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8 iflfliisiw STATE AIDITOR, IX HIS BIENNIAL REPORT. ADVOCATES THEIR PROMPT REVISION HE WANTS A NEW BOARD Evidence Supplied In Support of Hi* Theories — Makes .an Official ■ Recommendation to the - Lcgislntnre. State Auditor Dunn has completed his biennial report for the fiscal years ending July 31, KS99, and Juiy 31, 1900, of which the* advance sheets have been returned lrom the printers. Auditor Dunn states that there arc two recommendations contained in the text of his report to which he invites partio- ! ular attention of members of the legls- | lature, one with regard to tax rev Linn and the other for a board of control for all the state institutions. Of the form.r he says: "Recent court decisions have empha sised the imperative necessity of a com plete revision of the revenue laws of our state. The question of revi the tftx laws has been brought to me attention of previous legislatures, but to little i ur pose. The time has now arrived wh n it is absolutely necessary for the UgLl-i --ture to take prompt and decisive ac lan toward securing better revenue laws. The matter is of such vital importance that it will 'brook no longer delay. It requires no extensive or elaborate argument to convince an individual of ordinary in telligence ttu.t our present law is faulty In the extreme. It has been amended until it is a thing of patches and shreds, and is no longer susceptible to amend ment in an intelligent manner. It is j impossible to erect a solid, substantial | structure if the foundation is laid in sand. What is needed is a complete new tax lav.- from the ground up. Tax evad ers and tax-title lawyers have no fault j to find with our existing revenue laws, I but the people who pay their taxes ! promptly and bear the entire burden of maintaining the public schools, the town ship, city, county and state government?, j arc far from satisfied with existing j ditions pertaining to matters of tax ation. Heretofore legislatures have been too considerate of the interests of the tax evader and have come to his relief by enacting laws that enable him to iitjui- j date his taxes for a tithe of what ha j justly owed the state and its minor po litical subdivisions; and our courts have j elso placed a liberal construction upen j the tax laws in the interest of this class »f people. "Under the present conditions it is safe Jo assert that at least one-third of the | personal property of the state escapes j taxation altogether, ana" of the properly listed and assessed a large share of it— probably 25 per cent—also virtually es capes taxation, owing to our defective revenue laws. • "I would respectfully recommend and earnestly urge the legislature to make provision for tht* appointment of a tax commission to draft an entire new tax law to present to the next session of the legislature. A liberal appropriation should be made to defray the expenses of the commission. The great importance of the work demands the best talent avail able, regardless of expense. The best features of the best revenue laws of ev ery state in the Union should be incor porated in the draft of the law prepar ed by the commission. Presuming that the legislature will act favorably on the recommendation and provide for the ap pointment of a tax commission, I will of fer still another suggestion in this con nection, which I believe would.-be heartily approved by the people of the state: Let it be understood that this legislature conclude its labors and adjourn at the expiration of sixty working days from the commencement of the session, with the understanding that the governor will call an extra session in ISO 2, to sit thirty days and no longer, and that no other measure save the new tax law (and pos sibly the law providing for a board of control) should bo. considered at the ex tra session. The tax commission could be required to report not later than Jan. 1, 1302, which would give ample time to prepare a bill as above suggested. There would be no more expense for the two sessions than for one regular ses sion, the only additional it?m of ex pense would be the mileage of the mem bers, and that item could be offset by dispensing with the service of the com mittee clerks and supernumeraries at the extra session. "In my report to the legislature for the two fiscal years ending July 31, 1898, 1 recommended the appointment of a legis lative committee to investigate the ques tion of a change, from the present sys tem of a board of managers for each of the correctional and charitable Institu tions of the state, to a board of control. The legislature of 3SP9, without giving the matter the attention it merited, re fused or failed to appoint puch a comm't tfc. Gentlemen of the