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o NEWS OF THE CITY Senator Little Passes Through City —Senator C. B. : Little, of Bismarck, N. D., spent. yesterday in r- St. Paul, and left in ~ the :evening, for Concord, N. J3^. ■■where he ' goes to attend the .' golden redding anniversary of : his parents. . ' Mother Sent to U nsaiw -5, Hospital — Urs. Anna Wtbber, <of Centervilte, 'committed to the^tate hospital yester day by the probate court. - She is ; the another of five children,■•. whom she thinks some enemy is trying to destroy. Fight Over Crap Game Reaches Po lice Court —Ed Smith, who is charged with having cut Frank Johnson with a razo" on Sunday, was yesterday held hy Judge Hine for formal arraignment today. Johnson is being treated at the city hospital. Fred Primeau Too Strenuous —Fred Primeau. who has been in police court several limes lately, was yesterday sen .tenced to thirty days in the workhouse (or throwing a cuspidor at a bartender working in the saloon at State and i-'aiifield, West side. Not Related to Jailor Hammes —John Ha mines was arrested last night by •Patrolman Aynesley at Seven corners ; l>?cause he was unable to find his way home. Hammes was booked on a 'charge of drunkenness. He declared ,that he was no relation of John Hh mines, the jailor of the central police station. Newman Is Denied New Trial—Judge f-\ M. Crosby at Hastings yesterday denied a motion for a new trial for CJeorge Newman, serving a sentence at iStillwater. Tlw motion was based on the claim that the verdict was not jus • tiriert by the evidence. J. R. Hickey, of St. Paul, appeared for Newman, and County Attorney P. H. O'Keefe, of Hasting?, opposld the motion. Fred Foster Seriously 111-^red W. Foster, the well known turfman, is in b critical condition at the home of his mother, 605 Dayton avenue. Mr. Fos ter contracted a cold some time ago* 'and on a recent vis»it to Denver be ta me so low that he was brought to St. Paul. Since here he has rapidly 'gi-iiwji worse and his physician has given up hopes of his recovery. TOPAYLASTTBIBUTE Hundreds Plan to Attend Fu neral of Capt. McDonough .j'.. Arrangements for the funeral of:, Capt. Patrick J. .McDonough,- to-be i ' lield Wednesday morning, were com- | x 'jploted yesterday, by Chief Jackson and committees representing the orders to Avhich Capt. McDonough belonged. - : p.A detail of. fifty members of the fire . department in full uniform, with.. de- ; litHils from the police department, the Itiealth department, the salvage corps, 'and delegations . from the Junior Pio- ; • neers, the Knights of Pythias,. and the ; jAncient Order of Hibernians, will form i 'a procession at engine house No. 9, 'I'Mmuinl. ami Marion streets, and will accompany the body to St. . Vincent's jrhuivh. Virginia avenue and Blair elree-is. where services will be held at ,9 o'clock. The procession will form, at '*:::<> and will go-immediately from the [residence of Capt. McDonough, 200 Ed iniiiul street, to the church. From the tluuch the procession will go to West *rn ami Como, where the: details from fine tire, police and health departments, «ikl the salvage - corps, will disperse. ; ,3'lie funeral will then proceed to Cal- J rarv cemetery. \i The Knights of Pythias band will ,4ake part in the procession, and it is t j expected that an unusually large num- •'. tl>er of carriages will be in line, as Capt. Donoußh was well known and a pop ular member of the orders to which' lit' belonged. • The pallbearers will be Capt. James • Lieut. Joseph. Devine, David j Shea ran, Gilbert Shoren,, Frank ReHer, j •M ichael Mattocks, Axel Harsted r and j Thomas Foley. The marshals of the procession will tie William Bazille and H. P. Keller, j jThe. conimlttees ; representing the or- ! uanizations of which Capt. McDonough v.;«s a member, are as .follows: Fire- ; men's Relief association. Chief Jack- ; »<mi, Assistant Chief J. J. Strapp, Capt. James Ferguson,; Capt. 1 Henry Devlin, Capt. James Mulcrone and Henry Tab-; f»esing; Junior;Pioneera,. Edward Dahli ml F. W..Zollman;: Knights of Pythias, .iWilliam ; Carpenter; Ancient Order of Hibernians, D. J. Keefe, D. D. Harring ton and J. T. Harrington. DIES IN HIS ROOM ,(Mo Greisow Stricken White About to Retire Otto Grelsbw? formerly of Williston, S*. T. D.. was found dead in his room at the home of his brother-in-law, 704 Case street, at 6 o'clock yesterday moraine. He died sometime Sunday night and his body, partly dressed, was stretched out at full length upon the .floor .when discovered. It '-is thought ithat he was stricken while preparing 4i» retire for the night. 