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FIXES FOR WIRES COL. JOHN I. ROGERS S I GGESTS SWEEPING REFORMS FOR BIG RISE HALL LEAGUE UMPIRES MUST DO BETTER Proposition Is to Hold Ont a Portion of Their Pay, From Whirli Fines Can Re Taken Chief of I inpires to lie .^pointed. Whose lluty Shall Ik- to See That the I inpires Enforce the Rules. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 27.— C01. John 1. Rogers, of the Philadelphia Bas... Ball club, and chairman of the committee on amendments to the Na tional league constitution, nas given out a synopsis of the changes agreed upon by him and lv.s colleague on the committee, James A. Hart The most important is the change in ih<» manner of appointment and the accountability of the unmi.es, Col. Rogers believing that when umpires are held accountable for their mis takes after the game, especially the mistakes of non-enforcement of rules, thai better work would be got out of these officers and less disorder will oc cur on the ball field. He thinks a large share of the disorders are due to the weakness and lack of firmness of umpires. By the new regulation the president and secretary of the league will select the umpires and withhold 10 per cent of salaries for tines and penalties that may be imposed on them. An inspec tor of umpires will be elected by the league, but may be removed either by the U ague or board of directors for ma! feasance in office or for other jusr cans.-. H,- shall supervise and inspect tiie work of the umpires and report to the secretary as to their efficiency and competency. All complaintn as to their work shall be referred to him for investigation. Complaints as to errors of judgment will receive little consideration unless they are frequently repeated and come irom various sources, ln sufficient numbers to denote incompetency, then he shall gather the evidence and fol low it up by his own personal obser vation, report every thing to Secretary young, who may suspend or remove. Th, same course will follow as to errors of interpretation of rules, but if the complaint be for wilful violation of constitution or rules or neglect or refusal to enforce the rules, or for im proper or ungentlemanly conduct, then and after the collection of evidence by affidavits or otherwise, he shall make a personal investigation In the place where the complaint originated, giving both sides a hearing, and report his finding to the secretary, who must, if the finding sustain the complaint, fine the umpire at least $50 and may sus pend or remove him, if the offense Is sufficiently aggravating. WILL MAKE IT FOIR. I'll. Hiiiunoiis Says He Mill Donble tbe Done on Sharkey \'ext Jane. COLUMBUS, 0.. Fob. 27.— Barring a slight sorem ss in the calves of his legs, due to In judicious road work, "Bob" Fitzsimmons de < laros himself as fit as a fiddle, and ln per fect condition. No thought of rhcunatism or kiudred ailments disturbs his rest. At Indianapolis Fitzsimmons 'tried himself out" on the road, and rather overdid the matter, being unused to the work. He took a long run and the. next day found his leg somewhat sore. It has n<H bothered him, however, and a hot bath dispelled the linger ing effects of his sudden Industry. In ihe meantime Martin Julian is talking of matching Fitz and Jeffries to fight before the Coney Island Athletic club in New York the nlghl before the suburban handicap Is ru~. 'It's the bes,t night in the year for the contest," be declares enthusiastically. "All the sporting men will be on hand for the i a se, nnrl the summer resorts will empty themselves of men for such an occasion." In the meantime Juli.in is not relaxing a whit in his attitude of defiance to O'Rourke. and declares that either he will be permitted to match Fitz wherever he pleases, without reference to the wishes of the Lenox club's manager, or "no more fights shall be pulled of- 1 in New York while Tom O'Rourke is til ere." "What do you think of Sharkey's rheuma tism?" was asked of Fitz. "Well, you can't tell anything about that faker," lie replied. "I suppose he had to get something to square himself. I guess I surprised him when I posted my money to make a match with him. He suddenly lost all interest in me. He has not forgotten that I knocked his teeth loose, broke his nose, damaged one of his ears and put him to bed for two weeks when 1 met. him In San Francisco. When we meet again I will nut him to bed for four wesks." PROSPECTIVE YACHT RACE. Ro> al St. I.UTvrouee Clnb Aeeepts Challenge ot White Hear Clnb. The directors of the White Bear Yacht cluh yesterday received a telegraphic ac ceptance of their challenge to the Royal St. Lawrence Yacht club to a contest during the coming summer. The challenge was sent on Feb. 20, and was Independent of any negotia tions between the Inland Lake Yachting as sociation and the St. Lawrence club. The acceptance was received by Commo dore Drake, and was signed by" Secretary Ilaniilton. of the St. Lawrence club. Tho challenge was for a race to be sailed at any place indicated by the Canadians, with the provision that the sailing course be at least nine knots, with no leg in the course less than one knot. The race is to be run uh der tiie Seawanhaka rules which governed the regattas last summer, and to be between boats of last season of the **0-foot racing length class. A -cording to the dispatch, the Canadians ha.- selected tho "Dominion," the famous pugK'in beat that won against the Seawan hakas. It is believed that White Bear will be represented by either the "Yankee" or "Mabto." The former is owned by Capt Ordway and the latter by Cant. Skinner Cnd r the challenge it is believed the race will take place on St. Louis lake, near Montreal, the home waters of the St. L&w reiic.- ,lub. 'MM POIND TROUBLE. T. Hurst Hot v Terrible Walloping * in San Francisco. Tim Hurst, the well-known* base ball um pire and referee, who has always shown a v.-illinpm ss to go more than half way look ing for trouble, seems to have struck a snag In San Francisco. Tim went to the Pacific dope with Jimmy Kennedy to help in a slx taj bjcycle match. A San Francisco special The story of the unmerciful drubbing re- Sf^wJi l ''T r 1 Tim Hursl at the hands of Al Weinig, trainer of Jimmy Michael .as . just leaked out. During the recent si.