thirty-sec ond legislature, with the possible exception of tax revision, there will b? no measure of gTeatcr importance brought to your retention than the ques tion of the establishment of a board <.f control for the management of state institutions, and I beg of you to give ths ruh.i< jet your serious attention and most enreful consideration. Surely it is worth while to investigate a system that has Bavi-d the taxpayers of our sister states of Towa and Wisconsin hundreds of thousands of dollars! The matter of saring for the dependent, th ■ unfortunate, the a'Hifted and the criminal c'asses of our state in a humane and economical manner is certainly a question of a gre^t deal of importance, not only to the wards of the state, but to the taxpayers p.s well, 'it is the system I attack. The system Is wrong. Would any good business man consent to have his business carried en by ten or a dozen boards of managers all acting independently of each other? iWhat would be thought of a business man who owned a dozen stores in as many towns of the state and who permit ted the manager of each of these stores to purchase exclusively for the store un der his management? Would not com mon prudence dictate the policy of hav ing one buyer do all the purchasing for the dozen stores? Is It not reasonable to presume that one buyer, purchasing In large quantities, could securo better price? than any one of a dozen piece meal buyers? Is it reasonable to pre sume that a board of five men. whose time Is fully occupied with their own -"private business, will neglect their own Jjj^ 8" For Rclialile Groceries Go To Baia S<orc, Seventh and Hronslnny. Tel. Slain 257 and lO2C. : Branch Store, Library Ruildlng. | Tel. Main MOO and 1388. Quality. Quantity and Right Prices at Schoch's, PRICES FOR TODAY. Spring Turkeys, F p^,d ..;........6c Chickens, Snd:. 5c -Orangres, 3 dozen ....................£sc Schoch's Golden Thread Sauerkraut,: 0C« , ~ .per gallon ..... ZOC Bchoch's best Soap. 7 bars... 25c X>oughnuts. home made, per dozen..... Sc : 33uns,-.home' made, per. d0zen......:.... 8c Schoch's home made, per loai.. 4c lie iflirSicl. Grocery f,§., 1 71* NcrthvsEt's Greafsst GrD-sr/ -.Stj.'ji. tth Brondwar. . T<b St.- l*cter. Absolutely Re!Ubie Orocerlss. ; interests to attend to the business of a state institution? ""lam convinced that the charita ble' and correctional. institutions 'of this state could be bfitter and. morg economi cally managed by a central board of con trol, ' than : UTwlei i the present system. Minnesota is : a board-ridden state! While the. members of the several boards do not- draw salaries.j their expenses, in . the aggregate amount" to no inconsidera b-le sum. -. salaried^Jjoard ;of control would be less .expensive than the numer ous non-salaried existing mana s-ers andrtriisteesr -- — '-- r_; ; "In 1898, In the "face of the most de termined opposition, our sister^state of lowa enac ed rrregisiatFori'*whicli provided tor a board .-O-f ih^.cjiari table and ;> correctional ' institutions of that slate. ■- ■TV"; '■ ; <;■ u.- .ii.ni.j!.i;ii} »» . "' "The lowa board of control ' speedily discovered that << it I? was unbusiness like and unprofitable, to the state to permit the steward or superintendent *of each institution to purchase supplies monthly or as needed. After a fair- trial of that method the * board became satisfied that the state was not securing such favorable terms as it "should, and was paying full retail prices £Qr^.m^nx,ajJtic.les purchased. The board determined \ that the state should have the benefit of , the lowest wholesale prices and it advertised for : supplies.. saving- t^'tiie state was beyond all expectations. "The charitable and correctional in stitutions el. Wisconsin have .also been under the management of a central board of control for -j^ears. The saving effected by the Wisconsin board for the biennial period WiQWg^^pt. 30,^1900, over that of the period ending Sept. 30, 18CS, amounted to $121,i"53.i:>.'; '™ . Under the head-of. .personal, property assessments the auditor says that the 1 total number Of persons- or firms assess ed in 1900 was 229.551, an increase of about 7,000 over 18$). With this increase in numbers thejre.,. is a fair ; incrpase in the total amount of personal property assess ed, for in 1597 the total assessment was $105,612,716, with 212.658 persons. In ISOO it amounted" to and 220,851 per sons or firms assessed.... But a closer scrutiny of the statement reveals some strange facts. While the number assass ed and the total amount of "personal property has steadily increased the amount of money and .credits have de creased .a3 the'followfns" figure? show: Money. Credits. . is9s .......v^TT^T^oSwnea^ SlO.r.W. .'17.00 1^99 • 3,38(5,623.00 iVjOi.SRUO 1900 3,323,05000 '8,105,321.C0 \ These figures show unmistakably that the owners of money and credits, tl ose : who can best afford to iw_ ta^e.3, will- j fully perjure themselves and refuse to j bear a fair share cf the public burr;en. Under the head of inheritance tax the auditor says that the law of' 1897, from which it was expected a large and in creasing revenue would be derived, has been held defective ;in many vital re spects. He thinks it should not b-3 dif ficult to prepare a new law which would , be invulnerable. '--. ' On August. 