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'2 SfUNT PfiUJ^ LOCAL NEWS NOTES. The third quarterly meeting of the St. Paul Society for the Relief of the Poor will be held thia afternoon at 2. O. H. Hall, th? new member of the state board of medical examiners, filed his oith ot office with the secretary of state yesterday. Scarlet fever reported at the health office today existing at 429 ISieliart, oS Geranium and 6.31 Lawson. and diphtheria at 84 Lyton place. John A. Logan Command No. 2. Lnion Veterans' Union, will meet in Lodge Room X.o. 5. Central hall, Sixth and Seventh street, this evening. Imitation may be the sincerest flattery but it is safer to stick to the genuine article. Reflect on the fact that no poor artic.e wou^d be worth imitating and see that you get the ;ea\ thing when you ask for it. The Northfield Light, Heat and Power com pany filed amended articles of incorporation With the secretary of state yesterday. :n --creasing the capital stock to $32,000. Deputy Sheriff Diget, of Mantorville. Dodg? county. "brought to St. Paul yesterday eleven prisoners, one of which went to Red \\ ing and five each to St. Cloud and Stiliwater. William Dawsou Sr. will not be tried this week as expected. County Attorney Ander son cave this out yesterday. He said the case "would probably be called next week, i when he would be heady to take it up. The funeral of Willard Fales, who died j Saturday evening of paralysis, took place yesterday afternoon from the residence of his daughter at 19 Delos street. Mr. Fates was eighty-eight years old, and came to Sat. Paul in 1867. You wouldn't take counterfeit money in change would you? But you take counterfeit goods very often when you ask in the store for one thing and let the dealer sell you some- j thing different. Get what you ask for and you will be right. The Mesaba Iron Mining company, of Du luth, incorporated yesterday with a capital stock of $50,000. The incorporators are O. D. Kinney. Harry Roberts, F. E. Searle, of Duluth; E. Z. Griggs and J. R. James, of Virginia. The new cable has been put into the Selby avenue line. It required the services of sixty five men, a team and a grip car in the ac complishment of the job. The crew set to work at 12:40 yesterday morning, and finished at 8 o'clock. The harvest festival service at St. Pau".'s parish takes place Thursday evening. Miss Lawrence will sing the offertory solo, the '•Holden Threshold," by Fred Lohr; George Danz will render the violin obligato. Prof. G. G. Tltcouib will give two organ recitals during the evening. Proposals for bids far furnishing electric motors and a generator to be used in operat ing the police patrol telegraph system have been advertised for by the city clerk. Bids will be received up to 5 p. m., Oct. 19, and they will be opened at the board of aldermen meeting on the evening of that date. A committee consisting of Organizer Harry Franklin, John Kean and F. Shingel, repre senting the German typographical union, held a session yesterday afternoon to consider the interests of the employes of the union at the Volkszeitung. It was reported that an agree ment had been practically arrived at whereby the men would be paid their back wages in full, and also all wages earned during the pending of the legal complications now sur rounding the paper. The union is taking no part in the controversy over the control of the Volkszeitung, and only such steps as may be necessary to protect the wages of the union employes. HORSESHOERS REGISTERING. Only a Few Day* Left to Comply With the Law. Up to last night ninety-three master and journeymen horseshoers of this city had registered at the office of the city clerk. The law passed by the last legislature provides that those engag ed in the trade who do not register with the city clerk of the city or town in which they do business within six months of the passage of the act will have to furnish an examination certifi cate. The six months expire Saturday, Oct. 16. Of the ninety-three who have j registered at the city clerk's office, | sixty-three are master horseshoers and thirty journeymen. California Excursions. The Phillips' California Tourist Car Excursions over the Minneapolis & St. Louis R. R. are now in the 17th con secutive year. Any one who has ever gone to California in this way recom mends these excursions for comfort and economy. They are personally conducted and select — no objectionable parties being accepted. The cars leave every Thursday via the M. & St. L. Road via Denver, through the Royal Gorge, via Salt Lake City, running direct to Los Angeles. For full Information call at ticket office, 396 Robert St., E. A. Whitaker, general agent passenger department. HANK AT COTTONWOOIJ. Kew One Receives a Certificate of Authority. The Bank of Cottonwood received a certificate of authority to do business from Bank Superintendent Kenyon yesterday. E. S. Reishus, the Populist tor from Lyon county, is vice presi senator from Lyon county, is vice pre sident of the bank; C. E. Orwoll ia president, and A. O. Anderson, cashier. One trial will please you. Pillsbury's Vitos is an ideal wheat food for break fast. Ssventh and Cedar Streets. Telephone 762: Meat Market 78:.'. TiESDAY, OCTOBKR 12. 8 Cents A peck for a very fine car load of Potatoes. One peck to a customer today. 23 Cents A pound for the very finest Creamery But ter. 5 Cents A pound for the Best Rice for today. \i Cents A pound for Fresh Pearled Barley today. 6 to 8 Cents Each for a bargain lot of Scrub Brushes while they last. 7 Cents A package for Pettijohn's Breakfast Pood. 4 Cents Each for selected Hubbard Squashes. 