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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-20

/ Mayor Kiefer is again entitled to the
public thanks for the position which he
has taken as chairman Of the county com
missiOners against the payment Of that
bill in the Middleton murder case for al
legged detective services. The Middleton
case is another Lake Johanna murder
mystery, and there was just as much
reason for the expenditure of the funds
of the county in the one case as in the
other.
1t was due to the stupidity and maIevo-
1ence Of the police and detectives that
two innocent people were dragged to jail
and to the police court to defend them
selves against the charge Of numbering
Middleton, one of the accused being a
woman. 1t was due to the same cause that
the man who probably did the deed was
able to escape, Notwithstanding that he
was made known to the authorities short
ly after the commission Of the crime.
Somebody, it would seem, had to be
prosecuted, after Mrs. Yarnell had been
discharged, and so the man who gave the
police all the information they had was
chosen as the victim. What an absurd
farce the whole thing was the trial ulti.
mately demonstrated. The bill in ques.
tion, for $679.55. is the only tangible thing
left Of the entire silly humbug.
We presume that the former county at.
torney, who hired that detective agency
and who seems to have appeared as the
sponsor of the bill before the county com.
1nissioners, did not make any agreement
to pay a specific amount, even excluding
the whisky and cigars. If not, the bill
should be strenuously contested; that is
If the present attorney can be relied or
to dc his duty In the premises. His as
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-20
CHRISTMAS HINTS.

Mems silk embroidered suspenders,
leather and elastic ends, % cents.
Mems fancy and durable suspenders,
SILK overshot and embroidered patterns,
40 cents.
Fine silk suspenders. one pair in box,
10 cents
Pure silk webbing suspenders, silver
plated buckles, 81.
Best grade suspenders, from $1.5O to So.
Men S castor gloves, silk-lined, 81.
Men s fine dog-skin gloves, 81.
Men fine dressed kid gloves, Persian
embroidered backs, $1.50.
Men $ mocha gloves, in all colors, 81.
Mems silk and wool gloves, for driving
and walking, 81.
Mems fine dress gloves, lined or unlined,
$3.50
Tecks, four-in-hands, puffs, and i'm
perials, fine silk, % cents
Neckties, in stripes, checks. and fancy
hgureS, 80 cents.
Large shaped ties in all latest colors. rs
cents.
Mems fancy shirts. fast color percale.
cuffs. 81 - 0'''' with one paiF INK
Mems rugby muffiers, reversible, so
cents.
Mems fancy silk rugby muf1ers, Diff
ferent figure on each side, rs cents
wen oaJn robes, light and dark shades,
heavy cord, 81.
E1derdown bath robes and blanket
robes, new colors and designs, up to SIT.
Men smoking Jackets, silk cord edge
ana double silk frogs, $3.25.
Smoking Jackets in fancy plaids satin
trimmed tricOts, up to SIS
fancy stockings, 20 cents and upward
mems black and tan slippers, $1.5O.
Fancy goods
Irinket trays, 25 cents.
IO1iet bottles, 50 cents
Powder boxes, % cents.
handkerchief boxes, IS cents
Comb and brush trays So cents
Glove boxes, 81.
sati IN lin work boxes, pink, blue, and
Women's Neckwear-
Jabots, with stock collar, 81.
Stylish collarettes, 81.
Fancy jabots liberty silk, 50 cents.
turnover collars 25 cents
White lace ties 2S cents
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-20

G. P. Noyes, in behalf of the commit
tee on education, reported on the local
school situation at the Chamber of Com
merce meeting yesterday
The report gave some figures on school
attendance and cost. The average num-
Der belonging to all schools in the city
in the year ending Oct. 81, 1885, was 29, $50
OF that number q 1856 were enrolled in the
public schools, 6,6S2 in Catholic schools,
LOO in Lutheran and 1872 in private insti-
tutions.
The total expense Of maintenance dur
ing the past year was $42S, 1903 Is, Of which
three-fourths was devoted to grade
schools, one-seventh to high schools and
manual training, and $4,000 to kinder
gartens.
The committee advised that the high
schools should be maintained In their
present efficiency and the whole system
be preserved entire, as in other Cities
One-seventh Of the income was not too
much for high schools. 1t was clear from
the whole record that more money was
needed, for the income has fallen off one
third since 1891, while the attendance had
increased nearly a third. While it might
be misleading to compare the figures for
1898 with those for 1891, a fair comparison
could be made between 1893 and 1885, In
those five years the attendance had in
creased 10 per cent, but the expenditures
had decreased $4,000, while in neither
year had there been any permanent i'm
prOvements, the whole amount being
used for maintenance. Still, 1t was per-
fectly evident that the growth Of the city
would require the erection of new build
ings and other permanent improvements
sooner or later, and means should be pro-
vided to meet these demands.
A better way of determining the
amount of money needed for school pur-
poses would be to take the school attend
ance into consideration, as we'll as the
assessed valuation. About 500 for each
pupil would be about right.
The report was made a special order
for the next meeting.
Supt. Gregg, of the State Farmers In
stitute work, addressed the chamber on
the future Of Minnesota in beef and NUT
ton production, and President Cooper,
Secretary Randall and w NJ. Liggett, of
the Agricultural society, urged a greater
interest in the state fair.
Pierce Butler and w. A. Somers were
elected directors for the year ending jan
uary, 1901.
A report requested the postmaster gen
eral to detail two men to sort the ST.
Paul mail on the trains coming to the
city, so that it would be ready for the
carriers as soon as the trains would pull
in.
The chamber took holiday recess till
the second Tuesday in January.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-20
THE MOLINEUx MURDER CASE

