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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-08-15
John DoWlan being the

cOuu DOWldu U6luS GH0 1OW6SG D1QQ6r
was awarded the contract.
The committee, to whom was referred
the matter of the vacancy caused by the
resignation of George Benz, together with
his recommendation that Otto Dreher be
elected to fill the vacancy, reported, recog-
nizing Mr.. Dreher's fitness for the posi-
ton, but at the same time, in response to
the suggestion of residents of the district,
submitting the names of II. J. Horn and
CD. Thompson for the consideration of
the board. Upon vote by ballot the re-
suit was six for Horn and four for Dreher,
and upon motion of Mr.. Donnelly the
election of Mr.. Horn was made unanimous.
The long standing matter of the amount
of commission to be paid Architect Ran
dali, of Chicago, for his plans for the high
school building, came up on report of
the committee recommending a settle
ment with Mr.. Randall upon
the basis of 40 per cent. of the cost
of the structure so far as his plans were
followed, aggregating $78,200. Discussion
followed, in which the whole subject mat
ter was briefly gone over, Oppenheim,
Athey and Donnelly opposing the recon-
mendation. Finally, upon Mr.. Bell, at
torney for Randall, stating that he would
recommend his client to accept the propo-
sition, but that interest upon the amount
from the presentation of the claim, eight
months, would be expected, the matter
was referred to the attorney of the board
for inquiry and report as to the obligation
of the board in the matter. -i..a g. Ken
Upon motion of Inspector Gilbert, the
committee on supplies were instructed to
advertise for bids for all the printing
of the board for the ensuing year.
+ The chair announced the appointment of
Inspector Donnelly as chairman of the
committee of supplies, vice Benz, re-
signed.
The matter of fire escapes and extin-
guishers for school buildings, provided for
in the act of the last legislature, was refer
red to the committee on supplies.
The secretary was instructed to notify
Mr.. Horn, the newly elected member, that
he would act upon the same committees as
did his predecessor, Mr.. Benz.
Adjourned
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He Took Them In.

A few months ago George Proty came to
st. Paul from Germany; he was a man of
the world, had been detective in Berlin,
a fighter in the iron brigade with the willy
dogs of war, Moltke and Bismarck, and he
had been an engineer at the siege of Paris.
So he came to st. Paul and her citizens,
particularly her German citizens,
received him as their own,
Like most men of the world he became
hard up at times, and his advent in this
city marked an epoch in his career of
monetary famine. But he soon caught on
and before long he was one of the solid
of very solid circle. He was q fine
draughtsman and he astonished the natives
with his handiwork. After while he got
up a series of section and dimension maps
which sold like hot cakes, and on the
strength of striking off big edition he
borrowed considerable money. One doc
tor loaned him $3.50, another $75, several
saloon keepers saw him, and SO to speak
he did not slight any of his friends. In a
short time he had more money than Garter
had oats, while his friends had confidence;
fair exchange surely. A short time ago
he went into the real estate business
with DR., Bryant, and here he was equally
successful. One day he was found out,
and the popularity of his little deals dis
closed. He sold lot which was not on the
market and which the owner never wanted
to sell. But he received $50 as purchase
guarantee, and then he was found out. A
couple of days ago he skipped, and now
bis friends who played the sucker act, want
to see him; but they won't, for he is a man
of the world
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-08-15
JUDGE BURR's MATINEE.

