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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12
MARTIN WITCH BUSY.

He Has Two Suits In the Dfstrtct
Court.
The damage suit of David Capistrant a.
minlstrator' VS.: Martin Witch is on trial
before Judge Kelly
jury was secured lust before ,d,o,
ment yesterday afternoon,
Judge Otis yesterday made an order IN III.
case OF Martin Witch vs. Ed Devine ct ~ a1e
denying the application of Deyine for a az
9rder compelling Attorneys F. H. Clarke ana
j. p. Jayne to pay over to him certain MONEY
collected on judgment in the case.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12
RAcY VINCENT CASE


To Come Up Before Judge Kelly To-
day.
The divorce proceedings of Mary A. Vincent
vs. Alphonse A. Vincent will be called in
Judge Kelly's court today.
The parties were married in November,
1887. Plaintiff is u years of age, while de-
PENDANT is 43. There is one child, Rose, aged
years.
The petition is as unique and rare in its en-
tirety as would be a Spanish victory on the
broad seas. Almost everything in the cate
CORY of misdeeds is alleged against the de-
PENDANT, including non-support, desertion and
infideity.
In his answer the husband charges against
his wife all the sins that could be transcribed
upon several sheets Of legal cap, embracing
cruelty and inf1delity, and naming a brother
of the husband as correspondent
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12
Consolidates Two Omces,

consolidated it's yard office and local freight
office, abolishing the position Of local freight
agent, held by, L. c. Trow,, who has Deen
j. r. Phaeney. at present trainmaster on
the Great Western road, will shortly, be ap-
pointed to a position in charge OF the con-
solidated offices.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12
RATES TO BE RESTORED.
Decision Reached by the Central
Freight Men,

CHICAGO, May u.-At the meeting of the
Central Freight association today 1t was
agreed that all Of the freight rates should
be restored May 80. The committee of East,
ern lines requested by the Joint Traffic asso-
citation to recommend new rate on grain
to the Atlantic seaboard from Chicago reach
ed no conclusion today.
An. open rate Of 10 cents per 100 pounds
on live stock from the Missouri river to
Chicago Will be In effect in few days. This
will be the lowest open rate ever made
between these points.
The 10 cent rate will be put in by the
Santa Fe. which, gave, notice of its inten-
ton today. It Will apply on cattle, hogs and
sheep in carload lots.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12
No Paving for Nelson Avenue.
Nelson avenue will not be paved this Sc

The board of public works went out and
looked at the street yesterday morning. A
proposition was before the board looking to
the paving Of the street. 1t had been pro-
tested against by some Of the abutting prop.
erty holders and the board went out to make
an inspection. The members came to the con.
clusion that the street needed paving badly,
but It's condition was not such as to war
rant the work being done in spite of the OPP
position. 1t was decided that the present
conditions would have to obtain for another
year, anyway.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12
Promotion for r.. w. Edwards.

:, A circular will be issued from the office Of
the general superintendent of the Chicago
Great Western railway shortly announcing
the appointment Of R. w. Edwards to SUPER
intendent of the Eastern division, vice Mr.
Cornelisen, who will be chief dispatcher, with
headquarters at Dubuque
Mr.. Cornelisen was formerly chief dis
patcher at Chicago. Mr.. Edwards was for
merly trainmaster on the Texas Pacific road
in Texas.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12
WANT WEEK DAY EXCURSIONS.
St. Paul Jobbers Confer With the
Railroads..

Railroads.
Representatives from the st. Paul railroads
and jobbing houses met at the Ryan hotel
yesterday morning for the purpose of con-
ferring with regard to request made by the
jobbers that the roads put on excursions from
the country on week days as well as Sundays,
thereby giving the local merchants chance
to sell goods to the visiting contingents
The roads stated that they had made Sun
day the day for excursions to keep a promise
with the country merchants that the excur-
sions would not prove detrimental to the lat
ters business. The roads agreed, however,
that they will make rate of one fare for the
round trip on any week day on which occurs
something of special moment at the camp,
the date Of the departure of the troops, for
instance.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12
Childs VIII Assi., Kexe.

