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St. Paul daily globe., 1895-11-23
RENEWS THE SUIT.

Express Company to Test the
State Treasufer's Action.
The United States Express company
has begun an action in the district
court to recover $10O from State Treas
urer A. T. Koerner for carrying a lot
of United States bonds to Washington
city on Aug. 80 last. The plaintiff al
leges that Koerner fraudulently repre-
sented the value of the bonds to be only
$1,000 for the purpose of inducing plain
tiff to carry the package at low rate,
whereas it contained in fact 100000
worth of bonds, and the carrying was
worth 500 more than was charged.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-11-23
PULLED THE BOARDERS.
The Police Raid House on
Fourth Street.

Shortly atrer 6 o'clock last evening
Lieut.. Bahe, assisted by officer Hen
ming, ended his days duties by raldlng ls
a boarding house at No; 81 West
Fourth street. The landlady, MRS. Al,
May, aged respectively eighteen and
nineteen years, and five male board;
ers, were transferred to the central
station and booked under the head of
disorderly conduct, with the exception
of Mrs. Alton, who is charged with
keeping a disorderly house. 1t is al
legged that the police have been watch.
ing the house for some time, and thaf
the raid was directly due to several
days continuous ''growler" rushlng
and nightly disturbances which had
become a nuisance to the neighbors
The prisoners will be arraigned in the
rnInininal court today.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-11-23
The Attention d The Pubic

Is called to the real estate belonging TO
the late Mrs. Nancy Irvine, which will
be sold at public auction by tile eX-
ecutorS of her estate, on Saturday, Nov.
23d, 1895. at 3 p. m, in the Probate
Court Room in this city. In doing so
we feel confident that we are Offering q
good, safe proposition for any one hav-
ing little money for investment.
The property is all centrally located,
and on streets having all tine modern
improvements, and yielding in some in
stances sufficient rental to defray all
taxes and assessments, and netting an
income besides. All the signs of the
times pointto great revival of business
of every kind. Confidence in financial
centers is being rapidly restored and
everything argues favorably for invest
mentS of all kinds, and none have
yielded better returns than those OF
real estate when judiciouslyam
The property is ali in the city of st.
Paul. and dest ribed as follows:
Lots 12 and Is, block 33, lot ), block
23 easterly 100 feet of block - and the
easterly 81 feet Of lot s, block 16, all in
Rice & Irvine's addition; also lots ) and
6, block 8, lot s. block 4. in Iryine's aG-
diti0n; and also % lots in Harriet
Island, so-called, on the West Side,
short distance above the Wabasha
street bridge.
FREDERICK =. WRIGHT,
JOHN KELLIHER.
Executors.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-11-23
Hurd Divorce Case.

Judge Willis yesterday filed ed an 1,end OF
for for a uI revival Of the orders made with
reference ref to the payment of alimony
to his wife pending the hearing OF thelf ar
divorce suit, but granting a revival OF
the order with reference to the custouy
of the children.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-11-23
Arraign Bergstrom Monday.

John V. Bergstrom,. the man broughff NJ
hack from New York on a charge OF
having embezzled $1,259 from the .siI Greae at
Worthern Railroad company, will be
arpa igned in the municipal court Mon
day. Bergstrom is indicted on charge
of grand larceny in the first degree.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-11-23
MOVEMENT IN REALTY.
Action Regarding Property OF
the Late Col. Merriam.

the Late Col. MeffAum'
The Thursday record in the register
of deeds office shows transfers of prop
erty among the heirs of the late Col
John l.. Merriam, amounting to about
$3.50 900. to the Merriam Realty COM
pany.
Gov. Merriam was seen yesterday
and explained that the transfer Oh the
property was a formal step taken 10
facilitate the division OF the esId's
among the heirs, who have transIerreo
their portions to the Realty company
the shares of which are then TO De ol-
Vided.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-11-23
snorthorns for south Dakota.

