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2 LOCAL NEWS IN PARAGKAPHS. ■Vooimlhv Talk— H. C. Johnston will ieliver a noonday -talk before the Com mercial club today up "Coal." DlttclMlFffed a Policeman — Mayor fCiefer yesterday relieved Patrolman B. Bhanley from duty for leaving his beat without authority on Tuesday night. — o — To « oiisldcr Milk Ordinance— The assembly committee on license will hold v meeting this afternoon and will take up the discussion of Dr. Ohage's milk in spection ordinance. — o — Gone <o New York- Arthur P. Loth rop. at the law tirm of Merwln. Lothrop ft: Johnson, has gone to New York on a patent Infringement case. < i<> Orrtifleatea Sold— The city treas ury yesterday received the sum of $10,000 From the sale of certificates of Indebted ness and ii was placed to the credit of the common council emergency fund. Furnished n BiK Bond— The National Surety company, through Manager Will iam B. Joyce, furnished a bund in tho sum of 5-WKJ.iHXi yesterday for the admin istrator of the Staples estate of Still wat< r. Loses Her Hoy— Mrs. Lizzie O. Grace Is mourning the death of her eldest child, j a boy nine years of age. The father. John Grace, on employe of the customs department, died a few months ago. Tho funeral occurs today. Called to Milwaukee— The board of public works has postponed consideration of the election of a city engineer", having granted Mr. Hundlett a leave of absence. Mr. Hundlett is In Milwaukee, attending the funeral of Mrs. Rundlett's mother and will be gone several days. SiilvhHoii Army Worker— Capt. John Walsh, rormerly in charge of the Salva tion Arm) work in Blue Earth. Minn., has arrived in St. Paul, to assist Adjt. ami -Mrs. Keast, who are In command here. Ca;>t. Walsh Is a good singer, and, with th.- aid of his guitar, which lie plays well, he will be a valuable help to the local corps. SPRINKLERS IN DEMAND. Yesterday* Wind and Dust Caused Pedestrians Much Misery. The city engineer was besieged yester day with demands from all quarters for the sprinkling of the streets. All day long a jolly little zepher toyed merrily with the dust that lay an inch deep upon all the streets, and chased it In through doors that stood wide open for the first time in nearly s^ven months, whirled It in great clouds r«» and down 'the busiest streets, down the backs of pedestrians, and blinded their eyes. Anathemas of every dlscription thrown at the city hall, wherein, far above the dust and dirt, sat the man who was generally supposed to be re sponsible for the nuisance, even to the extent of causing the wind to blow. The telephone was kept hot and many called In person, but to all complaints Mr. Rundlett and his assistants explained that no orders had been received from the council, and It was an ultra vires act to order contractors to begin sprinkl ing without such orders from the council. Among the callers was Assemblyman Thompson. He waxed eloquent over his demand, and when Informed that the department was not ready to begin sprinkling, exclaimed In tragic tones, "Not ready! when you knew this was coming; why, you might as well let a building burn down, and say the flre de partment was not ready." He seemed mollified, however, when Mr. Wilson ex plained that without waiting for tht< council to act the department had order ed the down town sprinkling to be com menced today. TO tTIIE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take Laxative Bromo Quinine "Vl^ois. All druggists !*•*»•*« - »»ey if it falls <j» c=-j. *ac. ibe genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet. -^0- Silver Service for Capt. Bohleter. Capt. Bobleter, military storekeeper, whose wedding took place In Minneapolis last evening, was presented with a hand some silver service by the officials of the state house yesterday. The set consisted of a half-dozen silver pieces, and was placed on exhibition in the treasurer's office during the after noon. It was later sent over to the horfie of his bride's parents in Minneapolis. Typewriters Repaired. We have competent mechanics and can repair any make of typewriter on short notice and at a reasonable cost. Telephone. 1629-2. Smith Premier Type writer Company, 136 East Sixth street, St. Paul. Minn. SEVENTH AND CEDAR STS. Tel. 731 i. Heat Market, 782. Peitijehn's Fosd, Sog," P 2?.9e Psaoh Preserves, £Sk h £, e «« pound Ow Fnrit lame ° n e-pound glass in. 11 till USRlSji'irs. assorted lU@ Daaa Two-pound cans «_ dnISU rdaS) Sifted Karly Junes... SJC lima Raane Uricd Lima Beans, f?