-d. v race Hurst appeared at the Mechanics' pavi'l". ion one afternoon, and in conversation with Weinig made some very sarcastic remark about the bicycle fraternity in general clos rfd^.-".'^ .£*_? U «. thßt P™^lonal riders were tne scum ot the st'ertine world •• Wein ig resented this refergg t? men of his calling and promptly hit Hurst on the jaw. Hurst made an attempt to retaliate artl received a terrible walloping, neccis tatins r-Uranentto his rooms for a weekfor repairs. When Hurst reappeared on the Una yesterday, just before Weinig and Mlahaal jent Eftst, one of the first persons ' *! *l.« , _ elni & who sa uted him thus: Ib-110. Timnne. You do look bad: some body must have d, -r.e something to you Too must have been in a fig* U and got the J« of it. Just tell me who it was Vho did this IJ.iiESGNF.RE With Itching, Burning Skin and Scalp Humors Will find Instant Relief, as well as rest and Bleep, bom the most torturing and disfigur ing of itching, burning, bleeding, scaly, and crusted skin, scalp, and blood humors, with loss of h.-;r, in warm baths with Cuticdba Boai*-, followed by gentle anointings with CuTict-RA (ointment), purest of emolUenU, and greatest of skin cores. thin:; to you ard I'll knock tar water out of him." Hurst responded by saying: "I suppose you'll turn prize lighter now." "Why, because 1 licked you. Hurst?" said Welnlg. "Not much: I cciild lick three Tlru Hursts and not be eligible." HIS . KIKVD FROM OHIO. What a Palmist Told PM_ for About Four Dollars. COLUMBUS, 0., Feb. 27.— 80b Fitzsimmons tackled a palmist, and the latter rubbed in the salve good and strong. Among the thin_s he told tho pugilist arc the lollowing ex quisite bits: "You are fond of the sublime in nature, and yet are not moved to enthusiasm by sranueur. You take pleasure in looking at colors. You take great delight iv arranging flowers, aud can harmoniously combine coiois; COUld become a color artist. "'You are generous, philanthropic and be nevolent. Your heart is touched by tales of | distress, but your Judgment is consulted wheu you bestow charity. "You are inspired by music, and feel its divine baptism fill your soul. "You manifest close application, and are capable of great concentration of mind. "You are high-minded, and aspire to do ! something worthy of yourself, never descend ] to clownishness. scorn to do mean acts, ! evince au independence of character which i brooks no restraint. "You are very intellectual, aud If culti- | vated may perform wonders iv mentality. You ; are favored by nature with rather more than ordinary size and strength of brain. "You are exquisitely molded: high-minded and shrink from anything vulgar; are caps- j ble of intense enjoyment and terrible suffer- \ ing. You are artistic, poetic, aesthetic and i have strong emotions and are subject to ex- | tremes of sortow and Joy. "You will live to be 9ti years old and dio in the full possession of all your senses. "There is no sickness or disease whatever coining into your HIV. "You will never meet with any serious ac cident. "You will whip any one iv the next tcu years who will meet you in the ring. "You will win your next fight with Sharkey and will knock out Jeffries in the third round, j "It is your destiny U^become exceedingly j wealthy. "Your lucky day is every Tuesday, and I j would advise you to arrange all meetings and fights for that day." READS LIKE A ROMANCE. Halrbreadtb Escapes of the Indian Hall Player. Walla Tonnkn. SOUTH M'ALISTER. I. T.. Feb. 27.— Walla ! Tonaka, the Choctaw Indian who achieved : national notoriety by touring the West with I a base ball team, while under sentence of i death, is iv peril for the third time. Unless a United States deputy marshal who Started from here to serve a writ of habeas corpus, granted Saturday afternoon : by Judge Clayton, of the Indian territory federal court, reaches the scene of execution in time to prevent, Walla Tonaka will be shot at noon today in Alikchl, Wolf county, in the heart of the Choctaw uati:>n. Twice before Walla Tonaka has been far nearer to death than he is now. but the roads were not. so bad then, and the courier j who carried him his salvation could make ! better time. The crime for which Walla Tonaka Is to die Is the murder of his uncle. Lampson Young, who was an Indian deputy sheriff, a year ago last summer. BASE BALL PLANS. National League Magnates Are As semhling in New York. NEW YORK, Feb. 27.— The consolidation of j the Brooklyn and Baltimore base ball clubs | was effected today. The two teams will leave l for the South about March 20. The schedule meeting of the National league j will begin tomorrow at the Fifth Avenue ho- | tel. Most of the representatives of the twelve : clubs in the league have arrived. That the ..oblsons. of Cleveland, will se- j cure the St. Louis franchise seems to be gen erally conceded. The probabilities are that even if a twelve club schedule is adopted a circuit of a less number of clubs may be found necessary be fore the playing season opens. Oakland Races. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 27.— Weather clear; track fast. Results: First race, futurity course— Goodhope won, Ann Page second, Cleodora third. Time, 1:12. Second race, seven-eighths of a mile—Tor slda won. Guilder second, Tammany Hall 111. third. Time 1*27%- Third race, one-half mile— Two-year-olds— Harry Thatcher won, Giga second, Art third. Time, :19%. Fourth race, seven-eighths of a mile purse— Olinthus won, Formero second, Napamax third. Time. 1:27%. Fifth race, one and a sixteenth miles — Morops won, Alicia second. Hardly third. Time. 1:48. Sixth race, three-fourths of a mile—Hor ton won, Malay second. Anchored third. Time, Xew Orleans Races. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 27.