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The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-24
New Haven Steamboat Go.
 Summer Arrangement.

DUUUIt Da1Iy SGFVICe. Steamers from New Haven leave Belle Dock, Old Line Pier, C. H.. NORTHAM 10:30 q. m., and RICHARD PECK at 12:3O midnight. Sundays 3 p. m and 12:30 mid night
 and 26, East River: RICHARD PECK 8 D. m, ana '. II. NuhTHAM F midnight. Sun days 9:3O q. m. and F midnight
 Fare $1.0O Excursion tickets, good foe 15 days, $1a50, Sunday Excursion, $1.00. Staterooms and tickets for sale at Peck q Bishops, TOP Chapel street, and at Mix's drug store, cor. Chapel and Church sts
 FAST FREIGHT.
 Through rates quoted over Express Freight Lines to points West. South, and Southwest. and through Bills Of ..ading Is. sued in connection herewith.
 CHAS l. FRENCH. Agent
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-24
NEW HAVEN TRANS
 FORMATION TINE

DAILY EXCEPT SATURDAYS. Aiister, leaves New Haven from Starin's Pier, foot of Brown street, at 1915 p. m. Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Steam. days, Wednesdays and Fridays. The STARIN leaves New York from Pier IS, North River, at D. m. Mondays, Wedles:: Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays
 Fare 75e, excursion tickets $1.25 State. rooms, $1.00.
 Tickets and staterooms for sale at J. B. Judaon's, S67 Chapel st.; Peck & Bishops. 7O2 Chapel street; Tontine Hotel, and A. Goodman & Co.'S.
 Free stage leaves the depot on arrival of Hartford train, and from corner of Church and Chapel streets every half hour, com given and bills of lading Issued to pointe West, South and Southwest.
 Q. H FISHER, Agent Order your freight via Starin Line.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-01
GOOD CHECK CRAFT
is WHAT THE POLICE TERM THE
WORK OF LYONS s. DONO-
VAN.
THESE TWO ARE STRANGERS.
OPENED A SMALL BANK ACCOUNT
WHICH WAS SOON CHECKED
OUT.
THEN THEY DID SOME SHOPPING.
Worthless Paper Handed to Simon,
Weller and Holmes in Ex-
change for JeweIry.

The detectives are now looking for a
young man who has been doing some
thing in the way of passing worthless
checks and incidentally buying holiday
presents. So clever was the scheme
that 1t is doubtful if the fellow was
caught, that he could be prosecuted
About a week ago an account was open
ed at the Allemannia bank by a firm
purporting to be Lyons & Donovan
The first deposit was $50, and it might
also be stated that this was the first
and last one.
The firm, or rather the individual,
who represented himself as the Junior
partner, took a supply of checks and
filling them out for various amounts
started out to do business. The night
before Christmas he called at the jew
elry stores of A. H. Simon, George r.
Holmes and A. S. Weller, on East Sew
enth street, and at each place made
purchases of Christmas gifts. The
gifts were not very costly, which was
part Of the play and also a wise move
on the part of Donovan, who at each
store handed out a check for $34, and
received back the cash less the amount
chants who received a check were in
any hurry about depositing the same,
and it was not until Monday that they
learned that the account Of Lyons &
Donovan had been overdrawn and
there was no funds at the bank to meet
the paper.
The business men who had been
swindled Immediately reported the
matter to the police, and an investiga-
ton was had with Detectives Gruber
and DAILY as the investigators. The Of
f1cers learned that the alleged firm
had made a deposit of $50 in the Ale
MAMMA, but the day before Christmas
it had been drawn out on checks pre-
sented early in the day. In conse-
quence, when the checks given to the
jewelry firms came in the firms &C
count was without any credit. A good
description Of the man who passed the
paper was given to the police but as
yet the officers have not been able to
locate him.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-01
INTERCHANGEABLE MILEAGE
Again the Subject of Discussion by
Western Roads.

CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-The mileage bu-
reau of the Western Passenger asso-
citation met today at the office of
Chairman Caldwell to discuss forms
Of interchangeable mileage tickets. 1t
was not intended that the meeting
should take definite action Of any kind,
and, after talking over various forms
of tickets that have from time to
time been submitted to the bureau,
an adjournment was taken until Mon
day. 1t is altogether likely that the
roads will, in the near future, adopt
one Of the forms of the ticket which
they have before them, but they are
going slowly in order to be certain
that they will not get upon the market
a ticket which later will be found to be
1mpracticable. 1t is likely that at the
meeting on Monday some action will
be taken looking to change in the
present form of mileage book in use
on the Western roads.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-01
GAME SHIPPED IN TRUNKS.
V1OIatOrs of the Law Try n Clever
Ruse.

