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JL—wfe^ffl^pT~VL / I Jim Dumps' first born, a bright />r v^- ' / ' Desired to box like Sullivan. 1& Vijfit *i - "Take first, my son —'tis wisdom's i^T~"" Hls father said, "a box of' Force I' % ®r\Hil)\ It 11 There's no box like it for the vim M m l^vfi 1 li It gives," asserted "Sunny Jim." <*SJL % is health and strength l\| M A^ | Sweat* crisp flaKes of wheat and malt. \ fAp jOr I *£\ I "After baying tried almoßt every *rjj * jg&r ■ \ V # known breakfast food, It seem« that . I!. l^S^ - - ' \ I m none of them have been as eatlsfactory #1 PyV*\ _^\ ' 41 I News of the Day From the Northwest. DOUBLE MURDERER IS LYNCHED IN WYOMING W. C. Clifton Told a Gauzy Story in Explanation of the Killing of John!W. Church and ffis Young Wife-Clif ton's Head Cut Off When Lynched. NEWCASTLE, Wyo., May 27.— W. C. Clifton, murderer of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Church, was lynched by a mob from Gillette last night. The mob battered down the jail door, holding up the sheriff and deputy the while, and hung Clifton to a bridge west of town. Clifton's head was cut off by the fall of forty feet. Church and his wife, who lived on a homestead claim seventy-flve miles southeast of Newcastle, were never seen alive after March 14 last. Clifton, whose ranch adjoined Church's, was arrested April 7 on suspicion, and on April 17 he confessed that he had killed Mr. and Mrs. Church. Clifton claimed he had killed the couple in self-de fense. He had given Church a bill of sale covering personal property to se cure repayment of $600 advanced to him by Church. He said he had repaid this sum and obtained the bill of sale, and that Mrs. Church had threatened him with a six shooter, demanding- the return of the papers. He shot her, he admitted, and, being then attacked by her husband, killed him also. This story was dis credited, as Mrs. Church was a slender little woman, only twenty-two years old. Church was formerly a stenographer in the Union Pacific offices in Omaha. His family and Clifton's reside in Council Bluffs. Clifton was thirty-one years of age. WINONA NORMAL GRADUATES.__ Seventy-four Will Receive Sheepskins on June 3. WINONA. Minn., May 27.— a meet- Ing of the faculty of the Winona normal school today the list of those who will be graduated on Wednesday, June 3 was passed upon.- The list includes seventy our and brings the total number of those receiving diplomas in the year up to 112. ThTlS^ls: nt WIU awar" the diplomat Advanced Course—lda Marie Anshus, Minneapolis; Lillian Elizabeth Avery New Albin, Iowa; Baker, Merton F. Min neapolis; Black Elva Marion, Ottawa Kan ; Pearl Edfth Braley, Winona; Mira B. Buck^ Chester, Iowa; Grace Dell Chase Winona: Helen Ye Norma Dem- Ing Minneapolis; Mildred Mac Dunbar La Crosse, Wis.; Eva May Getchell. Min neapolis; Nina Belle Hansconv Minne apolis; Ida Jaeobson, Winona; Sarah Louise Knappen, Minneapolis; Sara Oliver McJ^ Itre- Mlnneapolis; Mathilda Larsen, Harmony; Palma Ophelia Charlotte Lee Trnia £'r Lllllan , Leubner, Minneapolis; ¥»£,.*' Loomis, Minneapolis; Mabel Mc- Lennan. Winona; Lucinda Marguerite —'%.,,.,. - •■-. -''.'t!,,i,i --..;ne Plunger, Frarccs Nelson, Rloomir^ton Wfs.; Mar- SpSo^pLT No^?' Minneapolis; Bes- Prinz alme T' Ulno "a; Martha Marie amSfs- Ora, Bei le Saxe- Minne- Sottip' R te" Lo^i?. c Severs. Winona; jUne Wtaona; Kathryn Margaret Votru" son Wlnona; Grove Flisha Wilson, Wil er; J faud? l Elberta Eames Fergus Falls; Mary Howe, St. Charles; Minnie Better Service to St. Louis & For more years than the average man cares to rer'ail the favorite route to St. Louis has been by waTof Albert Lea and the 8., C. R. &N. Ry The B r R ami, Ai bert llltlpllii ass SBxsjstsrgtfp' * - Arnves St. Louis 2:10 p. m next dty June 16th and i7th (tt n A A Round Trip Rate, only $lo«UU F. P. RUTHERFORD, JEjg m CJt V Passenger Agent, Sixth and Robert Sts, Louise Lohse, Winona; Nora Robertine MaeCallister, Madison, S. D. Elementary Course—Anna Amrud, Mon tevideo; Anna Lois Andrist, Mantorville; Mattie Anna Benson, rarroault; Alice Irene Bornholdt, Minneapolis; Christine Holmes Boysen, Minneapolis; Jessie I. Bubar, Stillwater; Alice Maude Burt, Wi nona; Roslyn E. Carll, Stillwater; Mac Zee Chambers Austin; E. Louise Clark, StiHwater; Ruth Dalaba, Sparta. Wis.; Genevieve Gertrude Demeree, Winona; Ruth Naomi