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St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-08
Secretary Sturtevant's Sixth
Report--The Worlds Grain
Center.
A Drunken Barber Turns His
Home Inside Out--That Alb
duetion Case.
j. P. Smith Puts In an ALL
Around Denial for Him
self.
Gatherings From the Courts
Flour City News in Gen.
epal.

Advance copies Of the sixth annual
report of the trade and commerce of
Minneapolis for 1888, compiled for the
chamber OF commerce by Secretary e.
G. Sturtevant, were furnished the press
yesterday. The report is characterized
by the fascinating array of figures,
which to the glance of the ordinary
reader is about as interesting as a de-
linquent tax list. The chief Importance
of the document lies in the fact that its
various statements are compiled with
care from official sources. which
thus makes it an authoritative
record. However, there is considerable
in the pamphlet of 200 pages that at
least should attract the attention of
the average Minneapolitan. The re-
ceipts of wheat at Minneapolis in 1883
were a, 552.750 bushels, nearly LOCO. 900
less than in 1887. but as compared with
other markets they were much larger
than any former year. The shipments
of wheat were l,l4l, 100 against 12.347.
440 bushels in 1887, being mainly to
outside millers, very little being sold
for export. Prices have ruled higher
than in 1887, the highest price being
$i.32 for No. l hard in October. The
fact is sufficiently established that
Minneapolis has become the
LARGEST WHEAT MARKET IN AMERICA. !.
as is shown by the following compari-
son for the wear.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-08
STARTIAG OVxaR AGAIN.
New Evidence discovered in the
osford Will Case.


Judge Young yesterday granted a
new trial in the celebrated will case in
which the partition of the estate of
John b. HoSford, deceased. is tine stake.
The ground for granting new trial is
that evidence which is said to be of
great Importance has been unearthed
by the attorneys of the respondent,
Mrs. Carrie NJ. Jones. The history of
the case disclOses that i'm November of
1885 John b. Hosford was an old man of
over 20 years and Carrie Nj. Thompson
was young widow forty years his jun
ior. Mr.. Hosford had six children,
some of them older than Mrs. ThOmp-
son, whom he intended making his wife.
The two. in contemplation of marriage,
en- cred into an ante-nnptial contract, in
which it was agreed that she was to re-
ceive 0ne-Seventh OF his large estate.
Duplicate copies of the contract was
deposited with the Building and EQuit-
aUie Loan d Trust company. Mrs.
HoSfOrd. nee Thompson, claimed that
OIL the 18th of September 1856, her hus-
band destroyed these contracts and dc
tated a contract which she wrote and
he signed, that gave her one-third of his
estate. About three months ago the
six children brought action against the
wife and the jury answered these two
questions in the negative, thus decid-
ing the case against the widow.
First-Did John II. Hosford on the
18TH of September, 1886, destroy the du-
plicates of the ante-nuptial contract9
Second-Did he sign the contracts be-
queathing One-third of his estate to his
widow?
Th new evidence, which is supposed
to be of great value to Mrs. HOsford,
are the statements of two gentlemen.
William z. Horton states that between
the 18th and 22d of November, 1856, Mr..
HOsfOrd said to him: II intend that
my wife shall have one-third of nv es-
tate" A. l.. Jones testifies that he
said to him: II burned the papers we
had written before our marriage. l
propose to let my wife have the biggest
part of my money" Judge Young
thinks that this evidence may be appli-
cable and therefore granted the new
trial
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-08
BEAT HIS EMPLOYERS.
A Clerk Who Cabbaged Funds at
Bradstreet, Thurber & Co IS.

