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VOL. 1. XNO. 34.
TWIN CITY NEWS.
MINNEAPOLIS.
Mr. Gillispie, of Montreal, Canada,
arrived in the city Tuesday. He will
spend a month with his wife, Mrs.
May Yancry Gillispie, who is visiting
relatives.
Mrs. Lula Green, of Jefferson City,
Mo., arrived in the city recently, to
make it her future home.
Mr. W. W, Tucker left with a hunt
ing party for Winiipeg, to be gone sev
eral days.
Mr. W. L. Smith has severed his con
nection with the Advance Cafe.
Messrs. Al Green and Geo. Roper
have changed their residence to St
Paul.
Mrs. Robt. Waters is expected to re
turn home next week.
Rev. Mrs. Lena Mason preached to
a large audience at St. Peter's A. M.
E. church Sunday.
A niece of Bishop Grant is expected
in the city soon, to attend the State
University,
On Friday evening a surprise party |
REV. R. D. WARE, MINNEAPOLIS.
Richard David Ware was born in
Trenton, Todd county, Kentucky, in
1868, of slave parents. His education
was interrupted at the age of sixteen
in being against the Kentucky law (o
teach a negro child free, after that age.
Shortly after he shipped on a boat at
Clarksville, Tenn., as waiter, following
this occupation until reaching this city
in 1883, in which he engaged in hotel
work. In 1892 he resumed his studics
in the public night schools of this city,
and being of a studious disposition, he
acquired the equivalent to a common
school education. He is now taking
was tendered Miss Cecile V. Rodney.
at the home of Mrs. Washington, 2806
Ninth avenue south, Music and danc
ing were indulged in until a late hour,
when the young people repaired to the
dining room and were served refresh
ments. Those present were: Misses
Irene Harper, Mae Williams, Cora
Franklin, N{amie Steele, Mary Morgan,
Fugenia Colter, Ada Mason, Maud Ma
son, Alice Marshall, Cecile V. Rodney;
Messrs. Ralph Grey, Andrew Monroe,
Mathew Taylor, Howard Brown, Al
bert Franklin, Arthur Ellis, Harry
Donaldson, Willie Donaldson. Music
was furnished by J. Monroe and Ralph
Watson.
Look out for a wedding soon in the
select circle.
Mrs. J. C. Reid entertained at tea
Sunday evening Misses Elleen Wheat
on, Maguire, {Veir, Mrs. V. Weir;
Messrs. Benj. Steward, Robt. Lee.
Mr. R. ] éolemnn has been appoint
ed regular mail carrier, Success to
Mr. golcman.
Mr. M. E. "Sing!etnn has returned to
the city, aiter his mysterious absence
for several weeks,
A letter from Mrs, J. Frank Wheaton,
who is now visiting at Baltimore and
Hagerstown, Md., accompanied by her
two sons, says that they never enjoyed
life better.
Chaplain T. Steward, of the 2sth in
fantry U. S, A, is expected in the city
this week.
. Leave ex%rcss orders for Isaac New
ton at 328 Fourth avenue south, Great
Western Paper Company.
Mrs. Jos. Blackwell - has returned
grom‘LOmaha. accompanied by a lady
rien
Dr. J. E. Porter, of St. Paul, gave
the Advance a call Tuesday.
Rev. J. C. Anderson, of St. Paul,
was in the city Wednesday looking
after important gmimu. : -
Hemfi Thompson, a waiter at the
West Hotel, chased the head waiter,
Scagha, all around the “big” dining
room on account of an med nsult.
FefloN: waiters preve further
trouble.
Mr. Grant Thomas has accepted a
mk at the Advance Cafe as chiei
Rev. R. D. Ware, of this city, who
has been fitting himself for the minis
try at Macon City College, is in the
c'uh. 5 o
r. Richard Man, a worthy young
man from Chicago, has purchased Mr.