State Railroad and Warehouse Com
m nissioner Liggett returned yesterday
from visit to Kerkhoven. where the
firm of Wilcox & Liggett of which
he is a member, sold to South Dakota
parties a score of pure-bred Short
horn cattle. -t -s-.=
Col. I.iggett stated yesterday that
the purchasers belong to portion OF
their state where the grain cSSpS have
been poorest this year and where in the
future they are determmed to depend
s.fA
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-11-23
Kittson and Kandiyohi.

ed bulletin showing that in Kittson
county there are 1,S17 yegal voters, 70
soldiers, "a Indians entitled to vote,
1858 males, 2,706 females, 6,172 white
people and 116 Indians.
Kandiyo obi county has 4, 297 legal voters,
so old soldiers, old sailor, S,S36 males,
1856 females, 1922 whites OF the
male citizens 2,431 are farmers, ,749 labor
ers, 166 mechanics, Il professional men,
42 clerks, 66 agents and spply men, 1873
railway men, 8 cooks, porters, ETC., ia
merchants, SO retired, IL manufacture
eEs and 81 unclassified.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-11-23
LOSS OF AN EYE.
William Friedrich Sues the City
for $4,000.

Tor $25,OUO.
VIII Friedrich has begun suit to
recover from the city $4,000 damages
for personal injuries alleged to have
been sustained while in the employ of
the city,. in May last. While digging
a trench for putting In a drinking
fountain at the corner of University
avenue and Dale street, a piece was
splintered off a board that was being
driven for bracing. The broken piece
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-11-23

The only train running to Rochester,
Minn., and returning the same day is
via the Chicago Great Western Ry.
(Maple Leaf Route). Ticket Office,
corner of Robert and Fifth SITS.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-11-23

-, The New Dakota COde-1S95.
For sale by only Brown, Treacy & Co.,
ST. Paul.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-11-23

Among the Windsor arrivals yeSter-
day is j. b. Walker, of Sioux City.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-11-23

'i4C1. s. Pease, of Anoka, was on the
register at the Windsor Yesterday.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-11-23
10 cents.
The Meat Market.

Boiling Beef, per lb...A..... 4c
Boneless roasts, per lb............. Sc
Rib Roasts, per lb.................1O .1O@12c
Shoulder Roasts, per Ib.............. &c
Pork Roasts, per lb.................. Sc
Pork Chops per Observation-Disclosures. Sc
Pork Sausage, per 1b................ Sc
SirIoin Steak, per lb................10 .10912c
Chickens, psr ...,.....-........... &c
An inviting Thanksgiving variety of
Turkeys, Ducks, Geese and Fowls.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-11-23
Is Cents
a yard today; they were 35c.

Don't Fay 1mN prizes for
Blankets. E0e1y Blanket
and every Comfortable in this
store has been Marked Doa0n.
Gray Blankets:
$500 kinds for $l.5O.
$500 kinds for $3.50.
S3.25 kinds for $3.50.
S4.0O kinds for So.
White Blankets:
$3.50 kinds for $3.50.
S4.OO kinds for SO. 40.
$500 kinds for S4.25.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-11-23

IS dozen Long Chemises,
V-shaped or round neck,
finished with tucks and Lace
rufhes, will go like this:
So. IS kinds for $3.50.
$500 kinds for $2.15.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-24

I ' 34: oon,i;teS regards tho e1n-
Play Ssi* % -1ren,al I'ss? ?siic::J.n fer TIE
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-24
rlan's office, and city and county hos


clans office, and city and county hos
The duties of the city and county
physician extend to the inmates OF the
aims house, Jail, police stations ana
smallpox hospital.
troll for the period of four years.
To his other duties ere added that. or
examining applicants for membership
on the city police force
He is empowered to appoint not eX-
ceeding two assistants, the aggregate
salary of whom shall not exceed $2.00o
per year. .....
on the whole. affairs committed to
on a business like basis, and in the
public interest. Most of the salaries
and wages paid in the department are
Wen down to the market for similar
services. ...a.,.,- Vs.
..s. RECOMMENDATIONS.
l. The mode of making fuel pur-
chases and issues is subject to inn
bought for all other city departments,
should be in the hands of general
purchasing agency. When purchased,
or from time to time, at least, the fuei
for the board of control should be
placed somewhere by itself, and care
full inspection and accurate measure
ment made. Distribution should be
from the pile so segregated. Many
more half-cord rations of wood Will be
found in the same number of cords
paid for by the adoption of this or some
other similar system Of buying.
> In the opinion of the committee,
the salaries of the city and county
physician and his assistants should De
cut a little to better correspond with
current conditions.
We therefore recommend the follow
ing scale hereafter:
City and county physician, $1,000 per
year.
First assistant county physician, 5000
per year.
Second assistant county physician,
S720 per year.
The latter two positions are very, val
uable and attractive 10 young physl-
clans desiring TO work into practice;
and there is reason to think that the
places would he competently filled were
TIE salaries one-half those suggested.
These cuts would make saving OF
$3.50 per year; a small sum, but one
worthy of attention.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-24
MUNICIPAL COURT.
A Saving of $4,000 Considered
Possible Here.

