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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-21
Notice of Mortgage Sale.

DEFAULT HAVING BEEN MADE IN THE
conditions or certain mortgage. bearing
date OF the first day OF September one thou
sand eight hundred and ninety one. made by
Helen f. Matthews. widow. mortgagor, to
Elizabeth c. Barbour mortgage. and re-
corded In the office of the Register OF Deeds OF
Ramsey County, Minnesota, on the second
day OF January. one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-two. at seven o'clock p. m. in
BOOK Ao OF Mortgages. on page 3d. and
whereas, the said Elizabeth c. Barbour is now
deceased, and letters testamentary on tho es-
tate OF Elizabeth G.. Barbour deceased have
been duly issued to William D.. Barbour.
Thomas j. Barbour and Norman Barbour who
duly qualified as such executors, and now
are the fully authorized, empowered and act
Ing executors Of the estate Of said Elizabeth
G. Barbour. deceased. and authenticated cop
les Of said letters testGmentary have been
duly filed and recorded in the Office Of the
Register Of Deeds in and for the County Of
Ramsey and State OF Minnesota. In Book "26''
OF Miscellaneous Records on page 599: and.
whereas, there Is now due and payable and
claimed TO be due and payable on said mort
gage Indebtedness the sum OF four thousand
three hundred and ninety-six dollars ($4.-
$4,000
Now therefore, notice is hereby given that
by virtue OF the power OF sale in the said
mortgage contained and the statute In such
case made and provided, the said mortgage
will be foreclosed by sale at public auction
to the highest bidder for cash OF the premises
therein described, to be made by the Sheriff
of said Ramsey County. at the Cedar street
entrance to the Ramsey County Court House.
II the City OF OJ. FauI, RAMSEY county,
Minnesota. on Saturday. the Hfth day OF Feb
ruary. 1898. at ten O'Clock IN the forenoon. to
satisfy the amount which will then be due
upon the sad mortgage the costs and dis
bursements OF sale. and seventy five dollars.
attorneys fees. stipulated 10 be paid In case
Of foreclosure OF the said mortgage.
The premises described In the said mortgage
and so to be sold are all that tract or parcel
of land lying and being in the County Of
Ramsey and State OF Minnesota. described as
follows. to-wit The middle twenty feet OF
the west sixty (60) feet OF lot numbered two
~ in block numbered nineteen 90 OF Rice
and Irvnes Addition to Saint Paul. accord
ing to the plat thereof on file and Of record In
the office OF the Register Of Deeds in and for
said County OF Ramsey.
Dated st. Paul. Mimi. December 49, 1897.
WILLIAM d. BARBOUR.
THOMAS J. BARBOUR and
NORMAN BARBOUR
AS Executors OF the Estate OF Elizabeth @.
Barbour. Deceased.
Stringer & Seymour,
Attorneys for Executors. st. Paul. MINI.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-21
AFTER PINK PAPERS.
New York Statesman Introduces q
Bill for Their Benefit.

ALBANY. N. Y, Jan. Ex-senator Ellis
worth introduced a bill today which COM
bines the features Of his anti-cartoon bills
OF the last session with provisions OF wider
scope touching the responsibilities OF news
paper publishers and editors. 1t provides
that any person who, as principal or agent,
conducts or engages In the business Of edit
ing, publishing, printing, selling, distributing
or circulating any licentious, indecent, cor
rupt. depraved or lbelous paper, or a paper
which corrupts, depraves. degrades or.-injures
the minds or morals OF the public or its
readers. or Of the people among whom it
circulates, is guilty CT misdemeanor, and
upon conviction Of any such offense shall be
punished by fine Of not more than 81 600, or
by Imprisonment for not more than one year
or by both such fine and Imprisonment, for
the first offense, and upon conviction of any
subsequent offense shall be punished by i'm
prisonment OF not less than one year or more
than five years, and in addition thereto the
defendant and his agents and employees shall
be prohibited from thereafter publishing
printing, selling distributing such paper
or any paper Of the same name. If the de-
PENDANT is domestic corporation its char
ter shall be forfeited; II a foreign corpora
ton, 1T shall be prohibited from further do
Ing business in this state. 1t Is further pro-
yided that every paper published, sold or
distributed in this state shall set forth the
names Of every owner. publisher and editor
of such paper, or the names OF the officers
of the corporation. II the publication be by a
CORPORATION
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-21
REFORM THE PRIMARY.
National Conference in Session =,
New York

