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10 WHITCIB WOULD HOLD CARBOLIC ACID FROM DESPONDENT PERSONS Ordinance Prohibiting the Care less and Indiscriminate Sale of the Poison by Druggists Will Be Introduced at the Meeting of the Assembly To morrow Evening —Passage of the Measure Will Be Rushed If Objection Is Withheld At the meeting of the assembly to morrow evening Dr. Whitcomb will in troduce his ordinance prohibiting the careless and indiscriminate sale of car bolic acid by druggists, and providing the utmost penalty applying to misde meanors for violation of its provisions. The ordinance makes carbolic acid a poison that is not to be soli to any person who may call for it, but only in case's where it is known that it is to be used according to the directions oi a physician, and Dr. Whitcomb's rea son for introducing the measure is that a large number of persons have lately taken their own life by the use of the powerful drug. There is little doubt but that the measure will meet with the approval of a majority of the members of the assembly, there being every indication that it will be promptly passed under suspension of the rules in both bodies of the council and sent to the mayor Wednesday of next week, the board of aldermen meeting the previous Tues day evening. If unexpected objection is not forthcoming the ordinance will b.e in force the latter part of next week. "It was my expectation that I wo'ulu be able to introduce the measure at the meeting of the assembly two weeks ago," said Dr. Whitcomb, "but the cor poration attorney did not finish its preparation and it was necessary for me to delay action. There is no ques tion but that the general sale of the acid is most dangerous, and that its very effectiveness has made it popular with those who wish to make an end to their existence. AUTUMN HATS READY Sehuneman & Evans' Millinery Dept. Has Fail Opening The millinery department at Schune* man & Evans yesterday and the cool ness in the air were signs that winter is not far away. The hat opening which marks the beginning of the sea son at Sehuneman & Evans is worthy of the attention it is attracting from the women of St Pa til. The shapes of the new hats are of interest to every woman, for the rea son that many are beginning to--feel that the flat hat has had its day ,!arid a change is welcome. So the large land in some cases high crowns which! are seen on these autumn hats are of great interest and mark a decided revolu tion in hats. On every side are tables tastefully arranged to show off- the creations in the best manner; one table is devoted exclusively to red, another to blue, one to brown, black and the gun metal shades in grays. The distinctive color of the autumn, however, is evidently to be green, a vivid green which is supposed to be trying, but in reality is becoming either to the woman who is pale or to the one with red cheeks. A display of ravishing picture hats in black, rose color and blue is to be seen among the model hats. These are, of course, intended for dress occasions and are not to be commonly worn: Large brims and crowns are the distin guishing note of these hats; indeed, it is safe to say there is not a small hat in this entire collection. The smallest things are the turbans for the street, SCHOCH Fresh carload Colorado Freestone Peaches,. just aiw rived. Finest shipment of the season. PER 1/2 BUSHEL BOX 85c Oregon Malta Freestone Peaches— Per Half Bushel box 80C California Salway Freestone Peaches— Per Half Bushel box ZOO New York Sickel Pears, extra sweet good size for preserving or pickling— Per box ' $1.25 Per basket ;....'.. ~25C Watermelons, Jumbo size, each— , 10c, 15c and 25c Minnesota Wild Plums, per bushel— $1.00 and $1.25 Minnesota Transcendent Crabapples per peck .' 2 0c Per bushels 75c. Bushel box California Bartlett Pears.sl.so Table Pears, per basket 25c Table Peaches, per basket 25c Fancy Minnesota Duchess and Wealthy Apples. Bananas, per dozen sc, 10c and 15c Concord Grapes, 10-lb box 18c Tokay Grapes, per basket 40c Muscat Grapes, per basket 30c Delaware Grapes, per basket 30c New Sauerkraut, per gallon 25c New Dill Pickles, per gallon 25c New Fresh Quinces, per dozen 35c Can Oysters, selects 50 c Palmer House Mocha and Java Cof fee, per 1b 25c Eehoeh's High Life Tea, per lb 60c - Schoch's New Process Bread and Pastry finest in the city. 6-lb jar Fancy Dairy Bulter Good Dairy Brand Butter, up from..l2'/ 2 c Isew Holland Herring, keg $1 00 Fancy Summer Sausage lb ' 15c imported Anchovies, can ... . 20c Fish Balls, can 20c and 30c i Glasses Strained Honey.. 25c 8 Cans Auto Brand Lunch Herring!'. 