The Saint Paul globe., May 17, 1899, Page 3, Image 3

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Seventh..and Robert Sis., Henry W. Faglty, Mgr.
FIND A HARD TANGLE
WORK OF TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN
OIT TRAFFOUI) .lAVXF/S
■AFFAIRS
PROMISSORY NOTES \ LEFT
Tin-**- Evidence** of liidt'titedneMM
• Foot lp Over 920,000—0ne of
Them at Least Was for a Legiti
mate BiiKlueNS Transaction, to
Which the Consent of th* Loaner
of the Money Was Obtained.
6£Lo£fS MINNEAPOLIS OFFICE,
%J ; 10 WASHINGTON AY. SOUTH.
■ Telephone 2790 J—l. ,
J. T. Wyniau, the -trustee named to
succeed Trafford ■■\S'.--- Jayne, ;-who took
llight from Minneapolis some days ago,
has begun to try and unravel the four
trust accounts of the missing man. To
gether with the letters left for his fam
ily and his partner were three promis
sory notes drawn by Jayne as trustee and"*
legal: representative of various funds.
Tlie.se evidences or indebtedness foot up
to over $20,000, and at present, represent
the only definite estimate it has been pos
si nle to make of his shortages.
All of the notes were for money Jayne
vlrtualyl asserts was sunk In the Crolius,
Tucker & Allen' company. The largest
amount is due the Lillibridge estate and
.approximates $15,000. Two of the. other
notes, footing up about $3,900, show ob
ligations to that amount to the Minneap
olis Millinery company and the J. T.
Freece Mercantile company. The third
stands for..a.legitimate business transac
tion, to which the consent of the loaner
of the money was obtained, and Is $2,000
in amount.
The allegation that these moneys were
employed in operating the Crolius, Tuck
er & Allen company is denied by the rep
resentatives of that concern. If $20,000
was consumed in their business they do
not know where it found its way in.
It is the statement of Mr. Helliwell
that Jayne was not the trustee of the
Lilllbridge estate. He was not the at
torney of Mrs. - Lillibridge and handled
her various items of business in that ca
pacity. ■ In this way he came into pos
session of funds lor reinvestment.
In his connection with the Minneapolis
Milling company Jayne was obliged to Hie
a bond. This he did, taking the .bond with
ih< City .Trust and Deposit company of
Philadelphia, for $30,000. It is probable
that where Jayne has been remiss" In this
particular trust,- that the effort will be
made to hold the amors.
Jayne was one of the heavy stockhold
ers in the Minneapolis Millinery compa
ny, and some time ago began'suit official
ly to enforce the liability of all the stock
holders, including himself. . He had his
Gosts Nothing
Unless ©ured.
CAN YOU ASK MORE?
s- H- MORRIS, M. D., 150 Franklin St
It Is Guaranteed to Cure, or Money Refunded.
tl^"ro?. MEI tllal °Utfit •comPletf, 25c. Regular outfit complete. H.OO. Extra bot
iIYOMET Balm (a wonderful healer) 25c
AHI HVOME! at druggists 1 or sent by mail
The R. T. Booth Co., 20=21 Auditorinm Bldg., Chicago,lll.
interests intervened later, and an adjust
ment was attempted.
Inventories have been completed of the
books and papers of the Lillibridge ese
tate and the Crolius, Tucker & Allen com
pany, and they have been, or will be
shortly, turned over to representatives
of those interests. The same course is
bring- followed with the Miuenapolis Mil
linery and the J. T. Preece Mercantile
companies. The inventory is nothing
more than a schedule of the books and
papers delivered.
There is reason to believe that Jayne
is now on his way to South America. It
wat- reported last evening that a very
Cose friend of the missing man—one
who, while not wishing to shield him, does
not care to aid in his apprehension—claim
ed to have received direct and posttve
information that Javne had taken ship
from Baltimore for Brazil.
DROWXED AT MIXXETOXKA.
Julian, the Young: Son of Mr. Car
mun Smith.