1, 1898, there were $3,419,000 of the funding bonds of 1891 outstanding. I Since that time there has been $210,000 called In and collected, leaving a total state debt at this date (Dec. 20, 1900) of $1,209,000. The interest and principal i 3 fully provided for the tax levy for this purpose. The entire debt will be paid within ten_years; -*»»»«. The state has coming from The United States government sums aggregating $100,000. This is for claims since the time of the Spanish war. The auditor states that six years' ex perience in'hts office has r convinced him that it would, be, 1 for,. the best interests of the state if ' the terms of the county auditors and<*>»untjs,*treasurers Jl . were ex tended from two to four years. ._ The stumpage sale -held on Nov. 14, 1900, was very satisfactory, in fact, it was the best in the history of the state, j Almost 90,000,000 .feet of ,p.me ; was sold at an average price of $6.57 per thousand feet. The-auditAM^^only-^xegret-is' that the law did not permit him to sell the timber outright-for-cash.— Had- he been, authorized to sell for cash, almost half a million dollars would have been paid into the state treasury on the day of the sale; as.it is, only 25 per cent of that .amount has been paid in cash. The balamce can only be paid after the tim ber has been scaled by the several sur veyor generals, and it is safe to ; assume that the state: will lose. 10 per cent of the amount ($50,000), before final ; payments are made.. The permanent school fund shows an increase since; July 31. :JX9B,, of $72.4,383, --72. - During the year, 1899,, there, was sold 19,318.58. acres -of school land - for • $122,-; 846.30. an average price of $6.35 per acre.- During 1900. there was sold 46, --502.45 acres for $356^14.75? aVaVerage price of $7.63 per . acre. The £J .tptai. sales, of school land to July 31, 1900, aggregate 1561,339.56 acres, the purchase^ money for which amounts to $9,587,629.01, and the receipts from pine timber "Sates? mineral leases and royalty on iron ore increased the fund to $12,546,529.30. During 1599, t,here was sold 908.91 acres of university land for $5,843.47, an average price of $6.43 per acre. During 1900 these was sold -. 4.155.94 ■'acres- for $23,845.89, an average price '$5.74 per acre: The av erage price for former years was $5.78 per acre, and the falling off in 1900 is due to the fact that much of the land offered was in scattered tracts, which had re mained unsold*-by-peaeon«.e£«--its inferior i quality. The agricultural collegel land fund is now included In the university fund, but the land records of each are malnt^'ncd separately. .Of, .agricultural, col'ege lands there were sold during ISP9, forty acres for S3OO, an average price •'of $7:50 per acre, and during 1.000 there was sold 981.18 acres fro $5,769.03, an average price of 53.C3. There now remains un?old 42,463 20 acres of university land and forty acres ol agricultural college, land. "During ISO 9 there was sold 1,509.f0 acres of state institutions iands 1 for $7,5"5.23, an average price of $6 per acre. In 1900 there was 501d"2,026.27 acres for $:0,511.05, an average prioe F of $5.14 per acre. The average price' for previous years' sales was $5.91. These lands, it must be re membered, are swamp land?. There was selected and set apart out of *?ie swamp lands for the benefit of the state institu tion fund during the two years ending July 31, 1900, 34,403.11 acres. , ; ... „ . "The most important requirement at the present tkne in connection with the state lands is the completion of the gov ernment survey of 'Minnesota. Tntil this is done the school and swamp land grants cannot be closed up nnd adjusted, ana the state will continue to suffer loss by reason of swamp land contests, settle ment by squatters upon school sections prior to survey, and from the depreda tions of tteb^r thieves tipor. unpatented swamp lands. It would be greatly to the state's interest if strong representations were made to aur .United States senators and congressmen urging them to use ev ery effort to seeur-e t-h« narfi?sary legis lation and appropriation to complete the state's- survey." Tlie Ynnnsfr Set Danced. Mr. and Urn, F,.. ; p. Wriufht, of - Summit avenue, g-ave a larpe naming rmrty last evening at Summit Jiall <-n.tontainiri"!? ab.fit i2O of the younger set. The party was piven in honor of D ann-Cushinpr Wright - and RadclifCe Boswell, of Min neapolis, who are home from college for the holiday?. The hall was decorated with Christmas; greeas. -holly.