27 Cents A gallon for good Xew Orleans Molasses. 10 Cents A pound for Full Cream Cheese. I 10 Cents A pound for good Xew Brick Cheese by the brick. 55 Cents A basket for good, large, sound Snow Ap ples. Pippin Apples and Grimes Golden Ap ples, while this car lasts. PEACHES. Alabama Peaches 33c Michigan Peaches, large baskets Csc %-bushel boxes Yellow Utah Peach es 55c %-busbe] boxes Cffng Peaches 4."i< %-bushel boxes Washington Heath 60c '--bushel boxes Sal ways, the finest of the year 95c ■ Vj-bushel boxes California Orange Cling.. 65c 6 and 7 Cents Per pound for Pure Rendered Lard. 59 Cents For half-bushel boxes of German Prunes, also in the souare baskets at iae each. 59 Cents Tor half-bushel boxes of Italian Plum?, also Jn the square baskets at 25c each. $1.25 Tor '^-bushel boxes of Pears. efl 8& &IRI The Romantic Spectacle HANI) STRAIGHT FROM -»- THE HEART. UfTRUKST Matinee tomorrow. Kext Week- -A UOY WANTED." WOUIiD ISSUE BOfIDS COMPTROLLER M'CARDVS RESO LUTIONS TO THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON SUBJECT. SUGGESTION TO THE COUNCIL THAT AN ORDINANCE BE PASSED SUBMITTING THE QUESTION* TO VOTE. MONEY FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES. A Sum Not to Exceed $50,000 a Year for Two Years. He Thinks, In Needed. The session of the conference com mittee held yesterday afternoon Avas I prolonged past the regular time. Usu j ally, the committee is called to order and, after a roll call and the filing of reports, an adjournment is taken. These formalities were gone through with yesterday, and a motion to ad journ was interrupted by Comptroller McCardy, who announced that he had a matter which he desired to lay be fore the committee, and handed up the following: Whereas, The legislature of this state at the session of the year 1891 so amended the charter of the City of St. Paul that said city was prohibited from issuing bonds, and the amount of money that could be used by said city in any one year was limited, not in dollars, but to a certain per centage of the assessment for taxation of the property in said city, and Whereas, Since said year 1891 the assess ment of said property lor taxation has been reduced to about three-fourths of what it was in IS9I, and thereby the permitted rev enues of said city for school purposes have been in like proportion reduced, and Whereas, Since said prohibitory law of '91 • was passed, the legislature of this state has ! passed Chapter 2-04, of the Laws of '93, and thereafter amended the same by Chapter 128, of the Laws of 1895, under which authority I is given all cities, including the City of St. Paul, under the conditions named therein, to Issue bonds for school purposes, should the electors of said city so desire, and Whereas, The revenues of said city for school purposes, by reason of the said reduc tion of valuation for taxation have been re duced by about $50,000 per annum, now, Resolved, That in the opinion of the con ference committee of the City of St. Paul, it is desirable and necessary that the com mon council of the City of St. Paul take such proceedings and pass such resolutions or ordinances as may be necessary to sub mit to the voters of said city at the general city spring election of IS9S. the propcs.tiou of authorizing said city of St. Paul to Issue its bonds under said law of 1893. as amended In 1895, the proceeds of said bonds to be used for the purpose specified in said chapter 12b, of the laws of 1895, and in an amount not exceeding |s'\oCo for use in the year isvh. and a .so an additional $50,0*) for use in the year 1599. said bonds to mature and be pay able not exceeding eighteen months next after their issue and to draw interest at a rate not exceeding 6 per cent per annum, interest payable scmi-annually. And this conference committee hereby recommends to the corn man council of said city of St. Paul that with all reasonable dispatch It prepare and submit to the voters of this city to be acted untn at said election said proposiUon. President Arosin, of the assembly, seconded the motion to adopt the res olution, in order, as he explained, that it might be discussed. President Be ment of the water board, inquired if the comptroller expected to take up the bonds at their maturity, or, when ■, they were due, refund them. The ; comptroller said the bonds, if voted for by the people and issued, would be taken up when due, and the amount I necessary to pay them would be put in . the tax levy. This would make an in crease in the tax levy rate of about one-half a mill, or, to put it plainer, those who now pay $21.40 tax on $1,000 worth of property would have to pay $21.90 on each $1,000 of valuation. The comptroller went on to say that the revenues of the school board would not be sufficient to provide new build ings and sittings such as were needed. The income of the board was now fixed by the charter, and was hardly sufficient to pay the expenses at the present time, with some of the chil dren only attending school half a day | at a time. In no other way, he said, could the revenues be increased, and there is nothing to prevent the issu ance of the bonds, provided the people voted for them. Aid. Sanborn questioned whether, if j the charter commission raised the amount to be levied for school pur poses above the present 2% mills, the issuance of bonds could not be done | away with. Comptroller McCardy said j he preferred that the 2*£ mills for school purposes be not increased by the charter commission, and the mat ter be left to the people to say how much should be expended for school purposes. The resolution appeared to be satis factory to all the members of the com mittee