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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-29
NOT A DOLLAR IN SIGHT,
smash of "a Philadelphia Firm WINS
Complete.


PHILADELPHIA, Dec 2S-The com
nhttee appointed by creditors to inyes-
tlgate the accounts of Stahl & S,ro,,b
brokers, who failed Nov. "a ranort 49,
not dollars worth Of available re-
sources We're found. The total tahiti
ties amount to $1,221, 1908. and the total as
500. u ESQ.,
1hese figures mean that the creditors
the banks only excepted, can never hona
70 feallze dollar on the amounts due
tIelh rom the frm. The statement shows
that there is $3.50. 944 due to banks. ana
mat the amount is secured to the loan
ers by stocks and bonds estimated AZ
the value of 1851, 457. The result will he
mat every dollar of these securities.
though there~i is a. surplus of S27. 513. will
be wiped out in settling the accounts
due to banks. There is 1887, 1854 due de-
posltors ard customers. There is $685. 021
lett TO pay this amount, which makes the
losses to be sustained by individual Gus
toners and depositors with the firm of
stahl & Straub amount to 1921 .34S. ac-
cording to the firms own books.
John H. Strsub, the Junior member Of
the firm, is under bail on the charge of
ENLIGHTENMENT. His partner, Mr.. Stahl.
is missing, and warrant has been issued
Tor his arrest. In an interview, Mr.
Straub said:
Zone month ago I believed myself
wealthy man. l thought that I was one
of the partners in a remarkably success
full and highly respected firm Today I
am worse than pauper. Instead of own
ing fortune. l am involved In debt be-
yond any apparent possibility of ever
getting out. My firm is worse than bank
rupt and my partner has fed. The curses
Of scores of people are being heaped
upon my head" ... -.,.-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-29
WORRIES BILL.
Col. Cody Does Not Relish That In
dian Department. Order

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2S.-Since the re-
cent announcement Of the new policy of
the interior department, discountenancing
wild Indian exhibitions, the department
has been deluged with both written and
oral inquiries. Col. w F. Cody has pro-
tested that the action will nearly ruin
his business. He sent a representative
here who urged Commissioner of Indian
Affairs Jones to make an exception in his
case. A number of other interested par
ties also have called at the Indian bureau
on the subject. large number of let
tiers on the subject. mostly indorsing the
departments attitude, have come bv mail
Commissioner Jones said there would be
no change in the departments policy.
and that he was convinced the exhibitions
have a demoralizing tendency and retard
Indian progress. 1t is recognized how
ever, that failing the government con-
sent, the Indians may be contracted with
and withdrawn from the reservation and
exhibited without the present formalitv
of securing official sanction.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-29
TWO CONVENTIONS.
Kansas PopuIists Will Hold Them
Next Year.

TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 2S-The Populist
state committee has decided 20 hold two
state conventions next year-one to narne
delegates to the national convention. and
the other to nominate $, ate ticket The
call will be issued some time in January
or February. The subcolrmi tee appoint
ed at former meeting t. raise 4 cam
paign fund reported that the installment
plan of obtaining subscriptions Is working
admirably, and district collectors are APP
pointed to expedite the canvass. The COM
mittee appointed subcommittee TO take
charge of the preliminary canpaign
work. and also authorized the organiza-
ton of Populist state league This
amounts to q reputation OF the Sun
flower league, organized by the Demo-
era Is In September, although they left the
doors open for PopuHsts to enter and
maze a constitution upon which Popu-
lists might consistently stand.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-29
GOVERNOR IGNORED.
Mr.. TayIOr's AppOinteeS VIII Not Be
RacOGni1ed.

