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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-02
THE POSTMASTER ABROAD.
A Minneapolis Victim of the Chi
caSO News Fiend.

Postmaster Ankeny can have good
time when he returns home denying
what the Chicago News has to say of
him. He said some of the newspaper
boys at home had been pitching into
him, as he had shut them out of the
postoflice, all of which will be news up
here. The News has been having quite
a quarrel with the department at Chi
cago and gives the following:
Just at that moment Postmaster An
keny, of Minneapolis, entered and was
given cordial greeting by Chicago's
postmaster. ''How are you, Mr.. Judd"'
inquired Mr.. Ankeny.
''Oh, I'm all right. I'm feeling first
class now, for | have just been giving
the Daily News man fits for lying about
me-"
That's right" said the Minneapolis
postmaster, who is just on his return
home from Washington. Give it to
'em. Some of the boys have been get
ting into my Office and pitching into me
and | had them Shut off entirely. They
can't get anything from my Office"
The Daily News says am physically
unable to attend to my office" said Mr..
Judd. Here, young man, tocalling to
the reporter. Il want to make you and
the Daily News an open proposition.
I'll give any man from your Office 81 200
in gold if you can prove that / have,
from my physical infirmities,' as you
call them, ever neglected my duties in
any sense of the word. mean it, for |
know l have at all times and under all
circumstances, sick or not sick, done
my whole duty as postmaster of Chi
Gags. OF course don't blame the re-
porters for what they write, for | am
told that all reporters obey instructions
of the city editors.'
land just say, too," put in the Min
neapolis postmaster, THAT Mr.. Judd
and | are in our offices to stay"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-02
PHASES OF CITY LIFE.
The Lucas Lien Law Is Still Without a
Test.
POINTER FOR FUTURE USE.
Who Stole the Papers in The q. Z D.
e?---Postmaster Ankeny
at Chicago.

The Lucas lien law, "drawn by three
of the ablest lawyers in Minnesota"
has not yet received an overhauling in
the courts, and there is considerable
curiosity, especially among lawyers, to
know what the outcome will be. One
Of the Hennepir judges has said the law
was vague and unsatisfactory, but no
case has yet arisen to fairly test it. Sew
eral liens we're adjusted yesterday, but
not under that law, and the Stoddard d
Arris lien on the Hennepin Avenue
theater was also decided without
passing upon the Lucas law gov
erning mechanics liens. The principal
point of the Lucas law is that it makes
wages due for labor lien that his
priority over a mortgage which ante
dates the work. For instance, il lot
should carry a mortgage for ten years
and then be improved, should the cost
of labor in the improvement be lien
that should have priority over the
mortgage? This is the point of the
torneys are divided, but most of them
say the law will not stand.
In the Hennepin avenue case,
the mechanics lien was given priority
over the mortgage, but it was because
the money for which the mortgage was
given was obtained for the express pur-
pose of paying for the building. The
license law was never once called in,
and Judge Young explicitly said so. In
the cases decided yesterday priority
was fixed. but there were other queS-
tons which decided it. When case
arises which will squarely test the Ii
cense law, the entire bar will be there.
Several attorneys say they can break
any mechanics lien law ever drafted.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-02
Different i'm Detroit.
Nick Sherman.
Mart Williams.
W. r. Guile.
l. ouis FRederickson

N. w. King returned yesterday from
Detroit, Mich. where he went to see his
father, who is seriously ill. Mr.. King
had with him his two and one-half year
old son, who made the journey without
crying once. While in Detroit King
met Mayor John Pridgeon, Jr., and d.
j. Campeau, collector of customs, both
old friends. Mr.. Pridgeon was captain
Of the boat which King left Detroit on
some fifteen years ago. King was par
ticularly pleased with the way in which
the police force of Detroit is managed.
In that city detective does not go out
and bring i'll stolen goods without bring
ing in some one to answer for the crime.
If he does. off goes his head. This was
the case with Detective James Mcclure,
Who recovered 81, 900 worth of diamonds
stolen from Mrs. j. ID. Whitney, but
failed to arrest the person who had
them in keeping. There is. police
commission there, but it is not a polit-
ical one bV anV means
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-02