— Weather clear, I track heavy and lumpy. Five favorites won. Summaries: First race, six furlongs— Protus won. Mag gie S second, Borden third. Time, 1:21%. Second race, one mile and twenty yards— Volandle S won. Satinwood second, Our Clara third. Time, 1:49%. , Third race, one mile and a sixteenth— Ad- : metus won. Tranby second, Friar John third. Time, 1:56%. Fourth race, one mile— Sensational won, J ' H C second. Vittito third. Time, l:4ai_. Fifth race, six furlongs— Rosa Apple" won, Yo Nose second, Mile Post third. Time.' 1:18%. j Sixth race, one mile and a sixteenth— Stanza won. Prince of India second Rush- i fields third. Time, 1:55%. Stanton Abbott '(nil. WHEELING. W. Va., Feb. 27.— After a rest I of fifteen months Stanton Abbott, the former I English llg_t weight champion. now of ■ Providence, R. 1., le-entered the ring tonight at the Metropolitan club, but after ten rounds with Les'.ie Pearce. of Philadelphia. Abbott : sank to the floor in disgrace, for he deliber ately quit in the early part of the eleventh round. The Contest was to have gone twenty five rounds, at catch weights. Pearce did all the leading, and Abbott, who was too fat for good work, held him off by clever block ing, but in the eleventh round he dropped of his own weitcht. He had dropped three times during the fight, and his fake was de scribed by Referee George Siler as the worst he had ever seen. Abbott offered a weak ' apoiogy of his hands not being in condition. Local Carting- Note*. The finals In the Hinkel medal No. 3 contest were played at Raspberry island last night Larimer's rink defeated Mead's by a score of 13 to 14. A practice game was played between rinks ■■ skipped by r. Cannon and Dr. Arnold whicb resulted in victory for the former by two I points, the score being 14 to 12 The flrst draw In tbe Gordon medal con test will have to be made by tomorrow ni"ht but if the ice contirues good the preliminaries : will be Played today. J. c. Myron's rink will play \\ . B. Stewart s players, and C M Grlggs' rink will play the winner of the' My ron Stewart match. Lorlmer will play Dr S. O. Arnold. Wild Rush of Diamond Miners. A wild rush of excited miners is reported at Nullaglne, Western Australia, where dia monds have been discovered in large quan- ' titles and lt Is feared that many will lose ': their lives in the mad struggle for riche» In this country the rush for gain is causing 1 many other men to break down in health and strength. Nervousness, sleeplessness. lo3s of flesh and appetite and general debility are the common symptoms. Hostetter's Stom ac'h Bitters will cure them all. . McCoy (.(.Ini; Abroad. NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-Kld McCoy is going to take a trip to London this summer. It is said that he has received an offer to meet Jewey Cooke, the crack English middle weight, and has accepted. White Defeats Goulette. DETROIT. Feb. 27.-Tommy White of Chi cago, and Kid G-oulette, of Rochester N V met tonight before the Cadillac Athletic 'club '"« eight-round bout, which was deeded in White's favor. They were weighed in at 128 pounds at the ringside. White was sev eral -inches taller than Goulette. Gardner Won From Hopkins. CINCINNATI. 0., Feb. 27.-Oscar Gardner secured the decision over Joe Hopkins. »lo" __. ~ ?° cheste ,-\ Wj Y-. In a ten-round bout before the people's Athletic club here tonieht 2L2_ PUn 2 ° f ?50 °* Gardner clearly ou?_fn! eraled and out foutfit his man fromth, Handball Contest In Minneapolis. The handball tournament, in singles which _£___ _3_i been conclu led at the St. Paul Athletic club rooms tonight, has been oost poned for one week. p st Tonight t weflve of the St. Paul ____<■__. club players wIH g_ to Minneapolu T" few -a match with the Y. M. C. A. players! THE ST. PAUL, GLOBE TUESDAY- FEBRUARY 28, 189 J. RNAUFT SPEAKS OUT • SECOND WARD ALDERM..*. PRO. FAMILY DECLARES CONTEMPT FOR CITY HAM. ORGAN TALK ABOUT MARKET SITE No Two. Member* ot tbe Committee Seem to Favor tbe Same Site Tbe Council Win Have to Make tbe Selection If Oue Im Made Two or More Report* Are In sight. The city council of St. Paul is expect ed to designate a site for market pur poses, but if it waits for a unanimous report from the joint committee it will wait until the eternal regions of Pluto are frozen from pole to pole. The joint committee met yesterday afternoon and wrestled with the prob lem, and when the first round was fin ished the individual members were further apart than when they started in. The committee is composed of As semblymen Benson and Thompson and Aid. Bantz and Knauft. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Ben son, who submitted a report which he evidently wanted adopted by the com mittee. It was a very exhaustive re port, reciting all the bids and giving reasons why each one should not be selected, until it came to the Eagle street site, and then it recommended that it be chosen, for the reason that it was the largest site, was the geo graphical center of the city, and the characterjof the surrounding buildings was suclT that they could not be in jured by having the market located there, lt contained 10fi,000 square feet, only required 14.500 yards of filling, at an/ estimated cost of $4,350, and the buildings located on it could be sold for perhaps $2,000. In explanation Mr. Benson said that a large majority of the council was in favor of this site, bounded by aEgle, Franklin, Exchange and Chestnut streets, and so were the newspapers. About that time Aid. Knauft, who had been very uneasy, said: "I don't care a d what the news papers say: why, I can go down to the Pioneer Press now and for a consid eration get an editorial in the morn ing's Press advocating any site I v\ anted them to." Aid. Knauft evidently expected that Benson's report would be indorsed by Thompson and Bantz, for he produced a solo report, as follows: As the result of Information received and personal investigation made as a member of the Joint market committee, I feel impelled to state that 1 consider the Eagle street sight the most undesirable of all the sites offered for a public market. First. Because of Its inaccessibility and out-of-the-way and undesirable location. Second. Because of the time ard great ex pense necessary to place the property in fit condition for public use, and even