FRANKFORT, KY, Dec. 2S.-Samuel
Shackelford, clerk of the court of ap
peals whose duty it is under the election
law to administer the oath of office to
members of the board of elections, an
nounces that he will not recognize the
appOintees of Gov. Taylor, Messrs. Mack
ey and Cochran Messrs. Poyntz and
Fulton will today elect a third member
of the board in place of Ellis, resigned.
1t has not yet been determined how the
matter will be brought before the courts,
but such a procedure Is inevitable.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-29
SOME CITY POLITICS,

The Democratic city and county organi-
zauon Will meet at the assembly hall on
the tenth floor of the New York Life
building this evening. Chairman Barton
expects TO have some definite announce
ments ready in regard to the recent cor
respondence in reference to securing
speakers of national prominence for the
banquet Of the city and county organiza-
ton, which is to be held some time in
February, probably at the Ryan hotel,
and, If 1t can be arranged, either in or
close to carnival week
The Lincoln club will have its banquet
Washington's birthday. Feb %, and that
date is therefore out of the question.
presumably. and it Is likely that the De-
mocracy will get It's party In before the
Lincoln club shoots off its oratorical fire
works. Some splendid talent is In pros
pect for the Democratic occasion
There will be some other matters of
Importance to come up al tonight's meet
ing of the organization, and it is urged
that a full attendance be present.
II is expected that there will be between
5oo and 800 at least at the February BAN
quet.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-29
MERCHANT MARINE.
Mr. Cramp Discusses Use of Vessels
by Great Britain.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2S.-Cbarles "A
Cramp in speaking of the extensive shin
ping facilities which England is emnlov-
ing In the conduct of its South African
war said:
NO war ii the history of Europe has
ever used so much of the great trans
portation facilities of the ocean. Today
practlcally every fast transatlantic lin
er IN the merchant marine service is
chartered by the British government and
the effect would be most marked on the
carrying trade Of that country. Germany
is already securing a profitable foothold
In transatlantic navigation, and she will
maintain il for years to come A sudden
termination Of the war would not resulr
In the immediate return of these vessels
to their former avocations Some of them
may be lost, others will be used for diff
ferent purposes and still others will have
become obsolete. Germany's merchant
marine is assuming large proportions,
and her ocean-carrying trade is increas-
ing rapidly. She will leave no stone I'M
turned to take advantage of the present
situation which will prove beneficial to
her interests"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-29
BANQUET FOR BRYAN.
VIII Be Entertained by Nebraska
Travelling Men.

OMAHA, Neb Dec 2S-W. ]. BRYAN
viii return to Nebraska next week to at
tend the annual banquet of the Nebraska
Travelling Mems Bryan club. which will
be given at Lincoln, Jan 5-This is the
only Bryan club composed wholly of
commercial travellers that has kept up
its orga nizatiOn since the campaign of
1897. The banquet will occur about the
same time that the meetings of the Dem
ocratic, Populist and free silver state
central committee are held, which will call
together many fusion leaders.
The speakers engaged for the banquet
are ex-Gov. Hogg, of Texas; Gov. Thorn
as, Of Colorado; Gov. Lind, of Minnesota:
c. A. Reed, of Kansas City; Cato Sells,
of Waterloo, To-, and several prominent
Nebraskans. Deputy Attorney General
Oldham will preside Gilbert NJ Hitch
Geek, of Omaha, recent candidate for
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-29
Afro-American Council.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2S.-The regular
committee of the National Afro Amerf-
can council began today. Bishop Alexan-
der Walters. of New Jersey, presiding.
The principal business Of this gathering
is to perfect the national organiza ton
set on foot at Rochester, N. Y, more
than year ago, and to systematic the
work of racial protection planned by its
promoters.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-29

SPRINGFIELD ILL.,, Dec 2S-At the
gathering Of Illinois Republicans for their
annual love feast a bomb shell was ex-
ploded today by the declaration of Gov.
John r. Tanner that he was not a can
didate for reelection. This declaration
was made at special meeting of the
governors political friends, called by him
self. He said:
Il have not been a candidate for gov
ernor from the time l entered office. and
[ am not now a candidate for re-elec
ton
With some irony the governor con-
tinued:
My good old-time friend, Senator Cul-
ION, has said at divers times that my re-
nomination would not only endanger the
electoral ticket, but result in the cleo
ton Of a Democrat to succeed him in the
United States senate. 1t is not nv de-
sire that Democrat should succeed nv
friend Shelby NJ. Cullom l am told my
candidacy will result in the defeat and
overthrow of my friends locally. and. in
some instances, l am led TO believe that
1t is true 1 love my party first and nv
friends second. 1 shall never Interfere
with Republican success in Illinois or
elsewhere"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-29
New Steamship Service.