W. Smuth’s interest in the Advance
restaurant. e
Robert Brown. employed at Heffe!-
finger's, was arrested last Friday mfi:
charged with burglary in Milwankee.
payee et }. Foask Whesoon o
oyer reta . Fran \.
to take the mg’in hand. Mr. Wheaton
and on Monday the case came up
Judge Brooks, and the prisoner was
released. He was arrested on a warrant
charging him with being a fugitive from
justice, and failing in evidence to sub
stantiate the charge, he was promptly
discharged by Judge Holt. Thus an in
nocent man was spared the embarrass
ment of a term in prison by the ener
getic services of his attorney.
On Tuesday evening, Sept. 26, the
Brady residence was a scene of gayety
and pleasure, the occasion was a party
in honor of the congenial host, Officer
Mack Brady, who, at that time was tak
ing his annual vacation. His many
friends of the Twin Cities responded to
the cordial invitations. Dancing was
the feature of the evening.
An evening of music at the residence
of Mrs. Jasper Gibbs, 3252 Clinton av
enue, for the benefit of %ethesda Bap
tist church, Friday evening, Oct. 20th.
Admission, 10 cents.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Boone, of Yel
lowstone Park, are in the city to re
main temporarily.
Mr. W. A. Wright, formerly of this
city, gave the Advance a call
the academic course at the Macon, Mis
souri, College, also the theological
studies which the school affords. He
was publicly - set aside on August the
first last, to the work of the gospel min
istry by the Mount Carmel Baptist
church, St. Lows, Mo. He now repre
sents the Union Baptist Association of
Missouri in the capital city, of corre
sponding secretary. He has a wife and
two children, who are living in the city,
His wife’s father is a deacon of Pil
grim’s Baptist church, St. Paul, and 1s
atding him in the prosecution of his edu
cation.
Mr. Richard Farr visited Minneapolis
Thursday.
Mr. Grimes, who has been very ill at
his residence on Clinton avenue, 15 con
valescent.
A live correspondent in St. Paul, to
supply The Advance with the doings of
the Saintly City people, is wanted.
PROF. T. JUSTIN DE CLELLAND,
Editor-in-Chief of the Illinois Consery
ator, Chieago.
AN EVENING OF MUSIC,
A grand entertainment will be given
at the residence of Mrs. z;:per Gibbs,
&z Clinton avenue, Fr _!y evening,
. 20th. Talent of the Twin Cities
will fl{nflicipam All who attend, as well
as those who participate, are requested
to be prompt in attendance, as the pro
gram will conclude at an early hour, in
order to enjoy other features of enter
tainment, which include a voting and
guessing contest, besides a grag-btg,
etc. Refreshments in abundance will
be served on the European plan. A
large attendance is urged.
| ST. PAUL.
The St. Peter Claver Sodality will
| Ahe social season by giving one
3 their popular musical and social en
‘wfld. ainments ao’l;ia C!;y H;g Théur:;
y mafi. weh, 1899 (
iriends in inm-l&;s wishing éo gau
an evening pleasantly, cannot afford to
miss this. Good promenade music
from 9 to 12 p. m. Tickets of adms
sion, 25 cents. Committee of arrange
ments, F. 1. McGhee, A. Davis, . P.
Banks, T. W. Bennett, J. B. Talbent, L
*¥F. Delyons, chairman,
R P ™ ety
MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL, MINN,, SATURDAY, OCT. 14, 1899.
CORNER STONE LAID.
New Federal Building in Chicago
Appropriately Dedicated,
President MeKinley Oficiates—Pre
mier Laurier of Canada and Vice
President Mariscal of Mexico
Witness Ceremeony.
Chicago, Oct. 10.—In sight of thou
sands, on stands, in the street, in win
dows and on the dizzy heights of the
towering buildings, the president of
the United States on Monday threw the
first trowel of mortar under the corner
stone of Chicage's new federal build
ing. The ceremonies were asimple, but
impressive, and were conducted with
out an incident to mar their solemn
character.
