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FROZEN MIGRANTS.
Tubbesing Replies To Oyerton,

To the Editor of the Globe:
In looking over the official proceedings of
the last council meeting. 1 see a report of
Supt. j. B. Overton to the Board of Water
commissioners in regard to complaints made
by the Board of Fire Commissioners in re-
CARDS to frozen hydrants and the supply of
water at the Griggs & Foster fire.
1t became necessary for us to report such
hydrants to the Chief Engineer as soon as
we found them frozen. Now in his report to
the commissioners he says that he had three
men and one horse at work during February,
and the first fifteen days of March. would
like to have Mr.. Overton tell US what
those three men and horse were doing, dur.
ing this time that he speaks Of l believe
his answer would be, thawing out MIGRANTS,
this being the case why does he
not admit that they do freeze. OF course he
is well aware that during the winter we had
more fires than for any years previous,
consequently we would use more hydrants.
Would it be unreasonable if we found one
once in while, the same as they do in their
examination out of order, but we must not
report it to the water company. If we do
the answer the Chief Engineer receives,
would be, judging by his report, now as in
previous years, your engineers and firemen
don't know how to open or shut hydrants.
Upon this theory he has based this report
from beginning to end, and he must beHhe
only one that can open or shut off ahydrant
/ should advise our Commissioners to pro-
cure his services as soon as possible to learn us
how. The Engine of No. has been in our
department for 16 years and our now first
assistant Hilderbrand, the same. l have
been in the city's employ nearly II years,
others more or less and this should be sufi-
| cient time to learn what he learnt in IL
| years. will here cite an instance and show
you how cunning he is. The Monday after
| the Griggs and Fister fire the new Aherns
Engine was tried at the hydrant at the Cen
trail Fire Hall. Chief Engineer Black told
me as soon as they where ready, to open the
| hydrant. Iapplied the wrench but it was no
90. 1 called Mr.. McCardy one of the lad
| der men to assist me. just then Oyerton
| slept up behind and said; that one is frozen.
| | did intend to have it thawed out by this
! time. If he new it was frozen why did he
not report it to Chief Black. Suppose there
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-08
THE RAILROADS.
the yiooora Ems Sho,t Line.

There is still great deal of doubt as to
whether this road is to be kept open for pas
senger travel, only few days ago the agent
OF the road in st. Paul received dispatch
declaring in the most positive language that
IL would be open as a passenger route.
This has not as yet proved to be true.
On the contrary it looks now
very much as though it would
be closed up. Last Saturday the general pas
senger and ticket agents of the Grand Trunk,
Baltimore 81 Ohio and the Wabash railroads
were to have held meeting for the purpose
of making permanent arrangements for con-
tinuing the road as a passenger route. and
to provide for more active competition with
other lines. The Wabash representative how
ever, did not turn up, and consequently no
decisive action could be taken. 1t has all
along been understood that the Wabash is
opposed to a permanent arrangement for
continuing this line. The Wabash people
wanted to take their road out April 1, but
were prevailed upon by the Baltimore u Ohio
and Grand Trunk to change their mind, and
consequently they gave orders to continue
the line for the present. This indicates that
the Wabash does not want to bind itself by q
new agreement and tends to confirm the ru-
NOR about its intention to form another
eastern line from this city in connection with
some other roads.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-08
SEVERAL SHELVES FULL
Large Additions to the Minnesota
State Library.

Col Taylor received yesterday the follow
ing invoice of law works for the state library:
Code of 1852, Alabama; Arkansas, 1887;
Delaware, 1929; Florida, Thompson's Di-
gest, 1S47; Georgia, Hotchkiss Statutes,
1916; Indiana, 1881, 1888, two volumes 1852 !;
Kentucky, Moorhead 81 Browns Digest,
1884; Kentucky, 1878; Louisiana, two vol
umes Moreau, Carleton 81 Partidas' Statutes,
1856, 1870; Maine, 1910; Mich
igan, 1916; Mississippi, 1916;
Mississippi, compiled laws, 1924 to 1888;
Missouri, two volumes 1926 and 1885, Mis-
souri,, general, 1865; New Jersey, 1921 and
1S47; New York, two volumes, 1902; North
Carolina, three volumes, 1886 to
1887, and 1878; Ohio, $780,
Pennsylvania, Pardon's digest, eighth
edition, 1857, and ninth edition, 1862;
Rhode Island, 1922 and 1874; South Caro-
lima, statutes at large, nine volumes, from
1852 to 1888; Tennessee, Carrutter s.
Mahason's statutes, 1886, and sup
plement, 1916; Tennessee, Meigs &
Cooper's code, 1858; Texas, Pashal's Digest,
1866; Vermont, two volumes, 1908; Virginia
code, volume 2, 1917, code and supplement
1917 and 1882, 1S49, 1860; Mississippi, Alden
and Van Hoesen, Digest, 1910, Hutchinson IS
code, 1S4S, and revised code, 1871.
Col. Taylor further received for this library
yesterday from the secretary of the interior
forty-fve volumes of congressional docu-
ments, Including the proceedings of the forty
sixth and forty-seventh congress.
He also added to the library by purchase
vol. 10 of Sands reports.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-08
District Court.
CRIMINAL TERM.
Before Judge Wilkin. !


