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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-24
GRAND
ONE GRAND ROAR
Regarding the. Mayors Order as to
the Sidewalks

the Sidewalks,
To the Editor of the Globe:
Just a word Of protest regarding the
disregard of the peoples interests by the
peoples representatives in general. and
the recent Sidewalk crusade In particu
lar This remarkable piece Of bus ne.s
folly Is only in line with other SAMPLES
OF monumental idiocy for which our TAU
thor11as and representa- tives'' arc ia ST
becoming famous. For instance the re-
cent commotion called by it's patriotic
promoters, the smoke crusade" taken
UP apparently for no other reason than
to occupy the spare moments of a few
aesthetic cranks, was directed with per-
sistency worthy of a better cause toward
the hampering of industries employ. NJ
hundreds Of workmen. The proprietor of
a busy factory Is hauled into court al
given to understand that he is unpopular
in the city his industry is building up.
He cannot be blamed for feeling bitter
and thinking that doing a legitimate bug
ness in st. Paul is a grievously d fficuIt
matter.
Ard now the glory, the publicity, the
futtttty Of the smoke crusade having
exhausted itself, this petty provincial
spirit Eanifests itself in the Sidewalk
order promulgated seemingly to hamper
our grocers and commission mon and
harass them into a proper respect for the
authorities"
What's the use? Who suffers II goods
are displayed? Who has complain "a?
Who is inconve,ienced? The fact seems
to be that the authorities" are steadily,
consistently, foolishly and narrow mind
edly opposing the business men, the fac
tories and apparently everything that
makes q city great. Instead Of making
it easy to do business here they are max
Ing 1t harder; instead of encourag ne
new factories to locate here they ap-
parently are doing all in their power to
keep them away. The question is "How
long will the great mass of cur people.
who wish our city to grow and boom as
1t ought to grow and boom with it's
matchless location, climate and re-
sources, stand the fatuous Incompetence
of its authorities" and Representa-
tives?''
We want the outside public to know
that ST. Paul is not the country village
that it's Smoke crusades" and Sidewalk
orders might lead people to believe We
want more stores more factories, more
business, more people. The way to get
them is 20 make ii easier instead Of hard
er to do business here and to. relegat, a.
few Of Official and Representa-
tive" cranks to the busy haunts of Men
dota and Pig :, Eye.
Il. Corning
St Paul, Mimi. Oct 80
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-24
DAYS NEWS IN BRIEF.

Kansas City-Kansas City's fifth annual
horse show opened at Convention hall to-
night with nearly 500 entries from all
parts of the country.
ST Louis-The annual missionary coun-
ell of the Protestant Episcopal church
will meet here in Christ church cathedral
tomorrow.
Washington-Co r. w Huntington,
marine corps, has been retired. to take
effect Jen. ! next.
New York-Charles Wright. one of the
five men swept off the Brooklyn Elevated
day.
Beriin-yandals have defaced newlv
erected monuments in the SieeeS Alice.
The noses and hands Of seven of the
eTnperor's ancestors have been de-
molished.
Kansas City-A combination known as
pany. with a capital of $l0.090.o90 and II
surplus of $5G0,0e0. to control and work
large interests in the Joplin-Galena dis
trict. has been formed.
Washington-Th war department s
considering the desirability of having
Cuban exhibit at the Paris exposition.
Boston-The biennial convention Of the
Universalist church was opened here to-
day after nearly & week of preliminary
meetings.
Birmingham. Ala.-John Franklin.
miner. residing at Pinckney, near here.
choked his sleeping wife to death today
and then went into the woods near his
home and blew out his brains with a
pistol jealousy was the cause The
couple leave several children
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-24
ASK AN ABATEMENT.
Applications which the Board Will
Have to Consider.