_ Lima DeSllSi per pound OC D,,li n u Good Creamery, n^ 011116!) per pouud...." ||Q Rllttar choice Creamery, \k DUIICIi per pound l«fC Dii 41 A m Finest Creamery Butter It's AA. DUIICSi possible to get ibwC Fan mi Repo New - fresh - hi(fh C« I Oil ;*5 niW6) quality, per pound... «)S UeVlled FISHI; k-pouudcan3only4§ Esif»lrla<» American, pint bottles. "»_ liblMCaj assorted loc size, for fC ftrflham El Ally We grind it in our Ulallalll 1 lOU: I i own mill and we tbiuk it's better than any other on the market. It's pure old fashioned Graham Flour; 10-lb AA bags ; tllC Kfiftlihsll Breakfast Food, the dysceptic-g nca.lllvll necessity: It's a uecesaary change of food for all. »c - no matter how healthy; 5-Ib. bags IvG Dairy Butter in jars, prints and tubs received every day from the country. It's fresh and it's low priced with us. Ontens, S^t ersfield :. per ..... (Oc Have! Oranges, STk^JES; heavy, thin skinned and juicy, I A- d °z IIC CocGanuts, assK.r oueSi 2c, 3c & 4s Brick Cheese, SScl *** per pound... |£ /2 g Limburger Cheese, m !0c PfftSir the *>«»" quality in Amer- ft A Aft riOUr, k-H. r-erits- lb. sack #ZIDO Plnilf the fc est (jijßlity iv Amir- At a« rlOUr, ica. 49-lb. sack vIiUU ETlAicf 'he best quality in America, CA-. rIOUI, 24Vi-ib. sack ...DUG !!■'»£ At»*l German, preonrrd In fancy Tf _ ■ kSiaiU] large table dishes, only ... gg Bacon and Greens, 5*%. A. Booth brand IUC YEfiXA BROS. & GO. STRAINING A POINT CM*. JDC VAL TRYING HARD TO FIND SOMB POSSIBLE] EXCISE FOR THAT ACT OF GEN. YOUNG Whole Effort of Htn CroH-Exemlnn iiou Is to Make It Au;;«*nr That the Men of the Fifteenth Were In a State of Mutiny While They Were All Peacefully Sleeping Young's Agreiit Disturbed. When the I.eonhauser court of Inquiry met yesterday morning a merry howl was made over the fact that the morning papers had obtained a full account of the previous day's proceedings. It sound ed something like Gen. Young reading the riot act at the Bon Air hotel, Au gusta, Ga. The officers of the court were Incensed. As soon as the court convened Col. Hunter called attention to the publica tion of their secret session proceedings, and Col. Pemiington added that the ac count was exceedingly correct and could not have appeared except it had been disclosed by some member of the court, attorneys or witnesses, and probably em anated from some member who was not under oath, of whom there had been four present. Col. Duval, Adjt. Catlln, Capt. Crossfield and Col. Leonhauser. Capt. Crosslleld suggested that inas much as the transom was open and the talk had been somewhat loud at times It was possible that the reporters had caught the information In that way. Col. Duval volunteered the Information that he had a conversation with Capt. Crossfleld In the hall which might have given a clue to any one engaged in the reprehensible act of listening. The UPSHOT OP THE MATTER was that Col. Pennlngton exhorted all those present who were hot on oath not to give up any further information, say ing he could not very well administer tho oath. Col. Duval then proceeded with tha cross-examination of Capt. Crossfield, which lasted all through the session and will be continued again this morning. The cross-examination was confined to the direct testimony given by the wit ness the day before and was particularly rigid as to the condition of the camp on the night before the riot, Col. Duval try ing to make It appear that a condition of mutiny existed on the night of Feb. 4, and that Col. Leonhauser had been re mtss In his duties in not supressing It tn its inclplency. Hut the only effect of Col. Duval' s questioning was to empha size the fact that the camp was perfectly quiet all night, and that Capt. Crossfleld, as brigade officer of the day, and Capt. Gibson, as regimental officer of the day, had gone out of their way to patrol the .streets all night, and yet did not find a single thing out of the ordinary, and that conditions of affairs existed up to the time Capt. Crossfleld and Capt. Gib son had been relieved from duty at 9:30 In the morning, and after Col. Leon hauser had left camp to go to division headquarters where he had been REQUESTED TO PRESENT HIMSELF by Gen. Sumner in reference to the selec tion of two companies of the Fifteenth for provost duty and such a request waa equivalent to a command and that Col. Leonhauser had not returned until the trouble was almost over. . A long-winded argument took place over what constituted proper cross-ex amination ■Col. Dv Val asked Capt. Crossfield what constituted a mutiny. It was supposed that Col. Dv Val him self knew by 111!" '«*■■_» "tfi • tr '»J. L J I JZZ~~ re marked U. Ihe question was objected to l>y Adjt. Catlin for the reason that It waa not proper and it was not material what Capt. Crossfield knew about a mutiny as an abstract proposition. When Dv Val and Cotlln had exhausted themselves In arguing the point pro and con, they together with the witness and Col. Leonhauser were excluded from lha room, while the august court of inquiry deliberated with learned profundity over the momentous proposition and after half an hour's mature diseasing during which the invisible brain throbs vied with tha vibrations of the Robert street bridge In disturbing the august and secretive court agree with Mr. Cotlln that the question was Incompetent, irrelevant and Imma terial. A conclusion of Capt. CrossfieM's testi mony will probably be reached this morn- Ing and Capt. Bond will be