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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-17
SUED FOR 100000 DAMAGES, AND
JURY AWARDS HIM BUT
a5OO
DELIBERATED FOR SIX HOURS
Jury Found for Defendant on but
One Telegram Which Was
Sent to Him In
1886
HLOEE'S MINNEAPOLIS OFFICE.
~ 90 WASHINGTON Az SOUTH.

A jury in the United States circuit court
took off SO per cent and awarded Frank
NJ. Nye, who sued the Western Union
Telegraph company for $4,000, $500 dam
ages for libel because it transmitted two
kilograms from New York which reflected
on the political integrity OF the former
county attorney. One telegram was sent
to M. H. Boutelle Mr.. Nye's attorney in
the case. and the other to Mr.. Nye him
self. Both were signed by w. H. Wander
burg, against whom Mr.. Nye had sue
cessfully prosecuted a civil action
Mr.. Boutelle stated that the telegram
he received had no effect upon his opinion
of Mr.. Nye, and the jury found for the
defendant. On the other telegram which
was sent to Mr. Nye and which said that
Judge Vanderburgh has Informed the
sender that the late c. A. Pillsbury had
bought him off, in 1896, the jury found
that Mr.. Nye was entitled to $500 dam
ages.
The deliberations lasted for six hours
and it was not until $3.50 o'clock last even
ing that Judge Lochren was notified that
his presence was desired. c. M Fergu-
son, the Western Unions attorney, was
present, but Mr.. Nye was not present, nor
was he represented by an attorney.
This case will be appealed to the court
of last resort, not so much for the amount
involved, but because of the principle.
The telegraph company has always held
that If it prevented the forwarding of in
decent matter it performed It's duty. 1t
claimed the clerks who received the tele-
grams could not be considered as censors,
and If the matter appeared proper the
liability of the company ceased. 1t was
argued that had the matter been sent
through the mail Mr.. Nye's recourse
would have been to proceed against the
man who sent the matter. In this case
he proceeded against the carrier.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-17
MINNEAPOLIS BREVITIEs.

will meet March n, %, %, In st. Paul. >
Rev. Stuart B. Purvis received a cable
gram yesterday from his brother in Eng
land, Rev. r. d. Purvis, informing him
of the death of his mother
Aid. Joseph Kiichli. of the Third ward,
was taken Ill with an attack Of pneu-
monia Thursday at the city hall and
was taken to his home
The funeral of Alexander M Grant. sec
ond cousin Of Gen. U. s. Grant will oc-
cur this afternoon at o'clock from the
Hume & Davies undertaking parlors.
The first annual meeting of the Mime
apolis District of the Woman's Home
Missionary Society will be held at Wesley
M. E. church, March %, afternoon and
evening. The meeting will open at 2:3O.
George Kirk, a woodsman, who split
his foot with an ak at Palmer Mimi, ar
rived in the city yesterday and was taken
to the city hospital by the police The in
jury may necessitate the amputation of
the foot
Martin Spaniel, who is being taken
from Chaska to Saltwater to serve five
years Tor heinous crime against little
girl, was held in the central police station
Yesterday and was taken to the peniten-
tiary last night.
The feast of ST Patrick, a solemn high
mass, will be celebrated at Immaculate
conception church at 10 o'clock this
morning by Rev. James Duffey. A sim
liar service will be held at the same hour
In st. Charles church.
Olaf L.ifquist, a deaf mute, was ar
ralgned In the police court yesterday on
the charge of vagrancy, an accusation
which the unfortunate man Indignantly
denied In an animated conversation-on
paper,with Clerk Nelson. 1t appeared
that he wandered into town from Wa
dena, and the case was continued in order
that it may be investigated.
Mrs. John Fleetham is seriously i'll Of
her home, Broadway and University ave-
nue. northeast Mrs. Fleetham came to
Minnesota, from Kings county, Ireland,
for half a century, residing in her nres9
ent home for thirty years. She was a
sister of William A. Byrnes, the first
sheriH OF Hennepin county, and her first
husband was Joseph W. Ellis. IRIS
Fleetham has eight children living
among them being j. W. Ellis, of the
city clerks staff.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-17
THIRD INFANTRY MEN.
They Make Splendid Showing in the
Philippines.


