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8 liOHlipßWllili FIGHT TESTIMONY IN THE CONTEST HAS ALL MUSH lIUAHD BY JUDGE OTIS. TIME ALLOWED FOR BRIEFS. AN ATTEMPT TO INTKODICE EVI DENCK OF A SENSATIONAL KIND FAILED. CAI'T. BERGER ON WITNESS STAND, ! Deceased Told Him His Wife Wa« j Importuning Him to Disinherit His Daughter. The long'draAvn out Lohlker Avill con- j test AA-as concluded before Judge Otia yesterday afternoon, when the mattei !\Aas finally argued by the attorneys and submitted to the court. Each of the litigants Avas allowed ten days in Avhich to file briefs, when the court Aviil review the case preparatory to render ing a decision. Capt. Berger was on the stand yes ttvday morning and testified to having met Mr. Lohlker on Seventh street Bbortly before his death and to having a con versa lion with him concerning the making of a will. At that time Mr. Lohlker said he Avas contemplating tlie making of a A\-ill and that his family was causing him considerable trouble a\ Ith respet-t to the matter. His AA-ire, lie said, Avas continually importuning him to disinherit his daughter. Mr. L hiker had remarked that he intended to do what Avas right by all of his children, but that the present Mrs. Lohlker and his son William, had en« ckavored to influence him. Dr. Bole, called by the attorneys for the appellant, was asked a lengthy hypothetical question, coA-ering the facts in the case as they appear in evidence, and then asked if these facts were true if in his opinion Mr. Lohlker had not entertained an insane pre judice against his daughter, Jessie. "Witness ansAvered in the negative ana maintained his assertion throughout a confusing cross-examination. Attorney Chapin. for the heirs, placed airs. Mary Fritz on the stand and pro l><-sed to introduce eAidence of a sensa^ lional nature concerning certain letters alleged to haA'e passed betAveen George Fritz, a son of the Avitness, and Mrs. Jessie Lonergren, Avhile the latter Avaa in St. Louis, but the court refused to admit the .testimony. Mrs. Jessie Lonergren is the appel lant in the action being tried and through her attorney's appeal from the jniobate and allowance of her fathers will by which she Avas cut off with a $5 bill from sharing in an estate valued si $3u,000. MAY Sl'E WARMER ALONE. Other Hope Citizen* Are Released From Liability. Iji the e\'ent of T. S. Hobbs securing a verdict in a suit for $10,000 cjnmages for false arrest which he is conduct ing in the district court, only one of Ine originally named defendants Avill be- called upon to apply the balm to his injured feelings, as Judge Brill yesjf ' day dismissed the action tgainst Messrs. Luce and Lonw. of the firm of Luce, Warner & Coney, of Hope, N. t>. who wove accused of being reepoa- Fii)le for Mr. Hobb's illegal arrest, and ordered the trial to proceed against George Warner as the sole defendant. This disposition of the case Avas upon the- recommendation of Attorney Bart lei: on for the defense. AA'ho argued that while Mr. Warner Avas a member of the firm named in the complaint as de fendants, he had acted in the arrest of Hot or cold, wet or dry, the grocer}* bargains are alwa3"s found at 7th and Broadway. Just at present the Mercury is down in the bulb, but prices are always down at Schoch's. Michigan Apples, per barrel, We- have and handle more Apples than all ether dealers in town. You can find anything in the Apple line in our spacious Apple rooms, at cormr Sixth and Broadway, one block back of our store. We can discount them all. Epring Chickens, per pound, 7 Cents. Hens, per pound, 6 Cents. Sauerkraut, per gallon, 15 Cents. New Herring, per pail. 65^ Cents. Silver Crescent Asparagus, per can, 25 Cents. New Sugar Corn, per can, J7 Cents. New Tomatoes, per can. 8 Cents. . 40 bars White Seal Soap $1.00. ■ Jonathan Cider, per 16-gallon barrel, J52.00, • 10-pcund bag Buckwheat. 20 Cents. 30-pound bag Sctaocb'a strictly pure New York Buckwheat, 30 Cents. * Solid Meat Oysters (one quart makes two), per quart, 40 Cents. New Raisins, per pound, 7 Cents. New Leghorn Citron and Lemcn Peel, per pound, 12 Cents. Fine Java and Mocha Coffee, per pound, 25 Cents. Pananas, per dozen, 10 Cents, Kighe<; quality Cream Tartar Baking Pow der, pound cans, 40 Cents. American Pickles, per bottle. 6 Cents. f quarts Brown Bfans, 25 Cents. IHf fiNDREW SCHOGH GROCERY GO. Corner Seventh mi Broadway. Hobbs in the single capacity of a dep uty sheriff of Steel county, N. D., and had incurred no liability as affecting the firm. In his complaint Hobbs accuses War ner with having caused his arrest il legally for the purpose of detaining him in St. Paul in order that an at tachment might be issued against a car load of goods at the Minnesota transfer In transit for Hope, N. D. The charge was removing mortgaged property A\hich Hobbs claims is false, as he had not given a mortgage on any port able property to Luce, Warner & Lo ney, though this firm did in reality held a mortgage on plaintiffs crop which was left growing on the farm which was abandoned. Hobbs had also given a mortgage on several pieces of farm machinery to T. L. Rugg, and out of these two instru ments the entire trouble appears to have arisen. The allegations of the plaintiff are to the effect