called upon to tell what he knows. DU VAL DISTURBED. Col. Dv Val Is somewhat disturbed over tho criticism he has heard since his ar rival in St. Paul over his and Gen. Young's acts in the part they played in the censuring of the officers of the Fif teenth. He stated yesterday that about the sth of March, Gen. Young had tele graphed the war department that a court ( of inquiry was being demanded by the regimental officers and he displayed the nnswe-ring telegram from the department which says there was no necessity of such a court as the Fifteenth was about to be mustered out, but in the findings of the trial had, the officers might be cen sured. Col. Dv Val seekj to interpose that telegram in extenuation of the of fense of having administered the nasty roast to the officers. He believes the telegram should be Gen. Young's justifi cation, but from the tenor of the re marks of different officers It Is doubtful If they can bluff themselves Into seeing It In that light. SIRS. JOHN ROGERS' DEATH. Another Long Resident of St. Paul Passes Away. Mrs. John Rogers Sr.. wife of John Rogers, one of St. Paul's oldest settlers, died suddenly yesterday at the family residence, 608 Olive street. The deceased had been ailing slightly since Good Friday, when she had an at tack of Indigestion and vomiting. Since she had had recurring vomiting spells, but nothing serious was anticipated. She was about yesterday, but during the night was taken violently 111, and passed away at 2 o'clock yesterday morning. Mrs. Rogers had lived in St. Paul dur ing a period of forty-two years, and was well and favorably known by a large cir cle of friends. She came to Minnesota with her parents, who located In 1857, while yet a young woman. For something like thirty years the family lived In the old homestead on Robert street, adjoining the German- American bank. Here she reared a large family, several of whom have grown to manhood. Her sons, John Rogers Jr. and Joseph A. Rogers, are the well known insurance men. A daughter, Llllie, Is the wife of Daniel E. Foley. The other children are Logan. George W. and Harry Rogers. She also leaves three brothers and two sisters. Maj. H. P. Birmingham, surgeon United States army, Washington, D. C; Thomas F. and William F. Birmingham' and Mrs. Frank Keogh and Mrs. 3. J. Carrlgan, of this city. The deceased was a very estimable lady and her death will be widely regretted. The funeral will take place Saturday morning from the cathedral. IGKOBBD A SUMMONS. "Writ of Attachment laaued for n. Grand Jury Witness. Miss G. E. Hyatt, a young lady of de cided opinions, figured quite prominently in the district court yesterday by lefua ing to obey a grand jury subpoena or to answer certain questions. Early in thg afternoon the .grand jury reported, jto Judge lyfilly Jthat Miss. .Hyatt had lgno'red -A summons to appear as a • t>fl-a si ■ a ■ ■•■• ■ ■■-. : . . V THE ST. PAUL GLOBE, THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1899 n witness, and they wanted her brought tn. After Deputy Sheriff Wagener na.i called the name of the missing witness around the corridors for a while a writ of attach ment was Issued for the person of Misa Hyatt and given to a deputy for service. A half hour later Miss Hyatt came Into court, accompanied by her attorney, W. H. McDonald, and explained to Judge Kelly that she had been approached by several persons anxious to know about the case she was interested In, and she supposed the bailiff to be another. She had fled from him and gone to her attor ney, who accompanied her to court. On this showing Miss Hyatt waa excused, and disapeared within the precincts of the grand jury room. A short time later the wltnesa made a second appearance In court, and County Attorney Blgelow announced that she had refused to answer the question, "What Is the nature of your contract with Man ager Barenger, of the Capital City Watch and Cyclle club?"' "Is the answer Incriminating to your self?" asked the court. "No, your honor," was the response. "I have answered that Question, and the young man who says differently Is mis taken." An angry county attorney and a ruffled witness went back for another jury seance after the court had explained mat ters. NAMES HIS AIDS. Department Commander Searle An nonncea Them fn a General Order. Department Commander Searle, of the state Q. A. R., in general order No. 2, just issued, announces the following ap pointments as aides-de-camp on his staff: W. R. Gillis, Post No. 2, Anoka. H. Hunter, Post No. 2, Anoka. George Wethern, Post No. 2, Anoka, C. T. Trowbridge, Post No. 4, Minneap olis. Robert Stratton, Post No. 4, Minne apolis. E. C. Allen, Post No. 4, Minneapolis. A. C. Wedge, Post No. 5, Albert Lea. George O. Austin, Post No. 8. St. Paul. S. C. Maxwell, Post No. 18, Duluth. J. H. Baker, Post No. 19, Mankato. A. F. Winship, Post No. 20, St. Paul. John Espy, Post No. 21, St. Paul. W. B. Summers, Post No. 21, St. Paul. E. C. Evans, Post No. 21, St. Paul. T. H. Pendergast, Post