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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17
A SOt-tO at West Point.

The United Service.
Promptly the principals would throw off
uniform coats and caps, unsling suspenders,
if they wore them-few cadets ever did
and then the seconds would see to it that
rings were removed from the fingers. The
referee would caution the crowd against
the faintest cheer or noise, and order them
to keep we'll back if ''rough-and-t tumble"
was decided on, or to form ring if it were
''stand-up." The former was most in
favor, as being quicker, sooner over among
evenly matched men. and less liable to in
terruption, so ugh-and-tumble'' it gen.
orally was, unless a pair of scientific boxers
were pitted in the ring. Kicking, gouging,
biting, OF striking below the belt were never
permitted an instant. The fight was lost
to him whose temper might betray him
into such thing. and no cadet was bound
to give HIM satisfaction in the future.
These things were well understood. In
three minutes from their arrival in the fort
the seconds had their men in readiness; the
referee quietly nodded Ego ahead" the
men were brought up face to face, and.
with no other formality, let fly at each
others headpiece. For two minutes, per-
haps. they would make the air lively with
resounding thuds, the blows would be thick
and fast, and the combatants would dance
around at lively rate. Then would come
the clinch, the straining wrestle, and then
the heavy fall to earth, with the seconds
bending over and watching every move.
and the excited crowd muttering-not
shouting-cheer or counsel, the struggle
would last until the exhaustion Of ore
party proved him defeated. Then his
second, not he, could call enough. A
blow one instant after that was foul, a
word of menace or abuse during the fight
was punishable by the referee, and no man
dare interfere so long as fair play was OBJ
served. I never saw more honest, fair
fighting than at West Point, and of the
hundred or more that took place during my
four years Of cadet life can recall only two
that were not pluckily and sturdily fought
out to the bitter end. Then, and usually
not until then, time and again have l
heard the offending party, whether victor
or vanished. express his regret to the
challenger for the word or deed that had
caused the trouble.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17
Total number of deeds, 35...........$67.
Foreign Bond holders, Left.

New YORK, Dec. 16.-In November,
1884, the Chicago & Atlantic railroad de-
faulted in the payment of the interest then
due on its first mortgage bonds. Accord
ingly last spring large number OF its bond
holders residing at Amsterdam brought suits
against the Erie and New Y ork, Pennsyl-
vania s. Ohio companies to compel the
payment of such interest, claiming these
companies had guaranteed the Chicago &
Atlantic bonds. The action was brought to
a hearing before Judge Wallace of the
United States circuit court to-day on the
demurrers of the Erie and New York, Penn
svlvania & Ohio companies, which took
the ground that Chicago & Atlantic bond
holders had no right to bring an action
against them. Judge Wallace sustained
the demurrers in each case and dismissed
the complaints on the hearing, holding that
whether or not the Erie or the New York.
Pennsylvania q Ohio company had guar
anteed the Chicago & Atlantic bonds, there
was no agreement on the part of eithe- of
them to pay the interest of the Chicago &
Atlantic bondholders and therefore they
had no right to bring action to enforce such
PAYMENT.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
designations OF Teachers Accepted
and Appointments Made.

At the regular meeting of the board of
education held yesterday, the resignation
of Miss R. Barth, principal OF the Lincoln
school; Mrs. NJ. Z. Wordwell, principal of
the jefferson school. and Misses c. J..
Brown, NJ. l.. Smith, L. Richardson, r. E.
Rowland and A. West were accepted. and
the following appointments were made:
Miss F. NJ. Mckee, principal of the Lincoln
school, salary $500; Mrs. Laura Tinsley,
principal of the Longfellow school, salary
1878; Misses Sallie Linton and Carrie
Wheeler, to positions in the Lincoln and
Jackson schools, respectively. salary 5000
each. Superintendent Tousley was author
lied to select principal for the jefferson
school at a salary not exceeding 81, 800.
The months pay roll was passed upon as
follows: Teachers salaries, SO. 452 43;;
janitors' salaries, 81, $50. 90; R. NJ. Barton,
S133. 80: E. NJ. johnson, secretary, $50. So:
total. including insurance, $40, 517.13.
The matter of the penmanship text
books was brought up and finally referred
back to the committee with instructions to
report at the next meeting.
Upon resolution, the proper officers were
authorized to borrow S32, 900 for the fund.-
the interest not to exceed per cent. Ad-
jourued.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17
ORATORICAL CONTEST.
Stacy Got First. Burmell Second and
Cross Thi d.