Aid. Cooley, Stoft and Vogt were
sitting in the council committee
room yesterday afternoon when the
question of why Mayor Ames had vetoed
the ordinance providing for the vacat-
ing of the old territorial road in North
east Minneapolis was brought out. lit
strikes me-" said Aid. Cooley, "that
the mayor is way off in vetoing that
ordinance"
That's So" Clipped in Aid. Stoft;
''the mayor evidently does not know
about the matter. l know more about
the thing than the mayor or you East
Side aldermen, and | tell you there
was never any real road there. 1t was
only Il line of march and never terri
torial road"
Il guess Aid. Erwin must have gone
to the mayor and asked him to veto the
ordinance" remarked Aid. Vogt, and
then by mutual consent the whole mat
ter was dropped.
But Mayor AmeS is determined that
all such proceedings shall be regular
and wants the records perfect.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-02
A LITTLE POINTER.
"The VilIainy You Teach Me L
Will Execute"

VIII Execute.
"NOt more than two of whom shall be
selected from the members of one polit-
ical party
This is what the law says concerning
the politics of members of the police
commission. 1t is the popular belief
that not more than two Republicans or
two Democrats can occupy seats in the
commission, but ALI. Cooley has diff
ferent view. He was talking yesterday
and said:
eff the Democrats fail to agree in
their caucus tonight, we Republicans
will elect the man. That's sure"
"Quite probable that you can dictate
the election" admitted the reporter.
1--WE can elect a Republican" he re-
piled, "a straight out Republican"
"IoW about the law?"
1.-The law be hanged. The legislature
can't say to me, you must vote for Re
publican or Democrat. / can vote for
whom please"
"You can vote for whom you please,
of course. but the question is one Of
eligibility"
Il know it, but we can elect Repub-
lican if we get votes enough"
"You mean, then, that three Repub-
licans might sit on the board?'
That's it exactly"
But attorneys differ with Mr.. Cooley
on this point.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-02

at 8 o'clock in Dyer's music hall by the
Minneapolis Amateur Opera company.
All connected with this organization are
requested to attend promptly at that
hour.
This evening a donkey party" and
dime social will be given in aid OF the
Homeopathic hospital at the residence
of Mrs. G. A. DOlliver, 1416 Chicago
avenue. All friends are cordially IN
vited to attend and thereby aid this
splendid institution.
There was very enjoyable concert
given last night at the residence OF
Isaac Cheney, in st. Anthony PARK, f0r
the benefit of st. Anthony Park Con
gregational church. The choir OF West.
minister church took part, consisting Of
Miss Susie Mckay, soprano; Mrs. f. 5.
Mackey, alto; MI. W. B. Heath9 tenor;
DR.. S. s. Mackey, bass, assisted by DR..
w. y. Murray, 'cellist. II. j. Proctor
acted as general director. The financial
results are very satisfactory TO those
who bad this affair in charge. slsa !
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-02
CHICAGO NOT HAPPY
Because Eastern Rords Make
Rates That Prevent Her From
CHEATING the Northwest

Because Eastern Rords Make
Rates That Prevent Her From
Cheating the Northwest.
The Chicago board of trade is now in
a better condition for fight than is the
distinguished Bostonian, who has been
at Windsor, England, in training for
six weeks. At the last meeting of the
board, four whereases recited the fact
that certain Eastern roads are carrying
freight delivered to them by Western
roads at less rate than they will accept
from Chicago parties. which is a dis
elimination against Chicago. Attached
to the whereaSeS was resolution that
if they continued to discriminate, this
board will exclude its agents and repre-
sentativeS from the floor" After dis
cussing the resolution for a while
it was referred to the com
mittee on transportation, and this
committee in conjunction with the
Chicago freight bureau, is preparing
cases against certain roads, which will
be taken either into the courts Orbefore
the interstate commission. The board
of trade officials say positively that
unless the discrimination ceases before
the next meeting the representatives of
the offending roads will be excluded.
1t is asserted that the worst offenders
are the Baltimore & Ohio and the Penn
sylvania, whose tonnage has increased
under the cut rates to an enormous
amount. The Baltimore 81 Ohio, for
instance, carried last week over 1903
tons, as against 1000 tons for the first
two weeks of February.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-02
An Attempt to Spring a Dark
Horse Does Not Break the
Dead Lock.
Frederiekson Drops Out Of
the Race, His Votes Going
Over to Burke.
Peter Barrett Expected to Be
Sentenced to Life Impris-
onment To-day.
THREE-CORNERED.

