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MINNEAPOLIS. IN THE PULPITS. Ministers Spoke of the Li<\uor Ordinance Amendment— Shutter to Morrill. The amended liquor ordinance was considered in several pulpits of the city yesterday. Rev. M. I>. Shatter took it ap at the morning service, l'r. Shutter is an opponent of the encroachments of •ons. His argument yesterday morning was in line with what li>' said at tiie mass meeting yesterday after noon. But ii«> said not a word of con demnation tor tin' spies who have been workiug under the name of crusaders. It was well understood that lie referred td Ki-v. <;. 1.. Morvill when he said: "Before I dress up aa a bummer and po around the city eollectine samples of beer ami whisky' to gloat over after wards, i shall hand iii my resignation to my church the first thing." evening Rev. G. L. Morrill made three "local hits," as he called them. In the beginning be took Rev. S. W. Sample to task for the ramarbs that divine made recently on the late Rev. - 11. Spurg«on's idea of hell as a where sinners are carefully broiled on patent gridirons. He at tacked his liberal brother most vigor- Lben he took a whirl at the alder men who returned that facetious report to the council Friday night on the Sun day theater ordinance. Mr. Mornll's i is well knuwn on that question and he unbottled a new assortment of peathing denunciations for the benefit of I - aldermen. Lastly, he spoke of the amended liquor onflnanee. He did not get a chance to throw himself at the mass meeting, but he made up for it in the evening. His laneuasre was in line with his former utterances on the Baloon question, except that the ad jectives wore, if possible, more uumer- E - tnd more powerful than before. Rev.Charles M.Reese also assailed the new ameudmeut in si prelude to his regular sermon at the evening service at the Central Baptist church. MISSION OF THE CHURCH. Interesting Symposium at the People's Meeting, "The Present Mission of the Church" set for yesterday even ing's people's meeting at the Lyceum theater. The building was crowded to the gallery. Judge .1. O. Pierce was the first speaker. He said the church should be unsectarian. It should not divide one denomination from another. The mission of the church was to be liberal. All denominations should treat each other as taking their example from Him reed was love to Gotl and love to man. The gospel of Jesus Christ taught a form absolutely unsectarian. 1 fore, it was the mission of the church of the present day to follow Lhat example. Mrs. Kate Buffington Davis followed. She claimed the church should be like a great heart, throbbing in loving sym pathy with every pulse in the rhythm of human suffering. Love was the law When rain conforms thereto, suffering would no longer be the lot of man. It was the mission of the church to teach the law of love, which was gn-atei 1 than articles of faith. The modern church should also acquaint ;ew wuh the principle of Christ. It should lay aside pride, cease conten tions and mutual criticisms and seek a Bnity through the meeting of hearts and hands in service of humanity. Rev. William Wilkinson said: "it is my duty to disciple men, and baptize them into the church. But for what pumose to sing hymns, say creeds, and flatter themselves they are better than other people? To make void the law through faith? Nay. but rather to be in the world the representatives of Christ, the savior and king of the church; to get done the will of God on earth as it is done in heaven; to do all they can to destroy the works of the devil. Do you ask what tiny are and how they may be Known. Look around you. Examine facts as you see them, in any of ♦he ireat divisions of life. ••Take that tirst which is nearest, to you. How is tnnch of the business of the day carried on? Is it not true that in many instances the worst and clev ;rest man in a trade rules it and sets the evil ways, others follow in what they call pure self- defense and against their will? They have ~ got :o meet the cut or the quality. I have heard it said a man may as well rlose his doors as to sell none but hon est goods. What a comment is this upon the 'ways which are dark and tricks which are vain!' was the church no mission to this generation of trades men, has it no word of* encouragement for the honest man. trying: to stem the tide of deceit by such gain? Has she no word ot reprobation for the rascals who make it a study to degrade the common business transactions in which they engage. If not her hymus are vaiu and her prayers a delusion. "Look into the political state of things, not as pictured by Prof. Bryee. but as we ourselves know them, without any man's specta cles to look through. And we shall see the need, sad and dire, for the mission of the church. What have we to say for the government of our cities? Are the best men in office? Is virtue, peace and good government the one thing aimed at? Is it not rather in many cases a question of how any action will affect votes at the next election. The simple question of what is right, true, or for the good of the people does not enter into consideration. But the church must unhesitatingly speak and act her mission for the pure and ritrht. Hers it must be to resist all the forces of evil, and to vanquish them. Leave the city, go to the state and nation, and we fare no better. The best men in all parties Know this; every election proves it, aud the mis sion of the church is to change it. "Let us now look at that which cuts, for the masses of the people, nearer the bone— those who have work lo sell and those who have work to buy, and the relations between these two class es, by universal consent, is not, on the whole, satisfactory. Labor and capital are looked upon as enemies. Ail this 19 wrong, ami it is the mission of the church to correct it. It must not