Julian Smith, the three-year-old son of
Carman Smith, was accidentally drowned
.at Minnetonka yesterday afternoon at
about 4:30 o'clock. The child was play
ing about the lake shore with his sister
and brother, when in some way he fell
from the dock in front of the Smih cot
tage at Xorthwood. He was not missed
immediately and is supposed to have
been in the water about ten minutes be
fore the body was recovered. The- neigh
bors did everything possible to resusci
tate the boy, but their efforts proved
unavailing.
The funeral will be held from the Smith
town, house, :!02"J Park avenue, at 11
o'clock Thursday morning.
HELD THE HOLE.
JudKe Gtlflllan HiiK'iifjveK in a Struß-.
Kle With Sofnic Telephone People.
The Mississippi Valley Telephone com
pany, determined to plant a pole in front
of a vacant lot on Tenth avenue and
Fourth street southeast yesterday after
noon, J. B. Gilflllan, who resides on the
etrner, objected to this, and sent his hired
man over to stop the work. The man
jumped into the hole. The telephone com
pain's men yanked him out. Thereupon
Judge Gilflllan went over, and he, his son
and hired man, stood guard over the
hole. A struggle ensued, in the course
of which Judge Gilflllan was slightly hurt
and one of the telephone men was also
injured.
The matter was temporarily adjusted by
the retirement of both parties with the
exception of two men whom the tele
phone company placed on guard for the
night, and a police officer detailed from
the East side station, to watch all parties.
TI'RXED FISH DOWN.
Charles S. Jelley was appointed special
attorney for the board of county com
missioners, which place was provided for
by a recent legislative enactment, at
the regular meeting of that body yester
day. The appointment was made in di
rect opposition to the wishes of a large
number of attorneys, who had signed a
long petition urging the appointment of
Judge Daniel Fish. These attorneys easily
constituted a majority of the Hennepin
County Bar association.
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1899.
!!\ A MINNESOTA PRISON
WILL A SPANIARD WHO SLEW HIS
SOLDIER RIVAL SPEND HIS ■■„
DAYS
ROMANTIC STORY OF THE WAR
Wn« Sentenced to 'Hnng,' but Hi*
Case Wan Bro'uglit to the Atten
tion of Secretary of War. anil Hln
Life Mam Spared— Spend His
; ■ Mays, luleiw Pardoned Later, in
.v r the Penitentiary at Stlllwater. ■
STILL WATER, May 16.—(Special.)—
doors of the prison will open in a few
days to receive a. prisoner who committed'
n:iirder in Porto Rico and was sentenced':
to death. Acting Secretary Meikeljohu
has mitigated the sentence. The man is
•Rafael' Oritz, who killed Private Burke,
of the Forty-seventh New York, in Porto
j Rico. ; ':.""-"v-J,
I The order is the sequel to a'tale of war
and love, in which the secretary played
| an important" part. Upon the arrival of
Burke in Porto Rico, he met one' of the
belles of the City of Guayama, the avow
ed sweetheart of Ortiz. Burke won the
girl from her Porto Rican lover, and the
evidence taken shows that to demon
strate" his contempt for the man who
would let his sweetheart be stolen from
him he frequently slapped-Ortiz before his
erstwhile ladylove, and offered him other
indignities which the Porto Rican feared
• to' resent" because the American soldier
was armed. One evening Burke was sit-"
ting In a cafe in San Juan, when Ortiz
came quietly behind him and severed his
jugular with the blade of a razor. :"/.,
.; Ortiz was immediately arrested, tried
and condemned to death", and all arrange
ments for his execution had been made.
