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2 S fllNT PfIUL. LOCAL NEWS NOTES. Diphtheria is reported at 34 Wost Indian* avenue and 643 Martin street. A special communication of Ancient Land mark Lodge No. 5, A. F. & A. M., was held in Masonic hall last evening. A complimentary concert will be tendered to Mastetr Frankie Richter. the little blind pianist, at Conover Music hall tomorrow even ing. A. N. Lee. of the state university, will lect ure on the Middle Class and the Workers" at the Socialists' meeting at Labor hall Sun day at 3 p. m. Mine. Lizette, charged by Detective Swee ney witl* disorderly conduct, gave bonds in the police i*ourt yesterday to keep the peace and was discharged. The state auditor yesterday passed the pay roll of the state grain Inspection departm"***.. There are -So employes in St. Paul, Minne apolis and Puluth, and the pay roll amounts to 514.588.89. The rimrch-Cementico company, with a capital stock of $60, WW, tiled articles of in corporation in the office of the secretary of state yesterday. The members are Ross and Anna \V. Clarke and William Church. The case against Harold Millette. charged with the larceny of a bicycle from Charles A. Leggo * n August, t_-S, was called in ihe police court vostorday and continued to Nov. 4. In default of bail Millette was committed to jail. Assemblyman Thompson mislaid his pocket book lav Tuesday, in the city hall, he thinks. It contained $11 in cash and some papers. Mr. Thompson says that if the finder will return the papers and the wallet he will make no inquiries as to the other contents. The Commercial club has arranged with tho Xorth American Telegraph company to put a special wire in the club rooms and fur nish election news Tuesday evening, Nov. 3. The management of the club has ln contem plation other features for the entertainment of members for that evening. The lnited States Fidelity and Guaranty Company of Baltimore has applied for admis sion to Minnesota, but Acting Insurance Com missioner l.lghtbourn has not yet issued a 11 --eeiue to it. as the Minnesota law requires that a company doing more than one class of business shall have a capital of over $300, --000. THE BUSY WORLD. John W. Cloud, of Chicago, ls at the Ryan. A. C. Jones, of Duluth, is at the Merchants'. \V. .1. Cruse, of Helena, is at the Mer chants'. W. B. Connel, of Chicago, is at the Mer chants'. J. J. Hayes, Chicago, is a guest at the Windsor. T. C. Kolars, of Le Sueur Center, is at the Windsor. Thomas R. Shepard, of Seattle, is at the Merchants'. C. X. Cosgrove and wife, of Le Sueur, are at the Ryan. C. J. Mellin, of Richmond, Va., is a guest at the Ryan. W. N. Severance, of Appleton, is stopping at the Windsor. M. J. Dowling and wife, of Renville, are at the Windsor. C. . . Newkirk and wife, Chicago, are stop ping at the Ryan. W. F. Garrison, of Dcs Moines, is stopping at the Merchants'. G. E. Sturgis, of San Francisco, ls stop ping at the Ryan. W. S. Fish and wife, of Milwaukee, were at the Windsor yesterday. J. Logan Breckenridge, of Rochester, was at the Merchants' yesterday. A. A. Bemis, of Cleveland, was among the arrivals at the Merchants' yesterday. Rev. John Watson ("lan Maclaren") and Maj. J. B. Pond, his business manager, are at the Ryan. BI_RJ_ITI_R AM) HIS BOOKS Occupy Jndge Brill and a District Court Jury. Emil Bereiter was put on trial before Judge Brill yesterday on the charge of grand larceny in the first degree, be ing accused of misappropriating $2,500 while employed as bookkeeper by Jo seph Rothwell. The entire forenoon was occupied in securing a jury, and the remainder of the day with an ex amination of the books which Bereiter is said to have manipulated to cover his stealings. Discharged tiie Party. Mrs. McMillan, her two daughters and son, together with Mike Williams and Pat Kane, were before Judge Twohy yesterday. Mrs. McMillan and her daughters were charged with beeping a disorderly house, and her son and the two men with visiting the same. The party admitted they had some beer to drink at the house, but denied the charge of dis orderly. They were all discharged. Lande May Get "Well. Wolf Lande, who had his throat badly cut by falling down stairs at 242 Bast Fairfield avenue, is reported as doing as well as could be expected. Dr. Marquis has hopes of hls recovery, although hi 3 condition is very seri ous. Booth-Tucker's Visit. The local branch of the Salvation army is making special preparations for the reception of Commander Booth-Tucker and his wife. Over 100 officers are coming in from adjoining states. The visitors will conduct meetings Sunday as follows: 10:30 a. m... Central Park M. E. church; 3 p. m.. Central Presbyterian church; 7:30 p. m.. People's church. Supreme Court Call Today. 62— State ex. rel Theo Streissguth, respond ent, vs. John Gelb et al., appellants. 77— Wheaton Roller Mill Company, appel lant, vs. John J. Noye Manufacturing Com pany, respondent. 7>>— Mary A. Heaton et al., respondents, vs. Henrietta A. Darling et al. s appellants. Mich aud WINE AND LIQUOR DEPT. For PURITY, QUALITY and EXCEP TIONAL VALUE, the following new brands of Rye and Bourbon Whiskies cannot be excelled. STANDARD RYE WHISKEY, Per full quart bottle f_Zn LEADER RYE WHISKEY, Per full quart bottie, rr r - RICHELIEU RYE WHISKEY, Per full quart bottle, flj*| (\(\ ROSEDALE RYE WHISKEY, Per full quart bottle. FiJI IP ROYAL OAK RYE WHISKEY, V.r full quart bottle, fl-i ry r FINCH'S GOLDEN WEDDING RYE WHISKEY, Per full quart bottle, flj*| if NORTH STAR BOURBON WHISKEY, Per full quart bottle, /r. OLD GLORY BOURBON WHISKEY, Per full quart bottle, w r ROYAL CLUB HOUR. ON WHISKEY, Per full quart bottle, flj 1 f\f\ CARLISLE BOURBON WHISKEY, Per full quart bottle. <jj*| H r OLD PIONEER BOURBON WHISKEY, Per full quart boiile, flj-j ry r MIGMUD BROS. IMPORTERS. Seventh and Wabasha Streets. FLOWER GLOSES IT THE DISTINGUISHED NEW YORKER TO WIND IP THE SOUND MONEY CAMPAIGN. GRAND RALLY TOMORROW EVE TO BE HELD AT THE METROPOLI TAN OPERA HOI SE, IN THIS CITY. APPEAL TO NATIONAL DEIMOCRACY Issued !