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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-15
COLON Settling

1t is probable that the celebrated
Blalsdell- COLON forgery case will be
settled without the long winded trials
that have been expected. From time To
time numerous suits of creditors against
j. +. Blaisdell have been continued in
place of coming to issue, and there NAV
be cause for 1T all. Saturday after
uOon Judge Hooker made an order
bearing on the case of j. Frank COLON,
by which nearly 100000 of the $685.. OOO
owed by Colon is paid off. Notes to
that amount will soon be released.
s. COLON. 1t seems, is part owner of a
block of property at Merriam Park,
scheduled at S1S5, ZOO, having upon 1t a
mortgage of S97, 800. He owned inter
ests also in several other pieces in Min.
neapolis. Judge Fish, of the Minnesota
Title Insurance company, was made
assignee of COllom's property some time
ago, and in that capacity has consulted
with the different creditors toward the
end of satisfying the obligations. AS a
result nearly all of the creditors agreed
to accept COllom's interest in the prop
erty and release notes amounting to
1000. Many of the notes are the ones
in dispute, which it is claimed COLON
forged. In the order given by Judge
Hooker granting the action he makes
note OF the fact that it will inure to the
benefit OF the creditors, and be in the
interest of all concerned. 1t Is gener-
ally conceded that negotiations are
under way for the settlement of the
balance of the notes, and should they
be satisfactorily taken up, this most
celebrated case will have ended in a
way that will be to the satisfaction OF
all parties concerned.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-15
HERE is TROUBLE.
The Dog Catcher Violates the Law
and Must Pay 500.

The Dog Catcher Violates the Law
and Must Pay 500.
Dog Catcher Clement Lovely has had
trouble. The worst OF it is that judy
ment of $1G0 has been entered against
him, and on Saturday execution was
issued for the amount of the judgment
and costs. Yesterday the attorney for
Edward L. Larson, who obtained the
judgment. was looking up his bond in
the city clerks Office and now it is said
that the bondsmen will have to pay it..
The bondsmen are B. f. HaZeltine and
N. B. Rollins, and i'm the affidavit at
tached to the bond they declare that
they are worth $500 each over and above
all their liabilities and property
exempt by law. 1t appears that
some time ago Lovely took up a
valuable pointer dog owned by Mr..
Larson. The next day Mr.. Larson went
to the dog pound to redeem the dog, but
Lovely refused to give it up. Larson
then placed the matter in the hands of
Attorney L. c. Gjertsen. who tried to
replevin the dog, but in the meantime
Mr.. Gjertsen says Lovely had sold the
dog for $40. Suit was at once COM
menced against the dog catcher. and a
verdict of 500 was returned in favor of
the dog. Now Attorney Gjertsen pro-
poses to see that his client gets his
money. The matter may not rest here.
The ordinance requires that all dogs
taken up by the dog catcher shall be
kept for three days, and Mr.. Larson
claims that his dog was disposed of the
day after it was taken up.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-15
THE CLEVELAND CLUB
Elects New Members and Co,

Elects New Members and Con-
dennis the Federal Election Bill.
The Cleveland Democratic club is
booming along at healthful rate of
growth. A well attended meeting was
held last evening at 421 Nicollet avenue,
when forty-eight new members were
elected, making total membership of
100. The following executive COM
mittee was elected, Of which the officers
OF the club are members eX-officio:
James Buck, Third ward; Bartlett S.
Mayo, Fourth ward; Judge A. LELAND,
Fifth ward; Andrew jackson, Sixth
ward; j. E. O'Connell, Seventh ward /;
Ed Russell, Eighth ward; G. E. An
drews, Ninth ward; Henry Meade,
Eleventh ward; A. S. Mitchell, Twelfth
ward; Alex Stewart, Thirteenth ward.
b. ii. Tlnklepaugh, G. j. ROSing and
James Mcdonald were appoint
ed a committee on ward Organiza-
ton, and Charles Settgart a committee
on the distribution of literature. Con-
gratulatory kilograms were ordered
sent to Pattison and Black, the Demo-
cratic nominees for governor and lieu
tenant governor of PENNSYLVANIA, and
to Hartleit and Warwick, Democratic
nominees for congress in Ohio.
The federal election bill now before
the United States senate was discussed,
and the following resolutions in pro-
test against its passage were passed:
Whereas. The bill to regulate the election
of representatives in congress, known as
1.-THE Lodge Bill, contains certain provisions
that would nullify and render void the Aus
trallan system of voting now operated in the
state, whereby the secrecy of the ballot is Sc
cured and bribery and Intimidation at the
polls is rendered impossible; and
whereas, We regard the maintenance of
the secret ballot as OF vital importance to the
people OF this state; therefore
esolved, That we oppose the passage of
the Lodge bill, and call upon all citizens to
take every honorable measure to secure its
defeat;
And. Whereas, the expense of conduct
ing congressional elections under the Lodge
bill has been estimated at from $4,000 900
to$20 900, 900 year.adding by SO much 10
the already crushing burden of the people;
Therefore, Resolved that we regard the
additional burden as wholly unnecessary
and unwarranted; that in our opinion the
service can be better rendered by the local
election officers.
Resolved, That COPIES of those resolutions
be sent to our senators in congress with the
request that they use their best efforts to de-
feat the bill.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-15
MEN OF MINNEAPOLIS.