present, with the exception of Aid. Sanborn, who was the o;jly one to vote against its adoption, he explain ing that he preferred to investigate be fore voting for it. Comptroller McCardy also called the attention of the conference committee to the matter of the sale of tax levy certificates. The custom, he said, in vogue five years ago was to sell the certificates after sealed bids had been asked for in lots of from $100,000 to $250,000 at | a time. This had been changed i so as to give St. Paul's citizens a chance to buy, the result being that ! in 1896 all of the certificates, with the exception of $180,000 worth, had been sold in the city. In 1897 all the cer tificates issued had been sold to local buyers. The benefits, he stated, were apparent, because it did not take the i I money East, and the interest, about ! j $00,000, was also kept in the city. Of j the issue of 1897, 276 citizens held an j on an average about $2,000 each, and the balance was held by banks and lo cal financial institutions. The rate of interest had also been reduced from 6 ! to 4 per cent. The charter commission i would soon be in session, and the | comptroller thought it would be well ! to have the commission understand that the present system was the best j that could be devised, and it might be | advisable for the conference commit- | tee to pass a resolution that no change ' should be niade. f President Bement, of the water board, j questioned whether it would not be j better to issue some long-time bonds j instead of anticipating the city's reve j nue by tax levy certificates of indebt i edness each year. His idea was that > by issuing bonds the city could com ; rrienee to live on what it earned in ' stead of borrowing to conduct its bust- | ! ness each year. Being a year behind ■ was, in his opinion, a bad thing. The | comptroller, however, said the present I system was a good one, and with this i assertion the matter was dropped. WOMEN'S WHIST PLAY. Tourney In Proa.-re»H for the t'av endish Wliist Clnl> Trophy. The fair devotees of the noble game of whist are taking advantage of the hospitality of the Cavendish Whist club, which has thrown the rooms open to them every Tuesday evening. A very interesting contest, which began last winter, has not yet been decided, but undoubtedly will be before this season is over. Last winter M. L. Countryman offered a trophy in the shape of a handsome rug to the ladies having the four highest scores after a tourney play. That is, the rug was to be in their possession, but any team of ladits outside of the club could chal lenge the tourney victors, the trophy to go into the possession of the win ners, whose property it would become after it had been snccessfully defended five times. When the team had suc ceeded in winning a quit-claim deed to tho rug. then it was to be played for by the individual members 01 the team. THE SAINT PAUL GLO3 3, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1897. The victors in the original tourney were Mrs. M. L. Countryman, Mrs. Fr Ynungman, Mrs. Talman and Mrs. Lar-' kin. Mrs. Countryman, having the highest score, was captain of the team. She was immediately challenged by Mrs. Henry Coburn, who was captain of a team, consisting' of Miss Sargent, Mrs. Merrick, Mrs. McConnell and her self. Mrs. Countryman's team lost the trophy, though having once had poses sion of the rug, she had the privilege of challenge, which she immediately made, but was defeated. Mrs. Coburn had the same team, save that Clara Ward took the place of Mrs. McCon nell. This is the present status of the contestants, Mrs. Coburn waiting for a challenge from some team in the city, for it is necessary for her players to defend the trophy four more times be fore it can become their property ab solutely. The contest is watched with considerable interest -by whist devo tees. DR. EVANS AND GOV. CLOIGH. The .Millionaire Dentist Sai<l Xotli inji About Endowments*. If Dr. Thomas W. Evans, the wealthy American dentist of Paris, whose intention to establish a great dental university in Philadelphia, was narrated in press dispatches Sunday, has any intention of endowing Minne sota educational institutions also, as was intimated by the New Yrok dis patch, then he withheld that intention from Gov. Clough, to whom Dr. Evans talked while here recently. "Dr Evans talked with me about the West," said Gov. Clough to the Globe yesterday, "and we talked over some of the plans he had made for using his money to benefit his fellow men. I gathered from him, however, that aa far as any share Minnesota would have in his fortune, it would be through the realization of a plan he has for en couraging some of his acquaintances who are net well enough equipped with this world's goods to find themselves homes in the United States. He him self was favorably impressed with Min nesota, and I assured him that this state would welcome any worthy citi zens whom he should send here. He said nothing to me about endowing our university or any other Western edu cational institution. As a member of the board of regents, I think he would have been apt to have suggested it if he had had any such object in mind when he was here. Archbishop Ireland says he is not authorized to make any statements concerning his talk with Dr. Evans, when in St. Paul. He found the doctor was much interested in St. Paul and Minneapolis, and he would not be very much surprised if something should be done by him in this country. TO BEGIX THE WORK. Charter ( .