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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-07
TWO ROADS TO RAINY LAKE.
Anokn and Mile Laos Are Rivals in
the Names.

The newly-incorporated Minneapolis,
Anoba. & Rainy Lake road appears to
have a rival in the field. Under the
name of the Minneapolis, Mile Laos
&, RAINY Lake Railroad, a prospectus
has been issued by Orville Rinehart as
attorney, and C. B. Maben and L. S.
Sherman as advance agents, setting
forth the plans of the organization.
All interested are asked to take hold
and help secure" rights of way, ties,
grading, ETC., and especially to push
through a per cent tax in counties
through which the new road is to run.
the counties being reimbursed with
stock to the amount of the tax. This
last may be readily supposed to sound
the keynote to the scheme. The local
parties interested have taken the road
I'D with the idea that it can be built
nv the counties themselves which are
most concerned in it's projection.
1t is announced that a systematic
trip will be made over the entire route
within a short time to arrange for
meetings which shall give expression
to the sentiment now being cultivated
in favor of the per cent tax.
The proposition advanced is that of
Incorporating a construction company
with the smallest amount of capital
thought advisable, the stockholders of
this company to later form and incor-
porate a railroad company, the trans
action being made to promise hand
some profit to the promoters. The S
per centum is expected to amass $780,
900.
The prospectus further states that
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-07
NEARING AGREEMENT.
Austrian Factions May Agree Upon
II Compromise.

VIENNA, Dec, "a paper says the
negotiations of the Austrian premier
Baron Won Frankenthurn, with the va
riOus parties are progressing towards
an agreement on the language ques-
ton. The Young Czechs, it appears,
are willing to agree to a division Of BO-
hemia into three language territories.
Czech, German and mixed. The great
est difficulty, it is added. is found in the
fact that the CZechs insists that the Of
ffcials throughout Bohemia must speak
both languages. To this the Germans
are opposed.
At a banquet to the delegations yes
terday DR.. Herold, a prominent citizen
and deputy, told the emperor that con-
ciliation was impossible until equal
rights were granted to the Czechs and
Germans in Bohemia. The emperor
replied in the severest terms referring
to the riots at Prague and expressing
his indignation at the conduct of Herr
Pedlpin, the mayor of Prague. Ac-
cOrding to a guest Emperor Francis
Joseph said: Your mayor is the guilty
man. There has been agitation. I know
very we'll that the Czech deputies have
much to. bear, but what the mayor
said cannot be tolerated"
The emperor alluded to the infam-
matory speech of the Czech burgOmas-
ter of Prague at the meeting of the
town council Monday night Of last
week.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-07
AArEs ELECTED CUSTODIAN.
Required Twenty-Seven Ballots tC
Make the Selection.

John Anes. who for the past year has
held the important position Of night watch
man at the court house and city hall. was
yesterday elected custodian of the building.
to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Frank II. Dayton. The election itself took
but moment, but the caucus which preceded
the election occupied the time of the Re-
publican members Of the court house and
city hall commission nearly two hours. The
caucus was held in the mayors reception
room, and although Night Waterman Ames'
friends claimed that he had five of the six
votes at 1 o'clock, 1t was not until after 5
p m. that he secured bare majority in the
caucus.
Present at the secret caucus were Mayor
Doran, Assemblymen Daily and Dix. Aid.
Lindahl and County Commissioners Kellerman
and Moritz. Commissioner McCarron. who is
called the Democratic member of the court
house and city hall commission, was not in
vited to attend the caucus; in fact he was
politely told that his presence was not de-
sired When the caucus assembled it was
predicted that Ames would be selected on the
first formal ballot. But there was hitch
somewhere for it was not until twenty seven
ballots had been cast that Ames received
majority of the six votes. Mayor Doran and
Assemblyman DAILY voted for Ames right
along, and Commissioners Moritz and Keller
man stood by George Gerlich. Assemblyman
Dix, in order to prolong the agony and also
make himself a good fellow, kept casting his
ballot for NJ. L. Mcintyre. although he was
ready, when the mayor gave the office. to
switch to Ames. Aid. Lindahl voted stead
lily for Emanuel Johnson, but was understood
to be willing and ready to cast his vote for
Gerlich whenever 1t was found necessary in
order to elect the Eighth ward candidate
The bal!oting see-sawed along until after
5 o'clock, when. on the twenty-seventh ballot.
Ames received four votes and was declared
the caucus nominee. 1t was claimed after
the caucus was over that Kellerman was the
one who deserted Gerch and voted with
Doran, DAILY and Dix for Ames.
Dix's candidate for custodian. NJ. L. Nc
Intyre, was elected night Waterman.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-07
MINNESOTA LEFT OUT.
Commander Wood, G. A. r., RespOn-
sfbIe for an Oversight.

