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THRTBAfIKCHARTER
REPORT THAT A f LOl D HAKGS
OYKK THB MIXXKSOTA SAVIN tiS
BASK.
FRED STEVENS DENIES IT.
WILUAII P. HK'KKI, AUBO DE.
t! AIS?.S THIO iHAHTKR IS
WHOLE AM) BMTTRK.
I'KLI.S WHEREIN THK VALUE LIES.
Has tlatl OCera Fwm St. P««l
Hankers for It—Officers Hinc
IMiiiin for !lotir«:uii/.:ul<Wl.
A number of the depositors of the
Minnesota Savings bank, who are not
at all friendly to the present assignee
or the officers of the suspended bank,
claim that the charter of the institu
tion has been clouded and that other
than the bank officers have a claim on
part of it. Otto Silberman, who has
been connected with meetings of the
depositors, at which charges have been
made against the manner in which af
fairs of the bank were conducted, is the
authority that in 1895 the charter un
der which the Minnesota Savings bank
was operated had been sold. Mr. Sil
berman gave the name of a prominent
attorney as his authority for the state
ment, and this gentleman was Inter
viewed as to the truth of the story.
He was not at all talkative about the
matter, but said that a client of his
had secured a haf interest in the char
ter of the bank. Just what amount
had been paid for the half interest, or
whether it was in the nature of a
loan the attorney refused to say. He
intimated, however, that at the proper
time the matter would be made public,
and until that time he had nothing to
say regarding the transaction. Will
iam Bickel, the assignee, was out of
the city, engaged, so it said, in affairß
relating to the bank.
Congressman F. C. Stevens, who, un
til recently, was president of the Min
nesota Savings bank, and who is one
or" the trustees of the concern, was in-
U rviewed at his home in Merriam Park
last night concerning the alleged trans
fer of an interest in the bank's char
ter. H" denied that there was any
truth in the story, and said that the
report was a serious injustice to the
officers of tihe bank.
"Such a step has never been taken
to my knowledge," he said, "and, as 1
am an officer of the bank, I should be
aware of any such transaction. Until
B few weeks ago I was president of
the bank, but resigned to give all of
my time to my public duties in Wash
ii gton. My resignation as a trustee
■was also handed in some time ago, and
was accepted, but, as my successor
failed to properly qualify by filing a
bond with the secretary of state, I
am still an officer of the bank. The
assignment of all of the bank's char
ter, all or any portion of it, would not
be done except with the knowledge
and consent of the trustees. It would
be necessary to go before the supreme
ccurt tc complete such a transaction,
and I am certain nothing of the kind
has ever been done. I am confident
that fhe rumor is false. Certainly, I
never heard anything of it, if there
was., any sale or. transfer of the char
r to any one by Mr. Bickel or any
cne else."
William F. Bickel, vice president and
cashier of the bank, said last night
when seen by a reporter for the
Globe, at the residence of his father,
William Bickel, 231 West Ninth street,
the charter was all right. It had never
been sold, nor any part of it, and
talked at length on its value. It is
valuable, he said, for the reason that
it allowed the officers of the bank to
divide the profits among themselves
instead of the depositors. The charters
under which the present savings banks
operate limits the salaries cf officers
to not more than $5,000, and the sur
plus profits are divided for the benefit
of the depositors. That is the big dif
ferance in charters. Several St. Paul
jankers, he said, had endeaveored to
purchase the charter of the Minnesota
Savings bank, but without avail. He
himself purchased the oharter from
i-^nator Daniels, of Rochester, Minn.,
Wine and Liquor Dept.
Reduced Prices for This
Week Only.
Pure California Port, regular price
Si per erallon. Sale price, per gallon,
85 Gents.
Extra Quality Rye and Bourbon
whiskies, regular price $3 per gallon.
Sale price, per gallon,
52.75.
Very Fine Rye and Bourbon Whis
kies, regular price $2.50 per gallon.
Sale price, per gallon,
An Excellent Rye or Bourbon Whis
ky, per gallon,
$2.00.
Fine California Clarets.
Per quart bottle, 25c to 50c.
Per dozen, $2.75 to $5.00.
PureCalifornia Angelica and Muscatel
Per bottle, 25c and 35c.
Per gallon, $1.00 and $1.50.
Pure California Sherries.
Per bottle, 25c to 50c.
Per gallon, $1.00 to $2.00.
Fine Old Virginia Seedling.
Per bottle, 50 cents.
Per gallon, $2.00.
Very Old French Cognac, specially
imported fcr medicinal purposes.
Per bottle, $2.00.
Per gallon, $9.00.
MIGnfIUD BROS.
IMPORTERS,
Cor. Seventh and Wabasha Sts.
to whom it was granted in 1867. The I
price paid by him to Senator Daniels
in 1889 for the charter was $1,000. Mr.
Bickel claims that the value and na
ture of this special charter was *ueh i
that in few years its price would b> j
such as to enable the bank to pay ol'f
all of its liabilities. The charter, he
declared to be whole and entire, and
a part of the assets of the property of
th« (Minnesota Savings bank.
Mr. Bickel said a statement was now
being i repared by the officers and th.ir \
counsel, which would appear In a few ;
days.
"In spite of all the complaints," Bai4
he. "the officers are going on making
active preparations for the reorganiza
tit n of the bank. We h> M a meeting
today, and decided upon a plan which, .
if acceptable to the depositors, will re
suit in the early reopening of the bank.
The plans and details will be ?;iven to ■
the public as soon as complet- '!.
Depositors Meet Siindiiy M«li(.
The announced meeting of the Minnesota !
