The Saint Paul globe., November 29, 1898, Page 2, Image 2

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Witll a Tailor-Made jjjj
to^*_ka** SUIT AND
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OVERCOAT ■
Oft At the prices we are asking- in our OO
B T 25, 30 g 35 1
i|w) There is no reason why anyone should appear shabby or Mjf
!'()> ill-clad. We court comparisons and challenge competition in #|J<[
tttt this sale of HIGH-CLASS MERCHANDISE. For your own sake, ||(
',)(< give us a call and inspect our offerings. See how the garments l\r\
!'<>s are made in our Robert street window. Hlji
LOUIS NASH, QjjK&W Leader of the B|,|
nanager. Vi^^^aj. — Art Sartorial. |
TAILOR
OATIIER L\ EACH WARD
MM VI, DKMOCRATB WILL GET TO
GETBEB % WEBB FROM TO
BOBBOW HIGHT
WARD ORGANIZERS NOTIFIED
They Are ITsffH If* to Sfe That
MeettaS* Are Held In 'lheir
Ren|M-ell\e l.oculltles and the
New Oi-Kaulicatloii S«urted on a
SuhMtnatfal Baals L««te« Isnued
hy Provisional Committee.
Ward meetings fur tho election of
■ward and i recinflt cunriiitteemen and
officers under the new; Democratic City
and County Organization will be held
hi every »'Brd In the city one week
£rotn t """i i"W evening, at plac?B to
ba bereafter appointed by the ward
organizers selected by ihe provisional
opntmitu • •.
The provisional committee, appoint
ed to see thai the organization should
1,.; carried OUt, bus acted promptly
and in liin with the ...u^estion of the
provisional crgantacatim. Ther* were
ncveia' in • ting* of the committee last
wok. and y*s;erday a Utter was hent
to ib-- men who were (elected to a< 1 as
wii'l . i_a' i?.> rs. unrier the auth rity of
the pr. visional organizf.tion. The iet
t.r<all:- fo; war.l ni". Ui.u-. flireeta the
ap] olntmerrt of an organizer ln •
pivcinc-l and carries ou;, in effect and
detail, the .liM-r-tions of th^ central or-
B ■;lii/..11i0n. Tie- letter insie I by tile
. .11 l( e and signed by the provision
al 1 bairman i.< Mlf explanaton •
Dear Sir: We are exceedingly anxious to
complete the permanent organi/.a: o>n or ti..
H.inii. ratic party In Ramsej county un'er the
iiatif of Democratic City apd County Or
ganisation."
You hay already received notice of your
appointment as an orgaulz-r in your ward.
If pon h;ire not already receiv. .1 a list j
of iir'.'i im t men stilted during tha ret it :
campaign, you wl'l find DM enclosed for
your ssa ii tMs matter.
Please iele t ht oaee a precinct crganlz^r
In each precinct In your w.ird. and send such |
lt*t of inch organise** with their addresses
at the -slble date.
In the enclosed list ycu will In Home cases j
aottaa than un. names hay.' t ti mark d j
wiln an X: sn.h mark lndlrates ihat the un
deistem-d h- lieve 'Uch p. r> >n to he err.- !
petenl 10 acl .is a precinct organiser; but you
ar. net bound to accept aucb persona as auch 1
organisers; you may knew of some one even
mora suitable and in such case it la your
duty to choose the moat enttsMe perron.
We beitcve. however, that it ia desirable j
to i'.ot;n;z 'he peseta t eoaui ite tn n scl. .-■
ed ln the reeesn campaign as much as possi
ble when thay sra knssra ts hay.- performed
tntto*.
Yen are alaa requested, and It xylll be j
your duty, to scU.'t a place where a Keier.il
ward BStSllßg rray be held for the purpose j
of formally electing five rnimmit t_-_____cg from |
each precinct, and a'sn of electing precinct ■
chairmen and ward chairmen, secretaries and '
tr. asuisi a.
We have appointed Wednesday evening.
Pec. T 1898, at 8 o'clock p ni.. lor lhe time
of holding Mf h BMOtSg, and such meeting
must be >c !d In every ward in the ety at
that I. our and al thai date. It is for you. ,
therefore, to immediately salset an,! aeCTS
a room and place In > iur ward where aucb
nieetho, can be held, and report the same
to us, i>»at we may adverti.-o it.
It wlli also be your duty to instruct the
precinct organisers ot your w.nd ot the time
and place .if holding such war.l meeting, nnd
urge them to have attend such meeting a.
representative and lar* delegation ot Demo.
crats from the several proclnets.
The committeemen chows at ihi< time will
have largely the control of the spring and
fall el., tion of l*f-A. and the members of said ,
YERXA
SEVENTH AND CEDAR STS.
Tel. m. Meat Market, 782.
BANANAS,
10s to 15c Dozen.
We bsve I larjje number of flne bun_ht_t
0:' Baaaana sleety ripened for today.
11 cents
Kor BBC-gallon Class Tin-Covered Oil Cans
(usually -old at 2So eachi for a few day*.
Baked Bean Sale.
A good large lot of Pilgrim Brand Baked
Beana. These are high Kr-de gooda. As good
as any on the market. We offer while tbe
lot lasts:
'--lb. individual slie cans, each Sc
l-lb. cana .....'. Be
2- lb. cans '"' ' s .
3- lb. tans j^,,
6 Pounds
Of Corned Beef for 25c, in our meat tnarket.
