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2 known as the First Illinois light artil lery, in April, 1861. The battery went to Cairo, and July 16, 1861, Maj. White was mustered in the volunteer service as a private in Company B, First Illi nois light artillery. At the battle of Belmont, Aug. 3, 1861. he was wounded In the active discharge of his duty and lost his right arm. He was honorably discharged for disability Jan. 20, 1862, and in May of the same year was ap pointed and commissioned by President Lincoln as captain and acting quarter master of the United States volunteers He served in the quartermaster's de partment for years, in active service on the Mississippi and the gulf, and April 26, 1866, was brevetted major of volunteers for faithful services on the field of battle. He was appointed cap tain of the Forty-fourth infantry, reg ular army, in July, 1867, and in the same month was brevetted major for meritorious services rendered and for the faithful discharge of his duty. He was placed on the retired list of the regular army Dec. 15, 1870. The Forty fourth infantry was known as the Vet erans' reserve, and was made up en tirely of officers disabled while in line of duty. At the time of his death Maj. White was recorder of the Minnesota com mandery of the Doyal Legion. He was elected to this office when the Minne sota commandery was organized, in June, 1886, and was one of the twenty charter members of the commandery. He was one of, and, in fact, the most active in the organization of the Min nesota department of the order, and since then has devoted himself to the interests of the order with heart and soul. He has held the office of record er of the order for the past twelve years, and, as the officers have often expressed it, he was the one who prac tically did all the work of the com mandery. He was also a member of the Sonn of the Revolution, but held no official position in that association, the great er part of his time being taken up in his duties as recorder of the Loyal Legion. He was a member of Acker post, Ci. A. R., and was prominently identified with the entertainment of the national encampment of the G. A. R., which was held in this city last '; year. He was a member of St. John's Episcopal church, and the funeral serv- | ices will, undoubtedly, be held from the church. WOKI»S OF UtMI MEX. They Mourn .Maj. White as a Dear Companiota. The news of Maj. White's death came as a great shock to his many old comrades in this city, and to none mere so than Col. John H. Page and his predecessor at Fort Snelling. Gen. E. C. Mason. Col. Page and Maj. White began their journey in army life together, both enlisting as privates in the First Illinois light artillery. Col. Page de plores the death of his old comrade very much, and says that he feels true it will be many a day before a man can be found who will fill his place. Maj. White was also very highly esteemed by Gen. Mason, who says, in speaking of his past life, "He was a ne >st admirable man, thoroughly up right and conscientious, and he always in, pi* Bsed me as a man who hunted j out the right path and then followed it, without faltering, no matter where it might lead him. His home life was especially beautiful. He was an ex ceedingly affectionate father, and placed the interests of his children next to his ideas of right. The death of his wife was a great blow to him | and he f< It her loss very keenly. I j don't know wliat we are going to do without him in the Loyal Legion. His sei \ ices to that organization were In valuable, and in conducting its affairs he displayed exceptional ability. He always had, the Interests of the organi zation at heart, and nothing that he undertook ever went amiss. There was not a man in the ranks of the retired hi my officers who commanded more •steem than did Maj. White." .loliii'n Forty-Sixth Year, .John Saner, an old and esteemed employe of Manrh, Imer Bros., was very pleasantly i d last night by a large number of his ! : and fellow employes at his residence, I 1"'. Bast Belvldere street. The occasion was | the celebration of the 40th anniversary of Mr. Banter's birth. The entertainment " was of a strictly German nature, and was well and largely attended. Hermann SiebaJd. an oth, r veteran In the Bervice, represented the employes of the Brat and acted as master of (•( remonles. Among those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Shauble, Mr. and Mrs.. Wohtsberg, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Levering, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sehaeht, Mr. and .Mrs. Andrew Sauter, Mr. and Mrs. X. C. Woldul. Mr. and Mrs. Hartmann, Mr. and Mrs. Saver, Mr. and Mrs. Roed-ler, Julius and Mrs. Stoesaer, Messrs. Hermann SiebaM, Oscar Illgen. John Pllger, Hans. Rollsch, Louis Hreits, ■hertz. H. EL Shulte. George Lorenz, 1). C. Morton, and the Tons. Hlgen, Hecker, Frankoviack, Snyder and Paine. The evening's en iment was made up of a musical and ! literary programme, and the affair lasted un til a late hour. Sapper was served in the i dining room during the evening. Mr. Sauter j re eived quite a number of handsome birthday I presents, all of which were vei y much ap- j predated, among them being a couch, from | Mannhetmer Bros. This was very much ap preciated by Mr. Sauter, who has been an em- Sjtoye of the linn for the past eighteen years. The party dispersed at a late hour. Joe Davis' DniK Xet. ant Joe Davis arrived at. the central police s:ati .n sum after 3 o'clock yesterday ] morning accompanied by a quartette of ! youim people -of very shame-faced appear- I an, c. The party comprised two very pretty | and stylishly attired young women and an equal number of well dressed young men. They all appeared to resent their arrest, and seemed greatly perturbed for fear some person might see them. They gave the fic titious names of Flo Miller. Carrie Wright, A. Edwards and E. F. Harris. The prisoners rusted in a flat on St. Peter street. Ninth. Sergeant