c. NJ. Dittman Arraigned on the Charge
of Forgery and Held to S., 900 Bail-Mr.
Il. A. HOldridge Acquitted of the Charge
of Fraud-Obtaining Money by False
Pretenses.
The case of the state against c. NJ. Dit
man, particulars of whose arrest on the
charge of forgery appeared in yesterdays
issue of the GLOBE, was called for hearing
in the municipal court before Judge BUR-
yesterday morning.
The accused appeared in the court room
accompanied by Mr.. Warner, his attorney.
and Capt. Bresset. In appearance he was
cool and collected, and while awaiting Cor
the court to dispose of the common run of
vulgar criminals, he placidly smoked a
cigar, the only signs of nervousness being
the peculiar watchful and uneasy express
sion of the eye, which gyrated constantly
Mr.. Egan appeared for the state and
the case was called at 1870 O'Clock. A
motion was made for continuance and
Mr.. Egan said that in view of the maeni-
tude of the operations and the probabiIi
ty of other charges pending and not yet
made, he should ask that the bail be
placed high.
Mr.. Warner said, addressing the court.
that the accused was arrested only on one
charge and that the case should come up
on its own merits outside of any rumors
or newspaper talk. The court fixed the
bail at $4,000, four times the amount
charged in the forgery, and the hearing
was continued until 10 o'clock to-day.
After trying all afternoon Dittman sue
ceeded in securing bondsmen about 8
o'clock last night, his sureties being John
Kerwin and j. G. Bettinger.
The next case in point of importance
before the court yesterday was that of the
state against E. A. Holdridge, charged with
obtaining money under false pretenses
The case was called in the morning, and
occupied nearly all of the day. County
Attorney Egan appeared for the state, and
II. J. Horn and Col. Hicks for the accus-
ed. The specific charge was the obtaining
$4,000 on forged warehouse or elevator OF
warehouse receipts; the money was Dor
rowed from McIlraith & Gilbert, who re-
ceived as security receipts for 5000 bushels
of oats, alleged to be the property of the
accused and which were supposed to
have been stored in an elevator
The claim set up by the prosecution was
| that the receipts were forged and that
they never represented any property
The defense claimed that the property ex
listed, was owned by the accused, and thai
it had been stored away as represented.
A number of witnesses were sworn Oh
behalf of the accused, the testimony going
to show that at the time the receipts were
given he had several thousand bushels Of
| grain in the elevator to his credit. After
hearing the arguments of counsel, the cast
was dismissed and the defendant dis
charged.
The case of D. E. Wilson, charged witt
obtaining $1,000 from G. E. lockwood OF
false pretenses, was called by Judge Bur-
| at $50 o'clock. The defendant pleaded
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Fast RaiL,vay Trains.

The fastest train would now appear to
be the new Manchester-London express,
run by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lin
coin company via Sheffield and Grantham.
The distance is said to be IT'S miles, and
the time has been reduced to three hours
and twenty-five minutes, probably to be
still further reduced to three hours and
fifteen minutes, which will give an aver
age of 54A miles an hour.
The following statements in regard to
other fast trains are taken from book
published by the Boston and Albany Rail
road company:
Flying Datchman on Great Western rail-
road, London to Exeter, 1874 miles, in four
hours, fourteen minutes, with four stops,
almost forty-seven miles per hour.
The Irish mail, London and Northwest
ern once called the Flying Irishma.., a
hItle lass than forty miles.
Morn ng express on Great Northern
railroad, London to Edingburg, 395 miles,
in nine hours. An average of almost
forty-four miles per hour.
The Midland line, Scotch express, Lon
don to Glasgow, 425 miles, forty and one
half miles per hour.
Express of Great Northern. The Leeds
express makes distance from London to
Leeds, 1S7 miles, in four hours, almost
forty seven miles per hour, with four stops.
These are the five tastes trainst in Eng
land, the Leeds express with its forty seven
miles per hoar being the fastest.
the traiu leaving Boston at 4:30 p. m
via Boston and Albany, for New York,
makes he run of 234 miles in SIX hours,
making Twelve stops, averaging three min
utoS each, which makes the actual speed OF
this train forty-fve miles an hour.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-08-15
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Special Meeting Last Night-Appointment
of Observation-Disclosures for Wood and
Coal Awarded-The High School.
The board of education held special
meeting last evening, with the following
members in attendance: Inspectors Will
gus, Kerker, Officer, Athey, Gilbert, Ham
ilton, Sohiffmann, Berland, Donnelly and
President Oppenheim.
Upon motion of Inspector Officer the
board voted to take up the regular order
of business.
The bond of the Bank of Minnesota as
the depository of the funds of the board
was presented and accepted in the sum of
$500, with William Dawson, Charles F.
Miller, Albert Scheffer, Ansel Opre lheim,
and Edmund Rice as sureties.
The committee on high school reported
in favor of the appointment of George T.
Weitbrecht at a salary of $1,000 as teacher
of natural sciences. The report was &C.
cepted and adopted.
The committee on German reported the
following appointments and asked their
confirmation. Mr.. Anton Jurka, for the
Jefferson and Webster schools Mr.. F. Con-
rad, for the Franklin school; Mr.. F. Prog
ging, for the Madison and Humboldt
schools and Miss Ella Scheffer, for the
Lincoln and Van Buren, schools,
Upon the question of the adoption of
the report there were eight votes IN the
affirmative and two in the negative, the
negatives being Inspector Officer and
President Oppenheim, so the report was
adopted.
The same committee reported in favor
of the following salaries for the appoint
ments as above, the report being adopted
by the samed vote as kabove: A.
Jurka, $1,000, F. Conrad and F.
Progging, $3.50, and Miss Ella Scheffer
$500 per year.
Upon the report of the committee, Mi
chael Finn was elected janltor of the JEFF
ferson school and Joseph Krondick of the
Adams school
Bids were submitted by the committee
on supplies for fuel for the ensuing year
as follows.
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A Reporters Nemesis,

