, as the newspapers and j people, who professed to know all | about it. said the grips were not strong j enough to carry the trailers. But gradually improvements were made and the extra men were put on to man the extra brakes. Nowadays one never hears of an accident, except that it shows the absolute safety of the appliances now in use. Encampment week was the first real test of the line. Thousands and thous ands of persons were transported up and down the incline that week. The cars were crowded at all times. The trains were longer and more largely patronized than ever before. But. with all this, there were but three accidents on the hill and none of them even i frightened the strangers, who did not know anything was wrong- until they were told. One crowded train broke a grip on the middle of the incline. The extra brakes were applied and thf train al lowed to slide slowly to the foot of the hill. The next ascending train pushed the crippled grip and trailers up the hill, when near the summit of the incline the grip on the rear train gave way. Again the extra brakes j were applied and both trains brought to a standstill and remained motionless until the next train came along and pushed them to the level of the ave nue above Summit avenue. A few days previous a descending train caught a single horse wagon loaded heavily with bricks on the in cline. The horse could not get out of the way. and the train was obliged to stop. This was accomplished without difficulty, and the train remained in that position until the obstacle could be removed. The regular men who are on that run are Thos. McDonald, who has been in the service of the company as hill man for six years: Edward K. Cav anaugh, hili man for eight /ears, and Geo. J. Lamphere. who has been on duty two years. During the encamp ment four extra men were on duty manning the extra brakes on the in cline. BJBW NI'RSES ASSOCIATION. Ituhuviuxl.' Meeting Held at Head quarters Yesterday. The Nurses association held a special meeting yesterday afternoon at the headquarters, 433 Selby. There was an unusually large attendance of the best #las«« of graduate nurses in the city. Reports of the summer's work are very encouraging, a larger number of calls having been made for nurses than even the most sanguine members hoped for. At times the demand has even exceeded the supply. In spite of the fact that many of the best nurses In the city are registered. The directory is a very comprehen sive one, having on its books bcth pro fessional and trained nurses, so that one can have a nurse at one's own figure. The nurses desire to make themselves known still farther, and during the next fortnight their com mittee will call on all the physicians in the city to talk the directory over, explaining their plans and asking the advice and co-operation of the medi ■rcal profession. The association holds Its regular meetings on the second Saturday of every month at 3 p. m. at 433 Selby, where all who are interested In the subject of nursing will be wel •xmied by the nurses. TO SAVE THE FORESTS. Committee "Will Bravr I 1 ]) v Uiil Torndflj. The committee provided for at the last summer meeting of the State Hor ticultural society to prepare a law for the purpose of providing for a forest reservation In this state and more per- feet forest protection will meet Tues day at the office of the State Horticul tural society, Kasota block, Minneapo lis. The committee consists of members appointed from the various organiza tions of the state interested in this work, and a number of leading citi zens who are well informed on this subject have also been invited to be present. The objects to be accom plished by the proposed law are of very great importance to the interests involved, and the assistance of the highest ability attainable is to be in voked in its preparation. The estab lishment of forest reservations and their subsequent care is absolutely necessary to the future agricultural success of the state, and it is none too early to bring this about. The com mittee, as far as appointed, consists of D. R. McGinnis, of St. Paul, chair man; C. W. Horr, of St. Paul; Prof. W. W. Pendergast, superintendent of public instruction; Capt. Judson N. Cross, Minneapolis, and Hon. S. M. Owen. Minneapolis. HARVEST HOME TODAY. Lueal < hurchea Will Appropriately Observe the Oeeaston. This is Harvest Home Sunday by gen eral consent, and the day will be appro priately observed. Tfhe arrangements for holding an eight clay's mission at Holy Trinity church, Minneapolis, beginning next Sunday, conducted by the Rev. Arch deacon Webber, are completed. In ad dition to the* regular mission services Mr. Webber \\*ill meet the students of the university &t the chapel. He will deliver an address