On the Tday' preceding that set for the
execution Secretary Alger - was driving
along the military road to visit Guayama
when he.was surprised .. to , see . the people
of the . village coming toward ' him and
falling on" their' knees as he passed.: He
asked through an interpreter the mean
ing of the reception and was told that
the people were : offering him a prayer
,to prevent the execution of Ortiz. He re
plied • that he would - have the execution
postponed, .telegraphed Gen. Henry ac
" cordingly, . and . promised that when he
arrived in Washington he would lay the
facts before the president for the action
of that official. As a result of his inter
' cession Acting Secretary Meikeljohn Is
sued this order: ■■'■-_.'■ , '
"Rafael Ortiz, a native of Porto Rico,
having been tried and found guilty of
murder and of carrying concealed weap
ons, both in violation of the laws of war,
by a■■ military commission., convened at
San Juan, Porto Rico, Feb. 16, 1899, was
sentenced to suffer death at such time
and place and in such manner, as the
proper authority may direct, two-thirds
of the "commission concurring therein./
"By direction of the president the sen
tence in the case of Rafael Ortiz is com
muted to imprisonment at hard labor for
life, and the prisoner will bo sent to the
Minnesota state prison, Stillwater, Minn.,
for the execution of his sentence." .
Ortiz is of good family, and his friends
hope that after he has served some years
In prison a pardon will be granted - him,
in consideration of the excessive provo
cation given him by the man he slew.:
FLOUR TRI'ST DEED. ' '. ' i'_
Final Step In the Transfer of the
/r.X"~. Superir >lill«.
WEST SUPERIOR, Wis., May 16.—
-final step In the transfer of Superior
ilouring mills to the United States Flour
Milling company was taken today, when;
Thomas Mclntyre, whom the: corpora
tions had originally deeded their plants,'
filed a blanket deed to the entire prop
erty, transferring them to the combine.
The mills transferred, and the considera
tions, are: Listman mill, $200,000; Daisy
mill, $400,000: Freeman, $250,000; Anchor,
--$150,000; Minkota, $100,000; Grand Repub
lic, ■• $150,000/- This gives the trust every
thing but the Commander mill, and steps
are being taken to secure that plant.
The former owners of the mills are wind-
Ing up their business and will quit as soon
as they .liquidate. : -....-:
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
One Men Killed and Much Property
Damaged at Eaa Claire.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis., May 16.— (Special.)
—The severe storm which prevailed all
last night did great damage to property,
in this city and vicinity. At Augusta
the house of Julius Bundt was struck by
lightning. The bolt went down the chim
ney shattering the stove and killing
Bundt, who was "lying' in bed with his
Infant' son. . The child was unhurt. The
mother and four o.ther children esoaped.
Lightning struck the barn of Charles
Hoover, farmer of Mondovi. Nine horses
and several head of cattle perished in the
stalls.
In this city lightning struck the house
of Charles McKey. The house was par
tially destroyed. -In the office of the Wis
consin ..Valley j Telephone company 159
telephone connections ; were burned - out -
by lightning, and the service was greatly
crippled.
, * "~ ! ■
v STILLWATER.
Protest Agralnitt the Sale of Liquor
at Wild-wood.
The board of county commissioners
held a special meeting yesterday, called
for the purpose of considering bids for
the new county jail and to transact oth
■er business. An "application was present
ed to the board tor permission :to sell
intoxicating liquors at Wildwood, but C.
G. Goodrich, of- the Twin city. Rapid
Transit company, was present to oppose
it. Mr. Goodrich stated that the street
railway company intended to expend a
large sum of money in beautifying and
improving Wildwood and to make it a
popular resort. For that reason he ask
ed that no license to. sell liquor there be
granted. Action on the application was j
deferred until this morning. " - - ~ ;".
: Bids for the new county jail were open
• ed : as " follows: '; Stewart : Iron works, of.
Burlington, 10., $5,529 in * case Kasota
stone is ..used- and 299 ; for 1 Minnesota
sandstone; Dlebold Safe and Lock com
pany, St. Paul, $4,944 for the iron and
steel work; Champion .Iron company, of
Kenton, 0., $6,573.85; -O. H. TOlsen, of
Still water, $3,583 for the building and
$0,208 : for the complete -Jail, v including
building; Paully Jail works, J4,9!*5. Rep-"
; resentatives of ■ the.various bidders were
present and spent a few minutes each
with the "commissioners, and ; later the
board visited : the hotel and viewed - the
varous models and material to be used.
