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& |BE|iORY OF JIOTO MAJ. ML C. WILKINSON SAYS THAT WAS A GREAT FAC TOR /N HOLDING MEN TOGETHER, WHO FOUGHT HARD IN THE LATE WAR OF THE REBEL LION rEAR'S WORK WAS REVIEWED, WitH the Result That the Session Was More Than Ordinarily Interesting-. There were about fifty ladies present Ut the Central Monument association meeting, held in the representatives hall at the capitol yesterday afternoon. The meeting was called to order by the president, Mrs. R. M. Newport, who requested the flower girls to take the front row of seats, that their presence and the sight of the dainty bouquets they carried might lend inspiration to the speakers. The ladies began their session with the singing of "America." The report of the last monthly meeting was then read by the secretary, and was approved as read. Major M. C. Wilkinson, the subject of whose paper had been announced as "Who Won the Battle?" gave the address, which was the chief feature of the afternoon. As an introduction, Major Wilkinson said that he had changed his theme to "Conquerors," since that title best in dicated his thoughts. The first part of the paper has a special interest, since the sketch of the "Boy at Arlington" Is really autobiographical. -The major said: Seated in front of his tent on Arlington heights, Va.. In July, 18G1, was 'a. young soldier, a wibaltern officer in a New \ork regiment. , His first duty in charge of men. outside of hl3 ow> company had bten to direct a large detachment of his regiment In making tne first slashing in the beautiful park in. rear of Lee's historical mansion. Across the Potomac, within his view, stood the nation's capitol, with the mosc feariul •war-storm center of the centuries rapidly encirelicg it. Over the long bridge columns of troops were constantly crossing to tins Virginia side. . A hasty glance at the young soldier finds him Blim, blue-eyed, not brawny of arm or deep of chest— in tact, his live leet ten and over seemed largely laid out, but rather thinly settled. He was a type, bat not or the prize ring. But a vision other than the one we de scribe quite shut out ail else; it was a quiet little church yard near a beautiful village in a lonely valley in the Interior of his own Empire state. _ This church yard held an unmarked grave. It was that cf his mother. His country's call had now made it im possible to carry out his dearest, the ab sorbing purpose of his life, that a fitting testimonial of his own selection should mark that sacrded spot. Hut now, alas, the war, with its possibilities, nay, more, its Plia bilities—how often since has he lived that night over again, that one given to tne study of fitting monuments for the loved and lost. May It not be said that sometimes moth ers help more dead than living? The outcome of this soldier's reflections might suggest such a thought. His meditations ran: Ihe foundations of his mother's monument should be well and strongly laid. The mterrainable years should witness how well; of marble White or gray? Just then taps were sounded in his own and the white cities all about. "Lights out" might Bound for him betore the war was over. Yet, after all, what monu ment would please her most? One of iron and marble in that far-away, silent church yard The soldier rose, and, with his up-turned face to the heavens in the quiet of that hour, caught the Inspiration that was to be* his po"ar star in all the years of the war so many as Goa might give him for he said -But for my mother not this brain, it shall harbor no thought that would pain her; but for her not these lips, she shall stand guard over them, and these hands shall clasp those only upon whom her benediction might rest. He himself would Jie her monument, and In all his soul he knew that that purpose would have pleased her most. Who really was the conquerer here? For in all the years of the war this dedication of himself never ceased to inspire his daily life, and in this he was but a type cf many thou- Ea Does n n°o r t e the historian certify us that with Homer and Pericles woman was a slave, and only a little better, a goddess with cni\a.ry and Don Quixote? and but a toy and plaything with Chesterfield and the club? It is the crowning glory of the centuries that n the American home, in our own enlightened American daughter, wife ajid mother has been found the fairest flower, the greatest prom ise of the highest possible civilization. And this mother we proclaim the conqueror in all the bloody fields of the Rebellion. The first to fall in my own company, mor tally wounded, at Antletam. just there in frc-nt of the Dunkards' church, and near the head of Bloody lane, the bloodiest of the war was a corporal; two comrades carried hm' from the field. Late in the day my regi ment was relieved from the support of a. bat tery and I hastened to look after some ■wounded, the corporal amons the number; finding him with hundreds cf others, sought the help of a surgeon, who came only at my very earnest request. One look oi his suf ficed. Dropping on one knee by my faithful corporai's side it was mine to tell him that he must die. Should I reach home would he give me some message lor his mother? His hand tightened on my own when he heard the fatal words that he must de. A tear, and then another slowly told their own pathetic story, but quickly recovering him self he firmly said: "Captain, you can tell motther that I never disobeyed an order, can't