under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A., and conduct a ser vice for children Saturday, Oct. 10 at Holy Trinity. The ninth annual institute of the Church Sunday School association of tht- diocese of Minnesota will be held at St. Ansgarius church, Minneapolis Thursday. There will be addresses by Rev. Toff teen, Nichols, Davis, Faude Oilman, Butler, Haupt and Bishop Gil bert. The Annual meeting of the Minnesota branch of the Woman's Auxiliary to SEI,BY AVENUE SAFEGUARDS. THOMAS -MDONALD. the Board of Missions will be held Wednesday, at St. Paul's church, Min neapolis. Holy Communion will be celebrated at 9:30 a. m., followed by the annual address by Rt. Rev. Anson R< gers Graves, D. D., L. L. D., mis sionary bishop of the Platte. Bishop Whipple and Bishop Gilbert both ex pect to be present. Bishop H. W. Warren, of Denver, Col., presiding bishop of the Minnesota conference of the Methodist Episcopal I church, will preach at Central Park M. E. church this morning. The Liberal Union of Minnesota Wo men will hold the first meeting of the I season of 1896-7 upon Tuesday Sept 29, at 7 o'clock, in the First Unitarian church, Eight street and Mary Place Minneapolis. A full attendance is earnestly desired. There will be Azereth services and sermons at the Temple. Monday even *n ,f at 7:30 > and Tuesday morning at The Sabbath school of House of Hope church will hold services appropriate to rallying day tomorrow at 12:10. Rallying day for church and Sunday school will be observed at Dayton ave nue Presbyterian church tomorrow and | appropriate services will be held at ' I 10.30 a. m., when a number of short ' addresses will be made. The treas- !■ urer will give a financial statement j and short talks will be made by Dr I Edwards and J. R. McMillan. Rev C. G. Nelson, superintendent of the Northern Swedish Mission confer- I ence and presiding elder of the St Paul district, has served the Cook : Street M. E. church for "three years. At the present session of the confer- ! ence at Duluth, a change was made in the pastorate. Mr. Nelson will take ! charge of the church at Lindstrom > but will continue to reside in St. Paul ! Rev. J. A. Palmquist. of Red Wing i will be the pastor of the Cook Street church. The Northwestern Bible Institute for Christian workers, will commence its : eighth year of work in this city Thurs day The object of this training school i j is to afford an opportunity for prepara tion to any worthy man or woman who ■ I desires to better qualify himself or * j herself for any kind of Christian work i to labor under the auspices of any j church or society which they may I choose. The text book of the school is the English Bible, the indispensable qualiflcatfOß for Christian work is a : knowledge of the Scriptures. The stewards of the Central Park M E. church have issued the following statement: We, the stewards of Central Park ! M. E. church, desire to correct some ! I erroneous statements published in the < city papers, respecting matters con- j nected with our church. There is no ! ; ill feeling in our church. There has ! j been diversity of opinion among mem- I bers, as is natural concerning the pas •"torate for another year, but all dif | ferences were amicably settled at our j last quarterly conference by a unani- I mous vote, leaving the appointment of our next pastor entirely to the bishop and his advisers. We, the stewards of the church, representing the differ ; ent opinions held by members, are sat isfied to abide by the decision of the bishop in the conference to be held next month: and will loyally receive I I whoever may be sent us pastor for j the next year. We believe we also voice the opinions of the entire mem bership and congregation. Henry J. Thome. James W. Shan non, J. B. Cowan, William H. Jones A S.wain, J. H. Shea, G. E. Shepstone, P E. Luley. Dr. Samuel G. Smith, of the People's church, having returned from Europe i will occupy his pulpit again this morn- l ing. The Atlantic Congregational church j has extended a call to Rev. W. W I Lewis, of the Arlington Hills Presbyte rian church. It will be remembered ! that the proposed consolidation of these churches fell through. Rev. Q. H. Shinn, general missionary of the Universallst church, will pass through the city Monday on his way to the West. An opportunity will be given to the Universalists of the city to greet him in the evening at hall No. 6, Central block, corner of Sixth and Seventh streets. THBJ SAINT PAUI, GLOBE: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, IS9& FRUITS ARE GHEfIP <;KM:K.