The board of - county . commissioners
awarded the county jail contract to O. H.
Olson," of Stillwater,. at a cost of $9,208.
•_-.'" A deed has been filed in the • register of '
deeds' office in which the Stillwater & St.
'Paul Railroad company, transfers all its
real property in this county to the St.
Paul . & Duluth j Railroad company for a
consideration^ of ; $100,000. .4- ••
;■ The little steamer City of r- Hudson,
which has been ;, rebuilt at South Still
water : and which will: engage s in the ex
cursion business between this city and
St. Croix valley towns, was towed "to
.this ; city yesterday and ; was: inspected
by -Messrs. : Monoghan' and Chalk, lof ', Du
luth. i. She will;be run: in connection with
; the -.Vernier Mac. -'"•." - r /---"."
Hubert = Serve, a Stillwater merchant
was ; married '. at the ": German - Catholic
church jin this - city " yesterday forenoon
to Miss : Catherine-. Storkamp. Both are
well j known young, people and' the church ■
was crowded with friends -of the con- ■
tracting parties. The- bride and groom
left •in • the v afternoon for > the East ron a
.wedding tour ;- and will be: absent about :
two = weeks« :^: ■■'::- •'••--■■ —•• .■ . -■■. ■■;'
CUBANS ARE CAUTIOUS
PREPARE A TELEGRAM WHICH
TliliV DECIDE TO SEND
TO HAVANA POWERS
CONDITIONS ARE S^ILL GRAVE
Washington . AulhorhirN Confident
Tliiit Gen. Hroolie Is Equal to the
Oeeudlon, ami Will Distribute the
(f|t,000,O()0 Without Canning an
. Outbrenk—Gen.' Preparing
11 Leiigrtliy. Manifesto. ,
HAVANA, May ' to—The manifesto
which Gen. Gomez is preparing to Issue
will not only review his own position as
to the payment of .tfti'e Cuban army, but
probably will direct the forces to disband.
Following Its publication Gov. Gen.
Brooke will issue a> modified order elim
inating the necessity for the participa
tion of any Cuban commander in the dis
tribution of the $3,000,000. The governor
general regards Gomez as having acted
sincerely throughout, and believes his
withdrawal from the distribution due
to an attitude of "friendly inactivity,"
has been forced upon him by the deser
tion of those generals upon whom he
had relied.
Members of the late Cuban military
assembly and other discontented per
sons belonging to the new revolutionary
club, styled "veterans' association," met
at Cerro last night and indulged in a
prolonged debate on the question of the
troops surrendering their arms. One
group was in favor of entrusting the arms
to the brigade chiefs or Cuban munici
palities. Another group was opposed al
together to surrendering the arms, say
ing it might be necessary to "use them
against American pretensions."
The meeting was presided over by Gen.
Jose Lacrete, and was attended by San
guilly, Andrade, Rival and Juan Gomez.
Telegram from all the provinces were
read opposing giving up the arms. The
supposed weakness of Gen. Gomez was
contrasted with Aguinaldo'e patriotic
course. No decision was made. During
the meeting Col. Myres proposed to send
the following telegram to Santiago:
"General discontent. We'refuse to sur
render arms. Opinion unanimous."
Gen. Andrade declined to agree to the
suggestion saying it. would not be advis
able to make such a display of feeling.
Instead of the dispatch proposed by
Myores, the following was sent:
"Reunited. Decided to .agree to muster
out on the basis of decree of former as
sembly. Announced that Brooke will
modify his decree. Await to see if satis
factory. Concert with you in final pro
ceedings."
The voting on this, dispatch was fifty
nine in favor against thirty-six opposed.
PUBLIC EXCITED.