you? That was his dying, his only, his last mes sage. Where got he this lesson of obedience? the best, the grandest ever tought or learned? In the Christian. Amer can home, and who was the conqueror? As for the corporal, he obeyed, even unto death. Whom? His moth er, his country and su his God. Just how fitting are Garfie A's wards, Gar fleld, the soil of another suoh a mother: "A noble life crowned with heroic death far out lives the pride and pomp and glory of the mightiest empires of the earth." Such was my corporal's life and death, and he also was but a type. It was a great day fcrr the troops in and about Wash ngton. Pennsylvania avenue was selected as the focal point. At the fixed hour the different regiments were assembled, ranks •were opened and then, and oniy then, did we know what it was all about. The famous Billy Wilson zouaves, of New Yoik city, ar rived that day and were to receive s ngu'ar a.nd special honor. They were headed for the front. Ah, me, will it ever be forgotten, those pangs of envy that surged through the hearts of the poor country boys, the "Slim Jims," as they were called, who really canst tuted thla army of reception, as they did in fact of the whole army— but the zouaves! the "Zoo-Zoo's," as they so dearly loved to be called. Out from the depot they came, and AS they turned into the avenue with drums beating and flags flying, it was a sight to al most para'yze. With Intervals between their files they filled their alloted spac«; on they came, each regiment standing at "present arms" as they passed, and what a host thsy looked. Here at last, at last, w<-re the fight ers. Tho'r rifles swinging easily over their broad and sinewy shoulders, their jaunty lit tle caps were set at the proper angle on their defiant heads, so that the dazzling tassels had no interrupted swing— there were th& brawny arms, the chests so deep; such legs, such calves' Bright red Jackets and "zao zoo" trousers, and white leggings, too — yes red was the color for these fighters, and their step had such an easy confident swing to it, and the cheers that the loyal thousands gave them on that July day in '61 they were long and loud. That ended it! The boys, the reception boys, all said, never a "Johnnie Reb" would we ever see; a broom ♦would sweep every mother's son of them into the Gulf of Mex ico after one such sight as we that day he held, so we said to each other and we wrote We are all patrons of the ABBOTT PRINTING COttPANY. Rooms 91-93 Union Block. it home, home where now we would shortly bo. But the history, the true history of them you will find in the annals of the first Bull Run, and rightly named was that battle field — the emphasis always on the last syllable. In short, that history is not much longer than thie, they ran at the first fire, the very first. Of long bridge they made a short one, they ran it. Washington? No, not even for lunch— New York city? Yes, a few were cor ralled iv the harbor, they couldn't swim it! New Orleans? the Gulf of Mexico? Yes, but not quite all. We wait with deep, absorbing interest to leaxn of Andree's fate. Will he really find the "pole? He may, we sincerely hope he does— he deserves it, but we venture a prediction that he will find, and well up it, one of Billy Wilson's frozen "Zoo-Zoos." But why this little bit "of history? For its lessons only. There may have been and likely were some in that regiment who deserve not all of this, but they were certainly the exception. Whence came this gang? Some were pro fessional thieves, many gloried in the name of Dead Rabbits and Plug Uglies, brave only up some dark alley, with pistol, sand-bag and brass knuckles, heroes in the haunts of vice and crime. - Thank God we had but one such regiment, another was impossible. But whence came they? The answer is already in your mind's, and how sad a one it is. They were also types. Theirs, was a heredity of disobedience— and this breeds anarchists, of whom a little later on/ ■ Surely they were not of the conquerors. We like, and so will j'ou, the words of Capt. Castle, our own and only Castle in his inimitable "The Boys in Blue Turned Grey, he says, "The average boy of '61 was of pure mental and exalted worth, the glint of his eye reflected the stars of the flag, and a prophecy of Appomattox was written on his brow. Into the white chambers of his soul only such things could enter as affiliated with the guests already cherished there, his moth er his sweetheart and his God, and all the ladders of grace that led from the bloodiest battle fields straight to the bending heavens were built up round by round from the piety and devotion of intrepid womanhood." Let me add from the conquerors, the mothers who gave our heroes birth, conceived in, and born of, their very souls! Curious proverb — said to be that of the Arabs— lsrr't it? "God couldn't be every where and so He made mothers." - In my parting words let me quicken the S Set H JR i» g^nffigK J. M. HANNAFORD, General Traffic Manager of the Northern Pacific. thought that eternal vigilance must sthl be thf> price oT our continued liberty! Two monuments are before me— one on Ar lington heights, near the very spot on which was introduced the young soldier from New York. Some of you have doubtless stood be side it. In part, its legend reads: "Beneath this stone repose the bones of two thousand one hundred and eleven unknown soldiers. Remember that "unknown." You build your monument as well for them! In