Philippines.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE war de-
partment has made public the report of
Col. Charles c. Hood, commanding the
sixteenth infantry, upon the campaign
conducted by him near San Ildefonso, and
the Maasin river, In the island Of Luzon,
during the early part of December last.
Inc campaign was a complete success,
and Col. Hood mentions the following off
GERS for brevet "for conspicuous valor In
battle, recommending that the commits
sion be one grade in advance of that he'd
by them at the present time: Majs. Hen
ry c. Ward and Joel T. Kirkman, Six
teenth infantry; Caps Arthur VIII ans
fantry; Capts. Walter A. Thurston and
Beaumont B. Buck, Sixteenth infantry;
Capt. Charles B. George, captain aud
quartermaster Sixteenth infantry: Capt
Charles G. Dwyer, Third infantry; Capt.
Thomas M. Moody, adjutants Six zenith In.
fantry; First Lieutenants sJoarrrE. Wocd
ward, Isaac Erwin, Guy G.. Palmer, John
F. Preston Jr.. James Bl@Gowen, Edgar
F. Ridenour, Sixteenth infantry; Morris
K. Barroll, Paul Giddings, Henry s. Wy
giant and Philip e. M. Walker Third in
fantry; Edward T. Balch; Thirty-seventh
volunteer infantry, and First Lieutenant
Henry S. Greenleaf, assistant surgeon,
medical department; Second Lieutenants
Charles L McKain, Ernest Hagadorn,
Jack Hayes, Charles w Weeks and
Charles M. Gordon Jr, Sixteenth In
fantry, and Edward Kimmel, Third artil-
lery
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-17
EXEMPTION is CLAIMED.
Street Railway Company Says 1t Is
Not Liable to Tax.

The Twin City Rapid Transit company
Will resist the effort of the state to collect
the license fee imposed by the SomerviIIe
law on foreign corporations. The secre-
tary' or state has called the attention Of
County Attorney Reed to the fact that
the company has not paid its tax to the
state. The county attorney has infor-
mally called the attention Of the company
to the matter.
The officers of the street railway COM
pany take the position that they are not
liable under the law. They claim that
the Minneapolis Street Railway company.
a local corporation, is operating the street
railways in Minneapolis, and the st. Paul
Street Railway company is doing the
same in ST. Paul. They therefore claim
they are not liable under the law, though
the two companies, for convenience, they
say, use the name of the Twin City Rap
id Transit company, a New Jersey cor
poration.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-17
TREASURY OFFICIALS BUSY.
New Financial Law Gives Them
Something to Do.

WASHINGTON, March 16.1The officials
of the treasury are overrun with work
as a result of the passage Of the new
financial bill, which involves the funding
of the old long-term bonds into new gold
bonds bearing per cent interest The
applications for the exchange of old
bonds for the new, up to- the time Of clos
ing the department today, amounted to
about $27,OOO,0OO, all bit about $3,000,00)
coming from national banks. g
The clerical force in the office of the
comptroller of the currency is busy exam
lining applications for authority to estab-
lish national banks under the new law.
Very many Of these come from small
towns which hitherto were debarred from
national bank privileges by the national
bank act. About 200 of these applications
have been received, and today favorable
action was taken on number of them.
A considerable number of state banks
have applied for authority TO convert
themselves into national banks,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-17
TO CHECK THEFT.
New Plan for Transmitting Money
Through the Mails.

Through the Mails.
WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator
Mcmillan in the senate, and Representa-
tive Lentz in the house today introduced
bills designed to afford ar easy and IN.
expensive means of transmitting money
by mail. They provide that all United
States and national bank notes, silver
certificates and treasury notes of 81, 81
and SIS denomination shall be replaced by
new notes to be known as United States
post check notes. Fifty million OF
United States notes of denominations
above $40 shall be replaced with q like
amount of fractional post check notes
from five to fifty cents.
The face and bank notes are to make
them payable to payee named hereon, -
in place Of the present inscription pay
able to bearer on demand" and the face
Of the notes shall have blank space to
insert the name Of a payee with space for
receipt and stamp. The holder of any
such post check, by inserting the name
of a payee and fixing a postage stamp,
may forward the same by mail to the
designated payee, and 1t is redeemable
at the postofflce named. The checks are
then to be cancelled and new checks
issued 1t
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-17
HOTEL MEN DISAPPOINTED.
1Ir. Bryan May Not Attend Big Con-
VentiOn.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, March 16.-It is
stated that w. j. Bryan will not be here
during the national convention in July.
The hotels have been anxious to entertain
the Nebraska delegation, because 1t was
thought that Mr.. Bryan would be with
the other Nebraskans. The manager OF
one of the hotels said today that, while
the subcommittee of the Democratic ma
tional committee was in Kansas City
Monday and Tuesday, he had received In i
formation that Mr. Bryan would not be
here. He declined to give the source of
his information.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-17
TEST BAKING POWDER LAW.
Warrants Issued for Arrest of Five
MinneapOIi GrOcers.