Such meetings as the one just held at
Correo would be regarded in a less in
flammatory country as ominous," and out
siders might think Cuba was on the verge
of insurrection. Public feeling is certain
ly excited, but those whose judgment is
worth most consider the agitation to be
superficial, and to consist merely of
phrasings which will never lead to an
evert act. Governor General Brooke will
go ahead as inoffensively as possible In
the disbursement of the $3,000,000 appro
priated for the Cuban troops. Tihs can
not begin, however, until next week. If
the Cubans wish to surrender their arms
to the municipalities all will be well. The
American authorities will raise no ob
jection. , .
Americans residing in' Havana, especial
ly those who have been here since the
beginning of the military occupation, look
upon the present anti-American outburst
as similar to the Garcia funeral incident,
and the excitement ,which followed the
prohibition of demonstrations on Jan. I.
It Js really a very simple matter. Just now
Gen. Brooke is considering the publication
of an order designed to check untruthful
and violent criticism of the military gov
ernment. Should the order be issued It
will merely call attention, by reproducing
them, to the existing- libel laws under
the Spanish code, which provide abundant
methods of discouraging immoral utter
ances. The propriety of censuring • ex
plosive newspapers suppressing meetings,
and forcibly disarming the Cubans has
been considered, but such policy has been
laid aside definitely as being unwise anw '
impolitic. There is no present Intention
to use any repressive measures. Every
body will be allowed'to express his feel
ings in writing and talking. A former
member of the military assembly said to
day:
"The Cubans have no desire for any
thing but a peaceful adjustment imme
diately. They blamed Gomez for being too
uncommunicative, and 'for his unwilling
ness to abnegate selfish motives sufficient
ly to allow any one else to have a share
in the honor of arranging Cuba's future."
Gen. Luis Rivera has been appointed '
civil governor of Havana by Gen. Brooke.
Several natives ha-fe be"en arrested near
Caibairen for destroyingj|oyernment sig
nal posts.
SITUATION; CRITICAL.
- ;. —
Cubans May Offer Armed Rcalstance
to Gen. Broolie'* Policy.
HAVANA, May 16: — The situation here
has become most alarming. To all ap
pearances the Cubans ar£ about to make
armed manifestations *J against the
United States and its mode of governing
the island, although the conservative ele
ment still hopes for peaceful ar
rangements. This state of af
fairs, which was brought abrupt
ly to a head last Saturday by a
partial quarrel between Gen. Gomez and
Gen. Brooke, has been forming for the
last two months. The first move has
been made by the army. It will proba
bly be supported by many Cubans.
The army, which is really represented,
although many dispute his authority,
by Gen. Gomez, is particularly bitter
against Gov. Brooke and his policy. The
soldiers declare they have been miserably
fooled and trapped by the Americans.
They look upon the exchange of a gun
for $75 as an ignominious transaction for
them, as they have not been defeated by
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the Stomach Ih First Made .
Strong- and Vlgoroni.
This is plain because every organ In the
body depends on the stomach - for. ; Its
nourishment. - Nerve, - boric, sinew, blood
are made from the food'which the stom
ach converts to our'use. "
How useless to treat : disease with "this,'
that and the other remedy and neglect
the most important of . all, the stomach.
The earliest | syrnp.toms^ :of 8 indigestion
I are sour-risings, bad ta«|e in the mouth,
gas '; in; stomach and,bowels, palpitation,
all-gone - feeling, ' faihtness, headaches,"
constipation; later .cvtm^jj = loss lof flesh,
consumption, ' liver and heart . troubles,
kidney diseases, ': nervous" prostration, all
of which are t the indirect.: result -of poor
nutrition. • V..' v ; .; .-•;.;
: Any " person suffering 4ljrom indigestion
should make it a p¥actß:e Ito * take' after
; each meal one of Stuart^ Dyspepsia Tab
lets, allowing it .to dissolve in the mouth
and thus mingle with the saliva and enter J
> the stomach ; in \ the imost ,naturalf way.:
These Tablets i are t highly recommended :
by • Dr. * Jennlson: ; because -, they ; are 'L com- ■
posed 'of the ; natural digestive acids "■ and •
fruit . essences which, assist ? the , stomach?
in digesting all*. wholesome food before it
has time to ferment and sour. : •
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are. sold by"
druggists,'full sized packages at 60 cents.