one grave alone! Standing them side by side, within touch of hands, and you must march two and two-sevenths miles in passing them. Yes, you build for them, for from Minnesota there must be some who sleep in this, Qr in tfie thousands of nameless graves that dot our national cemeteries. What thoughts should enter around such sacrifical deaths? Green be the graves where such heroes lie burled. Shroudless and nameless they sank to their rest. Ah, would it not seem that they had for ever dedicated, consecrated, hallowed and sanctified every foot of this blessed land of ours? But this other, this second monument, you have not so far to go to find it; forever to the dishonor and disgrace, so long as it shaJJ be permitted to stand, Chicago must claim it and be its sponsor. When and how were its foundations laid? May 4. 1886, when anarchy threw the bomb that killed seven and wounded ftfty^four of ficers of the law in its execution. We would gladly put away the words of these executed anarchists, but we may not, and for reasons later on. Parsons said in his Alarm, a paper of which he was editor, "Subscribe for the Alarm," a revolutionary newspaper, devoted to the propa ganda of anarchy, published weekly at. No. 107 Fifth avenue, Chicago. Sample copy free." In the same issue. Dec. 23, 1885: "What tears solid rock into splinters may not have a bad effect in a court or monopolist's ball room." "Feb. 20, 1885: Dynamite! Of all good stuff this is the stuff. Stuff several pounds of this sublime" stuff into an inch pipe (gas or water), plug up both ends, Insert a cap with a fuse attached, place this in the im mediate neighborhood of a lot of rich loqfers who live by the sweat of other people's brows and light the fuse. A most cheerful and grat ifying result will follow. In giving dynamite to" the down-trodden millions of the globe stance has done its best work. The dear stuff can be carried without danger in the pocket, it is not ornamental, but useful. A pound of this stuff beats a bushel of ballots, and don't you forget it." April 18. 1885: "Assassination! He alona is free who submits to no government. Assas sinate the head as fast as It appears— the government is destroyed, whether it be a government of three men or three millions"— and much more like it, and worse, from Par sons. Your time and mine Is too precious to take it up with a rehash of what Spies, Schaub, F ; j lden, Fischer and Engel said. Their words were as bloody, their speeches as violent as his. For these, the anarchists of Europe and the United States contributed, and a njona j mont was built and dedicated to anarchy! In America! Their women carried red Hags, one carried a black one. This in I*SG. A little more than a decade, and what? About a month since— to be exact, Sept. IT, IS97— in Chicago, of course, apd it Is, or Is It not, this self-same spirit shown? On this day and date at meetings of the Debs' Social De'mocraey Branch No. 2 resolved: "The blood of idle, useless aristocracy is the most convenient medium for nourishing the tree of liberty. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. The millionaire class Is responsi ble. * * * We regard the torch as the most successful weapon to wield against them " Its president said: "I would kill twenty millionaires today." A member of Branch No. 1 said: "I will not carry a musket; I will carry a torch and a knife, and I will carry them both as f*r as I can. \nd Debs' own right-hand man, a director in the national board of this democracy, said: "I would attack property with the torch; I would destroy their fine palaces." And this same monument stands for them as well. Do they not make their yearly pil grimages to it, decorate It with flowers, swearing fresh allegiance to the cause for which these, their "martyrs," died? In a paper not long Eince, before the Loyal Legion of Minnesota, we used these words: "God grant that this monument bodes no ill to our beloved land purchased and redeemed at such fearful cost." Not a trace of th» pessimist In this. No one has brighter hopes of the grand future that awaits u« than, your speaker, yet doe 3 not the plainest duty call a halt for careful thought and preparation for the unfinished work before us In the pres ence of such a monument as this? Only a few nights since at Cooper institute, New York city, the nominee of the Socialists for mayor spoke from 1U stage decorated with red flags. How thin the veil between anarchy and socialism when the red flag is carried by and covers them both! He serves his party beat who serve* his THE SAINT PAUL G1,03J3: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1897. country mo«t There should be— and by all that's "right and just there is no room in our country for any party whose flag is not the Stars and Stripes. Neither is there room in it for any party but ours, the one, thank God, that has never yet been lowered to a victorious foe. We venture the prediction that before we, as a people, are done with it, that monument will be ground to dust by the expressed judgment of American patriotism. Here let me say, and not in parenthesis, that, were the power mine, not a pupil in all this broad land could there be graduated from our com mon or our high schools who had not faith fully memorized, and as faithfully recited, Abraham Lincoln's immortal dedication speech at Gettysburg. This would make such monu ments forever impossible. Late in his nfe the Duke of Wellington, in addressing