Gibbs, Waukon, Iowa; Lulu Bell Gray, Marine Mills; Grace Italia Gris wold, Dodge Center; Clara Halgrimson, New Richland; Eugenia Hoard, Montevi deo; Christie Jaastad, Rushford; Gratia Ann Lyman, Stillwater; Alice May Mc- Coy, Osage; Josephine Midgarden, New Richland; Alda Georgina Nelson, Roches ter; Mary P. Nelson, Hastings; Margaret G. Quinn, Grand Meadow; Catherine Mary Ritchie. Cannon Falls; Kathleen Elizabeth Sackett, Lanesboro; Martha Therese Sackett, Lanesboro; Agnes Wil helmina Swanson, Cannon Falls; Lula Es telle Tidd, Austin; Cella Ada Van Der yoort, Milbank, S. D.; Anna Phoebe Wat kins. Austin; Mac J. Wilson, Kasson; Gladys Lorena Young. Fergus Falls; Am:a Pauline Zarske, Renville. FARMER IS MISSING. Family Offers Reward for News of His Fate. WINONA, Minn., May 27.—News of a mysterious disappearance—to solve which searching parties from Brownsville have been exploring the banks and waters of the Mississippi river, has reached this city. The missing man is Thomas Cain, a farmer residing two miles this side of Brownsville. Although he left home for a visit to La Crosse Thursday and has not been seen at his home since, nothing was thought of his absence for a time, as he has relatives in La Crosse, and his family supposed that he was staying with them. After some time, however, inquiries <Wre made, and it was found that he tfad been seen about five miles above Brownsville. Mrs. Cain has offered a reward of $100 for the finding of his body or" ary nejK-s as to his whereabouts. BIDS ALL TOO HIGH. St. Paul Firms Would Construct Aberdeen Normal School Building. Special to The Globe. HURON, S. D.. May 27.—President Goodner and all the members of the state board of regents, together with Secretary Aldrich, met here today. A resolution pre vailed, deferring all matters pertaining to the faculties of state educational institu tions till June 6, when the board will meet in Spearflsh. Bids for the construction of a normal school building at Aberdeen were submitted as follows: Fransen & Co. St. Paul. $36,940; G. O. Keesler, Sioux Falls, $37,500; Birdseye & Edwards, Aber deen, $40,798; John H. Nickell, St. Paul, $36?779; Miller & Co.. Lemars, lowa. $36, --000; Clow & Sterner Pierre, $39,953.-^.ll bids were in excess of the appropriation of $35,000, and all were rejected. BREMERTON WILL REFORM. Saloons to Close at the Instance of the Navy Department. SEATTLE. Wash., May 27.—After six months of temporizing, the people of Bre merton have taken steps to comply fully with all requirements of the government regarding the closing of saloons. In a written communication to the command ant of the Bremerton navy yard, Mayor Croxton has notified that official that the council has passed resolutions which will not only result in the removal of every saloon within ihe rear future, but which will place the council on record as pledged against the issuance of any more saloon licenses. Ihe citizens of Bremerton threaten tar and feather and forcible expulsion from town of several members of the council who are held responsible for the recent order of the navy department practically closing the Puget Sound navy yard WEREN'T DEALING WITH CHICAGO. Telegrapher Says Van Wormer Marked Certain Orders With a Cross. LA CROSSE, Wis., May 27.—John Parks, who was telegraph operator for J. L. Van former while he represented Finely, Barrell & Co in this city, testified today as to how the customers were de ceived by Van Wormer and given the Impression that they were acualkr doing business with the Chicago board of trade n^r *eS + S a"c»ed tJ^ t when Van Wormer desired to bucketshop a trade he made p a rw S ,°" . I*l6, order and laid it on Mr. Parks desk along with other orders cUo h whl actually being sent to CM? cago. When the operator came to the. It ac C o?rdl ln a ? r°f S ,he Simply < did notsSl it, according to instructions he had previ- THE ST. PAUI, GLOBE, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1903, ously been given. This continued for several months, but finally Parks refused to accept the bucketshop orders and wrote the flr mwhatVan Wormer was doing. The latters 1 arrest on the charge of em bezzlement followed. NO END OF BLUEBERRIES. Conditions Satisfactory at the Wisconsin Fountalnhead. Special to The Globe. PLA INFIELD. Wis., May 27.