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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-30
COMING EVENTS.

DESIGNS UPON MASONIC TREsTLEBoARDS.
R. " JOHN 4 Sly. D. D Of the Seventh Dis
trlci. viii make az official visit 70 Architect Looge
On next Wednesday,
Masonic District viii make an official visit 10
Minerva Lodge No. ~ on next Wednesday even
sco;ia Lodge viii confer the third degree tI On
august Eickc.berg Will give the historical lecture.
Scotia Lodge IS always we'll attended, and this
VII. be an extra night
Americas Lodge No. j5j VII give The SECOND de-
gree on next Thursday ". William H Long Is
Asse-. He requests prompt attendance OF the
Tisi,ors anu
Companions going 20 albany to attend the Grand
tral Depot
This Will he a most interesting session Ct The
raaa Sna2[eT eo nm t 19 3gfa al eee TGIE
ton. which viii be on grand scale.
Eastern Star Lodge 10 227 VII confer the sec &c
Charles W Shaw IS Master here, and this is a good
lodse 70 visit.
Park Lodge No. SIS will confer the first degree
an Tour candidates al their next conmuniGation on
Tuesday evening, February l. ". Bro NiI;am
Moore extends 4 oogd.~l welcome 10 all visiting
R W Stephen C. Bedell. D D. Of the Eighth
Masonic Disr.ct vi. make an offlcia! HiS.t 70
evening Masters and Past Masters Of the dis
rict viii accompany him.
5 has e 9 ss4nSf q Ms he are re-
foifov,nP ouf thought in ARRANGING
entertainments. theatre parties. womens nights
0! trips 10 other temples. On Wednesday next
fraterna. visit viii be made 10 la Lu Temple at
which viii leave the foot Of Lioerty-st al 10 p
n. and return on Thursday morning in good time
for business The entire trip costs only So Noble
lanes McGee or DL E;son, me It r reFSoIeer;
VII! Go he rest. For FRIDAY evening fepTSaty
theatre party has been arranged ioI the III"
avenue Ihest4e
Pat; LCdge No. l94 Will give the hrst degree on
hexi Thursday evening" W Master 1ern ,st,,r e.
"ossN''@4 Co'o-a4-y a-'0 nc ''. .'' 80.
Lot-s Lodge VIII ceN!eI we 50 &c Oi5 49,
THURSDAY evening. Inc new o.. ttooef. DaHei,
WI. % ne degree, ana invites Die''"e" ~ 00'"e
s'u F.s.' LOUIS. go
siea CHARTER No - Oioei o. tc1 ens,tv
ne o. e.. ~at 10 .St 80 80 confer Ibss
Sieho 3-altoll NJ <A...''e a. - o 49, 80
ses.tss. ne ~" o.l-. ests g T,eo-sre @ ''
% ~ - w. NJ y - ~ The Sixth Dis
- " NAa!les W. Da@nrO' -, ~ Ada,nhi 7 odr.
w. VIZ h4he a.. ~, ID ~ George Washing-
TO- 10. -- 49,
W. 4|'1se o" fi'u-' $50 -, ..,a so.
s. IoS2 ~. L2oge no 4lo VIII
NJ, " ,-'.' so to-, .. seoro deeree next
r, y-i'-u'@ A0cse Will s-'N ~
'nuaF ..,.. 49,. ,,,s-,oos =.
a smoker vii re he!t rI..V' IN o. Tnesdav
1feeH"icn Loose No 70. az ~ az ~ ,,s9ne
tsei-ns teor-~i} = ~, - ,.,,b 7 ods~ takes
TO- a. aA Niaes. pu' W." i..-n 'll-t an -nr-srnoke
Hvi- - oie' t-ei' - - -li'e 80 a.. -.
nexi TUESDAY evening. James IItzJaines Sedrleh'
Il Master. and Mil "eicoHc al 5ooN 80 -.
Constantine Commanders 40 i5 VII confer ehe
Orler oe Rcd Cross upon scVela! G. hulDl.cs NJ -
Iuescay evening 10 The asylum LeA4is.o go -
One-hrncred auc-rwenty-rfth- T. Sif Lyinaah =,
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next visible statsmsn and Agricultural Department
At washington promised to furnish IL maj sssims
curb prices were sk0oskc for May ouostions OF csn
wheat, b. anoat basis. were az follows; 70 sso;
81 ON to arrive No. hard Manitoba ~ wv. no;
Northern Duluth 81 ioh to arrive; No Northern ~ ~"
Iuth 81 nx: No 2 hard Manitoba. u 0s. ana NO
b.rd Duluth 81 I'M 49,. .CORN-The early actions o.
the corn market denoted nrmness OF undertone
con heavy cearances for the week
and sympathy with the early upturn IN wheat pu,
TOW ard midday eased on under realizing ana genefa
weakness in other markets closing at &c net decline
In spite short session and high premiums
o b. aroat The Liverpool market closed parruy
I'D net higher on the curb MAY ranged rom 81 10
ols.c closing ~ SIZE. .OATSThe market Tor oats
gave way a irtie today in sympathy with the otner
&c net lower Business notn specu-
lstvey and In the market very quiet no ssies
10 exporters being reported No. oats closed zsn,~c'
No oats osXc No write BOO: No. white A,ac:
track mixed. 29Q3Oc track white. 3on33c hrE-
MARKET Arr. No Western 5GT5sc o b. ahoat New
YORK. No western 57a5sisc nominal b. ahoat:
New-York 49,. r ARLEY-MarSct steady feeding quoted
&c. C T. New-YOrk.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-30
EXPORTS TO-DAY.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