25c Special New Holland, All Milchers ke * /.SI.OO THE ANDREW SCHOCH GROCERY CO. Corner Broadway and Seventh. DR. E. H. WHITCOMB Assemblyman Who Would Check the Indiscriminate Sale of Carbolic Acid. "Even persons who have not care fully read the newspapers are aware that carbolic acid has grown to be tho most popular of the means used to commit suicide, and I believe that this is due to the knowledge that it is sel dom that such efforts fail where th*» acid is used with deliberate intent. A good swallow of the acid is sufficient to put the patient beyond rescue by the physician who is called. "The suicide mania is peculiar in that the person afflicted is at the time determined to make a success of thc effort, and realizing that this acid is the most effective means that can be secured, either rushes off to the drug store or uses some then in the house, the keeping, of which Is possible whilt the druggists are permitted to dispose of the drug to all comers. "I do not believe that there will bf. opposition to the measure, the large per cent' of suicides by this means making it evident that there is urgen? necessity of regulating the traffic." which have the deep brim, and are made either of felt or velvet in odd folds, one above another and sometimes of contrasting colors. These are called pompadour turbans and fit the head unusually well. Burnt- -ora-nge^ veiv;et is effectively used on one of the flatiron turbans which is still a popular shape. But black holds its-own and is likely to do so indefinitely. There are several modes in the Gainsborough which is so effective for young faces; one is in black velvet and plumes, with a bell shaped crown • which Is a direct 1830 revival. Many beautiful hats in white are shown which will be most effective with dress toilettes for receptions. These are in white beaver or velvet, and. some ot- them are trimmed with the delicate j>astel shades. The wom an -who caiinot find a hat to suit her head and: -face this year will be diffi cult to please, and the number of wom en crowding this. fij;st v of the autumn hat openings yesterday shows that my lady -. is '■ beginning to think of her au tumn wardrobe; FINOS COPPER LEDGE College Professor Strikes It in Search of Stone Man Prof. Pierre Gustave Toutant Kendell, of Tulane university, New Orleans, left for St. Louis over the Minneapolis & St. Louis road last night after completing his summer outing in the wilds of North ern Manitoba. Prof. Kendall is instructor in mathematics at the college, but his private hobby is anthropology, and this year his investigations led him to search for the great stone man storied so often and with such a variety of detail in the old Indian legends of Manitoba. "I did not find him," laughed Prof. Kendall, "but I had a very interesting time. I thought I was on his trail early in August near Berens Fort, but the most careful investigation failed to ma terialize him. "I made quite a discovery, however, that may interest the people hereabouts. I found a ledge of copper that certainly runs 40 per cent and is quite large in extent. The ledge crops out on the sur face, and while we did not go way up there on a mining expedition, the three of us and our guides managed to sink a small shaft on the vein. ■ "The ledge is located in the most im possible looking place, and while we have taken all the precautions, legal and other wise, to protect our .find. I for one would be just as well pleased if no one dis covered our work until after we take another step in securing it more firmly. "Next year we will go in with the fdea of working the mine, but of course the product of it will not be available until a railroad line is pushed much nearer to the ledge than it is at present." Court Denies New Trial Motion Judge Kelly denied the motion of Peter H. Sims for a new trial in the, case of Holt & Dalby, plumbers, against him, which was decided ad versely to his interests, in the district court yesterday afternoon. Holt & Dalby installed a heating plant in Sims* residence some time ago, which Sims contended had not been installed ac cording to the contract between them. The court decided for Holt & Dalby and then Sims asked for a new trial on the ground that deceit had been used to secure the contract. Judge Kelly decided otherwise and threw the -case out of court. NEW INCORPORATIONS To make "wet and dry pastes" the Bentley Paste Manufacturing Compa ny of Minneapolis has been incorpo rated with an authorized capital stock of $20,000. The incorporators are John W. Bentley, Ira D. Bentley and^Win-" field H. Adams, al! of Minneapolis W. W. Brooks, Frank Hicks and H. J. Grannis, of Duiuth, have.filed with the secretary of state articles of in corporation for the Importers' Coffee company. The amount of capital stock authorized is $50,000. State to Sell Timber The state timber board, composed of the governor, the state auditor and treas urer, will meet next Tuesday to deter mine from what sections the timber will be taken that is to be sold Oct. 20 at the