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A RELIC OF THE WAR.
Gen. C. M. McCarthy Charges
That the First Regiment
Has No Colonel,
For Gov. McGill, He Says, Has
Revoked Col. Bend's Only
Commission,
And Under the Law the For
mer Commission Is
No Good.
Gov. McGill Says His Action
Was Perfectly Legal
and Right.
"The First regiment, M. N. G., is
without a legal commander," say a
number of gentlemen who are familiar
with the history of the militia court
martial of 1885, and the action of Gov.
McGill in revoking the commission un
der which Col. Bend was then acting as
commander of the regiment. The gov
ernor look this action, as it was given
out at the capitol, to correct the muster
rolls. This order was issued by the
governor on April 30 last.
Adjt. Gen. Seeley was out of the city
yesterday, as a GLOBE reporter who
went to interview him on the point was
told. Other officials at the offices of the
executive and military officers at the
capitol were not inclined to talk on the
order of Gov. McGill' But ex-Adjt.
Gen. MacCarthy, who has apparently
kept himself informed cm matters mili
tary since his term of oflice expired, was
loaded for bear. lie said he had been
aware of the condition of things since lie
returned to St. Paul last April, soon
after the order was issued, but had re
frained from saying anything, as he had
no desire for any notoriety. But he un
bosomed himself In warlike language to
a Globe man.
WHAT HE SAID.
"The militia court martial of 1855,"
said he, "was followed by the revoca
tion of the commission of Col. W. B.
Bend by Gov. Hubbard. The case was
afterwards taken to the supreme court,
which sustained the action of the gov
ernor. The colonel was out of the guard
three months, but was not disqualified
from again holding office. Subse
quently Be publicly acknowledged his
insubordination, and after election to
the vacant colonelcy, he was recommis-
Bioned by Gov. Hubbard. He ac
cepted and was mustered and
sworn in under this ' last commission
with rank from March 150, 1880, as the
law required, and that was supposed to
be the end of a celebrated casein which
injiiiv points of. military law were set
tled.""
"But, general, did not Gov. McGill
revoke this last commission?" asked
the reporter.
"Yes, the present militia commander
in-chief thought lie knew more than his
predecessor who spent four years in the
field as a regimental and brigade com
mander," responded Gen. MacCarthy.
"Last April he Issued an order which
attempts to undo the acts of Gov. Hub
bard in the Bend matter, and vindicate
a man who vainly invoked the courts to
break down the military tribunals and
system, and after defeat, conviction
and punishment abjectly confessed . his
errors in order that be might crawl back
into the service he had disgraced."
"Col. Bend's troubles." he continued,
"grew out of his refusal to parade his
command on Decoration Day because he
was not accorded the head of the pro
cession. Gov. McGill no doubt disclaims
any intention to reflect on his prede
cessor, but a man's intentions are better
inferred from his acts than from his ex
pressions. Let us see what he does and
what a
MESS HE MAKES OK IT.
Here is General Order No. 8, A. G. 0.,
SOth April, 1887. The first paragraph
contains simply the governor's letter of
instruction to his adjutant to issue, and
the following is the body of the order:
For the purpose of correcting the muster of
Col. William I*. Bend, First Regiment of In
fantry, M. N. <;.. paragraph No. '2 of General
Order No. 11, of July '27, 1885, and that por
tion of General Order No. 7of July 31, 1 886,
which •'recommissioneil" him are rescinded,
and the commission Issued to him on the
named date is hereby revoked.
By order of the commander-in-chief.
l*. W. Sublet, Adjutant General.
"The above is very plain. It ex
pressly rescinds the order of 1885 which
revoked Col. Bend's first commission,
and revokes the commission issued in
1880. What is the result. Bend is to
day without any valid commission or
authority In the National Guard. Gov.
