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The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-30
ORDER B'NAI BIRTH.
CONVENTION OF GRAND LODGE
OPENS IN CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, April 29-Sixteen delegates
to the seventh general convention of the
Constitution Grand Lodge of the indie
pendent order of B'Nai r Rith, which
held it's first session at the Auditorium
today were denied the right to vote in
the delibel atinns of that body, though the
privilege of the floor was given to them.
The decision was arrived at after a spir
tied discussion of the question after the
committee on credentials reported that
the delegates representing the lodges in
| Germany, Roumania and Austria had not
been regularly elected, as was required
by the constitution of the organization.
| The majority of the delegates were proxy
representatives.
The delegates who have been prevented
/ from voting are from the United States,
some Of them living in Chicago, and 9TH
eFs in ST. Louis, Denver, New Orleans
and San Francisco 1t appears that there
Were no delegates appointed to the pres
ent convention by the lodges in the fol-
| lowing countries named, with the excep-
| ton of one Siegmund Borgel, of Berlin,
and proxy delegates were selected from
the lodges in this country without the
' formality of an election. Victor Abra-
ham, of Cincinnati was elected chairman;
! Dr. S. B. Wolfe, of New York, secretary; /;
Nat. Strauss, of New Orleans, assistant
secretary Henry w. Cane, New York;
Jacob Furth, St. Louis; F. L. Warmser,
| Scranton, Pa; Jacob Greenebaum, San
Francisco; Joseph Salabes, Washington;
Adolph Freund. Detroit; Jacques Loeb,
Montgomery, Ala, and Sigmund Borgel,
of Berlin, Were elected vice president for
the first eight days of the lodge in the or
| der named.
A message from the president Of the eX-
! ecutiye committee, julius Bfon, dwelt at
length on the past work of the organiza-
| ton along educational charitable and
fraternal lines, and made a number OF
suggestions for its further welfare. Aft
er the reading of the message an ad-
! journment was taken until tomorrow.
The organization in the United States
is divided into ten districts, and the con-
vention will revise the laws and pass
! legislation for the government of the
various subordinate lodges.
President julius Bion, of New York, oc-
cupied the chair when the convention was
called to order.
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fumigation yesterday afternoon at 1907
Stevens avenue. The house was being
fumigated as the result of con-
tagicus disease. Some one seeing smoke
coming from the house sent in a tire
alarm. The firemen didn't go into the
house, however.
The fire department was called to Hey
woods box factory, Fifth avenue north
and Third street, yesterday. No fire was
found, however.
A student named Knudson, residing at
$50 Twenty-fourth avenue south, was
struck by street car center pole yester-
day While riding on a Minnehaha ear COM
ing from the ball game. His forehead was
cut and he was stunned, but otherwise
not seriously injured. He was taken to
his home.
Charles Pool, 2O5 Second street north,
was thrown from his rig yesterday even
ing at Second avenue north and Seventh
street, his horse having become unman-
ageable. Pools arm was cut and he was
painfully shaken up. The police took him
to the city hospital, and he was after
wards able to go to his home alone.
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steel rails on their new track between
this place and Burbank.
Redwood Falls-The seventh annual
convention of the Tracy District Young
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neapolis. state president, and Mrs. G.
FIalbrook, former state secretary, will
be in attendance.
ST. James-Dr. 1injer has sold out his
practice in this city to Dr--J II. Lewis,
neapolis. tAk3
Faribault-Papers were filled Monday
with the clerk of the court, in the drain
age suits of b. B. Sheffield against E. b.
Ford for libel in the sum of $20,000 and
Miss Belle Van Eman against the same
defendant in the sum Of $4,000
Cloquet-Erick Dahline and Peter Dah-
line and August Linholm were poisoned
Tuesday by eating corned beef. Erick
Dahline was for long time in an un-
conscious condition, and his recovery is
doubtful. The other two have recovered.
ST. Cloud-Josiah j. Hicks has been
commissioner to apprafse state school
lands. John Williams, of Oak Park, is
the state auditors representative on the
commission, and John r. Sparrow the
countyS representative. The work will
be commenced next week.
Stephen--Prairie fires are still raging
here. The fire has crossed the boundary
line into Canada, and in the country
east of this place, thirty or forty houses
have been burned, and many horses and
cattle So far as known no lives have
been lost.
Red Wing-Fhe baccalaureate sermon
to the century class of the Lutheran
Ladies' seminary here will be delivered
June at Trinity church. and the COM
mencement exercises will be held June z.
The graduates from the seminary this
year are: Lulu Luckey, Ella Kerble,
Julia EnyeW, Imey Dresden, Hanna Fjell-
stad, Olga Kennedy, Louise Grindelund
and Amanda Eckermann.
Fergus Falls-Nels Ostlund one of the
men who were arrested at Battle Lake
last Sunday for fishing in violation of
the game laws, has begun an action in
the United States court against Martin
Anderson, who made the arrest for dam
ages to the amount of $1,000 for false i'm
priSonment.
Alexandria-S Senator Nelson recon-
mended to Mr.. Merriam, superintendent
tors for Douglas county be paid by the
day. Mr.. Merriam has granted the re-
quest for all the districts except the
village and the enumerators will be paid
at the rate of 81 a day.
Cokato-Victor Stenholm, of Stock
holm, committed suicide by blowing his
brains out with shotgun. He had been
In poor health for some time and on sew
eral occasions of late had shown signs of
dependency.
Little Falls-P. H Goss, one Of the
most prominent business men Of this
city, has just completed deal whereby
he exchanges some of his Little Falls
property for a large fruit ranch in
Southern California.
Grand Rapids-Unless this section of
the country is visited by a heavy rain
fall within the next few days the lumber
men will bezput to a great hardship, for
it will be impossible to float their logs
to market, thus tying up everything put
into their winters work, as the majority
of them can get no payments till the
logs are in the Mississippi at this point.
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In Le0bOr'S
Field.