fail to speak strongly for proper wages and for good, honest work. It may be said this is ideal. You will not accomplish the end named by moral force. Then try the law. Sup pose al! the people who desire to see justice triumph in the mat ter of wages could combine to pass a law, which should fix the lowest price at. which young persons and women should be employed per day. and that at a just wage, so tbey could earu their living and be independent. It would be n:ore effective than good advice and cheap coffee. It Tiiight not sound as generous, but it would be more right eous. It would meet with the opposi tion of all who live on tyranny, out it would be hailed by honest men as a long step in the right direction. It would, in more cases than we think, be a handmaid of virtue, for want and sin are often neighbors, even when they are not friends." A. B. Ciioate, the last speaker, was nioiL' in sympathy with the audience. He argued that the church must discard everything not essential to Christianity. The ministers could not be depended upon to uo this because their training makes them narrow. The movemeiit must come from the laymen of lar^e ideas, who cau exert influence upon the diureh. Frozen to Death. Martin Mugaard, a tailor who resided with a married daughter at 2531 Bryant avenue north, was frozen to death on the street during Saturday night. He was a nan of convivial habits, and fre quently staid out all night.so liis daugh ter and son-in-lasv felt uo great uneasi ness at his uon-appoaraiice. The IwmJv was found eariy yesterday morning near the corner of Thirty-seventh ave nue north and Sixth street by a party of boys out rabbit-huutiug. By order of Coroner Byrnes the remains were removed to Connolly's morgue. There Will be no inquest. WORDS, MERE WORDS One Central and Two Over flow Meetings on the Liq uor Ordinance. All of the Speeches Made Were on One Side of the Question. Aid. Haynes Denied an Op portunity to Defend the Aldermen. Eight-Hour League Meeting- General News of Sun day. There was a big slump in the orator ical market in Minneapolis yesterday, and a vast quantity of eloquence was thrown on the town. All of it went for a song, and much of it for nothing. The day before the announcement of a mass meeting at the Lyceum theater for the public discussion of the action of the council in amending the liquor ordi nance caused a demand for oratory; but tiie supply in store was so much greater than any oue supposed that it produced the aforementioned slump when it was unloaded. The meeting was, without question, one of the greatest gatherings seeu in Minneapolis for years. The Lyceum theater was crowded from pit to dome. There was not even standing room in the gallery. After that house had been tilled a strong-lunged young man stood at the door and annouueed that an overflow meeting would be held at the Hennepin Avenue Metholist church. That building was soon tilled, and all that remained out in the cold sought the Plymouth church and there held another overflow meet ing. The meetings in the two churches were substantially smaller editions of the meeting at the Lyceum. Gen. W. J. Halm presided at the Hennepin Aveiuie church, and W. Bi. Lawrence held down the chair at the Plymouth. Nearly alt the speakers who appeared at the Lyceum afterward went around to the churches and redelivered the same speeches. At the Hennepin Ave nue church there were three speakers who did not appear at the Lyceum— Ell Torrance, Gen. George P.Wilson and I). M. Gilmore. They said little that fie others did not say. However. Capt. Gilmore volunteered the opinion that Mayor Winston would not sign tiie amended ordinance. The meeting at the Lyaeum was re markable for many things. A noticea ble feature was the Lack ©I" Enthusiasm. The house was packed, but most of those present seemed to have been drawn there by curiosity. They did not wildly applaud every shot that was made at the •'enemies of society and of the home,"! as the saloonkeepers were lovingly referred to from time to time. Only when some one made a particu larly good remark of a humorous nat ure did they wake up at all. At other times the applause seemed to all come from perhaps 100 persons in the house. The remainder of the 2,000 were con tent to listen and say nothing. It is probable that the opening address had a good deal to do with the lack of en thusiasm. Dr. Suddeth began the speechmaking with a stereotyped ad dress on the liquor question, aud was followed by Judge Young. Judge Young's address was of a legal naturp, and not of a kind to stir up enthusiasm. When he had finished the audience was so completely hypnotized that fnrther enthusiasm was out of the question. Another feature of the meeting was the absence of those caustic roasts on the aldermen who dared to amend tde liquor ordinance. There is no doubt that many people went to the meeting for the express purpose of hearing the aldermen scored unmercifully, for it is commonly supposed that aldermen are legitimate prey for gentlemen with sharp tongues. The aldermen came off easily. I nl'airness of a Premium. Another feature of the meeting that stuck out like the bowsprit of a sailing vessel was the unfairness of the people who were running the meeting. It was presumably a public mass meeting. lhe tertn'-pnblic mass meeting"is com monly supposed to mean a meeting where any citizen who has something to say that is germane to the subject can get a few minutes in which to say it. By that definition the meeting at Lyceum theater yesterday was not a public mass meeting. The programme had been cooked and dried before any one trot to the house. Then* was a man present who desired to say a word in ue ualf of the aldermen who have been so roundly denounced, and on behalf of the much criticised amendment to the liquor ordiuance. That man was Aid. J. C. Haynes, a