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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-07
vICTIMs OR CRIMINALs
Assistant Postmaster at Faribault
Charged with Theft.

Assistant Postmaster Elmer Hoyt, of
F'arfbault, was arraigned before Com
missioner Tighe : yesterday on the
charge of robbing the office of which he
was In charge sof $500 worth of stamps.
United States District Attorney String
er relates IN the complaint against
the young man that he is responsible
for the disappearance of $1,000 two-cent
stamps. Hoyt has been in the post
office at Faribault for the past fifteen
years, and up to the present time has
borne an excellent reputation.
Hoyt's story of the missing stamps,
as told Postmaster Haven, is to the
erect that short time ago a man came
into the Faribault office and repre-
scented himeself to be the postmaster
OF OWatonna. He told Hoyt that his
ONCE was short of stamps and asked
for the loan Of $500 worth. Hoyt had
seen Postmaster Luse, of OwtatOnna,
Oh one occasion about three years ago,
and thinking his visitor the man whom
he represented himself to be, gave him
the requested Is, 600 stamps. Later the
shortage was discovered and the at.
tent1on of Hoyt called to the matter.
He offered the above explanation and
Postmaster Luse was requested to re-
turn the loan which Hoyt said he had
made him. In reply to the request,
Mr.. Luse sent Postmaster Craven a
letter denying that he had. Hoyt was
then sent to Ows tonna to identify Mr..
Iuse, but returned with the infor-
nation that he was not the man to
whom he had given the stamps. Post
master Craven then reported the mat
ter to Inspector Wood, of this city,
who went to Faribault Wednesday
and placed Hoyt under arrest. Com
missioner Tighe held Hoyt to the fed
eral grand jury in the sum of $500,
which was furnished by friends of the
accused
Postmaster Craven, in speaking of
-Hoyts arrest yesterday, said that he
felt the embarrassment of his assistant
very keenly as he had had full charge
of the Faribault office for a number of
years, and had previously been thor
orghly honest in all of his business
transactions He is unwilling to be-
lieve Hoyt guilty of the offense charg-
ed, and is of the opinion that the
young man has been made the victim
of some kind of a swindle.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-07
PRIZES FOR BICYCLE RACES.
Splendid Events Opening Day of the
Fair,

Exhibitors are asked to have DISPLAYS we'll
IN hand by Saturday preceding the fair, and
every detail completed by Monday morning
The time has gone by when Monday. the
nrst day OF the fair, is to be utilized for
nx1ng up" Last year Monday was one o.
lne Important days OF the week and is to be
80 tnls year. The big cycle races for which
$l,oOO IN prizes are given, occur en- this day.
All cycllsts coming to the grounds on wheels
are TO be admitted at half price, and children
free. So one of the biggest crowds of the
week is assured The fair management ia
taking the initiative by putting the buildings
and grounds in shape for use at least two
weeks earlier than usual
The Page Company, of Adrian Mich win
send. on bunaloes, elk, deer, bear and other live
animals that will be confined in enclosures
constructed OF fencing manufactured by the
company. 1t will be a novel and interesting
exhibit.
The executive committee held a meeting az
secretary RandalPs office yesterday and
oruered tne race track put in the best possible
condition In anticipation of the races which
Will include some of the fastest horses of
the day, that President Weaver is now pego-
tiating for
A shooting tournament, under the auspices
OF the st. Paul gun club is to be feature
OF the fair. There will be many marksmenf
present and interesting matches are looked
j. H. Adamson, formerly Professor of Anat-
omy at Washington college, was yesterday
DESIGNATED as e; as official veterinary surgeon Of
Lastayear there. was such good showing Of
brown Swiss cattle that this year prizes
nave been offered. AS result there will be-
several several herds sent here for the compe-
t1tion, among them being cattle from the
herds OF F. "A. & j. We SQuires, of Blue
Earth City.
A. W. Albertson & Son, of Inwood, To-. haya
gwen notice that they will send a car load
OF Poland China swine. This is the first time
these noted breeders have been shown at
the fair. @a1v-
The art department is located in the
W0m0n'q nd Mr.
Crossley, OF st. Paul. have charge of tie de-
partment and will be at the grounds daily for
Two weeks prior to the fair All articles
for exhibit should be sent to the secretary's
ofice at Hamltne as early as possible to insure
proper hanging. Mrs. Anna Cooper who has
charge OF the womans building can also be
Aug IL.
L.. G. Browning, of Anoka, will send a
herd of Jerseys. and w. A. Gordon of Grand
FORKS North Dakota, will send JERSEYS and
grades. ~-
Eighty rods of new wire fence has been
erected on the south side of the grounds
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-07
EASTERN STAR WILL DECORATE.
Local Chapters to Build an Arch on
Fifth Street.

