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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-01
General Law May CoaEiei witt, the
minneapolis Special Charter.

The Minneapolis board of tax levy held
highly interesting session yesterday
afternoon. in ti1e course of which some
Information was addl4ced as to work on
the new hospital. and the matter OF
county revenue came in for 4 fair share
of considerat ton.
Frlor to the regular work of Lie board
the question WAS raised by County Audi
tor Minor as to the scope of The law
passed at the last session OF the legisla-
ture which regulates the levying of taxes
and defines the duties of county treas
urers and auditors in all cities in the state
having a population Of ever :09.G6. The
rcint raised by MIR Minor was to the
effect that the general law might conflict
with the law provided under the special
charter, and as the duties OF the board
under the new law were not definitely
defined 1t was not very clear sailing.
The question oil specific changes relat-
ing TO the school board and county ex-
penditures is involved, and way out
of the difficulty II was decided to secure
the advice Of the county and city attor-
neys, and with this object in view the
latter were requested to submit opinions
when the board meets at 10 o'clock Mon
day morning.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-01
HINTS POLITICAL.

The Hennepin County Democratic as
ISOLATION held a meeting q few evenings
ago when several amendments to the
constitution and bylaws were suggested.
One of these was to make the secretary
the chief executiT}f officer of the organi-
cation After arr heated discussion, in
which almost all, the members present
participated in, twas finally decided to
leave these emeritus duties where they
Tow are. viz, in the hands of the central
committee. This was a wise move, as
there is nothing so distasteful to the
Independent votcrias the one man pow
ei. Had the r9fIosedbamendment pass
ed the secretary wolfld have become
a greater power than the organization
that created him. He would have entire
management of campaign work, and his
wcrd would be law at all times whether
it suited the organization or not. The
leading members have not yet decided
ON Il pYan of campaign for next year. A
knotty problem confron4s the club in tho
shape of :armenzing matters on the
matter of the proper candidate for sher-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-01

ih Last year there We're two candidates
for this lucrative position, viz, Sheriff
Phillips and County Commissioner Con-
roy. Both are good men and excellent
vete-getters. A misunderstanding that
might have been avoided occurred at the
convention, and Mort Whitcoinb WIS
selected a compromise candidate
Sheriff Phillips ran as an independent
and came within a few votes of being
elected, but that was poor consolation
for the party when it found the Repub
lican nominee elected. Phillips friends
now say he Will run again next year,
and Conroy's friends say he is entitled
to the nomination by reason OF his mag
Eanimity in offering to withdraw in the
convention for harmenys sake. He did
withdraw, and allowed Whitcomb to get
the nomination. Here Is where the club
will find some missionary work to do.
and to all appearances the members in
tend to lose no time in making the road
smooth for the choice of the party.
The tIennepin Republican association,
which was organized a few months ago
for the benefit OF fayorite candidates
for office viii soon be as large and pow
erful an organization as the old Union
league was In It's days of prosperity. AT
first 1t was thought the club would not
succeed, but during the past month it
has made remarkable strides to the front.
Those who predicted a dissolution of the
club some months ago, think differently
now. The members OF this organization
are taking personal interest in its sue
cess, and are determined to make their
work tell when the time comes. As near
as can be ascertained the club has sue
ceeded in burying the Ratchet that work.
ed the political destruction of eX-Mayor
Eustis last fail This at one time was
regarded by the most sanguine as a
hopeless undertaking, but to all appear
ances it has succeeded. 1t Is said that
the club is preparing a list Of candidates
Tor the different offices which are to be
filed next year and that the strongest
men are being selected If this is the
case. and the G, OBJ e informant
youches Cor 1t, it behooves the Demo-
Gratis to put their right foot foremost If
they expect to hold what they have got
in this clty and County.
Local Democrats are watching closely
the movement OF the opposition's organi-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-01

