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AflOP WINS AGAIN
NORTHERN CITY VICTORIOUS IN
THE U>\(;-PKM)I>G INSANE
HOSPITAL CONFLICT.
COMMISSION WAS THROUGH
WBBI IT DETERMINED THE
TH V< T OX WHICH THE HOSPI
TAL SHOULD STAND,
BIT AT NO TIME UNTIL THEN
"Wiix It in a Position to Nnme the
Final Location of Ihe New
Institution.
Anoka is the winner in the long con
tested hospital site war, the northern
city having been favored in the de
cision handed down yesterday by Jus
tice Buck, of the supreme court. The
court holds that while the state insane
hospital commission might have de
termined upon Hastings as the site of
the new hospital, its action was not
completed until it had selected the ex
act parcel of ground on which the hos
pital was to be located, and for that
reason it made no difference, legally,
whether or not the commission might
have been inclined toward Hastings
at any time during the pendency of the
proceedings.
The court also holds that the viva
voce vate deciding in favor of Hast
ings did not amount to a final location
of the site, within the meaning of the
act, nor did it amount to an acceptance
of the offer made by the city of Hast
ings.
This settles the case, as it has now
been passed upon by the highest power
in the state.
The case was tried before Judge
Brill, who, on the evidence, ruled that
the commission had a right to change
its action or reconsider. In delivering
his decision, however, he passed some
strictures on the member of the com
mission, who had changed his vote and
the selection of the site. The court
also stated that it was a matter that
might go before the supreme court.
The opinion recites the act of April
9, 1895, authorizing the governor to ap
point seven persons as a commission to
locale and purchase a site at some
point within easy reach of St. Paul and
Minneapolis. It relates the appoint
ment of Bundy, Black, Carlson, Mer
riman, Eastman, Hoper and Smith.
While there was no law requiring the
commission to keep a record of its acts.
It did so to a limited extent, neverthe
less?.
Pursuant to the usual advertisement
the commission met at the state house
at St. Paul on Dec. 18, 1895, and on in
formal vote carried the Hastings prop
osition. On the ninth formal vote fout
voted for Hastings and three for An
oka, and on the tenth vote it was unan
imous for Hastings.
It was at a subsequent meeting at
Fergus Falls, Dec. 27, that Mr. Eastman
moved the vote be reconsidered. It
was seconded by Mr. Hoper and car
ried by the votes of Black, Merrimap,
Eastman and Hoper, while Bundy,
Carlson and Smith voted no.
Thereupon a series of resolutions
was passed accepting the Anoka prop
osition, and those voting were the
same, with the exception of Smith,
who refused to vote at all.
This action was brought to restrain
the commission from reporting to the
state auditor that Anoka had been
selected, and is simply one for perma
nent Injunction to prevent the commis
sion from accepting any but the Hast
ings tract.
A motion by a majority of the com
mission to dissolve the injunction was
granted by Judge Brill, and an appeal
taken to the supreme court.
The opinion says:
The proceedings indicate that the mem
bers were voting generally as to the location
end not for any particular site. The city of
Anoka had offered three sites. Can it be rea
sonably saFd that the members voting for
Anoka were voting for any particular site
when no such site was designated, referred
to or particularly described? Suppose that
four of the members— a majority— had voted
for Anoka, which site would have been the
one designated? Certainly no particular site.
That such vote would have indicated that the
hospital site was to be located at the city of
Anoka or in its vicinity would admit of no
doubt. This rule applies also to the city of
Hastings.
The location within the meaning of the
act clearly signifies and includes not merely
a determination on the part of the state
where tt should be located, but also a selec
tion and resignation of the precise tract, or
parsel of land-upan which it shou'd be loca'ed.
Until this was done the location was still
incomplete.
Conceding without deciding that after the
commission had once located a site it *fculd
be functus offlcio and without the power to
reconsider and change its action, still so long
as the matter of location was incomplete the
commission would have the power to recon
sider any partial or tentative action which
It might have taken upon the subject.
Taking into consideration all the facts
which appear from the record, we are of the
opinion that the viva voce vote on the "loca-
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Seventh and Wabasha Streets.
tlon of a site" by which the commission
voted to locate it at Hastings, did not amount
to a complete location or selection of the site
■within the meaning of the act; that the mat
ter was still in fieri and hence within the
power of the commission to locate the site
elsewhere If they saw fit.
This being so it follows a fortiori that un
der any view of the law there was no such
acceptance of the offer of the City of Hastings
as would constitute it a binding contract be
tween the parties.
This disposes of the case and the result
Is that the order of the -trial court dissolving
the injunction, is affirmed.
The syllabus of the case is as follows:
Stajte ex rel., H. W. Childs, attorney gener
al, appellants, vs. Clarence E. Bondy et al.,
respondents.
First— Held. That under chapter 157, Gen
eral Laws of 1895, entitled an act to create a
commission to locate, acquire land and pre
pare plans for a fourth hospital for the in
sane, that the location of a site wlthiij the
meaning of the act signifies and includes not
merely a determination as to that part of the
state where it should be located, but also a
selection and designation of the precise tract
or parcel of ground upon which the hospital
should be located and until this was done the
location was incomplete, and, therefore, the
commission still had the power to reconsider
any partial or tentative action which it had
taken upon the subject.