Democratic Aldermen Unable to
Agree on Police Commits
SiOner.
The Democratic aldermen met last
night and held an exciting and protract-
ed session. The object was to unite
upon candidate for police commits
sioner to be presented to the council
to-day, and the interest was so
great that it brought out each
one of the nineteen Democratic alder
men and filed the halls and committee
rooms full of curious and
speculative Democrats. The caucus
was held in the council chamber, the
door of which was closely guarded and
locked, though curtain was raised just
enough to allow two pairs of favored
eyes to peer through into the scene, but
not word could be heard. The crowd
settled down to a long wait, and aroused
itself by a spirited discussion of
the saloon in Democratic poll
tics, led by Joe Jepson. The caucus
organized by the choosing of Henry
Morse chairman, City Clerk Cornman
secretary, and Messrs. Merrick, Clou-
tier and Gibson tellers. Mayor Ames
was present and made short address,
urging the necessity of agreeing and
presenting a united front in the council.
DR.. Kilvington was given an audience,
after which the work of the caucus went
on. After
TWENTY-FIVE INFORMAL BALLOTS
had been taken, the crowd found a
convenient door crack through
which every sound floated, and
after that half-minute bulletins
were issued to the crowd in waiting.
The twenty-third ballot, the first def
nitely known, stood: Guile Z, Morse 4,
FredericksOn /, Burke 4, all other can
crept up to 8 and then fell back to s,
while Burke followed to 9 and Freder-
ickson was dropped. With one vote
more necessary to a choice,
the ballots varied until eight
had been formally called, still
without result, Guile getting z, Burke z
and Morse 4. An adjournment was
taken for five minutes, after which DR..
Gibson entered new Richmond in the
person of John II. Everhard, whom he
lauded as Democrat who would
side with the mayor. THE sug-
gestion did not seem to take,
for the next ballot stood Guile z,
Burke Z, Morse 3. Burns and Hender-
son l. 1t was then nearly midnight.
and as the prospect for a decisive ballot
was still slight, adjournment for two
weeks was taken and the election of
commissioner will be passed by the
council to-day.
The situation is as mud
died as ever. Col. Hills
strength, which a few weeks ago
seemed to almost warrant his election
on the first ballot, evapOrated suddenly
and mysteriouSly. Towards the close
the Frederickson men voted for Burke
because he is a Sixth warder The
Morse men were several times asked to
vote for Guile, but ObStinately refused,
although his election could have been
secured
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-02
INA sULTAN's PALACE.
The Daily Life of the Inmates
Regulated by the Hours of
PpaVap


The windows and doors of the Ara
blan houses stand open all the year
round, and are only closed during the
rainy season, says the New York
Journal. Life in the palace of the
sultan of Zanzibar was regulated by the
hours of prayer, which takes place five
times day; including ablutiOn and
changing of dress, they occupy three
hours. Persons of rank are reused be-
tween and o'clock a. IN. for the first
prayer. but the majority sleep until 8.
The women of the harem are generally
reused by a slave, who begins to knead
them all over to quicken the flow of the
blood. In the meantime the bath has
been filled with fresh spring water, and
the garments on which jasmine and or
age blossoms have been Strewn the night
before, are fumigated with amber and
musk before they are put on. An hour
is expended on the toilet,and then every
one has to wish the father of the house
good morning before sitting down to
breakfast. After that the men get
ready for the audience chamber, and the
women 60 to the windows to watch for
a stealthy glance from some passing
noble until the old slaves who guard
them call them away.
At the hour for second prayer is an
nounced, and then the lithe-limbed
daughters of the harem are glad to take
an hours nap on the soft woven mats
with sacred notices plated in them, or
to gossip over their Sherbet and cakes.
At 4 O'Clock comes the fourth prayer.
when all the ladies dress in their most
elaborate afternoon costumes, and an
other call is made on the father of the
house to wish him good afternoon.
Then the numerous family, servants
and all, sit down for their evening meal
and converse, accompanied by an enor-
nous barrel organ. The fifth and last
put off till bedtime by those who are
busy.
Ten o'clock is the usual hour for re-
firing, and the ladies are attended by
their female slaves, whose duty it is to
watch their mistreSses until they fall
asleep. All women go to bed fully
dressed and wearing all their Jewels.
The eX-princesS writes that at meal
times they all sit down on floor before
q table about three inches high, with a
ledge running around it like billiard
table. On this great variety of Viands
were placed, and all kinds of sweet
dainties. The various dishes were
served Oh small plates symmetrically
laid along the table, and as everything
was placed there beforehand no service
was required. Two people very often
ate from the same dish. Drinks were
not taken with the meals, and no one
said a word during their progress. AS
fingers are preferred to forks and
knives, the eunuchs hand around ba-
sins of perfumed water after each meal.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-02
Outside the Caucus.