public-spirited citizen, an efficient, con scientious public servant, a man of a high order or intelligence and of irre proachable character, the peer of any man who stood on the Lyceum stage yesterday afternoon, ;.nd the superior, in every way, of some of them. Aid. Hayues attended the meeting because he understood that it was to be a public mass meeting, as had been announced. As a member or the city council who had voted for the amendment to the liquor ord: nance, he requested that he be allowed ten minutes in which to re ply, aloi\f. to the half-dozen or more speakers who Wt?re taking the opposite side of the question. Then the request was amended. He asked for only five minutes. His modest and most " just request— a request made in the interest oL simple justice— was refused. And why? He was told, forsooth, that the tune for the meeting was so short, and there were so many speakers, that all of them, except the first two, would have to be limited to five minutes each. Even then the list would be so long that Mr. Haynes could not be given an opportunity to speak without cuttiu" out some of the other speakers. In Defiance oi Tki* Excuse, there was not a speaker on the list who did not run over his time, and nearly all of them spoke fully half an hour. Had the matter been put before the meeting it is more than probable that some speaker would voluntarily have sur rendered his time to Mr. Haynes, for there were men among the speakers who admire fearlessness and are lovers ot justice. But no such announcement was made.Morethau that. there were one or two speakers who had been counted upon wjio failed to appear. Mr. Haynes might have been allowed to use their time, but he was not. The men who held the reins over that meeting did not want ilr. Uaynes to de fend the position of himself and his col leagues. That was ail there was to it ihe meeting was called to denounce the aldermen who had the courage of then convictions, ar.d to allow the howl ers to rehearse the temperance speeches they learned out of the school speaker when they were boys. Fair dealing was never thought of for one moment One other feature of the meeting, and one that was not down on the biiN should be included in the list. Along toward the close of the meeting three neat little mayoralty booms could be seeu floating around in the theater auditorium. They were labeled "Pot ter,*' "Lovell" and "Love." Loye's was the largest because it "had the in dorsement of the chairman of the meet ing. John T. VVyman. But the Potter and Lovell booms were there. Even little AIM. Parry was called for and Kiveu a chance to put an extra wire along the top ot his fences in the Sev enth ward. SPEAKERS AND SPEECHES. What the Law and Order Shouters Hail to Say for Themselves. | Ainoug Hub men who sat on the stage TIIE SAINT PAUL DAILY GLOBE: MONDAY MUKJNLNG, FEBKUAKiT 15, 18l>2. defying the draughts that piay tag around Manager Couklin's theater were the following: Judge Austiu 11. Young, C. A. J. Marsh, Aid. S. B. Loye, Rev. •P. <>. Holman, Aid. C. P. Lovell, Rev. M. D. Shutter, George A. Brackett, J. T. Wyman, Rev. J. S. Black, Rev. M.F. Gjertsen, Judge J. M. Shaw, A. B. Choate. John Day Smith. VV. X. Sud duth. Rev. G. L. Morrill. Aid. J. H. Bradish, John De Laittre, Rev. S. L. B. S pea re. Dr. W. X. Suddutli, one of the lead ing spirits of the Law Enforcement league, called the meeting to order and opened the ball with a manuscript. The saloon was referred to as an octopus about to be killed. A couple of quota tiuiiN, •• Tho mills of the gods grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly tine," and "Those whom the gods would de stroy, they first make mad," were thrown in "for effect. He also referred to the "Juggernaut car." Dr. Sudduth put the question to the house, aud J. T. \Vyman,.was elected chairman. "Ladies and gentlemen," said Mr. Wyman, "it is the inalienable right of citizens to meet for the purpose of pro testing against outrages against them selves. This right used to be pride of tlio Jeffersonian Democracy, but they seem to have forgotten it. The Demo crats of tola city and a few recreant Ke publieans have overthrown the rights of the people, and this meeting of pro test is a necessity. lam not a member of the Law Enforcement league, but after what occurred last Friday night I am convinced of the necessity for such a league. It is not necessary that 1 characterize those five Republicans who Droved traitors to their party and to their constituents. While they are dis honored by their party friends, they will always be despised by their party opponents." Judge Yonns's Klforf. With these few words of introduction, Mr. Wyman announced that all of the succeeding speakers, except Judge Young. would be limited to five minutes each, an announcement that was en tirely disregarded. He then introduced Judge Austin H. Y> ung, the president of the Law Enforcement league, who said: "Ladies and gentlemen, we have met here today to eousider t)u; government of our city, so far as it relates to enforce ment or non-enforcement of those laws that are for the benefit of society. No reform was ever accomplished by indi vidual effort. Organization is neces sary." Judge Young here digressed suffi ciently to allow him to argue for the necessity of organization. From that lie passed to a eulogy on the form of government obtaining in the United States. The causes that give rise to movements of reform weee next touched upon. Following came an agreemut for the right of the citizens to interfere, even after laws have been passed and officers elected to enforce them, for the laws are not always suffi cient and officers are not always good ones. The people are at liberty to vol unteer at any moment 'to assist the offi cers in enforcing the laws. Observa tions on the growth and power of the saloon were voiced In