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MINNEAPOLIS additional City News on the Sixth Page. I ■ . ALLSQUIS. Calling the millers' convention at Mil waukee is a horse on that city. The principal reason for selecting Milwaukee was because it had no enterprising papers which would insist the meeting was called to form a trust. . - The Tribune has gone and done it. It has secured another scoop. It has de veloped the fact that the Pioneer Press lias attempted to circulate m Minne apolis. This is news indeed. ■'■A.A--. The grand jury had a freak letter sent in yesterday. Lucy AppJeton had a man arrested for troubling her, and When Judge Bailey discharged him she was aggrieved. To the grand jury she wrote: "1 consider this a conspiracy, and. gentlemen, I wish you to examine closely into this matter and dispose of it as you see fit. And I also ask your honorable body if they find simplicity and fraud on the part of the court that Judge Bailey be stricken from the bar.-' THEATKICAI* NOTES. The Boston Ideals will give their last, performance to-night at the Grand opera in "Queen Topaz." The matinee bill will be "Faust." Henry E. Dixey, the famous and ver satile comedian, will make his reap pearance in the bewildering burlesque "Adonis" at the Grand Monday evening, for three nights only, supported, aided and abetted by a brilliant company ol sixty-five. There are beautiful women, charming dances, witty sayings and a wonderfully pleasing potpourri ot specialties offered the auditor, lhe sale of scats has opened, and the ' take ' is the heaviest of the season. A SALOON SCRAP. Lower Washington Avenue, En Masse, to Witness It. About 5:15 last evening the attention of Patrolman "Collins was directed to the saloon at 701 Washington avenue south, kept by Saniierud & Hall, from which issued the sounds of* breaking crockery and the. like. On. going in he found three men and two women en gaged in a light. He promptly "pulled the place, and, calling the pa trol wagon, had the parties taken to the central station, It seems that a well-known character, Michael Doyle, had endeavored to prevent a stranger from abusing an old man, when the stranger turned and began pounding him (Doyle) with the plates and platters upon which the free lunch reposed. During the row Hall worked himself in. followed by Mrs. Sannertid and another woman, and plates ami spittoons flew around the room as though they had wings. Doyle was badly cut about the head and face. All the parties to the row will be arraigned in court to-day. TO HELP PARJfELIi. Arrangements All Perfected foi* The Great Irish Meeting. A large and enthusiastic meeting of Irishmen was held in yVindom hall last evening to perfect arrangements for the public demonstration to be held in Har mania hall next Monday evening for the purpose of raising funds for the Par nell defense fund. It was agreed that all the money collected be soul to Key. Dr. O'Reilly, of Detroit, Mich. .treasurer of the Irish National League of America. A spicy »programme has been arranged for the meeting Monday evening. Rev. James McGolriek is to preside, Presi dent Northrup, Rev. Marion Shutter, Judge Kea, Christopher A. -Gallagher, and Rev. .lames O'Keilly will deliver addresses; Mons. Raker, Miss Annie O'Brien, and several others, will render some selected Irish airs. Sidwell's orchestra has be en engaged for the oc casion. The indications are that the. coming meeting will be a grand success and a large* sum : realized. .: .. .. Wanted to Die. * ' *' - C. T. Babbitt, an old soldier, and a member of Morgan post, was found by Patrolman Watkins at the upper end of Nicollet island yesterday afternoon acting very strangely.. On being ques tionded closely, he admitted ; that he had intended 'killing himself. In one of his pockets was found a loaded re volver. He was taken to ids home on Thirty-first street smith. Babbitt got his pension money yesterday morning. This he gave to his wile. and. after bidding: her: good-by, told her she would never see him again, as he was going to throw himself into the river. The man has been in ill health for some time. __ MINNEAPOLIS ULOBULLS. 7 Ivan Panin addresses the university stu dents this evening. ■ Bank clearings yesterday. .036,034.33; for the week. 10,778,21 6.C0. Walter Westerbelt, twelve years old, is mis sing from his home at Wayssata. . Me.it Inspector Men reports that the South side bakeries are now as clean as any in the city. The Minneapolis millers who attend the Miller's convention in Milwaukee, leave here the Kith: Martin Rich-el, thrown from his wagon Wednesday, is suffering firm concussion of the brain. The "Mem Gleaners" save a pleasant tupper at the 'First Presbyterian church last evening. . • The police have recovered a large number of robes, which now await identification at headquarters. • The funeral of W. F. Warren, killed while hunting near hillings, Mont., will be held Sunday afternoon. ' A ' permit was issued yesterday for the erection of the Northwestern Guaranty Loan Co. **h twelve-story building on Second avenue south and Third street. ...-■...