Davis stated that he found them under circumstances which ; would fully warrant the charge of disorderly I conduct which he placed against them. Soon I after their arrest one of the men furnished ' $1"> apiece for their appearance in court to day, and all were released. One of the women was recognized as Marie Chalmers, who formerly kept a house of iil fanie on West Third street, and the men are said t> be drummers" from the East. Death of George Since. ge Siace, a middle-aged man whose home is believed to be Red Wing, died yesterday morning at the city hospital of Stace had been in St. Paul but three mouths and at the hospital only one : week. The remains are now at McCarthy | • Donnelly's undertaking rooms. The de- j ! was an Odd Fellow, and in the ab- I MSea of contrary directions from the rela tives that order will take charge of the re mains. Death of diaries Watts. Charles Watte, who died Saturday at the Soldiers' home, was a private of Company l\. 1-iist Michigan cavalry, although a na tive of New York state. He was an en gineer by occupation, but had been disabled for over a year. He was sixty-six years of ag,- a- the time of his death, and leaves a wife residing in the city. The funeral will be held today. The easiest thing to give children for a Cold and the most effective remedy is Dm ' Jayne's Expectorant. ' The best Family Pill-Jayne's Painless San t'oiurt Calls Today. Jury— Judges Bunn, Otis, Willis- 106 Court— Judge Brill; 88. Chambers— Judge Lewis. Criminal Court— Judge Kelly; State of Minnesota vs. Thauer and O'Honnell Probate Court— Judge Willrich; call of cal tnc'T * AGentlemarfs Hat - The Gordon i ■ ' i — . For Delicacy, for purity, and tor improvement of the com plex i«n nothing equal* Porzom'a Powder. ■ I. ...I J GEO. SEIBERT DEAD VETERAN MUSICAL CONDUCTOR EXPIRED AT 1 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING. WAS ILL LESS THAN A WEEK, BEING TAKEN ILL TUESDAY WITH A DAD ATTACK OF PERI TONITIS. OPERATION WAS RESORTED TO In Hope of Savins His Life, and He Rallied Somewhat, but to< No Avail. Prof. George Seibert, the veteran or chestral director, whose name has been indissolubly connected with the history of music in St. Paul since an early day, died this morning at 1:05 o'clock at St. Joseph's hospital after a very short illness. It had been expected until a short time before the close of the week that his regular fortnightly concert, to have been given at the Metropolitan opera house yesterday afternoon, could be given, but Saturday it was apparent that this was not the case, and while hopes were still entertained for the director's recovery, they were. in vain. It was Tuesday last that Prof. Seibert was taken down with an aggravated case of peritonitis, which has since ! baffled the best medical skill in St. i Paul. Saturday evening the patient was removed to St. Joseph's hospital, and an operation performed by Drs. Stamm and Schwyzer in the last vain hope of saving his life. Mr. Seibert rallied somewhat from the shock of the opera tion, and while the physicians were not greatly encouraged as to his ultimate recovery, they felt warranted in the belief that life might be prolonged a few days. Prof. Seibert sank rapidly, however, last night, expiiing as above stated, shortly after 1 o'clock. The dead conductor was sixty-one years of age, and was related to some of the most prominent German families in St. Paul. CO-OPERATION THE CURE. Dwiarfct A. Potter Prescribes It for Machine Competition. A large audience gathered at As sembly hall yesterday afternoon to hear Dwight A. Potter lecture upon "The Social Effects of Machinery." Mr. I 'otter's speech, to sum it up briefly, was an argument in favor of co-op erative ownership of tools and machin ery. He devoted some time to contem plation of the changed condition of the various classes of mechanics and ar tisans, and even the farmer, wrought by the improved machinery of the present day. The introduction of theso mechanical devices, he said, had thrown out of employment an appall ingly large proportion of wage-earners and had so affected the agriculturxl industry that farming on a small scale | could no longer be made profitable, and the farmers of small means were being forced to join the "army of the unem ployed." The only remedy for this, he argued, was co-operative ownership of machinery, by which system the pro ducer would enjoy in full the benefit of the labor of hite hands, wii.n-as h< is now forced to be content with one fifth of the profit, while the capitalist gets the rest. The present condition.';, he thought, were more conducive to the furtherance of socialistic principles than any amount of agitation. Wh?n men were prosperous they could not be brought to consider these economic, problems seriously, but in times like these there was a general sentiment in favor of a change. FBI L PROM A CAR„ K«l»viird F. Connors, a Ilrakeman. Loses a Leg, Edward F. Connors, a brakeman on the Milwaukee roa.l, whose home is in Brooklyn, N. V., was run over by a transfer train on the Milwaukee road at 7:05 last evening, about 100 feet be- ' yoml the Robert street bridge. The oar wheels passed over his left leg, severing \ that member at the knee, besides I which he was badly bruised about the j | body. Connors went to the foot of Jackson street to take a train for Mm- ! neapolis, where he has been boarding, ; and was accompanied by a friend nam ed John Griffin, who lives at 601 Third street north, Minneapolis When they arrived the train was pulling out of the depot and Connors ran to catch it. ■ Griffin started to walk up the track I and when he arrived at the point nam ed, found his friend lying helpless i across the rails. Officers Perro and \ Hennessy, who arived about the same time, placed the injured man in the patrol wagon and took him to the city hospital. Some of the witnesses of the j accident state that Connors caught hold of the guard rail of one of the cars and was running alongside the | train