• iiuiiission Will Hold Its Kirut Meeting' Tomorrow. The fifteen gentlemen appointed by the judges of the district court as members of the charter commission will hold a preliminary meeting tomor row afternoon at the council chamber. The call for the first session of the commission was issued yesterday by H. J. Horn, and the members notified by mail of the meeting. The commission at its meeting tomorrow will elect a presiding officer and arrange a plan of procedure. No arrangements have been made for the employment of a clerk or stenographer, but when the matter was discussed in the council some time ago it was advised by Cor poration Attorney Markham that the expense connected with the work of the i commission could be paid from the I fund known and designated as "for the I best interests of the city." The com- j mission as now constituted includes the following citizens: Henry J. Horn, J. F. Kreiger, Pierce Butler, Greenleaf Clark, W. P. Clough. George S. Innis, John D. O'Brien, A. H. Lindeke, J. J. Parker, J. W. Lusk. H. C. McNair, A. L. Alness, W. B. Dean. W. P. Murray, W. H. Lightner, RE-ELECTED GEORGE HOLMES. Company E Rejieatit l(< I'eri'orm nnee of Some W^eelcs Ago. George S. Holmes was again elected j captain of Company E, Third regiment j Minnesota national guard last even- I ing. At the close of the drill in Wood- j ruff's hall, the members of the com- | pany gathered in the company parlors and unanimously elected Mr. Holmes. Col. J. C. Shandrew was present and presided. Mr. Holmes was ejected cap tain of Company E some time ago, but failed to pass the examination. A for mal application was made to the adju tant general requesting permission for Holmes to take a second examination, which was granted. Holmes is a grad uate of the military school at Delatield, Wis.. and at the time he graduated was captain of a company. His failure to qualify is explained by the fact that the tactics in use at that school are not the same as those recently adopted by the national guard. After the elec tion the boys felt quite encouraged over the prospects for another year of Company E, as the men who were up for court martial have signified their intention of paying their fines. Capt. Holmes will immediately fit himself for the examination. HENXEPIN LOSES $150. Paid Too Bis? ■< Horste Thief Bonnty, Says Dttnn. Unless the attorney general changes the mind of the state auditor the coun ty of Hennepin is out just $150. Not long ago EL Adamson asked for a bounty for catching a horse thief In the person of Arthur Witchie. who is now serving time. The legislature of 1597 cut down this bounty from $200 to $50, and when the matter came before Judge Simpson, he decided that as the arrest was made before the new law went into effect, Adamson was en titled to the $200, even though the con viction occurred after the new law was in operation. When the county ! treasurer paid the warrants the vouch ers were sent to the state auditor, be cause the state reimburses all coun ties for bounties. Auditor Dunn, how ever, said that Adamson should only have been allowed $50, and refused to pay back any more. The result is that the county attorney will be compelled to go to St. Paul and argue for that other $150. SAY \ELSOX BROKE FAITH. Local Homeopaths Kind Fault With the Coroner. Coroner Nelson will be given a chance today or tomorrow to explain to the homeo- I paths of Ramsey county why he has not j made good his promise to appoint one of • their number a deputy in his office. Such a j request was some weeks ago preferred to j him, and last night at the regular monthly meeting of the St. Paul Society of Homeo pathic Physicians and Surgeons a commit tee was named to jog his memory concerning the matter. The committee consists of Drs. Donald, Rubbell and Glidden. Dr. S. G. Cobb presided while Dr. Hubbell acted as secretary. The topic for the even ing's discussion was typhoid fever, and the medics talked for some time about the dread malady, and antisepsis the treatment re sorted to to destroy the fatal germs. The discussion was participated in by nearly all the physicians present. There la a Difference In the fare from Chicago to New York and intermediate points over the Pan Handle Route since the differential rate was awarded this Pennsylvania Line. The difference is in favor of persons buying tickets over it. You can find out all about the saving by asking agents of Western connecting lines, or by addressing H. R. Dering, Assistant Geneial Passenger Agent, 248 South Clark St., Chicago. Programme for St. Clond. Secretary Hart, of the State Board of Cor rections and Charities, has completed the programme for the annual conference of that bedy which is to be held at St. Cloud next month. The programme is in the hands of the printer, and will be out in a day or tyo. BICHEIi AND BROWH DRAW THREE OF THE TWELVE INDICTMENTS KETIRXED BY THE_GRISD JIRV. EX-BANKER IS ARRAIGNED OX TWO t'H.IKGES OF GRAND L.AR • CENV AMM -XTIN'G TO SEVERAL, THOI^AXD DOLLARS. EX-PREACHER IS XOT IX COIRT , i :{■ I ) For Reasons Thatl Are Already Fa miliar to the tienernl Public-^ Xine Otfier Bills Twelve indictments were returned by the grand jury yesterday forenoon in its first partial report. Two of them arc ag-ainst William F. Bickel, the ex banker, and a third indictment is against Rev. Leonidas Brown, the pas tor of the Arlington Hills M. E. church, who recently jumped his bail. Only six of the indictments were made pub lic when reported, but later in the day William F. Bickel's appearance in the sheriff's office and the arrest of two of the indicted parties, charged with log stealing, left only one indictment a secret, and in this case the offense is also log- stealing. When W. F. Bickel heard that the grand jury had returned twelve in dictments