1 Coroner A. W. Miller, who held . a jx«st-mortem, found'that death was due to heart failure. . Greisow was fifty years old and was born in Germany. He came to St.Paul May 2Q from Wil liston. and had been residing with : his |>rother-in-law. *''.' ■; Grreiaow was a. laborer and was un ' married. He became ill three months ago.and came tp St. Paul for medical treatment. ' •-■■'■ SMALL FIRE RESULTS FROM GASOLINE STOVE Residence of Timothy Kenefick Dam aged and Woman Is Overcome The residence of Timothy Kenefick. 175 Richmond street, was damaged Ifist nigilt by a fire which started at 8 o'clock from a gasoline stove. The re;»r part of the house was burned and the loss is estimated at $275, covered l»y insurance. VYhen the fire broke out Mrs. Mary Keiiefick. mother of Timothy, was over come through fright, but was restored to consciousness shortly after. r. i'V"-. Band Concert at Como ■The Minnesota State band will play the i olluwiiig programme ' at Como park 1 this evening: ■^^SSSBSSKBSSBSBBSb ' ■ ». GERMAN CONCERT : March—"Under One Flag"... Yon Blon <» \ertore — " Die - Entf uerung*' ;y. Mozart OraiKi Selection—"Der: Frieschuetz"— - - T . '■''. .Weber, .■\Yaltz —"Blue Danube." .<- . - j Ititenni^lon— 1 . CramJ War ' March and t Battle Hymn from "Rienzi" ..:./.;........"Wagner :Pharaphrase-^"Lorely"-...:":; Nesvadba JJxcerpts -from ■ "Ainoiita" (Pfingsten 1 in Florenz) .Czibolka ' OBJECT TO PAVING Improvements Ordered Despite Property Owners* Protests The board of public works yesterday decided to make a favorable report on the final order far the. pa vise of Col lege avenue with asphalt, from Third to Cedar, notwithstanding the protest of a large number of property owners. The latter asserted that they would carry the fight into the city council, contending that there is little travel on the thoroughfare ami that the improve ment is not needed. The city engineer estimated that the new pavement will cost $22,710, or $5.07 a front foot. The order for paving Bates avenue with asphalt, from Seventh to Plum, was taken under consideration. The property owners argued that the im provement should be postponed for at least a year, and that they could not understand why Bates avenue should be paved and Maria avenue left in its present condition. The cost of this paving is estimated at $25,900. or $5.3S a front foot. • Fielding & Shepley were given the contract to pave East Fourth street from Broadway, £ast of Kittson, with sandstone at $28,950. The James For restal company offered to.do the work for $29,590. The estimate of the city engineer was $28,675. Almost the en tire cost of the paving will be charged to the Northern Pacific railroad, there being on the line of the improvement but eight lots owned by private par ties. DEFERS ORDINANCE Territorial Prohibition Measure Narrowly Escapes Defeat Dr. Whitcomb's ordinance increasing the prohibition district in the Seventh and Eighth wards narrowly escaped an unfavorable report at yesterday's meeting of the assembly committee on streets, but Its further consideration was "ultimately secured on the plea that the author of the measure should be present when it is acted upon. Assemblyman Yoerg thought the or dinance should be defeated, and, as it had come before several previous meet ings -of the committee, suggested that action be taken. "There will be demands for exten sions of the prohibition territory from other sections of the city if this ordi nance is passed," argued Mr. Yoerg. "Dr. Whitcomb should attend the meet ings of the committee if he desires to have a voice in the recommendations to be made." .: Dr. Schiffmann could not see the necessity for such a measure, declar ing that it would make the property allowed to be used for saloon pur poses very valuable, and thought that unless Dr. Whitcomb was out of the city he should have been present. Assemblyman O'Brien pleaded that Dr. Whitcomb should be extended the courtesy of defending the ordinance, which some of the peopte living in the affected territory favored. As Mr. Yoerg's motion to make an unfavorable report had not received a second, Mr. O'Bri^i moved a postponement of two weeks, which was seconded by Mr. Keller, who said that he had received a letter from one property owner favor ing the passage of the ordinance. This motion prevailed, with the understand ing that the ordinance would be dis posed of at the next meeting of the committee. TIN STAR DETECTIVE GOES TO WORKHOUSE Flay Dorsey's Credentials Fail to Mak« a Hit With Judge Hine Flay Dorsey proved to Judge Hine in police court yesterday that he is a member in high standing of the Ameri can Detective association, but went to the workhouae for thirty days. Dorsey was arrested In the Burling ton yards in compans" with S. W. Wood eon, both of "whom were charged -with vagrancy. Dorset's defense was con tained In a letter he had received from the detective agency, In which his work ■was complimented. As Woodson was without an excuse he also went out for a month. STINE BOND CASE IS AGAIN CONTINUED Man Charged With Stealing From Scott Estate Will Have Hearing Saturday