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CITY SUBSCRIPTIONS.
By Carrier Imo 6 mos 12 mos
Daily only 40 $2.25 $4.00
Daily and Sunday 50 2.75 5.00
Sunday 15 .75 1.50
COUNTRY SUBSCRIPTIONS. ~
By Mall 1 mo 6 mos 12 mos
Daily only $1.50 $3J>6
Daily and Sunday 35 2.00 4.00
Sunday 75 1.50
Weekly 75 1.00
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as Second-Class Matter. Address all
communications and make all Remit
tances payable to THE GLOBE CO., St.
Paul, Minnesota. Anonymous commu
nications not noticed. Rejected manu
scripts will not be returned unless ac
companied by postage.
BRANCH OFFICES.
Bfe*r York 10 Spruce St.
Chicago.Room 609, No. 87 Washington St.
WEATHER FOR TODAY.
Minnesota— Showers and cooler "Wed
nesday; high winds, shifting to south
westerly; Thursday fair.
lowa—Sbowera and cooler Wednesday
high winds, shifting to southwesterly-
Thursday fair.
Wisconsin—Showers Wednesday, with
warnu-r in eastern and cooler in "western
portions; high southerly winds; Thursday
partly cloudy and cooler.
The Dakotaa—Fair and cooler Wednes
day; Thursday fair; west to northwest
winds.
Montana—Fair "Wednesday and Thurs
day; warmer Thursday; west to nor.h
west winds.
ST. PAUL.
Yesterday's observations, taken by the
United States weather bureau, St. Paul.
I*. V. Lyons observer, for the twenty
four hours ended at 7 o'clock last night.
Barometer corrected for temperature
and elevation.
Highest temperature 76
Lowest n-mperuture 52
Average temperature 64
Daily range 24
Barometer 21t.7S
Humidity 64
Precipitation 0
7 p. m.. temperature 72
7 p. ni.. wind, southeast; weather, partly
cloudy.
RIVER AT 8 A. M.
Danger Gauge Change In
Station. Line. Reading. 24 Hours.
St. Paul 14 7.5 —0.1
La Crosse 10 8.8 0.0
Davenport 15 8.0 —0.1
St. Louis 30 19.2 —0.1
The river will fall slightly In the vi
cinity of St Paul from now to Thursday
mornirig.
—Fait
YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURES.
Iligh.*Bpm lligh.*apm
Battlefoul ...52 4S Cleveland .. .62 62
Bismarck ....72 02 Denver 74 66
< algary W 54 Detroit .. ...70 6J
Duluth 4v 44 Galveston ....80 76
Bflfnontuu ...48 48 Jacksonville .92 86
rtavre 58 54 Los Ang?les..7o 62
Helena 56 54 Montreal .. ..60 56
Huron 86 74 Nashville ....74 72
Medicine Hat.72 62 New Orleans.B6 78
Minnedosa ...50 46 New York ...76 70
Prince Albert.en 4> Norfolk 76 70
Qu'Appelle ...66 54 Omaha 76 70
S. Current ...76 70 Philadelphia .80 70
Williston 76 70 Rapid City ...66 60
Winnipeg 7(i 72 'Frisco 64 60
Boston G2 62 St. Louis ....70 68
Chicago .. ..64 53 Salt Lake ....58 58
Cincinnati ...74 72 Washington .76 68
♦Washington time (7 p. m. St. Paul).
HAVK "CRATE APPREHENSIONS."
A Washington dispatch advises the
public that the receipt of the cable from
Berlin, stating that the opposition In the
reichstag to the bill proposed by the gov-
ernmont to modify the laws that have so
long and so seriously obstructed the im
portation of our meat products is ap
parently strong enough to defeat the
measure, "was received here with grave
apprehension." The officials fear that
not only will the injurious restrictions
be malm.lined, but that the defeat of the
German government's fVozl at moainca
ti.m will )•>'■■— out the negotiation of a re
ciprocal treaty under either the Dlngley
act or the general treaty-making power;
by which is meant, of course, that duties
upon Imports of German products will
not be decreased. This uneasiness lest
taxes should not be lowered causes
'grave apprehension' to an administra
tion that charged upon Its predecessor the
panic of IS9J merely because it was
pledged to a reduction of taxes.
But why should the refusal of the relch-
Btag to remove or reduce the impedi
ments it had raised in the way of im
ports of our meats cause grave or any
apprehension to this administration?
What else should it expect? Its head is
said to be a good Christian, devout in
conduct, but even he cannot be so sim
ple as to believe that nowadays, even
after some eighteen centuries of inculca
tion of the command to turn the other
cheek when smitten upon the one, men
or nations do it. Just now he is direct-
Ing some vigorous striking back in his
"epistles to the Philippines" himself, and
he only stirs the sense of the comical
when he bemoans the return strokes
that German protectionists are giving
him. or us over his shoulders.
The present head of this apprehensive
administration was the author of an act,
adopted nine years ago, whose declared
purpose was to increase the lm
pediments to imports of German
products. Not only did he in
crease the taxes, but he required that all
imports .should be marked with the coun
try of their origin, so that the patriotic
American consumer might not be im
posed upon and be sold goods of foreign
make when he was consumed with a de
sire to buy only those made by his fel
low countrymen. "Made in Germany"
became a mark familiar to shoppers.
Germany was in the fostering business
also, trying to bring up a sugar infant
on bounties, and a discriminating duty
was put on her sugar. Then to rub it
In harder McKlnleyism bountied our
own planters of cane and growers of beets
and makers of maple sugar. Dingley im
proved on McKinley by adding to the nor
mal tax on imports of sugar one of his
favorite addkionals equal to the export
bounty Germany paid on sugar sent to
other countries. And after all this aggres
sion this aggressive administration af
fects surprise because the German con
gress retaliates, with whatever means it
has, upon our exports. -TMs affectation
of apprehension is one of the comicalities
of the season, and contributes to soften
the asperities of the war for expansion
and to aid the strenuc • eitorts to em
balm Alger.