Another arrest was made last night,
and one more young society man is now
behind the bars in the First precinct
police station, Minneapolis. This time
1t is Hyde II. Clark. trusted clerk of
Bradstreet, Thurber & Co., on Nicollet
avenue, and the warrant on which he
WAS arrested was sworn out by the firm,
and charges the young man with stealing
S297. .09 of the firms money day OF so
ago. He was arrested at his boarding
place, No. 1912 Western avenue, last
night by Sergt. Fox and taken at once
totthe first precinct station, where he
passed the night. For some
ber7 Sc Co. have felt convinced
that considerable of the firms money
was being taken, and the stealing was
done by some one in the store. They
placed the case in the hands of. detec-
tives with the result given above. 1t is
charged that Clark opened all of the
letters addressed to the firm and
would abstract the checks in
some of them. Then he would
wait for busy time during the day.
when he would take one or two of the
checks to the cashier, and telling him
that Mr.. - (naming the person whom
the check was signed by was out in the
store, and wanted to pay so
much probably one-half the face
OF the check, on account. and
wanted the remainder in cash.
He was always given the money, which
1t now appears he put into his own
pocket. The firm became aware of the
steal when some of the customers be-
gan to protest against having bills sent
to them which they had sent check to
meet. Clark has always stood well. and
was quite society man.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-08
AN INTERESTING EVENT.
The Meeting Of the East Side
Labor Club Well Attended.

The open meeting held by the East
Side Labor club at 2OS Central avenue
last evening was remarkably well at
tended, the hall being crowded to its
utmost capacity, Among the audience
were large number of women, and all
of them seemed as much, if not more,
interested in the proceedings than the
men. The meeting was called to order
by the chairman of the East Side Labor
club, who introduced Prof. Mons Baker,
who favored the audience with the song
1.-The LabOrer Defrauded." John Lamb.
the state labor statistician, followed
with all address on 1.-THE Condition
of the Workingmen at the Present
Time" L. w. Brosnan made all elo-
quent plea for cooperation. and showed
in number of ways how cooperation
would benefit the labOring man, no
matter in what shape it was applied.
The eight-hOur movement was ably dis
cussed by H. B. Martin, who held that
the sooner that plan was inaugurated
the better it would be for both capital
lists and laboring men alike. 1t would
give the working man chance to i'm
prove himself and better fit him
self in all ways to grappie with
the world. Miss Eva Mcdonald
talked at some length upon the school
question. in which she favored the
placing of women on school boards, as
they were better fitted for the position,
as they better understood the needs and
requirements of the teachers where
children are concerned. j. P. Nc
Gaughey followed with an address on
1.-The Benefits Of Organization" He
showed how much better men could do
in any undertaking when banded to-
gether. Organization was the work
ingmen's only salvation, he held, as
then they had an opportunity of ex-
changing views and profit by each
others experience and mistakes. "The
Workingmen's Marseillaise," sung by
Prof. Mons Baker, closed the exercises
of the evening.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-08
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WHISk Y'S WORK.
A Young Barber Turns His Wife
Out and Smashes Furniture.

Ben Gilbert, well-known barber, re-
siding with his mother-in-law and wife
on the corner of Eighteenth avenue
north and Eighth street, did not sleep
at home last night. The reason was be-
cause he was locked up in cell at the
central police station. He and his
mOther-in-law do not dwell together in
perfect harmony. so to speak, and early
last evening had trif1ing dispute over
some unimportant matter. This was
the last straw, and Ben promptly went
out and got crazy drunk. Going back
to the house he went in like q cyclone,
and proceeded to drive his wife and
her mother from the place, all the time
yelling like an Indian, and smashing ND
the furniture. The police were called,
and soon had the festive barber under
restraint. He remarked that the only
thing ne felt bad over was because he
had not killed 1.-THE old woman" as he
affectionately called his mother-in-law.
The house looked as though three or
four monkeys aid cat had held q
carnival there. Pitchers and plates Law
all over the floor broken into little
pieces; chairs were smashed, and flow
er pots and other articles somewhat
similar graced the floor in plentiful pro-
fusion. The heavy furniture was all
piled in the center of the room, and
around the edges were the remnants of
@ torn up dress or so.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-08
....l32, ,S40,960
THE FLOUR OUTPUT

IHE FIObls L.
The total -four product for the year.
however, was 7,056.6SU barrels, an in
crease over 1887 or any previous year of
4Sl, l,7SO barrels. The exports for the
year were 2,197,640 barrels, a decrease
from the exports in 1887 Of 1885 bar
rels. The largest deficiency was dur
ing the last three months of the year,
after the sharp advance in price in this
country. The average price for the
year obtained for patents was about 81
cents higher than the average in 1887.
and so cents higher than in 1856. The
average in the last three months of the
year was SILL per barrel higher than in
the same months of 1887. The prices
for bakers were relatively lower than
for patents, the average being about Is
cents per barrel over the average in
1887.
The result of the years business is
fairly satisfactory to mill owners, at
though the margins of profits were
small, and the flour trade, and the -four
manufactured in Minneapolis is larger
than in any other city in the world.
The report. as is customary, includes
also summary or statement of Minne-
apoliS in other branches of trade, and a
compilation of general information con-
corning the city obtained from as trust
worthy sources as is possibly under the
circumstances.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-08
ALI SORTS,

