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The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-11

this bid, especially as am informed that
we will get other bids II we readvertise.'
Aid. LarsenL agree with Mr.. Kaldunski.
Aid. Stutzman thought It was strange that
that the taxpayers disapproved of the turn OF
affairs. and was convinced that the city ought
to readyertise. He could assure the board
that there would be other bids as substan-
tial business men had assured him that
they would put IN lower bids.
The roll was then called on Aid. Shepards q
motion to adopt the report of the commit
tee recommending the acceptance OF the bid
bidder. = The vote resulted as follows, Aid.
Bell voting to reject the bid. having changed
his mind about the wood chuck he had not
seen earlier:
Allard, Donahower, Bell, Kaldunski, Kenny,
Larsen and Stutzman. The motion was de-
clared lost. President Markham gave as his
reason for voting in the affirmative his be-
lief that the bid was reasonable one.
The board then took q recess In order to
amend the specifications before instructing
the clerk to readvertise for bids The amend
ments consisted, first, in striking out the
moonlight schedule. section providing for
making tests and imposing the penalties al
ready mentioned was inserted, and the section
requiring the contractor to furnish sufficient
gasoline to sustain light Of fourteen candle
power" was so amplifed as to compel the con-
tractor to furnish a light of fourteen candle
power.
The board thereupon reassembled and first
adopted a resolution by Aid. Donahower, re-
jecting the bid Of the American Development
company and authorizing the return to the
bidder Of the $500 certified check which ac
companied the bid.
Then the resolution instructing the clerk
to advertise for bids for lighting with gas
oline those portions of the city hitherto so
cordance with the amended specifications now
on file in the city clerks Office
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-11

his recent travels through Germany. al
stereOpticon lecture in Atlantic Con-
gregational church last evening be-
fore a gathering that filed the church.
DR.. Smiths talk took the listener down
the Rhine along which many old and
beautiful castles are situated, about
all OF which DR.. Smith had legend or
story to tell. and all Of them were
handsomely illustrated Petsdam was
visited and all of the main buildings.
schools, ETC., illustrated and described.
The life of Luther formed an interest,"
Ing part of the lecture. and illustra-
tions were given of many scenes In
his life. Also portraits of Goethe,
Schiller. Bismarck and Won Moltke.
The customs of the German people,
their ways of living, schools, markets.
etc.. were all finely illustrated and
the entire lecture, given in most en-
tertaaning way, with many little in
cidents of DIR. Smiths trip and ex-
perienees In the F'atherland neatly
worked. All of the proceeds of the
lecture went to the church.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-11
THE COMING CARNIVAL.

ST. Paul is to have an ice palace this win
ter. II winter continues as it has started
in an old-time frolic is assured.-Lamberton
Star.
st. Paul is to have q grand winter car
nival and an ice palace. That is one way
Of turning our Northern winter. to advantage
Springfield Advance.
If the weather OF the past week is an in
dication OF what we may expect the St. Paul
time Minneapolis is praying for a January
thaw.-Brafnerd Dispatch.
St Paul Is considering the feasibility Of
constructing another ice palace this season.
Why not be UP to date and get an ice gorge?
They come little high sometimes, and may
not be as easy to get rid of when you want
to, but then for advertising purposes they
are out Of sight.-Chippewa Herald.
II old st. Paul starts In to have a real
old-fashioned Ice palace this winter she viii
have it or 'break q hame strap. ."-Sherburne
Advance.
Is 1t the coal trust or the St Paul ice car
niyaI committee who has had Old Boreas
under their thumb for the past few weeks?
1t Is surely matter of coercion at any rate.
-Platnview News.
The wfde-awake citizens of st. Paul are
full Of enthusiasm over the coming carnival,
and Notwithstanding the late panic. are pre-
crystalline business. They viii have a Par
thenon in fee and lots of fun with 1t through
January and February.-Stillwater Messen-
ger.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-11
DOUBLE CHINESE BURIAL.
Two Celestials VIII BE Inferred
Sunday Afternoon.