SUBMERGED.
"," The committee charged with the selec
tion of the most desirable site for a pub
lic market presented three locations from
■ .which, in its opinion, the selection should
: be made. One of these sites is in the
: vicinity of Eagle street, and there are in
{.' dicatlons that that site possesses private
} advantages altogether disproportionate
tiich, in its opinion, the selection should
> made. One of these sites is in the
cinity of Eagle street, and there are in
3atlons that that site possesses private
vantages altogether disproportionate
v;iolits public advantages, judging by the
persistence and skill with which its cause
-is being advocated and looked after in
official circles. ._•■■-.
'Now, of all the sites for a public market
thus far mentioned, there is not one
which is positively obnoxious but this
alone. The others have merits and de
merits; but this one, while having noth
ing which the other sites do not possess
to recommend them, is radically and be
yond remedy unfit.
A public journal must necessarily hes
itate in expressing certain of the objec
tions which notoriously exist to this se
lection. Above all other objections it is
inaccessible to ths people of the great
part of the city. Its surroundings are
such that no decent woman would risk
the doing of marketing in such a locality,
while the price set, we believe, is absurd.
The property involved can at any time be
had for less than half the sum.
We believe the Jackson street site is
the best site of these mentioned. It is
convenient and central in location. The
property may be had at reasonable fig
ures, and there is no substantial objec
tion to it on any score of location or sur
roundings. But this is not the point we
desire to emphasize. It is that the Eagle
street location is utterly unfit. It would
be really an insult to public taste to
make such a selection. If the city is to
go in for fumigating that locality, let it
go about the task in some other way and
at somewhat less expense. It may be
possible to remove from there those who
infest the locality. It certainly will not
be possible to induce the housewives o£
St. Paul to visit the vicinity.
Let the council adopt whatever other
site it pleases. It has a way of doing
what it pleases anyway. But let that
body save the decent women of St. Paul
who desire to do their own marketing
from being obliged to go Into that sub
merged neighborhood.
ABOVE AND BEYOND THE LAW.
Trust creation goes on apace. The
large concerns in every branch of manu
facturing industry are uniting that nad
not already entered a trust. Within a
shcrt time, if anything like the present
progress is maintained. It will be sur
prising to find a healthy, profitable and
extensive manufacturing concern which
Is not embraced In a trust organization.
The two latest enterprises to develop
into trust organizations are the flouring
industries of the lake cities out-ids of
Minneapolis and the plow manufacturing
concerns. The former are capitalized for
$40,000,000, the latter for $65,000,000.
It is in the existence of the new flour
combine that :he people of this section
and of the cities of the country are the
more deeply interested of the two combi
nations. It has, as the public knows, been
in process of exploitation for some time
past. There has been no secret r.bout
its operations. Mr. Mclntyre, its elected
secretary, openly avowed his purpose
from the out3et. He openly aimed at the
incorporation of the Minneapolis mills in
his organization. For roma unknown
reason he failed In this undertaking. So
that, Instead of one, there are, nominally
at least, now two combines in ex
istence for controlling the price to con
sumers of the leading necessary of life.
Recalling Attorney General hrlggs' re
cent opinion as to th<» iack of federal
Jur'sd.'ctlcn over such combinations, the
question recurs as to the utility oC anti
trust state legislation in meeting such
conditions as organizations of this Icind
represent. There is no uniformity In
such regulations. Nor does there appear
to be a particle of efficacy. In our In
dustrial life we are confrontad by a con
dition Which is concededly destructive of
the industrial freedom of our people, and
which is, for all practical purposes, above
and beyond the law.
A very sensible suggestion has recently
come up from the South In this behalf.
It Is that the governors of the various
Southern states shall unite In a move
ment to secure uniform legislation
against the trusts and shall co-operate
in the enforcement of such laws. From
this movement some good may come. We
cannot overlook the fact, however, that
the movement for the formation of trusts
keeps on with giant strides, and that
each day but adds to the difficulty of
establishing any aquedate system for
their control or regulation.
THE ANTI-RITUALIST MOVEMENT.
The reappearance of Mr. John Kensit as
an actor in the prevailing church contro
versy In England will doubtless result in
inflaming the respective partisans with
even more bitterness than they have al
ready shown.
It will be remembered that the prevail
ing controversy received its first great
impetus through Mr. Kensit, He was
but an unknown book seller when he en
gaged himself in battling against what
some choose to speak of as the movement
toward Rome among many English Epis
copal clergymen. But his action succeed
ed in bringing the subject into the fore
ground of questions which are be
ing discussed by the British public. So
intense has the public feeling on this
score become that it is almost univer
sally agreed that the issue now being
fought out In the English established
church is not unlikely to decide the fate
of political elections for some time to
come.
Sir William Harcourt was prompt to
take his stand with the anti-ritualists,
notwithstanding that such an attitude by
a leading Liberal politician was sure to
result in the loss of a considerable por
tion of the party following. His example
has not on either side as yet been followed
by any other equally prominent public
man. Indeed, the issue is being sedulous
ly avoided by leading politicians. The
consideration of it is. confined to the
masses; and, if the existing intensity of
feeling is to prevail, it must Inevitably
involve the leaders of popular sentiment
as well as the populace themselves.
It is too early to indulge in predictions
regarding the ultimate outcome of the
condition of feeling which iinds such ex
traordinary expression from time to time
as that indicated by the last display of
Mr. Kenait. But that the most impor
tant and far reaching consequences will
flow from it In the immediate future there
can be no question whatever. The ac
tion of their lordships yesterday in ad
journing for luncheon without regard to
Mr. Kenslt will no doubt inflame the
controversy. It certainly will not result
in any dampening of the ardor of Ken
sit or of those who agree with him.