natural sequence, and the drink dispensary denounced in the old familiar style common to every temperance orator since Noah con tracted the first "jag." The existence of the liquor business, legalized and licensed by the government, was com mented upon as a heritage, for which those now on earth are not responsible. Judge Young predicted that the battle between the liquor business and reform ers would be tiie greatest in the history of the world. "And we will not be far from the millennium." said lie, "when the liquor business and its baneful influence are crushed out of existence." The liquor laws were commended as good in the main. But if they were strictly enforced the liquor business would die. If the law against selling to minors, for instance, were enforced, the drunkards would not be made. "Are we educating drunkards and criminals?" he asked. "We certainly are providing exceptional facilities for that sort of education in the grog shops." Another provision of the law— that liquor must not be sold to habitual drunkards — was commented upon. "Why, those people," said he, "the habitual drunkards, are the support of the saloon. As well say to the saloon keeper, 'You may sell your vile stuff, but be sure you do not seli to any oue who will drink it.' " On Sunday liquor laws He said: " Ihe Christian Sabbath is dear to every American heart. Without the Sabbath America would not be 'the land of the free and the home of the brave.' Destroy the Christian Sabbath and our benevolent institutions will go with it. Aye, and our liberty, too." Judge Young argued that public offi cers should hear from their constituents occasionally. If they be faithful, com mendation should be the reward; if un faithruL they should be made to know it. The evils of a "wide-open policy" were pointed out. He asserted that matters had come to such a pass that tne body of the people must be looked to —public sentiment must be appealed to. in closing, he said a few words of praise for the Law Enforcement league and its fight. He was also frank enough to admit that there is a large amount of public sentimeut against the work of the crusaders. Jndse Shaw's Sarcasm. Rev. Smith Baker having gone to one of the overflow meetings, Judge J. fit, Shaw was the next speaker. He came to the meeting because he thought the people might like to hear from the law yers. "I want to assure you," lie said, "that one of them stands o«fore you who be lieves, irrovocably believes, in tne com plete enforcement of the laws of the city. And I will stand by you, and fight this question, until the last sneak ing violator of tne law lias Deeu driven out of the business." Judge Shaw tackled the legal aspect of the question. He quoted from a de cision of the supreme court of Minne sota a passage declaring that the liquor business is one that all civilized com munities find it necessary to place under police restraint. "The tight is on," said the judge in conclusion. "The fight is on between whom? Between those who have the good of the city |at heart and those who would destroy it. It behooves you to take part in this fight. No longer ago than Friday night there was a new move on the part of the enemy. You have all read the amendment that was passed by the council. It provides that no one but policemen— policemen-— shall complain against a saloon. Who ever heard a policeman complain? When the devil is desperate, he loses his head. He lost his head Friday night, and the fifteen aldermen lost theirs with him. "I see by the papers that 6*r honora ble mayor has not made up his mind yet on this question. I sincerely hope he has a mind to make up. If it takes a man so long to make up his mind on this question, it is pretty good evidence that he hasn't much mind to make up. I want to say from this platform to the honorable mayor that, if he makes up his mind to take the side of the saloon keeper in this attempt to prevent the enforcement of the laws, the name of a hitherto decent man will be indellibly tarnished." Rev. J. C. Byrne, of Immaculate Con ception church, followed. He expressed it as his conviction that the vast major ity of the people are opposed to the growth of the saloon power. Father Byrne made a strong plea for the Sab bath, and mentioned the saloon as its greatest enemy. To show the attitude of the Catholic church on this question, he read the letter from the last plenary council, neld at Baltimore. Brother Smith's Poslnss. In fulsomely laudatory language scarcely warranted by the subject. Chairman Weyman introduced John Day Smith. The Eighth ward states man, in his smoothest, most unctious, piace-be-with-you style, presented to tfie audience a garland of scentless plat ftudes and a small paper bae of decayed chestnuts. When John Day spoke of the five recreant aldermen he looked and spoke as if he would weep. Credit must be given Smith for one thine— he was the lirst of the speakers to mention fhe saloonmen's "large corruption fund." Smith thanked God that the legal department of the city is not under control of the administration. He might have added that that statement was proven in advance Friday night by stv eral rulings given in the council. Smith roasted the administration, talked' poli tics and posed as a good man to be boosted into public office. Rev. Dr. Smith Baker lad come in, meanwhile, and was introduced after John Day Smith had pumped himself out and exceeded the time limit by fifteen minutes. Dr. Baker said he came but to say "Amen" to what the preeediug speakers had said. He went far enough to denounce saioons and an nounce the discovery of a new point about the politician. "1 never before,'' said he, "heard of politicians who would neither enforce the law nor allow others to enforce it. This is truly a wonderful Western progression." C. 8. Cairns, one ef the law enforce ment leaguers, spoke