The trial Of the man Molineux for muir
der, now in progress in New York citv
Is one Of the most remarkable on rec
ord. If 1t results in conviction it NAV
be safely said that the efficacy of circum-
stantial evidence has rarely if ever had
a more remarkable vindication.
Molineux. 1t will be remembered. ia
charged with having tried to poison a
man to whom he sent a deadly poison in
the disguise of bromo settler. The mol
son was not taken by the person to whom
it was sent, but by lady of his 40
quaintance.
When the intended victim was himself
discharged from any criminal culpability.
| the authorities were evidently wholly at
fault as to the identity of the murderer.
1t was little more than haphazard sus-
picion which came to their aid at first
in deciding that Molineux might be the
| guilty man. They secured from him the
address contained on the package Of
poison written out in his ordinary hand
writing. 1t was upon this almost entirely
that the present prosecution now rests
There Is not, nor Is there likely to he
a shred of direct evidence discriminating
him. The conviction, If it is effected.
must rest mainly on the testimony Of
handwriting experts.
So far as the trial has proceeded it's in
cidents have been dramatic in the high
est degree. The state has clearly enough
| established the motive Of intense personal
enmtty. 1t has, moreover, shown certain
features of remarkable likeness between
the ordinary handwriting of Molineux
and that on the address of the poison
| package. 1t has shown with a fair
degree Of certainty that Molineux had
hired private postal delivery station, at
which he had for some time before been
receiving letters addressed in the name
Of his intended victim, and, in a less con-
vincing way, that he had given much
thought to the chemistry Of poisons.
1t does not appear quite plain what
purpose the accused had in having let
terrs addressed to himself under the name
Of the man whom it is charged he intend
ed to kill. But upon this circumstance
and the others above recited, together
with such further corroborative proof as
may be available, the prosecution must
eventually rest.
thus far advanced by the prosecution
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-20
FATAL TENEMENT FIRES.
seven Lives Snuffed Out by the
FLam eS in New York

Seven Lives snufFed Out by the
Flames in New York.
NEW YORK, Dec. 19-Two early morn
ing tenement fires in this city resulted in
the loss Of at least seven lives TODAY.
The greater loss of life resulted In the
Ire at the Mentor apartments, corner
OF Third avenue and One Hundred and
second street, where five persons were
burned to death, and nearly a dozen
more or less seriously injured through
burns or suffocation by smoke The dead
are: Patrick Barrett, thirty-seven wears
OF age; Mrs. Patrick Barrett. TWENTY
seven years of age; Julia Barrett. their
stx-year-old daughter; Richard Nicker-
son, th1rty-six years of age, g. merchant
OF Cincinnati; unknown man, about
twenty-five years old.
Those who were SO severely injured
that they had to be taken to the hospital
are: Mary Barrett, nine years old.
daughter of the Barr3tts; Mrs. Susan Nc
Adee, sixty years Of age; Mary Cartey,
sixteen years of age. The hospital peo-
pie say two of these cannot recover.
The other fire occurred in five-storv
tenement at 4S6 Tenth avenue. Mrs. Mar
tin Fox and her son, George, two and
half years of age, were burned to death.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-20

sistant, however, was the main9tay of
the wonderful prosecutions, both of Mrs.
Yarnell and of the other accused.
If the bill is ever presented for adjust
ment by jury, on the value of the serv-
ices rendered. we doubt very much If
even an amount equivalent to that
charged for whisky and cigars can be
collected.
Under the administration of the office
of county attorney by either Mr.. OBrien
or Mr.. Butler such a bill would never be
heard of because no such fool perform
ance would be conceivable. The whole
Middleton business is only another splen-
did Illustration of what the people of this
city and county have won In the way of
reform and retrenchment by turning their
affairs over to the smooth machine which
now operates them.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-20
HANNA IN MINNESOTA POLITICS.


