The Saint Paul globe., January 19, 1898, Page 2, Image 2

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SfllNT POUL.
LOCAL XEWS NOTES.
Paul Bosquet, 24 years old, died at the hos
pital yesterday, fr.in spinal meningitis. He
lived at r>2 East Fairfield avenue.
A small blaze in a barn at Summit avenue
and Victoria street, yesterday morning, dami
eged the building in the sum of $.~>o. The
flre was started by children playing in the
barn.
The Evangelical Lutheran St. John's Congre
gation church (Unaltered Augsburg Confes
sion), of Arlington. Sibley county, filed arti
cles of incorporation with the secretary of
stato yesterday.
Fire in the billiard room of Dr. Brlmhall's
residence. Central avenue and Rice streets,
at 7 o'clock yesterday morning, damaged the
apartment to* the extent of $100. The blaze
was caused by a defective chimney.
Mrs. Kate Polk, a colored woman formerly
living at 2!U Grove street, died at the city
hospital yesterday, from pulmonary tuber
colosls. Deceased* was 26 years of age and
had been at the hospital one week.
Henry Hall also secured a permit for a
two-story frame dwelling on Fuller street,
near Kent, to cost $1,5C0. and the McQuillan
estate will make $1,000 worth of repairs
on the brick block on Seventh 'street, near
Minnesota.
The Commercial club will try a new de
parture tomorrow noon. Two musicians will
play during the noon hour for the entertain
ment of the members of the club and their
guests. These musicians will give selec
tions on half a dozen instruments. All mem
bers of the club are invited to be present.
A meeting of the St. Paul and Minneapolis
members of the Co-operatl.e Compcnv of Phil
adelpfaia will be held in room 2itf, Drake
block, se-ond floor, Saturday evening, Jan.
22. at S p. m. At this rrr-eting an agent is
to be elected by the st-.ckholders here to
conduct the business of the association, and
as immediate action is called for, it is
necessary that all who have the interest of
our cause at heart should attend and help
get our interest started in the proper channel.
Maty Corrigan, 74 years of age, died yes
terday at 21 Exchange street. The deceased
was a Q-.OEt estimable woman, and had re-
Bldrd In St. Paul for neprly 60 years. The
fuce I Thursday morn
ing from h r late residence, 21 West Ex
change street, ;:• 8:45 ; : d iroin the cathedral
ft :i n'i It If. The p'sll-beaters selected ary
I ■; "':• , - Grace, Peter Daly,
t hi Ifs Fall n PStri k Keigher and Patiiek
!•■■■: :.
>.i P. ): [ay took out a building
j. 1 " and repairs to the
brick b!u ',: :.t til -■ corner of Fourth
■ stlmated cost, ac
cording ■ ■ was $3500, but this
i; !.-■ undrrEl 3, api only to the ma
sonry and ~--r, ;■'.'■ :■ ! ■■ :.-. The block Is
to be fi:t< '1 u;< ■•• :> Fri r (i an hotel, with a
restaurant conni :*ed, r be run by George
The plumblrg elevators and interior
ri pairs will call for an expenditure of $:i,(;oj
additional.
NOTES <>\ \"i : EMEXTS.
Henry F. Dixey. in his entertainment of
maglo, with Its spectacular snd scenic acces
sories, continues to plesse large crowds at
the Grard. For the matinee perfcrmanca
tiii; ■•■.■:•:■■ 1:1 :i Dumb r of new tricks and
will be given.
Tiif 1 Grand c^era house Beetcs to b.» bent
oa giving Ita patro; ■'•■. • cleverest things out
this Reason, ]'.:-.- . ■■ a Sunday night
it will cp' ii i.:; c wee k to the peo
ple who !> •■■■ to witness "McFadden's
Row of Flats" abev< the footlights, the jol
liest, funniest, rat -: .•■!•'!• -splitting fnrce com
er ereatfc 1 by man's clever brain and
faci! ■ ■■ n.
In -A coat nf Man? Colors," which Herbert
K'lr v ;■!(! Hiss Effle Shannon are playing
at the Metropolitan opera house this week,
one ■ ' tho cleverest features of a very clever
coined) Is the character of an irascible
Scot ■ man, played by Edmund D. Lyons with
.■! flii. ! "• to nature that is really wonderful.
\ir. !.■ v;s has t he. genuine Scotch accent
and Is beyond all question the very best
and noosi artistic S >qti h impersonation ever
!■ ■ ! over the footlights.
The attraction at the Metropolitan for four
nights and Wednesday matinee, commencing
Sunday evening, will be John Staplrton's
farcical ccmedy, "A Bachelor's Honeymoon. *'
Cblppeira *y<rl::K Water,
Th^ purrs; and scftrss natural Spring water
known. Drewry & Sons, distributors.
INSTALLED ITS OFFICERS.
NctrfJivreMtp-rK Lesion of Honor Has
n Public Meeting.
The" oiS-.-. -rs f- ■■: t!:e Northwestern Legion of
Honor tor t; ensuing ■■ar were last even
ing In&taijcd ai the headquarters of the lodge
at Twin City hall, University avenue and
!. .street. The) were: Commander, G.
Vi'. Logan; vice cotnman3er. Mrs. J^in Hor
iii.ii : pest commander, A. J. O'Brien, secre
tary; M'Jsfi Edna Dawsc-n; collector, Mrs.
Annie Cohen; treasurer, Mrs. Grace Ottoon;
chaplain, Mrs. G. W. Logan; guard. Dr.
Lues; orator, Mrs. W. J. Fitzsirunrons;
warden. Miss K. Brown; sentry. Dr. W. E.
Decoster. The installation ceremonies were
performed by Past Commander W. Van Dusko
and Grand Guide Maud L. Ross. Following
the .Installation a short musical programma
was presented by members of the lolgo, when
a supper was st-rved and later dancing in
dulged in.
Use the Long Distance Telephone to Minne
sota. No. and So. Dakota cities and towns.
Seventh and Cedar Sts.