annual sale, of timber oh state lands. Less timber will probably be offered this year than last. But the total amount to be bid for wiH-be between 50,000,000 and C 0.000,000 feet. THE ST. PAUL GLOBE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1904 WOUND IN HIS HAND lite HIS ARREST Police Fend Patient at City Hos pita! Charged With Burglary in Little Falls A wound inflicted by a revolver al leged to have been stolen furnished a clue which led to the arrest in St. Paul Sunday of, Thomas Burns, a young man who had been living at 389 Chi cago avenue, and who is accused of robbing the hardware store of J. W. Berg, in Little Falls, on Aug. 23. Burns, who was implicated in the burglary, by a confession of an alleged accomplice, John Williams, now under arrest in Little Falls, was located at the city hospital in St. Paul, where he had gone for treatment of a wound in the palm of his right hand. Williams was captured together with John Higgins, at New Hampton, lowa, last week and the pair returned to Little Falls on 'requisition papers is sued by Gov. Van Sant. It is said that Williams made a confession to Sheriff E. S. Tanner implicating Burns In the robbery. He also said that Burns had been shot through the hand and that he had stopped in St-. Paul. Burns went to the city hospital Aug. 29 to have his hand treated, saying that he had shot it accidentally. He remained at the hospital until Sunday, when he was found by detective Moran, who arrested him. Sheriff Tanner came to St. Paul yes terday and took Burns to Little Falls on the Great Northern train last night. A number of revolvers and razors comprised all the plunder obtained a\. Berg's store. BOARDER VANISHES AND SO DOES PROPERTY Well Dressed Young Man Is Charged With Stealing Wearing Appafel I. A well dressed young - man who gave.' his name as ". George J Jones ;. is chargedi. with getting away with ;■ a number .of? things : from a boarding house at lib East ; Ninth street, conducted by Mrs.:: Margaret McNamara. ■'.;%:-^y- " ;^ .-■■.■sj:', i The young ma engaged a room ' Sat-;! urday ; from Mrs. McNamara and I prom ; ised ;to ; pay. his v bdard '' in ':. advance ■•as ■ soon as he saw : his brother, with whom ihe t said , he .;-; had 7. been : living ", on I Ric«* ■ street. .' Jones •"said ■he : was ; out of, cash, 1 but would make : the : payment as ; soon i as > his ':~ brother advanced the i money.' He did not appear Sunday, • and " Mon day he made another excuse instead of; i the promised payment. :" In: the evening. »he was 5 missing and yesterday failed i to appear.■.■i:./ : "';>/TV:,"iV"x.;-'^'-.-'-!a;-' .^?' x* Last J evening Mrs. McNamara i and the boarders " became : suspicious ! and jj an . investigation disclosed ;' that !a j Suit; of clothes, an overcoat, a suit ease, a , gold handled umbrella and other, arti : cles, were *■ missing. ~ The ■ police I were. . notified. '.. v; 7 -V_V. ■■ ;;::.'^- :':■ '■ ;\ .."^ : SHANAHAN WILL CASE @] . IS FINALLY DECIDED Surviving Heir of Dead r Priest -.-.15.. - ; V' Awarded ; Small Fortune ]"V ; J '..-■'"' L<-"-' - vV> ._'.-•-::"■ -"..". ■• -' ,f- ~~-,': J'r" i "iu-~ <z r The \ Shanahan will case, - one of > the -■ most famous equity cases ever litigated in : Minnesota 1; courts, has V finally" been . settled after ; dragging along six years.l^:-;;.^;';:';-_:..'~.:;-.u-v"V^v i"i~'-~:"' :-'Six' years S ago > Father Shanahan, a Caledonia s (Minn.) !? priest, died, leaving ! behind an ;. estate valued at rJ $40,000, i which > has I since increased iin value to * over $100,000.''« He ' willed ' the estate to-. Bishop ; Cotter, his | superior, to ;be V ap-: plied ; to ; the i education *: of : young ' jm en for the priesthood. v : T'^:^''^'^': is£J ; : Bridget : Shanahan, supposed to be the" only surviving heir of v the dead priest, and who had been only a short time this country, went Lto Caledonia 3 and "engaged ~. attorneys -. there -to break the: will. The case was carried to the dis trict court, which decided that tho trust .-in the will swas '■- void under the Minnesota • law, which 1 provides ; for 3 - in- i .definite and : vague beneficiaries. Judge Jaggard's disposition of ■ the case yes- ;, terday ended . all * litigation and placed the -girl: in possession ■of a small : for tune. >;.. v, .".•;■•:;?■.-:•.:."...;/;-V-.'-.-"■. 'pTf-M EDITORS ALL TELL PROSPERITY STORIES ;.,.,-;-jv--- --',;•. ■ ■•.:■-;"--.; •" ■r ' -•■■•;?crir^ :* -_- The ' prosperity of - the ; - Northwest' was f reflected §in reports '' received \ from; members of the -North- Star Daily Press association, which i, held its quarterly meeting at ; the Windsor hotel " yester day.