They are :also excellent for Invalids:and:
children. : - A ; book on r stomach; diseases
and' thousands of testimonials of genuine :
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ANNUAL ONLY OIL,IV i5/\jL,Ei
%rdr NIGOLLET AVENUE AND FIFTH STREET.
MINNEAPOLIS.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, May 17,18 and 19,
WE HOLD OUR SEMI-ANNUAL SILK SALE
- . " (by the yard), and will offer over our counters about
3booo ¥siff*ris Choice Silks, all this season's styles, '
' wv u.caa tu«s» consisting-of Striped and Corded Taf- jSr^k B9H r» - I _ I _
fetas, Figured Armures, Eping-le Cords, Striped Gro3 de ill flflM II
Londres, Satin Stripes, Gros Grain and Satin Bayadere TgJBP Eg^X I J \
Effects, Plaids and Checks, Taffetas and Gros Grain Bro- §^m Hi \
cades, in black, fabrics which have been selling- at $1.00, |i| i l) ) ' i]
$1.25, $1.50, $1.75, $2.00, $2.25, $2.50 and $3.00 per yard, all WUS U V/
at the/uniform price of XSBF \tiftir
These are; splendid Silks, the most desirable qualities, and such as are regularly found in our
stock—nothing better made—and no one can make a mistake in buying at this sale, which
we mean to make the .most successful and popular Silk sale we have ever had. In addi
tion to our regular stock, we have recently purchased, at very favorable prices, from one
. of th« largest importing houses in this country, a lint of high-grade Fancy Silkt, which
are to be included in this sale.
iSgr-SALE BEGINS THIS HORNING. Be Sure and Be on Hand.
Americans and consequently they refuse
to exchange.
Borne persons say the determination of
the army not to surrender arms is an out
come of Gen. Brooke's refusal to sanc
tion Gen. Gomez's plan for a Cuban mil
itia. At the Cuban headquarters tha
statement is indignantly denied, in par
ticular by Gomez, who, however, re
fuses to discuss the present situation.
One of Gomez's most prominent officers
said:
"Gen. Gomez was brought to this city
through the influence of Mr. Porter. He
was told at that time he was wanted in
Havana to help Gen. Brooke establish a
government for the Cubans, which would
have no other basis than freedom and
independence. He was miserably fooled.
He has been ridiculed in the manner
in which he has been treated by Brooke.
He has, on account of his intimacy with
the American general, lost popularity
with the Cubans, who say he has been
a traitor to their cause. This was part
of Brooke's scheme. He wished to
render Gomez useless in order that he
might with further ease follow out his
orders from Washington. Gomez and his
men are disliked and unpopular today. He
has no influence. A recommendation
from him does more harm than good. Cu
bans imagine he has been working for
annexation. He will prove the con
trary this week when he publishes let
ters which have been exchanged between
him, Gen. Brooke and President McKln
ley. After he has done this the general
will probably leave the island. He has
not a penny. He lives on charity. In
fact, we are all doing the same. Gomea
was forced to dismiss his staff, as he did
not even have food for them. They
are all looking for work. One colonel
has been made a policeman, with a salary
of $62 a month. All Gomez's enemies
have splendid positions, while his of
ficers and men starve."
WASHINGTON, May 16.-Gen Brooke
has not reported to the war department
any serious situation in Cuba, pnd it is
not believed at the department that any
alarm need be felt regarding the condi
tion of affairs. No advice is given Gen.
Brooke, as it has been the policy of the
president to clothe the officers In com
mand in the islands with plenary pow
ers to deal with situations as they arise
and hold such offleera responsible. The
confidence of the war department in Gen.
