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JURY GIVEH A REST
ATTORNEYS IN THE CRIMINAL
LIBEL CASE AGAINST THE
TIMES ARGUE.
EDITORIAL IS HELD OUT.
COURT HOLDS FURTHER EVIDENCE
MUST DE GIVEN BEFORE IT IS
PUT IN.
STATE HAS THE EVIDENCE.
Adjournment of the Case la Taken
Until Monday— Minneapolis
Matters.
No evidence was taken yesterday in
the case of W. S. Haskell, manager of
the Times, Indicted on a charge of
criminal libel, the whole day being de
voted to arguments over the admis
sion of evidence. The defense succeed
ed in keeping out the editorial upon
which the indictment was based, the
court ruling that* it could not be put
in evidence until it has been proved
that the defendant, Haskell, wrote It
or caused It to be written.
Following that, the attorneys took up
the argument as to the sufficiency of
the Indictment, which the defendant
had argued some days ago, Mr. Peter
son answering for the state. The deci
sion of the court is yet to be rendered.
The state still has considerable evi
dence to introduce before it would be
ready to rest, if the Indictment was not
held insufficient.
Court last evening adjourned until
Monday morning.
When the morning session opened,
Mi. Hatch, a Chicago lawyer, was pre-
Bented to the court as counsel for the
defense. He opened with an argument
for the defense against permitting the
introduction of the alleged libelous edi
torial ln evidence unless accompanied
by the Hart affidavit. Mr. Hatch start
ed with the statement that the Min
nesota law makes reports of judicial
proceedings privileged. It also, he said,
permitted fair comment on such pro
ceedings. In the matter of evidence,
it was necessary for the jury to have
the subject matter of the comment to
determine whether or not there were
malice. The whole Issue */as whether
in the case depending upon comment
the defendant was entitled to have
the preceding matter or publication,
the subject of the comment, read to the
jury as part of the plaintiff's case. The
courts had held that it was impossible
to ascertain whether comment was be
fore the court and jury. If the alleged
libel referred to any other article or
publication, the defendant was entitled
to have the plaintiff put ln evidence
the article or publication. Any other
documents which are referred to in the
libel may be put in by the plaintiff
as part of its oase. Townshend was
quoted to show that whenever defama
tory language was connected with any
other language or event that affected
its meaning it must be construed in
connection with that other language or
event!
"The state," said M. Hatch, "must
prove malice," and claimed it was
therefore a necessary part of the
.tale's case to prove that the comment
was unfair and therefore malicious;
that it could not be sworn unless the
facts surrounding the publication were
brought out. Mr. Hatch quoted Town
shend again as citing a case in which
a defendant had forced the plaintiff
to put the whole newspaper ln evidence
when the plaintiff desired only the
specific libel introduced.
Mr. Hatch quoted from Starkey that
"upon the trial of an indictment on
information for publishing a libel the
libel should be produced on the part j
of the prosecution, and, after proof of i
publication, may be read to the jury." I
Continuing, he said that, after conclud- I
ing his argument, he would make an- !
other point and objection to the intro
duction of the article. He claimed
there had been no proof of composition,
printing or publication of the article
by the defendant, and that the article
had, under the objections of the in
dictment, in no manner been connected
with the defendant, and, therefore,
could not be introduced as evidence
until that proof had been given. Mr.
Hatch cited a case to show that in
England ln a newspaper libel case, the
libel alleged being confined to com
ments on reports published ln the same
paper, the court required the plaintiff
to put in the whole paper as part of
Its comment. The Issue was whether
the subject matter of the comment
should be put In by the plaintiff as a
part of Its case. Other cases of similar
nature were cited.
Mr. Hatch then took up the discus
sion of the Indictment, stating his de
sire to make a further objection to the
introduction of the article, that no
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foundation had been laid connecting
the defendant with its publication.
Mr. Belden here interposed, saying
that the pros.ecution had not been ad
vised the night before that the defense
intended to argue that objection. He
had supposed, upon Intimation of the
court, that that objection would come
up on the motion to dismiss after the
clrsing of the testimony for the plain
tiff. Mr. Hatch was finally allowed
formally to state his objections to the
Indictment. The objections were, first,
that the indictment charged that Wil
liam E. Haskell composed the libel. It
was impossible to prove that he had
composed it. It was charged that h
printed it, but it was not proved t.iat
he had printed it. It could not be
shown that he had published It. Until
one of the three things was prov.d, the
article could not be introduced in evi
dence against Mr. Haskell.
It being evident that the who'e morn
ing would be consumed in the argu
ment, the jury was excused until 2
o'clock.