If finally graded up to the surrounding streets there would not be a single foot of level ground In the entire block. Exchange street averaging 16 feet above Franklin street. Third. Considering present real estate val ues, the location of this land. Its surround ings and Its assessed value, the price asked for this site is altogether too high. Fourth. If the city finally decided to ne gotiate for ttis land, I fear no definite and satisfactory title could be secured without great expense and final recourse to the courts, there being thirty or more interested owners and heirs of estates. Fifth. The locality above mentioned beins so undesirable and Inaccessible, If the market was located there, it would become a dealer s market only, and the public not patronizing It extensively the market gardeners would become dissatisfied, and instead of attracting other gardeners would cause some now sell ing in this city to seek other markets. Sixth. The market gardeners desiring a market that will attract the public generally, and as they have and do most decidedly op pose this proposed site, and as the market, is primarily for the market gardeners, their opposition alone would suffice for ray being opposed to such arbitrary, and as I believe, unwise location. Mr. Knauft didn't want his report adopted, but just refeired to the coun cil as a minority report. Mr. Thompson said: "I am in favor of the Eagle street site, but I object to the report as read, as there Is no use in going into details why we do not choose some other site," and then he proposed all manner of amendments, which were not adopted. Aid. Bantz wasn't prepared to in dorse the Eagle street site, nor did he have any other choice, and, while Knauft was moving to adjourn, Benson was making a speech with Interrup tions before and after each word, but he managed to get it out that he would submit his report, even though the heavens fell, and the rest could do as they pleased. Aid. Bantz presented a petition sign ed by seventy-two market gardeners asking that some site east of Wa basha, be selected. That started the talk, and it was had all over again. The committee finally adjourned until Thursday afternoon, without any de cisive action. It is a good safe guess that, when the assembly meets Thurs day night, it will have at least four different reports to consider from the joint site committee. ON THE SCHOOL BOARD. Mayor Klefer Has Two Appoint ments to Make Today. Mayor Kiefer will probably today appoint two school inspectors to fill the vacancies caused by limitation In place of L. L. May and H. C. McNair, as the charter requires the appointment on or before the first day of March. It is understood that Inspector MeXair will be reappointed and that Dr. Olof Sohlberg of the First ward, may be chosen to succeed Mr. May. Valae ot Leaves as Pnrlflers. A single tree, through its leaves, Is capable of purifying the air of the carbonic acid which has been exhaled by a dozen individ uals, or even a score. A human being ex hales in the course of twenty-four hours about 100 gallons of carbonic acid. According to Boussingault's estimate, a single square yard of leaf surface, counting both the upper and the under of the leaves, can, under favorable circumstances, decompose at least a gallon of carbonic acid In a day. One hundred square yards of leaf surface then would suffice to keep the air pure for one man, but the leaves of a tree of moderate size present a surface of many hundred square yards.— G lobe Year Book and Almanac. Bishop Seymour Here. Bishop Seymour, of Springfield, will speak at the noon-day Lenten service today in the assembly room of the St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance building. At 8 p. m. this evening he will lecture on "Cranmer. and the Reformation Period " at Christ church, corner of Fourth and Frank lin street.. The lecture is free, and all per sons are invited to attend the same. • lark's Release Purchased. If Walter K. Clark, who pleaded guilty to petty larceny in the municipal court Satur day, had possessed $50 he need not have gone to the workhouse under a sixty-day sentence as Judge Hine explained to the young man that lt was optional whether the fine was SMfoill fwlll cure 90 per cent. Of all forms of kidney many Instances th» most serious forms of the disease is com plicated send a four and adTi^e you free At all dnifrriitf, 360. a vi«l. Guide ta Health Bad medical advlcA frea. IMS Ar»b *t Pun. ritiPKEYC-REI paid or tbe penalty served. Some of Clark's friends hustled around over Sunday and dug up the necessary coin and yesterday Clark was released. I'n.vina' KumliiK* Ta_e*». Several corporations effected by the gross earnings tux paid their annual dues to the state treasurer yesterday. The Soo line, for Its branches in Mlnneaot,a paid $43,365.72; the Wiroona Telephone .company contributed $373.86, and the Northweittern Telephone Ex change company paid ln : $12,370.53. The state was also made richer by $11,500 through the return made by the state grain Inspection department for the month of Feb ruary. CHE(i™ UP THE PAY ROLL MAJ. M'LAI GHLI-. IS TAKING A CBRHTO- OF THE JHEDA WAKAX TO.\ lit DfANS A OeleKatloln of Turtle Lake Red* Off for Washington, and Another Due to Hetnrn From There Thin Week. ' Maj. James McLaughlin. United States Indian agent, and one of the picturesque figures In the West, passed through the city yesterday un his way North from Washington, where he has been attending to some official busi ness. The major, the last time he visited St. Paul, was' just recovering from a severe attack of intermittent fever contracted down in the Indian territory, but as he appeared yesterday at the Merchants', he had recovered all of his old-time vigor. For twenty-five years Maj. McLaugh lin has been up and down the Missis sippi river dealing with the Sioux and Clilppewas, and with the Indian na tions farther West in the Dakotas and Montana. He is, perhaps, the best knowr. Indian agent in the Northwest. His mission in £t. Paul at this time is a peculiar one, and will require some time to complete. The department of the interior