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The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-06
Street Railway Company Makes
Proposal to the Government.

Street Railway Company Makes a
Proposal to the Government.
The Twin City Rapid Transit COM
pany has submitted to the post office
department, through Special Agent
Massen, proposition to carry mail
collection boxes on all cars operated
i'll the city of st. Paul and Minneapolis.
The plan contemplates the use of zoo
or more constantly moving mail col
lection boxes.
Each car is to serve as a mail col
1ector, and If the plan is approved, mo-
tornen will stop on receiving signal
from persons wishing to deposit mail
in the boxes.
It will easily be seen what an ad-
vantage this plan will be in getting
outgoing mail to the postoff1ce in time
to catch east and WeSt-bound trains.
For instance, as the system now exists,
a letter posted in a box at 800 Grand
avenue has often vexatious delays in
getting to it's destination. A carrier
perhaps empties the street box at that
point at 10 o'clock in the morning, and
ten minutes later resident who is I'M
der the impression that the carrier has
not yet passed, deposits his letter in
the box The letter remains there un-
til late in the afternoon, when the car
rier again makes his rounds, and can
not be delivered until the following
morning, taking twenty-four hours for
the delivery of a local letter Under
the system proposed, through the use
of street car collection boxes, a letter
posted will be at the postOffice at the
latest not more than half hour later.
The government recently made an eX-
pertinent of a similar plan in Des
Moines, 10. The street railway COM
pany of that city offered the use of it's
cars gratuitously. The system has
been proved a great success.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-06
CAPT. BURGER TELLS ABOUT A
CONFERENCE OF REPUBLICANS
WITH THE COLONEL.
URGED TO BE A CANDIDATE
THE Second WARD STATESMAN
SAYS THE COLONEL GAVE CON-
OPTIONAL CONSENT.
WILL BIZ A i PASSIVE AsP1RANT.
Col. Kiefer Denies That q s'Meeting''
Was HeId,,F or That He Made
Il ANY Promise.

Col. A. r. Kiefers friends are evi-
the nomination for mayor next spring,
and have commenced their work early.
Monday night number of prominent
Republicans from. the various wards
of the city, among whom were Aid.
Lindahl, Of the First ward, and Aid.
Bell, of the Sixth, called at
Col. Kiefer's office, at least
such is the story told by Capt.
Joe Burger, of the Second ward who
claimed to have been present at the
meeting. Capt. Burger, who is a can
didate to succeed Aid. Stutzman, of
the Second, was busy yesterday telling
the story of the meeting. The captain
said the meeting was held in the rooms
of Col. Kiefer at 100 East Seventh
street. There were present, the captain
claimed, about fifty members of the
faithful Republicans who think the
only salvation of the party is in the
nomination of Kiefer. The meeting had
been prearranged, one of the party
going in advance and taking Col, Kie-
fer out to supper, thus insuring his
presence at the meeting, which was to
follow later.
When Col Keifer was apprised of
the mission of the gentlemen, he was
at first unwilling to consider any prop
osition making him candidate for the
nomination for mayor, but, after sew
eral speeches from among those pres
ent in which the colonel had been
told that he was the only one who
could lead the party to victory and
prevent a clean sweep by the Demo-
Gratis, he finally consented to accept
the nomination, if it was offered him.
He said he would much prefer return
ing to congress for another term. He
assured those presnt that he would
do nothing towards securing the nomi-
nation, and that they themselves and
their friends must do it all.
Capt. Burger was very enthusiastic
yesterday and said after the close of
his story that he would be the next
alderman from the Second, and that
Col A. r. Kiefef would be the next
mayor of st. Paul Mayor Doran,
Capt. Burger said, could not carry his
own precinct, if he got the nomina-
ton. Col. Kiefer was seen last night
and asked about the story. He denied
that any meeting" had been held, or
that he had consented to become a
passive candidate for the Republican
nomination, next spring.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-06

If the editor of the Pioneer Press
will kindly turn to the. article in the
current Forum, by Joseph Nimmo Jr.,
at one time statistician of the treasury
he will find that the opinion in the
diamonds case" holding an invoice
from Europe coming into the United
States through Canada subject to the
10 per cent discriminating duty, was
not ''the off-hand opinion of Secretary
Cage but was, as the G o b e stated,
that Of the attorney general made at
the request Of Secretary Gage. Hav-
ing been thus informed by one of his
own kidney, we trust he, the editor,
will have the courtesy to his readers
to admit his mistake.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-06
1T STARTED WELL.
st. Paul Musical Clubs First Con-
cert Is Artistic.