—The fruit crop promises the largest in many years, as this spring has been wet and very favorable for orchards. The large blueberry country west of here, near Spring Branch, is the best in four years. This spring has been very favorable for all crops. Farmers are, however, turning their attention largely to dairy ing in this locality, with successful re sults. PROHIBS GET WATER ENOUGH. Hawkeyes Are at Sea Regardlnrj'Candl- date for Governor. MARSHALLTOWN, lowa, May 27—The state convention of Prohibitionists met here today. The convention is at sea on governor. Rev. John A. Earl, of Black Hawk county, one of the most prominent ly mentioned candidates, prohibited the use of his name. Rev S. S. Scull, of Mar shall county, and Rev. J. C. Willetts. of Mahaska, are possible candidates. TWO MEN CRUSHED. Locomotive and Cars Jump the Track at Anaconda. ANACONDA. Mont.. May 27.—A loco motive and four cars on the Air line at the new works of the Anaconda Copper company, jumped the track today and crushed to death John O'Mara and John Logan. Waters Subside. WINONA, Minn., May 27.—The water in the vicinity of Minnesota City, whfcfa threatened to wipe that little village off the face of the earth, has passed beyond a dangerous stage, and although there is yet high water in. the creek and the Fi neld ditch, there will be no more trouble; unless a storm similar to the one which visited the section Sunday night and Mon day morning comes again. The North western road had its tracks repaired yes terday and trains were running about on time during the day. The Great Western has two large crews of men at work on its line west of here placing the tracks back in shape. Wisconsin's First Teacher Dies. APPLETON, Wis., May 27.—Edward West, eighty-five years old. the first teacher of a public school in the' territory of Wisconsin, at Milwaukee, in 1837, died today. fHe was promoter of the first . or ganization to use water power on the Fox river. His son. William West, of Chicago was the first white boy born at Milwau kee. ,„ j- • •.. j—... urti .<a British Columbia Crisis. ...^CTORIA, B. C. May 27.—British Co lumbia is on the eve of a political crisis presumably resulting from the invesliffa *J° n n,to tne circumstances surrounding the Columbia and Western land grants. It is generally believed that a dissolution and general election will follow. Revealed Through Divorce Suit. SEATTLE, Wash., May 27.—His life nearing a close, through disease, John Jo sie, alias John Phillips, was identified as a convict who escaped from the Kingston (Ont.) penitentiary twenty-eight years ago, after serving nine years for the mur der of a woman. The facts came to light through the suit of Phillips' wife for di vorce. Tidal Wave at Racine. RACINE Wis., May 27.—A tidal wave ?£ ■Raclne today caused the water to rise three and one-half feet in places, over flowing the docks. Vessels were lifted even with the docks. Little damage was done. Oakley Will Be Receiver. WASHINGTON, D. C, May 27.—The Cass Lake land office appointments have been settled. Attorney Egbert Oakley, of Wright county, has been recommended for receiver and J. D. Jones for register. Con gressman Buckman filed his recomenda tions today. Oakley's appointment it is said, was favored by Senator Nelson • May Go to Another College. TABOR, lowa, May 27.—Dr. John Gor don, president of Tabor college this eve ning received an offer of the presidency of Howard university at Washington, D. C. The doctor says he probably will ac cept. Cans of Lard Filched. | Special to The Globe. WINONA. MJnn., May 27.—The pork packmg establishment of Stanke Bros, was entered through a rear window and ten large cans of lard, valued at $100 re moved. ' Wllhelm Will See Our Navy. WASHINGTON, D. C. May 27—The navy department announced this after noon tnat the European squadron would Keep the Episcopal Name. DAVENPORT, lowa, May 27.—The fif ty-first annual convention of the Episcopal diocese of lowa \lbted against a change in the name of the church. Packers and Men at Peace. CHICAGO, May 27.— All chance of trou ble between the big packers and their employes was destroyed tonight, when an agreement was reached satisfactory to both sides. Mutual concessions were made and no more difficulty is expected. Must Have Been a Nobleman. «*7 he following notice was posted the f^ co ru s d^nd°o nn bUlletln b°&rd « * "Will the nobleman who purloined Cap to"'thel^r;orter^ rella klndly dellver this Till** noWler.