Brooke was strengthened by the visit 6£
Secretary Alger to Cuba. What had been
done and what was going forward seamed
to Secretary Alger to be for the best in
terests of all the people of the Island. It
is said to be the policy of Gen. Brooke
to deal mildly with the Cubans and to
avoid, as far as possible, any action
which will tend to irritate them; but
that he will be firm when it is necessary
and the disturbers will be made to under
stand that no overt act will be permitted.
Communications thaC Gen. Brooke has
made to the war department regarding
the situation are not given to the public,
but the officials understand that the
source of the present trouble is that the
"generals" of the Cuban army are dis
appointed because they are not likely to
realize as much out of the money appro
priated for the army as they think they
should. These "generals" all believed
that they would secure a proportion of
the money equal to their rank, and their
own estimate of their service. The whole
trouble regarding the payment of the
money and the delay may be traced di
rectly to these officers, who, as mem
bers of the assembly, or as supporters of
Gomez, have constantly raised obstacles
in the way of a peaceful disarmament of
the Cubans and the settlement of the af
fairs of the island. One thing is as
sured beyond all other considerations, the
United States will remain for the present
in absolute control of the island, and the
orders of the officers in command will
be sustained by the government at Wash
ington.
# BOGIE man STORIES.
So the Cuban Bandit Yarns Are Now
• Characterised .
. SANTIAGO DE CUBA, ; May 16.—Mai. .
Gen. Leonard Wood, military :governor,
of the Santiago department, arrived here
yesterday after his first trip; into the. in
terior of. the province. „He went to Man
zsnillo by steamer, but returned by the
overland route, accompanied •by Lieut.
Matthey Hanna, g his aide. | The . country
.traversed he found .in a generally pros
perous condition. The planters are plant
ing cane and expect a full crop next year.
| Stories j regarding bandits seem, or the
most part, to have been promoted by pro
fessional politicians, who have an inter
est in maintaining disturbing conditions.
Everywhere Gen. - Wood - found the : peo- :
ple anxious for greater security, and the
annexation idea is undoubtedly/growing
,In spite of all efforts on the part of agi
tators to the contrary. Along * the whole
route he was received with enthusiasm,
and* at several points with very elaborate
arrangements to .welcome him.
Decoration day services will be held on
May 30 throughout the province, particu- ;
larly at Guantnamo and Siboney, as well
as in Santiago. ".-. " ■
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ulty of securing your, best pose and ex
pression. Cor. Selby and Virginia ava. ■
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WARMER SIM NEEDED
THAT IS THE CRY OF THE FARM
ERS THROUGHOUT THE
NORTHWEST
NORTHERN PACIFIC REPORTS
They Show Some Backwardness in
Crown, but a. Genera^ Increase In
Acreage and Pro*pectu for a Foil
Utilization of the Farm Acres
In the XoirthTrent Daring the
- Coming Year. J"-;': ;■
The following Is a summary of the
weekly crop reports to the general freight
department. of the Northern Pacific from
the great wheat fields:
Minnesota ■ Division—Along the main
line in Minnesota work has made very
good progress during the past week. No
material. damage is reported as a result
of the frosts of the last few days, except
ing to garden vegetables. Vegetation
generally is doing well but needing warm
er weather for rapid growth. Wheat is
all seeded and a large share of the other
grains as well. The cold weather has
kept the farmers from planting corn and
potatoes as extensively as they otherwise
would, but apparently no apprehensions
are felt as to the future of crops in gen
eral. In this cool weather the wheat
plant takes firm root and stools well.
Little Falls and: Dakota Branch—Wheat
and oats a little late, but doing well.
Farmers '• are ■in no 'hurry ■■ to plant : corn
and potatoes on ; account of the cold
weather. Good ' prospects for "a hay crop
from wild grass: Garden truck may be
damaged some by the freezing weather;
the wheat has not been injured, but on
the contrary is said to.have a vigorous
and thrifty appearance. -
Fergus Falls Branch— is prac
tically completed and most of the plant
ing also. The frost- damaged and .in
some cases destroyed currants, raspber
ries and plumbs, but the wheat sus
tained no injury. Barley and oats were
slightly damaged, but as very little of
these. grains are above- ground, no seri
ous harm was done. A few farmers re
port seed dislodged by the high winds.
