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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-07
COMPLEXION or CONGRESS.
The Senate Safely Democratic-The Com
position OF the House.


WASHINGTON. March 6.-The present
roll-call Of the Senate shows forty-four
Democrats. thirty-eight Republicans. one
Popuist, one Independent, one Farmers
Alliance and three vacancies.
The vacancies are one each In Montana.
Washington and Wyoming. Appoint
ments have been made by Governors Of
Wyoming Of Beckwith Oem) and Mantle
Rep) in Montana. but these are subject to
be changed when the Legislatures OF those
States meet again and elect
Should the Republicans I'LL all OF these
vacancies 1t would give them forty-one
Should the Third party senator's then all
vote with the Republicans Ia most un-
likely supposition) the Senate would still
be a tie, with Vice-President Stevenson
holding the controlling vote.
The composition OF the House. as shown
by unofficial returns. is: Democrats, HT;
Republicans, l2S; Third party. S. and va
cances 2. The Democrats have a majority
Of eighty over all.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-07

SAN FRANCISCO. March 6.--The bark
Adolph O'Brig. which arrived from New
York last night. reports having lost First
Mate Robert Mason and TWO sailors over
board In a heavy gale Off Cape Horn.
The American ship !. +. Chapman also
arrived from New York. and reports
having lost a man overheard while round
ing the Horn.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-07
The Report Disoredited.

WASHINGTON. March 6.--The Navy
Department has received no information
IN regard TO the formation Of an ailegsi
expedition at Key West, tla',
for Cuba. The report is not believed py
the officials OF the department for the
reason that the Navy Department is wen
represented by the officers ut Key West
who would be cognizant Of such move
ment and communicate with the depart
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-07
Republicans Victorious In Spain.

MADRID. March 6.--The election here
yesterday resulted In the chioce OF six
Republicans and two minlsterialists. Sew
eral. provinces made Republican gains.
The civil governor OF Madrid has re-
signed
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-07
Tennexsee Ronds Placed.

NASHVILLE, TENN. March s.-Treas-
urer craig and Comptroller Harris re-
turned Saturday night from New York
where they have been for week In con-
nection with the placing OF N.oo,ooo state
OF Tennessee refunding bonds. They state
that no trouble was experienced In pl.e-
ing the bonds.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-07

NEW YORK. March 6.-The steamship
Aller, sailing for Europe tomorrow. will
take out 10000 Of gold. shipped by
Heidelbach, Ickelheimer & Co. and $780,
900 by Lazard Freres. Total. s.. 10000
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-07
yicar-General Brady Dead.

ST. LOUIS. March s.--Rev r. @. Brady.
vicar-general OF the diocese OF 81. Louis.
died al 2 o'clock this morning. The Vicar
General had been III some time with q
complication OF diseases.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-07
Twenty Lives Lost.

PARIS. March 6.--Advices from Mada-
gascar bring news OF the wreck OF the
French dispatch boat La Bourdon1ais.
near the French Island OF 81. Marie.
Twenty-seyen OF the crew were lost.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-07
GRESHAM SWORN IN.
The New Secretary of state Takes the Oath
of Ofiice.

WASHINGTON. March 6.-Judge Gres-
ham took the oath Of office as Secretary
~ state At the State Department this
afternoon. His commission with those of
the other members OF the Cabinet had
bs IN received at the White House from
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-07
RANGE OF THERmoMETEK.

Range OF the Thermometer at The Times
otfice yesterday. March 8. ls95;
A. NJ, 20; ~ NJ, %; =. "a. %:
p. NJ. Al; p. NJ. W; miohsnt' %
Average, 45h
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-07

A Slide Occurs at the Crawford Mines with
Serious Results.

PULASKI. VA, March Especial
There was a slide at the Crawford mines
to-day, which resulted In the death OF
four OF the employees Of the crc7ier Com
pany and OF two Of the Bertha zinc men.
who were simply standing near and look
ing on at the work.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-07

INDIANAPOLIS. IND. March 6.--Ex-
Prssiden, Harrison's welcome home was
as warm as his god-speed TO Wash
jngton was enthusiastic four years ago.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-07

LITTLE ROCK. ARK. March 6.--By a
vote or 23 TO the Senate to-day de-
feated Senate bill creating railroad
commission.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-04-28
BAYOU CITY NEWS.