-;>;---:- T'J.Vifu^'-^y :-:y': 't^->./^V ■'£ W. H. Maxwell, New York represent ative of the association.was present and told of the Eastern advertising situa ; tion, and % the ± books of :^_ the w>'" officers:' showed ian increased v advertising pat ronage given ; its members. The Nortti : Star Daily Press % association Is!; com : posed of g business managers iof I the; idaily " papers |in the ■ smaller cities Minnesota and the ; Dakotas. H. C. -Plumley,-. Fargo, ■is presidentJof the as sociation. ' ■"•!..-■*--_■_".- ';■'-':'.';..' ."■'"-.. I PIBEIEIER I^« *V Meat Co. AT THE HEAD OF EIGHTH ST. ■:. :■ ■ ', .••t--7- ;--■•-'■■ *■' "■.!;);*..'-''' l*- lV;*.- Good-Values: Always at the Big ":; -',;\v-;v.-:-■". v^'' Market. •"• :-. .r'-c^yjj ■.-.-' . • For Wednesday - and 'Thursday: . / : '^* Ham«"r Sugar cured, >''j.^V>-"-^;-;:^C:;r:/1Oi'»; "dfflb a n siZ e s I/ 2 C Mutton Roast Lorn • 10c '■ HaihV- Fresh trimmed, any size, ') r-; 11* nailld _-• n ice - for • roasting ??.;.. ;r' r.T it? I• v ' Fresh Eggs ge° r odd O zen .....16c MP« Pfirk Plckled, by-the chunk, 7« mcaa ruiii g it, to 10 j b P i eceg /c . Nice to ' cook up with. beans - or' sauerkraut Beefsteak £ n s k h rAWr.I-.V.viOc" "Meadow Farm Lard" Pu °urKe°t?ie I: Rendered, in bulk —3-lb, 5-lb, 10-lb or lOa 20-lb pails ....: :Vi*r.;rr. r.-.:rrl ••r.T.'Yf lUC r-.v.^,^t^ , Absolutely pure. -"•",?..•• ■s~''^?';' Pork-Sausage Pure ......... 10c sMoitoiuSteaklgSl^si^^^2sci; Spring Chickens I? e c s h s 14c Sirloin Steak ? u ° t od ' 10c - Sauerkraut H Thoroughly* cured^'iieadow ;y«»H"Huy^:FarmV,, quality;; per3^-v^ I n« quart .;.. .V-yV IUC i Picnic $ Hain^^^f^^^S^Mi Oc' ■ West s Side « Deliveries 12s p. m. Wednes- : days and » Saturdays. S 455-457 WABASHA STREET. BOARD RAISES LIVE STOCK VALUATIONS State's Equalizers Increase As- sessments on Hogs, Sheep, Cows and Veh'cles There are more hogs in Minnesota this year than last, according to county assessors' reports to the state board of equalization, and more cows three years old and older; but there are fewer sheep this year and not so many "wagons, -carriages, sleighs and bicy cles." The increased number of cows are worth more money, the assessors say, but the addition of 70,000 hogs has not prevented the herds throughout this state from shrinking in total value more than $200,000. Before taxes are paid, however, such surprising differences in value will be practically obliterated. Large increases wer e made in the assessors' returns yesterday in all of the four classes of property considered by the board of equalization. Cows -three years old and older': were worth* last year in Minnesota an average of $15.93 apiece. This year they are reported to be worth $14.53 apiece. In 1903 324,«72 sheep were said to be worth, for purposes of taxation, $491, --445, or $1.51 each. In 1904, 280,979 sheep are reported to be worth • $402,606, or $1.43 each. Hogs Fall Off 69 Cents The number of hogs last year wap placed by assessors at 520,313. They were worth $1,440,622, or $2.76 each. This year 590,948 hogs are valued at $1,239,108, or $2.07 apiece. "Wagons, carriages, sleighs and bi cycles" numbered 309,743 a year ago and their number has now fallen to 306,550. The estimated value of such vehicles has decreased from $5,250,562 to $4,655,351. The average unit value was $10.96 in ISO* and is $15.18 in 1904. That is, to the assessors' best belief. Sheep have diminished In number dur mg the j'ear t>y 43,093, and in total value by $88,839. Hogs have increased 70,635 and yet their total value is $201, --514 less now than it was a year ago. Wagons, etc., were more numerous in 1903 by 3,193 and were then worth $595,211 more. Individually, the; three-yearvold cow has fallen in .value,"as assessors are" convinced, $1.40; a sheep is 8 cents less valuable this year; a hog 69 cents; and a wagon, carriage, sleigh or bi cycle, $1.78. Board Raises Valuations Unwilling to accept these views, the board of equalization has raised the j reported value of caws to a minimum I of-sl2 seach. The cheapest :sheep, the board believes, is worth $1.50; the least expensive hog should bring $2.50. Any "wagon, carriage, sleigh or bicycle" worthy of the name should be worth $15. the board says. In various counties the board has increased the assessed value .of cows from 10 to 50 per cent. In Douglas, Roseau, St. Louis and Todd counties the increase has been 25 per cent; fn Becker and Pope-counties, 33 1-3 pcf f cent; in Benton and Red Lake coun ties, 50 per cent. : ;. .*,,<.. | Still a greater increase has been made in the valuation of sheep; an addition of 50 per cent having . been, agreed upon for fully a jdozen counties, namely, Becker, Bentoo, Dakota, Le Sueur, Norman, /Otter Tail 1,! 