President’s Arrival,
Shortly before ten o'clock the presi
dent’s earriage, drawn by four horses,
appeared, President McKinley standing
in the vehicle with his bat off, bowing
and similing to the cheering thousands,
The famikar features of Gov. Tanner
and Mayor Harrison were facing him.
The salvos of cheers and shouts were
tremendous. Next to the president, the
governor and the mayor, the onlookers
gave most of their applause to Vice
President Mariscal, of Mexico, and Sir
Wilfrid Laurier, the Canadian premier,
The Ceremonies.
After prayer by Rev, Dr. Gunsaulus,
and addresses by Becretary Gage and
Postmaster General Smith, the contents
of the box to be placed in the stone were
read. Then President McKinley stepped
forward and was handed the trowel
filled with mortar. The president cast
the mortar under the stone and Phin
ney's band played “America.”
The president then walked back to
his seat and the derrick men let the
stone down in its soft bed, while cheer
upon cheer went up from thousands of
throats,
Secretary Gage then introduced
United States Senator William E. Ma
son, who delivered an address,
At the conclusion of Senator Mason’s
address Secretary Gage announced the
formal laying of the corner stone. The
spectators arose at the first turn of the
windlass. As the block descended there
was an impressive silence and Dr. Gun
saulus invoked the Divine blessing on
city, state and pation.
This was the closing event of the pro
gramme and the crowd was dismissed
by Mr. Gage.
A SPLENDID PAGEANT,
Chieago Day Parade, with President
of the United States at Its Head,
Before the eyes of the president of the
United States, his cabinet and a host of
guests of honor, including the premier
of Canada and the vice president of
Mexico; before a cheering multitude
that packed the streets of the line of
march, peopled roofs and filled windows
with faces, the pageant climax of the
fall festival, the Chicago day parade,
took place Monday afternoon, Led by
President McKinley, who received an
ovation all along the route, the impos
ing procession wound through the
streets, resembling lanes, between the
gorgeously decorated sky-scrapers, ris
ing like great, flaming towers, and
through the splendid court of honor,
Both war and peace contributed to the
long, brilliant column that moved in
martial fashion.
AT THE BANQUET,
President MeKinley and Others De-
Hyer Short Addresses,
Chicago's great Auditorium, which
has been the scene of so many notable
events, never held a greater gathering
than Monday night, when the Chicago
day banquet was held within its walls
The material part of the banquet oc
cupied nearly two hours, and it was al
most ten o'clock before Toastmaster
Stone rapped for order, and brought the
intellectual part of the programme 1o
the front in a brief address, at the con
clusion of which he introduced Gov.
Tanner, who, in a short address, wel
comed the visitors on behalf of the
state of Illinois. After he had conclud
ed, Mayor Harrison, of Chicago, and
Senater Shelby M. Cullom, of Illinois,
were introduced in succession by Mr.
Stone, the former extending to the vis
itors the welcome of the people of the
city of Chicagn, and the latter greet
ing them on behalf of the federal ofli
cials of Ilinois.
Following the address of the pres
ident, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, of Canada,
was announced 1o speak on “The Do
minion.,” The greeting which was ac
corded the premier of Canada as he rose
to his feet was hearty in the extreme,
Cheer after cheer rang through the hall,
men rose 1o their feet and waved their
napkins frantieally.
The welcome extended to Bir Wilfrid
Laurier was repesated when the next
speaker, Vice President Mariscal, of
Mexico, rose and spoke in answering
to the toast, “The Republie of Mexico.”
Secretary Long responded to the
toast “The Navy.” “The Glories of the
Grand Army of the Republic” were
dweit upon by Col. D. B. Henderson, of
Dubuque, the next speaker of the
national house of representatives,
The last address on the regu
lar programme was by Gen. Thomas
M. Anderson, U. 8. A, commander of
the department of the lakes.