The annual home oratorical contest took
place at the university last evening, and
filled the large hall to its utmost capacity
with students. their friends and the general
patrons of the university. Prof. Zoch, the
pianist; was present and with musical Sc
lections diversified the evenings entertain
ment. The judges had been selected as
follows: On composition. Hon. Gordon Z.
Cole, Prof. E. Soaring of Mankato. and
Rev. H. NJ. Simmons. On delivery. County
Attorney Davis. o. Y. Tousley and Rev.
N. D. Shuttes. The orators and their
themes were as follows:
G. E. Burnell. 'S7, Self-Governed Cities.
Leo Crafts, SO The Present Criseg-
Norton NJ. Cross. 81. Som Thoughts on the
Future Of the American Negro.
Elwood Emory, 's7, Intemperance as q
Source of Crime.
F. n. Stacy, 81, Democracy and the Money
Makers.
Stacy was awarded the first prize, Bur-
| nell second and Cross third Stacy was
awarded 1OOb all the judges in composition
| and the highest by all three on delivery.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17
Massachusetts Elections.

Boston, Dec. 16.-An analysis of the
vote shows that in some of the strong Dem
ocratic wards the mayor lost and that he
gained in strong Republican wards. The
board of aldermen elected is equally di-
vided between the parties, six to six, and
the common council is about as last year.
thirty-one Republicans to sixty-one Demo
Gratis. The electors voted on the question
of liquor license against prohibition, and
the returns show majority for license OF
1896. The women candidates for the
school committee were all defeated. Elec-
tons were also held at Dorchester, New
buryport and in other cities. At Worces-
ter, Winslow, Republican, was elected by
1, $50 plurality. No license was carried by
nearly 900 majority. Last year license was
voted by 2,1OO majority. Newburyport
voted for license.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark will be at home to their
friends at 216 EIayanth street sOuth

Mr.. and Mrs. Clark will be at home to their
friends at 316 Eleventh street south.
The Chester club of the Second Congre-
gational church gave the first of its winter
socials last evening.
Levi Butler post gave the third OF its en-
tertainments to crowded house at Hunts
hall lastevening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John FL. Thompson, as
sisted by Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Capen. gave
reception and dancing party last evening
at 1916 Hawthorne avenue.
The Apollo club gave grand full dress
party last evening at their hall, corner of
Nicollet avenue and Second street. S.
Myers Joseph Nichols and Henry Abra-
hanson were the committee on arrange
ments and R. Reese and l.. Buxbaum the
committee on reception.
Miss Mamie, daughter of Thomas F.
Gray, and Orlando H. Freeman were mar
ried at s o'clock last evening, by Rev. w.
L. Chase, in the presence of only members
of the families.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17
A BETTER WEEK
With the Flour Mills. But Still a
Poor Market.

In its weekly review of the milling sit
uation, the Northwestern Miller will say:
As last week drew to close, the water
power gradually improved, and by Saturday
the mills in operation had very good head
to run with. The number of mills running
was increased to eleven before the week
was out, and the -four production reached
67,547 barrels averaging 1928 barrels
dailv-against 12.607 barrels for the pre-
ceding week, and 142, $50 barrels for the
corresponding period in 1884. By Monday
the water in the canals had reached very
fair stage and four more mills were started
up, making fifteen in operation at the
present time, with working capacity of
about 20, 900 barrels daily. One OF these,
making 1000 barrels, will be stopped Sat
urday or sooner. There is disposition to
run the others through to Christmas or
New Years, and after that millers cannot
say what they will do. At present no
steam is being used, the water being suffi-
GENTLY high to drive the mills that want to
run. Although some of the flour output
is being placed in store. more of it is being
shipped as usual, the mills seeming to have
a fair number of orders to fill. The flour
market rules dull, though some millers re-
port little better demand at former prices.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17
TALE OF A SUICIDE.
Harry HamIey. a Laundry Clerk.
Thought He Was Going insane.