McGill has revoked the only valid com
mission lie held, and lie is now legally
In the same fix as he found himself after
the court-martial in 1885. Worse, in
tact, for then he contended that the
governor had not the power to revoke,
his commission, hut the supreme court
sustained the governor, and he cannot
now claim that Gov. McGill had not the
power to revoke his last commission,
lie is like Fletcher when he visited
"Manitoba! But it will he claimed that
the rescinding of the order which
revoked his first commission revives
that commission, and under that pre
sumptive revival Col. Bend is now act
ing. Here is where the executive ig
norance of the law is only equaled by
Its presumption and is made manifest to
the serious injury of the service. It is
ai well defined principle of legislation
fixed on our statutes (sec. 8, chap. 4,
Gen. Stat.) that the repeal of a repeal
ing law does not revive the original
law, and our supreme court has affirmed
the doctrine in 1". Minn.. Isß,that the re
peal Of laws does not revive rights taken
away by those laws. When Gov. Mc-
Gill rescinded
Nov. HUBBARD'S order
of 1855, he did not revive Col. Bend's
commission, and he could' not, as he
wished; restore to him the rights he lost
when that commission was revoked.
Gov. Hubbard knew he could not recall
or rescind his own executed order, but
McGill thought he could do it for him,
and now finds that he has deprived
Bend of all his military rights and can
not restore them. The feathers have
been plucked from the bird and they
cannot be transplanted.
"The president may dismiss an officer
of the United States army, but he can
not restore him, except by authority of
special act of congress. On this point I
refer you to "Wlnthrop's Military De
cisions," pages 287-341. Gov. McGill
has dismissed Col* Bend from the serv
vice, and he cannot restore him, except
by special act of the legislature. His
oider rescinding Gov. Hubbard's order
of 1885 is unauthorized and ineffectual,
and his revocation of Bend's last com
mission is final. He cannot rescind,
amend or recall it. He deprived Col.
Bend of all authority in the guard."
"vVhat action can legally be taken at
this time, and under these circum
stances?'* asked the reporter.
"The only thing that can now be
done," he answered, "is to put the
lieutenant colonel in command of the
regiment and order a new election for
colonel. The oilice of colonel is
vacant and the only way provided in
the law for filling the vacancy is by elec
tion and commission with rank from
date of election. Another officer may
be detailed to perform the duties of
colonel or commanding officer of the
regiment, but W. B. Bend is once more
a private . citizen, with no rank or au
thority to command, and as ho always
wished to be, subject to no military
power. He cannot be court-martialed
for anything he may do while usurping
the office of colonel. No officer or man
need obey his commands and no one can
be punished for disobeying them. Fur
thermore; if the regiment was called to
active service under him, likely any
day. and injury done to persons or prop
erly the troops could cot justify. They
would be.
. LIABLE TO PISOSKOITTION
under the criminal and civil laws of the
land. The injured or their friends
would certainly prosecute, and it would
be no excuse or defense that ".hoy were
. ' . . ■,-..-■ *s ■*-■■. . .-*' .1 ~ A.tiAv!—t*Hmmt-*
acting under the orders of an officer
without lawful authority. This is a
serious question for the men of the
First regiment and a serious question
for the taxpayers of the stale, who con
tribute $30,000 a year to support the na
tional guard. As one. I say the taxpay
ers of this community have the right to
know that if they" require the serv
ices of the First regiment
they can have them . legally
and not run the risk of
damage suits resulting from the acts of
unlawfully officered and illegally com
manded troops. This is no fanciful
picture, for older states of the East have
had experience in that line. Some may
look on the militia as child's play, but
the people pay for it and they have the
right to require competency at its head
in order that they be * protected from
further loss or injury by its manage
ment. Gov. McGill may claim that the
above quoted order was intended only
'to correct the muster' of -Col.
Bend, and not to reopen the case on
which his first commission was vacated,
though Bend and his frieds have made
use of the order beyond his excellency's
so-called intention. However, in mili
tary usage and practice, to correct a
muster is to make it conform to the act
ual facts of service. What are the
facts? The records of the adjutant gen
eral's oflice show facts that have: not
and cannot be controverted, that for
eight months (1885-6) William B. Bend
was without rank or command, was not
a member and performed no service
whatever in the guard of the state.
Gov. Met lill's order, and a printed reg
ister recently issued from the adjutant
general's office, attempts to give him
rank and credit of service for those
months. Does not this look like a very
bold 'attempt to falsify the records,'
an offense against the penal code pun
ishable by fine and imprisonment, and
under the articles of war by dismissal
and disfranchisement. Who is guilty?
