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TII E ST. PAIL GLOBE
TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 1898.
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TODAY'S BULLETIN.
i V ties ■ ;* the Town.
1 . al I'- litical Gossip.
M ■ hael a Candidate.
blicans at Mankato.
Thurston Says intervene.
Reed Advises the President.
Two Minnesota Jobs Given Out.
2 -Royal Arcanum Meets Today.
Game Commission Suit.
A. t». XJ. W. (lathering.
Pi ihibs Make Nominations.
Planning for the Expo.
tin Shut Out of Ship Market.
1> fenses of the Tortugas.
Cubans to Be Relieved.
i . i oi ; Ready at Last.
Railn ad Men to Confer.
4 — Editorial.
Chart* r Commission's Work.
E — S ;
Fatal Blaze at Butte.
Reli< f for Maine Victims.
6— Markets.
G neral Stock List Lower.
Bar Silver, 55% ■.
Cash Wheat in Chicago, $1.04%.
Reign of Ti rror in Alaska.
Cubans Starving by Thousands.
7- Twin City News.
Minneapolis Matters.
News of the Northwest.
S -Paradis-Duhn Case Goes On.
1 >:■. Meldrum on Home Situdy.
Telephone Fight does On.
No Saloon on Lexington.
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TUESDAY'S WEATHER.
Cloud* : Cold Wave.
n> I'nited Stntes Weather Bureau.
MINNESOTA Partly cloudy weather, with
now in southern portions; cold wave
eastern portion; northerly winds.
WISCONSIN Rain, turning into snow; much
coid( r, with a cold wave in western por
tion:--: winds b( oming northwesterly.
NORTH DAKOTA -Fair and slightly warmer
In northwest portion; northerly winds, be
coming vai i?.ble.
BOUTH DAKOTA— Generally fair; northerly
wi".:-.
IOWA Rain, turning i::to snow; much colder
winds, becoming northwesterly.
MONTANA i";.i: ; warmer; winds becoming
southerly.
YESTEK ! A.VS TEMPERATURES.
The Northwest.
Bt Paul .*,; Ratileford 4
Duluth 38 Prince Albert 0
BCalgary 4
Bismarck I'lSwift Current —2
Willistou o,Qu'Appelle —4
Havre I Minnedosa — 0
Helena o Winnipeg 0
Edition! an l?i
iti 56-55 Boston 3-S-tfi
Chicago 38-50; Montreal 30-34
( ', h :; ""' ; '' -■»-!: Xiw Orleans 74-SO
H-H Xew York 38-3S
- JJ- 'y -\ zero.
YESTERDAY'S MEAN'S.
„ 29.84
Relat . 7q
Mean temperature 43
Wind ut S p. m East
5Jf ea 5 her Partiy'cloudy
Maximum temperature 57
Minimum temperature 29
Daily racge .."""!! is
Aniouui of precipitation (rain and melted
snow) ::i last 24 hours 0
RIVER AT S A. M.
Danger Gauge Change in
M.jticn. Line. Keading.24 Hours.
St- Paul li 3. 8 _ 01
La Crosse 10 4.2 *0 1
Davenport 1", 6.0
St. Louis SO 17.9
all. "Rise.
Note Barometer corrected for temperature
—P. F. Lyons, Observer.
ATLANTIC LINERS.
NEW YORK Arrived: Anchoria, Glasgow;
Fri- sland, Antwerp.
SOUTHAMPTON Sailed: Friedrich Der
Grosse, New York.
NAPLES- Arrived: August Victoria (on
i-ru:-. 1.
GIBRALTAR Arrived: Werra, Xew York.
Sail ■■]■ Ems, Xtw York.
TODAY'S EVENTS.
GRAND "Hogan's Ahoy," 8 PM.
Sixth Ward Democrat! « itib, 8 PM.
Wrestling match, Conover hall 8 PM
Marki'j ball, food show.
Telephone franchise cjufstlon, committee on
ts, S PM.
Grand Council, !to\al Arcanum, Elks' hall
10 AM.
Grand Lodge Degree of Honor, state capitol
W AM.
St. Paul Palette club, club rooms, 8 PM.
Sixth ward Democrats, Martin's hall, 8 PM.
Third ward Republicans, "Old Stone church,"
g PM.
Seeoud ward Independent club, Independent
hall. 8 I'M.
Gen. William Rf.oth, People's church, 8 PM.
Third Ward Citizen-Democratic club, Druids'
hall, B PM.
St. l'inil Turnverein, Vereln rooms, 8 PM.
Grand Icdsjc. A. O. V. XX.. hall of representa
tives, suit- 1 apitol, * ri A.M.
Fourth ward Democrats. 44S Wabasha street,
S PM.
People's Tarty city committee. S PM.
Canne! chapter, O. E. S., Masonic hall, 8
PM.
Hoard of aldermen, city Hall, 7:30 PM.
Ass< mbly. city hall. S PM.
Workingmen's Political league, Assembly
hall, s P.M.
Plumbers' union. Assembly hall, 8 PM.
Coopers' union. Assembly hall, 8 PM.
— Gov. Clough's pursuit of that one
office which he admits, or is reported
to have admitted, he ls out for, must
be making cheering progress, else he
would not be indulging in that hilari
ous jocularity of which we have had
some instances. He was particularly
felicitous in his characterization of the
fellows who have sought brief notoriety
by making proffer of their services to
the state in case of an invasion by the
Spaniards. They may not know
enough to skid logs, but that occupa
tion would doubtless sober them. Then
there is his little sport with the mili
tary ardor of the adjutant general, al
ways subdued on a peace establish
ment, yet chafing for chance to draw
the saber and flesh It In some foe of
the country. It was a bit cruel to raise
the hopes of the valiant military orna
ment of the executive's staff, and set
him and his office force to putting the
state national guard on a war footing,
but on reflection, if the adjutant gen
eral rises to such bait so gullibly, he
is fair sport for the governor or any
one else.
Tha Telephone Contest in a Nutshell.
Tonight the board of aldermen will
decide upon the application of the Mis
sissippi Valley Telephone company for
an ordinance permitting it to erect and
maintain a telephone system in this
city. The assembly has already pass
ed it. It remains with the aldermen to
assent or refuse.