that he was pursued and his arrest caused by War ner on the pretense that the mortgage on the crop was back of the charge preferred, while Warner, who is also a deputy sheriff, claims that he acted only in his official capacity, on a- legal complaint sworn out by Rugg in re gard to the farm machinery. When the car was searched at the transfer the machinery was not found and it ! has been developed at the trial that it j was left in Dakota with parties who j borrowed it and neglected to again place Hobbs in possession. TOAVNE KNOCKED OUT On Ilia Motion to Amend Certain Plendingg. Charles A. Towne lost the first point j in his legal battle with the Dispatch In connection with his $50,000 damage j suit for alleged libel. The setback came j yesterday in the nature of an order by ; Judge Otis denying plaintiff's motion to strike out portions of defendant's j answer. Argument on the motion was ; I presented several weeks ago and on the part of the plaintiff tended to show '> that certain parts of the answer cover- I ing Mr. Tovvne's political career for the ' past year were plead in mitigation of i j the alleged libelous article, when as a ; I matter of law the defendant had I I waived all right to dead mitigation by refusing to retract the objection able article. The plea of the defense Avas that as the article Avas alleged to be libelous in whole and in part it Avas ' proper to file in the answer any and all : facts Avhich might tend to the justifl- \ cation of the publication. SLOWETSKI NOT SANGUINE. Think* His Street Car Aeeident Will ! Prove Fatal. The city railway company is defend- : ir.g a suit before Judge Willis in which ] Max SloAvetski is seeking $5,000 for in- i juries received in an accident last June j for which he alleges defendant to haA'e been responsible. SloAvetski was driv ing on East SeA-enth street near Brad j ley street at ths time of the accident, | Avhan his Avagon AA r as run into by a car I which he failed to see approaching \ from the rear. The AA'agon was badiy ! smashed and plaintiff thrown to the i pavement, receiving injuries from J which he professes to believe that he i will never recover. MOTION TO DISMISS Interrupts the Soit of Stranke vs. j City of St. Paul. The case of Frank Stranke against ! the City of St. Paul was on trial before j Judge Kelly and a jury yesterday, be- j ing an action for personal damages in , i Avhich the defendant seeks *° recover j jsl 000 for injuries allpsr< d to have been j 1 sustained by /<ming on a slippery side- I | W alt- titfle progress was made, how ' tr»er. as the attorney for the city early ' entered a motion to dismiss on the ! ground that the city was not liable Tor j ! damages of the nature alleged. It was i I not the desire of the court to pass upon i ! the motion immediately and an ad- j ] journment was taken until this morn- : I ing at 10 o'clock, when a decision will ' be rendered. DISTRICT COURT ROUTINE. Sew Cases Commenced and Others : on Trial. Now cases began in the district court yes- i terday were as follows: 67,457— The Ellsworth Cornet Band vs. Ab raham Patterson Post No. 28, Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Pennsylvania, ] and James Atwell: suit to recover $125 on j alleged breach of contract. 67.458— Xorthwest Engineering Company vs. ! W. B. Hale & Co.; action to recover $75.02 alleged to be due for goodg sold and de livered. 67, 4n9— Annie Kelly vs. Zene C. Bohrer et al. ; affidavit of garnishment. 'V7.402— 1n re assignment of Francis J. Ber | riafcLd ;o Thomas Manning; deed of assign rrientKec!. Oi'drrs an* Decisions— 67.-47— Charles A. Towne vs. Dispatch j I Printing Company: order denying motion to j i strike out portion of defendant's answer, ; ! Otis. J. Before the Judges — 60.55S— John B. Wood vs. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad Company. 65,258— T. S. Hobbs vs. Luce Warner and j Loney; en trial: Brill. J. 66,643- Max Slowetski vs. St. Paul City ] Railway Company; on trial. Willis, J. 67.296— Franke Strauke As. St. Paul City Paul; on trial. Kelly, J. In the matter of appeal from probate | and allowance of last will and testament of j Adam Lohlker; argued and submitted. Otis. J. 67,365— Henry T. Lee vs. Caroline E. Matte- j son et al.; tried and findings ordered for plaintiff. Otis, J. Third Trial Without Result. On the third trial of the damage suit of i John Wood against the Chicago St. Paul, j Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad company the : jury disagreed late yesterday afternoon and i was dicharged. Wood was formerly a brake j man in the employ of the defendant, and lost ; an arm in an accident while in the discharge ■ of his duties, for which he sued to recover j $15,CC0 damages. Mrs. Morley Discharged. Finding that the.re was nothing to substan- j : Hale the charge made against Mrs. Morley in ! ' the municipal court yesterday, Judge Twohy j ; discharged the woman. Mrs. Morley was | \ charged by Elmer H. Bierman with stealing ] $100 worth of household good. Biernian is a solicitor fcr the Prudential Insurance com pany, and resides at 217 Spruce street. GOV. CLOVGH'S EXPENSES. ; His Plurality Cost Him Nearly SI a Head. Gov. David M. Clough yesterday filed Avith the secretary of state his bill of : expenses incident