>>- a NninUer of the Promi nent Democrats Who Are Op posed to Free Silver. The final rally of the sound money Democrats of St. Paul in this cam paign will be held at the Metropolitan opera house tomorrow evening. Ex- Gov. Roswell P. Flower, of New York, will be the principal speaker. Gov. Flower has been speaking in the Sixth district during the week, and will reach St. Paul this evening or tomorrow morning and rest preparatory to the effort of the evening. F. W. M. Cutch eon will speak briefly, and it is pos sible that D. W. Lawler will also make a short address. The speech of the night, however, will be that deliv ered by the distinguished New York e-\ Seats on the stage will be reserved for invited guests, but the body of the house will be free to all. As this is to be the final rally of the campaign, and as the meeting will be accompanied by the comforts of a well-lighted and well-heated auditori um, no doubt the capacity of the thea ter will be taxed. Sunday morning Gov. Flower will hasten eastward, to reach home in time to vote on Tuesday. * * « The following appeal has been is sued, by the gentlemen whose names are appended, "to the National Democ racy of Minnesota:" It doe. not admit of doubt but that next Tuesday— if they live — either Mr. McKinley or Mr. Bryan will be elected president of the United States, and Mr. Clough or Mr. Lind governor of this state. If our power to choose was not limited we would not vote for any of them, but tho question now for patriotic practical men is, what is duty under existing circumstances? We admire the high character and ability of Gen. Palmer and Gen. Buckner, and we subscribe heartily to the platform of principles adopted by the convention that nominated them. If there was a hope of their election we would, vote for them. They cannot be elected. They and you and we believe that the election of Mr. Bryan would surely be followed by disaster and dishonor to the country. No one can believe that such conse quences would follow the election of Mr. Mc- Kinley. While intelligent Democrats are op posed to such a protective tariff as Mr. Mc- Kinley advocates, yet that is an economic question about which honest, patriotic men may differ, and the decision of which cannot touch the honor of the country or paralyze its industries. You and we believe that the election of a Populist governor would surely be prejudicial to our state. No state has indorsed such vagaries without discrediting itself before the whole country. The election of such a governor would be sure to keep out capital and honest business men. The experience of Kansas should serve as an object lesson to deter us from such folly and political crime. In view of the consequences that are sure to follow this election, we take the liberty to earnestly urge you to think whether those who believe as you and we do won't best serve our country by voting for the Repub lican candidates. It seems so to us. Even from a party standpoint we think this ls the best policy. But the gravity of the issue, involved should make us forget any consid eration but the interest and honor of the countr?. Should we flnd on next Wednesday that Mr. Bryan has carried Minnesota by a majority less than the number of votes that we have cast for a candidate whose election is im possible, the responsibility would be greater than we would wish to bear, and we fear that we would regret our error when too late. This is not a time to take chances. —Thomas, Wilson, St Paul. — M. Mullen, New Uim. —Ed W. Durant, Stillwater. —Charles E. Flandrau, St Paul. —Earl S. Youmans, Winona. —John F. Norrish, Hastings. * * * There are 121 voting precincts in Ramsey county, 114 in the city and 7 outside. Two of the latter are in White Bear, and one each at Glad stone, New Brighton, North St. Paul Mounds View and Rose Town. As a rule from 7 to 8 per cent of those reg istered do not vota. The fullness of the vote depends considerably on the weather. With a reasonably fair day the city and county will cast a total vote of slightly over 30,000. * * * Republican meetings will be held to night at Meyer's hall. East Seventh street and Bates avenue; Knauft's hall. East Seventh street, near Olive; St. Francis hall West Seventh and James streets; Paul Martin's opera house, South Wabasha and Colorado streets; Wagner's hall. Western and Charles streets: S. R. A. club hall, 767 Jackson street; Churchill hall St. An thony Park. * • • The McKinley and Hobart electors are going to receive a large number of votes which have not, as a general thing, been considered in making up estimates as to their majority in this state An examination of the presi dential ballot will show that there are only two electors on the Prohibi tion ticket. This leaves seven vacant places, and the question arises as to what the Prohibitionists are going to do with those seven places. . It is known that the great majority j of the "cold water" men of the state are for sound money. Consequently, when they have placed a cross after two candidates of their party, they have not only expressed their