Executive Agent Sam F. Fullerton, of
the state fish and game commission, Is
stllI Waglng war on persons who are IL
legally shipping venisOn in from vari-
GUS parts of the state, and yesterday
captured several saddles, some shipped
from Mansfield, on the Eastern Mime
sofa road, and the balance from Brain
erd. The stuff seized was skillfully
packed in ordinary trunks and checked
as ordinary baggage, so that Fullerton
is as yet ignorant as to whom it is
consigned. The names of the shippers,
however, he has on his desk, and he
means to take prompt action. This
sort Of effort to evade the game laws
is the hardest to Illustrate, but the ex-
ecutive agent keeps pretty we'll in
formed, and thinks that with the num-
Der Of seizures made and published, the
profit would be taken out of the bust
ness.
AS an indication Of the amount of
plumber confiscated it might be inter
esting to know that the accumulate
Of two or three months, which has been
kept in cold storage, and which In
cludes venison, cartridges, grouse, quail
and duck, brought to the state at a
sale held Wednesday the sum of
$1,760.58, which will be added to the
fund used in bringing to justice other
offenders. T fIE '=a<-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-01
INTERCHANGEABLE MILEAGE
BOOK DIFFICULTIES.
WILL NOT TIE3UP ANY MONEY,
AND AT THE SAME TIME WILL
GIVE RAILROADS NEEDED
PROTECTION.
The New Year VIII See Some Pro-
motions and Other Railroad
Changes.

John Sebastian, general passenger
agent Of the Chicago Rock Island. has
probably furnished the solution of the
problem which has troubled the West
ern Passenger association for many
months, viz, the issuance Of 5,0OO-mile
interchangeable mileage tickets. The
association has been furnished with
scheme which is offered as a compro-
mise between the commercial travellers
and the railroads, who have from the
first refused to follow the action of the
Eastern Traffic association in the isSu-
ance Of the coveted books. The objec-
lions to the plan of the Eastern asso-
citation were many and numerous. The
purchasers Of the books Kicked upon
ornamenting the covers of the books
with their pictures, and claimed that
the Photographic system of identifica-
ton did not in the least prevent the
scalpers from getting in their deadly
work. Another objection to the tick
cts was that man had to invest 500
with no opportunity Of securing re-
funds on unused portions at the expi-
ration of the year.
The friends Of the new Sebastian
lions have been done away with. Strict
ly speaking, the ticket can not be call
ed an interchangeable affair The plan
provides that the3 traveller shall pur-
chase his ticket from station to station,
the tickets to be of special form and
accompanied by an advice check which
shall be signed both by the agent and
the purchaser. The conductor is re-
quired to take up this advice check
and forward the same to the mileage
bureau. There is also attached a credit
book, which is retained by the passen-
ger, and upon the presentation to the
bureau of sufficient Of these credit
checks to represent either 5000 or 5000
miles Of travel, according to the de-
cision Of the association, the purchaser
is refunded the difference between the
amounts actually paid for the tickets
and the total travelled at the rate of
two cents per mile. Under this sys-
tenn each line collects for the value Of
tickets furnished, which obviates the
system Of checking and refunding at
the expiration Of the year or month
as the case may be. A 5000 mile sys-
tenn would doubtless please the general
would use the 5000 limit. 1t is believed
people would reap the benefit of the
tWo-cent rate under the 5000 limit.
Only travelling and theatrical men
would use the 5000 limit. It is believed
that IT the system was adopted it would
put stop to the agitation which
seeks to have all Western legislatures
make a tWo-cent a mile rate obliga-
tory.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-01
MACRAE is PROMOTED.
Is Today the Omaha's Assistant
General Passenger Agent