questioning one of the brakemen \ when he stumbled and fell under the j wheels. The conductor of the train was J. H. Anderson, who lives at 210 West Seventh, and the engineer, Edward Field, of 431 Superior street. Connors' mother lives at 866 Pacific street, Brooklyn. LAST DAY OF BILLS. This is the last day for the Introduction of bills in the Minnesota legislature under the rule that only allows their admission during the last twenty days of the session ! by special consent of the governor. For that i reason, in spite of the bitter feeling er.gen- I dered by the governor's veto of Friday, it I Is not likely that there WiH be much in the ! line of debate, as the mere order of intro duction of bills may be reasonably expected to consume a great share of the day. The house already has reached 928 in its number of measures, and if it holds to its record for the last day of admissions last. year. It will run over the 1,000-mark this year. The senate is running considerably behind the i figures of last year, and. while it does not j meet until 2:30 today, it is hoped that the ; necessity of an evening session may be ob viated. • • • Out of this approximate 1,000 bills a very small percentage will be permitted to do any damage. Already the house itself has slaugh tered 231 of them, beside the 125 or so others i that are represented in the new substitute road and bridge omnibus bill, which cuts down the number of real bills left about one-fourth. Of the balance only 128 have been I actually passed, and of these, again, the i senate has passed but 40. Up to the same ! time last year the house had 860 bills. » • * There havo been introduced In the senate ■ ."4 bills, as against 680 for the correspond- j ing period of last year, but of these 75, or ! something less than 20 per cent, have been i slaughtered in the senate and 11 mere in the house. The senate has passed more bills i than the house, however, 161 of its own progeny, but of these only 53 have been finally approved by the larger assemblage. TO MEET RIVER TRAFFIC. Two-Cent Cut In Rates to the Seaboard. With the opening of navigation there will go into effect a lake and rail rate from St. Paul to New York significant ly below the original agreement. The latter was 24,4 cents, while the ne*v rate will be two cents lower, or 22% cents. Attention is called to the special no tice of the State Savings Bank under Announcement*. I THE SAINT JPAOT, G*,W® : SHUXDAY, MARCH 29, 1897. DAVIS SAVED SEVEfi POLICE SERGEANT RESCUES A WHOLE FAMILY FROM A CA RKBMXG HOUSE-BOAT UNDER THE HIGH BRIDGE. ONE OF THE NUMBER OF EXCITING INCIDENTS OF THE DAY. RIVER STILL RISING RAPIDLY. , floating Ice Adds a New Element of Danger to the Raging Father of Water*. The river rose three inches between Ba. m. and 2p. m. yesterday. The rapid current and strong wind from the northwest resulted in the ice break ing up, and considerable of the frozen mass floated down the river. Large crowds lined the Wabasha and Robert street bridges during the afternoon and watched the ice as it formed miniature gorges and jams, and then slowly broke up and floated away. The wind drove the ice toward Rasp berry island, and the float in front of the Minnesota Boat club house was torn from its fastenings, and that por tion of the island above the Wabasha street bridge was packed with broken ice about three feet from the water line. There were any number of ru mors about ice gorges being formed at points up and down the river, but chased down for verification they did not materialize. At 8 o'clock last even- j ing the river, according to the govern ment gauge, was 10.1 feet and slowly rising. The danger line, according to the government report, is fourteen feet, and from this it will take several day;? at the present rate of rise before any | serious damage results from high j water. The residents of the upper fiats, however, are somewhat fearful that the j flood may play havoc with their homes j and are keeping close watch of the I water, in preparation to take to boats or the bluffs on short notice. One of the most exciting incidents of the day in connection with the freshet was the rescue last evening of a family consisting of a woman and her six chil dren from a houseboat, which was in imminent danger of being carried away or orushed by the floating ice in the j river. Early in the evening a resident of West St. Paul called at the police station and reported that one of the wanegans, or house boats, above the high bridge was in a very precarious position, and the occupants were in great danger. Sergt. Davis went to trie place and found the situation to be fully as serious as had been represent ed. The boat had been raised out of the river on piles or stilts, but they were not strong, and one of them had already been carried away by the ice, allowing the boat to sag at one end. This perilous habitation the officer found was occupied by Mrs. Henry Furshnell and her six thildren, the husband and father. wX> is a railroad laborer, being away from home at tne time and ignorant of the danger whicii threatened his family and his home. Mrs. Furshnell, although realizing tne insecurity of their abode, was without means, and felt that she had no alter native but to remain where she was. Sergt.. Davis succeeded in getting the family safely out of the threatened boat, and for the present time estab lished them in a house near by, but located beyond the danger line. PIHITV OF THE TEMI'Li;. Daily Ilatli* From the Standpoint of Salvation. At the Salvation Army headquarters last evening Miss Capt. Hill, of Chi cago, mercy box agent of this divi sion, addressed a large audience upon J the subject, "Soup, Soap and Salva- j tion." Miss Hill came originally from ■ "dear old Lunnon," and speaks with an accent which proclaims tnat fact. She is an earnest and interesting speaker, and her audience last evening evinced much interest in her discourse. Miss Hill showed that while the association : of the three heads