-.... I The members of Zuhrah Temple, Mystic Shrine, -held a delightful banquet at the Nicollet house last evening. There were some 200 gui s:s present. • 7*: 7. The selections to lie rendered by Dr. Louis Maas at the Danz sacred concert to-inerrow afternoon at* Harmonia hall are .Schumann's romance in F sharp major and tjccato in C major; Thalberg's etude de concert. * * AAr: _ Wilbert Pease was arrested day * before yes terday for stealing* some 'money from his room-mate at (lie Wilber house. It was found vc**terday that Pease is wanted at Redwood Falls for robbing a lady of a geld watch and chain. Within the pa*4 few days a large number of valuable dogs, owned by citizens residing in the Eighth ward, have been poisoned by unknown persons, and considerable excite ment prevails. It is supposed to be the work of burglars. Carrie Olson, a fairly good-looking young woman, was arraigned in the police* court ■yesterday morning on a charge ot lewd and indecent conduct, preferred by Patrolman Delano. She was found guilty and was sent to the workhouse for thirty days. Patrolman Ole Shelby arrested two men yesterday morning while they were remov ing a robe from a buggy on Washington ave nue south. He took the men to the. lockup, and while there one made a dash for liberty, He got out of the door and was some twenty feet away when Shelby saw him and ran him down. ' City Physician Dunn has prepared a state ment showing the expenses of the city hos pital for the seven months ending Nov. 30. The report shows that during that time 590 patients were cared for at the city's expense, at a cost of J6.107.46, being a' little more than an average of 84 patients a month, at cost per capita of $4.37 per week. Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to Axel G. Lundin and Ida C. Krafor, Eli Chris topher and Annalh Lang, Peter <). Hammer and Man* Erickson, William Johnson and Emily Swanson. Chester C. Kilbourn and Eliza Illingsworth, Ole Arneson and Persy O. Kognes, Theodore Anderson and Mary Larson. About d o'clock last evening flames were discovered issuing from the livery barn of li. 11. Beau ton, on 4255 Plymouth avenue north. An alarm was turned in and four or five en gines responded. By hard work the flames were confined to tlie roof, a considerable portion of which was destroyed. Several cut ters were badly scorched but beyond this no damage was done.- The damage will amount to about $500. The colored people Held a convention last evening at Freva hail, and indorsed the lol iowing candidates for city offices to be tilled by the city council: For janitor of the city ball, John G. Sterritt; for light inspector, John Itiley: for the elevator, William Parker. There were about 120 colored voters present nt Hie meeting, and the matter was settled by ballot. There were five candidates for the janitorehip and two for the office of light in spector. NERVOUS MR. RINKER . .' .- -'* .'*'-■ * .•■'- »' : r .'.':' Contributes His Share To wards Making the Council Meeting* Lively. He Courts Investigation, and Committees Are Appoint- „ ed to Court Him. The National Subway Com pany Gets an Exclusive Franchise, After All. | Several City Officials Called on for a Settlement of Fees Collected. The trials and tribulations of Andrew" J. Kinker, city engineer, furnished the element that enlivened the proceedings of the; city council yesterday afternoon. j The animosity that has been engen dered between himself and members of j the sewer committee is well understood, i and a reaction was expected, lt came j late in the afternoon, when Aid. Mc- Ardle offered a resolution requiring j City Engineer Pinker to make specific j charges against any alderman at whom I Ids insinuations wore leveled in an in- I terview published in the Pioneer Press, i Nov. IS, in which he is reported as say : ing: [ r After the eight-hour law went into effect,: i there was ft decided change for the worse, j especially when certain aldermen became members of the sewer committee. * * ** Aldermen have been known to get into the I trenches and call out. -Hoys, don't work too j hard : yon are working for the city.*" others ' have taken the men from their work and I treated them at convenient saloons. * * * J think that with the aldermen scheming it lis a physical possibility to keep out abuses. | v * *" Kvery movement ot some aldermen I has been for political effect, not for the best interests of the city. . * * * There were I some kicks from aldermen when an attempt j was made to discharge incompetent men, j and there hits been no sort of discipline in I the sewer .department in the past eighteen i months. * * *'•■ We bad lots of trouble in j the construction of the pumping* station, and i had we listened to the : demands of some I aldermen, we would have had a foreman on j every rafter in the building. Engineer Rinker was accorded the floor and slated that while he did not i think the council could compel him to '. make specific charges he was willing to I do so. Ile could prove every statement he had made in the interview and had the documents to prove them. Aid. Mills-One statement reflects I upon the water works committee in par i ticular. I defy Mr. Pinker to prove that 1. chairman of the committee, ever requested '.he appointment of a fore man. City Engineer Kinker— l got a letter in behalf of one man which I believe you signed. Aid. Gibson— We are making a moun tain out of a mole lull. I'm the man he refers to, and I'll admit it lor the sake of peace. Engineer Kinker— l mean no reflec tion on any one. As far as that inter view is concerned I'll stand by it and prove my assertions. .