In beginning the argument for the
slate Mr. Belden read the Minnesota
statutory definition of libel as foMows:
"A malicious publication, by writing, print
ing, pictures, effigy, sign or otherwise than
by mere speech, which exposes any living
per. on or the memory of any person deceased,
to hatred, contempt, ridicule, or obloquy, or
whch causes, or tends to cause, any person
to be shunned or avoided, or which has a
tendency to Injure any person, corporation,
or association of persons In his or their busi
nesss or occupation, is a libel."
Then he quoted section 644*7 of the statutes,
which declares: "A person who publishes a li
bel Is guilty of a misdemeanor," and section
6498, which declares that "A publication hav
ing the tendency or effect mentioned in sec
tion 211 Is to be deemed malicious."
"It was to be deemed malicious If no
justification or excuse therefor is
shown. "Shown by whom?" continued
Mr. Belden. "It is to be deemed ma
licious, unless a justification or excuse
therefor Is shown. Now, then, what is
the plain, palpable, clear meaning of
that provision? The article which on
Its face Is libelous, and if it has the
tendency mentioned in that section de
fining libel, it is libel, is deemed to be
malicious, and the defendant who mak
es that publication is deemed to be
guilty until— what? Unless what? Un
less a justification or excuse is shown.
Shown by whom? The party to the
libel, as in this case, is charged with a
felony. Is charged with having com
mitted embezzlement, which under th?
law of this state is larceny, which un
der the law of this and other states
Is an Infamous crime. Now, then, what
should be the law upon the question,
if your honor please, eliminating from
the discussion and this debate all con
siderations of what the law Is as de
clared by the legislature of the state?
A person, ln cold blood, deliberately
charges another perron in a pub'lc p in.
which carries the charge and dissemi
nates it broadcast all over the land, of
being guilty of a felony. Now, then,
should the rule be as it is declared by
the legislature of the state or should
it not? In other words, should the man
who is charged with the crime be com
pelled to come into a court of justice—
not only a court, but a court of justice,
should he, when he comes into a court
of justice, be confronted with the pro
position that the fundamental rules
which have obtained in the civilized
world from time immemorial are to be
reversed in his case?
"The presumption of innocence Is not
to obtain, you are not to have the bene
fit of that presumption; it is true you
have been libeled; it is true you have
been libeled in cold blood; It Is true
that you have been deliberately ac
cused of being a felon, but, because
you have been libeled In a newspaper,
you must come Into this court of justice
and the rules which have been estab
lished to protect parties accused will
there be denied you; you will be de
prived of their benefits there; the pre
sumption of innocence will not be al
lowed to obtain; the presumption of
guilt will be adopted, and you must
come ln here in the attitude of prov
ing the negative, namely that you are
Innocent, notwithstanding the statute
declares that it shall be deemed mall
clous."
Mr. Belden then quoted section 6,501
as follows:
"A prosecution for libel cannot be main
tained against a reporter, editor, publisher,
or proprietor of a newspaper for the publi
cation therein of a fair and true report of
any judicial, legislative or other public and
official proceeding, or of any statement,
speech, argument or debate in the course of
the same, without proving actual malice ln
making the report."
"That is," continued Mr. Belden, "the
publisher or proprietor of a newspaper
for the publication therein of a fair
and true report of any judicial pro
ceeding. Now, that raises the ques
tion, is it to be presumed, if the court
pleases, that because of the reference
ln this article to the Hart affidavit, so
called, that this is a fair and true re
port, or does the burden rest upon the
defendant to show that it is a fair and
true report. That is the precise issue
that now presents itself for your hon
or's determination."
Mr. Belden quoted numerous author
ities showing that in libel cases the
proof of absence of malice rests with
the defendant. He read decisions in
which the declaration of law is laid
down that "the manager or proprietor
of a newspaper is prima facie criminal
ly liable for a libel publshed therein,
and cannot escape responsibility sim
ply by showing that It was published
without his knowledge or consent. He
must further show that the publica
tion did not occur through any negli
gence or want of ordinary care on his
part."
As the discussion of the liability of
managers of newspapers would neces
sarily be long, Mr. Belden said he was
willing to omit it. Mr. Jackson replied
that the defense was willing to have
the whole matter brought out as one
subject runs into the other almost un
avoidably. The court stated that It
would be necessary to rule on both the
questions in order to determine the ad
missabllity of evidence.
A short recess was then taken, after
which Mr. Peterson addressed the
court on the objection made by Mr.
Hatch.
Mr. Peterson argued that the time for
the discussion of the indictment had
not yet arrived. He maintained that
Mr. Hatch was wrong in holding that
Mr. Haskell must be associated with
the libel before the libelous article could
be put ln evidence. The state had the
right, as in any case, to prove the
corpus delicti of the crime — to prove
that a libel had been committed by
some one. In response to Mr. Hatch's
request for authorities, Mr. Peterson
said there was no text book published
that does not lay down that rule. Mr.