New-York. Janlary y lo8o.
COFFEE-The coffee market was eXceptiona4iy sIo"
saes for the entire session reaching only 100 bags WIN
trading confined December lJc and Marcn AZ DOC
The market closes exactly II openefsteady at IN
changed prices to advance OF points BDtn Hamburg
and Havre reported higher quotations and receipts az
Rio and Santos fell of abOu. one-haf This failed 70
enerxze speculation. but II did create covering de
mand. while making sellers cautious hence the slight
upward tendency In prices Features were scarce spot
Brazilian coffee ruled steady and closed quiet on the basis
Of 6c FOR No Rio. invoice lots and osc for Joining
parcels A sale Of 5000 RIO 6izc coffee
Of steamer Parahyb b. reported. This, wever
did not affect price of No Rio. The market for
mid cofees also inactive. closing without change
prices We quote: Maracabo. Ga asAc. Cucuta. SO
Is Jamaica, 6zQl5c. La Gudyra. i4l &C. SaNaalla
51Ul6c; Mexican, ca DC; Central American 1917 &c
Rca- 7Ul5i &c; coffee IN parchment 5as &c. Mocha
l7A7G9sc Padang interior. 23g2i1ac, faAcies 2IgSOe
The range Of contract prices to-day was as follows
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-30

evening, February l. There viii be no work for. as
this 10 the stated meeting which precedes the third
day OF the month Adar the memorial day of the
year 1895, pursuant to the requirements OF the
situations OF the Supreme Council there will be
election and installation Of officers for the ensuing
year.
- at the next communication OF Charity Lodge No.
~ Friday night the first degree will be given.
W. Master Chapman Will preside and Colin d.
torical lecture. using "of course. standard ritual
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OTHER MAnKErs-BY TELEGRAPH.

Chicago Jan 29-Ths fat cattle offered to-csy ~
disposed ~ the recent decline: prices aNerasns 49,,
than A Beef steers we're qeotao.e AZ
So 65qs5 80 as an for the poorest 20 We
best TIE IN prices IL expected .
In smaller receipts week. Trade IN noss was aSso
and d.spte the large receipts Fridays late advance va
- ,airtsrsa Common 20 prim. iroyrs u hoSs so.d
a, 81 tTS3 % largely 50 77i4Ds3 y. and PIGS sold
cbtenv ~ 50 5DS3 1s Prices l01l22c higher wan
a week ago There taE demand f2r sHeeR ~. 80
lambs unchanged prices sneep htlns ss.ao'e ~ q,
"a e.saS Is Ewes sod 81 sass 81. ana Jed Westsrh
Sheen were wanted Sc eCaSi 81 Lambs were saiaDt'
a. 3, 5oQS 80 selling AZ 50 10 oISusn'
81 5Ols5 Re,eiptsCatue 500 head noss -a""' snsep'
500 ..., % 20 pSs a cstt,s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-30

