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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-31

Henry Slipka, the est. Anthony Hill
Terror" who obtained the latter appel
lation because of alleged numerous as
saults upon defenseless women, was
found guilty of assault TN the third de-
gree yesterday and sentenced to the
workhouse for ninety days.
Sllpka was indicted for assault in the
second degree upon Miss Julia Keefe,
but the jury refused to convict him for
the penitentiary offense and brought
in a verdict of assault in the third de-
gree, the maximum penalty for which is
ninety days in the workhouse.
The assault upon Miss Keefe took place
on Oakland avenue the night Of July IL.
She was attacked and roughly used by
an assailant, who threw her down ana
then, according to her testimony, at
tempted to criminally assault her. She
fought her assailant off, afterward posi-
lively identifying Slipka as the man
and reiterating the Identification during
the trial.
Previous to SIipka's arrest the women
of st. Anthony hill were in state Of
terror because of the numerous cases Of
assault that had taken place In the dis
trict. In a dozen instances women were
attacked on the streets, beaten and
choked and compelled to fight Tor their
honor.
County Attorney Bgelow was In
dignant at the verdict and had no hest
fancy in criticising the action OF the
jury.
"The jury found this man guilty Of
attacking Miss Keefe," said he. "ad-
11,1 q
man Miss Keefe said he was and that
he held the young woman UP on the
street at night, brutally using her, but
inconsistently changes the offense from
q felony to practically a misdemeanor
Prisoners are sent to the Workhouse TOT
ninety days for petty offenses, but 1t ID
beyond my comprehension how g. jury
can regard the attack upon woman on
the streets at night, such as they by their
verdict confess to believe against sip
ka, can merit such light punishment
Either Slipka was not guilty at all or he
was guilty Of q dastardly crime. Inc
jury found him guilty and then prac-
ticalIv vittate the act by changing the
degree of assault so that knocking wo'
men down in the streets and oeatlhg
them is no more of an offense than petty
larceny" .
Slipka is a married man, having wife
and three children. -
E. E. Mcdonald, for the. defense, laid
special stress upon the fact that i'm
mediatefy after the arrest of, slipka thai
individual aid not show; marks of teeth
on his fingers Oh. scratches, on his face,
although the prosecuting witness, Miss
Keefe, testified that she both bit and
scratched lin defending her honor with
success AS to the straw hat it was not
slipkas hat It was too fine headgea1
for Slipka, who bought his at an auctloh
store on Seventh street. 1t was true
that the hat fitted the defendants head
but one-tenth of the hats on the street
would do the same.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-31
LOOK PLEASANT, PLEASE.
City school Principals Share in the
Grfn-and-Renr-It Idea.

For the first time since the decision Oh
the supreme court knocking out the mill
and a half school tax law, the principals
of the city schools met at the New YORK
Life building yesterday, but, In spite Oh
tha fact that 1t promises to cut OF their
salaries, either in the length OF time
taught or in the monthly wages of the
teachers and principals, they were APP
parently cheerful and listened without a
murmur to the suggestion of Supt. Smith,
that the standard of the schools be kept
at the present high grade and that they
permit no apathy or discouragement to
hamper the work of the schools. The
fault, he said, was not that the people did
not appreciate their work, but was in
the fact that the technicalities Of the
law were depriving the schools of what
the representatives of the people had de-
creed they were entitled to.
There was general discussion of the
difficulties encountered in the making up
of monthly reports in various studies.
Supt. Smith is discouraging, far as
possible, the written examination test of
scholarship and favor, believing that the
purpose of the teacher is to secure the
intelligent study of the subject by the
pupil rather than, of necessity, to write
down certain answers to certain ques-
lions. Some of the principals offered
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-31
UNCLE SAM PREPARES
If WAR COMES AGAIN HE WILL
HAVE FULL INFORMATION AS TO
MILITIA AVAILABLE
ADJUTANT GENERALS ASKED
ing for Detailed Information
Covering Every Question Of In
terest Relating to the Military
Protection OF Each State-Antici-
pating Possib!e Emergency.