has directed that a census of the Medawakanton nation be taken, as there are some irregularities in the annual payment of annuities, which are given to the nation. Through some of its agents the government has been informed that there are names of per sons on the rolls who have no right to the Indian aid, and Maj. McLaugh lin has been directed to make a thor ough investigation and report the re sult tr. the Washington officials. The government gives about $5,000 a yea.r to this nation and the alleged frauds are reported tq have existed for some time. Seme ; ye^rs ago the annui ties were paid in subsistence, but the aid is now given in cash. This, of course, increases the opportunity for fraudulent payments, and in line with this investigation others may follow if the same condition is found to exist. The Medawakanton cjndians are scat tered along the Mirtfejesota and Missis sippi river valley ' from Wabasha, Minn., to Redwood Palls. * * * A delegation of si^t Devil's Lake and Turtle Lake Indians passed through St. Paul on their way to interview the '"Great Father" at Washington. The Indians from both' agencies have a number of claims against the govern ment, which they will air fully before the department of the Interior some time next week. m Their first and most important claim is that a large tract of land at the base of the Turtle mountains, which belonged to their forefathers, was never ceded to the government by any of their tribe. It is an old claim which has been pending at Washington for almost ten years. In 1893 a commission was appointed by President Cleveland to look into the merits of the claim. A report was made by the commission recommending that $1,000,000 be paid to the Indians in twenty annual in stallments of $50,000 each. The report has been before congress ever since and never ratified by that body. Another claim is made by the Turtle Lake Irdians that the Northern Pacific railroad came through and took up some of their lands without paying them anything, and the redmen lcok to Washington for relief. * * * The delegation "of Leech lake In dians in company with Gus Beaulleu are expected to reach St. Paul from Washington today or tomorrow. They were given a half-dozen hearings be fore the secretary of the interior last week. The most important matter which the Indians have urged is a better price for their pine. The pine on the reservation is bought by Individuals, but the government exercises a censor ship over all sales. The Indians claim - that the uniform price of $3 per thou sand is not enough, and they should receive $5. They are also petitioning for the construction of mill 3on the reservation so they could receive the lull value of the timber. KITTSON'S PROPERTY. Creditors Are Watching the Pros pective Division of It. Judge Brill, in district court yesterday, re sumed the examination , of the accounts of the St. Paul Trust company as trustee of the estate of Norman Kittson, deceased, re garding the management of the portion of the estate belonging to Alfred Kittson. The creditors of the estate, who have agreed to accept 80 per cent of the amount of their claims, in full, were represented by attor neys, and each item of the schedule was carefully gone into- in *detail by the court and the attorneys. A number of small pieces of realty that had been overlooked were dis covered on comparison of the schedule with the will and were added, with the consent of the company. The matter is before the court to determine who shall receive a sum aggregating $80,000. which Is due Alfred Kittson in a few weeks under the terms of the will. HEBXER SIIT FAILS. Verdlet for the Defendant In tbe Suit for Alleged Libel. Judge Otis yesterday in district court di rected a verdict for the defendant in the case of D. H. Hebner against the Great Xorthern railway. Hebner sued to recover $15,000 for alleged libel, which consisted In marking his service card "discharged for be ing insolent and abusive to the company's patrons when ho was dropped from the po sition of station agent at Brown's Valley." The plaintiff claimed that the card pre vented him from obtaining employment with any other road and was lv the nature of a black list. WAXTS HIS SHARE. Cputest Over tbe Will of Mrs. Brid get Cloonan. Probate Judge Bazille yesterday took un der advisement an application of Maggie Conroy to be made administratrix of the last will of her mother, Bridget Cloonan, de ceased. Mrs. Cloonan died ln April, 18*!5, leaving her estate, ' vahied at $2,000, to her children in trust for her husband, who is seventy-eight years old. -i The latter appeared yesterday through his .attorney to contest tha will on the ground t^iat he elects to take under the statute. The children produced an affidavit In which Cloonan accepted the conditions of the will, but. he pleaded ignorance/ In court and claim ed that he could neither read nor write, and was not aware of the contents of the affidavit when he affixed his mark. Mrs. Lane Dlvoreed. Judge Lewis yesterday a divorce to Emma S. Lane from her husband, Abraham L. Lane, on the ground of desertion The couple were married orf March 15 1893 at Nauvoo, 111., and March 1, 1836, at Paul'ton Mrs. Lane says, her husband deserted her without any apparea^ reason, and announced at the time that he had no intention of re turning. The plaintiff told Judge Lewis that h=r husband had been lazy and careless, and was possessed of an ungovernable temper which manifested itself in abuse of herself and of her child, who is now throe years old. The court awarded the plaintiff the cus tody of tho child. Personal Injury Suit. Arthur Shandorf, by Joseph Shandorf, his Mtner, yesterday commenced an action In district court against Daniel R. Noyes to recover $2,000 for personal Injuries. According to the complaint., young Shandorf, who Is eleven years old, fell into the unused foundations of the Y. M. C. A. building.Tenth and Minnesota streets, which Is owned by the defendant, and broke his arm in the fall. The accident occurred on Nov. 24. Will Not Xante a . Receiver. Judge Lewis yesterday filed a decision in the case of