the boys at Eton, said: The battle of Waterloo .was fought here." No! it was fought back in the heart of the English mother in the home of England, where Eng lish women, like the wise and good queen, were "The Conquerors!" Cannot Americans thank Kipling for his "Recessional?" Have you read it? How it seems, m so many ways to meet our own conditions, lest we, too, forget. Though our "kings" were those who made us victorious, the Grand Army of the Republic. Let's thank Kipling as we read and listen: • • •• » RECESSIONAL. I. God of our fathers, known of old- Lord of our far-flung battle line— Beneath Whose awful hand we hold Dominion over palm and pine- Lord, God of hosts, be with us yet, Lest we forget— lest we forget! The tumult and the shouting dies— The captains and the kings depart- Still stands Thine ancient sacrifice, An humble and * contrite heart. Lord, God of Ho*», bt with us yet, Lest we forget— kst we forget! Far-called our navies melt away— On dune and hpadland sinks the fire— Lo all our pomp of yesterday Is one with Nineveh and Tyre! Judge of the nat'uns, spare us yet, Lest we forget— lest we forget! If, drunk with sight of power, we loose Wild tongues that have not Tree in awe- Such boasting as the Gentiles use Or lesser breeds without the law- Lord, God of Hosts, be with us yet, Lest we forget— lest we forget! For heathen heart that puts her trust In reeking tube and iron shard- All valiant dust that builds on uust, And guarding calls not Thee to guard— For franiL'i boast and foolish word, Thy mercy on Thy people, Lord! Amen. H. P. Hall made an impromptu speech, encouraging the ladles in their enterprise. Another patriotic musical number was rendered, and then the la dies proceeded to the discussion of the methods of work. Mrs. Newport called on each of the women to express her opinion as to the advantages of the soliciting method, and to give a re port of the work done in her particular district. This phase of the meeting consumed the remaining time, as the features of the work were discussed in detail. The suggestion was made by the president to send out the subscrip tion books all over the city, and find out in this way what the attitude of St. Paul people really is toward the monument enterprise. The meetings will continue to be held at regular in tervals as heretofore, public announce ment of each meeting being made a few days previous to the session. ■ Exhibited to the Police. Mark Farrel, better known as "Micky" Farrel, a young man of unsavory reputation, is under arrest at the central police station, where he was exhibited to the 6 o'clock and 9 o'clock reliefs last evening, preparatory to being released under orders to leave the city. Each officer noted "Micky's" appearance and will have orders to arrest him on sight after today. Christian Brothers' Alumni. The annual meeting of the Alumni Associa tion of (he Christian Brothers' Schools, r or the election of officers and to make arrange ments for the next banquet and reunion, will be held in Cretin hall, Monday evening, Oct. 26. All are specially requested to attend. Business will commence at 8 o'clock. Under Muslkveretn Auspices. Miss Villa Whitney White will appear un der the auspices of the Musikverein of St. Paul in song recital on Nov. 4. _^»» base: ball briefs. Frank Houseman, of the St, Louis Browns, says the Baltimore scoring that gave Billy Keeler the batting lead was something awful. "Down In Baltimore one day," say* Frank, "Keeler sent two flies to Lally. who muffed both of them. Then he hit to Hartman and Hartman first fumbled and then threw wild. Then Keeler made a good single. Next morn ing — four hits in the Baltimore papers. Talk about Cleveland stuffing Burkett's average why, they aren't In it with the oyster scribes at Baltimore." * • • Billy Hamilton says that he will deliver «. long oration before he allows Boston to exchange him to Brooklyn for Mike Griffin. * » * Billy McGunnlgle, the ex-manager, may never get out of the hospital a-gain. He was severely hurt by a collision with an electric car not long ago while riding in a carriage. ♦ ♦ » The third crop of hay for the season is growing at Lexington park. * • ♦ It now seems certain that both Isbell and Denzer will play in St. Paul next season and one of the new outfielders will be Holliday, of Cincinnati. Hulen will play short. Clevelands "Won It. The Cleveland High school Junior eleven defeated the Dayton Bluff football team in a well-played gamo yesterday, by a score of 24 to 0. Belniont Club Meet. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 23.— The fail trot ting meeting of the Belmont Trotting club was brought to a close today. 2:33 class, trot Eli won, Cherry Meder second, Dean Forest third. Best time, 2:20^4. 2:27 mixed— Harry C won, Belle Ives second, Judge Gilkins third. Time, 2:20. 2:16 pacing— Democracy won Billy West second, Jewel Woodnut third. Best time, 2:I6VS. Jlorrlstown Golf. MORRISTOWi.', N. J., Oct. 23.— Eight teams contested for the prizes today at the open tournament of the Morris County Golf club. Richmond won tfie first, with a total of 544; Baltusrol was second with 331. Iron Bed*. Schroeder & Dickinson, 16 East Sixth. $nai SffiWßrt oc kef Ladies' Desks is^^^fe H PflM^^Ba If lh^ofH«d '1lP? *?