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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-05-07
MINNE.APoIIS

MINNE.A PoIIS
IL. H.->A1D LoDa1, Ne. meets inst and "a.
0nd Tuesday in each month ct Masonic Hall See.
end street between Hennepin and Nicollet Ava
Iasons in good standing always welcome.
JOHN 6. STERRETT, w. II.
HARVEY BURKE Sec. Medical Block
Axo1o1 LODGE A. r. ana A. II NO. H., mestq
he frst and second Monday In each month r
Masonic Hall Second street between Hennsr--
and Nicollet Ayes. 4asons In good standing q.
ways welcome.
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Rite for the Southern and Western Jurisdiction Of
the United States. Grand Orient ct Washington,
D. G. meets the second Tuesday in each month.
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Items Of all Sorts Gathered Together by
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HlMNEAPoLlx.
q. q. o. o. o. y.

ST. ANTHONY LopGE, No. 2877, meets the first
and third Wednesday in each month for the trans-
action Of husinet g. second and fourth Wednesday,
for instruction at their hall, Second street. bet
ween NicolIet end Hcnnepin ave. mes.
5. HARE, N. G..
JAMES A. SCOTT. p. 8. p. o. Box SO
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ST. PHILIPS EPISCOPAL MISSION
46S Rice street. bet Aurora and University

SUNDAY SERVICES: Morning Prayer, Litany
and Sermon HOO A. H.; Sunday School and Child
ren's Vespers 90 P. NJ; Evensong and Sermon
500 P. n; Wednesday Evening Prayer and
Lecture 500 n; Friday: Choir Rehearsal and
Brotherhood Of St. Andrew 500 P. II. All are
cordially invited. Seats free.
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st. JAMES, A. n Z. CHURCH.
Cor. Fuller and Jay streets.

st. JAMES, A. n Z. CHURCH.
Cor. Fuller and Jay streets.
SUNDAY SE1vICEs: II 80 4. n; 30 ?. L.. We4
eesday prayer meeting, 500 P. II. Pastor visits -
Thursday. Weddings. funerals and TIE dek =
Cmded on notice.
REV J. c. ANDERSON, Pastor.
PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCH.
Cor. 18th and Cedar.
SUNDAY SERVICES: Preaching at HOO 4. Il.
and $50 r. NJ. Sunday at 1890 O'Clock. Wednes.
day evening general prayer meeting Frids,
and weddings promptly attended
. REV. D. S. ORNER, Pastor.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-16
c1rIn sERyIcE PERFORMERS.
National League In nsession-Election of
 Officers Addresses.

Baltimore, Md, Dec. 15.-The eigh- teenth annual convention of the Ma tional Civil Service Reform league be- gan in this city this morning, and will continue until tomorrow night. At the afternoon session the report of Secre- tary McAneny was read and approved, after which a paper on Colonial Ad- ministration-a Warning from Spa n,' by Henry H. Classic of Washington, and another on Criminal Oienses Among Federal Civil Servants in Mary land, Under the Spells and Under the Merit System" by John c. Rose, Unit ted States district attorney of Balti- more, were read.
 The following officers were selected to-day; George McAneny, secretary; treasurer, A, $, Frisseu, New York; executive copmittee, William A.. Aiken, Norwich, Conn; Charles J., Bonaparte, Baltimore; Silas w. Burt, New York; Edward Cary, New York; Charles Collins. New York; Lucius B. Swift Indianapolis; Richard Henry { Dana, Boston; John w. Ella, Chicago; 1 William Dudley Foulke, Richmond, Ind; Richard Watson Glider, New York; Herbert Welsh, Philadelphia; William G. Lowe, Brooklyn; German D. Eaton, New York; William D. Potts, New York; Charles s, Richard son, Philadelphia; sherman S. Rogers, Buffalo; Carl Schurz, New York; Edwin M. Shepard, New York; Moortield Storey, Boston; Everett F. Wheeler, New York; Morrill, Wyman, Cambridge, Mass The remaining officers will be | elected tomorrow.
 | In the evening, at Lehman's hall, Hon. Carl Schurz, president of the league | delivered his annual address. In clos 1 ing the speaker said: Our duty, al- I ways the same, is clear and peremptory It is to hold aloft with @ firm hand the
 standard of genuine civil service re- form; to permit nothing to pass under ] that name that does not truly satisfy its test; to repel without regard of per I son or party, without fear or favor ! whatever attack may be made upon
 it, and to press on with indomitable < perseverance, toward the final consum- l nation of the work. If that duty is
 fulfilled, as I am fully confident it will
 be by the league and it's patriotic al i lies, with the old fidelity, truthfulness
 and courage, complete and final vic
 tory of our cause will surely come, and
 come at day not far distant"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-16
STEINER AzHASr1c PICKED UP.
Picked Up by One steamer and Lost,
 Then Picked Ui, by Another.

