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St. Paul daily globe., 1885-12-16
A Review Of the Banking Business Shows
a Wholesome Growth and Sound
Condition of Affairs.
The Sad Case Of a Wright County Man I'M
prisoned Year On Ground
less Charge.
metaphysics of Wealth, Exhaust
lively Dtscussed ed by the Political
Science Club.
Other Gayeties--StreetR Railway
Improvements.
BANKS AND BANKING
In Minneapolis This Year--Ciea
ing House Figures.

In minHea polls This Near.-Ciear-
ing House Figures.
The banking business of Minneapolis for
the year just about to close shows all III
crease, not large but in keeping with the
wholesome growth the reviews already pub
lished in the GLOBE have shown to prevail
in other departments of municipal life. Inc
volume of traffic has increased, i'll round
numbers, 10 per cent, and the result, whlle
not what had been fondly hoped by some
principally those who expected showing
equal to that of St. Paul-is still sufficiently
gratifying. The difference in capital is
about 81, 600. 900 in favor of ST. Paul, and
a corresponding difference appears in the
business. though Minneapolis bankers claim
a larger proportionate gain. The year will
close for Minneapolis with five national,
eight state, two private banks and one dis
tinctively savings institution. The changes
brought by the year include the following:
CHANGES.
The bank of North Minneapolis has
changed from state to private bank and
is now known as Farnsworth & Rowan'S
bank. Y. g. Hush's bank is the other pri-
vate institution. The Hennepin County
bank. which has heretofore been classed as
a savings Institution. is here placed as a
state bank. 1t was organized under the
law of 1857. a mutual savings bank law,
and does a regular bank business The
State bank has been put in operation during
the year and is doing good business,
and the Peoples bank. another new bank
under the state law, will probably open its
doors before the first of the year. The
=, FoII
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-12-16
Social Affairs.

The much -talked-of ball at the armory,
given by Company B, was the society
event of last evening. Though very
pleasant and entirely enjoyable affair, it fell
very much short of the anticipations. Gov.
Hubbard and staff could not be present and
the attendance of officers and ladies from
Fort Smelling and st. Paul was quite linn
tied. However, about 100 couples of fair
women and brave men assembled and
danced away the hours from 9 until 1
o'clock. The committees in charge were as
follows: Reception, Capt. V. J. Welch,
Leuts. S. G. Williams and G. E. Austin.
and Sergts. l.. G. Fisher, G. b. Hutchins
and r. D. Brown. Floor, Sergts. B. w.
Bell and G. A. Rose, Corporal E. NJ.
Bruce and Privates c. S. Watts and W. A.
Edwards: finance, Corporal T. W. Stom-
witt; arrangements. Sergt. r. B. McKen-
ney and Corporal F. A. Gaus. An arrange
ment of nineteen dancing numbers was ex-
ecuted by the Danz orchestra and light re-
freshments were served by Dorner
The CaledOnan club gave one of its en-
joyable entertainments last night at Curtiss
hall. The program consisted of several
fine musical selections, a discussion of
Carlyle and Scotch recitation by Prof.
Saunders. The reception committee con-
sisted of R. D. Brown, John Ferguson
Archie Gray, Alex Miller and James Somer-
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Thompson will give
a dancing party this evening at 1916 Haw-
sthorne avenue.
The firemen's ball on Friday evening at
Leland rink promises to be a great social
success.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-12-16
The Fourteenth Street Opening.

The case of the st. Paul, Minneapolis &
Manitoba Railroad company against the
City Of Minneapolis was argued in the su-
preme court at st. Paul yesterdy by Col.
Benton On the part of the company. and
City Attorney J. n. Cross for the city. The
case comes to the supreme court on an ap-
peal from the decision of Judges Young and
Lochren overruling the demurrer of plaintiff
to defendants answer The result of the
suit appears to be of considerable import
ance inaSmuch as it determines the right of
the city to open public street across plain
tif's right of way and railroad tracks in
said city. The right which the plaintiff
claims, includes the right Of way and track
in East Minneapolis. extending to the juno
tion depot, so called, easterly to the univer-
ity switch, the right of way being 100 feet
wide. along which there are two tracks over
which are run 100 trains per day. Near the
proposed street mentioned in the complaint
is a large grain elevator, which, it is
claimed, renders it necessary to have the
right of way open along which to move and
stand cars. The street proposed by the city
is known as Fourteenth avenue southeast,
and it is to prevent the opening of this street
that the actian is brought.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-12-16
MINNEAPOLIS PERSONALS.