princi ples, but. still have the opportunity of voting for men In accordance with their own financial views. * » * The rain was too much even for Re publican enthusiasm last night, and a** a result several orators and candi dates found an opportunity to rest their voices. At one • meeting place. Vega hall, at 218 Seventh street, not a soul appeared, and the janitor put out the lights at 9 o'clock. At Knauft's ball. Seventh and Olive, the same con dition was found, and no meeting was held. * * « John L. Townley and T. D. O'Brien will close the campaign in the Second ward Saturday evening at Lucker's hall. * • • A meeting of the Scandinavian Bry an and Lind club will be held this | evening at 218 East Seventh street. The county candidates and Fred I_. McGhee will be present and make speeches. * * * A Democratic candidates' meeting will be held at Sjoberg's hall, in the First ward, tonight. J. C. Michael, Edward Peterson, Enoch Johnson and Henry G. Tardy will make addresses. » • * A final rally of the free silver forces will be held at Columbia hall. Prior and University avenues, tomorrow nig-ht. This will be the last meeting held in the Tenth and Eleventh wards prior to the election. Pierce Butler, J. C. Michael, F. L .McGhee and others will speak, and all the county candi dates will be present. * • » The Socialist-Dabor party will hold a rally tonight at Wagner's hall. Charles street and Western avenue. Thomas H. Lucas and Daniel de Lury, of Minneapolis, will speak. . • * 31. J. Dowlinsr came up from Renville yesterday and talked politics to friends at the Windeoir* hotel. Mr. D_-rl__g is __r>po_Pd to have consider niilo infon .atinn o« political matters. He has all along pre_lc._d a heavy THE I.AINT PAUL -_J__.aßß. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1898. majority for McKinley ln Minnesota. Yesterday he said he had no reason to change his estimate of .5,000 for the Ohio man. "He may get even a greater majority than that," said Mr. Dowling, "but I am certain that fig ure is not too high. McKinley's elec tion is as certain aa that election day will come around." * » * A Jury of twelve, out considering a verdict ln a personal damage suit the other day, just to pass away the time, took a poll on the coming election. The result was 8 for Bryan and 4 for Mc- Kinley, and 9 for Lind and 3 for Clough. * * * The county committees of both par ties have appointed their challengers, and there is nothing to do but give final instructions to those in charge of the election machinery. All the judges and clerks of both parties will be clos eted with the county committees of their respective parties tomorrow and then the leaders will be willing to fall back on their oars and rest over Sun day preparatory to the task of getting out the voters on election day. At Democratic headquarters, yesterday, the executive comimittee was in session for a short time and examined the re ports from precinct committeemen. These reports were in every way sat isfactory. There is the utmost con fidence that the county ticket will be elected, and to that end the most sys tematic work is being done. No stone ■will be left unturned. There is har mony between the candidates and the rank and file, and there is no reason why, with a long and steady pull to gether, the trick can be turned and the Republicans defeated. If hard work will do it, the task is already accom plished. * • • There's a heap of trouble in the Re publican county committee. The mem bers of the committee and the candi dates are not working harmoniously and the ward committeemen and their henchmen are feeling blue over the prospects. The Republicans have not been able to get together a well-at tended, enthusiastic meeting since the county candidates were nominated. The candidates are working for them selves as individuals, and for that rea son the little fellows are sore at Chap el and the favorite candidates of the machine. Col. Lowenstein, who de pended on Chapel's aid to assist in the election of his friend Krahmer as reg ister of deeds, has given it out that he will be with the Germans who are op posing Chapel, if they will support his man Krahmer. It is Chapel upon whom the Republicans depended so much, and who, in desperation of his own fight, is dragging the entire Re publican ticket with him. Anderson s friends, who a few days ago were very cheerful over the reports that were brought to them, are now in the dole ful dumps. Stan Donnelly's canvass has ruined Anderson's prospects. ChaDel has deserted Anderson, too. So it goes all along the line— all the candidates have it In for Chapel and Chapel is striving desperately to re trieve his fallen fortunes by coaxing back to his support the German vote. BUT THEY FOUND HIM. Posse of Police Search an Hour for a Burglar. Seven detectives, two patrolmen, and a night-watchman, assisted in the cap ture of a bold burglar last night at the store of the C. W. Hackett Hard ware company, at Fourth and Rosa bel streets. It took the posse over an hour to land the burglar, but persever ance, dark lanterns, locomotive head lights, and other artificial lights too numerous to mention, finally brought the burglar to the gaze of the officers and the patrol wagon took him to the central station and a cell. It was about 7:30 o'clock and the night watchman in the store of the company mentioned above, was watching the rain and cable cars from an easy chair i in the business office of the store. It i being early in the evening his watch ful ear caught the sound of footsteps which seemed to come from