A good joke is going the rounds con.
corning the adventure Monday night of
Werner Ropp, the city editor of the Walks
Zeitung. On the evening named Mr..
Ropp and Charles Matthias started out for
the Atheneum, and en- route thither they
called at the refreshment resort kept by
Frank Werner, on West Third street.
While here they fell in with Mr.. Louis
Rose, and as the party we're engaged in
discussing the merits of a bowl of rock
there entered an intruder in the shape of
a feline de polus, an animal commonly
known as the great American polecat.
The mephitic quadruped at once took pos
session of the room, and even the services
of Officer Babe, who was called in, were of
no avail, as the animal asserted it's superb
GRITTY, while tuv inmates of the room beat
hasty retreat. When it is said that the
fire department turned the hose on that
room yesterday the whole story is told.
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FOUNTAINS
Fall Styles Now In.

Custom requires every man to
wear hat, therefore it is the
duty of prudent man to be post
ed where he can obtain this indis-
pensab1e article of dress to the
best advantage to himself. Our
hat department is our pet. It
costs us nothing extra for rent or
gas to run it, and by far the Iarg-
est portion of our stock is
bought directly from the factory
in case lots. It is, therefore, easy
to see why we can and do sell
hats at least Is per cent. below
exclusive dealers. Don't make
an error and think because we
sell at such low prices that our
hats are low grades. We have
soft and stiff hats from the most
celebrated and reliable makers
in the United States.
Being headquarters for Stet-
sons soft hats in every shape,
we are also exclusive st. Paul
agents for the celebrated You
man Hat. Fall styles now in.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-08-15
RAIL AND RIVER.
The northern Pacific.

The completion of the Northern Pacific
railway, which is to be signalized in about
three weeks by the usual "last spike" cere-
monies, is fraught with vital interest to
the people of the Pacific coast. Hereto
fore, in the opening of new through
routes, the Central Pacific combination
have been enabled by geographical and
other influences, to so maintain fare and
freight rates that the new roads afforded
no relief to anybody. The completion
of the Northern Pacific, the .Atchison To-
peka & Santa Fe, the Denver & Rio Grande
and the Atlantic & Pacific, has in no case
resulted in a reduction of fare to Califor-
mia for the reason that the Central Pacific.
controlling, as it does on all sides, the west
ern outlet of these roads, refuses to make
concessions. With the completion of the
Northern Pacific new era will dawn.
That road is under obligation to nobody.
It reaches tide water with its own lines
and the Pacific ocean is free to all.
1t can make its own rates without fear of
reprisals in any direction. 1t can cut the
fare to San Francisco to $75, aite enough
by the way, and force its rivals to follow
suit or lose the business. 1t can make its
own freight rates, make its own contracts
with Pacific coast merchants; in other
words, do exactly as it Pleases, and the
Central Pacific combination is powerless
for either redress or ven
geance. Already the Willard
party are moving against the supremacy
of that authorized Gala institution Wells,
Fargo & Co.'s express. For twenty-five
years the company has had monopoly of
the express business west of the Rocky
mountains. In the old stage coach days
it was the only carrier line in that country.
1t was postofice, postal route, bullion car
rier, freight line, banker and everything
else. When the first railroad was com
pleted across the continent the railway peo-
pie, by threatening to start rival line,
became the chief owners of the old express.
Since then Wells, Fargo & Co.'S express
has been as much a part of the Central
Pacific system as the railway itself, and
has paid far heavier dividends, for its
charges are enormous. The Northern
Pacific Express company is the new and
rival concern. Willard and his friends are
at the head of it. It is to be operated
chiefly over the Northern Pacific and its
branches and steamer lines. It is about to
establish leading agencies in Chicago,
Kansas City, Portland, Oregon, and San
Francisco, with minor agencies all through
the northwest, and will start in with q 25
per cent. cut on the old Wells, Fargo rates,
and will draw from the latter most of its
heavy bullion business in Montana and
Idaho. It will take from the latter, also,
all its Oregon and Washington territory
business, and that of British Columbia as
well. The formation of the new company
in itself shows that any patched up peace
between the railway lines will be of short
duration. The Pacific coast railway mon
opoly must go.
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An Exciting Runaway.