embraced in the topic I of her lecture seemed somewhat incon- ■ gruous at a first glance, both the first j and second in order, as applied in the work of the Salvation Army, bore a strong relation to the third. She spoke particularly of the slum and rescue work in the large cities, her object be ing to inform her hearers as to the methods employed. The governing rule of. the army, she said, was to simply help the unfortunate to help them selves. Those who desired to lead a life of idleness were so discouraged j that they soon gave up all hope of as- I sistance and fell back upon their othei j resources, whatever they might be. ' One of the great purposes of the organ- j ization was to lift up those who had i fallen and place them beyond the dan ger of another fall. Men who had been in prison and came out with a desire to lead a better life were assisted in se- j curing honorable employment. Being branded as criminals these men woula find it hard to gain a place in society, and without friendly assistance would i probably be driven back to a life of crime, but this the army strove to pre vent. Miss Hill described the shelter | stations maintained in the larger cities I I where food, bathing facilities and j | sleeping accommodations are furnished at the rate of from seven to ten cents i | per day. In this connection, she stated j that 25.000 persons had been fed every day last year in this way and that dur- | ing the recent cold snap 30.000 persons j had been given food and shelter in the cities of New York, Boston and De- j troit. She made a strong plea for the \ r mercy box plan of contribution to the relief fund of the army and assured her hearers that the mercy thus col- ! lected was not used for foreign mis- j sionary work, as supposed by some, but j expended in the city where it was oon- I tributed. When money was collected ! by the army for foreign work the pur- | pose was plainly stated. She urjred each person present to take home a mercy box. even though they might ! put in no more than one cent a week. ' Ensign Narraway, formerly in com- « mand of the army in St Paul, but ' now of Chicago, was also present and made a few remarks. REVEL WAS INTERRUPTED. Police Raid a Party on Richmond Street. Under the leadership of Lieut. Bahe, Offi cers Patrick Smith and Klima raided a so- j ca2ed disorderly house on Richmond street, \ near the city hospital, yesterday afternoon, : and arrested therein J. W. Ryan, Henry Stammer, Charles Ryder, Fred Smith and Patrick Gray, who were, the officers say, j engaged In a most disgraceful orgle. J. W. Ryan, who, with his brother, occupies the building, Is charged with keeping a dls- i orderly house, and the others with visiting | it. The officers state that when they made i their raid they found three empty beer kegs I and one partially full in the house, and the i prisoners were dancing a "stag" hoe-down ! to the accompaniment of obscene songs and ' language which would cause the mate of a j river steamboat to have cold chills. FIVE STATES COMPETED. St. Paul Get* Second Place in Horse shoeing Science. Five states were represented in the horse shoeing contest, Minnesota, Wis consin, lowa, and the two Dakotas, in which the second prize for scientific theory In horse shoeing was won by S. J. J^orthfleld, of St. Paul. The ex amination was divided under three heads, viz., "How to balance the action of the horse by shoeing," "How to shoe interfering horses, both fore and hind feet, from a practical standpoint," and "How., to prepare t^be foot fj»r the shoe." The prize winners were: First prize, T. J. Pritchaiia, Cambria, Wis.; second prize, S. J. Nortrffield, St. Paul; third prize, Geo. L. Letts, Granite Falls; fourth prize, Chas. M. Kopp, Shakopee; fifth prize, Christ Smith, Fargo. The judges were Jj H. Foley, J. S. Butler, V. S., and Chas. Ferrier. STRODE OFF THE STAGE. Richard ManaAebd Objects to a Gal lery Interruption. P. J. Harvey, of Duluth, Is at the Clarendon. Mr. Harvey is a merchant of the Zenith City, and his visit to St. Paul is one of business. Last Tuesday night Mr. Harvey says he went to see a real live theatrical performance in Minneapolis, knowing that his native town does not draw the best. The lead ing star was Mansfield, or "Cranky Dick," as he is called sometimes by the profession. Says Mr. Harvey: "It was in the middle of the act when Mansfield wound up a very pathetic farewell to the lady on the stage. He made a very low bow, and rising, look ed into the eyes of the lady and then after another very low obeisance slow ly regained his upright position. A gallery god, who had evidently been watching the performance closely, said, with an accent only meant for the gallery, 'HI there, do it again.' "It was one of the peculiar things which I suppose will often happen to actors. Mansfield plainly heard the re mark. He resented it with his quick ire, and striding off the stage he or dered his stage manager to drop the curtain. The audience missed the rest of that act. "Do you know, I think that a little more of that same punishment would be a good thing for the average theater audience, especially the gallery. The stage is too lenient with the gallery. It does no good for an actor to come to the front of the curtain and deliver a lecture, but it strikes me the effect would be good if the audience was educated up to the certain knowledge that, unless it behaved, it would lose a liberal slice of the play." DID SHE STEAL ANYTHING? Mrs E. Y. Durker Now Gets a New , Charge. Mrs. E. V. Darker was arrested yes terday by Detective Murnane on a charge of larceny. The complainant in the case is Mrs. Howes, who resides on Wabasha street, near Eighth, and who alleges that Mrs. Durker stole a diamond ring from her. Mrs. Durker was arrested March 17 on complaint of Mrs. Howes, who then accused her of the larceny. of jyo. SISTER DOLORES' FUNERAL Was Held From the Visitation Chapel Yesterday. The funeral of Dolores, one of the sisters at, the Visitation