(I. DEPRESSION IX PRICES ON EAST THIRD STREET THIS YEAR. GRAPES TO GIVE THE BIRDS, WHILE PEARS, ORANGES AND AP PLES ARE WITHIX HEATH OF ALL. LARGE MELONS AMJ PLENTY ( niiilnrilis and Other Small Fruit* in Line With the Market in General, "Say! if you want to. have fun wid yerself, do you know wot's 9a cheap est way?" said a man about town to a Globe reporter a few days ago. "Couldn't guess unless it's to ac cumulate a few Pops and run for of fice, or think you're running for of fice." "Kaw. That don't cut no ice as fer as pleasure goes. When 1 was a wee bit of a kid me mudder used to say, and s"h£ knew a few things, too, she did — she uster say dat it wuz more blessed tar give dan ter receive, and while I tdrf.t never been sent to Cojno for failing to receive what was comin' to me, I can J.urn a card on the other | end of the deck without turnin' a hair j cj- tirpin' mr- mil*, see? "Now, when I want to have a quiet i smile by myself, and get good measure ! for me money, three-ply and good stuff, do you know what I does? Well, 1 just ducks to one of dese fruit stores down I GEORGE LAMPHERE. street and rubbers around till I finds me a few choice bargains in the fresh stuff, see? "And say, fruit's bo cheap now you can go down there broke and come back with the long green bagging yer trous ers pockets at de knees pretty near. You can cop out the prettiest basket of Rrapes in the store for twelve and a half cents, and if ye haven't got de ex act change, dey'l] let ye have it for thirteen and ye can pay the balance the next day. For a quarter you can get both arms full and it don't need to be no spotted peaches with frog ponds on one side neither. "When I gets wot I wants, usually takes me about thirty cents to get all I can lug, I tramps off to a neighbor hood I knows where the old folks ain't got nothin' but trouble and the kids is poorer than that. W'y, I don't no more'n get into the block before every kid in de neighborhood is on to the fact dat de old man's comin' and by de time I've spilled a few bunches of grapes and a banana or two around there, you can see more hapj»iness beaming out of them kids' faces than ever got through a* much dirt in the same time before. Ye stakes one of dese kids to a peach, a real peach, that he kin rub against his mug and .feel It kind o' furry like, and say. why he forgets all about wantin' to be a | street car conductor, which is about de v. ay dese youngsters sizes up the good things of dis life. Now, as fer me, ■ eatin' peaches is alright, and I can ciamp my ivories inter a freestone about as fine as the next, but when I want to get all the good there is in it out of a basket of them things. I just I lvgs it up to the babies on the block." The philanthropic rounder was quite | right in his statements as to the cx i pcnse of his charities. Fruit has never i been more plentiful, or cheaper than it iis this season. So say the commission dealers on Third street. The general outlook is not very encouraging for the producer, nor is it particularly so for the middle man, but the consumer can get fruit at almost his own price. Ap ples are plentiful and are enormous in I size and excellent in quality. The price of this product, too, is low, apples ] wholesaling at present at $1.50 a , barrel. In New York state the fruit I crop this year has been larger tlhan j that of the whole country last. In New I York the apple crop has been large, as ; it has in Ohio, Michigan and Indiana. , In Kentucky and Virginia, the crop : has been fair, and in Missouri and Kan sas it has been below the average. Grapes are much cheaper than they were last year and are of finer quality I and abundant. Lemons are bringing 1 I just half what they did last year. ! Oranges wiM bring about the same i prices they did last year and they ! are being shipped heavily. Mexico will j cut quite a figure in the orange supply | this year. Peaches have been cheaper i and better, and plentful. The Michigan crop which is getting out of the way now, was very large. Pears are reason able, but rather scarce. The Bart ktts, which are about through, have i been very cheap and will be a little , higher as the supply decreases. The ; late pears will bring about the same prices as they did last year. The Michi gan and New York pears are bringing $2.50 and $3.50 per 11 peck barrel, and the reports are that the stock i« fine. j Bananas are cheap as they always are |at this time of the year. Cape Cod cranberry crop is an average one, and the prices are not so high, while the quality is good. The home crop was spoiled by fires and the Jersey crop will not be bo large as usual. For | California fruit, the dealers are getting ■ gccd prices. Plums are scarce and j figs, which are just beginning to arrive I are plentiful. The musk melon crop ' was a large one and the melons are bet | ter than those of a year ago. Quinces I are scarce. It will be seen tha«t the ! fruit outlook generally, is a bright one ! for the consumer, as there are lots of j fruit and prices