To the casual observer who is not over
profoundly interested in the progress Of
political affairs. and who confines his
activity to voting for the candidate who
is most acceptable to him, the movements
that have been in progress among the
Republican political machinists of this
state for the past few weeks may not
have presented themselves as possessing
any particular significance. The reading
between the lines which is necessary to
understanding the terms of Judge Col
liEs' withdrawal as a candidate for the
Republican nomination for governor IS not
usually done by citizens Of this class,
Yet there is a wealth Of entertainment
to be had out Of the more or less clever
that withdrawal, and wealth of fnfor-
nation In the little communication of the
judge.
The premier Of the national administra-
ton, the Hon. Marcus Aurelius Hanna,
Is deeply impressing the chirography OF
his fine Roman fist very deeply these
days on the state affairs of Minnesota.
Nobody appears TO appreciate the fact
more clearly than the amiable judge Of
the supreme court. His reference to 1.-The
announced candidate" of the politicians
is really pathetic Who is this announced
| candidate, anyway? And when and where
has the announcements Of bja candidacy
been made? It surely is not the Hon
Moses A. Clapp? And yet his is the-only
name with which the politicians to whom
Judge Collins evidently refers are max
| ing especially free at this time. Can it
be by any possibility that Marcus Au-
/ relius and his Minnesota advisers in
Washington have taken up the former at
torney generalf Well. the snags which
swarm upon the highway to Republican
supremacy in this state are quite numer-
Gus. and 1t IS not all beyond human cred
Utility that even such an event has come
to pass. This is not designed as an init
nation, however remote, however, that
such an event has happened or is impend-
ing.
NulgarIy speaking the wicked politicians
have smoked out the good judge Had
he or his supporters any idea at any
time that he would have the nomination
simply for the asking of it. they have
had a rude awakening. William Henry
himself could hardly estimate too highly
the difficulties which lie in the way Of the
successful Republican candidate for the
Office of governor Of Minnesota. Not even
the limitiess resources which are credited
to the great Ohio senator will be any too
powerful to elect, or even to nominate,
any one of our great Minnesota statesmen
should he fail to present to the politicians
the plain brand Of the national admins
tration. Not even the bounding Van
SAINT who, from present appearances, is
quite as likely as Gen. Clapp to have the
brand applied to him, will find his path to
the state house strewn with roses I'm
ambitious machine statesmen, there is a
steadily growing feel1ng among the peo-
are quite competent to conduct their own
political concerns without the interior
ence of the noble group Of imp 9riaists at
Washington. the sole emblem on whose
branding iron is the inspiring mark Of
the American dollar.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-20
DAYS NEWS IN BRIEF.

Victoria, B. CA marvellous quartz find
Is reported from Dawson. Assays run as
high as $500 a ton, it IS said, and the ledge
Is a mile in width.
New York-The steamship Southworth
sailing for Europe tomorrow will take
out 449,OGO ounces of silver.
Baltimore, Md.-Harry A Parr was ap-
pointed receiver for the Columbia Iron
works and Drydock company late this
afternoon.
Florence S. CA fire which started
here this morning in the City hotel has
destroyed that building, City hall, Bank
of Florence and five stores.
Berlin-Sharp earthquake shocks were
felt about o'clock yesterday morning
CTuesday) In the Rheingault region, be-
tween Frankfort and Stuttgart Tho
houses were shaken. No loss of lives is
reported.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-20
Well Known In California.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec 19.-Gen.
Henry Lawton. who was killed at San
Mateo as announced In the dispatch to-
day, was well known here Previous to
lieutenant colonel in the regular estab-
ishment. and was inspector general for
the department of Arizona, with head
quarters In this city. He was a member
social clubs Of this city. Gen. Lawt0n
married Miss Craig, Of RedIands, San
Bernardlno county. and had a large or
ange grove near Redlands. Gen Iawton
left here on the orders Of the war DEPART
ment to join Shafter in Cuba and was
made a brigadier general
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-20
SOCIAL NEWS OF TUESDAY.
Mrs. Dyer and Mrs Condo HamIin
HOstesses at Receptions.