Tel. 76' V. Meat Market, 78' J.
The short purse has a long- reach at
Verxa's, and these will be reachable.
See the COOK BOOK today.
19 cents
A pound for a fancy Creamery Butter while
this lot lasts-
MEAT MARKET.
Good Corned Beef, per 11> 4@sc
Fresh Pork Shoulders, per lb 6c
Fresh Pork Loins, per lb 8c
Fresh Pork Chops, per lb 8c
Fresh Pork Sausage, per lb 8c
Salt Pork, per lb 7c
A fancy lot of Fresh Geese, per lb 8c
I2K cents
A dozen for good Eggs; every one guaran
teed.
25
Pounds Good, Light Brown Sugar for One
Dollar.
(4 to 18 cents
A pound for fresh Roll and Print Butter.
Isc, 17c, 18c and 19c
A pound for 5-lb jars of fresh, high-flavored
Dairy Butter. Fresh lots received every day,
and plenty of it.
25 cents
For 10-pound bag of the best Buckwheat you
ian procure in the United States. Guaran
teed absolutely pure.
42 cents
A bushel for choice Early Rosa Potatoes (60
pounds); 50c for fancy White Potatoes.
9 cents
A package for Quaker Oats.
12/4 cents
A can for Johnson's Sliced Bahama Pine
apple.
10 cents
For 10-lb. bags best Granulated Yellow Corn
mcal.
Cook Books, 39c.
We place on sale today COO Atlantic cook
books, containing several hundred recipes
gathered by the ladies of the Atlantic Con
gregational church from the best house
keepers and cooks of St. Paul; every recipe
being the pride cf some St. Paul house
keeper, you can depend there is not a use
less one in the book, and you will find this
admirable bcok. a great aid to cookery, bound
substantially in leather, board cover. To
close this let out we offer them at 39c each.
EMPLOYERS
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GAP AS A SURPRISE
JAMES J. HILL'S CONDITIONAL GIFT
Or $20,000 TO HAMLIXE
IMVERSITV.
PROF. BRIDGMAN HAD CALLED
TO ASK THE GREAT NORTHERN
PRESIDENT TO HEAD A SUB
SCRIPTION LIST.
SUCH GENEROSITY UNEXPECTED.
The Heart of the Institution Now
AppeulM to Km I-'rlciiils — Whence
C'uitie the ;><lx.
The announcement of the generous
offer of President James J. Hill, to con
tribute $20,000 in cash to go towards
lifting the floating and bonded debt of
the Hamllne university, on the condi
tion that the faculty will take care of
the remainder of th<* indebtedness,
amounting to $15,000. was received with
joy by the members of th ■» faculty and
.the friends of the institution. Presi
dent Biidgman is now devoting his
time with added zeal to raise the nec
essary $15,000, and hopes to have thfj
amount paid up by the next com
mencement, which will be a proud day
for Hatnl'-^e university, as the debt
of $35,000 has for several years been a
great impediment to the progress of
the institution, as the Interest has
drained the comparatively small in
come of the college to such an extent
'that it has run behind in current
expenses.
The liberality of Mr. Hill is the talk
of the school, and the friends of the
institution are expected to come far
ward and assist Dr. Brid^man in hi 3
efforts to take advantage of Mr. Hill's
offer. Mr. Hill is thoroughly acquaint
ed with the usefulness of the institu
tion, and has contributed largely in the
past towards its maintenance. Di.
Bridgman has been aroused to the ne
cessity of raising tha debt since the
first of the year, and after consulting
with the faculty he decided to make a
concentrated effort, with the a.<; istancL
of the many friends and patror.s of th<:
college, to lift the mortgage of $:{0 000
and the floating indebtedness of %oMj.
Knowing Mr. Hill's kindly feeling to
wards the institution, and the fact
that he had liberally contributed In the
past, President Bridgman called upon
Mr. Hill Saturday morning and asked
him if he would start the paper. Dr.
Bridgman did not ask for any speci
fied amount, but requested that Mr.
Hill head the paper, and he would
try to raise the balance. Mr. Hill
thought the matter over for a short
time and then told Dr. Bridgman to
go ahead with his movement to raise
the debt, and if they could raise $15,003
he would contribute $20,000 in cash as
soon as this was accomplished. Mr.
Hill's offer came as a surprise to Dr.
Bridgman. It gave him new impetus,
and lie wont to work yesterday to raise
the necessary $15,000. He announced
at chapel yesterday that he would be
out of the city the rest of the week,
and it was understood among the
students and faculty that Dr. Bridg
man's mission out of the city was con
nected with the lifting of the debt.
The $35,000 is the only indebtedness
the college lias acquired, and this was
at the beginning of the depression of
1893, just after the Science hall had
been completed. A portion was for
construction of this hall, and the re
mainder for additions put on the ladies'
hall and the accruing- interest during
the past four years, -which the colleg-e
has not always been able to meet.
This debt is practically a lien on all
the holdings of the college, which
amount' to several hundred thousand
dollars, including real estate property
and endowments. Besides the build
ings and grounds in Hamline, the in
stitution owns property in Minneapolis
and many parts of tho state, and also
property in Chicago. The property in
Chicago, however, is the only holding
of the college which is productive of
any revenue.
The college has paid 6 per cent
interest upon the mortgage, which has
weighed heavily upon the faculty and
those interested in the welfare of the
institution, <to say nothing of the em
barrassment of being in debt, which
has greatly hampered its usefulness
as an educational institution.
The munificent gift of President Hill
will practically put the college on its
feet again, with the assistance of the
faculty and friends. They feel that
they will be able to raise the $15,000
when they know there is $20,000 more
coming as soon as it has been done.
This is not the first evidence of Mr.
Hill's liberality in the matter of help
ing deserving institutions.
MINNESOTA AT OMAHA.
Commercial nodles Waking Up—
( oininjv Poultry Show.
The regular meeting of the executive board
of the- Commercial club was hald in the
club rooms yesterday afternoon. Secretary
Stine reported that over ICO manufacturers
had responded to the invitation of the club
for the manufacturers' banquet, to be held
hJan. 28, and that this number included near
ly all the representative manufacturers in
tho city.