- J^, v / riet /« ,£*! Couches. mk U^^&IBMISESb^ have failed and- get mA StJmi Ih4oS or^leS We make our own Dress Couche6-o ? r own ijPjy only words of "111 I f^y ' maC0 S a{3 > or Flemish, Qouchea of aU lilnds-and always guarantee onr i « '" ' praise from tlie ' s. work. All ottr work fat superior to factory work purchasers. $1.49 Eac "« handled by other people. Radiant Stewart Coal Heaters. Wherever they go they make friends. It i? no tmusua^ t -A ' k^ "^ £^ thing for u8 to have calls "for this Stove from 6oftie one Who, K~ O ■ I having seen them at work, realises their superiority 6ver i | myL' "^ s^@ Ww §i ■ m. vfl other styles. They give satisfaction. A^ 1 SLM.MiL & &M. %y^. A. T T AS. X-r 6 Stewart Hot Blast. SIXTH AND fIINNESOTA STREETS, This is an air-tight Stove, made on the correct princi ples and made of materials that make it a Stove to la?t for /-* * , w V T*l • t years. Cast top, and base and sides of boiler steel. Com- L^OlTiniSTfi MO 11 H 111*11 I 5 pare it with the cheap things made of stovepipe Iron. VUIHpiWIC 11UU0V I Ul illdllWl^i TROLLEY Ifl A TUBE THAT SEEMS TO BE THE ULTIMATE SOLUTION OF THE SELBYf PROBLEM. SUBWAY CURRENT IN. FAVOR. COLNCILMEN WANT A BETTER SERVICE, WHEHKER ELEC TRIC Oil CABLE POWER. RAILWAY' COMPANY IS WARNED That It Must Complj' With the Al hreciit Ordinance Beginning Work; Wltliing Ten Days. City Clerk Jensen has notified the St. Paul City Railway company of the pas sage of the Albrecht reEolution direct ing the company to pave Fourth street and upper Third street between Its tracks and rails with asphalt, and to begin the work within th^. next ten days. If the street railway company fails to obey the resolution, as most of the councilmen expect, Corporation At torney Markham is ordered to apply to the courts for a mandamus compelling the company to do the work. The company will interpose the two defenses with which the common coun cil is so familiar. Ii will contend that its present cable construction is unable to sustain an asphalt pavement and that it is impracticable to pave between its tracks and rails with asphalt, because of the slot between rails, and that at this season of the year it would be Im possible to finish the job before the cold weather sets in. In reply to these two objections the city will contend first, that it consti tutes no defense to say that the present construction is insufficient to sustain an asphalt pavement, as under Ordi nance 704, the street railway company ie bound to pave the space between its tracks and rails with the same material with which the city paves the remain der of the street. The street railway company at one time entered into an agreement with the city to pave Fourth and upper Third street between its tracks and rails with granite blocks whenever ordered to do so by the com mon council, but when the council pass ed such an order last May, the compa ny ignore it, and the council there upon declared it "off." As for the lateness of the season, the city will, in the event of the street railway company making a fight, cite the fact that several blocks of asphalt pavement were laid, in Minneapolis in the month of December, entirely to the satisfaction of the city engineer and citizens of that city. A number of the city officials who have visited Eastern cities during the past few months, argue that the objec tion of the company as to the operation of the line not being possible with as phalt pavement between the rails, is nonsense. Those of the officials who have given the underground trolley systems in Eastern cities an inspection, claim that it is but a question of a few months when the company will, by force of circumstances, the princi pal one being the power obtained from the Minneapolis dam, change the cable to an electric line. The defense that the present con struction of the cable line will not sustain an asphalt pavement, is regard ed by the corp° ration attorney as no defense at all. If the present construc tion is insufficient, then the street rail way company must put in a construc tion that will sustain it. That is Cor poration Attorney Markham's conten tion, and in support of it, he cites ordi nance 704, which requires the street railway company to pave its portion of the street with the same material as the city lays on its portion. The privilege which the street rail way company originally had of putting down a granite paving was one grant ed by the council at the earnest solici tation of .the company, which repre sented that it was soon to convert its cable into an electric line. It would be a hardship, the company said, to be compelled to lay an asphalt pavement, when it intended so soon to take out its cable and establish an electric sys tem The council reluctantly consent ed to allow the company to pave with granite blocks, whenever so ordered. Such an order was made by the coun cil last May. The street railway com pany ignored it. Then followed the Albrecht resolution rescinding the con tract and directing the company to pave Fourth and upper Third streets with asphalt as required by the ordin ance compelling it to pave with • the same material as th« city had paved its portion of the street. Corporation Attorney Markham will follow the instruction of the common council to the letter. He will apply to the district court, so he said yesterday, for a peremptory writ of mandamus to compell the street railway to pave Fourth and upper Third streets as di rected—to wit, with asphalt between Its rails and tracks. Mr. Markham says it is difficult to see how the com pany can set up a successful defense to the proceeding 1 . Having declined to obey the resolution requiring it