Total visible supply az present Tine IN Is9o vas Vo
. - 1-,.--
Oacal estimates FOR Mondays receipts al New-Orleans
were the largest In weeks being 1900 10 1900 bales
arafn. 10 POI last Monday 400 last year and 49, III
baIes in 1895 Houston between $500 and 5000 bales
are Looked r.r against 3 OIL week and 2Oll bales
las, year Cotton Exchange special IAveiro! cables
sro, cotton moderate demand sales. ZOO bales specGa-
I'm and expo- 700 American. 5000 aaies receipts
- 600 bales: American. 1000 bales ddNng upLnds
739d TNu-es opened quiet. lG02 CID -eclne Closed
ee lal .-64d net decline January $40 IS. January
4Feb-iary 3O9iss. February March. om March-A p,iA
ao0s-s- April-May BIOS Moy-Jlne 5lCi1s, JUne-Ju.y
Siis July-August 3l2o August OFFENDER, 3i5s sep
,emberOctober BlSl.b. Ociober-NoVeier Slso No'eA-
the ranee o. contract prices to-day follows:
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CARPET.
COUNTRY PRODUCE MARKETS.

New-York January 20. 1898.
pEANS AND PEAs-There was not very much business
Accomplished to day hence change u Importance N
the line 4 values The feeling strictly choice marrow
cans appears about stendy with hiefs generally
asking 81 32l Medium and pea drag and our quotations.
upon choice quality only ked kinney
-. rai -'rst.rnbe movement this for export.
but the quantity stock Offering has beea cute i1ea.
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FLOUR AND MEAIe-Piices for nous we're sisa4..y
hold bur the short and naal break N wheat p
ier,and down 10 small proportion Spring patents e. ~
cSs 81 winter straigfs, 81 3JgSi TO- winter Pal.s'
81 sOgS5 25 spring clears s. @5gsi 90 exra NO 80
81 5oasi CO. buekwhea, nour 81 sag SO 'ilE
r61 Ai%0uiet. sales go bbs quoted Kiln-d'sd
n golfya 10 as 20 brand BAG MLAl|-SeASy '''
,.,t,e sOc. nae yellow. 75c coarse. e'y5sc / Err
on,e 40 80 and n winter Ia bulk 'O9' nc srl.-
h, ~ C75c. mi6diing bulk iJtNJc. rye ieed OE,,
ci,v iced zoe hominy chop lOc; ol meal s-13SS1's
scre.nngs 3OfsOc bulk. nuckwheat gram "'9oo ~
c New-iurh ,, , to,o ,te,.
GRATN-WHEAT-IAher offerings OF 'ons Wa "a,
80 prevented market rom inanialnipg Us
esv buli.h features ard final Official prices were 80 &c
not much sasp 30 t.aalha az
~ titne ana comparatively Little support except rom
sb3,,s ,ablcs were confctlns those from Liverpool
shovisR = q "a near months ana t4 NJ De
~inr IN latc French uarketA closed luNdv i'e
nr lover Foreign houses sold moderately. On ne curD
a,l lower prices prevailed My selling n 20 WAC IN
- c5nstau, efforts unload long wheat. some of u
snreseufing portions @, extensive May holdings .1i others
a, by scalprrs who accumulated small lines on me
early squirt which carried May 70 @9.c. Home news
differed ltte that noted yesterday lAcIr was
moi much export manifested eX EFT al oAtppit
where n few loads worked. but Hour business ~
Mirn.npois continued big scale PARTICULARLY rnouf
az nE 10 OF the large Nortn~ea- receipts ie-
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COTTON-The cotton market showed considerable STA
blliy to-day the face q combination x adverse
features. Liquidation ~ long accounts was quite active
largely 81 decline u iGls6it II futures
operators claim mat from England IS quite
good any had rlsA o. expect In view O; our
yesterday Another factor u weakness was the
indication free receipts az the ports, with the
that the movement LAS t.ls lar
imqe1e1 less seriously ~ ba- roads, AM
telling what the movement; may Re nc"
rat conditions ln3rov.as Afer opsning a. decline