The case against W. L Stine. set for hearing in police court yesterday, was continued to Saturday afternoon. Stine is accused of having taken eight $1,990 bonds belonging to the es tate of the late W, A. Scott, who was general manager of the Omaha. Stine has entered a plea of not guilty, and Is expected to insist upon a preliminary examination, but can waive this right if he sees fit. NOT TO OPPOSE VETO OF BRIDGE ORDINANCE Contracts for Payne Avenue Structure to Be Asked Mayor Smith's veto of the ordinance requiring the city engineer to construct a bridge at the Intersection of Payne avenue and Beaumont street will come before the board of aldermen this evening, but Aid. TSTyberg will not at tempt to secure its passage, notwith standing: the disapproval. Instead, he will Introduce a resolution -directing the city clerk to advertise for bids for the construction of the bridge. City En gineer Rundlett says that the bridge can be completed this fall. NEW INCORPORATIONS Articles of incorpouitton have been filed by the Duluth & Utah Iron Min ing Company of Duluth. The author ized capital stock is $100,000; the in corporators. James McCahill. N. J. Up ham and M. Douglas, all of Duluth. The Kenneth Farmers* Elevator company has been incorporated, with an authorized capital of $25,000. by residents of Rock and Nobles counties. Minnesota. A. H. Overman, W. F. Hatch, W. X. Tucker and Olai^arsen, all of Duluth, have incorporate* the Tucker-Over man Company of Duluth. It will trans act a cold storageV and commission business. The authorized capital stock is $10,G<M». \ jTHE ST. PAUL GLOBE}. TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1W ALDEW HAKES CX OF WKH Deputy Marketmaster ~ls vAc? cosed by F. J. He b\ Before Committee v.'H" ™» -• - -". • - '•■- ' .•■■-■■.---•.; •«.■■!■«„ •.= Aid. F. J. -HebMias preferred . charges «eainstlWlHiam::H:"tl>evitt,' r-deputF.'citK: mark«tmaster.v;.He-; alleges" that ' Devitt has used profane and slanderous lan guage in ; speaking, of him. >-;.•;; i ♦ ;_-;■■::■ '-f >« J At ' yesterday's meeting -of the joint council committee on :'l markets and public buildings ; Aid. Hebl moved that there be : an ; «xecatiye • session of ; the committee. ;v. "■"•';':"" : •,. '.■..".; ; -i"I ; ; don't i believe in • executive ses sions," declared v Aid. Bantz. "What's the use? T-he • newspapers will j know all about it anyway." "But this is a personal matter," urg -ed Mr. Hebl. "There is a man work ing at the city market who has i>een slandering me to some extent, and I believe that such things should be stopped at once." Hebl's motion for a secret session was carried by a vote of 3 to 1, Messrs. Buschmann, Keller and Hebl voting in the affirmative and Mr. Bantz in the negative. The Third ward alderman laid his complaint before the members of the committee, claiming that Devitt, who lives in the Third ward, has been guilty of making defamatory statements con cerning the actions of the alderman, impugning his motives and questioning Tiis ability. officials are sufficiently criti cised by their constituents," Hebl claimed to the committee, "without also being subjected to abuse from men working for the city. Devitt should be compelled to stop this practice or be discharged." Other members of the committee were conciliatory, being of the opinion that it was possible that Devitt may have been misquoted. Messrs. Busch mann and Hebl were named a com mittee to interview Devitt and report their findings. BOARD LETS CONTRACTS FOR COMFORT HOUSE Work at Phalen Park to Be Completed Jan. 1 The board of park commissioners yesterday awarded contracts for the comfort house in -Phalen park, the to tal cost to be $4,779, of which $2,493 is for the building proper, John Olson, contractor, and $2,286 for the plumb ing, the Dwyer Plumbing and Heating company, contractors. Charles Skooglun offered to construct the building for $4,490, which is 53 less than the bid accepted, but Supt. Nuss baumer held that Skooglun did.not of fer to do the work according to speci fications. The bid was therefore not considered. The Dwyer company secured the plumbing contract by a narrow mar gin. Holt & Dahlby offering to do the work for $2,298, or $12 above the suc cessful bidder. The building will be ready for use Jazi, 1. TEAMSTER JUMPS FROM STEAMER DECK Ed McGuire Leaps Into River After Quarrel on Excursion Boat Ed McCrUire, a teamster, employed by the Diamond Lumber company, of Minneapolis, is believed to have com mitted suicide Sunday night by jump ing from the npper deck of the steamer Cyclone at Hastings. The man went on an excursion given by the Macca bees of Minneapolis with a woman with whom he had been residing at 232 Twentieth avenue north, and on the way down the river got into a dispute with her and struck her. The trouble was stopped by a policeman who was on the boat. McGuire then