Members of the three local chapters
of>the Order of the Eastern Star have
engaged in unique plan which will
add an attractive feature to the street
decorations during encampment week
They have formed a combination with
the firms doing business on both sides
of the block on Fifth street, between
st. Peter and Wabasha streets, with
whose assistance they will erect a hand
some arch across Fifth street from
Masonic Temple to the Dyer building on
the opposite side. The arch will be con-
structed of evergreens and will be or
namented with colored electric lights
In variously arranged designs.
The German Krfegerverein, an organ
izatien of German soldiers, will take
part in the grand civic and naval pa
rade Sept. 3. The members of the or
ganiZation will appear in the old-fash-
Toned uniforms of the German army
A movement Is also on foot to secure
the presence in the parade of all the
organized companies of the Sons of
Veterans.
Arrangements have been made for
the postoff1ce band to take part in the
events of encampment week Owing
to the business claims on the members
of the band during the day it will only
participate in those events taking place
in the evenings.
A. A. Kelly, of Minneapolis, who has
charge of the arrangements for re-
union of the First Brigade, First Dr.
vision, Ninth Army corps, including the
Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth Wis
consin, Fifty-frst Pennsylvania, 109th
New York, and the Eighth and Twen-
ty-seventh Michigan regiments, has
been notified that the reunion will be
held in Meridian lodge rooms, $50 Cedar
street, Tuesday, Sept. 8, from II o'clock
noon to 3 O'Clock p. m. The reunion OF
the Seventy seventh Ohio Volunteer
infantry will be held in the Lincoln
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-07
NORTHFIELD HAS AN UNPLEASANT
PRACTICAL LESSON ON NONE
TARY MATTERS.
FAILED TO RENEW BONDS
THROUGH OPPOSITION TO THE IN
sERTION OF A PAYMENT-IN-
SOUND-MONEY CLAUSE.
PUBLIC
IMPROVEMENTS STOP
Through Necessity to Use Money in
the Treasury to Satisfy Obli-
cations.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe
NORTHFIELD, Mimi, Aug. 5.-An
incident has just occurred here which
shows how the agitation for a change
in currency is resulting detrimentally
to many important interests. bond
given for the construction of a bridge
had become due and was presented
for payment. The city council, being
short of funds, had hoped to renew it;
and the bidder was quite willing to
take another bond for the money
loaned, but insisted, in view of a pos
sible depression in our currency, and
in order to protect himself against loss,
that the new bond should be made
payable in as good money as had
been invested in it-namely, In gold.
The city authorities knew that next
year their revenues would be paid in
such currency as prevailed at the time
of their imposition. Liquor licenses
might be payable in silver Tie val
uation of property could not well be
increased, neither could the rate Of
taxation, which is already burden
some, being within a fraction of per
cent. If that currency were, under
free silver, a deprecated one although
THE amount of the taxes collected
WOuiQ NC HOIilndIly the same WQon
1t came to paying gold bonds they
would not go so far. 1t might take
$4,000 in currency to pay off a gold
debt Of $1,000. Possibly it could be
paid with less, but the council seem
to have concluded that bond that
they now could pay off with a thou
sand dollars of currency on a gold
basis, they might be required to pay
considerable more than a thousand
dollars for on a silver basis. Accord
fngly, they voted to take the bond up
Ito pay it off now. To do this. how
ever, would leave the city with but
a small balance to its credit, and at
the same meeting in which 1t was
voted to pay the bond the council was
obliged, in order to husband its re-
sources, to direct that all work on the
streets should be suspended, except
such as was absolutely essential al
though considerable necessary work
had been projected with the expecta-
ton that the bonds would be renewed
and funds would be available to pay
for the labor. This, in turn, necessi-
tated the discharge of number of
men, and their consequent loss Of the
employment on which they had reck-
oned. So that in several ways the agi-
tation for the free coinage of silver has
already worked detrimentally to the
interests of Mortified. and has caused
a number of people to give the ques-
ton more earnest consideration.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-07
OUT THEY MUST 60
PEOPLES SERVANTS NOT ALLOWED
TO DO BUSINESS IN THE CITY
HALL.
COMMISSION is NOW AFRAID
THAT 1T WILL LOSE A POINT
BY RECOGNIZING THE
BOARD.
DORIAN WILL TAKE NO CHANCE.
He Has Decided the Matter for the
Supreme Court and That
Settles 1t.