to the present elec j tion. The g-overnor states that in ad i ditlon to the $50, which he paid for fil ! ing his certificate of election, he con i tributed $1,500 to the campaign fund I of the Republican stale central com mittee and $548 which was paid for incidental expenses, making a total of $2,098. J. D. Ensign, who ran for judge in St. Louis county, also filed his certili cate. He says he expended $432.73. Certificates of congressional cam paign expenses were also filed with the goAernor by Francis H. Clarke, who spent $286, and E. E. Lommen, A«ho ran in the Sixth district, said he spent $614. CHICAGO FIRM GETS IT. Contract for the New Postoffice'a Floor Arches. Bids for placing fire proof arches throughout the new postofßce building in this city were opened in Washington yesterday by the supervising architect. There were, a special dispatch to the Globe says, twelve . proposals suto mitted as follows: E. V. Johnson Co., Chicago $18,379 Tom Paige, Cleveland, O 21,700 Pioneer Fire Proof Construction Com pany, Chicago 15,590 Benjamin Hyde. Chicago 17,980 Angus McLeod Company, Minneapolis. 23,428 Butler-Ryan Company, St. Paul 22,842 James Carlisle & Sons, Minneapolis.. 24,213 Northern Building Company, St. Paul. 16,900 Hennessy & Cox, St. Paul 18,835 W. C. Peake, Washington, D. C 20,403 Empire Fire Proofing Company, Chi cago 16,375 Northwestern Brick and Fire Proofing Company, Minneapolis ._, 21,9% THE SAINT PAUI, GLOBE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER % 1898. BLOCKED THE DEAL PRESIDEXT STICKXEY, OF THBJ GREAT WESTERN. CALLED THE PLOTTERS BOWN. POINT OF RAILROAD LAW RAISED BY THE SOUTH ST. PAUL j CHAMPION FOILS THE PLAN. STOCKHOLDERS MUST MEET BeTore the New Br grhton Sch e me Can Be Carried Throutfii — Not I mil February. When President A. B. Stickney, of the Chicago Great Western, sets his brain to work he usually compels other people to respect its workings, as other Northwestern railroad magnates dis covered yesterday, for the second or third time during the past four months. Mr. Stickney does not want the Min nesota Transfer Packing company to remove to New Brighton in Minne apolis territory. Mr. Stickney is backed up by the interests of his road and the people of St. Paul at large. And not ' wanting the deal to take place Mr. Stickney set his wits to work to pre vent it, and the result of his prelim inary cogitations were seen in the spe cial meeting of the Minnesota Transfer I company, which was held yesterday in I the office of General Manager Scott, of } the Omaha road. Mr. Stickney check- | mated his opponents, and, although he I has not succeeded as yet in ditching ! the project, he gained time in which to arrange for the final conflict. The directors of the Minnesota Trans fer company expected to come to some definite conclusion yesterday, but Mr. j Stickney was on hand with a coup which effectually blocked progress at least for the time being. The eight roads comprising the company were all represented, some by two or three of | the higher officials. There were pres ent: James J. Hill, president of the Great Northern; W. P. Clough, vice president Great Northern; A. B. Stick- j ney, president of the Great Westei-n; j S. C. Stickney, general manager Great | Western; John R. Hastings, superin tendent Chicago, Burlington & North ern railway; A. J. Earling, vice presi dent Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway company; A. C. Bird, general traffic manager Milwaukee road, and | P. M. Meyer, secretary of the Milwau- \ kee road; W. A. Scott, general manager j Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railway; H. F. Whltcomb, gen eral manager Wisconsin Central rail way; S. J. Collins, general superintend ent Wisconsin Central; R. B. Tweedy, | chief engineer Wisconsin Central, and j I Edwin W. Winter, president of the | 1 Northern .Pacific road. The staunchest friends of the scheme are said to be President Hill, of ths Great Northern, and President Winter of the Northern Pacific. Aside from the proposition of removing to New Brign ton, the project carries with it the ac quisition of the Belt Line road, and the consequent improvement of the trans- j fer facilities, which are said by the of- I ficials of the two transcontinental sys- j terns to be sorely inadequate. Tne fact that the Belt Line was implicated in the deal gave Mr. Stickney an ex cellent opportunity to make a clever point, and so strong Avere his argu% ments that the other officials wer* compelled to take cognizance of them. | Mr. Stickney, through his attorneys, j stated that under the laws of Mm- j nesota one railroad company could not purchase another railroad property j without the legal consent of a majority j of the stockholders of the purchasing j road. Such a vote must be taken, be j said, at a regularly advertised and called meeting. No such meeting had been held and, therefore, the legal con sent of the stockholders had not been obtained. There was no getting around the point raised by Mr. Stickney. The announcement of the objection by tne president of the Great Western precipi tated a general discussion of the mat ter which lasted for several hours As a result, Mr. Burt, of the Northwestern road, offered a resolution calling a I meeting