Peterson asked how it could be proved
that Mr. Haskell was connected with
the libel before the libel was shown.
"By putting a witness on the stand
who will testify to the fact of the pub
lication by the defendant."
Mr. Hatch again quoted Starkey to
prove that before the libel was put in
evidence it must be proved that the
defendant had composed, printed or (
THE SAINT PAU-, GLOBS: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1897.
published a libel as charged ln the In
dictment.
The court ruled that he would allow
argument of the point at this time. Mr.
Belden continued his argument on the
other question, touching first upon the
subject of privileged matter. He said
that if the court should for a moment
entertain the argument that the editor
ial was a justified comment on the Hart
affidavit, he would hold that that affi
davit was itself libelous because it was
not pertinent and because it had never
become a matter for publication, for it
had not come out in court proceedings.
The publication of the Hart affidavit
was libelous.
The very largest latitude, Mr. Belden
said, was allowed by the law to news
papers ln criticising a candidate for a
public office, but even there it was
necessary to prove the truth of any ac
cusation. Newell, the best authority,
said that th_e word "privileged" did not
apply to the occasion, but to the words
themselves— that the language was not
defamatory but merely critical.
The next question discussed was the
question of privilege ln the publication
of court proceedings. The privilege ex
tended only to impartial and accurate
accounts, not to garbled and incom
plete reports. Care must be exercised
in reporting the charge of the judge.
He showed from authorities that an
impartial report must be one not in
tended to be detrimental to either party
In the case, not a portion of its pro
ceedings on papers copied for the pur
pose of injuring one party.
In the afternoon the jury was excus
ed again until morning, while the argu
ments were continued by Judge B lden,
upon the line of what were privileged,
and what were not privileged communi
cations, the attorney citing a large
number of authorities to support his
pesition. Reading from a well known
Michigan case, and commenting upon
it, the speaker said:
"The dweller in a palatial newspaper
office has no more right, no more
privilege to publish matters which will
work injury to his fellow men than
the humblest peasant, or the dwellers
on the fiats."
It was shown by authorities, that no
paper had the right to publish papers
containing scandalous accusations, at
least until they come up in open court
for hearing. In the case of the Times,
the paper h_;d published a scurrilous
affidavit, before it came into open c: urt,
and without taking the trouble to as
certain as to the facts. Any reporter
who undertook tc give the public a
document, which speaks for itself, must
prepare himself to prove its truth In a
court, if necessary.
At the close of Mr. Belden's argu
ment a short recess was taken. Mr.
Peterson then offered to address the
court on the objection that was made
that there has been no proof of publi
cation. The question then arose
whether the state had introduced all
its evidence on this point. Mr. Peter
son stated that it had much more evi
dence to offer, although the court had
understood from Mr. Belden that evi
dence was practically all in. Mr. Peter
son had understood the court to rule
in the morning that the article would
be received ln evidence. Court stated
that such had not been the case, but
he thought the state could withdraw
the offer and proceed with evidence.
After long argument the court sustain
ed the objection to the introduction of
the editorial at that time. The case
went over to Monday morning, when
the prosecution will be ready with
more evidence.
NURSES GRADUATE.
One Yonnjjj Man Taken His Diploma
With Ten Young Ladle*.
An attractive order of exercises was pre
sented last evening In Hennepin Avenue
Methodist church attending the graduation
of eleven nurses from Asbury hospital train
ing school. The class was the center of in
terest as it was presented by the head nurse
of the hospital, Miss C. E. Bushnell, and the
young women made a cheery picture of
neatness and suitability in their pink ging
ham uniforms, with white caps and aprons.
One member of the class was a young man,
Oliver Bacheller, a physician of Madelia, who
has taken the full course of training as a
nurse. The young women have come from
different parts of the country to pursue their
studies In common. Those who stand equip
ped with their diplomas and ornamented
with tho class pin as members of the gradu
ating class are: May Craig, of Canada;
Margaret Derma, Eunice V. Hanson, Fargo,
N. D • Lydia H. Keller. Faribault; Sarah L.
Koester, Mansfield; Martha E. Maltice, Kirks
ville, Mo.; Miss Robinson, Carrie Shaw, Wis
consin; May Venema, Milwaukee; Agnes
Young, Canada.
TRIED THE NEW DAM.
It Furnishes Street Cars Wltli Elec
tricity for a Time.
The street railway plant was connected with
the electric plant at the new dam for a short
time yesterday, simply as an experiment. The
trial was made to see how the change would
affect the machinery. The experiment was
quite satisfactory.