D. D. Burdette has gone to Montreal.
Godfrey w. Bird Of Halifax, Eng, is at
the West.
T. F. O'Hair. the Delano attorney, is at
the Clark house.
Mrs. II. G. c. Morrison and Mrs. Ripley
leave for New FORK to-day.
S. G.. Gale left yesterday ON a trip to
Black River Falls.
J. A. Sanderson, one of the proprietors
of the St. James hotel, is dangerously ill.
Judge J. NJ. Shaw and family left last
evening for California to spend the winter.
A. P. Mitchell of the New York tobacco
house of Vallette & Mitchell is at the West
hotel.
Louis Barger, agent for the Northwest
ern Elevator company at Gaylord, is at the
Clark house.
Robert Ferguson. late of Devils Lake,
has recently come to the city for the pur-
pose of entering the insurance business.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-12-16
AND SO THEY WE'RE MARRIED
Two Dusky Lovers Who Met and
Loved and Beat the Record.

Some one has estimated that the time
thrown away in this world courting the
girl you want to marry, and who is ready
marry you, would build all the railroads
and bridges and tunnels and factories and
public buildings. The white race should
take a lesson in this from the colored
people. The other day a likely young
colored man stood at gate at Birmingham
Ala. a likely young coiored woman came
along with a dog.
Hi. darr' he called, "but mebbe you
want to sell that dog?"
mo, sah."
"Mebbe your name is Lucinda?"
eye es, sah."
81 alters dote on that name. Ize called
Gawge."
Oats pleasin'."
''Ize lookin', you know?"
yves"
"Got money saved up, an stidy job
ahead. Shall 1 speak to de ole man?"
Hes in Orleans"
Den I'll see de ole woman"
''She'S dead"
"Wall, den I'll ak you to be my wife
right now"
.'You'se foolin'."
s'Deed no.
''Hain't got nobody else?"
Nobody, tall"
''Reckon We'll hitch?"
''Co'se we will---can't help it."
''Wall, den. I'll say yes, an tonight you
come down to Mrs. Grumley's kitchen an
We'll sot de day an sorter get acquainted -
Lucinda, II
$50 long. Gawge! Ize dun said yes,
an dat's 'nuff. Come airly."
$50 long, Cinda.''
"By-by, Gawdgew
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-12-16
MIR. LowRY,s COACHES.
Street Railway Improvements for
the Year..lnvenfOry of stock.