of the stockholders for Feb. 2, j and the resolution was adopted. Thus i Mr. Stickney gained two months' time j in which to prepare for the final bat> I tie. The fact that Mr. Burt offered the I resolution calling the stockholders meeting is looked upon by the people interested as an evidence that the i Northwestern system is in favor of tha deal. There has been some doubt upon this point until now. The only ropd now in doubt is the Milwaukee, which has interests in both cities. A committee was appointed to in quire fully into the project and report i at the future meeting. The committee will be composed of Vice President Clough, of the Great Northern; Vice President Earling, of the Milwaukee, and General Manager S. C. Stickney ! of the Great Western. The make-up of j the committee is said to be satisfactory I to all parties. Mr. Clough is in favor 1 of the project. Mr. Stickney is opposed ' I to it. and Mr. Earling is supposed to I I be wholly neutral in his position up to date. The committee will have plenty to do before the meeting in February The volume of business at the Soutn j St. Paul yards, the size and capacity | of the New Brighton plant, the condi | tions and prospects of the market, and | the need of enlarged transfer facilities are some of the points the committee will consider. Mr. Stickney says that the mere fact that the motion to call a meeting of j the stockholders was unanimously car ried does not imply that the deal will be finally consummated by any means. The Great Western has purely business ! reasons for not wishing the removal of I the plant to New Brighton. That line i secures three-fifths or more of all the traffic between South St. Paul and Chicago. It is said that out of iO,OOO ! cars which went from the yards to Chi- i cago last year the Great Western i carried 28,000. This statement, how- j ever, is denied by both the officials of j the road and the stock yards officials, j Mr. Hill said after the meeting: "The j time has come when something must ! be done to enlarge the transfer facili ties in and around the Twin Cities. At present, transferring is carried on at three different points and the service i is unsatisfactory and inadequate. Ad- j ditional facilities in the midway dis- j trict are imperative, and as the Great i Northern and the Northern Pacific I originate most of the freight which is i handled at the transfer, they are de- ! termined that something must be done, ' if the roads do it themselves." In connection with this agitation the Minnesota Transfer Reporter contained an article a few days ago which the Minneapolis Journal of Monday, re produced and gloated over editorially. ' The article and editorial were called to j Gen. M. D. Flower's attention yester day. "I believe the article was published with the intention of influencing the railroad officials present at yesterday's I meeting, in favor of the removal," said Gen. Flower. "And I further 1 believe that the Minneapolis Times, which re produced the article, and the Minne apolis Journal, which printed an edi torial in commendation of it. were simply keeping up their notorious tac tics of injuring St. Paul upon each and every occasion presented." The article in question, which is sup posed to have been inspired by the transfer company, sets forth the sup posed inadequacy of the South St Paul stock yards and says the concern is operated in a manner to stunt the fut ure growth of the stock markets of the Northwest, whereas, if it was properly handled, the market might be de veloped into one of the most important in the country by reason of its exc?llent and fortunate location. The publica tion further sajs that only one road i 3 interested in its prosperity and its interest Is purely selfish and has no public spirit in it. It says that the members of the St. Paul Chamber of Commerce and Jobbers' union are mis guided, although doubtless patriotic, and that In reality the change would accrue to the -interests of St. Paul rather than to I Minneapolis. It is charged in the article that the South St. Paul yards are manipulated and controlled by aappers and scalpers whose interests -are either personal or for out-of-town concerns. It is assert ed that one clique controls the hog market and that nine-tenths of the hogs raised in Southern Minnesota go to Chicago, as there is no market in St. Paul for them. Mr. Flower, in answer to the whole article, asserts that the hog market in South St. Paul was never in a better condition, and he gives his reasons for saying so. Summed up in a word, the reason was competition. Mr. Flower says the statements In the article and in the Journal editorial give a very wrong impression and that that was probably the intention of their publication. Asked as to the charge that the pack ing houses weYe not running full blast and that scalpers were manipulating the market in the interests of outside buyers, Mr. Flower said that one of the smaller houses was indeed shut down, for the reason that repairs were being made to make good the damage done by a recent fire. The fire temporarily crippled the capacity of the plant. Th<? other house was being run to its full est capacity. Mr. Flower denied that scalpers were buying on the St. Paul market and