Let the commander-in-chief or his ad
jutant general answer.
IN* TIIE REGULAR ARMY. sCX'
At the close of the late war hundreds
of officers were dismissed or mustered
out and a few months after appointed
and commissioned, and some or them
are in the service yet, but lias contin
uous service ever been claimed for
them, or have the records of the
war department ever been doctored to
show rank or service the months they
were out of the army? it cannot be
done, not even by the law-making
power. Even it cannot make something
out of nothing or change vice to virtue,
though it may relieve a man of the pen
alties or responsibilities attached to his
fault, error or crime. Will the next
legislature rescue our military com
manders from the hole they have dug
for themselves? Perhaps so, unless be
fore then they pull the hole in after
them. And if they do, who will regret
it? Certainly not I."
THE GOVERNOR DEFENDS IT.
"There's absolutely nothing in that
yarn about Col. Bend's not being the
legal commander of the First regi
ment," said Gov. McGill last evening in
answer to a question asked by a GLOBE
reporter. "1 took that action after con
sulting with Gov. Hubbard and other
authorities, and it was a perfectly legal
proceeding. The order which I issued
did not condone Col. Bend's offense—
indeed it was quite to the contrary, and
it was done only to make the commis
sion of Col. Bend continuous from the
beginning. I'i'yz
"But it is claimed that the order re
voked the only commission held by Col.
Bend, and that he is now acting without
authority," said the reporter, "is this
true?" 77. '-';
".No, not altogether," said his excel
lency. "1 revoked only that part of
Gov." Hubbard's first order which an
nulled Col. Bend's first commission.
You may depend on this fact that 1 did
not take this action without knowing
what I was doing, and it's all right and
perfectly proper. ' _ *
A Visit to Manner & Par well's
New Music Warerooms.
The old familiar sign of R. C. Monger
is gone and in its place at 107 East Third
street stands out in bright gold
letters "Hunger & Farwell." We open
the door and enter, and presto, another
change meets us. It is as though some
fairy had waived her magic wand and
metamorphosed the whole place. It is
music, music, music; now music in
front, music in the rear, music all over.
To the left as you enter is tbe hand
somely carpeted 'office, with a magnifi
cent oil painting, the work of Gilbert
Munger, of Paris, forming the back
ground. Within sits B. C. Hunger, the
same "Russ" as ever, with his
hearty welcome and pleasant smile.
He introduced us to his new partner,
Mr. F. W. Farwell, whom we already
know, however, as he had been promi
nently connected with the music trade
in our city for the past six years. Both
gentlemen rise and show us through the
tastily fitted up warerooms, pointing
out here a Decker Bros., there a Haines
and again a Briggs and other pianos,
and now the fine cathedral New Eng
land organ is before us, which, touched
by the skillful hand of Prof, stollwerk,
sends forth its deep, rich tones to even
the equal of the pipe organ.
The large stock of sheet music and
books, the fine display of violins, ban
jos, guitars, mandolines, etc., help to
complete the picture and substantiate
the statement made by Messrs. Munger
& Farwell, "There's nothing in the mu
sical line that we do not carry."'
We must not forget to mention several
large and finely executed paintings
hanging about the warerooms, besides
the. one first named, all by the same
artist. These elegant pictures are alone
worth a visit to these piano parlors.
We can only say in conclusion that
every one will find this store a pleasant
one to visit. They will be cordially re
ceived and made to feel at home, even
though they may be strangers.
Of their low prices and easy terms,
the superiority of their instruments,
etc., we will leave them to inform you
when you write or call, as we have no
doubt you will.
PHIL ARMOUR ILL.
The Chicago Speculator Seeking
Health Abroad.
New York, March Phil Armour,
the millionaire Chicago packing prince,
sailed to-day on the Unibria, accompa
nied by his wife and several other rela
tives, for a three month's trip to Eu
rope. It is not so very many months
ago since a story went the rounds of the
newspapers, telling how the millionaire
was at his desk at 7 o'clock every morn
ing and seldom left it until 0. his meals
being brought in to him, and every feat
ure of his immense business being su
pervised from his desk for eleven hours
daily. The story was a true one. and
to-day's departure is the sequel. If not
a broken down man, Mr. Armour's
health is at least so seriously affected
that his physicians have insisted upon
his taking, an absolute rest for three
months. In that period his friends hope
that lie will realize the fact that his
business can run just as well in his
absence, and that when he returns lie
will take life a little more easy. He
will spend a considerable portion of the
time at the Carlsbad baths. Joseph
Chamberlain and his clerks and secre
taries were also passengers on the
Unibria.