*3RBS Aid. McArdle— You can't do it— Kinker -Yes I can, and I'll prove you were one of the aldermen referred to. McArdle— You can't do it— "Yes, I can." -'You can't." "Can." i "Can't" Finally Aid. Dwyer put a stop to the j controversy by ottering a resolution I which referred the matter to a com j mittee of live on investigation. Tin-: NEXT TII.T ! occurred when Aid. Kerr offered a reso lution to the effect that a special com mittee of five should pc appointed to in- I vestigate the sewer on Fifth street and I Eighth avenue north and that Aid. ' Downs should be appointed chairman, . ! with power to send for persons and I papers. The resolution slipped through ! without opposition and comment. After j wards, however, Engineer Rinker gained the floor, in spite of objection ; from Aid. Kerr,: and stated that the | resolution was the last drive of a man who had. or who had at least attempted jto persecute him. lie wanted a j thorough investigation that was not to bo confined to the strip of sewer work mentioned, but which should include the sewer tunnel as well. An article in the CtoiiK had confounded the con necting sewers with the sewer tunnel. He did not know whether this was an intentional misstatement or not, but he thought it was misleading. -He wanted expert testimony to be summoned, and claimed there was no better piece of sewer work in the country than that with' which fault was found. He then went on to explain some of the diffi culties under which the work had pro gressed. Aid. Kerr replied in a hot-headed speech, in which he said it would be proved that Engineer Kinker was in competent as far as sewer building was concerned. lie, too, wanted a thorough investigation, and one that should in clude the Broadway sewer in Northeast Minneapolis, as well as the South Min neapolis tunnel. He wanted the com mittee to go to the very bottom, and would show that improper cement was used b\ direction of the engineer, and that the work was faulty in general. simply FOB JXFOHMATION. Aid. Gibson introduced a resolution calling upon the city clerk to furnish a statement of the aggregate amount of the fees received by him during his tenure of oflice. He explained that he was not actuated by idle curiosity, or a desire to annoy the clerk, who was en titled to all he had received, but to ob tain information for the guidance of the incoming council. Ald.vogt amended to include a statement from the sealer of weights and measures, and Aid. Mills included the dog-catcher. ONLY ONE CONDUIT. The special committee on -conduits and ordinances made a report recom mending that no conduit ordinances in addition to the one granted the National Subway company be passed at present, and that the conditions of the ordinance regulating and requiring the placing of underground wire cables and conduits be enforced. <-7 7. The committee staled that it was sat isfied that no company will be injured by excessive charge for rental in being required to use the National Subway company's conduits, and that the inter ests of the people will be subserved by the protection of a comprehensive con duit system. Aid." Clark remarked that he thought the council was fostering another monopoly. The report was adopted, and then Aid. Coolev moved that the special committee on conduits and the commit tee on legislation be appointed to con sider the desirability of municipal con trol of all conduit systems. Aid. E. M. Johnson moved to lay on the table, but this was lost by a vote of '.li to 7. Aid. Cooley next moved that rule 28- be amended so as to read to authorize the creation of a standing committee on conduits by the incoming council. The motion prevailed, in spite of Aid. Downs' intimation that it came in bad taste from a retiring alderman. ■ MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS. An ordinance granting the laying within ten months of a six-inch main to bring water from Glen wood Springs to Central Park, by the way of Western, Russel. Fifth and Highland avenues, Twelfth street and llarmen place was given its first, reading. The ordinance . provides that the city shall have the privilege of purchasing the water works and mains every five years. A resolution granting the street rail way company until June 1 to build the Eighth avenue south street car line 'from Lake street, because the street has * not been graded, stii red up a dispute, but was finally passed. Aid. Gibson, who spoke in favor of the resolution said "we've been whacking* away at monopolies and corporations -for a year past and the late election showed what the people thought of us." The committee on ways and means THE SAINT PAUL BALLY GLOBK; pATTJBDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 8, 1888.