The English church has beeu diseatab-
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE, .WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1899.
lished in Ireland. The agitation for its
disestablishment in Wales has reached an
advanced stage. Just how far the pre
vailing controversy In England will go
toward bringing the question of disestab
lishment into the realm of practical pol
itics it would not be safe to say at this
distance. Certainly all the Indications are
that some action on the part of the gov
ernment in that behalf will be made nec
essary before many years, or, perhaps,
before many months have elapsed.
The mother of Edna Wallace Hopper
has paid $100,000 for a farm in Southern
California. The news from the East in
dicates that Mrs. Wallace's next duty is
to buy Edna some clothes.
The Chicago Times-Herald has had a
picture sent by wire of the place at
which President McKlnley will stop at
Hot Springs. If the president sees the
picture he won't go.
An Apia dispatch says everything is
quiet in Samoa. Most people are In
clined to be quiet when looking into the
mouths of 13-inch guns.
The people up in Alaska apparently do
not care whether they live or die. They
have asked for 19,740 pounds of army
canned roast beef.
It Is stated that the glass trust is an
assured fact. A volley of rocks will be
fired at that all right enough.
Austria is very much worried because
somebody has stolen her gun secret.
Could Austria hit anything?
Holland drinks as much alcohol as the
United States. This isn't the fault of Min
nesota, however.
Gov. Tanner has got into an epistolatory
war with the preachers of Illinois. Heaven
save Tanner.
Does the new flour trust, with a capi
talization of $40,000,000, need a biscuit?
There is Sam Jones and the greater
Sam Jones, who is mayor of Toledo.
And probably that 'Dewey $10 banquet
won't cost less than $50 a plate.
DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL.
METROPOLITAN.
If the morals of "The Turtle" were as
unobjectionable as its moral.'lt is safe to
say the play would never have reached
St. Paul. Without its frank and open
immorality "The Turtle" would be an in
differently funny farce. Without its
touches of Paris sprightllness, much of
of its text and many of its episodes
would sink to the level of simple inde
cency. But both fun and spice—the sea
soning being extremely high at times
are In evidence, and a fairly large audi
ence at the Metropolitan last evening
seemed to enjoy the combination. It is
doubtful, however, if those present found
the production—taken in its entirety—
either as funny or as naughty as they
had expected. The disrobing scene, which
gave to "The Turtle" much of its early
notoriety, is by no means as shocking as
might be inferred. Any one who has wit
nessed a production of "Fra Diavalo"
can sit through the similar scene of "The
Turtle" without a quiver. If the French
adaptation depended upon this alone for
success, it would certainly fall flat. But
It must not be understood that "The
Turtle" is not brisk. It has bursts of
speed that are surprising. As it Is de
scribed upon the bills "it is not so slow."
There are bits so suggestive as to leave
little to the imagination, and touches
that win applause for their candid
wickedness. Racy is, perhaps, the ad
jective which most closely fits "The Tur
tle;" after that might come the whole
range, from bright and funny down the
gamut to vulgar and obscene, the selec
tion depending upon individual taste.
Stated simply as a fact, it is undoubted
ly true that "The Turtle" is the briskest
dramatic production St. Paul has ever
seen, and still, one seeking immorality
alone would find it disappointing. As
for the story, it is ingenious, and its com
plications cleverly worked out, but de
pending upon clean fun alone it would
drag and might easily become tiresome.
It narrowly escapes such a fate despite
Its spicy savor.
As for the company seen last evening
at the Metropolitan it was good without
being excellent. Miss Marion Ballou as
Angele, a chambermaid, was most thor
oughly in harmony with the atmosphere
of the production. She was as naively
naughty as could be asked, and never
failed to score with her suggestively tell
ing lines and by play. Courtesy demands
that the excellence of her interpretation
—viewed, of course, purely as an inter
pretation—be ascribed entirely to her art
a3 an actress, and, as such, it was praise
worthy, even if not commendable.
Sgr. Perugini, as Champalier, nicknam
ed "The- Turtle," took the gay yet bad
gered husband through his series of ad
ventures and misadventures with a con
siderable degree of verve and grace. Miss
Evesson, his wife, sometimes tearful, and
In the main respectable, carries a trying
role with considerable credit, and dis
robes with a deference to delicacy that
was desirable or disappointing, again ac
cording to the point of view—point of
view being r.sed in Its figurative, and not
In a literal sense. The others of the cast
were good, bad and indifferent, and some
of them, at varying times, all three.
"The Turtle," to sum up the much dis
cussed farce in the fewest possible words,
Is just what it purports to be, only not
quite so much so. In admirable hands It
might present evils worthy of all the dis
cussion it has occasioned. As seen at
the Metropolitan last evening, it was
hardly notable.
"The Turtle" will be repeated at the
Metropolitan this evening, with a mat
inee this afternoon.
Olga Nethereole appears Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday at the Metropolitan
opera house, Saturday afternoon.Pinero's
play, "The Profligate," will be presented.
In this piece Miss Nethersole will sustain
the role of Leslie Brudenell, a thoroughly
girlish maiden, loving the world and
trusting and loving everyone about her.
The repertory will be as follows: Thurs
day, "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray;" Fri
day, "Camille;" Saturday matinee, "The
Profligate;" Saturday night, "Carmen."
Two most Interesting musical events, of
a widely different nature, will be the re
cital of Mme. Teresa Carreno Friday
afternoon, and the two concerts by the
British Guards band Sunday afternoon
and evening, both events occurring at the
Metropolitan opera house.
GASOLINE ENGINES WORKS.
Cliarlea A. Stlckney to Build Them
In West St Paul.
Charles A. Stlckney has completed
plans for the erection of a gasoline engine
factory across the tracks from tho West
St. Paul depot of the Chicago Great West
ern, and expects to have tho plant In op
eration about the first of September.
About thirty people will be employed.
The plant will occupy the block bound
ed by Fillmore and Fairfteld avenues and
Starkey and Custer streets. .About fif
teen dwelling houses are now situated on
this land, but they will be removed. Prep
arations have already been made to move
three of the buildings this week. The
factory building will cost $10,000, and is to
be BO by 150 feet, two stories high and
constructed of brick.