Manager Held said that he expected that
about 1,000 horse power from the new plant
would be available from now on. This will
not, of course, be sufficient to run all the
trolley cars ln the city, for at some portions
of the day the whole power developed at
present could be utilized.
FURNACES FIRED.
Active Work Will Begin at Rolling
Mills Tuesday.
"We sent the smoke rolling on time," re
marked Mr. H. W. Lash, yesterday, "and
Tuesday we shall be rolling iron. Everything
has gone Just as has been planned." So now
the Minneapolis rolling mills are ln active
operation.
HAVE NEW OFFICERS.
Trades and Labor Council Holds Its
Annual Meeting.
The Trades and Labor council held Its an
nual election of officers with the following re
sults: President, Dennis Collins; vice presi
dent, J. C. O'Keefe; recording secretary,
Frank Boreen; financial secretary, Max Con
rad; treasurer, J. A. McElroy; sergeant-at
arms, James Westfall: auditing committee,
Messrs. Holmes, Chisholm and Schott. During
the meeting many reports were tendered, and
a committee was appointed to act in conjunc
tion with the St. Paul council to bring speak
ers from the East fcr the purpose of address
ing mass meetings which will be held in the
Twin Cities during the latter part of January.
TO FORCE SCHOOL TO KEEP.
Citizen May Secure an Injunction
Against March 1 Clotting.
To bring a stilt for an Injunction to restrict
the board of education of Minneapolis from
closing the schools March 1 next, is the very -
latest development in the school board
troubles.
Such a move was recommended yesterday,
so It is said, by the attorney of a promi
nent citizen here ln town, who is anxious that
the credit of the city be not Impaired and
that the 30,000 school children be not turned
out upon the streets and compelled to lose
three months of very valuable time. There
axe the reasons which will be given to the
court when the Injunction Is asked for, if
the citizen in question makes up his mind
to take the step.
City Funds Tied Up.
A. Ueland has taken a peculiar advantage
erf the ruling In the case of the state against
A. C. Haugan. In thait case, It was ruled
by the court, that Haugan had authority to
use the money of the city, and that when
he loaned It to parties secured by note, he
had that right. Upon that theory, Ueland
has tied up the payment of the 5 per cent
dividend due the c'.ty. ln the claim against
the State bank. The debt was due the bank
from Haugan. There Is $3,330 which the re
ceiver of the Washington bank will try to
secure cm Haugan's debt because it was Hau
gan's deposit, and not that of the city.
Dolly Owens Can Rever Recover.
Mrs. Dolly Owens, the colored woman who
was almost fataly shot by Charles Bass three
months ago, is still a patient at the city hos
pital. She lives from day to day with no
apparent change ln her condition. Her entire
lower limbs are paralyzed and It Is improb
able that she will ever recover their use. The
doctors believe that she may live several
years, but it is thought that she will remain
helpless and finally die as a result of her
injury. Charles Bass, the assailant, was re
cently sent to the penitentiary for five years.
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Firemen Have a Lively' Fight to
Save the Remalnker^f tlie
Bu_ine__ Section.
CHICAGO, Dec. 17.— A special to the
Record from Grand Forks, N. D., says:
At least six persons lost their lives in
the burning of the Hotel Dakota here
this morning. The names of the dead
could not be learned, except those of
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Hawe.
On the third floor were two commer
cial traveling men who are believed
to have perished, and a dining room girl
and a railroad man whose name Is un
known are also missing. The register Is
burned and the number of dead can
not be definitely fixed.
GRAND FORKS, N. D., Dec. 17.—
Hotel Dacotah, the pride of Grand
Forks, was this morning burned to the i
ground, together with the buildings
occupied by Nash Bros., wholesale |
grocers, the Grand Forks Mercantile j
company, wholesale grocers, the Peer- i
less Mercantile company's office, and
W. W. Fegan, wholesale cigars. It is
believed that A. C. Hawe and his wife
were burned to death, as, up to a late
hour this evening, no trace of them
had been found. Mr. and Mrs. Hawe
occupied apartments over the store
of Nash Bros.
The fire was first discovered about 4
a. m. by M. Buttry, who occupied
apartments on the third floor of the
Nash building. The floor of his room
was already hot from the fire, which
had got a good start down stairs, and
he effected his escape through the ho
tel, which was the adjoining building.
The fire department was in East
Grand Forks, assisting the firemen of
that side at a fire ln Arneson's store,
and considerable time was lost in
reaching the fire on this side, and, be
fore anything could be done, the in
teriors of three buildings were a mass
of flames.