Second — Held further, that conceding with
out deciding that after the commission had
once located a site, its power would be
functus offlclo. and, therefore, without the
power to reconsider or change its location,
yet, upon the facts appearing In the record,
the viva voce vote on the location of a site
by which the commission voted to locate it at
Hastings did not amount to a complete lo
cation or selection of the site within the
meaning of the act, nor did it amount to such
an acceptance of the offer of the City of Hast
ings as to make it a binding contract between
the parties, and hence it was within the power
of the commission to locate the site elsewhere.
Order affirmed. BUCK, J.
The supreme court also handed dow«
a decision reversing the action of the
district court of Renville county, which
refused a new trial to one William
lago, who was convicted on the charge
of assaulting a woman named Hedwig
Doepke. The court holds that: "The
evidence, upon examination, was held
insufficient to sustain the verdict of
rape," and orders a new trial. The de
cision is by Justice Buck.
SALVAGE CORPS FIGHT.
Underwriters Still Claim to Be the
Only < ori»N.
Further developments in the famous
Minneapolis salvage corps case were
had yesterday with the filing of sup
plemental briefs before the court. The
supreme court, when the case was be
fore it previously, seemed undeter
mined as to whether or not either of
the parties to the suit constituted a
"board of fire underwriters" within the
meaning of the statute. The brief was
filed by Cobb & Wheelwright, of Min
neapolis. It gives a history of fire pa
trols and salvage corps, etc., begin
ning with the first one founded in New
York in 1535. Boston, Chicago and
other cities have them.
"The history of these organizations,"
says the brief, "thus shows that they
are instrumentalities that have been
created and placed in operation by tfte
insurance companies alone, and that
they, through their agents and repre
sentatives, are the proper persons to
manage and control them."
Continuing with an argument to
show "what constitutes a board of fire
underwriters," as requested by the
court, the attorneys say that as the
legislature makes no definition of the
term, it is clear that it must have had
the usual understanding of its meaning
and the intent to place the formation
of salvage corps in the hands of such
bodies as have the control in other
cities. In other cities associations of
underwriters have existed for years
and "without a single exception they
have been exclusively composed of men
engaged in some feature of the fire
insurance business."
The brief then quotes from the stated
objects of many such organizations to
show their purpose is invariably along
the lines of insurance affairs and for
the promotion of the interests of the in
surance men and companies.
Taking up the question as to whether
or not the Minneapolis Board of Fire
Underwriters is In fact a board of fire
underwriters, the brief refers to its
articles of incorporation and the fact
that it has continuously maintained a
salvage corps since Oct. 15, 1895.
In closing, the brief sums up the ar
gument, showing that the Minneapolis
board is entitled to recognition as the
only organization complying with the
intent of the statute.
It is impossible, it says, for the court
to declare that the Merenants' board is
- such a board. Its pleadings, its evi
dence, and the arguments of its coun
sel in this cause, all show its hostility
to the insurance committee, upon
whom falls the burden of supporting
the salvage corps. It lacks the most
essential element necessary to consti
tute it a board of fire underwriters,
viz.: a membership consisting of in
surance men. For these reasons we
again urge the claim we have before
advanced, that the Minneapolis board
is entitled to the whole sum received
from the Firemen's Insurance com
pany in this cause.
It was reported yesterday that the
! attorneys of the Merchants' board
would ask an extension of the time for
filing their supplemental brief. The
members of the Minneapolis board are
very well satisfied with the situation.
They say that the questions of the su
preme court are certainly indicative of
an attitude of mind favorable to their
construction of the law, and they look
for a decision in their favor. It is said
that overtures have been received from
the Merchants' recently looking to the
abandonment of the field should the
Minneapolis board assume certain obli
gations incurred. This the Minneapolis
board does not care to do with the
good prospects ahead. Nothing is be
ing said these days about starting up
the Merchants' corps again.
ROBBED A CREAMERY.
Burglars Break: Into a Store on St.
Peter Street.
The front door of the Wisconsin
creamery, at 609 St. Peter street, was
broken "open by thieves yesterday
morning between 1 and 2 o'clock. The
burglars forced a jimmy between the
casing and the lock and forced it open.
A. Karlin, proprietor of the place, says
the burglars secured between $3 and
$1 in money from the cash drawer. He
did not mind this so much, but they
rifled the safe, which is always left
unlocked, and carried off a let of valu
able papers, including deeds and In
surance policies. The inside doors to
the safe were pried open evidently In
the search for cash. The police officer
found the front deer of the store- open
at 2 o'clock, but claims it was securely
fastened an hour previous. The pro
prietor says this makes the fourth
time the store has been robbed in the
last six years.
HAD NO EVIDENCE.
Another Sample of the Present Po
lice Methods.
J. J. MeFaddc-n and J. E. Desmond,
r.rrested for the larceny of a fur coat
from the second-hand store of M. Ber
man, had a trial in the police court
yesterday. There was no proof that
! they were in any way concerned in the
disappearance of the ccat and both
men were discharged.
DISTRICT COURT ROUTINE.
New Cases Commenced Yesterday-
Orders and Decisions.
The following cases were begun yesterday:
6G.B33— Charles Hochkirch vs. Charles Keil;
action to procure possession of a lot in
Brunson's addition.
66,831— L. A. Humason & Co. vs. A. N.