No. 22, Minne apolis. William Leitz, Post No. 22, Minneapolis. James C. Burrall, Post No. 31, Little Falls. W. G. Hunter, Post No. 33, Fergus Falls. A. T. Korner, Post No. 35, Litchfleld. H. M. Richardson, Post No. 44. Roches ter. W. W. Gilbert, Post No. 44, Rochester. C. P. Sllloway, Post No. 80, Minneap olis. M. D. Fredenberg, Post No. 51, Alex andria. M. L. Ashley, Post No. 60, Jackson. J. P. Teaque, Post No. 67, Detroit. H. H. Bowman, Post No. 67, Detroit. Frank Bauter, Post No. 81, Owatonna. A. J. Parker, Post No. 82, Ortonville. A. B. Robinson, Post No. 85, Redwood Falls. S. C. McElhaney. Post No. 87, St. Charles. George Smith, Post No. 88, Osseo. B. F. Zaracher, Post No. 90, Crookston. C. M. Bugsby, Post No. 93, WatervlUe, Peter Czizck, Post No. 103, Moorhead. J. P. Aney, Post No. 110, Linwood. John Kaufman, Post No. 112, Clear water. Jerry Patten, Post No. 116, Morton. H. H. Humphry, Post No. 119, Minne apolis. H. S. Goft*. Post No. 119, Minneapolis. Isaac E. West. Post No. 128, Duluth. N. A. Gearhart. Post No. 128, Duluth. C. P. Prags, Post No. 128, Duluth. J. A. Macdonald, Post No. 131, St. Cloud. MARCH HEALTH STATISTICS. Commissioner Ohagre's Report for (lie Last Month. The March report of Health Commission er Ohage shows that there were 138 deaths, 265 births and 56 marriages. The mortality, as compared with ttie same month the death rate per 1,000 per annum 166; 1896, 115; 1897, 110; 1898, 158. For the month the deat rate per 1,000 per annum was 8.22, and for March alone .685. This is based upon a population of 200,000, or a reduction of 15,000 in the fipru-ss- formerly used. There were 40 cases of contagious dis ease reported, from which 5 deaths re sulted; 17 of the cases were diphtheria, 1 membranous croup, 13 scarlet " fever and 9 smallpox; 3 of the deaths were from diphtheria, 2 from membranous croup and 1 from scarlet fever. Seventeen of the houses from which such diseases were reported had sewers and twenty-^three were without such drainage. It was a month of accidents and suicides, six persons meeting their deaths in this way. One was burned to death, 2 died from the effects of railway accidents, 1 from shock of surgical opera tion, 1 from gunshot wound and 1 from strangulation. Tuberculosis of the lungs killed sixteen persons, this being the high est dying from one disease. One More LtnU Added. A link of the Order of the Iron Chain was organized at Central hall last night by W. H. Yon Dusko, state organizer. The new lodge will be known as the St Paul link of the Order of the Iron Chain, and starts In with a charter membership of sixty enthusiastic members, who con fidently expect to Increase their numbers by a hundred at their next meting, which will be held April 26.. The lodge takes in ladies as well as men, and, besides the social side, com prehends an Insurance feature. The folowing officers were elected" Past ruler, H. H. Kent; exalted ruler, G. Donaldson; vice ruler, M. F. Ryan chancellor, J. H. Smith; comptroller, C. H. Newcomb; herald, L. Comic; vice herald. C. Barrett; primate, H. Kent; magi, L. McKernan; chain warden, G. H. Waterhouse; ensign, H. Herbert; trus tees, Mrs. Tanner, Mrs. Glerson and Mrs. Kellem; medical examiners, Drs. Darby, Keselgrave, Grlswold and Geer. The meetings will be held in Central hall. Devoted to Ponltry and Bees. A new publication, called "The Business Hen and the Busy Bee," devoted, as the name suggests, to the interests of poultry and bees, has made Its appearance. It is a neat publication, printed in this city and the initial number contains a great deal of Interesting reading matter, and in addition, a liberal amount of advertising N. S. Beardsley is the publisher. Will See Him I.n ter. When questioned yesterday concerning the discussion that has arisen between himself and Assemblyman Kirke Comp troller McCardy stnto-1 that he was not disposed to enter into a newspaper con troversy with the assemblyman. ," If , the time comes that I feel that I should say something," said' the comp troller, .in a significant manner, "I will say It to Mr. Klrlte direct." 10UR PIANOS Are recognized for their perfect tone, touch, general mechanism and finish. A guarantee with money and integrity back of it goes with each instrument. Now Is the Time to Buy and here's the place your moaey does more than elsewhere. In vestigate! W e have THE CHICKERING, THE FISCHER, THE FRANKLIN. Ton know they lead. 200,000 Is use. Sold at Factory Prices and Terms. Terms Cash or 910 Honthly. HOWARD 4=4 sV FARWELL&CO. RELIABLE MUSIC DEALERS.