'Polkv Bed Lake, RenViHe, Roseau, Todd J and Was"eca. Benton county must stand: an in crease of 150. per cent for.hogs. Jack son and Polk counties are each raised <tf6 2-3 per cent in the-seme Sdhtedule. . fftolk e<nmty, the assessed, values of which are evidently much too low to suit the board, has been increased f 0 per cent as to "wagons*. carriages," sleighs and bicycles." Ben ton. and Red Lake counties will go up 60 per cent each for the same class of property; and an additibn of 50 per cent each has been directed for Cook, Cottonwood, Fillmore, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, • Murray, Nobles, Pine, Renville r Rock and Scott counties. SECRETARY BEARDSLEY RETIRES FROM CHAMBER Annual. Election of Directors of Or ganization to Be Held Sept. 27 The annual of directors of the Chamber of Commerce will be held Sept. 27. The executive committee will report a list of twenty directors to be voted on by the ebamber, and new ex ecutive officers will also be chosen at that time. B. F. Bear.dsley, secretary of the chamber, yesterday gave formal no tice to the chamber that he did not desire a re-election. He has-formed a business connection to date from the expiration of his present service. The Chamber of Commerce yester day received an invitation to send dele gates to the national-irrigation con gress to be held at El Paso, Tex., and also received a communication "from the St. Anthony Park Manufacturers' association, inviting co-operation in a movement to secure additional tracks age facilities for manufacturing plants at that point. A memorial from the Chicago Chamber of Commerce favor ing a six-year tenure of office for the president of the United States was referred to the committee on legisla tion. DEMOCRATS TO OPEN CAMPAIGN SEPT. 24 Johnson, Winston and Lind Will Ad dress Big Meeting in Minneapolis The Democratic state central com mittee has announced the date of the big Minneapolis meeting at which John A. Johnson, Democratic candidate for governor, will formally open his state campaign. Mr. Johnson will speak at the exposi tion building Saturday evening, Sept. 24. F. G. Winston, candidate for lieu tenant governor, and Congressman John Lind will fee heard from the same platform. FAIRBANKS TO SPEAK IN ST. PAUL NEXT WEEK . Senator C. W. Fairbanks will speak in St. Paul. The speech of the Repub lican candidate for the vice presidency will be givejn_ at the new armory on Friday evening, Sept. 23, under the aus pices of the local Republican clubs. It is expected to have the heating ap paratus installed in the armory by that time. . Senator Knute Nelson will begin his speaking engagements in the state the same night, speaking- in the opera house at Madison, Lacqui Parle coun , ty. It is said to be one of the hotbeds of Republican secession and the senior senator is expected to bring sume of the recalcitrants back into line. • BIG HORSE SIMM * WILL OPEN TONIGHT Horses Arrive and AM Js Ready for the Opening Per formance The. Twin City horse show at the state fair grounds opens tonight for the balance of the week with only the possibility of weather conditions against it. The nights for a week or more past have been undeniably cooJ, but the big canvas tent insures warmth, and shelter should it rain. The Como-Harriet interurban cars stop directly before the entrance, so patrons can be assured of almost as much comfort as they would have at a theater. The glow of many electric lights, the presence of several thou sand people and the animation of the scene, will be influences that should diapel any doubts as to this. The arrangements are well nigh perfect for the holding of such a show. There is an arena 70x230 feet in di ameter, and then a promenade that will accommodate a thousand people bor dered by a row of boxes and flanked by ampitheater seats. On entering the tent the St. Paul seats face the oval arena on the left and the Minneapolis seats on the right. In the center of the arena is the judges' stand, and the extreme end the stand from which the Minnesota State bahd will discourse its music. Three thousand yards of red and white bunting have been used for the in terior decoration. The boxes are drap ed with these colors as well as the four foot fence dividing the promenade from the arena. Starts Promptly at 8 O'clock The performance starts promptly at 8 o'clock, and the Como-Harriet in terurban line is to inaugurate a five minute seivice in both cities one hour previous. Three thousand seats will afford spectators a superb view from kny point. All the horses are in and yesterday many of them were being schooled preparatory to getting them accustom ed to the ring. The George Pepper string of thirty-two horses is housed in barn H, and the Crow & Murray stable of eighteen jumpers and step pers are In barn B. Frederick K. Bull's splendid browns are in barn L with. -1 -wealth of horse paraphernalia that in cludes about everything pertaining to a high class modern stable. A. E. Ashbrook's stable from Kansas City which includes eighteen horses has been allotted another barn. The programme for tonight includes the following events: 8:00 O'Clock—Class 1, roadsters, pairs with appointments. 