We have followed the arguments
made by the not wholly disinterested
opponents of the franchise, to gather
what of reasonable objection there is.
We have lieen disappointed in the na
ture of the objections. They may be
summed up in the questioned financial
responsibility of the promoters of this
company and in the alleged failure of
independent companies when in com
petition with the Bell company. The
requirement of a deposit obviates the
flrst, and the facts do not wholly sus
tain the latter. Indeed, if it be true
that the Bell can crush independent
companies, then that instinct that leads
us all to take part with the under dog
in the fight should insure fair play for
this aspirant for a contest with the
Bell.
We might, with reason, look for ar
guments touching the city's interests;
facts cited showing that they are be
ing sacrificed or endangered by the new
franchise, and such arguments would
be entitled to great weight. We can
also assume that if the proposed char
ter did put the city or its citizens' in
terests in jeopardy the opponents would
have been quick to point it out. Fail
ing that, it seems a fair conclusion, in
dependent of any examination of the
ordinance, that the city's and citizens'
rights are secure. The question then
remains, what is popular opinion; that
which the board of aldermen is sup
posed to represent; that which they
should ascertain and respect when
learned? That Is no uncertain quan
tity. Every business organization has
spoken. The chamber of commerce,
the board of trade, the Jobbers' union
and the Retail Grocers' union have
each met and adopted resolutions fa
voring the grant. Among the business
men one hears no dissent whatever.
The public is practically unanimous.
The question for the aldermen who are
opposing the grant is whether they will
set themselves against the general
wish. There are occasions when duty
demands such a stand. This is not one
of them.
Only a Stuffed Club.
There will gather in Minneapolis this
morning the few remaining faithful of
that once puissant and mighty organ
ization known as the Minnesota League
of Republican Clubs. Sad changes have
come over the patriotic order since tho
days when its voice was loud in the
land, its councils potent in the party
and its O. K. determinative in the dis
tribution of pie. It shared with that
larger body of which it was an integer
the pride that grew with importance
until the national league forestalled
the national convention, and the state
league stood before the state conven
tion, sounding the policies which the
conventions were to ratify. Then there
was none but bowed the knee; none but
doffed the hat; not one that dared to
question or doubt or deny.
The mutations of all human insti
tutions are displayed nowhere in more
vivid light than in the fate of these
leagues. The national organization
crumbled away until its secretary
shamed it into payment of his large
delinquency of salary by publication of
that fact. Hanna, the Alaric, had
descended upon the army of party
managers, scattered them and grabbed
the reins and assumed control. He
proposed to have no divided honors or
authority. He called ttie league an in
termeddler, an upstart, an interloper, a
busybody, a futility, and would have
none of it. When the great man frown
ed the leaguers shrank away. They
buttoned up their pocketbooks tight.
In the state some of the league leaders
reached the pie counter; most of them,
all the rank and flle, had to stand
back, consumed with hunger, and
watcli the others feed. Gradually the
conviction spread that the league was
no good except for a very few. Gibes
began to be heard. Sneers were openly
indulged. It and its officers were open
ly derided.
Still a few remained, either because
they were faithful or hopeful. They
have called a meeting of the state
league. They have made strenuous ef
fort to inject Into it some of the old
time vim. There was a time when am
bitious politicians would drop every
thing, even congressional duties, to
obey the summons to come to the
powwow and tajik. For weeks ap
peals, gradually rising from polite re
quests to urgent calls, and, as the
emergency pressed, to solicitations ln
which pathos and bathos blended, have
been going forth to the eminemts of
the party to come and address the
meeting. To all there has come the
plea of imperious duties, except from
Dolliver. He accepts, and will be there
today. Dolliver simply cannot refuse
any" chance to talk. If opportunities do
not come, he seeks them; If he finds
none, he makes one. When he is not
talking to others he talks to Dolliver.
Nothing could be more fitting than that
he should be the one speaker tomor
row; the stuffed orator combines de
lightfully with the stuffed club. The
meeting will be stuffy.
Filling the "Roll of Honor."
No one expected that any exposure
of the scandals that cluster so thick
about our pension system as to becloud
what merit it has would have any
effect upon this congress. Neither the
necessities of the treasury, with its
enormous disparity between income
and outgo, nor the warning of the
pension commissioner that the appro
priation of $141,000,000 would leave a
certain deficit by July of from Aye to
eight million dollars, disturbed the
serenity of congress for an Instant. The
warning was jauntily dismissed with
the remark that it will be very easy
to cover that deficiency with an appro
priation out of the increased revenues
the Dingley bill will bring by that
time. Even the proposition to so re
strict pensions to widows as to pre
vent the rolls In the twenty-first cen
tury from carrying the names of
widows of the soldiers of th« \\ r xr oi
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE— TUESDAY MARCH 22, 1898.
the Rebellion of the nineteenth, was re
jected. . ?,.,-,«,
Grosvenor was exceptionally bellicose
during the discussion of the pension
appropriation. The pensioned old sol
dier had no more eloquently indignant
defender than was he. Those who dar
ed suggest reform had no more vitu
perative assailant than he. His atti
tude provoked investigation of his own
status, for he is a pensioner. His
record shows good service without in
jury until 1865, when he was shaken
up in a railroad accident. It did not
occur to him that he waa eligible to
the pension list until the arrears of
pension act baited the cupidity of men
so heavily. Then he discovered that
his shoulder was hurt ln the railway
accident fifteen years before, and he
applied for and was granted a pension
of $22.50 a month and $3,975 arrears.
When the scandal of that act became
a stench that threatened death to poli
ticians connected with it, Grosvenor
covered back, in 1884, his arrears Into
the treasury, but got an Increase of
his monthly stipend to $30. Notwith
standing his pensionable disability he
passes the medical examination of In
surance companies that accept him as
an Insurable risk to the extent of $20,
--000. It ls not to be expected that
Grosvenor would do aught but stand
up bravely for the system that treats
him so generously.
Meanwhile Friday continues to be
private pension bill day ln the house,
and only those members who are secur
ing the passage of such bills are pres
ent; sixty or seventy out of the 35C
members are the most in attendance.