Savings bank depositors will he held a-. 8 p. j
■m., Sunday. Feb. 7. as tlte hall at the coiner |
of Third and Minnesota streets :inl been
previously rented by other parties for the |
afternoon. Through the generous assisttnee
and free, impartial reports of the morning
papers, the handful of "barking hounds," as
Ifr. Bickel calls these opposed to him, has j
lncrea» >1 to nearly 400. representing over
$70 <«>0 of deposits. Yours truly,
—0. Silberman, Secretary.
Ml 810 AM) SOCIAL.
St. Paul's Chnroli t'r'rtv«leil When
"Tlie MoNslah" Was Suiik,
"The Messiah" was sung at St. Paul's
church last night by the choir of Geth
semane church, Minneapolis, before an
audience that crowded the church edi
fice to the doors. Standing room was
at a premium before 8 o'clock, an.l
scores, who came even before that
hour, as well as those who were fash
ionably late, were unably to gain ad
mittance. This festival service was
given for the benefit of the musical
fr.nd of St. Paul's, and the offerings
of the evening were quite large.
Handel's magnificent oratorio has
been sung many times in this city, but
it is doubtful if the performance of
last evening has ever been excelled
by local talent. The choir of Gethsem
ane church is a splendid organization,
under the direction of George H. Nor
mington, who last night officiated as
organist and choirmaster, while Arthur
Willard presided at the piano. The so
loists of the evening wore Master
James Bouchjier, soprano; Master
George F. Meader, alto; Emil Bre
zii.sky, tenor, and F. K. Osborne,
bass. The chorus was made up of
thirty soprano, five alto, five tenor and
ten bass voices. The general effect was
satisfactory to a high degree. The choral
work was especially fine, showing the
careful training and frequent rehear
sal. The solo, "I Know That My Re
deemer Liveth," by Master James
Bouchier, was exquisitely sung. This
little boy has a voice of wonderful
sweetness and purity, and his method
is as nearly perfect as possible. He
is a natural singer, and, under the
training of Mr. Normington, has shown
wonderful development and promise
for the future. The same measure
of praise may equally be bestowed
upon Master Meader, the alto soloist.
The oratorio was presented, as a
whole, with wonderful effect. It was a
source of great regret to the manage
ment, as well as to the people, that so
many were turned away, and it is
possible that the same programme
will be repeated at an early date.
A large and fashionable audience at
tended the chamber recital given at
the Aberdeen yesterday by Misses Gor
don and Lamprey for the benefit cf
the free dispensary. Miss Lamprey
opened the programme with Bruch's
"Romanz." "Arts der Johanna," from
Tschaikow^'ky's "Jungfrau von Or
leans," was sung by Miss Gordon, and
her interpretation of the story of the
Maid of Orleans was thoroughly ap
preciated. Miss Lamprey's second
number included three selections of a
widely different character, a "Roman
za," by Svensden; "Aria, G String,"
by Bach, and a gay "Canzonetta" of
Gcdard, the contrast showing to good
advantage the versatility of her art.
Miss Gordon sang "Schoen Gretlein,"
by Von Fielitz; Oberhoffer's "Love
Weather" and Vidal's "Printemps Nou,
veau;" and Miss Lamprey played
Vieuxtemps' "Reverie," and "Blfen
tanz," by Popper-Halir. The con
cluding number, Mascheroni'a "Ave
Maria," by Miss Gordon, with violin
obligato by Miss Lamprey, demon
strated the purity and power of Miss
Gordon's voice more clearly than any
preceding selection. Emil Oberhoffer
was the accompanist, and the usual
delicacy of his work was noticeable
throughout the programme.
The Vittum residence, on Summit
avenue, was yesterday afternoon the
scene of a pretty function, Mrs. Willis
Vittum and Mrs. Conde Hamlin to
gether receiving the ladies on their
calling list. The house, lighted with
candles, was bright with assorted
flcwers, no color scheme predominating,
with the exception of the dining room.
This was in green and white, and par
ticularly pleasing. Seated at the table
were Mrs. Weyerhaeuser and Mrs. Hox
sie. The sideboard was banked in
green, relieved by drooping white rose
buds. Assisting in this room were a
bevy of young women. Mrs. Fulton
served punch in the library, and in
one of the upper rooms a tea table
was placed, presided over by Mrs
Bramhall and Mrs. Schulze. Mrs. Aus
tin, in whose honor the reception was
given, received with Mrs. Vittum and
Mrs. Hamlin in the drawing rooms
and the assisting ladies included Mrs'
Riggs, Mrs. R. Dorr, Mrs. F. E. Rice'
Mrs. Oppenheim, Mrs. Holman, of Bos
ton; Miss Carpenter, Miss Gilfillan
Miss Boeckman. Miss Cornish, Miss
Stickney, Miss Ernie Constans, Miss
Folwell, of Minneapolis.
Miss MacDonald, of Hague avenue, has
cards out for an evening euchre, Thursday.
Mrs. Charles S. Morgan, of Dayton avenue
gave a luncheon yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Plough, of Summit
avenue, were Wednesday evening surprised bv
a company of their friends. The celebration
was in honor of .Mrs. Plough's birthday. Pro
gressive euchre was played.
Mrs. Prank Krayenbuhl entertained Wednes
day at duplicate whist. Mrs. J. A. Burnett
and Mrs. J. E. Middleton asisted the hostels.
Mrs. John Dale, of Prescott street, gave
a dinner last evening. 6
M Miw*.^ rgU7 lte Nolan- of Carr°" street,
entertained at a progressive cinch party
Wednesday evening. Five tables were played.