The new year will bring joy to the
hearts OF at least three of the en-
ployes of the Chicago st. Paul. Min
neapolfs & Omaha road, as the man
agement has made holiday presents
of new titles and increased salaries to
three of it's we'll known agents It is
said that other changes, in addition to
the ones named, will be made in the
near future
George H. MacRae, who has served
FOR some time in the capacity Of chief
clerk OF the general passenger depart
ment OF the Omaha system, finds him
self elevated today to the responsible
ties of the position of assistant general
passenger agent. The appointment
was announced yesterday by General
Passenger Agent Teasdale, effective
Jan. 1. The circulars announcing the
appointment will be issued at. once.
Mr.. MacRae is a very popular attache
OF the passenger department. His ex-
perience eminently qualities him for
the post. He has been connected with
the Omaha for some time, and has won
splendid reputation
Another change announced affects
materially the future Of Capt M N
wheeler. Every one knows the cap
tain In Montana as the travelling
freight, passenger and live stock agent
Of the Omaha road. He has a wide
acquaintance in that section, and is a.
hustler. The captain will be made
general cQmmercialsag agent Of the Omaha
system, with headquarters at Helena.
This appointment Is also effective inn
mediately.
General Agent McCabe, of the Oma-
ha, stationed at Sioux City, To-, and
for years an employe of the road, will
be transferred to West Superior, where
he will hold the same office The
change is virtually a. promotion for Mr..
McCabe, as the business Of the COM
pany at the head Of the lakes has in
creased to very large volume
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-01
KELLY WANTS CONTROL.
Thinks He Is Able to Manage His
Property.

Patrick Kelly, whose property has
been for some time under the custody
Of a guardian appointed by the pro-
bate court, which declared him to be
incompetent to manage his affairs, Is
once more seeking to be rehabilitated.
He filed his petition some three weeks
ago and yesterday was granted a hear
ing before Judge. Willrich in the pro-
bate court to permit him to show cause
why he SHOULD be restored to the posses
sion of his property. Judge Willrich
listened to the testimony of the petitio-
ner's witnesses to the effect that they
deemed him competent to manage his
affairs, and continued the hearing
until tomorrow, when the respondent
will present evidence on the other
side
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-01
SYMPHONY CONCERT.
Hint at What the Programme VIII
he Like.

The programme for the Symphony
concert, under the management Of
Richards Gordon, is not yet completed
but will be soon. Director DAM is hard
at work on his orchestral numbers
and is ON his mettle. He says his part
Of the programme will surprise the
critics.
Miss Lamprey will play twice. One
of her selections, the Romanza in F. by
Beethoven, she played before Joachim
and Hair. Her exquisite rendering Of
this classic gained for her a member
ship in the Hochschule in Berlin, the
highest school of music in the world.
Miss Gordon's two numbers will be
given with full orchestra accompani-
nent, and until the orchestra scores
are secured her selections can not be
named Her friends are anxious to
hear her at her best, and if the Or
chestra parts arrive in time she will
not disaappoint them.
The date Of the concert IS set for
Jan. 20, ait the Metropolitan Opera
house.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-01
rIEsfd1O4 .b1esr1. c
LESS THAN 10 PER 1000.
ST. PauPs Death Rate for the Past
Year.


The advance sheets of the annual
report of the commissioner of health
give the following figures: Deaths for
the year, 1441; accidents, 70; suicides
Is; murdered, 4; births, 34O4; death rate
per 1000, population 1855, O0O $50. The
deaths for 1895 were 1929; accidents. Sc:
suicides, "a; murdered, 8; births, 3,468:
death rate per 1000, population 15O, 900.
1885,
The following figures show the COM
parative population, number deaths
and rate per 1000 during the last six
years: 1891 estimated population, $780,
geo, deaths 1,769, death rate 11.79: 1892
estimated population, 100000 deaths
LISP death rate 11.68; 1893 estimated
population, $4,000, deaths 1885, death
rate 1922; 1894 estimated population.
$4,000, deaths 1870, death rate 1913;
1885 estimated population, 100000,
deaths 1929, death rate 1895. The
number of contagious diseases re-
ported in 1896 were Diphtheria cases
reported, 1886, deaths from diphtheria,
SO; scarlet fever cases reported, 1870,
deaths from scarlet fever, 4. In 1895
there were Ais cases Of diphtheria re-
poted and 1O7 deaths; 220 cases Of
scarlet fever reported and deaths.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-01
NEW ANNUAL PASSES.
They Are Being Distributed to the
Deserving.

