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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-13
TRUNK LINE COMMITTEE.
Has Heavy Docket to Handle at It's
Meeting Tuesday.

The meeting Of the Western Trunk Line
committee, which is to be held Thursday
next at the Aberdeen. will be Of the
most important Of their monthly sessions.
The committee will wrestIe with the ques-
ton of percentage in the new pooling agree
ment which was entered into several weeks
ago. The freight agents to whom was in
trusted that delicate problem failed to come
to an understanding, because certain lines
thought they were entitled to larger shares
Of business 6, than WI, was allatted to them; and
as there Is only 100 per cent to be divided
among them the efforts of the agents were
without result. Several Of the lines are
timid about entering into the pool on ac-
and their fears operated against agree
ment: 1t is expected that the committee
will be able to overcome such scruples and
settle the question of divisions amcably
The committee will also take action on q
proposition to require drovers accompanying
cattle on the trains to be identified. either
by their tickets or in some other way. 1t is
common practice for drovers to sell tick
cts granted to them for such business, and
the railway managers want to put a stop
to the abuse of the privilege.
An effort will be made by the committee
to make a rule that shingles in transit shall
go through to their destination without being
switched off the track and held at interme-
is lower than the rate to local points, and it
is customary with some shippers to econo-
mize on freight charges by billing car
load OF shingles through and then at some
way station have the car transferred to a
side track where it remains several weeks
Then before the railway company knows
what is being done the car is sent to some
point along the line and unloaded and the
goods are distributed. The railways lose
great deal of money on freight in this
way. and they are anxious to compel Ship
pers to act honestly.
The question of applying grain rates to
potatoes will be brought before the meeting.
Farmers believe that potatoes should be
shipped at the same rates as -four and they
wasn't the potato rate reduced to that stand
ard 1t is thought the committee will refuse
to do this
Several lines want the rate on scrap iron
has been reduced. and the interested lines
say it does not pay them to handle scrap
iron. This matter will be considered by the
committee.
docket Of ninety subjects has been ar
ranged for the committees consideration. So
1t will be busy session.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-13
WISCONSIN CENTRAL FIGHT.
1t LIS Assuming Proportions of IRE
mendous Importance.

1t Is Assuming Proportions of Ire
mendous Importance.
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 1.-THE fight that has
been Instituted in the Wisconsin Central pro-
ceedings by John A. Stewart. at the instl-
cation of the New York reorganization COM
mittee, against Edwin H. Abbott and the Bos-
ton interest is likely to prove very inter-
esting before settlement is reached. Ac-
cordnig to the admission of Attorney Bea-
man. who directly represents the New York
committee, the plan Of the committee Is to
dislntegrate the Wisconsin Central system
and then afterwards proceed with the old
plan of unifcation after Mr.. Abbott Is
crushed, In pursuance Of the plan of dis
the Wisconsin Central mortgage, caused the
receivers to come in and ask for the aban-
donment of the leases of several of the most
Important companies in the systen-that Of
the Milwaukee & Lake Winnebago Railway
company in particular.
The abandonment of the Milwaukee G. Lake
Winnebago line, Mr.. Abbott's answer points
out, will leave the Wisconsin Central COM
paay at Sehlesingerville as the northern ter
minus OF the southern branch and at Alb
bottsford, the functional point with the Wis
consin Central Railroad company with the
eastern terminus of the western branch 1t
would place the receivers in the position
where they would be obliged to pay a very
heavy rental to st. Paul for terminal faciI-
ities for business from Abbottsford west.
while making it impossible for them to shin
through freight either east or west inder
pendent Of the Wisconsin Central railroad
and the Milwaukee G. Lake Winnebago rail-
road. Further than this, Mr. Abbott repre-
sents, If the lease is cancelled the Milwaukee,
Lake Winnebago company will insist upon
cancelling the Manitowoc line, which it con.
trolls. and which is about the best paying
division Of the road. On the other hand
Mr.. Abbott's faction will be in the posses,
sion Of line clear and uninterrupted from
Ashland to Schlesingerville, where the con
nection is, with the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul. which would permit of traffic ar
rangement to Milwaukee and Chicago.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-13
NEWS OF THE RAILROADS
NEW LINE OF STEAMERS FROM
SEATTLE TO HONOLULU
to Operate q Line of Steamers in
Connection With the Great North
ern Railway-First Road to BE-
come Direct Route for Trade and
Travel to Hawaii.