the base ment of the building. With rare judg ment, he tiptoed to the front door and signaled to a cable car conductor, who hung on the rear of a car at the cor ner. The conductor came to the door of the store and was informed in a whisper that there were burglars in the building. The night watchman told the conductor to drop off at the oentrol station and notify the police of the fact. He explained that he could tele phone the police, but was fearful that the burglar would hear the message and escape from the place before the officers arrived. The conductor agreed to carry the message and five minutes later the central patrol wagon with a load of "fly bobs" dashed down Fourth street. Arriving at the building, the detectives put out a line of pickets at the various corners and sent Detectives Gruber and Galvin in with the night watchman to make a search of the premises. It took almost as much time to flnd the burglar as It would to flnd a voter who intends to cast a ballot for Bryan, but the "seek and you shall find" men kept going and their search was rewarded by finding a badly scared individual hiding in a closet in the cellar. The fellow was hustled to the patrol wagon and surrounded by the entire force of detectives was trium phantly escorted to the central station. Here he was searched and three bun ches of carpenter's lead pencils and a two inch screwdriver, which had been taken from the stock, was found in his pockets. He gave his name as John Totushek, and said he was thirty-two years old, and lived on a farm near Gladstone. Further than this he would not say. The night watchman informed the officers that the fellow had worked for the firm as a laborer about a year ago. The supposition is that Totushek went into tbe store in the afternoon and stowed himself away with the in tention of making a haul and then breaking out with the plunder. FORBIDS HER MARRIAGE. J. Elmquist, of Marine, Can Not Find His Daughter. J. Elmquist, a farmer living at Marine Mills, Minn., is in St. Paul looking for his daughter with the hope of prevent ing her marriage with a man thought to already have a wife and family. Mr. Elmquist has two daughters em ployed in this city as domestics, and since his arrival he has been unable to locate either of the girls. Both of them, Elizabeth and Ida, disappeared from their places of employment Wed nesday night, and now Mr. Elmquist fears that the girls have been lured into a scheme by unscrupulous persons, which will cause them serious misfor tune. Ida is twenty years of age and her sister eighteen, and while the father is confident his daughters would not knowingly depart from the path of rec titude, he fears that they may" have been deceived and imposed upon. Some time ago the girls left their home to cdme here. Both secured po sitions, Ida going to work for the family of Oscar B. Hillis, clerk of the United States court. The two girls frequently went out together and it is thought in this way formed undesirable ac quaintances. Monday Ida informed her employer that she intended getting married to a concert hall singer. In quiry on the part of Mr. Hillis con vinced him that all was not as it should be, and he at once notified the girl's father. When Mr. Elmquist arrived in the city yesterday and learned that Ida had disappeared Wednesday night, he sought the assistance of the police in tracing her. She could not be found, however, and the only Information ac quired was that Elizabeth had also left her place of employment Wednesday evening. Inquiry at the office of the clerk of the district court failed to show the names of either of the girls on the marriage record, and at the re quest of Mr. Elmquist the following notice was posted over the window where marriage licenses are issued: "I hereby protest against the marriage of my daughter to any man and am pre pared to satisfactorily explain why she should not be granted a marriage lic ense." —J. Elmquist. EHWIfI A]lD LIBEHTY THE ST. PAUL ATTORNEY ADDRES SES A L^RCs_ AUDIENCE! AT MARKET HALL. i '<-• __ ___ '•' '■••■l-* 3- PLEA FOrt'A FREE CURRENCY. NEED IT FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF FREE}! HOMES IN THIS RE. ' p|THLIC. ' • -Ml I I . ■ . * « ; NO SUCH THING' AS FREE TRADE. En.lund, <l v . Mistress, Ho Sa. m, of the S«-iif4, the; Money M;i rkcls and Exchange System. An audience that filled Market hall in spite of the storm, and most of whom remained until the speaker clos ed at midnight, applauded the new doctrines of liberty as enunciated by W. W. Erwin last night. The meet ing was held under the auspices of the Bryan and Lind labor organiza tions. On the platform were seated a score of the best known labor leaders and some of the leading politicians of the Democratic party. In the audi ence were many ladies, who, like their escorts, were loth to depart and re mained until the close of Mr. (_rwln'3 remarks. Matt Bantz presided, and the open ing exercises put the crowd in rare good humor. J. c. Hanley and J. H. White sapg solos, that of the former being set to the music of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." The audience joined in the chorus with rare good will and never at any political assem blage of the hundreds that have beer held in the old hall has there been such a demonstration. Mr. Bantz made a brief address, and was followed by H. L. Chapin, of "Minneapolis, both of whom made pleas for free coinage. When Mr. Erwin reached the hall the crowd was becoming impatient, and it was nearly 9 o'clock when he made his bow and waited patiently for the