A communication was received from E J
Phelps, of Minneapolis, asking the St. Paui
Commerical club to take seme action towards
sending an exhibition to the trans-Mississippi
expocution, held in Omaha, from June to No
vember. The matter was referred to a com
mittee, which will confer with the chamber
of commerce, with a view to taking steps
to co-operate with similar bodies from Min
neapolis, to give Minnesota a renrpp" *.*uion
at the exposition. It \,as that Minne
sota and Utaih we»V only two trans-Mls-
Klsslppi states, which had not -made pro
visions for either a building, or other repre
sentation at the show. The committee will
consider the best plan to raise funds to
enable Minnesota to have a showing at this
exposition.
A committee was appointed to confer with
the state fair managers on providing enter
tainment for visitors to the next state fair
during the evenings of fair week. The com
mittee consists of 13. McGinnis, chairman-
H. C. McN'air, E. Vanish, Walter J. Driscoll
and M. H. Merrick.
The board also passed the following resolu
tion, indorsing the coming poultry show to
be held in St. Paul, Fob. 11 to 12:
Whereas, This committee Is informed iha.t
tho Minnesota State Poultry association will
hold a poultry exhibit In this city Fefr 7
to 12 inclusive, at which will be exhibited
thorough bred fowls from all parts of the
Unted States, attracting to the city the agri
cultural classes of the state as well as ex
hibitors from all parts of the country, and
Whereas, We believe this Industry to be one
of great importance to our state, even in its
present imperfect stage of development, and
one capable of almost unlimited increase, be
It, therefore,
Resolved, That we heartily endorse this
enterprise and recommend it to th 9 joibbers
and citizens of St. Paul, as worthy of as
sistance and encouragement in every possible
way.
STATE FAIR MAXAGEBS.
Secretary and Treasurer Re-elected
— Premlnm List Revision.
The baard of state fair managers met in
parlor n of the Windsor hotel yesterday, and
continued In session nearly all day. The
election of officers resulted in the selection of
EL W. Randall, secretary, and A. B. Mofßt,
treasurer. Both gentlemen have rendered
the Minnesota state fair valuable assistance
by their service aa officers of the board in
the past. Their re-election was a unanimous
choice.
w . M. Oosgrove and D. R.
THE SAINT PAUX, G1.03 3: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1838.
McGinn Is were elected members of the execu
tive committee. Vice President Wyman Eliiort
presided, in the absence of President Cooper,
who was unable to attend. Aside from the
election of officers the moat Important matter
which came up was the proposition to revise
the premium lists. It was decided to revise
and extend the lists, offering better induce
ments to exhibitors and thus insuring a bet
ter representation from the distant part 3of
the state. Many important changes were
talked over, and will be referred to the sup
erintendents of departments.
CONFERENCE OF POPULISTS.
J. C. Hanley Tells of the Aetlon at
St. Louln.
Yesterday J. C. Hanley, member of the na
tional organization committee of the People's
party of this state, returned from a three-day
session of a conference between the national
committee o* the People's party and the na
tional organization committee of the same
party. Said Mr. Hanley iast night:
The organization committee was appointed nt
the Nashville conference July 4, 1897, as an
auxiliary national committee to act It '-all r.j,
a national convention in the event tliat ih ;
regular national committee, of wnici Sena or
Butler is the chairman, fails to d> so. On
Nov. '£i, 1897, a meeting of the National Or
gan i7at:on committee was held at LaCiede
hotel. St. Louis, and an address was issued
to the Populists of the country, urging them
to remain true to their party and principles.
They also declared in favor of an early na
tional convention to nominate a candidate for
president and vice president, to occur early
in April, 1898. An invitation was extended
also to Mr. Butler's committee to meet with
the organization committee on Jan. 12. at St.
Louis, in conference to issue a call for the
national convention and arrange all details.
Two weeks or so before the Jan. 12 meeting
was to occur, Mr. Butlor. the national chair
man, wrote J. H. Ferris, chairman of the
National Itcform Press association, a lett?r,
requesting him to call the meeting of Jan. 12
off, and promising to use his influence to get
the national committee together and have the
organization committee abide by whatever
they would dr>. This proposition was ignored
and the meeting took place as per schedule.
"It turned out that seventy-four members
of tiie Busier committee were present i:i
person or by proxy, which was a consider
able^ over a majority of the commi.tee. The
se_rTon wp:; a very lively one; tii3 national
eemmittr-emen of the South were most vig
orous in their protest of th-? action of Mr.
l>u;lfr, and urged the complete severance of
ihe committees present from the domination
of Butler and his fusion policy. This radical
step was opposed by the members ot the
organization committee. They maintained
that tiiere was no necessity for such revolu
tionary ac ion, as they had already secured
1 D^ircl of the national committee.
'"The resolution severing the Butler com
ml tee was finally withdrawn by Mr. Living
ston, of Missouri, member ot' the national
committee, who introduced it. Tha address
and resolutions were unanimously passed
iiinid geed feeling."
The following prepositions ware referred
back to the people of the different states to
pass upon :
"First — To hold sate conventions in every
statj and elect national on: mi .-tec men and
also delegates to the national convention be
fore May 1, 1898.
"Second— What date do you favor for hold
ing national convention? July 4, IS9B- May 1
1899. or Feb. 22, J9oo*
"Third— l)-; yen favor a conference of the
na jonal committee and the organization com
mittee early in Jciie to harmonize the fac
tions and outline the policy of the party in
the future?
"The nation U committee met upon adjourn,
menc of the join, meeting and unanimously
Indorsed the action taken by thy joint com
mittees."
CENTRAL CONVOCATION
Of Diocese of Minnesota at St. Mary's
< Imrcli, Bferrlam Park.