Benjamin Harrison was arraigned in
police court yesterday for violation of
the park ordinance. This is not lie
prompted by partisan malice, but a
plain statement of the facts.
a poemlet in the February Century is
dedicated to ". r. Sill. In the language
OF Eddie Foy in THE Crystal Slipper"
"Can il be 'She?'''
1t comes fr0m Washington that Col.
Charles W. Johnson is making lurid
break for Il first-clasS consulshIp, and
some one should send the president a
copy OF his poem dedicated to the news
boy.
Gov. Merriam should keep up his
leck, So TO speak. He has fairly cap
tured Minneapolis by his Judicial ap-
pointments. Now let him give the
grain dealers what they want-a prac-
tical man for chief grain Inspector.
The district court bench should be
heightened to provide seats for the two
new judges, otherwise the judges may
be forced to sit on each others laps
when the game becomes siX-handed
altar hnndoy
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-08
NO ABDUCTION,
The Court Holds 1t Impossible to
Spoil a Bad Egg.

Nellie Mohler. the hardened little
wretch charged with abducting four
teen-year-old Oracle Ford, and William
Guise and William Morrell, alleged to
have been accomplices, were brought
up, before Judge Mahoney in the muni-
cipal court for hearing yesterday, and
after listening TO the testimony of
Oracle, in which she admitted
that she left home of her own
accord, and that her life with
Guise was not her first fall from honor.
Assistant County Attorney Nye asked
that the two bad men be discharged
and Nellie Mohler held to the grand
jury. While realizing the fact that
Nellie was very bad woman, his honor
conduit see where the abduction came
i'll, and discharged all three cases and
held Nellie on a charge of adultery with
Morrell. He then gave Oracle whole
some lecture, and allowed her and all
the other interested parties except Mrs.
Mohler to depart, and so an evening
papers sensation was spoiled. 1t was
reported last night that Mohler will sue
for a divorce
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-08
sATIATED WITH GLORY.
Alexander Sullivan Does Not Want
to Be President of the Irish
National League.

Alexander Sullivan Does Not Want
to Be President of the Irish
National League.
CHICAGO, March 7.-Te-day's Times
publishes New York special to the eff
feet that the alleged candidacy of Alex
ander Sullivan to the presidency of the
Irish National league was creating a
bitter controversy in the New York
branches of the league. When Mr.. Sui
said, quite promptly: 'sThe people
who are engaged in controversy on that
must be quite barren of subjects to dis
cuss. On last Monday Chicago even
ing paper published the follow
ing, which explains my position: In
an interview printed this morning the
Hon. John Fitzgerald. president of the
Irish National League of America, sug-
gests Alexander Sullivan as his sue
ceesor. Mr.. Sullivan, when asked if he
was candidate for that office,
said: No, l would not accept
that or any other office. My
my business. | am out of public affairs.
1t is not likely that shall even be able
to attend the convention. But whether
present or absent, / would not accept
any office. Having made this statement
so explicitly. shall consider the further
mention of my name as candidate for
any office an act which does not come.
from friend. l appreciate that
friends, Mr.. Fitzgerald among them,
used my name in all kindness hereto
fore. Hereafter they cannot do so. l
know / have had more than my share
of honors, and ! think ! have done my
hnr Of fhn IL C,,lI
said it was unnecessary to add word
to his interview of last Monday, al
though he would be very glad to do so
if some one would kindly indicate to
him how he could state with any greater
force the fact that his time was wholly
absorbed in his profession, and that he
would accept no Office of any kind.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-08
ADJUSTMENTS. A