-mistletoe and pink roses. - Mrs; Wrisjht " and her sons received, .alone,* T.ha *St^ Anthony Hill orchestra played a programme of wallzes and.-; Uvc^teps. -*^ »- >.v ; Will Slug "Tlie Messiah." The ora.torio of "The Messiah" will be presented nearly 'In full next Sunday evening at the People's church by the St. Paul Choral club. The most Im portant solos in this work are bass and alto, and these will be taken by Mr. Phillips and Mrs. Va'.t. The chib will sing '"And the" G:ory of V:io Eord." "Be hold the Lamb of God." i*nd the "Hal'.e !ulah Ciioru?."' It will be the most Im portant Sunday evening- con^flL free to all the pcopfp. that'has ever been at tempted in this city. Smoked With "Uncle llaii*." . V*. H. Hoyt. who has had chnrgre of the Auditorium i Todr"'years, -yesterday sent a bo^of cigars to -his neighbors, the men at central fire hall, to which -was attached the following: /..v ,: ; . ' -•-; Always "'original" for the peonie"s good., And to be a'wr.ya on guard fs no joke; So I hr>p° an<s pray for^"no; fire today," .' i A-.id ' the I p^cpie cau walcri 'your riuioK^- THE ST. PAUZ, GLOBE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 190(X II HAVE AN 111 ORHEAD NORMAL SCHOOL AP PEALS TO THE STATE LEG ISLATURE THERE IS NOT BOOM ENOUGH Some Accommodation Mnst Be Made for the Increase in the Trib utary Popula tion. Frank A. Weld, president of the Stats Normal school at Moorhead was at tho Windsor yesterday among the first to arrive to attend the annual session of the State Educational association. Prof. Weld 's-iys that the Moorhead school is progressing faster than accCmmoda tiens permit, and as a result, it must ask the legislature this year for an appropria tion for more room in which to train the teachers of the next generation. "I have no doubt," .said Prof. Weld to a G 1 ob c man yesterday, "that with in ten years the Moorhead school will be larger than any of the others in the state. The territory to which it min's. ters is filling up rapidly, it is larger to start with than that immediately eonv tinguous to any of the other normal schools of the state, and that the teirK lory will continue to fill up seems to b"5 beyond a doubt. The normal schools in the southern part of the state have a limited area from which to draw, the new school at Duluth will draw largely from the institution at St. Cloud; so, 1 think, 1 am justified in saying that with, in ten years the Moorhead ichool will le£-d them all. MANY TEACHERS ARE HERE. There Will Be a Good Attendance at Today's Se.ssions. Dr. "Waite A. Shoemaker, superinten dent of the public schools, of St. Cloud, and president of the Minnesota Teaches' association, arrived in the city last night and registered at the Windsor, where also a large number of other pedagogies, of different stations, are truest for the three-day convention of the state associa tion in this city. The meeting begins this morning, the first being held at the Central Presbyterian church. The corridora_of the Windsor were last night Piled with teachers, superintendents and other attaches of the public schools of Minnesota. From various portions of the state they had come and there was a sort of ante-association meeting last night. Dr. Shoemaker and the other officers of the association are expecting a most successful meeting and believe that their programme, which is complete, will prove highly beneficial to the varied interests of the public school systems of this state. Pr rrlr.ent among the ecwators who will attend this convention is Prof. J. W. Ol son, of Albert Lea, who seeks the ap pointment of state superintendent of public instruction under the incoming Republican administration. Prof. Olson is superintendent of the schools in Free born county. He will take an active part in the deliberations for the next three days. VAN, THE COMEDIAN, The Attraction Billed for the Star Next Wpek. Manager Singer, of the: Star theater, has a treat" in -store-for "the patrons of his theater next week. Miner and Van's Bohemian burlesquers will b± the bin headed by the only and original "Rilly R. Van, king of comedians. This will be Mr. ■ Vans' ftrst appearance in the Wett ' ■ M BILLY B. VAN. and judging from the hit he has made in the East as a headlincr in vaud^vili^ and burlesque, the theater goers of St. Paul will no doubt turn out in large num bers before the week is over. Thirty-live artists comprise the com • pany, including such vaudeville artists as the Casino