selling to other markets for the purpose of making a margin. It is true that some stock goes through St. Paul to Chicago, but these ship ments are purchased by Cudahy Bros., the Plankintons, of Milwaukee, Sin clair, of Cedar Rapids, and a big Chi cago house, which is buying incog. It is known that hogs are often routed from the point of shipment to Chicago on through bills of lading, and that, after portions of the cargoes have been sold to St. Paul parties, and perhaps resold, are sent via the through bills to save freight, but this is not scalping. Mr. Flower said that there is great strife- among the buyers, and, as a censequence, one of the most active hog markets has been created that was ever seen in St. Paul. He further stated that the plant would be operated to its fullest capacity the moment the repairs to the damaged structure were completed. "There was never in the history of South St. Paul a time when the hog market, or the sheep and cattle mar ket, for that matter, was better. We look forward to the erection in the spring of new slaughter and packing j houses, and this speaks plainly enough I for the good condition of the business. We have buyers from Kansas, North ern Missouri, Illinois, lowa and Ne braska, and theVe Is an active demand from these quarters for all classes of live stock." "What do you think of the action of the Transfer company?" "T«he committee will evidently make a thorough investigation of the whoi^ situation, and, from the make-up of the committee, it is fair to believe there will be a fair and impartial report made to the stockholders." President Stickney was also asked for his opinion of the article in the Transfer Reporter. "I think it is a lot of disconnected, disjointed and unfair balderdash. There is no argument to • it, and, therefore, one can not intelli gently answer it. It reaches no. con clusion, and descends to abuse. "1 believe that the South St. Paul plant is fully up to the requirements. It must be remembered that Minneso ta is not a stock, raising country. It was not long ago that there was no plant in the city which could kill five head a day. Now we have increased the capacity to 1,000 or 1,500, and that is about all there will be for some time to come. Minnesota produces only the shell of the cattle, so to speak. It pro duces but the framework of bones, which must be sent down South to be fattened and made read}' for the mar ket. We have fully enough capacity to care for the fattened cattle we have here." WILL CUT ICE EARLY. Local Dealers Plau to Have an Early Harvest. This is good ice weather. To date on ice fields there is fourteen inches of the merchantable article. Begin ning next Monday — freeze or thaw— the ice cutters are going to work on ev ery field. If the ice men knew this sort of be low-zero weather would continue, they wouldn't delay a day. It's cheaper to cut ice fourteen inches thick than tiie same article at twenty inches or thick er. Besides they can get to work ear lier in the season when times are dull ! and help is cheaper. Thin cakes keep I quite as well as blocks and are easily I handled, and in the long run they net j quite as much money. Therefore a two weeks cold snap in I>ecember is wel comed by the icemen more than a ! heavy lasting freeze after the opening I of the year. Last year was a jolly time for local ice dealers. For the first time in sev eral seasons they had enjoyed good weather for their business. Further south, not so -.many hundred miles, their confrei-es failed to get there. At Kansas City, at Omaha, at the inter mediary distributing points, especially where there happened to be stockyards interests, the ice harvest was inade quate. Early in the summer demands for ice were made on St. Paul. Of course, the dealers held back, declared their houses were empty, had barely enough to furnish the local season, and all that. The result was a big sale by local ice dealers to the more southern cities, at a price that makes even the profits of local coal dealers sound in adequate. Twenty-four hundred cars I of ice were sent out of St. Paul to suf- ' fering cities, and fhe ice companies are still carrying their usual surplus. It is claimed they would not have made I money last year except for the demand and the big price received from the sufferers in the Southern cities. Yet the manager of one local company, who shipped 1,000 cars South last * sum- i mer, says the demand was due to the ! failure of the ice crop in the neighbor hood of those places last winter, and the demand on St. Paul companies was made for the first time in four- I teen years. After all, the icemen are good friends of St. Paul. Next week— present condi- ' tions prevailing— 3oo men will be put I at work by on* firm; another firm will j do as well for the laborers; the smaller concerns between them will help swell ! the total to 3.000 men. Sixty days work ! will be given each of these mid-winter I idlers before the annual ice harvest will be housedt. Think a minute, and ! you will understand why ice in July i costs money. Comparison of rates i with other cities shows that St. Paul i gets ice delivered for less than any j other city. The statement sounds ex- | travagant, but it is true, nevertheless. | And the ice ;comes from the finest I springs that flow out of the greatest state in the Union. For the Pnblic Health. The bacteriotegioai department of the health office yertprday submitted to Dr. Stone the following report for November. Number of cultures made. 58; examinations of spu tum, 20: examinations of well water, 3: examinations of suspicious meat. 6; examina tions for typhoid fever, 2; examination of milk, 1. The monthly report of Me»t Inspector Jen sen for November shows 226 places vis!ted, of which number 2C6 were found in good condi- I tlon and 20 unsatisfactory. Meat was con demned as follows: Beef, 3,150 pounds; pork, | 3,700 pounds: mutton, 140 pounds; veal, 224 pounds; poultry, 415 pounds. , i^ . Important Change of Time. See advertisements on pages two and •even. IS SflY EVERY YEAR LIBRARY FIIXD NEVER GETS THE FILL, AMOFNT OF CHARTER ALLOWANCE. MYSTERY TO DIRECTOR PEET. HE CAX UNDERSTAND WHY SOME YEARS' DELINQUENT TAX COL LECTIONS ARE SHORT, BIT WILL A YEAJI NEVER COME When the Comptroller Will Let the Board Have What Is Set Apart for It. The question of why the library fund never gets the full amount of the char ter allowance was discussed at the monthly meeting of the board yester day. Directors Ramsey, Peet, Auer bach, Wright and Upham were present and the discussion was brought up by the report of the secretary which showed that $13,426 had been credited to the fund this year. Mr. Peet said he understood that while $15,000 was placed in the tax levy each year only 80 per cent of this amount was realized from the sale of certificates of indebt edness. The balance placed to the credit of 'the fund was from tax re ceipts, but the point he wanted to un derstand was why the fund never re ceived the full amount of the charter allowance. He said he could under stand why some years the delinquent taxes were less than others, but some one year he thought there should be sufficient taxes coming In to make up the full amount. The question was whether the comptroller gave the library fund the proper percentage of the taxes. Mr. Upham said he had been one of a committee which had visited the comptroller about this matter. The committee had been informed by the comptroller that the library fund re ceived its proper share of all tax re ceipts and that was all they could do about it. The board directed Mr. Peet to see what could be done toward having the bills for lighting the library rooms re duced. Bills for lighting for the past two months amounted to $127 and this was in the opinion of the board very high. The sum of $1,000 was ordered spent for new books, and bills amount ing to §1,300 were approved and or dered paid. The report of the librarian for Novem ber gave the following figures. Books issued, 25,806; visitors to reading room on Sundays, 523; visitors to reference room Sundays, 174. Registrations pre viously reported, 10,907; cancelled dur ing November, C4B; new registration, males, 321, females, 360; number cards In force, 10,940. Receipts from fines, lost cards, etc., $92.80. LADIES' WHIST TOURNEY. Mrs. Countryman and Mrs. Voung ntan Win the Uadgei. The seventh game in the ladies' tourney at the Cavendish Whist club was played last night. The high score badges were won by Mrs. Countryman and Mrs. Youngman. Following are the scores: North and South — Mr. and Mrs. Keed 140 Mr. and Mrs. Countryman 154 Mr. and Mrs. Kane :... 140 Mr. and Airs. Coburji 146 Mrs. Gilmore and Mr. Kennedy 148 Miss Williams and Mr. Vogel 142 Mrs. Tallman and Mr. Komans 144 Total 1,014 Average, North and South, 144 6-7. East and West — Mr. and Mrs. Youngman 136 Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong 128 Mr. and Mrs. Conable 125 Mrs. Shandrew and Mr. Chapin 123 Mr. and Mrs. Wilson 125 Mr. and Mrs. Deuel 128 Miss Cutting and Mr. Johnson 132 Total 597 Average, East and West, 12S 1-7. CAPITOL COMMISSIONERS. They Talk Over the Progress of Their Work. All the members of the state capitoi commission attended the meeting yes terday when matters of interest were discussed in executive session. There was some talk about the present base ment contract. It was all right and a small balance of $1,700 was ordered paid. The contractors who have been doing the steel work have had to shut down owing to Minnesota weather. Be. cause of climatic troubles they are to be given the limit. They knew when to quit to do good work. That was the opinion of the commission. And that was the day's work. They will not meet again until after me legislature is in session. The appro priation is expended; the building con ditions unfavorable. Nothing can be done. The chances are the annual appropriation will be granted without contest or argument. The commission is In the hands of its friends — and there are plenty of them in the present legis lature. CONDITIONS ARE REPEATED. Flood of ISBI Preceded by Condi tions Like Those of November. Observer Lyons, in his weather re view for November, says: "The month just ended was not only & remarkable one as to temperature, but it was phenomenal as to moisture. "The or average temperature lor SairiUPaul, and vicinity is 30.6 de grees; the mean of last month is 21.5; there was only one other Nevember as cool as the one in question, and thai, was in 1880, its mean