The existing trouble between the Twin
City woodworkers and the manufacturers
appears to be reaching q crisis 1t was
positively denied in Assembly hall Satur-
day night that Thomas I. Kidd, general
secretary Of the Amalgamated Wood
workers union, was on his way to the city
TO take charge of a general strike to be
lnaugurated here tomorrow, and appar-
emily his coming was not known to the
members of the two st. Paul unions at
that time. Nevertheless, Mr.. Kidd is
here. He addressed large meeting of
the Minneapolis woodworkers in Alexan-
der's hall, Minneapolis, yesterday after
noon, and last night he addressed a joint
meeting of the st. Paul woodworkers in
Assembly halls. The proceedings of last
nights meeting were not made public but
1t is definitely understood that nothing
further in the way of a settlement has
been done.
AS stated in yesterdays issue thus far
only one firm in the city, August Kem-
per, the Sixth street manufacturer of bar
fixtures and show cases, has signed the
new agreement. Another st. Paul en-
ployer has submitted another agreement
to his employees, offering 10 cents extra
per day for six months, the men to for
feit 30 each If they quit inside of six
months, while he reserves the right to
discharge them at any time
This proposition is not acceptable, for
1t does not recognize the union, nor does
the increase of 10 cents per day come up
to the proposed new scale.
The men claim the new wage scale is
not exorbitant; that of all the building
trades they are the lowest paid, and that
their demands are just and reasonable.
On the other hand, the manufacturers
say that the vast majority Of their stuff
is sold outside of the city; that competi-
ton with other firms, where non-union
labor is employed-for example, those of
Oshkosh and Wausau, Wis.-is keen; that
they cannot afford to curtail the output
OF their factories by shortening the work
day from ten to nine hours, and that it
is unfair to discharge good worknen SIM
ply because they do not belong to the
union.
Such is the situation at present. There
will doubtless be conference today.
which may be fruitful Of good results. but
the probabilities are that tomorrow there
will be a strike of the woodworkers of
st. Paul and Minneapolis, involving over
800 men.
However, should such be the case, 1t
will not involve the other building trades.
so far as st. Paul is concerned, for at
present only one firm in this city, the st.
Paul Lumber company, is unfonized; but
in Minneapolis conditions are different,
and some of the other building trades
there may be affected.
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MINNEAPOLIS LUMBERMEN SUFFER
HEAVY LOSSES IN THE NORTH
ERN WOODS
SUNDAY IN THE SISTER CITY
News of Interest in the Com
munity at the Falls of ST.
Anthony Yester-
day.
NL0EE'S MINNEAPOLIS OFFICE.
- 20 WASHINGTON AK SOUTH.