8:20 O'clock—Class 38, high school stal lion, mare or gelding. 8:40 O'clock—Class 7, pairs of Park horses, 14.1 to 15.2. 9:00 O'clock—Class 26, four-in-hand, road teams. 9:20 O'Clock—Clanss 36, Gaited saddle mare or gelding. 9:40 O'Clock—Class 14. Park horse, sin gle, over 15.2. with appointments. s 10:00 O'Clock—Class 45, potato race (post entries). ' 10:10 O'clock—Class --, sporting tandem, with jumping. i Special Prizes Offered Aside from the cash prizes there is a liberal offering ot plate. The St. Paui Pommel cial club offers a cup for road teams and .the,. Minneapolis Commer rial club has given one for park teams. E. T. Stokesbury, of Philadelphia, has offered one for single local roadsters, August A. Bu.~ch, of St. Louis, one for the best gig horse, and the Joe Deer ing trophy from New York, called the "Nonpareil," is up for high school horse, for which there will be, a fierce competitiDn. Chauncey Olcott, the actor, has donated a cup for the best gaited saddle horse. George F. Kibbe gives one for appointed park pairs, W. G. Grisham for local horse to brougham, Mannheimer Bios, one for tandems. Among Minneapolis donors of cups are Charles E. Lewis, for the appointed runabout event; the Coe Commission Company, fcr local park pairs; the Young-Quinlan Company, for the best gaited saddle mare or .gelding. Michaud Bros., of St. Paul, give a cup for the high jump, and Charles L. Haas for single park horse. SAYS GILFILLAN HAS NO CINCH IN HENNEPIN Minneapolis Republican Declares Neither He nor Lowry Can Swing Delegation Hennepin county Republicans are not all for J. B. Gilfillan. according to J. J. Hennessy. the accredited manager of the campaign of McNeal and Lund, candi dates for the Republican nominations in the Forty-fifth legislative district, Min neapolis. Mr. Hennessy was in St. Paul yesterday, and told a number of the politicians that Gilfillan was by no means the "whole thing" in Hennepin. "When the legislature is convened it will be found that Mr. Gilfillan will not have the solid delegation from Henne pin county," Mr. Hennessy said. "He is trying to Influence legislative nominations in the expectation of having the entire delegation when the time comes, but nei ther he nor Thomas Lowry, should he decide to become a candidate, will be able to swing the delegation. Senator Clapp will receive some votes from Hen nepin county members, and possibly may receive them all." LEGISLATIVE FIGHT HOT IN RICE COUNTY "Sentiment fn Rice county among Re publicans is overwhelmingly in favor of the re-election of Senator Clapp," said K. D. Chase, of Faribault, yesterday, after he had had a conference with the junior senator at a St. Paul hotel. "But in a field of nine candidates for the two places on the legislative ticket personat^conslderations are likely to cloud the real 'issue and give us nominees for the legislature who may not be for Sena tor Clapp. Of the nine candidates five are avowed Clapp men, two are doubtful and two others are known not to favor the return of the junior senator. There is a hot fight on in the county, with a number of issues involved outside the sen atorship." Mr. Chase is the man who led the fight in Rice county which gave the county to Judge Collins in the Republican state convention and is regarded as the an tithesis of Joel P. Heatwole. WASH BLUE Costs 10 cents and equals 20 cents worth of any other kind of bluing. Won't Freeze, Spill, Break Nor Spot Clothes W-: DIRECTIONS FOR uses': j+'~?h y mmmsm around in the Water. f^&&OWM «n wlso Grocers. . _ '.^.- "VIRGINIA SLIVER" i CASE IS SETTLED tJ Ml ftf4 *— ContestarrfcsFaH to Appeal and :' State is Owner of Valuable 1 v -;;:-^.' ,v^ Mineral Tract ":*-. v'; -. The final chapter in the litigation, ox tending over a period of years, in the "Virginia sliver" case Jias been written and Miss Mabel Qavis, of. Princeton, is declared the lessee of one of the most valuable iron properties in the state. The state, incidentally, has been made the fee owner of the tract, "and will real ize handsomely from taken from the mine when It is put in operation under the terms of the leaser State Auditor S. G. Iverson estimates that there ale 2.000,000 torts of high grade -pre on the property, and. on the basis of the-royalty-of I2s"*cehts a fßn paid to the state, the commonwealth will realize $500,000. Using the-same estimate of the ore body and applying a net market price of $h per ton. Miss TEvans will be a very rich woman when the iron is mined and marketed. Who Misss Evans is the state auditor said yesterday he did not know. She is a resident of Princeton, the home of former State- Auditor Dunn, and is said to be related to Isaac d Patterson of the realestate^firm of Flinp & Patterson, 414 Pioneer Press building, S£. Paul. Both Mr. Patterson ffhd