} WILL SELL THE LAND STATE! AUDITOR DUNN DETER MINES TO FORCES THE PAY. MENT Of INTEREST COUNTY AUDITORS NOTIFIED Hundred* of Thqnnnnda of Dollar* Due the State for Interest on State I.nnd Ce-rtiHcatra to Be Col lected Settlers Must Pay Up or Their Horn«« Will Bo Sold to the Highest Bidders. State Auditor* Dutin will take imme diate steps to Collect the $000, OuO due the state for Interest on state land certifi cates, which has been delinquent upon the state land records for a number of years. Notices^ were sent yesterday to the county auditor* in the first, second, third, fourth and fifth congressional dis tricts, where the interest has been the longest past due,' calling their attention to the fact, and announcing that a cir cular, containing a description of every tract of state land upon which there Is a year or more over due interest, would be prepared and the lands listed sold to the highest bidder before the first of June. The dates for the sales will be arranged by George Flinn within the next ten days and a sale scheduled for every county seat in the five congressional districts. Not an acre of land will be reserved, but all will be thrown on the market and resold, at the new., appraisal figures which will be fixed by the board within the next thirty days. ' The appraising board for each county consists of three persons, one appointed by the governor, another by the state auditor and a third by the board of county, commissioners. The re appraisal of the land will place the valua tion higher than when It was first pur chased, and the increase will just about offset the back interest account when the tracts are resold. Interest has accrued on some of the certificates continuously for years, and the state auditor's order will result in many settlers loosing: their homes. Mr. Dunn does notjnince matters while dis cussing the matter! but says that as much as he regjefei taking the step, the circumstances surrounding the state's dealing with ttm settlers on state land who have not kept up their Interest, has been beyond hU control. He asserted yesterday thattfasij * state official, the matter was no* optional with him, but he had been forced to pursue the course indicated. The legislature had, he said, refused to reduce the interest rate to the settlers, and under the present law some of the settlers would never get their inter est paid up. He has urged in the strong est terms the Reduction of tho interest rate and had pointed out the desirable features of the Change, without result. On the other i hand; the legislators had been after him .because he did not col lect the interest! when he had shown by the office records tbat he had collected" more than any of his predecessors. As soon as the first five congressional districts are taken care of Mr. Dunn in tends to apply the same policy to the northern part of the state. There will be less hardships' entailed in this sec tion owing to the-fact that the interest on a greater number of the certificates is less than five years, and in many cases but one or two years. The sales will be held during the month of May. In addition to reselling the forfeiture lands all the agricultural state land will be offered at the same time for sale In the southern part of the state, where the first sale is to take place, there are but few scattering tracts of unsold land that are at all desirable, and the state aud itor's auction will probably olean up the records for that locality. In the northern part of the state, how ever, Mr. Dunn expects to conduct the greatest land sales ever held in the state in connection with the forfeiture lands No other public sales of stata lands wlli be held until late next fall, and Mr. Dunn intends to combine the spring sale Into what will be the most extensive sale ever held. All the settlers holding land will be given until the date of the sale in the county where they reside to pay up the interest on their certificates and after that their homes will be resold to the highest bidder. The following are the counties in which sales will be held next month: Big Stone Blue Earth, Brown. Carver, Chlppewa! Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue! Grant, Hennepin, Houston. Jackson, Kan diyohi, Lac gui Parle. Le Sueur, Ltncoln Lyon, McLeod, Murray, Martin, Mower, Nlcollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Plpestone, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renvllle, Rice! Rock, Scott, Stbley, Steelo, Stevens] Swift, Traverse, ' Wabasha, .Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona" Wright and Yellow Medicine. Go\\*Lind is preparing a list of ap praisers for the above counties. o TV ANTED TO BE ARftESTED. Emma Lindqulst I« Charged With Vagrancy at Her Own Request. Emma Lindquiat was before Judge Hines in police "court yesterday on the charge of vagrancy. The arrest was made by Officer Porter under somewhat peculiar circumstances. The girl, who is of respectable appearance, accosted him on the street Tuesday night, and asked to be arrested. She stated that she had no home and no work, and did not know what elsa to do. Her request was complied with, and she was sent to the station. In police-court she frank ly admitted that she had been guilty of the offense charged against her, and said that she had no me^ns of earning a living and no money. The court decided to investigate the case more fully before passing sentence, and