NJ. J. scanlon, Of the Scanlon-Gipson
Lumber company, returned Saturday
from a trip through the northern part
of the state, where he Investigated the
extent of the serious forest fires now
raging in the pine woods.
While the situation is not quite as bad
as reported in the papers. Mr.. Scanlon
says that considerable damage has al
ready been done. AS the fires are still
raging f1ercely, a still greater loss of
timber is IN prospect. The ravages of
the fires have been greatest in the Leech
Lake Indian reservation, where a big
hole has been made in the 1000, 100000 feet
of standing white and Norway pine.
There have been trlhIng losses south
of Walker and west of Bemidji," said
Mr.. Scanlon, "but so far the lumber in
terests have gotten off easily. We have
most to fear from the prospect of con-
tinued drouth. There has been scarcely
any rain in the woods this season, and
a good heavy rainfall at this time would
be a godsend. Unless We have rain pret-
ty. soon the worst is probably yet to come
There was q slight rainfall near Bemidji
few days ago, but it was not heavy
enough to check the advance of the fires,
which Jump from place to place The
fires have been burning for about two
weeks, and, as everything is very dry,
they have gotten such a start that they
must burn themselves cut at the sacrifice
of much valuable pine, unless rain in
sufficient quantities interVenes Lumber
men are most apprehensive as to the
safety Of logs awaiting the drive with
which all Of the streams in the infected
district are lined. The fires burn down
to the waters edge, and that means the
consumption of all logs in the path of
the flames. Some damage has already
been done in that respect-how much I
am unable to say.
The biggest loss yet reported, aside
from that which the Indians have suf-
fered in the reservations, has occurred
on the north shore of Lake Superior,
above Duluth. The forest fires in that
region burned close down to the lake
shore, and licked up a large quantity of
logs which were to be towed to Duluth.
These logs were owned by George w.
Potter & Co, of Necedah, Wis. The ac-
tual loss was about $4,000.
The people who are interested in the
proposed national forestry reserve should
know that a large part of the 2,000,0 200, ,OeG
feet of timber in the reservation, into
which the fire is making such inroads is
included in the projected park. l would
suggest that 1t would be an excellent idea
for the forest reserve commission to take
a run up to that country now and size
up the situation. 1t will give them a
good idea of the big job they have on
their hands in attempting to Srevent fires
of such magnitude, where it is an i'm
possibility to prevent fires. 1t would be
q herculean task to attempt to keep 6
large enough patrol to stamp out all the
in, OH cro4
started 1t is practically an impossibility
to check their advance"
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WISCONSIN.

La Crosse-West Salem is to have an
independent local telephone exchange: 1t
will be in operation within the next sixty
days and will have connections with La
Crosse and Sparta. The. exchange will
begin with at least forty subscribers.
Chippewa FaHs-Ther contract for erect
ing the new home for eptleptics at Chip
peWa Falls has been awarded to r. Risen,
Of Milwaukee, for $S9,2S9. 1t will have a
capacity for 100 inmates and will be ready
for use Dec. l.
here of the death of DR.. Edwin 0. Baker
at Sylvan, Wash. The deceased prac-
ticed medicine for about twenty years in
this city, leaving for the West three years
ago. w hlle-hefe he was one of the most
prominent men in his profession in the
vicinity. He was the first president of
the Interstate Medical association, and
served one term as mayor Of this city, be-
ing elected in 1893.
River Falls-Charles Wright of Emmett,
Dodge county, was accidentally killed by
his wife Mrs. Wright shot at a large
hawk just as her husband was passing
out of the barn, and the charge tore
through his body, killing him almost in
stantly.
week John. E. Grover, of the Willow
River Lumber company and Manufact-
urers' bank, of this place, sold timber
limits in Lake and st. Louis counties,
minnesota, for which he received $4,000.
The purchasers We're st. Paul and Still
water parties.
Superior-The Superior city council met
last night and two appointments were
made that will settle all wrangling for
some time. Archibald Mckay was ap-
pointed assistant city attorney and J. NJ
McCabe was retained In the office of city
statistician. The latter office has been
sought after by many but the present
holder was too strongAforiall new comers
kenosha-A disastrous fire visited the
village of Wilmot in the western part
of this county,, wiping out every indus
trial plant. The town was absolutely
without fire protection and the only pro-
lection was a bucket brigade. The loss
is estimated at $5O,O0e, With practically
no Insurance. ;odt
Madison-On Friday; May 4, the great
oratorical contest of, f,-,the7 universities Of
the north central part .of the United
States will be held in this city. At this
contest Oberlin, Michigan, - Chicago,
Northwestern, Iowa. Minnesota and Wis
consin will be represented. Wisconsin's
representative this year ,ist Charles E. Nc
Cartney.
Spring Valley-There are eighteen cases
OF smallpox here andHthe- city is under a.
strict quarantine. The people Of the coun-
ty are becoming alarmed and vaccination
is the order everywhere.
La Crosse-Mrs John P Reeves, a
guest at the Espersen hotel, attempted
suicide Sunday night by taking a dose
of laudanum. She with her husband
moved here from Sparta several months
ago. Their domestic, affairs. have been
none. too bright and. for some time the
couple have not lived together.
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MINNESOTA.