Attorney General Childs left yesterday for
tE where ne will assist County At
torney A. L. Reyes in the prosecution Of the
case OF the state against j. Fortier. Fortier
Is accused Of killing his wife, and the case
has been attracting much attention locally
General Childs will remain at Faribault m.
til the prosecution has closed its case.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12
so is A WINNER LOVED.

City Treasurer Horst Beats His For
mer Clerk.
The suit of Charles Knauff VS.. City Treas
urer Charles L. Horst was yesterday dis
missed by Judge Bum, on motion of defend
ant. a stay Of thirty days being granted
plaintiff.
Knauff was employed as clerk by the city
treasurer, and. after ten months service, was
discharged. He brought suit to compel the
city treasurer to retain him for a period oil
two years, claiming there was a contract tc
that effect, which, however, was not produced
and the court could not entertain a verbal
agreement.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12

The 81, 700 township loan to Pokegama is
to enable the town to pay of it's floating in
debtedness, upon which it has been paying
heavy rate of interest for several years.
town will save nearly one-half its interest
account annually.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12
Toucey Retires.

NEW YORK, May 1.-THE retirement OF
General Manager John M Toucey, Of the New
York Central railroad, was decided upon 70,
day. Samuel R. Galloway, the president Oh
the company, will assume the duties OF gen,
eral manager and Mr. Toucey's place Will
not he filled -.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12
THESE WOULD BORROW.
State Board of Investment Loans
Money to School Districts.

| The state board Of investment met YES
terday and passed upon the following appli-
cations for assistance from school districts
In building new school houses. The amounts
! invested in school loans are secured by a bond
issue made by the school district RECEIVING
| the assistance from the state;
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12
ONE CENT LIMIT.
Government VIII Not Pay More for
Moving TrOOps

CHICAGO, May 1.-THE quartermaster's de-
partment today invited the roads to make
bids on the transportation of troops from
Springfield, Columbus, Indianapolis, Des
Moines and other points west and south of
Chicago. The request for bids did not say
how many troops are to be moved, nor how
far they are to be carried, but it is under
stood that no bids will be entertained that
are over 1 cent per mile, and 1t Is not likely
that the roads will put in any at higher
rate than that.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12
Railway Commis.ioner.

WASHINGTON. May 1.-THE morning SEES
sion OF the convention of state railroad com
missioners was devoted principally to The
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12
RED CROSS SOCIETY WORK
QUARTERS WILL BE OPENED
EARLY NEXT WEEK

Patriotic Women of st. Paul to Pre-
pare Surgical Bandages to BE
Sent to the Field of Hattie
Comm GdiOus Quarters Donated
for the Use of the Society on
Sixth Street-WOrk Begun.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12
ANDERSON LAW HELD VALID
SUPREME COURT FILES A DE
CISION IN THE CASE

folds That the Counties Have a Lee
gal Right to Tax Unused Railroad
Lands-Thut Senator Days Vote
Was All Right-Brief History of
the Case, Which Is Not Yet
Ended.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12

RYAN-W. Nightingale, New York; J. 3.
Taylor, New York; R. Gilmore Lake Park ;
T. H. Garfield, Lake Park; H. R. Wells,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12
VITAL STATISTICS.
DEATHS.

DEATHS.
%0SocScScs~~~-~N~-~~~~~~ ~~~~~~o~~~o~
ZSCHOKKE-In st. Paul Mimi. Wednesday
May H. 1873 C.ariss Marion Zschokke only
daughter of Frank s. and Agnes Zschoksa
lnee Soens). Funeral Friday at D. M.
from residence. Is West Winnifred street.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12
PATRICK LOVED THE CUP.

until 10 o'clock today.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-21
WORSE THAN SIBERIA.

An exchange says that George Ken
nan. after investigating the convict
system in the south, frankly says:
There are worse sights in the south
than in Siberia 1t does seem as if
the good people of the south. where
the present system is in vogue. should
rally as one man and wipe out the
disgrace 1t is nearly the close of the
nineteenth century, and Christianity
and civilization should not have to
hang their heads and shut their eyes
to avoid seeing such diabolism sane
toned and upheld by law"
This is a terrible condemnation of
this convict system Mr.. KEENAN,
knows what he talks about when he
speaks of Siberia, as all will concede
who read his articles in the Century
magazine some years ago. The leasing
system that obtains in the south per-
petuates all the worst features of
slavery and is in no way tempered by
self-interest as that system was 1t
cannot be denied that there are many
evils rampant in our own country that
pass almost UNDECIDED, while IL they oc-
CURED in any other would horriny the
whole American people. No civilized
nation has any such revolving convict
system as the south has, while. no
country making any pretensions to law
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-21
Her First Thought.