Mr. Flffift were con nected for some years with the state au ditor's- office. - - .. .".. ". State's Title Established." Formal notification that the contestants have not appealed within the time al lowed them, and that the matter is now closed, was received yesterday by State Auditor Iverson, formally establishing the state s ownership of the much-discussed 'Virginia sliver," a valuable tract of iron land in St. Louig "county. The history of the "sliver" contest is familiar to persons interested. Others may not know that in surveying govern ment land years ago a narrow, triangular, or sliver shaped tract four miles long and containingrthirty-six acres", was accident ally overlooked between townships 58 and 59. a mile and a half north of Virginia, Minn. This tract lies between two rich iron mines, the Alpena and the Sauntry, and is in the heart of the iron producing district. In 1894 the tract was surveyed and the federal surveyor reported that it was swamp land. But errors were again committed and another survey was ordered in 1901. The notes of this survey, accepted as correct and final by the general land office, did not state whether the tract was swamp land. Listed as Swamp Land Jan. 5,' 1902, Surveyor General E S. Warner, of Minnesota, filed a plat of the ••sliver" which he designated as "town ship 58%." Five days later he filed a list selecting the "sliver," according to law, as the property of the state, for the rea son that 4t- was swamp land, being so described in the uneontradicted notes made during the survey of 1894. But two years earlier -F. A. Hyde & Co., of Wisconsin, had filed on the tract under the "forest lieu act;" that is, they had claimed it under the act of June 4. 1897, in lieu of other land relinquished to the United States in a forest reserve. If as Hyde & Co. insisted, the "sliver" was not swamp lr.nd did-.not belong to the state, it could legally be claimed un der the "forest lieu act." After the state, however, had filed on the tract as swamp land, the "Sli%er" had been leased for:mining- purposes, to a Miss Mabel.Evans, .of Princeton. She was to pay $100 a year rental and 25 cents for every ten of ore-.shipped, until railroad facilities were assured. There after she was to mine and ship at least 5,000 tons a year, or pay the state an equivalent royalty of $1,250 in addition to the annual rental.- . In order to ascertain the basis of the Hyde claim as against those of the state and Mfss Evans, Auditor lversbn. Assist ant Attorney General Somerby and others visited the "Sliver" in May, 1903. They found it swamp land.: The matter came once more before the federal authorities, and the commissioner of the general land office decided Jan. 18, 1904, in favqrv of .the state.'s. claims. Then Hyde & Co. appealed to the' secretary of the interior. '*'■■•■ *■<"• State Wms on Appeal On July 20. of this-year- Acting Secretary of the Interior J. H. FJnjple upheld the decision of the commissioner. Mr. Fimple declared that, although the sur vey of 1*94 was not accepted, the sur veyor's notes made then as to the char acter of the 1 land had not been disputed during the later survey of 1901; and that as the second survey did not mention the character of the land the notes of the first survey upon .that point must be ac cepted as-additional to the report of the second survey. The tract, therefore, had been found to be swamp lafid when first surveyed by the government, and belong ed, accordingly, to the state of Minne sota. Hyde & Co., whose claim was thus re jected, were notified that they could file a "motion for revision" within thirty days from July 20. But they failed to make such motion. RAILROAD NOTICES Via North-Western Line Baltimore, Md., and return $30 Tickets on sale Sept. 9 and 10. For par ticulars call at 396 Robert street. Ryan hotel, St. Paul. $13 —st. Louis and return—sl3 Via Rock Island System Tickets on sale Aug. 29, Sept. 4 (Sun day), 12 arid 26, good returning seven days from date of sale. Shortest line, quickest time, over 200 miles longside the Mississippi river. Of fice, Sixth artd R6bert streets, St. Paul F. W. Saint, City Passenger Agent. Settlers and Colonist Rates To Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Louis iana, California and the Northwest, via the Minneapolis & St. Louis R. R. Call on H. S. Haskins, C. T. A., Ryan hotel. One More Sailing Sept. 16 The last Soo Line rail and lake ex cursion .will leave Minneapolis and St Paul Friday, Sept. 16. If you have not been able to go before now is your op portunity. Detroit and return $16.75 Toledo and return 17.50 Cleveland and return 18.25 Buffalo and return 20.25 Get your reservations early at the ticket office, 379 Robert street. Soo Line Homeseekers' Rates To the Dafcotas and the Canadian North west every Tuesday in September and October. One fare for the round trip plus J2.00. Ticket office. 