to pave with granite blocks between its rails and tracks— a privilege which it re quested—that agreement was annulled, and the company could not look to anything but ordinance 704, which re quired it to pave between its tracks and rails with the same material as the city paved its portion of the street The plea that the present hollow construction under the cable line would not support an asphalt pavement was no defense. The company must fur nish a construction that would sustain an asphalt pavement. The situation in which the street railway company now finds itself and the natural consequences thereof, were summed up by Mr. Markham last evening In this way, and it Is notworthy that Mr. ■Mp.rkham suggests in this connection the adoption of the un derground elec'ric system new in use in sev eral Eastern cities. "The street railway company," said Mr. 'Markham," having refused to accept ths recent ordinance allowing it to put in an overhead electric system, there is n. dis position on the part of several members of the common council to compel the company to put its cable system in proper shape ana operate it co as to give a proper si.***^ until such time as it may see fit to apply for permission to establish "an underground electric system." Mr. \iaikham, rp.counting his observations of the underground electric system operated in Washington. D. C, from which city he has jus: returned, said: "The Metropolitan Traction company of Washington operates an underground elec tric system the entire length of its line, from Georgetown to the limits of Washnlgton, a distance of at least ten miles. Much of the trackage rests on an asphalt pavement, $The cars run noiselessly and smoothly, axe eas ily handled and do not start nor stop a jerk as they here." It is the opinion of those who have studied the local situation, that if the court should grant the peremptory writ of mandamus di recting the street railway company to pave Fourth and upper Third streets with asphalt between its rails and tracks, such action will, of necessity, compel the company to put In a construction that will sustain an asp-halt pavement, and result in an improved and proper street car service. The admitted undesirability of an overhead trolley system on Fourth street, from which telegraph and telephone wires and poles have been removed by ordinance, has already been considered by the common council, and the majority of ' the members are prepared to vote against an overhead electric system. FORTY FEVER CASES. Yellow Jack; Shows No Signs of Logins His Grip. NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 23.— Today's fever record was much worse than an ticipated. There were approximately forty cases at 7 o'clock, and at that time the day's record included seven deaths. There is no abatement of the fever, and, at the same time, there Is no apparent disposition on the part of the plague to grow any worse. Cool mornings and nights with hot days are simply keeping at an average mark both the deaths and the number of new cases. Two of the deaths of the day occurred before 1 o'clock this morning. The highest number of fa talities heretofore in a single day has been nine, and it looked this afternoon as if today would run a pretty close race with the worst day of the p_ast. This was the record of deaths today: Allen Morris, Mrs. Laumentia, Gustave Koeckert, John Mohr, Patrick Ford, Mrs. John Gast, Mrs. Loza Smith, Carrie Hummel and Frank Freeman. 1 MONTGOMERY, Ala., Oct. 23.— A special to the Advertiser from Selma, Ala., says: Dr. Guiteras arrived here today, and, as a result of his investi gation, seven cases of sickness were declared yellow fever. The principal case is H. L. Chapin, who is not ex pected to live through the night. The fever is now believed to have been in the town for a month or six weeks. Some weeks ago several young women who had visited Mobile were sent to a camp of detention several miles from town. While there two had what was diagnosed as "slow fever." They were detained thirty days. NANSEN IN NEW YORK. The Hero of Farthest Xorth Reaches America. NEW YORK, Oct. 23.— Dr. Nansen, the Arctic explorer, arrived tonight on the steam ship Lucania. He was taken off the steamer at quarantine and brought to the city on the steamboat Favorite. As soon as Dr. Nansen left the Lucania he received an invitation to be present at a reception tendered to him by the American Geographical society at Chick ering hall tonight. Dr. Nansen was due at the hall at 8:30 p. m., and arrjved ten min utes ahead of time. His entrance was the signal for the heartiest applause, the entire audience rising to greet h:m. A go.d medal was presented to Dr. Nansen from the Amer ican Geographical society. ... Dr. Nansen replied briefly, thanking tne society for the honor conferred upon him. He spoke in very fa : r English. "We went out on a theory," he said, "and it turned out almost exactly as It had been planned beforehand. I may say that the polar prob lem is to some extent, at least, reauy solved. In my opinion, there will be no great diffi culty "in reaching the North pole. There are various ways of doing it. One way is to get in the ice and drift as tne Fram did. I think it can easily be done, too. by the use of Pledges and dogs. That is, I believe the method to be tried by the next American ex plorer I don't know the details of his plans, but I know what that man ha 3 done, and I have no doubt that he will bring honor to America, and that he will carry the Stars and Stripes further North than any other flag has yet been carried. I hope he may reach 1 Lieut 6 Pelry was the next speaker. Capt. D L Bralnard, of the United States army, who was one of the party which held the record for Northern latitudes prior to the Nansen expedition, followed him. SERVIAN CRISIS Caused by Canceling a Contract for Rifles. VIENNA, Oct. 23.