5 cents
Tor seven doses best Wooden Clothes P:n.=
50 Bars
Of the Favorite Brand Laundry Soap for
one dollar (U bars for I
42 Bars
Of the Supreme Brand Laundry Soap for one
dollar. These are extra Urge bar« iT&n
bars Ear I l
24 cents
IVr pjur.d for th.? Very Best Creamery Butter.
8 cents
rer tan (Sr 2-lb. cans of Marrowfat Peas
packed by the Woman's Backing Company.
Baiavia Canned Goods.
We are now receiving th© new crop. Goods
all raised and packed on the farm in Batavla,
New Torfc. Ttiere are few goods as perfect
as tben*. There are none be-tier. a->d t— sy
tire not high priced. (C. vie and sample them.)
$2.50
For ht-gal'.on barrels of that perfect Cider
from tl tame shipper as the la^t lot. There
is nothi.,. better, it's a g»d keeper; 20c
per gallon in smaller quantities.
Lots of Appjes.
Good New Hampshire Baldwins, large
barrels, only J2.55
Good Michigan Wagners, Ben Dalits, Tal
man Swoets, Russets, Seek-No-Kur
ttiers. only $325
Veiy Fancy Rhode island Greenings,
per barrel $3.95
Very Fancy Large Spicy Northers Spi.s.
per barrel $3.fC,
Good Baldwins, per peek 2SO
committee will be given preference in said
campaigns, therefore It ls exceedingly de
sirous that much care be taken to select
proper committeemen.
As already stated, at the ward meeting to
i i _? on i 5 *^- 7 P r ecinct chairmen must be
elected and they will be elected by the five
committeemen from each precinct, and such
chairman must be one uf the five committee
men. At ttie same time, and immediately after
the election of precinct chairmen, the aald
precinct chairman in your ward shall elect
a ward chairman, a ward secretary and a '
ward treasurer; such ward officers need not '
be precinct committeemen, but may be such
Immediately after the holding of said mc»t
in;; and election on Dec. 7, It will be your
duty to see that the presiding officer and
secretary make report of all proceedings to
the undersigned of the committeemen and of
ficers chosen at ?aid meeting.
We sincerely trust that you will give tMs
matter your most earnesi and sincere at
tention. If for any reason you cannot so do
PjesM return tbia to the undersigned im
mediately, that we may select some one el?o
in your place.
No faithful or loyal Democrat should de
cline or neglect to perform the above duties
unless absolutely prevented from so doing
oy business engagements or sickness The
worker* are the loyal; the workers should
A»ol c A! le r< ; wa r dß cf lh « Party, and will
do _o through this organization if you do
your duty. -Humphrey Hartcu,
__ Chairman.
INVALIDS ARE_GRATEFUL
Thirteenth Regiment Auxiliary \ n -
MMitition TbauUn State Officii-])*.
Mrs. A. H. Powers, r-eeretary of the
Thirteenth Regiment Auxiliary associ
ation, yesterday cent Gov. Hough and
<""1. Hartley a resolution of thanks for
the courtesies and attention given the
*ii-k members of the Thirteenth, who
arrived on the ho.pital ?hip Kio Janeiio
Bis weeks ago. Th- reaeiutlon also
mentions ('apt. William Ward of the
IMo Janeiro, for Us kind offices In
Looking after the romfort of the boys
on thetr homeward journey. The reso
lution also oommends the services ot
Col. Hartley and thanks Gov. Clough
c iratftfly for his p*rt,
ST. VINCENrS BAZAR.
■ H Wax Opened Sne ec»n» till v In
Spite ot tbe sinn.i
vin.enfs Christmas bazar opened suc
ctmmtuOr In the church hall last evcn'ng and
cos tin lies all the wek. Father Cosgrove his
bad charge of many of the details, but the t
women have cared for the decorating of their i
booths themselves ai;d have made many of '
the pretty article, offered for sale. I
Hie booths i are m.tstly decorated with light '
color! and dainty tints, though some show ,
?,h ! 0n " Tk 1 ?' * P J*- 1 '* I"'*1 "'* an ' 5 are »y with red
Hi:: . and blue bunting. Two of the booths
are named for Schley and Dewev I
The young ladies* booth is In pale" blue an d I
white and _* in ellMps of Miss Mary Lamb i
Cr'X by M:- S e S X- t n. Daley. Bn.gan ,ud I
Graham. Blue and white is als.. the com- '
blnatlon used for decorating the booth where :
confection*, candy and cake are raid Mra
McNnlty U in charge, assisted by Mr ' Ken."
n.dv and Mrs. Sullirr.r.
?!lZ c '". ? Vrr w flre "''' BSltafy, all the
Ftnrhw-I! directs F-,ir<--. here
The Demo* ■ »i: in red. white and
ahrted by Mrs. itr, nan. Mrs. Sbehaa. Mis
Carroll. Mrs. McNulty and Mrs. T.mmev
Hlue. y, low and white are prertilv cora
; hined at the booth In charge of Mi.-, Marl-
1 ' who off '- rs tarHu
, nna> , cisars b?h! gum.
' , . N . : rT V d J ?}l'l '• rowu have the fish pond
' V! . . d ,/°- Th,S ; , n, " r ' ; ""* Is de.orat
ed with the national colors.