— FOURTEEN PAGES. was authorized to. negotiate the .sale of bonds to the amount of -$50,000 at 4 per cent interest, payable in one year, the avails to go to the permanent improve ment revolving fund. 7 The committee on claims reported in favor of allowing Judson N. ; Cross Sl, ooo for his services as attorney in the jail road crossing cases after his term as city attornev' had expired. Mr. Cross' bill was for §2,000, and Aid. Gibson moved that he be allowed that amount. Aid. E. M. Johnson moved that the bill be recommitted to the committee on claims and the city attorney, and this carried, although City Attorney Smith said that if any information concerning the services of Mr. Cross were wanted, he would furnish it, but he must de cline to give any opinion as to the value of such service. The bill for $:2500f Robinson & Baker, the attorneys employed by the police commission in the prosecution of the "monkey wrench" cases, was returned by the committee on claims without rec ommendation, and was promptly re committed. The recommendation of the commit tee, on ways and means limiting the tax levy f0r,1889 to $863,900 was adopted. The motor line company was, by res olution, requested to place a flagman at the Thirty-first street crossing on Hen nepin avenue. City Attorney Smith reported ad versely concerning the claim of J. T. Larson for damages because of an in jury alleged to have been occasioned by a defect in the Tenth avenue south bridge. A request from the street railway company that the resolution for the ex tension of the Twentieth avenue line be reconsidered, was received and referred. The alleged dangerous crossing of the motor line Thirty-sixth street was re ferred to the committee on railroads and the aldermen of the Thirteenth ward for investigation. HUNT WOULD RUN IT. An Attorney's Scheme for the Hennepin Avenue Theater. • A scheme is now on foot by which the Hennepin avenue theater, over which there have been so many suits during the past year, may be again opened to the public, and the steady run of ex pense without any income at all stopped. In the district court yesterday C. N. Hunt, attorney for the theater company, filed an application asking that he be allowed tc open and run the theater for the next two years, during which time it is liable to be in litigation. Ralph Whelan, the receiver of the com pany, joins in the petition, and asks that his bill of 62,000, $I,ooo for expenses and $1,000 for services, be settled. At present the theater is under an expense of I*2oo per month. Mr. Hunt proposes to give his bond for $10,000, and then by opening the theater save the $200 per month. He has received a number of applications, he says, from companies to rent the theater. Unless something of this kind is done the theater will have to remain closed for two years at least, being all the time under a heavy ex pense. ; 777 A TITLE QUESTIONED, And the Usual Suit Various Cases in Court. Judge Young was engaged yesterday hearing the case of M. R. Pratt against Frank Knoblauch to quiet title to 480 acres of land near Ashland, Wis. This land was formerly part of a land grant giveL to the Omaha road, and the Wis consin Central claims that the land grant given it overlaps the grant given the Omaha, and that this tract of land is situated where the two grants over- , lap. Attorneys representing both these railway companies are present at. the trial, and each road claims that the title given by them is the legal one. . Anna Connor, who was, married to John Connor at St. Peter, Minn., in May, 18S2, has begun an action for a di vorce on the ground of desertion. Thomas J. Buxton, receiver of the Minneapolis paper mills, states that he has sold the property formerly belong ing to the insolvent firm to B. F. Nel son for $38,000. He slates that Mr. Nel son was the highest- bidder for this" property, and asks the court to confirm the sale*. LEAK IS IN LUCK. He Defended Himself and Es caped a Serious Situation. Tor.i W. Leak, arrested some days ago by Patrolman.Garvin on a charge cf striking a woman in the Bodega saloon and cutting her hands seriously, was arraigned in the police court yesterday a charge of disorderly conduct. He conducted his own case, and made a ' desperate attempt to be decidedly witty. His story was that the woman had Injured herself, and had gone out doors to get fresh air. He had followed her to render assistance, when he was arrested by the officer. He did not en deavor to get a pair of knuckles from his pocket, he said, as the policeman charged. Leak roasted the police gen erally, and the patrolman he came in contact with in particular. The reason he had a pair of knuckles in his pocket was because he had some $2,000 in his pocket, and considered it necessary to carry some * sort of a weapon. Leak looked and acted in a decidedly sullen manner, and succeded in getting him self called down several times. Judge Mahoney finally dismissed the case, but stated that he* thought Leak had been guilty of carrying concealed weapons and resisting an officer. •-.'