st. Paul will witness the novelty of
two Chinese funerals next Sunday
afternoon. The bodies of the Celestial
murdered at New Richmond, and Leo
Quong, who committed suicide here
recently, will be inferred at Oakland
cemetery. The ceremonies will be wit
messed by Cinnamon who will come to
witness the scene from all over the
state
Yesterday a burial permit was taken
out for the interment Of Leo Quong.
The dead Celestial, who took the opium
route, lies at the undertaking estab-
Hshment of Fred Dohm, at Seven corr
Eers The local countrymen of Quone
have overcome their prejudice against
having anything to do with a nnutilat-
ed body and will give the dead man a
burial appropriate to one born within
procession will leave Dohm's at about
2 o'clock Sunday afternoon and will
be accompanied by a great number of
Chinese Free Masons. of which order
Quong was member. The ceremony
will take place under the auspices Of
this society and everything will be
done In accordance with the rules OF
that organization.
The body of the New Richmond
Cinnamon, was brought to the city
Saturday night by brother of the
dead man. residing in Minneapolis. His
funeral will start from the undertake
ing rooms of P. Godbout on Wabasha
street, at prompt 2 o'clock Sunday
afternoon. It is not known what the
exact nature of the two ceremonies
will be, but joint ceremony will take
place at Oakland cemetery.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-11
KENNY SPOKE RIGHT OUT.
Street Railway Company, He says
Is .sSimpIy Hogging IT."


In 'ssimpIy Hogging It.''
Aid. Kenny touched off a bunch of
fire crackers under Superintendent
Smith, of the street railway company,
yesterday afternoon. It was at the
regular meeting of the committee on
streets of the board of aldermen The
committee had under consideration, the
assembly resolution directing the street
railway company to tear up it's switch
tracks on Thompson and Smith ave
nues, and to abandon the use of the
tracks on Ramsey street for storing
and repairing its cars. The corpora
ton attorney furnished a written opin-
ion to the effect that the resolution
was invalid, inasmuch as the COM
pany had right to use the tracks on
Thompson and Smith avenues for the
purpose of running their cars In and
out of the barn.
Aid. BigeIow proposed that the cor
poration attorney be instructed to test
the validity Of the resolution by in
stituting proceedings to compel the
street railway company to remove all
unnecessary tracks ON Smith and
Thompson avenues.
superintendent Smith thereupon as
surred the committee that 1T would
be impossible to operate its cars to
and from the barn, If the tracks In
question are torn up. II they were,
the company would have to abandon
its barn.
I'D be glad if they would" remark
ed +. j. Power, one Of the owners Of
property in that vicinity
81 don't believe the Fifth ward ,e,uId
be-" replied Aid. Btgelow
X. Mead, another property owner,
declared that not a man in the neigh
borhood could sleep all night, there
was such an internal din around the
barn, after midnight. Mr.. Mead had
not got a fun nights sleep in three
years.
Some one said that he company was
dumping coal on the street in front
of the barn. This was enough for Aid
Kenny Twisting towards Supt. Smith,
the alderman from the Third ward ex-
pressed himself in this fashion,
The street railway company ought
not to be allowed to have its coal and
other supplies from Minneapolis, and
convert the road into a freight line.
You'd have these tracks taken up in
fifteen minutes if it was in Minneapo-
lis. Why should ST. Paul give every
thing to the street railway company,
when it gets all it's supplies and has
all its repairs made in Minneapolis?
say it is an outrage. The street rail-.
way is making monkey of st. Paul.
They're simply hOgging iti''
Aid. Bigelow then offered a reSOlu-
ton ennbodying his proposition for q
test case, but it was laid over until
the next meeting, some objections be-
ing raised to the word unnecessary
ir the resolution, as applied to the
tracks on Smith and Thompson ave-
nueS.
Aid. Lindahl's resolution to carry into
effect the ordinance extending the
street car service from Maryland and
Greenbrier avenues to Phalen Park,
was recommended to pass.
The report of the joint committee,
recommending the extension of the
Grand avenue line to the Union depot
was laid over.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-11
NEW JERSEY HAS A WILD MAN.
Strange Person Lives In an Aban-
dOned Mine Near North Airing

ARLINGTON, N. T., Dec. THE den
OF a wild man was found this morning
in the unused shaft or level Of the old
copper mine in North Arlington His
abode was in one of the cave-like tun-
nels used in former years for ventila-
ton and over 200 feet from the caves
mouth. The floor was carpeted with
fine brussels carpet, laid on the hard
dry floor, and at one side was cook
ing stove fully equipped with pots and
kettles. Fuel and provisions sufficient
for many weeks were stored in con-
VeEient recesses.
For several months monentary
glimpses have been. had of a half wild
man in the woods about North Arling-
ton. Children playing in the roadways
would run home, saying they had seen
wild man, but their parents pooh
poohed the stories, believing that their
children's fears were the results Of
mere childish fright Within two weeks,
however, the wild man has been seen
by well-known citizens. One who saw
him said today that the man was ap-
parently about forty years old, had
beard that covered his entire face up
to the eyes and wore clothing that
was only kept in place by cords and
strings. sTS
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-11
BALLOT LAW DEFECTS.
Shortcomings Incident to the sys-
tenn in -ogue..