' iJS?" ?}.-J'-? n T n ls in t charge of an apron
booth, prettily hung with pale pink and blua
! hunt.ng Ml^ Mary Dempser assists ' U#
1 «,£. 7, o^, ?"*- w l" te bootll 'l« naai*d for
and is In charge of Mrs. James Ca'
; lahan. assisted by Mrs T. H. Hurley Mrs
' Joho U-Toole Mrs. V. Hem. Mrs. Kellv. Mrs!
? n Z? Mr L Mar °*:cv. Sfre. OXeil. Mrs Fi^h
sr. Mrs. Walsh and Urn. M,N.rn,v. There
are foil* offered lot sale here, ons
- ill T-> fu l , in , __!.-__? •***"_ an(i another,
a beautiful bin lady Aoll In black silk
Mi;s Deveraux and Mrs. Furey have a
.ancy table In red white and blue, and Mrs
2S__f? K an< \ M , rs * ?' vine are amuiging an!
«*er booth for do!ls and fanov articles
v.h;.h ls dainty in green and white.
FOR CHRISTMAS~TN CUBA.
"•>d Iron Society Take* the In
itiative tn tbe Gift KnterprUe.
Th,- Red Cross Aid society ls anxious to
know U there U any desire on the part of
the friends of the men of the Fifteenth regi
m st to RSMtM them at Christmas time
through the society, as has been done for the
bo >; - a, M, ni:a A m^eUog wHI be held in
tne chamber of commerce rooms, at Third
and Jackson streets Thursday, at .1 o*clcck
In the afternoon ard all friends of th- Fif
teenth Minnesota regiment of volunteers are
riTp'iiV 0 ™* 1 ' 1 th " re at ,nat - ini^ with
the Red Cro** women asd decide there wha'
if anything may be done In regard to sending
Christmas fcoxas to the regiment. •*
THK GREAT WlW||| I.IMITKD
Via The fT-lH— Great Western R r .
Tl c finest train between t'-e Twin C tl s nl
CWcmto leaves St. Paul daily mT$Mm ni
--free reclining chair cars, open' and
-.mpartment sleeping cars, buffet cm a°d
dmiug cars serving meals '* la BMa? The
■nd fastest trots bstvsea St Paul xi»n!
■!s and CMcagt. Try it. "
Says He Did Nut Steal It.
Harry Parker, who was arrested ». Ri^*»
VoUey Plead,^ ncx gu.lty fo the chwge^
grand larceny In the municipal court"„ft£
day moraiag and hi s hearfng w« / c . j«
Thursday by .ludgre Orr Parker <« ,oT m
with the theft of JT7O b t To,^ng k ; o S£gg?
in-law William Kreager. 5 ms^ttro'C
The alleged offense sag committed on \ ? ov ir
whi.e the famtly was at dinner. The mow
■aa concealed in a side board and tl" roU
and Parker were missed at the same time.
faarcht (alien at Last.
A li. Cullen. alias Stay, who ls
at V.atervilie. Minn., for the alleg^ _^ en l
of a cow. was arr.^u-j at his home 6*'" Yorfc
street, yenerday morning by Deteo-.ive' W - er
riek and Patrolman Murnane. Detet'vL
Wernck and Wells went out to the house tl
ma K e the arrest Dst Saturday evening h,.
Cuilen slipped out of a sid. Sor a^ evadS
thna Cullen has a deaf and dumb V&
snd two ch.ldren. and is wanted by V lm£
■polls pottee for a number of n_A.| th«5S
it Is alleged he has committed. ''
Dr Bull's Cough Syrup is the best
remedy for relieving and curing that asth
mat c cough. Physicians recommend it Buy
only the genuine. Dr. John W. Bull's 'couirti
Syrup. i-«»»_n_
Grain Inspection Fees.
The state grain Inspection receipts for the
month of November were $31,000. State Treas
urer Koerner yesterday received a check
, from the department for the above amount.
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE TUESDAY— —NOVEMBER 29, 1893.
MY HATE
PUBLICITY
MEMBERS OF THE STATE NORMAL
BOARD FOND OP THEIR
OWN SECRETS
AND THEY HAVE
SOME SPICY ONES
THE WINONA SCHOOL HAS FUR
NISHED SOME NEWS THAT
WAS SUPPRESSED
PROF. SHEPARD
AND HIS SALARY
Somebody, According to on Opinion
Furnished State Auditor Dunn,
Wanted to Know If the Stat*
Wouldn't Stand for More Than
$2,500 Morej'i Row With Prof.
Freeman Pendevgnnt Talks.
The motto of the Minnesota state
normal board seems to be the scrip
tural Injunction "let not your right
hand know what your left hand doeth."
In fact that seems to be the case with
all the state boards. A popular vote
among the members of the different
state boards would probably result in
having the present state motto revised
and the Biblical quotation substituted.
The following are the members of the
normal board, a majority of whom will
be all through when Jan. 1, 1899, ar
rives:
W. S. Pattee, Northfleld.
Andrew Grtndeland, Warren.
C. A. Morey. Winona.
W. B. Mltchtll, St. Cloud.
George H. Clark, Mankato.