HoUsToN, Te1 81, April : Col.
John Mckinnor manager OF the
Orange Lumber Company. is in the
CITY
Or. w. II. NJ X ieroy, wife and
child left last ght for a three
wet ks lessure TRIP to Monterey,
Mexico.
The building OF the car works
ont at Houston Heights is being
pushed rapidly forward, and the
machinery is looked for every day.
The mattress factory that was
burned few weeks ago is also be.
ing rebuilt, ard will %. ready to go
TO work in few weeks.
The Magnolia brewery gives a
formal opening tomorrow morning
at o o'clock.
Dr. Gentebruck was called out
this morning IN the suburb of
Houston TO give attention to Mexi.
can who had been bad Y wounded
in an atiray yesterday.
Williams and Peterson, the two
men charged with the murder of w.
0 Ball, were found not guilty
yesterday evening by the Jury.
Williams seemed overjoyed at the
verdict, and as he walked out of the
court room he tried to shake every
ones hand that he met.
The grand Jury, after being in
session twenty days, were dismissed
today by Judge Gavin. They re-
ported to have investigated no
cases and found tif,y-eight true
bills
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-04-28

paratlvely mild one, as 10 yaccinstion
ior m i'll poz. + Destruction OF the
disease bacteria BY anticipates or
germicdes ) Strengthening o; the
0means OF protection natural to the
.humsn system; by injecting the blood
Q: an'm,.- eptoie 10 tue disease
10 reinforce the leu ocytes or white
blood corpuscles, winch destroy
bacteria b7 raising or lowering the
bod. temperature Of the patient; by
changes Of diet, climate or surround
ins>, or by injections to invigorate
the cleansing blood corpu-cles. .
Iojec, ons OF the "toxslbumens"
formed by bacteria growing in artificial
cultures, this berg Koch's method for
,ubercuiosi-, As yet man is merely
gropirg ID the world OF tie infinitely
l,,le,' and practical treatment By
these methods is seriously hindered
ty the narrow limits Ct present
suowledge
USscIsNTlrlc NAMES = Probably
a1@iour words in com non use have be
come more tangled and confused in
the minds OF learned and unlearned
than cacao, coca, coco and cocoa. DR..
Eugene Nurry Aaron points out that
even critlc, themselves stumble in
a',en pt> TO clear away the confusion,
aud be mentions that the four distinct
products to which the names belong
the frs, and last Of great Importance
are commonly mixed under the one
term coco. These products are /.
Cacso, (Theobroma Cacac), the
chocolate berry tree This is an ever
green growing from - TO - feet,
naive Of tropical America, but now
become wild IN Africa. 1t bears
pointed pods, each Of which contains
a number Of the nu,ritlve seeds.
From the seeds are derived "cacao
nibs." "cholola,e" Che most important
subsance), "cacao' Enormously
called cocoa in English countries),
broma," "cacao smells, and "cacao
butter = Coca (Ery'hroxs lon
Coca), the coca leaf bush The shrub
is found in the Andes, and is famed
for the extraordinary stimulating pro
pertie- Of It's leaves, which are known
a. spade as we'll as coca and
contain two ala a loias-cocain and
hyerin 3 Coco Calcium esculen-
tum ct al.) the coco roots The name
) property applied only to the tnbeTs
Of several allied species OF pIa' Is,
watch furnish starch Laden food in
irop cal countries. + Cocoa (Cocos
uucliero), the cocoauut palm when
Yields the well known hard shslled
t:uir, together with valuable fioer.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-04-28
A Strong Testimonial.

Drs. Seabright and Jones are effect.
ing some wonderful cures of the
opium and whisky habit, and publish
below testimonial from one who was
verify sna,ched from the grave. There
is absolutely no doubt as to the
efficacy OF this treatment, and the
doctors guarantee cure or no pay.
Read the testimonial.
WACO, Tex Feb. IL, SO.
was a habitual user OF opium for
over twelve years, and had become a
physical and metal wreck, and could
have lived but short time. began
taking the vegetable treatment under
Drs. Seabflght and Jones, of this city
| began the treatment January 10Th
and improved from the first, and
twelve days afterwards quit the use Of
ct opium entirely nave since been
gaining rapidly in flesh, strength and
mind and have no desire whatever for
opium. | suffered no pain Whatever
! an perfectly we'll satisfied that this
treatment is superior to all others and
they guarantee cure 10 all cases |
refer all interested to /. G, Meek
Dr. Howell Dr.. Mullens, J G.,
Matthews, f f Bailey and Dr. A l.
Jones who saw me either before OF
immediately after commencing treas.
ment } n SIMPSON,
No IA franklin street
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-04-28
To Contractors