Mrs B. H. Evans was the hostess yester
day afternoon of a pretty lunch at her resi
deuce on Ashland avenue. The decorations
were in yellow, and covers were laid fo7 the
guest of honor. Mrs. Turner, of Missouri Mrs
Welrick Mrs. Charles Schuneman ' M«*
a Rn?Ss NSr^ IrciaS ley ' M~ M^
P a Tl?e >, H?,\ y .An^'s' Sodality of St. John's
f£"l\ W- lU glve s a literary entertainment and
social this evening in St. John's hall co4er
Frances and Forest streets at 7:30 sharp Ad
mission 10 cents. The programme is as fol
lows: Programme read by Miss K. Farrell-
C^ SX ft, Mulligan; recitation. "Polish
M»c.8«l»<*: vocal solo, "The Gypsy
Girl, M. Quinn, accompanied by S. Egan
piano solo, N. Dunnigan; dialogue. May Mc-
Garry, Stella Egan, Mary Butler, Bridget
McDonough, NelWe King; vocal solo Anna
McClure accompanied by' N. Dunnfcan;^
l^i ' ,# asßl, e Al!man: P'ano solo, Mary
McLaughlm: duet, "Won't You Come to My
Tea Party," Josephine Daley and Agnes
Thomas, accompanied by Stella Egan; recita
tion, Agnes McOarrick; duct, mandolin and
piano, Francis Cusick M. MulMgan.
The annual alumni reunion of 'he Phi
Kappa Psi will occur Founders day, Monday
evening, at the Chapter house, 303 WftpbJna
lon avenue southeast, Minneapolis. The mcet
in»: will open at 7:30, and tae Danouot w 11
follow.
The Pastor's Aid Society of ihe Dayton Ave-
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THE SAINT PAUL GLO^, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1897.
nue Church will meet today in the church
parlors.
The Ifish-Ainerlcan club will Kive a danvng
party in their rooms Tuesday evening.
The members of the Christian church will
tomorrow evening have a sleiKhri-le to the
neighboring parks. The evening* ft.-ttivifes
will wind up at Merriam Park, where the
party will be entertained at ihe residence of
Mrs. Crandall, on Feronia avenue.
The Economy Whist club will m-:et this
afterncon with Mrs. S. H. Reeves, of Kar
rington Flats.
The luncheon which is given ev.-ry year by
the Federation of Women's clubs will take
place th!s year In Minneapolis, .ml Is sched
uled to occur at the West hotol, Thursday,
the ISth.
Vi.e women of the House of Hope church
will serve lunch during the all-day session of
the Presbytc : \an Sunday school institute,
which is announced fir Tuesday.
There was a meeMng of the West Side G.
A. it. memorial comniU'.ce yesterday. Mrs.
O. B. Lewis was appointed treasurer, vice
Mrs. A. N. Hartleti, resigned. A spelling
nee entertainment was determined upon for i
the evening of the lsith inst.. and trill proba
bly be held at the biunaboldt high school.
Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. George !>ciran and Mrs.
Bryant were placed In charge.
Mrs. Frank Hurley, of Ashland avenue,
will leave next week for California.
Caj.t. ahd Mrs. Johnson, ol the Aehiand,
left yesterday for Galveston, Texas.
Miss Bishop, of Bridgeport, Conn., is the
guest of Miss Lamprey, of me Aberdeen.
.Mr. ai:d Mrs. Fred Stultz, of the Aberdeen, I
lef: last evening for the South.
Mrs. Jam son, of Marshall avenue, has j
gone South for the remainder of the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Johnston, of Highwood, i
have taken up their residence on Western i
avenue.
Dr. and Mrs. Schadle, of the Aberdeen,
will leave shortly for an extended European
trip.
Mrs. A. A. White, of Summit avenue, is en- |
tertaining Mr. and Mrs. William White, of I
Fargo.
Mrs. J. P. Fry, of the Ashland house, en
tentaintd at whist last evening. Three tables i
were played.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Schuneman, of Port
land avenue, will return this week from an
Eastern trip.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schuneman, of Port
land avenue, will leave the latter part of the
week for an Eastern trip.
Mrs. Ur. Marshall, of Stillwater, and Mrs.
Leonard and Miss Pursells, of Milton, Wis.,
visited Mrs. J. E. Ricketts, of Laurel ave
nue, this week.
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SlttlNED BY THK QLKE'N.
Cuban Reform Scheme Approved by
the Spanish Regent.
MADRID, Feb. 4.—The queen regent
today signed the plan for the reforms
in the Island of Cuba. The text of the
document will be published on Satur
day.
The scheme includes numerous and
elaborate degrees and will occupy sev
eral pages of the official Gazette. It is
understood thai the reforms consist
chiefly in the creation of an assembly,
to be called the council of administra
tion, composed of thirty-live members,
ot whom twenty-one are to be elected
by the people, and six by the different
corporations. The remainder will be
one magistrate, one university pro
fessor, one archbishop and five former
senators or deputies.
The council of administration is em
powered, firstly, to prepare a budget;
secondly, to examine Into the fitness
of officials appointed; thirdly, to make
a tariff subject to the condition of
Spanish imports having advantage over
the general tariff. The governor gener
al will represent the home government,
and will have the right to nominate
officials, who shall be Cubans or Span
iards who have resided two years in
Cuba. Nevertheless, he may freely
nominate high functionaries, such as
magistrates, prefects, etc.
Other decrees concern the organiza
tion of the provisional municipalities,
which are to be liberally representa
tive. According to another decree, the
government reserves to itself extra
ordinary powers in the event of any
disturbance of public order, and Cuba
will continue to elect senators and
deputies to the cortes, as at present.
Altogether, the reforms are much
broader than those granted to Porto
Rico. The powers of the governor gen
eral are much extended, while the
council of administration is fairly rep
resentative of all parties and interests.
The Spanish government will con
tinue to vote budgets and treaties for
the colonies. The Spanish products,
according to the reform scheme, will
be allowed a rebate of 40 per cent of
the Cuban tariff, compared with other
imports.