and that it was rumored he was "it" again, Mr. Bickel called early in the afternoon at the sheriff's office to give himself up. He was informed that as yet, the sheriff had received no warrant for his arrest. Mr. Bickel then departed. In a few moments the sheriff received a bench warrant for Mr. Bickel. Chief Deputy Sheriff Ro bert meeting Mr. Bickel on the^street not long afterward, notified him that the expected had happened and that he was wanted at the sheriffs office. In the meantime Mr. Bickel had been devoting the afternoon hunting up his bondsmen, Patrick Conley and Uri Lamprey. He • was somewhat unfortu nate in his search in that he. was un able to find both gentlemen in time to get them together at the court house before supper time. Having had enough of the county jail during his voluntary incarceration last June, Mr. Bickel, after surrendering himself to the sheriff, asked that he might be al lowed to ccc Judge Lewis in order to gain an extension of time. In the com pany of Patrick Conley and Deputy Sheriff Bott, 'Mr.' Bickel proceeded to Judge Lewis' chambers, and asked his honor to grant him until 9 o'clock this morning to 'procure his bondsmen. Judge Lewis denied the request, but informed Mr. Bickel that he would be allowed until 8 p. m. to furnish his bonds. Mr. Bickel then departed, still in the custody of the sheriff. At 8 o'clock last evening when Judge Lewis appeared in Court Room No. 1, wbtre he was engaged until 11 p. m. naturalizing Scandinavians from the j First ward, Mr. Bickel was on hand | with his two bondsmen. County At- ] torney Anderson arrived at 8:30 p. m., j and the cases of the state of Minnesota j were then called. As Mr. Bickel stepped forward to the bar. it was noticed that his counsel, Pierce Butler, was not present. In the letter's absence, Uri Lamprey, one of Mr. Bickel's bondsmen, said, in hfs be half: "Your honor, Mr, Bickel would like four days in whic.h to plead to the in dictments." "Then we will postpone ,the arraign ment," said the county attorney. It was ' thereupon arranged that the ar raignment be deferred until 10 a. m. Friday. Nothing then remained, but to fix the bail. As each indictment hereinafter set j forth charged Mr. Bickel with the j grand larceny of about $7,000, the court fixed the bail in each case at $7,000. In response to the interrogatories of the court, Messrs. Conley and Lamprey declared under oath that thsir financial conditions had not suffered any ma terial change or depression, since they had justified on Mr. Bickers bonds. They were accordingly accepted, and Mr. Bickel again walked out of court without a deputy sheriff trailing along behind him. As was expected, one of the indict ments charges Mr. Bickel with the lar- | ceny from John Nusser Sr.. of certain promissory notes entrusted to Mr. Biekel by the latter for collection. The indictment sets them forth in detail. There were six in all, five of therm for $1,333.33 each, all dated Feb. 28. 18^7, and one for $616.36, dated Oct. 31, 1894. Every one of the notes was made and delivered by John St. Aubin and Louis N. Dion to John Nusser Sr. Tho i indictment alleges that Bickel came into possession of these notes as the agent and bailee of John Nusser Sr.. and that he feloniously, and with intent to deprive Mr. Nusser of his property therein, did embezzle, convert and ap propriate the notes to his own use. The state, according to County At torney Anderson, proposes to show that Mr. Nusser indorsed the notes and as signed them to- Bickel for collection, that Bickel deposited them in the Min nesota Savings bank for collection, and took a certificate of deposit in return; that he subsequently turned in the certificate of deposit and received the notes back and- disposed of the same, or at least three of them, to a third party, who subsequently surrendered | them to Receivers Sheehan and Dick- j son. Two of the $1,333.33 notes are still j missing. According to the indictment the date of the alleged offense, which is denominated larceny in the first de gree, is May 27. 1895. The other indictment is longer, but the charges are more direct, in that Mr. Bickel is accused of the grand lar ceny of $5,638.44 in cash from the Min nesota Savings bank, besides a num- | ber of promissory notes to the bank, j aggregating over $2,200. The indict- j ment declares that William F. Bickel i being the vice president, cashier, man ager and trustee of the Minnesota Say- ] ings bank, did feloniously convert and j appropriate to his own use the amount | of cash named and the following notes: N'cte for $250 mortgage note of C. Seheune mann; note for $1,250 of Willaim Btckel Sr., on which SI. OOO was paid; note for $500 of I William Bickel and A. R. Kiefer: note for I $500 of William ' Bickel and A. P. Behnke: ! note for $350 of Tb addle and Clara Marleau. oh which $275 was paid; note for $250 of Sophie Lahr; rote of JSO of Harry De Wai- : lace, indorsed by Jobn Twohy Jr. ; note for $150 of Henry Jdhns. indorsed by Dar Reese; j note for $100 of Etta S. Orr, Indorsed by Grier M Orr; note for $150 of Champion Lodge K. P., by M. E. Murray and J. C. The indietmeni na»es Nov. 5, 1896. as the date of the offense, but the charge, It is «pi* '-' THE s!S ft OBBOTT PRINTING W COMPANY 91 1 92. 