The hotel was a five-story building,
and the Nash and Mercantile buildings,
three stories each. There was a brisk
north wind, and the temperature was
20 below zero. Although both pumps
at the water works pumping station
were put at work, It was found Im
possible to get a stream high enough
to do any good, and the best that could
be done was to protect adjoining prop
erty, and this was done with great
difficulty. The fire leaped with great
tapidity, and it was .Impossible to do
more than save the lives of the oc
cupants.
The hotel was well filled and the
guests were compelled to make a hasty
escape, in many cases coming down
the fire escapes in the biting air clad
in their nlghtclothes. The heat from
the burning buildings was intense, and
flames fanned by the blowing wind
leaped across the street and threatened
the destruction of the entire business
center of the city. Plate glass windows
in the vicinity were cracked by the
heat and wood work in the buildings
across the street was repeatedly set on
fire. Residents of adjoining blocks
smashed their windows and with
brooms, blankets, etc., beat out the
fire that caught on the casing and
frames.
The only goods saved were a few
boxes of groceries from Nash Bros.'
stock. The entire contents 'of the other
buildings were destroyed.
Nash Bros, carried a- stock of $150,000,
covered by about $75,000 insurance, and
the Grand Forks Mercantile company
had about the same stock and insur
ance. The hotel building,! which is
100x150 feet in size and? six ptories high,
cost about $225,000. The proprietors of
the hotel, Viets & Dow, had about $25,
--000 invested in furniture,, on which
there was $12,000 Insurance. The hotel
building was well insured, .but for how
much cannot be learhed at present.
The buildings occupijed by the two
wholesale concerns are worth about
$50,000 each, and are! both Insured.
All the business buildings are the
property of the Security Trust com
pany, a corporation ivith its head of
fice at Nassau, N. H., and which is
now in the hands of a receiver. These
buildings were valued at from $300,000
to $350,000, and all were Insured for an
amount not now to be learned. They
will probably not be rebuilt. The burn
ed district is the business part of Grand
Forks, and the blow to business inter
ests is a most severe one.
NASHUA, N. H., Dec. 17.— The dis
patches received today, announcing the
burning of buildings at Grand Forks,
N. D., owned by tj_» Security Trust
company, of this city, caused gloom
here among the holders of stock in that
organization.
The hotel which was burned cost
$174,000 and was built with trust com
pany money. The company loses about
$154,000 on the building. The Peerless
building, also built with Security Trust
money, was mortgaged for $20,000, prac
tically the value, and the loss on this
will be total. The Nash building was
in the name of Frank F. Anderson, of
this city. It was built with the trust
company's money and bore a $12,000
mortgage.
The total loss to the company is
about $175,000. The insurance amounts
to $85,000, making a net. loss of $90,000.
SHERIFF IN JAIL.
Complications Overlthe Arrest of an
EmbezaHer. "
Special to the Globe.
WINNIPEG, Man.,pDec. 17.— A. W.
Hood, of St. Thomasi N.iD., was ar
rested here a couple of days ago,
charged with embezzlement, by the
First National bank, of that place. To
day the sheriff of ___•. THOmas and a
local bailiff were arpjested for taking
possession of some horses.. which Hood
brought into Manitoba and on which
the prosecuting bank: Is said to hold a
mortgage. Of course«thls t jnortgage is
invalid here, and the. act of the sheriff
and bailiff is in a legal sense equiva
lent to theft. They. J are wit on bail
pending the hearing of this issue before
the court.
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SHOT HIS HEAD AWAY.
Pepin Farmer Ends His Life ln a
Tragic Manner.
Special to the Globe.
PEPIN, Wis.. Dec. 17.— With a bullet
hole in his forehead and the back of his
head blown away, Earjiest Schruth, a
farmer living six miles north of here,
lies dead, as a result of his. own ac- j
tions. He committed suicide this j
morning by shooting himself with a :
rifle. He was just recovering from a
recent attack of typhoid fever, which j
had kept him confined for about a
month. The deed was done when none
of the family were ln the house, and
the body was not found until half an
hour later, when his five-year-old son
went to his room to see him. He was
the most wealthy farmer in this vicin
ity, owned 240 acres of good farm land,
with good buildings, and a feed mill,
and was ln a prosperous condition. No
reason is known for his act, except
that he brooded over his illness and
the loss of time. He was highly re
spected, and comes from a good fam
ily. He was about forty-five years old,
and leaves a wife and seven children.
As there are no indications of insanity,
It was probably willful suicide. The
coroner will investigate the case to
morrow.
SWINDLER AT WORK.
Fleeces the Residents of Rockford
and Departs.