If the st. Paul musical club serves
the public as we'll in all it's concerts
as it did in the one given in the Park
Congregational church last night, there
certainly will be no complaint, since
last nights performance was gen
| timely good one. Perhaps little flaw
might be picked with the artists on
the ground that they were not dis
posed to humor the audience by re-
spending with encOres to the vigorous
applause. Mr.. Halls and Miss Pottgte-
ser did each yield once, but Mr.. Ham
lin remained unmoved. Mr.. Halls gave
the first number on the programme,
playing polonaise with a marked but
sensitive expression. Mr.. Hamlin, the
Chicago tenor, came next with rich
inspiring rendition of ''Urbs Syon Au-
rea" by Parker. From Out of Thine
Eyes f1oated out over the room in the
truly golden tones of Miss Pottgieser's
contralto voice. The quality of her
notes made one think of Poe's musical
phrase, when he described the bells
as molten, golden bells Miss Pott-
gieser sings without apparent effort,
and, while satisfying her audience with
the fullness and warm sympathy of
her voice, yet did her part with that
air of reserve force that made her
hearers feel that she could do much
more difficult work with little more
eAOTl LleDeSlleu, Dy DOOfan, lis
Blinkt der Thau," by Rubenstein, and
Elm Frolichs Gesang,' an old German
song, served to show to good advan-
tage the versatility of Mr.. Hamlin's
voice, as we'll as it's smooth, cultured
quality. Mr.. Halls then gave an exquis-
itely delicate rendition of a dreamy
''Legende," by Wieniawski. The story
in the music was vividly told in his in
depreciation. The sixth number, Cav
atina, Lieti Signor" 4rom Les. Hugue-
nots), by Meyerbeer, was rendered so
admirably by Miss Pottgieser that her
audience would not cease their ap-
plause until she favored them with an
encore
Mr. Hamlin gave the audience anoth-
er exhibition of his fine execution in
the three selections, "a Monotone" by
Cornelius; "To Mary by Maud V.
White. and "Over the Desert" by
Lawrence eKellie. The sustained even
ness of his tones in the Monotone
was particularly pleasing. Mr. Halls
last appearance was in the rendition
of ''Zigeinerweisen, and was played in
a manner in no way inferior to his
other numbers. The concert was closed
by Mr.. Hamlin, who sang a cavatina
from Gounod's Faust" in a mastery
manner.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-06
SCORED BOARD AND MAYOR.
Hatred for the School Board Miss
TayIOr's Animation.

The indispOsition of the board of
school inspectors to reappoint Miss
Judd as teacher, seemed to be worry
ms Miss Rebecca Taylor as much as
the boards refusal to extend the same
favor to herself. Yesterday Miss Tay-
lor and Miss Judd, called upon Mayor
Doran at his office, where they had
arranged to,lh6ld. a conference with his
honor and School Inspector e. o. Zin-
norman.
The grievance of the young women
arose out of the action of the school
board, in refusing to grant further
hearing to Miss judas friends. The
board has Informed Miss Judd that it
is willing to hear what she has to say
in her own behalf. but doesn't care to
grant any further audience to her
friends after the recent scance few
weeks ago, when Inspector McNair
used that awful swear word. Miss
Taylor and Miss Judd think that this
is very inconsiderate and unfair on
the part of the school board. Hence
yesterdays conference.
Miss Taylor explained the situation
to the mayor and Inspector E. o. Zim-
norman, and then expressed her opin-
ion of the school board She declared
she didn't propose that it should be
known as a reform board 1t was more
uEiuSl ludil3 dIly UudIu ever dppOIllteu
by Mayor Smith. Inspector Zimmer-
man took exception to this, and re-
minded Miss Taylor that while she
seemed to delight in abusing the school
board, it was very impolite for her to
take such a course, to say the least. But
Miss Taylor insisted that the school
board was an autocratic institution and
had added insult to injury by demand
ing that she and Miss Judd withdraw
the papers accompanying their appli-
cations.
An animated controversy ensued, en-
lived by some retorts anything but
courteous, and punctuated now and
then with paeifying observation by
the mayor, who acted as sort Of
referee But even his honor did not
escape without a rebuke, Miss Taylor
reminding him that he seemed to be
defending the school board and would
suffer the Consequences. At this stage
the conference closed.
The school board meets today to con-
slider these among other matters.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-06

their vote, while the gambling element
worked assiduousiy, but quietly, to get
out every possible vote. The first re-
ports indicated tremendous adverse
majority, 5000 being claimed. This was
based on the city vote. The final cam
vass shows that the country vote did
get out, and that it was against the
gamblers. It was notable fight, as
much SO as was the struggle against
the lottery in Louisiana, and its ef-
forts to prolong its life by Transplant
tation to North Dakota. 1t is reas-
surfing to those who may come to
doubt the use of fighting against the
evil tendencies of society, teaching
them that the moral sense of the voters
can always be appealed to to sustain
the right.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-06