convent, was held yesterday afternoon. Mgr. Caillet conducted the services and preached the .sermon. Among those present, aside from the members of the order of which the deceased was a member, were Pat hers Gibbons, Shea, Dauphin and Wood. The pallbearers were T. L. Hennessey, Thomas Fitz patrick, James King, M. Mealey, J. C. Prendergast and Patrick Butler. The interment was in Calvary cemetery. WILL FACE SEVENTH. Seltutte Xtlotek to Be Rehuilt on New Plans. Plans have been submitted to the I building inspector for the rebuilding of j the. Sohutta block at Seventh and Jack- j sen streets. The- plans call for a com plete change iv the- building, six stores to be put in on the Seventh street side of the I. adding. The main entrance will also be on Seventh street. ; The contract for the rebuilding has been let to a Minneapolis firm and the estimated cost is given as $22,000, which does not include the plumbing, h( ating plant or tiling. ILL SIX MONTHS. Michael Folley Passes Away at St. Joseph's Hospital. Micheal Foley, who has been at St. Joseph's hospital since Sept. 13 last, died Saturday night of myelitis. Foley was a mechanic, and prior to his illness had been traveling about from place to j place. The remains are now at the un- . dertaking rooms of O'Halloran & Mur- \ phy awaiting instructions from the rel- i atives of the deceased. It is believed j that one of Foley's sisters is now a sis- j ter of mercy at St Mary's hospital, Minneapolis. LATE SOCIAL NEWS. Happenings More or Less Personal of Recent Receipt. Last Tuesday evening a birthday surprise was tendered Lou Jokannis, of IG9 Arch street, by about fiity his friends, headed by the Philharmonic band. The visitors brought with them, a curtain and other stage paraphernalia, and' in " a few moments had arranged a miniature theater, and had Mr. Johannis in the parquet. The programme op ened with an ovßiture by the band, and among the numbers rendered were songs by Charles Soh .berg, Mr. -Rice, Prof. Rolf, the Misses Mary and ; Rattle Otto, Mrs. Kane, Mrs. Tereau. and ' recitations and specialties by Mrs. Johannis! Mrs. S. Johnson. Fred Rosen, Lou Johannis, A. Osterberg, and selections by the Magnolia Mandolin club, j A word of thanks is due Col. F. Toensing Cor his efforts in arranging and serving an i elegant supper. Mr. Johannis was the recip ient of many handsome presents. Mrs. Morrison, of Van Slyke court, enter tained the Idle Hour Cinch club Thursday afternoon. Prizes were won as follows: Head, Mrs. S. J. Northfield: second, Mrs. H. Cleve land: third, Mrs. McFetridge: hidden prize, Mrs. Carpenter. The club will be entertained by Mrs. 11. Cleveland, of Olive street, next Thursday afternoon. Enterprise Lodge No. 16. Independent Order of Good Templars, will give a "cap social" this evening at the residence of C. J. Lange, 967 Burr street. A cordial invitation is ex tended to all. The committee in charge -is Kmma Herman, Louise Cox and Helen At kins. Mrs. D. S. Harrington will '.cave April 1 for her future home in Boston, Macs. Mrs. Harrington will be pleased to meet her friends before her departure at the home of her mother, Mrs. E. L. Kent, 366 Pleasant avenue. Mr. and Mrs. William O'Brien and daugh ter, and Miss Teresa Mullery arrived home Saturday, after six weeks' sojourn in the South. Miss Theopold, of Faribault, and Miss Dar rah, of Leavenworth, Kan., have been guests of Miss Conver, of, Summit avenue. Rudolp Schiffman. Jr. returned yesterday morning from a trip to. Europe. Mrs. Charles E. Smith, of Marshall avenue, has returned from the East. Mrs. C. Hoyt returned from Europe Satur day. DAYTON'S BLUFF. A missionary teai;waar given by the newly organized missionary soejbty of Atlantic Con gregational church at the home o' Mrs 11. C. Stowell. on Conway. Thursday afternoon. A short programme was tivon and tea was served. Those assisting were Mesdames Ham ilton, Lewis, Stewart, Hammond, Sargent and Miss Brant- ■:: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Deebach, of the Zim merman flats, entettained at euchre rhu'S day evening. Assisting; Mrs. DeDba:a v.ere Mesdames Robertson and Hevenor. The Misses Allison .and McCrea, uf Bates avenue, have cards out for a card party Tuesday evening, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barber, of Duluth, tre the guests of Mrs. J. H. Drake, cf Third street. Mr. and Mrs. C. Falk. of Sixth sire'-t, -will take up their residence on St, Albans street. Little Belle Shurmen, of Ravine street, gave a party Thursday in honor of her birthday. Mrs. Keogh, of St. Cloud, Is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Erleksen, of McLean avenue. Ladies' Guild of St Peter's Church met wich Mrs. J. M. Smith Tuasd*-/. Mrs. F. A. Davis, of Third ttroC, tJUer tained at luncheon Saturday. H. E. George, of Conway street, is back from Chicago. was " it his color THAT PREVENTED CORPORAL TAL IAFERRO'S PROMOTION TO A SECOND LIEI TENANCY? HE PASSED ON THE MENTAL, BIT WAS RILED OCT FOR THE REASON THAT HE WAS "PHYS ICALLY DISQUALIFIED." AFRICAN CITIZENS CHARGE That the Examining Board Merely "Drew the Color Line," and Drew It Tight. The Appeal, the colored people's paper, this week says: "Corporal S. W. Taliaferro, after spending a week in the city, left Tuesday for his post at Fort Assinnaboine, Mont. He came to this city for the purpose of taking the examination for promo tion to second lieutenant in the United States Army. He is the school teacher at his post and holds two diplomas from institutions of learning and taught school several years before en tering the army. He is an extremely bright and intelligent young man and had little or no fear of the mental ex amination. He was the first Afro- American in the army who had the nerve and pluck to undertake the ex amination for promotion. Though he has not been sick to speak of in fifteen years and has never been on sick re port since he entered the army over two years ago he was declared by the board of medical examiners to be physi