Thought He Was Going Insane.
On Tuesday Harry A. Hamley, an en-
ploye of W. NJ. Lawrence's Hennepin
laundry, borrowed so cents and disap-
peared. He had been quite morose for
some time, and his friends and associates
fearing that something had happened him
reported the occurrence to the police, All
yesterday forenoon futile search was
prosecuted. At about 1 o'clock Mrs. Boyle,
the head washwoman of the laundry, dis
covered Hamley's body
LYING STIFF IN DEATH.
She sounded the alarm, and, the coroner
being notified, the remains were removed
to the city morgue. On the body We're
found small vial and the following letter,
which tells the tale of suicide:
Goodbye mother and father and all. /
have tried to rally for the last three months
in vain. My mind is gone. 1 have suffered
good deal all summer. Tell Josie wanna
not to bother her head about me, as quit her
because 1 see was going crazy. and McCon-
nell must not worry himself. If / had staid
well to-day. May God have mercy on my
soul. l would be in the asylum in another
month, so might as well go now. Again
hope that the Lord will have mercy on my
soul. II. HAMLEY.
The ''Josie'' referred to proves to be a
waiter girl at the Miller house to whom
Hamley had been devoting himself, but for
the past month or so they have been cold to-
ward each other.
The deceased was "a years old, and leaves
parents i'll Chicago, but had no relatives in
Minneapolis. He was in the employ of
Mr.. Lawrence about two years, and was in
duStrious and attentive to his duties. For
several months he appeared morose, and it
is thought that with the so cents he Dor
rowed he purchased morphine, which he
swallowed. The coroner will hold an in
quest to-day.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17

The News Letter is to be revived. Last
evening Dr.. A. A. Ames sold to stock
company all the type and material besides
the good will of the old News Letter. A.
j. Mullen, the whilom foreman of the me-
chanical department, will be promoted to
the position of managing editor, but
the name of the proposed architect of the
town crier column has not yet been made
public. The policy of the paper will not
diverge materially from that which marked
the brief but brilliant career of the publica-
ton when the versatile doctors pungent and
fearless pen played sad havoc with the feel
ings, at least, of many waywards in social
life, with the political mountebanks and
public ring manipulators. The News Let
ter will smile with the dawn of the new
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17
A $1,000 Blaze.

The two-and-a-half story frame building
on the corner of Second avenue north and
Third street was partially destroyed by fire
last night The flames were discovered in
the roof and the department had water on
soon enough to contine it to that portion of
the building, which is owned by Messrs.
Shepard and Warren, who lost 81, 600 and
are fully insured. The building was oc-
cupied by E. D. Stevens as boarding
house. and he lost about 50. 600 on his fur
niture from fire and water, on which he
holds an insurance policy for S1.5 500. A
boarder in endeavoriug to save his effects
was badly burned about the hands and face.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17
Minneapolis Real Estate.

Deeds were yesterday fled with the register
of deeds as follows:
An und a of 1t 3, blk 2, Lake of the
Isles add; NJ E Wright to Omar Good
bridge and G A Anderson. ..........S 81, 500
1t 3, blk II, Bakers I'd add; N W
Savage to r N Woolett. ........... 1000
1t Z, blk l, Lawrence s. Fuller's add;
Kate G Record to W L Tanner. 49,. 1000
1t H. blk 2, Third Avenue add; William
Burton to Hugh Wilson. .........3 $500
Its and Z, blk 8, Elwell's I'd add; Ma
rian Shaw to J NJ Shaw. ... :. 1880
Its Is to 20, blk 2. Its to 13 and % to
80, blk 8, Egbert's add; W II Egbert
to Charles E Sthphenson.... ......... Is, 900
Its IA, 10, %. %. bike, 8, 9, Is, 10 and
20, blk l, Elliott's rearr of blks of
Crackett & Bovey's add; J NJ Shaw to
Charles Bartleson Observation-Disclosures. 5000
Its and 2. Joyslin's rearr of blk5,
Wright's add: Martin G Grimshaw to
John Kiorram -. ........ 1000
Part of 1t 1, sec 5, town III, range %;
Joel Stubs to H Stubs. -. .... $500
Its l to s, blk 1, lots l to 5, blk 2, Carr's
Cd add; A Fl Potter to d Bell and A
Nettleton. ............ $500
Its "a, %. g. blk 2, Dunsmoor's rearr
of I'd Nicollet Avenue add; r " Sea-
ger to Nettie W Seager.. 1900
Its and TO- blk So. Murphy's add; AL
NJ Cotton to NJ Miller. 1850
Twenty-Five miscellaneous DEEDS the
considerations of which were less than
Tofo oil of ora
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17
THE STONE,

Lauer Bros. submitted bids as follows:
For stone cut and dressed in quarry and set,
S12. 221a per yard; dressed in Minneapolis
and set, S13.24.
j. j. Palmer bid S22 per 1000 for fur
nishing the lumber, and Breed & Lennan's
bid ranged from S12 to SIS. These were
rejected.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17
ACCIDENTS.