Craighead; to recover judgment for $229.60
claimed to be due on bill of goods.
66,830— Mattie C. Sullivan vs. Cornelia A.
Hollingshead et al. ; to recover possesion of
a parcel of land.
66,832— Charles H. Foy vs. The Twin City
Rapid Transit Company; to recover Judgment
I for $2,300 for alleged violation of contract.
Orders and Decisions —
67,216— Michael J. Bell vs. Minnesota Savings
Bank: order allowing inspection of books.
67,206 — The New Hampshire Fire Insurance
Co. vs. Percy Arnold Redpath et al. ; oTdar
appointing Norman Fetter receiver.
THE SAINT PAUI, GLOBE: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1896.
WY AGfIES SHOfIT
LABOR COMMISSIONER POWEttS
SAYS MIXXIiSOTA ASSESSORS
ARE TOO LAX.
MANY THOUSANDS OF ACRES
NOT RETURNED IN THE TAX
LJSTS FOR A SINGLE)
COUNTY.
NOT SURE THEY ARE ACCIDENTS.
The CommlMioner Lets the Ahhc*»
orn Rest Under a Very Serious
Imputation of Guilt.
It appears from the annual report of
the meeting of the conference of offi
cials of state bureaus of labor statis- j
tics that Minnesota's affairs and in
vestigations took up no small part of
the time of that conference. Mr. Pow
ers explained, in making his report,
thaf the department of labor in this
state only had an appropriation of
$12,200, which left only about $7,000 for
statistical work.
"In our statistical work," he said,
"we are carrying on two leading se
ries of investigations. One relates
largely to the prices of agricultural
products and live stock in the United
States. The problem we set before
ourselves may be briefly stated thus:
There are two great factors that have
operated in the world in affecting
prices. Down to about a century ago,
aside from temporary causes, such as
changing crops, varying supply and j
demand, etc., there had been but one
great cause affcting prices, the fluc
tuations in the medium of exchange.
In this century we have the changes
that have come with invention in pro- !
duction and transportation. Through
these forces there has been a decline
in average prices, or in other words,
an appreciation of gold. The investi
gation which we are carrying on seeks
to separate as far as possible curren
cy or invention changes by taking out
the amount of these price variations
that are due to invention, leaving the
changes that can properly be charged
to a change in the supply of the cur
rency operating in the United States.
The object is simply so to treat the
facts, if possible, as to bring out all
that is in them that may throw light
upon each possible trend of prices as j
they are affected by the invention of
our day and by the possible effect of
the changing supply of precious met
als in the present generation and the
use of those metals and the changing
currencies of the world.
"The second investigation which we
are carrying on relates to taxation and
the relative burden of taxation in the
several counties and cities of the state.
In connection with this we tabulate
every real estate transfer made in the
year 1895 in every county in the state.
We also tabulate every mortgage for
closure in the state, and for a portion
of the state we shall also tabulate
every mortgage recorded, and from
these three tabulations we seek, by
varying calculations, to determine the
relative burden of taxation in the sev
eral counties of the state. We shall
ascertain the amount of assessment
and the taxes for each piece of property
represented in the three tabulations
mentioned. For the lands sold by war
ranty deeds we shall ascertain the per
centage which the assessed value bears
to the selling price shown in the deeds.
In the case of the lands mortgaged we
shall obtain this percentage indirectly
as follows: We shall take what the
real estate men or the loan agents say
is the relative amount of money that
they would place as a loan upon the
real estate. It is said in Minneapolis,
for example, that the loan agents cal
culate to place a loan on mortgage of
40 per cent of what the real estate man
states to be the actual value of the
property.
"We find that the assesssed valuation
is 50 per cent of the sale value. We find
that the burden of taxation is larger in
St. Paul than in Minneapolis, and larger
in both cities than in the country. We
find, too, that there is far more dis
honesty of taxation in the country than
in the city. We are also making an in
quiry to see whether the factory in
spection law, as it stands, is enforce
able, and if not enforceable, in what
respects the statutes of Minnesota need
to be amended in order to make that
Jaw a practical force, and I am inclined
to believe that we shall demonstrate
to the educational authorities of the
state of Minnesota, with whom we are
co-operaiting and who we have got to
co-operate with us in the larger towns,
that the law as it is and has stood for
ten years need not be a dead letter, if
they will only take hold of it with a
spirit that involves tact and good judg
ment and a regard for the rights of
others so far as it involves the ques
tion of religion, which has been a per
plexing question in many of our West
ern states touching compulsory edu
cation. I believe that this law and the
child labor law can be made.- what
they have not heretofore been in more
than a very few states, a factor for the
uplifting of our people."
Robert Schilling, of Milwaukee, asked
Mr. Powers whether he considered it
an advantage to the statistical branch
of his bureau to have the factory in
spection department connected with
his office; in other words, if it was not
a seeming advantage to the statistical
department to have the other depart
ment as part of the bureau? He would
also like to inquire whether the as
sessors in Minnesota, in making up
their field-books, assessed the land
values separate from the improvement
values.
Mr. Powers stated that the law re
quired the assessors to assess the
buildings and other improvements sep
arate from the land itself.
As to factory inspection, he was con
vinced that it was dangerous to com
bine it with statistical work.