This court has two judges and dual
functions. 1t is the police court of the
city and a court of record, with civil
jurisdiction in cases involving $500 and
less.
The present pay roll of the court is
Two judges, $4,000 each ............$S,00
one clerk .-...:.. .................... z@90U @
one clerk ..... .................:.... H. zVU
One reporter ........ ................ l, 200
In addition to the above-stated court
officers, three bailiffs, now on the pay
roll of the police department at a sal
ary of $500 per year each, are constant
ly in attendance on the court. Two Of
the bailiffs do more or less clerical
work.
The total pay roll of judges and of
fcers therefore now amounts to $15,60O
per year.
But for the civil business, the service
of but a single judge, with assistance
months in the year altogether, would
be required. The exercise of both
classes of jurisdiction practically keeps
two courts in regular daily session.
with two sets of clerks and court at
tendants. Confined to criminal juris-
diction. but one court and single set
of clerks and attendants would be
needed. The civil jurisdiction of the
municipal court was conferred at a
period when the district courts of the
which caused delay III the disposition
of small controversies. That state Of
things has now passed away. The dis
trict court is provided with six judges,
and monthly terms are held during ten
months in the year. This permits the
speedy hearing and determination of
suits involving small amounts: and af-
fords ample facilities for all that class
of civil business which now seeks the
municipal court.
RECOMMENDATION
l. The civil jurisdiction of the court
| should be abolished, leaving all civil
business to seek justices and the dis
trict courts.
| 2. But one municipal judge, required
| to devote his whole tine 70 the office,
should exist, and his salary should not
| exceed $4,000 per year.
For supplying the place of the regu-
lar municipal judge, in cases of disa-
! bility or absence, Or Of special ext
! gency, an associate judge should be
! provided for, whose compensation
should be a per iiem, not exceeding
! $40, for the time actually and neces-
sarily spent in the performance uf
! duty with a, yearly maximum.
! 8. The clerical force of the court
should be limited to one clerk at ST.
| 800, and an assistant at 5000 per year.
But single bailiff should be provided.
! These changes should effect a yearly
| saving of at least $4,000 per year.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-24
GENERAL REMARKS,
Departments and Positions, Not
officials, Considered.

In considering the questions referred
to 1t, your committee has viewed the
city merely in it's character as a great
business organizat ton. 1t has not felt
called on to examine the qualifications
of any officer nor employe for the place
he. fills. For all purposes of this in
quiry, every man in the municipal SER
vice has been assumed to be honest,
faithful and sufficiently competent. The
committee has dealt exclusively with
departments and positions, and in no
sense with the persons who may hap
pen now to be filing them.
The amounts of service and rates Of
pay recommended for the several Of
ficers and places are .erely those
which, in the minds of the committee,
would fairly compare with those pre-
vafling in the average of private en-
ployments at the present time. If
there is any difference in any case 1t Is
in favor of the city employment, and
the rate Of pay assigned to it as
proper.
1t is a fact, personally well-known
to a majority Of members of the COM
mittee, that in most large private con-
Germs rates of pay are considerably be-
above those recommended by the COM
mittee.
For the salaries Of most officers, and
their chief assistants, the committee
has merely followed the provisions of
the act of legislature Of 1895, meant to
control in such cases. General Laws,
Minnesota, 1895, p. 815
BY its title, and most Of It's clauses,
this act seems clearly meant to confer.
upon city counctls full power over the
Organization Of the city departments,
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-24


workhouse unnecessary. The place
should be abolished. and the necessary
medical service at the establishment
be performed by the city and county
physician and his assistants.
This would effect saving OF $500
per year.
2. The scale of salaries now in force
is considerably above the market. In
the cases of nearly all the employees
board is added to wages. A moderate
estimate of the value of this would be
SIS per month, which in the case. Of the
$50 men would bring their earnings UP
to $75 per month or 5000 per year.
There seems nothing in any of these
places requiring harder service or bet
ter qualifications than with the police
force. X
The committee therefore recommend
the following scale:
Superintendent. $500 per year. - -. i'. Z, {.
All other, employees, except mratron
10 per cent below present salaries. -
This latter would effect a. yearly
saving of 500.
Total annual saving In, department,
s., leo.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-24
BUILDING INSPECTOR.
Recommendation for a<Redue-
ton in the Staff. ....-.,
Oldl ............ ........s........
nnnnNInIENrn AnNInNS