The committee reports are read, rolls
called and bills passed with only now
and then any debate or question. One
such passed after exposure of its ab
solute want of merit. An Ohloan turn
ed out with his neighbors to obstruct
Morgan in his famous raid. This man
was put to felling trees ln the road and
trimming their limbs Into a chevaux
de frise. His ax glanced and the helve
hit his abdomen. Twenty odd years
later a hernia appeared. He was never
in the service, but he is old and poor
and ruptured, and the hernia might be
the result of the blow, and so his bill
goes through with a vote of forty odd
for, to some twenty against. And yet
there are those who say that the pen
sion list is the roll of honor.
Not Quite So Fast
To The St. Paul Globe:
Please suppress the "Maine" chestnut,
and all this war nows regarding the set-to
with Spain. Wo are sick and disgusted
with the prevailing journalistic monotony.
The United States government, backed by
the present administration, would not dare
fight anything, until they blow up four or
five more war ships and then blow up the
White house.
The voice of the people is rotten admin
istration.
— A Disgusted American Citizen.
Stanley, Wis., March 15.
Gently, friend, gently. Don't let your
angry passions rise, especially at the
expense of your judgment. Your re
marks on both subjects on which you
touch bespeak the temper that should
think twice before lt speaks once.
First, it is not the business or the
right of a newspaper to "suppress"
anything except matter unfit for publi
cation. We judge from our agitated
friend's remarks that, if the news from
Cuba did not please him, he would not
print it. A good many people are con
stituted that way; and the curious
part of it is that they would not have
any hesitation in imposing their own
views on everybody else if they could.
Second, we gather from his letter
that the reason why "American Citi
zen" is "disgusted" is that there has
been no fighting yet. Again he should
go softly. Fighting is a serious busi
ness when it is right and forced by
necessity. War, when it can be avoid
ed with honor, much more when the
provoking party is at fault, is the most
awful crime conceivable.
We do not admire this administra
tion, but we do approve, as does the
great body of the people irrespective
of party, its refusal to push the coun
try into war before just and sufficient
cause is shown. Thore is always time
to fight; and nowhere ls it as true
as in case of war that before you go
ahead you should be dead sure that you
are right.
Dr. Powell's Challenge.
Dr. George S. Powell has rushed to
the defense of the honor of his country.
Dr. Powell has picked up lhe glove cast
down before Wartime Emergency Ma
son and is ready to meet the Spanish
challenger in mortal conflict on the
field of honor. In some quarters there
will be a suspicion that the dough! y
doctor is talking through his "White
Beaver," but the thought is unworthy.
The great difficulty to be overcome is
the matter of distance. It is some lit
tle way from La Crosse to Madrid, and,
while Dr. Powell suggests army pistols.
It is doubtful If the instruments of
death can be sighted up to the neces
sary range. The only practicable weap
ons, under all the circumstances,
would seem to be airships, but their ef
ficiency is doubtful, and they are new
to the code.
A duel by submarine cable Is a nov
elty, but it might be arranged. Dr.
Powell might write a prescription for
seven kinds of Indian Sagwa and for
ward it to some Madrid druggist. If
the Marquis of Alta Villa survived
after taking three doses, he could have
the next move. It ls only a suggestion,
but possibly two hundred words of his
opinion of the doctor, expressed In
choice Spanish and read ou* loud in
broken German, would about be equal
in deadly effect to the Powell Indian
herbs.
Until Dr. Powell and tbe marquis get
together the Maine disaster and the
Cuban war will lose much of their in
terest.
— The Austrian reichsrath reassembled
yesterday. Round one ended with hon
ors even.
— The sun crossed the line Sunday,
and for the next six months will do its
cycling on its northern cycle path.
— The Selina Clewett case has reacho.i
the point where it may be safely called
"the periodical diversion of the dis
trict court."
— Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett, the
novelist, evidently wants to be "the
whole thing." She brought suit on Sat
urday for a divorce.
— The Weyler letter in the New York
Journal was a fiery document. The
only serious difficulty with it is that
Weyler didn't write It.
— A Chicago girl scared away a crook
by a prompt application of soft dough.
As "dough" was what he was after, he
was probably satisfied.
— Gen. Miles, you can put Mark Han
na in the awkward squad and let him
ride ln the ammunition wagon, "where
the bullets are thickest."
— A Londoa dispatch says the Mar-
quia of Salisbury Ib suffering from a
form of "brain fatigue." This a mild
way of calling him a paretic.
—The unanimity with which the Span
lards are howling that the reporlt of
the board of inquiry is false shows
that they know well what to expect,
v
—Mark Twain Has established his rep
utation as a humorist without a peer.
His latest and most original piece of
humor is paying his creditors ln full.
— Klondike parties are becoming pop
ular ln church societieip. The Klondike
consists of selling soup, made -of one
oyster and a gallon of water, at 25
cents a dish.
DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL.
MOZART HALL.
Frau Amanda Heltzmann made her flrst
appearance before a St. Paul audience last
night at Mozart hall, in a concert and oper
atic programme. The event was attended
with marked interest, in view of the enthusi
astic encomiums which Mrs. lleitzmann's
singing has received from those who have
heard her upon private occasions.
Mrs. Heltzmann was heralded as a dramatic
soprano of exceptional power. Some of her
enthusiastic admirers went so far as to ex
press the opinion that Mrs. Heitzmann was
a second Klafsky.
Mrs. Heltzmann sang four concert numbers.
The operatic portion of the programme com
prised two scenes from Wagner's "Die
Walkure"— that in which Brunhilde sings tho
cry of tho Walkures and the farewell scene
between Brunhilde and Wotan. Mrs. Heitz
mann created a more favorable impression in
the opera than ln the concert.
It cannot be denied tbat her voice is a
dramatic soprano. It is big and powerful, and
the middle and lower registers and, to a cer
tain limit, her high notes possess equal
volume. But the upper tones generally are
not so rounded ar.d full. They are charac
terized by a penetrating quality and an ab
sence of that feeling that constitutes the
potent charm of all music, vocal and instru
mental.