Lonsdale's Northern Trip.
New York, March 'J.— The Earl of
Lonsdale, who some time ago visited
America as the manager of the Violet
Cameron Opera troupe, arrived here
from Liverpool to-day. In regard to his
trip this time, Lord Lonsdale said that
he would start for Winnipeg on his way
toward the north. In the interest of a
prominent naturalists' society of Scot
land he would go so far north as birds
and furred animals existed. He had
letters of introduction to the Hudson
Bay company which will furnish him
with the necessary equipments. From
Winnipeg he will go to the Mackenzie
river where a vessel will await him.
Speaker Cole's Illness.
Albany, N. V.. March 3.— Speaker
Cole, of the assembly, who has been
Quito ill lately, was to-day rejnoved to
the executive mansion, where he is re
ceiving the lies': of care. ' His condition
Is slightly, better.'-' He lias been threat-.
ened with typhoid f-sver.
THE SAINT PAUL DAILY GLOBE: SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 4, 1888.— EIGHTEEN PAGES.
AN ISOLATED CITY.
The Burlington Strikers Pre
paring to Assume the Ag
gressive at Once,
And Call Off Their Comrades
on Nearly All Roads
Reaching Chicago,
By This Means Paralyzing the
Great Traffic of the
Garden City.
No Abatement of the Bitter
Feeling Manifested by
Knights of Labor,
Special to the Globe.
CHICAGO, March Two-thirds of the
chairmen of the grievance committee of
the Western, Northwestern and South
western roads, .who were summoned
here by wire on Friday afternoon, are
in the city, and from their determined
mien- it is evident that they are here for
business in the fullest sense of the
word. There was a conference this aft
ernoon between the arrivals and Messrs.
Arthur, Sargent, Debs and Detwiier. it
was informal, simply preparatary to the
general conference that opens on Mon
day, but it gave each man an opportu
nity of airing his views on the existing
crisis. A summary of these views was
given by Mr. Detwiier to-night. This is
what he said: .:,'•' •'"•■ 7--"
"The light is going to be a long ancl
bitter one. You have not yet seen even
the beginning, it is my firm belief that
by Tuesday night, or Wednesday morn
ing at the. least, every road entering
Chicago from the West, Northwest and
Southwest will be tied up. There is not
a delegate who has come in thus far
who is not in favor ols this course. The
Brotherhood realizes that it is now en
gaged in a struggle for its very exist
ence. 1f it has any power— and it has—
now is tlie time to show it and it intends
to." Tlimc is no question but that
Detwiier spoke by the card. In
dividual expressions of opinion from
the delegates fully confirm his views.
The absence of advices from the Bead
ing district, or rather of advices of a
satisfactory nature, lias changed the
calm serenity to a condition akin to des
peration. They are awake to the fact
that
THE RECOIL
of their attitude in the Reading im
broglio is as terrific as it is inopportune,
and they realize the fact that only the
Western contingent can be relied on to
bring the "Q" to terms, and unless
more pacific counsel prevails this is
precisely what that contingent will at
tempt to do before the rising and setting
of many suns. Over 100 of the ex-Read
ing employes were at the Briggs house
to-day. The strikers, too, were there in
force, and they labored with might and
main to induce the new-comers to turn
their faces eastward, but in the long
run their arguments fell upon deaf ears,
and only sixteen could be induced to
believe that they would be
better off in the East than in
any of the Western states. These six
teen were provided with tickets over
the Ft. Wayne railroad, and some small
change, and left to-night for home.