S. O. Comstock, Moorhead.
W. F. Phelps. St. Paul.
O. B. Ward, Alexandria.
W. W. Pendergast, ex-offlclo secretary.
This board is about the closest of
any of those secret bodies of public
servants and it is claimed can furnish
the least excuse for it. According to
recent reports lt would be a surprise
to the people generally to know the
one man power that i.s running each
of the normal schools of the state, but
this fact is kept dark. The friction
in at least one Institution for months
has been kept from the public. The
normal school board hasn't even been
able to find time to choose a successor
to President Shepard for months, so
how could it find time to worry about
any of the happenings around any of
the institutions? It has been willing
to let Prof. Shepard keep on drawing
a salary at the rate of $2,500 as prin
cipal of the Winona school and a sal
ary at the rate of $3,500 a year as sec
retary of the National Educational as
sociation, rather than to take time
enough to get a successor for him.
ONE OF THE SECRETS.
Speaking about the salary of Prof.
Shepard lt seems that the head of tho
Winona normal school or some of his
friends thought the state would stand
even more than the ?2,r>oi> a year which
is the limit allowed hy tne law. That
is one of the things that the public
wculil iifVur have known about had a
reporter not run across an Interesting
opinion of Gen. Chllds on the subject.
The only line the public has on the
normal schools of the »tate apparently
ls the vouchers in Auditor Dunn's
office which are always open to any
taxpayer who wants to see them. Any
changes in the pay roll of any state
Institution can be discovered here, de
spite the secret meetings of all the
boa nis.
A reporter called on the superinten
dent of public Instruction yesterday
and questioned him on this honor- d
custom of the board, but with the fol
lowing result:
PROF. PENDERGAST SAYS LITTLE.
'What are the duties of the normal
boa.d"" Mr. Pendergast was asked.
"The board exercises complete con
trol over all the normal schools."
'Since the work of the board is of
more general Interest than any other
public board, don't you think the pub
lic ought to know what goes on in
stead of the board holding executive
sessions?"
"No one has ever mentioned execu
tive sessions aut our meetings; we mere
ly meet and transact our business.
v\ ithout inviting the public ln," replied
the professor.
"Well, th^n, why is it that any one
who attempts to attend the meetings
is so promptly put out."
"Well, you must understand that a
great deal of our business bas to do
with the employment of teachers, and
t) make these dis. us.-i ns pubiic would
injure s<*me good teachers."
"Why is It. then, that such boards as
the board of school Insoectors of St.
Paul, who employ several times as
many teachers as the normal board,
rarely find It necessary to hold execu
tive sessions while considering mat
ters o>f such general interest?"
"Well, I don't think It any more out
of the way for the normal board to
hold a secret session than the other
boards, such as the resents of the
state university. The work of the re
gents is much the same as that of the
r.« ime.l board. They have to canvass
the mti its of a grea* n.any teachers."
"Is there any statute which allows
•the board to hold executive sessions.
doe« It not say that all Its meetings
and deliberations shall be public?"
FOLLOW A CUSTOM.
"I don't know &,s to that. All the
state boards hold executive meetings.
It has been a custom for quite a num
ber of years. You see. if we called a
meeting of the normal board in the
Giand opera house and invite! the pub
lic to attend, the members of the board
would not enter ir.to as free a dis
cunfon of the business as if the meet
ing was held by Itself. As good results
could not be had. What good would
it do if we did hold public meetings.
Why. the members would get together
and in an informal way transact busi
ness and ratify lt later at a regular
meeting."
"Do you mean to say that entire pub
licity of the jurisdiction of the board
over these four large schools ls an
Impossibility?"
"Well, no, but I can't see why a dis
crimination should be made against the
normal board when all the other
boards hold executive sessions."
"Is it not a fact that the normal
board knows little or nothing about
tny one of the state Institutions, out
tide of such information as may be
furnished by the resident director or
president, barring your own knowledge
as state superintendent?"
"Matters of minor Importance are
usually disposed of upon the recom
mendation of the president and resi
dent director."
is it not a fact that none of the
board knows anything about any par
ticular Institution except the president
and resident director?"
SECRETS OF HIS DESK.
"Oh. yes. I have a whole box full of
letters from various parties waiting
positions."
"Well, aside from yourself, as stats
superintendent, do the other members 1
have any idea of what is going on at
any of the schools?"
"I suppose they do."
"Is not the recomjmendation of the
president and resident director all that
is nesessary to discharge or employ?"
"In some Instances the board haa
taken adverse action."
"Well, what about", the case of Prof.
Freeman?"
"He resigned early last summer."
"Was not thej, board led to believe
by Mr. Morey that Freeman wanted
to resign ?"
"Yes; Prof. Freeman sent in a letter
to the board so,. expressing himself."
"Did he not Immediately after try
to secure his position again?"
"Well, no, not; immediately. He did
not apply until after the place was
filled. He claimed that he sent In his
letter with a misunderstanding.
Things had been misrepresented to
him."
"Do you know what the trouble be
tween Prof. Frfceman and Mr. Morey
was?" «
'Yes. No, I don't know — excepting
it might have been; well, perhaps it
would be best for me not to say."
"Why Is lt that, when the board
passed a resolution regTettlng Prof.
Freeman's resignation, that Mr. Morey
was the only one who voted against
it?"
"You will have to ask Mr. Morey
about that."
"Is Mr. Freeman still an employe of
the board?"
"I think not."
"Is it not generally believed at Wi
nona that Mr. Morey or Mr. Shepard
quietly ousted Prof. Freeman from
the school?"
"I think not."
WTIY DID FREEMAN QUIT?
"Is It true that the board was wholly
in the dark as to the cause of Prof.