In the concert, Mrs. lleitzmann's most suc
cessful effort was her encore number, "Wel
come Pretty Primrose Flower." The preced
ing songs were Schubert's "Die Post," Schu
mann's "Widmung" and the ocean aria from
Weber's "Oberon." Of these three songs,
"Widmung" received the best interpretation.
The scene from Wagner's weird opera was
presented without an orchestra. AVilliam
Maenner presided at the piano, which was
stationed on the«stage, closu to the wings
The spectacle of a piano in such close prox
imity to the cliffs and crags of the moun
tain was slightly incongruous. However, Mr.
Maenner played the score expressively, and
the effect was far better than that produced
by an inadequate orchestra.
Mrs. lleitzmann's voice was heard to bet
ter advantage in the role cf Brunhilde. The
e-old quality of the upper tones was less no
ticeable, and her singing generally was much
mor c facile and expressive. Mrs. Heltzmann
also acted the role commendably.
P. V. Larsen, who appeared as Wotan, s>ang
very acceptably. His voice, while dramatic
ally unequal to the exacting demands of the
score, possesses a clear, musical quality. It
is under excellent control.
Mrs. Heitzmann afterwards enacted the
scene in which Brunhilde summons the
fairies, with the cry of the Walkures. As a
ievclation of her exceptional vocal power, it
was the most satisfying effort of the even
ing.
Mrs. Heitzmann was assisted by the Mozart
| club mannerchor, comprising twenty-four
male voices. Under the" able direction of
I William Maenner, the mannerchor sang
, Forschner's "Es Steht Eine Leid." and
j Jaeger's Sicilian folk-songs. The latter
number was repeated in response to a hearty
encore.
Mozart hall was comfortably filled.
To Help Them In Their Running.
From the Boston (Mass.) Herald.
Col. Watterson proposes that the reindeer
which Uncle Sam has Imported from Lapland
and has no use for be distributed among
congressmen on the congressional garden seed
plan. This would give carh member about
two reindeer, and two reindeer would mean
about two votes, though it might alienate
those voters who failed to be thus favored.
The plan would operate very much as the
distribution of offices on the spoils principle
does. That is to say, it would make about
teu enemies to one ingratc.
Whipped Them Witii an Unthrella.
From the Pittsburg (Pa.) Dispatch.
The Hon. William Alden Smith, one of the
visiting congressmen in Havana, opened up
hostilities the other day by whacking some
Spanish volunteers over their hrad3 with an
umbrella for insulting him because he was j
showing his sympathy for some starving re- j
conccntrados. The •engagement resulted favor
ably for the United States and the volunte; rs \
are beginning to learn that thy congress of j
the United States is loaded.
The Best of All Siena of the Times.
From tbe Brooklyn (N. V.) Eagle.
One of the best feigns of the times is the
capitalization of Confederate memories, ot
Confederate causes and of Confederate cour- |
age for United States purposes. The chief
tains and the followers, of Lee and their
descendants vie in 'patriotism with the chief- •
tains and followers of Orant and their de
scendants.
Out of Ilis Element.
From the Atlanta Constitution.
"I wish you please, suhj" said an old darky
yesterday, "write a letter ter de president
en ax him ter gimme a job at buildin' deni
battleships. I'm a flrst-c!as3 carpenter, en
knows my business."
"But you forget— they're built of steel and
iron!"
"Lawd, Lawd." he exclaimed. "How I wish
I had larncd de blacksmith trade!"
Poor Teacher or Dull Pupil.
From the Butte (Mont.) Miner.
The man who taught Bob lngersoll his
Sunday school lessons has just died ln Ohio
at the ripe old age of ninety years. He was \
! a philanthropist and temperance lecturer, '
| and by all regarded as a very worthy man!
According to the theory of his celebrated
pupil they must meet in the hereafter, as
lngersoll will have to go somewhere when I
he dies, and he himself has abolished the :
most undesirable.
May Plead the Baby Act.
From the Buffalo (N. V.) Commercial.
The appellate division of the supreme court
j of Xew York has decided that a minor who
has entered into a contract for the purchase
of a bicycle on the installment plan may
return the bicycle at any time and take back
the full amount he has paid to the dealer.
A Newspaper Without an Editor. I
From the Boston (Mass.) Globe.
One of the headlines In the New York |
Times' report of a dinner to the head of I
a champagne firm was turned upside down. I
How appropriate!
AT THE HOTELS.
ASTORIA— Thomas IL Ruth. Desmet. S. D.-
Frank Shafcr, Duluth; Aug. Anderson, Kas
son; E. J. Olson, St. Croix Falls; Frank
Klein, Eaglo Center; C. G. Schmahl, Redwood
Falls; J. H. Meeges. Redwood Falls; Mrs.
Munroe, Cadotte, Wis.; A. Farrington. Du
luth; H. J. West. St. Cloud; J. H. Coult,
Fairmont; R. St, John, Fairmont; Dan Hol
land, city; F. H. White, Duluth j C. J. Firceed
Duluth; H. E. Richardson. Grand Rapids;
W. H. Milbrandt, Chicago; H. W'eston and
wife, Slayton; O. O. Holmon, Slayton; B. P.
Holton, Sherburne; O. J.., Lien, Delavan; Rev
Wilson. Duluth.
WINDSOR— R. J. Dempey, Chicago; F. L.
Estley, Boston; J. D. Jbnes. Long Prairie;
A. T. Stebbins, Rochester; J. H. Grondahl
Red Wing: Charles G. Hinds, Shakopee; J. R.
Buckman, Shakopee; William Chrlstenson,
Montevideo; A. W. Hobson, Chicago; P. H.
Jordan, Mankato; J. S. Kibbev, Windom; E.
Southworth, Shak-fpee; j^ennins Bishop*, Ma
pleton; A. G. Rogers, Faribault; A. L. Mc-
Curdy. St. Louis; William Hagstrom, St.
Cloud; I. L. Hart. Pipestone; A. Crosby,
Willmar; A. P. Nordin, Willmar; T. J. Brown,
Two Harbors; H. E. Fernald, Appleton; W.
11. Blake, Sauk Center: J. M. Dement, Owa
tonna; IL A. Wilson, New Richland; W. L.
Colyer. Morris; A. R. Richards, Chicago; S.