Key. 11. P. Nichols, of St. Mark's church
Minneapolis, spoke in St. Mary's church'
Men-lam Park, last evening at the opening
session of the central con\ocation of the
diocese of Minnesota. Mr. Nichols took at*
his subject the 'Mutual Responsibilities of
the Clergy and Laity," and said that the
convocation sets a seal to that mutual re
sponsibility; that the clergy and laity should
work together, not one give and the oth^r
receive, aa this would bring about the dan
ger of spiritual pauperism, lie spoke of the
responsibility for better thinking, for more
intelligent administration, for more conscien
tious giving, and for higher consecration.
The programme for today, beginning this
morning at 10 o'clock, follows:
10 a. m.— Holy communion; address by the
dep.n.
11 a. m. — Missionary reports.
11:30 a. m.— Paper, "The Parish Vestry,"
Rev. J. J. Fau'-le.
12 in.— Paper, "The Perpetual Dlaconato,"
Rev. Charles Holmes.
1 '.). in. — Lunch.
2 p. m. — Business meeting.
Paper— "The Church and the Working
man." Rev. Edward M. Duff.
Paper— '-The Monotheism of the Ancient
Hebrew," Rev. George H. Mueller.
7:30 p. in. — Evening prayer.
Missionary service with addresses.
Adjournment.
TO VISIT THE FARM.
Chamber of Commerce GoeM to St.
AntliG'ny Park.
The invitation received recently from Col.
William M. Liggett, dean of the state agri
cultural school at St. Anthony Park, has
been accepted, and this morning President
C. P. Noyes. of the chamber of commerce,
and 100 of St. Paul's business men, many of
the members of that body, will take the
Hamline cars at the corner of Fifth and Rob
ert streets at 9:30 this morning.
The visitors will be met at the end of the
line by Col. Liggett and somo members of
tho faculty, and will be escorted to the pop
ular institution. Immediately upon their ar
rival the guests will be shown through the
various class rooms, and will meet the school
assembled at 11:15, when addresses will be
made by somo of the visitors, professors and
scholars. The St. Paul folks will then be en
tertained at dinner, after which they will be
shown about through the different depart
ments. They will look over the live stock,
will see the dairying and buttermaking, will
watch the stout youths at their blacksmith
ing, wagonmaking, and will have a good op
portunity of inspecting the work taught the
sons and daughters of Minnesota farmers.
Among the prominent men who are includ
ed in the party is James J. Hill, who has
always shown a great interest in the school.
MOZART CLUB ANNUAL.
It Is Postyoned Until Next Thursday
The annual meeting of the St. Paul Mozart
club, which was to have occurred at Mozart
hall last night, has been postponed until
Thursday night next. This was occasioned
by tho incomplete state of the annual re
ports of the officers. The reports and the an
nual election will be on the table for Thurs
day night's meeting, when P. J. Giesen, the
present hustling president, will no doubt bs
re-elected.
The plans of the club for the present win-
I ter series of German operatic entertainments
are most Interesting, and the plan for the
Mozart club, which it Is proposed to ar
range at Thursday night's meeting, will, no
doubt prove a profitable and Interesting one
to the friends of the 'Mozart club and the lov
ers of German opera in St. Paul.
THESE STOLE SHIRTS.
Midnight Raid on Thad C. Jones*
Factory.
A bold theft was perpetrated at the store of
Thad C. Jones, the shirt manufacturer at SO
East Fifth street, shortly after 12 o'clock last
night, when the front window was broken
out and half a dozen pieces of shirting stolen.
In view of the fact that street cars pass the
store every few minutes, the robbery was an
unusually daring affair. With a stone or
club the thieves shattered the window with
one blow, and, hastily removing the missing
property from spindles, ran up Fifth street
to Cedar, and here disappeared through an
alley. Their tracks were easily discernible
in the snow, and several policemen, who ran
to the store at the sound of the breaking
glass, followed the thieves this far, but could
find no suspicious persons in the vicinity.
Specification* for a Sewer.
Specifications for the building of a sewer
on Cedar street from Eighth street to the
river were submitted to the board of public
works yesterday by the city engineer. The
estimate for the work is $6,068, of which $5 000
will be paid by the city and the balance by
assessment. Bids for doing the work have
been advertised for.
Catarrh Cured.
Found a Remedy for Both in Hood's
Saranpurilla.
"I was troubled with catarrh for 'JO years. I
tried a great number of remedies, aad about
three years ago I was advised to try Hood's
Sarsaparilla. I Have used six or eight bottle*
and am cured. I have nlso found Hood's Sar
soparilla excellent for rheumatism." Wm
Sherman, WBj Sixth Street. Milwaukee, Wis.
Remember
Hood's SarsagsaHiia
Is the best— in fact the One Trr.e Blood Purifier. .
Heed's Pills cure constipation. 25 cents.
Cltflli SERVICE LA$
TEXT OF THE CHAPTER PRE
PARED BY THE NEW CHAR
TER 1 COMMISSION.
RULES FQll MERIT SYSTEM.
WITH THKEXcfcI'TIOV OF THE
ELECTIVE oHwiVßina AND
CHIEF CLERKS
AWD THE HEKds6f DEPARTMENTS
The Itlea In t«» flare Everybody Push
tin Examinatl'n) Before Receiv
ing I'Appoint1 'Appoint merit.
The chapter, which is to be p!ac3d in I
the new charter, now being prepared by i
the chaiter cumraissum, i elating to civil j
service and the appointment of a board
of civil service commissioners, will be
discussed at the meeting of the com
mission Friday evening. The commit
tee, which has had this work in hand,
has prepared a report or chapter which
provides for the appointment by the
mayor of a board of three commission
ers who shall classify all the offices and
places of employment in the city, and
tho same are to be filled after a com
petitive examination before the board.
The plan being an innovation as far
as this city is concerned, it is likely
that the proposed chapter of the new
charter will be thO.ou^hly discussed by
the commission before any action is
en ken. The matter will be a special
order for the sess:on Friday r.i^ht, and
the chapter as submitted is given here
with:
SECTION l.