continued it. . . MR. HEIiWRICH'S DEPUTIES. Five More Anslslanis «f the Oil In spector Are Named. Jules J. "Heinrlch,; state oil inspector, yesterday announced .the following addi tional deputies : J. G. Herring, Anoka. J. M. Rlegel, Tracy. J. M. Hanley, Waseca. J. H. De Haven, Maple Lake. Martin Sorenson, Willmar. There still remain a- half-dozen deputy ships to be filled. Mr. Helnrlch has bee"n conflened to his home in Minneapolis. , through a severe attack of grip, but 'expects to be around within a short time. - COMPLIMENT FROM OHIO About the Minnesota System of Pan- He School Education. State Superintendent' of Public Instruc tion Lewis has been parrying on a cor respondence with thft .school -officiate 'of other states with^a view to securing an Interchange of Ideas upon subjects of educational importance. Lewis D. BoneWroke,: superintendent of public Instruction for the state of Ohio, pays tribute to Mtnnesonta as progres sive in the educational field in the follow ing phrase. "Minnesota in many ways Is now lead ing all of us, and I desire to give your state system a special study, as I sug gested in my last letter." H — I - —"haven't paid 55--00 for a hat since I began to wear the : Gordon, and I buy the- best" *• .V* -- . ■ ■ -■■■ *a ■'■ •* ■-■■■' ■ ' -■ ■ ■■■ ■■ WHITE MAN'S BURDEN COUNTY ATTORNEY HARTSHORN THINKS THE INDIANS HAVE BORNE 2 IT FOB A NUMBER OF YEARS FAST It H»i Coat Them fIOO a Day to Par the Estimators Employed by tl»» Goreriiinent, and Them Poor Lo Hu Been Continually ©ettln» the Wurit of It Official* on a Furlough. B. F. Hartshorn, of Walker, county at torney of Cass county, was In the city yesterday looking after some local affairs. He was seen at the Merchants' and saidi "I think the timber problem on the Leech lake and neighboring reservations Is In a fair way to a satisfactory settle ment, both to the Indians and the larger lumbar companies. AH the government estimators have been furloughed wlthojt pay, and the work of estimating has been wholly suspended. For nearly five years the corps of estimators employed by the government has cost the Indians over fIOO per day. The Indians have protested lor three years against continuing to bear the burden of these high-priced estimators, but this is practlcaly ire first satisfaction which they have received. The Indians claim that they should not b« made to support the government estimators when they received nothing In lerur-i, in tad they are no nearer a correct tstlmato of the standing reservation pine today than when the work was commenced. Now that this drain has been removed from the Indian treasury a better feeling ex ists on every hand. They have great faith in Capt. H. R. Mercer, the new Indian agent, who is doing everything in his power to straighten out matters. "A large payment is to be made the Indians within a month or two, and this, too, is being looked forward to by tne 1,700 In the various tribes on the three res ervations. "I haven't a doubt but the inquiry which, has been instituted by the secretary of the interior into cutting of the dead and down timber on the reservation will result in the adoption of the Menor*i'>;-ii,; bank scale system of marketing logs. This plan has been successfully worked in Wis consin, and carried with It none of the scandals which has marked the dealings with the Indians in other states. The In dians, under the Menomonie plan, cut the timber themselves and haul it to the mill, and are paid an actual scale price after the logs are sawed. Every one that is in terested in seeing Justice done th* In dians favors this plan, and Capt. Mercer had a number of years' experience with the Indians at the La Point »gency, where It was in vogue and it was uni formly successful. It is evident from the action of the interior department, in shelving the estimators, that there will be no sale of reservation pine at a public sale, at least, not for some time to come. This leads to the belief that aoma such plan as the Menomonie will be adopted at Leech lake, and it is expected that an order authorizing the change will be re ceived almost any time by Capt. Mercer. "The Interior department has ordered that all timber operations on the reserva tion cease. Just what the status of the men who have been cutting dead and down this year is I do not know, but the investigation will probably result in the logs all being scalesd up and paid for by the operators." . • •» • Charles G. Hynds, of Shakopee, was in the city yesterday. Judson La Moure, of Pembina, was among the guests at the Clarendon yes terday. O. T. Ramsland, a general merchant at Sacred Heart, was among the shoppers in the city yesterday. M. H. Temple, of Blue Earth, member of the state prison board, was in town. » Debate for This Evening. The G. B. C. Literary and Debating society will hold Its meeting again this evening. On the programme is a speech by the president, Mr. Sattler; a recita tion by Miss Lawrence; vocal solo by Mr. Hanson; happenings