F. Donnell, Chicago; F. S. Crowell, Roches
ter; Olaf Olson, Willmar; Dr. J. M. Seely,
Fcribcult
CLARENDON— R. J. Mo-Ugu*. Crookston;
J. R. King. Chiat_,o; M. J. Murphy, Pittsburg;
C. H. Stern. Glenwood; D. W. McCama.
Cando, N. D.; John Smith. St. Cloud; George
A. Whitney, Wadena; V. N. Cady. Buffalo,
Minn.; 11. E. McOee, Buffalo. Minn.; Mr.
and Mrs. Creamer, Crookston, Minn.; A. D.
Galusha, Decora, Io.; J. P. Alexander, Bllos
tlon. S. D.; C. A. Robeen, Chicago; B. A.
Perry, J. J. Johnson, Windom; Andrew
Peterson, Woodstock; John P. Dolan, C. P.
Dolan, Windom; C. P. Horberg, Kasota; R.
R. Numetten, Kasota; Mr. and Mrs. Ben
bole, Mrs. Sophia Reese, Windom; H. B.
Moore and wife, Hudson, Wis.; J. D. Fender
and wife, Luverne, Minn.; W. Ireland. B. B.
C.; Michael Orme, Lake Ville; Carl Cbrlsten
son, Chicago; 11. C. Huot, Duluth.
METROPOLITAN— H. C. House, Buffalo, N.
V.; T. J. Smith. Chicago; F. W. Bacon,
Mabel, Minn.; William Petty, Kimball, Minn.;
11. A. Hamilton, Chicago; George A. Whit
ney, Madison, Wis.; J. N. Gayner, Grove
City, Minn.; Watson He3elgrave, St. Charles,
Minn.; C. F. Mark. R. Stacker, Ed Brlgham,
A. Soderlund, Lake Benton, Minn.; J. N.
Moore, Rickford; C. F. Bundy, N. Wilson,
Eau Claire; D. N. Williams, Duluth.
MERCHANTS'— L. A. Goddard, Chicago; B.
11. Ober, Duluth; E. Elbrecht, Chicago; C.
W. Taylor, Chicago; J. P. Lusk, St. Louis;
G. W. Cable, St. Louis; G. F. Simpson, Dav
enport; C. Rosenbaugh, Chicago; E. A. Cope,
Cincinnati; Mrs. E. W. Boucher, New York;
D. Sullivan. Grand Forks; R. M. SulllYan,
Grand Forks; W. N. Hires, Philadelphia;
William Volhard, Cincinnati; J. P. Fagan.
Chicago; P. J. Schwaig, Mantorville; N. Ev
ans, Owatonna; M. Wetzel, Little Falls; F.
H. Mero, Little Falls; S. Pells, Rock Island;
J. L. White, West Superior; R. Haertel and
wife, La Crosse; S. Bullock, Deadwood; M.
E. Ewing. Chicago; W. F. Street, Bemidji;
J. W. Woodward. Omaha; T. C. Collins,
Windom; W. J. Sleberts, Duluth; G. B.
Brown, Milwaukee; D. W. Glllman, Will
mar; G. E. Littlcfleld, Medford, Mass.; 11.
Scott, Billings; E. C. Gattry, Taylor's Falls;
J. A. Reek, Springfleld; M. Neuburger, Chi
cago; J. D. Neer, Chicago; E. Habsner, La
Crosse.
RYAN— William Orr, Duluth: Thomas H.
Lohr, A. B. Eldridge, Marquette; E. D. Ken
field, Chicago; A. C. Stiles, Chicago; S. B.
Patterson, Philadelphia; A. E. Delf, Mar
quette; A. J. Mills. New York; J. F. Van
Saun, A. E. Pike, New York; C. A. Hursell,
Chicago; J. B. Owens, New York; George
E. Schafer. New York; E. D. Rogers, Chi
cago; W. H. James, Boston; D. O. Wilkins,
Chicago; G. 11. Benedict, Chicago; C. Juer
gens. Chicago; W. H. Burton, Chicago; J. H.
Martin, New York; 11. C. Friday, Fridley;
A. C. Law, Chicago; M. H. Jordon, Chicago;
W. W. Williams, T. H. Jones. Chicago.
CUBAN WAR MUST CEASE.
Chamber of Commerce Pauses a Ren.
olution Calling; Upon Congress to
Act Immediately.
The chamber cf commerce of St. Paul ls
determined that the war ln Cuba must cease.
At a meeting of the chamber, held yesterday
morning, H. S. Fairchild appeared with a res
olution, stating in plain terms that the St.
Paul chamber of commerce had arrived at
tho conclusion that something must be done,
and that at once.
The resolution was as follows:
That the St. Paul chamber of commerce
hereby expresses its deliberate conviction
that the time has conic whon tho government
of these United States should, peaceably if
it can, forcibly if lt must, put an end to
the government of Spain in the Island of
Cuba.
After it had been read, it was suggested
that it be made a special order for next Mon
day's meeting, and it was therefore laid over
until that time.
Mr. Kirk presented and secured the adoption
of a resolution favoring tho granting of a
franchise to an independent telephone com
pany. Tha resolution read:
Whereas. The rates for telephone servico
in this city are extremely high for an in
ferior service; and,
Whereas, The present telephone company
vigorously insists that no substantial re
duction can be made, and that no telephone
company In a city of this size can success
fully operate for less- rates than those now
charged by them; and,
Whereas, It has been demonstrated that
in cities in this country and Europe a su
perior service can be rendered at prices
one-half and two-thirds less than the pre
vailing rates charged by the Bell Telephone
company ar.d its licensees; and,
Whereas, Competition is the only means
that has been effectivs in securing lower
rates and a better service:
Resolved, That this chamber on principle
favors the granting of a franchise to an in
dependent telephone company to enable
such a company to install and operate in
this city a telephone exchange.
President Noyes. on motion of Mr. Kirk.
appointed L. S. Cushing, J. H. Weed, Ken
neth Clark and L. M. Watkins a commit
tee of the chamber to assist the finance com
mittee of the Minnesota commission of the
trans-Mississippi and International exposi
tion to raise Uie funds required as the share
of St. Paul in the genera! fund of $25,000
which It is proposed to raise in the state.