During the year the Minneapolis street
car company has laid four miles of new
track. giving total of ffUy-one miles, in
elusive Of all lines. The only extension of
note was that of the Chicago avenue line
from Franklin avenue to Lake street, for
which property owners along the line paid
the neat little bonus of 81, 500. For 1886,
six miles of new track are contemplated, as
follows: Extending Western avenue across
the railroad tracks; extension of Blooming
ton line to Lake street; University line
north to Elwelrs addition; Fourth avenue
line south on Stevens to to Thirty-second;
double tracking the Lyndale line from
Hennepin crossing to Lake street and double
tracking the Christmas avenue line from
the turntables to the barns. Changes dur
ing the past year were as follows: Con-
Meeting into one the Eighth avenue Tor
Opera house, line and the Monroe street
line; connecting into one the Hawthorne
avenue line and the University line. Dur
ing the year the company erected three
story brick repair shop and general offices
at Third avenue and Second street north,
at cost of S45, 900. When completed,
which will be in few days, the offices
will be removed there from Third
street north. Twenty new siXteen-foot cars
were purchased and additional purchases
are under contemplation, the proposed new
ears being of a design now unknown to the
Northwest. An inventory OF the COM
pany's property shows it to include 139 cars.
of which S5 are in daily use, and to run
which 425 horses and 26S mules are en-
ployed. The average daily journey per AMI
NAL is Is miles. There are 10 stables and
10 car-houses, and 275 men find work as
drivers, stablemen, foremen, track gang,
etc. Live stock statistics show that 175
head of horses and mules were bought dur
ing the year to complete the force. and the
whole 6SS animals have eaten S95 tons of
oats, $50 tons of corn, 1, 155 tons of hay, 81
tons of bran and 694 tons of ground feed,
or ~ tons per head. The number of pas
sengers carried during the past six years as
follows: 1880, 1,502, 395; 1881, 1862, OFT;
1888, 6,607, 745; 1884, 7,749, 3S5; 1885,
9,3SS. OF. Fares are cents each, or six for
25 cents when bought by the package. At
an average of cents per fare which is held
to be reasonable, the gross income for 1885
was S375, 520.6S.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-12-16
,I1NNEApOLyS GLOBULEs.

Bank clearings yesterday were $532,
002. 16.
Yesterday Mabel Lewis paid fine $50. so
for keeping h~use of ill-fame
Old and new subscribers to the Nevada
concert should get their seats to-day.
George Severing paid fine of SIS yester-
day for assaulting Charles S. Kingsbury.
A little fire in the Hall & Damn cooper
shops was easily extinguished yesterday
without loss.
The master plumbers met. with closed
doors. last evening at the Northwestern
Permanent exhibit.
Thomas Hart pleaded guilty to using OBJ
scene and abusive language to F. T. Robin
son and paid fine of SIS.
To-day is the last of the sale to new sub
scribers for the Nevada concert. The pub
lie will take the board tomorrow.
This afternoon the bids for furnishing the
stone and lumber for the substitution of the
stone arch bridge will be opened in Engi-
neer Rinkers' office.
Detective Quinlan has recovered the gold
watch stolen from Frank King the other
night. 1t was found in a pawnshop. No
arrests have been made.
Prof Downey of the state university will
deliver the second of the series OF lectures
in Catholic association hall this evening.
Subject, Planets and Meteors.
Prof. Dodge of the state. university, will
lecture this evening at Catholic association.
this being the second of the series of Plain
Talks for Plain People. His subject will
DE Comets and MeteOrs.
Officer Krunweide arrested coat thief
yesterday and another officer arrested a
man for stealing an overcoat and pair of
gloves. The owner to the latter property
had not been found last evening.
Calvin w. Clark and Adelaide Wether-
ten, Frank w. Glow and Clarabell S. Morse,
Orlando II. Freeman ard Marion 7. Hoff1in.
C. W. Davis and Clara s. Getty, A. F.
Erickson and Emma K. Pearson, Andrew
Donaldson and Gusta Carlson, W. II.
O'Nell and Kate E. White yesterday OBJ
tanned marriage licenses.
The board of commissioners in the matter
of laying out and extending streets yester-
day viewed the property along the proposed
line OF Twenty-eighth street, from Chicago
to Cedar avenue; Eighteenth avenue south,
from Twenty-fourth to Lake street; Seven
teenth avenue south, from Twenty fourth
street to. Lake street; Sixteenth avenue
south, from Twenty-seventh street to Lake
street.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-12-16
THE WOOD SUITS
Hold Forth i'm the District Court
Divorce Matters.