BUFFALO, Minn., Dec. 17.— A sleek
swindler has been getting in his work
on the good people of Rockford in this
county. He pretended to take orders
for silverware and collected 25 cents on
each order, and said that they could
pay the balance when the goods would
be delivered. He got a $30 check cash.d
at Johnsen Bros, store, and the check
proved to be a forgery. He had a
larger one for $70, but was unable to
get It cashed. He hired a livery rig
from the hotelkeeeer, Frank Pitt, last
Wednesday, and he has not returned
wiih the outfit yet. The sheriff is now
looking for him.
Diphtheria Epidemic Threatened.
FARIBAULT, Minn., Dec. 17.— Words can
not express .he indignation caused by the
negligence of attending physicians in a diph
theria case in the township of Warsaw, a
child in a faml'y named Nauslbaum not be
ing reported nor the house quarantined. Aft
er the child's death from the dread disease,
an undertaker was summoned, and, while
taking the body for burial, the parents re
quested the procession to stop at the Wales
school house, so the children could see the
remains of their playmate. The casket was
removed from the hearse and the plate
pushed aside, that the school children mie;ht
view the corpse. The parties connected with
the affair have been censured, and the mat
ter referred to the state board of health for
investigation. Two other children of John
Nausbaum are ill of the same disease. School
is closed. The neighborhood Is aroused, and
measures are being taken to prevent serious
results.
Miss Luxton's Trial.
GRAND FORKS, N. D.. Dec. 17.— 1n the
case of the state against Mary Luzton,
chargde with murder, the day was spent in
examination of jurors. At the close only
six were in the box. From the line of ques
tioning adopted by the prisoner's attorney it
is evident that the defense will be Justifiable
homicide while temporarily Insane. The pe
culiar nature of the case, the papular sym
pathy for the unfortunate woman, and the
ability of the attorneys representing the state
and the accused respectively combine to make
this one of the most interesting cases ever
tried in this court. The court room is packed
continually, every available foot of room be
ing occupied. The state claims to have se
cured new evidence, showing that the aot
of Miss Luxton had been premeditated for
some time.
Will Push Railway Cases.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D.. Dec. 17.— Gov. Lee
has agreed to raise $1,000 for the use of the
state railway commissi on, and Attorneys Null
and Temple have offered to conduct the cases
without compensation, except for personal
expense, until the legislature meets. The
commission has on hand $SSO which has been
drawn for the payment of attorneys but which
will now be used for expenses, the attorneys
agreeing to wait. There are eight cases to
be tried, but the commission has decided to
take up but one as a test, that against the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road. As the
other cases resemble thte, the commission ex
pects to win all If It wins this. No testimony
will be taken ln the other cases.
Cashed a Check for J. Green.
Special to the Globe.
LITTLE FALLS, Minn.. Dec. 17.— Joseph
Green, of this city, was this afternoon arrest
ed by Sheriff Rider «,a a charge of grand lar
ceny, preferred by John Close, local agent
of the Farmers' Fire Insurance company at
Montevideo. A check in part payment on
a loss of fire was sent in a letter to J. Green.
The letter was Intended for James Green, of
Swan River, but Joseph Green receivd It and
cashed It. The check was for $110. He ad
mits his guilt, and his preliminary examina
tion will be held tomorrow.
Hutchinson School Building Burns.
Special to the Globe.
HUTCHINSON, Minn. Dec. 17.— The frame
building known as the old school house
burned to the ground this morning. About
300 children were in their class rooms when
the fire broke out at 9:30. but all were
marched out quietly and safely. Most of the
school supplies and furniture was lost. The
origin of the fire Is thought to have been
the hot-air furnace. The insurance was only
$4,500. Plans are being laid by the school
board to erect a brick building large enough
to relieve the congestion of the past few
years.
Court at Albert Lea.
Special to the Globe.
ALBERT LEA, Minn., Dec 17.— State
prison, on the reformatory plan, is the sen
tence imposed by Judge Why.ock upon John
Laudert, the young man who was yesterday
found guilty of rape. Tucius Ayers was to
day tried on an Indictment charging grand
larceny, and he was acquitted. The blind
pigs case of State vs. Martin Hanson will
be tried tomorrow and next week the civil
calendar will again be taken up.
Saw Mill for Lake of the Woods.
WHITE EARTH, Minn., Dec. 17.— Theodor
H. Beaulleu has been granted permission to
construct a portable sawmill near the Lake
of the Woods. Negotiations are now ln pro
gress for contracts for the purchase of. dead
and down timber in that section and for the
building of tbe mill.
Anoka Factory to Start.
Special to the Globe.
ANOKA, Minn., Dec. 17.— The shoe factory
will start Monday with sixty-five men, and
with the expectation of soon doubling that
number. The factory Is ln splendid shape
and Is thoroughly refitted and lighted. The
special new machinery came last week for
which the company has been waiting.
Check Forger Jailed.
Special to the Globe.