EURGLARS ENTER OFFICES.
Carry Away Prom tiie Manhattan
Building Sun tiny Stamps and
Money Isarren-attna- $25.
Burglars played havce in the Manhattan
building. Fifth and Robert streets, Sunday
afternoon, when nine offices were broken
into and rifled.
Tlio plunder secured, however, was of small
consequence, as little of value in the lice of
portable articles was found, except small
sums of money and stamps, aggregating not
more than $25.
The burglars ransacked the building during
the afternoon, doubtless wheu the special
watchman was absent. The elevators were
not running, snd with no one passing through
the bvilf'ing, they worked undi turb*ei fcr sev
eral hours. Some doors were opened wiih
skeleton keys cr the locks skillfully picked.
while others were broken open. Desks in the
cfi'ues were lined open.
Fiom the office of the Northwestern Life
Insurance company, on the third floor, some
stamps were taken, while $S in cash was se
cured in the efflce of E. W. Peet & Co.
Other offices entered were United States Ixian
and Savings association, J. H. Williams;
Smith. Ta>lor & Co.. Willard C. Joues, St..
Paul Foundry company. Canadian Life Insur
ance company, liiited States and Colonial
Loan aud Mortgage company.
LUMBER DEALERS VISIT.
Lnrcfe Party of Nebraska Men Who
Have Been Visltiiiß- Wisconsin
Pineries.
A special train of five cars, bearing over 300
members of the Nebraska Lumber Dealers'
association, at rived hsre last evening o.er
the Omaha road.
The party are tho guasts of the C, St. P.,
M. & O. railroad, ard tre en t?e r way home
after a week's visit to tne white pine dis
trict of Wisconsin. They left Omaha March
17, after the annual meeting of iho associa
tion, and have visited the cities of Mankato.
Winor.a, La Crcsse, Merrillan. Ban Claire, J
Chippewa Kalis. Rice Lake. Ashland. Wash- I
burn, Bayfield, Mason, Drummo. d, Havward, |
Spooner, Shell Lake, Cumberland and Min
ueaplla.
The lumbermen are in charge of Lyman ]
Sholes, divi-i n passenger and freight agent
of the Omaha line, at Omaha.
NEW P. 0. REGULATION.
Bunks Are Required to Cail for
Tlieir Reeristered Mall Instead of
Having; It Delivered.
A general order has been issued by the
postmaster general forbidding postoffices to
deliver registered packages supposed to con
tain money to banks, trust companies and
financial Institutions. Such institutions must
send to the effices for their registered mail.
For some two years there has been a tre
mendous Increase in the money remittances
through the postoffice service, banks landing
it less expensive than through express com
panies.
As no special protection is afforded a let
ter carrier by the regular delivery of valu
able packages it Is supposed that the post
master general prefers the banks to run
their own risks in carrying the money through
the stree'3.
BECAUSE OF THE MUD.
H. Conrad Rode on the Sidewalk
and Paid #2 to the (ity for the
Privile-ye.
The flrst penalty of the year for violation
of the bicycle ordinance was imposed upon
H. Conrad in the police court yesterday, be
ing a flne of $2 for riding upon the sidewalk
within the proscribed district.
The excused explained to Judge Orr that
he had ouly used the walk where the street
was too muddy for progress, but the court
did not deem this a sufficient excuse for the
offense, and fined him the $2 deposited t7
Conrad at the Margaret street policb station
after being arrested by Officer Mantauffel.
Grace Comes to St. Paul.
Edward Grace, general secretary of the
Winona Y. M. C. A., has handed In his resig
nation with the Intention of taking charge
of the St. Paul association.
Cold Wave Coming;.
The local weather bureau last night re
ceived advices from Washington announcing
the approach of a severe cold wave.
By tonight, it is predicted, the temperature
will have dropped 30 to 40 degrees.
i
WILL LET THE ABERDEEN IN
CHARTER COMMISSION MAKES
PROVISION FOR IT
Will Be Allowed a Liquor License
If the New Enactment Becomes a
law Mr. Krle-j-er Tries to Have
a Section Adopted Calling; for
Employment of Day Labor by
the City.
The charter commission last evening
voted unanimously to designate the
Aberdeen hotel in the charter as a
place where liquor may be sold. The
matter was introduced by Commission
er Lightner, who moved an amendment
of section 13, chapter 4, ofthe new char
ter, providing that liquor could be sold
at the Aberdeen so long as It is run as
a hotel.
"I suppose the Prohibitionists will be
offended," said Mr. Lightner. "But I
think that this exception should be
made in favor of this hotel. It ls the
only hotel in the prohibited district."
"You are right," said Commissioner
Clough."
"Suppose another hotel is built in
that district?" asked Commissioner
Krieger.
"The charter commission will hold
another session," replied Col. Clough.
The commission also reconsidered its
action of several nights ago, in reduc
ing the amount allowed to the fire de
partment to $180,000, and raised the
limit to $190,000. This was done at the
earnest request of President Arosin, of
the fire board, who declared that the
department would be seriously crippled
if it was not allowed more than the
commission had fixed. Mr. Arosin said
that the expenditures last year were
over $182,000. and that they were kept
down only with the most rigid econ
omy. They would be as great this year
and should be greater bscau.se all the
buildings of the department needed re
pairs and other expenses were unavoid
ably incurred. He showed how the sal
aries of the firemen were graded in the
several districts, and said that they
were small and that the men earned
them. The men, he said, were always
on duty and they deserved consider
ation.
"Are the men paid the same as priv
ate individuals would pay them?"
asked Commissioner Dean.
"There is no way to compare their
work with any other," answered Mr.
Arosin. . "It is not manual labor. They
are alwys on call, and when they leave
lor a fire they do not know whether
they will ever return to the house. I
would not like to be one."
Mr. Arosin enumerated the force and
said that if the appropriation was cut
the salaries would have to be cut.
"That is one of the provisions we
made," said Col. Clough.
"But even with reduced salaries we
cannot keep the expenses within the
sum you name now," said Mr. Arosin.
"We should be allowed $200,000. Thon,
If there Is anything left, it can be cred
ited to the next year's account."