GLAD TO SEE HIM.
Villa Clara Turned Out to Greet the
Captain General.
HAVANA, Feb. 4.—The steamer
Manuela arrived here last night from
the province of Puerto Principe, hav
ing on board as prisoners, arrested by
order of the governor, Senora Concept
cion Agramonte, mother of Dr. San
chez Agraxnonte, the physician of
Maximo Gomez; Senora Angela Sylva
Lopercio, Leader Lopercio, Senora
Gabriela Varona de Miranda, Senora
Maria Aguilla, Senora Eva Adan Rod
riguez, an American citizen, and wife
of the insurgent Col. Alejandro Rod
riguez, now in the province of Santa
Claras the editor of El Pueblo of Puer
to Principe, Senor Eduardo Valel Ze
quiera, and eight other prisoners. They
were all escorted to the jail.
Advices received here from Villa
Clara, capital of the province of Santa
Clara, today said that Ca.pt. Gen. Wey
ler, on his arrival there yesterday, was
received by the authorities and crowds
of people. The city was handsomely
decorated for the occasion, and the
captain general was present later at a
review of the garrison. The soldiers
acclaimed him with enthusiasm, and it
is stated that the Spanish commander's
presence at Villa Clara has raised pub
lic spirits considerably. Since the
captain general entered the province of
Santa Clara the column of troops under
his command has had several skir
mishes with the insurgents, and from
Cruces to Villa Clara the number of
these engagements increased. One
band of the enemy approached neai
enough to the column at Rio Sagua to
fire into the captain general's camp.
The insurgents were dispersed by a
squadron of the Pavla regiment.
CUBA WANTS FREEDOM.
Sham Reforms Do 3Jot Answer for
It at All.
NEW YORK, Feb. 4.—Senor Palma
the head of the Cuban junta in this
city, was asked today if the insurgents
would lay down their arms upon the
promulgation of the plan of reforms
for the administration of Cuba. He
declined to answer categorically but
said: "Had genuine autonomy instead
of sham reform been offered to the
people of Cuba before they rose in
arms, the Cubans would surely have
accepted it, and therefore bloodshed
and total devastation of the island
would have been averted. If the Cu
ban people did not accept the sham
reforms then, and arose in arms for
Independence, how would they accept
them now or enter into any kind of
compromise which has not for its
basis the absolute independence of the
island? They are sure of success and
one thing is certain, the Cubans never
again will place their necks under the
Spanish yoke. They have proved that
they are able to conquer the Spaniards
and govern themselves."
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TO BE ORDAINED.
Booth's Volunteer Officers Will Be
Reul Minister*.
NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-Henceforth
the commissioned officers of the "Vol
unteers of America," the movement or
ganized by Commander and Mrs Ball
ing-ton Booth, will be vested with the
powers conferred upon ministers of the
gospel. A committee of four has been
appointed to be known as the examininir
committee for ordination, and it is an
nounced that the regimental officers
will be ordained as ministers before the
final adjournment of the Grand Field
council, which will probably continue
another.week. The examinations have
already been started.
jKHiIHIP ON THE flllili
J. A. (AS SI BY ATTACKED BY
TIIKLJE MMUM ON KE'XT
SfKKET,
ONE CHOKE© HIM SEVERELY
WHILE THE OTHER TWO WB3PI
T!lH!!!t-H HIS POCKETS I'UH
TOMB littm: bob had.
lI!(;inVAV?!E!V' WEBI OIT EAHLV.
Police Xotilled Sit Once, But the Trio
In Still nt LarKf-I*«rtieTilurs of
the Robbery.
J. A. Cassidy, a carpenter, living at
651 St. Peter street, was held up by
thiee highwaymen last evening at
Rondo and Kent streets, and robbed of
$1.50 in cash and a watch. Mr. Cassidy
is sixty-five years old and rather feeble.
He made no attempt to fight the thugs,
concluding it would be the easier and
safer plan to let them take what few
valuables and little money he had on
his person. He arrived at this conclu
sion about the time that one of the
thieves had a strangle hold on his neck
and the other two were frisking his
pockets.
It was shortly after 7 o'clock when
Mr. Cassidy left his carpenter shop, in
the rear of 54 Kent street, and started
to the house of a friend who lives on
St. Anthony avenue, near the corner
of Kent street. When near Rondo and
Kent streets three men, none of them
masked, seized him. One of the fel
lows put his arm around Mr. Oassi
dy's neck and lifted the old gentleman
almost off his feet. So tight was the
fellow's hold that Mr. Cassidy was
unable to make an outcry, and the oth
er two men rapidly went through his
pockets, taking-what money he had
and his watch. The trio then ran rap
idly south on Kent street and disap
peared in the darkness. Mr. Cassidy
reported the affair to the Rondo street
station, and in less than half an hour
half a dozen detectives were scouring
the streets in the vicinity.
The description obtained of the thugs
by their victim was necessaily meagre,
but he informed the officers at the
Rondo street station that two of the
men were tall and one short. The
conversation carried on while he was
being robbed was limited to one of the
robbers, and Mr. Cassidy stated that
he thought the fellow talked like a
foreigner. The police up to a late hour
had made no arrests in connection
with the robbery.
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'/SWEDE" IS A SKATER.
New Fifty-Mile Record Made hy
Lawson at Washington.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.—On the
glacial floor erf the ice palace tonight
John T. Lav/son, the Swede, the long
distance rider, established a world's
record for fifty miles on skates, shat
tering all previous records. He covered
the distance in three hours and twelve
seconds, finishing amid the plaudits of
the crowd. The (ston edge of his ska tea
wore off before he had finished twenty
miles and he was compelled to be very
careful in turning corners, and this
interfered to some extent with his
speed. The time of the various periods
of the race was as follows: 5 miles,
17:46; ten miles, 35 minutes 30 seconds;
20 miles, 1 hour 10 minutes 37 seconds;
25 miles, 1 hour 28 minutes 18 seconds;
30 miles, 1 hour 46 minutes 46 seconds;
40 miles, 2 hours 23 minutes 7 seconds;
50 miles, 3 hours 12 seconds.