After the conclusion of Gen. Ander
son's speech short addresses were made
by Gen. Wesley Merritt and others.
Early Settlement Exspected.
Paris, Oct. 9.—~The premier, M. Wal
deck-Roussean, Saturday morning re
ceived ' delegations representing the
employers end workmen involved in the
mining strike at Lacreusot and beard
their contentions. The impression is
that an early settlement of the diffi
culty is probable. .
Twe MHen Dirowned.
Little Roek, Ark., Oet. 9. — Adam
Bach, a prominent business man of
Newport, Ark., and Claude N. Jones,
of louisville, Ky.. wers drowned in
Bergen lake, coac Newport, while fish
iog.
DEMANDS OF BOERS.
——
Transvaal Ultimatom Presented to
Great Britaln—Heported Ad
vance of Hoern,
London, Oct. 11.—The Transvaal ul
timatum, which B signed by F. W,
Reitz, secretary state, concludes
with the following four demands:
“Her majesty's ulllawrul irtervention in
the internal affairs @f tlis republic, in con
fiict with the convention of 1:84,
by the extraordi strengthening of her
troops In the neig irhood of the borders
of this republic, Cuused an intolera ile
condition of things arise, to which this
government feels itself obliged, in the in
serest mot only of fhis republic, but also
of all South Africa, $0 make an end as soon
as possible, and 18 government feels
itself called upon afd ohliged to press ear
nestly and with en@&» for an immediate
termination of this State of things and to
request her mmui: government to give
assurances upon the f(ollowing four de
mands: ¥
“First. That all points of mutual differ
ence be regulated friendly recourse to
arbitration or by atever amicable way
may be agreed u Ly this government
and her majosty's gove: nment,
“Second. That al} troops on the borders
of this republic shall be instantly with
drawn. %
“Third. That all reenforcements of
troops which have ‘R!\ ed in South Africa
since June 1, 1899, shall be removed from
South Africa within a reasonable time
to be agreed upon with this government,
and with the mutusl assurance and guar
antea on the part this government that
no attack upon or Bortilities agalnst any
portion of the pos fons of the British
government shall ade by this republic
during the further otiations, within a
period of time to 8\ hsequently agreed
upon between the ernments; and this
THE GENERALS IN COMMAND OF THE BOER AND BRITISH
FORCES IN SOUTH AFRICA.
GEN. T. A. CRONJE,
(Becond In Command Transvaal Forces
GEN. BIR REDVE
(Chief in Comman
Bouth
GEN. BIR GEORGE SBTEWART WIHITE
(Commanding British Troops in Natal)
government will, on fompliance therewith,
be prepared to withdraw the armed burgh
ers of this republic from the borders.
“Fourth. That her majesty's troops
which are now on the high seas shall not
be landed in any part of Bouth Africa.”
To these demands s appended the
definition of the time-imit for areply:
“This government presgses for an imme
diate and an afMrmative answer to these
four questions, and ~arnestly requests her
majesty’s government Lo return an answer
before or upon Wednesday, October M.
1849, not later than five @'clock p. m
“It desires further to add that in the
unexpected event of an answer not satis
factory being received by it within the in
terval, It will with great regret be com.
pelled to regard the action of her majesty’s
government as a formal declaration of
war and will not bold itself responsible
for the consequences thereof, ard that, in
the event of any further movement of
troops occurring within the above-men
tioned time In & nearer direction to our
borders, this government will be compelled
to regard that also as & formal declaration
of war.
“f bhave the honor te be, respectfully
yours,
“F, W. REITZ, Btate Becretary.”