around the G. B. C. by Miss Walther, an essay by Mr Snydel; reports by Mr. Gorup, and flre eating by Mr. Thompson. The question to be debated Is: "Re solved, That Lee was a greater general than Grant." The speakers on the affirm ative are Mr. Thompson and Mr. Linde lef, and on the negative are Mr. Snydal and Mr. Root. The elected officers of the society are- President, N. C. Sattler; vice president, C. G. Lindelef; secretary, E. Hanson; treasurer, Miss Walther. After the de bate arrangements for a card party will take place. Visited Phalen Park. The members of the board of public works Tuesday paid a visit to Phalen park for the purpose of making a per sonal inspection of the property to be improved, and about which there has been such a controversy over the assess ment. In speaking of the visit, President Pott gieser said that he was charmed with the location and the possibilities it of fered for a park, and he thought that the people would be pleased if ever the park is completed. The board also inspected the proposed paving: of East Seventh street, the pav ing of Broadway, the paving of Jackson street, the opening of Sims street and the widening of North street. Lecture on Christian Science by Edward A. Kimball, C. S. D., of Chicago, at Con over hall, Friday, April 14, 8 p. m. No collection. Murphy May Recover. J. B. Murphy, janitor of the Chamber of Commerce building, who was severely injured In a fall down an elevator shaft in the building on Tuesday, Is progress ing favorably, and his recovery is looked for. In spite of his somewhat advanced years, he sustained the shock of the ac cident in excellent shape, and his nat urally strong constitution will now stand him in good stead. There Is yet.no indi cation of internal injury. Action for Divorce. Mrs. May Abb yesterday commenced a suit In district court for a divorce from her husband, Roman Abb, on the alleged ground of desertion. The couple were married in St. Paul on Aug. 15, 1894, and on Oct. 1 of the same year Mrs. Abb says that her husband left her without hav ing any apparent reason for his flight. The plaintiff is twenty-six and the de fendant six years older. Hamm's Bock Beer fortifies the system against spring's enervation. Third Offense Charged. The case against Patrick Hussy, ar rested for the third time for drunken ness, came up before Judge Hine yester day. The defendant testified that ,he drank but little liquor, but the deposi tions of several police officers were dif ferent. The case was taken under ad visement and sentence deferred. All Blda Were Rejected. The board of publio works yesterday rejected all the bids for the construc tion of a sewer on Sherburne avenue, from Cedar street to the eastern terminus of Sherburne, for the reason that thoy were all too high. The board will not readvertiae until an other preliminary order shall be received from the council. Policemen for the Parka. The park board yesterday Bent a com munication to the mayor requesting him to appoint as park policemen W. S. Mc tntyre. Gust Ebert, Julius Rlseder, Charles Tunberg, Thomas E. Byrne and Charles Traux. The mayor will probably comply. Type-writers Rented. If you need a typewriter for a short period, communicate with our- Rental Department. Telephone, 1629-1 Smith Premier Typewriter Company, 13C Bast Sixth street, St. Paul. Minn. Field, Schiickfr Co. In the Cloak Room. TAILOR-MADE SUIT'S. A brand new lot of Suits, made from Coverts. Venetians, Cheviots and Serges. Not one or two to select from but a lot of them all sizes, tight-fitting or box Jackets, silk-lined, skirts of latest, designs, percaline-llned. Ton will wonder how they can be made for the price-— $13.50. JACKETS. Of Covert, Kersey or Cheviot, well made, perfect-fitting jackets, entirely new and up-to-date, at the low pri^e of ' $4.95. . BICYCLE SKIRTS. The spring has come—^et out your wlu-el. 50 Skirts of fine Homespuns and Mixed Tweeds, made with t (km mm self hems and several rows of silk stitching. Good value at j);) 7 *) WAISTS. 50 dozen Percale Shirt Waists, separate collars, r A three different styles, pretty, neat patterns, all fast colon?. Price." bllC In the Lace Dept. 1,880 pieces— not a small lot — French Val. Laces, best makers, the widths and qualities people want. Sold only by the piece of 12 yards, at 20.-, 25c; 30c, 35c, 40c, 4."» c and 56e per piece. EMBROIDERIES. A small let of mussed or soiled Cambric Mm broid eries. These prices will sell them quick. We want them out of the way. 1 to 3 inches, 3c per yard. 1 to 3Va .inches, 5c per yard. 1 to 4 Inches, 8c per yard. 2% to 5 inches, 10c per yard. 3 to 6 Inches, 12% c per yard. NECKWEAR. 1.200 Fancy Wash Ties, newest color combinations. Price, 2oc, or 3 for 50c. In the Notion Dept. Little things at little prices. TOOTH BRUSHES of extra fine English bristles, 25c kind; 2 for 25 cents. TOOTH POWDERS. Brown's Camphorated, 16c. Colgate's, 16c. Dr. Lyon'a, 160. Calder's, 160. PERFUMERY. 