Seventeen years ago R. Goetz, of
Milwaukee, <a professional, made 50
miles in 4 hours 23 minutes and 43^
seconds, and some years after Joe
Donoghue as an amateur made a
record of 50 miles in 3 hours 15 minutes
59 2-5 seconds.
STATE OF TRADE,
A» Indicated by a Canvass of Whole,
mile Grocers.
CHICAGO, Feb. 4.—The Wholesale
Grocer will tomorrow publish the re
sults of an inquiry to learn the present
business situation and the prospects
for this year. It will say that 25 per
cent of the grocery jobbers of the
country note an increase of business
ior January, 1897, over that of the
same month last year; 45 per cent see
n,o material change, while 30 per cent
report an actual falling off. The
Eastern, Southern and Western states
are equal contributors in the 25 per
cent, showing an increase of business.
The central section, comprising Ohio,
Indiana. Illinois, Michigan and Wiscon
sin, falls beiow either of the other sec
tions as a contributor to this general
result. Considered separately the
Eastern section makes the best show
ing, 40 per cent of the jobbers reporting
increased business, 50 per cent note no
change and 10 per cent say a decrease
has taken place. In the South 35 per
cent report a decided increase and
speak very hopefully of the future, 60
per cent while unable to see an actual
increase are confident that the signs
now point to a remarkably good busi
ness later in the year; only 5 per cent
show any decrease. Reports from the
West are encouraging in a measure.
Slightly more than half of the replies
indicate only a normal business as
compared with 1896, and 20 per cent
note a falling off.
FATHER PREVENTS A WEDDING.
L'«e* a Pistol tot Induce His Son to
Tear Up a Marriage License.
SHBLBYVILLE, Ind., Feb. 4.—Wil
liam Gregory has been courting LJllie
Underwood against her father's wishes
and this morning procured a license
to wed. This was learned by Gregory,
the elder, who set about to prevent
the marriage. The ministers and
magistrates were warmed not to per
form the eereiTOony and they obeyed
the request. The young man waa not
to be outdone, /however, and, procur
ing a conveyance, left the city to seek
a rural altar. This fact was learned
by the parent atid he arranged to give
pursuit. He arrived at Waldron, six
miles away, In time to prevent Rev.
Mr. Watts mlairrying the couple, who,
while the old gentleman was talking
to the minister, sJipped out and made
for St. Paul, & few miles away. On
discovering their intention the father
became enraged and, armed with a
revolver, followed the fleeing pair. The
race was a spirited one and the parent
won. Overhauling the couple, at the
point of his reiro-lver he made the son
destroy the macriage license and enter
his vehicle and' go home, while Miss
Underwood was deserted and left to
return alone. Young Gregory says he
will yet marry the girl.
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SORAPPV "TICKET CHOPPER."
He Fatally Injnren a Western Visi
tor to Vow York.
NEW YORK. Feb. 4.—Charles L. Webber,
a horse dealer who lives in Fort Wayne, Ind.|
and has a business in West Philadelphia, lies
in Bellevu? hospi'tal suffering from a fracture
at the base of the skull and a serious injury
to ono of his eyes. Webber came to this city
several days ago, bringing some horses. This
evening, with a friend, he took an elevated
train down town and alighted at Ninth street.
Webber made a mistake as to the exit, and
got f.nto an argument with the ticket chopper, ]
who would not allow him to pass, and, accord
ing to his story, Webber was struck in the
r:ght eye and on the back of the head with
some blunt instrument. It is not believed at
the hospital that he will recover. The police
are looking for the ticket chopper.
CONCESSIONS TO CUBANS.
They MIH lie K» tilled 1»y the United
States.
NEW YORK, Feb. 5.—A special to
the World from Batavano, Cuba, dated
January 21, says: All Cuban property
holders will be glal if the insurgents
can accent the kind of autonomy Spain
is about to offer, but it must be guar
anteed by the United States. If Spain
can be induced to grant real, not sham
home iule to Cuba, then every thing
will depend upon the acceptance of the
proffered terms by Gen. Gomez. If he
refuses, the overtures of Spain and the
diplomacy of Secretary Olney will have
been alike in vain.
Your correspondent is convinced that
the insurgents can hold out almost in
definitely on the present line. It is
not believed that Spain can long main
tajn the war, which is costing her
! nearly ten million dollars a month.
! But if Spain can be induced to make
j just concessions to the Cubans, it is
| known that the most powerful people
here who now sympathize with the
insurgents, or even the great plantation
owners who now secretly aid the reb- '
els, will bring great pressure upon
Gomez to accept The Insurgents now
in arms will follow unquestioningly his
lead.
The Cubans will get absolute free
dom, its true, in time, but this means
the total ruin of all interests, Ameri
can as well as Cuban. It is hoped
Spain will see the inevitable and will
seize the only means left to her to
keep Cuba. Then will come the indorse
| ment by Gen. Gomez and the Cuban
! government and principal leaders.
It Is known here that Secretary Olney
and President Cleveland wish greatly
to arrange autonomy, and that De
Lome, the Spanish minister at Wash
ington, has guaranteed that Spain will
accept the United States' arrangement.