Uncle Sam has profited by .his exper-
fence with the Spanish American war and
as a result the war department is collect
ing information upon the number of men
and resources that could be mustered
in each state In time of emergency.
Adjt. Gen Lambert has received a le.-
ter from the war department asking for
detailed report upon hundred or more
points which would tend to thoroughly
inform the department of the available
state military power in case of war.
Ono of the questions asked is In the
light Of experience In the recent Spanish
American war, what points do you regard
as the most suitable for the meb!li. at Oh
and concentration of volunt eers?'
Full information is asked regarding the
code and rules; governing the national
guard and a Very detailed report of the
equipment of the state guard, and the
condition which it is in. The prime pal
idea of the war department. as stated in
the letter. in asking for this information
is to secure particularly in the mater
of rules and organization uniformity in
all the states of the Union.
An estimate of the men liable for MIL
itery duty in Minnesota is asked for, aid
also the full strength of the national
guard IL recruited up to the maximum
provided by law. The amount of money
spent annually by thu state IN eQuipp1ns
and maintaining the guard, and state
ment &c assistance is received through
government channels are both asked TOR
in detail to be classified according 10 TIE
different branches of the service, fnclud-
ing artillery, infantry, signal corps, etc
The war department also wants TO know
what if any medical examinations are le-
CURED by the military code in this state.
The location of all armories and ar
senals is asked together with maps, ana
list of the maps and plats in the adJutaht
generals office. Exhaustive Information
regarding the rsumber of tents, mess cut
fits and the nature of subsistence Is
asked Data regarding the co1dltiol or
the guard prior to and after the Spanish
American war, is also sought, although
the department is quite we'll Informed as
To this through the supplementary eN-
PLANTATION which has been furnished IN
connection with the states m against
the government for moneys expended III
eouippipg the Minnesota volunteers at
III, onening of the SPANS h American war.
The government has always paid goat
attention to target practice and an IN
.o1liry on this point Is also made.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-31
ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
Local Board POwerIess. to T0uch
Those of 1898.

Those of 1898.
Mayor Kiefer presided at short meet
ing Of tie board of abatement yesterday
morning. All members were present
Corporation Attorney Markham, VINO
was asked for an opinion as to the
rights of the beard to review applications
for attachments of 1898 taxes appeared
and gave. an oral opinion. Mr. Markham
quoted from former ruling Of Attorney
General Douglass which was TO the effect
that the board could not, abate taxes
which had gone, to Judgment. This Will
allow the. board, to consider applications
for Attachments for 1898 and 1899. Mr.
Markham volunteered the suggestion
that taxes could only be -abated when a
palpablc error in the assessment was
shown and advised that any application
for abatement for 1895 taxes should be
closely examined. $780,
The following attachments for 1899 taxes
were asked:
The American Steel and Wire company
claimed that its assessment was excessive
to the amount of SIG. 635. President
Charming 7. Gage, of the company, made
in the warehouse at ST. Paul May l. 1885,
consisted of 1911, 1867 pounds of odds and
ends, valued it $25 per ton, which would
make the assessed valuation S4,T5 i'll
stead Of $91, SO
Alexander Ramsey asked for abatement
in real property to the amount of $50 600
Both applications were referred to the
committee for investigation and report
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-31


rally at the rooms Of the association last
evening. The thermometers which mark
the points made by the several squads
showed the membership was climbing
faster than even the most sanguine Of
fcers Of the association anticipated
The points are counted by the S. bills
returned for membership fees ard the
result last evening, each squad being
under two captains, was as follows:
Gram and Webster %, Forsell and Rob-
inson 15. Allison and Ware H. Johnson
and Pfaff 10. Covington and Soaring IA,
Dickson and LOngsdorf 16.
Refreshments were served by bevy Of
young ladies from the Goodrich Avenue
Presbyterian church and music was fur
nished by Ryder's mandolin orchestra.
When the contest for new members closes
a banquet will be given the members OF
the several squads and the new members.
The one whe has secured the largest
number Of new members will receive
prize and will be further hcnored with
seat at the head of the banquet board.
The squads viii rally again Nov. 9.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-31

company would pay St4s2s and the prop
orty owners s26,7S2, or at the rate OF $4.41
per front foot.
Owing to the diversity of opinions the.
board took the matter under adyisement.
The assessment for the Hamline sewer
system was completed and the con-
firmation notice given for Nov. 15. The
assessment for the improvement aggre-.
gates $4S,S75. of which $4,000 is to be paid
from the Tenth ward sewer fund, and
$29,975 against the property benefited. The
assessment per front foot to owners will
be eighty-seyen cents.
The assessment for the change of grade
on Lexington avenue between Orchard
and Cross streets was also confirmed.
The assessment amounts to $1.017ls, OF
which $500 will be paid out of the general
fund and tho balance by property bane-
flied.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-31
A SPLENDID ACHIEVEMENT
By the Great Publishing House of J..
b. Lippincott Co., of Philadelphia.


The next thing to the possession of
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DR.. Johnson said, knowledge is of two
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the new Chambers Encyclopedias, we
have the knowledge of the world collect
ed together. The essence Of all books
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to find out what you may want to know.
1t is more truly one of the 'necessaries
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In these times, when the daily papers
give US the news of the world a refer
ence work which is distinctly American
Is no longer satisfactory; nor, on the
other hand. one that is distinctively for
eign. This great work Is thoroughly in
terna tional and abreast the spirit of the
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The work Is as attractive as possible,
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Neither eXDpnSe nor Mains hoo,o
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ize work of It's class designed for popu-
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The special offer of the new subscrfp-
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-31
JUST AS mir. JOHNSON SAYS
THE COUNCIL WILL MAKE THE
CORRECTION IN THE EIGHTH
DISTRICT LEVY ss
Couldn't Do 1t at the Special Meet
ing Because 1t Had Not Been Men
toned I'm the Call-ClericaI Errors
I'm the Board of Public Works.