On the third Monday of June, ISOS, the
major of the city of St. Paul, .Minn., shall
appoint three peisons, citizens and residents
of said city, who shall constitute and be
known as the civil service commissioners, of
such city, and shall designate one of the per
sons so appointed to serve for a. term of three
years, one- for a term of two years, aud one
tor a term of one year from the first Mon
day in July in the year of their appointment,
and until their respective successors are ap
pointed and qualified; and in each and every
year after such first appointment the mayor
shall, in like manner, on the third Monday of
June, appoint one person cs the successor of
the commissioner, whose term shall expire in
that year, to serve as such commissioner for
three years from the first Monday of July
then ensuing, and until his successor is ap
pointed and qualified. Two commissioners
shall constitute a quorum necessary for the
transaction of business. Any vacancy In the
office of commissioner occurring during tho
term shall be tilled for the unexpired term by
appointment by the mayor, and all appoint
ments, both original and to fill vacancies, shall
be so made that not nicre than one commis
sioner, or if but two political parties were of
ficially registered at the last preceding elec
tion, then not more than two commissioners,
shall, at the time of any appointment, be mem
bers of the same political party. The mayor
may remove any commissioner for incompe
tence, neglect of duty or malfeasance in office,
but he shall within ten days report in writ
ing any such removal to the city council with
the reasons therefor. Said commissioners
shall hold no lucrative office or employment
under the United States, the state of Minne
sota, or any municipal corportion or political
division thereof, and each commissioner shall
beiore entering upon the duties of his office"
and within ten days after receiving notice of
his appointment, take and subscribe the oath
of office prescribed by the constitution of this
state.
SECTION 2.
Said commissioners shall make rules to
carry out the purposes of this chapter and for
examinations, apjieintments and promotions
in accordance wlt)i its- provisions, and the
commissioners, may, from time to time, make
changes in th,e original ru!es. The said com
missioners shall supervise the administrate
of the rules so established, and they shall on
or before the first Monday in July in every
year, report to the mayor their doings during
the preceding year, including any rules adopt
ed under the provi3ons of this section The
mayor may require a report from said com
missioners at any other time. All rules made
as herein provided and all changes therein;
shall be published by said commissioners iii
the official paper of said city, not less than
five, or more- than ten days before they are to
go into opt ration, and a copy for public ex
amination shall be kept on file at their office.
SECTION 3.
Said commissioners shall classify all the
offit'es and places of employment in said city
with reference to. the examinations herein
after provided for, except those offices and
places mentioned in section five (5) of this
chapter. The offices and place* so classified
■ c commissioners shall constitute th°
classified civil service «f said city. From and
iw r .,, tI J.V dOP , t^ n Of>the rulos hereinbefore
provided for, all appointments to subordinate
offices positions jmd employments in the sev
eral departments of the service of said city
which are subject to such rules, shall' be
made by tho rßspectlve heads of such de
partments undeeiandtn accordance with the
provisions of suph rules, and such heads of
departments shall respectively have power to
remove or discharge at pleasure any person
holding any subordinate office, position or
employment in Iheir respective departments
h ii CXC -°£- m tlse Cas * of day lsb °rers they
shall within ten days thereafter file with the
city clerk a written statement of the reasons
for such removal op discharge. Provided
that all appointments to office or position
thereafter to be 3 subject to such rules made
after the Ist day of May, 1593. and before
\ fc L ru ' es herein-proved for shall have gono
in* effect, shal) be tStovislonal and not per
manent appointments, and all appointments
to such offices or positions shall be subject
to examination and recommendation by tho
civil service commissioners the same in
every respect as though they had not received
such temporary appointment.
SECTION 4.
All applicants for offices, places or em
ployments in said classified service except
those mentioned in section five (5) 'shall be
subject to examination, which shall be pub
lic, competitive and free to all citizens of the
Lnited States, with specified limitations as to
residence, age. health, habits and moral
character. Such examinations shall be prac
tical In their character, an.l shall relat- to
those matters which fairly test tho relative
capacity of the persons examined to di3chargo
the duties of the. positions to which they seek
to be appointed, and shall include tests of
physical qualifications and health, and when
appropriate manual skill. No question In
any examination shall relate to political or
religious opinions or affiliations, and no ap
pointment or selection to an office or for em
ployment within the scope of these rules es
tablished as aforesaid shall be in any manner
affected or influenced by such opinions or
affiliations.
SECTION 5.
Officers who are selected by the people or
who are elected by the city council pursuant
to the city charter, Judges and clerks of elec
tion, members and the secretary of city
boards or commissions, the superintendent
principals and teachers of schools, the city
librarian, the city comptroller's chief clerk,
the city treasurer's chief clerk and his cash
ier, the city engineer, his first assistant and
chief clerk, the? city dlerk and his first as
sistant, the corporation attorney and his first
assistant, tho chief engineer of the fire de
partment, the chief of police, the commis
sioner of health and his first assistant, the
superintendent -«f the fworkhouse, the super
intendent of parks, the private secretary of
the mayor, and special watchmen whose
salaries are noi^paid Jry the city shall not be
included in such, classified service.
SECTION G.
The said commissioners shall appoint a
chief examiner whose duty it shall be, under
their direction, *o superintend any examina
tions, held In said elty, under the provisions
of this charter. Such chief examiner shall be
ex-officio secretary of said civil service com
missioners and under direction of such com
missioners he. as such secretary, shall keep
minutes of thei? proceedings, preserve all re
ports made to them. lke-op a record of all
examinations made uiCTer their direction, ami
perform such pjther duties as the commis
sioners may from time to time prescribe.
Ho shall be subject to removal at any time
by cv.id commissioners, but thsy shall, within
ten days thereafter, file with "the city clerk
a written statement of the reasons for such
removal.
SECTION 7.