London, Oet, 121 the latest re
ports, which are confirmed from va
rious points in South Africs, are true,
the Boers have not waited for the ex
piration of the time Hmit, but have al
ready crossed the border, as they would
be entitled to do both im virtue of the
notification contained in the last par
agraph of the ultimatum, and also of
the British acknowledgment, which
reached Pretoria so speedily as to jus
tify a belief, amounting almost to cer
tainty, that the war party in Great
Britain, while welcoming an sct which
has deprived the country of all peace
ful aßernatives and given it the great
superficial advantage to be derived
from the fact that the adversary has
voluntarily assumed the stigma of vir
tually declaring war, was eagerly await
ing its chance,
FPowder Mills Esplode,
Chicago, Oct. 11 With a detonation
feit many miles distant two of the pow
der mills of the Aetugeompany's works
near Millers, Ind., Blew up Tuesday
night. Two empioyes are missing.
Earthguake in Wisconsin,
Milwankee, Oct. 12.~8pecials to the
Bentinel from Racine and Kenosha,
Win, say what is thought to have beep
an earthquake was felt in those places
Tuesday night. In many houses dishes
and furniture was shmken. The course
of the earthquake s emed 1o be east und
west.
Troin Mews iste a Hiver.
Yokobama, Oct. 10.~While a 1 yphoon
was raging Saturday 8 traio was blown
from a bridge into the river neay Utso
nomya. Bix persons were killed apd
many injured. Great damage was done
to property snd erops.
GENERAL ADVANCE BEGUN
American Fu';c;‘t:-A;.-M Pushing
tforvward—Heavy Fighiing
Soon Espected.
New York, Oct. 12, A speeial to the
Herald from Washington says: A gen
eral advance along the American lines
in Luzon has been begun and war de
partment officials expect reports of
some heavy fighting within the next
few davs.
Ofticial dispatehes received and noi
made public show that both Geus, Law
ton and MacArthur are moving north
ward with their forees, the purpose be
ing to get control of the rallroad and
the important towns as far north as
possible. Eventually it is intended to
send an expedition by water to Lin
gayen, near the northern terminus of
the railway, so as to flank the enemy,
Thix expedition, however, will not start
until additional troops have arrvived.
Meanwhile the divisions under both
Lawton and MacArthur will push to
the north as far as they can,
According to statements made at the
war department this advance is to be
made permanent. There are to be no
more towns taken and then abandoned
With the additional troops which have
arrived during the rainy season, and
others to follow, Gen, Corbin savs that
there will be o sutlicient number avail
able to garrison towns as fast as they
are taken and still leave a formidable
force for continuing the onward move:
ment,
COL. R B M BADEN-FOWELL
) (Commanding Hritiah Forcee nt Mafeking
RS HENRY BULLER,
d of British Forcea in
Africa)
GEN. JOUBERT, VICE PREBIDENT
(Ueneral in Chief of Tratsvaal Forces )
It is this northward movement of the
American forees that probably acconnt,
for the recent great activity of the in
surgents south of Manila,
Long Strike Settied,
Pana, IL, Oct. 11, Pana, the leading
conl mine center of central Hlinoie, is
rejoicing over the settlement of the
strike, which has extended over two
years, & two days' conference between
mine operators, state union mine offic
ciuly and business men having resulted
in an amicable adjustment. A 40-cent
weale will be paid apd the union thor
oughly recognized, The four mines will
resutne operations at onee, A joilifica
tion and peace jubilee will be held,
Boyeott Penctically Ended,
Cleveland, 0., Oet, 9. The boyeott
against the Big Cousolidoted railway
system, caused by the strike of the
operatives, is practically st an end,
Nearly nll the omuibuses operated by
the strikers have ceased running, and
the street railway men's union has i
sued a bulletin requesting ol the labor
unions 10 rescind the orders imposing
fines on members found riding in Big
Consolidated cars,
Vorenl Fires in Wisconsin,
Milwnukee, Oct, 11 A Bentinel gpe
elal from Oconto Falls, Wis., sayn: For
ext fires are ruging in this vicinity toun
alarming extent, The air is filled vith
smoke anpd the sky reflects a deep red
hue at night. Six farmbouses have been
burned and a large amount of hay and
miles of fences consumed. Unless rain
comes 4t onee a large amount of prop
erty will be destroyed,
Nank Hobbers Secure MLOOGH,
Reynolds, lod., Oct. 12.-The bank
hiere was robied of $5,000 and wrecked
by an explosion at three o'vlock
Wednesday morning. The robbers es
caped. The bank building ix a complete
wreck. The safe doors were blown off,
the bank walls dismantied and the root
racked. Over 3269 in pennies, nickels
and dimes was scaltered about the
room.