comedy four, the th*le musical Gardners, the Lane sisters. John ston and Hilliaid, Fred Wyckoff an-.l others. WILL WATCH OLD YEAE OUT. Special Service at th*» People's Church Next 31 on titty. A number of churches have signified their intention of uniting in the services to be held at the People's church next Monday evening:. The purpose Is to make the meeting a significant civic and re ligious celebration of the close of the century. It will begin at 10 o'clock p. m. precisely. A special musical pro gramme will be rendered and addresseo will be made by Moses E. Clapp on "A Century of Philanthropy," by W. A. Gates on "Material Frogre:s" a"d by Rev. Alex. McGregor, Ph. D. on "Christian Activities." Dr. Smith will preside and will make the closing address on "The Keligious Outlook for the New Century." OIL MILL WAS SMOKING. Merrtnin Pa.vk Fire Department Had a Run Last Night. The fire company "stationed at Merriam park was called last night to the North western I,ii;*eed Oil mill, from which smoke was issuing in dense volumes. No water was thrown, however, and it lr not believed that the small blze did ary damage to the plant. Children's Cliorns Rang; Oat. The children's chorus of one hundred voices, under the leadership of Mr. Phil ips, was a notable feature of the Christ mas service at the. People's church. They will be heard again on Sunday morning, giving a part of the Christmas pro- A«- CAL CATARRH CLIMATIC . y mnmJSSmivm DISEASE HC/iV^S^S Sotiilnfe but \ocn\ flpC4?4fM BAl^l remedy or change, of a» *d 3«r A ,«joreCOLDli climate will cure fß^^ffiff^Kf "J 1 caurrh. , ' . frHi^rri Get a well-known-/ }»J™^& WE ~Jg'Ma Ely's Cream Balm fEr^ *r-rJ^& Ely's Cream Balm j^^ sli It is quickly absorbed. WjsMr>-<G&t;^s!>& '■■'■ Gives relief at ouce. I H^\v»><i?v»YW«9H Opeusaudcleaniesthe BEST V^r** ' i:>^( JgT^SSSii COLD HEAD i Heals, and Protects . the ilembrane.' Re- I stores the Senses of Taste and Smell. No Mercury. Tso injurious drug. Regular size I : f«0; cents. Family size :' $1, rat : druggists -or ! by mail. jcnily/Bro:h«-B/- 5C Warren St..- New York.* sin v as is i SO DECK.ARES REV. FATHER. JOS EPH CAMPBELL AT ST. PETER CL.AVEHIS CHURCH COMING OF THE MESSIAH It Had Been Heiradded and II Was Confirmed the Pacts That - ■■ \ ■ Folio ; Jegfta' - 'Z^zS-M Gotaingr. ' - Rev. Joseph Campbell, of St. Paul's seminary, preached at • St. Peter Claver's church, colored,yesterday morn ing on the subject, "Christ, Teacher and Savior." He tdok for his text: "Fear not, for behold—l bring you tidings of great joy that shall be to all people, for this day is bom to you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord." This, raid the preacher, has been an age of mechanical progress and restless Inquiry. But with the feverish energy with which material matters are being pursued the world still finds time to pause and celebrate the nineteen hun dredth anniversary of the birth of the child of Mary, teacher of mankind. Until His birth there was practically no knowledge of, and no worship of the true God. Now He is known by 350, --000,000 of people and worshiped by 200, --000,000. Until He appeared on earth, temperance and chastity were not prac ticed, and the highest development of the Romans witnessed a depravity, the like of which has not been seen since. In those times women were chatties; now they are honored and respected equals. The coming- of the Messiah was herald ed, and confirmed by miracles. The birth of the Savior had been promised, and when he was bom angles from heaven proclaimed the glad news to the sim ple shepherds, and the guiding star with unerring steadfastness, led the wise men to the cradle in the mangar. The divinity of Christ was the funda mental principle In Christianity; it was miraculous.lv attested and confirmed in the apostolic days, and at the general council of Nice, A. D., 325, it was again proclaimed, the doctrine of the early fathers being confirmed and set anew on a firm basis. The significance of Christmas to Christ ians was great. For mankind he attested his doctrine by miracles, and moved men to write and faithfully describe those miracles and in countless different ways he placed his mfaasicn in a-light that could not be mistaken, or misunderstood. The nineteenth century was ushered in with wars and mmors of wars; it goes into the silent vista of eternity amid the boom cf cannon and carnage almost unexampled in the history of mankind, but hi spite of the turmoil and the restlessness, the sweet message of old still retained its ancient potency and the Christian of today could hear as plainly as when they were flfst spoken, the words: "Fear not, for be hold I bring you tidings of great joy that shall be to all people, for this day is born to you a Savior who is Christ the Lord." FOR STEALING $649,000. Trial of Cornelias L. Alvord Jr. to Begin Today. KBW YORK, Pec. - 23.