enthusiasm of his hearers to subside. The burden^of his plea was for a free currency. He did not once use the term free silver, nor did he mention directly, and but once by implication, the name of the Democratic candidate for president.: But with the faculty of subtle speech; wfth which he is gifted, Mr. Erwin had the audience in cheers time and again for the free coinage candidate. In opening he said the con test of the world had been for liberty and the grandest struggle had taken place on American soil. William Perm had set the pace for future generations when he established a colony which should be governed by the people. This experiment proved so successful, that within one hundred years the colonies of the nation had imbibed the ideas taught by Perm. Then came the strug gle that was followed by the declaration of independence and the sundering of ties of bondage of the mother country. So today, the American people are on the eve of a great struggle whose ef fects will be far reaching, not only to th* present generation, but also to the liberties of mankind. "Man only gained his liberty by slow and short steps," said the speaker. Personal liberty was wrested from kings after long and bloody struggles, then the contest for freedom of con science began; Ip America the chains of slavery were stricken from millions of men only after' 'a most gigantic war fare. The result of this struggle for advancement had been that the Ameri cans are now the greatest race on the face of the globe. We are now first in everything that makes a people great. We are now endeavoring to secure for ourselves a new and untried privilege called economic liberty — not the mere right to labor, but the right also to enact a system of laws that will give v. the power to labor and a return for that labor without division with any other man. Now for the flrst time have the people begun to inquire what is wrong with our condition and how to better it. This movement is no craze. It is not dedicated by any human leader. The finger of heaven which has touched the pulse of the people all over the land, awakening them to the dis covery of the new, higher and better liberty of mankind. From this time forth the masses will assume the right of finding out for themselves the poli cies which shall guard their homes. The suplneness and neglect of dele gated representatives will be no longer tolerated. "Few understand the vast aggregate power of the American people. Few understand the progress made by free labor. Yet our poli tical opponents say. that if we attempt financial change, al.ofne we shall not only fail, but that we shall lose the few privi leges we now possess. These people do not know that the. aggregate strength of the American people Is 4 , equal to that of the nations of Great . Britian. Germany and France combinejd. We have the right and the power to be' of ourselves and independent of the rest of the world and it Is only the selfish interests **;of those who tell us other wise that deterij us from prompt action in such a crisis as/this. "It has been* 5 forced upon us that some men in departments 'of life are advancing rapidly to wealth arid some are slowly but surely getting less and less for their labor and for their products. For thirty years up to 1890 the manufacturers of the country made an average profit of 37 gross per cent on their Invested capital; during that same period the farmer of the country made an average of only five gross per cent. Pro tection had been carried to such a degree that the manufacturers flourished, while option traders in Chicago forced the price of wheat down to 75 cents a bushel. Thus the markets of all the products are in the hands of the option traders. Yet Mc- Kinley and his followers revile us for re fusing to accept a money system that is more absolutely controlled by the Bank of England than are the commodities of Am erica by the option traders. "There is no such thing as free trade. Eng land is the mistress of the se_*. tiie mistress of the money markets, the exchange system of the world. There is no such thing as an American dollar good for a dollar the world over. The Bank of England, to prevent the United States from securing the trade of Argentine, fixed the rate of exchange ou our proud American dollar at 6 per cent. So long as England remains the trader of the world, so long will our gold dollar be worth so much — less exchange in the markets of the world. "The combined capital invested in coal, iron and nertoleum industries of the United States in 188. was $566,000,000. Suppose con gress should have passed laws prohibiting the productions of those industries! The combined capital,, invested in gold and silver mines in the saflje y?ar was $486 000.000. The production of gold and silver for the year was $98,000,000, e'f which nearly one-half was paid to labor. But copgress did not hesitate to strike a blojw at. the mining industries at the instance ,pi the money power. They tell us that with a tree currency the silver of the world will be -dumped on our shores. Let it come. Wje , need it all to satisfy the needs of free labor in 'this republic. All the silver of the civjli__# world is at par, and if they dump it here tt will be because they can get 100 cent£ In jfdld for it. There are two kin© of Capital— the capital of labor and the. capital of special privilege. To permit a capitalist to 'ntrodue. any amount of false .'capital into his business is as bad as if we pernutted an armed force to rob free labor, ipnly difference between this and highwayV