Mrs. Dyer and Mrs Condo HamIin
HOstesses at Receptions.
Mrs. S. H. Dyer received yesterday aft
ernoon from to 8 at her home on Os-
ceola avenue in honor or Mrs. Roscoe
Horton, of Winona, Who is her guest
The rooms were decorated with pink
roses, palms and /profusion of holly
Mrs. Dyer and Mrs Horton received
alone. They were assisted by Mrs. c. G.
Johnson, Mrs. e. r. Sanford Mrs c.
E. Lee, Mrs. R. H.. Clark, Mrs. D. F.
ColVille, Mrs. A. D. MARS, Mrs F. w
Griggs, Mrs. w. s.. Bowen, Mrs. D. M.
Dyer, Mrs. E. Stilwe1 and Mrs c. l..
Caldwell. The young women assisting
were Miss Gertrude Kirk, Miss Mabel
Horn, Miss Jessie Boardman, Miss Fran
ces Boardman, Miss Bessie Haynes and
Miss Grace stilwell.
$50
Mrs Condo Hamlin received yesterday
afternoon from to at her apartments
in the Marlborough in honor of Mrs.
Henry G. Burbank, who Will leave short
ly to spend the winter in the South. Dur
ing the afternoon Mrs Burbank read an
essay On Art" written by her for the
Minnesota Federation Of Women's clubs.
musical and literary entertainment
was given yesterday afternoon at the
Hawthorne school for the benefit Of the
schools picture fund. Once a year the
teachers Of the school endeavor to pur-
chase a few good prints to hang in the
various rooms and the corridors of the
school, and at the entertainment yester-
day the parents Of the pupils were given
an opportunity to contribute 20 this fund.
Miss CHM, the principal, had charge Of
the programme, which was given In the
down stairs hall Vocal numbers were
sung by Miss Alice Whitaker, Miss Nc
Cauley and Cotton Emerson. Miss Jew
EFT and Miss Lamb played a duet, and
each young ladysrgave an instrumental
SOLO Jason Wait also played a piano
number. Edna Funkyl a small kindergar-
ten pupil, recited Ia Christmas piece,
and four little girlslfrom Miss bishop $
room sang lullaby gWitll their dolls. A
pretty feature OF the programme was the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-20

there are a few which illustrate the sim
gular power OF detailed effort which is
at the disposal of public authority in
bringing home crime TO its suspected au-
thor. Certain writings of MolineuX in the
hands of two of his friends are shown to
have been destroyed by them in order to
avoid the possibility of their production
against him. In one such case a young
girl who was put on the stand to prove
that she had visited the counsel of the
accused to talk over the case, at a date
previous to any charge being made
against the accused, was induced, under
the skillful questionings of the court, to
admit that she had destroyed certain
writings of Moineux in order to shield
him, Notwithstanding that she had car
ried them in her possession for over a
year previously.
Whatever the ultimate outcome of the
MolineuX murder case may be. it is GER
tain to continue one of the most remark
able instances in criminal Jurisprudence
of modern skill in the detection and pros
ecution of crime.
A Knoxville butcher had faith in the
''try try again" maxim. After fifteen
unsuccessful attempts he has at last
committed suicide.
Dowie, of Chicago fame, has located
his ''City of Cod From the sublime to
rid I will hn
of Waukegan, Wis.
The official statement that the cam
paign in Natal demands the entire at
tention of Gen. Butler seems a mild way
Of putting it.
A correspondent complains that in look
Ing over the house list he does not see
any appointments to the committee Of
the whole
If the Tuslegee institute wants to
enter upon an era of real prosperity it
must adopt a college yell.
Fortunately all this talk about the new
century does not affect the date upon
which Christmas comes.
Lord Roberts should profit by the eX-
ample of Gen. Otis and shave off those
mutton chop whiskers.
What will Santa Claus bring me?" is
just now the previous question.
Vale Lawton. Brave, generous and gall
LIANT he deserved a better fate.
In Christmas shopping it Is the early
bird that catches the worm.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-20
SALTWATER.

John Olson, for some time an inmate
at the county farm, died yesterday at
the city hospital of heart trouble De-
ceased was seventy-seven years of age.
The funeral Of Mrs. Andrew Seim will
be held from the Norwegian Lutheran
church this afternoon.
Julius Freymark, aged seventy-seyen
years, was received at the prison yester-
day from Wright county to serve ten
years for sodOmy. John H Mccormick.
received from Rice county, will serve sew
en- years for incest.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-20
ROBBED BY PASSENGERS.
Bold HOId-Up of Missouri Pacific
Train in Kansas.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Dec. 19.-The pas
sengers on the Missouri Paciffc's Omaha
and Nebraska City passenger train which
left here at 9:15 tonight were robbed by
two masked men who boarded the train
In Kansas City, Kan. They levied their
forced contribution after the train started.
holding up the passengers in the Pullman
and the day coach. The conductor was
among the persons robbed.
At Nearman, Kan, six miles out of the
city, the train slowed up for the station
and the bandits dropped off and disap-
peared.
Later reports state that the robbers
only went through the Pullman sleeper,
and that the booty secured was five gold
watches and about 500 in money. No
shots were fired and no one was injured.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-20
Monument place, as a memento of thu
Span.sh-American war period
NOT KNOWN HERE.
Private Scarborough Was One OF
the Thirds Recruits.