cally disqualified. Maybe he is, but he was physically qualified to enlist as a private, and he could not now get a discharge on account of physical disability. We would not dare to ques tion the integrity of the men who com posed the examining board, but we can not help but feel that the greatest physical disability Corporal Taliaferro had was the color of his skin. The offi cers of the army are the most aristo cratic set of men in this country, and an officer who has not the West Point brand on him gets as little consider ation at their hands as it is possible for them to give. Black soldiers for white men to command will barely do, and the time was when officers of black regiments were ostracized; but a black officer from the ranks — such a thing would never do. Corporal Taliaferro takes his ill luck good-naturedly and says he will keep on studying and working, and when he leaves the army he will be fixed to do business on his own hook. TR.AX SFERREO TO TEXAS. Maj. John Simpson and Hugo Reld Leave This Department. Maj. John Simpson, who, for the past year, has been chief quartermas ter of the department of Dakota, sta tioned at this point, has, at his own request, been transferred to the de partment of Texas, with headquarters at San Antonio, Tex. Maj. Simpson will be succeeded here by I>. D. Wheeler, who has been chief quartermaster of the department of the Platte, stationed at Omaha, Neb. The new official is already here, and Maj. Simpson, accompanied by his chief clerk, Hugo Reid, will leave to morrow for the Southwest. Reid will be succeeded by Chief Clerk Weather bee, of the local depot department. The order making the transfer was re ceived late Saturday from Secretary of War Gen. Russell Alger, and is, as stated, at the request of Maj. Simpson. Hugo Reid, who leaves with him, has been in his present position for twenty years, having served first under Gen. Tompkins, and subsequently seven oth er quartermasters. He is a member of the gallant First Minnesota, and served as quartermaster sergeant during itd enviable war record. THE BIRGLAK ESI 'APED, Bat Not I "ntll Four Shots Were Fired at Him. About 5 o'clock yesterday morning Officer Young, of the Rondo street sta tion, discovered that the grocery store at Summit place and Rice street had been broken into, and proceeded to in vestigate. A window had been broken in the side door and the hole patched with a piece of a cracker box. This the robber removed, and he was then able to open the door readily. The officer went in to investigate, and when within a few feet of the intruder, who was in hiding, the latter made a spring for the door and liberty. Young fired two shots at the fleeing form, without result, and then followed in pursuit. The burglar ran to and up Summit ave nue, where Young fired two more shots, but again in vain, and the fugitive eluded pursuit by running down Sixth street and gaining a hiding place. OJIXKHVED THEIR DAT. Spirit nnlists Interestingly Mark an Anniversary. Yesterday was a great day for the local spiritualists, the Union society celebrating the forty-ninth anniver saiy of the founding of the modern school with a big meeting at Odd Fel lows' hall. In the morning there were experience and conference meetings, with tests, and at 2.30 a number of ad dresses were followed by healing tests by Edward R. Harroun. In the even ing a number of local believers re viewed the progress of spiritualism dur ing its period of nearly half a century. Among those who were conspicuous In the exercises were Dr. Aspinwall, Mr. Lowell, Mrs. Oleson, Mrs. Ranstrom and Mrs. Mrs. Courson. Card of Thanks. The family of the late Chris Dorniden de sire to express their heartfelt thanks to the many friends who so kindly rendered them ! sympathy in their hour of dark distress, and ! take this means of expressing their gratitude to all. _ FOR GOOD CITIZENSHIP. * Call for a National Convention to Meet at Nashville. NEW YORK, March 28.— A call for a national good citizens' convention to be held at Nashville, Term., on May 18, 19 and 20, has been issued by an or ganization of church workers at Nash ville, of whom' Rev. R. W. Binkley is chairman. The purpose of the convention, as stated in the circular, is to discuss mat ters relating to the many evils of the day, "crime and lawlessness, Sabbath desecration, intemperance, licentious ness, gambling and dishonesty; the un desirable economic, financial and in dustrial situation; the hard-up and debt-burdened condition of people gen erally, and especially the poverty and slavery of millions where capital and labor together produce the greatest plenty every year," and to effect a permanent organization of the inter national good citizens' league. The signers of the call are from every state in the Union, among them being: Josiah Strong, D. D., New York; Wil lian M. McCarthy, mayor of Nashville; Buhop W. X. Ninde, Detroit; George C. Lo-imer, D. D., Boston; Sam T. Nichol son, Washington; Theo L. Cuyler, D. D., Brooklyn; Kerr Boyce Tupper, D. D., Philadelphia; William G. Bell, presi dent Texas C. E. Union; President George A, Gates, D. D., lowa college; Elijah A. Morse, Massachusetts; Presi dent A. B. Miller, L. L. D., Waynes burg college, Pa.; Neal Daw, J. W. Mc- Kay, Ph. D., Pennsylvania; Sam P. Jones, Georgia, and L. J. Beachamp, Ohio. SELL IT Ifi ItO]lDO|l NEW FIELD IS TO BE OPENED TO MINNESOTA BUTTER SOON. NEW NORTHWESTERN BOARD IS ALMOST AN ASSURED CER_ TAINTY OF THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. INSURANCE PLANS INCHOATE, Rut It Is Expected These Will Be Perfected Shortly Following the Other. The establishment of the Northwest ern dairy board of trade in this city is now an assured fact. Arrangements are completed for the calling of a convention of the dairy men of the state, to be held In St. Paul April 22 and 23. The committees of the Commercial club and the State Dairy association having the matter in charge are now compiling a cir cular letter, to be forwarded to all