A lady who owns real comfortable
cloak that has seen its best days tells
this story on herself:
The other day | went over in another
part of the city where my girlhood davs
were spent but where owing to a long
absence abroad and other reasons. l had
not visited for some ten years AS
walked along / saw what appeared to me
to be familiar Inquire. one of an old fam
H.. servant. Aunt Mary as we called
her She had on a calico wrapper and a
shawl over her head. l thought I would
make sure if it was her. and called to her,
Aunt Nary
She turned and looked, then came to
me and threw both arms around me. and
gave me berry kiss.
It's Miss Mary, she said, tears in
her eyes.
We talked a few moments. she keen
ing her eyes on me. then she said:
My Gawd. Miss Mary to think what
was in my mind when / first saw YOU
asked her What it was, but she only
said:
Oh. what if had said what was in
my mind when l saw you coming down
the street,
Il insisted on knowing, and with much
reluctance she said:
:. Why Miss May when first saw Won
l said to myself. Who on earth is that
woman with that awful old-fashioned
cloak on?'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-21
CROKER FOR FREE SILVER.

The New York Tribune says that it
appears to be generally agreed among
observers of politics that Richard Gro
ker has determined to use his influence
in the Democratic party to hold the or
sanitation in New York state true to
free silver and the Chicago platform;
that Senator Murphys vote for silver
and ex-senator Hills desire to draw
Democrats from the financial errors
into which they Were led in their wor-
ship of party regularity by the favor
ties who captured the Chicago conven-
ton have marked out the path for him.
and it is said to be settled that all the
power of victorious Tammany will be
used in an effort to give the country
free silver by the vote of the state of
New York. The Tribune further says
that Tom Plat has crowned Croker
king of New York, has put in his hands
immense power fer the next election,
has given the Democracy a leader pos
sessed of resources which can hold the
party to Organism. and make it dan
gerous even here, which it was not in
1896"
Whatever else this may be- it is an
admission by a great Republican, the
greatest Republican paper, that the sill
yer issue is still the leading one, and
that even New York, the Empire state,
may become a silver state through the
triumph of the Democracy.
There is not in the whole country to-
day a snrewder political observer than
Richard Croker If he has determined
to use his influence in the Democratic
party to hold the New York organiza-
ton true to free silver and the Chi
cago platform, it can be for no other
reason than he sees that free silver and
the Chicago platform are gaining
ground every day; whsn man in Mr..
Creker's position makes this admission
and proposes to align himself with the
growing sentiment of the country, peo-
pie may be sure that he is fully con-
WINGED that it is the winning sentiment.
1t makes it also certain that the New
York Democracy is preparing to line
itself up with the Democracy every
where throughout the land. And yet
there are some who say the silver
cause is dead!
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-21
TRUE STORY OF BUFFERS
SPOONS.