—The trial of Cornelius Alvord, Jr., defaulting cashier of the First National bank of this city, is set for tomorrow in the United Statea district court. The amount of his defalcation was 56J9.000. One of the interesting features of th© trial, and which in all probability will be brought out by the United States dis trict attorney in his examination, is the amount of the stolen funds made up to this time. The officers of the First Na tional bank have been reticent upon ths point ever since Alvord's arrest. The sale of his effects at his home at Mount Vernon amounted to very little. Where the bank made good part of the loss, it is said, was the turning over of Mrs. Alvord's jewels. Their value has been estimated at not less than $150,000, and the story goes that they were taken to the bank and placed in the custody of one of the officers, who locked them up in a strong box until they could be appraised and sold. How long these gems were in the possession of Mrs. Al vord is not known. It is supposed she has had them for three in? four years and that they were presents from her hus band. The whole story is expeet-^d to come out before the prosecution closes ite case. GRILLED HIS WIFE. Brutal Husband Holds Helpless Woman on Hot Stove. OMAHA, Dec, 25.—Because he could not have the last word In a dispute with his wife about the purchase of sundry pres ents for Christmas, Otto Heinke, who liv ed near Third and Pine streets, pulled his better half out of bed and shoved her on a red hot stove, and he is now in jail awaiting the result of her injuries. According to the woman's story, they quarreled Thursday night. She v/as in bed, and when the domestic broil reached a climax, Otto dragged her out of the bed and threw her on the stove, where he held her untH she was cruelly burn ed. He would not send for a doctor and would not allow the neighbors in the house, but continued to minister to his suffering wife and brought her to a con dition ,which may prove fatal. Neighbors called at different times dur ing the day and lleinke always told them that Mrs. Heinke was not at home. Yesterday one woman called, and while she was standing at the door she heard the woman moaning. She forced her way into the house and then called the police. Dr. Ralph says the woman will recover if blood poisoning does not set in. HANNA ON SHIP SUBSIDIES. McKinley's Campaign Manager Dis- ens»es III* Pet Meareure. CLEVELAND, 0., Dec. 25.—Senator Hanna was informed today of a state rr.ent which is in circulation to the ef fect that there was a powerful lobby in favor of the subsidizing of American shipping at the Philadelphia convention and in "Washington. "The only lobby of that kind that I know anything about," was the sena tor's answer, "is a lobby of foreign steamship companies which is trying to defeat the bill. There was no lobby at Philadelphia at all. The subsidy bill is a business measure and there is no desire to force it through congress. We want it to go throug-h on its merits. It has been throe years in preparation and has been amended twenty times. Tho president in all his messages has urged the necessity of some such measure and it was made a plank in the St. Lculs platform and the Philadelphia platform. The details are left to congress to work MURDER iOF GOEBEL Recalled by Utaoovery of Cartrldces : in;\Kentiickjtf Capitol Viault. • FRANKFORT^: Ky., Dec. 25.—One of the clerks in the state auditor's office, in searching the vault for old records, found a cartridge box- containing eigrht metal patched sn.okeless^powder cartridges 38 --55, corresponding exactly to the bullet found in the Hacktoerry tree, and which was behoved ta have passed through Gov. Goebel's l»dy. The significance of the discovery lies in the fact that Henry- Tqutsey, convicted of participa tion in the Goebel assassination In Octo ber, was a clerk in the auditor's office at the time of the assassination, and haJ access to the vault where the cartridges were found, and that George Barnes, another cleifc in the office, testified that he saw Youtsey with a box of cartridges Minneapolis News. UIYG.IEH WIDOW OF THE PIONEER BANKER PASSED AWAY L.AST NIGHT HAD BEEN ILL EIGHT WEEKS She Wa« Seventy-Five Years of Age and Her Death Had Not Been Unexpected for Some Time. Mrs. Henry G. Sidle, widow of the pio neer banker, died last eveningl, aged seventy-five years, at. the home of her daughter, Mrs. Edwin R. Barber, 23-3 Park avenue. Mrs. Sidle had been ill about eight weeks, death being due to a complication of ailments which left little hope of her recovery. She is survived by two sons, Henry K. and Charles K. Sidle, both of whom live