under the but subsequently
ped considerable rail- Ing crce the result OF re
claims. confirmed By req RS va tae Produce tx
change indicating larger attention 70 wheat and other
expense Of co-on planting Fears that ms
would lead higher LiverpJo. cau.es MONDAY caused
partial reaction and closed steady with the
me- reduced 2G3 points. Total sales futures
There has been throughout to-cays session
d slo1 OF investment buying ca conservative
WI. have sight the close u business January
81 II this cror 500 bal's against sOliOJO
baes 1895 comparison win that being made ny
everybody. % the present crop u was me
largest record. bt Notwithstanding lls increase %
the crop compared with that " ooOUVD oaes. the
worlds visible supply Of American cotton today $4,000
bales corresponding date In 1893 spot cot
l5-lCc; middllng Gulf l6c: Included 300 bales
FOR export and "a spnnsrs Southern markets (mi1-
ding Quoted follows: Galveston easy. One No
bile steady sac. ss.es 500 bales Savannah steady.
sales l03 hales Charleston steady. Sis lltc
higher Wilmington firm. 5%c. Norfolk qu.e oi-c; sales.
3i3 bales Baltimore nominal. 5hsc. Memphis hrn
Ice sale. $500 bales. Augusta steady. 51sQ5 o iee
sales 925 baes 81. Louis quiet 5@sc. The Chronicle
makes up statistical position on cotton this morning
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alusonlt Diretiorn.
LODGEs MEETING IN MASONIC HALL.
ADELPHlc as hr'' and k sISd Tve'd FkyER W.
i'AA0 y L 4 ( HAssALL. Secretary.
Bk APEHgE f z Az Il ,H!3
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4 & zRRS5 s.s-!;.+4 s 81 s1}ss Treas
W AnFfI fgsJ y a.' ana 94Ea Ths.$iE
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sAEFanN HsF @HRriEH r. s.eTs.r s;'
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JA~Aj JOHN : THOMPSON. seeret.1y. io7 Wallis
ATLAS sie nrs, and third Tridayssy u,z5x sv
Ri s6e Ky SEE Box sis Mai5no Hall 81 ai''
BENEVOLENT second sSa sagTA W Wea9''eAy "
E6w FENfh!LEw ooD sse1s5sry Ws:' 4ads
BUNTING LODGE eaS. first. third and a''h Monday i42
5 Esi TpEEE WAITED EFT TAlE'4S '"
CH"9 7 y. ROUSE. Secretary, 1913 LenoH-aFe
crxrrxy4L cs second N '2e sf aH5 T9'se''
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CHARITY 7?7. hr,i. third and f'h Fridays Eighth
ave NJ ape IAYT M,nr fMT rss.
drz z2T5 $rAY TeH s-e ana YES; EaaaSs
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FET + J. BoGERT' secretary Box -. Masonic Han
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,6 crHE TTMl G1k $ $Ezs sspJ H.. W
GEO RE sMr4ii secTcta,y q sheiHan-s BFOaky"
n.S,D1. CARPENTER C4a. second and fourth sa'ur-
e Charles qEypF joHN Ko 8AFNA H7sd: s. W.
THosT uon Ml;'t oAliEY secretary. lee NaFf0h-'t
DARCY 49, sgqae ND Y T5sr N2nf KExrrn W
JOSEPH H 4 'kol.sxY. secretary. oss lst-aTe
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J 81 : N 4 MEYERIiolz SECRETARY 200 East '''h-'
ExCtI.sisonI ~, " r0'' H. NJ SEEN s. ".
WM. r. llfNlriH ~ L l. MERRIITELD Treas
Il pHn,EfKT S MARBLE. secy. 4sl Dean-s' Brooklyn
o,r.,D ~ ,.o second and fourth Saturday,
r CRIsSOs ". NJ r. 1AniEes w.
a DlRIEK. J. W Scro,,,y
,.vrpcv 5.7 second and fourth Maneays
sAMrEL /. TICK y. s 2. k k1rri5eER Tea.
w & [sgf e. GRiTMhx Secretary %. p''eehsF''
oprr,;vIcH 49, second and fourth r9, tTiaays w
FRED. T shAGN, NJ NEIL st'TrHEN Treas
EDWIN j. Inm ~iy,rsC SECRETARY At West Broad"v
HOPE 2... hr.l and ;nrd IT., TsssdFey. SMITH. :. W.
DANIEL. " LIT NJ T,DwAHD 7 LET s Tr.s'
rs ~ Miller Jr. Secretary az "s'' ''H -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-30