ABERDEEN, S. D., Dec. 17.— Max Herlng,
a young man, was arrested this afternoon on
a charge of forging a wheat check for nearly
$100, and raising the cash on the same at
the Golden Rule department store. He went
to jail in lieu of ball.
Dedicated by Warde.
Special to the Globe.
ST. CLOUD, Minn.. Dec. 17.— The New Da
vidson opera house was opened tonight. The
dedication was a great event for St Cloud.
Ferdinand Warde and his company appeared
ln "Iskander."
. lnvln Acquitted.
Special to the Globe.
HENDERSON, Minn., Dec. 17.— Slavln was
acquitted by the jury after four hours deli
beration. He was indicted for manslaughter
ln the first degree.
Only Tw» Indicted.
Special to the Globe.
ROCHESTER, Minn., Dec. 17.— The grand
jury completed Its work yesterday and the
report makes a very good showing for Olm
sted county, as there were only two Indict
ments returned, one against Henry Seaman
for assault In the second degree and one
against Baldwin & Miller for selling liquor
to minors.
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A FAREWELL BANQUET TO CLOSE.
Annual Meeting ot the A__oeiatlon
at Clnelnnntt Brought to a Suc
cessful End.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 17— The annual
session of the National Civil Service
league was brought to an end tonight
by a banquet given at the St.. Nicholas
hotel. The principal speeches ln re
sponse to toasts were made by Hon.
Carl Schurz, J. R. Garfield, Herman
K. Rogers. of Buffalo; J. W. Ela.of Chi
cago; Lewis B. Gunckel, of Dayton;
Charles J. Bonaparte, of Baltimore,
and Lawrence Maxwell, of Cincinnati.
Judge W. H. Taft, of the United
States court, presided. There were
130 guests, Including all the Hamilton
county members of the legislature, who
were Invited on the condition that
their presence should have no signifi
cance. All the speeches were severe
In criticism of Representative Grosve
nor, of Ohio, ajid Senator Deboe, of
Kentucky.
The first business of the morning ses
sion of the league was the election of
officers, which resulted ln the re-elec
tion of Carl Schurz as president, by
acclamation. The remainder of the of
ficers selected are as follows:
Vice presidents, • Charles Francis
Adams, Boston; Henry Hitchcock, St.
Louis; Henry C. Haslea, Philadelphia;
Augustus R. McDonough, New York;
Franklin MacVeagh, Chicago; J. Hall
Pleasants, Baltimore; Right Rev. Hen
ry C. Potter, New York; William Potts,
New York; Right Rev. P. J: Ryan,
Philadelphia; secretary, George A. Me-
Aneny, New. York; treasurer, A. S.
Frissell, New York.
Executive committee, Carl Schurz,
New York, chairman; Moorfield Storey
and Richard Henry Dana, Boston;
Sherman S. Rogers, Buffalo; William
A. Aiken, Norwich; Edward M. Shep
ard and William G. Low, Brooklyn;
Charles J. Bonaparte, Baltimore; E. P.
Wheeler, Silas W. Burt, Edward Cary,
Charles Collins, R. W. Gilder, William
Potts and Dorman B. Eaton, New
York; Morrill Wyman Jr., Cambridge;
William Dudley Foulke, Richmond,
Ind.; Lucius B. Swift, Indianapolis;
Herbert Walsh and Charles Richard
son, Philadelphia; John W. Ela, Chi
cago.
The report of the treasurer, A. 8.
Frissell, of New York, showed receipts,
$4,254.95; disbursements, $3,878.82; bal
ance on hand, $376.13.
The report of the committee on resolutions,
which reported through Its chairman. Charles
J. Bonaparte, of Baltimore, was adopted as
follows:
The National Civil Service Reform league,
assembled ln this, Its seventeenth annual
meeting, reminds the country of the specific
and emphatic pledges of the last Republican
national convention, thoroughly and honestly
to enforce the present federal civil sprvice
law, and to extend Its operation wherever
practicable. The league confidently expects
from the president and demands from every
Republican senator and representative a faith
ful fulfillment of this distinct and solemn
pledge.
The league denounces any attempt on the
part of Republican members of either house
of congress to repeal the law or embarrass Its
administration, or any modification of its
provisions, except to the end that the merit
system of selecUon for public officers and em
ployes may be extended, and personal or
partisan favoritism in their choice more
thoroughly eradicated; and declares any at
tempts not only unpatriotic and unwise, but
gross and shameful breaches of party faith,
ot which no man of honor would be guilty.
The league recognizes In the order of
President McKlnley forbidding removals ln
tbe classified service unless for good cause
and after due notice to the person accused,
a wise and Just measure, fully indorsed by
art enlightened public opinion, and It de-
BE MANLY.