The twelfth presentation of the
"Chrystal Slipper" in Minneapolis drew
another large house at the Hennepin
Avenue theater last evening.
"Nevad,' which is to run for the bal
ance of the week at the Pence, was
we'll put on last evening. Frederick
Book appearing as the gold king.
The celebrated Case" is given a
splendid production by the Peoples
recently reorganized company.
Harry SOcy in''The Still A Alarm' made
a distinct hit in London during a run of
this play, the critics declaring him the
only American who had recently ap-
peared in the metropolis who could act
1.-The Still Alarm" comes to the Grand
next week and will be presented in
elaborate style. The sale of seats opens
to-day.
Full-bi0oded Arabian horses and a
model Silsby fire-engine is used in "a
Still Alarm features in one of the
strangest sensational scenes ever pro-
duced OH the stage.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-08
SMITHS STATEMENT.
The White Caps Victim Denies
Few Things,

]. P. Smith, of white Cap" fame,
has taken exception to the newspaper
reports of the shooting, and has written
a decidedly lengthy letter denying most
emphatically nearly everyt thing which
has been stated. Some of the state
ments to which he takes exception ap-
peared in the GLOBE and some did not.
Recognizing the right of Mr.. Smith to
have his say in regard to the shooting
the GLOBE makes public his statements.
HE EMPHATICALLY DENIES
the report that he is married man: /:
that he shot himself to gain sympathy !:
that he has tried TO work on public sym
pathy in any way; that he gets under
the influence of liquor; that he uses
narcotics except to inhale chloroform
to put him to sleep occasionally; that
an expert examined his books and
found that the white Cap" letters and
his books were written in the same
hand; that an expert was in the Office
at all; that he knows anything against
the character of the woman who has
been mentioned in connection with the
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-08
District Court Briers.

J.W. Smith yesterday filed papers re-
questing the appointments of Sheriff Eye
to make sheriff's deed under fore
closure sale of real estate in Cobb'S ad.
dition to st. Anthony. The mortgage
on the land amounts to $1,000.
George ID. Perkins and Louisa A.
Douglass ask of the court that assess
mentS as made OIL certain real estate be-
longing to them in the Fifth ward of the
city be reduced $4,000. They claim
that the assessor counted in machinery
belonging to Harris Bros, which was
stored in their building as part of their
property, thus greatly increasing the
assessment.
In the case of John j. Rhodes against
o. A. Fray and others Judge Lochren
yesterday ordered that the PLAINTIFFS
demurrer to the defendants answer be
sustained. The case involves two old
judgments; one of Rhodes against Pray
for s7,65O65, the other of Pray against
Rhodes for s5,773. Rhodes demands
that the balance be struck and awarded
to him, and so far it looks like he might
getit, but Pray has appealed to the
supreme court
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-08
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THE CITY WINS
And Has Riparian Rights the
Water Power Company Must
keSDect


Water Power Company Must
Respect.
The famous case of The St. An
thOny Falls Water Power Company
against the city of Minneapolis, re-
ceived decision yesterday from Judge
Young. The decision is all that the
city could ask for. as it makes it imper-
ative on the water power company to
allow not only of the flow through the
present sluiceway, but. if that is not
sufficient, the enlargement of the Sluice-
way.
The decision is lengthy document
of twenty-five closely-printed pages,
setting fOIth a brief history of the case.
Power company obtained possession
pin island. In the summer of
this year it greatly extended
the dam that then existed. From that
time forward the company has enjoyed
the principal rights i'm the control of the
water power. A little over year ago
it set up the claim that it did not have
to allow the water to flow through a
certain sluice way, by m ans of which
the city supplied its inhabitants with
water. ana Ofuefcu luS efnplON6S 10 close
down the gateway, but when they came
to do it the police were on the grounds
and the water flowed as of yOre. They
then brought action against the city to
restrain it from Interfering with the
dam. and the city by way of answer
claimed the right to use the water of
the river which it claimed the dam of
the water power company seriously
impaired. Agreements were made
to allow of the flow until the
decision of the case was made.
The decision says that while the
land of the city does not border upon
the bank of the river. it is connected
with the bank by an artificial canal. and
this gives the city the right of a repair
ian owner, and therefore it gives it the
right to the natural flow of the river
past the mouth of the canal. 1t follows
that Until the st. Anthony Water Power
company makes arrangements for fur
nishing the city with the quantity of
water it is entitled to have. it has no
right to obstruct the natural flow of the
water along the channel of the river to
such extent as to deprive the city of the
quantity of water to which it is en-
titled.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-08
GLOBULES.