In so far as the duties of this de-
partment are of real public value, they
are limited to matters which are. en-
gineering rather than architectural in
character.
Your committee sees no good reason
for maintaining an independent de-
partment for duties so narrow in their
legitimate scope. 1t, therefore, rec
ommends the abolition of the depart
ment, and the making of the city en-
gineer eX-officio building inspector, with
power to employ not exceeding two
special assistants, expert in building
matters. at a cost not to exceed $1,000
in the aggregate, in any one year. This
would effect saving of from $1,000 to
$4,000 per year. and give the public all
the protection which the existing in
spectorship department was designed
to secure. AS a matter of fact, since
the creation of the office of building in
spector, it has mostly been filled by
engineers, without disadvantage to the
service.
Until the consolidation mentioned
shall have been effected, the force in
the department should be reduced to
one inspector at a salary of 81, 800 per
year, and one clerk at salary of 5000
per year.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-24
THINGS FOUND IN AMBER.
How Nature Has Embalmed Some
Rare Plants and Animals. q


Rare Plants and Animals. a
Gentleman's Magazine.
In many museums may be seen In
the most perfect state of preservation
in amber fosilized remains of plants
and animals. The science of Egypt in
it's highest development did not sue
ceed in discovering a method of en-
balming so perfect as the simple proc
esS taking place in nature. A tree ex-
cludes a gummy, resinous matter in
q liquid state. An insect accidentally
lights in 1t and Is caught. The exuda-
ton continues and envelopes it COM
pletely, preserving the most minute
details Of Its structure. In the course
of time the resin becomes a fossil and
is known as amber The history of
fossil insects is largely indebted to the
fly in amber. And to the preserving
properties of amber we owe, likewise,
our knowledge of some of the more
minute details of ancient plant struc-
ture.
The coasts of the Baltic are, and
have been from the days of the Phoen-
lean traders, the great source of the
amber of commerce. 1t occurs in rolled
fragments. in strata known to geolo-
rocks of a date little more recent than
those Of the London basin, and equi "a
lent to the younger tertiary series of
the Isle of Wight The fragments of
fossil resin We're washed down by the
rivers from the pine forests of the dis
trict along with sediments and vegeta-
BILE debris. In them are found most
perfectly preserved remains of therper=
iod. as well as of insect life Ffag!
ments of twigs; leaves, buds and f1oWl
ers: with ;sepals, petals, stamens and
grains have likewise been found A rel
cent genus, deutzia, has been recog-
nized by it's characteristic stamens;7 the
valves of the anthers of cinnamomtm
are seen in others. In one specimen
the pendent catkin of a species ofsoak
is seen as distinctly through the clear
amber as if 1t were fresh flower And
beside the insect and plant remains
thus sealed up in amber stray relics of
the higher fauna of the forest have, also
been met with. Fragments of hair and
feathers have been caught in the sticky
resin and preserved. Among Others
woodpecker and squirrel have been
recognized in the Baltic amber. -
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-24
A REGULAR PIANO CRAZE.
Two Drays Running Constantly
Cannot Deliver Them as Fast


1t is safe to say that more pianos
were sold in st. Paul last week
than had been sold here in a year be-
fore. The town, it seems, has literal
ly gone daft on the subject-a regular
craze in fact-as all classes of people,
from the rich down to the mechanic,
who can scrape up s25 for a first pay
ment, are in for a piano. The induce
ments offered at the great manufacture
ers' cost sale now in progress at 40
and 142 East Sixth street &C. o. Rice
& Co.'s old store), are so tempting,
that many are buying who had not
even considered the matter until this
rare opportunity presented itself. {.
Few who enter the store go away
without a piano, and we know of sew
eral who purchased two each.
This house is giving unquestionable
bargains. The Kimball piano Is a SUI
perior instrument, standing today Sec
ond to none, and with the manufacture
ers, for reasons heretofore explained,
closing out such beautiful stock of
sample instruments at the cost of ma
terial and labor to construct them,
and on such reasonable terms as $25
down and $40 a month, it is little Won
der that the desire and rush for
pianos is unprecedented and little
short of craze.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-24