State of Minnesota VS.. Thomas Connolly
or Tom Conway; motion for new trial and
also motion for further stay of proceed
ings denied; arraigned and sentenced to two
years and two months hard labor in the state
penitentiary at Saltwater.
State of Minnesota VS.. Thomas NJ. Koran
application for bail; continued to 10th inst.
Adjourned to Thursday next at 10 a. IN.
NEW CASES AND PAPERS FILED.
Perkins, Lyons 81 Co. VS.. The Western As
surance company and Catherine Lux; judy
ment demanded in the sum of $3.50. Plain
tiffs held a mortgage against the house Of
Catherine Lux, insured in the above COM
pany, and the house burned.
Noyes Bros. 81 Cutler VS.. Beaupre, Keogh
& Co.; judgment asked in the sum of So, 900.
1t seems that Charles Young went into bust
ness at Forsyth, Custer county, Montana,
buying goods of both plaintiffs and defend
ants, and afterwards made ali assignment to
Clarence A. Winchester, of Miles City, the
property thus delivered to the latter being
worth $6000. Winchester continued the
business, adding to the stock, and selling
from both the old and the new. Beaupre,
Keogh 81 Co. issued an attachment for their
own benefit, and now suit is brought against
them by Noyes Bros. s. Cutler for Sc, 600,
that both creditors may get proportionate
shares of the amounts due them.
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sonal property, Of plating town
sites and loaning money on real estate mort
gage security. The corporation commences
business March 25, 1884, to continue for
twenty-five years, with capital stock OF
100000, divided into 5000 shares of $50
each. The highest amount of Indebtedness
is limited to $3.50, 900, and the incorporators
are Geo. F. Weston, of Plymouth, Mass, 1sa-
&C Barnes, of New Bedford, Mass; and
salathiel NJ. Spaulding, Isaac a. Barnes and
Albert W. Gould, of Minneapolis. The
first president is Geo. F. Weston; yice-presi-
dent and treasurer, Salathial NJ. Spaulding;
secretary, engineer and land commissioner,
A. W. Gould; counsellor and general man
ager, Isaac Barnes.
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BEAUTY IN THE BULL PEN.
A Brunette and a Blonde in the Mu-
nicipal Court.
One Accused of Arson and the Other a
Suitor for Justice.

1t was strange face to grace the bull pen
large, dreamy, black eyes wealth OF raven
| hair, rosebud lips and teeth that glistened
like snow in setting of coral; the chin and
throat were perfect, and the ensemble would
have furnished study fit for the chisel OF
Praxitelles. Such was the face that answered
to the name of Mary Jackson in
the police court yesterday morning.
She is of French extraction, and it was limited
that this was not her real name. The charge
was setting fire to the st. Paul house, where
she was employed as domestic. Her youth
and beauty, together with her strange actions
after being arrested, led to the belief that the
girl is crazy. No possible motive can be
imagined for her actions on any other theory.
The hearing was continued until to-day.
Agnes Swift belongs to anotherty type OF beau
ty. and she has dark, auburn hair, brown eyes,
and a delicate blonde complexion. She is
the complainant against George LIE Due, and
as she is about to become mother she had
the latter arrested, as he refused to do the
square thing. When the case came up he
was stubborn and refusing to square it, he
was held to the grand jury.
Maggie Middleton belongs to still another
| type of womanhood; she is going down the
decline of life and has scarcely redeeming
feature. The poor abject thing was up fol
drunkenness and to save her from herself
she was committed for thirty days.
! The cases of Walter Holland and L. P
| Howell might have been interesting If they
had came up for trial. An account of theil
arrest was given in yesterdays GLOBE. They
were both arragned on the charge of assault
with dangerous weapon. The one took a
slice off the nose of a friend, and
| the other cut an acquaintance in
the arm. The examinations were
continued until to-day.
| A. Green had been on toot, and when
arrested he illustrated the adage give beg
gar horse and he will ride to the devil. He
got twenty days for fast driving.
AL Larson. dirty little free lunch fend,
was sent up for thirty days on the charge of
vagrancy.
F. King and Ed Waters had engaged in a
street brawl, and it cost them ten silver
shekels each.
Mike Gibbons, would-be smart Aleck, got
on loot and fourished his gun. Yesterday
he was fined SIS for boozing, and the weapon
was contiscated.
Aaron Cox. a colored gemmen, was up for
stealing blanket. Aaron is dude of the
clearest water, and if he could go on the
stage with just the makeup he wore yester-
day he could make his fortune. He is jolly
fellow, and to even look at him puts pound
of laughter in the ribs. The case didn't pan
out and he was discharged on payment of the
costs.
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Incorporations.