The trial of the suit of Lucy Baxter VS..
eX-Sheriff StGddart to recover S1,660, the
value of 730 barrels of apples attached on
claims against S. H. Wood Il Co. was fin
ished before Judge Koon yesterday after
noon at 3 o'clock and given to the jury,
which, up to the hour of adjournment,
failed to agree. and was instructed to re-
turn a sealed verdict this morning. i trial
of the suit of j. q. Peters VS.. 5. II. Wood,
c. J. Wood and j. c. Hardman 10 recover
81. 500, the value of 400 barrels of apples,
was then commenced. This is a second
trial of the action, verdict for the full
amount, rendered at the May term. having
been set aside by Judge koon as excessive.
Trial was resumed yesterday morning in
the appeal of James Z. Smith from an
award OF Sl20 by the town supervisors of
Bloomington for the laying out of a road.
The jury returned verdict in favor of the
plaintiff for 5000. The suit Of d. C. Buck
against 4. j. Finnegan to recover 81. 900
on prOmissory note was dismissed after
the evidence for the plaintiff had been
heard. The suit of Magnus SwensOn VS..
Johnston Mealey to recover $500 on a con-
tract was next taken up. and dismissed by
the court when the plaintiff rested.
DIVORCE SUITS.
Lena Severia. who is II years old.
yesterday commenced an action TO secure o
divorce from Lewis Severia, who is her
junior by three years. The parties were
married Oct. 16, 1884, ana only lived
together until Feb. 19. when. it is claimed.
defendant deserted the plaintiff. The COM
plaint charges that the defendant was All
habitual drmkard. who Immediately after
his marriage began a systematic course of
cruel treatment, coming home drunk. call
ing his wife vulgar and obscene names.
threatening to drown her. etc. Several
times he struck her, knocking her down,
and once made her target for frozen
turnips and sticks of wood, which he
hurled at her with considerable accuracy.
Another favOrite amusement for him was
to pull whole handfuls of hair from her
head. February IA he brought a strange
man home, and ordered his wife to go up
stairs with him; upon her refusal he threat
ened to drown her in the cistern, but a
policeman prevented him carrying his
threat into execution.
Margaret A. Thompson was yesterday
granted divorce from James E. ThOmp-
son by Judge Lochren, there being no ap-
pearance of the defendant. The grounds
of action were drunkenness and cruelty.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-12-16
Th0ughtfulness.
Chicago News.

Chicago News.
DR.. Boynton tells us story of the gifted
but extremely modest authoress. Mrs. Eva
Katherine Clapp. Mrs. Clapp had but re-
Gently gone to housekeeping, and lady
friend who was dining with her noticed that
whenever she wished her servant to dc
anything she stepped to the kitchen door
and gave her orders in the form Of flattering
requests.
''You ought to have a CALL" said the
friend.
what for?" asked Mrs. Clapp, inno-
Gently.
why, for your servant, of course"
81 will get one," said the authoreSs
quietly.
The next day she came home with a
handsome silver bell, and. taking it into the
kitchen, handed it to the domestic, saying:
annie. when you want to see me tol
anything just ring this bell-'
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-12-16
TOFFICIAL PUBLICATION. |
Vacation Of Alley in Manchester Park.
CITY CLERKS OFFICE,
ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 80, 1885.

Whereas petition has been fled in this Of
flee by order Of the Common Council of the
City of st. Paul, as provided by law, asking
for the vacation of the alley running through
block numbered three (3) of Manchester Park
addition to the City of st. Paul; and
Whereas the petitioners state that they own
all of the property in said block numbered
three aforesaid and that the object OF the va
cation asked for is TO enable the petitioners
to replat said block on account Of the WIDEN
ing of Summit avenue, etc.
Now. therefore. notice is hereby given that
said petition will be heard and considered by
the Common Council of said city or commit
tee to be appointed by said Council on Tues
day, the 18th day of January, A. D. 1886, at
1880 o'clock p. m, at the Council Chamber in
the City Hall.
By order of Common Council.
THOS. A. PRENDERGAST,
dec2-5w-wed City Clerk.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-12-16
NIimneaDoIls ReaI Estate.