being 22 degrees; every one of the rest since 1870 was from 3 to 16 degrees warmer. The high est and lowest temperatures were 30 degrees and 10 below zero, registered respectively on the 16th and 30th. Lower than 10 below zero has been fre quently registered here in Nov., of former years, but as stated, the aver age cold of the month has not been ex ceeded, and again, the temperature al some time of the night or early morn ing went below freezing (32 degrees) on every one of the 30 days of the montn; that is another unprecedented record. "But now for the phenomenal one. The normal or average precipitation is 1.17 inches; last months' rainfall and melted snow was 5.07 inches, or an ex cess of 3.96, and instead of it being about one of the dryest months of thfe year, as it usually is, it proved to be the wettest, so far. except April, and it not only exceeded, but nearly doubled the previously recorded wet test November, of previous years, the one of 1880, just preceding the last great flood that was in 1881, and that is said to have been anticipated, because of the then unprecedented November precipitation of 2.93 inches. But last month nearly doubled that by giving 5.07 inches. Rain or melted snow amounting to O.YI of an inch or more, fell on 15 days; the total depth of snow > Christmas Cards, ? Calendars a*d s Gift Boo^s a^__ i (Silk Headquarters ot the North weil> 6 lobe— l2-2-'%. Sixth and Robert Streets, St. Paul. ORIENTAL RUGS. A few plain facts regarding our stock. We have by far the largest collection in the state — larger than the combined stocks of the other stores in the Twin Cities. Our relations with the large importers are such that we usually have the first chance to buy anything really desirable. For years we have been author ity on Oriental Rugs in this vicinity. We have not only sold large quantities, but we have done much to increase the general knowledge on the question. Many aniline dyes are sold as veg etable or antiques. It is always safe to buy of a house like this, where perfect satisfaction is guaranteed and the various makes and grades are absolutely known. We carry many unusual sizes — rare makes and colorings — not commonly shown — as well as the more generally known grades. Our Prices Are Always The Lowest. Our Special Holiday Sale is now in progress. An inspec tion will verify our claims. Winter Tighis Wash Goods Department. For Woman and Children. 1,000 Gingham Dress Patterns for Children's % Wool Tights O A Christmas presents at specially low -13 to 15 years-extra special SftC P "° W ° n ' price .. v/v $1.00 Dress Patterns for 50c. Women's % Wool Tig-hts, (j»| A A $12S Dress Patterns for 75 C . all sizes, good value at JU §|ll $1-50 Dress Patterns for $j.OO. $1.50. Special v " vw $1.75 Dress Patterns for $|. 25. The Best Women's All- Wool $2.00 Dress Patterns for 51. 50. Tights for the price in d»| PA $2.50 Dress Patterns for $2.00. this country. See them, ,N| # ,JU $3 - 00 Dre ss Patterns for $2.50. at $4.00 Dress Patterns for $3.00. Women's Phyllis Tights, ()»/* AA the best made in this coun- J/,|H| $1._75 11^8118 fOF $!. 10. * 150 Gloria Silk Umbrellas, with "Dr. Jaeger's" Women's rt»* r A solid Acacia handles, silver and Tights, the best in the 2n/.!)ll pearl nail head trimmed rf»t UA world, for lymwuv worth § 1>75 each< \l gll Hosiery — Women's Fine, Soft, s P e cial V • V Good Weight Cashmere Stockings, 25 ° Blue and Red Umbrel sold the country over for 50c and 60c. * as ' with Dresden handles to Special here, " match, worth $3.00 each. (k/J AA 35c a Pair; 3 Pairs for $1.00. EfcetiS"!?? $Z.WW We are Sole Agents For Butterick's Patterns and Publications. that fell would be 14 inches, if un rnelted. "There were 2 clear, 12 partly cloudy . and 16 cloudy days; average cloudiness on a scale of 0 to 10.0 clear and iO cloudy, was 7.8. Total wind movement 5.504 miles; highest velocity, S. W. 2ft miles on the 27th. "The Mississippi river froze on" the 2Sih. There was a much better stage of water during the month than during any of the corresponding months foi several years." ministers' in session. All Day Meeting of the I'n-sl.) t«-rlan Clergy. The ministers of the Presbytery of St. Paul held an all-day prayer service yesterday in the pastor's study at the j East Presbyterian church. The entire I day was devoted to prayer and informal i religious discussion, there being no set 1 programme and no business considered. 'In the evening- a similar service whicn j included the elders and trustees of the Presbyterian churches was held at tlit: Central church. LOCAL NOtTcEsT Par Excellence California Route. Phillips' excursions, every Tuesday and Thursday, to California points via Albert Lea | route. Through cars, finely upholstered, po- I lite attendants, cheap rates. Apply 396 Rob ert street, corner Sixth street, for full in formation. Do Yon" Want a Home. The Wisconsin Central Lines will sell ex cursion tickets to the South and Southwest on December Ist and 15th at one fare for the round trip, plus $2.00. Great opportunity for cheap rates. For particulars call at City Ticket Office, 373 Robert street. Phillips' California Excursions. Two through cars weekly from St. Paul via the Minneapolis & St. Louis railroad, "Albeit Leu 