Articles of incorporation were filed with
the secretary Of state yesterday, of the Spring
Valley board of trade, for the purpose of -ad-
vertising the commercial, mercantile, rail
road and manufacturing interest of the
county of Fillmore, and for promoting the
general prosperity of said county, etc. The
board is to commence business May 1, 1884
for continuance of twenty years, with B. F
Farmer as president; j. N. Gruling, vice
president; John King, treasurer; E. G. H
Adams, recording, and G. H. Edwards cores
ponding secretary, and D. A. Sullivan, M. l.
Malstad, A. P. Flower, c. F. Kamm, H. j
Anderson, G. NJ. Warren and Burdettt
Thayer, directors.
Articles of incorporation were also flee
with the secretary of state yesterday of thu
Northwest Real Estate Security company O.
Minneapolis, for the purpose of buying
owning, improving, selling and dealing
in lands, tenements and heredita
ments, real, mixed and per
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-08
INSANE ASYLUM CROWDED.
Two Instances of Alleged Commit
ments of Paupers from Ramsey
Comfy

The following letter was received by Judge
McGrorty, of the Ramsey county probate
court, yesterday. The aged and unfortunate
woman of which it speaks, Mrs. Augusta
Reich, was sent from st. Paul, having been
pronounced harmlessly insane at an exami-
nation by a physician at the probate court a
short time since. She not showing any signs
of dangerous insanity she was sent back by
the superintendent without being legally dis
charged by the trustees, and her relatives,
(some of whom, her brothers, are able to
provide for her), demand she be taken
back. The translated German letter
incorporated in the letter of superintendent
Bartlett was written by the poor old woman
young son.
ST. PETER, April 5.
s'To the Judge of Probate-Dear Sir: I
have had an application to return Mrs.
Augusta Reich, and as she has not been le-
gally discharged I told her son he could re-
turn her. With the application comes the
following letter in German, of which 1 send
you translation:
DO You know why all these things happen?
Merely because she has not anything to live on.
Starvation is the cause of her insanity-because
we cannot support her and her brothers will not,
and the town, or rather the commissioners for
paupers, say that it not their business. This is
the reason she has become what she is
'I did not think it was necessary to keep
her here, and do not think the above is a
good reason for her return here. The COM
missioners must remove the woman Regina
Reiscroft, sent here from poorhouse. She is
perfectly quiet and only needs little care,
because she is old and feeble. In our pres
ent crowded condition it is not right to send
such cases here from a county abundantly
able to care for them If their friends cannot.
If the commissioners insist upon it, then the
trustees will be obliged to stoI
all admissions to the female department until
some way can be provided to meet the de-
mands. 1t will be nine months at least be-
fore we can expect any relief from the pres
ent condition by the completion of the new
wing at Rochester. The officer who brings
the next female patient from Ramsey county
must be instructee to take Rescroft back al
the expense of the county. Respectfully
G. K. BARTLETT, Superintendent
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Real Estate and Building.