Varty Drowned,
Loudon, Oct, 16, Farty persons are
repurted drowned, aceording 1o 8 spe
cial dispateh from Naples, by floods, fol
jowing severe raios, in the provinee of
Balerno., A number of smmall villages
and factories have been destrayed,
Troops have been sent to the relief of
the inhsbitants,
doekey Killed,
Chieago, Oct, 16.-J. Boyd, s well
known steeplechuse rider, was killed at
Hawthorne Mondsy by his borse strik
ing sgainst the wing of the hurdie
turning & ecomplete somersauit and
erushing Boyd.
DEWEY IN VERMONT.
The Admiral Onece More in His !auvlo
Sinte—His Arrival Signaled
from Mountalna,
Shelburne, Vt, Oet. 11— Admiral
Dewey is home at last and is happy to
be within the shadow of the Green
mountains and beside the waters of
Lake Champlain, away from the noise
and bustle that have filled his ears
since his flagship Olympla came in sight
of Sandy Hook. The fact that the ad
miral was really in Vermont was sig
naled Tuesday night on tall mountain
praks by boafires and electric search-
Hghts from one end of the state to the
other. Admiral Dewey is the guest of
Dr. W, Seward Webb at his magnificent
country residence, Shelburne Farms,
and will not become the state's guest
until Thuorsday, at the capital, Mont.
pelier. He came here on a specinl train
from New York city Tuesdny morning,
oceupying Dr. Webb's magnificent car,
the Elsmere,
Boston, Oct, 11 The erniser Olyme
pia, lately Admiral Dewey's flagship,
arvrived in Boston harbor Tuesday after
noon, from New York, after a run of
53 hours in foggy weather. The vessel
was received very quietly and dropped
anchor off the Charlestown navy vard,
The Olympia will go out of commission
here. The stoek exchange nnd banks
will be elosed from Friday night until
Monday moruing on account of the
Dewey celebration,
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES.
A Long List of Mananfacturing Mants
Established Sinee the Hegine
Ing of October,
Chattanooga, Tenn, Oct, 10.-The
more important of the new industries
reported by the Tradesman during the
week ended October 7 inelude n bagging
factory in Texas, briek works in Ala-
bama, a construction company in Bast
Tennessee, n corpice worksin Alabama,
three cotton mills in North Carolina,
eleetrie light plants in Alabama, Ten
nessee and Virginia, o furniture fuetory
in North Carolina, a handle factory in
Alabama, havdware compunies in Geors
gin nudd Lousiana, a heading fuctory in
Tennessee, iron mines in Alabamn, a
£35,000 lumber mill (rebnilt) in East
Texns, a knitting mill in Alabama, nail
works in North Carolina, a $lOO,OOO
navul stores company in Florida, paint
works in Virginin, o sush, door and
blind factory in Alabama; o sugar re
finery in Florida; a $200,000 tobaeco
stemmery in Kentueky, n twine and
plow line millin Novth Caroling,
BROOM CORN BOOMS.