Special meetings of the assembly ana
board Of aldermen were held yesterday
afternoon. The call for the meeting
stated that the only business to be trans
acted was the awarding of contract for
paving Eagle street and the passing Of
final order for cement sidewalks on
Prescott street.
County Auditor Johnson was present
with a letter, in which he called alter
ton to the mistake or error, mentioned
In the G o Of Saturday, In the
tax levy resolution regarding the levy
for interest and sinking fund in the
Eighth assessment district According
to the county auditor the levy for in
terest and sinking fund in this district
under the resolution Is for four-tenths
Of a mill more than 1t should be.
Corporation Attorney Markham ruled
that as the council meetings had been
called for specific purposes the letter Of
the county auditor could not be received.
After consultation with the members of
both bodies the county auditor was in
formed that an amended resolution such
as he desired would be introduced and
passed at the regular meetings Of tho
board and assembly to be held .Noys 2
and Z, respectively.
Peter Berkey called the attention OF
the assembly to a. mistake which had
been made either in the Office Of the city
engineer or board of public works. It
was very important, he said, that the
board Of public works and the council
should make no mistakes. The estimate
of the city engineer had been that the
would ha a. NJ Nor FRONT
for the paving. This was not correct, as
by figuring it out he had himself esti-
mated the assessment would be about
So. He also said the price per square
yard for the paving was too high.
Mr.. Shepley, Of the firm of Fielding &
Shepley, stated that the price, $1.95 per
square yard was a fair and reasonable
one.
City Engineer Claussen explained that
there was no mistake in the estimate
from his office. His figures were SIS, 600
and the contract awarded by the board
of public works was at $S319. The clerk
in the office of the board of public
works had figured out that the cost per
front foot would be $4.03 instead 2fsg$e
which was about the correct ioures
The figures of the assessment, the city
engineer said, had nothing to do with
the estimate as to the cost Of the work
or the price to be paid per square yard.
That was a matter to be considered
solely by the board Of public works and
had no effect on the contract price or
the estimate.
Both the. assembly and the board ep-
proved the contract by a unanimous
vote. The final order for cement side
walks on the north side Of Prescott
street. from Mount Hope to Harvard
street. was also passed by both bodies
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-31
Field, Schlick & 60.

criticisms of the course of study, and 1t
was urged the grades in the number work
were poorly arranged in some cases. and
that some of the history studied included
in the graded school course was too heavy
for pupils Of the years before whom It
was placed. The criticisms were not
made cautiously, it seemed, but grew out
of the lessons of experience, and the prin,
cipals talked over the ways of best get
ting around these and similar difficulties
at some length
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-31
TO PAY FOR IMPROVEMENTS.
Assessments for the HamIine seyye,
and Lexington Grades.

Property owners interested in the pay
ing of South Wabasha street from the
bridge to Winifred street were given a.
hearing before the board Of public works
yesterday afternoon, There WIS a diyis-
ion of opinion as to the kind of pavement
to be laid as well as to the necessity for
an Improvement Of this kind until after
the new span of the bridge was com
pleted.
The city engineer estimated that It
would cost So, AT to put down an asphalt
pavement. The street car company would
have TO pay for its share S18,37O, and
$34,lVl would be assessed against the p1op-
erty owners at the rate of $500 per front
foot. For raving with brick the cost
would be $41,110, of which the street car
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-31
How often People Say.

ooh, I don't believe in testimonials, you
can get a testimonial on anything" So
when they hear people praising the viz
tues of the OXydonor they are incred-
ulous; but when they meet person who
says: oh, l tried the Oxydonor one
night and 1t didn't do me any good I"
they believe him at once. Funny is it
not? AS Rhoda Broughton would say.
We have used the Oxydonor for six
years. and with 1t we have cured every
sickness which has visited our family
of six persons during this time Wa
have four instruments in our own fam
ily. c. 8. Wilson. 610-611 New York Life
building.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-31
BOND COMPANIES HOPEFUL.
They Tender Their Aid to the Conn
mission Men-On q Percenta.e

The surety bond. companies do not
seem to share in the belief of the produce
commission men that the 1899 law
known asQ the "Grindela1ld bill" which
was recently sustained by the supreme
court will effect the ruination of the
commission trade. The mail of the COM
mission dealers is marked these days with
communications from the various bond
companies. local and foreign, rendering
to the firms the bonds required by the
railroad and warehouse commission, and
referring to that official body TO attest the
trustWorthiness of the would-be insurers.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-31
REMEDY BY RESOLUTION.
Aid. Allard Thinks He Has Found
Relief for HamIineiteS.