campaign expenses OF his PARTY ., 70 cast
his ballot
III answer to a qles.loa as To VIVA.
"tGld be the dominant issue IN In. Dem
ocrauc platform in 1900, Mr.. Thomas said.
IL Is not so much a question of plat
forms and planks; the real issue is De
hlGcracY 1tself-shal1 Democratic prin
clples longer prevail in our government is
the issue. Our greatness as Il nation has
oeen largely due to the constant thaugi,+
in the minds Of the American peonla that
governments ought to rest upon the con-
sent OF the governed and that speciaI
privileges should never be granted nor
24o"ed to any man or class of men, The
struggle III 1860 will put to the test the
Iaath OF the people In these vital prin
cIpIes OF our government. The issue cam
hot De eVaded. The existence of Democ-
rac9 ltset Is al stake 1t is the supreme
question before us today; and in the
very cOnSideratio of the Philippine ones
lloh' the money question and the mon
ope1y question. the apparent issues of
ISoo, the real issue is Democracy
rake the Philippine question: call II
expansion, Imperialism OF what you like.
We nave first to decide whether we will
S"efSe cut OF our course from the polt.
star OF government. All other prob
TENS concerning the Philippines are sub
ordinate to that. Can We afford, upon any
preteXt or apparent necessity, to abate
che 5ot our faith in that principle? It is
not so much the question of the capacity
OF the Fflipinos for seif-government as 1t
is the question of our ability to under
take to govern them and at the same
time keep alive our faith in Democratic
principles
And as for monopo!ies and trusts, they
are largely due to laws made for their
special interest, or to causes that Just
legislation can remove. The abolition Of
special privilege, the unfolding OF Demo-
cratic principles at home and In our for
eign relations will be the real issue OF
OF 19o0-and IT is a fight for life itself that
Democracy now has on hand
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-01
CAR REPAIRER KILLED.
Head Asnputated by the Wheels of
Two Freight Cars.

John Nelson. an aged car repairer On
the Milwaukee road at Minneap lis, ct
death yesterday afternoon Will worti
with q crew fiat car on a repair
track, and the wheels of two freight cas-
passed over his neck. completely sever ng
the head from the body.
Nelson was working with Il crew
Strengthening cut a load of lumber on a
fiat car. A switch crew threw soa:e
freight cars On the track and when
the cars bumped against the fat car on
which the crew was working. Nelson was
knocked off fhe end of the car and fell
on the rails. his neck resting Il, ross OF e
rail. The wheels OF two Of the freig t
cars passed oyer MIN. Nelson was abb. T
sixty five years of age and resided vi h
his wife and family at 2s49 Twent =. t !
avenue south. Coroner Nes.n had tn
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-01

cation with a good deal of pleasure.
They say the Republican think that tie
little dissatisfaction that crapt into ;he
Democratic ranks last winter after Major
Gray was installed in Office will show it
self when the time comes. This may b.,
but leading Democrats say that the par Y
will be stronger than ever when time II
action comes There are, OF course, Sen9e
Democrats who have not yet forg w n
| Mayor Gray for the mistakes he made,
but, even they admit that the best of
politicians make mistakes and that today
the mayor is a stronger man political y
than he ever was. The mayors friends
say he has done more IN the past Few
months towards making the Democrat,
party in this county a stronger body than
ever before than the Hennepin County
Democratic organization, and that hat
will be shown when he comes up for q
denomination. The Democrats must lot
expect the mayor, in case he is reno nj
mated, to poll as heavy vote as he got
last year, for circumstances will not La
the same. Some Republicans who voted
against their candidate then now openly
declare they are sorry they voted against
MIR. Webster, and hence it is that tie
Democrats must not be overconfident.
Some of the members of the Hennepla
Democratic organization realize this, ami
are determined to work the harder for the
success of their ticket. To the casual OBJ
server it would appear at this time that
the next campaign in Hennepin county
will be fought by both sides with a de-
termination such was never witnes sed
before, so confident are they that they
will win.
Hennepin Democrats are undecided whom
they shall nominate for congress- Some
favor Mayor Gray for the place. but 1t is
practically decided to let the mayor re-
main where he is. Not a few are casting
healthy looks in the direction of J. G.
Haynes. Mr.. Haynes served q term in
the city council, and was nominated by
his party in 1892 for mayor, but was de-
a lawyer who has few peers In the state
and would make a good congressman.
He is not politician In the ordinary &C.
ceptance of the term, being rather averse
to that enchanting line of life. 1t Is
doubtful, even If requested, that he would
run for any office now. There are quite
few Democrats who would like to see L.
r. THAN named for congress. Mr.. Thian
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-01
RRYAN IS COMING.
Zig Democratic HanaHet VIII BE
Held on Jnelokou. Day. .c.-.-.-;!