— The Neve Freie Presse declares that the sole reason for the Servian crisis is that the Ser vian ministry, during King- Alex ander's absence from the country, sent a large order to the French govern ment for rifles intended to be used by the Servian army. His majesty, it ap pears was ignorant of this until his arrival in Pari3, when he was con sulted by the French minister for for eign affairs, M. Hanotaux, regarding the difficulties of paying for the rifles whereupon the contract was canceled and the Simitch cabinet naturally fell. BELGRADE, Oct. 23— The new cab iret for Servla has been formed under the premiership of Dr. Wiadan George vltch, until recently Servian minister at Constantinople, who was entrusted with the task of forming: a new min istry on Tuesday last while he was taking the waters at Carlsbad. Furniture Coverlnes. Schroeder & Dickinson, 16 Ka»t Sixth. fAY BUM OTHERS SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COM MERCE THIXKS THE PRESENT DAMS SEED REPAIRING ON THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI. THEN THE CONSTRUCTION OF ONE OR TWO MORE MIGHT BE MADE. VIEW THE LEVEES AND JETTIES. Senator** Will Go Down the River, as Well as Take a Trip Up the Missouri. The senate subcommittee on com merce, represented by Senator Berry, of Arkansas; Mcßride, of Oregon; Gall inger, of New Hampshire, and Nelson, of Minnesota; returned yesterday from their trip on the upper Mississippi, and are stopping in Minneapolis, with the exception of Senator Mcßride, who has left for his home. In company with Capt. Abbot, in charge of the local United States en gineering department, they made a careful inspection of the five reservoirs on the upper Mississippi and its tribu taries, and secured much information which will be embodied in a report to the senate. The matter is a very im portant one, as the government is de sirous of reducing the damage by the floods of the big river to a minimum, and there is a willingness to expend any reasonable amount of money to that end. Possibly Senator Gallinger expressed the sentiments of the committee when he said: "I believe the upper waters reser voir system is a great help to naviga tion, but I do not think the reservoirs already constructed in Minnesota have had a fair chance. Before build ing any more I think they ought to be repaired and straightened so that they can hold the maximum of their capac ity. We found the dam at Winnibi- ] goshish in a very bad condition. We were told that that reservoir had never been used to the limit of its ca pacity because the engineers were afraid of the dam. Even in the floods of last spring the reservoir was not permitted to fill. So I say that before j we build more reservoirs up here we ought to get all the good we can out of those we have. Now as to the ef fects of these reservoirs in mitigating floods. I am. not inclined to give them much credit. Certainly they did not prevent the big flood you got last spring. It is argued that that was because they were still frozen up when the water was pourinff by here. I guess they were frozen at that time, but that doesn't prove that floods wouldn't have been as bad if they had been open. On the contrary, it might have been argued that if the ice had broken up in the reservoirs as soon as it did further down, the floods would have been much worse. "We listened to some testimony yes terday bearing on the question of the effect of the forest denudation upon the rapid rise and fall of the upper Missouri. The preponderance of evi dence was that as yet it has had no effect at all. I think Minnesota is far from having been denuded of its for ests. So far it is chiefly pine that has been cut on the upper waters of tho Mississippi; the other timber haa been untouched, except as it has been de stroyed by fire. The undergrowth or second growth which has replaced the pine has been just as efficient in hold ing rain and snow as the old forest. "We have not been ordered to make any special report in regard to the im provement of the river between St. Paul and Minneapolis. Going further j down, we come to the question of levees. If we are to find no other way to curb the great river, we must make up our minds to an extensive system of levees from New Orleans to Cairo. 1 do not think much of the proposed cut off through Lakes Borne and Ponchar train, but at the same time we must j investigate it. The trouble is that it j might be hard to keep open, or it might ; divert the whole river and leave New j Orleans high and dry- I am also of the opinion that the Eads jetties, at the mouth, have not been so successful as they should be. I do not know whether congress is prepared to keep on build ing jetties and chasing the Mississippi sand bank out into the Gulf of Mexico. "As for the Irrigation reservoirs on the Missouri, I am oppsed to them on the ground of the great expense they would entail." . The other members of the committee expressed themselves as satisfied with the condition of the dams, and it is probable that they will recommend the construction of one or two more.