Vfent to the upper deck, and after pacing back and forth for a while walked to the raiting and sprang into the water. The steanier was stopped and boats were sent in search of the man, but his body waa not found. FORT STREET PAVING ORDER IS POSTPOHID Property Owners Interested Have Im provement Delayed Until Spring The hearing on the final order for the paving of Fort street, from Third to Tetlth, with asphalt, was yesterday postponed by the assembly committee on streets to the first Monday in Oc tober, this action being taken at the instance of a number of property own ers who said that they will not object to the improvement if it is made early next summer. It was argued by the property own ers that it would be a hardship on them if they w Tere compelled to pay for a paving the present year, and the post ponement was ultimately agreed upon. The final order will be passed in Octo ber, late enough to" delay the work un til 1905. TWO DEMOCRATS FILE FOR THE LEGISLATURE James Powers, of New Brighton, Would Be Returned to County Commission Two candidates filed notice yester day that they are in the field for nomi nations for the state legislature. They are James Handlam, 85 Winnipeg street, who filed for the Democratic nomination from the Thirty-fourth dis trict, and Joseph J. Jaeoby, Democrat, who filed for' the nomination from the Thirty-seventh district. • James Powers, of New Brighton, filed yesterday for the Republican nomina tion for county commissioßer. WIFE TELLS WHY SHE DESERTED HUSBAND Mrs. Dovie Adams Joyce Claims Cruel Treatment Drove Her From Home Counter charges have been filed by Mrs. Dovie Adams Joyce against her husband, William T. Joyce, who is suing her for divorce on the ground of desertion. The charges are included in a petition to the district court asking $20 a month alimony, pending settle ment of the suit and $25 attorney's fees. Mrs. Adams claims that she was driven from home by her husband's cruel treatment. Both Adams and his .wife are negroes. FALLS TO DEATH Mrs. Mary l^%^an; Leans Too : Far Out of Window ~f« Mrs. t Mary..^iejgap,' • a . pioneer, resident j St. Paul ; and mother of Assembly ' man J. J. Regan, died yesterday at : noon of injuries'sustained in falling: from a seeo?td window -«f. the res- ! idence >of -feer i-son, William J. Regan, I 1004 Igiehart street. '^v^/^tv.;^;-... .?■'• ", j"fMirs.lß-ega»,- who is seventy years J yesterday went to a window ; of her room, to call to a grandchild who ' was playing in the yard, -and losing . her balawce-iell through the window fif . teeavi-eet^ithe,«rwaad.i,- ■-- "■'■*<•"•■ - Both 1^ r : were broken by the fall, : and the aged woman sustained internal injuries. She was t carried into r : the house and I Di\ E. W. Bockley was sum moned. The physician fotmd : the ; wom an V iniia*; critical \ condition and at ? once ordered : her removed •to s St. Joseph"s ! hospital, but she died before the am rbHlafice.arrived, >">Vi.-4'i; : -j«: ;. ,; ---?f.-:.;"h-'.'H ! Mrs. Regan and her husband, William Regan, died Feb. 25, came to St. Paul twenty-one years ago. were both '. natives of iirelan«l.r Mrs. Regan is survived /by four : children, John J. Regan, William J. Regan, P- J. Regan, lof ' Seattle, and Mrs. , Coughlin, «f ; St. Paul. ':. : - : ,; v .^-:^ : ..,,■_' c -.;.. r v ,• ■■•--if; .:.;•>;.:;.;; >. The funeral< will Jbe tomorrow morning with ■* services at • St. :>Duke'^ Catholic; church and interment =at : Cal-1 vary cemetery. w -;•;■ -.--'i... '?'-£'M:i>X WAGON TONGUES OFF Council Committee Issues Or- ders to Gafdeners ■i ■ ■ ' The joint city .council committee on markets and public buildings yester day decided to require all gardeners to remove the tongues from tbeir wagons while the vehicles are standing on city property. i| M. L. BevanJ, market master, report ed that recently the propped-up tongue of a wagon had fallen on a woman who was shopping, and as it had been held that the ,ci£y,, would be liable for personal injuries sustained in such cases, suggested that the growers be required to take the precaution of re moving the tongues from the wagons. Farmers were given until Sept. 1 to comply with tjiie new provision. The Growers' association put in a bill for $1#1.50 for rent paid for stalls while the "new shed was being con structed. Alvin Rowe, who appeared for the claimants, contended that from June 18 to July 30 the growers had been compelled to carry their produce to the stalls, and suggested that there should be a rebate of at least 50 per cent- Marketmaster Bevans asserted that the growers were inconvenienced, but did not believe that they had sqf fered much financial injury. The claim was referred to Bevans for investiga tion, he to report back to the commit tee. "PATCH" FIGHTERS ABE ARRAIGNED IN COURT Men Able to Appear Plead Not Guilty id Charge of Assault Patrick Curran, Bartley