| have sand superior to the river
bed san ! for brick work, al Il a l-o
have sandy loan suitable for iilirg
yards ard gravey ard lots, and grass
turf for sodding purposes. VIII
take contacts for hauling same at
reasonable rates. Why walk in the
black mud when you can avoid it,
Orders left at 605 South Eight h
aud Gay will receive prompt atten-
tion. p. q. kIRKpATR1ck.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-04-28
Cash WIN be REQUIRED.

We, the undersigned Ere Insur
ance Agents Of Waco, Texas, give
Notice 70 he public tina, on aod after
Mag ls' 80, We will require cash
for all policies issued by Us upon
delivery, or if not paid for by the
9Th Of the month following said
policy or policies will be taken up
and cancelled for non pay ment q
premium. This course is rendered
imperative ly The action Of the
companies in demanding prompt
settlement for all husi-ess trans.
......-I
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-04-28

Do not walk no church wnen you
can buy nice buggy or phaeton at a
ow price and easy terms of
r. =. SPARKS Il Son
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-04-28

THE REV. GEO. q. THAYER
Of Bourbon, Ind, says' Both my
aelf and wife owe our lives to SHl.
LOH'S CONSUMPTION CURE. F."
For ssse by Williamson Drug cons
pany.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-04-28

East Waco dit is coming into de-
mand kirkpatrick has some nice
building lots and will give you bar
gain, Call on him
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-04-28

Complete line of Stacy Adams
celebrated mems shoes liz. opened
At Levine Bros.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-04-28
acted

Gentlemen, bring your wives aud
erioy together swim in the pool at
the NATAToRIo-SANAToEIUM
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-04-28

Ladies, bring your husbands and
Ell Joy together a swim in the pool at
the \sTAIoRIO SANATORIlM
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-04-28

All kinds of spring wagons and
family hacks a,
T. p. SPARKS & Sons.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-21

closing at 8S5sse; No sS White, 3se c'S So'
2 Chicago. 3319c; No. 2, 32c; mixed
Western, 3S@S4119c; white Western, 81
94oc. Hay barely steady. Hops steady.
Hides steady. Leather steady. Wool
steady. Cut meats quiet; picked bell
lies, 11s4t@13c; picked shoulders. tx
@74c: picked hams, 1015011c. Lard
quiet; Western steam closed at $1,000;
sales, none; option sales none; Septem-
Der closed at S10.25, nominal: October
closed at s9.65 nominal. Pork firm;
new mess. S1L25@17.50. Butter steady:
state dairy. lS@25c; state creamery, 81
C@2713c; Western dairy, 10000; West
ern creamery, l9@2719c; Western fact
DRY, 15(9lSc; Elgins, 2792715c. Cheese
quiet; state, large G, 1OA@IOkc; fancy
white. large, 1O4@1O95c; part skins,
31a@71ac. Eggs strong: state and Penn
sylyania, 100000; Western, fresh. II
@lS19c; receipts, 4,409 packages. Tai
low steady. Cottonseed oil firm. Petro-
leum-U nited closed at 645sc. Rosin
easy; strained common to good, S1.05@
l.l5. Turpentine firm, 2S@2S1$c. Rice
firm. Molasses nominal. fee-Options
opened 25@30 points down under pres
sure OF European selling on res umption
OF communication with Brazil and ex-
pected larger movement from Rio and
Santon and break of 115d in exchange
rate at Rio; sellers withdrew after find
ing the market in position to absorb
offerings; closed steady at about the
lowest point of the day. Feeling here
is weak. as 1t is believed that consider
able coffee is held on speculative long
accounts. Sales. $1,000 bags. including:
October. 16.70@l6.S0c; November. 1850
Wl6.30c; December, 15.55015.7 roc;
March. 14.95@15.05c; May, 1880. Havre,
l19@2slc lower; sales, 10000 bags.
Hamburg, steady; spot Rio, nominal;
No. Z, 1Sc; sales. 1000 bags Rio; No. z,
l754c afioat, 1000 Santos: Rio, No. 8,
1870 coast and freight. Sugar-RaW
firm: no sales. Pig iron steady; Amer
lean, 81. 25@14.5O. Copper easer; lake.
S9.651s. Lead barely steady; domestic,
$3.50. Tin very strong; straits. S20.S0;
spelter dull; domestic, S.. rs; on change,
sales, % tons December tin, $21.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-21
DuIufh Grain.