Statistics gathered under compulsion
could not be worth anything. They
must be the result of earnest co-opera
tion on the part of those furnishing
them. However, through the factory
inspectors he had endeavored to keep
the moral and not the legal force to the
front. When he began the factory in
spection work the legislature had re
fused to pass a factory inspection law.
He instructed his statistical men to
recommend the adoption of safety de
vices. The adoption of these devices
: gt:ve the bureau a moral support and
I the next legislature passed the factory
| inspection bill without a dissenting
I vote. However, he doubted if he could
| continue in the future to secure along
all lines the development and extension
of the laws for the protection of the
working people that must come from
the work of a factory inspection de
partment, and yet be left free to take
up all phases of statistical investiga
tion that ought to be treated in our
statistical work.
Mr. Wadlin. of Massachusets, asked
j Mr. Powers whether he means by the
the term, "improved land," simply land
having buildings upon it, or whether
he aplies the term also to land without
buildings, but otherwise improved in
the ordinary sense.
Mr. Powers said that by the word
| "improvements" the assessors under
i stand fences and buildings.
Mr. Wadlin, however, indorsed the
work done by the Minnesota depart
ment. Mr. Powers explained that he
j had been deterred from undertaking
certain lines of statistical investiga
tion because he wished to avoid con
| tr&versy. Hi* investigation in regard
to prices did not touch the subject of
factory inspection at all, and the same
thing may be said of hia lnsestigatlon
of taxation.
President Wrig-ht and Mr. Wadlin
asked Mr. Powers what he meant by
"actual value" ;of land. Mr. Powers re
plied that it wfee that value which the
property would sell for under an ordi
nary sale — not «. forced sale, but an or
dinary sale, under favorable conditions,
and yet not under "boom" conditions.
How to ascertain that actual value was
a difficult problem. If ascertained by
means of the real estate sales recorded,
provided the amount stated in the deed
expressed the actual consideration,
they would doubtless show something
above the actual value in normal times,
and if there were a large number of
mortgage foreclosures, they would rep
resent forced sales, giving us some
thing below that average contemplated
by the law-makers in fixing the assess
ment system. He took these two lines
of investigation, the one expressing the
actual real estate sales by warranty
deeds, and the. other by mortgage fore
closures.
Mr. Morse, of Michigan, then spoke:
I should like to ask the commissioner from
Minnesota a question. I understood him to
say that a larger percentage of property was
left off the books in the country than In th 9
cities, and that remark would lead to the
natural inference that some property Is left
off in the cities. I would like to inquire
whether he has taken note of the amount
of property left off.
Mr. Powers — We tabulate that which we
find in every county. We cannot ascertain
in every county or In every city the amount
that is left off the books. We can only ap
proximate It in this way: If we find a mort
gage foreclosure or a sale by transfer under
warrantee deed, and we do not find that par
ticular piece ~~of property taxed, then we look
up two questions: First, is this a sale of a
piece of land that is in any way properly ex
empt by law? There are sales of land, such
a 6 church property, that are exempt from
taxation, and then there are a larger amount
of sale 3of land from the United Staes gov
ernment, which, until the government makes
a deed, Is exempt from taxation. All of those
sales will be tabulated by themselves. Then
there will be left only those pieces of land |
that ought to have been on the tax list, but
were not, owing either to an error of the
assessor or to fraud of some kind. We shall
tabulate all of those. One set of tabulations
will show the pieces of land that have been
sold during the time under consideration by
warrantee deed from the government of the
United States, and which, of course, had not
been on the tax list because exempt, the
sales of church property, the sale of school
lands, and all such lands that are exempt by
law, and under the other tabulations comes
the other class of property that ought to be
on the tax list, but Is not.
Mr. -Morse — Of course I do not know very
well the tax laws of Minnesota, but, as I un
derstand it, in all of the Western states the
government surveys the land into townships
of thirty-six sections, each section being one
mile square and -containing 640 acres. That
makes, in round i.umbers, about 23.000 acres
in a township. Now I am sure, so far as
Michigan is concerned, that if an assessor
left off very many pieces of property in a
township, he would Ret into trouble right
away with the pfople who were assessed, and,
furthermore, I believe he would be hauled
up short for violating the tax roll. The point
I wish to bring out is whether Commissioner
Powers is certain whether the omissions to
which he has referred occurred through the
wilful negligence of the assessors or whether
they were the result of accident. It certa.'a
ly seems to me that if there are many omis
sions they are not the result of accident.
Mr. Powers — There are som? counties in
Minnesota that have 25,000 acress less on the
rolls than were jeturned twenty years ago.
That may give you some idea of the extent
of the omissions.
.COULDX"F HEAR MORGAN.
TLe Bethel Preacher Wants to
Make Trouble.
Rev. David Morgan called on Cor
poration Attorney Darragh yesterday
afternoon and asked him to order a |
warrant issued for the arrest of the j
party in whose name the license for a |
saloon on South Washington street was i
taken out. The owner of the license
is th a Hamm Brewing- company, and the
license is made in the name of Theodore i
Hamm. The saloon itself is conducted j
by another man. Rev. Morgan says |
that the saloon is kept open after mid- i
night, and he insists that the corpor
ation attorney Fha.ll make a test case
of the_ violation in order to ascertain {
whether criminal proceedings for such |
violation can be successfully instituted |
against the party who secured and who
owns the license.