*;_, TAKES TEXAS LAW To Clean Out the Gang of Barn Robbers. The gang of carriage and buggy thieves which has been plundering the citizens for some days is still at large, notwithstanding the fact that a large number of officers arc doing nothing but working on the case. ' No clue to the men can be found. Detective's have been constantly on the go day and night, but are as much in the dark as ever. The latest case is reported by James Pottle. Thursday night his barn on Chicago avenue was entered and two carriages taken. One of them was a small one, used by Mr. Pottle's children. A reward of $40 is offered for the arrest of the thieves. A. Larson, residing at Thirteenth ave nue north and Second street, is another victim. A team of horses and a wagon were stolen from him. Howard Has One. 11. C. Howard has got in his deadly work in the Minneapolis produce ex change. Yesterday, without his knowl edge," the exchange unanimously passed and forwarded to Gov. Merriam the fol lowing indorsement: Resolved, That we heartily indorse 11. C. Howard for the office of dairy, commissioner for the state of Minnesota. We do this from a persouol knowledge of his services while holding the office of assistant dairy commis bionei of this state, in persist ingly aud suc cessfully driving from our market spurious dairy goods, and we believe that his efficient services are deserving of recognition. And we further believe that his appointment to this important office would meet with the ap proval of a large majority of those engaged in the manufacture and handling of dairy products. -. - And So He Should. Health Inspector Barber is not at present in good standing with the health department, and the chances are that he will soon seek another "sit." A few days ago a case of scarlet fever was re ported from 403 Seventh avenue . south and the health inspector was sent there to post a notice, - It was found yester day that lie had been kind enough to post the placard in a room jon S the sec ond story, where no one could see it. Dr. Beard; the medical inspector ot the board, heard of the matter and had the placard properly posted. Meanest Thing on Earth. A few days ago a little boy named : Ely, . who ■ came here [ with • his ; mother * from Dakota, was run over by the cars and had one of his arms cut off. 7 While his mother was attending to him,' before a surgeon arrived, a sneak thief went* through' her satchel and took *? 10, all the money the woman had. A THEY MADE A MENAGERIE. - .-*..;-- **•-.-.••• ,■•-■■■■;■ : :.-;-- ■ ■ ■■ . ■ " • ■:■;■, > The Carious Assortment of Criminals in Court. WORK OF THE GRAND JURY, Scenes About the Court Room— Setting the Various Cases for jj Trial. - S 7" ' -• ■ AA ~ "I The grand jury has" to date turned over about forty indictments, nearly all of which are against parties examined in the municipal court and bound over to await their action. When the jury adjourned last evening there were a large number of witnesses present whO had not yet been examined, and it looks 'very much as '-though' they might no| get through with their word this ■ weeki The criminal calendar was called yes-! terday morning and most of the cases set for. trial. three cases against Ezra W. Aldrieh, for receiving stolen prop erty, were passed during the call, as were also the following cases: Charles R. Palmer, grand •larceny, second de gree; David Rafter, assault, second de gree; Frank Burnham. grand larceny, second degree; Minnesota Transfer Packing company, maintaining a pub lic nuisance; John H. Col well, perjury; and a number of liquor cases. The case of W. F. Meader, indicted for. selling wheat which he had re ceived -in storage, was set for trial Dec. 13. The case of John; Saner, who was convicted last spring in the second degree and sentenced to ; serve three years in state prison, and I who was afterward granted a new trial by the supreme court, was set for Dec. 17. The following cases were nolled: Ida L. Sackett and E. W. Wiggins, of < the old dime museum, Sabbath break-, ing; Marenus MeClain,*;selling liquor without a license, and Benjamin Rohr bach, assault in the second degree. The case against John R. Schuyler, real es-i tate dealer, for obtaining a signature to : a deed by false pretenses, was set for : trial Dec. 13. 7 THE FAMOUS CASE against Theodore. Shotwell for obtain ing money by false pretenses was passed: for the present. The county . attorney; wished to have it set for trial this month, as John DeLaitre, the principal witness for the state, wishes to sail for Europe next month, but E. M. Wilson, ; attorney for Shotwell, claims that he j; will be unable to try tne case before the ; middle of January. After the call; of calendar the following parties, against whom the and jury have returned indictments were arraigned: : The culprit who attracted the most at- j tention was Carrie Lamont, the astrolo-*! gist, who is indicted for kidnapping Mabel Smith, an infant. When her name was called she walked up to the clerk's desk with an air of bravado, and while the clerk was reading the indict ment • she wagged her head and ap peared to be greatly amused. She re served her plea until this morning. Eugene A. Bassett, of private detect ive fame, .was called up to answer to the charge of stealing a span of horses of Thomas Gavin, the liveryman. He pleaded not guilty j to the charge, and with an air of in jured innocence took his seat.'