William ]. Bryan will be in Min
neaRolis on Jan. 5, Andrew jackson
day. and he viii be the principal speaker
at the biggest thing In the line of potit-
icai banquet the northwest has ever
seen. Where it. viii be. held remains
to be decided. The Democracy of Min
nesota. has determined to have a banquet
and minor details can take care OF them
selves.
The following committee has been
appointed to manage the function.
which will. be a state wide affair; S. IL.
Robb George FL, ~Achard. Frank 7.
Lenhart. J. S. Lawrence. f. M. Connor..
W. Fl. Daniel Lewis Schweitzer, Jamss
e. Mehan. William Baldwin. of Min
neapolis; Thomas r. Kane. of ST. Paul:
Edmond Rice. Of Owatenna; f. w.
Johnson. of New Tim: j.. ]. Thornton.
of St. James: j. a. 0'Siiagghnessg. of
Saltwater: L. c. Hodgsen of Hastings:
w c. Remer of ST Cloud: j. G. Fallo.
Of Hutchinson: Fred Strand of Fart
bault
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-01
MINNEAPOLIS BREVITIEs.

At an Informal meeting of several men,
bers of the Mississippi Valley Lumber
mems association 1t was practically de-
cided to send an exhibit to the Paris eX-
position.
There will be a meeting of the Mime
sofa Academy of Natural Sciences at the
public library Oct. 3. The disposition OF
the acadeny's Philippine exhibit. when
returned from the Omaha eXpositioni
Nov l, will be discussed.
After extensive repairs the Como Ave-
nue. Congregational church will open for
services this morning.
The annual sessions of the Northern
Minnesota conference will be held in
Fowler church, opening Wednesday
morning, Oct. 4. Bishon [. W. Joyce viii
preside
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-01
Dcath From Arsenic.

Mrs. Carl Steple died at her home. 7l6
Fifteenth avenue south, Minneapolis,
Monday morning from the effects of ar
Senic poisoning. Aside from Il few rela-
uves no enc was aware that the woman
had committed suicide, and the case was
not even reported te Coroner Nelson. She
was buried Thursday. II is probable that
Coroner Nelson will investigate the case.
and probably have the body exhumed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-01
Derth of Mrs. Fisk.

Friday, at 424 Fifth street southeast.
Minneapolis, occurred the death of Mrs
Mary A. Fisk, widow of the late Woo l.
bury Fisk Mrs. Fisk and her husband
were pioneers Of St. Anthony Born May
u, 1885, she came West with her parents
to Minneapolis In 1856 A year later she
became the bride of Woodbury. Fisk, who
before his death was a leading miller and
business man of Minneapolis.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-01

is great favorite with his party He
was county attorney one time, and set a
pace for the brightest of them on all
cases that came before him. His name
has also been mentioned for mayor, tat
it is doubtful if ne would accept Hemi-
nation for any office. When the party
settles down to good hard thinking plen-
~ of good material Will BE- on hand to
select a successor to Mr. Fletcher from.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-01
Brick Case Postponed.

The matter of the injunction of Mr..
Bonness ia restrain the Mime u lis
board of education from buying tie
brick for the East Side hign school
St Louis. was TO have been he ird in .hs
district court yesterday bat insolv> ncy
proceedings had the preference and The
argument was postponed one week
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-01
CITY BANK CASE.
Attorneys Ask the Court to Fix the
Amount of Their Fee.

Hay & Bowen ask $4,000 as their fee
in connection with the City Bank of Ma
Eeapolis assignment. Six district court
judges yesterday heard Mr.. Hay while
he explained in detail the work his firm
had done in the past three years to bring
the assignment to q successful close. 1t
was shown that a Judgment of $780, COG
had been secured against the stockhold-
crs and that practically all had been col
lected. 1t was also shown that thera
had been great deal Of 5ther work
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-01

dore. Messrs. w. f. Hale and j. o. p.
Wheelwright testified that in view of
the assignment foe of 10 per ceat of the
Judgment was fair and reasonable
charge
The full bench took the matter under
adVisement.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-01
Going to MnniIa.

Mrs. Carl L.. Stone wife of Capt Stone
of Minneapolis, late lieutenant in Com
pany F, Thirteenth Minnesota regiment,
but now a captain in the Thirty-six h
volunteers, and Capt. Stones mo her, will
leave this week for Manila.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-01

body removed to the COUNTY morgue- An,
inquest will be required to place the
blame for Nelson Death. If any exists
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-01
DEMOCRACY AZ ISSUE
,t;4<F.AI aIi1STFoN TO BE FOUGHT
OH hEFORE THE PEG
Pile IN 1900
40 FUNDS FROM TRUSTS

M0ncy T." Wage the Campaign VIII
RI Raised by senate SHbscrip tiOns
Payable Monthly te the National
Committee Directly From the
N0ter.. Says Mr.. ThOmas-The
NrxsA al Minneapolis.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-01
TAX BOARD SESSIONS.

adVisenent.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-24
CARBONDALG.
FUNERALS.