^taking umbrage at this slight on hfs order, l accosted Capt. - .. Wpll and demanded an explanation. . Well, you.; see," was the • renly "the rules state that this Is a club for nobl men and gentlemen. I am certain that therfwaTnn SK k my V^»a: he^e POLICE YIELD TO WRATOQFAMOB Accept Bond for Prisoners and Let Them Go, Savin^ne Jail. BL.UEFIELDS, W. "%., May 27.—A mob numbering fully^2j»o appeared at the jail here today and with pick axes and crow bars attempted to liberate two prisoners by battering down the structure. The police, seeing that nothing could stop $i^ wrath of the mob but the release of the prisoners, accepted bonds for the culprits and the latter departed from the jail and the mob dispersed. The prisoners who caused the trou ble were two brothers named John son. One of them last night became boisterous. When Chief of Police Cal loway attempted to arrest him the brother of Johnson struck Calloway on the head with a club, inflicting serious injuries. Other police arrived and the brothers, after a hard fight, were sub dued and jailed. MAY USE STUDENTS AS STRIKE BREAKERS Freight Handlers' President May Call Out 10,000 Men in an Hour. CHICAGO, May 27.—President Law rence J. Curran, of the Freight Han dlers' union, today charged that the railroad companies are trying to pre cipitate individual strikes in their re spective freight houses with a view of disorganizing the union. He declares emphatically that if they succeed at any one point he will call a general strike of his 10,000 men within an hour. Officials of the railroad companies deny that there is any such plan on their part, and say that if there must be trouble at all they would much pre fer that the strike be general, and not confined to a freight-house here and there, . ) >■ v.- Considerable colo»,^bowever, is lent to the charge of iPrfestSent Curran by the fact that President Harper, of the University of Chicago, (was appealed to by a representative of one of the roads to furnish students <K> -toe used as strike breakers. : , BRITISH COLUMBIAN OFFICIALS ARE BOUNCED .: . i Land Commissioner and Attorney Gen eral Are In Private Life. VICTORIA, B. d« c &ay 27.—The strained political situation growing feout of the Columbian. and Western land grant scandals reached a crisis today in the dismissal from office of W. C. Wells, chief commissioner' of lands and works, and Attorney Gen eral D. M. Ebert. The dismissals were announced by. Vernier Prior at today's sitting of the- house. The an-, nouncement was also made that W. W. Mclnnes, provincial secretary, had resigned. ' J 1 Today's session bf| the legislature was exceedingly stormy and resulted in the defeat of the government on a motion to adjourn. The motion, how ever, was ultimately adopted when it was shown that an adjournment was necessary to pass supply bills. The election will take plaSe in September or October. TROOPS WANTED TO PROTECT A NEGRO Mob Surrounds a Kansas Jail Hungry for Woman's Assailant. TOPEKA. Kan., May 27.—A telegram for Gov. Bailey Was received tonight from the sheriff at Yates Center, Kan., re questing -him to order out a company of the state militia to protect J. M. a negro in jail there, charged with as saulting Mrs. J. G. Lind, the wife of a farmer at Yates Center. • An angry mob surrounds the Jail with "the avowed inten tion of lynching the negro. To Determine tRe Age of Trees. Unless the date of planting is known a tree can keep the secret of its age as long as it lives. Only when it is cut down and the rings <*nat then show on this cut surface are counted can its exr act age be told. Especially when a tree is sawed down, leasing the stump a smooth, flat surface, itvs easy to count Its years. Trees such as the oak, chest nut, pine, etc., add a t»in layer just under the rough outer, barfc-^eh year. These layers harden into tough; Woody fiber, and one after another make, the tree bigger and bigger around, i^hen the tree is cut down these layers «how just as the layers in an onion cut in half. As each layer counts for a year the age of trees that have grown straight and tall is very easy to determine, while' In gnarled, wind twisted trees the rings ron into each oth er, and can scarcely be ftistinguished, and thus some of the famous, old sentinels ol the mountain top hid©, khe secret of their age forever. As the ;tHipks of the trees grow larger layer by flayer, the rough outside bark which tests from year to year, cracks wider anfle^lder in its ef forts to fit the bigr round fbody it was not made for, and great assures and furrows appear such as are ta be seen In the oak. Some trees, like the birch, change their bark from year t# year." The birch bark that peels oft is almost as thin as paper and split in a thousand places with the swelling of the live new wood just beneath it.