In connection with the department is a
commendable organization, the Firemens'
Relief association, which allows each dis
abled member $1.50 per day during the
time he is incapacitated from reason of an
injury. The Relief association has paid out
in this way to its members the sum OF S19s.
The records of the association show that
accidents occurred during the year as fol-
lows:
Days
May s, A. Beck, incapacitated. ............ 9
June 2, NJ. Hanley, incapacitated. ......... /
July 90, FL. NJ. Young, incapacitated. .23
July 20, Peter Neuman, incapactaled...... I
Sept. Is, Charles Hart, incapacitated. 80
Sept. go, D. F. Bean, incapacitated. ........ Z
Oct. II, William Kenney, incapacitated.. 80
Oct "a, A. H. Runge, incapacitated. IA
Oct 81, F. L. Stetson, incapacitated. .21
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17

The steam-heating apparatus is being put
in the university buildings at Vermillion this
week. all the appointments of that institu-
ton are of the best. A storm last week was
so violent as to start the roof on the dormi-
tory but did not take it off.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17
THE LEGAL GRIND.
Various Suits Before the Three
Judges of the District Court.

uus IS u the Distr1Ct Court.
AS one star differs from another in its
glory so does one jury differ from another
in its opinions concerning the same case.
The sealed verdict of the jury in the suit of
Lucy Baxter vs.. ex-Sheriff Stoddard was
opened yesterday morning by Judge Koon
and found to be for the defendant. A Jury
at the May term returned verdict giving
the plaintiff the full amount asked. This
was set aside as being excessive. At the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17

Col. Barrett's Aberdeen Republican, on be-
half of the Democrats OF Central Dakota.
protests at their candidates being set aside at
Washington in favor Of non-residents, as in
the land Office there recently.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17

CTATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF RAMSEY
O-ss. In Probate Court, special term, Dec. /
1885.
In the matter of the estate of Augustus n. Sew
ard, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Harry
Wright of said county, representing among other
things that Augustus H Seward died interstate,
leaving Frederick w. Seward and William II. Sew
ard his brothers, his only heirs, ant leaving GER
tain real estate situated in said Ramsey county,
embracing the parcel of land hereinafter de-
scribed in which said petitioner is interested that
administrator of said estate was duly appointed
by said court, and that such proceedings were had
therein that in the matter of said estate in said
court decree heretofore entered by said
court dated Dec %, 1876, purportng to assign the
estate of said deceased person to the persons en-
titled thereto, viz, the said Frederick w. Seward
and William H. Seward; and that thereon the said
court made an order in terms dischargng said adj
mnistrator; that said petitioner, by divers good
and sufficient deeds of conveyance from or under
the said Frederick W. Seward and
William II. Seward, has, as their grantee,
become and is the owner in fee simple of the
following described parcel of land situated in said
Ramsey county, viz: The westerly thirty-fve
feet of lot three 3) in block seventy (7S) of
Dayton Irvine's addition to st. Paul, according
to the recorded plat of said addition, in the Office
of Register of Deeds of said Ramsey county,
which had been part of the estate of said dece-
dent; that as said petitioner is informed and
believes there are no debts or claims existing
against the deceased the said estate not paid;
that the said decree made without notice and
court to have the said real estate of said de-
ceased person left by him and especially the por.
ton herein particularly described. wherein said
petitioner is interested owner aforesaid, as
signed to the person or persons entitled thereto
and especially the said portion or parcel OF land
herein particularly described owner thereof i'll
fee simple without prejudice to any lien OF any
mortgage upon said real estate, and that such no.
tice be given and proceedings be had in that be-
half as may be needful and proper in the premises
and that such relief may be granted by said
court may be proper.
1t is ordered that said petition be heard before
the judge of this court Saturday, the 26th day
of December. A. D. 1885, at 10 O'Clock a. M, at
the probate Office in ST. Paul in said county.
And it is further ordered that notice thereof
be given to all persons interested, by publishing
copy of this order once in each week for three
successive weeks, prior to said day of hearing in
the st. Paul DAILY GLOBE, newspaper printed
and published at st. Paul. in said county.
By the Court,
VIM. B. MCGRORTY,
H. ST. Judge of Probate.
Attest: FRANK ROBERT Jr., Clerk. Dec. 3-4wThur
q. j. HORN, Attorney for Petitioner.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17
The Bids Opened.