The ec-rp'rnisslouers shall control all exam'
nations aid may, whenevsr an examination is
to Uke place, designate a suitable number
of persons, chher in cr out of the official
?-erviso of ths city, t3 be examiners; and it
shall be ih.p duty of such examiners, and if
n the cfnria! KF&tee it snail ba a part of
•heir nffic.ia! fh'ty. wi'hout extra ev.nperea
tlon, to conduct suaii "ffflrtafrMffin as the
commissioners may direct and to make re
turn or r&por: thereof to sa.d commissioners
and the coawiissioriers may. at any time, sub
stitute any other person, whether or not in
such service. in the place of any one so
selected; and the commissioners may them
selves, at acy time, act as examiners and
without appointing examiners. The examin
ers at any examination shall not all be
members of the sains political party.
SECTION 8.
Notice of the tim.\ place and general sops
of every examination shall be given by the
b'iard by publication twice each week for
the two weeks preceding such examination
in the official paper of St. Paul, and such
notice shall be posted by said commission
in a conspicuous place in their cfllce two
weeks before such an examination. S-ueh
further notice of examinations may bo given
as the commijsiion may prescribe.
SECTION 9.
From the returns or reports of the ex
aminers or from the examination* made by
the commission, the commission shall pre
pare a resistor for each grade or claw c 4
positions in the classified service of said city
of the persona whose general avera-ge stand
ing upon examination fur such grade or class
is not less than the minimum fixed by the
rules of such commission ad who are other
wise eilgibie; and such persona shall take
rank upon the register as candidates in the
order of their relarKe excellence a,s determin
ed by examination, without reference to
priority of cxam'natlon.
SECTION 10.
The commission shall, by its rules, provide
for promotion in such classified service on the |
basis of aseeriained merit and seniority in j
service and examination, and shall provide in
all cases whore it is practicable that va
cancies shall be filled by promotion. All ex
aminations for promotion shall be competitive
among BUcb members of the next lower rank
as desire to submi' themselves to such ex
amination, and the commission shall submit
to the appointing power the names of tha
three applicants for each promotion having
the highest rating. The methods of examina
tion and the rules governing the same and
the method of certifying shall be the came
as provided for applicants for original ap
pointment.
SECTION It.
The hesd of the department or office in
which a position classified under this chapter
is to be filled shall notify said commission
of that fact, acd said commission Khali c rtify
to the appointing officers the names and ad
dresses of the ihree candidates standing high
est upon the r« gisters for the class or grade
to which said position belongs, and the ?aid
appointing officer shall make ihe appointment
or promotion to such position from among the
three candidates so certified to him by the
commission. excet;t that In cases of laborers,
where choice by competition is impracticable,
said commission may provide by its rules
in wha: manner selections shall bo made fro:u
among those candidates proved iit by exami
nation. Said commission may strike off names
of candidates from the register after they
have> remains d thereon more than two years.
To prevent the stoppage of public business,
or to meet extraordinary exigencies, the head
of any department or office may, witli tha
approval of the commission make temporary
appointment to remain in force not exceeding
sixty days, and only till regular appointments
tinder the provisions of this chapter can be
made. The commissioner of health may, in
case of an epidemic, appoint such assistants
as he may deem necessary to remain in of
fice only until such epidemic has eaased.
SECTION 12.
Immediate notice in writing shall be given
by the appointing power to said commission
of all appointments, permanent or temporary i
made in such classified civil service, and of
all transfers, promotions, resignations and
vacancies from auy cause in such service and
of the date thereof; and a record of the
same shall bo kept by said commission. When
any office or place of employment is created
or abolished or the compensation attached
thereto altered, the officers or board making
such change 5-hall immediately report it In
writing to said commission. •
SECTION 13.
The said commissioners shall investigate
the enforcement of this chapter and of tho j
rules established by them, and the acfion
of the examiners provided for. and the con
duct and action of the appointees in the clas
sified service in the city of St. Paul, and may j
inquire as to the nature, tenure and com- j
pensation of ail offices and places In the pub
lic service thereof. In the course of such in
vestigations each commissioner shall have
power to administer oaths and said commis
sion shall have power to secure by its sub
poena both the attendance, and testimony of
witnesses and the production of books and
papers relevant to such investigation.
SECTION 14.
The seid civil service commissioners shall
certify to the comptroller all appointments
to offices and places in the civil service of
the city subject to their rules, and all vacan
cies occurring therein, whether by dismissal,
resignation or death. The comptroller of said
city shall not approve the payment of, or be
in any manner concerned In paying any s-alary
or wages to any person, subject to such rules,
for services as an officer or employe, of said
city before the appointment of such person to
the city service has been certified by the com
mission to the comptroller, nor after the
vacation of such person's office or employ
ment shall have been so certified.
SECTION 15.
All officers of the city of St. Paul shall aid
said commission in all proper ways in
carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
The mayor of said city shall cause suitable
rooms to be provided for such commission
at the expense of such city; and a sufficient
sum of money shall be appropriated each year
to carry out the provisions of this eha.pter.
Tf such a sum of money is not appropriated,
it shall be the duty of the city comptroller
to countersign and the city treasurer to pay
out of tho general fund on presentation there
of, all warrants of said commission signed by
its president and secretary, not exceeding in
any fiscal year the sum of $3,0C0.
SECTION 16.
No person or officer shall wilfully and cor
ruptly, by himself or in co-operation with ono
or more other persons, defeat, deceive or ob
struct any person in respect to his or her
examination, or corruptly or falsely mark,
grade, estimate or report upon the-examina
tion or proper standing of any person exam
ined ha-reunder. or aid in so doing, or wil
fully or corruptly furnish to any person any
special or secret information for the pur
pose of either improving or Injuring the
prosp&cts or chances of any person so ex
amined, being or to be examined, being ap
pointed, employed or promoted.
SECTION 17.
No officers or employes of thn city of St.
Paul shall solicit orally or by letter, or re
ceive or be in any manner concerned in so
liciting or receiving any assessment, subscrip
tion or contribution or pay any assessment,
for any party or political purpose whatever;
and no person shall solicit orally or by lot
ter, or be in any manner concerned in so
liciting any assessment, contribution or pay
ment for any party or political purpose what
ever from any officer or employe in any de
partment of the government of said city.