—New York Tribune. Biggest Pumping Schemes Last January there was opened at Kal gurli, West Australia, ; what > is claimed to -be the longest and 'biggest pumping scheme; in the world. The plant.- which inn^nnn fu °rking order, will pump 600,000,000 gallons of : water daily 387 miles from the Helena reservation, . near the sea. to the big terminal reservoir at Bulla ullJn^Vi inhe heart of the gold fields. To do this there are over 380 miles of 2% - foot pipes, with twenty pumping stations along the route, at w^ich sixty-five big pumping engines are. employed.—Buffalo News. -■■ - ■■- ;. . _. : . Liquid Air to Make Cool Drinks. Liquid air is delivered in Berlin two liters (0.528 gallon) at a time for about \?? s- In a recent issue of Energia, of that city, it is stated that the recep tacles are made of fclass with double walls the space between the" walls being filled with an insulating material, the walls being silvered to prevent radiation of neat and the whole enveloped in an in sulating material. They retain the tem perature for fourteen daya. Several drops In a glass of water ptodace freezing, and }, , Inten, ded for such u#es as refreshing drinks and improving ,tb,e condition of the air in sick rooms. ( ■ Ayer's Hair Wgor Keep your !own hair. Get more. Have a clean scalp. Restore the color to your gray hair. It's easy. Probably you know this already. Then tell some friends about it. *. 0. Ayer Co., tow«U, KaM. • -;:. v^ ort/est'a Greatest Btore. Corner Sixth and Wabasha Streets. - ■ 2a-2»?S^gJ "~~ — _ £)ress Qoods Remnants Continuation Thursday of the great-special offer of the season's most desirable {roods' Including blacks and colors, plain and fancies. Every part * - , ...*>■. ' piece in the house Is marked to go, so be here early and get is\f\o *Thi*<s4 4f\ if\***% Lt^. It first choice at a reduction 0f.... ...... ............... V* W~ if HIT Ok W \Ji\G~ fTQII Curtain Muslins : J8? 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Your 'A <$L V yara....... ........... im ......... / choice _ S 3ft I "Vudor" Porch Shades are the most satisfactory thing of the 0 f f%CS 11 i i $ kind ever offered. We have a choice assortment in all colors. " • '- 0/••?«? . $ V. MlWMi^ou^ JEALOUS GIRL USES HORSEWHIP Y. M. C. A. Member Receives Chastisement in Sensa tional Manner. A sensational horse whipping affair, which was hushed up by the Minne apolis papers, was the talk of the town a few days ago. The principals were Arthur J. Davis, who has a local habitation and somewhat of a name 4n the Minneapolis Y. M. C. A. build ing-, and Miss Minnie Estelle Reynolds, a pretty waitress at the Russell Coffee House, who occupied a somewhat higher station in life and was "happy till she met him," as the popular song goes. Needless to say, Miss Reynolds was the bold, dashing whipper. Davis was the whippee. Miss Reynolds had sworn, so she avers, that if she ever caught Davis with another woman in view of the wrong he had done her, she would give him a taste of the lash, and she bought a large, writhing black snake for that express purpose. With the fury of a woman scorned, she kept close watch on Davis' move ments "after nine." When she called up; the T. M. C. A. building a few eve nings ago and was informed tnat he had gone driving, she knew what to suspect and she prepared for it. At 11 o'clock when the street was throng ed with home-bound playgoers, Davis drew rein at the entrance to the fash ionable Hotel Candour, 820*4 Nlcollet avenue, and there was a woman with him. At precisely that moment Miss Rey nolds, who had been crouching in the shadow of the vestibule, sprang to ward Davis, who was about to hand the lady from the carriage, and began to lay on with the stinging lash with surprising dexterity for one so frail. "I told you I'd horsewhip you if I ever caught you trifling with another woman," she exclaimed, "and I've kept my promise!" Then she had at him again with savage fury. The other woman, a