robfcery is in its form. This is true of United States banks. The hontst capital of the banker 1 is invested in United States bonds and '"his honest profits is the in terest on the same. But, by law, we have given him the privilege of using a false dol lar to the amount of 90 per cent of hls in vestment in bonds. This system was per mitted because the same pernicious method of doing public business is a rule of the Bank of England. Then, the --all roads, to keep pace with the banks, issued fictitious capital by watering their stocks, arid the ! manufacturers began to form trusts an-j com i binations. Congress passed protection laws j on the promise that they would divide the'r profits with their employes. But :li.y n.'v.r divide. On the contrary, they cut off compe tition and reduce the prices, so *.hat thtre are no more than starvation wagtw for the laborer. Under the McKinley law "lie people of this nation stand like stalled cattle, fed only when the owner pleases and ln --uanti tles to suit his Inclinations. It is the iiit.n tlon of the McKlnleyites to maintain this form of class legislation. He reprene.ts the railroads and the manufacturers, and they will the more effectually close the foreign markets against you. Are you surprised that there are men who regard you as tho slaves of the party loyalty? The lawyers end the clergy have now come out In fa /or ct the corporate influence that is grinding and starving tha people. And yet McKinley stands in door yard and receives the work men from Carnegie's mills and from other factories— men who are dragged to this prlext of poverty, who remains at his home to re ceive the homage of a race of .laves.' The remainder of Mr. Irwin's address was devoted to a discussion of the national bank ing system. In conclusion he said: "You cannot maintain the republic as a represnta tlve of equal rights, for the maintenance of free homes, without free currency, from free labor, from the ground, from God. The con verse ls of the most terrible consequences to the classes. No aristocratic government of the classes can long remain of the classes and of the class power If the masses can obtain the weaqon of a free currency from the ground, from God." The peroration was full of power, and aroused tremendous enthusiasm from the audience, which cheered again and again. "JUST RAINED ITSELF OUT/ "Old Jape Pluvius Had a Roarln' Old Day." Since the occasional blizzards of last winter yesterday from a weather stand point was the most disagreeable day of the year. When the populace shook It self clear of the embrace of Morpheus, the rain was drizzling down in fine but copious spray, and when it again sought slumber last night, the rain was still falling, having continued through out the entire day. At times the pre cipitation almost ceased, but this af forded little comfort to those compelled to be abroad, as the atmosphere was damp and murky, while fitful gusts of wind caused shivers to chase them selves through one's anatomy with ap prehensive regularity. Several times, however, during the day the rain "got down" to business In good shape and flooded the gutters, while pedestrians sought doorways and stores to avoid the downpour. About 6 o'clock with its usual perverse characteristic, the rain fell fast and hard, while an accompany ing wind added to the discomfort of the situation by turning umbrellas wrongside out and driving the water down one's neck. Later in the evening the downfall was less heavy, but it con tinued steadily into the hours of the I morning, interfering in no small de gree with a number of social functions, for the success of which, or at least for the comfort of those who attended, the conditions could not have been more adverse. NO HALLOWE'EN PRANKS. Molesting: Property Will Not Re Al lowed toy tiie Police. The mayor is of the opinion that pub lic and private property should enjoy a. much immunity from damage and destruction on Hallowe'en, as it does on the other 364 "e'ens" of the year. Accordingly he has issued an order in structing the police to be as vigilant tomorrow night in protecting property and as prompt in arresting any and everybody detected in committing de predations as they are supposed to be upon ordinary occasions. This order is designed to put a quietus upon the beys and girls who are wont to give their mischievous propensities full play on Hallowe'en, much to the annoyance and inconvenience of citizens and street car motormen. Inasmuch as Hallowe'en arrives this year on Saturday night, any young folks so unfortunate as to fall into the hands of the police, will confront the unpleasant possibility of spending the Sabbath day in the seclusion of a lock up cell. Moreover, all violators of law and order will be prosecuted in the police court. CONVICT HUBBY COMP LAINS. Miles Keyes Haa His Former Help meet Locked Up. Carrie Keyes, who was arrested in Minneapolis "Wednesday ndght on a charge of bigamy, was arraigned in the police court yesterday and had her case continued for one week. She was remanded to jail, not being able to give bonds. The woman was in company with James Sullivan at the I>epot house on Washington avenue south when arrested. The complaint is made by Miles Keyes. who was re cently released from the state's prison at Stillwater. He alleges that the woman is his wife, and that while he was in prison she married Thomas Stanley, who is now in the reforma tory. Sullivan, with whom the police claim Carrie is now living, called at the jail yesterday and had an exceed ingly tender Interview with the wom an. DISTRICT COURT CASES. Complaints Filed and Cases Dis posed Of. The following new cases were filed in the district court yesterday: 67,355 — Edward Hutchins Cutler vs. Angier Ames et al. ; action to quiet title. 