The committee rooms of the council
chamber were crowded last evening
with persons anxious to know who was
to win the race for police commissioner.
Jokes without number were played, but
the croWning fun Of the whole evening
was when six hald headed men, Mart
Williams, Randolph Burgess, w. r.
Guile, Louis Frederickson, Nick Sher
man and Thomas Lawler, all took seats
together on one side of the room. Mr.. Will
liamS first uncovered his head; then all
the others followed suit, and by the time
the last one had his hat off the whole
room was in an uprOar, every one laugh
ing as he had never laughed before.
Judge Rand remarked that if he had
had the six gentlemen at the NOrmanna
society fair he could have run the re-
ceipts up several thousand dollars. A
slip of paper, with writing on it as fol
lows, was found near Mr.. Guile, and
carefully treasured:
Randolph Burgess.
Thomas Lawler.
Nick Sherman.
Mart Williams.
W. II. Guile.
l. outs FRederickson.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-02
MINNEAPOLIS REAL ESTATE.

The following real estate transfers were
filed yesterday in the Office of the register Of
deeds: 5
William O Cook to Dwight r Higbee, Its N
1,2, 10 and 20, blk &, Elisha Morse i
ada .....:;;;;.........;... 49,. ,71t
William A Allen ct al to Layman Il
Palmer and Ernest A Wright, II B. blk
10, Arlington Heights add ........... GOO
August A Gagnon to Frank Branshand, i
it 10, blk 50, Remington's Third add. zoe
Robert P Allen to Fred w Fonda, 1t %,
blk 4, Leavitts add. ..............!t soc
Josephine L Tabur to Nathaniel f War i
ner, 1t 6, blk 2, j B Tabour's add. -. 4, SOC
Noah Welcook to Geo W Baird, 1t 2, blk
!, Tindolph's First add; :.,..:,,. 25C
Edwin L Phelps to Geo w Baird, lt-:2,
blk /, Tindofph's First add. .........' $50
Eugene j Swan TO Geo Caven, part Its
y and -, blk 3, South Minneapolis u
Mary E Bradstreet to Z Robinson,
blks l and 2, Hiawatha rearr. .....3, SOC
Mary Bradstreet to II Z Robinsons
biks 3 and 4, Hiawatha rearr. .......22 $50
John Ternstedt to st. Paul Swedish
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Min )e
neapolis, 1t !. blk 2, Bowen's add $500
James I Elwell to John A Collier, It's 6
and z. blk 2, Elwell's ID add. 2,6OO
Amos j Jameson to Geo A Gilmore, Its
! and ?, Dix 2, Minnetonka View 4OO
Charles Proctor to Christian Lund-
quist, 1t Il, blk 1, Ideal subd of En-
ersons add. ................ 1,5OO
First Congregational Society of Mime
apolis to John Ternsledt, 1t l. blk 2,
Bowen's add. ....... -. ..........3, SOC
Ella NJ Knapp to Rufus C~Haywood, 1t
2, blk 80, Forest Heights add -. 3, OOC
R B Conkey to E Gouhiding, 1t Is,
blk 10, Ingewood =. :. ........... -. $50
Frank Haycock to ElOn G Holmes, E
l2 II 8, blk 1913, Murphy & Sulley's
rearr. -. ......... 6, oOC
Herbert d Clement to Freeman G Perry,
1t %, blk 6, Cutters add ............. 75C
Freeman G Perry to Francis Owsinny,
1t %, blk 6, Cutters add - 975
Six unpublished deeds. .......... ..... 6, $50
Total, 26 deeds ....... .S47, O3O
Titles insured, 3l3 Nicollet av.l
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-02
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBUhEs.