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, 398 Robert street, corner Sixth street. THE ONLY TOIRIST SLEEPING CARS Every Week in the Year to San Francisco and Los Angelea. Leave Minneapolis 7:40, and St. Paul 8:15 every Thursday night via Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railway and Sioux City. In addition to the colored porter, one of our own employes accompanies the car as conduc tor from Minneapolis and St. Paul to Los j Angeles, and as they have made these trips every week for over a year, they can make themselves useful ?.nd take good care of your family or friends if committed to their oare. Tickets and information at 13 Nicollet House block, Minneapolis; 395 Robert street, opposite Hotel Ryan, St. Paul. HOMESEEKERS' EXCURSIONS Via "The Milwaukee." On December Ist and loth the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway will sell homeseekers' tickets to points In the South Southeast and Southwest at half-fare for the round trip. For complete information call en "The Milwaukee" agents in St. Paul or Min neapolis, or address J. T: Conley, Assistant General Passenger Agent, St. Paul, Minn. Phillips' Upholstered Tourist Cars Are the Most Popular. More California passengers travel in Tourist cars under Mr. Phillips' management than in any other way. The Minneapolis & St. Louis railroad has the exclusive right to operate i Phillips Tourist Cars, which makes that tho i favorite line. They combine cheapness in ticket rates, superior finish of cars, select clas" of patrons, excellency of road bed the | beat route and gentlemanly and experienced ! managers to look after the travelers. Cars now leave St. Paul at 9:15 a. m fcv°ry 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 i days. To insure good accommodations, arranjre -1 monts should be made as far in advance as | possible. Consult J. H. Whitaker, C T A ; Ryan Hotel Block, before concluding ar-ange ments. . 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 raoming and runs through . to Los Angeles, Cal., via Kansas City and the ! Santa Fe System, without change, arriving i at destination 1:25 p. m. following Wednes- J day. The Journey via this route is through a very ] I intere*ting portion of America, and the hard j ship Incident to winter travel through the more northerly climate is avoided. Rate per double berth JS.OQ through. For berth reservations, further Information as to rates, etc., apply to "THE MILWAUKEE" agents, or address J. T. Conley, Assistant General Passenger Agent. St. Paul. Minn. SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES. ST. AGATHA'S CONSERVATORY Of Music and Art. 26 EaEt Exchanga St., St. Paul. Piano, violin, guitar, banjo and mandolin taught- I easons given in drawing and paint ing. Call or Mad tor prospectus. ' MARRIAGES. BIRTHS. DEATHS. MARRIAGE LICENSES. Joseph H. Daunt Anna Walsh Louis Krohn Elizabeth H. Hanson August J. Broeckert Anna Scheffer Herbert R. Keir Emma H. Godske John C. Vincent Elizabeth Btllir.gsley Pipestor.e, Minn. BIRTHS. Mr. and Mrs. Peter White Boy Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Iten Girl Mr. and Mrs. Mike Shima Boy Mr. and Airs. Gustav Romell .Girl Mr. and Mrs. Napoleon Gilbert Boy Mr. and Mrs. O. Traudun Girl Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Lyon ..Girl Mr. and Mrs. Charles Michaud .Girl Mr. and Mrs. Gustav Faulks Boy Mr. and Mrs. If, V. Seymour Boy DEATHS. Willie ft Sewell, 673 Bedford st ! via G-ladys L. Woodbury, 100 S. Robert 5t...;" moa Mrs. M. Launroth, Pine and Eighth BtB.Eo yrs DIED. AT WOOD— At the soldiers' home, Nov. 30~ Funeral Thursday from soldiers 1 home chapel at 2::!0 p. m. Friends invited. LAUENROTH— Sunday. Nov. 29, 1896, at the residence of her son-in-law. Ernst Albrecht, Mrs. Conradine Lauenroth, widow of the late Christoph Lauenroth, in her eighty fifth year. Funeral today at 2 o'clock from Ml Last Eighth street. Friends invited. AMUSEMENTS. ft 1 1 1 L. N. SCOTT, Manager. $ V A Superb .TlHsical Success. n g MATINEE B T e^^elt s soC. i TONIGHT Si. » THE EXQUISITE OPERATIC COMEDY. V DORC /\ S, \ By Harry and Edward Paulton, Authors of V "Erminie." The Incomparable Cast In- £i eludes: rj Eva Davenport, Charles O. Bnssett. 5k Marie Millarcl. William Brotleiick, \) Drew Doualdson. Fred Frear, N Minnie Jarboe, Arthur Seaton, T) Marie Davenporr, C'linrles Meyer. Jv Beautiful Gowns, Magnificent Stage In- Jr vestiture. Largely Augmented Orchestra. & I'erfect Knsemble. r/ Week Dec. 7— WALKER WIIITESIDK j^ |¥mSoL™rf Mill L. il. SCOTT, Managw. ft /. "f ilfUnitfi Thursday, Deo. 3. < V _nr __ m*-*-* F# \^l MURPHY* y Thursday and Friday Nights liSL, I|n y Ca he will appear in the com- odduM Jk V panlon drama to "Kerry Dhiin »' " U Gow," entitled nflUSi fk > Introducing Mr. Murphy's wonderfully sue- < M eessful soug. A Hand Hi! •TBarth. M M M s » lvr s*y Matinee and Wight and Sunday V MsOit, he will appear in the greatest of al. V ft Irish Dramas, "The Kerry Oow." 5k y Seats now on Sale. y fi Week Dec. 7- WALKER WHITESIDE. rt ijSRANDHf-.J |liriniO«zLiEßr| LS&^ Ni«ht-The Girl I Left fjMAßlclfll/^| ft KVEHY EVfcSlKn THlTwiik ft W The Wonder of the 19th Century tt BANNA EVA FAY g > And company of clever entertainers. V \? Every one present last evenlna ,„>»-*) I ASK MISS FAY. 3