If the board of public works expect
ed the faintest show of fair treatment
from the mayor and the other Repub-
ican members of the joint city hall and
court house commission, that eXpecta-
ton vanished yesterday. The five Re
publican members refused to recon
slider the resolution excluding the
board of public works from the court
house building. The pretext upon
which some of them acted was that to
rescind the resolution instructing the
custodian not to allow the board of
public works to meet in the court house
building would be equivalent to recog-
nizing the existence of such a body as
the board of public works. Mayor
Doran did not seem to need any pre-
text to justify his refusal to rescind
the resolution for the mayor has made
up his mind without giving the su-
preme court a chance to guess, that the
board of public works has become ex-
tinct. At least, the mayor so declared
yesterday.
1t was President German who
brought the matter to the attention of
the joint commission at it's session
yesterday afternoon. Capt. German
asked permission to make a statement
and it was accorded. The captain said
that he appeared in behalf of the board
to correct what appeared to be a mis-
apprehension regarding the present &C
ton of the board. Referring to the
resolution adopted by the commission
the day before, the inference was that
1t had been adopted under the belief
that the board of public works had
not taken any steps to bring the legal
controversy before the courts.
81 am here in behalf of the board of
public works." continued President
German, ito say that the board has
employed counsel and that said counsel
has been instructed to proceed without
unnecessary delay to bring the matter
into the courts. We are not seeking de-
lay, and we are confident that the ques-
ton will be submitted to the courts as
soon as possible. Certainly that is our
wish In view Of this understood
might be reconsidered"
In reply, Mr. Lewis admitted that the
resolution setting aside Commissioner
Copeland's present quarters exclusively
for the use of himself and his assistants
really covered all the ground, and that
until the validity of the law of 1896 had
been determined, the commission
would be conveniently accessible to the
public. But, now it was too late. The
resolution had been passed, but it need
not necessarily be enforced. 1t was I'M
fortunate and had Mr.. Lewis had time
to give the matter more consideration,
he might,perhaps, have voted against it.
But now the commission could not con-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-07
HE ADJoURNs MAINLY.
Commissioner Copeland Meets Him
self, But Does Nothing.


The commissioner and the board of public
works were both attending to the public
yesterday. Numerous matters were before
them, but all were adjourned.
The board of public works was recognized
by number of property owners interested
in the assessments for paving Summit ave-
nue. from Dayton avenue to Sixth street, and
the Sixth street and Third street hills. These
assessments were before the board for COM
pletion. In the Of the Third street
paving Arnold Kalman requested that the
completion Of the assessment be postponed,
for the reason that no legal assessment could
be made against his property either by the
board or by the commissioner of public
works. He also declared that he could not
be made to pay any such assessment
In the matter of the upper Sixth street
paving, Capt. -Berkey and Messrs. Borer and
Mckinley made the same request to post
pone the completion of the assessment for
law abolishing the board Of public works Is
determined. The board adjourned the as
sessments for one week in order to prepare
assessment rolls.
In the matter Of the preliminary order
for paving Hill street, F. G. Ingersoll, as
attorney for the interested property owners
protested against paving the street. The
board also received several protests by mail
A. G. Otis appeared before the board to Sc
cure the correction Of an error in the Oak
land avenue paving assessment whereby his
property Is wrongly assessed for a water
connection.
The members of the board maintain that
if they prevented from holding meetings
in the court house building, that serious in
convenience will result to property owners
But in any event the board is determined to
discharge its duties regardless of any action
on the part Of the Republican city authori-
ties.
The commissioner of public works also
granted a hearing on the preliminary order
for paving Hill and Washington streets Four
property owners who appeared opposed the
improvement. and accordingly the commits
Sioner adjourned the matter until next Nom
view the streets in company with the city
engineer. The completion OF the assess
ments for paving the Third and Sixth streets
hills and Summit avenue was also adjourned
until next week.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-07
SHIFTED THE BURDEN.
South Dakota Assessors Equaiize
Railway Assessments.