One result Of President James j.
emit yesterday when announcement was
made that the Columbia Navigation
company, Of Seattle, had been organ
lied and would operate line of steam
ers between Seattle and Honolulu in
connection with the Great Northern
railway. The first steamer on the new
line Is the City of Columbia, and it
will start on it's first trip to Honolulu
Aug. 25, and at intervals Of twenty
five days thereafter.
The City Of Columbia is q modern
steamship, 266 feet long and 1877 feet
beam, with four decks, and registered
A l. She was purchased from the fleet
of the Old Dominion Steamship COM
pany. and has been refitted expressly
with view to strength, speed and the
safety and comfort Of the passengers.
With comfortable state rooms, large
dining saloon, smoking and music
rooms, library. shower baths, etc, etc,
the steamship Is admirably adapted
for the new service. There are ac-
commodations for about 500 first-class
unusually ample.
Rates to Honolulu have been placed
at very reasonable figure. The
steamship will have close connections
with the Great Northern railway, and
passengers and freight can be handled
to the best advantage by the conjunc-
ton Of the railway and steamship com
panies.
The owners of the new line are Jack
son & Colegrave, of Seattle.
This is the first American line start
ed on the Pacific as direct result Of
the annexation of Hawaii. All vessels
plying between Hawaiian and coast
ports must now be of American regis
ter. and it is expected that a new i'm
petus to American shipping will now
be given on the Pacific coast.
The Pacific is to be the outlet for
Northwestern products, and the off,
Gals of the Great Northern feel much
gratified that their road Is the first to
become a direct route Of trade and
travel to the Hawaiian islands.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-13

THE MESSIAH. Fuller and Kent C. Edgar
Haupt. IL AM, PM. Sunday school 8
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-13
THE NORTHWEST.
SALTWATER.
A Second Term Convict Dies mt the
State Prison.

A Second Term Convict Dies at the
State Prison.
SALTWATER, Minn., Aug. 12.-(Special y
John Siegfried. convict at the state prison.
received March q. 1896, from Anoka county.
to serve three years and six months for
grand larceny in the second degree. died at
the prison hospital yesterday of consumption.
Deceased was twenty-four years OF age. His
the death OF their son. but UP to this even
ing had not claimed the body. Warden VOL
fer will hold 1t a short time longer, and IN
case it is not claimed will send 1t to the
medical department OF the state university.
This was Siegfried's second term, having
previously served a term in the reformatory
at ST. Cloud
Petitions are being circulated throughout
the county asking that the name OF Hon.
w. c. Wflliston, Of Red Wing be placed
upon the ballot at the next election as a
trict court. Judge Williston is now one Of
the Judges of this district and seeks another
term
The Juniata departed today with raft
OF logs for the Standard Lumber company.
Dubuque The Moline and Mascot cleared
with two RATS fer Dimmock & Gould, Mo-
line. The Sam Alice and bow boat are In
port and expected to get out today. but
couldn't owing to a little difficulty with the
crew. The Lizzie Gardner and Park Bluff
have arrived. and will go on the ways at
9ouc.i saltwater ior repairs, potn poats nay
ing been injured on the last trip down the
river.
Ran. jerks. we'll known farmer, resid-
ing few miles west of the city, is CRIT
ically ill, ard there are no hopes of his re-
covery.
The case Of the state VS.. John CrimmIns
was continued one week in the municipal
court today. CrimmtEs is charged with an
assault on Octave WiIlett, who was n q Sc
rious condition for some time, but is i'm
proving slowly and will soon be able 10 aI-
pear against Crimmins
change of time will take place on the
Omaha line next Sunday The traia leaving
here at $50 will leave forty-ivs minutes
later.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-13
CHICAGO JoBBERs soU1RM.
Claim Railroads Are DtScriminatin
in Favor of Coast.