w. II. Donahue, the attorney who so
nearly lost his life on the motor line a
week ago, is able to sit on his front
doorstep and talk politics. His recovery
is now assured.
J. Hal Reid is now night clerk at a
hotel in Iowa and his latest wife is
PLAYING the part of chambermald, so 1t
is said. The engagement was secured
in liquidation of board bill.
Sergeant Kirkham has returned from
Nit. Clemens springs, where he has
been boiled out and purified so as to be-
ter represent the holy retrenchment and
reform administration.
Theo Hays is now practiclng with
wire fencing at Hotel Lafayette and
learning to say "Foo-Shay" for his
Forthcoming match with Lindley, OF the
Tribune.
Lac Stafford says the delegates to the
grand lodge of Eiks atCleveland all had
the grip"
Little Willie Dunn starts for Port
land. Or, to spend his vacation, to-day.
Col. William Weston is back in the
restaurant business at 10Y Washington
avenue south.
Corporal Frank E. Woodward, of the
st. Louis Dispatch, formerly marine
editor of the Evening Star, of Mlnneap-
oils, is in the city spending few days
and dollars.
The report comes from Winnipeg that
George Bell is singing hush tenor in
"Olivette" with the Deshon Opera COM
DanY.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-15
WOW. THIS IS AWFUL.
The Sidewalk Peddlers Getting
Even With the Merchants.


Even With the Merchants.
The people who have been doing bust
ness on the sidewalks have not taken
kindly to the order recently issued by
the police commission, saying that they
and their business must go; and when
the patrolmen commenced to enforce
the order they organized to make things
lively for the merchants at whose in
stance the order was issued. A meeting
of these vendors was held on Sunday
and a committee was appointed to select
some of the most prominent mere nantS
who used the sidewalks in front of their
stores for prosecution. At the meeting
it is said Police Commissioner N. ID.
Gjertsen was roundly scored because he
had voted for the resolution which de-
prived them of selling OH the streets,
and he was singled out as the first one
to be prosecuted under the ordinance.
Yesterday j. Schwartz swOre out war
rants for the arrest of n. III. Gjertsen,
Mrs. w. S. Waldron and T. r. Yerxa on
the charge of obstructing the sidewalks.
Henry Gjertsen appeared in the munich
pal court for the storekeeperS and AS
sistant City Attorney Dunn for the city.
Mr.. Dunn requested that the cases be
postponed until Monday next, and his
request was granted, much to the dis
gust of the people who had lnStigated
the prosecution. The storekeeperS
claim right to use three feet in front
of their stores OH which to display their
goods, and this right is recognized by
the Superintendent IN his order to the
patrOlmen.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-15
MINNEAPOLIS GLoBULEs.
The bank clearings yesterday were $3.50,