. His trial ', was set for Dec. 17. George Clark, "a. mum of Bassett's force, who is charged with being his accomplice, also pleaded notguily, and had his trial set for Dec. 10. Errick Dahlgren.Jan old man, charged with shooting at Charles Youugquist, was allowed to reserve his plea to an indictment for assault in first degree until next -'-^ Monday. .When the names of Max and Lewis Yoti'ny were called, two ' very dirty, frowzy Russian Jews came forward; they were charged with running a "fence" at 123 Thirteenth ay- • enue north, and of buying a quantity of lead pipe, faucets and sheet iron whicgi was stolen from the .Steele bloc£;7 near, the | coiner of | Washington ,vand"; First avenues north. *- They entered -a ' plea of not guilty, and to the query of court as to whether they were provided | with an attorney answered that Kobin- j son & Baker attended to their law busi ness. They will stand trial Dec. 11. . . • a SPKUCE YOUNG man stepped up nimbly to the desk when the name of Fred H. -Webber was called and entered a plea of not guilty to an indictment charging him with having purloined sundry and divers relics from an exhibit at the exposition building, His trial was set for Dec. 10. Ole An derson entered a plea of not guilty to an indictment for larceny in the sec ond degree and had his - trial set. for .-Dec. 20. William Stratton i pleaded -not guilty to the same Offense and will stand trial Dec. 11. James McCann and James Anderson ! charged with burglarizing No. 1,020 Nicollet aye., and George Maer for com mitting tlie same offense at 252 Nicollet aye.. will be tried Dec. 11. John Ander son for passing a forged check on the Commercial bank, will be tried Dec. 12. Alfred Frykman will be tried Dec. 20, for larceny in the second degree, as will Charles- Blamberg who pleaded not guilty to an indictment for the same j offense. ! Charles Andrew pleaded not guilty to i burglarizing 74S Adams street and will J be tried Dec. 12. Louisa Gatewood, a dusky maiden, will be tried Dec. 14, for assaulting Georgie Burnell with a razor. For larceny in the second de gree, Nels Anderson, Ole Simonson, Frank Gibson, James Kline and John B. Patterson will stand. trial Dec. 10, and on the same date Henry Beaudette and James Brady will be tried for lar ceny in the first degree. Robert Schissler, Ben Franklin and Charles G. Kessler, indicted for selling liquor without a license, will .be tried Dec. 20. The following persons, who were bound over to await the action of the grand jury, were ordered dis charged, no indictment having been found against them. Thomas Koouey, Robert Bennett, Charles O. Brewster. Charles Griffin, Erick Carlson, W. J. Shepley, George Rousseau. John Mur ray, A. L. Haley, W. Mussey, C. J. Taylor, James Smith, Edward Thomas, Thomas Moran, Cazimere Swider, Alex Welding, Baptist Storm, George Miles, Edward Powers and Frank Randall. ITS REFOItM IDEA. The Trades Assembly Unfolds Its Views. The trades assembly last night had one of the liveliest sessions of its history. Most of the evening was spent in com-: plimenting Engineer Runker with hot left-handers.. The assembly has never; been especially friendly to him in sewer ; works, and recent developments have ; not tended to increase the love and es- • teem. A delegate submitted a facetious i communication on the engineer, which the assembly enjoyed immensely. The feature of the evening was the report \ of the committee on municipal reform, ! a synopsis of its recommendations being i as follows : -^^^^pp^^SEBSBHBqH Reduce the salary of the mayor to i $2,000, out of which he shall. pay his sec retary,"and not degrade the office of: mayor to an , entertaining machine, by ! giving a large salary for that purpose. ' Cut all salaries to a sum .sufficient' to pay a liberal amount for the services rendered and require all fees to be cov ered into the city treasury. Elect two aldermen from each ward, one every two years, at a salary of $750, for which they should give all their time. :. ' Appoint an efficient engineer .who knows enough of sewer construction to concentrate the water in the smallest possible space at the bottom, and who possesses the ordinary skill required to overcome the difficulties incidental to sewer construction. Appoint practical men known for, their ability as firemen and workmen without regard to party polities, rather than for their skill in ward polititics; Abolish the police commission and' hold the mayor responsible for the good order of the city. . . 7S^s^PsN£§§B Abolish the park police.