DULUTH, Sept. 20.-Wheat opened
firm here this morning at Il above yes
terday's close, both for cash wheat and
December delivery. with fair trading
early i'll car lots of spot No. hard and
No. northern at opening figures. In
sympathy with the weakness and de-
cline in other markets prices here COM
menced breaking badly, and declined
&c per bu before noon. large sales of
cash wheat in round lots at bottom
prices. Trading in wheat futures was
entirely for December delivery at stead
lily declining prices, with loss of 1c
per Blu from the opening trade up to
noon. Our receipts continue good,
a coincidence being that the
362 cars on track this morn
Ing are identically the same number as
were received here for the correspond
ing day last year. As the crop this year
is much less than last, the movement
seems to be free and relatively larger.
The afternoon session here ruled quiet
but firm. with fair business in Deem
Der wheat at &c above the lowest fig
ures of the morning. Car inspection
today, 300. Receipts: Wheat, 255, $50
bu; barley, 1,325 blu. Shipments:
Wheat, 225,343 bu. Cars OF track. 362:
same last year.
n Closing prices were as follows: No. l
bard, cash, 664c: September, 66Ac;
December, 701lc; No. northern, cash.
65t4c; December, 6S1lc; on track, 6515c;
No. 2. 6214c: No. 3. 5715; rejected, 4S15c:
No. 2 rye, 42c. Barley, Soc.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-21
$500 and 1880.

Commencing Aug. l, the Chicago
Great Western railway will sell single
trip tickets to Chicago for 81; round
trip tickets, good thirty days. for S13. 80.
Tickets good in any car of train. For
further information inquire City Ticket
Ofilce. 364 Robert street, corner Fifth.
CTATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
~ Ramsey-Dlstrict Court, Second Judi
cial District.
In the matter of the assignment of the Geo. j:
II. Lains Furnishing Company "a corpora
tom, insolvent, to John W. Lane.
On reading the petition of Jphn w. Lane,
assignee OF Geo. Ii. Lains Furnishing CONF
pany, filed i'll the aboveentitled proceedings,
is is
Ordered: That said assignee John w.
Lane, adVerti-e for and receive bids for the
sale in bulk { f ali the assets of said Geo
ii. Lalns Furnishing Co. which have come
into his possession as such assignee. and that
said assignee receive said bids up TO and in
Guiding the 5th day of october, 1893, and that
said assignee report all OF SAID bids to this
conrt at a special term toereof to be held All
the DISCREET Court House in the CITY of St !
Paul, Ramsey County. Minnesota, on Satur-l
day, the 18th dry of October, 1893, at 10 O'Clock
q. M, and that at said time and place all
parties interested in said estate and assign
ment show cause before this court if any
there be, why said assignee should not be
directed to accept the highest bid so received
by him, and why sale of Zaid assets under
said bid by said assignee should not be di-
rected and confirmed. Provided that said
assignee shall have the right to reject any
and all bids received by him.
That this order be published in the ST.
Paul DAILY GLOBE and St. Paul Dispatch on
the 2lst and 9th days Of September. 1893,
and copy hereof be mailed to each of the
creditors of SAID Geo. Ii. Lains Furnishing
Company, directed to said creditors at their
respective addresses, with the proper postage
prepaid thereon, on or before the I'D day OF
september, A. D. 1893
RASCAL r. BRILL, District Judge.
Dated ST. Paul. Sc l. 20, 1899.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-21
New York Proluce.