The most famous spoons in the world
are those said to have been taken by
General Butler when he captured New
Orleans. Buffers military and civic
fame may perish and be forgotten, but
the exploit of the spoons never At
last the true history, or what purports
to be it, has been given. The story is
told by Mr.. w G.. Riley. of Washing
ton, and is published in the Post of
that city. Mr.. Riley says:
When General Butler. in command of
his army entered New Orleans in 1862,
General Gaines left his home and went
into the confederate lines General
Butler made General Gaines house his
headquarters. Soon after. trusted old
negro woman entered the house and
said: Master Butler. before the old
master left he buried in the garden,
in q box all of his swords and spoons"
The commanding officer attached little
Importance to the statement, but an
orderly and four soldiers were sent
with the old woman. They soon return
ed with the box and contents. Cen
eral Butler sent for three of the most
prominent merchants and in their pres
ence the box was opened, and they
took an inventory of the same in tripli-
cate; one was put in the box, one was
given General Butler. and the other
was retained by the gentlemen taking
the inventory. The box and contents
were sent by Butler to the treasury de-
partment by express, for safe keeping.
Soon after General Gaines died, leav-
ing a will making one of his grand
daughters residua.ry legatee.
One morning, shortly before General
Butler retired from congress, I was in
mis- Office on Capitol Hill, which was a
part of his fine mansion at this point,
when a beautiful young lady entered.
Addressing the old soldier she asked
if he were General B. F. Butler. Ris-
ing, General Butler said, Yes, Miss
Continued the lady: Il understand that
you have some souvenirs that came in
to your possession on your entrance
into New Orleans in command of your
army. belonging to General Gaines es-
tate" Handing the general copy of
General Gaines will, authenticated by
the clerk of the court at New Orleans,
she said: This is my grandfathers
viii, in which am made residuary leg
atee." Smiling, the general said he did,
on his entrance into New Orleans re-
ceive a box and contents. which was
then in the treasury. If you will prove
your IDENTIFY" he went on. Il will
place it in your possession" The young
lady cid this, and. in company with
General Butler. she went to the treas
ury. and there, in the presence of
three officers. the box was opened and
an inventory was had agreeing with
the one taken in New Orleans. The
box was sent to the lady's address by
General Butler. containing everything
mentioned in the residuary clause of
General Gaines will. These are the
facts in the spoon case. The three
swords given to General Gaines by his
country, and the one by his state of
Louisiana, for his military services in
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-21

three wars, are now on exhibition in
the Smithsonian.
This is probably the true story of
the celebrated spoons. It recalls an in
cident that happened in this city many
years ago. The wife of a prominent
federal officer gave a dinner Among
the guests was a gentleman who had
served on General Buffers staff Dur
ing the course of the dinner this gen.
tleman asked his neighbor at table to
pass the spoons. whereupon the hostess
good-humoredly remarked: I'VE must
be careful. Remember. - - was
with General Butler at New Orleans"
Quick as a flash came the retort:
Have no fear. madame; we never took
anything but silver spoons" The good
humor ceased. reserve and dignity TAX
ing its place. and the former friendly
relations between the hostess and her
guest were never again quite so cor
dial
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-21
A MOST IMPROBABLE STORY.

1t is strange rumor that has been
circulating around Logan, an account
| of which appeared in The Herald of
yesterday. 1t is to the effect that on
his last visit TO Cache valley Mr..
Ben E Rich exhibited a copy of a
letter from Chairman Jones, of the
Democratic National committee. in
which Senator Jones urged the Demo-
! Gratis of Utah to unite with the other
silver elements III Inc state and re-
] turn Senator Frank ]. Cannon to the
senate.
This was all rumor. of course, and it
is more than likely that there is no
foundation in fact for it. Senator Jones,
as chairman of the Democratic ma
tional committee, could not possibly so
far forget the duties of his Office as
to espouse the cause of any candidate;
it would be a direct interference in To-
cal politics and would be, and should
be. resented by the Democracy of Utah.
Chairman Jones would have no more
right to interfere in the senatorial con-
test in this state than State Chairman
Sloan would have to Interfere in a
any such interference would defeat the
very object for which it was made.
We feel sure that Chairman Jones has
written no such letter as this Logan
rumor credits him with; he is too good
a Democrat, too experienced a politician
to write any such letter.
The Democracy OF Utah will always
be glad TO have the benefit Of the sug-
gestions of the chairman of the Dem
ocratic national committee, but should
those suggestions take the form of rec
ommending this or that candidate "a
most improbable thing. the Utah Dem
ocracy would decline to receive them,
feeling itself competent to deal with
all such questions.
This jones letter rumor reads more
like a campaign command than any
thing else. and whoever may be circu-
lating it will only succeed in defeating
the purpose for which it is circulated.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-21
PUBLIC SPIRITED ST. GEORGE.