No officer or employer of said city shall dis
charge or degrade or promote or In any man
ner change the official rank or compensation
of any other officer or employe, or promise
or threaten to do so for giving or withhold
ing or neglecting to make any contribution of
money or other valuable thing for any party
or political purpose, or for refusal or neglect
to render any party or political service. No
applicant for appointment, and no person
holding any public office or seeking a nomi
nation or election to any public office under
such city shall promise any such political
or party service. No applicant for appoint
ment or promotion in said classified civil ser
vice shall either directly or indirectly pay or
promise to pay any money or other valuable
thing for or on account of his appointment
or promotion or proposed appointment or
promotion in such service; and no person
whatever shall receive or be in any way con
cerned in receiving any money or other valua
ble thing on account of making or further
ing the making of any such appointment or
promotion.
SECTION IS.
Any person who shall wilfully or through
culpable negligence violate any of the pro
visions of this chapter or any rule promul
gated in accordance with the provl3ion3 there
of shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, aud shall
be subject to a fine or imprisonment or both,
at the discretion of the court, and on con
vie'.ion thereof any public office or place of
public employment which such persons may
hold shall, by force of such conviction, be
rendered vacant, and such person shall be
incapable of holding any office or place of
public employment in said city for a period
of five years from the date of such conviction.
SECTION 19.
The said commissioners shall each receive a
salary, payable monthly, of two hundred
($200) dollars per annum. Tbe chief examiner
shall receive a salary, payable monthly, to
be fixed by said commissinoerg, but not to
exceed twelve hundred (£1,200) dollars per
annum. The said commissioners may also
employ a clerk or typewriter at a salary,
payable monthly, ef not more than six hun
dred ($600) dollars per annum; and the said
commissioners shall be allowed a sum. not to
exceed six hundred ($600) dollars per annum,
for stationery and other incidental expenses!
The city council may, if they deem neces
sary, grant any further sum of money for the
upo of said commission, provided that the
entire amount appropriated for the use of
said commission or civil service department
including salaries and all other expenses'
shall not exceed four thousand ($4,000) dol
lars per annum.
The Hen. John F. Smith, of Westminster.
Md., judge of the circuit court of Carroll
county. Md., says: "I have used Salvation
Oil for rheumatism. Its effects were prompt
and lasting."
That means precisely what it says— s2.so for
$1.50. Men's fine Fedora Hats; superb qualities;
nobbiest shap?s — Black or Brown; /t*, -4 F" /\
ail sizes — never sold for less than | *fe § !
$2. 50. Special Price *f£ a © w
PUTITOHPRKHAfI
PECULIAR DISMISSAL OF A POLICE
COURT CASE INVOLVING
J. C. GARDNER.
ZOLLMAN SAYS HALL Din IT.
HALL SAYS HIS ACTIONS WERE
DIRECTED I.V THE CORPORA
TION ATTORNEY.
POLICE TALK AliOlT IT FREELY.
Say Tliere In ii ''XiKKt*'" ••'> Ilio Wood
l>i!e," mid They Want It
Pulled (int.
A war is on among the police depart
ment, the city attorney's office and the
office cf the county attorney over the
dismissal of a case in the municipal
court last Thursday, and charges are
freely made that undue influence was
allowed to prevail in the case, and that
the matter was "fixed" from the time
the arrest was made. The responsi
bility for the alleged irregular proceed
ing is placed, by those concerned, upon
Assistant County Attorney Zollman,
and by him in turn upon City Prose
cutor Hall. Mr. Hall passes the mat
ter »n one step farther by saying that
he acted under instructions from Cor
poration Attorney Markham. The po
lice department is the aggressor in the
pending row, and the officers who made
the arrest declare that a full explana
tion of the dismissal of the case will
be demanded.
The case in question is that of J. C.
Gardner and a female companion, who
were found in a boarding house on
Fourth street, near Exchange, Nov. 22,
nearly two months ago. The arrest
was made at the request of Gardner's
wife, who claims that her husband left
her and their two children over a year
ago and has since been more than at
tentive to the woman arrested with
him Nov. 22. From the day of the ar
rest every effort hag been made to keep
the affair out of the papers, and,
through leniency somewhere, the case
was allowed to draer along without a
hearing until Dec. 29. when, it is al
leged, by reason of more of the hidden
influence, the case was again continued
until Jan. 25. Last Thursday, Assist
ant County Attorney Zollman appeared
before Judge Orr and requested that
the case be dismissed. This was done,
and gives rise to the charges and coun
tercharges of bad faith. Lieut. Pothen,
Lieut. Boerner and Sergt. Davis, who
had charge of the case for the police,
claim that the dismissal was without
their consent or knowledge, and unhes
itatingly declare that the case was
"railroaded" through, purposely, in the
interests of Gardner and the woman.
They declare it an outrage and without
precedent for a case to be disposed of
in such a manner, and they claim they
have evidence to prove the charge on
which the arrest was made.
"Such action Is palpably a manipula
tion of court procedure," said Lieut.
Boerner, yesterday, when informed of
the discharge of Gardner, "and you can
be sure an explanation of the matter
will be demanded. There is a 'nigger'
in the woodpile somewhere, and I think
I know where it ia. There has been an
effort all along to shield Gardner, and,
while the police have no desire what
ever to persecute him or anyone else, I
Insist that the dismissal was not right.
There is plenty of evidence to prove
the charge, and why the case should
be called before the time set, without
the officers who made the arrest know
ing anything about it, certainly looks
queer."
Assistant County Attorney Zollman
vindicates his course by shifting the
blame upon the city legal department.
He says the first complaint against
the couple alleged a state offense. This
Mr. Zollman says, he found from inves
tigation would have been difficult to
prove. He says he wanted Mr. Hall to
lodge complaint on the charge of dis
orderly conduct and dismissed the
state charge because it could not be
established, and thinking that Mr. Hall
would prosecute under the charge of
disorderly conduct. The penally in
either case is the same. Mr. Zollman
says, being a fine of $ICO or ninety
days in the workhouse, and, according
to his views, conviction under the mis
demeanor act much easier. Mr. Hall
refused to issue a second warrant,
Mr. Zollman says, and gave as his rea
son that he had promised "someone"
net to do bo. Mr. Zollman says he then
told Mr. Hall if he did not prosecute
the case under the disorderly charge
that he would himself take the matter
out of the city legal department and
did so.