New York.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2O.-The onening sossio,
OF the national conference on practical ra
FORM OF primary elections was called to or
DER To-Day In the rooms OF the New York boar
OF traoe and transportation by John 70 Mi
uolIdnu CHAIRMAN OF the temporary organiZa-
Lion. me conference will last two days In
ms opening address Mr.. Miiholland mentioned
tne civic federation OF Chicago. the secretary
Oh Oh, me treasury. the Republican League of
bu1alo, the allied political clubs Of this city
as having accomplished especially good work
IN the preliminary labors OF the organization
He briefly stated the initiative movement of
REFORM. referring TO the ineflciency of the
primary election laws throughout the state
and the disadvantages ensuing therefrom.
Col John c. Calhoun of Arkansas was an
ence He spoke at some length Of the benefits
OF primary reform. and said that 1t was
very necessary TO preserve the independence
OF the American people, now threatened by
the concentration OF power. Both Mr. Cal
noun and Mr.. Milholland dWelt on the reces-
sity Of non -partlsanshfp In the movement
r. NJ. Easley, secretary OF the civic feder-
alton OF Chicago. was appointed temporary
secretary of the conference. Samuel b.
Capen. president Of the Municipal League OF
Boston. spoke in support OF primary reform
Prof. John r. Commons. of Syracuse uni
yersity. read lengthy paper entitled THE
Legalization OF Political PARTIES" Simon
Stern also spoke The following committee
on permanent organization was appointed w.
r. Flower mayor OF New Orleans: s. r. Moi
fet San Francisco T. McC. Stewart, A b.
Humphrey and Geo. H. Sutton New York
At the afternoon session. q. J. McDerrnott
of Nebraska, spoke the operation OF the
primary election laws in that state. s. f.
Stratton, OF San Francisco, spoke On those OF
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-21
LAKE CARRIERS
Make Several Requests Regarding
Snult River Navigation.

DETROIT, Mich. Jan. 2O-The special
committee of the Lake Carriers association
on the Buffalo grain shovelng contract had
quite long deliberation this morning over
the propositions of the Buffalo contractors
The executive session lasted until about 80
Finally vote on the grain shoveling ques-
ton was taken. resulting 322, 900 tons in
Corners favor to $4,000 tons against him
Corners secures the contract.
The final session of the annual meeting be-
gan at $3.50. The committee on Sault river
navigation rules submitted recommendations
which were adopted, providing that the as
ISOLATION request the treasury department
to amend said rules by allowing an increase
of speed of boats in the river to nine miles
per hour instead of seven, the present limit;
also that the rule requiring vessels to be 500
feet apart in passing be amended so that
vessels simply be required not to crowd each
other in passing.
committee was appointed to consider al
legged imperfections in the present bills of
lading OF lake freights and formulate a
more practical bill to be presented to the
executive committee.
The committee on minimum rates on coal
and ore reported that these were not proper
subjects Of action by the association, but sug-
gested that vessel owners meet individu-
ally to discuss carrying rates. The report
was unanimously adopted, but meeting
was called, suggested
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-21
Notice of Mortgage Sale,

DEFAULT HAVING BEEN MADE IN THE
conditions of certain mortgage bearing
GATE OF September first. one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-one made by Helen e.
Matthews, widow. mortgagor, TO Elizabeth
T.. Barbour. mortgage, and recorded in the
ofhce OF the Register Of Deeds OF Ramsey
January one thousand eight hundred and
ninety-two. at seven o'clock p. NJ, in Book
240' OF Mortgages. on page 81 and whereas
the said Elizabeth G. Barbour is now deceas-
ed and letters testamentary on the estate
OF Elizabeth G. Barbour, deceased, have been
duly issued to William d. Barbour Thomas
j. Barbour and Norman Barbour, who duly
qualified such executors and now are the
fully authorized. empowered and acting ex-
ecutors Of tie estate OF said Elizabeth G..
Barbour deceased, and authenticated comics
OF said letters Parliamentary have been duly
filed and recorded In the office of the Regis
ter Of Deeds in and for the county OF Ram
sey and state OF Minnesota, in Book "26'' of
Miscellaneous Records, on page &c., and
whereas, there Is now due and payable on
said mortgage indebtedness the sum OF four
thousand three hundred and ninety-six dol
lars (s4,39600);
Now. therefore notice is hereby given that
mortgage contained and the statute In such
case made and provided, the said MORTGAGE
Will be foreclosed by a sale at public auction
to the highest bidder for cash, Of the premises
therein described, to be made by the Sheriff
Of said Ramsey County, at the Cedar street
entrance to the Ramsey County court bonse
IN the city OF st. Paul, Ramsey County. Min
nesota, on Saturday the fifth day Of Feb
ruary. 1898, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon
to satisfy the amount which Will then he duo
upon the said mortgage, the costs and dJs
pursements OF SALE and seventy-fve dolIars
attorneys fees stipulated to be paid IN cas-
Of a foreclosure Of the said mortgage
The premises described In the said mart
gage and SO to be sold are all that tract or
parcel OF land lying and being in the CONT,
Of Ramsey and state of Minnesota, described
as follows, to-wit: The West one-third w w.
- o. the West sixty leo) feet of Lot mum
bered two ~. in Block numbered nfnatean
90, OF Rice and Irvine's Addition to saint
Paul according to the plat thereof on file and
OF record in the Office of the Register ~
Deeds In and for said County Of RAMSEY u
Dated St. Paul. Minnesota, December II
WILLIAM D. BARBOUR
THOMAS J. BARBOUR and
NORMAN BARBOUR,
AS Executors of the Estate OF EIizsbetb e
Barbour, Deceased ~
Str'nger Seymour,
AItorneys for Executors. NATL Ger. Am.
Bank Bldg. st. Paul. Minnesota
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-21
RAILWAY Notes,