lem In vogue.
To the Editor of the Globe.
In your editorial of the 4th inst. you dis
cuss some of the defects of our ballot system.
Permit me to call attention. to some OF the
shortcomings. not inherent In. but incident
to the system.
election | had the opportunity of noting that
ballot system which permits the use of q
ticket ticket with a double headed title. such as
democratic electors, " National Democratic
electors, is seriously defective in that re-
spect- In my precinct the voters were up
to the average of intelligence, yet when the
ballots came to be counted, it was found that
large number had voted for both the Bryan
and Palmer electors, and thereby nulIified
their votes. This confusion in the ballots
throughout the country cost thousands Of
votes.
As further step towards perfecting our
pallot system, / would abolish every proyis-
physically disabledJ to call into the booth
any one to aid him in marking his ballot
Wnen the law confers upon the able-boded
citizen the full right of suffrage and a secret
ballot 1t has done for him in the way OF
franchise all that 1t is morally bound to do
X the citizen Is so ignorant of the English
language that he cannot read the names OF
the candidates to be voted for, or the brier
directions on the ballot the election law
should not concern itself about it; it is of no
consequence to any one but to the voter and
the politician. in so far as the elective franz
chise Is concerned. Under the existing law
which permits flliterate voter to call an
OIA0A " u1S dlu III the DOOIn, the grOSS0St
outrage may be committed against the rights
and conscience OF the voter able to mark his
ballot. as I shall presently show In most
OF the mining towns In this county the voters
are so dominated by the mining companies
and their retainers that a local Democrat
cannot be found who will dare to act as
challenger at the polls on election day. When
Democrats have been sent from elsewhere te
act as challengers, they have almost invaria.
bly, been thrown out Of the polling places,
At the last election the employees of the
iron barons In those towns were marched to
the polls In squads under command of cap
ta1ns. Each voter kept his mouth shut and
presented to the election judges red card
previously given to hina, bearing the inscrip-
ton: Il can't read English / want to vote
the straight Republican aticket.'" Without
further ceremony the ballot marker went into
the booth with the Victim ana nxed his bal
lot. In many instances the men voting in
the manner above described were able to
read English and capable of marking their
own ballot. but. their lips were sealed
through fear Of being blacl4-Hsted.s The law.
intended to give full protection to the voter
is thus distorted to oppFess him.
III the law were amended as have indi-
Gated. the corrupt politician would be to
great extent disarmed. the voter would suffer
no injury to his rights, and the public would
De blessed with purer elections Citizen.
Duluth, Mimi. 1A e-ti E1 s8
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-11
A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS,
LIT YOU CHOOSE TO MAKE TT so, BY
GETTING A HIGH GRADE PIANO
CHEAP AT THE MUNGER I,
! ASSIGNEE SALE.
It's Only Two Weeks Distant, and
You Had Better Select Today
and Have 1T Delivered
Christmas Eve

Two weeks from today will be
Christmas. 1t comes ON the 25th of De-
cember this year. You are going to do
something to make a merry Christmas
at your home. Why not buy piano?
Just listen a moment Mr.. Munger.
the oldest music dealer in st. Paul
was obliged to make an assignment
a few weeks ago. He had a very large
line of f1rst-class, high-grade pianos of
standard makes such as Steck, Everett.
Decker, Haines, Briggs, etc. The
creditors are turning this stock into
cash and notes so that they can get
a dividend. I'm making the sale to help
out the creditors. I don't have to ask
What did the goods cost?" but simply
what price will they sell for.
| know and you know that to sell
pianos at all, these times. the price
must be low. Not only low, but the
piano must be good. A low-priced piano
may mean a cheap affair not worth
buying at any price. But the stock
1 am handling Is different. It's all
.first-class and high-grade So I mark
them right down at a great big loss
TO the creditors, because they want to
realize. can afford to make a loss
Tor creditors when they tell me to.
So I'm glad and you're glad that 1
can give you chance to have the
merrlest Christmas you ever had You
are bound to spend some money for
Christmas To get one of these Mum
ger assignee sale pianos, you only have
to pay s25 cash down and the balance
IN $40 to $l5 monthly payments What
DeUter Christmas present can you get
than buying piano on these terms AT
$z00 below the market price?
1 VIII hold it and deliver it Christ
mas eve or Christmas morning If you
prefer, but they are going so fast you
had better make the selection right off.
It's happy idea of combining a busi-
ness disaster with Christmas, inasmuch
as both had to come
I have a Steck baby grand in fine
order, very responsive action and
powerful tone A poor Steck piano
never was known. This one is worth
5000. Assignee price $225
Then there is a New England up
right rosewood case. Has been used
a few weeks. but looks like new. for
$125. Stool and scarf free
A Smith upright, rosewood case,
seven and one third octaves, three
strings, in perfect order, with stool
and scarf, for $9S.
The place for all these good things
and many more is at 49 East Seventh
street, between Cedar and Minnesota.
| Open evenings Out Of town trade
solicited. Pianos delivered at any de-
pot In city without charge for boxing
and carriage. a E. Whitney,
Agent for the Munger Assignee Piano
Sale.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-11
$ 20 f>eT - X "a
THE BUSY WORLD.