Halifax, N. &, Dec. 15.-The steamer Elton from Baltimore for Queenstown came in here to-day having in tow the steamer Atlantic, from Delaware Breakwater for Liverpool with tail shaft broken. Captain Atwood of the Atlantic reports that she broke her tail-- end shaft on the first instant. On the fourth she was picked up by the steam- CT Eddyston, but after twenty-eight hours, during which the tow lines broke twice, the vessels parted. She then drifted to Nantucket shoals and awaited assistance from Boston. Be- coming anxious for the safety of his ship, the captain weighed anchor on the Sth at 10 D. m. The wind was blowing strong at the time and it was feared that she would go ashore. The Atlantic was also out of the route of
 steamers and had little chance of be- ing picked up. The gale increased and
 was accompanied by heavy snow squalls. On the 9th she was put before lHe Wliu uHueI tue loleSdll ana Jlp ana drifted about seventy miles. On the 11th the gale had increased in fury and ship was sighted. Signals of distress
 were sent up and it was seen that the steamer was helpless. A collision was fortunately avoided although the At { lantic was drifting fast. An effort was
 made to wear ship but she would not answer her helm She was therefore hove-to under bare poles. The Elton
 was sighted and Captain Ramsey con- scented to take the Atlantic in tow. She
 was then 370 miles from this port in | latitude 39.12, longitude 67.23. As the 1 wind had moderated considerably little | trouble was experienced in getting out l the lines and the vessels made good
 progress for this port.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-16
ENGINEER GETCHELL GUILTY.
Found Responsible for Fatal Train
 Wreck at sharon Last Summer.

Dedham, Mass, Dec. 15.-Daniel w. Getchell, an engineer on the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad who was indicted for manslaughter for causing the death of Franklin M Wa ters in a rear-end collision at sharon last August, was this evening found guilty of manslaughter by jury in the district court. The case will go to the supreme court on exceptions Get chell will come up for sentence later.
 The accident which eliminated in Getchell's conviction occurred at the Sharon station on the evening of Au- gust 21, when the New Bedford train, of which Getchell was engineer, ran into a Providence train, which was standing in the station. Several per sons were killed, besides MT. Waters, but it was for causing the latter's death that the indictment was found against GetcheI. The government claimed that Getchell wilfully ignored the properly set signals and ran into the train, which lie knew to be standing at Sharon or due to be there. The defense did not deny that the danger signals were set but claimed that the airbrakes refused to work and that Getchell, who was not responsible for the faulty condition of the brakes, did everything in his power to stop his train when he saw the red light on the train ahead of him.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-16
AMERICAN HUM1NE ASSOCIATION, Resolutions to Prohibit Bull Fighting
 in New Possessions.