tho St. Paul Trust company, trustee, against. Edward Gilman et al. The plaintiff's application for the appointment of a receiver for the mortgaged premises Is denied, and the defendant's motion to dis miss is granted. The ruling is on the ground that the court cannot appoint a receiver for mortgaged premises subsequent to the sale. Committed tot Rochester. Arthur R. Furlelgh, a laborer living at 224 North Avon street, was adjudged insane yes terday in probate court and committed to the state asylum at Rochester by Judge Bazllle. His insanity is supposed to have been brought on by failure to obtalu work. Yesterday when the deputy sheriffs went after the man to take him to court he was found to have removed all his clothing, and lt was necessary to use force in order to get him dressed. Substituted Service Quashed. Judge Lochren, in federal court, yester day granted a motion to quash the substi tuted service of the summons in the case of Jefferson & Kasson against Ira W. Bur hans, L. A. Nichols et al. The defendants are non-residents, and the summons was made on Fred G. Ingersoll, who had acted as attorney for the defend ants in a previous actiou. The court held that the service was insufficient. Personal Property Tax. Today is the last day for the payment of personal property taxes for tho current year. Yesterday the line of people anxious to pay and escape the peualty extended out from the county treasurer's offlce Into the corridor nearly all day. Ml ST. PAUL \fc _^j SOCIAL EVENTS |k^ Pretty girls and pretty gowns, flowers and sweet music! Certainly i£ would be difficult to find a more charming medley, and the/ were all in evidence at the song recital given last evening at Couover hall by the pupils of Mrs. Ella Lamberson. A large audience listened to the well arranged programme. A chorus, composed of twenty young ladles and directed by Mrs. W. S. Briggs, sang two numbers, "Down in the Dewy Dell," Smart and Brahms "Cradle Song." The parts were evenly balanced and both renditions remarka bly smooth. Miss Florence Marlon Pace sang three num bers, a selection from Haydn's "Creation;" "Bianca," by Mattel, and Henschel's "Spring Song." Miss Pace's fine soprano has already won her an enviable reputation among St. Paul music lovers, and her singing last night was quite up to her own high standard. One of the finest numbers given was the contralto solo, -'Visions," by D'Hardelot, sung by Mrs. Renz with violin obligato by Arthur Berg. The melody was exquisite, the music of the violin running through the web of song like a thread of gold. Mrs. Dixou, a lady with a charming stage presence and a very clear soprano, sang some Scotch ballads most expressively. Other numbers on the programme were one of Rotoli's ballads, by Mrs. Gardner; Spohr's "Romance" and Allitsen's "My Laddie," by Miss Gibbs; two numbers by Mrs. Leavitt of Minneapolis, "Penso," by Tosti, and "Since We Parted," AUitzen. Miss Youngman sang two Italian selections and a ballad by Bereny, and Miss Prendergast gave two soprano num bers, "A May Morning," by Dinza, and "A Summer Wooing," by Lynes. Miss Minnie Bergh acted as accompanist. This is the first of a series of song recitals which Mrs. Lamber-on intends giving during the spring. One pretty feature of last night's musicale was the ushering, which was iv charge of a number of daintily gowned young ladies. * • * Consul and Mrs. Hobe gave a large dinner party last evening at their homo on Dayton avenue. About forty guests were entertained. Bridesmaids roses, hyacinths, tulips and car nations formed the decorations. * * .* Mrs. H. F. Brigga, Sherburne avenue, en tertained a number of friends at progressive cinch Saturday evening. Prizes were won by Mrs. J. F. Mahuson, Mrs. N. Preston, Mies Vlven, J. Mahuson, C. Lowe and J. Tucker. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. A. Carris, Mr. and Mrs. Eichhozer. Mr. and Mrs. Mahu son, Mr. and Mrs. C. Lowe, Miss M. Nepel. Miss Klinles, Miss C. "Vlven. Mrs. N. Preston, Mrs. JI. Reed, Mrs. Patten, Mi3s Eagen, Mrs. S. J. Briggs, W. Elwess, J. Tucker ar.d J. Grove. * « * Mrs. M. A. Wasden will entertain a number of friends at dinner this evening at the Buck ingham. » * * Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Pease, of Grand avenue, will entertain the Entre Nous club tomorrow eveniug. Evening Star lodge. Daughters of Rebekah, will give a progressive erchre party Saturday evening in their hall. Fifth and Wabasha streets. Miss Loomis, Fairmount avenue, will en tertain the Old Maids' club this afternoon. Mrs. W. J. Allen, Holly avenue, will give a thimble party tomorrow afternoon. Mrs. J. W. Owen<!, of Nelson avenue, ha 3 returned from the East. Miss Russell, of College avenue, will leave this week for Louisville, Ky. Miss Grover. of Hudson, Is visiting Miss Florence Brown, of Portland avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Edwards, of Greenwood ave nue, are entertaining Miss Maud Hubbard, of Aurora, 111. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Stoughton, Marshall avenue, had as their guests during the past week Mr. and Mrs. George M. Fish, of Gracc ville. Mrs. E. Keck, Bidwell street, Is entertaining Mr 3. S. E. Stephenson, Menominee, Mich. Baa- Trust Formed. TRENTON, N. J., Feb. 27.— The Union Bat; and Paper company, with a capital of $27,000,- OfKi, was Incorporated here today. The com pany is emwiwered to manufacture paper and bags and to do almost any other business it may choose. The stock Is divided into $11,000,000 preferred and $16,C00,000 common The preferred stock is to pay 7 per cent cumu lative dividends. The incorporators are clerks I in the New Jersey Trust company. American Last Company Formed. DAYTON, 0., Feb. 27.