through his band some whiskers for a few minutes. His speech was neither interesting nor pow erful, and revealed no new points. Rev. S. \V. Sample had gone to an overflow meeting when his turn came, so Rev. M. D. Shutter took his place. Dr. Shutter said he was enough of a Puritan to be opposed to the Sunday theater and the Sunday saloon. While not a fanatic, he announced himself enough of a fanatic to declare that he would never vote for a man known to favor removing the restrictions placed upon the saloon. The question before the public, as he expressed it, is whether the saloon shall rule the home, or the home control the saloon, lie would not condemn tiie saloonkeeper so much as the politician who transforms himself into a mule, as did each of the "fifteen" Friday night, and begs the saloonkeeper to ride him. Why Gjertsen Blushes. Rev. M. Falk Gjertsen was introduced as the representative of the Scandinavian element of the city. He began: "The thing that I prize next to my American citizenship— for I place that highest of ail— is the fact that I am a native of proud, plucky, free little Nor way. And if there is one thing that will bring the blush of shame to my cheeks it is the fact that two of my countrymen were in that city council Friday night (Rand and Blichfeldt). One of them is a Democrat aud one a Republican, and. God knows, there is little difference between them." Rev. F. O. Holman was the last regu larly listed speaker. He thought the only way to deal with the saloon question is to go to the saloon, turn put the saloon keeper, empty every jug of whisky into the river and nail up the doors and win dows of the saloon. He believed in doing that instead of talking. Mr. Hol man administered some hard knocks, and then told stories till the audience was sent away in good humor. His closing sentences were devoted to de claring that talking would do no good. What the condition demands is men and money and influence enlisted in the Law Enforcement league. Amid cries of "Loye," "Loye," the Fourth ward harnessmaker meandered toward the footiignts blushing like the red, red rose. While a collection was being taken up Loye strapped a few feet upon his mayoralty boom. Loye's speech was a "frost." John De Laittre announced that the collection would go to the Law Enforcement league. He would see that the theater did not cost a cent. Aid. Lovell was then forced to stand up and blushingly bow his ac- I knowledgnients. Then George A. Brackett arose and compared the saloon question to the slavery question. He had no doubt that the result would be the same. Loye and Lovell had been given a, chance to pose as good mayoralty tim ber, so the Potter men forced their can didate to stand up in the auditorium ! ana declare himself. He assured every- j body that the nine faithful centurions' would fight this question still further. | Some one called "Parry," and Aid. i Woodward's opponent mounted his j plush-covered chair. He was profuse in his apologies for not being in the council chamber Friday night. He did not know this question was coming up, he pleaded. Then he explained all the circumstances of a family affliction that had called him out of town. Rev. G. L. Morrill was not given a chance to unload. THE EIGHT- HOUR DAY. State Eight-Hour League Con venes at Labor Temple. The state eight-hour league convened yesterday afternoon at Labor Temple, with a good attendance, and inaugu rated arrangements to participate In the i general observance of an eight-hour , day May 1. It was decided to appoint a committee, whose business it shall be to see that the interests of the eight-hour movement are properly looked after at the mass meetings which are to be held on that day, and Messrs. A. D. Clark.A. Scheible and O. Oven, of Minneapolis, and E. C. Ives and W. R. Mitchell, of St. Paul, were appointed as this com mittee. It was decided to co-ODerate with the American Federation of Labor in the circulation of eight-hour literature. A boycott against the Globe Tobacco works, of Detroit,Mioh..was announced. Considerable time was spent in the attitude assumed by the Plymouth Clothing company, of St. Paul in the employment of "scab" labor. It was stated this company had employed only non-union clerks, aud that the salaries paid did not exceed fl3 per week, and scaled down from that figure to 18. It was further claimed that "when this firm had carpenter work to be done it had, Instead of employing union labor as had been agreed, sent to this city and secured the services of "scab" work men. These points were discussed at great length, and although all present joined in denunciation of the action of the Plynioutii company.no action was taken. It is likely, liowever, that resolutions will be presented at the next meeting. It is expected that the trades and labor assembly will take the matter up at the meeting next Friday evening. ST. MARK'S NEW RECTOR. Rev. H. P. Nichols Enters Upon His New Duties. Rev. H. P. Nichols entered yesterday upon his newly assumed duties as rector of St. Mark's Episcopal church, preach ing at the regular morning and evening services. St. Mark's new rector is a young-appearing man of more than me dium height, and rather spare. In com plexion he is light, and even sandy. His manner of delivery Is earnest and forceful, rather than oratorical, and his enunciation is clear and distinct, al though at times he speaks rapidly. His discourse of last evening was brier, as is characteristic of the evening service of the Episcopal church, aud was prin cipally devoted to the duties of church members. The various classes of church members he likened to the members of the human body, and said that each particular style was as necessary to the church congregation as any one "portion of the human body to the perfect whole. He counselled his hearers that none should become