93 « nd 94 Union Block, |&| ST. PAUL, MINN. Artistic Job Printing:, S Law Briefs and Legal Work |^ a*§ Let us prove to you that our work |?jg pS is excellent and prices very low g*e l&l 50 cents a page for |m 3 Briefs and Paper Books. understood, covers a period of blx months preceding. LOG AKU OTHER THIEVES Constitute the Bulk off the Other liidletmentH. The indictments returned by the grand jury yesterday other than those against Wil liam P. Bickel are as follows: Rev. Leonidas Brown; assault in the second degree. Kudolph Stephen, burglary in the second degree. He is charged with robbing the house of Leopold Beetsch last July. The indict ment contains two counts. August Pruden, James Lynch and Frank Steffany are indicted for grand larceny in the first degree for the robbery of William J. Booth, June 25 last. Booth lost his watch and a small sum of money. B. F. Henry is charged with forgery in the second degree, in passing a check for $38.50. Thomas Furey, alias George Williams, and Charles Webster, indicted for grand larceny in the first degree. It is charged that on August 12 they robbed George A. Roebuck of $700. Joseph Gray, indicted for grand larceny in the first decree. He is charged of robbing the shop of Peter Becker of a quantity of clothing. William E. Gassoway, indicted for assault on Roy Thomas. John Mason; stealing logs. Joseph Markeon; stealing logs. No bills were found against Albert Mata kevitz and Joseph Chyscracek, arrested on the charge of log" stealing. SHIFELDT'S SIDE OF IT. The Defence Begins to Pat in Its Testimony. The defense opened its case yester day in the suit of the Minnesota Pack ing and Provision company, of Ens land, brought to oust Philip Shufeldt and his associates from the manage ment of the company. During the fore noon session some testimony was given by railroad officials concerning rates charged for the transportation of stock and other business dealings had with the company. The testimony taken at the afternoon session proved the most interesting. The first witness called by Mr. Squires, after the noon recess, was Daniel W. Lawler. Mr. Lawler testified that he was invited to attend a conference be tween John O'Leary and Shufeldt at Shufeldt's house, in the fall of 1895, and that upon that occasion Mr. Shufeldt stated that a company would be orga nized with $100,000 capital to operate the O'Leary house, and that he want ed John O'Leary to furnish $20,000 and act in some important capacity, he thought, manager of it. Mr. Shufeldt further stated, so Mr. Lawler testified, that he thought the house could make large profits. In response to a ques tion by Mr. Squires as to what he, Lawler, said to this, Mr. Lawler an swered : "I made but one remark during the entire interview. I said 'Mr. Shufeldt, I understand you are a good poker player.' " Mr. Kellogg asked Mr. Lawler what he meant by this, and he latter replied, he understood a good poker player was a good bluffer, and that he took no stock in Mr. Shufeldt being able to make such profits at the O'Leary house. Mr. McCaw, who was next called as a witness on behalf of the defendants, testified that the Minnesota company lost $202,000 from Jan. 1, 1893, to June 5. 1896, and $218,000 from June 5, 1896, to April 8, 1897. He gave the details of certain credits of profit and loss. Mr. Squires offered in evidence a statement of the average prices the Minnesota company received for Da kota company meats in England. This was objected to by Mr. Kellogg, for the plaintiff, and after hearing argument the court ruled out the statement. Mr. Squires then offered a statement in evi dence of the estimated profits made by the Minnesota company handling Da kota company meats. The court ruled it out. Thomas Lowry, the president of the j Twin City Rapid Transit company, was i the next witness for the defendants, i Mr. Lowry testified that he entered ! into negotiations with Mr. Shufeldt sr.me time in September, 1896, to go to ■ New Brighton. He understood Mr. Shufeldt was to take the Minnesota Packing: & Provision company up thf-re, or was to make the move on be half of that company. On cross-exam ination he stated that Mr. Shufeldt was to take the Minnesota company up j there at his election, that he had an j option on it, or to take the property ■ for himself fur his own benefit. Court here adjourned until 10 a. m. today. TO THE I . S. SIPREME COURT. Appeal Taken in the Merrfll-Dadd, Mead •£ Co. Controversy. The case of the Security Trust com pany, as assignee of D. D. Merrill & Co., against Frank M. Dodd and others representing the publishing firm of Dodd, Mead & Co., of New York city, has been certified to the United States supreme court by the United States circuit court of appeals. The order was entered yesterday in the office of tht- clerk of the court of appeals. The questions involved have arisen out of the action of the Security Trust company as assignee of D. D. Merrill & Co., insolvent, of St. Paul, against the i New York firm of Dodd, Mead & Co., to set aside an attachment levied by the defendant company upon property be lt nging to the insolvent St. Paul firm, which property is located in Massa chusetts. The attachment was not levied until after the D. D. Merrill company had assigned to the Security Trust company. Then the New York firm, to which the Merrill company was indebted, attached property belonging to the latter which was found in Mas- ! sachusetts. The main question at issue is, can a creditor doing business in one state attach property belonging to a debtor in another state, which property is lo cated in a third state? Jn the case of Henry M. Rector against Edward Fitzgerald, appeal from the United States circuit court, eastern division of Kansas, the man date of the supreme court was present ed and ordered recorded. In the case of the Mercantile Trust company against the Farmers' Loan and Trust company and others, appeal from the United States circuit court, eastern district of Missouri, the peti tion of the appellant for a