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g £? r^B&-~W&^** ** sapping tho vitality from your sys-
JLmT »r/// tern; when you have lost your vigor,
JET MlM^Wu/i the snap and ginger that are th_ ehar
,3__p / WJAT /W/j aoteristics of health in young men,
-MfmAwEr Jv *"-J_w jy/A then it is time to begin to look
_MW VA J \fi^gi__W. yWy seriously to your health. You need
k\f rt_Jß^^w\ W%W i" Bt sucn a remedy as Dr. Sanden's
R\ A WmT :| A s&W Electric Belt, from whl h you can
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pensory and have no further use for it. I believe I am as good a man as any one
my age, 46," writes S. W. Corman, of 1448 East Main street, 5 oekton, £»'-,
November 15, 1897.
It is interesting for rrfen who have lost their ambition to read the little book.
"Three Classes of Men," written by Dr. Sanden. It points out the causes and the
means of a restoration of health and vigor. This book can be had by .ppiying at
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Office Hours—* a. m. to Bp. m. Sundays— lo to 12 a. m.
mands for this order a fair construction and
a practical enforcement, with adequate pun
ishment for any officials who may disobey or
seek to evade its provisions.
The league respectfully urges upon th«
president and upon those members of his
cabinet and of either house of congress who
also desire to preserve and extend the merit
system of appointment in the federal serv
ice, the Importance of an unflinching resist
ance to the impudent demands of men who
wish its destruction.
The league demands that the employes of
the census bureau be se!ected for merit and
fitness, to be determined by fair, practical and
thorough competitive examinations under the
direction of the civil service commission.
With the warning example of the last census
before Its eyes, it protests against uny enact
ment which may prevent or Impede such
selection, as involving scandalous waste of
money and a sacrifice of the country's in
terest. It were better to have no census at
all ln 1900 than one taken by imcompetent
or untrustworthy political proteges, selected
according to the well known methods of so
called practical politics.
The league renews Its previous declarations
ln favor of tflie repeal of the law prescribing
four year terms for many federal offices, the
extension of the merit system to the consular
service and the municipal civil service of the
District of Columbia, and the consolidation
of outlying with central poatoffices. It ex
pressly disclaims any advocacy of civil serv
ice pension as a part of the merit system,
whioh contemplates such pensions no more
than did the system cf appointment and re
moval by favor, prevailing before the merit
system was Introduced: on the contrary, the
protection which an assured tenure during
efficiency affords to public servants, should
enable them by the exercise of the frugality
and forethought displayed by all prudent per
sons, provide out of their current earnings
for the ordinary contingencies of age and In
firmity.
At the afternoon session there was a
large attendance, as the programme
was adapted to the public. The •'Mu
nicipal Situation of Ohio" was present
ed hy Judge Rtifus B. Sm th. of the
superior court of Cincinnati. The pa
per on "The Democratic Party and
Civil Service Reform." by Hon. Moor
field Btorey, of Boston, was read by
Charles Warren, secretary of the Mas
sachusetts Reform club, in the absence
of Mr. Storey. Mr. Storey's paper re
views the history of the agitation of
civil service reform down to the pass
age of the Pendleton bill, and declares
"It was a Democrat who led the con
test, he was supported by the leaders
of his party, and it was a Democratic
victory wh'ch persuaded congress to
pass the bill."
After the usual votes of thanks and
some general discussions, the league
i adjourned to meet next December ln
Boston.
STILLWATER NEWS.
Public SchoolH Clone for the Clirl.it
tlllls 110 l 1111 l > M.
The public schools closed yesterday for a
two weeks' va/'ation and a number of teach
ers residing elsewhero left for home last
evening to spend the holidays with relatives
and friends.
J. S. O'Brien's stnble of runnlg horses will
leave early ln January for Memphis, Term.
He has increased his stable considerably dur
ing the past yenr. and will have a string
of 17 on the track next year. He has a num
ber of likely two-year-olds ln tho lot.
The cold weather continues and loggers who
came down from the woods yesterday say that
the cold snap has enhanced conditions for
logging, having enabled loggers to keep their
roads ln condition.
Less than $26,000 remains uncollected of tha
accounts due the prison binder twine factory.
When the binder twine season closed the ac
counts amounted to over $200,000. but pay
ments have been prompt and a great many
old accounts have been collected ln addition
to those of this year.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money If It fails to cure. 25c
The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet.
Five Yearn for AnHOiilt.
Special to the Globe.
ST. CLOUD, Minn., Dec. 17.— Carl Schroll,
aged 64 years, was today found guilty of as
sault ln the first degree and sentem-.d to the
penitentiary for five years. He stabbed John
Hemmenlsch at Lake Henry last September.
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