The bank clearings yesterday were $780,
b29.93.
George F. Smith. of 326 Eleventh street
south, died suddenly at 10 o'clock yesterday
of heart disease.
The iron has arrived for the Thirty sixth
street bridge at the motor crossing. The
bridge will be completed in a week more.
E. A. Scales was granted a permit yesterday
for building eight twostory houses at How
ard and TWenty-siXth streets northeast, to
cost So, 200 each.
Ground has been broken for the new Con-
gregational church on Lowry hill, and it is
expected to have the temporary chapel COM
pleted by Sept. l.
j. W. Tousley got severe fall on Henne-
pin av yesterday. His rig was run into and
overturned by j. P. Sawtelle, who was driy-
ing rapidly along.
In addition to the jobbing houses who will
close their places of business on Saturday
afternoons during July and August, the book
and art stores will do likewise.
The Minneapolis Society for the Prevention
OF Cruelty will meet at the board of trade
rooms to-day, at p. M. to take action in
reference to putting al agent i'll the field i'm
mediately.
Charles G. Orr, who was reported in a
morning paper as missing and a forger, is in
the city, and was at the time of the pub
Gcation. He promises TO make it interesting
for the parties who he says have maligned
him.
Marriage licenses were granted yesterday
to John Mccain and Mary German, Frank
Gonyea and Sozay Plant, Ludwig Kavli and
Aletta Olson, Henry r. Somerheuser and
Tressa Henry, Louis Flaegle, ana Mary
Stoibe Edward R. Prieb and Lizzie Tietze.
Lightning Sunday night strcuk the house
of Charles Henry, painter residing at 1928
first av South. and set it on fire. The flames
scorchedtte 90 and ceilings but were finally
extinguished before doing much damage.
Henry was so much shocked that he was IN
able to work Yesterday
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-15
DEBATE TO BE SHUT OFF.
Senators Decide Upon a Form of
M9s Gag Law.

M3s Gag Law.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July lathe
republican senators TO the number of
thirty-One met in caucus tonight to re-
ceive the report of the committee ap-
pointed at the caucus held last Thurs
day to consider change in the rules of
the senate by which debate can be linn
tied for the purpose OF passing
the federal election bill. The
committee, through Senator Aid
rich, presented a proposed modifica-
ton OF the rules under which, when a
measure had been under discussion for
three legislative days, a majority of the
senate could order general debate
closed: after that, thirty minutes to be
given to each side for debate, no sena-
tor to speak more than once. Objection
was made to this rule on the grounds
that it would look to the country as
though the Republicans were proposing
under it to hurry the election bill
through the senate in three days. After
some debate it was determined to
change the proposed rule so as to
have debate closed after reason
able time instead of three days.
In this form the rule was referred
DoSh W tllC caucus COHliulttoc W NC Io-
ylSed and reported to future caucus.
The vote taken on this proposition
showed a decisive majority of those
present in favor of change in the
rnles and the passage Of the federal
election bill. The next caucus may not
be held for several days. In the mean
time it is understood that the sundry
civil appropriation bill will be disposed
of and the tariff bill taken up; but it is
also the understanding that the tariff
bill will be laid aside temporarily to
take up the river and harbor bill in the
near future.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-15
TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
Tennis players Prepare for Gay
Time.

Time.
The Chequemagon and GrasShopper
tennis clubs met last evening at the
West hotel to make arrangements for a
tournament that has been contemplated
by the two clubs for some time. The
attendance was large from both clubs,
and it was found to be hard matter to
satisfy all the factions interested. 1t
had been decided some time ago to hold
the tournament at the Hotel st. Louis.
put many OF the club members objected
to the rates made by the hotel for
Players. a large number had been
arranged for from the East, and as the
affair was to continue for week. it was
reared that the expense incurred would
be too great for the visitors. After
vast amount Of discussion it was finally
decided to hold the tournament where it
had been proposed, at the Hotel st.
Louis.
Inc date was set at Monday, July 81,
Tor the opening, the matches to continue
through six days. Monday evening will
be spent in an informal reception, at
winch all players are expected to be-
come acquainted. Tuesday evening
will occur the first dance and supper.
On "Wednesday evening an excursion
VIII be held around the lake by steamer.
Thursday evening will mark the grand
tennis ball, which is to be an elaborate
affair, for which very elaborate prep
alation Will be made. Saturday even
Ing the tournament is to wind up with
an immense banquet at the hotel.
wednesday evening representative
OF the clubs will go to Chicago, where
tournament is in progress at present, to
arrange for some of the crack PLAYERS to
come to the Northwest and participate
IN the. tournament. c. G. Sands, the
champion Of Cornell. has already stated
that he will attend, also Codd ana An
gel, the Ann Arbor champions, who
will enter in both single and double
matches. IL is expected that fully fifty
superior players will come to the tourna-
ment from Chicago, and the affair will
be the grandest of its kind that has ever
been held in the Northwest. Suitable
prizes will be offered, consisting OF cups
and purses. sufficient to induce numer-
Gus players to enter. The full pro-
gramme will be published tomorrow.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-15
Police Court Notes.