discouraged because they were not as efficient in one cer tain branch of church work as some others, but urged them to find that branch in which they were efficient, and persevere in that. He dwelt upou the necessity of earnestness in church work of all kinds. Died on the Street. Robert Christie, who resided at Sixth avenue and Ten-and-a-Half street north, was taken mortally ill while walking along the streetat 8 o'clock yesterday monnnir. He had reached the corner of Third street and Third avenue south on his way to church, when he fell suddenly to the sidewalk. He was removed in the patrol wagon to the city hospital, but died within five minutes after he reached there. The body was removed to Gleason & McAllister's morsruc, where a post mortem examina tion was held, and it was found that death was caused by heart disease. Deceased waa sixty-two years ot age, and leaves one son and one daughter. His sou resides at 40tf Second avenue south, and is employed by Hooker & Mauley. There will be no inquest, and the fuueral will be held Tuesday after noon. MORTON IS IN TOWN. He Says He Will Manage the Next Minneapolis Base Ball Team. Sam Morton came back to Minneapo lis yesterday morning. He was happier than anybody when he stepped off the train at the union depot and met several of his old friends. He was not at all bashful about announcing that he would manage the Minneapolis base bail team the coining season, either. Sam does not say that he has been officially noti fied that the committee on organization of the Western association has decided to give to him and his friends the fran chise in the association for Minneapo lis. What lie does say is this: "I gave up a business in Louisville that was payiug me at tiie rate of $3,000 a year to come back to Minneapolis and make my .word good with the men In Minneapolis who said they wanted nic to manage the Minneapolis base batt team, should they get" the fran chise. lam not fool enough to throw up a good thing like that down there in Louisville unless I were satisfied that the franchise would come our way. I hat I have come back is the best evi dence in the world that we get the fran chise. You cau put it down aa a fact, my boy, that I will manage the Minne apolis base ball team next summer." Thatseems to settle the much-disputed question of the frrncliise. Of course, ttoe official announcement of the com mittee has not been made yet, but it seems scarcely probable that Morton would talk as he does had he not been assured by some one near the center of authority that he could have the fran chise. AMUSEMENTS. "Forgiven" was played yesterday to two crowded houses at the Bijou. It is a border melodramatic production, very prettily written, and contains many in tensely dramatic situations and catch ing climaxes. bo far as Minneapolis is concerned, the great interest in the play is centered in Frederic Bryton, in the leading role. Mr. Bryton has lost none of his old-time melodramatic imper sonations which once uiaue him such a favorite In this city. Ruldli Delniore, Frederick Montague and Misses Letta Allen, Belle Theodore, Ethel Haines, with other competent artists, compose a most capable company, which will re main at this popular playhouse rhe en tire week. . Sid C. France and his sensational | comedy drama Dacked the Pence at two performances yesterday. The company is a strong one, and draws loud cheers and laughter from the gallery. Sid France himself is an old favorite here, and his impersonation of Buckskin caught on. Misses Josie and Grace Fox are two very clever ladies. The Conner, as Jennie Sommers, plays the part with feeling, while Gracie enacts the colored lady, Miss Eliza Jane Green, to perfec tion. Mr. Murray, as Jesse James, and Mr. Coleman, as Frank James, were good. The rest of the characters are all good. Tho play was mounted correctly and the extra performance was success ful. Same bill all this week, with matinees Wednesday and Friday. : Beginning this evening Mme. Mod j jeska, who has not been seen in this j city in two ygars, will commence a three nights' engagement at the Grand, appearing as Rosalind in "As You Like It." In the minds of many eminent critic 3 Modjeska is the only satisfactory interpreter of this poetic character. Tuesday evening she will be seen in her portrayal of the woes of Mary Stu art. Wednesday evening she will pre | sent "Camille." She is supported by a competent company, including ma'iy | members of the original Booth-Barrett organization. j ; Joseph Haworth, one of the greatest i of romantic actors, will be seen at the j Grand the last three nights of this week in 1 the following repertoire: Thursday, '•St. Marc;" Friday evening and Satur day matinee, "Ruy Bias" (Booth's ver i sion); Saturday evening, "The Bells." All this week at the Bijou the George N. Morgan Post No. 4, G. A. R., will be tendered a benefit. The state encamp ment will be held in this city during this week, which greatly enhances the prospective sale of tickets. -^»» — TYPHUS AND YELLOW. Steamers Detained With Fatal Fevers Aboard. New Youk, Feb. 14.— The steamship ' | City of Berlin is detained at quarantine for examination of Russian passengers —forty in number. Efmia Zurialenko, aged lorty-e'ght, a Russian Jewess, was taken sick, it is supposed, of typhus fever. The patient was transferred to Riverside hospital, on North Brothers' island, by the quarantine boat. The steerage passengers— in all 203— j will be transferred to Hoffman island. The steamer has seventy-five steerage passengers who are from Russia. They will bo detained until the quarantine officials cau learn whether or not they came from infected districts. The steamer Russia has a large number of Russian immigrants who will also be detained. The steamer Vigilance, which arrived here today from Brazilian ports, left four men at Bahia on Jan. 22, a 1 o. whom were sent to the yellow fever hoipital. John Red mond, Charles Nosuaiu, quartermaster; Edward Shaw, waiter, and Christopher Irvine were their names. They were still sick when that vessel left Bahia Dr. Whitehead, the surgeon of the steamer, had yellow fever and recov ered. He was attended by Dr. Corbin, a passenger. The steamer is detained for disinfection. SMALL-POX IN JERSEY. Several Cases of the Disease at Newark. Newark, N. J., Feb. 14.