well known resident at the Landour, had in the meantime picked up her skirts and made a hasty entrance to the hotel. As Davis tried to make a get away, Miss Reynolds poked him stiffly in the right eye with her fist and the member is still in mourning. The crowd of 200 onlookers made no attempt at Interference and when Miss Reynolds coolly entered the carriage and drove down the street alone, there were.none to say her nay. Davis finally summoned Sergeant Tom Russell and Patrolman Michael Cronin, who induced Miss Reynolds to dismount in front of her boarding house, 46 Seventh street S. No at tempt was made to arrest her. Miss Reynolds, who has only recent ly left the hospital and who is yet to undergo an operation, tells a tale that tugs at the heart strings and which is decidedly discreditable to Davis. She says that he ruuied her and left her to shift for herself. As a re sult of the intimacy which existed be tween them, which Davis admits, she says that her father, formerly a wealthy lumberman in a Minnesota town cast her off and that her Infatu tion for Davis separated her from the young man to whom she was be trothed. "Davis has wrecked my health, my happiness and my life," said MJss Reynolds, "and he must make all pos sible reparation. I shall see that he keeps away from other women." TELLS OF CONGO HORRORS. Returned Missionary Says Revolting Conditions Cannot Be Described. Rev. William M. Morrison, an American missionary from the upper Congo, who has spent the last six years in the Congo Free State at the town of Luebo, 1,200 miles In the in terior, arrived in Minneapolis yester day on a tour of the West, and is staying at the West hotel. Rev. Mr. Morrison is accompanied by a Congo negro named Kachunga, twenty-one years old, who was captured and en slaved when he was ten year 3 old. Kachungo is assisting Mr. Morrison to write a native grammar and diction ary. Rev. Mr. Morrison has been in Lon don since April last. He spent his time there in an effort to interest the Aboriginees Protective society in what he terms the deplorable condition of the Congo country, and he announces that the outrages in that country are to be made the subject of an Inquiry in the British parliament. "Slavery exists in the Congo region In its worst form," said Mr. Morrison to a representative of The Globe last night. "Commercialism is the sole god of the men who have ex ploited the country for their own profit and they have nothing what ever to do with humanitarianism. Con cessions of land grants can no longer pc obtained from the state by other than favored industrial corporations. The state Is dividing up the country among these great concessionaires with exclusive rights of trade by the companies to which concessions are given. There is now very little free land not given out to such companies to exploit. Legitimate trade, except in the small area from Banana to Stanley Pool, is practically shut out. "Not only are concessions refused to traders, but they are also refused to missionaries. Natives are obliged to work for the government without pay. Some who are obliged to work in the rubber district, which King Leopold of Belgium controls, have had their hands cut off if they refused. Women are sold into slavery, and the price of a woman Is ten pieces of ducking eight yards long, worth about $5 American money. 'The conditions in the Congo are absolutely frightful, and it Is time that the governments of the leading powers took a hand in bringing order where at present reigns the chaos of unbridled commercial license and total disregard of fhe, rights of the natives. I ttki conaahjt that with the material I have placed in the hands of the British government there will be an arousing of public opinion everywhere. People in this country cannot imagine the condition of af fairs or they would rise in their might as they did once before on behalf of the unfortunate negro race." RICHTER DEFIES DECREE. Declares He Will Continue Marrying In Spite of Dismissal From Church. "For myself, I don't care, but for the sake of the Presbyterian church I wish the decision had been otherwise." Rev. Lewis Richter thus expressed himself last night in regard to the ac tion of the general Presbyterian as sembly in denying his appeal in the now famous case. Because of his views on the liquor traffic, Mr. Rich ter was cx -communicated from the