Mankato-The collection taken at the
mass meeting held in the Presbyterian
church to raise money for the Indian
sufferers amounted to $171. A committee
was appointed to canvas the city and
county.
Fairmount-The Wilson e. McCulloch
fruit jar factory of this city was destroy
ed by ire Tuesday morning. Loss, 600.
Sparta-The Duluth & Iron Range Rail-
way company have three gravel trains
and about 800 men ballasting and laying
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PORTE REMAINS MUM
NO REPLY TO NOTE HANDED To
TEWFIK PASHA.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Saturday, April
2S.-The Porte has not yet replied to the
note handed to Tewfik Pasha. the Turkish
foreign minister, by the United States
charge d'affaires, Mr.. Lleyd Griscom, re
garding the indemnity cleim, and the sit
uation is unchanged. 1t is believed in
some quarters that settlement wi yet
be made by means of some arrangement
with private American contractors, con-
cealing the actual payment ana thus re-
lieving the Ottoman government from ad-
mitting responsibility for the losses oc-
casioned at the time of the massacres.
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Hastings Happenings.

HASTINGS, Mimi, April 29.-(Special)
The game of baseball played between
high school team at the former place yes
terday afternoon, resulted in favor Of the
Hastings boys by score of to O. eight
innings being played.
The special train, with a brass band of
sixteen pieces, containing twenty-five cars
loaded with threshing machinery from the
J. l. Case factory at Racine, handsomely
decorated with flags, attracted several
hundred people at the station yesterday
afternoon.
e. F. Harnish, editor Of the Chatfield
News and bride (nee Miss Helen NJ. Fair
bank are in the city receiving the hearty
congratulations of a wide number of
friends.
Thomas Ames, one of Hastings early
and esteemed citizens, died today from
intestinal trouble, after a protracted ILL.,
ness, aged about seventy years.
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Fatal Quarrel.

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich, April 2S.-
Deputy Sheriff Mclean was shot and in
stantly killed in the village of Brimley,
twelve miles west of here, tonight, by
James Thompson.
Mclean recently purchased the house
Thompson occupied under lease, and the
shooting was the result of an attempt by
Mclean to take possession. Thompson
was Immediately arrested.
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cinnati convention, the majority coming
from the South, West and Central West
Mr.. Barker said he thinks the Popu-
lists have fighting chance to win the
presidential fight. With Mckinley, Bry-
an and Barker as the candidates he be-
lieves the former will win but with Bry-
an not in the race, McIkinley's prospects
would be less bright
Il think" said Mr.. Barker. Bryan Is
the man the Republicans would like NOM
mated"
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FORMER MAYORS SUICIDE.
Herman Erb Jr., of Appleton, Ends
His Life.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, April pa SEN
tineI special from Appleton, Wis, says:
Herman Erb Jr., a former mayor Of Ap-
pleton, committed suicide today by shoot
ing himself in the head. He had just re-
turned from a Milwaukee sanitarium,
where he had been under treatment for
mental trouble. His condition was said
to have been caused by worry over the
Appleton library building imbroglio..
Mr. Erb was one Of the youngest may
ors in the country, being but twenty
seven years old.
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PINGREE DECLARES HIMSELF.
Hope Of the People Is In the Demo
cratic Party.