150 small bottles (odds and ends) of Lundborg's and Col gate's Perfumes. Got to go this trip. Price, io Cents. INITIAL STATIONERY. All let ters, stamped from steel dies, each box has 24 sheets of paper and 24 envel opes to match. Only 21 Cents a Box. HOSE SUPPORTERS. Children's Combination Garment and Hose Sup porters, regular prices 25c, 35c and 40c. All go at one price, 19 Cents. Ladies' Satin Belt Band and Hose Supporters, said to be worth 50c; at same price, 19 Cents. Lining Leaders. FOR THURSDAY. Shrank Hair Cloth, black and gray, 17 Cents. SILK FINISHED TAFFETAS. In Black only, 12y 2 c quality. 8 Cents. FAST BLACK PERCALINE— AII you want; lac quality, 10 Cents. * ■ Gloves and Handkerchiefs. Jouvln Suede, light weight, pique stitched, in French grays, the very lat test, the best wearing glo\a rt»^ A A made. Price q)£»VU A GOOD KID GLOVE, all size?, browns, tans, modes, grays, pearl and black, fit well and wear welL They give perfect satisfac- nr tlon. Price ODC HANDKERCHIEFS. We will not let you forget our John S. Brown & Sons' (of Belfast) Handkerchiefs. They have no equal; are put up in neat boxes of y 2 dozen. For Ladies — No. lat 12V&C No. 2at 18c No. 3 at 25c For Men — No. 1 -25c No. 2 3714 c No. 3 ......50c In the Corset Room. The Fasso, the Redfern, the "Z Z," the Equipoise Waists. A grand quar tet. All sizes at all times. MUSLIN GOWNS. Three styles of Cambric and Muslin, neatly made, fine embroidery. We sold q* them at $1.25 and $1.50. Now OwC OMBRELLE DRAWERS of good Muslin, deep lawn flounce, */| edged with embroidery, at «J/C PETTICOATS of black or fancy striped Sateen, double flounce and three small ruffles, mj rA at JI.SU Field, Schlick & co- TRANSFEEEED TO IOWA. Pans Mining; Trouble* May Be Re - Enacted in the Hawkese State. DES MOINES. la., April 12.— The first contingent of 500 colored miners came today from Pana. 111., strikers of the mines of that district. The Dcs Molnes operators sent agents to Pana three weeks ago to engage negroes. The oper ators at Pana, in order to prevent ne groes leaving, attached their' Hpu^ehold goods, claiming JJ&rt' owneHnjp" i;i them. It Is claimed this /waa frau^re in, but it Silks! Silks! The kind people want, with stylo and wear to them FOULARDS. The East is ablaze with Foulards. Can't get enough of them. They, are dainty Id pattern, soft and lustrous, and make a most de lightful dress to wear. You will find that kind here. Price, 98c Per Yard. PLAID TAFFETAS and Fancy Silks for waists, a bewildering vari ety. Some of them cost almost twice the price we ask. It's a rare lot. Price, $1.00. Another lot of Novelties for waists at about half-price Is being sold at 38c, 68c and 88c. Dress Goods. What we said about Dress Goods yesterday is just as true today. We wish to add a word. ETAMINE VEILINGS— Just ar rived In bine, browns, tans and gray, 4G-INCH AT $1.50. CREPE VEILINGS— A soft, clingy fabric, quite new and very good, light tans, silver grays, new blue*, etc. PRICE $1.60. WHEEL DRESSES— Fancy brown mixtures and invisible checks, heavy weight, just the cloth for a Wheel Dress, 54=in. $1.00. Standard Patterns have no equal. Underwear, Some great values ready for Thurs day. LADIES' VESTS— White Swiss ribbed, low neck, silk tapes at neck and arms; regular 20c kind At 14 Cents. LADIES' VESTS— Swiss Ribbed. V-ahaped neck, ecru color, short and no sleeves, silk taped, 2f>e kind At 17 Cents. COMBINATION SUITS — Ribbed, cream white, low neck, beautifully made, a wonderful garment at about half-price, 28 Cents. LADIES' HOSE— Of tine cotton, 40 gauge, black and tan shades, spliced heels and toes At 14 Cents. BOYS' STOCKINGS— Which wear; the "Whalebone" Corduroy ribbed, heavy black cotten; all sizes, 6 to 10. At 14 Cents. GIRLS' STOCKINGS— In black Maco cotton, fine 1-1 ribbed, spliced heels and toes, a good 25c stocking At 17 Cents. For Men, NECKWEAR — In the newest shapes and patterns, large wide aprons, very choice lot. Your choice For 50 Cents. SHIRTS AND DRAWERS—Me dium weight, natural gray, % wool. A great garment At 58 Cents. BALBRIGGAN SHIRTS and Draw ers with bicycle seat, better made than ever before. Both made to sell at 50c, At 35 Cents. In Domestic Room. Wash Goods of great attractiveness for Thursday. PRINTED LAWNS— 32 and 10 inches wide, 12% c and 15c qualities. All go at one price, 6 Cents Per Yard. ORGANDIES. New. up-to-date styles, the 12% c kinds", also 6 Cents Per Yard. SHIRT WAIST LENGTHS— Three great sellers: Table No. 1—32 cents. Table No. 2—BB cents. Table No. 3—60 centa. served to precipitate the riot there. Whites here threaten to fight If the ne groes are brought In. They claim they will win the strike unless importations are made. Stenographer* Furnished. We will furnish business men with competent stenographers and Smith Premier Typewriter operators without charge fcr our service. Telephone, 1829-2. Smith Premier Typewriter Company, 13« East Sixth street. Bt. Paul. Minn. — every girl who wears a straw sailor should -see the Gordon. It. is the newest creation in straw hats.