rehearing was denied and the mandate stayed for thirty days. In the case of Emanuel Myers, trad ing as E. Myers & Co.. against the Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing com pany, appeal from United Spates circuiC court, eastern division of Missouri, the appeal was dismissed by stipulation. CONTEST OVER IT. Rivals Appear for the Bauhol»er AdniiuiMtratorHhiu. There will be a contest in the probate court this afternoon in the matter of the appointment of an administrator of the estate of William Banholzer. Mrs. Louisa Banholzer, the widow, wants the court to appoint Henry Ormie ad ministrator. She filed a petition to that effect yesterday. On the other hand, several of the creditors of the estate do&ire the appointment of Samuel Lehman, who, several days ago, filed a petition asking that he be made ad ministrator. CASE OF BORGSTROH. Supreme Court Heard Hi- Appeal Yesterday. The case of the state against Peter | Borgstrom, the ex-register of deeds of St. Louis county, sentenced to the pen itentiary for misappropriating county funds, was among those argued before the supreme court yesterday morning. Borgstrom appeals from the sentence of the lower court on the ground that the verdict of the jury was not war ranted by the evidence. WORKHOISE CAUGHT THEM. Jndge Tuolij Sent Out Every Sus picious Prisoner. Judge Twohy's official backbone was as rigid FIELD, SCHLICK |& CO. WOOL DRESS GOODS. There are quantities of Wool Dress Goods here which we are selling- for less than they would cost today at the mills. BROADCLOTHS are very popular. "We have them in several qualities and in all colors. Our best quality is the finest and lightest cloth that comes to this country. Plaids of all kinds, including all the Scotch Clans and the A I A A scarce and highly . fashionable blue and green combinations. \ I Prices, SOC, 75c, SSC and ; iPIIUU Fancy Invisible Plaids, 52 inches wide, $1.25. Twilled Tailor Suitings, all colors, $1.25. Melton Costume Cloth conies in many color blendings. It's A j AP one of the best liked plain stuffs and is especially suitable for tai- I /*\ lored costumes. 56 inches wide. Price \JlltL\J Camel's Hair, in mixed colors, $1.50. SPECIAL. 20 pieces All-Wool Granite Weaves, in mixed TfCjfc colors; sharp, crisp finish that wears well; 46 inches wide. Tuet- fTi day's special price I vU For School Wear. The best thin* we know of. Strictly All- fA- Wool Fancy Suitings that are as stylish as they are serviceable, 40 t||| inches wide, only UvU Plaqlt Daaiti 85c Drawers for p8 CMts - UlUdft nUullil 51.00 Drawers for 72 cents. $1.50 Drawers for 95 cents. Four essential things to be 75c Combination Suits for 50 cents. considered in buying- Jackets and $1.50 Combination Suits for $1.15. Capes. They are Style, Fit, $2 - 00 Combination Suits for $1.60. Quality and Price- These fea tures are very much in evidence Dlonl/pf in our garments. Nowhere can DldlllVul OdlGi you find such styles, and nowhere The two cases of Blankets ad can our prices be matched. And vertised for Monday's selling did the most casual glance vrill sat- not last till the day was over, isfy you that there's no assort- We ' Jl §T ive y° u two e q ual bar " ment like ours in the Twin Cities. & ams for Tuesday: T««1 ♦„ <£O G/"\ +~ <tC7 an One case of All-wool Gray Blani es. Jackets, $3.50t0 $67.50. with handsome borders> full *« iA Capes, $4.75 to $85.00. 10-4 size. Tuesday-one day JK^ # 4J( only One case of Fine White Blankets, lAJlrti** !l l J M >...An V with handsome borders, full d»^ QT Winter Underwear. «^ . Tuesday . $3.85 A great Special Sale of Ladies' White Blankets, 90c to $20.00 a Underwear today and Wednes- pair. day. We would like to run it all Gray Blankets, $1.10 to $10.00 a the week, but the chances are pair, that all these special lots will be 100 Comfortables of our own make, closed out in two days' selling 1 . filled with 5 pounds of good, +r Take no chances, but come at . . Jl«£3 once, 85c Vests for 58 cents. «a a ■■ f» i ■ ■ ■ AA SI.OO Vests for 72 cents. kSQlfl P ll ! I H HXr I.fl $1.25 Vests for 95 cents I IISI U f UUlll 111ß OullUs I I " as pine tree yesterday, and every suspicious prisoner before him who could offer no valid defense far the offense charge* was summar ily dealt with. Christopher Sutherland,, the alleged confidence man who was arrested wl'ih a supposed victim in tow at Eighth and Wa basha streets Saturday may have intuitively realized the court's frame of mind and nlead guilty to the charge of vagrancy against him, and was sentenced to the workhouse for thirty days. James Kennedy, arrested while endeavoring to dispose of alleged fake jewelry near the union depot, likewise went out for a month on the charge of vagrancy. William Greenville admitted that he had stolen a spool of silk from J. C. Carlson, a tailor at Eighth and Broadway streets, and forthwith he to was consigned to Como's classic shores for sixty days. Charles Whitney, a young man arrested upon a return from La Crosse, Wis., where h,» escaped conviction for allege:! complicity in a clothing house robbery, was given a bad reputation by the police, and the court gave him an opportunity to consider the evil of his ways under the care of Supt. Fitzgerald for thirty days. John Schmidt, accused of vagrancy, will also rusticate for a month, and 1 John Kelly, arrested at the instance of Relief Agent Hutchins a week ago for selling tickets to a mythical benefit ball, received a sixty days' sentence on the charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. Patrick Mahoney, a Minneapolis cripple, will be the city's guest for a month through hav ing solicited alms here instead of in his own town. Holds Potts LJnl>le. Judge Willis ordered judgment yesterday in favor of Andrew J. WanipW In his suit aeninst Philio Potts and Ross Clarke to Klose a mortgage for $2 300 The mort gage was executed by Clarke to Potts and assigned by the latter to the plaintiff. Potts defense was that when Clarkcs note which he Potts, had indorsed, fell due Clarke was solvent and able to nay it. but that .