The county board of abatement held its
first meeting yesterday morning The
board consists of the members of the city
council appointed as members off, the
board of equalization and abatement, the
mayor and county auditor Present at
Sther session of the board were Mayor
Kiefer, County Auditor Johnson, Aid.
Kenny, Murphy and Reeves and
Assemblyman Warner. The question Of
whether the board should consider the
applications for attachments, of taxes prior
to 1899 was referred to the corporation at
torney for an opinion and an adjourn
ment taken to Oct. 20 at 10 a. m.
The following applications for abate-
ments of 1899 taxes were received and re-
ferred: a r
Nonotuck Silk company, assessed for
$40, 000 claim 81, 900 excessive; M. P. Ryan,
assessed for $24, 300, claim Sc, 200 excessive;
Thomas WEIGH estate, assessed for $685.,
600, whole amount excessive; j. G. Roche
assessed for 1890 claim of 81, 800 Excess
sive; Pennsylvania & Ohio Coal company,
sive; Albion apartment house, assessed
for $780, claim of $4,000 excessive; E. c.
Bowen, assessed for SO 200, claim of 5000
excessive Cudahy Packing company, as
sessed for So, O00 claim of ST. excessive;
Armour Packing company, assessed for
$4,000, claim of $1,000 excessive.
For abatement in 1898 taxes the follow
ing. applications were received:
John Marty, assessed for 51,5OO, claim
sessed for $3.50, claim $3.50 excessive;
Laura b. Merriam, assessed for $4,000,
claim ST., 800 excessive; Horejs Bros, as
sessed for $3.50 claim 1920 excessive.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-24
fair is being prolonged until the eve of
tie next presidential election?
wANTED-A NEW CHARTER.

AS the G o b e predicted would be the
case the supreme court has reversed the
majority of the district court of Ramsey
county, and has affirmed the unconstitu-
tionality of the special school tax levy
law of 1899 And, as the G o b e declared
such action. If taken would be- the de-
cision is something in the. nature of a
public calamity. Our schools, as re-
suit must now evidently close down next
April for the present school term.
1t may be that some temporary means
will be found to avert this unhappy con-.
dition. But whatever is done must nee
provision, and the substantial difficulty
must reassert itself What are we TO do.
then? We must do something. This much
must now be apparent. even to the
Chamber of Commerce. We have a choice
between two remedies. We must have
new charter or we must effectively amend
the old one, after the existing constitu-
tional provision against special legisla-
ton has been repealed.
Either course will be attended by much
delay; but one or the other must be
adopted.
Up to the enactment of the constitu-
tional inhibition against special legisla
ton we were in the enjoyment of the
principle Of home rule. Whether we made
good or Ill use of that privilege need not
now be considered. The event proves
that 1t was unwise to have passed the
constitutional amendment in question.
Our ability now to undo our action Is in
itself questionable There is no question
of our ability, if we will, to provide our
selves with a new charter. Here, then,
is our remedy. The G o be has urged
such a course. It has avowed its de-
termination to continue its agitation in
this direction. The virtue of doing so
has now become an absolute necessity.
We cannot go on In our present Grip
pied condition. We must have new
charter. The sooner that charter Is pro-
vided the better. AS this can only be Sc
cured to us through q charter commits
sion, we must have a new commission,
unless, as many contend, the commits
sion previously appointed is a continuing
body. If action is promptly taken we
can have a new charter ready for pre-
sentation to the people at the next city
election in May. We have learned much
as the result Of our former experience
in charter making We have at least a
more accurate knowledge now than we
had then of what the body of the peo-
pie want, and what the present office
holding conspiracy will allow us to get.
The people are now awake to the desper-
ate situation in which the community is
placed through the foolisho and unwar
rantable tinkering Of our local politicians
and their successful 9efforts, maintained
to the present hour, to exclude the peo
pie from control of their own affairs.
Let us get to work at once and pre-
pare a new charter. Unless it's provisions
are altogether unreasonable, it is fair to
assume that it will be accepted by the
people of st. Paul.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-24
BOND MONEY AssIMILATED.
j. F. Cox Now Suing Trustees of
BieIxeI;s Bank

The case of Joseph F. Cox against
Fred C. Stevens, William Bickel, William
F. Bickel, Alfred S. Kittson and John F.
Baker, as trusteeseef the Minnesota Saw
ings bank, was on trial yesterday before
Judge Otis in district court, and this aft
ernoon was spent in securing jury.
The plaintiff ssaleges that April 3, 1895,
he was engaged in litiga ton in Crow
Wing county, and had occasion to file an
attachment bond. For this purpose he
made a special deposit of s254.9S in the
bank, and at the close of the litigation
his money was not returned to him He
furthermore alleges that the money was
not turned over to Sheehan & Dickson,
the receivers who succeeded the trustees,
but says the trustees were grossly in
competent and engaged careless and i'm
prudent persons as clerks, who converted
his special deposit into the general as
sets of the bank He asks for the return
Of his S254.9S, with interest from jan 10,
1909
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-24
SCOTTISH RITE MAsoNs.
Degrees Conferred and Vacancies in
Offices Filled