are reasonable. Grapes j may go up, but not very much, and the ! low price of apples will have its effect on the prices of other fruits. POLICE COIRT NEWS. Judge O?r Had a Heavy Tab to Deal With. Triffle Tessier was arraigned before Judge Orr yesterday on the charge of assault with a dangerous weapon. The complainant in the case is Joseph Har per, whose face and head are b&tttered and bruised in a shocking manner and who allages that Tessier Inflicted these injuries with a club Friday night on the flats below the high bridge. Tesaier was offered an opportunity to plead guilty to a common assault and go to the workhouse for ninety day 3 buc chose to take his chances in a trial for the more serious charge, William O'Mulcahy, the late auditpr of the St. Paul and Suburban jfljiilj. way company, who is accused °tjijiv-j' I ing appropriated to his own use $4M o£ j the funds of that company, app^ajeU> ir. the municipal court yesterday y.ujj" his case was continued to next Fsday/ The prisoner has improved somewhat; in health since his tirst appearance, ,iQ. court. m i Charles H. Meens, the young»jmatt accused of having embezzled $510 ftf. th*; funds of the Elk Laundry eoindpanyi I while employed as cashier of thaJiicyn-. j corn, pleaded not guilty to the efeajfgS, before Judge Orr yesterday and hia case was continued until next Frfaday- Bail was fixed at $1,000. Robert Brown, a lad of 10 years/iwho resides ait 313 Wabasha street, was taken before Judge Orr yesterday to answer to the charge of vagrancy^ and the police state that in spite at his. youth he persists in roaming about : the I streets until all hours of the night. I He was sent to the county jail to re j main until Monday, and Judge Orr. In ; commenting upon his case, expressed I himself as strongly in favor of a cur- I few ordinance. John Moore, who was, some days ago, | found guilty of having acted in a dis | orderly manner at the Olympic theater one night during the G. A. R. encamp ment and also having resisted arrest, was yesterday granted a stay until ! Wednesday in which to pay the $75 In fines imposed upon him. Gabriel Duchane and Henry Dufour j were arraigned in the police court yes- I terday on the charge of larceny, it be j ing alleged that they were implicated | with Frank Dufour, who Avas arrested j Thursday, in the theft of a case of i shoes from the "Soo" road. Their cases j are set for Monday. John McDermott, who lives at 509 I i Olive street, was sent to the work- , i houß«e yesterday for 30 days on com- | plaint of his mother, who stated to the , court that he came home intoxicated i Thursday night, knocked the lamp out of her hand and broke some of the j furniture. j George Illingsworth, accused by Dr. ■ A. P. Partridge of the laroeny of two ; knives, was yesterday sent to the workhouse for ninety days. The old case against Peter Murphy, j accused of having violated the hotel i runnei~s ordinance, has been set for- ! ward to Tuesday. SAVINGS OF THE POOR. The Associated Charities Recom mend a Provident Fund. The sub-committee of the executive committee of the Associated Charities of St. Paul, appointed to consider the j establishment of a provident fund and s the employment of a collector, and' an agent for friendly visiting, held a meet ing yesterday. The matter was given -I favorable consideration and E. W. Feet, ! H. H. Hart and Mrs. C. G. Higbee, were ; appointed to make arrangements* for ! the opening of the project as soon as | possible. A partial report of the sub- j committee follows: ' j Experience with provident funds has i demonstrated that regular depositors, I who, chiefly are persons of meagre in- j comes, have improved in habits and j character. They also made financial provision against emergencies which would otherwise have imposed burdens on charitable Institutions or relieving i societies. They have led to improved citizenship, because they have increased the number of property holders. We find that it is important to the | success of the scheme that the deposi- | tcrs be sought at their places of abode, i or employment, and, that for tha first ] time our present and prospective iiir- . j come seems to warrant the necessary '; I expense. Therefore we respectfully re- j commend: . • ' That the Associated Charities estab- I lish and maintain a Provident Fund to ! be known as the "St. Paul Provident t Fund," the treasurer of the Associated Charities to be treasurer of the fund, and the secretary to be its cashier; the j I fund to be kept as a separate account ' |in a savings bank. The interest paid ■ ! on daily balances to. be credited to the ' I expense of the fund. That the stamp system be adopted. ' stamps to be sold at various deposi- j j tories by approved people, who shall pay the cashier in cash for stamps; or, upon