The eighty and odd. however, stood
firm and met the blandishments of the
opposition with arguments that seemed
invincible. Said a stalwart Philadel
phian, after a man from Monmouth had
endeavored to impress on him the fact
that in trades unionism there was but
one brotherhood, that of common hu
manity: "That is true to a certain ex
tent, but Mr. Arthur is running this
tiling. 1 tell you we can never forget
the morning after the tie-up on our road
when we saw Mr. Arthur walk down
the main track, at Port Richmond^
with President Corbin, pat him on the
back and heard him say, 'I*ll get you a
man to fill every plaea vacant; I am
with yon in this,' and then we saw 250
brotherhood engineers walk down the
tracks and take our places. lam will
ing to do anything to help a man in his
struggle for better pay. but 1 have a
wife and six children, and :: :' .
THEY; HAVE NOTHING TO EAT.
I put my money as fast as 1 ' could
save it into payments on a little home,
and then Mr. Arthur and his brother
hood took my job and left me penni
less."
"Arthur is not to blame," replied
Detwiier. "He has done all he could.
Ho had ordered the brotherhood off the
Heading, but they have not obeyed
him."
"Let him expel them, then," said a
new man.
"He will do that if necessary," re
plied Detwiier.
"I'll bet you he will not," said the
Pennsylvania^ "We must have the
means of living, of which the brother
hood deprived us, and until they can
give it to us they need not talk to us.
We want work, and if they can give us
work we will go back, but not till
then." Eighty of the hundred tcok the
same view of the matter, and they went
down on a special to Missouri to-night.
At the general offices of the "Q" to
night the officials had nothing more
than the usual protestations that
THEY WOULDN'T GIVE IN,
come what may. For the fiftieth time
General Manager Stone reiterated that
all rumors of compromise were un
founded, that the Question was simply
one as to whether the road should man
age its own property or not, and that it
had passed the point where either com
promise or arbitration was possible. He
added that it must be surrender on the
part of the strikers or nothing, that
there was no truth in the statement that
the managers of other roads had
brought any influence to bear in favor,
of the strikers, and that he was emi
nently satisfied with the success of
tin company. Paul Morton said: "We
close up the week with better progress
than we had expected. Over one-half
the vacated places have already been
filled by competent men. On Monday
we will" commence to receive freight: in
Chicago for points in Illinois. Our lea
son for not wanting business for points
west of the Missouri river is that we
prefer to move slowly and not under
take to handle more than we can move
to our satisfaction. By the middle of
the week, however, we expect to begin
taking business for far west points."
The representatives of the Reading
Knights are insisting to-night that
Chief Arthur will :,v-r.
EXERCISE Ills AUTHORITY I '^Ji
and expel the recalcetraut members of
the brotherhood in Peunsyiiiania from
the order. It is understood that the
chiePfully admits his authority in the
premises and the fact that such action
would be fully justified, but that at the
same time he does not exactly see how
the step would aid a settlement of the
trouble, inasmuch as the men expelled,
recognizing the fact that they were foot
loose from the brotherhood, would feel
themselves a liberty to accept employ
ment on the "Q." There will be no de
velopments in the strike for the next
thirty-six hours, and matters will re
main in statu quo until the meeting
Monday. Among local trades unionists
a strong opinion prevails that a tie-up
of the Western roads, which would have
the effect of largely paralyzing the busi
ness of the entire country, would be a
fatal error and would turn the tide
against the brotherhood.
"At Chief Arthur's headquarters to
night it was given out that Monday
morning a prominent Chicago firm,
whose name is withheld, would bring
mandamus suit in the United States
court against the Burlington road to
compel it to carry freight or show cause
why it did not. Action, it is claimed,
will be brought under the common car
rier act. 7H^7;-'
An lowa Inquiry.
Special to the Globe.'
Dks Moines, 10., March 3.— At the
suggestion of Senator Harsh, Gov. Lar
rabee has directed the railway commis
sioners to go to Creston ' and Council
Bluffs to ascertain whether the Chicago,"
Burlington & Quincy road had employed
incompetent 7 engineers. The commis
sioners are in Creston now. . -.Vt; '^vi--
A BRACER.
Arthur and Sargent Try to * Cheer
Up Their Men.