church. Mr. Richter appealed to the general assembly, which yesterday took final action in the matter. "The decision makes no difference with me," said Mr. Richter. "I shall continue to carry on my functions as a minister. I have no church, and am a little too old for that, but if a couple comes to me to be married, I shall per form the ceremony. They can then take the matter to the courts. "The whole matter I consider as out rageous. I have done nothing that 1 would conceal. I have simply contend ed that the liquor business was an honorable one when propery conduct ed. That can be said about any busi ness, and I am free to say that there are men in other lines of business who are no more upright than the law abiding liquor dealer. "I have not sinned against the Pres byterian constitution, nor the gospel of Jesus Christ. The whole matter was bred in prejudice and ignorance. "The trouble lies mainly in petticoat government. These men who have been persecuting me here are largely related to the church by marriage, a sort of brother-in-law to the church. They do not follow the gospel of Jesus Christ and Paul. I believe what I find In the Bible, and there is nothing In what I have said that is contrary to its teachings. ARE VICTIMS OF BIBLE CRANK. Painters Have Job Lot of Signs of Small Commercial Value. Fortler & Gretten, Minneapolis sign writers, are on the horns of a curious dilemma. They have painted 500 signs displaying Biblical quotations. One hundred of the signs proclaim death as the wages of sin, another hundred set forth the blessedness of giving to the poor, and still another hundred an nounce existence of many mansions in heaven. The signs are of the sort usually tacked on fences In the country dis tricts to advertise the merits of com peting stores. For over a week they have been littering the shop on Hen nepin avenue, and now the firm is of ferring to sell them in a job lot to the Salvation Army, the Volunteers or any other religious organization that wants them. These 800 signs were to form the first installment of a large order for 10,000 given to the firm a week ago by a stranger of clerical aspect, who In troduced himself as Rev. Samuel Nix on. Nixon is a Scot, and Gretten, who has a burr under his own tongue, did not consider it necessary to take pre cautions for the payment of his bill when the signs were painted. Rev. Mr. Nixon said he came from Winnipeg last; that he intended spending a large sum of money in the conduct of a religious propaganda after certain plans of his own concep tion, and that he had employed men to distribute the signs after they were ready. He was especially solicitous that the first 500 should be ready for delivery on the shortest possible no tice. Rev. Mr. Nixon said, he was staying with friends in the north end of , town temporarily, but that he an ticipated establishing a reading room and meeting hall on Nicollet avenue within a few weeks. When the signs were ready for de livery. Rev. Mr. Nixon failed to show up. Efforts were made to locate him and advertisements were inserted in the local papers asking him to call and get his signs, but there was no re sponse. The victimized firm is now forced to the conclusion that Nixon Is the victim of a religious mania and is irresponsible. It was discovered yes terday that he had called at several houses in the outskirts of the city during last week, delivering himself of fervid harangues to the astonished housewives, who, in one or two in stances, complained to the police. MILLERS REJECT DEMANDS. Strike of the Flour Loaders IsThere- fore Threatened. The Minneapolis millers held a con ference yesterday morning to discuss the demands of the flour loaders for a decrease in working hours. They de cided to stand firmly on the positiori taken last week, and while they are anxious to avoid trouble with the men, they say they will not concede to the demands of the union. The men are said to be ready to strike if their demands are not granted but would prefer to have the initiative come from the • employers. It is ex pected that the next move will be made by the men, and will probably be a demand for a more formal answer te the demands and a more definite, statement from the millers as to theln position. CUBAN SOCIAL CUSTOMS. The Restrictions Much Greater Than In - This Country. Until Americans came there was nrf calling: m the