McDonough and John O'Toole. charged with par ticipating in the fight at Fourth and Commercial Saturday night, were yes terday held for trial Thursday, all en tering pleas "of not guilty to the charge of assault with dangerous weapons. Thomas Curran, the old man who was so dangerously injured, continues in a serious condition at the city hos pital. John McDonough is also being treated at the hospital. An effort will be made by the police to have the trial postponed until these men are dis charged from the hospital. GROCER TO ACCUSE OFFICER BEFORE BOARD J. F. Gregory to File Charges Against Sergeant Christian at Once J. J. F. Gregopji ' groceryman, at 744 Ronda : street, says that he s will - file charges g agaUjsjtj ..Sergeant ; ', Christian with the ; boaihdv<H - police commiasion-; ers, accusing the officer of having fail ed to make 'prftper; efforts to capture a burglar who had broken into Gregory's store. -. Christian» went "; to : the store in the patrol ; wagon, and Gregory's j con tention is that; so much noise was made that the thief ■%'as:scared away. Chris-, tian holds that he was -duly; vigilant. :., AGED BARBER DIES 5 WHILE ALONE IN SHOP Benjamin R. Richardson Succumbs to Attack of Heart Failure ['; Benjamin -R. Richardson, ' colored, who conducts -; a barber shop> at -East Seventh : and 1 Forest streets, ; was found dead ;in .the! shop yesterday morning. 5 .•: He lived - aione. - It is. supposed that. he died sometime Sunday night. " -'■ '■'_ '■■-: Deputy Coroner -E; W. | Whitcomb:. 1 ordered:;. the f remains i removed .- to ;: the county morgue. ?An autopsy : • revealed : that;. death was caused by ; heart" dis ease.?•"•;;':"..;• •••;. -?_& ■:^~r%-~-i' .'■[: ■'.-'■': ■■':^''-':: • Richardson was?% sixty-three years: old. He /came from Kentucky fifteen; years ago."* .-_-' i -'. '. -.'•■ ' I Plumbers .Oppose License Ordinance . "3 'Thomas ;v McDermott, appearing for the t master ; plumbers, ; yesterday came before ;; the ;-■? assembly committee on; streets to argue against the passage ;of the proposed ":,; ordinance - - licensing plumbers A As Assemblyman ;i O'Brien, introduced the ordinance by re-; quest, asfcwi^thit - action be postponed. Mr. ? McDermott said that he ; preferred to t put;in hts case,jwheii th'eZquestion is discussed by bothvSides.- '-. %:- -•\- ;:' Pickpocket Suspect in Court. r _r }4i Sam Cohen, by the . police to be; a very --.smodt^ v : young ? man,* i was ar ralgned ?\ before* sludge Hine in police court yesterday charge ;of ; hav ing S attempted ka pick the t pocket oT : William Brennan :• at the union depot,. and was given until today to * plead, £It is: claimed that Cohen ■ got his - hands' in Brennan's ;- pockets, but his '■': intentions were diseovaqecL tj; before Brennan's . money had be^pfoeated. X : :Z ; '^"?>^ I—i-l - ■■".-_:"■ Eighth Regiment Reunion • The Eighth Regiment Minnesota Vol unteer Infantry association will hold Its | annual % reuawri % at ? court room * No. 2, of the city hall) .Wednesday,°rAug.'i 31. The reunion will begin at 10 o'clock a. m. Lieut. Wesley KTinney, president of ; the; associatiOH, a and I David jlu.% Kings-: bury, the s secretary, have 5 notified 'i the ; members that \ they can take advantage] ; of I low rates lof railroad • fare, and that, • like all Minnesota volunteers, they can i enter the state fair grounds free by ] passing the in a body.; "' -."'.' ■--.-:;""; '-v DONAHOWCR REBUKES AUDITOR ISAHMCR Attorney General Says County Attorney Is Adviser of County Board Attorney General Donahower, in a written communication presented yes i^rday to the beard of county commis sioners, declined to advance an opinion as to the legality of assigning to town ship officers road money to be used within the towns of the county on roads. The controversy regarding the dis position of the road money arose be tween the county auditor and members of the board. The dispute was with reference to apportioning some 515.000 among the various township treasurers of the county to be expended individu ally by the townships. To settle the dispute arising from the opinion ren dered by the county attorney the at torney general was appealed to, and* in declining to render an opinion in the matter, he presented the following communication, which outlines his rea sons: Oonahower's Letter D^r *i-r- - &^2' Coun*y Auditor— Dear Sir: ■ Referr to the questions submitted m your favor of the SOth ult ■as to the .power of;the board <of county commissioners of, Ramsey county to ap propriate the road and bridge ■ fund in the manner set out n certain ■ resolutions =of ™. county -, board under date of July *6. 