Freeman's resignation, but merely ac
cepted lt on recommendation of Mr.
Morey?"
"He stated in his letter that he would j
not again be a candidate for re-elec
tion, and we selected another man."
"What salary does Mr. Shepard,
president of the Winona school,
draw?"
"Two thousand five hundred dollars."
"How often does he draw that?"
"I am not sure whether it ls quar
terly or monthly."
"In how many equal installments?"
"I don't know whether it was divided
into twelve parts $208 each or nine
parts of $280 per month."
"Did he ever draw anything addi
tional?"
"I don't think he did."
"Did he ever try draw any more
with the consent of the board?"
"I believe not."
"Well, how about this letter," and i
the reporter handed Supt. Pendergast
the following:
A TELL-TALE OPINION.
St. Paul, June S, 1898.— Hon. R. C. Dunn,
State Auditor— Dear Sir: I beg to acknowl
edge receipt of your communication of the
25th uU.. in which you desire my opinion as
to your authority to pay to the president
of the Winona state normal school compen
sation for the current year In excess of the
$2,500 which he baa already received as sal
ary for the current year.
By General Laws. 1897, chapter 155, section
4, subdivision 7, an appropriation of (8,000
was made for each of the years 1897 and I*»S j
for the purpose of maintaining continuous i
sessions of the said school during those
years. The same section closes with the
provlsicn 'that no teacher other than tha !
president shall teach more than nine months i
in any one year In any normal school whero i
continuous session is established."
The normal school law (General Statutes ;
1894. section 3839) provides that "In no cose
shall the salary of any principal exceed $2,s<xi |
per annum."
It is Insisted on the part of ths normal i
Khool board in effect that the act of 1897 I
modifies the said section 3836, so far as to j
permit the board to authorize compenfaclon
ln excess of $2.. .00.
I regret that I am unable to subscribe to '
this view. After a careful investigation of I
the question and, viewing it In every can- I
ceivable lisht. I am unable to reach any
other conclusion than that the normal school I
board is prohibited from contracting with
the president for a ornjyensation which shall
exceed $2;.u0 per ar/num. I call attention
la tills connection to the view that the said
section does not fix the salary of the presi
dent, but leaves it discretionary with ths
board to fix the amount thereof subject to
the limitation of the maximum amount pre
scribed by the te.w. I assume that the board
have allowed thu fui! amount of $2,500, and U
co. their powers are, ln my Judgment 'ex
hausted.
If the legislature ln 1897 hed Intended to
efTect so marked a change ln the earlier law
it Is reasonable to asiume that it wouid have
been expresstd in unambiguous terma lam
very truly yours,
— H. W. Chllds, Attorney General.
REFRESHED HIS MEMORY.
Mr. Pendergast read the letter close
ly and said:
"Now that you mention It I have
heard that he did try to draw some ad
ditional aalary. Now I don't want you to
say that I said that he tried to draw the
extra salary, as I merely heard that
he did. He should have consulted me
as I knew what the law said on the
matter."
"Did his attempt to draw the addi
tional salary have the sanction of the
board ?"
"I am sure it did not, and I want to
say here If the board had anything
whatever to do with it, It was on the
part of one or two members of the
board."
"Would you say who those members
wore?" s
"If T were able to guess who it was,
it would hardly be the thing for me!
as a member of the l>oard, to give It
out."
"Would you _-%y whether it was Mr
Morey?"
"No, I would not."
"Do you know tbat the parties In
terested wrote State Auditor Dunn in
the name of the board asking for
thiee months' additional salary for Mr
Shepard""
"Well. I don't like to criticize any
member of the board, but I have heard
that surh a request was made, but I
would rather you would get that from
Mr. Dunn."
MORE SECRET BOARDS.
This star chamber work extends
down the line with as little excuse as
Prof. Pendergast could give for It.
Some of these boa_Ms may at times
have something to discuss In secret,
but what does the state prison board
do that the public shouldn't know
about? Why should the newspapers be
compelled to use the carefully censored
reports furnished by Warden Wolfer?
Wouldn't It be just as well for the
public to know at first hand what sales
he had made of "advantage to the
farmers" and how he had "saved the
state money"* by hia purchases of raw
material? The excuse of the board of
prlsi-n managers has always been that
they may want to parole prisoners, and
lt Is unfair to them to publish the
fact to the world^. Is it any worse for
an inmate of th% state prison to have
the fact knowir that he has been
paroled than It waa to publish the fact
that he was sent there in the first
place?
The state reformatory board uses the
same excuse when lt meets for exclud
ing reporters.
One board finds one excuse for this
secrecy and another board does it be
cause some other one has adopted the
star chamber custom.
Cheap Homeseekers' Excursions te
the South
Are run twice evesj month by the Wiscon
sin Central Lines; ttekets are good for
stop over in Land ' Seekers' Territory south
of the Ohio rivers For particulars call at
City Ticket Offlc* 373 Robert, St Paul,
Mtnn. ■
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signs turo of C^i^^T^i^C^
ON TRIAL FOR MURDER
JOHN STEEXERSON'S LIFE! IB
HANGING IX THE SCALES
OF JUSTICE
STATE'S CASE PRESENTED
Jn_ry Wns Chosen Without Delay,
and the Prosecatton Rested Be
fore the Adjournment of Court
Last Evening; Soot hall's Sen
tence Is Postponed Until Thurs
day.