Bank clearings Yesterday, $685.. 52l.53. .
Building permits for January aggregated
$24S, go Ht
During the month of February there were
247 deaths reported at the health Office,
Maternity Hospital association meets at
2529 Fourth avenue south this afternoon.
The new Congregational church in South
east Minneapolis VIII be dedicated Sunday
afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
A night Waterman accidentally fired a
bullet into the Bank of Minneapolis huilding
and cracked one of the plate glass windows.
Rev Louis II. Reynolds, of the First Afri-
can NJ. E. church, will address the Young
Mems Prohibition club at their hall, I25
Nicollet avenue, tonight Admission free.
The Whittier School District Improvement
association will meet Friday evening at
Avery hall. Tree planting will be thoroughly
discussed and some systematic plan adopted
to insure the success of this necessity in the
district.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division
No. ,, will approach the holy communion in
a body ut 1870 a. m. next Sunday at the
Church of ST. Anthony of Padua. All mem
bers are requested to attend.
Measles reported yesterday at $500 Grand
Sixteenth avenue south, 730 Twenty fourth
street sonth. 735 Tenth street south. Scarlet
fever at 1923 First avenue south. Diphthe-
ria at S31 Seventeenth av> nue. south.
The following building permits were issued
Yesterday: c.. A. Hastings, 1l2-story frame
dwelling sol Bryant avenue north. s.. 900;
Andrew A. Dalin, ll2-story frame dwelling,
Crystal Lake avenue, near Pennsylvania ave-
nue. north. $1,000; John Little, 112-story
frame addition, 17Ol Laurel avenue north,
5000.
The council committee on streets, grades
and additions met yesterday afternoon and
recommended the vacation of an alley in
block 3, Wilson'S rearrangement: the ac-
ceptance of p. c. Deming's block, in East
Side addition, and the acceptance of the plat
and in Groveland addition.
Aid. Cooley told a pretty good story on
himself yesterday. He was late at commit
tee meeting few days ago, and on arriving
found all the members sitting in their places.
He took his seat, and asking what was TO De
done, was told that before finding out he
must set up the cigars. This he did. Then
he was calmly told that the next business in
order was to adjourn.
At the meeting of the council committee
on taxes yesterday afternoon it was decided
to recommend that the sprinkling and other
city taxes levied upon the library property on
Hennepin avenue during the years 1885 and
1886 be abated, on the ground that the Ii
brary was then and is now public property.
Anthony Kelly sent in petition asking that
the 5000 drainage pipe assessed against him
be abated. This drainage pipe runs past Mr..
hue north and Fourth street, and empties
into Bassett's creek. Mr.. Kelly asks the abate-
ment on the ground that he has received no
benefit from the drainage pipe. The commit
tee decided to go out and investigate and re-
mort To the council TODAY
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-02
Taylor;s addition. account of a default
in the payment of interest.

Taylor's addition. account of default
in the payment Of interest.
Marriage licenses were issued yester-
day to John w. Stanley and Ada Good
enough, George Oliver and Bertha
Kroeger, John A. johnson and Mary
Larson. Walker G. Firth and Helen M.
Thompson, Robert j. Hopkins and Car
RE |. Thompson, Henry l.. Steinhauser
and Ina E. Thompson.
Articles of incorporation were filed
yesterday of the WOODBURY. Farm renee
company. The purpose of tins moor
poration is TO engage in the manufacture
of combination wood and iron fence.
The capital stock is $4,000, and the in
corporators are II. l.. WOodburn, f. L..
Powell, J. A. Johnson and +. u. Hay.
Three actions for the foreclosure of
mechanics liens against Wing q Den
nett were decided yesterday in favor OF
the plaintiffs, and lots and 5, block 81,
Bottineau's addition, against which the
liens were filed, were ordered sold to
satisfy the same. The following parties
were the plaintiffs in the actions: North
Star Iron Works, $500; Lockwood,
Upton Il Co., 800. IS, and 0. p. Carter,
| $3,358.65.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Ieui way NOLl pdHy mas dppOoiOu w wv
district court from the award made by
the commissioners appointed by the
city council to appraise the damages in
| laying out and extending Cambridge
street and Hamline and Dartmouth ave-
nues. Appeals are also taken by E.
Folsom and George II. Andrews in the
matter of laying out Cambridge street,
and by II. b. Clark and S. e. Andrews
in the matter Of laying out and extend
ing second avenue north.
John E. Wald, ex-adjutant of police,
brought an action against Sterling d
Hayes, proprietors of the Peoples
theater, for two and one-half weeks
work as press agent, for which work he
asked to be allowed the sum of $25 per
week. The case was tried few days
ago before Justice Tester, who allowed
the claim, although the defendants de-
MED that Ward had ever been employed
in any such capacity or that they owed
him single cent. The defendants
have now taken an appeal to the district
court to have the judgment set aside.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-02
A LIFE SENTENCE.
What Pete Barrett Will Probably
Receive To-Day.

Peter Barrett, who was convicted of
murder in the first degree for his con-
nection with the murder of Thomas
Tollefson, was brought into court yes
terday morning to receive his sentence.
He was very pale and nervous, although
he tried hard to put on bold
front. Mr. Erwin, his counsel,
was not present, being engaged
in the trial of Bertha Hegener at ST.
Paul. He was represented by John
Byrnes, of this city, and John S. San
born, of st. Paul. Mr.. Byrnes stated to
the court that he had consulted with the
county attorney, who had agreed that
the sentence OF the court might be de-
layed until to-day. The court stated
that the agreement was satisfactory to
him, and Peter was conducted back to
Jail. The prevailing opinion seems to
be that the sentence will be imprison-
ment for life,