the approval of the president and recorder, the cashier may deliver stamps to representatives on payment of at least one-fourth their price, tak ! Ing their receipt for the balance. The employment of a suitable woman to act as agent of the Friendly Visit ; ors, who shall also act as collector for the provident fund. That the following be the rules and conditions governing the Bt. Paul | provident fund. The undersigned be i ing desirous of depositing savings. | hereby appoints the Associated Char ; ities agents to receive and de ■ posit savings as shown within. De ; posits can only be made through this i agency by attaching stamps to this j i card, and will be received in no other ! manner. The stamp must be attached ! to this card by the seller. When one j is filled another should be obtained. Whenever a card is filled, if the sum of all stamps attached amounts to $1 or more, an account will be opened di rect with the holder and subject to his own order at a savings bank, where a book will be furnished on the de posit of this card, and interest will be allowed, when the bank account amounts to $5 or more. Car 3s not de i posited in a savings bank will be re- I deemed on surrender of this card at ; the stamp station or office where the deposit was made. No sum shall be withdrawn less than the amount rep resented by all stamps attached. Five cents will be charged for all cards on' which the amount withdrawn amounts to less than 50 cents. The .issocia-tlon shall not be held responsible for any loss in the event of the failure (that)" of any such bank, but shall be re lieved from all liability for said money so long as it shall remain on deposit •with such savings bank." Committees were appointed to ' ar range for the annual meeting ofilhei Associated Charities, Oct. 12, and i the. public meeting, which will be held Nov. 16. ROSE FARED BETTER. Wills* Messmate Escapes on a Writ off Habeas Corpus. Judge Otis granted a hearing yes i terday in the habeas corpus proceed i ings Instituted for the release of F. R. Rose from the county Jail, Rose was charged, in connection with Thomas Wills, with the forgery of certain ad vertising contracts. Judge Otis discharged Rose on the ground that the evidence upon which j he was committed by the municipal ! court was not sufficient to show any knowledge on his part of the nature of the instrument alleged to have been forged. - NO PROVISION MAJDE2 YET " To Succeed Krahmer had Lewis If The? Go Higher. The nomination of Aassemblyme» j Lewis and Krahmer, for jud^e of tSe< ! district court and register of deeds, j respectively, will result, in case these ! gentlemen should be selected, In ; t-wo I vacancies in the assembly. Vacancies, in either branch of the common coun cil are filled by the members of that branch who select the successors of the' retiring members. It is too early yet to name the gexi-j tlemen who would succeed Assembly men Lewis and Krahmer. Tt fli the event of their election to the offices for which they have been nominated. Mr. Lewis and Mr. Krahmer do not know, themselevt), for that matter. It has been the gen- eral, though not the invariable, cus- I torn of the common council whenever : either body has occasion to fill a va cancy caused by the resignation of a ( member to follow the recommendation j of the retiring member in electing his I successor. This practice is by no i menas obligatory, however. It is prob ■ able, though, in the event of the resig ! nation of Messrs. Lewis and Krahmer j from the assembly, that that body will I choose their successors from the Sixth ! and Third wards, respecitvely, and j that the recommendations of the re ■ signing assemblymen will be followed. As to the time of their resignations , from the assembly should they be elect ; ed, Assemblyman Krahmer says he will serve in the assembly until the 31st of December. Assemblyman Lew- I is' intentions In this respect are not I known. I ■ HAIIHaiOHST BI.O<K H AIDED. ; On> « oimm Mnde Serloua Objection to the Proceeding's. A squad of policemen under the per | sonal direction of Lieut. Henry Bahe raided the Habighorst block, corner Seventh and Waeouta streets, early ! this morning and arrested six women { and two men, all of whom are charged I with disorderly conduct. The police give the block a very bad name gen erally, and Lieut. Bahe said that the | immediate cause of the raid of last j night was that there was a great deal | of noise there and upon investigation ! it was found that some of the women ; lodgers were parading about the halls j clad In costumes strikingly negligee. The police were obliged to make two . trips with the patrol wagon, but by ! 