Chicago, March B.— Chief Arthur
and Grand Master Sargent felt very
confident this evening that they hold
the whip hand in the Burlington strike .
but do not expect that there will be, '
many developments until Monday,,
when the chairmen of the grievance
committees get together. To keep up
the spirits of the Burlington engineers
the following circular letter was sent
out, signed by Messrs. Arthur and Sar
gent. "
Headquarters of the B. of L. E. and,
B. of L. P. Chicago, March 3, 1888.—
Dear Friend and . Brother: Five days,'
have elapsed since the great strike was
inaugurated upon the Chicago, Burling-;"
ton & Quincy railway, and from end to^,
end the system is paralyzed and unable,;
to move. The boast was made by offi-,
cials that the old veterans of the throt
tle would not respond to the call of the ,
brotherhoods, and if they did, that they, ,
would not hold out 'to exceed forty-.'
eight hours. We are warranted in say-,
ing that the officials reckoned with-,
out their host. The bronzed heroes of
tlie throttle and scoops, from the oldest
veteran down to the youngest appren
tice.responded in one voice to the bugle
blast of the brotherhoods, and have
shown by deed and example that they
understood their rights and had the
courage to maintain them. Such ex
amples of devotion to principle and
duty will inspire the hosts of labor ev
erywhere with renewed energy, and in
God's good time the cause of right and
justicejwiil prevail. Shall we succeed in
the great conflict in which we are now
engaged.* Shall the two great brother
hoods of locomotive enginemen stand
dignified and glorified before the world?
We believe we have the support of fifty
thousand noble men, and with such an
army to sustain our cause we cannot
and will not fail. Be true to each other
in the days to come as you have been in
the past. Stand by the brotherhoods,
and our cause, which is the cause of
right and justice, is bound to triumph."
Chief Arthur was handed a copy of a
telegram which was sent this afternoon,
signed by twelve engineers formerly
employed by the Heading railroad, who
came here yesterday and to-day to take
the places of the striking Burlington
engineers. The contents explain them
selves:
"John B. Kelly, Master Workman L.
A. 10,107, care of C. H. Litchman, Gen
eral Secretary K. of L., Philadelphia,
Pa. : We are on our way back ; stop the
boys." '7-'
This is signed by Phil Corcoran. L. A.
10,107; U. U. Barron. L. A. 6885; M. 0.
Leary, L. A. 10,105; U.'.i. Bullihan, L.
A. 5385; W. J. Campbell. L. A. 7302;
John Sweeny, L. A. 10,100; Andrew
Johnson, Ij. A. 028.*); John Mcllvaine,
L. A. 7302; James Carney, L. A. 7302;
Hugh Dorsey, L.'A. 0285, and Pat Can
non. L. A. 0-285.
"We are in receipt of many telegrams
from our men out West. " said Grand
Master Sargent, "showing that the en
gineers and Bremen are standing firm.
Here are some samples of them. "15. V.
Vedder, chairman of the grievance
committee of the Gould system, wire*
me from Kansas City that lie will be
here to-morrow morning. John J.
Hanhalian. vice grand master of the
firemen, who went out West on a uros
pecting. tour, telegraphs from Denver,
'Men all firm here. Igo to Lincoln to
night.' William Fowler, a leader at
Denver, wires that the Burlington men
will have the support of all Brotherhood
men in the West, llixley, a leader at
Burlington, says in his message that >
the men there are all right." t'-yly
SHOT DEAD.
A Striker Killed by a Deputy
Sheriff at Brookfieltl, Mo.
Chicago, March B.— An official re
port to President Perkins- from W. F.
Merrill, general manager of the Hanni
bal & St. Joe railroad, says: "Mr.
Crance, general superintendent of the
Hannibal & St. Joe railroad, wires me
as follows: 'George Watts, one of our
old engineers, was shot this morning.at
5 o'clock at Brookfield by one of our
guards, Bostwiek by name, a deputy
sheriff. Watts was on the. company's
ground trying to induce or intimidate
the engineer that was to take out our
No. 1. He was ordered several times to
leave, and refused, at the same time
putting his hand on liis hip pocket in a
very threatening manner, whereupon
Bostwick shot him. In the same pocket
where Watts put his hand was found a
large calibre bull-dog revolver, fully
loaded. In his pockets also were found
extra cartridges. ,1 have telegraphed
Crance the necessity of preventing a riot
there. 1 have also told him that the old
men must thoroughly understand that
they can't trespass on our premises for
the purpose of intimidating our new
men or bribing them to leave us; that
our property must be protected at all
hazzards, and that we will evoke the
aid of the law to its fullest extent to
this end. I have told Crance to furnish
a coffin ami shroud for Watts and passes
for a committee of four of the old en
gineers, who come .to St. Joseph with
the body. Watts' people lived here. A
letter dispatched from Crance advises
me that he has seen some of the old
men since tlie affair took place and that,
they have assured him that there would
be no further trouble and that I need
not go to Brookfield."