To the surprise of the court house
habitues John Steenerson was yester
day put on trial for his life for the
killing of Ruth Parrlsh, the woman
killed by the prisoner on the evening
of Oct. 18 last. It had been anticipated
that there would be a plea of guilty
of manslaughter in a lesser degree,
and that the sentence would follow.
Judge Egan and G. J. Lomen, of coun
sel for the defense, elected to have the
case tried on the merits of the indict
ment, and there was no proposition
for a plea of guilty. The killing was
plainly shown in the evidence yester
day and the state closed before the
adjournment of court. This morning
the defense will have an Inning and
the trial will undoubtedly be over to
day. There ls no evidence to show that
the boy did not kill the woman, the
theory of the defense being that hl»
mental condition was such that he
was irresponsible when the killing oc
curred.
The prisoner looked as little like a
murderer as one could see ln the court
room. He has a fairly intelligent
countenance and ls rather a good look
ing boy. He does not look more than
seventeen at the most. He has a
rather good face, and there was no
more Ignorance expressed In lt than
might be expected from a youth who
was listening to proceedings of that
which he must be ignorant because of
his lack of knowledge of the language
of the court. He was quietly and de
cently dressed, did not look at all like
the average foreigner, and his limpid
eye was intelligent enough, though he
was obviously disconcerted by his sur
roundings. He sat behind Judge Egan
and wore that air of expectancy that
is usual in the face of the deaf man
or one that does not understand.
The crowd In the court room was ob
viously drawn by curiosity. There
was no particular evidence of friend
ship for or interest ln the prisoner.
There were a number of women pres
ent, apparently attracted by the fact
that a woman had been killed under
peculiar circumstances.
The case of the prosecution disclosed
nothing more than has been repeatedly
printed. Steenerson met the woman
on the street, which is not yet shown
in evidence. Both went to a saloon
and had some drink and later went to
the rooms of the woman. There there
was an altercation over a $5 bill.
Steenerson gave the woman the bill to
get some beer. She refused to get the
beer or return the money and the boy
drew a pistol. He fired one shot into
the wall to show her that he was In
earnest, and. when she again refused
to give up the money, he fired Into her
body. She died within a few minutes.
Mr. Anderson stated the case to the
jury In a few words. The jury box
had been filled without difficulty,
though, as a preliminary, S. P. Cros
by, Frank Arnold and W. T. McMur
ran were selected by Judge Brill to act -
as triers. Tiiere were only fourteen
Jurymen called before the jury was
eworn in. When Mr. Anderson began
his talk, there were in the box A. C.
Mace, W. F. Repke. Robert Quale, J.
C McKelvey, J. M. McGuiggan, Harry
S. Mason, W. F. Myron, George Phipps,
J. Henry Schneider, Jacob, Quesnel,
Henry C. Porter and William Gould
Jr.
Mrs. Annie Hale was the first wit
ness called. She said that Ruth Par
rish v. as killed at her house, 137 East
Ninth street. The woman had hired a
roum from ber last August. She was
at that time with a man named Wood
ward; she had told Mrs. Woodward
that she and her husband were variety
performers and that she was a snake
charmer. Later the man had left, nrd
then Ruth Parrish had told Mrs. Hale
ber true name and said that the man
waa not her husband, but had worked
with her professionally and now he
had deserted her. The woman had re
mained until the evening of Oct. 18,
and that evening she had heard shots
In the house. She got up and saw
Steenerson when he was trying to
leave.
Police Officer Ryan was called to the
stand and testified to having found
Steenerson trying to crawl through a
window In the basement of the house.
He understood the prisoner to say that
he had been fixing the window and
later that he had hurt a woman in the
house. He saw Ruth Parrlsh before
she died. She was lying on the bed
in her room. The defendant had ap
peared to be stupid until he heard th«
patrol wagon coming and understood
that he was under arrest. Then no
wanted his gun back and said he would
kill himself. The officer had much dif
ficulty In understanding wnat his pris
oner was saying.
Dr. J. C. Nelson, coroner, told the
details of the Inquest and Dr. Roth
rock Droved by a description of the
autopsy that tbe woman was killed by
a bullet that was shot from a slight
elevation and which had pierced sev
eral organs. The bullet had caused
death within a few minutes. He pro
duced the bullet ln court.
Capt. Rouleau aald that when the
prisoner was brought into the station
he asked him if he had killed a wom
an and that the prisoner had answer
ed yes. He thought the prisoner in a
sort of stupor.
Louis Galvln corroborated the story
of the captain as to what had transpir
ed at the station.
Detective Murnane testified to the
examination of the room in which the
killing occurred and told how he had
found the bullet that was fired into
the wall.
At the conclusion of his testimony
the state rested and court adjourned.
This morning the defense will put ln
its case and the jury should be out
soon after noon, as there ls very little
evidence for the defense.
SENTENCE OF_ SOUTHALL
It Is Deferred l mil Thursday
Miiriiini; hy Consent.
The Imposition of sentence on J. A. South
all Is again postponed until Thursday morn
ins.
Yesterday ths county attorney appeared In
court and said that George N\ Nelson, coun
sel for the defense, had not been able to
prepare his motion for a new trial, and the
county attorney was willing to consent to a
further continuance.
It was understood that sentence would be
pronounced Thursday morning, and that ther*
would be no further continuance.
Allemannl* Claim Involved.