The council committee on roads and
bridges met yesterday and opened bids for
furnishing materials for the stone-arch
bridge, as follows:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17

S1TATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF RAM.
- sey-ss.
state of Minnesota to Thomas r. Paxton, defend
ant:
You are hereby summoned to be and appear Pc
fore the undersigned one Of the justices of the
peace in and for said county the S1st day OF De-
cember, 1885, at o'clock in the forenoon at my
Office in the city of st. Paul. IN SAID county, 10
should you fail to appear at the time and place
aforesaid Judgment will be rendered against you
upon the evidence adduced by said EDWARD Wepo,
fa- sncb snm 40 he shall show himself entitled to.
Given under my hand this I'd day of December,
A Ies5 8. Y. HANFT,
daoa2w.th Justice of the Peace,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17
MINNEAPOLIS NEWS.

The Contract for Masonry on the Stone
Arch Bridge Awarded to Messrs.
Ring & Tobin,
With the Express Understanding That the
Stone be Dressed by Minneapolis
Labor.
The Wrestling Match Between Nc
Laughlin and Butler Won by
the Giant.
Harry Hamley Commits Suicide to
Avoid Insanity--School Mat
ters--Oratory.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17
MINNEAPOLIS GLoBULEs.

| n. w. Brennan was charged with obStruct-
| ing sidewalks. He will be tried Dec. 16.
Tonight Tin Soldier will parade on the
stage at the Grand. A big house is assured.
| The board will be open to the general
| public to-day, for seats for the Nevada con-
cert on Monday
| DR.. Cleveland read technical paper of
| interest at the meeting, last night, of the
Minneapolis Dental society.
The Jobbers' association donated the use
| of its room to the exposition directors until
the latter should obtain permanent quar-
tiers.
| James Riley. one of the attaches of the
| county jail, yesterday took Mrs. Souci, the
woman who assaulted Officer Grattan with
a knife, to the insane asylum at Rochester.
The case against P. j. Chloride, charged
with selling liquor outside the patrol limits,
was yesterday tried and the defendant
| found guilty. Continued until Dec. % for
| sentence.
James WinslJw stole a coat from Theo
Wetmore and the result of his preliminary
action was to hold him to await the action
of the grand jury. He was committed in
default of $500 bonds.
| hOHly 1AiilulCis cl.s allO aLuiO SlCpCl,
George II. Lawes and Florence A. Metcalf,
William Buckinger and Ella Thomas, r.
| E. Mccall and Josephine Miller, R. K.
| Whiteside and Mamie Claspill, A. C. Loren
| and Thora Warren of Dallas, Ia, yester-
| day obtained marriage licenses.
G. L. Spaulding, who killed Officer
| Washburn in Wright county, has now been
confined to dungeon in solitary confine-
| ment six months since he was sentenced to
death. The law expressly fixes the dura-
| ton of such confinement at mot less than
one, nor more than six months" so the time
in Spauldng's case has expired by limita-
| ton. and if some one would move in the
matter he might be placed in better quar-
| tiers.
Minneapolis Lodge. No. 10, A. F. and A.
NJ. elected the following officers last even
| ing: S. S. Kilvington, W. NJ. A. Schlenner,
S. W.; c. F. Baxter, J. W: J. H. Thomp-
son, treasurer, and J. NJ. Williams, secre-
tary. After the election. Dr.. Kilvington
| stepped out and with speech said to have
! fairly bristled with wit and eloquence, pre-
sented Secretary Williams with a jewel of
rare design and great value. Mr.. Williams
made an appropriate response.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17
ALecture Symposium.

For those who love to face the lecture
rostrum a wide range of choice was offered
last night, three excellent lectures having
been delivered. At Catholic Association
hall the third of the series of plain talks
to plain people" was delivered by Prof.
Downing of the university, on Comets and
Meteors. 1t proved instructive and enter
tanning and was enjoyed by large audi
ence. DR.. Sample lectured to collection
of filled seats at Westminster church, the
theme being Russia. Gen. Nettleten filled
the rostrum at the regular course of the 7.
NJ. c. A. rooms talking on Getting Start.