~ W. H. Hambiey, rof Duluth, is at the Clar-
endon.
W. D. Tyler, of Tacoma, is a guest at the
c. D. Belden, of Austin, is stopping at the
Windsor.
Charles D. Lord of West Superior, is at
the Ryan.
All. Kremer, of Prairie Du Chen; is at
the Ryan.
Frank ostrander, of West Superior. is at
the Windsor.
Albert s. Stein, of Everett, Wash. is at
the Merchants
.sold MAN. Pease. of the Anoka Union, is
at the Windsor. .@'Tt AZ
W. P. and H. Pfister, of winthrop. are
at the Clarendon.
C. H. BurIingame of Iowa Falls, is regis
tered at the Windsor
81 ". S. Powell, of Lewiston, Mont, is regis
tered at the Merchants.
e. c.. Leavenworth, of Grand Rapids, is
registered at the Ryan.
w. B. Weis and family. of Spokane, are
stepping at the Clarendon.
Maj. ]. S. Murphy and wife, and w. J..
Carroll, and wife, of Minot, are stopping at
at the Merchants.
George Fl. B1nginheimer, one of the Repub-
lican electors of North Dakota, registered
at the Merchants last evening.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-11
why peterson Is Sore.

Executive Agent Sam Fullerton, of the state
game and fish commission intimates that the
attack of County Attorney Peterson, of Min
neapelis, on the commission for failing to
stop Illegal fishing at Minnetonka, is due to
disappointment. He says: Mr.. Peterson
ws11ted Capt. Mann appointed warden at the
lake but the commission could afford moth
ing more than nominal salary and expenses.
Mr.. Fullerton explains that fishing through
the ice is legal, as this is still the open
season. but a permit is necessary for spear
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-11

Commencing next Sunday evening, DR..
Smith will deliver series of Sunday even
ing lectures on the following subjects:
First, German view of Brain and Soul
Second. Housing the Poor in London. Third,
Social Science of Moses. Fourth, Light of
Asfa-Buddha. Fifth, A Roman Catholic
DDS Of Increasing Wages. Seventh, Bust
neks Methods of the Hebrews. Eighth, Light
of Asia-Buddhism. Ninth, japanese View
of the Human Struggle. Tenth, Economics
of the Drink Habit. Eleventh, The Land of
the Patriarchs. Twelfth, Latest Light of
Asia
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-11
A POLITICAL STRAW
Showing Which Way the Wind
Blows I'm Some Elections,

To the Editor Of the Globe D
Near the city. of Charlotte. Mich, lives a
man. Mr.. Mccall by name, who was can
didate for pre- scouting attorney. This gentle
man, previous to the election, received let
ter from village near by, requesting him to
answer the following question, and stating,
by way of a lever, that his opponent had
already given satisfactory answer: eff
elected. will you make a special effort to
prosecute all who believe that the seventh
day ought to be, and by them is observed as
the Sabbath and who believe and do per-
form secular business or labor on the
first day of the week, commonly called Sun
day? We want officers this fall who will
be aggressive along this Hne.. An immediate
reply is requested"
The reply of the candidate thus addressed
was noble rebuke to such an ignoble propo-
sition. He most positively repudiated such
an inquisitorial, snake-in-the-g grass policy
and returned positive No, in capital letters,
to the query. Mr.. Mccall nobly de-
clared: IF I am defeated at the polls,
| will go down knowing that I have
done or said nothing Of which I am
ashamed" H. F. Phelps
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-11
aREcovERED HIS PAPERS.
O. ~
Jordan Stipan Also Gets Back His
a9~ ~~7 '@ Watch