— Four addi tional cases of small-pox were reported to the health authorities today. One was that of Mrs. King, of 193 Miller street, whose condition was suspected a week ago. Several physicians exam ined her and diagnosed her ailment as not small-pox. It has develoDed, how ever, into a bad case. Another is the case of a si^-year-old boy named Seifert, ; No. 290 Littleton avenue, who was re moved to the pesthouse. His sister was sent to the pesthouse two weeks ago. Two younger children in the same fam ily comprise the third and fourth cases. There is a nfth case reported as "sus pected." Three cases are traceable to i the Goetter family, whom Dr. Edwards treated, and failed to report to the health department. \ s \ | TOUCHED THE E3IPEROR. Bright Piece of Work by a Girl of Eleven. TAtchisok, Kan., Feb. 14.— Bernard J. Schmidt, a well-to-do farmer of At chison county, went to Germany last November to visit his old home. Im mediately upon his arrival he was ar rested for deserting from the Germany army thirty years before. All efforts to secnre his release appeared to be fruitless. On Jan. 20, the emperor re ceived a letter from Schmidt's daughter, aged eleven, in this country.settiug forth in a childish manner the facts in the case and begzing for her father's re lease. The emperor was so touched by i the letter that he issued . a pardon fo» ' the deserter, and he is now on his way j home. _ . A Helena House Fails. Helena, Mont., Feb. 14.— Greenwood. Botim & Co., clothiers ami dealers in liquors and tobaccos, yesterday. J The liabilities arc estimated at S^jO.OOO.- \ The assets are unknown, hut will prob- | ably reach .^OO,OOO. The hoiisu has an | office in New York. It has been in basl- i I ness in Montana for twenty years: Poor j ! collections are given as tho cause of the 1 failure. IT NEEDS $5,000,000, Due Is Divided as to Where, to Secure It. Chicago, Feb. 14.— President Harri son's special message on the subject of the appropriation in aid of the world's fair will probably be sent to congress soon after the members return from Chicago. Yesterday afternoon mem bers of the national board of control^ now in session, sent a report to the president on the subject of the appro priation. The board informed Presi dent Harrison that since the date of its last report the Chicago directors had de cided that they would not ask congress to lend them $5,000,000, and that the whole subject of an appropriation was now being discussed by the two govern ing bodies of the lair. This step was taken that the president might have official knowledge of the change In the programme and not ask congress to do a thins that the Chicago directors have decided they do not want done. At a conference yesterday of the committees appointed* to settle the dis puted questions of transportation and installation, President Baker brought up the question of the government ap propriation. He asked the board of control to join the directors in trying to cet £5,C00,G00 from congaess. He was in favor of an omnibus bill and indi cated that the Chicago board ought to have *4,00u,000 of the money and the national commission $1,000,000. Mr. Baker's plan was not indorsed by mem bers of the board of control, who have a plan of thair own by which they expect to get §4.000,000 for the national com mission. The subject will be discussed fully tomorrow. The disputed questions of the transportation and installation of exhibits at the fair were under cou sideration,but nocouclusioi) was reached A statement of the position of the national board on this matter will probably be made officially tomorrow. ■«*- HE MAKES' LIGHTNING. Prof. Thompson luvents a Peculiar Machine. BosTON,Feb. 14.— Prof. Elihu Thomp son, the eminent Lynn electrician, has discovered what might well be entitled a machine for making lightning. The invention is at present of more scien tific than practical interest, although there will be plenty of practical uses for it eventually. In brief, the pro fessor has succeeded by very simple meansJn securing extremely high po tential discharges. In an arc electric lamp the carbons are perhaps three eighths of an inch apart, and in a search light a little further. The flame, when they are sep arated, acts as a conductor. The dis tance is. eight inches, and of course no flame could leap so far. The result is that torrents of sparks are thrown off with no interruption and with a report like the rattle of a Gatling gun or a case of common crackers. The strength of che discharge appears to be only limited by the size of the machine. It has been suggested to the professor that he form a partnership with Prof. Dyrenforth, ami that the firm furnish thunder storms to order. He however, is skepti cal regarding the rain machine as a practical invention, and does not want to do so. . CUTTING OUT CODI'. His "Wild West" Not Wantei at the World's Fair. Chicago, Feb. 14.— Chief Putnam, of \ the department of ethnology, and Com missioner Morgan, of the Indian bu reau at Washington, have decided to lend uo countenance to the "Wild West" show business in connection with the Indian exhibit at tlya world's fair. Prof. ! Putnam said yesterday that the prime objfetof "Wild West" exhibitions is to make money by a display of the savage and repulsive features of Indian life. None ot this, he said, will appear in the Indian exhibit. W. E. Cody (Buffalo Bill) is . trying to secure a site near the . world's fair for his Wild West show.but is dismayed oy the fabulous price asked by real estate men for land. ... ■ DR. ELLIOTT DEAD. The Distinguished Biblical Schol ar Passes Away. Eastox, Pa., Feb. 14.