Bank clearings yesterday, $3.50, ,405.67.
Two cases of contagious disease were
reported yesterday.
church last evening.
The funeral of M. J. Linnehan was
held yesterday and was largely at
tended.
Friday evening the Sappo Ladies
quartette will give a concert at the Hen
nepin Avenue NJ. E. church.
DIR. Carl Lumholz lectures at Dania
hall this evening in Norwegian on his
explorations in Australia.
There was large attendance at the
funeral of the late James 6ice, which
took place from the residence OF Will
lam McArdle yesterday afternoon.
A concert will be given at the Hen
nepin Avenue Methodist church this
evening by the Ladies' Sappho quar-
tette. A pleasing programme has been
prepared.
Marriage licenses were issued yester-
day to Ole Koakland and Ella Eggan.
William Miman and Augusta Mailon.
Albert Mallon and Amanda Fisher.
Henry Claussen and Ida King. :
The regular meeting of the Jobbers
association will be held on Monday at
p. m. to hear the report of the delega-
ton to the bankruptcy law convention
at ST. Louis. Capt. Gilmore, Anthony
Kelly, John Durham, Hugh Harrison
and Col. w. q. Byron were the dele.
gates.
The ladies of the Calvary Baptist
church will give a social reception to
the members of the church congregation
this evening. Rev. q. l.. Morrill, will
make an address on "What l saw in
Washington" which will be followed
by an interesting programme of instru-
mental aud vocal music. y
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-08

case: that he knows the broker who
was mentioned; that he said
this broker might have been
jealous and did the shooting; that he
accused any lady of writing the letters;
that he was waylaid two years ago and
nearly beaten TO death; that he tele-
shooting. and that he had the "White
Cap" letters all ready for the reporters;
that several families are likely to be
broken up in consequence Of the shoot
ing and disclosures incident to it; that
he wrote the letters himself. and that
he could tell more about the affair ii he
wanted to.
Mr.. Smith closes his letter with a
broad, comprehensive and decidedly
sweeping denial of everything except
that he has bullet hole IN his ear. and
assures the public that he will never
again refer to the matter.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-08
Total, fourteen permits
IN THE DEPARTMENTS

The Heads In Their Places, But
Visitors Prevent Them From
Working.
WASHINGTON, March 7.-Secretaries
B laine, Proctor and Tracy came to their
respective offices early this morning,
but if they had any idea of attending
to official business they must have aban-
doned it when they saw the number of
people awaiting them. Senators, repre-
sentatives and high officials came in
twos and threes; some brought friends
and many ladies were among the callers.
In the war department., Mr.. w. A. En-
dlcott continues to fill the post of pri-
vate secretary. His father, the late
secretary, called upon his successor this
morning, presumably to supply him
with information respecting current
business. In all the executive depart
ments located in the state, war and
navy buildings, the changes likely to
result from the change in politics os
the administration are few IN number,
because long line of precedents favor
the continuation of the bureau chiefs in
the state department, while in the
Others, the superior posts are mostly
filed by detailed army Or navy officers.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-08
A Bird Surgeon.

A farmer recently discovered in his
barn birds nest containing pair of
young swallows. On taking one young
bird up in his hand he was aStonished
to see its leg very thoroughly bandaged
with hOrsehair. Having carefully re-
moved the hairs, one by one, was still
more asto2ished to find the poor nest
ling's leg was broken. Returning to
look at the patient again next day the
leg was found bandaged as before. The
nest was not again interfered with for
fortnight, when it was found that the
hairs were being cautiously removed, a
few each day, and when all were off the
callOus was distinctly felt, and the union
of the bone evidently perfect and th e
bird able to fly with the others.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-08
COL. WILSON'S HANDS FULL.
He Is Everything but Lord High
EXecutiOner and Still Lives.

WASHINGTON, March Col. John NJ
Wilson. of the engineer corps. has been
placed in charge of the work of the
Washington aqueduct extension, reliev-
ing Maj. G. j. Lydecker, who will be
tried by court martial on the 25th inst.
for neglect Of duty in connection with
this Improvement. This assignment of
duties in charge of the Washington
monument, the Gettysburg monuments
and the public buildings and grounds in
the District of Columbia. In this latter
capacity he acts as master OF ceremonies
at the White house receptions. He is
also member of the light hous board.