Ro-Cofiee market steady. NJ. RIO $500; exchange.
9 2g-32d receipts 900 bags. cleared ,0r the United
5000 Bags. Europe 5000 bags: stock.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-30
ct prices to-day was as follows:

Foreign coffee markets SanosCohee market rrfn gooc
$500 1000 bags STOCK. 10000
BAGS. Hamburs-''OSee market opened unchanged. az
230 p II. unchanged 10 = p-nn.ng higher. sales opo
bags. Havre-COfee market Arm and unbalanced, at -
= franc higher az \. franc higher; closed firm
at = franc net advance total sales. 5000 bass.
January 81 - July .3s 90
i, 81 80 August y. -
March 81 80 September $3.50
April .............. 81. - October 10 %
May ............. 81 IS November IS 10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-30
Ices to-day was as follows:

pee,ps at the ports and interior points To-Day com
,sred Vh the same day week All last year. wess
as follows: 10. u-..e,,
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Masonir Direcicrp.
'~''o~~ ~
LODGES MEETING IN MASONIC HALL.

HOWARD 80. second and fourth Fridays
ALols i; KEiM. G J. ": ?. T T. bARNTN Tres.
FRANCIS \. wINsIItP. Secretary. $50 Yves; 3sih-st.
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EAST INDIA AND
ASIATIC.

,-,,, quotations OF carpet woods. based upon Wool
,-.ta-ye onlc,al class!Acations. are as follows
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-30

JOIiN q. FOLSOM. q G C. SiIyEitl;EsG. s. w.
WIN WIlITESIpF. r w G. s. PODFNHTIM Treas
WILLIAM HENSA Secretary. 40 6th-s.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-18
legged assault with a revolver, failed to agree
yesterday and was discharged
SEQ BY POLICE,
William Z;hp Complains to Mayer
DOran Abcut His Officers,

William Zahn. living at 719 Hudson avenue.
yesterday preferred charges with Mayor
Doran against Patroimen Jack Hennessey and
Flynn, for treatment alleged to have been
received by himself and wife at dance at
Labor hall. Saturday night. Zahn claims he
was unceremoniously taken from the hall By
the policemen. and that his wife was roughly
pushed and joStied about in Il general Scrim-
mage which ensued. He Furthermore claims
that one of the policemen struck him in the
face. Mayor Doran will hear both sides OF
the story in his office at 10 o'clock this morn
ing, and has ordered Hennessey and Flynn
TO appear at this time. Both policemen deny
that either of them struck Zahn, or in any
manner laid hands on his wife. Zahn seen
by reporter for the G last evening
told the following story of the trouble:
My wife and 1 had been to a dance at Mo-
Fart hall. and on the way home with my
brother, met several friends who suggested
that we go to the dance at Labor hall There
were five in our party when we reached La
Dor hall. There was policeman at the door
and | asked him the price of admission. He
said II was so cents, and l started to pull
the change out Of my pocket. Several of
my friends said that as 1t was nearly O'Clock
1t was not worth while to pay to go in, and
said we had better go home. Then the police
man grabbed me by the collar and ordered
our party out Of the hallway. A crowd gath
cred, and soon another policeman Joined tho
first While the policeman held me by the
coat collar some one struck me in the face
l don't know whether it was one Of the PC
licemen or some one In the crowd I did
not see who struck the blow, but my wife
and my brother say 1t was one of the OIL
GERS. and that he did it with a club of some
kind. The blow did not hurt me much. but
cut my face. and when my wife wanted to
wipe away the blood the policemen would
not let her. but pushed me down stairs to the
street did not see either of the policemen
take hold of my wife, but she was knocked
roughly about by the crowd. After the
trouble I reported the matter at the central
police station. and as nothing was done about
1t. today 1 went to the mayor"
officer Flynn says that neither he nor
Oficer Hennessey struck Zahn. He says that
ne was IN the ball room and was told officer
Hennessey was in trouble at the door He
ran to Hennessey's assistance, and says the
crowd which had gathered was dispersed and
Zahn quietly led down stairs to the street
Zahn returned from Klondike last September
and Is said to have brought a small fortune
from the gold fields
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-18