St. Joe, Mo., March The body of
G. R. Watts, killed at Brookfield this
morning, arrived in St. Joe this even
ing. Thomas Williams, who was near
the scene of the tragedy, states that
Watts was not on an engine when shot,
but was walking across the "yards" at
Brookfield. He will be buried to-mor
row by the brotherhood from the home
of his mother, 1717 South Eighth street.
The "Wabash Engineers.
QirixcY, 111., March .3.— To-day the
Wabash' engineers refused to do switch
ing in the Quincy .yards while non
brotherhood engineer.-, are running
switching engines. The Wabash men
took tlieir engines to the round house
and left them. ' ■ . •**■
The Lake Can lers.
Detroit, Mich., March The third
annual meeting of the Lake Carriers'
association met in the board of trade
rooms at 10 a. m. Representatives were
present from - Chicago, . Cleveland, To
ledo, Mount Clemens, Bay City, Buffalo
and Detroit. President Caldwell, of
Buffalo, read his annual address. The
treasurer's report showed that the asso
ciation had received during the past
year $784 and expended $054. The new
board of managers was then elected as
follows: Thomas Martin, Oswego;
James Ash, W. Billiard, S. 1). Caldwell,
11. 11. Miller, E. T. Evans, W. P. Henry,
Buffalo; F.J. Firth, Erie; M. Bradley,
11. M. Hanna, Thomas Wilson, Cleve
land; A. W. Colton, Toledo; James Mil
ieu. E. B. Ward, Detroit; John Austria,
Ira llowan, Chicago; 11. P. Fitzgerald,
David Vance, Milwauke; . Alex Mc-
Dougall, Duluth. ;* The board of man
agers then elected the new officers of
LBBBas follows: President, S. D. Cald
well, Buffalo;' vice presidents, Thomas
Wilson, Cleveland; Frank J. Firth,
Erie; James Millen, Detroit; Ira llowan,
Chicago; secretary. Harry Murphy,
Buffalo; treasurer, James Carey Evans,
Buffalo.
Small-Pox at Chicago.
. Chicago, March 3.— Quite a scare has
been created at the city bridewell, where
ninety-five prisoners are confined, by
the discovery of a case of small-pox to
day. The prisoner is a man who came
here from the West a few days ago, and
was sent . out for . vagrancy. 7He ; was
promptly removed to the pest house,
and yesterday six of the prisoners were
vaccinated.
She Wanted to Die.
Chicago, March Emma Lange, a
sixteen-year-old girl, committed suicide
yesterday by taking ; poison. Thursday
night the girl had stayed out late with
objectionable company and 7 her father
whipped her. This is the * only reason
known for her self-destruction, as she
refused to talk after; taking : the poison
further than to say that she wished to
die.
WE PLAGE ON SALE MONDAY MORNING,
II 3,750 YARDS OF
NEW SPRING WES!
!;i In Gream and Tinted Grounds, in Upwards of One Hundred Styles, all of This Season's Production.
*£h&93 . . ":.■■■;. /•'•'-*,■'',■. 7 V-.'"'",-.- .7. -"'
Monday and Tuesday
We Offer Choice of the Entire Line at the Extreme Low Price of
■ ; ■ — ; ' ' :*V'
THREE SOLID CAR LOADS OF
Representing Every Department of Our House, will be READY FOR INSPECTION
MONDAY MORNING.
ST. PAUL.
, Owing to the great success we met with in our
Discount Sale on Fur-Trimmed Overcoats, and which
we advertised for two days only, we have con
cluded to continue this sale for
3 DAYS LONGER!
In order to give more of our patrons an opportu
nity of securing some of the greatest bargains ever
offered in this city. Every one of these coats is
being sold from $10 to $15 less than their real
value, but we are determined not to carry them
over, and what is our loss will be your gain.