NEW YORK. Dec 2S-The announce
ment was made today that arrangements
had been completed by Frederick Lei
land & Co. limited. of Liverpool for the
establishment of a weekly passenger
steamship service between New York and
Liverpool. This new line, which will con-
stitute the most important addition to
the transatlantic service in recent
years, Will have In operation within two
months six big vessels and will conduct
a weekly service similar in methods of
those of the Atlantic Transport line, now
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-29
Nebraska Union Reform Party.

HASTINGS. Neb., Dec. 2S.-Under the
banner of the Union Reform party over
th1ee-score delegates met here today and
effected a state organization. The con-
vention was sprinkled with Democrats.
but at no time during the conference
was Bryan's name mentioned. Ordi-
nances as fundamental law of party or
ganization and management We're adopt
ed and channels laid out by which con-
tributions may reach national headqUar-
ters national reform party platform
was adopted. and a state executive COM
mittee was selected.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-29

Creo acts directly on the Genito-
Urinary organs, in, all cases, strength
ening, invigoratlng, revitalizing and re-
juvenating those organs, imbuing them
with new life and imparting to them
the vitality that they should possess,
causing them to9iperform their func-
tons naturallylwith ease and comfort.
You need Creo. Call or write DR.. Cole
and Council ofa'Physicians. 24'Wash-
ington Av. &c.. Minneapolis. Minnesota
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-29

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2S.-Today the in
terstate commerce commission, in compli-
ance with the request of the freight ship
pers and representatives of the CONNER
c1al interests, transmitted to Attorney
General Griggs a transcript of the evil
dence taken at the hearing last week, re-
specting the new classification of freight
made by the official classification commit
tee. The proposed classification is to be
made effective on Jan. 1 by all railroads
using the official classified ton These in
clude more than sixty lines east of the
Mississippi and north of the Ohio and
Potomac rivers. The position Of the ship
pers was that the commission should
transmit the evidence taken before 1t to
the attorney general with a recommen-
dalton that he institute legal proceedings
by injunction or otherwise, to restrain the
railroads from putting the new classih-
cation into effect. To the request of the
shippers the committee in part complies
The evidence and arguments are trans
mitted to the attorney general, but with
out recommendation.
The letter of transmittal is long. the
committee desiring TO place the case full
ly before the attorney general. After re-
viewing the proceedings which led up
to the hearing the letter, which is signed
for the commission by Martin A. Knapp,
as chairman, reads:
STATEMENT OF CASE.
I'm the course of this hearing the COM
mission took the testimony of Mr.: c. E.
GILL chairman OF the official classified ton
committee. Mr. Nathan GuilfOrd, traffic
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-29
To Testify In GaIlinger Case.

WASHINGTON. Dec Is - Senator
Chandler left here for Concord n. H.,
in response to summons to appear be-
fore the United States grand jury in the
case against his colleague. Senator CAL
linger, for violating the civil service law.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-29
BIG INSURANCE DEAL.
North western Company AbsOrbs the
Covenant Mutual Life

GALESBURG, Ill. Dec 2S.-By a vote
of 1907 to rs the Covenant Mutual Life
association of this city today decided to
amalgamate with the Northwestern Life
Assurance Company of Chicago. This is
the largest insurance transfer on record,
as the $4,000 members of the Covenant
Mutual Life Assurance association, whose
policies aggregate &45, 900, will go over
to the Northwestern company in a body.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-29
WAGES OF SIN.
Death Came to Guilty CouDIe
While ASIeep.