Washington, Dec. 15.-At to-days session of the American Humane asso- clation numerous papers were read mainly referring to vivisection and To- cal humane work. Mrs. Mary F. Low ell of the s. F. C. A. pleaded for the es- tabiishment of bands of mercy among children in the schools. Mrs. Caroline White of Philadelphia offered two res olutions, seeking better and more uni form protection for the millions of ami mals in transit throughout this country and requesting the president to direct military governors to prohibit bull fight ing and similar sports in our new pos- sessions. A paper by President Benja- min c. Smith of the Ohio Humane so- ciety, advocated legal control of anil mals by humane societies, the licensing of them and the humane destruction of the homeless and hopelessly sick ones. Mrs. Lilly Lord Tiff of Buffalo, N. r., spoke on establishing an humane day" and Dr. w. o. Stillman of Albany, N. Y, on live birds as targets"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-16
NATIONAL EXPINSI0N.
Discussed at Convention of the Ameri-
 can Federation of Labor.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 15.-National expansion. whether or no it shall be en- dorsed by the American Federation of Labor. was the subject of discussion at the convention to-day. The question was debated with considerable show of heat, champions for and against that principle speaking with great arder on the theme. The question came up on the Introduction of a resolution denouncing expansion, introduced by the resolu- tionse committee and following the sug- gestion for it's expression in President Gompers annual address. Samuel P. Donnelly of New York talked strongly for expansion.
 Delegate Lloyd of Boston followed in a strong speech against expansion. He said that he had never been in favor Of an alliance with Great Britain or any other government and he was not in favor of it now. Such an alliance of governments would be a sad blow to or ganized labor of the United States. An alliance with the rest of the world was what was wanted, not alliance of the governments of the world. Continuing, he declared we should have the Fedora ton of Labcr serve notice upon every politician in the country that any man voting for expansion would place him. self in deadly enmity to organized labor and that organized labor would work for his defeat at the polls. The Fedora tion of Labor, he went on, should not be drawn away into political questions; ! they should attend to their own busi- ness
 Delegate John Kirby likewise spoke against expansion. The annexation of such countries as the Philippines would drag labor to the level of the countries annexed Max Hayes of Cleveland de- clared the wage workers of the United States could not afford to trifle with the | question of expansion. The Federation l of Labor would wash it's hands of the | whole question and not be drawn into
 a problem which politicians would use and are using for their own best inter- | ests.
 | President Gompers made remarks l that embodied the same ideas against l expansion that he set forth in his an
 nual address. George A. McNeill ol
 Massachusetts said: If the trades un. | ionists had sent up a concerted protest
 against expansion at it's very inception
 it would have been defeated" When g
 vote was finally taken the resolution
 was adopted with but three or four dis
 senting votes.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-16
GRAIN BLOCKADE 1T BUFF4Lo.
Eighty Large Steamers i'm the River
 with 7.OOO,OOO EusheIs

Buffalo, Dec. 15.-The grain blockade at this port continues and is unprece- dented At noon to-day fully eighty large steamers were in the river wait ing to be unloaded or frozen in. They carry about 9,OOOO00 bushels of grain, while in the different elevators 100000 bushels are at present stored. This to- tai of 16,000,000 bushels of grain afloat and temporarily in store is a record breaker of the first dimension. Ice is forming too rapidly to permit any of the boats attempting another trip up the lakes consequently this great fleet of grain carriers will be forced to win- ter in this place.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-16
CLAIMS FOR TAX ABATEMENT. Committee Last Night Reported Favor-
 nblY on Several


 The special committee on abatement Of taxes last night appointed Joseph R. Manning it's clerk. The committee con- sidered several petitions for abatement of taxes and decided to recommend that the requests of the following petition CTS for abatement be granted: H. M. Lane, Mary Moran, Mary J. Nevitts, Ellen c. Dennis, Pennitia Hotchkiss. heirs of Michael Reynolds 50 per cent, Ellen Callahan, Elizur O'Donnell, c. D. Mix, Mary F. Merriman Tn regard to the following petitions leave to with draw was given: Maria Taylor, Mar garet Benjamin, c. F. Clinton, Owen Taylor and Annie Colwell.
 Owen Kelly, who was an ex-police- man, died about week after his claim was presented. It seems that Annie Colwell, to whom leave to withdraw was given, purchased property on How ard avenue ten years ago with the un- derstanding that she would pay the taxes on the property for the year in WHICH Sllc IL. He ldA IOE that year was not paid. however, and short time ago the assistant corpora tion counsel sent her a bill for the tax with interest, the sum total of the bill being about twice the amount of the tax Mrs. Colwell claims that she nev- CT received a tax bill for the year in question and thinks that 1t was prob ably sent to the former owner of the property. She is willing to pay the tax but does not want to pay the interest.
 Another peculiar case which has been brought to the notice of the committee is that of the estate of Michael Rey- holds. MT. Reynolds died about twen- ty years ago leaving property on Oak street Letters of administration were never taken out on the estate. Conse- quently no title vests in the heirs and it is understood if they desire the estate probated they must obtain special act from the legislature. These facts were brought casually to the notice of the committee in considering petition for abatement of the tax on the property the heirs basing their request on the 1 fact that they have been unable to get
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-16
TO CONTROL STREET LIGHTING.
Plans Reported for n Powerful com-
 bine-G, W. Elkins for President.