Prime Minister Canovaa has not yet
made good Minister de Lome's prom
ise. The state of public feeling In
Spain probably prevents. If Gomez ac
cepts and indorses the plan of auton
omy when it is promulgated, then will
come a truce and long negotiations be
tween Spain and the insurgents, with
the United S>tates as mediator. The
fact remains that Spain has not yet
gone half-way. This la written by
candle llg-ht within 900 yards of an
encampment of one of Gen. Weyler'g
flying columns. _
TAMMANY BOLT.
Home Rule Democracy Getting Down
to Business.
NEW YORK, Feb. 4.—Henry D. Pur
roy and his supporters, who have or
ganized a revolt against Tammany
Hall, under the Tammany Home Rule
Democracy, began their work of or
ganization in the various assembly dis
tricts of the city tonight, when dele
gates were selected to a Democratic
county general committee, which will
meet here on Wednesday, Feb. 10,when
the movement will be fully organized.
In most of the districts the primaries
were well attended, but in several not
much showing was made, and in more
than one instance no one appeared at
the advertised meeting place. The gen
eral opinion of the district leaders,
however, was that there would be a
full representation from all of the dis
tricts when the general committee
meets.
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FLOATED BOGUS BONDS.
Two Alleged Swintllers Put on Trial
in Pennsylvania.
WILKESBARRE, Pa., Feb. 4.—A. L.
Spenser and Thomas Aubrey were
placed on trial in, court today, charged
with conspiracy. The defendants are !
alleged to be agents of the syndicate
organized in New York some months
ago, and which operated at various
points throughout the United States,
and which, it is alleged, floated bonds !
and stocks to the extent of $2,000,000,
and had only a few hundred dollars be
hind it. G. W. Koons, the prosecutor,
claims to have been defrauded out of
$10,000.
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LIBERALS GAIN.
Two of the Three Vacated Seats In
Ontario! Carried.
OTTAWA, Orat., Feb. 4.--The Liberal
party gained two seats in the elections
which were held today for the house
of commons in three Ontario consti
tuencies whiich had been declared va
cant by the courts owing to corrupt
practices!—South Brant, North Ontario
and East Simcoe. The two first nemed
constituencies were carried by the Con
servatives at the recent general elec
tion.
Fredericton, N. 8., Feb. 4.—The New
Brunswick legislature was opened to
day with the usual military display.
The speech from the throne made feel
ing reference to the death of Gov. Fra
ser; to the coming celebration of the
queen's sixtieth year of her reign, and
to the fairly prosperous business of
the province, particularly In the lum
ber district.
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FEATHERWEIGHT MATCH.
Geo. Dlxon and "Pedlar" Palmer to
Meet.
NEW YORK, Feb. 4.—A special to
the World from Boston says: Late to
night a match for $10,000 a side and the
featherweight championship of the
world between George Dixon and "Ped
lar" Palmer, was arranged in this
city. The details of the match were
not announced, but it is generally un
derstood here tJhat the managers of
both men will toss a coin to decide
whether the match will take place in
this country or in England.
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TROUBLE IN THE THANSVALL.
Serious Disturbances Are Reported
Prom Johannetbnrs.
LONDON, Feb. 4.—The Globe this afternoon
Bays that a rumor Is current in the city that
serious disturbances have taken place at
Johannesburg.
Crofton Forced Out.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.—C01. R. E. Crof
ton, Fifteenth infantry, was arbitrarily re
lieved today by order of the president. It
has been the desire of the war department
that this officer should leave the active service
and efforts have been made during the past
two years to attain this end. Finally recourse
has been had to the law, which permits the
president to retire an officer arbitrarily when
he shall have reached 62 years of age.
Straw Board Election.
CHICAGO, Feb. 4.—At the annaul meeting
today of the stockholders oi Ilia American
Straw Board company, Gen. Samuel Thomas,
of New York, resigned. The cW directors
were re-elected, with Crawford Fairbanks, of
Terre Haute, Ind.. as president, and R. F.
Newcombe, of Quincy, 111., as first vice presi
dent.
Working Without Pay.
Nobody does anything well for nothing,
and certainly not a lawyer. Lord Mansfield
was so sensible of this that when, on one
oocas.on, he had to attend to some profes
sional business of his own, he took some
guineas out of his purse and put them into
his waistcoat pocket i<o give him the requisite
stiniulue. Sir Anthony Malone, an Irish at
torney general, was so imprudent as to omit
this precaution, and was grievously punished
for it. He was so inattentive regarding some
property he bought for himself that he lost
£3,000 a year by it. In future he caused his
clerk to make an abstract of the title deeds
of any property he bought and ley it before
him wit'h a fee of 5 guineas, properly in
dorsed, which the clerk was scrupulously to
account for, after which Sir Antony mads
no more mistakes as regarded, at least, his
own affairs.
Old Father Time's Ailornmenlt.
"Well, said the casual caller, reflective- I
ly, "trains and people may be itue frequently, |
I but there are some things always on time."
"Name them," repli.d the snake editor.
"Weil, the hour glass and the scythe, for
example."—Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.
NICHOLAS SAID.
Fnii'oiiH XcK'i'o of the South and His
Chet'kereu Career.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.. Feb. 4.—There
Is soon to be released from the state
coal mines of Alabama Nicholas Said,
one of the most remarkable negroes
that ever felt the sting of a master's
lash. Said drifted into Choc taw Coun- |
i ty, Alatama, In 1874, at a time: when |
j Ku-Kluxism was at its height. It was i
I during- the exci'ting days when Ben I
] Turner, a former slave, was attempting !