Bridge square was the scene last evening
of an exciting runaway which was remark
able principally for the amount of damage
not inflicted, as the most serious conse-
quences were at first feared. About 6
O'Clock team attached to lumber wagon
and driven by Martin Cain became fright
ened at the corner of
Ninth and st. Peter streets.
Becoming unmanageable the animals
started south on st. Peter street, the driver
being thrown from the wagon, but fortu-
nately he was not seriously injured. At
Seventh street the horses turned east, strik-
ing Wabashaw at lively gait, and turning
their heads in the direction of Bridge
square. The street was not very animated
at that hour and the animals had things
pretty much their own way until the bridge
was reached.
The bridge was crowded with vehicles, and
as the runaways approached an effort was
made to give them the right of way and all
the room possible. Among those on the
bridge was l. st. Peter, in charge of the
delivery wagon of Cariveau & st. Jean, his
wagon being on the Bridge square ap-
proach. As the runaway team approached
st. Peter tried to get out of their way, but
in spite of his efforts a collision took
place, the pole of the Lumber wagon strik-
ing the horse driven by him in the breast,
and inficting very serious wound. Off
Ger Bremen, who was crossing the bridge
at the time, seized the team and by so do
ing prevented the possibility of further
trouble. The delivery wagon was badly
demoralized, but aside from this and the
injury to the horse no damage was in
fiicted ..- .-,
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Grand Army Encampment at alinnetor

Grand Army Encampment at Minnetonka
Adjutant General Hawley sent up 125
tents to Minnetonka on Monday, and the
tents of Gov. Hubbard and staff, who will
remain through the semi-annual state en-
campment of the Grand Army of the
Republic, which commences to-day and
will continue until Friday night.
The st. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba
railway gives special excursion rates of 81
for the round trip and half price for chill
dren, and tickets can be procured for the
excursion of member of Acker post at the
union depot this morning.
Acker and Garfield posts, of this city,
will leave i'll full uniform for Minnetonka
at $50 this morning, and it is expected
that 800 veterans at least will be present
on the occasion.
The camp is to be located at Lake Park
and the excursion tickets include sail on
the waters of the upper lake in the steamer
Belle of Minnetonka in addition to the
beautiful ride thither by rail.
The exercises will be illustrative of real
life in military camp, the veterans bring
ing their own rations, and will consist OF
military drill and eyolutions, interspersed
with speech and song, and the narration OF
personal "reminiscences of the war by the
Veterans around their camp fires.
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LEGAL,
STATE OF AIINNEsoTA-COUN OF RAM

STATE OF MINNEsOTA-OOUNTY OF RAM
~ sey-District Court.
In the matter of the assignment of Louisa Bredert
with her husband John Breidert
Notice is hereby given, that Louisa Breidert,
wife of John Breidert, and heretofore con-
Quoting business as L. Breidert on her own,
separate and individual account without the
intervention of her husband, at the city of st.
Paul. in said Ramsey county, her place of residence
has by deed in writing dated July 3tst 1888, made
general assignment to the undersigned of all her
property not exempt by law from levy and sale on
execution for the benefit of all her creditors with
out preferences.
And said John Breidert has joined in said deed,
consentng thereto, and by said deed has madeiIike
assignment of all his property not exempt for the
benefit of said creditors of his said WIFE
All claims must be verified and presented to the
undersigned for allowance.
Dated Saint Paul, July 81, 1885,
213* ASSIGNEE
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LEGAL

STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF RAMSEY
~ SIS. In Probate Court, special term, July 81,
1888.
In the matter of the estate of Mortimer Grogan,
deceased:
On reading and fling the petition of Anna Gro
gan, of said county, representing, among other
things that Mortimer Grogan, late of said county,
on the 2Sth day of july A. D. 1888, at Saint Paul. IN
said county, died interstate, and being nhabitant
of this county at the time of his DEATH leaving
goods, chattes, and estate within this county and
that the said petitioner is the widow of said de-
ceased, and praying that administration of said
tate be to her granted;
1t is ordered, that said petition be heard before
the judge of this court Monday, the 9th day of
August, A. D. 1883, at ten O'Clock a. m, at the Pro
bate Office, in said county
Ordered further, that notice thereof be given to
the heirs of said deceased and to all persons nteg-
ested by publishing copy of this order for three
successivs weeks prior to said day of hearing in
the DAILY GLOBE. newspaper printed and pub
ished at Saint Paul in said county.
By the Court,
Il. s. VIM. B. McGRORTY,
Judge of Probate.
Attest: FRANK ROBERT, JR., Clerk.
aug1-wed-4w
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road, with headquarters at Fargo, is in st.
Paul.
The special car of the Midland Can
adam was at the union depot yesterday.
Three extra Pullmans went out on the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul train yes
terday.
j. h. Drake, of the land department of
the Sioux City road, went to New York
city yesterday.
Mr.. Hannaford, general freight agent of
the Northern Pacific road, has gone to
Omaha and will be back probably by
Friday.
Mr.. G. K. Barnes telegraphs from
Livingston that the editorial party, that
visited the Yellowstone, will be in st. Paul
tonight. They will go east by the Royal
Route the same evening.
The Chicago & Northwestern road has
issued circular announcing that Edwin
j. Foster has been appointed division
freight agent of the Madison division
south of Winona including the Milwaukee
and Madison line west of Milwaukee. Ali
communications respecting local freight
business in the territory above named
will be addressed to Mr.. Foster, at Chicago.
Mr.. G. II. Knapp, assistant general freight
agent, will have general charge as hereto
fore.
The Royal Route will run an extra train
from Saltwater to Ashland and Bayfield,
August 20, and on the same day the Knight
Templars will have an excursion from
Chippewa Falls to the same points. The
fare from st. Paul and Minneapolis to
Ashland and return will be 81. The same
road has arranged to give reduced rates to
the state fair at Owatonna, and to the ex-
position at Minneapolis, and also special
reduced rates from local stations for the
Saturday night excursion to Spirit lake
and return.
The Railway Review gives the follow
ing statistics as to the annual supply of
cross ties required for the railways in the
United States: "There are about 10000
miles of railway in operation in this coun-
try at the present time, which have an
average of 2,816 cross ties per mile of
track, making total of 335, 104, 900 cross
ties now in use. Allowing 16O as the aver
age yield per acre of woodland, the num-
Der now in use upon the railways in the
United States represents the stumpage
of 1904, 400 acres of land, and during the
next six years this amount of timber land
will be levied upon to renew the existing
100000 cross ties at cost of $751;, 552,-
0OO."
The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
road has sent out circular, setting forth
that shipments from any point on this line
intended for exhibition at the Iowa state
fair, to be held at Des Moines, commend
ing Aug. 81, 1888, are to be governed by
the following rules: Freight must be pre-
paid at full tariff rates from point of ship
ment on the line of this road to Des
MONIES, and upon presentation of receipt
showing that the shipment was originally
made over this line, and also a certificate
from the secretary of the fair certifying
that the freight had been on exhibition
and had not changed ownership, the same
will be transported back to the original
point of shipment free of charge, if ship
ped not later than September 20, 1888.
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Too Precious.
100 fTbCtOUS.
Winnipeg Times, Aug. IL. |


The statement that the track of the G. P.
r. WAS completed yesterday to Calgary
was 4 Ii.tle too previous. The track is not
completed to that point, nor is it likely to
be for few days longer. This morning a
Times reportot vas informed by Mr.. Egan
that the track is not yet completed further
than to the east bank of the Bow river, and
that the river must be crossed before the
track reaches Calgary. Asked when the
river wouisi oe crossed, Mr.. Egan replied
that the in it was very high just now
and that II vii be few days at least be-
fore the rail crosses.
Mex week 1t is expected that the road
will be run iuto Calgary, and the event will
be celebrated IN a grand manner, all the
Leading off, Ills of the G. P. R. being
present. Freight and passengers will be
shipped through next week. Mr.. Langdon
arrived here last night from the west in
his private car, and left again for st.
Paul.