Hrash Heaches the Coveled Prive of
FLOO a Ton=Farvmers in Cone
trol of Market,
Chnrleston, L, Oct 11 Tuesday was
n day of excitement in the hroom corn
belt of Hlinois, Brush reached the cove
eted price of $lOO per ton, Three erops
in this vicinity were sold at this figure
and ‘'t was refused by several owners,
That the price will still advance ix the
opinion of evéry welliinformed person,
It hox ndvaneed £3O althin the past ten
duys, and until the manafacturers get
supplied It wil’ go higher. A cotgerva
tive estimate snyvs that three-fourths
of this year's caop is already soll, Many
orders from forelgn buyers to loeal
brokers hare been refused hecause the
brush was not to by had. This is the
firat time in ten years that the furmers
have been able to control the market,
Judge Assassinated,
New Orieans, Oct, 12, - Judge Basil
Laplaee, n prominent planter and a
mwember of the state senate, was found
dend ut his plantation, 20 miles from
here, Wednesday morning, The judge
wan called from his house at ten o'clock
Tuesday night. While he was walking
toward the rosd a mob with white
mosks suddenly rose around him, seized
him and pinioned his arms. He was led
some distance, when the erowd halted,
one man placed a pistol to Laplace’s
back and went a bullet into his body,
killing him Instantly. The body was
left in the road, rain fell on it during
the night and it was reseued from the
mud by relativesin the morning. These
relntives aver that the killing was polit
ieal,
Many Hosiness Houses Hurned,
Carbondale, L, Oct, 11— A large pro
portion of the business houses of Ma
kanda, n stnll town seven miles south
of here, was destroyed by fire Tuesday
morning ot about pine o’clock, Beven
teen business places were burned, with
u loss of over 360,000, Two persons
were injured by the falling walls, The
fire in supposed 1o be the work of an
incendinry.
To Prosecute Hoherts,
Balt Lake City, Utah, Oct, 11— Can
gressman-elect Roberts has vanished
fram Utah. He is to be charged with
two feloniex, of which polygamy forms
the base, and two misdemeanors for
unlawfully living with his two plural
wives. In ease of fallure to conviet in
Utah, affidavits have been drawn to
bring a record of the cases Lo congress,
Sew Yark for Bryan,
New York, Oct, 12 Richard Croker
and former United States Benator Bd
ward Murphy Wedpesday night de
feated David B Hill for the control of
the state democraey and pledged a
solid delegation to W. J. Bryan in 1900,
Indinnapolis l!infiou.
Indisnapolis, Ind., Oet. 12 At mid
night the complete official returns show
that Mayor Taggart (dem.) ia reelected
by 347 majority, and the eity clerk,
police judge and councilmen at large,
all demoerats, by sbout 300, This gives
the republicans aix ward councilmen.
Damage by Vorest Fires,
san Franeiseo, Oct, 10~ Vorest fires
are ragiog in the different parts of the
#tate, but the greatest damage seems to
have been done in Baita Urazacd Saata
Clara vounties, where the fames have
already destroyed upwards of 130,000
worth of properiy.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
MINNESOTA NEWS.
New Scheme,
A clever scheme was recently worlied
by a confidence man in which a St.
Paul bank was the innocent eause of &
Montana bank losing $1,600. A rese
peetably dressed, elderly man appeared
at & Bt, Paul bank and bought a draft
on New York for §1,600. He asked
that the bank notify a certain Mon
tana bank that the check had been
purchased and would be cashed by him
there. A few days later the confidence
man appeared at the Montana bank
and had his draft cashed, e present
for payment a forged facsimile of the
draft, however. He then returned to
St Paul in a hurry, appeared at the
bank where he had purchased the draft
and stated that he had changed his
mind, and had the original draft
cashed. A few days later the game
was discovered, but the confidence man
had departed, and thus far the detee
tives have been unable to loeate him.
Hurt ina Panie,
City Recorder Paul Kemp of Winona
had his left arm broken in a panic on
a Northwestern passenger train near
Rochester. 1t seems that a youny lady
was being taken from near Mankato
to the insane asylum at Rochester, and
while left alone a few minutes ina
closet, jumped out of a window, The
train was making 40 miles an hour,
When she was discovered missing the
brakeman ran into the smoking car
and pulled the bell rope violently.