General orders No. 8, issued under
date of Nov. "a, by COMMANDMENT
Chief Goblin, of the G.. A. r., contains
the names of the comrades honored by
appointment on the staff of the COM
mander-in-chief A glance at the list,
however, shows that Minnesota has
been overlooked in the selection. AS
there are plenty of soldiers in Mime
sofa who are as competent and as de-
Sirable aides as those to be found in
other states, the question arose as to
the occasion of the slight. 1t was said
by a prominent G. A. r. man yesterday
about it, that the absence of Mime
scta names is due to the neglect of
State Commander Wood. 1t seems that
each state is entitled to as many aides
as it has delegates to the national en-
campment. Minnesota has about four
teen delegates, and accordingly should
have been recognized to the extent of
that many aides. But as the COmman-
der-in- chief is not supposed to be able
to select his aides from all the states,
the department commanders furnish
him with a list of men qualified to act
as aides, and at the same time who are
satisfactory to their respective state de-
partment or it's head. From this list
the commander-in-chi can select such
names as he desires. 1t is presumed
that Commander Wood, of Minnesota,
neglected to send this list and the re-
suit is that Minnesota alone of all
states, where there is a G.. A. R. or
ganization, is not represented on Gen.
GObin's staff. 1t is probable that when
a list from this state has been sent to
Philadelphia Minnesota will be recog-
uiZed
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-07

will stand as security for their sol
vency to the extent of the value Of
the bonds. Should a contingency arise
under which the bonds of the United
States should fall in value, as they
might in case of war, and the amount
realized from the. deposits be INSULT
cient to redeem at par the bank notes,
they would be redeemed pro rata.
There is no guarantee of the govern
ment that it will redeem them in full
in any event
In the national bank act the govern
ment exercises the only function any
government should ever assume to-
wards any money! all that ours as
sumes towards it's coins. 1t emits the
latter and stands sponsor that each
metal of specified fneness. But it
does not guarantee them against the
loss from abrasion, and the holder has
to suffer the loss when use has brought
the coin below the limit Of tolerance.
The treasury will not receive gold coin
at us lace value when reduced by
abrasion below the standard Of weight
more than IL per cent. When
lower than that they must be recoin-
ed when received at the treasury. So,
in the proper supervision assumed over
issues of credit money by private cor
porations, all that the government as
sumes is the duty of providing as far
as possible for their solvency. 1t de-
mands securities which it will sell and
redeem the notes, but there is no alb
solute guarantee and there should be
none. For seventeen years the United
States could not redeem the green
backs, and their bonds sold below par.
What happened then is possible again
to occur. 1t Is we'll in the beginning
of the impending conflict between the
policies of sole issue Of credit money
by the government and by private en-
terprise under governmental supervi-
sion to have accurate understanding of
facts.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-07
BUT 1T is NOT TRUE.