|. The city of st. George is far removed
from railroad communication, as well
as being in the extreme southwest por-
ton of the state, and so what goes on
there does not attract much attention.
But the people of that city have just
decided to do something that shows
how willing they are to voluntarily
place burdens upon themselves when
the public good is to be furthered. They
have just decided to lay a special tax
of liz mills for the purpose of build
ing a school house. Before the deci-
sion to levy the tax was made, the
citizens held a meeting and discussed
the matter; and only thirteen votes
We're cast against the proposition.
Here is a splendid example of public
spirit, one that might be emulated
to advantage in every city and town
in the state. And the citizens of St
George have decided TO burden them
selves with large tax for that best
of cause.-the education of youth. In
this city we sometimes hear complaints
about the burden of the schools and
how there must be cur cailraent, and all
that. These chronic grumblers, for
such they are. should study the exam
pie of the people of ST. George. No
money is better spent in this city than
that expended upon the schools. 1t
gives better and more lasting returns;
it confers more benefits upon more
people than any other tax levied and
yet there are some who are always
wanting to reduce the taxes for schools.
None such should ever be elected to
any Office or placed in any position
where they can cripple the schools.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-21

The, biggest gold nugget on record
was found at Ballarat. Australia, says
the Boston Transcript. 1t weighed p
2lS ounces and was worth $4,000. Next
comes a chunk of the yellow metal dug
Up at Berlin, New South Wales, valued
at sSO,S4o; it tipped the scales at Ito
ounces. Two Australian nuggets
called the '.viscount Canterbury" and
''viscountess Canterbury weighing
1.121 ounces and ssI ounces respectively.
were appraised at 1000 and $4,000. On
one claim at Dunnolly two golden
Jumps Weighing 53s ounces and AIS
ounces. worth $4,000 and $1,000, were
picked up. Two other great Australian
nuggets-all the biggest ones were
discovered there-were found by China
men and were melted to the tune of
$4,000 and $1,000.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-21
WAR TALK.

The disaster to the Maine has very
naturally resulted in any amount OF
war talk and What the result of a
struggle between the United States and
Spain would be- The st. Louis Globe
Democrat discusses the question at
some length. 1t says this country
would need only TO prepare itself TO
insure success: that in numbers, re-
sources and in nearness to the territory
that would be first in dispute our adj
vantage is clear. 1t says that in Cuba
our troops would have the cooperation
of the insurgents. now large force of
trained veterans. perfectly familiar
with the country and the best methods
of scouting and diminishing: that our
troops would be sure to accomplish
their object if not hurried into action
indiscreetly. If we are TO have war with
Spain and American troops are to go
to Cuba, it is to be hoped that they do
something besides adopt the insurgent
method of scouting and sllirmishing;
. they should not hesitate to meet the
Spanish troops on the field of battle: a
mere guerilla warfare would be be-
meath the dignity of the United States.
The Globe-Democrat says that on the
sea the war would not be so one-sided.
and chiefly for The reason that little
is known concerning the weak spots in
the modern warships. 1t concludes as
follows:
Armed Spanish vessels could prey
upon our commerce. and it is possible
that some of their strongest ships could
force their way into one of our har
borS. But the lesson of the Maine viii
make the Spanish commanders of
heavy ships wary of operations near
land. Spanish battleships and cruisers
are no less Vulnerable than our own.
One undetermined quantity is the
treacherouS nature of Spanish warfare
in an age of dynamite. Spain would
not be an insignificant enemy, but one
requiring extreme vigilance. The Span
lard is not lacking in courage, in spite
of his feline stealth and natural cruelty
when his passions are aroused. War
with Spain would be no holiday. But
the claims of this country are founded
in justice. and to abandon them at
threat of war would discredit our his
tory and the genius of our people.
War with any country would be no
holiday affair. It is true that Spanish
battleships and cruisers are no less vul-
nerable than our own, but if they
should prove very vulnerable in the
presence of modern destructive ma
chimes. such as torpedoes and the like,
and they can be easily come at, is it
not folly to build many of them? May
they not prove to be nothing more than
Gullivers to be bound down by Lillipu-
tan craft?
A war between this country. and
Spain might prove that the whole the
DRY of naval warfare today is wrong,
that the big and costly warships are
unable to meet expectations. while they
are very vulnerable. 1t is anything but
satisfying assurance to know that
Spanish warships are as vulnerable as
our own. 1t is possible that the coun-
try is paying altogether too much for
its naval whistle.