There should be modus yivend:
established between the news editor
and the leader writer's Of our esteem
ed morning contemporary. The latter
sefrowfully announced in their depart
ment yesterday morning that 'the de-
feat of the antf-gambling amendments
in New Jersey by a majority of 10000
was surprise to the people of that
state" On the other hand, the matter
of-fact news editor asserted in his dc
partment Of that infallible paper, on
the same day, that "the return board
of judges made their returns Of the
constitutional amendment election this
afternoon (Oct. ~. The official figure
show a majority of 102 for the anti
gambling amendment"
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-06
OWEN LOST HIS OWN.
He Had SIS, But He Has 1t Not
Now

Owen Thomas, an employe of the
American Hoist and Derrick company,
living at $50 East Seventh street, re-
ported to the police last night that he
had been robbed of SIS by a woman
in an alley on eighth street, between
Sibley and Wacouta streets. According
to Thomas story he was confronted
by the woman without knowing that
she was near him. After some con-
versation he displayed his purse, and,
when the woman left him a moment
later, he says he missed SIS. Thomas
thinks she picked his pocket before
he observed her presence. Sergeant
Ross and Lieut.. Bahe investigated the
affair, but, as Thomas could give no
description of the woman, no arrest
was made.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-06
ALASKA IN THE FALL.
j. A. Murphy Says It's No Place to


J. A. Murphy, a well-to-do st. Lou
isan, who figured that he could add
to his wealth by conducting a general
store somewhere on the way to the
Alaskan gold fields, has returned to st.
Paul with his views changed very ma
terialIy He. left Seattle on the Villa
mette, Aug. %, for Skaguay, and, after
the weeks trip, reached that point
only to find that the state of affairs
was very bad, from one point of view
1t rained almost constantly, the trail
was In a horrible condition, and all
along were squatted some $500 people,
most of them waiting until spring be-
fore attempting to push on further.
At a meeting of miners held shortly
after Mr.. Murphy reached there, the
sum of So, 900 was subscribed and spent
on the building Of bridges and the
placing of corduroy strips along the
trail, but ALI to no purpose. Of this
amount half was subscribed by Corre-
spondent Scoyille of New York pa
per. The work was done in one week
bv some 800 men, The worst point was
what is called the first meadow, be-
tween Dyea and pyramid Harbor. Mr.
Murphy took from Seattle ten horses,
five of which he practically gave away
at Skaguay, and7the balance of which
he sold twenty-tyTo miles beyond for
enough to make MIN Whole, lncIudlng
pack, saddles feed. etc.
Many of the unfortunates camped
on the trail have lost their horses and
are simply waiting, they know not for
what. with only, a little money and
provisions, in many cases ashamed to
come back without reaching the gold
fields. The last steamer back from
Skaguay brought back half a dozen
persons without fare, who had lost all
their little, and were trying to get back
to their homes. Mr.. Murphy thought
of establishing a store either on the
trail near Skaguay or over at Lakes
Linderman or Bennett, but he returns
to st, Louis to report that the spring
would be the time to be ready for busi-
ness, and that it is out of the question
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-06

When Tim Byrnes goes to Washington he
goes to a room at hotel, throws up a
window and yells for reporter to come and
interview him, and he tells the newspaper
man that his visit to the national capital
"has no political significance and then the
senators and congressman all feel easier and
the president resumes the functions of his
office. Tim should take poison.-Menagha
Messenger.
Take poison? Wat tell? Tim ''takes
things" but not poison. He takes SIS
day out of the fish and game fund
for going down to Washington to tell the
president whom to appoint to office in Min
nesota. Why should he take poison?
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-06
Police Court Notes.