Judge Otis yesterday heard another of the
interminable Allemacla bank cases. It waa
an action to recover $1,000 from tha bank
on a certificate of deposit The plaintiff, C.
W. Freeman, claimed that he had not been
properly notified of the order for reorganiza
tion, and that the original order issued by
Judge Kelly was dated in May last, dismiss
ing the petition for reorganization— <hat the
preceding order by Judge Willis was of no
avail. The defense is that the order of Judge
Kelly merely dismissed the particular patl
tlon which asked for the appointment of cer
tain receivers.
Bankrupts Are Discharged.
Judge Lochren yesterday discharged sev
eral petitioners ln bankruptcy under the na
tional law. The order issued Included E. W.
McGregor, Edward O. Tooker, Charles T.
Miller, Harry L. Cleveland, F. W. Little aad
jS. S. Saudi. i
Field, Schlick & Co.
Dress Goods Reductions.
Something: unusual— a genuine mark-down sale of HIGH
CLASS Dress Gooda. It includes some of the verj best things in
our stock— best qualities, best styles and best sellers.
We'll not describe the goods; onlj tell the original and re
duced selling prices:
$1.00 All-wool Canras Weaves for 69 cents.
$1.25 Fine English Check Suitings for 89 cents.
$1.25 Invisible Checks, of mixed yarns, for 95 cents.
$1.35 Granite Cloths, of finest mixed yarns, for $1.10.
$1.35 Armure Mixtures, in dark colors, for $1.10.
$1.50 High Novelty Weaves, latest styles, for $1.15.
$1.65 Surah Twills, in a full line of colors, for $1.35.
$1.75 Satin Cloths and Fine Checks for $1.40.
$2.00 Fancy English Reps (only 4 pieces) for $1.50.
$2.00 English Tailor Suitings (only 6 pieces) for $1.65.
MA9* We guarantee that this is the best lot of high-grade Dress
Goods ever sold in St. Paul at such reduced prices.
Some Rousing Silk Sales.
You will wonder how such thoroughly good Silks can be sold
at such littie prices. Mind you, good silks, from our regular
stock, not a lot of cheap rubbish, bought for cheap sales.
LOT I—Boo yards of Brocaded Evening Silks worth 85c and
$1.00 a yard. Also 200 yards of our very best Rustle Taffetas
remnants of our best 85c quality, changeable and solid Cf>
colors — choice for * hllj
LOT 2-3,000 yards of choice Novelty Silks in a glorious as
sortment of beautiful designs— not a yard worth lessthan OH
$1.25, and most of them worth $I.so— choice for... {JH
« LOT t~T he be3t of aIL Nearl^ 10 ° P ieces rich," new Plaid
Taffetas, Plaid Satins and Plaid Gros Grains— beautiful patterns
and color combinations, admirable qualities, made to sell fill in
for $1.75, $2.00 and $2.25 a yard, choice for olilu
Such things don't grow on every bush. Neither can we offer
such attractions every day, however much we would like to.
FI&L.D. SeHLIGK 6* GO.
i -*
RETURNS ARE ALL IN
FOR THE CHURCH CENSUS
WORK OF TABM.ATiOS WILL. BH
REGIS' TODAY
A« Yet the Returns Are Not Sum
maii.cil at All, and Only One
District In the City Has Been
Counted So Far.
A tall pile of tablets stands In a oorner of
G. W. Lewis' law office in the Qllflllan block.
The tablets are the church census returns
•ent in by the census takers who have thus
far reported and they will be opened today
and the work of tabulation and counting will
begin. Mr. Lewis, who undertook to super
vise the work, has found it so heavy that ha
will call for volunteer assistants today when
the executive committee meets.
Uf the returns thus far made only a batch
has been counted.
These are the returns sent in by the Rev
Father MrXulty. H!s district, No. 15. is em
braced In tbe portion of the city bounded by
the river. Randolph, St. Clair and Victoria
streets. His figures show that in that dis
trict there are 131 non-church going families,
of whom 244 are Catholics. The rest are di
vided among other denominations, the Luther
ans leading. Twenty stated that they had no
denominational preferences, while only five
refused to give Information ou the point.
The St. Anthony Hill and Macalester dis
tricts have also been completed, but the re
turns have not been opened.
Some ot those engaged In taking the church
census have had qmeer experiences with some
of the people they have visited. As a rule
they havp been treated courteously, but in
some instances the opposite is the fact.
Several persons have called upon Mr. Lewis
full of enthusiasm and anxioua to canvass
the religious community, but when they
found that there was no money for them in
it they quickly lost interest in the good
work.
••This will be the cheapest census ever
taken," said Mr. Lewis veaterday. 'The en
tire thing will not coet JIOO. We have se
cured volunteers for every part of the work,
and we shall have volunteers to canvass the
result."
Though tbe counting of returns will begin
today, it will be several daya before the full
census is known.
DAVID MORGAN'S IDEAS.
He Addressed Meihodlst .Mlailstcrs
on the Cuuivict Labor Problem.
Rev. David Morgan read a paper
ypfterday aftern«>on before a good
tiy.ed meeting of Methodist ministers
in the partors of the Central Park M.