NEW YORK, Dec. 28.-Peter G scbroa
der, wealthy wholesale grocer of Brook
lyn. and young woman believed to be
Tile Flynn, were suffocated by gas last
night In cheap lodging house in Brook
lyu ~ carelessly adjusted rubber tube
connecting a gas stove with Jet allow
ed gas to escape, and the couple had evil
IDENTIFY been overcome while asleep
Schroeder lived with his wife and two
small children in Williamsb burg. and was
member of various German societies
and bore good reputation.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-29
sTOCKMEN TO FIGHT.
VIII Oppose the Advance I'm Freight
Rates

EMPORIA, Kan. Dec 2S-Fully 200
representatives of the Kansas State Live
Stock association met here today to dis
cuss and put into effect -"all honorable
means to fight the advance in freight
rates made by railroads in their change
from car load rates to hundred weight y
The stockmen, while lobbying before the
meeting opened today, secured the prom
ise of nearly $4,000 to fight the railroads.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-29
PACKARD's SENTENCE.
Eighteen Months imprisonment and
Fine of $500,

NEW YORK, Dec 2S.-Eugene L. Pack
ard, the head of the Robinson Investment
and Security company, convicted of hav-
ing used the mails for the purpose Of
swindling, was today sentenced in the
criminal branch Of the United States cir
cult court, to eighteen months mprison-
ment in Sing Sing prison and to pay a
fine of $500, which is the maximum pun
ishment under the federal law
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-29

United States senator, is not among the
list Of speakers, although at former ban
auets he had been given a prominent
place.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-29
WHATEVER BILL SAYS
CASTS THE REPUBLICAN Ma
TIONAL PLATFORM
IT WILL STAND BY M'KINLEY

Wherever the Democratic Party At
tacks the Policy of the President,
MiHnesOtR'S Senator Thinks That
Ii VIII Find the Solid Forces of
RepubIicanIsm Backing Up the
Present Administration.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-29

The state central committee of the mid
road Pops continued its session yesterday.
making efforts to compose an address to
the public at large and midroad Popu-
lists in particular. The committee re-
solved that the midroaders should them
selves, at the next national Populistfc
convention ask to be seated on the claim
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-29

that they are the real Populists of the
state of Minnesota.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-29

Genuine art photos are taken by
Haynes in correct styles. Cor. Selby and
Virginia avP
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-29
COMMISSION IS PowERLEss.

The protesting shippers assert that in
crease IN rates. to the extent affected by
these changes in classification. are with
out Justificati ton. and will result in excess
siVe charges upon most If not all of the
articles In question They also allege that
hardship and injustice will further result
from the changes which will be made in
the relation of rates, and especially from
the increases in the difference between
carload and less than carload charges
II the contention IN these respects Is we'll
founded, as to which we express no
opinion. a wrong is about to be accom-
plished which the commission IS power
less to prevent. and for which the act
to regulate commerce affords no adequate
redress. The facts above set forth are
submitted for your consideration
Attorney General Griggs. who is III to-
day, has given, of course. no ntimation
yet as to what action, if any. he may
take in the premises. Necessarily he will
have to review the testimony before he
can reach an intelligent conclusion. In
any event it is said it will be several days
, before the matter can be determined
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-29

manager of the New York Central and
Hudson River Railway. company, and Mr.
Frank Harriott, a member of the official
classification committee, who is also the
general freight traffic manager of the
Ere railway.
AT the conclusion of the testimony
given by these witnesses an application
was made in writing by many of the ship
pefs present that such testimony be trans
mitted to the attorney general of the
United States, the claim being made by
5lon OF the act Of congress commonly
known as the Sherman antitrust law.
In compliance with this request the
commission iq herewith transmits; to you &
hearing of the 21st and 22d instants
There is also with this a copy of the pro-
posed new classification received from Mr.
Gill as above stated, together with a COPY
of the official classification heretofore and
now in use.
Since the order made on the Sth in
protests have been received from ship
pers In various parts of the territory
above described, and such petitions have
continued to be received down to the
tests will be transmitted to you at any
time, upon your request. and the commits
sion VIII promptly furnish any further in
formation which can be supplied from the
records and files in its possession.
NO RECOMMENDATION
commission to determine whether the tes-
umony above referred to shows a viola
ton OF the antitrust law, and no opinion
is expressed upon that point, there are
certain features of the case to which we
deem It proper to call your attention
with some unimportant exceptions the
general fact appears to be that the class
rates at present in force and which will
presumably be applied TO the new elias
sif1cation, are now the same or higher
than they were In 1887, when the act to
regulate commerce was passed
Almost all the changes shown in the
new classification are from lower to high
er classes. The result will be If the pres
ent class rates are continued that charges
on any article advanced to a higher class
will be increased by the difference be-
tween the rates applied to the class In
winch the article was formerly placed
and the higher rates Of the class to which
1t has been advanced. This increase is
considerable in all cases. and very great
In many cases, amounting in some In
stances to 100 per cent or more
These changes In classification are to
be made for the conceded purpose of In
creasfng the rates on the articles adj
Vanced. and thereby increasing the rev
enue derived by the carriers from the
transportation of such articles. The num-
her and. variety of articles advanced is
shown by a list OF the same annexed
hereto.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-29
GOV. TANNER Is OUT
Announces HE WILL NOT RE A
CANDIDATE FOR REELECTION
TO PRESENT OFFICE
SLAP AT SENATOR cULLoM