The charge of larceny, which has been pend
ing against Nicholas Webber and John ST.
mons for some weeks, during their good be-
havior was dismissed in the police court yes
terday. The boys were originally charged
with the theft of a harness from barn at
SIXTH and Broadway streets.
Water Steele and Minnie Steele, the coll
ored couple accused by a boarder, John Hop
kins. also colored, of the theft of $6 secured
a continuance in the municipal court until
today. Hopkins, who is also under arrest on
the charge of disorderly conduct, being ac-
cused of striking Mrs. Steele with bottle,
will likewise be tried today.
Roy Williams was charged on the tab in
the municipal court yesterday with violating
the bicycle ordinance. He failed to appear
for trial and S. bail which he deposited was
declared forfeited.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-06

further than to get a divorce as sosn
as he left me. I do not think the
Standish girl is with him, but, if she
is, it is of small concern to me. Be
fore he went away he promised to
write to me and if I hear from him
that all is well shall not worry over
Mrs. Standishs stories, but if he has
deceived me again I will get
divorce"
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-06
RACE GAMBLING in NEW JERSEY

The latest news, giving the result of
| the canvass made by the official board
of New Jersey showing that the anti
gambling amendment to the conStitu-
tion was adopted by the small major
ity of 102, is reassuring. The struggle
has been a long one, and it's effects
have reached beyond the borders of
that state, affecting national legisla-
tion more, probably, in the future than
at present The proximity of New
i Jersey to the great cities across the
Hudson made all games of sport and
| especially racing exceedingly profitable.
The race tracks of the cities in the
northern part of the state reaped rich
harvestS from the crowds that came
ever to put UP their money on their
favorites. The bookmakers and gam
blers fiourished and grew powerful.
The state laws had not provided for
the evils that attend the prostitution
of the speed of the noblest Of animals
to the rapacity of man and his inher-
ent propensity to gamble. In time the
moral sense of the state was awakened
| and began an agitation to suppress the
track gambling.
AS this could only be done by legis-
| lative enactment, the bookmakers bc
! gan to scheme for the control of the
party that dominated the state Tt
! happened there to be the Democratic
! rarty. By dint of spending money ON
| elections, securing the nomination of
| their friends for the legislature, the
! gamblers held control of that body an!
| defeated all measures introduced bv
the reformers who embraced the law
abiding, law-respecting element of all
| parties. AS their resistance rose the
opposition increased until it became a
state issue with the Republicans open
| ly espousing the reform and the DEM
ocrats lodging it. Enough Democrats
refused to sustain their party two
years ago to give the state to the Re-
| publicans. The result affecting the ma
| ton was the displacement of Demo-
cratic United States senator by Re-
! publican whose previous record made
the change not at all an improvement
! It added one more to the phalanx of
national jobbers in the senate
Laws were enacted suppressing race
track gambling. But it was only the
act of legislature, and no session can
bind subsequent ones; what one enacts
a later one can repeal. So the reform
ers decided to utilize their victory by
putting the prohibition into the funda-
mental law. An amendment to the
constitution was submitted, and it was
the center of the fight which terminal
ed at the polls last week. The amend
ment came near being lost, not be-
cause the sentiment of the state was
as nearly divided as the vote indicates
but because the friends of the amend
nlent were so sure of its adoption
| that they made no effort tc get out
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-06
TCDAY,S WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-Forecast for
Wednesday: Minnesota-Fair and warmer;
westerly winds.
Wisconsn-Fair; slightly warmer Wednes-
day; light to fresh westerly winds.
Iowa-Fair; winds shifting to westerly.
North Dakota-Far westerly winds
South Dakota-Fair; warmer; westerly
winds.
Montana-Fair; westerly winds.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
United States Department Of Agriculture,
Weather Bureau, Washington, Oct. 5, 6:4S
D. 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., 1897-10-06
Farmer Murdered.

DA~PoRT, To-. Oct. 5.-At Dixon, in
this county, twenty miles from here, the
dead body of Robert Parks, a farmer, has
been found in his burning house. Parks
was living alone and was supposed to keep
great deal of money in the house. 1t is be-
lieved he was murdered and the house set
on fire. Last week his watch dog was poison
ed. The coroner is investigating.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-06
Broke in a window.

During a playful scufHe between Robert
Wright Ernest White and C. R. McAdam in
front of the DeI.catessen restaurant last night
White was pushed through one of the plate
glass windows of the cafe Wright admitted
iasad niS I'M at tSe ae o, ana
on the charge OF disorderly conduct The
parties concerned in the accident are travel
ing men, Wright being in the employ Of
a Philadelphia house.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-06
Garbage Bius Arc Cut.