Philadelphia, Dec 15.-A report is published here to the effect that prelim- mary plans were laid in this city to-day for the formation of a powerful com bine to control the street lighting bus mess all over the United States. The story continues: 'The deal will affect seven companies now controlled by the Pennsylvania Globe and Gas Light company, the controlling stock of which is owned by the United Gas Improve ment interests and the Kitson Incan- descent Light company of this city.
 The deal provides for a capitalization of $12,000,000 and it is proposed that it go into effect January 1, 1899. The com panies involved are the following, con- trolled by the Pennsylvania Globe and Gas Light company; the Welsbach Street Light company of Chicago the New York and New Jersey Globe and Gas Light company of New York; the Chicago Globe and Gas Light company of Chicago; the Canton Globe and Gas Light company of Canton, O.; the Pennsylvania Globe and Gas Light company and two others not yet named and also the Kitson Incandescent Gas Light company.
 The deal will carry with it four large factories and will cover the operation of l 60000 lights in different cities which will 1 be shortly increased by contract for l 5O,O0O lights which the Kitson company 1 is about to close. The Welsbach con- pany has the exclusive right to furnish street lighting with Welsbach lights and now operates it's system in fifty cit l ies The Pennsylvania Globe is now operating all over Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and other i states. The New York company has 5O,- 900 lamps in operation and the other companies operate plants in the cities
 where they are located. The Kitsor company operates fifteen sub-organiza
 tions in various parts of the south" Ii
 is stated that George w. Ellzins will be
 the president Edward c. Lee, treasurer
 Of the United Gas Improvement com
 pany, treasurer, and Thomas Dolan
 Samuel F. Bodine, A. P. Widener
 George W. Elkins, Arthur Kitson anc
 Michael Ehret are named as probable directors. It is said the stock will bt
 divided into se,0Oo,O00 preferred and s6,. 0OO, ,00O common stock.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-16
Mobile Arrives at Havana.

Havan, Dec. 15.--'The United States transport Mobile arrived here this af- ternoon with Brigadier General Edward B. Williston and staff, the One Hun dred and Sixty-first Indiana regiment, the Third battalion of the Second Illi- nois, the signal corps detachment of the Seventh army corps, and the headquar- ters of the First brigade of the Second division of the corps. General Wi lis- ton. accompanied by Major Hopkins, idle to Secretary Alger, landed imme- diately and was driven to the Hotel Trotcha at Elvado.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-16
TARIFF LAWS FOR HAWAII
EXISTING MEASURES MAY BE EX-
 TENDED 1T ONCE.
Matter Brought Before the House Ways and Means Committee by Assistant Secretary Howell of the Treasury-The Committee Agrces to am Immediate Extension.
Extension.

Washington, Dec, 15.-Asst. Sec. Howell of the treasury was heard by the house ways and means commit tee to-day on the need of extending the tariff laws to Hawaii as soon as possi- ble. He read a letter from Harold sew all, former minister there and now spe- cial agent of the treasury, stating that this immediate extension of the law was imperative in order to prevent the regular entry of goods to the United States by means of Hawaii. The com mittee agreed to the immediate eXten- sion proposed and Hawaii will be es- tablished as one customs district with three sub-ports of entry, viz; Ill O. Mahukana and Kahulius. The collector of customs will have headquarters at Honolulu and will receive Si,000 salary. Speedy action by the house vii be se- cured.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-16
MORMoNIsM INCREASING.
Utah Congressman-Elect Said to be an
 Avovved PoLygamist

Washington, Dec. 15.-At the closing days session Of the Christian conven- tion, General Eaton spoke on Mornon- ism, which he said was increasing. Het charged Congressman elect Roberts of Utah with being an avowed polygamist, elected over the heads of two Mormons who were not believers in polygamy and asserted that MT. Roberts had never been restored to citizenship and there-' fore ineligible to congress. Dr. Lewis of Plainfield, N. J., representing the preachers union of that city said he had been delegated to join in the pro- test against the seating of MT. Roberts and at the proper time would take prop CT steps.
 Chaplain Willis of Pennsylvania an- nounced that he would like to report back to the Quaker City Presbyterian ministers the exact sense of the conven-, tion on the question of the United States holding all it's new possessions and new colonial policy. Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood of this city, former wo- mans suffrage candidate for president of the United States, spoke on this sub- feet declaring that the acquisition of the Philippines was a downright steal from Spain'' Rev. Dr. Fiske of this city differed and asserted the nation was being guided by divine providence and had a duty to perform. On this point action was deferred.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-16
DOINGS OF CONGRESS-.
No Vote on Nicaragua Canal Matter
 International Bnnh Bill.