OrOccfS.
Warrants were issued yesterday by di-
rection of Assistant City Attorney Dick
inson for the arrest of five grocers doing
business in different parts of the city
on the charge of violating the state food
and dairy law by selling baking powders
without the formula on the wrapper
In this instance the prosecutions are
backed up by the Retail Grocers' asso-
citation, who propose hereafter to not
wait on the dilatory methods employed
by the state. In the future the associa-
ton will act independently of the state
and prosecute the offenders whenever
they are caught violating the law
The opinion of Judge Lochren regard
Ing the federal or interstate law relative
to original packages, it is said, will not
govern the cases in question, as the evil
dence that will be produced consists of
single small cans.
The warrants were served last night.
and the cases will be called in the police
court this morning.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-17
INVESTIGATION is SECRET.

Chief Canterbury inquiries Into the
Conduct of Department at Fires.
Chief Canterbury, of the fire depart
ment, yesterday continued his secret in
vestigation into the acts of the firemen
at Wednesday mornings fire in the Hem
nepin block, where Mrs. Carrie Craw-
ford lost her life, it is alleged, through
the negligence of some of the firemen.
No charges have been filed against any
members of the department, but charges
have been made through the press and
private parties that the work of the de-
partment ON that occasion was the re-
suit of laundering discipline as well as
faint-heartedness on the part of some of
the firemen.
The fact that Coroner Nelson has de-
cided to hold no inquest means that there
will be no public investigation before an
uninterested judges.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-17
PRONOUNCED ABSURD.
Rumor That British Warship IL
Chasing German Steamer.

LONDON, March 1.-THE report pub
lished in the United States that the
British warship Thetis was chasing the
German steamer Kaiser off Delagoa bay,
the Kaiser having the Boer commission
ers on board, was published in the Daily
Mail, of this city today, together with
denial Of the statement. The officials Of
the foreign office say the idea of the Of
ficers of a British warship attempting to
remove foreigners from German YES
sci is utterly impossible and absurd
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-17
PROVED A FAILURE.
Dublin Meeting to Protest Against
Address to Queen

DUBLIN, March ia mass meeting
was summoned this evening TO denounce
the act of the corporation in voting an
address to the queen, but it was almost
a fiasco. Only few hundred were pres
ent at the stipulated time, and the gath
ering never amounted TO more than 3,00O
The majority We're attracted ont Of sheer
curiosity, rather than out Of sympathy.
Mr.. John Daily, mayor of Limerick, adj
dressed the meeting and seconded a res
olution, which was adopted, protesting
against the corporations decision After
the meeting broke up, about 500 persons
marched past the Mansion house hooting,
but there was no disorder.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-17

WASHINGTON. March 16-secretary
Long today issued the order constituting
a general board Ito insure efficient prep
aration ofethe feet in ,casejof war and
for the naval defense of the coast" The
order designates the admiral of the navy,
the chief of The bureau of navigation,
the chief intelligence officer and his prin-
cipal assistant. the president of the naval
war college and his principal assistant,
and three other officers not yet named,
as the board which is 10 meet once a
month in this city.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-17
MUST HAVE WARRANTS.
Judge Kerr FrOwns on Locking Up
Boys to Brighten Them.

In view of the premature arrest and
subsequent discharge of the boy who was
locked up over night last Wednesday by
Truant Officer George d. Holt, Judge
Kerr has decided that in future no ar
rests can be made without warrants. In
referring to the matter. Judge Kerr
said yesterday that, so far as he is con-
cerned, he will not countenance the prac-
tice of young boys being locked up in po-
lice stations over night for the mere sake
of frightening them. In the future Mr..
Holt will be called upon to secure war
rants before making arrests.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-17
strathccna Horse Departs.