New YORK. Sept. 2O.-Flour = Re-
ceipts, $4,000 pkgs; exports, II, 700 bbls:
sales, 5000 pkgs; quiet and and easy
on the decline in wheat. Cornmeal
steady. Rye dull. Barley malt quiet.
Wheat-Receipts, $4,000 bu; exports,
100000 bu; sales, $4,000 pu futures,
$4,000 bu spot; spot market dull and
easy, closing quiet; No. 3 red. store and
elevator, 79112e; afloat. 725s@73c; f. o. b.,
73c; No. s red, 6914c; ungraded red, So
@73c; No. l northern, 1870; options
weak and lower early on easy cables,
rallied late on local covering. closed
steady; September closed 73c; October,
7314@74c, closing at 1890; De-
cemDer, 769s@7715c, closing at
77ssc. Corn-kecelpts, 74,SOO bu;
exports. 2l,000 bu; sales, $4,000 bu fut-
ures, $4,000 bu spot; spot opened quiet,
closed steady; No. 2, 1870 elevator:
40 5-1694914c atioat; options moderately
active and easier OH fine weather, clos
Ing firm; October, 4S1994S5sc, closing
at 1880: December. 49@495sc. closing
at 1880; May. 51@5l1sc, closing at
5l5sc. Oats-Receipts, 10000 bu; ex-
ports, $500 bu; sales. 100000 bu; fut-
ures. $4,000 bu spot: spots 140LSc
lower and fairly active; options quiet
and slightly easier early, closing
steudyr September. 324@321Sc, closing
at 3211ac; October, 1925 (93215c, closing at
3215c; November. 32N @32Mc. closing at
o21sc; December, 3557s@33ssc clos
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-21
THESE QUOTATIONS
Are Furnished by
JAMESON, HEVENER & co.,
ST. Paul Produce.
Commission Merchant. st. Paul.

Butter-The market is very firm for
all grades; all choice qualities of cream
cry and dairy are quickly picked up.
fancy separator, 25026c; extra cream
cry, 23(@24c; 1st creamery, 10000
"a creamery, 16@l7c; fancy dairy. 21@
22c; lst dairy, 1S(9l9c; I'd dairy, 14@15c
common roll and print, 1391319c; pack
Cheese-Full cream, 11@1115c ;primost,
613@7e; brick, 12@13c; Limburger. 800
1919; Young America, 1115@1215c:
Swiss, 1315@15c.
Eggs-Fresh, per doz, 121@@12c.
Poultry-Turkeys, 9091ac; chickens,
spring, Sc; hens. 715(0Sc; mixed, S@S15c:
ducks, ring. 715(9Sc.
Potatoes-Market quiet: Minnesota,
per bu, 40(Q45c; assorted, 45(05Oc: Sweet
Jerseys, per bbl. S4@. $50.
Vegetables - Onions, per bu, 75M
Soc; onions, green, per doz, S(01Oc; rad
lshes, per doz, S@l0c; cabbage, home
grown. per doz, 25@3Oc; caulifower,
per doz, 75c9Sl; bets. per doz, 15(02Oc !;
parsnlps, per Blu, 40@5Oc; celery. per
doz, 25@3Oc; lettuce, per doz, S@10c;
rutabagas, new, per blu, 30@40c; carrots,
per Du, 50c; cucumbers, per blu, 50,075c /;
spinach, 25@30c; pie plant, per lib. ia
1c; asparagus, per doZ, 20025c; wax
beans, per Blu, 50075c: string beans, per
Du, 50(975c; tomatoes, Minnesota, per bu,
o0(040c; corn, per doZ, 6(07c.
Mlscellaneous-Veal. per 100 lbs, SIS. 80
S96.50; hldes, steer, green, per lib, Sc;
hides, COW. green, per Id, &c; hides.
calf, green, per Id, sc; hides, steer, salt,
per Id. &c; hides, cow, salt, per 10, Sc /:
pelts, 15QT5c; wool, washed, 14@15c:
wool. unwaShed, S19@10c; tallow, 315(0
&c; pork, mess, Sl6@17; beef. mess, $40;
bacon, S14014.50; hams. 11@12c; hams.
picnic, 9@lOc; dried beef. 1O15@11c;
lard, S10.75@l1.25; hops, 26@2Sc; NUT
ton, S5.50@7; hogs, S7.50@S.
Oranges - California st. Michaels,
S3.75@4; California paper rind, S4(04. so i;
California seedlings, Mt. So. 1908; Cali
fornia seedlings, fancy, S2.75(03; Cali
sweets, S3@3.50; Malta bloods, S4(04. so.
Lemons-EXtra fancy, Sc. 5O06: fancy.
S4:50@5; choice extra, S4(0450.
Bananas-Port Llmons, 81. 1902: Blue
field, S1.75(92; Honduras No. /, 81. 5000
1.75; Honduras No. 2, S1@01.25. Cocoa
nuts, per 100. S3.5O(04.
California Fruits-Pears, Bartlett, box,
$1.75@2; Southern. key, $1.75@2; B
hardy, Sl.50@L75; 3. Clairgean, Sl.5U0
LIS. Peaches, freestone, S1.25(01. so !:
clingstone, S1@1.25. Plums, S10l. rs.
German pruneS. crate, $1(01.25. Peaches,
basket, Michigan, 35@40c.
rapes-Tokay, crate, singles. S1.25@
15O; doubles, 81 .5O@2.75; Muscats. crate,
S1@S1.25: Rose Peru, crate, S1@1.25;
Concord, basket, 1S@19c; Ives, basket,
15@17c.
acknowledgements, per 100, s13@
SIS; muskmelons, per 100, SG(0S.
Apples-Fancy stand. S4.5O05; fancy
Dbl, 50. 75@4; fair, S2.5O@2.75; Duchess,
s4@4.50; Duchess. bu, sl.25@l.5O; crabs,
75@90c.
Berries - Cranberries, bu, S1.75@2;
cranbsrries, and G. per Dbl, IS. 5O@6 /;
Cape Cod, S6.5O@7.
Game and Fish-Ducks, mallard, doz,
$2(@2.25: ducks, teal, dOz. S1.25@1. so;
ducks, common. doz. S1@1. 25; part
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-21
SALTWATER NEWS.
Annual Meeting of the Old Set
tiers of st. CroiX Valley.