Claim Railroads Are DISCRIMINATING
in Favor of Coast.
It is likely that in the near future an
attempt will be made by the hardware lob
bers of Chicago and st. Louis to induce the
transcontinental lines to amend their tariff
on hardware to the coast
Hardware Is manufactured in the East and
previous to the war with Spain was carried
by ships around the Horn to San Francisco
ana other coast cities To meet the water
make through rate to thesFcoast of ST on
all kinds of hardware without discriminst fon.
The outbreak of hostilities with Spain. how
ever, put an end for the time being to trans
portation by sea, and the railways took ad-
vantage of this. and on June 25 raised the
tariffs tariff on all classes of hardware and made
such determinations in the classifications
that only certain kinds of goods could be
shipped together. at one rate The tariff on
&c kinds s % of goods was advanced from
80 cents to Slips per 100 in carloads and from
81 to $1.75 per 100 in less than carloads. It is
claimed that the rates on less than car
Loads were advanced more than on carloads.
gives an undue advantage to the coast Job
bers who are not required to ship East at
the same rates. 1t Is claimed that coast
1obbers are able to pack any classes of goods
IN one box without discrimination and ship
the whole at one rate and that consequently
the coast jobbers are able to underseIl the
chicago and st. Louis jobbers in their own
territory. This contention was denied YES
terday by representative of one Of the
transcontinentai lines
The Chicago and St. Louis jobbers." said
he are wrong. The coast jobbers have to
pay the same tariff others do and there is
no nc. chance for them to undersell the Chicago
and st. Louis people on account of tariff
rates. Hardware goes from the East either
to Seattle direct or through st. Paul, and the
Seattle Jobber cannot get better rate East
than thar. the Eastern jobber can get for the
1t is said that good deal of feeling has
been stirred up between the coast jobbers and
the Chicago and St. Louis houses, on account
OF the new tariff schedule. The latter saw
the railways are assisting the coast jobbers
the fight for trade IL
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-13
SAVINGS CASE CLOSED.
The Application for a Receivership
Taken Under Adyisement.

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 1.-THE hearing in
the Security Savings and Loan matter came
TO an end today. This afternoon the at
torneys summed up. H. ]. Fletcher present.
ing the argument for the plaintiff He ar
gued that there was every indication of mis-
management by the officers. that large loans
were Illegally and corruptly made to Carl
Peterson, that there had been misuse of cor
porate funds in making loans to officers and
directors. that there had been thefts by
former president which had been known to
the directors, that the officers were wholly
unfit to be intrusted with the affairs Of
the association. that the officers paid
Withdrawals out of order, giving an unjust
preference to certain classes of stockholders
and that the expenses for a considerable time
exceeded the legal limit three-fold.
A. ID. Smith claimed the whole thing boiled
down was whether the amcable gentleman
who had been appointed receiver should wind
up the estate, or whether those gentlemen
who had been officers should close it up He
argued that the Carl Peterson loans were
merely the result of poor judgment when
realty values were on different plane than
now.
Victor ]. WEIGH, also for the defense. ar
gued that there were conflicting interests
and that the mere fact that the association
could not pay its stockholders in full was
no ground for the appointment of a receiver
The matter was taken under advisement.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-13
RAILWAY NOTES.

George F.. Heusner was appointed general
agent for the Chicago Great, Western for
the state of Oregon yesterday. Mr. Heus-
ner's headquarters will Be at,aPortland.
w: J. Green. Of Philadelphia, is guest
OF 9. Q. Brooke, assistant. general freight
agent Of the Chicago Great Western.
Wisconsin Central, was In this city yester-
day. =
Howard J. Ball, general passenger agent
for the Delaware, LackawanEa & Western al
Buffalo, accompanied by his wife, two chill
dren and Miss Brown, were passengers
on the Northern Pacific yesterday for the
w. L. Pryor. ticket agent for the Lehigh
Valley railway at Scranton, Pa, was In the
city yesterday.
T. n: Hopper. division freight agent fol-
the Chicago Great Western at Des Moines
was IN this city on business yesterday.
8. u. Parkhurst. general freight agent o.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-13
WITHOUT THE MAYORS 0. K.
ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION
RETURNED TO COUNCIL
Recommendation of the Ways and
Means Committee Setting Aside
$4,000 for the Widening of the
Island Stone Arch Bridge Ap-
pro'ved-PetitiOn for n Curfew
Ordinance Presented.