Today thousands Of the annual
passes sent to the general officials,
travelling, passenger and freight agents
and hundreds of other lesser officers
of the railroads Of the country will go
into effect. For the past two weeks
the chief clerks in all of the office
buildings in the city have been busy
sorting out the annual passes which
have been forwarded from hundreds Of
railroads. 1t has been q perpetual
game Of solitaire. Many of the annual
passes are very handsome in design.
OF the roads leading out Of ST. Paul
probably the Great sWestern has issued
the handsomest annual pass Of any. It
is Of light blue, having engrossed in
the center the Maple Leaf, which is
the trade mark of the company.
1t Is the general admission Of the ST.
Paul railroad officials that the annual
passes sent out by the International &
Great Northern Of Texas are the hand
soonest ANIMALS sent out this year by
any road in the country. The design
embraces the flag of the United
States, the territorial flag Of Texas
and the lone star of the flag Of Cuba.
which would indicate very clearly
where the sympathies Of the officers Of
the road lay.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-01
AOCehI $500 ..'..''.''' S1SO,oU
Mr. Edmund has also prepared h


Mr.. Edmund has also prepared his
annual report for the year
1895. Examination Of the report, which
is published herewith, will show that
the total receipts of the county treas
urer's office for the year are $272, 079. So
less than for the year 1895. Mr.. Edmund
says that the falling off in the receipts
is principally due to the reduction of
seven-tenths of a mill in the rate Of
taxation, which reduced the collections
by something over 100000. The bal
ance of the difference between-the re-
ceipts Of 1895 and 1896 shows that the
tax collections were poorer. The total
receipts of the county treasurer's Of
flee in 1895 were So, 256, 821. 20.
There has been no material difference
In the total disbursements, though.
some of the items under this head vary
considerably. For instance, this year
there has been expended for the county
revenue $183, 2O3.45, as against $136, 900
IN round numbers in 1895 This is
largely accounted for in consequence
of the increase of jury fees from 81 to
$2. The disbursement to the state.
however, is about $4,000 less in conse
quence of the reduction of the rate
of taxation. The poor department also
cost the county over $4,000 less, while
the amount expended for the CITY
schools is $32, 900 more than in 1895
The total is as follows:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-01
MORE ARRESTS TO FOLLOW
That of Frank Johnson and Thomas
Harm gtOn

The police say they have learned that
Frank Johnson and Thomas Harring-
ton, arrested Wednesday night by De-
tectives Warrick and Wells, are re-
sponsible for the disappearance of fur
cloak from the store of M. H. Hermann,
at "a East Seventh street. When the
fellows were searched at the station a
tag, such as Is usually attached to
cloaks, was found in their possession.
The detectives traced the thing up and
found that an electric seal coat had dis
appeared from the store Wednesday
afternoon, and Mr.. Hermann has iden-
titled the prisoners as having been in
his store during the afternoon. The
cloak has not been located, but the Of
ficers claim to know where it was dis
posed of, and other arrests will be made
tOday
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-01
SUIT AGAINST THE OMAHA
Brought by the Heirs of Edward
Myers

Flora Myers, as Administrative Of
the estate of Edward Myers her de-
ceased husband, began an action in
the district court yesterday against
the Omaha Railroad company to re-
cover $4,000 for the loss of her hus-
bands life, caused by an accident that
befell him while he was employed by
the defendant railroad in the capacity
OF brakeman. The accident occurred
on Feb. IA, 1896. The complaint al
leges that Mr.. Myers, while employed
in setting brakes on a freight train,
was struck by the overhead timber of
a bridge over which the train passed
and was instantly killed. In support
Of the charge Of negligence on the
part of the railroad company, the COM
plant further alleges that the over
head beams Of the bridge were only
Of the height of eighteen feet and one
inch above the top Of the rails, and
that the freight train was made up Of
box cars Of unequal heights.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-01

that the clerical force would be re
duced, and that even the general man.
ager would be dismissed, and the duties
performed by him spread around
among the other officials. The last
story was probably the most foolish OF
all, as 1t had absolutely no foundation.
Officials of the Northern Pacific in
formed reporter for the G o b yes
terday that the new year would see no
reforms Of any kind introduced; that
while no road in the country was coin
ing money, the Northern Pacific
was making enough money to employ
all the force necessary and to have
something left besides
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-01
CAUGHT AT SIT. CLOUD.
The Kelley Boys Didn't Get Far
Away,

Mat and Alfred Kelley, the two
youths living at 214S University avenue
who stole $50 from their parents and
then started for the West, as told in
the G l Q b e, were picked up yesterday
in st. Cloud. AS soon as the case was
reported Chief of Detectives Schweitzer
telegraphed the officials OF neighboring
towns to be ON the watch for the boys,
and the police of st. Cloud gathered
them in yesterday. The lads had SIS
Of the amount stolen on their person
when arrested Their parents will send
to st. Cloud for them today.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-01