Mr. Darragh and the Bethel divine
held a spirited discussion over the mat
ter, the latter insisting that the corpor
ation attorney was bound to take the
action requested. Mr. Darragh took a
different view of the question, holding
that he was not employed by the city
to institute test cases merely to accom
modate private citizens who mipht de
sire to experiment with the machinery
of the law.
Furthermore, Mr. Darragh informed
the Rev. Mr. Morgan, that he. Darragh,
had not shaped the saloon policy in this
city, and had no immediate supervision
or control over the saloons.
"The mayor and chief of police have
the care of the saloons," said Mr. Dar
ragh. "Why don't you go to your
mayor, Mr. Morgan, and ask him to
reform these abuses. He can close the \
saloons at midnight if he wants to." J
Rev. Mr. Morgan left the corporation
attorney's office very much disgruntled.
After the Bethel proprietor had depart
ed, a city official, who knew what he
was after, remarked :
"It's different when the boot is on the
other leg. If the mayor happened to be
a Democrat and the corporation attor
ney a Republican, Morgan would be
around pestering the mayor instead."
SPOILED WILLIES PLAXS.
Wasn't Allowed to Start for Chicago
on Blind Baggragre.
Willie Metzger intended to start for
Chicago last evening, and as he had
but fifteen cents he decided to occupy
the "blind baggage" platform on one
of the evening trains. Patrolman Call,
however, headed off the proposed ride,
and Willie had to be satisfied with a
ride in the patrol wagon and a cell at
the station. The lad is thirteen years
old and last May was sent to a farmer
named Norvack, near Delhi, Renville
county, this state. Willie was up to
last spring an inmate of the agricul
tural training school at Glenwood, 111.
He claims life on the farm is not what
he imagined, so he started back to Chi
cago, where he has an aunt and two
brothers. His aunt, Mrs. Miller, living
at South Chicago, will be communi
cated with as will also the officials of
the farming school at Glenwood.
ELKS WILL BE GAY.
Today Occur* Tlieir Annual Benefit
Entertainment.
Amusement lovers should bear in mind
that there is no other entertainment at the
Metropolitan opera house for the remainder
of the week except the Elks benefit this
afternoon. The programme is a royal com
bination of good things.
It has been decided to make the seats in
the balcony and gallery today at the usual
matinee prices. There being no Saturday
matinee, amusement goers can avail them
selves of this opportunity instead.
LECTIRE OX RUSSIA.
Rev. John Wright Will Be Heard
■ Tonight.
Rev. John Wright, D. D., rector of St.
I Paul's church, will give his lecture on "Rus
-1 sia" in the parlors of the House of Hope
! church this evening for the benefit of the
Women's Christian home. Dr. Wright is a
favorite speaker, and the fact of his lending
a help.ing hand lin this way to this institu
tion should appeal to the citizens. The Chris
tian home is a worthy institution, and being
supported by chari.y deserves that t^b lec
ture be well patronized this evening. Miss
Hope's orchestra will furnish the music.
.Tiklsi 1 Crr Let Them Go.
Fannie Wilson, Bertha Watkins and Rosa
Johnson had a trial in the police court yes
terday on a charge of disorderly conduct.
The trio were captured by Sergeant Davis in
a saloon on South Washington street at 2:30
o'clc/ck Sunday morning. The evidence of
the women was to the effect that they had
, been invited to the saloon by a friend who
guaranteed that there would be no trouble
over their going in to have a giass of beer.
The friend's guarantee, however, was not of
the best, for hardly had the party landed in
the place wken Sergeant Davis walked in,
and, after driving the male patrons of the
place out of the place, arrested the women.
These facts being brought out a: the h*&rir:g
\ and there being no evidence as to the women j
being guilty of disorderly conduct, they were
discharged.
SUBJECT OF TKMPERASOB.
Clergymen Will Give Attention to
It Next Sunday.
Reverends Watson B. Millard, J. F.
Stout, W. McKinJey, W. C. Covert, J.
P. Egbert and J. W. Conley have
signed a call for the observance of next
Sunday as Temperance Sunday. It is
thought the day will be generally ob
served.
Following is the call:
An effort Is being made by the Christian
Temperance people to establish the fourth
Sunday of November as annual Temperance
Sunday, to be universally observed. The
movement originated in the London Sunday
School union, and has been taken up by lead
ing temeperance and Sunday school workers
of America, and has the Indorsement of bish
ops and clergymen of nearly all denomina
tions.
Through the efforts of the Sunday school
workers of the National Woman's Christian
Temperance union, the General Assembly of
the Presbyterian church gave cordial In
dorsement to the plan and changed the date
of their annual temperance Sunday from the
third Sunday of November to the fourth
Sunday of November, also the General As
sembly of the United Presbyterian church,
the National Triennial Council of Congrega
tional churches, and the General Conference
of the Methodist Episcopal church have
adopted the day, and by resolution recom
mended and urged Its annual observance In
all their churches. By action of the execu
tive committee of the International Sunday
school convention, the Sunday school work
ers everywhere are called upon for special
observance of the fourth Sunday of Novem
ber of each year as Temperance Sunday.