2:30 they had nearly all of the inmates ! of the block locked up. Nearly all of them submitted quietly ■ to arrest, but one woman, who calls i herself Mrs. Rhea, fought desperately • and succeeded in standing off the of- I fleers on their first visit. As soon as | she saw the uniforms at the door of ncr room she seized a revolver and de i clared with much profanity that she ! would kill the first policeman who came near her, at the same time clos ing and locking the door. Officer Larson tried to enter through the trarsom but she seized a club and beat him over the head until he with drew. Then seizing a beer bottle the woman tried . to throw it through the transom but it struck the glass and broke It. One of the pieces of broken glass struck Lieut. Babe and cut him quite severely in the side of the neck. The police then withdrew, but three of them were left on sentry duty while the first load of prisoners was taken to the station. Later the Rhea woman, thinking the danger past, opened her door and ventured out, falling into the hands of the enemy. The convivial party, whose scene of action was so suddenly transferred, comprised, beside Mrs. JRhea, Kittie Dayton, Minnie Gruschus, Hazel Har rington, Emma Conklin, FHnnie An derson, M. J. Penton and Tom Wilson. HONORED BY DAUGHTERS. Centenary of Washington Address Is Observed. An Interesting meeting of the St. Paul Chapter D. A. R. was held yes terday afternoon in the parlors of the Dayton avenue church. The rooms were handsomely decorated with the j national and society colors and palmd and cut flowers were used with ar tistic effect. Mrs. D. A. Monfort, the regent of the chapter, presided and the address of the afternoon was delivered by Rev. Maurice and Edwards on the centenary of Washington's farewell address. Dr. Edwards' address was on the character of Washington, based cm the farewell address from which he | drew lessons appropriate to the present I time. Gen. Mason was present and i made some remarks complimentary to i the D. A. R. The regent presented to ! the chapter a handsome banner of j white and blue silk, the chapter colors, j and made a brief address. The banner was designed by W. A. Hazel, color artist of the art school, and was paint ed by the Sisters of St. Agatha. It is a handsome and artistic piece of work bearing the insignia of the D. A. R. and adorned with gold fringe and tas- I sels. Miss Greene, the historian of the chapter, read extracts from the fare well address of Washington. The Cecilian quartette was in attendance and was heard in several numbers, as sisted by Mrs. Russell Dorr. The state regent, Mrs. R. M. Newport, also made a few remarks. After the programme the executive session was held and of ficers nominated. The election will be held at the next month's meeting. WIVES OF TRAINMEN. They Will Hold a Convention This Week. The third convention of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Rail road Trainmen will convene at St. Paul. Minn., Thursday at 9 o'clock a. m. About one hundred and twenty-five delegates will be present besides a number of visiting members. ' A great deal of important business will come before, this convention and they expect to be in session several days. Among the delegates who have arrived is Mrs Amy A. Downing, grand I secretary-treasurer of the organization. Companion Lodge No. 32, of this city, will give an entertainment and ball | Monday evening, Oct. 5 at Odd Fellows hall, corner Fifth and Wabasha street, in honor of the occasion. Notable speakers will be present. _ WHO GOT THE WOOD* Suspicion That the Election Booths Did Not Use It All. A meeting of the committee on ways and means of the board of aldermen was scheduled to be held yesterday for the purpose of considering the bills presented to the city for supplying various election booths with w r ood on election day last May and also on the three registration days preceding. The amount of wood furnished according to the bills of the dealers in fuel, was eighty-three cords. As there were 114 polling places, the quantity of wood served would average almost three quarters of a cord at each booth. As a matter of fact, however, there was no wood used at several of the potting places, as none was to be found there. Aid. Bigelow was the only member of the committee present yesterday, but he listened to the statements of the wood dealers. The bills averaged $4.50 per cord, making the total bill about $375. It is the general belief that much of the wood was stolen from the polling places, during the periods between the days of registra tion. T. M. SWEJH ASSIGNS. Forced to the Wall After T«cn(v. Seven Yearn. T. M. Swem, the photographer, whose studio is in the Lowry arcade, was compelled to make an assignment yes terday, which, by a strange coinci dence, happened to be the twenty seventh anniversary of his embarka tion in business in this city. Mr. Swem was seen by a Globe representative last evening but declined to make at that time any statement as to the amount of his assets and liabilities. DR. SNIDER'S LECTURES. Teachers* Course Will Begin Tnen, day Afternoon. The St. Paul Teachers' association Tiave secured the services of Dr. Deaton -J. Snider for a series of six lectures to be given Sept. 29, Oct. 1, 5, 7, 9, at 4:15 p. '■m., and Oct. 3atlo a. m. The subjects will be: Imagination, one lecture; Froe j'bel, two lectures; Iliad, three lectures. 