1904 \ I beg to * say that I' do -Pot: feel at liberty under the circumstances, made evi oent by the records and correspondence submitted by you, to furnish the opinion requested." ./ • -: - -_/.lt is, of course, unnecessary for me to refer to the ; law governing the-offlce- of the attorney general to explain my reason for ; declining to answer - your | inquiries. The attorney general is not the legal! ad viser of the county commissioners or other county officer*. Provision ■is made in theoffice^ of county attorney for such legal advice- as the county board and couaty , officers > may require mc the di" charge of their puMic duties. Only when requested by the eountj' attorney does the attorney-general- feel at liberty to advise with "respect •; to - the acts - and 'duties of county officers, and : then only as a matter of courtesy -. and when the circumstances are exceptional.-.V . . :. - .;: .:.-,;.: .-- -■>•. i i The confusion j which ■ would - arise ■ upon : having., two sources of j legal authority is apparent.- The -practice of referring : dis-. puted matters in the affairs of townships, villages and counties to the attorney gen eral for.: solution has grown in { the past" few years. There is: no authority of law I ' for such'; procedure, :; nor provision made by' the legislature to ■do - the : work. The impression seems to prevail that next to the I courts the office of attorney general is: the highest legal authority in the state, and that his opinion : upon -any matter : the law until the courts take jurisdiction. ■' * , Is': State's Attorney" This is true only with respect to matters involving: the administration of school af fair?. Upon all other matters, except those immediately involved in the admin istration of the business of state offices, the opinion of the attorney general has no authoritative significance. The attention which the legitimate pub lic business of the state requires of the office of attorney general suggests the ad visability of the discontinuance of the practice of making such officer th« ad viser and arbiter in the administration of the public affairs of town*, villages and counties of the state in matters "with nf~ spect to which there is no duty imposed upon him. It is the duty of the county attorney to advise county officers, as it is-my.duty to advise state officers. There Is no pro vision of law allowing an appeal from his decision to this state. It would be dis courteous to him and woold result in needless confusion. A moment's reflection will, I know, convince you of the manifest impropriety of my interference. If the circumstances are unusual, the controv ersy might properly be submitted to the courts. —W. J. Donabower. Attorney General. Probate Claims Passed , The; board of county commissioners yesterday I passed •; probateVclaimsV'thit had •; been declared by the supreme court jto -be unconstitutional. The total of the inheritance tax*that must be re turned lis I so,: large • that | the . county -is' paying it in | installmentsi of -one-third . a year for three years. The estates. amounts taked which caroe before the ■ board • yesterday and i oti which ; the county auditor was directed to pay ! ■ one-third in return were: I%±-J.\ «'x,?2-d Augustus J. G00drich......,..'. .V...... $500 Robert N. McLaren ............V..V v *S^o : Lucy A. Hughsan .:..i......v:.......; 60 ; Myron Brown ;.......... —^'.•'.'":...... 300 | Herman .Wittmaackr .....".rfv;".. 35 • Mary G. Taylor .................. '.V«*. .'--'■ 50 ; George Haas X. ;..;.'.:.":.:;7*..V:..";.vT;". ;• 75 i Wiuiain!Br<own:Jr,'.-..-.,-.:.v^;.:^.Vr;;?..*-SOO j William A. Culbertson ...".......... .1,000 Frank Breuer .r.."rr;r...v.v........ .50 'Wi111ainADweHey;;......;..;;;.; ,j ..."..- ■■- S5 John Bruggenian '\T.".~. .V.T......^.,V*..; 75 A. Parr ,:.v...:.......:...:.?;.-..;::..:. 200 H. Grote.... :.*•- 1 .*.-.'.tv..-.i; ..r.\^ 1» Mary S. B. Smith ..;:..f.V^V?••••%>• .- '75 Berlali Magoffin ...'....«..."..%....,.;.- 75 Charles A. DeGra«:....T1;.'.7^:..?.1.00Q Springer Harbaugh-".''... "i ..'. .'.'.; ."*. v..-.'■ 10» Jam«s W. Yandes ...."...'■• •-'."."•- '•"•:• • .1,050 Benjamin .F. Sherman -....,.........*... ; -0# Mary Paul ..'......"....-.'::.:...■.'....'. 300 John Bowling^.. .^...:.. n^j. -J^i- ■_•■ l^W; Herman Greve '..:....'..'■ T.'.'..:'.. 1,000 B. C. Howes .....:..:. ••• •• • •'•-•• •• •. lw Bridge Contract Let The contract for building a bridge over Rice creek was awarded to the Hennepin Bridge company for $968. Martin Maher was named as in spector of the concrete work on the new Phalen bridge on the Bald Eagle road at a salary of $3 a day. The com pensation of Frank Shoop for printing the district conrt calendar was raised 10 per cent. He will receive from $40 to $50 a month. Bids were asked by the commission ers for finishing the grading of Cleve land avenue, and for grading Lexing ton avenne. For the New Brighton road $150 was appropriated. The bridge over Rice creek is to be finished by Oct. 25. BOY AND GIRL FINED FOR LOITERING IN PARK Minneapolis Youth and Ma.id Plead Guilty in Police Court