In view of the above facts, and with a de
sire to aid this movement, which commends
itself to Christian people everywhere, we,
the undersigned, earnestly request the pas
tors of all churches in our city to observe
Nov. 22 as Temperance Sunday. We recom
mend that temperance sermons be preached
in the morning and special attention be giv
en to the teaching of a Bible temperance
lesson in the Sunday school, with the intro
duction of such other features as will make
the Sunday school hour significant for tem
perance. We would call tne attention of the
Young People's societies to the subject of the
temperance reform, and ask that in their
evening meetings it be made a special sub
ject for prayer.
We would further suggest that in the even
ing union temperance or Christian citizen
ship meetings be held in localities where it
may be practicable. The above call is made
to the end that Christian temperance senti
ment be aroused and stimulated in our city,
and that the Christian churches take their
rightful place as leaders in this great re
form movement.
MADE GOV. RAMSEY SMILE.
The Reappearance of the Story of
Carver's Claims.
The dispatch from Chillicothe, 0.,
printed recently in . the Globe, con
veying the information that C. B. Hol
loway and O. U. Gunn, two Ohioans,
claimed to own the cites of St. Paul
and Minneapolis and eleven smaller
towns in this vicinity by inheritance
from the famous Jonathan Carver,
made ex-Gov. Ramsey laugh, when it
was called to his attention.
"That Carver story is started every
year or so," said Gov. Ramsey, "and
it is really quite amusing. Carver
came to this country in 1772 or 1773—be
for the Revolution anyway — as a pri
vate individual seeking his fortune. As
for the Indians deeding him any land,
that was impossible, for the country
belonged to the British empire and
under its laws the Indians or any other
uncivilized nation could not sell or
give away a foot of the empire's ter
ritory. Doubtless those friendly In
dians would have cheerfully given
Carver the whole world in exchange
for a sufficient quantity of tobacco and
fire water that this enterprising Yankee
might have had about, him. They could
certainly 'have deeded him the whole
earth as effectually as they could one
foot of British soil.
"I see it is stated that the English
government, then under George 111.,
ratified Carver's treaty with the In
dians. Such an assertion is preposter
ously absurd, as much so as it would
be to say that the United Staes, after
acquiring the ownership of its present
territory, had ever ratified a deed by
Indians to any portion of that territory
purporting to convey the land to any
individual or institution. Our laws in
this respect are the same as were those
of the British empire. This being the
case, it makes little difference whether
the deed of gift from the Indians to
Carver has been lest or found or
whether it was properly executed or
ever recorded."
Arrested and Released.
Joseph Adler and B. Lee, who left St. Paul
some time ago and before their departure,
it is alleged, handed about numerous checks
of no value, were arrested at St. Joe, Mo.
Chief Goss was notified, but as County At
torney Butler decided that a conviction could
not be obtained, even if the men were brought
bark, the authorities at St. Joe were ad
vised to release the prisoners.
'Sot a Disorderly House.
Mose Sanders, charged with keeping a dft
orderly house on the upper flat/?, was dis
charged in the police court yesterday. It was
at Sanders' house where Frank Bell attempted
to bore several holes through Rufus Carroll
with revolver bullets Sunday morning. Alice
Gray, who attempted suicide at the central
station last Monday, was also captured at
Sanders' house, when the police raided the
place. Alice is still at the city hospital.
Supreme Court Call Today.
90 — Commercial Bank of St. Paul vs. Azotine
Manufacturing Company et al., defendants;
Philip Reilly et al., appellants.
101--Milton Gorton, appellant, vs. Town of.
Forest City et al.. respondents.
107— W. W. Billson, appellant, vs. William
P. Lardner, assignee, defendant, appellant,
Josiah Wolf et al., respondents.
218 — P. R. Braithwait, appellant, vs. John
Bain, respondent.
71— Charles Erickson, appellant, vs. Charles
Pomerank, respondent.
Azotine Garbage Case.
One of the interesting case which is set
for trial before the supreme court today is
that of the Commercial Bank of St. Paul vs.
The Azotine Manufacturing Company et al.
The question at issue Is whether or not the
Azotine company is a manufacturing concern
! or not, which Involves the liability of the
stockholders. '
Funeral of John A. I.nnl.
The funeral of John A. Lunt took place
at fi:3o last evening at his late residence,
537 Selby avenue. The services were con
ducted by Rev. Addison Moore. The remains
were taken on the 8:10 train to Chicago, where
the interment will take place today.
To Be Burled at Dubuque.
The remains of Edward Burns, who died
at the Rondo street station from injuries re
ceived from falling from a horse, will be
taken to Dubuque for burial. The deceased
wp.s a member of the Independent Order of
Foresters and carried a policy of $1,000 made
I payable to his daughter, Mrs. J. L. Schwenn.
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(Silk Headquarters of the Northwest) Globe— lt-20-ge.
Sixth and Robert Streets, St. Paul.
HOUSEKEEPERS' DAY!
We bought too heavy early in the season, and while trade
has been good, we are confronted by stocks much too large in
many departments. For a speedy remedy we resort to a cut
ling of prices on every hand. Judge from these:
Blanket # Comfort Bargains. Outing Flannels 5c a Yard.