GOPHER IS OUT.
rnhcrsKy Junior* Have Their An
nual Ready.
The junior annual, or, in other words,
the " '00 Gopher," hs been published. Will
L. Browne is the artist.
A new university song, wilh music and
words by Hector O. Spauldlng, appears.
A faculty flower bed includes Professors
Snnford as morning glory. Firkins as
Johnny-jump-up, Wells as Jack-in-the
pulpit, Andrlst as poppy, Burton as gum
tree, etc. There is a ballad for freshmen.
"A Legend of Minnehaha," by Frances
Fritxsche, a poem by Edmund Gale Jew
fltt, of St. Paul, and scores of short ar
ticles, some of them of special literary
merit. <
The sophomja-eiliistory was written by
Miss Amy Ro»|j|t
The board ofßiltors consists of James
H. Nicol, managing editor; Paul Faude,
editor-in-chief; William B. Stewart, busi
ness managers-Roy W. Merrill, associate
busines3 manage*; Mary L. Gerhard,
Clara C. Thomas" and Allen R. Renham,
literary committee; Mabel P. Stone, Fan
ny L. Sawyer and Willis L. Browne, art
committee; E. Mason Prouty, Anna B.
Thomas and H£cU> r G. Spaulding, chron
icle committee }TJj p. Simon, medlcol de
partment; Prle«;\3j£tekersham. law depart
ment; R. W. Hodnett, agricultural de
partment.
HARRIES AND ME SPEAR
THEY HAVE'BEEN CHOSEN AS THE
ORATORS FOR MEMO
RIAL DAY
Participation of Soldier* of »98 In
the Exerct»ra of the Day Is Ur«ed
l>y the Committee Which la Miik-
Ins the Arrangements.
The committees having in charge the
arrangements for the observance of
Memorial day met last night in the rooms
of the Garfleld post, G. A. R., on Waba
»ha street.
The finance committee reported pro
gress towards securing funds and called
attention to the' fact that while Minne
apolis has annually made an appropria
tion through the city council for the
suitable observance of Memoiial day,
the St. Paul charter preclude ■: any such
action and the G. A. R. posts of the
city are compelled to rely entirely upon
their own resourses and what money is
contributed by the loyal citizens of the
municipality, in meeting the expense in
cident to such an observance. The com
mittee were instructed to visit those feel
ing themselves able to contribute towards
the expense of the" day's ceremonies. It
is composed of Comrades Geo. O. Austin,
chairman; J. C. Donahower, I. H. B.
Beebe, E. H. Milham, W. S. Eberman,
Theo. Sander, W. B. Robinson, Dr t O. S.
Pine and W. H. Hoyt. It is estimated
that a fund of $500 will be needed.
Dr. Pine announced that the orators of
the day would be j Comrade W. H. Har
ries, of Caledonia, 'junior vice commander
of the state organization of the G. A. R.,
and Thomas R."Kane, of St. Paul.
The parade will fprm at Rice Park at 1
o'clock In the afternoon, taking a course
west on Fifth M¥eft to St. . Peter street,
north to Sixth; Istrfeet, east on Sixth to
Selby, north Seventh street, west to
Wabasha, north to Eighth and east to
the Auditorium, where the addresses will
be made. A sub-committee last night
sent invitations to all the troops engaged
in the recent jjwar with Spain, all the
fraternal and other societies listed In the
city directory ,^he fire and police depart
ments and city officials,' to Join in the
parade and attend the services at the
auditorium in a body. . v - . . .■;■<-".
The musio committee reported that
Miss Elsie SHawe, supervisor of music In
the public ■ schools, a had been conferred
with and now has a chorus of 200 voices
In training for the Memorial day ob
servances. It was suggested by Comrade
Moss, ; and received favorably, that
Buglar.Cassler. be communicated with
and requested to gather a team of five
or six buglars to take part in the parade.
The marshal of <- the day and his aides
have not _ yet J been chosen, and will be
announced with the committees yet to be
completed at -: an early date. The flower
committee met last night and sub-divided
their number' Into squads to ' take charge
of the decorations, at "each of the city
cemeteries and at Ft. Snellingr. , _■; ..:~~r;.;i
V:- .»«" LOYAI, LEGION. ' ''*' \
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Minnesota (odoniamliTr Holds Its
■i^Lwl MeetinVof the Seaion. %
The Loyal Legion, commandery of Min
nesota, held its last meeting of the season,
at the West hotel, Minneapolis, last even-
Ing. The fact that the members will not
get. together again until next October,
caused an exceptionaliy^Jaxge attendance.
The election of officers/ which followed
the banquet at o'clock; was another
drawing card. '■, :..^"t r:"-"' 7^:-;-.■'* . ;
. The report of the nominating commit
tee was adopted-unanimously. The elec
tion resulted. as follows: ;;^ ;
' Commander, Gen. Lucius Frederick
Hubbard, Red Wing; senior vice com
mander, Capt. James Compton, St. Paul;
Junior vice commander, Lieut. . William
Preston Roberts, Minneapolis; recorder.
Lieutenant David Lansing, Klngsbury,
St. Paul; registrar, Lieut. George Osborn
Eddy, Minneapolis; treasurer, Gen. Jud
son Wade Bishop/, St. Paul; chancellor,
Maj. Thomas ::' ; Montgomery. , St. ;. Paul;,
chaplain, Gen.iHobert Newton Adams,
Minneapolis; council, Maj. James Madison
Bowler, Bird. Island; Capt. Richard
Henry Lee Jewett, St. Paul; Capt. Will
iam Duncan, Minneapolis; William Boy
den Dixon, St. Paul; Thomas Bradford
Hartzell, Minneapolis. ; - : - - ..
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SUPPOSED TO BE CONNER.
Body Found at Snelling Probably
That of Minneapolis Doctor.
A body, believed to be that of Dr. J.