OHfces Filled.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.-The supreme
council of the Scottish Rite Masons
called on President Mckinley at the Whife
mouse today. and later concluded ira
biennial session by comforting the thirtv
third degree of Masonry tonAthe foliowinp
members of the order:
District of Columbia-J Henry Small Jr
RICHARD b: Nixon and Habor Nelson.
:. kansas-William Busbee. William
Green William H. Wilson and F.. n.
Hare. ~
Minnesota-Dr W. B. Pine Heroine
Cooley. Clarence E. Stone and Sheldon
Frazer.
Indian territory-Daniel M. Holley.
Observation-Disclosures R. Flitcraft and
William II. Brown
North Dakota-A. G. Mather and George
III. Phelps.
Tennessee-John B. Garrett.
Wyoming-T. B. Hicks.
At LargeIGen. Thomas M Anderson
Iowa-Silas Gardner
Georgia-Dr. A. B. Simmons.
The election to fill vacancies in the ac-
tive members of the supreme eo1ncjl
caused by deaths during the past two
years resulted in the choice of the foI-
lowing inspectors general: DR.. Morris. of
West Virginia; Harper S. Cunningham
of Oklahoma territory; E. T. Taubman
of South Dakota, and Inspector General
Anderson, of Nebraska
Vacancies in Office were filled by the
election of Frank Pierce. of Colorado
to treasurer general, and James g. Rich,
ardson. of Tennessee. to be lieutenant
grand commander
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-24
AMERICAN WOMAN ROBBED
Wife of a New York JeweIer Loses
n Fortune in London

LONDON, Oct, 2S.-Late this afternoon
1t was announced that a sensational bur-
glary had taken place yesterday after
noon at the Savoy hotel London, in which
the room of Mrs Stockwell, wife of a
New York jeweler, was entered and rob-
bed, 1t is understood, Of jewellery valued
at 10000, and bank notes and other cur
rent paper to the extent of $4,000. Mrs
Stockwell has been staying at the hotel
for some time with nephew. The apart
ment was entered while they were at din
ner. On returning to the room Mrs
StGckwell found the door locked on the
inside. An alarm was raised and the
door forced. The room was found empty,
but 1t had been thoroughly ransacked
The management took prompt meas
ures, had the hotel doors closed, sum-
moned detectives and searched all strang-
ers and servants. Nothing, however was
discovered. The burglars he'd escaped
the thick fog enabling them to~get away
Several detectives from Bow street and
Scotland Yard are hard at work on the
case, but thus far there is no trace of
the thieves. Mrs Stockwell declines to
discuss the matter.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-24
STRIKE rs IMMINENT.
Eight Hundred Steel Mills Men May
Walk Out

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,. Oct ga strike Is
imminent at the rolling mills owned by
the Republic Iron and Steel company,
which will involve 800 men. Robt. e.
Woodmansee, president Of the Springfield
Federation of Labor and u. G.. Human,
state organizer of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, returned tonight from st.
Louis. where they held a conference with
Col. Edward Mainsebacher, manager of
the Republic Iron, and Steel company,
the latter refusing to make one rate for
all laborers employed at the Springfield
mill. The company will consider the prop
osition after the men have been classified
Another conference will be necessary, to
settle the matter definitely.
The laborers demand an increase from
1212 to 10 cents an hour. Judging from
present indications the company will not
grant the scale, and, if such is the case,
a strike Is sure to follow. The federal
union has anticipated such a move, and
a prominent member states that the men
will quit work. Such move will close
the plant as they state that. the other
workmen will strike in sympathy.
The members of the Amalgamated AS
ISOLATION of Iron and Steel Workers, com
posed of the high-class workmen, were re-
Gently granted the scale demands.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-24