379 Robert street. "Visit the Old Folks" [n Ohio, Indiana, etc. Low round home visitors rates via the Minneapolis & St. Louis R. R. Sept. 6, 13, 20, 27 and Oct. 11. Limit thirty days. Cali on H. S. Haskins, C. T. A., Ryan botel. . Home Visitors' Excursions Via Rock Isl and System Sept. 6. 13, 20 and 27, and Oct. 11. the Rock Island System will sell round trip tickets to Sandusky, Columbus. Toledo, Cincinnati, Lima, Fort Wayne, Indianap olis, Louisville and intermediate points in Ohio and Indiana, good returning 30 days, at rate.of one fare plus $2 for the round trip. Office. Sixth and Robert streets, St. Pauk E. W. Saint. City Pas senger 'Agent. First and Third Tuesday of Each Month The Chicago Great Western Railway will sell Homeseekers- tickets at one fare plua $2.00 to points in Alabama. Arkansas, Col orado. Florida, Georgia. Kansas. Ken tucky. Louisiana. Mexico. Mississippi. Missouri. Nebraska New Mexico. North Carolica. Oklahoma. Tennessee, • Texas, "Utah, Virginia and Wyoming. For fur ther information app)y to J. N. Storr, Gen'l Agt.. Cor. sth and Robert Sts.. St PauL $25.00 to the Pacific Coast Via the Soo Line every day from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. FRESHMEN WIN CANE RUSH AT "0" Sophs Start Fa*t f but Ne w Students Refuse to Be Checked In the annual freshman -sophomore' cane rush at the stale "U" yesterday morning the freshmen won a* glorious victory, capturing the cane rush,-the tug of war and a majority of the box in?c. and wrestling matches. Sig" Harris, of football fame, offi ciated, and as the historic gas pipe had disappeared sawed off- a pitchfork handle. He appeared in front of the library building at 10:30 and led the rresnmen and sophomores out onto the open part of- the campus. After a little delay he threw the can* into the air and between 250 and 300 under class men went after it and the scrap was on. At the end of five minutes time was called and the referees counted hands The sophomores had twenty-six hands on the cane to twelve for the freshmen For the second part of the scrap the freahies were lined up about twenty feet from the sophs and the cane thrown ur> between the lines. ThU time the freshies had forty hands on the cane to six for their opponents. The third and deciding rush was the best of the three and the freshies won out by the close score of twenty-five to twenty-three. * The cane rush proper was followed by four boxing and three wrestling matches. RAILROAD NOTICES One More Sailing Sept. 16 The last Soo Line rail and lake excur sion will leave Minneapolis and St Paul Friday, Sept. 16. If you have not been able to go before now is your opportun- Detroit and return $16 75 Toledo and return 1750 Cleveland and return is '5 Buffalo and return , 20i25 Get your reservations early at " the ticket office. 379 Robert street. Yellowstone Park Geysers by Searchlight A battleship searchlight will be oper ated nightly from the roof of the new Old faithful Inn," at Upper Geyser Basin. Yellowstone Park, showing the geysers in a new and spectacular role. Inquire at Northern Pacific ticket of fices. $32.90 TO CALIFORNIA $32.90 Via Rock Island System, Sept. 15 to Oct , 15, Inclusive Rate applies to San Francisco. Los An geles, San Diego and many other points. Through wide vestibuled tourist sleeping cars Tuesdays and Thursdays, via Colo rado Springs (Scenic Line) and Salt Lake City; Wednesdays via El Paso (Southern Route) Berth rate. $6.75. For tickets and full information call on or address F. W. Saint, city passenger agent, Sixth and Robert streets, St. Paul. Why Don't You Go Hunting This Fall? Chickens are plentiful everywhere and big bags are being reported everx &g£. The holiday will do you good. Low rates for hunters, and dogs carried free on the Soo Line. Get the latest repo:tc at the ticket ofgee, 379 Robert street. Soo Line Homeseekers* Rates To the Dakotas and the Canadian North west every Tuesday in September and October. One fare for the round trip plus $2.00. Ticket office, 379 Robert street Only $32.90 to California Via the Minneapolis & St. Louis R. R. Tickets on sale Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. Through tourist cars without change Call on H. S. Haskins. C. T. A., Ryan hotel. * Get Busy If you like to shoot chicken? thcro are any amount of them to be had in the great hunting grounds along the Soo Line this season. Low rates for hunters Dogs carried free. ; . Mrs. Wintlow's Soothing Syrun j H«s been used for ov»r FIFTY YEARS br MIU LIONS .of MOTHERS v for thoJr. CMILDRBM WHILE TEETHING, with PERFECT SUCCESS. --"It SOOTHES th» CHILD. SOFTENS th» GUMS ALLAYS all PAIN: CURES WIND COLIC, and !» i ;th»bostram»dyfor DIARRHOEA. Sold by Druz cistaln ovary part of th 9 world.. 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