HALIFAX, N S., March 16.-The
Strathcona horse regiment and 100 re-
cruits to fill vacancies in the first Canada
contingent in South Africa, embarked on
the transport Monterey today. The troops
were given a grander send-off than that
extended to previous bodies. The troops
paraded at the armories and were in
spected by Gen. Lord William Seymour.
Gov. Sir NJ b. DAILY and Minister OF
Militia Borden. Each of the officials
named addressed the troops, compliment
ing them highly.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-17
WAR MUST BE RUSHED.
Spencer Wilkinson WnrnS Against
Dangers OF DELAY

DhhSers OF Delay.
LONDON, March 17-Mr. Spencer VIII
kinson, in the Morning Post, says:
The difficulty now is to imagine sat
isfactory plan of operations for the Bocr
commander-in-chief. At an outside esti-
mate his available forces can hardly be
10000 men. The Boer positions will al
ways be turned before a frontal attack
is made. To await the attack VIII be to
risk capture. The only plan to avoid It
will be hasty retreat"
Then proceeding to discuss various pos
sibilities for the Beers, MIR. Wilkinson
arrives at the following conclusion:
1.-The best thing the Soers can hope for
is to gain time. There is chance of their
being able to again restore the equiIib-
rum and to turn the balance In their own
favor BY gaining time they may hope
for some foreign Intervention or com
plication. Great Britain must, therefore,
push the war with the utmost Vigor, and
must not spare any effort to keep the
navy and the home defense forces in the
utmost efficiency, ready for any emeT-
Rency."
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-17
WIN MARIANA
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-17

awkward factor his November presiden-
tial election, and we know not what even
the best Of presidents can be led to do
with such times.
Let us be thankful we have a Palmce-
Tote, not Sackville-West, at Washing
ton, for we shall need all our tact and
tirmness there these next few months"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-17
Bruta1itx Is Charged.

Mabel e. Olmstead has begun suit for
divorce from Lewis E. Olmstead on the
grounds of cruelty. In her complaint the
plaintiff alleges that on the night of Nov.
80, 1899, the defendant attacked her on
the street and struck her a number of
times with his fist. On this occasion, it
is alleged, he used expressions of perfer-
vid frenzy, and checked her until she was
almost suffocated, at the same time
threatening to kill her.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-17
Mrs. Ranl,erAer Guiltx

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, II rch 1.-THE jury
in the case of Mrs. HeNrietta Bamberger,
midwife. today returneo,a verdict of gull
ty of the charge of manslaughter, and
fixed her punishment at five years in the
Denitentiary., 1t was charged that she
cauJed the death of Wihelmina Spoer
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-17
MILWAUKEE, CAUCUsEs.
Probable Choices of the Republican
City Convention.

Cfty COnventiOn.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, March 1.-THE re-
turns up to 1890 from the Republican eau
cuses to elect delegates for the CITY c1n-
vention indicate that Henry j. Baum
gartner will, on Monday next. be nom
mated for mayor, William H Stevens far
city treasurer and o. T. Renning for
comptroller. Wade II. Richardson was
baumgartner's only opponent. Complete
returns are not expected before a. M.
The caucus vote was the largest known
in the history of the city, full party
vote being poled. Baumgartner is an an
u-street railway candidate, while Rich
ardson is the so-called machine" repre-
sentative.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-17
Dublin Preparing for Queen.

DUBLIN, March 16.-At a meeting to-
day the lord mayor presiding, a commit
tee was appointed to fittingly receive the
queen, and Ell, 400 was subscribed for dec
orationS
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-17
No Right to Complain.

BERLIN. March 16.-The Berlin papers
today discussed the proceedings in the
British parliament with reference to the
PROCLAMATION of the English church in
Dresden by Boer sympathizers. express
ing their regret and attributing the act
to street rowdies, but denying Great Bri-
tain's right to complain.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-17
WILL TRY TT AGAIN.

Persian Government to Send a Min
lister to Washington.
WASHINGTON, March 16-The state
department has been notified that the
Persian government Is about to send a
minister to Washington. For ten years
this post has been vacant, the incumbent
leaving in dudgeon,. owing to the merci-
less ridicule heaped upon him by the
American photographers on account of his
queer name-Hadji Ha ssan COOL Khan,
with a half dozen additional syllables.
The department has not been notified in
advance of the name of the new minis
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-17