1884, ........ 39,744.25 20,9752S C0,7195S
For the season Of 1885 the expendi-
lures on Como park were approximate
ly as follows:
Maintenance ......... 81 G02 % %
Total ......... ................$3 .$33 90
Our public parks are managed with
great intelligence and taste, and with
much regard for economy. For area
and beauty, they compare we'll with
those of any other city in the country.
During some years past efforts nave
been made to acquire spacious park
grounds in the Lake Phalen locality.
In the opinion of your committee 1t
would be good policy to suspend the
prosecution of this plan for a few
years at least. No tax burden should
be put upon any part of our citizens
at present for any purpose that can
be postponed to a more favorable
period. Besides, your committee does
not feel sure that the desired property
cannot be secured a little later on bet
ter terms than could now be gotten.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
In view of the considerable amounts
that, during some years past, have
been spent on the improvements of
our parks, your committee thinks 1t
would he wise to reduce the annual
expenditures for park purposes to $780,
600 per year for the next few years.
This will suffice for the cost of the
present high standard of maintenance,
and leave a handsome fund, each year,
for improvements.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-24
The First Message to Congress.

Washington Star.
The manuscripts of Jefferson are
mality, and are even careless in pre-
paration, the diction being the only
thing that is not in a measure Slipshod.
The diction, as all readers of Jefferson
know, is direct and forceful. Very
ordinary paper, with no headline and
enough for his purposes. The writ
ings are full of erasures, made with
pen and ink, and not infrequently new
sentences after a period are begun with
even whole sentences are scratched out
with a pm, and the manuscript, with
all it's imperfectionS, is sent on it's
way. In some cases the manuscript is
cut, and in one of the messages con-
corning Burr'S expedition a statement
of six or eight lines is corrected by
piece of paper, on which it is written
differently, being pasted with red
waters over the part rejected after
writing.
The absence of Washington's mes
sages is due to their being burned in
the capitol. But neither Washington
nor Adams sent a written message to
congress on it's first convening. They
merely delivered addresses, which were
replied to then and there by the con-
gress. >> ~ '1',--'
The manuscript of Jefferson S
apology to congress for departing for
the hrSt time, from this custom, and
sending his first message in writing
illustrates his indifference as to capt.
talization.
It is written on a small, yellow sheet
of paper:
"Dec. 8, 1901.
"The circumstances under which we
find ourselves at this place rendering
inconvenient the mode heretofore
practised of making by personal ad-
dress the first communications be-
tween the legislative and the executive
branches. 1 have adopted that by mes
sage, as used on all subsequent oc-
casions through the session. in doing
this 1 have had principal regard to the
convenience of the Legislature, to the
economy of time, to their relief from
the embarrassment of immediate
answer on subjects not yet fully be-
fore them and to the benefit thence
resulting to the public affairs. trust
Ing that a procedure. founded in these
motives, will meet their appreciation.
L beg leave through you, Sir, to COM
municate the inclosed message, with
the documents accompanying it, to the
honorable the House of Representa-
tives, and pray you to accept, for
yourself and for them, the homage of
my high respect and consideration.
''-Thos. Jefferson.
"The honorable, the speaker of the
house of representatives.
From this letter dated the abandon
ment of the practice of the president
addressing congress in person on its
first assembling.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-24
PUBLIC PARKS.
Their management Subject OF
Complimentary Notice.

These are under control of a board
of four citizens, appointed by the may
Or, who serve without compensation.
The immediate management of the
parks is in the hands of a superintend-
ent, who receives a yearly salary Of
S1.SO0.
The improved parks Of the city now
number sixteen, having total area
of more than 500 acres.
In it's report for the year 1894 the
park board estimated the aggregate
value of all public paEns of the city,
considered as real estate only, at
1000 COO.
The total expenditures on the parks
for the years 1898 and 1894 were as fol-
lows:
Improve Main
meTG ienaGoe Total.
1893 Szs ss5.a5 S12 S3s IS s4e,5sS.6 6a
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-24
A Philadelphia DeIicacy.

Ph1IadeIphla Call.
The ice cream man has disappeared.
The discerning venders, however. have
hit upon new scheme. The cans in
their gay wagons that once contained
frozen cream are now filled with steam
ing liquid, which brings delight and
warmth to the heart of the small boy.
''Hot Pectoral'' is the legend that now
appears upon the ex-ice cream mans
sign, and his perambulating store is
surrounded by hordes of eager news
boys provided with the necessary cent
for a draught of the delightful fluid
that it must be-