This eaused a panie among the passen
gers, who thought some aceldent was
tmpending, and rushed out on the plats
form, Mr. Kemp was among the num=
ber. e was pushed off and about a
dozen others jumped, but he was the
only one huart, The teain was ruan
baek three miles, and the missing lady
found sitting by a bridge, unhurt,
Rurveying Has Hegun,
The work of surveying the Red Lake
viver and both arms of Red lake, pare
suant to the rerolution of congress se=
cured by Congressman Eddy at the lnst
sewsion, has begun, A party of 15 sur
veyors, undes the direction of 1. Mil
ton Fowble, & United States assistant
engineer, took the fleld for that pur
pose dast weel, The work is being
done with a view of ascertalning the
cost of a dam and locks to be built at
the ontlet of Hed lake that will ad
mit the passage of boats and at the
sime time ralse the stage of water in
the ke to a point where n navigable
stage enn be malntained in the Red
Lake viver during the entire summer
senson,
Will Test the Law,
Lumbermen are about to test the
constitutionality of the MeCarthy log
Hen Inw passed by the luat legislature,
The law wan designed to do nway with
the time check system, and enforces
payment of wages to loggers every two
weeks, Lumbermen do not like it bes
euse, on acconnt of the lnmber jack's
well known addietion to whisky, they
canpot count upon his services ns long
as he has money in hisn pocket. As
labor s scarce this year and there is
an increased amount of pine to eut,the
situntion in really serious,
A Tug Nlnks.
For the second thme in two seasons
the tug Record, one of the best and
oldest of the harbor tugs in Duluth,
has sunk apd drowned part of her
erew, She was run into and eapsized
by the steamer Neilson, which she was
towing to the Misabe ore dock, and she
went down like stone. All of the
erew escaped excopt the firemfn, Har
ry Ellis, who was below the decle, and
being unable to get out of the sioking
tug was drowned,
dust the Same ws Men,
Judge Heine, of the municipal court
of 8t Paul, malontains that there is no
lnw prohibiting women from frequents
ing saloons, and consequently has dis
eharged without a hearing prisoners
taken before him on that complaint,
The police court justice takes the stand
that both the distriet and municipal
court have often held that women have
the same right in saloons as men, and
advises the police department that it
in useless to continue arresting women
on that charge,
News in Brief,
A young Indy pamed Mary Phillips
was fatally injured by jumping from a
Milwnukee train between Minoeapolis
and 8L Panl,
Two St. Cloud reformatory inmates,
Caldweoll and Fervis by name, escaped
and have not been eaptured. They
were trosties and employed in the
boller house, They were the first to
get away during the present year,
Thomns MeCann, s Minneapolis
teamster, shot and killed bimself,
- Juhn Nelson, a laborer in Cousolis
dated B mill at Minneapolis, was
eanght in the gearing and had his right
arm crushed to the elbow,
The lumber raft of MeDonald Bros
was wrecked on s sand bar.
The state auditor s preparing for
the first stralghtening out of tax titles
in Minnesota sinee 1881,
Two Chinese laborers entered the
siate at St Vioncent, but were appre
hended by United States custom offi
cinls and are now in their custody,
While Ottie Darges and Abram An
derson, two small boys st Little Falls,
were quarrehing, young Darges stabbed
Anderson with a poeket knife in the
right breast. Young Apderson isin s
precarious eoudition.
The board of regents of the state
university has materinlly increased the
salary of President Northrop. He has
been receiving 86,000 per aonum from
the state, Hereafter he will be paid
8025 every mouth instead of his former
monthly stipend of 8500,
The total enrollment of pupils at
Rochester is 1,200,
Articles of ineorporation of the Vi
ginia & Ely ralirosd have been filed
with the secretary of state. The road
will rue through o rich iron distriet.
M. J. Hogan & Sou’s store at Spriog
Hill was burglarized and goods to the
value of 8300 taken.