67,356 — East Side Lumber Company vs. Brownton Lumber Company; suit to recover $2,407.30, alleged to be due for goods sold and delivered. 67,357-^Mary V. Moore vs. Annetta I. Froi seth et al. ; action to recover $1,800 on a promissory note and application for appoint ment of receiver for mortgaged property. 67,359— 1n re the assignment of Frederick M. Litzen to John A. Swemson. 67,315— 1n re the assignment of G. J. Leclerc & Co.; schedule of assets and liabUities filed. Assets, $3,560.01; liabilities, $4,654.78. Before the Judges — 65,351— Thomas Wilkinson vs. The City of St. Paul; verdict for plaintiff in sum of $1,900. Otis, J. 65,897— Arthur P. Lathrop, as receiver of P. L. Uttley, vs. The St. Paul National Bank; jury out. Willis, J. State vs. Emil Bereiter, indicted for grand larceny in the flrst degree; on trial. Brill, J. 65,700— Josephine M. Smith vs. Richard Mc- Carrick Jr. et al. ; action to quiet title, heard and findings ordered ln favor of plaintiff. Otis, J. 65,065— W. J. Dyer & Bro. vs. The Chicago Cycle Company; on trial. Willis, J. 65,586— H. S. Cleveland vs. J. P. Dill; tried and submitted. Kelly, J. 65,970— Twin City Lime and Cement Com pany vs. Edward Errickson et al. ; tried and findings ordered for plaintiff. Kelly, J. LOOKING FOR A NEGRO. Said to Re Wanted ln lowa for Mur der. Prank Heinz, sheriff of North wood, 10., has wired Sheriff Chapel to arrest and hold a negro, described as being about twenty-five years of age, with a small mustache, black frock coat well worn, black shirt with white stripes, a scar oil one side of his nose and a small lump under his lower lip. He is about 5 feet 10 inofaes tall and weighs 180 pounds. He is wanted^ for murder, and a reward of $50 is offered for his capture. He has been traced to St. Paul or Minneapolis; and the officials are warned to look out for him closely. THeRS'S A STYL6 ABOUT THen. I *'V%--*%^**'fc/%**-ft^^%-***%^*% The Mackintoshes that we're selling now. Just the thing for this weather. Warm, comfortable and well- looking. An ex pert cannot tell them from a stylish, made-to-order $40 Over coat, and a sub- tropical resident would keep warm in one! Don't buy a coat that will protect you against the cold but not the wet, till you see the coats we sell that protect you from both cold and wet ! GOODYEAR RUBBER CO. 98-109-102 EAST SEVENTH STREET. "IAI_*SA RIGHT W SUCH IS THE VERDICT OP HIS CLANSMEN IN ST. PAW, DR. WATSON, ORATOR, AUTHOR, HAKE. A DECIDED HIT WITH TWO LIBERAL .I'DIKXCKS AGAINST DISADVANTAGE. AMIALIST OF DRUMTOCHTY Proven In Another Lecture the Analyst of tbe Character. Who Inhabit Caledonia. Rev. John "Watson. D. D., better known aa lan Maclaren, the famous Scotch divine, whose recent achieve ments in the world of letters has en deared him to all lovers of "the short and simple annals of the poor," was seen and heard at the People's church yesterday afternon and last night. The inclement weather was the cause ol many empty chairs, but the occasions we-re none the less enoyable, lntasmuch as those whom the rain could not keep away — and there were several hundred of them — constituted a rarely appreci ative and sympathetic audience, an audience evidently familiar with the works of the author, and delighted to hear that author speak of them ami read from them. A pleasing personality is that of Dr. "Watson. While unmistakably clerical in cut, there is nothing of the ascetic or formal about him. He belongs to the other school. His frank and smil ing countenance bespeak a man of genial nature, simplicity and honesty of purpose. Not a suspicion of affec tation mars either speech or manner. His gestures are few but expressive. His voice is agreeable but in no sense distinctive, other than for a slight rasping quality, which the ear soon ceases to note as tones become fa miliar and sympathetic. Before reading from the "Annals of Drumtochty" last evening, Dr. Watson commented in a most entertaining vein upon human nature in general and his critics in particular. But first he spoke briefly of himself, or rather his "pen name" as he termed it "lan Maclaren." "If one question is put to me more frequently than another," said Dr. Watson, "it is, 'How do you pronounce your flrst pen name, lan? " Dr. Watson informed his hearers that there were nine ways of pronouncing it, which he proceeded to illustrate. "If you are English, you pronounce it 'lan,' giving the flrst letter its nat ural vowel sound; if you are Scotch, you call it 'Ean,' but If you are a High lander, and a Highlander you know is the most glorified form of a Scotchman you must pronounce it 'Eon.' " The humorous allusion to the High lander and the manner in which the speaker uttered it, at once revealed a characteristic of the man. His com ments throughout were flavored with a dry and pungent humor quite irresis tible. Dr. Watson plead in behalf of hu man nature, that the artist, the au thor, the poet, in short all who would behold it, must return to simplicity. There should be simplicity in art, sim plicity in history and simplicity even in theology. "Let us go on and study humanity where humanity is unadulterated, and that is in the country," continued Dr. Watson. "Go down and study the man who plows, sows and rakes the fleld. That man is the backbone of the country. That man really creates the city. I say again, if you wish to