Deeds were yesterday fled with the register
of deeds as follows:
Its IA and Is. blk IA, Oak Park add; ES
Corser to Ranald Mcmillan ...... 81, 900
1t 10, blk II, Sherburne & Beebe's add;
L H Bauman to Charles Steck. . l,700
1t 10. blk AZ, Sherburne g. Beebe's add;
Mary Knapp to H Bauman ..... 1,700
Part of 1t s. blk l, Hale's add; o w Jones
to River. Observation-Disclosures. 2,4OO
1t A, Sprink Park, Lake Minnetonka;
CIV Griggs to A G Foster. 1,50O
1t 7, blk 1, Northern Pacific add; VIC
Krise to Thomas Manley ..... 1000
Forty eight acres Of NV a of sec 10,
town lit, range %; E Barnes to
Benjamin Drake. e............ ........ 1000
Ten acres of 1t s. sec %, town III, range
21; F J Wilson to reenberg and
] d Greenberg. g....................... 1,2OO
Part of 1t IA, blk l, A NJ Jerome's add;
Stephen E Hatfield to Ellen E Good
nue..
W y of blk s. rearr of 5th div of Rem
ington Park; E W Holway to Chas
Sawbridge Observation-Disclosures. go. $1,000
1t 2s. Ill, l. Maben, White & LIE Brais;
EE Williams to J " McKiney....... 1,500
1t ~, blk 9, Forest Heights add; o A
Lee to a J Kennedy y................ 1900
1t IL. blk 9, Excelsior add; Mary Mind
to William Lange. ge..................... 1875
Lit %, blk 2, Croffats add; S Gale to
Peter Peterson. Observation-Disclosures. 1000
1t 4. blk 80, Highland Park add; II H
Silloway to J r Davis. 1000
Und y of % of II s. blk 1s5, Minneap-
oils; Bernhard Hunt to ] Fl Seymour. 5000
Twenty-fOur miscellaneous deeds, the
considerations of which are less than
$1,000. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 9.607
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-12-16
AMUSE ME NTS.
Clay Lilies in an Adamless Eden.'
The Grand Opens TOM Morrow.

The Gaiety and Lille Claws Consolidated
Burlesque company playing at the Theatre
Comique has thus far met with crowded
houses. The company is composed entirely
of females, Sam 7. Jack and the property
boy being the only Adams allowed along.
Even the orchestra is Adamless, being COM
posed of lady musicians. After first part
which is handsomely set, number of
speciality acts are given and then
comes the burlesque called the ..Adamless
Eden" The dialogue is quite spicy and
the music entertaining, being made up
from light operas and the popular songs of
the day. The show on the whole is a good
one, but if a couple of Adams IN the shane
of comedians were added better satisfaction
would be given. 1t is needless to saw that
the audiences have contrasted strongly with
the stage performances, being entirely
EveleSs.
The dime museum entertains crowded
houses this week. Prof. Johnson's demon
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-12-16
BASSETT'S DEFIANCE.
The Ex-POlice Clerk will Sue for
False Imprisonment.

E. A. BasSett, well known in Minneap-
oils, who, while serving as guard in the
penitentiary, was arrested last August and
imprisoned in the Saltwater Jail upon a
charge of cohabiting with Nellie Young
while having wife living, is back in the
city. His release was upon the order of
Judge Mcclure, after an examination upon
writ of habeaS corpus, who held that the
proceedings should have been commenced
in Hennepin county and the charge pre-
ferred should have been adultery. Mr..
Bassett says these two little irregularities
will cost Washington county some money,
as he intends to institute damage suit for
false Imprisonment. Nellie Young, who
will be remembered as a comique sprite, Is
still in jail, she having waived prelimi-
nary trial. which places her beyond the
reach of habeaS corpus.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-12-16
Totals. SOS, SIS, ,7O4 13 S121, ,227. .913 25
10S, ,617,704 IS
THE CRUEL BOLTS
Keep an Innocent VIA n in Jail While
His Wife and ChiId Die.