81 ,265, $50. To this must be added $685.
600 for work done on the new postof-
flee; capitol building, $500; court house,
$4,000; elevators and fire esca pes, $4,000:
spent on last years ice palace, $500;
which, with 20 per cent which must be
allowed in the construction of all
buildings, brings the total up to $1,642,-
862 The total number Of transfers was
1,OO7
The total number Of transfers for
1895 was 1,097, and the amount eXpend-
ed for structures, $2,114,99S. This shows
a difference in favor of last year of
$472, 1885,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-01
Minor Railroad Notes.

w: P. Robinson, general manager Of the
St. Joseph & Grand Island, and G. M. Ad-
sit, general freight agent Of the same line
arrived in the city yesterday in their private
car for the purpose of arranging close traffic
relations with certain Chicago-St Paul lines
The general office and city ticket offices Of
the railroads will be all closed today.
Transcontinental roads report an unusually
light passenger traffic during the past month
The westbound coast trains have as a rule,
gone out well filled, but nevertheless very
little OF the traffic originated in st. Paul or
the Northwest, most of it coming from East
ern and Southern connections.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-01
Inauguration Rates.

CHICAGO, Dec 31-A call has been issued
for the regular monthly meeting of the lines
Of the Central Passenger committee. 1t will
be held in this city ON Jan. 6. Most Of the
matters now On the docket are of q routine
nature, the most important of them being the
rates for organized bodies going to Washing
ton to attend the Inauguration Of President
Mckinley. The application of the Nickel
Plate for differential on the interchangeable
5,OOO-mile ticket adopted some time since by
the committee will be taken up
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-01
THROUGH CALIFORNIA SERVICE
Via "The AIiIwnnIrnnn

nne Pullman Tourist Sleeping Car now
leaves Minneapolis at S:25 and st. Paul at
$50 every Saturday morning and runs through
TO Los Angeles, Cal, via Kansas City and the
santa Fe System. without change arriving
at destination 1:25 p. N. foIiowing Wednes-
day.
The journey via this route is through a ve:y
interesting portion OF America. AMI the hard
ship incident to winter travel through the
more northerly climate is avoided
Rate per double berth $500 through For
berth reservations. furthe. Information as to
rates, etc., apply to THE MILWAUKEE,
agents. or address j. T. Conley, Assistant
Conceal Passenger AGENT. s.. Paul MINI
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-01
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

NOTICE THE TRUSTEES OF THE STATE
Savings Bank, Germania Life ms Bldg,
cor. 4th and MINI. sts have de-
clared semi-annua dividend at the rate
OF per cent per annum for the period
ending Jan. l, 1897. Depositors entitled to in
at the bank for entry on or after jan 90
1887. The new interest period begins Jan. l.
1897. All deposits made on or before Jan. 3,
1877, will be entitled to six months inter-
est July l. 1897 Julius M. Goldsmith,
Treas.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-01
DISTRICT COURT ROUTINE.
New Cases Commenced, Orders and
Decisions Filed.

The following new cases were fled yester-
day in the district court:
sc, 941-Ohio Coal company VS.. Western Pa
per Bag company; action to recover $416.5S
for goods sold and delivered.
&C, 942-Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance COM
pany VS.. Martha Stone Van Kleeck, formerly
Martha s. German; action to recover g$424. so
alleged to be due on a promissory note.
66 943-Flora Myers, as Administrative VS..
Railway company; action to recover IS, 600 for
death of plaintiffs 1ntestate alleged to be due
to defendants negligence.
ORDERS AND DECISIONS.
65, 165-Perry Closson VS.. Edwin H. McHenry
and Frank G.. Bigelow, as receivers Of the
Northern Pacific Railroad company order de-
nying motion to set aside the non-suit ard
grant new trial. -Egan, J.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-01
CITY CLERKS FEES.
Business of 1896 shows Quite an
Increase.

In the forthcoming annual report Of
City Clerk Matt Jensen, Of the business
done in his office during 1896, there will
appear, among other things, a number
of figures which will prove highly in
tereSting to the taxpayers.
1t is so remarkable an increase that
1t is sure to attract a large amount of
attention generally, the revenues from
the office having almost doubled with
in the year. The receipts were: Office
fees, $2,971.60; dog licenses, $4,635; mar
ket house, outside, $1,011.75; market
house, inside, $2,818.38
This shows collections this year Of
I'll, 1858, as compared with $5,89214, or
almost twice as much as City Clerk
Jensen's first year in office.