in Minneapolis. IjARSON WAS QUITE LUCKY. Two Fa*sers-by Saved Him From Aa- Riiult. if Not Robbery. J. L. Cheney, proprietor of the Pearl ho tel, and George Burns saved Charles Larson from being badly used up and robbed on First avenue north, between Washington avenue and Third street, early last evening. Larson was the un der man in an affair, and was getting decidedly the worst of it, when the two citizens were attracted to the scene by his cries of help. Mr. Cheney and Burns promptly interfered, separated the two men, and took them to the central police station. Larson said that the other man was trying to go through his pockets, and the left side of his coat showed evi dence of this, as the pocket was badly torn. Larson had also been struck in the nose, and was bleeding. The assail ant was locked up. He gave his name as George Wilson. Larson resides at 259 Sixth avenue north. WAS KILLED AT BEMIDJI. Thomas Hoy, Formerly a Steamfitter In Minneapolis. Thomas Hoy, a former Minneapolitan, ! was accidentally killed at Solway, Minn., ! Sunday. The first report of the affair ' was that Hoy had been murdered, but a telegram received from a brother yester- I day by relatives, in this city, stated that death was due to an accident. The re mains will be taken to this city tomor row, and the funeral will take place from Church of the Immaculate Conception, Friday morning at 9 o'clock. Mr. Hoy was forty-one years of age, and a son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hoy, j 81 Hoag avenue. He has a wife and four i children at Duluth. and went to Solway i a year ago and established a hotel there. l While in Minneapolis he was engaged as steam fitter. HAS TWO BLACK EYES. Fred Burns Mixed With Two Foot- pads Yesterday Morning. Fred Burns, with a pair of freshly i blackened eyes and a badly bruised nose, i came rushing into Vocßelis drug store at 4 o'clock yesterday morning. He sai,;l that two colored men had attempted to ! hold him up across the street from the drag store, but that he resisted them, i whereupon they commenced to pummel him freely with their fists. One of the men seized him and the other made an attempt to go through Lis pockets. Burns managed to get away from his captor, j but the other struck him in the face. EPIDEMIC IN THE WOODS Returned.. Lumbermen Say Smallpox Is Prevalent. Smallpox is said to be prevalent in the Minnesota lumber camps, and spreading at an alarming rate. John Fahey and Edward Dweis arrived in Minneapolis jes terday, and reported that the Granby and Deer River cam^s are both under quarantine, and that deputy sheriffs are guarding all the roads. The camps are along the eastern branch of the Eastern Minnesota, and ten miles apart. Medical assistance is being given by the Bemidji and Grand Rapids authorities. Iyr.id Off Until S|irin«. As is usual at the beginning of each year, the Northwestern Telephone com pany will lay off a number of men wi pl'oyed In the construction department Jan. 1. About twenty men now employed in Minneapolis will be let out until spring. This annual reduction of the working force is due to the fact that the work ot' construction cannot be carried on suc cessfully after Jan. 1, on account of the accumulation of snow and ice, which in terferes with construction. MIX>EAPOL,IiS> BREVITIES. William Lewis, a ynung colored man. became violently insane yesterda v, at the residence of Harry Grimes, 2*B Third avenue South and was removed to the county jail. DIVIDES' WITH EMPLOYES. St. Louis Kannfncturer Puts $10,000 iiL ( hriM inns Stockings. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 25.—Russell A. Gard ner, a vehicle manufacturer of St. Louis, has given $10,000 to his employes for a Christmas present. When he balanced up his books for the year he found that his concern had earned ?iO,OOO more than he expected and more than he need ed for his business and personal wants. He distributed the sum in proportion to the employes' years of servic*. Gardner is only thirty-four years old, but he has retired from active business, saying that no man should be a slave to work in pursuing more wealth than is necessary for his comfort. "Money-making is the easiest thing in the world," says Gardiner. "Any young man with energy and application can accumulate enough wealth by the tima he is thirty-five years old to support him in ea&e for the rest of his life." He accumulated his wealth*" In fo\.rt>.en years. Deaths From Bnbonic Plajtrie- CALCUTTA. Dec. 25.—Lord Curzon, of i Kedleston, the viceroy of India, in the course of a speech today said that since the appearance of * bubonic plague in : ISPS, 25,000 deaths have occurred in the I Mysore state. Miehi&nn Town £cor<'he-<i. ST. 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