meant no reflection on the present in
cumbent, but the plan of having mem
berS OF the board appointed by the
mayor would naturally place such men
on the board as would not inspire con-
fidence with those who had money to
leave for the benefit of the library.
Mr.. Dean, to illustrate his point, called
attention to the fact that one of the
members of the library board who
had served for years was not reap
pointed when his term expired, but
new director selected. He suggested
that the committee having the section
of the charter in hand should look up
the matter and see if there was not
some plan by which the members of
the library board could be appointed
for a longer term of years. Mr.. Light
ner favored the present plan of ap-
pointment of the directors by the may
or. He did not think the citizens
would care for a perpetuating board
of directors. Some plan of selecting
the directors would have to be adopt
ed. and as to either appointment by
the council, election by the people or
appointment by the mayor, the last
mentioned was preferable. The COM
mittee OF which he was chairman, Mr..
Lightner said, had considered the mat
ter fully, and if it was to be referred
back he suggested it be sent to some
other committee Mr.. Dean withdrew
his motion, and the discussion was
dropped.
The secretary was directed to notify
those not present that reports from
all committees to which chapters had
been referred for redrafting would be
called for at the next meeting. The
committee on drafting and printing
were directed to arrange for the print
ing of chapters of the new charter al
ready adopted.
At the session Friday night the chap
ter relating to civil service will be
reported and discussed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-18
WANTED TO EDIT IT
NJ. ID. MUM ANXIOUS TO HAVE
CHANGED a Resolution ADOPT
ED BY CITIZENS
REGARDING STREET RAIL WAY,
BUT THE MEETING PAID NO AT
TENTION TO THE ATTORNEYS
PROTEST..
MASS MEETING TO BE CALLED.
Citizens Awakened by the PubIica-
ton of the Secret Ordnance
VIII Watch Things.

1t was the citizens who met last
evening in the rooms of the CONNER
cial club against NJ. D. Mum, the at
torney for the city railway company.
The publication in the G o b Of last
Friday also figured rather conspicuous
ly in the argument. Mr.. Mum claim
ed that the city railway company was
not planning to get control of an I'M
limited franchise.
The ordinance as explained in the
G l o be Of Friday. grants the city
railway company a fifty-year franchise
Of the present route Of the cable line,
and changes the line into an electric
line, and also grants additional rights
to the company by giving them nearly
the whole earth, and a lock and fence
thrown in. The portion of the ordi-
nance, which is most Objectionable, Is
the section which proposes to establish
a through line between st. Paul and
Minneapolis, which, 1t Is claimed,
would virtually mean the demoraliza-
ton of the present interurban line, or
would work to make the present sys-
tenn so Objectionable that nobody go
ing to Minneapolis would take the slow
cars. 1t is proposed to have the fare
the same, but no transfers will be talk
en- or issued on this line in either city.
The principal representation at the
meeting last evening was from the mid
way district to protest against the
change on the interurban line. At the
ope ming Of the meeting, Charles W.
Hall was elected chairman, and Moritz
Helm, secretary. The objects Of the
meeting, as given in the call, were to
arrange for a mass meeting to protest
against any proposed action on the
part of the council granting the city
railway company an indefinite fran
chise.
After officers had been elected Louis
Nash took the floor and voiced his
opinion upon granting corporations of
any kind indefinite franchises. He had
made q study of economics, and
asserted that they had no right to
bind the coming generations, as was
proposed in the new ordinance, which
not only granted them a fifty-years'
tenure, but fixed the fare at five cents
He said there was a large number Of
the working class who could afford to
ride to and from work if the fare was
three cents. In ten years, he thought,
f1ve-cent fare would be unheard Of
Charles w. Hall, chairman of the
meeting, said he had watched the
growth Of the city railway system in
ST. Paul with interest, from the time
when it first became a great benefit TO
the community and until it had become
a controlling monopoly.
M. D. Mum, attorney for the rail-
way company, came forward at this
point. and said he wanted to correct
some statements which had been made.
He said he thought the gentlemen
present had a total misunderstanding