Sixteen transfers were recorded at the
office of the register of deeds yesterday, ag-
gregating $50, 400. The complete list is
appended:
Bernhard Zahn to August Kaltensauser,
lot II, block LOG, Lyman Dayton's addition.
5000.
Jacob Roth to Matilda Hanft, lot 16, block
1, Bailey's addition to Rondo's addition,
$1,000.
Rudolph Schiffman to Albert Scheffer,
block ITO, Lyman Dayton's addition, SO,
900.
Chas. Wede to Frank Jansson, lot 16,
block So, Arlington Hills addition, S425.
Stephen j. McCaliskey to Henry Martin,
lot 6, block 16, Woodbury. 81 Case's addition
$500.
Thomas B. Marrett to Patrick Fleming
lot II, block 8, Mogoffin 81 Breckenridge adj
dition, S700.
Rush B. Wheeler to Frank R. Blair, part of
lot s, 8 and 10, block 1, Kern's addition,
| 50, 100.
Margaret G.. Burton to West Side Land and
Cottage company, lots 1 to 16 inclusive,
block 4, of Sweeney's addition to West st.
Paul, 50, 100.
Robert A. Smith to August Hedtke, lot AZ,
block 70, Smiths sub division, 5000.
Joseph NJ Pottgeiser to Henry Wierdorf,
lot 13, block 3, Pottgeiser's sub division,
| $3.50.
Matthew Taylor to The Taylor q Craig
Company, lot 9, block 5, Rice q Irvine's adj
dition, $4,000.
Carl Koecheler to M. Hahn, east x of LOT
and lot 4, of Bass garden lots, S1,250.
John Wisenm to John Berwanger, lot Il
block 3, Prospect Plateau, 500.
Angler Ames to William Garcelon, lots
and 6, Prospect Hills, 81, 900:
John Rogers, Jr., to- William A. Beulke,
lot z, block 2, Schurmiur's Seventh street adj
dition, 81, 500.
F. B. Jilson to Joseph Ellis, lot 5 block 2,
Jilson's subdision, 1886.
BUILDING PERMITS.
Building Inspector johnson issued the fol
lowing permits to build yesterday:
o. H Perry, two story frame dwelling. on
division, between Grotto and Avon, 81 200.
Geo. Wirth, one and one-half story frame
dwelling, on Portland, between Arundel and
Mackubin, $4,000.
P. R. Mcdonnell, two story brick block of
stores and dwellings, on Ohio, between
George and Stevens, $4,000.
John Swanson, one and one-half story
frame dwelling, on Cook, ketween Payne
and Edgerton, $3.50.
Michael Foley, frame house, on Traxton,
between Minnehaha and Beaumont, $500.
Herman Stegeman, repairs ON one-story
frame dwelling, on Dawson, between Tell
and Earl, 800.
John Daw, repairs on one-story frame
dwelling, on jackson, between Valley and
Arch, 5000.
John Billet, one and one-half story frame
dwelling, on Duke, between Superior and
Michigan, $500.
Michael Detiel, one and one-half story
frame dwelling, on st. Clair, between Duke
and CORTLAND, 5000.
Lowell Pierce, one and one-half story
frame dwelling, on McCullum, between
Wood and Monroe, 5000.
Anton Johnson, one and one-half story
frame dwelling, on Margaret, between Cy-
press and Forest, $780,
Thos. F. Yorke, one-story frame woodshed
on Randolph, between Drake and Warsaw,
$50.
Thomas Wagner, one-story frame dwelling
on Logan, between Bay and Canton, $3.50.
John B. Mas, one and one-half stor,
| frame dwelling, on Lee, between Warsaw
and Bates, $1,000
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-08

had been a fire there in the morning, we
would not have got any water, and his an
swer would have been, as in former cases,
your men don't know how to open the by
drants.
Well, guess he was right. 1 could not
open it and he couldn't either, until it was
thawed out and that was what was
done. l could mention other instances dur
ing last winter and am willing to prove them
any time. He says the engineer that report
ed the hydrant corner Third and Broadway
the Sunday of Griggs & Fosters fire gets so
excited that he opens the throttle of his en-
CINE before water is turned on. This | don't
think would interfere in any way with the
hydrant if it was all right If it was not
frozen ON Saturday that would be no reason
why it could not be the day after. 1 believe
some would freeze up in 6 hours after they
are thawed. will tell you why. They are
thawed by putting small piece of hose in
the hydrant and steam forced down to the
valve until it can be opened. Then it is left
if it does not drip clean and some of the
water stays around the valve with the frost
from to feet deep, it is very apt to freeze.
In regard to the supply of water, he says that
the day after they got abetter hydrant stream
than they did from the engine. Very well,
he speaks of one, but suppose he should
want to use or 8 streams from hydrants
what kind of distance would he get! The
comparison the previous day with the engines
would be the same.
He says they find hydrants broken and that
he lays also to the men inthe department He
do does not say anything about how many by
hydrants are used by sprinkling and carts.
They would use hydrant fifty times when
we would use it once, but the breaks are all
laid to US. At last comes the cigar box full
of stones and gravel. He says he was reliably
informed that the engine had been used at a
fire cistern previous to this and that
the engineer had not cleaned the strains.
would like to have Mr. Overton or his inform
ant show me a cistern that contains dead sun
fish and snail shells and stones. That was
what the strain was filed with.
The whole report from beginning to end
was merely to point out to the commission
ers that if there had been any trouble with
any of the hydrants the engineers and fire
men were to blame for all. In justice to my
self, and others hope the board of fire com
missioners and board of water works will in
vestigate this fully and if they find any
blame put it where it rightly belongs
Respectfully,
HENRY TUBBEsING Engineer No I.
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the state, including cities. towns and coun-
ties, have passed laws and ordinances pre-
venting cattle from running at large, and
ST. Paul is now almost the only remaining
COW pasture in the state.
''Resolved, That the mayor is earnestly re-
quested to discharge all those officers who
have heretofore interfered with the freedom
of the COWS, and to remove all obstacles to
the free pasturage of the streets, yards, parks
and gardens of the city, SO that the broad
and liberal spirit of accommodations, for
which our city is justly celebrated, may not
be compromised by any narrow policy on this
subject"
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr.. Murray sent in a communication from
w. A. Somers to the effect that under senate
file 219, bill to authorize the bridging of
the Mississippi at this point, it would be i'm
possible to bridge it owing to the require
ments of the bill, and the communication
was referred to the city engineer with the
request to consult the city attorney.
The consideration of the silver dollar coin
age was laid aside and will be taken up here
after.
A circular from the executive committee of
the national bankrupt land convention was
referred to the mercantile committee.
The resignation Of Mr.. McManus was re-
ferred to the committee on nominations.
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The Veterans and Sheriff Hawkins.