1 Dr. Snider has been zealous in the j promotion of philosophic thought and {"an earnest seeker after the ethical ele- Tment in literature. He has written commentaries on the Iliad, Odyssey, Divine Comedy and Froebel's Mother Plays. The proceeds of these lectures will go to the benefit of the St. Paul Teachers' library. 32 SIZES AND STYLES. Oiliest stove anil Hardware House in St. Paul. Will take your Old Stove in Exchange flDfljn DECKER & CO., 347 and 349 Jackson, Si Paul, Minn. AT THE THEATERS. Julia Marlowe Taber and Robert Taber bade goodbye to St. Paul last n»«ht for another I year, selecting for their Closing performance i Shakespeare's brilliant comedy "Much Ado | About Nothing." Mrs. Taber appeared ac I Beatrice and Mr. Taber as Benedick. Of Mrs. Taber's Interpretation of Beatrice, the saucy, the witty and the charming, a great deal might be said if it were not al ready fraught with the most delightful recol lections, for Mrs. Taber's Beatrice is as well known in St. Paul as her Rosalind and her j Juliet. Like the latter impersonations it | manifests greater breadth than her work of I previous seasons exhibited, though it could i scarcely show more delicacy and grace. I Beatrice is one of the moet exacting roles lin any of Shakespeare's comedies. It de i mands a union of many qualities and his j trionic accomplishments. If played too daint ily or timidly, the actress will fall short of > Shakespeare's Beatrice. If too boldly por trayed, the lovable spirit of the woman would be absent: if too saucily, we would behold a pert creature, not a sweet woman i with a world of affection in her heart for the man who can win it. There is a dignity and a force of character in Beatrice which commands infinite respect. If this quality is absent in the representation, sympathy and respect are absent in the spectator. Mrs. Taber's portrayal of Beatrice l« truly admirable, possessing infinite grace and deli cacy, vivacious humor and spirits and withal the dignity of a true woman. Mr. Taber's impersonation of Benedick, "the married man," is an improvement upon his earlier efforts in this role, in that he more effectively emphasizes the blunt and soldierly : nature of the man. As is always the case I with this actor, he spoke the lines with ex cellent and discriminating emphasis and mod ulation of tone. The company rendered acceptable support. G. W. 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Fifth and St. Peter Streets, - - ST. PAUL, M NN. 3 to be regretted that the trial scene over which Dogberry presides was omitted, as it 1b on« of the richest In the entire domain of Shake spearean comedy. Hawley Francks was sat isfactory in the role of Verges, Dogberry's factotum, and Dodson J. Mitchell invested" the role of Leonato, the governor of Messina, with commendable spirit aad individuality. PETERS' CLOSE CALL, \TT He Narrowly Escaped Commitment 1 for Contempt* Christ Peters waa ordered to appecu* ' before Judge Kelly In the district court yesterday to make a disclosure In sup plementary proceeding* instituted in the suit brought against him by E. A. Hub bard. Inasmuch as Mr. Peters failed to hi: on hand at the proper time, Judge Kelly ordered a warrant of arrest to be Issued against him for contempt of court. Later in the day, Mr. Peters, who knew nothing of the warrant, ap peared at the court house and seeking out Judge Otis, gave his excuse for hU* failure to attend at the hour named in the order. Judge Otis deemed the ex cuse sufficient and thereupon instructed Peters to go before the referee in the case and make the required disclosure. Meanwhile, the warrant for his arrest for contempt of court is still out. In. A hern Take* Exception. •Mrs. Ahem, who was' named &c defendant I in a recent divorce suit, says that she never deserted her husband but that he has deserted her. She also says that he waa not married in 1869, and the oldest child is not twenty- 1 six years old. Training: of Hiikolhii Cavalry. The bulk of the Russian cavalry is compos ed of dragoons, who are trained to fight on j foot as well as in the saddle, and are drilled to attack in mass. ' -^ C. E. Roe. of Washington county, was vf-s --terday granted a teachers' certificate for two years by the state superintendet of pub lic instruction.