Aid. Allard had a talk yesterday with
Corporation Attorney Markham regard
ing the passage of a resolution by which
the owners of property along the line OF
the Hamline sewer system can make
connections with the new sewer before
the assessment for the Improvement is
made by the board Of public works
Officials of the board stated Saturday
that there was no need of any such Teso-
luton being passed by the council as per-
n'its would lie issued by the board on
application. The corporation attorney
holds that the resolution is neccs sary ard
that if permits are issued by the board
of public works they are worthless under
the present ordinance. In line with this
opinion Aid. Allard will sumbit a proper
resolution at The assembly meeting Thurs
day night.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-31
The Isthmns of Panama.

It's engineers believe that they have
solved the problem of the successful com
pletion of this great enterprise If so, 1t
will prove a great benefit to humanity,
no more, truthfully speaking, than has
Hostetters Stomach Bitters. the remedy
which never fails to cure Affections Of
the stomach-for of what use is pros
pertty without health? The Bitters In
variably strengthens weak stomachs and
torpid livers, and is one of the blessings
of the age
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-31
TO GREET NEW JUSTICES.
Bar Association to Meet at Mime
sofa Club Next Week.

The Ramsey County Bar association
will hold a meeting at the Minnesota
club Nov. 8. The session will be princi-
pally of a social character
An invitation has been extended to G.
l. Brown, C. L. Lewis and John A. Love-
Iy, supreme court judges-elect,- and an
opportunity will be afforded the mem
bers of the bar to meet these honored
guests.
There will be Informal speeches by
Judge John B. Sanborn, c. W. Ames, of
St Paul, and Judge M. B. Koon, of Min
neapolis
A luncheon will be served.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-31
Bon Marches Kitchen.

The Bon Marche department store In
Paris has the largest kitchen in the
world. 1t provides food for all Of the 1000
employees of the house
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-31
COMPLAINT ABOUT PAVING.
New Strip on Robert Street Brought
to Official Notice.

The attention of the board Of public
works vas called yesterday tc the brick
pavement laid on Robert street between
Seventh and Eighth streets by Fielding
g. Shapley. Several OF the property own
ers claim that the paving is not up to the
required standard. The members of the
board made q careful inspection OF the
pavement and will have conference with
the contractors today
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-31
PALTRY NINETY DAYS
SENTENCE OF HENRY SLIPKA
KNOWN AS "TFIE ST. ANTHONY
HILL TERROR"
COUNTY ATTORNEY rs vEXED

He Considers the Verdict of tho
Jury Too Light for the Crime
Charged--An Assault on q Woman
atsNight-Jury Cut the Charge to
Assault in the Third Degree
Weak Spot I'm Prosecution.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-31
ROUsING MEMBERSHIP RALLY

tsIE
Held by the Y. Nj. G. A. Last Evening
@ht Its Rooms.
The Squads" who are Interested il, The
movement to secure LOCO new members
for the 'Y.TsM. C. A. held a fortnightly
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-31
Too violent to Come Into Cour

Margaret Bachmann, twenty-eight years
of age; and the mother of five young
children, the youngest a babe of four
. weeks, was yesterday adjudged insane
and committed to the Rochester asylum.
The woman is violently afflicted, and
could not be taken into the probate court
for examination Judge Bazille, accom-
panied by Drs. Davis and Spates, CON-
Quoted the examination at the city hos
nifal
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-31

Discharged In BanI1ruptcy-The fol-
lowing. persons were yesterday dis
charged from, bankruptcy: Dow Nor
rison John c. Vezina, Abraham H. Haas,
Floyd w Harton, Leo Vlasveld, Louis ].
Miss, st. Paul Frank Smith, North
Branch
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-31

Prohibitionists GratefuI-The Cent
trail Prohibition club has adopted resolu-
lions expressing appreciation of the ac-
ton taken by the Northern Minnesota
conference of the M. E. church and the
Baptist state convention on the liquor
question,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-31

bate Court.
The will of the late Delos A Monfort
was yesterday submitted for probate The
estate is valued at $4,000, of which s65, 900
is in personal property, and $4,000 In real
estate. The executors of the will ouali-
fed in $1,000 bonds.
The will of Eunice L. Clifford was adj
mitted to probate yesterday. The estate
is valued at $3;125 Frank w. Clifford Is
the executor.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-31
ESTATE OF d. A. MoNFoRT.

First-class farm mortgages for sale. Sc
curity Trust Company, st. Paul.