L.. Conner, of Minneapolis, who Jumped
from the Tenth avenue bridge In that
city Sunday, April 23, was found in the
river, near Fort Snelllng, yesterday. The
body was in the water so long that posi
tive identification was impossible, but
several physicians from Minneapolis view
ed the remains yesterday and expressed
the belief that the body was that of Dr.
Conner.
Nothing to lead to the positive identi
fication of the dead man was found ex
cept a card In one of the coat pockets,
which- rather creates doubt than posi
tively solving the question. The card
was an ordinary piece of pasteboard
bearing the name "B. Goldman, 1721 Sixth
avenue south." Dr. Conner lived at 2816
Nicollet avenue.
The body was taken to Minneapolis
from the county morgue last evening.
JUNIORS WERE VICTORS.
Seniors Wotrsted In a "Rush" at
. . . Macalester.
A lively skirmish between the juniors
and seniors is reported to have occurred
at Macalester college yesterday. • The
story goes that Monday the seniors made'
a great impression by appearing In blue
coats with duck trousers. The juniors
planned to retaliate by burlesquing the
seniors' garb, but the latter, getting an
Inkling of what was in the air, planned
to keep the jurtlors out of chapel. The
opposing j parties met •on .the third land-
Ing of the dormitory and a pitched battle
ensued, ending o*nthe first floor, with the
juniors victorious, though , outnumbered.
The entire strength bf the junior forces
then attended chapel much to the dis
comfiture of the 1 eiders. [■ .
DAYS OF THE TERRITORY.
Pioneers of '^-*pd. Earlier Will
;';h: M c»et Today.
The Minnesota Territorial Pioneers
will hold their f annual meeting at the
state house tomorrow. The fiftieth anni
versary of the organization of the terri
tory will be observe* by the Old Settlers'
association June 1, and the Territorial
Pioneers will hold appropriate exercises.
An effort will be made by the Territorial
Pioneers j to 7 have a j day/set ■ aside - during
fair week to be known as Territorial day.
The election of officers will take place,
and as it has been the.custom to elect a
new set each year, new names will doubt
less apear ;on the roll :of ! honor.. Among
those prominently spoken of for the presi
■ dency areCapt. B. \V. Durant, ; Stlllwater;
, Ignatius Donnelly, Dakota county, and J.
; B. Gilfillan, of Minneapolis^:
FAVORS MRS. PEIY
Continued frotan Flrat Page,
convention committee, but for the reason
that my heart is with the Royal Neigh
bors and I only wish that I could grasp
the hand of each of you simultaneously
and with a royal clasp convey to you
the fact that the local convention com
mittee and every Royal Neighbor within
the confines of our well-loved and en
terprising city are glad that you have
come among us. The officials of our
stato, of our city and of the Modern
v\ oodmen will extend to you cordial wel
come.and in language more eloquent
than lam capable to explain to you how
pleased they are to have you with them.
In conclusion I cannot refrain from
alluding to the fact that this conven
tion is being held in a structure where
the laws of the state are enacted and
where justice is supposed to reign su
preme.
May the laws enacted at thi3 conven
tion be the most wise possible to enact,
and that such a result may be accom
plished may the record of the past be a
beacon light to guide the order in fu
ture. In behalf of the convention com
mittee I again extend to you a right
royal welcome, with the final hope that
those who may be chosen to control the
destinies of our beloved order for the
coming two years will manifest the same
zeal for its advancement as the present
efficient officials.
To the Commercial club, of St. Paul,
and to the local Woodmen camps who
have so generously assisted the commit
tee financially, to those who have dec
orated their places of business In the
colors of the order, and to all who have
In any manner aided the committee I
extend my heartfelt thanks.
Gov. I.lnd was unable to be present
and Attorney General Douglas delivered
the address of welcome on behalf of the
state in his stead. Mr. Douglas said that
in his welcome he represented over a
million and a half of people, the resi
dents of his state. He spoke In the high
est terms of the various societies, of
which this was one, to which the nation
owed so much of Its wonderful growth
and prosperity.
The Unity quartette, composed cf
Charles H. Bronson, James S. Kimball.
Benjamin E. Harmon and John Swenson,
sang a selection composed for the occa
sion by Mrs. Benjamin E. Harmon, of
Harmony, camp, St. Paul. The song,
which embodied a pleasant greeting to
the delegates, was enthusiastically re
ceived and for an encore the quartette
sang "Royal Neighbors I'm Gwlno to
Jlne, Because They Look So Sweet."
The freedom of the city, with a most
hearty welcome, was presented by Mayor
Kiefer, as chief executive of the metrop
olis. He complimented the society on its
rapid growth since its organization in
1882, it now having a membership of 75,
--000.
The address of the morning was made
by Dr. E. Franc Morrlll, a very bright
looking woman with a charming manner.
She referred to the interesting past of
Minnesota, when the red men steered
their canoes across the waters of its
lakes or on the broad bosom of its great
river, and when the Jesuit fathers sought
to instill their teachings in savage hearts.
On behalf of the Royal Neighbors of
America she thanked the city and its
representatives for their cordial welcome.
She said that the order she represented
had much to do in the elevation of
women and it would soon stand peeress
in the world of women's insurance. The
Royal Neighbors represented 50,000 homes
and the convention was held to Insure
the perpetuity of the order and the ex
tension of its work.
Dr. Morrlll's address was enthusiastic
ally applauded.
Mrs. E. D. Watt, supreme oracle, was
warmly applauded when she rose to
speak.
She spoke of the responsibility rest-
Ing on each member of the convention
in the work that lay before it and ear
nestly expressed the hope that all legis
lation contemplated would insure the
future of the order, whose Interest she
was certain every member had at heart.
Mrs. Collins Introduced DarF. Reese,
Who, on behalf of the Modern Woodmen,
Welcomed the Royal Neighbors to St.
Paul In a short but bright and witty
address.