A particularly lamentable case in which
the machinery Of the law has been SEEM
ingly used to inflict an unnecessary hard
skip upon an innocent man is that of B. +.
Sloan. a Wright county prisoner, who has
for almost year past been an inmate of
the Jail in this city. He was indicted by
the grand jury for obtaining money under
false pretenses in making certain collections
by representing himself to be the agent of a
st. Paul machinery firm. At the trial of
his case before Judge Young last week in
Wright county he was at once acquitted.
A sad feature of the case is that. while in
Jail. Sloan's wife and child died, and he
was prevented not only from attending to
them but from being present at the funerals.
A heavy suit for damages will be instituted,
it is understood.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-12-16
NE VA A.
The Box.Office for New Subscribers
Closes To-Day.

The BoX.Office for New Subscribers
Closes To-Day.
Tomorrow the noard for the Nevada con-
cert in Minneapolis is throw open to the
public, and the opportunity for new sub
scribers closes with to-day. The sale to old
and new subscribers has been the largest
ever known in Minneapolis. The remain
ing tickets will be speedily gobbled by the
single-ticket sale tomorrow. Concerts
which present such talent as this ale so rare
in this part of the country. that when they
do occur, the public appreciates them to
the full. That every seat will be taken is
already assured. Four-fifthS of the first
class seats are already gone. The balance
will be speedily absorbed when the public
get their opportunity tomorrow.
Meanwhile the original subscribers whose
seats are secured and await them at Dyers,
should call and get them at once. They
will be sold to the general public after a
reasonable time has elapsed. Call and get
them to-day and avoid the crush of to-mor-
row.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-12-16
Teipuer,s Farwell.

E. J. Teipner was yesterday morning
taken to Saltwater by Sheriff Brackett, and
has already commenced to ''do time" in the
penitentary on his ten year sentence, which
he hopes to reduce two years and half by
good behavior. Teipner did not show any
signs of weakening, even when his wife
sobbingly bid him goodbye and held his
little child up to the bars for last kiss.
Frank Mari the burglar was also taken to
the penitentiary at the same time.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-12-16

Washington and Alice johnson were ar
rested. Yesterday they were arraigned in
the municipal court. The first two were
charged with keeping house of ill-fame,
and pleading not guilty and deman ling
juries, their cases were set for Dec. 90. The
man was allowed to go upon his own recog-
nizance, but Mrs. Foster was remanded.
The two girls and Williams pleaded guilty
and were sent down for twenty days.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-12-16
Crushed by Cars.

Tom Peterson, Swede employed as
brakeman on the motor line, was pinched
between two coaches yesterday afternoon
and badly bruised. He was coupling
coaches at the yards at Calhoun and was
caught between the platforms, which broke
his collar bone and injured him internally.
He was taken to DR.. Russelrs, and afler the
necessary surgical attention was carried to
his home at 81 Washington avenue south.
He is married man.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-12-16
Total straight capital. .s4 $4,000 $685.

Total straight capital. ..S+, $4,000 S559,O0O
Rssts CLEARING HOUSE FIGURES
should never be given without an eXplana-
ton. They are useful for the purposes of
comparison only, as showing a greater or
less volume of trade, but they give no clue
TO the actual amount of business trans
acted. An instance of this is shown in the
fact that St. Paul, with larger business, has
smaller clearances than Minneapolis Large
banks are clearing houses within them
selves, and though a billion of dollars of
business should be done through one bank
alone, it would never appear in the clearing
house reports. TIE clearing house merely
represents the transfer business of the
banks. and obviates, in settlements, the
transfer of the actual money represented.
The following figures show the clearing
house reports for the year ending Dec. 1:
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-12-16

The native-born elephant bids fair to
rival the great imported Jumbo in size and
weight: but it is pretty generally known
that nothing rivals the great remedy, DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-12-16

stration of mesmerism being the main at
traction.
The Grand opera house. which is closed
for the first three nights of the week, opens
tomorrow evening, the "Tin Soldier" be-
inc the play.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-12-16

The agents of the board of underwriters
have fixed rates of insurance on property in
Elk Point, in Union county, at an average Of
per cent above former rates and there is
lively kicking over the matter.