Private William Scarborough, of the
Ihlrd United States infantry, formerly
stationed at Fort Smelling, who has been
sentenced to twenty years Imprisonment
for criminal assault. committed in the
philippines, was not one of the old MEM
pers or Company B. He was recruited at
milwaukee, when the regiment was being
hlled up before Its departure for Manila.
Little beyond this fact is locally known
of Scarborough. The twenty years i'm
prisonment sentence is a commutatio Of
the death penalty. Scarborough, in COM
pany with Corporal George DanhOffer and
PrlVates Otto R. Connie and Peter Nc
bennett, Of Company B, Sixteenth United
States infantry, were convicted of tina
assault, and all but Danhoffer were SEN
fenced to be shot. The death penalty
was committed to Imprisonment for TWEEN
ty years.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-20
Delsarte exercises given by a number of
the pupils.

Delsarte exercises given by number of
the pupils.
The teachers of the Neill school gave q
luncheon yesterday at the school for Miss
Caroline Saunders, the retiring principal.
Luncheon was served in one of the pri-
mary rooms. AT it's close the guest of
honor was presented with a silver
mounted ebony toilet set
The following young ladies will return
tomorrow from st. Mary's hall, Fart
bau1t: Miss Helen Reilly, Laurel ave-
nue.; Miss Maria Johnson, Virginia ave-
nue.; Miss Dora Alness, Ashland avenue;
Miss Maud Mccartney, Dayton avenue.
- Baldwin seminary will give an at home
tuesday evening, Dec. 26.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland p Arthur, Of
Grand Forks. N D., are visiting with
Mr. and Mrs. |. A. Arthur at their home,
corner or Lincoln and Dale streets.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-20
GEN. BRoOKE's FAREWELL.
Formally Turns over Control al
Cuba to Gen. Wood

OT H1tt'15 IHrHs VNef CONTROL of
Cuba to Gen. Wood.
HAVANA. Dec. 19-Gen. Brooke will
issue tomorrow the following proclama-
ton:
'By direction of the president, hereby
transfer to my successor, Mai. Gen.
Leonard Wood, the duties and responsible
tiles Of the office Of military governor,
bespeaking for him that support and con-
ltdence which you have come to accord
me. To those who have been associated
with me in the performance of the diff
cult task of reorganizing and placing in
operation the civil government Of the
island, l hereby tender this expression
of appreciation and thanks for their loyal
and patriotic support and assistance"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-20
WEATHER FOR TODAY.

Minnesota-Fair Wednesday and Thurs
day; colder Thursday III western portion;
fresh south to west winds.
North Dak0ta-Fair Wednesday; Thurs
day fair colder westerly winds.
South Dakota-Fair; warmer Wednes-
day; Thursday fair; colder in western
portion; variable winds.
Montana-Fair Wednesday; warmer in
western portion Thursday fair; colder
in eastern portion; south to west winds.
Iowa-Fair; warmer Wednesday; Thurs
day fair; southerly winds.
WiScOnsin-Fair; warmer Wednesday;
Thursday fair; fresh sOutherly winds.
ST. PAUL.
Yesterdays observations, taken by the
United States weather bureau, ST. Paul,
T. Z. Lyons observer, for the twenty
four hours ended at o'clock last night.
-Barometer corrected for temperature
and elevation.
51lgheSt temperature NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81
Lowest temperature NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. {
Average temperature Observation-Disclosures. %
DAILY range NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 50
SSdI OlIttleT 50. %
gAOAiiiNllE --.......-. Observation-Disclosures. IS
= tSSlPIIdIIOu OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. U
Z p. m, temperature. Observation-Disclosures. 81
p. m, wind, southwest; weather, clear
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-20
steamer P1xmouth snfe.

NEW YORK, Dec. 19-The Fall River
line steamer Plymouth, which was ashore
on Riker's island last night arrived at
her dock on North river early today un-
der her own steam and landed her pas
sengers without any further mishap.