Curtis Grotten, aged eighteen, 513 Fourth avenue southeast, Minneapolis, and Frances Golet, aged seventeen, 1713 Madison street, Minneapolis, the boy and girl arrested in Smith park, were yesterday fined: $10 each by Judge Hine. They told Judge Hine they had drank two glasses of beer each and that a man in-the park gave them sev eral drinks of liquor. The probation officer was ordered by the court to no tify the parents. Boy Horse Thief Admitted to Bail William Palmquist, seventeen years old, who is held on the charge of horse stealing, was admitted to bail yester day afternoon by Judge Kelly in the sum of $300. Palmquist pleaded guilty to the charge entered against him be fore a justice of the peace at White Bear. He is held pending an indict ment by the grand jury. CASVORIA. THIRTEEN TAKE VEIL Mtins Make Vows at St. Jo seph's Academy Yesterday, the feast of the Assump tion of the Blessed Virgin, was cele brated at St. Joseph's academy. Nel son and Western avenues, by the- be stowal of the veil of the sisterhood of St. Joseph upon thirteen postulants, and by stlU more binding ceremonies through which live novices took their first vows and three sisters renounced the world with vows perpetual. The services were held in the con vent chapel, which was crowded with relatives and friends of the new sisters. Representing Archbishop Ireland, Dr. P. R. Heffron, dean of St. Paul's seminary, gave the habit and received the vows. Mass was said by Father Almon, a visitor from Ireland, assisted by JRev. John Dunphy, of St. Paul's seminary. As usual, the postulants wore bridal gowns and wreaths of flowers and car ried bouquets of roses. Little flower girls marched in the procession. A choir of nuns supplied the music. Final vows were made by Sister Mary Sabina Letourneau. Sister Mag dalen Boog and Sister Teresita Mc- Laughlin. First vows were taken by Sisters Mary Martin Letels, Rose de Lima Cbough-erty, CaUista McNamara, Mary Hubert Ryan and Francis Regis Raune. The postulants were Miss Matilda O'Keefe, to be known as Sister Mary Andrea; Miss Lucy Kelly, as Mary- Dorothy; Miss Isabel Walker, as Mary Cordelia; Miss Clara Shea, as Mary Generosa; Miss Sarah Hagarty, as Mary Lamberta; Miss Alice Donnelly, as Mary Rachel; Miss Loretto O'Con nor, as Mary Oswald; Miss Mary Vin sinski, as Mary HermenegiM; Miss Ag nes Polansky, as Mary Methodia; Miss Laura Frieberg, as Alice Irene; Miss Katharine Sweeney, as Mary Edwin; Miss Florence Tipping, as Mary Thorn asina; Miss Mary Kelly, as Mary Eu nice. CHILDS NOTTHE MAN Dunn Leader Wilt Not Be on Executive Committee Chairman Conde Hamlin has not yet named an executive committee for the Republican state central committee, but it was declared yesterday by W. E. Verity, secretary of the central com mittee, that Gen. H. W. Childs, of St. Paul, would not be the Ramsey county member of the executive committee if one were named. "The appointment of a man not a member of the state central committee to the executive committee would be entirely at variance with custom," Sec retary Verity said. "If any executive committee is named by Chairman Hamlin a member of the state commit tee will be assigned as the Fourth dis trict's member of the committee. Chair man Hamlin has not yet announced any committee appointments, but I ex pect that his final decision will be announced within the next four or five days." H. w. Childs. former attorney gen eral, mentioned in connection with the appointment as a member of Candi date Dunn's executive committee, was one of the most pronounced Dunn ad vocates in St. Paul in the preconven tion fight and was chairman of the Mo zart hall convention held by the Dunn men on the eve of the state conven tion. Chims did not" take "part in the state convention, being excluded with the rest of his delegation by the report of the credentials:committee. He goes today to. Osakis for an outing and a business associate of Gen. Childs yes terday said he would not be in the city mneh of the time during the campaign. FALLS TO HIS DEATH THROUGH OPEN DRAW O. J. Bmith Plunges From "Rook Island Bridge and Drowns •-: O. Jay Smith, one of the founders of St. : Paul Park, drowned .in the Missis sippi river. -Sanda'y"night;- \»y\ falling from the Rock Island draw bridge .when it .was: opened to : permit 1 a steamboat to pass. :i; Smith r with William. Garner," a neighbor.. to \ the bridge and when ;it ■ swung : open went through- the gate to gret a better view of the pass ing boat. WhileyGatner was fastening Uie;gate,VSmitti\w^alked:,aheafl and in the -darkness : stepped off the end of - the bridge. v-:-:.-->.:; -,<:^;■/./:■•.: ■-;:;;:; -:;v" Smith fell forty feet to the water and sank * from sight. J Searching parties dragged the river .