AT the recent convention held in Chi
cage 1t was decided that non-partisan
committee of one from each congression-
al district in the Emitted States be select
ed to express the Sentiment of the Ger
man-Americans b1l the question Of ex-
pansion. In order to secure the views
of the Germans on the question it was,
OF course, necessary that some prominent
representative, Of that nationality be Sc
leeted In each Of the congressional dis
tricts. Two names were asked for in
each district the request for the names
being accompanied by the sugge stion that
broad minded and non-partisan citizens be
selected for the work. It was reported
yesterday that the names handed in from
the Fourth congressional district from
which the selection will be made were
those of former Judge of Probate Will
rich and President Pottgieser, of the
board Of public works. As both of the
gentlemen are known to be Tabid Repub-
leans it is a question whether the re-
port made by either Of them as to the
sentiment of the Germans In this district
on the expansion question would be as
ChOiooCN as lIle COINGltlol OCSliOo'
The decision of the supreme court in
the special school tax levy case takes
some of the wind out of that boom for
Walter Chaplin for judge which was get
ting nicely inflated after the decision of
the district court.
Singularly enough, too, it was Judge
Kelly's place that it had been figured
the new judge would get, and it was
Judge Kelly who filed the dissenting opin-
ion.
Incidentally it might have been observ-
ed that Justice Collins trimmed the cor
ners of his decision quite closely. He in
timated that the adoption Of the antf-spe-
cial legislation amendment in such rigid
terms was a mistake, to keep the starch
from being taken out of his gubernatori-
al kite. The ST. Cloud jurist is keeping
both his eyes on the campaign of 1900
Granville 8. Pease Is still having a
good time with his boom for governor.
He has been Endorsed by some of the most
enthusiastic non-political organizations,
among them the eAnoka Union, which es-
pouses the cause of potatoes and piety,
ana the Rum River Driving club, which
includes somes of the best log rollers In
the state. With these organizations
.staunchly at his back, the Anoka editor
was sleeping peacefully and complacently
until a day or. two ago, when he heard
that Albert Berg, now secretary f.'staae,
was making an underground campaign in
some of the back districts. Frequent
wonderment has been expressed as to
where the secretary of state was spend
ing all the time that he surely does not
put In at his desk in the capitol. -
1t looks, however, as though some one
had been imposing on the creduiity of the
Anoka county thought molder. Berg s
friends say that he has had enough pol
ttics and lis ready to, get his head out of
the crib
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-24
PUTTING IN THE PROBE.

The resolutions offered at yesterdays
meeting of the Chamber of Commerce by
Mr.. Lightner are in every way commend
able. There is an absolute dearth of
knowledge of the affairs Of this county
among the people. There is responsibility
nowhere. The thought of economy is
usually as foreign to county official,
except at periods Immediately antedating
election, as is the thought of responsible
ity to any power whatever.
The legislative power in ours county
government, among etIef4funetions, Is
vested in the board of county commits
sioners. 1t is strange tumble of author
ity at best with which that body is in
vested. Since the advent of the present
crowd the chief activity of that body has
been in the direction of increasing public
expenditures.
The beginning in this direction was
made very becomingly in their own cases
The people have read from time to time
of the action Of this body Of patriots in
adding to their own salaries. During DEM
ocratic administrations the pay of a coun-
ty commissioner was nominal. Had the
present members of this body and their
predecessors had their way the rate of
COMPENSATION for themselves would have
been established on as generous a basis
as that which prevails among their as
socate officials AS it is, they have done
the best in their power, and have shown
that their generous views are not wholly
confined to themselves.
There is one effective remedy for the
extravaganza and worthlessness of Our
county governmental system That rem
edy is it's abolition as a distinct entity
The most urgent reform in orr local con-
Germs is the merging of the city and colin-
ty governments. The resolutions of Mr..
Lightner will lead on in this direction.
The answer to them will be a revelation
to the taX-raying public, if it is truthful
and complete Having no recognized ex-
ecutive authority there is no county Off
cial to whom one might look for reliable
information. Only by examination of the
voluminous and tedious publications made
chiefly for the gain of the local Repub-
lican organs can any knowledge be Sc
cured. Enough has been made pla in
through the recent report of the public
examiner to satisfy any observant citizen
of the entire absence of system in the
conduct of the affairs of the county. The
suppressed report of the predecessor of
the present examiner throws more light
on the operations of this fifth wheel to
Our local governmental wagon than las
ever before been furnished
The public do not need any very ex-
haustIve information as to the operations
of the county machine to convince them
that the demand for its being forced into
disuse is well founded. Yet the commi
tee of the chamber charged with the duty
Of furnishing the desired information will
render a serious public service if they
discharge the duty imposed on them fully
and fearlessly. We look for the sequ
to The Offering of the resolutions with
much interest
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-24
MASONIC ANNIVERSARY.
st. Paul Lodge VIII Commemorate
an Interesting Event