There were twenty-three cases be-
fore Judge Mahoney yesterday. Mat
tie st. Clair paid the regular monthly
fee of $50 for protection in running her
bagnio. Annie Horst was taxed $65.
Jennie Jones $40, and Jennie Twins
license cost her $50. Lee Jewett, Ray
Tyre and William Calender, three small
boys, were charged by s. Robenstein, a
licensed peddlar, with the larceny OF
five boxes of berries, valued at 81, from
his wagon. A siXteen-year-Old sister OF
the Jewett boy appeared in his behalf.
She listened attentively to the testl-
mony of the man who made the COM
plant, and when the court said about
the best place for the boys would be
the reform school, she addressed the
judge and said: "You amt giving this
boy any show at ALL" The court took
the matter under advisement. May
Arthur was sent to the workhouse for
sixty days for drunkenness. The usual
number of common DRINKS and disor-
derlies were disposed of according to
the stereotyped rule.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-15
MUSTN'T PLAY POssUM.
Commissioner Guile Thinks Their
Is Too Much "Sickness.n

Il
Is Too Much sickness"
Hereafter the police surgeon will
make careful examination of all the
officers who report sick, and upon his
report to the commission will depend
whether the men are paid for the time
they are off duty. In an application for
leave of absence it was discovered that
the man had been off duty good many
more days each month than is usual,
and an examination of the records
showed that the sickness" was appar-
emily very trivial. Commissioner Guile
didn't like the looks of the report
and he didn't hesitate to say so. why
he exclaimed, II believe he's been play
ing pOsSum on us to escape doing duty.
There is no reason why a man should
lay off any more on the police force than
in a private business. OF course if he
is really sick he should be paid, but /
am in favor. of making man who
claims to be sick simply to shirk his
duty lose his time. don't believe that
fellow was sick enough to lay off all that
time, and | won't believe it unless the
doctor says so. Let the doctor be the
Judge whether man is sick enough to
lay off, and if he isn't, why, let him lose
the time.n Mayor Babb and Commits
sioner Gjertsen both agreed with Mr..
Guile, and hereafter any attempt to
ssplay possum" with view of escaping
duty will be brought up with a round
turn.
Sergeant Wash Pierce was granted
leave of absence, for ten days and Pa
trolman A. l.. Arnold six days. Charges
were preferred by Sergeant John Leon
ard against Patrolman Delno for being
off his beat from $50 p. m. to IL :35 OH
Jnly 9. A number Of witnesses were
examined, but action was deferred I'M
til the next meeting. b. HOMELAND and
Anthony Conroy were appointed pa
trolmen and ordered to report to Chief
Bracket for assignment to station.
John Sullivan and Ole Anderson, who
had formerly been members of the
force, but who resigned some time ago,
were reappointed; The matter of
awarding the contract for the steam
heating apparatus for the new north
station was discussed in an informal
way. The bids Of the contractors are
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-15

laws; the consular and diplomatic bill
was in the hands of the presi-
dent; the District of Columbia
bill and the Notifications bill
were pending in conference; the
Indian bill would be reported to-day or
4 tomorrow; the naval, the pension, river
and harbor and the sundry civil were
still Enacted on by the Senate. The
general deficiency bill was still behind.
Having disposed of fifty of the ia pages
OF the sundry civil bill, it was laid aside
till:to-morrow. The senate bill to ex-
tend for one year the time for COM
mencing the construction of bridges 10y
the Houston Central and Arkansas 4
Northern railroad companies, in Louisi-
ana. was passed. The senate bill TO
further suspend for ten years the stat
ute; in relation to Guano islands was
passed; also the house bill opening to
settlement a portion of the Fort Randall
military reservation in South Dakota
with amendments); also the senate bill
to provide for the disposal of the Bagosa
Springs military reservation in Colorado
to actual settlers under the homestead
laws. The senate then, ut 80 p. M,
adjourned.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-15
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