The sum OF ss4 will be deducted from the
bill of the garbage contractor for the month of
September for failures to collect garbage. At
so cents per failure this means 1888 fines. There
were 81 complaints found to be justified.
This makes a total of 267 justifiable COM
plants to date. It requires 500 to forfeit the
contract,
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-06
STRUCK A SWITCH STAND.
William Perkins RadIy Hurt in the
Milwaukee Yards

William Perkins, porter in the en-
ploy of the Northern Pacific railroad
company, was injured while alighting
from a train at the foot of Jackson
street shortly after o'clock last even
ing. In jumping from the platform
Perkins failed to see a switch, and
was thrown violently against the iron
frame. He received a bad cash on the
forehead, and several teeth were
knocked out DIR. Charles Dohm
dressed the mans wounds, after which
he was removed to his home, COZ Wa
baSha street
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-06
shows How the Banks stood.

Superintendent of Banks Kenyon has just
published, in compact folder form, a full alb
stract of the reports of the state bank at
the time of the last call. which shows their
condition at the close of business July %
last
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-06
Late DIR. Alex. Days Affairs.

James E. Day of Guelph, Ont, whose
brother, DR.. Alex Day, died suddenly here
a week or more ago, reached st. Paul yester-
day, and will remain here long enough to
close up the affairs of his dead relative
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-06
New Soldiers, Home Trustee

Gov. Clough has appointed Silas H. fowler
trustee of the soldiers home, to succeed ex-
Gov. L. F. Hubbard. Mr.. fowler is command
er of John A. Rawlins post, G. A. R., Min
neapolis.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-06
NOT TOO WARM TO READ.
September Was n Busy Month for
the Library.

The report of the librarian for the
month of September, which was read at
the regular meeting of the library
board yesterday afternoon, showed that
1921 books were issued during the
month and that the total, registration
had increased from 1885 in August, to
II 1923. The total number of visitors to
the reading room on Sundays was 31S,
and the total receipts $780,
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-06
His Wife ReIented.

]. Lazarus, the proprietor of grocery store
at 144 South Robert street, who was arrested
on the charge of beating his WIFE,, was dis
charged in the police court yesterday. mrs
Lazarus testified that though she and her
husband had had some trouble, he had not
assaulted her.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-06
DAILY MEANS.

Barometer, 80 O4; mean temperature, 81;
relative humidity 81; wind at 8 p. M, north
west; weather, clear; maximum temperature,
Sc; minimum temperature, 81; daily range, 8;
amount of precipitation in last twenty-four
hours 0.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-06
1T WORRIES KOERNER.

Expenses.
These are troublous days for State
Treasurer Koerner. Within the next
two weeks he will be called upon to pay
ont about 81 100000 of the states cash
and the available cash in the hands of
the treasurer, including amounts on
deposit in the banks of the state, is
exceedingly close to this figure. What
is worrying the treasurer is how TO
make ends meet until the November
settlement of the counties reaches his
office.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-06

Mrs. J. J. Porter. of Iglehart street, re-
turned Yesterday from a trip to Rock Island
on the steamer Rutledge, with party OF
Saltwater ladies.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-06
RIVER AT 8 A. M.
DIR COMING ALLY.

*Rise. FAN.
Note-Barcmeter corrected for temperature
and elevation. p. F. Lyons, Observer.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-06

If section % does not mean what the at
torney general says it does not mean, what
is the meaning of it? Or has it any meaning ?
Its legal Interpretation certainly differs wide
ly from the only construction that can be put
upon it by the ordinary layman.-0watenna
Journal.
1t means just what it says and says just
what it means, and it means just as clean
piece of Republican protection as there
is in the whole act Its latest illegal inter-
probation" was given to get the party out
of hoe.
Tans Bixby for governor! Well, the state
might go farther and fare worse.-Janesville
Argus
The state will not go farther 1t will not
go at all. 1t does not have to. Would-b
governors do all the going.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-06
JUDGE BUM BUSY.
Worked Last Night to Make New
Citizens.

Judge Bum sat in district court room
No. yesterday, and before the session
adjourned in the evening, he had ma
turalized twenty-seven aliens. who re-
ceived their final papers of citizenship
from Clerk Rogers. He held another
session last night, which lasted until
10 O'Clock, and during that time he
made nearly as many more citizens.