Special to the Globe.
HURON, S. D., Aug. Sat the meeting of
the state board of assessment the assessment
upon railroads operating in this state were
fixed for 1896. Railroads have heretofore been
assessed very high when their reduced earn
ings are taken into consideration. the average
tax for 1895 being over per cent Of the gross
earnings; the tax of the Chicago & North
Western railway for the same year was 10
and 99-100 per cent of its gross earnings.
Although strong plea was made for a re-
duction of railroad assessments generally in
the same ratio that other assessments have
been reduced, the board would not materially
change the aggregate, but contented them
selves with equalizing the assessments be-
tween the railroads. 1t was shown that the
assessment Of the Chicago & North Western
railway was out of proportion with the as
sessment of other roads, 1t being much high
err. Under the equalization the Chicago &
Northwestern secured a reduction of $131, 000
while the assessments of the Burlington &
Missouri River road and the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul road were raised.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-07
SUIT OVER A PATENT TRAP.
Andrew Carlson Charges Anthem,
LindstrOm With infringement.

Andrew M. Carlson, of this city.
through his attorneys, yesterday filed
suit in chancery in the United States
district court against Anthony E. Lind
strom, of Minneapolis, asking for an
injunction to prevent the infringe
ment of patent rights which the plant
if claims to have received from the
government on "a certain style Of trap
for the capture Of animals" and to re-
cover damages alleged to have been.
sustained while letters patent were
pending.
Mr.. Carlson sets forth in the com
plant that he is the inventor Of a
particularly effective trap, and that at
one time Lindstrom was an agent en-
ployed to dispose of the invention. In
this capacity, he claims, the defendant
secured an explanation of the construc-
ton Of the devise and forthwith began
manufacturing and placing on the mar
ket an exact counterpart of the inven-
ton of the plaintiff
The court is asked to fix the damage
which the plaintiff is alleged to have
sustained
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-07
ciup rooms in the Endicott building
sept. l, from 4 to 6 O'Clock.

secretary Brigham, of the committee
on accommodation, attended meeting
or the citizens Of White Bear Wednes-
Day evening, atgwhich he received the
assurance that the lake residents are
making arrangements not only to ac-
commodate a large number Of encamp-
ment visitors. but that they will also
handsomely decorate the village streets
and the depot.a An invitation was also
extended the members of the Naval
veterans association to join the women
delegates to the different G.. A.. r.
bodies In theirrexcursion to the lake on
Friday, Sept. l.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-07
Ton Mnnx Harresters.

GRAND FORKS, N. D., Aug. s.-Yesterday
being harvest excursion day last evening 5
trains from the Twin Cities were loaded
ley harvest fields. There were at least $50 ar
rived in this city via the Great Northern.
and this mornings train brought quite as
many more. Those who have come to this
city were under the impression that there
will be another harvest such as we had In
the valley last year, and say they were told
that thousands Of men would be needed dur
ing the harvest season. This is all wrong.
and some one or more in the Twin Cities are
doing these workingmen a wrong Many Of
them come here with little or no money, and
then, being unable to find employment, have
to be cared for.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-07
one Jury to Try Another.