What makes the notes of national banks
good? Not the honesty of the bank officials,
not the largeness of assets-but because Uncle
Sam guarantees that those notes will be
paid. If that is true, it would seem that
Uncle Sam could guarantee notes just as
we'll without an intermediary.-Little Falls
Herald.
Very much of the prejudice in favor of
the greenbacks rests upon just such
misapprehension as that shown in the
above extract. There are two provi-
national bank that fails to redeem it's
notes. The act provides for liability
of the stockholders for all the debts
and obligations of the bank. Power is
given to the comptroller to require the
shareholders to make good any loss of
capital through Encouragement. He
can appoint a receiver in case of fail
ure. All these provisions are intended
to keep the banks solvent and their
notes safe. But back of these are the
bonds of the United States deposited
with the comptroller as a guarantee
Of the solvency Of the notes. Should
the market or cash value of the bonds
deposited fall below the amount of the
circulation of the bank, that officer
can require the bank to put up addi-
tional bonds, provision clearly indi-
eating that the United States does not
even guarantee the permanent par of
their own bonds. If bank fails to re-
deem and goes into a receivership, the
comptroller uses these securities to
get the money for the redemption Of
the notes.
There Is nowhere any guarantee of
the notes Of the national banks. There
is only the promise that the bonds
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-07
TODAY'S WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Forecast for Tues
day: Minnesota-Fair Tuesday; slightly
warmer; westerly winds shifting to southerly.
Wisconsn-Generally fair; clearing in east
ern portion in the morning; fresh and brisk
westerly winds.
North Dakota-Fair; followed by cloudy and
threatening weather; warmer; southerly
winds.
South Dakota-Fair and warmer; southerly
winds.
Misunderstanding weather with show
ers; warmer in eastern portion; east to south
west winds.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
United States Department of Agriculture,
Weather Bureau, Washington, Dec. G. GAS
p. m. Local Time, s p. m. 18th Meridian
Time.-Observations taken at the same mo-
ment of time at all stations
TEMPERATURES.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-07
ELKS' "ARSENT" LIST.
Name of Leslie p. Richardson Is
Added to 1t.

eve do not know" said H. P. Hail.
at the Ellls' lodge. of sorrow Sunday
whose names will be added to our
marble tablet year from today" and
even as he spoke the unseen hand had
grasped a chisel to add to the roster
of 1.-The absent the name of Leslie p.
Richardson. Mr.. Hall had related how
one of the three members of the lodge
who passed away IN the last year had
gone among strangers, and far from
home, on the eastern shore of the
United States, and even as he spoke
far in the opposite direction where the
setting sun sank in the Golden gate.
another member of the lodge expired.
Consumption was the malady which
caused Mr.. Richardson to leave st.
Paul. Here he had been clerk of the
United States court and afterward
private secretary to President James J.
Hill, of the Great Northern. Later he
was treasurer of the Montana Coke
and Coal company, position which he
held until failing health drove him to
California three months ago.
The mother and brothers of the de-
ceased reside in st. Paul.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-07

lone of the best known capitalists IN
Minnesota, well acquainted in three
continents" has agreed to place the
necessary bonds for rails, rolling stock,
ETC., as soon as the road is ironed.
The prospectus is very glowing in
its presentation of the productive and
fertile country through which the line
is to pass and Of the immense value of
the ore region it will tap. In this con-
nection the circular warns all who may
be interested that old and established
companies will likely send out agents
to attack and if possible defeat the
present scheme by surveying or prom
Using to survey or run parallel lines.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-07
PRESENT RELATIONS PROLONGED
By a Bill Introduced in the Hun
gnrian Legislature.

gnrian Legislature.
BUDAPEST, Dec. 6.-In the lower
house Of the Hungarian parliament to-
day a bill was introduced by Baron
Banffy, the premier prolOnging for
year the compact between Hungary
and Austria proper Without reference
to any action on the same subject on
the part of the Austrian government.
Baron Banffy's bill provides that the
present economic relations between
Hungary and Austria be prolonged, I'M
changed, until Dec. 81, 1898. The enact
ment, however, will lapse if a new
agreement is constitutiOnally concluded
before then. In the event of a new
agreement not being concluded by May
/, 1898, the Hungarian government will
submit to parliament bills providing
for definite regulation Of the economic
relations between the two states. which
measures will come in force at the end
of the year 1898.
After the bill had been read Francis
KOssuth, the leader of the independ-
ents, asked leave to introduce a mo-
ton tomorrow, instead of today, as
the hour was late. Permission was
granted and the house adjourned amid
cries of "Kossuth" and independent
Hungary forever" 1t is believed to be
Kossuth's intention to obstruct the bill
if possible until the end of the year,
when the existing treaty with Austria
expires.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-07
Denied by Lee,

HAVANA, Dec. 6.-Consul General Fitzhugh
Lee, when interviewed today upon the state
ment cabled from New York that he had for
warded to the government at Washington a
copy of the constitution adopted by the in
document as was described. He added that
he had no communication with the insurgents
such as was intimated by a Havana paper,
but said that naturally he would forward. in
his official capacity whatever documents
bearing upon Cuban difficulties that came into
his hands, even though unsolicited. Gen. Lee
also asserted that he was in the habit OF
forwarding statements of both sides Impair
TALLY.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-07
RADICAL POSTAL CHANGES
Proposed by Bill offered by "A
Georgia Member.