Ou the Fourth Floor. As an additional attraction for
fljff AA For $7.00 White Friday morning from 9 till 10
Hi Ob W Wool Blankets, o'clock— another case of
handsome wide borders. Teazle Outing Flannel,
3&12 OO For $800 White P cr y ard
hPUiVV Wool Blankets, ex- „ . ~~r, ■
tra weight and size. Hosiery and Under wear.
fi^O ||A For $4.00 non- Odds and Ends.
wvJTwY. shr in k abl e fine Small sizes only-Children's Yp-
White Blankets. silanti Union Suits, regular AO I
<feU 2LK For $2 - 25 Cotton prices, $2.50 and $3.00. UXr
<4* mm m W%M Comforts, covered in They'll go quick at 7UV
fineSilkaline. Ladies' Silk Union" Suits, Silk
o*9 Hil For $3.00 fine Cot- Tights, Merino Union Suits, short
Mf&*m%W\9 ton Comforts, our sleeves and low neck suits, at less
own make, extra large size. than half-price to close.
fl*Q 7C For $5.00 Down ■
vOi I V comforts, fine Handkerchiefs at Halt-Price.
sateen coverings, fancy quilted, _ T ,
well made. Unlaundered Initial Handker
- chiefs for men and women.
The Drapery Department. Ladies' 20c unlaundered in-
A few of the good things in House itial Handkerchiefs, for |0c
Furnishings for Friday and Satur- Men's 2oc Unlaundered In
day: itial Handkerchiefs, for |2Kc
A new fresh lot of Printed Ever 3* one guaranteed pure Irish
Crepes, 30 inches wide, \* j Linen— initials all hand embroid
worth 20c to 25c. IZ C ered - Special sale.
Special ***2 V _
Handsome figured Sateens, Another Umbrella Sacrifice.
usually sold for 25c and 20c, good Ayl - .
styles for drapery, com- %r Monday we placed on sale 500
forts and pillow covers, I^C ass ° rt f d Umbrellas, at less than
f or WV cost— two-thirds of them were sold
StvVishCre'tonne^^eVncheswide, S*°™f ™<"*: J*J ISO remain "
for chamber curtains and +i SoL P1 - S ° t vFT> Pr °"
pillow coverings, worth 40c 1 ff|C P° rtlonate eductions-like this:
and 25c. Now 22c and vw W.OO Lmbrellas for $1.50
Royal Art Denims, plain and fig- f 4 - 50 and ss.oo Umbrellas for $2. 50
ured, at |sc, 20c and 25c a yard. & 6 - 00 and $7.00 Umbrellas for $3.50
$3.50 Fringed Derby Portieres, Chances like these occur but
full size, good colorings. . $2.40 r , arelv - Sale continues Friday and
$6.00 Heavy Fringed Tapestry Saturday.
Porcieres $3 - 75 The Millinery Department.
DRAPERY, FURNITURE, WALL DECORATIONS. Friday and Saturday Specials.
Estimates and designs for all One table of Wings, Cogues,
kinds of Interior Decorations with- Fancy Feathers, Aigrettes, etc., all
out charge. good colors and very desir- PA
vi «• it a i\ &h\e this season, worth i^ilf*.
Muslin Underwear Dept. $1.00, si. so, $2.00. choke for * ;v *
Extra Fine Outing Flannel A table of Trimmed Hats,
Gowns, full width and length, worth $6.00, $7.00 and $8.00
for $1.00 each. Choice for $3.48
A new lot of Eiderdown Another table full, worth
Dressing Sacques, all colors, from $9.00 to $12.00 each.
for 90c Choice for $5.48
Ferris Waists, for $|.00 and $|.50 Hats, worth $13.00 to $18.00
Jenness Miller Waists for.. .$2.50 each - will be sold for $9.88
Double V Waist for $1.50 Big Bargains, every one.
We are Sole Agents For Butterick's Patterns and Publications.
LOCAL NOTICES.
Phillips' California Excursions.
Two through cars weekly from St. Paul
via ihe Minneapolis & St. Louis railroad,
"Albert Le& Route." Tuesday's car runs via
Kansas City, and thence through Texas, New
Mexico and Arizona. Thursday's car runs
via Omaha and through Colorado and Utah.
For full particulars apply ticket office, 396
Robert street, comer Sixth street.
Removal of fcTeneral Offices
St. Paul & Dnlntli H. R.
The general offices of the St. Paul & Du
luth R. R. have been removed to the Globe
Building, corner of Fourth and Cedar streets.
Santa Fe Route— California Limited.
Leaves Kansas City Thursdays and Sundays
at 9:50 a. m., reaching Los Angeles in 66
hours and San Diego in GOVi hours.
The equipment of this splendid train con
sists of superb vestibuled Pullman palace
sleepers, buffet smoking car, and dining car.
Most luxurious service via any line.
Another express train, carrying both palace
and tourist sleepers, leaves Kansas City at
2:25 p. m. daily for Los Angeles, San Diego
and San Francisco.
Inquire of C. C. Carpenter, Pass. Agt., 513
Guaranty Loan Bldg., Minneapolis, Minn.
$8.50 to Madison, Wis., and Return.
On account of the great football game to be
played between the University of Minnesota
and University of Wisconsin football teams
at Madison, Saturday, Nov. 21. Tickets good
going via Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railway and returning via Chicago & North-
Western Railway, on sale at C, M. & St. P.
ticket offices in St. Paul and Minneapolis Fri
day, Nov. 20.
Par Excellence California Route.