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 12.-At the
council meeting this evening Mayor
Pratt returned without his approval
an ordinance amending the Fire
Limit Ordinance" providing that a GER
tain block in North Minneapolis be in
cluded in the fire limits.
He also vetoed a resolution passed
July %, vacating all the alleys IN
block l. L. H Coles addition to Min
neapolis. Such vacation contemplates,
as consideration. the deciding to the
city by the owners OF all that land
included in what would be Thirty-first
street, IL the same should be extended
from Elaisdell avenue to Nicollet ave-
nue., and as that has not been done, he
suggests that the vacating Of the alleys
referred TO be deferred until such
transfer has been made.
Supt. Q. B. King, Of the poor farm,
estimated his running expenses for his
department for 1899 as follows: Poor
department. $4,000; city hospital, $34,-
600; to completing new ward building,
$40, 600; wOrkhOuse, 1000. Total, $112,-
925.
The ways and means committee rec
omr- ended that $4,000 be set aside for
the purpose of widening the island
stone arch bridge. Aid. Colburn OBJ
jected. but it went through. This
throws the responsibility back upon
the board of tax levy.
a petition from a dozen or more
ladies for a curfew ordinance was re-
ferred to a committee, consisting Of
Aldermen Adams, Shepley, Dwyer.
Drew and Currier.
The council refused the offer of the
Warn en-Scharf Paving company to Law
1000 yards of new paving. if released
from their repairing contract on the
Park avenue contract.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-13
LOST AND FOUND.

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WATCH LOST-A small open-faee gold
Watch; initials E. G. NJ. Reward If re-
turned to 81 West Summit av.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-13
MANY NEW SHIPS.
Bessemer Company Will Probably
Use the Bay City Plant.

WEST BAY CITY. Mich. Aug. 12.-W. w
Huntington, representing the Bessemer Steam
ship company. is authority for this statement:
There will be more boats built this winter
at Wheeler's shipyard than ever before, as cur
company has years lease on the plant. We
have got to build several more boats, and If
we build them at cur sh!pyard at Superior
will have to enlarge the plant and buy new
machinery, which we can avoid by using
Wheeler's yard. 1t is the best equipped on the
lakes 3"
This means good times for West Bay City,
as the yard running full gives employment
to 5000 men, and weekly pay roll of about
SEC, Geo.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-13
state Hospital Board.

ST. PETER, Mimi, Aug. 12.-(Special)-
At the annual meeting of the hospital board
OF trustees at Rochester, J.. W. Mason. of
T. H. Titus of Rochester, secretary The re-
port Of the cost of maintenance of the three
hospitals is as follows: Rochester-Average
number of patients. 1885, average cost per
week per capita $3.50. St. Peter-Average
number Of inmates. s77; cost per capita per
week. 1871. Fergus Falls-Average number
Of inmates. 1,011; cost per capita per week.
S3.O4.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-13
olivia Suicide.

OLIVIA, Mimi. Aug. 2.-(Special.) -George
Byrne, a blacksmith, was found last night
in a dying condition. A coroners' inquest re-
vealed the fact that Byrne had taken laud.
anum. He was young man and unmarried.
He brother to Sergeant F. NJ. Byrne,
Company H. Fourteenth regiment. now at
Chickamauga, Ga
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-13

officers recently relative to the cession Of
one Of the municipal thoroughfares for tracks
as otherwise the road would be compelled
to run in over q rented line The same
representative says work Will hardly ba
commenced this year, but that he thinks
trains will be running into town before the
end of next season.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-13

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 1.-the po5,,,,s.
county committee held a meeting at TempIe
court at which the resignation of M. L,
received and accepted. Timothy RYAN. Of
Wayzata, was named to fill one of the two
existing vacancies upon the committee. The
although 1t expects to do so at the meeting
next Thursday ns
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-13
MET MIR. KIMBERLY.
Northern Pacific Freight Conductors
Have a Conference.

MT CoHuuctOfs
Have a Conference.
The committee representing the Northern
Pacific freight conductors, who came to this
city to present grievances to the company,
visited General Superintendent Kimberly yes
terday and held prolonged conference with
him. MIR. Kimberly had read the statement
which they sent to him On Thursday, and
ne ne invited them to call upon him and discuss
entirely friendly in nature and though MI.
Kimberly would not commit himself upon any
OF the points raised the committee left him
ly.
Another conference will be held today. but
II is not expected that a, definite decision will
The committee of firemen who are here
Tor similar purpose, have not yet met
the officials of the railway, but they will
propaply present their statement today.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-13
RED CROSS REPORT.
Mrs. Haines Describes Life in the
Big Army Camps.

MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. IA meeting of
the Red Cross society was held at the Taber-
nacle Baptist church this evening. Mrs Bes-
sic Park Haines was present and addressed
the meeting on her trip to Washington. She
spoke of the good work the Red Cross Was
doing throughout the country, and of what
great service 1t had been to the army and the
government. She said the government was
not to blame for a great many things charged
to it. The government had provided suitable
food, but the fault was in the preparing Of
S. It.
The matter OF disposing of a portion of the
funds of the society was left to the executive
committee. Some of the money will be used
to buy necessaries for the men at Camp RAM
sey.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-13
WEBSTER INDORSED,
Meeting Held by the Friends of the
Candidate.

MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. PA meeting of tho
supporters of E. E. Wabster was held this
evening at which Mr.. Webster was present
and briefly addressed the gathering. giving
the reasons for his candidacy and setting forth
some facts in bebuttal of the charges made
against him. Me- Webster dwelt more
particularly upon the charge that he was
opposed 70 labor unions, making fat denial.
f. II. WadSworth, of the MINNEAPOLIS Cycle
Path association, explained to the meeting
that the wheelmen Of the city were not op
posed to Mr.. Webster, and that they had no
reason for opposing him.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-13
Northwest Pensions.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 12.-Northwestern
pensions were granted yesterday as follows:
Observation-Disclosures: Luther Labree.
Monticello, $40 to u. Renewal and reissue:
Erick Bangle, Perham, Sc. Increase: Reuben
w. Teeter. Blue Earth City, So to $14.
South Dakota-Increase: Thora Oleson,
Parker Sc to IS.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-13

MONTGOMERY, MINI, Aug. 12-(Spe-
ciaD;-Mrs: Matthias Brabec has been miss
four days. She and her husband arrived
from Bohemia July 1. after having lost
nearly all their money and property in the
old country. The sheriff has been notified,
and search will be made for her recovery.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-13
START FOR THE COAST.
rarity of General and Commercial
Agents of ST. Paul.

The party of general and commercial agents
OF railways with headquarters In st. Paul
VINO are going to the coast for !. 1aca.ion trip
started yesterday in special car on the
Great Northern. In the; party were w. M
Burk, ct the St Paul & Duluth; E. D. Parker
OF ois the 500; r.. x; Cole. of the Northern Pa
r. A. Willard, of the Minneapolis & St. Louis:
w. B. Wetherell. of the Erie; George w
Thomas, Of the Chicago Great western; M. E.
Newell, of the Lake Shore & Michigan South
Transit company
The following ladies accompanied their hus-
bands; Mrs Cole, Mrs: Conley. Mrs. Stud
ley Mrs. Wakefield and Mrs. Wetherell
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-13

WANTED-To deal for or buy q second hand
physicians Concord buggy or phaeton, doc
complete; send photo you have 1t. Or.
w. j. Evans, Groton, s. D.
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Committee VIII Dine

MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 1.-THE executive
committee of the National Association ~ 7 ,fo
Underwriters will meet next Tuesday for tho
purpose OF compiling reports to be presented
10 L, me convention which convenes in this city
Wednesday. In the evening the COMMITTEES
Will banquet at the West hotel. The mem
bers of the committee are motsly from tbe
Eastern states. -' 1ioil1 tue
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TO ORGANIZE INDEPENDENTLY
Gulf Not Likely to Revert to the
Union Pacific

UHi0h TacIHc.
COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo. August IL
Receiver Frank Trumbull of the Gulf Rail-
road said today:
The reports that the Gulf is likely to re-
vert to the Union Pacific are certainly ground
less ana have not originated with the members
OF the organization committees So far az 7
know at present the Gulf W ii be reorganized
as an independent line, with, the possible ex
ceptlon OF Tue Julesburg branch, which is not
important to the success of thersystem The
reorganization committee has secured control
OF the stock Of the Colorado Central, which is
now selling in the New York mars at 76la
Park read will not revert to then Union Pacific
as the financial managers of that line HAYS
given up all claims on the road and the fore
closure means that the bendholder will have
posse son after the formaitesfnf the sale arr,
concluded" r-f 70 49,