CINCINNATI, April 7.-Sheriff Hawkins
being asked by one of the companies of the
veteran regiment why he called them to do
duty at the Jail on the Saturday night of the
mob, they having refused to obey the order.
He publishes to-day long letter and says,
it would be more appropriate for him to call
ON the regiment to explain why they refused
to obey the lawful command of their colonel.
He charges the conduct of the men to one
of the captains, who reported to the police
for patrol duty, instead of the jail as order
ed He closes by rendering his uncondi-
tional resignation as colonel of the regiment.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-08
Supreme Court.

AT the fifth session Yesterday all the JUS
tees were present, and the following bust
ness was transacted:
Olaf Kolsti, an infant, by Elon W. Den
ton, his guardian adj Item, appellant, VS.. The
Minneapolis g. st. Louis Railway company,
respondent; argued by byth counsel and
submitted.
Sumner W. Farnham and James A. Love
Joy, partners as Farnham d Lovejoy, res
pondents, VS.. VIM. F. Thompson, appellant;
motion by plaintiff for stay of proceedings
granted, but not to exceed twenty days.
Andrew II. Adams on presentation of
certificates from the courts of New York was
admitted to practice in the courts Of Mime
sofa.
Adjourned to to-day at a. m.
DECISION.
Charles Webb assignee of ]. s. Garfield
and s. II. Sherwood appellant VS.. l.. NJ.
Kitchener respondent
Syllabus-Under a denial in an answer
that the note sued on was given for any con-
sideration defendant may show that it was
given in connection with mortgage for a
fraudulent purpose to shield his property from
his creditors and that he was not in fact in
debted to plaintiff.
Tnder section rs, chapter 70, general stat
utes 1873 it is no longer necessary to anthem
ticate account books by the suppletary oath
Of the persons who actually made the en-
tries.
When plaintiff sought to introduce in
evidence the account books of partnership
containing entries of charges against de-
PENDANT which appeared to be original entries
made in the usual course of business as the
transactions allowed some of which were in
the hand writing of an absent partner but
which were chiefly made by the parties by
whose oath the books were verified,
(both being authorized to make
such entries) held a course of dealing be-
tween the parties being shown that the books
are properly admissible as prima facie evil
dence, though the absent partner chiefly
made the sales to defendant, and the other
partner was not able to identify the particu-
lar sales.
In an action by an assigne e of chose in
action to which defendant is entitled to a set
off under the statute, the latter is not enti-
tied to an affirmative judgment for balance
due him thereon as upon a counter claim
against the plaintiff.
Order denying new trial reversed.
VANDERBURGH, j.
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The Riot at Murraysville Trial.

GREENsBURG, Pa, April THE trial Of
Milton Weston, Chicago, Col. Blakely, Pitts
burg. and twenty others for the riot at the Muir
raysville gas we'll commenced this morning.
The town is flooded with strangers and friends
of the accused, and great interest is mani
tested on all sides. This mornings session
of the court was taken up with calling the
jury panel and the names of the witnesses,
many of whom were absent. The defendants
will ask change of venue to Armstrong
county.