dairymen throughout the state, call ing their attention to the efforts that have been made for the establishment of the board of trade, and the benefits to be derived from the having of such an institution, and asking their co-op eration and attendance at the conven tion. The letter will also contain a clause relative to the co-operative in surance company for the dairymen, which the State Dairy association has had under advisement for the past few months. It is the intention of the two committees that both of these pro jects be completed at the convention. Arrangements have been, made with the railroads, and all dairymen who wish to attend the convention will be furnished with half-fare tickets. Many letters have been sent out to the dairy men asking if they would attend un der these conditions, and in no case has an unfavorable reply been re ceived, so that an extremely large at tendance is expected. The committees have also been in communication with the large exporters of Montreal, and the butter buyers of England, and many of them have signified their in tention of attending the convention. The business men, who have sub scribed sums of money, with the idea that it was to be used to get the dairymen to the convention and back to their homes, have expressed their willingness that it be used for any purpose in connection with the estab lishment of the board of trade, and it is the intention of the committees to use this money to put the board on its feet, and keep it going until it be comes self-sustaining. WHY A BOARD IS NEEDED. Under the present conditions the but ter shippers of the state are compelled to ship to Eastern commission men. and the butter is sold on the New York markets at their dictation, and the grading is also done by them. Oc casionally this butter is graded as extra fine, and in that case the ship pers receive the highest market quo tations for it, but it is more often Iho case that it is graded low, and the commission, men pocket the difference between the price at which it is sold and the low market quotation. With the coming of the board of trade all this will be done away with, as the butter will be sold on the board at market quotations, and the paying of commissions will be a thing of the past. Another feature of the board will be a board of referees. Should any question arise between the shipper and the receiver of the butter when it reaches its destination the matter will be left to this board. If they find the shipper in error, the costs will be taxed to him and vice versa Another great advantage to be gained will be in selling direct to the exporters and the European markets. It is conceded by all butter men that a gain of from two to three cents will be obtained for the shipper by selling in this manner. AUSTRALIAN BUTTER. The product of the Australian dairies si Us on the London market at from two to three cents per pound more than American butter. This is accounted for from the fact that Australian butter Is of uniform color and salt and is packed in cubes, all the same size, twelve inches each way, and weighing sixty pounds. American butter is pack ed in tubs and is as varied in color as the rainbow. There is now a bill be fore the legislature asking for an at> propriation for the purpose of putting dairy instructors in the field, and if this bill Is passed, and the dairymen can make their butter of a uniform quality, there is no reason why it can not be sold through the board of trade direct to the London markets, and the benefit to the dairymen is ap parent. RAILROAD RATES. The rate on butter from points in Minnesota to New York is $1.05, while the rate from the same points to Liv erpool is but $1.17. At the present time only a small per cent of the butter Is shipped direct, because it cannot be placed in competition with the Austra lian product on the London markets. It therefore has to be shipped first to New York, and if it is then found to be of a good enough quality it has to be it shipped from there at the local rate. With the establishment of the board of trade the quality of all butter will be ascertained before it leaves the state, and then that which is fit to ship to London can be shipped direct at a cost of only 12 cents per hundred more for freight, while the shipper is assured of an extra profit of from two to three cents per pound. The record of shipments of butter from the port of New York for the past three years is as follows: 1894, 9.704,760 pounds; 1895, 13,131,540 pounds; 1596, 25,583,220 pounds. The increase from year to year is due, in a great measure, to the estab lishment of dairy boards of trade. The dairymen doing business with the boards have been taught the advan tages of having the products of their dairies come to the boards for sale, of a uniform color and salt and packed in the cubic packages. It is the opinion of many of the lead ing handlers of dairy products in St. Paul, that the sale of American buttter, on the London markets, could be almost doubled with the establishment of the Northwestern Dairy Board of Trade. The committee appointed from the Commercial club and the state dairy association to visit the Elgin Dairy Board of Trade made a thorough In spection of that institution, and have prepared a detailed report of its work ings and the amounts of the various dairy products which are handled an nually, and this report will be pre sented to the convention. A committee from the state dairy as sociation will also be on hand with an outline of the proposed co-operative in surance company. For several months past the dairy association has been sending queries to the dairymen throughout the state in regard to the insurance plans, and of the 500 answers received, not one has bee» unfavorable to the scheme, so that hopes are enter tained that the Northwestern Dairy men's Co-operative Insurance company may be formed at the same time that Never Despair Though premonitory aches in the bones and that obstinate cough tell, you plainly enough that the clutches of the Grip are on you. Science and common sense point out Duffy's Pure Halt Whiskey as a speedy and certain means of relief. Mountain air is not more free from impurity than this great stimulant, which physi cians order for patients at this capricious season. Avoid con gestions and inflammations of the throat and lungs by taking Duffy's pure malt as soon as you feel that grip is "in the air" of your neighborhood. You can get it of any druggist or grocer. the organization of the Northwestern Dairy Board of Trade is effected. IS IT OF GOD? Elder Phelps' Query of the Sunday Sabbath. The discourse of last evening at the Wacouta street chapel, by Elder H. F Phelps, concerning the authority of the first day of the week as the Sab bath of the Christian, was founded on the text: "Whose image and super scription hath It?"