•; all day yesterday/ but were ■ unable to recover -the body. - • ' Smith * "was s seventy : years old, and worked at his trade as a carpenter. He • built some ; of Uie'flrsf: houses: which ; were 1 erected at St. Paul Park. r He lived with his son, B. J. Smith, an ; em ploye of Swift & Co. at South St. Paul/ He Is survived by his wife, who is at Osakis, Minn., two daughters and-one" son. /. ; -'.-.•.:■;■.;._: ...■.'.■■.'.. ■' i 1 .'•.■ ■•"•';.• :^i%: EDWIN MURRAY & "MURRAY CURE" The" M w m The Can MyH Is Not a man . £ . w■& I! I Can !: r «Hi' m Leaves Its HfcL 1.-" a"' After- EDWIN MURRAY. There is no M-urray Cure except that administered by the founder of -^ the .-, Murray Cure Institute, 1819 Nicol- 1 let avenua, Minneapolis. Every : good thing in this» world is likely to have its imitators. If others use the name of this cure you can judge for yourself how,,. worthy they are of public confidence. . Institute, 1819 Nioollet Avenue, Minneapolis. Branch Office, 165 E. 7th St- 3 St. Paul. pliii SAVE MOHfDR STATE Returns of Election Results to Be Made by New Plan This Year A law passed by the last legislature, which will have its first trial at the coming general election, provides that election returns of precincts more than fifteen miles from county seats must be sent by registered letter to the county seats. Formerly the judges of election,; ' designated the man who delivered the returns to the county auditor's office, and the old election law gave him '%i per day aad 19 cents per mile mileage each way. The new law will result in saving a considerable sum in per diem and > mileage of election messengers in the larger counties of the state. In Mille Lacs county, two years ago, as high as $14 was paid for the returns of one small precinct located at Mille Laca lake, and in Itasca. Beltrami and St Louis counties the fees paid were In some instances as high as $40 for sin gle precincts. The county auditors are receiving their supplies for distribution to the election boards. Among the parapher nalia are boxes containing twine and needles for stringing the ballots, a. small bar of sealing wax and a seal to properly seal the election returns for transmission to the county auditor It is argued that the new law pro vides just as safe a method of secur ing the prompt return of the results of the balloting i n the outlying districts as the old plan, and that its operation will save the taxpayers throughout the state many thousands of dollars in fees to favored messengers. BOOBAR IN CHARGE Librarian of Congress to Route Campaign Speakers John J. Boobar. of Washington, D. C, librarian of congress, was in St Paul last night on his way to Chicago from a visit to his old home at Sauk Center, Mr. Eoobar h^a been secured by Congressman J. A. Tawney. chairman of the Western speakers' bureau of the national Republican committee, to acr as routing clerk of the bureau, and will spend the period devoted to the campaign at the Western headquarters in Chicago. The natioinal committee will assign 450 to 500 speakers to the Western bureau, and they will be reassigned to the different states by the Tawney bureau. Each state committee wlil have charge of the speakers while they are engaged in delivering their speeches in that state, but the work of directing them from state to state with the least possible loss of time or expenditure of money in railroad fare will be the work of the Chicago head quarters. Mr. Boobar was in charge of Judge Page Morris 1 several campaigns for congress in Minnesota. IMPROVEMENT SHOWN IN TRAINING SCHOOLS Report Shows Betterment of Conditions in State Institution Improvement in results is shown by a report published yesterday of the work of the state teachers' training: school. The total enrollment this year was 4.906, as against 4,359 last year. The total cost in 1904 was $25,840.28. and in 1903, $26,346.12. The cost per capita this year was 55.26, and last year, $6.05. More teachers were examined this year who had been graduated by com mon schools, high schools and colleges. In the number of normal school grad uates, however, a decrease was observ able. That is, the graduates from com mon schools for the two years were 1,140 in 1904, and 1,137 in 15*03; from high schools, 1,172 and 1,127 respective ly; from colleges. 115 and 111; but from normal schools, 188 and 212. When entering the training- schools, 2,814 teachers already held state cer tificates this year and only 2,647 held certificates last year. The number of first-class certificates is increased by 46; the number of third-class by 213, but the total of second-class certificates indicates a falling off of BG. As the result of condensation, only 29 training schools were maintained this year, as against 32 a year ago. We offer to the public safes in our vaults at $4 per year; a trifle over 1 cent per day. and give absolute security against loss from thieves, burglars, mebs and fire. Security Trust Company, N. Y. Life Blag.