"I appreciate the fire service in this
city." said Col. Clough, "but I don't
think we can get the taxpayers to
agree to such a large sum. One hun
dred and eighty thousand dollars is
enough. We cannot get more."
"Col. Clough is inconsistent." said
Mr. Lightner. "We reduced the police
department $15,000. Following out that
line we should reduce the fire depart
ment to $155,000."
"That is what should have been
done," said Col. Clough.
"The fire department was carried on
in a business-like way," said Mr. Light
ner. "The men were graded according
j to the amount of service they were
! called upon to give. There was no
i such system in the police department.
We ought to recognize the good work
in the fire department."
"The fire board was better able lo
economize," said Col. Clough. "They
knew more."
"Then you are giving a premium on
ignorance," retorted Mr. Lightner.
"There is the Hamline district with
out a fire engine company." said Mr.
Atoslb. "We are trying to arrange
| matters so that we can save enough
| money to buy an engine for the people
j there. If a fire breaks out there we
| must send an engine two miles to reach
to reach it. Fire protection is badly
i needed there. We require about $S.OOO
I for a fire company and outfit there.
| We should give the residents of that
I section an engine this year."
Mr. Lightner said that when the fire
| department was under consideration he
: wanted the appropriation fix< d at $19),-
I 000, and he was voted down. Comniis
' sioncr Murray moved to reconsider that
' item and it was carried. Then, on mo
• tion of Mr. Lightner, the appropriation
for the department was made $190,000.
The commisssion went over chapter
24. of the proposed new charter, which
■ contains miscellaneous and supplemen
j tary sections. With a very few excep
j tions the provisions are already em
\ bodied in the old charter, and but few
changes were proposed.
Section 9 reads:
Section 9. AU contracts for work to be
dime for said city, or for the purchase of
property of any kind, for the public! use of
said city, except as otherwise provided for
in this charter. In which the valup of such
work or the price or value of such property
shall exceed the sum of two hundred ($200)
i dollars, shall be let to the lowest responsl
i ble bidder. reser\ing to the council the right
I to reject all unreasonable bids. In such
cnse the common council shall require a
i notice of not less than six days for the time
j and place of letting such contract, by pub
! lication in the official paper of said city,
'■ which notice shall substantially describe
the work to be done and such other par
! ticulars as tho common council may order,
and shall designate the time and place
i when and where sealed propospls yhall be
I received therefor: the said proposals shall
! be opened and considered at the first meet
! ing thereafter of either body of the common
! council, and upon any bid aforesaid being
i accepted, a contract in accordance there
| wilh shall be drafted and submitted to saJd
! council fcr Its approval; and upon the
same being approved and signed by the pre
riding officers of either body of the said
council, il shall be executed on the part of
tho city by the mayor and city clerk with
the corporate seal of the city attached, and
countersigned by the comptroller, and filed
with tho bond required by thl3 charter in
the office of such comptroller. The common
council shall require a bond on the part
of the contractor to be executed and deliv
ered with such conditions and with such
sureties as ls required by the provisions of
chapter 13 of this charter, and in such
amount as the common council shnll pre
scribe, tor the purpose of securing the per
formance of the contract. The common
council shall also havo power to require
every bid to be accompanied by a bond on
the part of the bidder for such sum and
with such sureties as the common council
may prescribe, but any such bidder shall
have the option of making a deposit of a
certified check or cash in lieu of such bond.
Commissioner Krieger offered an
important amendment, which reads as
follows:
The common council, by a two-thirds
vote, and with such restrictions as It
may Impose, may provide for the
hiring by the city directly, of all
labor required in the performance of any
work done for the city. The city engineer
ond the president of the hoard of public
works shall havo charge and supervision of
all such labor. All materials, supplies, ma
chinery and Instrumentalities necessary to
carry on said work shall be purchased for
the city by the purchasing committee cre
ated ln chapter 5 of this charter, and, so
far as possible, ln the manner therein pro
vided.
"The idea of this amendment," said
Mr. Krieger, "is to let the city make
a bid for day labor. The day labor
system is somewhat cheaper than the
contract system and is more satisfac
tory. It ls better on such work as sew
ers. In Denver such work was done
for $3,000 less than the lowest contract
bid asked. Give the experiment a trial.
It would satisfy a large number of
poor citizens. It has been tried In Lon
don and the large European cities and
In Boston. And it has been found to be
more satisfactory than the old system."
"It is good for laborers," said Mr.
Murray, "but it ls not good for tax
payers. Minneapolis is working on that
system and it pays 50 per cent more for
Its labor."
"I contend that the taxpayers will
Sa Xf !? on t y by the day labor system."
Raid Mr. Krieger. "In Boston contracts
are lived up to. If it proves more ex
pensive then I will be willing to drop
"The basis of every special assess
ment is a contract," said Col. Clough.
this plan cannot be tried. We have
not the power to do it. We would have
to pet the state constitution changed "
"The day laliorer will get the best end
of the contract," said Mr. Lightner
"But I agree that it should be done
where possible. The sweeping of
Summit avenue illustrates the good
points of this idea. In that case it has
worked well. Work to be done by local
assessment should be excepted in this
amendment."
"There would not be much left of It "
said Mr. Krieger.
City Engineer Rundlett was present
and his opinion was asked.
"Once In a while," he said, "some
thing comes up that justifies us in em
ploying day labor. Where there is a
collusion between contractors we can
do the work cheaper by day labor. But
the eight-hour system Is against us.
There is not a large percentage of sav
ing to the city."
"Yet," said Mr. Lightner, "there is
nc law that allows us to let out the
street sweeping by day labor. The
charter says that for all sums above
$250 bids must be asked. Yet we spend
$20,000 a year for street sweeping that
ls done by day labor."
Mr. Krieger said he would with
draw his amendment until he had con
sulted about it, and section 9 waa
adopted as originally drafted.
A few minor amendments were made
and then the chapter was accepted and
ordered print' d. The commission will
meet again Friday evening.
TO CAREY ON THE WORK
Central W. T. C. U. Decides to Con.
tlnne lta Campaiga Unassisted by
Any Olher Organizations.