Mra. Collins resigned the chair to Su
preema Oracle Mrs. Watt, who, befoie
the adjournment of the session, appoint
apolls, Mrs. Chllds, of Wisconsin, and
ed Mrs. Bertha L. Topping, of Mlnne-
Mra. Hattle Langford, of Springfield, 111.,
as a committee on credentials.
DOUBLED IN TWO YEARS.
Some KiwonrafcliiK Reports to Be
Presented In Convention.
The greater part of the afternoon ses
sion was taken up with the report of the
committee on credentials, roll call of of
ficers and the presentation of badges to
delegates. The roll call showed that all
the officers were present. Many of the
delegates, however, have not yet arrived,
only 287 responding to the call yesterday
afternoon. The following committees
were appointed by Mrs. Watt:
Committee on Supreme Officers' Report
—Mrs. Laura McCormlck, Dcs Moines,
Io.; Mrs. Jennie Schilling, Vandalia, 111.;
Miss Lizzie Mclntyre, Topeka, 111.
Committee on Grievances—Mrs. Rose
Jones, Omaha; Mrs. Edna Cole. Manltou,
111.; Mrs. Mamie Winters, La Crosse,
Wls.
Committee on Resolutions—Mrs. Ella
Hine, Coffeeville, Kan.; Mrs. Hannah
Lewis, Minneapolis; Mrs. B. Ainsworth,
Rock Island, 111.
The reports of the supreme officers, ora
cle, recorder, receiver, supreme managers,
physicians and beneficiary committee will
be heard this morning.
The report of the supreme oracle shows
that at the beginning of this term. May 1,
1897, the combined membership was 80,000;
today the Royal Neighbors number 62,986.
During the same period the number of
camps have increased 856, making the to
tal number of camps now organized 1,508.
During the past term 21,499 applications
have been accepted by the supreme phy
sicians, making an increase of 17,221 bene
ficiaries since the last supreme camp.
The supreme oracle recommends that
the by-laws be amended so as to include
the present jurisdiction of the M. W,^A.
and all territory that that order may
hereafter Include in their jurisdiction.
The report of the supreme receiver
shows:
Total expenditures for biennial term
ended March 81, 1899, $183,548.54; receipts
from all sources, $194,076.21, being $10,527.67
more than the expenditures, and leaving
a balance In all funds In the treasury of
$21,719.69.
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT.
J. G. Johnson la Chairman of That
Branch of the Work
J. Q. Johnson of Peabody, Kan., is the
chairman of the beneficiary committee of
the Royal Neighbors of America. This
committee incorporated tho society as a
fraternal bene'H order under the laws of
Illinois, and ha 3 always had charge of
the beneficiary or Insurance department
of the order. The first certificate was
Issued In April, 1595, and there are now
nearly 30,000 In good standing.
Mr. Johnson's associates on the commit
tee are Hon. J. W. White, member board
of directors M. W. of A.. Rock Falls.
111., and Maj. C. W. Hawes, head clerk
M. W. of A., Rock Island, 111., and under
the guidance of these gentlemen this de
partment has been very successful.
Mr. Johnson is tho general attorney of
the M. W. of A., having charge of the law
business of tho order, and Is one of the
best known fraternallsts in the United
States. He served for five years as a
member of the board of directors M. W.
of A., is a member of the grand lodge of
Kansas, A. O. U. W., has bean vice pres
ident of the National Fraternal congress,
and is chairman of the commlltee from
the congress to represent the fraternal
societies at the annual meeting of state
superintendents of insurance this year.
CONVENTION GOSSIP.
"We have survived that period when a
woman's fraternity la said to be an ex
periment and with you. I feel: that wo
have become a permanent and worthy In
stitution, that compares more than favor-'
ably with the successful fraternities man
aged § exclusively: by men." . Extract from
report, of Mrs. Winnie Fielder, supremo
recorder. ■ ■ ' ■ ■•. ■-'. ■• ' - .•-;-; ■ .
-;- - ■■• ■•" - ■■;.'.*-• • •..'.•.-.■•■■
What a Modern Woodman says of the
convention: "At any rate its going to
teach the women folk something about
politics. Why some of them didn't know
even what a caucus was and even yet
they haven't got over talking all at once
when they're present at one."
* * •
Delegate from Nebraska—Will you vote
for Mrs. John Brown for office?
Delegate from Illinois—Horrors, no!
Look at the style of hat she wears,
• • •
The old fashioned use of the word
neighbor, used so much by the members
of the convention, strikes the outsider as
a pretty renewal of an old-fashioned cus
tom.
• • •
Of the three candidates Mrs. Watt ap
pears most indifferent to the outcome of
the election of supreme oracle. Personal
feeling has not so far ruffled Mrs. Barn
ford's pleasant manner. Mrs. Penny,
while she appears the hardest worker of
the trio, is invariably cordial and man
ages to please even those who avow them
selves her political enemies.
• • •
Mrs. Mary Dailey, of St. Paul, will
make the speech this afternoon nominat
ing Mrs. Penny for supreme oracle.
• • •
Convention visitors while they waxed
enthusiastic over the cordial welcome ex
tended them by St. Paul, all complain
of the condition of the streets here. To
no one has it occurred that the business
streets of St. Paul are well kept.
• • •
The men all declare that Dr. Franc
Morrill made a decidedly neat little ad
dress at the opening of the convention
yesterday morning. The women say "it
was perfectly lovely."
TRAILED TO PERU.
Absconding Assessor Captured in
the Capital of Plzarro's Glory.
Samuel M. Plndley, the absconding tax
collector of San Luis Obispo county, Cali
fornia, was overtaken in his flight at
Lima, Peru, by Assistant Superintendent
John C. Fraser, of the Denver office of
Plnkerton's National Detective agency,
who caused his arrest May 8. Findley
will be taken back to California for trial.
This was the purport of a cablegram re
ceived from Detective Fraser by the Chi
cago office of the Pinkerton agency.
For many years Samuel M. Findley was
a trusted employe of the treasury depart
ment at Washington. A few years ago
he moved to San Luis Obispo county,
California, and was appointed tax col
lector in December, 1897.