Phillips' 'excursions, every Tuesday and
Thursday, to California points via Albert Lea
route. Through cars, finely upholstered, po
lite attendants, cheap rates. Apply 396 Rob
ert street, corner Sixth street, for full In
formation.
Now That the Money Qnestion Is
Settled
You can again resume your patronage of the
Wisconsin Central Lines when going to Ash
land, Milwaukee, Chicago or the East and
South. Pullman cars, cafe buffet cars, service
stilctly first-class. Call at city ticket office.
No. 373 Robert street.
Phillips' Upholstered Tourist Cars
Are the Most Popular.
More California passengers travel in Tourist
cars under Mr. Fhillips' management than In
any other way. The Minneapolis & St. Louis
railroad has the exclusive right to operate
Phillips Tourist Cars, which makes that the
favorite line. They combine cheapness In
ticket rates, superior finish of cars, select
class of patrons, excellency of road bed, the
best route and gentlemanly and experienced
managers to look after the travelers.
Cars now leave St. Paul at 9:15 a. m. every
Tuesday, via the Southern Route, arriving
at Los Angeles Saturday afternoon; and at
7 p. m. every Thursday via the Scenic Line
of the World, reaching California in four
days.
To insure good accommodations, arrange
ments should be made as far in advance as
possible. Consult J. 11. Whitaker, C. T. A.,
Ryan Hotel Block, before concluding arrange-,
ments.
HOMESEEKERS' EXCURSION'S
Via "The Milwaukee."
On December Ist and 15th the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway will sell
homescekers' tickets to points in the South,
Southeast and Southwest at half-fare for the
round trip. For complete Information call on
•'The Milwaukee" agents in St. Paul or Min
neapolis, or address J. T. Conley, Assistant
General Passenger Agent, St. Paul, Minn.
THROUGH CALIFORNIA SERVICE
Via "The Milwaukee."
A fine Pullman Tourist Sleeping Car now
leaves Minneapolis at 8:25 and St. Paul at
8:35 every Saturday morning and runs through
to Los Angeles. Cal., via Kansas City and the
Santa Fe System, without, change, arriving
at destination 1:25 p. m. following Wednes
day.
The Journey via this route is through % very
interesting portion of America, and the hard
ship incident to winter travel through the
more northerly climate Is avoided.
Rate per double berth $6.00 through. For
berth reservation*, further information as to
rates, etc., apply to "THE MILWAUKEE"
agents, or address J. T. Conley, Assistant
Goneral Passenger Agent. St. Paul. Minn.
DIED.
GAUGHAN— At her home at Jewett, Wis.,
Nov. 15, Mrs. Catharine Gaughan.
MARRIAGES. BIRTHS, DEATHS,
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Henry H. Miller Margaret J. Rafferty
Chas. R. Hauimargren.Mrs. Elizabeth Haskell
Angelo Palumbo Magdolene Cascalenda
John R. Gill Emma Ramel
George Pope Eliza Grachner
Guy La Tourelle, Blue Earth Minnie Baer
Frank Hoffmann Lena Gollerwettzer
BIRTHS.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Barry Boy
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Naling Boy
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Beilfuss Boy
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Braun Girl
Mr. and Mrs. Gustave Yanke Boy
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sachse Boy
Mr. and Mrs. William Kahn Boy
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Taveriner ...Boy
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Bekstrom Boy
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bosshardt Boy
Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Moeller Boy
DEATHS.
Leonard C. G. Berus, 983 Front street... 4 mos
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE ST.
Paul & Northern Pacific Railway Com
pany: Notice is hereby given that
pursuant to a resolution of the board
of directors of the St. Paul &
Northern Pacific Railway Company,
adopted at a meeting held in ths
City of St. Paul, Stale of Minnesota, on
the 15th day of September, 1896, a special
meeting of the stockholders of the St.
Paul & Northern Pacific Rallwav Company
will be held in the City of St. Paul, Stata
of Minnesota, on the 20th day of November,
A. D. 1893, and lhat the business to be
transacted at said meeting ,will be to paes
on a proposed sale of all the railway, land
Erant and other property of the St. Paul
Northern Pacific Railway Company to
the Northern Pacific Railway Company, and
the terms of such sale, if a sale shall be
decided upon. Dated 17th day of October,
1896. Charles F. Coaney, Secretary of St.
Paul & Northern Pacific Railway Com
pany.
AMUSEMENTS.
UHROPOMM, t l
111 L, N. SGOTT, Manager.
3 NIGHTS and Commencing
WEDNESDAY MONDAY,
MATINEE. Nov. 23, 44, 25.
Mr. Sol Smith Russell.
Appearing ") A
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&2V I ROMANCE!
V entitled J by MAKTIIA MORTON.
U Seats now on sale. Prices, 25c to $1.50. Z\
V Matinee, 25c to $1.00. V
Thursday, Nov. 26- Field's Minstrels. M
U I&£iMU.B*BL&\ttLB PEOPLE pS
O Matinee P' GOS^TIEEGE'^' '©
f Next Sunday Night-Saved From the <
\5 Sea and the Wonderful Biograph. V)
SCHOOLS AXD COLLEGES.
ST. AGATHA'S CONSERVATORY
Of MuMic and Art.
26 East Exchange St., St. Paul.
Piano, violin, guitar, banjo and mandolin
taught I essons given in drawing and paint*
ing. Call or send for prospectus.