^ampler extended the timo of payment a >ear and that therefore Potts was relieved from Ua b'itty appeared from Clarke's own testimony that whatever extension of time may have been granted to him by Wampler. there was no consideration paid therefor, and conse quently it was of no effect in law. May Condemn It. A military survey, consisting of Captsr Lambert and Hart and Lieut. McCoy, ap pointed by Adjt. Gen. Muehlberg, will meet Today to inspect and possibly condemn a quantity of military paraphernalia in use by the national guard of the state and which has lone outlived its usefulness. This con sists of old belto haversacks, blankets, bro spection of the state militia. Will Wei Admitted. The will of Fred Richter was refused ad missfon to probate yesterday as it^ was not "signed in the presence of witnesses. me wU? was made when Mr. Richter owned i ronsidera S ble rn pn ) perty, whereas at the t me of J his death the estate was worth not to ex ceed $300. Receivers Want tlie Realty. Receivers Dickson and Sheehan of the I Minnesota Savings bank, have sued George D. Hammond and James Duryea to have conveyed to them certain real estate held in trust for the bank by Duryea as security for a loan to Hammond. Court Calls Today. 116. 163. Chambers— Judge Bunn. ffi? C C o O u U r[-J J u U d?e c wS; estates of Julia M. Allen, William Banholzer and Wil liam Koi>iske. Supreme Court Call Today. Xos. 50, 82, IC9, 180. CAPITOL, COMMISSION TODAY Will Meet to Cuimlder tlie Com pleted Work. Some of the members of the state capitol commission came to town last night, and the others will arrive this morning for the meet ing which is called for 10 o'clock. At that time a number of matters will be called up and disposed oX, principal of which will be the final closing up of the business connected with the contract let some time ago for the concrete and basement work for the new capitol which the commission has been notified has practically been completed. There will also be other less important matters to act upon. ■ Regarded na a Joke. Frederick Kaun, the member of Company B, of Fort SneUing. who was arrested on th 9 charge of forgery Saturday, was discharged in the police court yesterday on motion of j Assistant County Attorney Zollman. The al leged forged instrument which Kaun was .ac- | cused of attempting to pass upon Mark & i Co., pawnbrokers ai Seventh and Sibley j streets, was in reality simply an advertise- | ment in the form of a check, and Kaun , c'aiuied he had tendered it only as a joke. , Vr. Zollman stated that the soldiers at Fort | Snelling had frequently "joshed" each other j by exchanging the same kind of advertise ments, and that he was convinced that Kaun was guilty of no wrong intention. TO CURE A CeitD IN OXK DAI Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund money if it falls to cure. 2oc. 1 JOlfl THEIR FORGES TERRACE, COMMERCIAL AND SEVEN CORNERS COIHVCII.S ROY JU* ARCAM.II I.MTED UNDER NAME COMMERCIAL F. W. BAER SELECTED AS TIIW REGENT OF THE CONSOLI DATED ORGANIZATION. THE OFFICERS ARE INSTALLED By (.rnnil Seereapj' Davenport, ot ii i iiii:-ii ix.i it — l :\ i><-<-t«-ii to Be come the Hnuuer Council. Terrace council. Commercial council and Seven Corners council, Royal Ar canum, were consolidated last night in Bowlby hall, as the result of the de termination on th* part of the mem bers of all three, comprising nearly 350 men, to make up the banner lodge of the order in the city. It will be called Commercial Council No. 1413. This move, it was thought, would strengthen the organization, and the new consolidated council will give a series of entertainments during the coming winter, which it is proposed to make thoroughly representative. Tne increased numbers, it is believed, will serve to make the meetings more in teresting. Grand Secretary E. J. Dav enport, of Minneapolis, was on hand to duly install the new officers of the council. They were as follows: Regent, F. W. Baer; vice regent, R. A. Smith; past regent, J. N. Nolan; orator, M. E. Nutting; secretary, C. E. Leonard; col lector, Henry Bryant; treasurer, Tom Kellar; chaplain, A. O. Wilson; guide, O. A. Olson; warden, H. .8. Moffit, sen try, F. B. Mample, and trustees, W. B. Bourne, Peter Yon Hoeven and H. C. " Penfleld. Talk is cheap, but advertising costs money. Sensible people wouldn't advertise good 3 without merits. Unscrupulous people can im itate them at little cost. Do you want the real thing or the substituted Insist on get ting what you order. I | Phi MB tj I \ \ HB^ ■ I IBs wSB 3bys k _ ?^h Genuine absolutely Pure; contains no Wood Alcohol, as many substitutes do; can be used with Perfect Safety INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY. POND'S EXTRACT Subdues all Inflammations, Controls all Hemorrhages, Relieves all Fain. For Insect Bites, Sunburn, Ctkailns and Bummer Complaints IT IS UNEQUALED. TJ A«f«A m a °t worthless imitations S3Vr C*rs said to be "just us good.' 1 * I POND'S EXTRACT CO.. Mow York and London. METROPOLITAN L. W. SCOTT. MANAGER. TONIGHT— -Mm. Wednesday and Saturday. Klmv and Erlanger'u JACK «g BEANSTALK Evciiinji Prices, 2:c. 5) c, T.">c. 51.0 1 . |L9ft Mm inee Prices, -f c, s:c, 7."c, *I.W. Next Week— Andrew Mack in "An Irish Gen tle mail."