WASHINGTON, Dec g. Radical
changes in the postal system are call
ed for in a bill introduced today by Mr.
Adamson (Ga.). He proposes making
every postoffice a money order office;
keeping every railway pOstOfIice open
at all times and stations for reception
of mail, and that a new pOstOffice shall
be established at any point on a pub
lie road outside the limit of an incor-
porated community, whenever applied
for by twenty-five citizens, vesting dis
erection in the postoffice department if
the proposed office is within two miles
of an existing office. For the appoint
ment of postmasters the bill requires
recommendation Of both senators OF
the state, except where divided. when
the appointment is left to the repre-
sentatives of the district. The depart
ment is also required to furnish copies
of charges against a postmaster to him
and allow an answer.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-07
SIX HUNDRED ARRESTS.
An Official Report on the RiotInG at
Prague,

VIENNA, Dec. ct is officially stat
ed that since the beginning of the dis
turbances at Prague there have been
600 arrests; 300 people have In in
jured by the swords of the po.:ce and
troops and sixty policemen and twenty
soldiers injured by the stones of the
mob. It is understood that the Ger
man leaders in the reichsrath viii
unanimously reject all proposals made
by the government. This was foreseen
by Hungary, and therefore Baron
Banffy, the Hungarian premier, intro
duced today in the Hungarian parlia-
ment the bill prolonging the ausgleich
for year without reference to any
action on the subject by Austria. Prob
ably the Hungarian indeps ndent party,
led by Herr Francis Kossuth, will
fiercely Obstruct the bill, as il wishes to
force a declaration of Independence.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-07
RI0TInG BY BOYS
WORK OF THE MOB IN AUSTRIA
KEPT UP BY MERE
LADS.
REFUSED TO OBEY ORDERS.
RIOTERS ENCOURAGED BY THREE
INFANTRY BATTALIONS COM
POSED OF CZECHS
ATTACK ON JEWISH QUARTERS,
Shops PiIlaged by n FnnaticnI Mob
of Twenty Thousand People
Steps to Restore Peace.

LONDON, Dec. 6.-The Vienna cor
respondent Of the Daily Telegraph says:
1.-THE disturbance in Bohemia still con-
tinues. Boys under fifteen years of age,
who are exempt from the operation OF
the standrecht, are now carrying on
the former criminal work of the mob.
The German theaters in Prague are
under military protection. Several ex-
press trains have been stoned on reach
ing the city. Among the persons ar
rested there is an actress attached to
the Czech national theater, who from
the balcony of the theater melted the
rioters with encouraging cries.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-07
TEMPERATURES.
DAILY MEANS.

Barometer, 1857; mean temperature, IS;
relative humidity, 70; wind at s p. M, north
west; weather. partly cloudy; maximum tenn
perature, Sc; minimum temperature Is; daily
range, 81; amount of precipitation (melted
snow in last twenty-four hours, II.
Note-Barometer corrected for temperature
and elevation. p. F. Lyons, Observer.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-07

VIENNA, Dec. GA dispatch from
Bucharest, the capital Of Roumania,
says that yesterday a fanatical mob,
10000 strong, armed with iron bars and
eudgels, attacked the Jewish quarters,
pillaged shops and destroyed windows
and furniture. Sanguinary encounters
took place between the rioters and the
police, the latter being too weak to
make an effective resistance. Finally
the gendarmerie, with fixed bayonets,
dispersed the mob.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-07
Sac PInNed SANTA CInns.

TRENTON, n. j., Dec. 6.-Josephne Ward
er, cousin of CO... A. r. Kuser, died tonight
from burns sustained while playing Santa
Claus. Miss Warder enyeloped herself in a
cloak stuffed with cotton. This caught fire,
and despite the efforts OF her friends she was
fatally burned.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-07

BERLIN, Dec. ga dispatch to the
KolnisChe Zeitung from Prague says
that during the riots three battallOns
of infantry composed of Czechs enlist
ed from the locality refused to obey or
ders and received the rioting crowd
with fierce national cries.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-07
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-07
FIRE IN HERBsT BLOCK.
Some Excitement on West Seventh
Street Last Night.