The funeral services OF William
Dilts yesterday were conducted by
Rev. Charles Lee, of the First Pres
byterian church, and Rev. 7. E. Jep-
son, of the Berean Baptist church. n
large concourse of friends made up
the procession that followed the re-
mains to the place of interment at
Maplewood cemetery and there were
many tokens of personal esteem among
the floral offerings which were profuse
and handsome. The Knights of Pyth-
las and the Cambrian Lodge of ODD
Fellows attended the funeral in a
body, the former order having charge
of the burial ceremony. Those from
out of town were: Messrs. and Mes
danes Robert Ewing. Elmer Dilts,
Thomas Grimes and Mcssrs. John Dilts,
William Grimes. Frank Grimes,
Charles Dilts, Harry Dilts, all of Hud-
son, Pa, and Miss Ida Vincent, Of
Buffalo, n. Y.
James Bryden's funeral was held
yesterday morning. A requiem mass
was said at St Rose church and Faith
er Nealon delivered a very fine SER
mon. The text was Remember Thoi
the Last Day" The floral gifts were
very handsome. Among them were "A
Broken Wheel" "A Broken Heart" Z
pillow and two casket bouuuets. In
terment was made in st. Rose ceme-
terry. The pall-bearers were: John
Lynady, William Killeen, NJ. Costello,
Hugh Gilgallon, Patrick Kilhullen,
Thomas Collins. The flower bearers
were: Patrick Duffy, Thomas Gilhool,
Frank Larkin, Patrick Killeen and the
hat-bearers, V. Swingle, ]. Morrison.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-24
JERMYN AND MAYFIELD.

The Schubert Glee club, of PTOVi-
dence, assisted by Mrs. Lewis, Miss
Cora Griffin and Llew Herbert gave 4
delightful concert in Enterprise hail on
Wednesday evening, the programme OF
which has already been published. The
audience was by no means as large as
ought to have greeted such excellent
musicians. They, however, We're very
appreciative and greeted the singers
efforts by frequent bursts of applause.
Mrs. Richard Lander, of II street, was
given an agreeable surprise on Tues
day evening, when a party of ladies
visited her home, prepared to spend a
few social hours with her in honor of
her thirty-eighth birthday. The visit
ors We're pleasantly entertained, and
before leaving gave her number OF
tokens which were appreciatingly re-
ceived. Those present We're: Mes
DANES Toman, Adams, Russell, Cudlip,
William and Harry Langman, Joseph
jay, jr,, Samuel Brokenshire, S. j.
Save, Penrose, Thomas, Seymour, f.
II. Greenslade, James Tucker, Thomas
Mann, Fowler John Martin, and Mrs,
Job Hawkins, of Carbondale.
The Woman's Home Mission society
of the Methodist Episcopal church met
yesterday afternoon al the home oi
Mrs. j. NJ. Graves, on Main street
There will be a special meeting of the
school board this evening for the pur-
pose of considering the eXoneration list
The Magazine club will meet this
evening at the home of Mrs. Charles
T.. Baker, of Second street
w. f. Sullivan. of Priceburg, was here
Wednesday evening visiting his mothel
and friends on the East Side.
Night school, which has been running
for the past four months, was closed
Tuesday night.
A little child of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Hosie, of the East Side, is quito i'll.
Invitations have been issued for &
farewell social in Enterprise hall mex
Monday evening in honor of Charles
and George Maynard, two young mer
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-24
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Frederick Moses went to New York
yesterday.
Isaac Singer was in Scranton on busi-
ness yesterday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Q. Weller are shop
ping in New York city.
c. A. Morgan has resumed work in
the Delaware and Hudson despatcher's
office.
j. p. II. Raynor has returned from
a, Uniondale visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. s. Niles ard Miss
BERTHE Hunsicker has returned from,
Collegeville.
Little hope is entertained for the
recovery of William Carter, Jr., of
South Spring street, who is i'll with
typhoid pneumonia.
Miss Kate Larkin, of Scranton, at
tended the funeral of James Dryden,
of this city, Yesterday.
Detective Isaac Seidman. of Scran-
ton, the gentleman made famous
through his connection with the cap.
ture of the Corcoran murderers, was
a visitor in town yesterday.
Mrs. Walter Pannett and daughter,
Beatrice, of Cleveland. Ohio, who have
been visiting the formers mother and
other relatives in this city for the pa It
two months, returned To their home
Yesterday
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-24