A Burlington official says: 1.-The outlook is
excellent. and our officers from all parts OF
the system send us very cheering reports. In
regard to the dividend, cannot say what the
board will do. We are receiving large num-
Der Of suggestions from the public. While we
believe that the Burlington will distribute
more than per cent per annum on its stock.
we don't yet know how much more than per
cent or when we shall begin to pay more.
The estimate Of per cent that has been made
by some people does not seem to me at all
unreasonable
A meeti.g Of the st. Paul Freight associa-
ton was held yesterday afternoon at the Ryan
hotel. number OF matters of minor import
ance were taken up, and the list of freight
rates checked in.
The 500 line announces a daily through car
service from Philadelphia to St Paul via the
Philadelphia &c Reading. Lehigh Valley and
500 line dispatch, via Mackinaw.
Moses Folsom. Of the Great Northern pub
licty department, is in New York with the
company's exhibit Of Klondike gold.
Assistant General Freight Agent ODER. of the
Omaha, is out on the Western division of the
road
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-21
SALTWATER NEWS.
Dying Convict Released From the
Prison by q. Pardon

Oscar f. Davenport. convict at the prison.
who was pardoned by the board of pardons q
short time ago at the request OF Warden Wolf
er. was released from prison yesterday and
had to be carried to the train on cot He is
very low with tuberculosis, and there is no
hope OF his recovery. Mrs. Davenport came
after her husband. and escorted him to their
home at Mortified. 80 "
John WEIGH. a well known resident of Still
water, fractured his right leg in a singular
manner Wednesday evening. He was milking
a cow, when the animal became restless and
fell upon him in such q manner as to cause
the injury. * a.
In the matter Of the assignment of James
Nelson, an order has been filed in the district
court requiring creditors to file releases on
or before Feb. 15. ol g.
Annie Newman George Robinson Axel An
derson and Henry Peterson, insane convicts.
were taken to Rochester yesterday afternoon
by Warden and Mrs. Wolfer-iand Dr. He'd
beck. Robinson is in bad shape, and has not
partaken of morsel Of food in the last two
weeks, except such as has been forced into his
stomach.
Miss Fanny Davidson and John Davidson
will give another skating exhibition at the
rink next Monday evening. At the conclusion
of the exhibition Mr.. Davidson and "Frenchy''
Andrews will skat three mile race.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-21
FORCE SILVER ISSUE
,ENSUS BILL DISPLACED IN THE
:, SENATE FOR THE TELLER
, RESOLUTION.
3'KENNA ON FOR TODAY.
INAI. DISPOSITION is TO BE MADE
OF THE JUDICIAL NOM
NATION.
r.. MoRGAN's SPEECH FINISHED.
Ne Closing InstuII,ncnt OF HIS Long
! Address ON Hawaii Delivered
to Empty benches.

p : WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-By the de-
Asive vote Of Al to % the senate today
ecided to proceed at once to the con-
ideration of the resolution introduced
few days ago by Mr.. Teller (Col),
roviding for the payment Of bonds Of
he United States in silver at the OPP
ion of the government. The reso-
dtion provides:
That all bonds of the United States. issued
r authorized to be issued, under the said
kcis OF congress hereinbefore recited, are
payable, principal and interest, at the option
II the government of the United States, In
PlVer dollars of the coinage of the United
states. containing 4l21a grains each of stand
-rd silver: and that to restore TO its coinage
'uch silver coins as legal tender in pay
nent of said bonds, principal and interest,
not in violation of the public faith nor
n derogation Of the rights OF the public
creditors.
Mr.. Vest (Mo), the member of the
finance committee who had charge of
the resolution, spoke brief1y<upon 1t,
but disclaimed any desire at this time
to thresh over the old straw of finan-
clal discussion. He believed, however.
that the time was ripe for a reiteration
with emphasis of the declarations of
the Stanley Matthews resolution, which
mad been placed on the statute books
twenty years ago, particularly in view
pL recent statements of the secretary
of the treasury, in which the president,
IWhO had, as a member of the house,
voted for the original resolution. evil
Identity cOncurred.
MI. Vest announced his intention to
Secure a final vote upon the resolution
as soon as one could be reached and
1ccentuated his intention by forcing
Fhe displacement of the census bill
with the Teller resolution on as the I'M
finished business.
The day, after o'clock, was spent in
executive session. Senator Morgan
concluded his four days speech. He
spoke for almost four hours, and when
he finished there was not more than
ihalf a dozen senators present. He dis
Icussed, among other questions, the
character of the present government of
Hawaii. He contended that the dis
position of the whites was to treat the
kanakas literally. and said. in reply
80 question from Senator Hoar. that
there was one native in President
IDole's cabinet and five natives in the
senate, While majority of the mem
iDerS OF the house were natives. The
senator read literally from published
documents on Hawaii including a his
tory OF the various constitutions Of the
island.
There was a call for a quorum during
the day. but the senator demonstrated.
saying that he preferred a small audi
lence to the interruption caused by the
call. Senator Teller took the floor and
will speak when the treaty is next TAX
en- up.
The senate will tomorrow consider
the nomination of Attorney General
NcKenna to be associate justice of the
supreme court.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-21
MADE Il MISTAKE.
Thought 1t Was Dog, and Tied n
Can to Lions Tail.

'Sr' Short tied a tin TO a Hons tall.
"Si" hates dogs and his faYorite scheme OF
Kidding his farm of them Is to tie cans to
their tails.
A few weeks ago a circus stranded In
Yankton. One day some one left the lions
cage door open, and Leo ventured abroad.
1t was cold outside and the animal lay
down shivering in the lee Of haystack on
Sis farm
'Sl' was just starting for the pasture.
milk stool in hand. He saw the lion. Never
having been over twenty miles from home
his experience with such creatures was lin
tied. To him it simply "one OF them
pesky dogs" An empty tomato can lay con-
venientiy at hand Before the lion realized
what was happening 1t was Gathering at his
tail. AS he leaped to his feet "Sr' fed. So
did the lion-in another direction Soon
afterward a party OF showmen arrived IN
search OF the animal.
No said 81 81 haln't seen no Hon.
but they a mighty queer looksn' dog
round here awhile back. l tied can to his
tail"
The lion captured. but exposure to
the icy South Dakota blasts resulted In
pneumonia. and 1t is doubtful II he lives
Lakeport S. D., Special to the New York
World.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-21
WHITE IN THE CHAIR.
The Senator Chosen Chairman of The
New Democratic COMMITTEES.

The Senator Chosen Chairman Of The
New Democratic Committee.
WASHINGTON Jan. 2O-The new
Democratic congressional committee
tonight elected as chairman Senator
White (CalJ. The election of secretary.
which has been expected, was post
poned to await action by an organiZa-
ton committee of seven which will be
appointed by the new chairman. The
election has attracted a good deal Of
attention in the house, owing to its
bearing on the speakership contest.
y Senator, White was supported by the
friends of Representative Bailey. who
are favorable to that gentleman's can
didacy in case the house is Democratic
Under these circumstances consider
able confidence was expressed in Sen
ator Whites election. although Messrs.
McRae, OF Arkansas; Richardson Ten
nessee; Osborne, Wyoming, and Mier
Indiana, had been prominent in the
race. Owing to the speakership issue
however. the friends of Mr.. Bailey felt
that it was desirable a senator should
head the committee so that the chair
manship and the speakership should be
entirely separated.
The meeting was quite fully attend
ed, thirty-threes members being pres
ent which, allowing for the several
orphan states" made almost a full
representation. An unexpected dark
horse developed in Senator Cockrell
Mo). who was defeated by Senator
White by the narrow margin of IS to
IS
As to the secretaryship it is general
~ conceded that Lawrence Gardner.
the present incumbent. will retire The
most prominent candidate before the
organize ton is James Kerr, former
clerk Of the house.
The meeting adopted resolution affirming
its adherence to the Chicago platform.
The election OF Senator White is regarded
a distinct triumph by the silver men,
who were anxious to have chairman whose
record on the subject of 16 to 1 was unques-
tionable.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-21
A Smart Reply.