— Rev. Charles Elliott, D. D., LL. D., born in Scotland. Mich., in ISIS, graduated at Lafayette in IS4O, and for the past decade in structor of Hebrew at that institution, died this morning of the grippe. His home is in Chicago, his duties requiring his presence at Lafayette but three months in the year. Rev. Mr. Elliott was a professor of Biblical literature in the Presbyterian seminary, Chicago, trom 1563 to ISB2, having been professor at Miami university, of Oxford, 0., for fourteen years prior to that time. He wrote a great deal on Biblical matters. The Ladies. The pleasant effect and perfect safety with wtiich ladies may use the Califor nia liquid laxative. Syrup of Figs, under all conditions, makes it their favorite remedy. To get the true and genuine article, look for the name of the Cali fornia Fig Syrup Co., printed near the bottom of the packaze. Quaker Fades Dead. Loci.sviixe, Ky.. Feb. 14. — Elder Eades, the great Quaker, died today in Logan county. He was probably the greatest man ot his sect in the United States. He was seventy-five years of age. A day for toil, An hour for sport, Carlsbad Sprudel Salt in the morning-, And your life will not be short. AMUSEMENTS. .AJSTD ISSSL THREE MGHTS ONLY. MODJESKA And n superb company. Tonight, "As You Like It:" Tuesday, "Mary Stnart:" Wednesday. "Camille." Thursday, friday and Saturday, Joseph Haworth. --BIJOU!— The FRED BItYTON | Secure Play — and— i vonr nnd RALPH DELMORE seats Players ik— early r FORGIVEN »r Coming— John T. Kelly in 'T and T. 173&75-6? 'SrSO. Furniture, Carpets. Stoves, Cnsh or Institllmonls. Minnenpolis. nil m —Dr. 11. Waite, Specialist, sixteen riLCui years in Minneapolis. Why suffer when cure is mild and certain? Ask hundreds ot" leading ci'izev.s of St. Paul, Minneapolis and i!ie Northwest as tntreat meiitaiid cure. Pamphlet free. 121U Haw thorne Avt-ime. Minneapolis. - —^^^— « wm | §g Flsc's Remedy for Catarrh Is the %ft s«j| Best, Easiest to Use. an»! Cheapest. Wq_ j?l»**MJ4^aiAKaßßßfc^Hl i . eJM , Sold by druggist:; cr sent by mail. HsT j 1 2aS 5-oc. E. T. Eazeltiiie, Warren, Pa. £§} j ; HAVE YOU THE GRIPPE? Uany People Have It and Do Not Know It. How to Recosuize tbe mptoniN and How to Treat Them. Hundreds of peoplehave the Grippe whodo not know it. Not necessarily the nnal stages, but the first stages. They feel puins in the head and a bad taste in the month, get tired and de spondeut, have chilly sensations, limbs and muscles ache. In some cases these things are overlooked. In most casea perhaps they are considered simpiy a slight cold. In nearly every case tney indicate the coming of Grippe. There is but one thing to do when these symptoms appear, and tna: is to take prompt and vigorous measures, to fortify nature to reDcl the enemy. A little well directed effort at just the right time will accomplish very much more than labored efforts afterwards, i There is but one thing to be done, and that Is : to use a pure stimulant, something that will j promptly arrest, and in no way injure, some- i ihing endorsed by scientists." recommended by pnysieiasis, and popular because so effi- | cient—Duffy's Pure JHalt Whiskey. Two years ago. and last year when the Grippe was raging, this was the standard remedy used, and recommended by the profession. It did more to prevent the urippe than all other known or recommended remedies It preserved many people in Health who woukl otherwise have been irrievonsly sick. perhaD3 evenworse. Itis as efficient today as ever. "It should be borne In mind that other so-called whiskies may not be so efficient, and if any dealer asserts that such whiskies are the same, distrust him at once. There is but one j medicinal whiskey, and that is Duffy's Pure j Malt. • BRONCHITIS IS CAUSED BY A COLD Which settles in and inflames the air tubes leading to the lungs. It is the Deginning of Bronchial Consumption And if neglected leads to that disease very SDeedily. A snarp, metaliic ctough accompa nies it. Take it in time, and you can cer tainly cure it with SCHENCK'S PULMONIGSYRUP "WliU'li is -without an equal for BRONCHITIS And for all diseases leadi-^ up to and in cluding consumption. DR. SCHENCK'S Hew Book on Diseases of the Lang!), Liver and Stoniach should be iv every home. Sent free. DR. J. H. SCHIi.VCK & SON, Phil adelphia, Pa. MADE BY THE CMADE BY THE fiPflflQ DUTCH yyilUU PROCESS - - — . inULLoj are "Treated with Carbonate of Soda, Magnesia, Potash or Bicarbonate of Soda." To partially supply th.c loss of natural flavor and color caused i by this treatment, fragrant gums ' and dyes are used. Dr. Sidney Ringkr. Professnr of Medicine at University College, London, and Physician to the College Hospital, perhaps the greatest English authority on the action of drugs, states in his "Hand book ot Therapeutics " that " the sustained admin istration of alkalies and their carbonates renders the blood it is said, poorer in solids and in red corpuscles, md impairs the nutrition of the body." Of ammonia, carbonate of ammonia, and spirits of ammonia, he says: " These preparations have many properties in common with the alkaline, potash, and soda croup. They possess a strong alkaline reaction, are freely soluble in water, have anigh diffusion-power, and dissolve the animal textures. ... If admin istered too lonsr, they excite catarrh of the stomach and iatestines." For more than 100 Tears the house of Walter Baker & Co. have made their Cocoa Prepa rationsAßSOL TEL T JP URE, using NO Patent Process, Alkalies or Dyes. W. BAKER & GO., Dorchester, Mass. fgillllil DR. NELSON 226 Washington Ay. 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