E. ohurch.
Mr. Morgan gave oor.i? id erable data
as to the profit and loss to the "slate
of the convict labor in th-> several de
par tnr;entts of the state prison. He paid
spf- ia! attention to the ahoe fa/jt>ry
and stated that the shoes were manu
i,_cuied at a 00-st of from 6 to 10 eeotg
rei- r;*ir for the labor alone, while legi
timate factories could not turn the
came goods out for lew than 16 cent?,
ile pointed out the deporable results
caused by throwing the convict made
goods on the market In competition
vvith the product of factories emnl iy
infc free labor. One local firm had re
fused to take the prison contract as
they regarded it as illegitimate aud
detrimental to the Industry.
The company, which now had the
contract, had closed its St. Paul fac
tory and discharged all Its men,
transferring its entire business to the
I rlson.
Mr. Morgan not only thought that
prison labor hod a depressing «/£*<* on
business, but it was nc-lthe-r reforming
nor elevating. A m__n tunning a 'mi
dline with nothing to detract his at
tention, and no social intercourse, year
In and year out, was ln a worse con
dition morally, than when he entered
the walls o? the prison.
Police (uurt Notes.
Judge Orr yesterday iseued a bench war
rant for the notorious Nellie Glov_t, who has
been ordered oufc of the city, lie had re
ceived information that the woman had re
turned.
Anna Gorman. Mrs. W. Gormelly, William
GonaeHjr, William Smith ar.d John Grimsei.
who were arrested Sunday nignt, charged
with being drunk and disorderly. In the rooms
over the saloon at Seventh and Pine streets,
appeared before Judge Orr ln the municipal
oourt yesterday. Gormelly and Grimsell wens
held until today, and the others were dis
charged.
Patrick Keenoy waa arraigned in police
court yesterday and pleaded not guilty to a
charge oi having held, up and robbed Misa
Tilda Andersain. The preliminary hearing
was set for next Tnursday.
In the Union Paeiflc Tangle.
A detail of the reorganization of tha Union
Pacific was before Judge Sanborn yesterday
on an application of the Union Trust com
pany, of New York, against the receivers ot
the Union Pacific under the old management
and the receivers of collateral companies. The
application was for a foreclosure decree on
one of tha old mortgage*. Lawrence Greer
and W. H. Kelly appeared aa attorney* for
the interests.
Fourth Is Organized.
Adjt. Gen. Muehlberg yesterday issued a
general order declaring the new Fourth resl
ment duly organized.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONR DAY,
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablats. All
druggists refund money if it falls to cure. Sa
I The genuine has L. B. Q. en each tablet-
TALKED OF SCHOOLS
AND PRISON LABOR
WEIGHTY SUBJECTS CAME BE
FOR THE LOCAL MiMs'ilOUs
Prof. D. L. Klelale IH. BMtt< .. Kdn .
cattom and Evolntlon." and R ev .
"avid Morgan Spoke on the
Prison Tuple.
A lecture on evolution and education
E_!__l drt i V !u Ed yesterd *r by Prof.
Kiehle. of the state university, at tha
Pru f St^f h Tf [nS In P1 >' m <>»th church,
Kiehle insisted upon the impor-
Ch lnVr y ** cl -^men and
»«*ia tnat ln Germany every naunr i<_
ehild-.tudy. He declared it was not
safie 0 ,^ 1 " Chl!d an
?him S t r _. an uncon^lous liar. Tha
animal 8 nr V?? an besn *- T(J make an
anirmu of it is to educate it Into an
Prof. Kiehle said that the lov* of
the beautiful is more generally im
pressed upon a child's mind now th?n
r?o r n r f y 't "J - at a mut ' h eiSKr'p*"
riod of Its development
Children, said Prof! Kiehle ara
l«ffif d a, ° nff the lineS of cul^ r « and
KS %hP^T c " as . a,ong mater "3
in .; k?iß a curios »ty of parents
to see what a child will develop into
Another gain in education, he said, is
the idea of being perfect day by day
and not sacrificing today for the gain
tomorrow. A happy child makes a
happy man, and the old story that
youth should be sacrificed to maturi
ty has been abandoned.
The mother is the best teacher. Prof
Kiehle said, for she always has before
her an idea of what she expects her
child to be. Character is the ultimate
end of education. The teachers of this
country have the true idea.
"There is a larger percentage of
Christianity pervading the public
schools of America." said Prof. Kiehle,
"than in any other known organiza
tion, unless it is the church, and there
might be some discussion on that."
Waiting; for Wagener,
The Nick Km _. are.«iy case, whi: h w■»
se. for hearing in the municipal court yes
terday, was continued until next Thursday at
the request of the defense. In order to se
cure the attr-ndai.i". of SherlfT VV>keuer who
la out of the city.
Kauth is charged w f,h having stolen the
•ratch belonging to Arthur MiddleV>V who
was murdered by burglars, on Stpt. G.
Family Menu ion ut Como.
Mrs. Mary Kelly m:de her third appearance
before Judge Orr in the municipal court y< h
terday ar.ti pleaded guilty to a charge of
drunkenness. Her hu-band is at present
■erring a four nonttaf sentence, and Mra.
Kelly pleaded this fact in extenuation of her
offense. She declared the was lonely and tho
court oi-v/vided a remedy in the shape of a
ninety day workhouse sentence.
On a Slippery Walk.
Mrs. Philiii Justus, of 70 East Kleveii.l.
street, slipped and fell on the sidewalk on
Wabasha street, near Sixth stieet. yccrterdiy
afternoon, and sustained a severe fracture
of the thigh. Sine was taken to St. Joseph*
hospital.
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