Some recruits were being drilled at Alder
shot by very impatient cavalry drill ser
geant- After about hour of hard drill
ing at the sword exercise the sergeant gave
the order Stand at ease"
No sooner were the men standing at ease
than the sergeant commenced to complain
of their attitudes. and wound up by saying:
why. you fellows are like lot Of dummies.
shilling per box"
After about a minutes hesitation one of
the recruits remarked: 81 suppose there
would be sergeants among themi"-Answers.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-21
MORE HOPEFUL.
Coal Operators and Miners Ma
Come to an Agreement


CHICAGO. Jan. 2o.-No progress was made
In tcday's session Of the Inter State Blum
nous Coal Operators and Minerg conference.
No report was received from the scale com
mittee, but at the afternoon session President
Ratchford. Of the mine workers, and Walter
8. Boyle. OF the Indiana operators delega-
ton, appeared before the convention to ask
more time. They explained that vast
amount OF labor had already been done by
the committee and assured the delegates that
1t was for the best interests of both en-
ployers and employees to proceed with the
utmost deliberatlon and expressed a belief
that every obstacle now before tho ccal trade
would be removed.
Ohio and Pennsylvania operators did not
reach an agreement on the innocent differ
entail. which Is the stumbling block. 1t was
stated that the Pennsylvania operators in
sisted upon en- entire removal OF the DIFF
ferenttal. except as 1t is applied to the Hook
ing Valley. which they concede is entitled to
the lowest rate Hon. H.. l.: Chapman. of
Ohio, 1t is alleged, opposed the wiping out
proposition and finally dropped out Of the
struggle. 1t Is the general opinion that a
report will be presented to the convention
tomorrow.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-21
BY POPULAR VOTE.
senator Bacon Offers an AmendIn emit
to the Hawaiian Bill.

WASHINGTON. Jan. Ex-senator BACON
Georgia today followed his action of yes
terday in offering an amendment to the treaty
proVldlng for vote upon it by the people
OF hawaii by Offering the amendment to
senator Morgan's bill for annexation, thus
making the amendment public. 1t is as fol-
lows: mat this act shall not be operative
ara or binding effect upon either the United
states OF America or the republic OF Hawaii
unIii the same shall have been consented to
ana approved by the majority of the voters
gE1tlhg at an election to be held in the
HaWallan islands, at which election all male
natlveS Of said islands, of the age of 81 years,
ana all haturalized male persons OF the age Of
~ years, snail be qualified voters. Said cleo
tlo1 to be held at a time and in the manner
anu under regulations to be prescribed by
lhe president of the United States"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-21
TAX SUITS TRANSFERRED.
Removed by the N. Z. to the Federal
Court.

JAMESTOWN. N. D., Jan. 20.-The North
ern Pacific railway is making preparations
to remove the tax suit of the road against
Stutsman county. restraining the sale of
taxes Of 1898 and years prior thereto, to the
federal court on an order from Judge Amidon,
of the United States court based on grounds
OF diverse interests Of the defendants In differ
ent states. former application of the COM
pany to the district court. made for this pur-
pose. was denied on the grounds that the
cause was not removable. The court held
each description in the tax list as advertised
constitutes separate judgment. did not
amount to $4,000. and therefore the case was
not removable.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-21
APPLIES FOR A JOB.
Mr.. whitney Gets an Application
From Southern Kentucky

The daily mail of the general passenger
agent Of a big cross-country line often con-
tains odd specimens of letter writing, and
shows at least. among other things, that ad-
yertistng matter OF a big road gets q long
General Passenger Agent Whitney. Of the
Great Northern. there was letter, written
IN pencil and IN a not too legible hand, which
came all the way from county in the south
ern part of Kentucky. The writer wants en-
ployment, and evidently believes that the best
way to secure 1t is by honesty and modesty.
Here is his letter is it came:
Mr.. Whitney, st. Paul, Mimi:
Dear sir
As l am a man Of not much means or in
fiuence in Rail Road Business
Are you going to do any advertising in this
city this spring II will you grant me the
privilege to handle 1t for you
Give me a show l will do you onest work
and wait for a Promotion
Resp yours