The corner store in the Herbst block
at West Seventh and Walnut streets
was damaged by fire shortly after II
o'clock last evening to the extent Of
$3.50. The store is occupied as a mil
linery establishment. The tenants
were absent at the time of the fire and
its origin is unknown. Lodgers over
the store were somewhat frightened by
the smoke which filed the entire build
ing, but no one was injured
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-07

The Monday Evening Study circle met last
night at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Tweed
261 Summit avenue. The subjects discussed
were: Holy Roman Empire and Germany man
Army and Navy" Papers were read by ]. d.
Denegre, w. w. Cutler and H. Clark.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-09
PRISONERIN HIS HOME.
The REV DR.. Potter Did Not Appear
for Trial of Suit Against Rookie
feIler

New York, Jan. 9.--The Rev Daniel
c. Potter of the Tabernacle Baptist
church did not appear in the supreme
court today, when his suit against John
d. Rockefeller for the recovery OF sou,
GEO of bonds of the Union Pacific rail
road was called.
His absence was due, he said, to the
fact that he was a prisoner in his own
house.
The house, he declared, was guarded
by watchmen appointed by the New
York Baptist City Mission society, who
had the key of the door and who told
him that they would let him out,
but said if he came out they would
not let him re-enter.
His lawyer moved that the case go
off the calendar because of DR.. POtter's
inability to leave his home without SAG
rifcing it, and also because of the alb
sence from the city of an important
witness.
Ex-Judge Rowland, who appeared for
Mr.. Rockefeller, opposed the motion to
adjourn.
Judge Beekman refused to postpone
the trial and the case will remain on
the calendar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-09
BYNUM COMING TO KANSAS.
Chairman of Gold Democratic Com
mittee to Make Speeches Here.

Eugene Hagan, chairman of the
Kansas state gold Democratic commit
tee received a letter today from the
national headquarters of the organiza-
ton stating that Chairman w. D. By
mum of Indiana had arranged to come
to Kansas and make at least two
speeches.
Mr.. Bynum's western tour will be to
aid in the work of organizing the Dem
ocratS who favor gold more thoroughly
than they were able to do before the
campaign closed.
He has charge of the work in the
west and has already been through a
number of the eastern states. Mr. Ha-
gan says from all reports he has re-
ceived the work of further organizing
the Democrats under Mr.. Bynums di-
rection is progressing satisfactorily and
that many new names are being added
to the roll of members each day.
The date of Mr.. Bynum'S visit and
the place at which he will speak have
not been determined.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-09

At Work in a Sed ALA Hotel, Soon to
Have a Fortune

Sedalia, Jan. 9.-Miss L. Drayton AS
employed in this city as chambernaid
in Hotel Sicher, where she has been
known as "Dratie Langdon.'' Miss As
tor was located by a st. Louis lawyer,
who desires to place her in possession
of a fortune which is estimated at $780,
COO
Miss Astor is 80 years of age. has
golden brown hair, large blue eyes the
independent characteristics of the AS
tor family, and her life has been an in
tereSting one. She is the daughter of
w. d. Aston and was left an orphan at
the age of II years by the death of her
father in St. Louis from lead poisoning
She was placed in the care of her aunt
Mrs. Langdon, who died when Miss AS
tor was in her eighteenth year With
the education furnished by the public
school Miss AStor became a lecturer
for the National Reform association in
which field she labored until an attack
of pneumonia left her with a weak
platform. Two months ago she came
to this city and obtained employment
as cham bermaid in Hotel Sicher, pre-
fering, as she states, to earn her own
living than to appeal for aid to rela-
tives.
acy of 200 left her by an aunt, Miss
Drexler, who recently entered a con-
vent, and besides this she will have an
annuity of $1,000 from the estate of J.
j. AStOr of New York. Next October
she will come into possession of a tract
of $50 acres of rich farming land in Sa-
line county, which comes from the
Langdon branch of the family, and
which has been in litigation for a num-
Der of years.