Charles Peter Scott, the first master
Mason made in Minnesota, was raised in
ST. Paul Lodge, L. D., Oct "a, 1S49 To
commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of
that event, St. Paul Lodge No. will hold
a special communication for work in the
third degree this evening. The degree
win be conferred on one candidate In full
form and in connection with the cere-
mony appropriate music will be rendered
under the direction of Brother William
Rhys-Herbert. A lodge of fellow crafts
for the examination of the candidate will
be opened at 7:30 p. m. sharp.
A reception will be rendered to mem
bers of the lodge lately returned with
the Thirteenth tregipent from the Philip
pines.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-24
ILLNESS OF THE FOREMAN.

1t Makes an Adjournment Of the
Grand Jury Necessary.
Owing to the illness from tonsilitis Of
Theodore A. Schulze, foreman OF the
grand jury, the grand jury adjourned
yesterday until next Monday. Tine jury
was prepared to report on several lndict-
ments, and 1t is expected that further
sessions OF the body would be dlscon-
tinued until Nov Is. The law, however,
provides that the presentments shall be
made by the foreman, and the adjourn
ment was taken in expectation of his re-
cOyerV
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-24
RECOVERED FIFTY CENTS.
Mayor Ktefer's Secretary Sends a
Hackman's Victim an Overeharge.

Charles G. Davidson, of 535 Mississippi
street. has complained to Mayor Kiefer
of an overcharge that was made by Will
liam Barbeau. hackman, to Hilda
Carlson. who came to ST. Paul from
Sweden Sept. 4. and engaged Barbeau at
the depot to take her to 81 Mississippi
street. There is no such number. but the
girls destination was finally located at
574 Mississippi street, and she was charged
81 for the service. Friends of the woman
reported the charge. and at last Sec
rotary Hammer mailed to Mr.. Davidson.
who had interested himself in the case,
a postal note for 81 cents. The friends OF
the girl were not satisfied. however. and
insist that with the 81 cents returned.
the charge OF $3.50 was much more than
the amount provided in the ordinance.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-24
GAVE PLAINTIFF $1,000.
Damage Suit of Ralph Jones Against
the Omaha Railway.

The jury in the case of Ralph Jones
VS.. The Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha Railway went out late yesterday
afternoon with permission to return a
sealed verdict. The case has been on
trial before Judge Kelly. Jones was a
brakeman employed by the road, and al
legged that while he was walking over
fiat car loaded with wood one of the end
stakes gave way and he was precipitated
to the ground and severely injured. The
plaintiff asks for $4,000 as damages.
The jury late last night brought in
sealed verdict in favor of the plaintiff
for 81 900
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-24

CHICAGO, Oct 2s-Maj Charles A.
Dibble, a prominent member of the Chi
cago bar, who was well known on account
Memorial associa ton of this city, died
yesterday of pneumonia. Maj Dibble was
for years president of the Sons of New
Union Veterans association. of Chicago,
and until few years ago was commander
of Grant Post No. Is. Maj. Dibble was
we'll known to many Grand Army posts
in all their gatherings. When the war
began. Mr.. Dibble was teaching school.
He left this work to organize the Fox
Lake company E, of the Twenty-ninth
wisconsin infantry, which was COM
manded by Col. Charles r. Gill. Mr.. Dib-
BILE was chosen sergeant. The regiment
was assigned to the Thirteenth army
corps under Gen. MeClernand and saw
much active service.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-24
JUDGE CRowELL NOW.

Brainerd Gets It's New Municipal
Judge at Last.
Gov. Lind yesterday appointed w. H.
Crowell special judge OF the municipal
court at Brainerd. Mimi, under the law
of 1899, which gives that city the right
to an additional judge.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-24

Republican organs are very much dis
pleased with the Democrats for making
Imperialism an Issue of the 1900 cam
paign. AS this was expected of the
Republicans the shock is not great.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-24

Thomas b, Reed has been admitted to
the New York state bar and is now
Citizen Reed. of Greater New York. So
far as his legal practice is concerned
Mr.. Reed lis, doubtless, an expansion
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-24

married Miss Mary Mooers. daughter of
the late Hazen M Mooers, a prominent
member of the Hudson Bay Fur company,
and was brother to Maj Joseph r.
Brown His wife and eight sons and
daughter mourn his loss. Funeral from
residence, today, at 2 o'clock.