daytime. That was all dona in the evening. I have heard several Cuban ladies say that they had never made . a call in the afternoon previous to our arrival. Some of them are now adopting our way of making the first call on the newcomer. But many still wait until the stranger calls on them. The most Americanized are following our cus tom in this as in other things. Of course, a young - woman never re ceives a man visitor alone, as the idea of chaperonage is as strict as ever. It does not seem to occur to most families that young people would enjoy talking to. each other without including all of the members of the family in the conver sation. Young people become better ac quainted at dances than any place else.. A i™irl ™es ? ot, even receive her fiance alone. The whole world knows that the couple are engaged, for the windows are thrown open so that all passers-by may see ihe« lovers sitting side by side, wita the dozing chaperon near by. A girl does not go any place with a man without an accompanying chaperon; in fact she ££* aL y 4s?* 3 *with some of her people, f n( he joins them on arriving there. It is the same after she becomes engaged- '. only then she does not go to any enter" tainments unless her fiance is also going* _ As for the friendships which exist be tween young men and women in our coun- - lVlx}. are unknown, and the though* of them is not looked on with approval Marriage does not bring, much more freedom to a woman than she had be fore. A young married woman does not go on the street alone. She does not dance with any man other than her hus band or a near relative, nor does her husband dance with any ladies. Should she chance to meet a man acquaintance ILi nl street he would not turn and walk 5?i h h£ r- It would embarrass her If he «£' c . Nof would a Cuban woman go on the street with a man other than her. husband or a relative, even were he a guest in her home. - Not long since two ladies, whose hus bands are Cubans, chanced to be calling at the same house that an American gentle man was paying his respects. As they all left at the ( same time the gentleman of fered to drive them home in his carriage. his way leading him in that direction, The offer, was accepted. Unfortunately, the carnage was overturned and the " occupants had to finish their journey on v. h, e >.cl ctri c ca£ Even since then the nusbands have been very uneasy lest the accident should be mentioned in the pa-« pers. Should this be done, many criti cisms would be made in native circles.-* Boston Transcript. - The Navy Ration. The enlisted force -of the navy, during $n nnn^Sf X ear, l% ex? e/ ted to consume 2-0 000 pounds of frankfurter sausages and 144,600 pounds of sauerkraut This is a part of the new navy ration, for the component parts of which contracts are shortly to be awarded covering one year's supplies, deliverable at the various navy yards and- stations. The schedules for these provisions have been prepared in the bureau of supplies and accounts, and !L? as been onl of the interesting esti mates of that bureau to figure out the £n? Un i^Mtence of this class which, will probably be consumed on ship ♦B2^* I Th^a^ egate supplies, in addi tion to the 220,000 pounds of frankfurters and the 144,600 pounds of sauerkraut are as follows: One million one hundred an! fifty thousand pounds of fresh b&f, 587 - 000 pounds of fresh pork chops. 172 000 pounds of fresh veal, 285.000 pounds of fresh mutton. 220.000 pounds of porK sausages. 88.000 pounds of bologna sau sages, 723.000 pounds of smoked beef hn^^iiil^ 000 pounds of sugar-cured hams 141,000 pounds of sugar-cured: shoulders n 141.000 pounds of fresh beet Ind r> 7i2«nn 000 P°"nds of dressed chickens and 1,800 pounds of dressed turkeys —i Army and Navy Register. i"™eys.—« The Kind of a Dollar. "'ofcourse.^* as a dollar', they say* ■ Of course." - ■■ • ■'»-.* "You admit it?" "Certainly. Why not?" "I thought you didn't like him?" I don't." v dollar*" >OU admlt he'S M ' brlght as a it,'^ 1 do. but I mean, of course, one of those worn and torn paper dollars."— cago Post. " y~ A Glimmer of Hope. "Senator Boodle says he's willing to ..X? .hls , h °Pes of fame to posterity." 'Naturally. He feels there's a slight chance that posterity won't find him IROIN VASES For Lawn and Cemetery Complete Stock, most popular styles I I MAY % fill 64Eas* Li Li IflMI 06 UU'| Sixth Street 3