Charles IngIes and Bert Bailey, two paper
hangers. yesterday made q discovery to Jor-
dan Stipan the Wabasha street saloonist,
well as of some. value to them. They were
working in house at 500 Cedar street, when
CHANGING to look out of the window, which
commanded view of the doorstep, OBJ
served q suspicious looking bundle. Investi-
cation showed that it contained a watch
worth $40, child's ring, two checks, two
certificates Of deposit and insurance poll
and Wabasha was robbed early in the winter.
The place where the peoers and watch were
found is a block and a half from the scene
of the robbery. The property was restored to
its owner.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-11
North Dakota Edttor..

The members Of the North Dakota Press
association, who have been taking a ten
turned to St Paul yesterday morning over
the Omaha The party, numbering forty,
had most delightful trip and speak in the
extended them during their outing. The
members of the party, with few exceptions
left for their homes last evening. William
Miller. president Of the association, who
Windsor.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-11
Small supper-T1me Fire.

At 7:30 o'clock last night two boys dis
covered smoke pouring out of the building
at $40 Minnesota street, which is occupied
by Marek & Anderson, upholsterers. The
fire gave out a dense, foul smoke, which
made II difficult for the firemen to work. but
the blaze was stopped. The building
was damaged but little, while the occupants
will suffer about $1o9 damage.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-11
COLONIAL WARS SOCIETY
VIII Have a Double Celebration
Next Week.

BY direction Of the governor q spec
ial court Of the Society of Colonial
Wars will be held Saturday evening,
Dec. 10, at 6:45 p. m, to mark the
twenty-frst anniversary of the great
swamp fight and also to commemorate
the landing Of the pilgrims. Dinner
will be served at 7:30.
The business meeting will be devot-
ed to the consideration of the revision
of the bylaws. The changes will be
of minor Importance, mostly in the line
of greater perspicuity.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-11
HE WAS AT HOMESTEAD.
Harry wack's Successor Has Had q
Past.

On the assumption that Darwin L. Whaley
had been appointed clerk of the new public
building in that city. the Kansas City World
says of hime:
Darwin L. Whaley entered the civil service
only a few years ago as assistant messenger
in the bureau OF internal revenue, and his
transfer from small position in West Vir-
ginia to the 81, 200 clerkship at this point was
unexpected and surprising. He is only twen-
ty-four years old, but is said to be a good
man. Before entering the service he was
Homestead strike piloted the barge carrying
the Pinkerton force up the river in face Of
heavy firing.
Mr.. Whaley Is the young man the Washing
ton dispatches say was appointed to succeed
Harry w. Wack as clerk to Supt. E. p. Bass
ford, Of the local federal building.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-11
Place Too Noisy.

Frank Halstead, West side saloon keeper,
was arrested by Officer Griffen. charged with
keeping disorderly house. The West side
police claim that Haistead and his friends
create nightly disturbances and that the at
mosphere about the saloon Is filed with
curses and other language not ut for publ
cation. Judge Twohy thought differently
however, and discharged the prisoner.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-11
Fisk Jubilee Concert.

The Fisk Jubilee Singers delighted an aud
ienee of 500 persons. at the Peoples church
last evening. The programme of fourteen
was rendered in a manner which charmed
the audience and brought out the peculiar
unique and pleasing talents Of the members
of the organization, From St. Paul the sing
ers go to Minneapolis where they will ap-
pear this evening.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-11
MORE MELoDIous MUSIC.

Fisk Jubilee Concert Tonight In
Peoples Church.
The Fisk Jubilee singers return again
to the Peoples church tonight. The
programme which they will render is
different from that given THANKSGIVING
evening.
This company Of singers is the best
among It's race, and as a trained choir
has few equals in the world. Their
harmony, light and shade are most
perfect. Seat sale is at Howard, Far
well & Co.'S
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-11

Thomas L. Brazeau was divorced yesterday
In the district court from Ida Brazeau whom
he welded at Oconto, Wis. She is living there
yet with the two children. Mr.. Brazeau
says that in September, 1884, she deserted him
and she has not called the truthfulness Of
his statement into question
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-11
DEE::::::D D..

HAUPERS-In st. Paul, at the residence Of
his parents, 40 Rondo street, Dec. g. J. B.
eHaupers, aged twenty-seven years and eight
months. Funeral Monday, from the resi-
dence. at $3.50 a. m. Services at Assumption
church at 8 o'clock. Chicago and Los An
geles papers please copy.