-and- enlarge the ciiv force to preserve decorum ; and decency in the parks, thus saving the expense of maintop* 0 * two sCt§ "of ac countants,' chiefs and officers. " - •**r- _.. I The report provoked considerable dis cussion, but was finally unanimously adopted. ■ ~; COW-CATCH CAUGHT. A Band of Bovine Thieves Be lieved to Have Been Taken. __ For long time past reports have been -coming in to the police that thieves were stealing .cows from various per sons residing in the outskirts of the city •and on farms adjacent. Mounted Offi cer Hall and Patrolman Kennedy were detailed to work up ; the case, and yes terday morning's they . arrested Eugene Bartlett, William Carney, * Andrew 'Burns and George Humniell, the latter *, being a brother of the notorious Louis ; Humniell. •',. The men were all taken be fore the grand jury, and their cases will be heard to-day. Bartlett, the youngest 4 of the party, has agreed to turn state's evidence, and it is thought that there is .no escape for the gang. _ The men were arrested at George ; Speck's butcher ■shop, near the corner of Washington and Twenty-ninth avenues north. -Speck himself was in the gang, but made good his escape, notwithstanding the fact that three or four shots were fired after him. It is alleged that Speck was the leader of the gang, and had the men steal the cows and bring them to him to butcher and sell, In his shop were found a nnmberof robes and other goods supposed to be stolen. LOCAL ___B_-T_o_.» H. J. Smith's Art Galleries, West hotel. Three more rooms added, making the most beautiful galleries in the West. ' That Tickling -In your throat arises from catarrh, and as catarrh is a constitutional disease the ordi nary cough medicines all fail to hit the spot. What you need is a constitutional remedy like Hood's Sarsaparilla, which, by building .up the general health, and expelling the scrofulous taint which is the cause of ca tarrh and consumption, has restored,. to per fect health many persons on whom . these diseases seem to have a firm hold. Many un solicited testimonials prove beyond question that Hood's Sarsaparilla does positively cure catarrh. "For several years I had been troubled with a catarrhal affection in my throat, and had tried several kinds of medicine, but could find nothing to help me. My wife wanted me to try Hood's Sarsaparilla, and I must say I was very much benefited by using it, and would recommend it very highly to any one having asthma or catarrh." Elias P. De vries, firm of Devrics & Peteiaon, Omaha, Neb. N. B. Be sure to get only Hood's Sarsaparilla Sold by all druggists. $1 ; six for 85. Pre- [ pared only by C. I. HOOD & CO.. Apotheca ries, Lowell, Mass. ". .-,-:■ 100 Doses One Dollar AMUSEMENTS. " . GRAND OPERA, MINNEAPOLIS Last Performances. The Boston Ideal Opera Company - r • Matinee at 2:30, -"-^7, r FAUST. !- TO-NIGHT AT 8, v" QTJEIBHST TOPA'a. GRAND OPERA, MINNEAPOLIS Three nights and Wednesday matinee, com mencing Monday, Dec. 10, engagement of iy Mr. Henry E. Dixey, Supported by Kice & Dixey's Big Burlesque company in "ADONIS," with all the gener erous wealth of novel and magnetic attrac tions. Beautiful costumes, superb scenic effects, calcium lights, an augmented orches tra. Prices, 51. 50. §1, 75c, 50c and 25c. Sale of seats open. ........... I W'. I l TWa-L^rs I l|jJV'7-^-.-..7'v *■•.■•■.;■■>. - . *.*.* 7 /■"".". ■ Last Performance To-Night of DR. JEKYLL and MR. HYDE. Matinee at 2:30 p. m. Prices, lOc, 20c. Sue and 50c. Matinee, lOc, 2Qc and 30c. PENCE OPERA HOUSE. To-Night and Saturday Matinee, a New Comedy. . "LUCKY RANCH." FIRST PRODUCTION. Prices, 10, 15. 25, 30 and 50 cents. Academy of Dancing, Deportment and Calisthenics, ST. PAUL, . enth and St. Peter. MINNEAPOLIS, 66 S. Sixth St. MISS H. MARIE JENKINS, Instructress. : MINNEAPOLIS WANTS. SITUATIONS OFFERED. Male. BO Wanted, a boy to take care of a horse and make himself generally useful about house; wages small, but a good home for tbe winter. Call at 910 Sixth ay. south. 7 DKIVKR— a boy to drive adver tising wagon. American restaurant, 24 Washiugton ay. south. 7 W~ OODSAWKR— Wanted, man to saw : and split three cords of wood at once. Call at 26*18 Dupont ay. sonth. 7 Female. HOUSEWORK— Wanted, a good giri fot general housework in small family, nr ' 015 Aldrieh ay. north. -...,-. 7 HOUSEWORK — Wanted, a girl for general housework: small family: Cer man preferred." Call or address 1921 Wash ington ay. north. 7 SITUATIONS WANTED* Male. BARKEEPER— A position by a steady and experienced man as barkeeper, capable of taking charge; no objection to country. Address BJ T. Globe, Minneapolis. ■_/ A ■ 31142 , Female. ■ WASHING— llespeetable German woman wants washing home, or will go out: work first-class: -'terms reasonable. Mary Kraiger, 1222 Washington ay. south, in rear. T - MISCELLANEOUS. CHINESE and Japanese goods removed from 701 Nicollet aye, to 120 Third st. south. 342*48 FOR SALE— By party who is going to leave the city, cheap for cash, a sound, gentle team, about 2,600 pounds, seven years old. 16 Washington ay. north. 339-43 EATHER BAG LOST— front of Pres ident Northrop's residence. Tenth ay. southeast, a surgeon's bag of black leather, i containing instruments, medicines and black portmonnaie, papers of value on city banks ; fißder will please leave at owner's residence. 