■ to carve out a state of society to his I
! cwn liking. The negroes generally
j were much perturbed. Many were
I armed, and so menacing did they be
come that the whites were forced to
band together In self-protection. It
was the day following the assas^ina- j
tion of the entire family of Blakely j
Bass at B lan don Springs, that Said ap- j
peared upon the scene. He came up
from Mobile on a Tombigbee river
I steamboat. He took in the serious
j situation before he had remained at
! Blandon twenty-four hours. Somehow j
.or other, he quickly won the confidence j
of the whites. Intellectually he was i
i so vastly superior to the others of his
I race that they at once became his
willing listeners. Before he had been j
In the county two weeks Turner had
! been hanged and peace once more had j
| come. The negroes were his slaves from
! that time on. He had already won the
I highest esteem from the white citizens,
I for It was he who had brought about
lan understanding between the two
i races that put a stop to assassination
i and house burning. In a little while he
| began teaching a colored school and
| in less than six months he had more
i than 300 pupils.
Of his life prior to his arrival at
Eladon no one in that community knew
anything. His own story was that In
early boyhood he had been captured
in Africa by Capt. Simpson, who be
longed to the Britisih army, and that
he had been made body-servant to the
captain and had followed Mm over all
the civilized world. Of his parents he
claimed to know nothing except that
his father was one of the South Afri
can chiefs. He showed marks upon his
body which he said were the signs of
royalty. He said that Capt. Simpson
had died at the port of New Orleans
just as they were preparing to sail to
his African home. Thus being left
alone, he decided to see more of Amer
ica before going back to his native
land.
Said was a master of ten languages.
His English was perfect, and, tested
in Spanish, French and German, it
was found that he was equally as good
in these. He had a dash about him
that was fascinating. Standing silent
ly and erect, he looked as If a master
hand had carved the figure from some
piece of black stone. Except as to
color he possessed none of the African
features. His hair, while black as- the
wing of a crow, was straight and of
silken fineness. His facial features
were classical; his lips came squarely
together; his teeth, were even and were
as white as pear la Being a black man
and living among his race, to the
whites his carriage was, in contrast
with the others, refreshingly graceful
and pleasant. He was uniformly cour
teous and possessed none of the evil
habits which at that time were char
acteristic of his kin.
He knew something of political econ
omy; had studied the principles of law;
possessed a smattering knowledge of
physic and had read much on religious
topics. I well remember the conspicu
ous part he played in the campaign of
1876. He took the stump in behalf
of the Tllden electoral ticket and j
prea/ched to his less ignorant fellow
men that the road to safety and har
mony between the races lay in voting
the Democratic ticket. It was deter
mined to test Said's influence. So in j
that election there was a fair count, j
Of the 2,000 negro voters in the county j
less than 500 voted for Hayes. On the
stump he seemed as one inspired. His
sentences were short, olear-cut and
logical. When attempting to lay par
ticular stress upon a subject, and ges
ticulating w Tith his arms, the eye could
almost see sparks dripping from his
finger tips.
Said had more accomplishments than
those mentioned above. He w ras an
expert penman. He could write two
different sentences at the same time,
one with his left, the other with hia
right hand. It was his adeptness in
the art of writing one's name so much
like the owner of it did that got him
into trouble. For his first three of
fenses he was excused. But he grew
bolder as the years went on. Then he
got two years. When released he be
gan his bad practices again. He was
sent up the second time and was again
pardoned. But the third time he
caught a country merchant for a big
sum and was sentenced for ten years.
His time will expire in March.
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A Practical Test.
"Here, stop that!"
This exclamation came from young Mr.
Hazelwood, and was addressed to little Robbie
Rlversid«, who was keeping the young man
company until Robbie's big sister Should de
scend to the parlor.
"What are you sticking pins into me for?"
Mr. Hazelwood demanded of the little fellow.
"Pa said you were thick skinned, and I
wanted to see if it was so," replied Master
Robbie.—Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.
Tok> Good to Lone.
"Josephine won't take any medicine for
her dreadful cough."
"Why not?"
"She doesn't want to get rid of it because
she got it in Paris."—Chicago Record.
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REWARDS.
Man's fate is not In his control;
As he scans the stars for fame
He steps into an open hole,
And the papers print his name.
—Chicago Record.
LOCAL NOTICES.
Are Yon Going: Anywhere on Busi
ness or Pleasure?
If so, call at the Wisconsin Central
Lines Ticket Office, No. 373 Robert
street, service first-class. Cafe Parlor
cars, Pullman sleepers, Excursion I
rates, Hoomeseekers rates, and single
trip rates, all the lowest possible
figures.
Notice to A llfirumn in Depositors.
AH book and certificate depoeitoo-s of the
Allemannia bank are urgently requested
to call at once at the old Commercial Bank
building, Third and Robert, for the purpose
of completing the reorganization of the bank
at an early date. Over two-thirds of all the de
positors have already signed.' It is necessary
for the remainder to sign to enable the bank
to reopen.
ALBERT SCHEFFER,
< Chairman Committee.
To California.
The Minneapolis & St. Louis railroad la
the only line operating Phillips Tourist Cars.
Through car to Los Angeles every Tuesday
via Fort Worth and El Paso; every Thursday
via Omaha, Denver and Salt Lake. Ticket
office, Ryan Hotel Block.
Vw *be Long Distance Telephone to Minne
sota. No. and So. Dakota cities and towns.
To California.
The Minneapolis & St. Louis railroad Is
tho only lir.e operating Phillips Tourist Cars.
Through car to Los Angeles every Tuesday
via Fort Worth and El Paso; every Thursday
via Omaha, Denver and Salt Lake. Ticket
office, Ryan Hotel Block.