He was last seen In San Luis Obispo
about Nov. 19. After he had absented
himself for several days an examination
of his books was made, revealing a
shortage of about $20,000.
Findley was bonded in the Fidelity and
Deposit Company of Maryland, and his
case was placed in the handa of the San
Francisco branch of the Pinkerton
agency about Dec. 1. They also issued a
circular offering a large reward for the
arrest of Findley. Investigation in Cali
fornia seemed to Indicate that Findley
had started for Mexico. Early In Decem
ber a small box containing Findley's keys
to the safe and office were received by
■ the deputy collector In San Luis Obispo.
This package passed through Juarez,
Mexico, across the line from El Paso, and
at that point Detective Fraser took up
the trail. He learned that the box con
taining the keys was sent from the City
of Mexico, and, with the box, wrapper and
string with which it was tied, as a clew,
proceeded to that city, where, after a
search lasting several days, he located a
gents' furnishing goods store at which
the box was procured. Findley's photo
was identified by the clerk as of the man
to whom he gave the box. At the same
place Findley purchased a supply of light
underwear, Indicating that he was going
to a warmer climate. Further investiga
tion showed that on Nov. 24 Findley reg
istered at an obscure hotel as William
Miller and that he left there on Nov. 28,
going in the direction of Puebla. The
trail led to Vera Cruz, Coatzacoalcos,
Tehuantepec and Salina Cruz. At the lat
ter place he further prepared himself for
hot weather by having three suits of light
clothing made. Dec. 24 he sailed on the
Costa Rica for Panama, where he arrived
Jan. 11.- He was now known as J. F.
Miller, a wealthy American, en route to
South America In search of an Invest
ment for his capital. He was a "good
fellow," and spent his money freely.
Detective Fraser left Salina Cruz Jan.
25, just a month later than Findley, and
nothing was heard from him until he
cabled from Lima that Findley was there.
His arrest was then brought about by
having the governor of California request
the secretary of state to Instruct the
United States consul at Lima to swear out
a warrant for Findley's arrest.
BROUGHT HOMES FOR BURIAL.
Body of Thomas Q,ulnn, Who Wai
Killed Near Superior.
The funeral of Thomas Qulnn, the dead
engineer, who waa killed by falling
through a bridge with his engine and
train near Superior, Monday, will be held
this morning at 10 o'clock from the fam
ily residence, 542 Westminster streat.
Services at St. Mary's church will follow
at 10:20.
Mr. Qulnn was a veeertan engineer, and
had been a resident of this city for a
number of years. He waa a member of
the Ancient Order of United Workmen,
and his lodge will attend the funeral this
morning in a body.
He had also been more or less active in
local politics, and in 1894 was the nomi
nee of the Populist party for sheriff.
WORLD'S NEWS IN BRIEF.
Chicago—A call was issued today for a
meeting of general baggage agents to be
held here May 16.
Berlin—Admiral Yon Diedrlchs has been
granted a leave of' absence of three
months.
San Francisco—Mrs. Josephine Wallace,
mother of Edna Wallace Hopper, the ac
tress, has purchased Souther farm, near
San Leandro, in Alameda county, and
the place will be transformed into a fruit
farm and country home.
Stanford University, Cal.—Dr. J. C.
Banner, head of the department of
geology, with a party of students, will
leave today for the purpose of studying
the coral formations along the Brazilian
coast. The data gathered by the expedi
tion will be published by Harvard uni
versity.
Wilmington, Del.—Six masked burglars
early today at the point of their pistols,
overpowered Emil Meyer, the watchman,
and Frederick Festing, the engineer, at
the Bavarian brewery, at Fifth and Du
pont streets and then blew open the safe
in the office, securing over $1,406, and
made good their escape.
New York—The commissioners of ac
counts made a report today to Mayor Van
Wyck, in which it is stated that Jacob
Worth, while county clerk of Kings coun
ty, received $111,647 more for refiling rec
ords than the amount to which he was
entitled.
TJTES ON WARPATH.
Assault Herders and Kill a Lot of
Stock.
DURANGO. Col., May 9.—A band of
the Ute Indians have assaulted a number
of Mexican herders near the Anlmas
river, twelve miles from here, and killed
a large herd of horses and sheep. The
Indians threaten more extreme meas
ures If the white people do not keep
away. It seems difficult for them to learn
that this part of their reservation Is now
the white man's property. A posse has
jfone to the scene and will attempt to
bring tho unruly redskins to this city.
.
FOR ARBITRATION.
America and Groat Britain 'Will
Stand Together In Conference.
WASHINGTON. May 9.—The United
States and Great Britain will stand to
gether In the advocacy of the adoption
of a scheme for the settlement of Inter
national diyputes by arbitration, which
will bo presented to the disarmament
conference at its meeting In The Hague
on the 16th of the present month. The
American delegates, headed by Ambassa
dor White, are equipped with a fairly
well digested plan for the execution of
this long cherished project, while the
British delegates are prepared with a
plan which is almost Identical with the
. American project.
NOW LEADTHE LEAGUE
APOSTX.ES ARE Iff FIRST PLACEJ
BY BUFFALO'S DEFEAT
YESTERDAY
GOOD GAME WITH MILWATTKEE
Saints Defeated the Brewers Seven
to roar— Millers Had the Cow
boys Shut Oat Till the Ninth-
Columbus Won From Detroit and
Indianapolis Beat Buffalo—Note*
of the Game.
St. Paul 7, Milwaukee 4.
Minneapolis 10, Kansas City 5.
Columbus 7, Detroit 3.
Buffalo 3, Indianapolis 11,
St. Paul;.::.^! yi! d- W? n- L°4 3tPerC4
Buffalo .. ... a I I -f?£
Detroit :; ::::::::i2 i I '%&
Kansas City ...'.'.12 6 6 WO
Minneapolis .. ..i 2 6 I- "500
Indianapolis .. ..12 6 6 *600
Columbus 11 56 '2S
Milwaukee 11 4 7 -^
GAMES SCHEDULED FOR TODAY.