among the employees al the Lehigh
Valley railroad station here. II. M.
Turn, who was formerly night opera
tor, but has been acting as day opera
tor for the last few weeks, goes back
to his old position, and Albert Fitch,
who has been working nights, has been
transferred to the Mehoopany station.
Arthur b. Morgan, who has been work.
ing at Ulster station, takes the day job
here.
Company X, Seventh N. G. P., goes
to Wilkes Barre next Tuesday even
ing TO participate in battalion drill.
The coal dealers are still short of
coal and find it difficult to get in a
stock. The railroad people refuse to
furnish coal cars to local dealers, fore
ing them to take their coal in freight
cars. This has necessitated taking the
roofs off from the coal sheds and also
widening them. Dealers are also forced
TO handle all the coal by hand, not
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-24
TUNKHANNoCK.

The county commissioners have fixed
the days of appeal for the different
townships from the assessment of 1899,
at the court house in Tunkhannock on
the following dates: March g. for Clin-
ton. Factoryville and Overfield; March
7, for Braintrim, MeshOppen township
and Meshoppen borough; March s, for
Exeter Falls and Northumberland
March Q, for Eaton, Monroe and Nox-
en-; March 10, for Forkston and Me-
hoopany; March II, for North Branch
and Windham; March 13, for Tunkhan-
mock township and Washington;
March II, for Lemon, Nicholson bor-
Ough and Nicholson township: March
10, for Tunkhannock borough, First
and Second wards,
In the case Of Alzina Mentzer VS..
Emma Osterhout. S j. Stark, Alvin
Day John p. Osterhout and others,
partition in equity, W. L. Little, mas
ter, will distribute the fund realized
from the sale of real estate in the
above proceeding at his office in Tunk
hammock borough on Thursday, March
30, 1899, at ] o'clock p. m.
There has been another change
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of this borough. who are contemplate
ing a journey to the Klondike.
The condition of Mr.. Thomas Rich,
the Main street merchant, who has
been i'll for several months, has grown
much worse the past few days. He has
not been able to take any nourlshment,
and as a consequence is in such 9
weakened condition that his many
friends are quite alarmed.
The names Of Mrs. Charles Davis and
Mrs. Henry Stone were unintentionally
omitted from the list of guests who at
tended the Martha Washington tea
given by Mrs. G. ID. Winter on We'd
nesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Coon, of Mair
street, attended the lecture on the Phil
ippine islands given in the Carbondalt
| opera house by Rev. DIR. f. T. Clarke
| under the auspices of the New Cen
| tury club on Wednesday evening.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-24

being able 10 dump it from freight
cars.
The ice is moving in the river today,
It seems TO be mostly slush ice and is
doing no damage here.
]. Howard Hungerford left last night
for New York city to buy goods for c.
A. Hungerford & Son.
Charles NJ. Lee, esq, returned from
Philadelphia yesterday with his wife.
Mrs. Lee has been undergoing a surg
ical operation and returns much i'm
proved.
Hon. A. II. Squier returned to Har-
rlsburg yesterday.
e. C. Frear, of Lake Winola. presl-
dent of the Winola OIL Gas, Develop
ment and Improvement company, of
Factoryville. is in Tunkhannock today.
Marriage licenses have been issued
to Jacob Andros and Caroline Scorell,
of Beaumont, and to Benjamin Wright
and Jane Cole, of Tunkhannock.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-24
HAPPY UNION.

The marriage Of Miss Christina Cur
now and Charles F. Masters occurred
at the home of the brides parents, on
upper Belmont street, at o'clock.
About eighty guests were present. Mr..
Joe Curnow, brother of the bride,
played the wedding march Miss Cur
now was attired in pearl gray, trimmed
with corded silk and ribbon. Her
bridesmaid, Miss Jones, wore a gown
similar to the brides. Harry Curnow
acted as best man. After the wedding,
Mr.. and Mrs. Masters went to their
newly-furnished home on Drummond
avenue.