understand the nation and human ity, you must study the country man." Then calling attention to the two volumes of the Dr umtochtyanuals ly ing on the bookrest before him. their author declared that they were the literature of the country. Referring to the criticisms to which they have been subjected, the author remarked: "It has been asserted by my critics that the people in these books are too good ever to have lived, or if they ever did live, they were so good they ought to have died long ago." (Laughter.) Dr. Watson's answer to the criticism of his "good people" was that he had met them and -known them in real llfe. They were ac real, he thought, as some of the bad people that get into books. He had sought to attain a realism of beauty in preference to a realism of ugliness. "Can there be no realism showing the beauty of humanity?" inquired the speaker. Why can there be no real ism of the beautiful as well as that of the ugly? It is to be earnestly hoped that the realism of beauty is as honest as the realism of the hideous." In a rarely entertaining fashion did the author discourse of his characters. He related conversations that he held with them in his study while engaged in writing about them. There were people, he said, who thought that some of the characters in his book were wicked and injurious. For instance it had been urged that one or two of his characters were in the habit of taking a drop too much. "Now, I know this is to be regretted," pursued Watson, "but I am describing life and people as I see them, and if cne of my characters takes too much, that is because some Scotch people do this. (Laughter.) But I cannot prevent this. In vain have I remonstrated with such charaacters, and asked them to sign the pledge. What am I to do? Perhaps it would be well, If I had ap pended foot notes in defense of myself, something after this fashion: " 'Note — The author entirely disap proves of the conduct of so and so: Or like this: Note — The author spent an hour trying to induce so and so to take the pledge." ' (Laughter.) Dr. Watson then called up some of his most famous Characters, reintroduc ing them as it were, to their friends in the audience. There was Jamie Soutar, who would insist upon lying about his good and noble acts: when he loaned his own hard earned money to an unfortunate, he deliberately de clared that it was not his money, but that of another friend. Jamie wore a mourning badge on his hat for 40 years In commemoration of a departed sweet heart, yet insisted when questioned. STll_,l__=-^^^ 'THE WONDER' «*%-# Gf_sW in the estimation of every one who haa tried the new wood-burning, fuel saving Heating- Stove, which embraces in its construction many new and novel features never before embodied in any stove. It is the Cheapest, Most Durable, Best Heating Stove Ever Put on the Market. THE WONDER Will heat your parlor, sitting room, dining room, bed room or office from zero to 100 do* grees Fahrenheit in 15 minutes. THE WONDER Will save 50 per cent of your fuel, which alone pays for it in one season. THE WONDER Will positively hold fire the year round if you put a stick of wood in it every ten or twelve hours. 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"I have just received a letter from his widow," said the author, "who tells me that I have done very well with Dr. Mac Lure, but that I've fallen short in doing him justice." "Yes, and so must it be with any au thor or artist. I have often been asked if there ever was a single Mac Lure whom 1 lifted up bodily from real life and put into my book. I answer no. In order to put a man into a book, you must know a man, not by his phys ical dimensions, but from the inside. My observation has been that the au thor who describes the personal ap pearance and measures the dimension, of a character to a jot, never impart 3 life to that character. But you can se lect models in real life. I had four mod els for Mac Lure, yet, If they were all sitting here in a row, they would not recognize Mac Lure." Tif. Watson took another jocose thrust at the critics, who found fault with him for introducing in his story of Dr. Mac Lure the incident of bring ing the girl from London to his resi dence. The critics declared that this incident was the only unnatural and unreal one ln the book, and that it spoiled the story. "As a matter of fact," added Dr. Watson, "this happened to be the only fact in the entire story. Such an in cident really occurred. I shall never meddle with facts again." (Laughter) Dr. Watson devoted the latter half cf the evening to the reading of selec tions from the Drumtochty annals. Among them were the account of the visit of the father and mother to the University of Edinboro' to see their son receive his degree, the deathbed scene of Jamie Soutar and the pathetic picture of the last hours of Dr. Mac Lure. And everything that Dr. Watson said and read was spoken with so much simplicity and directness, in so colloquial a style, that his hearers never dreamed that it was 10 o'clock when lan Maclaren said "good night." ESCAPED FROM ST. CLOUD. William Smith, Sent Up From Itain m. >• County ln 181>2. The police were notified yesterday that William Smith, an inmate of the reformatory, had escaped from that institution Wednesday. Smith was sent from Ramsey county and paroled in February, 1894. He broke his pa role, but was caught and returned to the Institution a few weeks afterward. He was ln the second grade at the time he escaped, and was dressed ln the blue suit which members of that grade are obliged to wear.