RED WING, Mimi, Aug. 6.-John Fersig
who was convicted of the murder of Robert
Spaulding. of Maiden Rock about four years
ago, and sentenced to life imprisonment al
Waupun, has instituted proceedings for the
charge is misconduct on the part of the Jury
A trial will be held in September in the
circuit court at Ellsworth This is the first
time in the history Of Wisconsin that one
jury has been called upon to try another.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-07
July Health Statistics.

According to the mortality statement of
the health department for the month of
July, there weree 1SS deaths and 262 births.
The death rate for the month. estimating the
population at 10000 was 1.253. There were
forty-one contagious diseases, of which TWEEN
ty-four were diphtheria, sixten scarlet fever
and one membranous Group. The number OF
deaths from diplstherla was unusually large
nine cases resulting fatally, nearly forty per
cent of the total number of cases.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-07
BULKY BOOK FOR w1NoNA.

New Directory Contains 9,513
Names. yaan
Special to the Globe
WINONA, Mimi, Aug. 6.-The new d.
rectory of the city of Winona is about to
be published, and will be on the market in
two weeks. 1t contains some data which is
OF interest and shows that Winona is rap
idly growing. The directory contains 9513
names. These names do not include those
OF married women, nor of any one under
population of the city is now estimated at
23775. This is considerable of an increase
since the census The present directory will
contain 413 more names than the one of
1894 There are five less saloons in the city
now than in 1894 The present number Is
forty-four
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-07
NEST OF TARANTULAs
Discovered in a Fruit Car That Ar
rived Yesterday

There was wild exit of two freight
handlers from a fruit car which came
In over the Burlington yesterday morn
Ing. The two men were engaged in re-
moving a cargo Of bananas when COL
ony or tarantulas was uncovered with
httle ceremony. One of the deadly bugs
sprang to the shoulder of the nearest
man, but was shaken off before he
could bite. This bug was eaptured
alive and put in a glass jar. He meas
ured three inches from tip to tip. The
other tarantulas escaped to the fur
Their end of the car The men were
very charry about continuing work af-
ter their fright
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-07
DISTRICT COURT ROUTINE.

). The following orders and decisions were
filed yesterday:
John NJ Weeks vs.. Henry c. Jones ct al. !;
order confirming sheriff's sale. Kelly, ].
In the matter of the reeelvershfp of the
Snow Church Co.. insolvent order restrain
ing Geo. F. Edwards from receiving certain
money and vacating order IS to John Dun
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-07
Grand Army Encampment.

Attend the G. A r. encampfnent and
the Great Minnesota State Fair. The
G 10 b e will present you with both
railroad tickets and admission tickets
absolutely free. Read ad In another
column.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-07
Rroke the 500 Record.

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich, Aug. 6-The
tonnage Of the Sault canal again broke the
this year to date of 8165, Psi. In all 3,417 yes
sells used the two canals in the month
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-07
Roundfnr Up Poachers

Warden Edward Night brought in another
brace of Minneapolis sports last evening.
They were caught shooting chickens east oil
the city, with six birds in their possession,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-07
St. CLOUD Pioneer Dend

Special to the Globe. &
ST. CLOUD, Mimi, Aug. 6.-Ex-A1d. S. r.
Rechert, one Of the pioneers of the city, died
this evening of paralysis. He was prominent
In German Catholic orders.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-07
Tea or
Coffee

that is weighed out over our
counters, and paid for with
United States dollar, hand the
purchaser not only the goods, but
a pure Mexican dollar in change
together with the goods.
Notwithstanding the greater
purity of the Mexican over the
American coins, there can be no
possible greater purity in the
Teas aud Cofees sold at the
Yerxa stores.
Notwithstanding the attrac-
tiveness of the above offer, there
will be not a penny of increase
over Our usual
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-07

Their guns, dogs, horse and buggy have been
taken care of by the deputy and will prob
ably become the property of the state. The
guns are very valuable. The parties refuse
to give their names. and are not known here.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-07
LOCAL NOTICES.

Homeseelxcrs' Excursion via 500
Line, Aug. 18th.
On above date 500 line will sell TO points
in Minnesota and North Dakota at single fare
plus $780, Call at 1913 Robert street Hotel