1510 Fourth avenue south. 343 MAGAZINES— For sale, * two pounds of good reading, magazines, novels. etc. only 10 cents.' Call or address Raymer's Old Book Store, 243 Fourth avenue south, Minneapolis. 337-343 ONEV LOANED on lile insurance pol- MONEY LOANED on lile insurance pol icies or bought. L. P. Van -Norman, Box 75, Minneapolis. - . ■** : *323 O EXCHANGE— Wanted, good farms, village property or stocks of goods in exchange for city property ; eorrespendence - solicited. Frost & Walton, Loan and Trust • building, Minneapolis. 314-43. Patent Laws— Jas. F. Williamson, Kooin, 15, Colloia l»iucc, Minneapolis. Solicitor of ■ Patents, Counsellor . in Pat ent cases. ? Two years an Examiner it U;Si Patent Offi-an . 7 PAUL & WIN. Patent Attorneys and Solicitors. Office's: -10. German-American Bank Building.St. Paul; ' 057-660 .Temple Court, Minneapolis: 925 F street, 'Washington, D.(i : ' .'.\ I : We want to see you at the U T K. We have placed our Boys' Clothing within reach of any boy in Minneap olis. You see, we are going to leave on February 2d, and we would rather sell every Boy's Suit in our store at nearly one-half the original retail price than to ship them back. We can give you any size from 10 to 17 years. Children's Suits, all sizes, go with the rest. This is no catch, but straight-ahead business. We will con vince you that it is all right, and as big a bargain as you ever saw. U^TSK, iiro *&^ ______-_______* ■*™ -hbm-bm-^^-A^Q _________________________________________ ROBERTS, BUTLER & CO., Utica, N. Y. C. F. GORDON, J. B. GORDON, President. Treasurer. MINNEAPOLIS DRY GOODS CO. SUCCESSORS TO Barnes, Hengerer, Demond & Co. Every Article Mentioned Below Is a Great Bargain, and Here Comes the Secret of It The Syndicate Trading Co., the largest Dry Goods organi zation in the world, is con stantly receiving sample lines of all classes of goods, from which the orders for the differ ent members of the organiza tion are placed. After the or ders are placed the samples are for sale at half and less than half the cost to import. In this way we got possession of a lot of MUSIC BOXES, which we are selling at from $6 to $29 apiece, which we know posi tively are a good deal less than half what yon won Id have to pay anywhere else for the same maker's goods. We. saw in a certain store not long since at $50 identi cally the same instrument that we. are selling -at 19. See them, hear them, compare them with anything you can find for twice the money. We know what the verdict will be. The buying can take care of itself. We got possession of a large assortment of PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS in the same way. They are less than half-price, every one of them— so cents to $7. So, too, with a large and very handsome lot of MUFF LERS, cashmere and silk. They cost from $2.50 to $30 a dozen to import. Weare selling them at from 15 cents apiece np. Here is a splendid chance to make $1 do the work of $2. OUR ROOK DEPARTMENT has no equal iv the Northwest for Real Bargains. Standard authors, in handsome cloth-bound books, 15 cents each. Dickens' works, 15 vols. Waverly Novels, 12 - vols., ? $4.50 a set. Dore's Bible Gallery, 90 cents, and a vast quantity of other desir able books equally low. , - Syndicate Block, Nicollet and Fifth, MINNEAPOLIS. V. ' . -■ _ . -J ,» "(ft fIWATCHFREE A Clock Free! A Pair of Skates Free! The Holiday season is near at hand. What is more suit* able than a Watch, stem-wider, stem-setter; an Antique Silver Clock or a pair of Skates ? We have given thousands away during the last two weeks, and this is the way we do it: W^a^Wi With every sale of a Suit of Clothes, the price of which is $12 or over, we give you, free of charge, your choice of a watch or a clock. With every sale of a Boy's Suit or Over coat, the price of which is $4 or over, we give you, free of charge, a pair of skates. We guarantee every article we giveaway. Ivfi Goods sent C. 0. D., subject to examination. We whole sale and retail, and have stores in the following places: 3 Stores in Boston. 2 Stores in Hartford. I Store in Providence. I Store in New Haven. I Store in Bridgeport. I Store in Worcester. I Store in Minneapolis. Big Boston Clothing Store, __ Tlie Farmers and Mechanics' Savings Bank, The Largest and Strongest Savings Bank in the Northwest. PRESENT DEPOSIT, - - $2,800,000 \ SURPLUS, - >. - $150,000 5 per cent interest paid on all deposits left three or more months. ALL CLASSES OF BONDS BOUGHT. CLINTON MORRISON, THOMAS LOWRY, E. H. MOULTON, President. Vice President Treasurer. RICH J-JXTI POOR Are Served Alike at the Salesrooms of the MINNEAPOLIS PROVISION COMPANY, 9 and 11 South Third Street and 24 and 26 South First Street. ■ Capital and labor can meat here 4, '5 and 6 cents per pound for good cuts of Meat, Everybody invited. Country orders solicited. . Hotels a specialty. National Bank of Commerce In Chamber of Commerce Bui/ding, Minneapolis, Minn. _.■... Authorized Capital, $1,000,000. Paid-in Capital, $750,000. Surplus, $65,000. i JW. Kayuioud, Pres. ; Wm. Powell, Cashier ; Geo. K. Rust. V, Pres. ; H. H.TUayer, AsHt.Caa^ 3