Around Wyridmere (Richland county, N.
D.) considerable new ground is being
broken and much of it will be sown to
flax.
Manitoba Division (South of Canadian
Boundary)— The season is discouragingly
backward" in the Red River valley. It is
true that in some districts the wheat
seed is all in the ground, but in the ma
jority of . cases the report is that from
25 to 75 per cent of the wheat lands yet
remain to be sown, and it is thought that
there will be a large reduction in wheat
acreage as.compared with last year. Over
in Dakota, north of Grand Forks, the re
ports are more favorable: Wheat seed
ing is more than half finished, and while
the ;acreage will not be as large as last
year in wheat, there will be an increase
in barley and flax. . . _
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IX UNCLE SAM'S BLUE.
Revenue Cotter* Cabin Hoys Arc
:. Stranded in St. Pnnl.
- Midshipmites they could have passed
for when they entered the central police
station last evening In search of a place
to lodge over night. They were three of
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them, boys Jauntily clad In _ the pic
turesque garb of Uncle Sams sailors, and
each doffed his berlbbonod cap an \ he
stood in front of Capt. Rouleau to tell
how the trio came to be stranded in this
city. .. . X. :■■'■ ' '. '
They said their names were William
Woodworth, aged fifteen years,' James
Woodworth, sixteen years old, and Peter
Desnoyer, seventeen years old. The
youths enlisted in the United States
navy last June and served as cabin boys
and ward boys on the revenue cutter Al
gonquin, In service on I>ake Michigan,
until a couple of months ago. After be
ing discharged the Woodworth boys vis
ited at hte home of Desnoyer, in Cleve
land, 0., and then decided to take their
chum with them to Madison, Wis., the
former home of their parents, for a visit
with them. When the lads arrived at
Madison they found that the Woodworth
family had removed to Vancouver, B.
C, and the jolly little tars started for
this point. The.lads ran out of money at
Madison and, as they expressed It, "got
to St. Paul the best way they could,"
meaning that they beat their way. The
boys are bright youngsters and seem not
to mind their rough experiences. Tho
"W oodworlh boys have communicated with
ther parents and expect to receive money
with which to continue their Journey.
SUING THE RAILROADER.
Wright, Barrett A Stilirell Are
Trying; to Get Their Money."'-i'Tr'
Wright, Barett & Stilwell et al. have
commenced action in the district court
against H. P. Robinson, August Oster
hnd .and Hilda "Osterlind, r.nd asked, for
an order restraining Hilda Osterlind from.
transferring the property now In her pos- ;
session. . _ _„...
August 29, 1897. an agreement was made
-by which the business of the Railroader^
Printing company, operated by Robinson
& Osteiiind, was- transferred- to-Hilda
Osterlind, to be conducted lor the bens- •
fit of the creditors, six in .number; who "
were owed about ?(5,000. The agreement
was that the profits each month were to
be divided, and at the end of six. months.
; if the amount did not aggregate i.") per
■cent of the amount owed then the prop
erty was to be sold and the receipts di
vided among the creditors.' Recently*l
Hilda Osterlind transferred by a bill of
sale the property back to Robinson &.Os-'
terlind, and hence the action. ....
BIG SCHOOL CHORUS.
It Will Be the Feature of an En
tertainment May :«».
A trained chorus from the Mechanics**
Arts and Central high school augmented
by the High School orchestra will be the
the principal feature of a musical pro
gramme | of high qrder to be given at
the Central high school Monday evening.
May 29.
The entertainment will bo open to'tTJe
public and will the result of a year's
work in the musical branch in the nigh
schools. Miss Elsie Shawe.-'superv-isor
of music, will have direction of the exe
cution of the programme. Miss Hooker,
of the Central high school, has been
drilling the students there, and the com
bined trained chorus will be one of -.he
largest heard In St. Paul.
Vocal and Instrumental solos will also
be a : feature.