Summer's Sunshine
Would be very, very welcome Just now. It
is a3 plentiful and free as the air In South
ern California at this very moment. This ex
treme cold weather is growiilg more tiresome
every day. Why not give your nervous sys
tem a rest, and build up your strength for
the summer's labors by spending a few weeks
in the neighborhood of Los Angeles? It is
out a short trip, and the shortest and most
pieasant route is via the Chicago Great West
ern, Kansas City and the Santa Fe. A com
fortable tourist sleeping car leaves St. Paul
every Tuesday at 7:30 a. m., and arrives at
I Los Angeles at noon on the following Satur
day, avoiding any Sunday traveling. Ticket
and berth rates are extremely low just now
C. E. Robb, Ticket Agent. Fifth and Robert I
streets, will be glad to furnish detailed iufor- I
| inauoa.
(
Sixth and Robert Streets, St. Paul. ]!
Your Dollars
Will secure more style, service
and value at Mannheimers'
than at any store in the two
towns. Friday facts and fig
ures in proof.
The after inventory reductions
have made short work of several
broken lines of Women's and Chil
dren's
Hosiery and Underwear
Here is another batch that should \
go quickly. (,
Women's 50c Cashmere lC n !|
Hosiery go for Lt) V
Women's 85-cent, Opera PA
leng-th, Cashmere Hosieiy
go for t/VV
Children's 60-cent Ho- -gA
siery for 39c; 30-cent kind [yQ
Women's 60c and 75c *A
Ribbed Balbrigg-an Vests A^C
and Tights g-o for W/V
Women's $5.00 Short <t»* AA
Sleeve Ypsilanti Wool \\ S||l
Union Suits g-o for V*«VV
Children's %-ribbed Norfolk and
New Brunswick Australian *A
Lamb's Wool Vests and VIP
Pantalettes g-o for «//V
Great reductions in all our Wom
en's Pure Silk Vests, Pants, Tights <
and Union Suits. S
|i New—Dress Goods—lß97.
]i A good thing will bear repeating
—therefore these suggestions:
New Check Suitings, the correct
fabric for separate skirts f%r
equal in style to the 75-cent /!)£
kind. Our special price ■"•
Bulb Novelties in two /A
and three-tone colorings, J-VC
40 inches wide. Our price..
]i Canvas Suitings, in ilia- r A
i] minated colorings, 40 inches jltC.
< wide, per yard WV
i[ Granite Suitings, in all the new
Sand popular colorings, 48 »7p
( i inches wide. I
(Per yard ■ e/v
Crepe Etamine, in all dfr| -4p
the new colorings, 44 in. 2fc| / j
wide, per yard V*«**f
Black Goods Department-
We are showing all th? fabrics
that are new and popular.
|j MARAGE CANVAS.
I, CREPE ETAMINE,'
PIEROL,A CLOTH,
At 85c, $1.35 and Si.SO * yard.
EXTRA SPECIAL-Our famous
French Imperial Serge, full 49
inches wide; actual value*, Arm
50c a yard. Our special LiC
price «1V
Butterick's Patterns.
We are agents for all Patterns \
) and Publications issued by the (
C Butterick Publishing Co. (Ltd.) \
MARRIAGES, BIRTHS. DEATHS.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Arthur M. Grant Helen Funke
BIRTHS.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Evereal Girl
Mr. and Mrs. D. Horseliman Hoy
Mr. and Mrs. Nels Peterson .' Girl
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick McCarthy Girl
Mr. and Mrs. Gustavo Bodin Boy
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Drear Girl
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Arbogast Girl
DEATHS.
Mary McCarthy, 458 Thomas st 33 yrs
Maria Santella, 172 W. Third st 3s yra
Bertha H. Walwork, 590 Aurora 10ft jn
Mrs. F. G. McClure, San Antonio, Tex 3S yrs
P. H. Millard, Baltimore, Md 48 yrs
Lester T. Wilson, 177 Carroll st 2 wks
John Stewart, City Hospital 82 yra
Nellie Rierdan, 970 Fauquier st !
dhedT
PREMER—At the family residence, 522 Cedar
street. Frederick W. Premer, aged 72. De
ceased leaves a wife and four children, Mrs.
R. K. Hosmer, W. F. Premer, Mrs. C. H.
West and Mrs. A. L. Salmon. Funeral
from residence Friday, Feb. 5, at 3 p. m.
Philadelphia papers please copy.
HURLEY—In St Paul. Minn., at the family
residenee, 485 B'dwell street. Feb. 4 at (
a. m., Bridget E. Hurley, beloved vrife of
J. J. Hurley, aged twenty-five years. Fu
neral from the above residence Saturday.
Feb. 6. Servnc-es at St. Michael's enure* Bit
9 a. m\ Emnietsburg and Ruthven, 10.,
papc-rs please copy.
DREIS— Peter J. Dreis, at his residence. Mi
St. Peter street, Thursday. Feb. 4. aged
fifty-five years. Funeral strictly private.
AMUSEMENTS.
8 METROPOLITAN...
V L. N. SCOTT. il^iutß.
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TftMSfiUT Matinee Tomorrow.
\J lUNSUnI Bbm Nratii, 50 Centi
q Last Performance.
V f% Comedy Effort.
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(A SB M sT»l# Hoyt's Theater
DLAt|i% Production,
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A -^s^ ■—■— — — and 25 Comedy \
y Artists. ffPHSeats now ou sale. y
u iirvT mccif I the eminent &
y liCAT WfctfV • TRAGEDIAN, V
V THOMAS W. V
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V Tuesday OTUUUO V
(a Wednesday Marhwe IXGOJI.4K A
V Wednesday Night RICHGLIKI* *J
(A Thursday JL TL«« CAKSAH fi
V Friday L.OIIS XI. rJ
U Saturday Matinee HAJILIi*' 'i
> Sale of Seats now open. \
[4 Prices: 25c. suc, 75c $1.00 and SLB9. fj
| one TUXEDO!|
(1 NIGHT* Eleven Allied Royal Ar- A
W cauum Councils. Plenty $F
f A p.MT V of good ?ents. 7l> Artistes £k
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