The OLD Settlers Association of the
st. Crolx Valley held Its annual reunion
at the Sawyer house yesterday after
noon, and large number of the men,
bers of the association were present.
The afternoon was spent in transacting
business and recalling "reminiscences of
the pioneer days i'll the valley, and at
the close nearly all of the members
present partook OF a sumptuous repast
prepared by mine host Gilmore Lowell.
The following officers were chosen for
the ensuing year: President, Sylvanus
Irask, of saltwater; vice president.
Hon. Alexander Ramsey. of st. Paul;
secretary, d. b. LOOMS. Saltwater;
assistant secretary, Adam Marty; treas
urer, E. w. Durant.< The obituary
committee appointed is as follows: VIII.
c. Folsom. John S. Proctor and Adam
Marty. Westcott Wilkin and James
Goodhue, residents of st. Paul. were
admitted to be honorary members.
Among those present were: d. B.
John McKusick, Ivory McKusick,
Adam Marty, John S. Proctor, Joseph
Perro, Frank Pfiffner, II. n. Setter
Sylvanus Trask, E. w. Durant and
ThOs. Ramsdell, of Saltwater; Henry
l.. Moss, John ID. Ludden, Alex. Ram
Sey, ID. A. J. Baker and Nathan My
rick. of st, Paul; Mahlon Black and
Robert Hasty, of Minneapolis; II. w.
Crosby, Lakeland; Baptist Fournier,
Lakeland; Daniel Mears, James San
derS, OSceola; Alvin NJ. WiIworth,
Henry Kattenberg, Taylor'5 Falls;
John Fischer, Houlton, and Morton S.
Wilkinson, of Wells. A number of the
members were accompanied by their
wives.
In the case of Myron McKusick VS.. Sey-
mour, Sabin Il Co., in the matter of the
appeal of the Minnesota Thresher COM
pany from taxation of costs and dis
bursements, Judge Willistou has filed
an order directing that the taxation so
made by the clerk be affirmed.
The city council met Tuesday night,
and at late hour decided to enter into
contract with the Saltwater Gas and
Electric Light company for lighting the
streets OF the city. The company will
furnish 29S incandescent lights at cost
OF SIS per year each, and fifteen arc
lights at cost of IS per month each.
A very large majority of the residents
of the city favored lighting, and are glad
that the council saw fit to enter into
contract for all-night lights. An ad-
Journed meeting OF the council will he
held this evening to decide upon certain
improvements TO be made for the pur-
pose OF giving men employment.