DR.. A. It. Allen is home from his Eastern
trip.
Mrs. NJ P Cady left Saturday evening for
trip through the East.
Mr. and Mrs. George R. Newell entertained
o number of their friends at their home at
the lake last Saturday.
Miss Viola Elmer, of Chicago, is the cues
of the Misses Clara and Florence Cameron.
Mrs. Horatio Stetson is somewhat recovered
from her recent attack of illness.
DR.. Neil Downey has returned from his
trip to Cleveland, where he attended the
Elks convention.
Plummer post will give a dance and card
party at the hail. corner of Washington and
First avenues north, Thursday evening.
Hon. John II. Thurston and wife, of Oma-
ha, spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
George II. Eastman.
Mrs George auckland and daughter, with
her sister. Miss May Wiggin, have gone to
Helena, Mont, and the coast for the summer.
Rev. R. T. Cross. of the Silver Lake Con-
gregational church, is organizing party of
ministers for four weeks tramp through
the Yellowstone Park district
Mrs w. R. Searle. accompanied by Mrs. j.
W. Weeks, of ST. Paul, left for q short visit
to Bayfield,, Wis.
j. c. Allen. OF the war department at Wash
ington, with his sister and daughter also
w. c. Allen, Of Groton, OAK, are visiting
with their brother, Dr. L. B. Allen, OF 626
Sixth avenue north.
George r. McElroy, brother of the we'll
known Burlington railroad official, has ac-
eeDted the position of city passenger agent
of the Burlington, IN place of S. W. Combs,
whose illness has compelled him to resign.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-15
HERE YOU GET 1T.
City Changers Elect Delegates I
the Farmers Alliance.

City Changers Elect Delegates to
the Farmers Alliance.
There was lively political meeting
in the Labor Temple last evening. The
meeting was called to select delegates
to the Farmers Alliance, which meets
in st. Paul on July 10. The great
trouble appeared to be that almost
every one present had Individual views
which he wished the convention to in
dorse. There was Farmer Martin, of
the Single Tax league, aud he wanted
single tax plank in the platform; then
Granger L. H.Lucas had ideas of his own,
and everybody else took hand. Finally
compromise was effected. and the
delegates were instructed to insist upon
the following planks in the alliance
platform:
First-The use and occupancy to be
the sole title of land.
Second-The extension of the Austria
liam ballot system.
Third-Opposition to the national
banks.
Fourth-Opposition to usury.
Fifth-Sole ownership of railroads by
the state.
The delegates selected were T. II.
Lucas, ID: j. Martin, Charles Keller and
Granger FenSterback.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-15
The Trade of the Congo.


About twelve years have elapsed
since the geographical and commercial
possibilities of the Congo were first
brought prominently to the attention of
the outside world by Henry M. Stanley.
In a geographical sense the exploration
of Stanley were of the first Importance,
but it remained for the ensuing years to
demonstrate that the Congo had value
commercially which would attract
the attention of the world. The
progress made in twelve years in de-
yeloping the resources of this great
river and tributary country has been
Important, but recent statistics prove
that if all anticipati0ns regarding them
are to be realized there is still great
room for expansion. A report issued
by the Congo Free State for the year of
1889 shows that the total export from
the Congo region in that year amounted
to 8,572, 600 francs, or about 81, TIA. 400.
gain over the proceeding year of about
1926, 200. This total, it may be eX-
planned, is for the entire region, includ-
ing tle Congo Free State and neighbor-
ing French and Portuguese possessions.
1t. is a significant fact that the
whole of the increase in the
export trade was due to the enlarged
BUSINESS Oh Ine free state alone, DIS
shipments from the other possessions
mentioned fell off noticeably. OF the
total exports about one-half were from
the Free State. By far the largest pro-
portion Of trade with the Congo is APP
parently done by the Dutch. In fact,
II per cent. of the total exports are
charged to Holland, and most of the in
crease in 1889 went to Holland and
Belgium. The latter country, which
shared with England the position of
second place in the Congo ex-
port trade in 1889, took &C. per
cent of the total exports from that re-
gion. While Holland, Belgium ard
France improved their positions in this
trade in 1889. Great Britain and Portu-
gal lost considerably, and Germany's
trade was about stationary The lead
ing article of export from Congo was
ivory, of which exports to the value of
2,52S.34O francs were shipped. Closely
approaching this in value were exports
of caoutchaouc, valued at 2,136, 554
francs. Palm nuts, palm oil. cotton and
wax were among the other items of ex-
port.