The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-10-27
IN THE LARGE CITIES.



st. Paul, Special Telegram, Oct. 20
With the tears streaming down his cheeks
and his voice broken with sobs Matthew
Hopper, a young man about eighteen yetTs
of age, told the story of how he had been
robbed of the entire savings and accuInula-
lions of lifetime; amounting In all to the
sum of 81 600 His clothing was IN tatters,
his ewes were swollen and red with weep
ing, and the stamp of detection had peeh
firmly on his forehead.
While In the midst of pleasure, accompa-
MED by an injudicious use OF intoxlchnls as
he admitted he had been robbed OF his htue
all by two men Sunday afternoon ana leIt
without the necessary funds to obtain 1000 OF
shelter Tired and detected he had walked the
streets fruitlessly searching for the men
who had taken his money and, becoming
convinced that his quest would De useless
he made his way to the Ducas street sta
ton where he told Ms story. h9 t appehr e
was not what he claimed and he Ola not
appear like man who was roma OF dress
and display. He admitted that IDS was 20,
but he claimed to have been In possession
of the money. The story which he told Is
us follows: ,,,
Hopper arrived Sunday morning from Mil
waukee where he had been enjoying the Pc
culiar advantages of an acquaintance with
an unlimited quantity OF beer ana other
stimulants. He waited around the Union
depot for q time and then started out 10
look for something TO eat. lie went across
the street to the Great Northern saloon,
where he got lunch, and While there he
made the acquaintance of two smooth ap-
pearing Young men who invited him TO
drink with them. He accepted, anu IL was
not long before he was IN an intoxicated
condition. They then suggested that they
take q walk around the city for the double
purpose of SOLDERING off and looking at the
beauties of st. Paul from an elevated posi-
ton on the bluffs.
His money was In his pocket and the
three of them sat down on the grass TO
look at the city They commenced wrestling
in playful manner and finally the two
strangers stated that they remembered an
engagement, and they excused themselves.
After he had become rested he started for
the city, and while walking down the bluff
he felt in his pocket to find the roll OF
money which he was in the habit of carry
ing. 1t was not there. In vain he searched
for 1t and looked carefully in the grass
upon him that he had been robbed by the
acquaintances with whom he had been so
familiar.
A contingent of the North Dakotians, who
were in Chicago last week attending the
opening exercises at the worlds fair build
ing, reached st. Paul yesterday morning.
They were all delighted with the big show,
but they found the crowd in Chicago too
large for any comfort. Among the return
ing visitors were Senator M. l.. Mccormick.
Editor George B. Winship. George Clifford
of Grand Forks and w. j. Perkins and wife
of Bismarck. Senator Mccormick had very
little TO say in reference to the big political
deal in North Dakota, whereby he hopes to
carry the state for the Independents and be
sent to the United States senate as the rep
reseEtatiye of the fusionists All he wanted,
things right in North Dakota. The senator
attempted to pass the matter off as huge
joke.
The complaints of the members of the
Minnesota national guard who went TO Chi
cagO as to the wretched fare served TO the
men by the contractor are loud and long. 1t
seems that after the first meal many of the
men decided not to return TO the tables but
went outside the grounds and purchased
their meals, SO bad was the food furnished.
The first crew of men at each meal were
given clean plates and managed to get along
with poor coffee and worse bread and meat,
but after the rush no attempt was made
even to change the plates. and even the
hungry men could not stand it and retired
in disgust. The officers of the Minnesota
brigade are unanimous in their criticism of
the subsistence, and give their boys due cred
1t for their fine showing under the circum-
stances. for many of them did not succeed
In getting square meals.
Frank j. Lime ct al, appellants VS.. Will
lam F0rreStal ct al, respondents: argued
and submitted; James H. Bishop & Co., re-
spondents, VS.. John f. Travis. appellant. ar
gued and submitted: John b. Dow appel-
liant VS.. Northern Loan and Land Com
pany of Davenport, Iowa, ct al. respon-
dents, submitted on briefs: William Wylie.
respondent, vs.; Army Grundyson, appellant,
submitted on BRIEFS
President NIonfort. of the worlds fair
commission, returned from Chicago yester-
day. He was one of the last of the state
commission TO arrive home. He is satisfied
that the Minnesota building will be the
pride Of the state. The confusion in Chi
cago he says. was too great to get the COM
missioners together for q meeting. The
next meeting of the commission will be
held in couple of weeks
w. J.. BurlShard was arrested in st. Paul
yesterday and taken back to Helena Mont
where he is wanted as witness in the
trial of the accused murderer of officer
JORDAN of that n1aoa