Says He Does Not Wish to EncOm-
pass the Downfall of His Friend.
Who Has Predicted Wholesale
Defeat for the Republican Ticket
in Illinois Should Gov. Tanner
Again Become a Candidate.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-29
PARTY LEADERS MEET
MINNEAPOLIS DEMOCRATS well
COME CHAIRMAN JONES AND
GEN. HARDIN
LIBERTY AND DEMOCRACY

Their Course In Unison Is Drawn In
Glowing COIOrs by the Chairman
of the National Committee, Who
Predicts "a Victory Over the Pol
Icy of Conquest at the Coming
Elections.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-29
IN RATES
SION FORWARDS STATEMENT
TO ATTORNEY GENERAL
MAKES NO RECOMMENDATION

Presents Facts I'm Much-TaIked-Of
Proposition to Change CIassifica-
ton of Many Articles of Freight
and Leaves to the Discretion of
Mr.. GriRgs Any Action He May
Deem Necessary to Take.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-29

Importers and Jebbers Of Dry Goods
and Notions.
Manufacturers OF Mems Furnishing
Goods.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-29

HST0 rREnn Jobber1 and Manu- facturers o Hats
HHIH kafalN Caps Fu.s Il Gloves. Msksrs Of
TEHkA m TINA the "Norih star Fur
| NNEO "a OtaU and "LaBphsr Hat"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-29

Wholesale Dry Goods, ~.
Notions and Carpets; Mfrs. tN
OF Gents Furnishing iii
Goods. =,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-29

| GN00F m lnpoF tiers OF Tee Coffee Rcss,ers snbcs
| IrEfE'k N GTiEdess aad Manufactures
| I1f1tHM IN OF Pure FlavOnRR
| &AtVVH-aS ExSsaOIa
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-29

IIENNr0A Manufacturers and jobDers OF Harnesa
UHkJMAVN SaddeFy shse
tIbffttSI E1N Findings aud Shoe Store
tHhHskVO Suppaea-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-29

STATEMENT OF CASE.
I'm the course of this hearing the COM
mission took the testimony Of Mr.. G. E.
Gill, chairman OF the official classification
committee, Mr.. Nathan Guilford, traffic
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-29

Aid. Perry A. Long will probably pre-
side at the big Democratic mass meeting
to be held at the Minneapolis Exposition
the evening of Jan. TO- prior to the ban
quet scheduled to take place the same
evening. Mayor Gray will deliver the
address of welcome, after which w. ].
Bryan, Gov. Lind and Charles A. Towne
Will speak
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-29
|ST. PAy[S LEADING JOBBERS & MANUFACTURERS

0HNNrTO Wholesale Carpets Linoeump Mat
EHUUk IL zs tngE Curtains and Upholstery.
tIHHYI In Cut Order Price List Mailed 10 Dealers
VIII ~ on Application.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-29

Even the Minneapolis Journal admits
that Weighmaster O'Brlen's force has
teen improved by the ADDITION Of three
Democrats 20 his staff to succeed as
any Republicans. Andrew Aplin, sec
Tetary Of the old soldiers anti-Eustis
GLIB, succeeds Ward F. Gray: f. f. Tay-
lor OF Golden Valley, takes Charles Rob
insons place; Nels Swenson. of Inc
Twelfth ward, takes the place of c. NJ
Marboe, cousin of c. NJ Reese.