— The American Last company has been incorporated with a capital ♦stock of $3,500,000; $2,000,000 common stock, $1,500,100 preferred stock. The Incorporators I are: W. H. Crawford, Dayton, O. ; W. H Cary, Brockton, Mass.; E. O. Krentler, De troit, Mich.; Amos C. Fitz, Auburn, Me.; Sam uel E. Porter, Worcester, Mass., with W. H. Crawford as president, W. H. Cary vice pres ident, and E. O. Krentler, secretary-treas urer. O -A. m T O __**•_. X ___. . Bears the T,IB Kind You Have Always Bought THE "SUNSHINE ROUTE" TO CALL FORNIA Via "The Mllwankee.", Every Saturday a splendid Pullman tourist •leeping car leaves Minneapolis 8:25 a m (from St. Paul 8:35 a. m.), and runs through to Los Angles, California, arriving there at 8:26 a. m. following Wednesday, just four ' days. The "Sunshine Route" is via "The Mil waukee's" famous Hedrick Route to Kansas ' City, thence via A., T. & S. F. Ra'lway through New Mexico and Southern California the pleasantest winter route to the coast in existence. Rate per double berth in this sleeper $6.00 from St. Paul and Minneapolis to California | points. Apply to the company's agents for descrip tive pamphlets, maps and lowest rates, or address J. T. Conley, Assistant General Pas senger Agent. St. Paul. Minn. '• For six years I wa» a victtin oi dys tepeia In its worst form. I touid eat uotUhig out milk toast, and at times my stoma ch would mt retain aid digest oven that Last March I x-san taking CASCARETS and siuce then 1 lave steadily improved, until I am as well as I :ver was in my life." David H. Murphy, Newark, O. TRADE MASS RSO'tTltffD Pleasant, Palatable. Potent, Ta.te Good. Do iood. Nover Sicken. Weakcb. or Gripe. 10c, 25c. 50c ... CURE CONSTIPATION. ... L-rliiif Kanrdj Canpanr. (kkifo, Moalntl, Be* Voi-i. ill _n.TiI.S.L t_ Sold aniJ guaranteed by all drue- HW" I U'BnV gists to C.HR Tobacoo Habit. THIEF TARES FLIGHT CHARI.ES VALENTINE, A POSTOF FICE ROBBER, ESCAPES AT UNION IJEPOT WAS HANDCUFFED AT THAT Deputy United Stated Mumhal Henry Wan Taking Him on v Train to Mankato for Trial Wheu a Strau grer Got Between Them, and the Robber Ran Out Traced Aci-ohw the River to Went St. Paul. Charles Valentine, held to the fed eral grand Jury on the charge of bur glarizing the post offlce at St. Peter, made a daring a nd sensational escape from Deputy United States Marshal Henry yesterday morning at the union depot, while taking the train for Man kato, where he was to have awaited the action of the federal grand Jury. Up to midnight he was still at large and supposed to be somewhere on the West side, and the whole detective force and all the deputy sheriffs were looking for him. Valentine made his escape manacled, rather than take chances on a ten years' term in the penitentiary. When arrested he made a murderous assault on his captor and was shot before he succumbed. The man secured entrance to the St. Peter postoffice early in the morn ing of Fc-b. 21, using burglar's tools to gain admission. The noise he made in effecting the entry awoke W. H. Gresham, a clerk, who slept in the building, and the intruder immediately opened fire. He fired five shots at the clerk without effect and was himself shot in the left breast, but the bullet struck some tools in a breast pocket and he was only stunned. Gresham turned his prisoner over to the local authorities, and he was brought down from St. Peter Saturday and waived examination before United States Com missioner Spencer. He was held in default of $5,000 bonds to awair the action of the federal grand jury at the April term of court at Mankato, in the district where the crime was com mitted. Valentine spent Sunday at the coun ty jail and yesterday morning was taken by Deputy Marshal Henry to the union depot to board the 7:40 Oma ha train for Mankato. As a precau tion, the marshal manacled his pria- *383 " — "' ■ S-SB i T i'^l_t CHARLES VALENTINE, Who Escaped Krom a Deputy United States Marshal. . oner and. while securing tickets, left him in charge of Station Officer Andy Call. When Henry returned, together with the prisoner, he went through t^he gates and boarded the train. Pass ing through into the smoker with his man beside him, Henry saw a vacant seat and remarked: •There's a seat." When he turned around, his prisoner had disappeared. Another passenger | had pushed in between the pah* while the marshal was looking for a seat. A quick examination of the train disclosed the fact that Valentine had escaped, and Henry immediately no tified Andy Call. Together the men made a thorough search among thf railroad yards, freight houses and oth er buildings, but found no trace of the prisoner, except some foot prints In the snow that looked as if made by a man taking very long steps ard lead ing in a direction where no one wou!d be likely to go. On this clue the yards up the river above the depot were searched, and Officers llurnano, Swee ney, Daly and Pat Murnane joined the searching party. A laborer informed the party that he had seen a man crossing on the Chicago &. Great West ern bridge, and the West side police were notified. During the day a man reported to the sheriff that he had seen a man answering Valentine's description, ""handcuffed and without an overcoat in a barn on the West side, but a search resulted In nothing. The police are considerably puzzled at the apparently unaccountable dis appearance of the man. Without an overcoat and with handcuffs in plain view, it did not seem possible that any man could roam around in the heart of St. Paul without being noticed by some one, but it Is believed that some employe in the machine shops on the West side of the river must have been moved by compassion to chisel off the m.inacles. Deputy Marshal Henry says Valen tine's disappearance is a complete mys tery to. him. He says his eyes were off th<» prisoner legs than half a minute. Just long enough for him to glance up the car aisle for an empty scat. When he turned round his prisoner was gone. "I don't know how it happened." *aid he. "Valentine was handcuffed and I marched him to the coach ahead of me. We found the coach somewhat crowded and in the jostling about the door I stepped in ahead of Valentine. The prisoner was close to me so that I could feel him pressing against me when I leaned over the arm of a seat and looked down the aisle for two va cant seats. At this time we stood within a few feet of the door. I furred about to tell Valentine to come along, having espied two seats further up the aisle, when, to my astonishment, he had disappeared." ♦ HANGING SIGNS MAY GO. Assembly Committee Also Favors Burinl of Eleetrie Wires. It looks as though ihe overhanging feigns on St. Paul streets will have to go. Th_ assembly committee on streets had an ordi nance before them yefterday for discussion involving ths subject. The intent of the ordl. nance is to prohibit the erection or main tenance of any signs overhanging the street unless the same be at least ten feet abovs the sidewalk and not to project more than two feet from the building. Permission must first be obtained from tho city council to erect any sign and the petition must be ac companied by a bond conditioned to pay all damages that may occur in the event cf a sign falling. The ordinance was amended by the committee to except awnings from its provisions and was then recommended for favorable consideration. A resolution calling tha attention of tbe .5 1 Enlarged Prostate Cured. After Suffering Twenty-Five Years, a North ern New York Citizen is Fully Cured. CAPT. W. G. WESCOTT'S GOOD FORTUNS Men afflicted with enlargement of the pros tate gland can be found in every community instruments and catheters give them Home Te ller, but not a cure. After trying all kinds or cures and surgical operations they at last give up In desoalr. It Is, therefore very Pleasing to relate the fact that prostatic troubles can be cured permanently and pain^ lessly without operation. OAPT. W. G. WEcICOTT. SACKETT il\|{- BOR. N. Y. The remarkable cure of Capt. Wescott is therefore, of special interest. He had heard of the Solvent-Alterans system, and finally decided to give it a test, and the results *«?* astonishing. He says: "I had been amicte. for twenty-five years with ihrunlr prostatic obstruction. The catheter was my constant companion and a3 much a necessi*. as food. I had little faith in Solvent-Mr,--" ans having bean treated by specialists In Bellevue hospital with no benefit, and had re turned home fully convinced no cure could be found by their treatments. When I learned of bolvent-Alterans I determined to makt another effort, with the result that I have not used the catheter for more- than three years. I now pass urine with perfect freedom It comes quickly without effort, the bladder is fully drained of its contents, and there is no distress attending the effort." It is our belief that hundreds of our read ers can have the same good fortune that Capt Wescott bad. The Solvent-Alterans system is certainly an Improvement on old methods Among its many advantages is the absen c of pain and freedom from danger; no opera tion is neodc-d, nor Is there loss of time from work. Every man can know the full truth In regard to the Solvent-Alterans. A finely I. lust rated book describing the system can be obtained for the asking. All that you need do Is to send your name and address and the book will be sent sealed, by mail, free of expense. 'Every afflicted man should imme diately send for the hook. Address the Em pire Medical Company. 21. R, Smith Building, Boston, Mass. mayor to the fact that an ordinance pro hibiting the decorating of telephone and elec tric poles with signs, bills and advertise ments was being frequently violated and re questing him to notify the police to enforco such ordinance, was favorably reported. A communication from the city council of Duluth asking that the St. Paul council pass a resolution looking toward legislation com pelling telephone and electric light companies to place their wires under gmurd was re ferred to the city attorney to draw such a resolution. Globe Year Book. A Valuable Reference "Work, The Year Book and Almanac issued by The Globe Company, of St. Paul, is the best work of ihe kind which has come to our no tice. Complete in every par ticular, lt combines history and facts, statistics and general information, properly classilied and indexed in a manner which permits of instant ref erence. The statistics are most com plete £nd admirably arranged for in telligent understanding. Sixty pages of the 500 which this wonderful book contains are devoted to Minnesota, and the political information is the mo.<t comprehensive and valuable ever pub lished in the state. We bespeak for this work the consideration of every intelligent person in the state, and we can say without hesitancy that it is valuable alike to Merchant. Farmer, Mechanic. Sportsman or Politician. The price of the book Is 26 cents, mailed anywhere, and. considering the amount of information it contains, it is worth fully thive times that amount. — Owatonna People's Press. EVANGELISTS TALK. They Tell the Methodist Ministers of Their Work nt Hamline. At a meeting of the Methodist mil j yesterday afternoon at the Y. it. C. A. rooms, there were pre-sent Rev. Peter Clare, I president of the society; Rev. A. O. Koeneke, j secretary, and Revs. David Morgan, John Pemberton, J. W. Martin, F. M. Rule. S. A. Sanderson, W. H. Harringt.m ar.d Willis ;i .Moore. Rev. E. S. Dunham and Rev. E. H. Baker, conference evangelist?, from Delaware, 0.. whd have been holding revival meeting! at Hamline during the past week, delivered in teresting addresses en "Evangell". :, fl Evangelism." Both addresses were along the thought of higher Christian life. Th se gentlemen will continue to ho-ld revival me.-t --ings at Hamline throughout this week. The society will hold its next regular meet ing at Minneapolis ln conjunction with tba Minneapolis ministers. CASTOR 1 A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Hava Always Bought Bears the sn# ' sjftt\7~~ Siguature of <-4i<Zfty^&S^Cc<>/ t YOU NEED TREITWIEI.T. DR. COLE l!^*4rf<«S^-^jK the small of your hack. 11 I___i hln. rinj;s underyonr lim W^ e - ves . plmpfcw on-jonr WtfSjf "fIfSJ- HA fuce auu neck, euergy (Fir F3c Wjj gone, feel tired In the 1 -_S§3_& l£& arc tß,kin S "bout you. i I W>ip' Be a man. The glory _^_^^s^^" /aO9 hood. Consult the f'jffifS-SJfejs^sf?' 1 "id doctor at once. RESTORES LOST MANHOOD Consult Him at Once, in person or by letter. Dr. Alfred 1.. Cole Medical Institute and Council of riijsloians, "Zi Washington ay h Minneapolis, Minn ISAM-, COMMERCIAL, OK I'KOFUJi-iION'AL KBFEHKNCES