outside Eu~ope, but not with Germany.
Any such step on the part of the Ger
man government would awaken sus-
p1cions and have other than a humans
tartan view The increased mistrust
thereby engendered would not promote a
peaceful settlement. The request Of the
republics to transmit their appeal for
mediation to the Austro- Hungarian and
Swiss government, whose interests are
watched by the German consulate, has
been Immediately fulfilled"
Beers HAD FLED.
BETHULIE, Orange Free State, March
I6-Gen. Gatacre, on arriving here, found
that all the Beers had fed. The town
was nearly deserted, the Dutch having
trekked on hearing of the occupation of
Bloemfontein. 1t is believed that the
Beers retired in the direction of Dewets-
dorp. The telegraph is open to Spring
fonteIn.
1t is understood here that President
Kruger, two days ago, annexed the
Orange Free State to the South African
republic.
BOERS COLLAPSE.
BLOEMFONTEIN, March 16.-It Is
safe to say that the Beers have com
pletely collapsed in the Free State south
of this point. The British cavalry pa
r.,
have found no sign of the enemy The
bridge is untouched. Altogether 400 Beers
have come in here to surrender.
Gen. Prettyman's proclamation stipu-
lates that the arms must be delivered by
noon on Sunday, March 49,
VANZYL BRIDGE COMPLETED.
VANZYL, Thursday, March 15-The
bridge over the Orange river here has
been completed. The British forces
have crossed and tonight they are
bivouacking on Free State soil.
JOHANNESBURG THREAT.
BERLIN, March 16.-Referring to the
Boer threat to RAE Johannesburg and to
destroy the gold mines, the Krcuz Zeit-
ung remarks:
Such a threat is reasonable because
England's fnanciers are already crying
with anxiety for gold shares and QUOTA
tons, and, second because the Beers
would thereby smash the idols which en-
ticed numberless Vagabonds, question
able riff-raff and gold jobbers to immi-
CRATE there and now to demand the
bloody offerings which Britons willingly
lay upon the altar"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-17
DEATHS OF A DAY.

LONDON, March 16-Mrs. Arnold,
widow of DR. Thomas Arnold, the famous
head master of Rugby, is dead.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, March 16.-John
Griffith, for a great many years superin-
tendent Of the Springfield iron works. and
who has remained in that position since
the works came into the possession OF the
Republic Iron and Steel company died
at ILLS o'clock tonight at his home in this
city.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-17
DIVINE QUITS TOWN.
Rev. II. II. MacQueary Leaves the
City and His Creditors.

Rev. T, Howard MacQueary, the found
er of the Unity House Social Settlement
in this city, and pastor of the Fifth Uni
versalist church, and formerly pastor of
All Souls Universa.ist church, left the
city about a week ago, and left a large
number of creditors behind, who are
anxiously looking for him.
One of his creditors, A d. Hall. prin-
cipal of Morgan hall, has commenced
suit to collect 500, and it is thought that
it was this action which finally deter
mined MacQueary to leave the city.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-17

following bills: For the erection Of a
building at Carthage. Mo, $l12,500 for the
erection of public building at BluefeId,
w Va, $4,000; to increase the limit of
cost Of the proposed building at Boise,
Idaho, to $500, 000
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-17
Hospital ship Maine.

DURHAM, Thursday, March 15.-The
American ladies' hospital ship Maine Will
leave, Saturday. She will remain in the
Mediterranean a short period for the
benefit Of the patients on board.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-17
TACT AND FIRMNEss.

England Sees Need for 1t at Amer
lean Capital.
LONDON, March 16.-"Outlook." COM
menting on Lord Salisburys reply to the
United States offer OF mediation, says
Like NJ. Delcasse, President Mckinley
must himself see that this puts an end
to all talk of friendly good offices on
the part Of any outside power But
President Mckinley, unlike the French
premier, Is face to face with the most
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-17
Casualties at DreifonteIn.

LONDON, March 16-It is announced
today that the British casualties at Drei-
S2l wounded, including twelve Canadians
Wounded.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-17
Mvsterv FrOm Mnfeking.

LONDON, March ia private tele-
gram received at Liverpool reads as fol-
lows:
''By dispatch rider to Kimberley-Mafe-
king, March 1O-Going strong"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-17
LIMB WAS CRUSHED.

Eighty ear-OId Roy Terribly In
jured While Boarding "a Buggy.
Maxfeld Davies, an eIght-year-od boy,
whose home is at No. ZIP Emerson ave-
nue. north, had one leg crushed badly
yesterday afternoon and amputation was
found necessary. The boy was injured
as he attempted to climb into the back
of a doctors buggy.