THE GREAT I
% One-Price Clothing Company,
161 TO 167 EAST SEVENTH STREET, COR. JACKSON.
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V_^l JUST NOW OPEN AT
BR Ani FY'S
, W^% I A mT% iiJP t~. E~ 1 %_ ja m
':____¥ IS mA' ■ m » W——W . mteam - Baamm m —^gguv m\
rsy- THE LATEST OF SPRING STYLES IN
HI FINE FOOTWEAR!
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Ladies' Fine French Kid Hand-Turned ' W&&%v?>^&£
T and 'Hand- Welt, in Opera, New York, m^^^^M
''Common Sense and Wauke'nphast lasts, Jj^^^^lM
j from Ato EE width, for $3.50, $4, *4.C0 - * MWo&^_
Bright Kangaroo, Hand-Turned and **^^^*^^^^^^^^M
Hand-Welt, from A to EE, for $3, $3XO, **j*^SS^^^^^S
Dongola Kid, $2, $2.25, $2.50, $2.73 and *AjJ^ -"'^^^^^iS^S
Pebble Goat, $1.50, $1.75. $3 to $2.50. ■*^;* J ' ''\\s\xj_-_* _^*t **®ffl&****
ALFRED bradley, lib East Seventh Street, St, Paul,
' i•: • .„• -■■■■' Mill ill 'in 111 li n i \ minimi null l~mii| MMilll M liw il lllMTil I HH— IHWIIMI IT
COME NOW,
BEFORE THEY ARE ALL GONE.
Gut Prices on Fine Boots and Shoes !
Will offer you on Monday a fresh, clean stock of Boots
and Shoes, bought from the manufacturers in odd lots and
at Reduced rices. Look here !
Ladies' Kid and Goat Button, $1.25
2.00
This Shoe is as good-fitting, Stylish and flexible as a $3.50
Shoe.
Ladies' Opera Slippers,K- $0.50
Good " - • .09
Gents' Dress Shoes, Congress and Balmoral, $1.40
Extra Fine - - - - 2.00
Dongola Extra Fine $5 Shoe for - 3.25
Endless variety of Working Shoes. To make this a bene
fit sale, I have cut prices on my regular stock of Ladies' and
Gents' Fine Hand-Sewed French Kid and Kangaroo, all in
cluded. Boys' and Girls' School Shoes a specialty.
Goods Sent by Express C. 0. D. Fine Shoos Made to Order.
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37 EAST SEVENTH STREET.
STATIONER,
Engraves Wedding Invitations, Announcements, Visiting Cards, Monograms
Crests, Seals, Dies, etc. Stationery Stamped and Illuminated. Call aud see tb«
novelties in Staple and Fancy Stationery. Seaside Libraries.
IJ3 EAST THIRD STREET ST. PAUL. MINN.
MONEY TO LOAN
ON
ST. PAUL INSIDE
VACANT PROPERTY
Purchase Money .Mortgages Bought.
Graves and Vinton Company
Globe Building.
HOLLAND & [THOMPSON MFB. GO.
Office— "sl7 Minnesota Street.
Factory— South Bark, St. Vast, M'r.n.
Steam Heating, Brass and Iron Fittings,
. . TOR STEAM, ITATRB AND GAS.
BRASS FOUNDRY.
'ft '•" I who wash or coo's m Iron •
virlS Should advertise a:i*l I
8
Dona!dson,Ogden&Oo.
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nqgfei "■-_-..' '____, Wv^~\
Headquarters for Fino
DINNER SETS
Jobbers of Crockery, Lam,) Cok's. Cut
lery and Plated Ware.
397, 399 & 401 Sibley St., Cor. 6th. m
m wEAKyßifc^aWn'u
I U " 111 error... early d«-
Cir, lost wonliooil.etc. ' will -*-'" 1 * "■ ll l - a !'"-
UmMm <?f..t^t) ronUlnlntf full purilcuUn Cor
v -n ■> MM, tree 'it chmt—t. Ailrtiv**.
.t OF. P. 0. FOWLER. MooUu*. Conn.