City Prosecutor Hall admits that he
refused to issue a second warrant for
the arrest of Gardner, but says he was
instructed to this course by Mr. Mark
ham, whose position, Mr. Hall said, was
that as the case had first been under
taken by the county attorney's depart
ment, this department should sec to
it to a conclusion and not try to shift
the responsibility on some one else.
When Mr. Zollman was informed of
the above statement, he declared that
there was an effort in the city 1 gal
department to protect Gardner, and
that he would frustrate it if possible
by at once securing a warrant for the
arrest of Gardner and his companion,
on the charge of disorderly conduct.
That was Monday, but nothing of the
kind had been done up to last night.
The police make the point th^it then
is no need to haggle over the charge
against Gardner, claiming that ha
should have be< n tried on the first ac
cusation, and then [f this case fell
tnroug-h. if th- re tvas the ■!- sire, he
could haw been rearraigned on the
lesser charge without leaving the court
room. Lieut. Poth n says that th • evi
dence gained a; the time of the arrest .
was in his opinion strong enough t.>
warrant pushing the case. Lieut. Pr>
then says Gardner's companion has
told him wh.it he supp sses is the
rtot story of her expern nee.
Alt.H >') ; HE HOTELS.
Talkn With Some ml <!.c- V Inliorn in
St. Pnnl.
D. C. Murray, of Salt Lake City, was ;tt tho
Ryan yest 'relay. Mr. Murray i- .-. neral su
perintendent of the Oreat Western Bell
company, which
largcßi systi ms i I l< ng
the united Staffs, rind Mr. Murray ilaima
they have the longest circull In Nortfi Araer
'•■' 'I hey expi ct to havi .1 I in- . >mpl< ted in
three months which will give them conn c
tion with the states of Wyoming, Utah anl
Montana. They already have lines thn
California and the Southern country. Mr.
Murray says the reason there has been n >
telephone connection across !!;• continent i.i
that the Intervening country Is poorlj
tied, as it would not pa* to operate such a
line, but ho loolis upon ;; lino which will
connect the Atlantic and Pacific as a po i
bilitv cf the future
• * •
Lieut. C. !i. Wheeler connected with tho
ordnance department of the army, came out
from Washington yesterday, and Is registered
at the Ryan. Lieut. Wheeler was met by
Capt. Russell, and will give atl >ntlon while
here to matters In connection with the con
struction by a St. i» :i ul concern of a numb r
of Immense mortar carriages for government
coast ili fensi .■;.
* * *
William !■". Love, of Butte, Mont., was in
the city yesterday on his way hark to Mon
tana. Mr. Love Is connected with the Anna
conda Copper Mining company, of Butte, 1
was n former Minnesotan. having lived at St
('loud lor Borne time. He has been spending
his vacation in the ICast.
* * •
state Senator T T. Young, of Applet on,
came down yesterday and regi tha
Ryan. Senator Young Is on a business trip.
• • •
. Faiiirs Trrens, of Grand Rapids, Is am:mg
the Kucsta at the Windi ir.
J. 11. Leleon, cf Alexandria, Is at tho
Windsor.
C. B. Bradley, of Milwaukee, is quartered
at the Win
11. McDonald, of Great Kails. I 3 registered
at the Clan ndon.
A. Kahlman, of Cleveland, arrived at tho
Ryan yesterday.
E. A. Loomis Jr.. of Chicago, is at the Mer
chants.
H. L. Ray. of Mason City. Is stopping at
the Merchants.
R. Vallentine, of Jane«ville, is at the Mer
chants.
.7. W. Watson, of Forgo, ta registered at
the Ryan.
Mr. and Mrs. .1. 11. Sherm, of Winm-bago
City, are at the Metropolitan.
('. O. Romaneen ami D. Armstrong, of Wil
low City, registered at the Metropolitan yce
terday.
S. A. Clinton, of Sioux €ity. is at tho Met
ropolitan.
CITY PROHIBITION TICKET.
Tho first gun in tho spring campaign will
bo fired, or rather loaded. Tuesday night,
whon the Prohibitionists will moot at tho
office of N. R. Frost and discuss the ad
visability of placing a ticket In the field at
tho city election. One of tho leading light*
In the- cold water movement, In speaking
of the matter yesterday, sail the placing
of a ticket in the field would depend largely
on the Dominations made by the Republican
and Democratic conventions for mayor. Two
yoare ago the candidate for mayor on the
Prohibition ticket polled over ::00 votes, a
number of the voters of tho party casting
their votes for the Republican candidate, only
to find that promises which had been made
had been forgotten. This would probably
result in a much larger vote being polled
this year by the party If. after the nomina
tions had been made by tho other parties. It
was deemed advisable to candiato
j for the head of the ticket.
Building Permits.
The f« II ■ ; .1
j yesterday:
M P Ryan, alterations and repairs to
three-story brick building, Robert st,
between Third and Fourth ?3,500
McQuillan estate, repairs to four-story
brick -building. Seventh st, between
Minnesota and Cedar 1,500
Han ■'■-.■. Ming,
Fuller st, between Dale and Kent.... 1,500
Runaway Causea Excitement.
N':it;ian Parks, living at S6l Western ave
nue, had a lively experience with a runaway
team on Cc-u"ar street yesterday afternoon
His team took frlgfct at Third .street and
ran to the corner of Sixth street, where a
I collision occurred with an express wagon.
Both vehicles were more or les. s damaged.
I but Parks fortunately escaped without ln-
I jury, being thrown out of hnrm's way w)i n
I the runaways struck the other wag.-;i"i.
Give) zest ..to. the 'meajj
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