- The committee will leave this week on a trip down river on the govern ment steamboat, the General Barnard, going to Rock Island. They will then cross to Sioux City and will make a trip up the Missouri. Concerted Action. VIENNA, Oct. 23.— The chamber of com merce of Rechenberg. Bohemia, has passed a resolution urging the government of Aus tria-Hungary to negotiate with the other powers with the view of taking concerted ac tion against the new United States customs tariff. Earthquake In Algiers. ORAN, Algiers, Oct. 23.— A severe earth quake shock was experienced here today. Many houses were damaged and the inhabi tants were thrown into a state of panic. No loss of life or serious Injury has been re ported. ATTfIGH o|l pitlJlE SOCIALIST DEPUTY TAKES UP THBJ MATTER OF THE PRICE OF BREAD. A "MINISTRY OF FAMINE." FRENCH PREMIER DEFENDS THE CAEIXET AGAIXST CHARGES OF CORRUPTION. VOTE OF CONFIDENCE OUTCOME). "Shameless Speculators"' on the Grill Dnrlng- the Progress of the Spirited Debate. PARIS, Oct. 23.— 1n the chamber of deputies today M. Gerault Ricard, So cialist, raised a discussion on the price of bread. He said the increase of the price was due to "shameless specula tors" and that only the big agricul turists profited by it. Continuing, th« deputy charged the government with being a "famine ministry." This caused violent protests from the sup porters of the government. Another deputy, M. Follevllle. asked that the proceeds of the customs duty on wheat be employed to bring 1 about a reduc tion in price of bread. Further, M. Folleville demanded that the govern ment take immediate measures against monopolists. M. Meline, the premier, said there was no ground to reduce the customs duty on wheat, as the price of bread did not justify it. The reduction of duties in 1891, he continued, had a dis astrous effect, foreign grain over whelming the French market. The present price of bread, added the premier, was not likely to rise, but on the contrary would fall before long-, because the harvests of all countries would be thrown upon the markets In January. Referring to the Socialists' proposal that the government should purchase the foreign wheat supply of the people, M. Meline said this would compel the I government to pay heavy prices, as America would ask 35 francs for what the people now are paying 28 francs. As for the so-called capitalist con spiracy to starve the people, the pre mier said the sun was the sole con spirator, as the whole of Europe was ! suffering from the same crisis. The j government, however, would inquire into the truth of the charges made against grain speculators and would prosecute any culprits, though not one of the charges made had as yet been substantiated. I The premier concluded by declaring that if the Socialists devoted their energy to organizing Instead of de molishing, the bread question would not exist (loud cheers). The minister of agriculture, M. Viger, also opposed a reduction in the duties on grain, from which, he said, America would alone profit. M. Jaurez, the Socialist leader, then arose to justify the attitude of the Socialists; but the chamber demanded that the debate be closed, and the vote of confidence in the government was> adopted, 398 voting for the motion and 76 voting against it. The house then adjourned. LIDWIG'S LETTERS Published to Strengthen Aiitl-I'rus sirm Tendencies. BERLIN, Oct. 23.— 1n order to strengthen in the most particular manner the anti-Prussian tendencies of Bavaria, three letters written by the late King Ludwig 11., of Bavaria, have been disclosed, the publication of which has been much criticised here. The first, written in July, 1871, to an official in the king's confidence, says: "Lately, his majesty has often read the Munich papers and has found that they occupied themsflves mostly with the German emperor and the crown prince, and write about them in ex aggerated and fulsome terms, while his majesty is only casually mentioned, or even not at all. His majesty is now quite certain that these • newspaper editors are Prussian hirelings, and that the correspondents are paid by the Prussian government to fill the Munich papers with such baneful ar ticles, ills majesty now asks you whether it is possible, by means of the privy purse, to appoint able men, whose task will be to represent the monarch dally In the press and see that the king's name be often read by the population. Their task would further be to see that articles ema nating from his majesty or the cabinet are accepted by certain papers and to weaken the bad influence of Prussia." The next letter is dated from Ho henschwandan, and evidently was Written after a conversation between King Ludwig and his mother. It reads: "Dear Hofrath: Herewith you will receive the following order from the king. Please tell Lieut. Col. yon Saver that the king wishes him to go at once to her majesty, the queen mother, and inform her in a delicate manner that her majesty must never again talk politics in the king's pres ence, and that she must never speak in praise of Prussia." The Cologne Gazette and the Vossi scfte ZeJUing have published articles demanding a change in the rules gov erning the awarding of prizes at the Berlin high school for music, so that thp prizes will not again go to Ameri cans, as in the case of Miss Leonora Jackson, of Chicago, the protege of Mrs. Grover Cleveland and other ladi:s, who won the Mendelssohn* stipendium recently.