International Bank Bill.
 Washington, Dec. 15.-The urgent de- ficiency bill, making provision for the army and navy for the next six monhts, displaced the Nicaragua canal bill in the senate to-day, preventing even the taking of vote on the question Of post ponement until after the holidays, as had been intended. The deficiency bill was passed after a spirited discussion, turning principally on the point of keep ing the volunteer soldiers in the ser vice
 The house to-day surpassed all pre- vious records in the expedition with which it passed the pension appropria- tion bill. This bill in days gone by has been one of the fruitful themes for acrimonious debate and partisanship. It was passed in twenty minutes with out a word of criticism The house then entered upon the consideration of the bill to incorporate the international bank. This project was recommended by the Pan-American congress. An ar rangement was effected for a vote upon the passage of the bill at o'clock to- morrow. The ways and means com mittee of the house of representatives to-day agreed to report a resolution for a holiday recess from Wednesday December 21, to Wednesday, January f.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-16
MORE APPOINTMENTS MADE. Chooses Hartford Men for Quartermaster General and Assistant.

Hartford, Conn.,, Dec. Ex-Governor Lounsbury tonight notified Captain George B. Newton of this city of his appointment as quartermaster general and authorized the announcement of the fact and of the appointment of Francis Parsons of this city as assist ant quartermaster general, who is ap- pointed with the governors approval, Captain Newton is secretary of the Hartford Carpet company and has been for years in military affairs, and was the last republican collector of Hart ford. Mir. Parsons was graduated at Yale in 1895 and is one of the best known men of his age in the city.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-16
RE1IEN KILLED IND INJUREI
Wall Collapses at Livery Stable Fire
 in ChtcaUo.

Chicago, Dec. 15.-The collapse of a wall during fire in a livery stable kill ed Foreman Mallory of truck No Il and Patrick Hern of truck No. 12. The fol- lowing firemen were injured: Lieuten- ant Albert Lingerberger, Michael O'Hara, Thomas Dillon, O. J. ShevIin Otto Miller, Thomas Gileteupau, Ed ward Creuiscuo, Michael Prendergast, Edward Morgan. O'Eara and Dillon's injuries are serious. The property loss is S30,000.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-16
ConnecticutL. A. w.

Hartford, Dec. 15.-The annual meet ing of the Connecticut division L. A. w. was held here tonight. The newly elected officers took office. Chief Con- suI Howell presided. Reports of the retiring officers were accepted and work for the ensuing year was mapped out. r. ". Starr of Hartford was added to the executive committee. Delegates to the national assembly were elected, a follows: ". A. Howell, O. H. Ham, mond, W. A. Wells. R. F. Kelsey, F. w. Starr, L. P. Case.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-16
SITE FOR LAFAYETTE STATUE.
Square in the Louvre Garden Chosen by
 Comm ssiOners.

Paris, Dec. 15.-Yesterday the officials of the Paris exposition of 1900 who were accompanied by M. Jules Cambon French ambassador to the United States and Benjamin Woodward, as sistant United States commissioner to the exposition, selected the site for the Lafayette statue. The place chosen is a square in the Louvre Garden, just be- hind Gambetta's monumen mt. This square was destined by the third en- peror as a site for monument to Ma poleon I.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-16
SIX KILLED IN FLORIDA.
A Passenger Train Runs Into Som'
 Stray Cattle.

Jacksonville, Fla, Dec. 15.-A passen- Peninsular read was wrecked to-day near Madison by a collision with stray cattle on the track. Six persons were killed:
 E. H. Chandler, engineer.
 James Evans, colored fireman.
 John T. Sullivan of St. Augustine, at- tached to the army.
 Rev. H. S. Coleman, colored preach CT of Jacksonville.
 James Rhoades of Pensacola.
 Alfred Austin of Chaires.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-16
Call for n Pastor.

Norwalk Dec. 15.-The society of the First Baptist church of this city has extended a call to Rev. T. Dewitt Van porn of Albany, nephew of Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage, to the pastorate of the church. Rev. MT. Van Dorn has OF different occasions preached before the society most acceptably.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-16
Became Suddenly Insuue

tie Baldwin, twenty-nine years of age who resides at No. Bishop street, be- came suddenly insane last night. She became violent and the people with whom she lived sent a request to the Grand avenue police station for assist ance. The unfortunate woman was ta ken to the Organized Charities in tht police ambulance.