Milwaukee at St. Paul
Kansas City at Minneapolis
Indianapolis at Buffalo
Detroit at Columbus. '
St. Paul took first place In the Western
league race by taking a game from Mil
waukee that, while It was not as long
and exciting aa that of Monday, was still
tied as late as the seventh inning, and
was characterized by gingery play on the
part of both teams.
Chauncey Fisher was In the box for the
Apostles, while the Brewers placed in
their most conspicuous point of attack an
individual named Swalm, who looked any
thing but a disciple of Gambrinus. In
deed he was so thin, he looked as
though a glass of beer would get stuck
in his anatomy. When he and "Kid"
Speer rose from the bench at the opening
of the game It looked as though the ra
tional game had given way to amateur
theatricals, with "Jack the Giant Killer"
as the opening bill. y et when he got into
the box and brushed the dust off the
sacks with his long arms, it was observed
that he had evidently pitched before, nor
was it apparent that he had gone to the
well once too often, either, for, as a mat
ter of history, it is not to the well that
they send pitchers in Milwaukee. Swalm
pitched a good game, but his support was
unlucky. He was not hit more frequent
ly nor was his fielding support more
ragged than that accorded to Fisher, but
one of the errors behind him let in' two
runs, and another one more.
The home team presented a new batting
order, Lally being pushed up ahead of Is
bell, while Schwartz, who played short
in Shugarfs absence, was stuck In ahead
of the pitcher.
Schwartz seemed to lack confidence a
little, but threw Waldron out as cleanly
as any one else could as the game opened,
and Lally took In Nlcol's high drive
Weaver hit a good clip to right of center
which neither Burke nor Preston could
quite get to, but it was immaterial, aa
Gray gave the center ffelder a high one
and retired the side.
GEIER HIT FOR THREE.
Then was where the locals started out
after the 1899 pennant, although Burkes
strike-out did not seem to bring the team
much closer to the coveted t& S . Geler
however, waited until he got a ball that
he liked, and then, with the perversity^
human nature, batted it just as far away
from him as he could, and that Was a
good ways back of any place tnat Buck
Weaver ever stands in a real base ball
game. By the time the ball came where
It could be of any use to any one in th«
Western league Geier had reached third
base, and he scored easily when Glenal
vin sent a fly to Nicol. Lally gava
Weaver a hard catch, but Buckingham
made this one.
Stafford hit a sky-scraper that was a
puzzler In the high wind, but Schwart*
made a pretty catch after running clear
back around second base for It. Chaun
cey gave Hallman a base, but Lally made
a fine running catch under Shoch's long
drive down the left foul line, and Geler
threw Speer out.
Isbell and Preston were thrown out on
the Infield, and Nicol took Spies' fly but
the locals still had a lead.
Glenalvln threw Swalm out, but the
next two gave fouls to Geier and Spies.
Then tha home crowd climbed a little
farther up the flag staff. Schwartz drove
a high one to Waldron, but Fisher got in
a clean hit over first base. Burke put
one a little longer and harder into the
same quarter, and Geler put a savage
grounder over short this time, scoring
Fisher. The other two then worked the
double steal, and Speer made a kick be
cause he said Glenalvln stepped in front
of him as he was about to throw the ball.
But the kick had no more effect on sub^
sequent history than an ode sung by
Rameses 11. to the blizzard of Nov. 21
last, because It could not be heard by
any one who cared anything about It.
Schoch made a nice catch under Glen's
high fly, which appeased Speer some
what, but the real draperies were put
about the Milwaukee mausolem when
Weaver, the mighty Weaver, reached for
I.ally's long fly, soiled its pretty wings
with his gnarled fingers, ana then
dropped the gentle creature to the dirt
Burke, and Geier, too, had crossed the
plate ere yet the suffused hue of V»iue
had been differentiated from the cir
cumambient atmosphere in the vicinity of
the sorely vexed left fielder. Lally, In
deed, had gone to second. Weaver did
better with the next one, and Isbell did
not have to run far, but the score was
4 to 1.
WEAVER WREAKED REVENGE.
Was Weaver wroth when he fared the
Fisher? Who so unjust as to suspec^ the
noble Buckingham of vengeful thoughts?
Not he. But you ought to have seen him
whale It into that ball for a three-base
drive over the head of Lally, well toward
center. It was ono of these low, rakish.
Admiral Dewey shots, rather than the
Cervera variety, that drop over on the
other side of the boat. This ono struck
the ground again at such a low angle
that It did not get stopped at all, but
rolled along over the dry field almost as
fast as Lally could run, and Dan did not
go to a gymnasium in Erie, Pa., all one
winter for nothing, either. When Gray
put a grounder over third forthwith, the
visitors had one run, which could not' be
taken away from them. And when Staf
ford put a fly In short center just where
Burke couldn't get to It, and there was
no one out, and Fisher was in the box,
it began to look as though perhaps his
tory was going to repeat Itself, and
something was going to happen that
wouldn't be pleasant for the St. Paul
fans to see—but, of course. It all turned
out all right. Hallman hit a grounder to
Tsbell, who fumbled It, but he was lucky
enough to deflect It to Glenalvin and get
back to first in time to receive Glen's
throw. It was good for the run, never
theless. And then when Fisher gave
Shoch a base, too, a home run hit would
tie thoso visitors up In a hard knot, and
hard knots sometimes necessitate sev-
enteen-lnnlng games. But Soper flew to
Burke, and Swalm, dear little six feet
and three Inches, yclept Hillary, the
darling little Western league giant, fann
ed the air as though pushing miniature
breezes through the flowing locks of his
senorita.
The score was 4 to 2. and after Hall
man threw out Preston, and Spies flew
to Waldron, Schwartz came near making
it worse than that but for a sensational
stop and throw made by Gray over third,
which transformed an apparently invin
cible three-bu3e hit from ttoe youngster's