Central W. C. T. XJ. held its regular meet
ing yesterday afternoon in tho rooms of tha
St. Paul Commons and de -ided that It would
carry on the gospel meetings ln the Volunteer
hall without the aid once a month of any
other union, as lt wa3 felt that the present
workers were known and were carrying on
a successful campaign and that it would not
be advisable for new people to take hold of
this particular work.
However, if cny of the unions desire to hold
meetings on some other nights they are at
liberty to do so. Mrs. Morrison said: "I
think it would be good to sco all the unions
holding meetings all over tho city."
The following resolution was presented by
Mr 3. S. V. Root, and adopted:
Resolved, Teat it is and has been tha
sentiment of Central union, by an over
whelming majority, by vote and' otherwise
that we favor consolidation with t-e Somer
set union, ir done harmoniously acd for tha
advancement of the great cause we repre
sent.
Mrs. M. A. Morrison spoko on the meeting
recently held at the almshouse, saying that
it was the best m-e-.ing tbat they had had
for a long time.
Miss Leech superintendent of L. T U
work, teportcd on lh*- <n o talnm'nt given St
Patrick's night und r her d;r-:c lon.
Mrs. Root said: ' It was really a v.enderful
meeting and any church in the city might
be proud to give such a one. I wish we
had more L. T. L.'s in the city. Miss Leech
deserves great credit."
Mrs. M. A. Morrl3on reported on the Satur
day evening meeting in Volunteer hall. Shs
said: 'The hall was crowded. We hadn't
chairs enough, but they were willing to stand.
It was the best mee'ing we have had."
Mrs. Root said: "One result of this work
ls that the ministers are taking the meeUngs
back with them to their own churches. We
do not have any trouble getting speakers."
Mrs. Root also announced that the saloon
and wine room committee had succeeded In
getting three indiclments against •'Mayor"
Griffln, but that the trials waited the pleasure
of the county attorney.
New members were: Mrs. J. A. Bailey
Mrs. J. J. Norling. Miss Abbie Thompson
and Mrs. Kane. Mrs. Hamms, from the
Mitchell county union, in lowa, was a vis
itor, and having come to St. Paul to reside
will Join one of the unions here.
MAY SUCCEEP HIMSELF.
What a City Offlclal Says of the Se
lection ot a Successor to Fire
thief Jnckson.
The board of fire commissioners will,
at its regular meeting tonight, elect a
successor to Chief Jackson. A month
ago it was given out that Hart X. Cook,
second assistant chiof. would certainly
be elected to take charge of the depart
ment.
Since then there have been all kinda
of combinations talked of. the one re
ceiving the most attention was that
John T. Black was to be brought back
and placed at the head of the depart
ment.
A city official on Saturday said it
was no sure thing but that Jackson
would be re-elected, and last evening
another prominent official said the
matter had been arranged and that on
the second ballot Jackson would lie
elected chief.
The first ballot, the offlt-ial said,
would show Commissioners "Vanish and
Walther voting for Cook, Commission
ers Clark and Warner voting for Jack
son and President Arosin for Black
On the second ballot, the official stated,
Arosin would go with Warner and
Clark and Jackson would receive votes
enough to again secure the position.
The gentleman who volunteered this
Information was of the opinion that the
fire board having learned that the
chief of the department or any of the
employes could be removed after thirty
days' notice, an arrangement could
easily be made after election to again
notify Jackson that he was not needed
and Cook or Black be given the posi
tion.
ENTERTAINED AT DINNER.
Presbyterian Ministers' Club the
Guests of Hey. M. 1.. I». Hill at Ihe
Albion Yesterday.
The Presbyterian Ministers' club was en
j tertainrd yesterday afternoon by Rev. M. L.
P. Hill at 52 the Albion. It was the regu
lar monthly gathering of the club, the after
! noon, prior to the dinner, being taken up
with the routine business of the club.
Rev. J. P. Egbert gave a paper on "The
Value ot Kgyptology in Historic Revelation."
after which there was a general discussion
of the subject involved in Dr. Egbert's paper.
At r>:3o o'clock the ministers sat down to m
dinner, as tbe guests of Dr. Hill. Among
those present were Rev. W. C. Covert, of the
Mcrriam Park Prcsbyierian church; Rev. O.
W. Davis, dean of Macalcstor; Rev. A. Dris
coll, of Arlington Hills church; Rev. M. D.
Edwards, of Dayton Avenue; Rev. J. P. Eg
bert, of House of Hope; Rev. W. C. Laube. of
Hethany church: Rev. M. R. Paradis. Hast
ings; Rev. J. R. SammiS, Red Wing, and Rer.
C. W. Scovel. House of Hope.
STREET CARS COLLIDE.
Two Interurhniis anil a Ilamlinr Car
Come to Grief Diu-liik Last Night's
Fok.
In the dense fcg cf yesterday morning's
early hours a collision occurred between a
Hamline car aud two Inte: urban tars, on
University avenue, near Lexington.
Tho vestibules of the cars were more or
less damage and several passengers severely
shaken up, but no cne was seriously Jnju*e4.
The accident happened through the break
ing of the trolley pole on the Hamline car
shortly after ft turned on the main track.
The car stopped and the first intcrurban
narrowly missed colliding with lt. Another
interurban car reached the scene before tbe
blockade was raised, and the motoneer, fall
ing to see the other cars in timo, could not
bring his car to a stop before it crashed Into
the flrst Interurban and ln turn forced this
car upon the Hamllre ccach. Each of the cars
carried a number of passengers, who were
considerably frightened.
Pure Pood Show.
The attendance ct the pure food show yes
terday was very slim, but lt was explained
by the fact that yesterday was washday, and
women preferred to remain at home r.n Mon
day, and look after their household duties.'
In the evening there was a better crowd and
the managers wore a happier look.
Had a Narrow Escape.
Mrs. Julia Joyce, living at 471 East Seventh
street, fell down the stairs at her home yes
terday afternoon, fracturing several bones of
her right fore arm.
Dr. Attz reduced the fractures and is of tha
opinion that Mrs. Joyce Is not otherwise In
jured, though her escape from more dangf routa
injury was remarkable, as she fell headlong
to the foot Of the a. air*