— Luke xx„ 24. In the consideration of this question of so much importance, said the speaker, we must remember that the test is not what the fathers believed; not what the creed says; nor what the preach ers say. "Whose image and super scription hath it?" If this, or any other institution of the church has the image and stamp of the word of God upon it, then it is all right, as a logical consequence. But if it rests upon theory or tradition only, It is bad, and should be given up. As we do most earnestly and sincere ly contend for the rights of all to their individual convictions, it is well that we pause and ask for the reasons of our faith. It almost goes without say ing that, from all appearances, the masses are fast losing faith in Sun day as a sacred institution. This seems manifest even among those who are most urgent for its observance. The signification of the word Sabbath is rest. The word is not translated, but transferred from the Hebrew into the English. It was God's rest. But now, has America rested upon any certain day, and thus made a Sabbai.li to take the place of the Creator's rest day? Has civil authority rested at any time, upon any day, and that cer tain day supplanted the rest day of the Lord? The answer is clear: Civil authority never rests, and cannot, t>t right, command rest days; for a man's time is his property, and the state has no right to deprive a man of his prop erty. It cannot command religious rest days, for the state has no standard by which to decide in such matters; and if it should attempt to command civil rest days, it would make a failure. No history can be produced that will give the information that America has ever rested; hence, there is no such a thing as an American Sabbath, nor yet a civil Sabbath. There are those who, in all sincerity, believe that there is divine authority for the change of the Sabbath from the seventh to the first day of the week. But it is a well known fact that human law cannot be changed by any less authority than that which enact ed the law. It is equalJv so with d' vine law. And the change must o^ made just as public as the enactment of the law. There are also those who have been searching for the supposed divine evidence] for years, but without success. And there is a standing offer of $500 to any one who will bring for ward proof consisting of a "Thus saith the Lord." LOCUX NEWS NOTES. A meeting of the Liberal Union of Minne sota Women will be held tomorrow at 11 a. m. in the Church of the Redeemer, Minneap olis. T. D. De Biisay, the well known ama teur oarsman, who has been lying danger ously HI at St. Luke's hospital, was yester day reported to be greatly Improved in con dition, although he was still suffering muoh pain. The Ham'.lne Citizens' union has been called to meet tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock in the Hamline hall to elect Officers, receive the re port of the committee on street cars and schools, and discuss other Imirortant business. STATE OF MANHATTAN. Hill to Make a < 'oni inotaMven Ii U of Greater New York ALBANY, N. V., March 28.— The pro posal to establish the state of Manhat tan, including within its boundaries the territory now included in the great er city of New York, Is before the legislature. Assemblyman Trainor last week introduced two bills with that end in view. The proposition is not entirely a new one; it was first proposed in the days of William M- Tweed. The bills are the sequence of threats made by Democrats and Re publicans alike, who have represented for the last ten years the city of New York, that unless the city was relieved from paying 75 per cent of the entire taxation of the state it would ask {.~> be separated from this state and made an individual body. Since Mr. Trainor introduced the bills and since the laugh went around at their introduction there* has been a decided change of sentiment and there will be a very serious hear ing on Thursday next, when the as sembly committee will listen to notable persons, advocates of the measure. President Will Review. PHILADELPHIA, March 28.— National Com mander Donovan r of the Union Veteran Legion, states that President McKlnley has asaurel him that he will como to this city on April 9 and review the parade of the legion, the occasion beirg tie thirty-second anniversary f the surrender of Appomattox. The president is a member of the legion, and as a result of his expected visit Commander Donovan has ordered the encampments of the legion in Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Wash ington, D. C, and New York to attend. After a Fashion. First Legislator— Well, did the president of the trust promise to put you on the ground floor? Second Legislator— ln a manner he did. He said that if he ever caught mo in bis office again he would throw me down stairs.—Cin cinnati Enquirer. Spring Is the season to purify, vitalise, and enrich your blood, to build up strength and .foittfy health against the debilitating season by taking Hood's Sarsaparrlfa ™vr t i'" Spring Mediiihie And Oue True Blood Purifier. 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