DETROIT, Mich, April 2s.-Gov. Pin
gree asserted in an interview that the
hope of the people in this years general
election is in the Democratic party. The
governor has always hitherto been an in
dependent Republican. Speaking of the in
creasing power of trusts, Gov. Pingree
said:
There is no use in hoping that the Re
publican party will do anything with
them"
"Are you preparing to announce your
withdrawal from the Republican party r.
the governor was asked.
There is no announcement about it.
only say what I have said all the while.
You haven't heard me say anything
against the Democrats for some time.
believe that the hope of the people is In
the Democratic party this fall"
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BRYAN IN CHICAGO.
Tells What the Beers Could Expect
From the Democrats.


CHICAGO, April 29.-William j. Bryan
came to the city unheralded today, held
private conferences with prominent party
leaders, among whom were Mayor Harri-
son and ex-Gov Altgeld, and left on a
late train for Port Huron, Mich. Mr..
Bryan declined to discuss the conferences.
What the Beers could expect in case the
Democratic party was returned to power
was indicated by Mr.. Bryan.
The Democratic party said Mr.. Bry-
an, would express sympathy for these
burghers fighting for the right to govern
themselves, and the sympathy of a great
nation like the United States is a moral
factor that has weight. The good offices
Of this nation can be rendered accord
ing to the terms of the new Hague
treaty, at the proper time and in earnest
These offers of friendly service would
have a great influence.
During my recent Western trip, in fact
wherever I have been, I find the senti-
ment overwhelmingly in favor of the
Beers"
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DIDN'T SERVE THE WARRANT
Taylor Visited Frankfort Yesterday
but Didn't StuY Long.

but Didn't stay Long.
Frankfort, KY, April 29.-Gov. w.
S. Taylor has returned here from Wash
fngton today and went to Louisville to-
night.
The presence of Taylor in this city was
known to the local officers and to those
in charge OF the prosecution, and the fact
that a warrant of arrest was not served
upon him is now construed to mean that
the Indictment in this case will be held
up and no process issued on it for several
days The Indictment was returnable
in open court the day after those against
Finley, Powers, Culton and others were
read, but it was not entered as of record
and Is now understood to be in the pos
session of Judge Cantill.
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SERVICES SAD, INDEED.
Many MOurners Attend Funeral of
Mrs Sindeu,


Beautiful and impressive were the fu-
neral services yesterday over the re-
mains of Mrs. Christine Sindell Thurs
day evening a number of the friends of
Mrs. Sindeu gave her a surprise party,
and shortly after the guests had assem-
bled, she was stricken with heart failure,
and she died within a few minutes
The funeral services were held at the
Zion tabernacle at 2:30 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, and at that hour the church
was filled with friends, many Of whom
believe in the doctrine of divine healing,
a faith which Mrs. Sinden adhered to in
life
The services were conducted by Rev.
w. B. Riley, of the First Baptist church.
Among the mourners was Rev. Martin
Sindell, a son Of the deceased, and who
is a Baptist minister, of Dunnell, N. j.,
who arrived in the city yesterday morn
In
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DoNNELLY,s RUNNING MATE.
wharton Barker Figures How He
Might BE Elected President.

PHILADELPHIA, April 29.-Interest
has been aroused in the approaching Pop
ulist national convention. which will be
held in Cincinnati May 9, owing to the
possibility Of that party turning its back
upon w. ]. Bryan. According to Whar-
ton Barker, of this city, who has received
the Endorsement of the Populist state
conventions for president, there will be
between 800 and 1000 delegates at the Gin
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BRYAN BY ACCLAalATIoN.
Ex-GOv. Stone Predicts the Outcome
of the Convention

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 29.-Ex-Gov.
w. j. Stone, Democratic committeeman
for Missouri, who is in the city for few
days, today reiterated his previously ex-
pressed opinion that Bryan would be
nominated by acclamation. In reply to
question he said he would not be a
candidate for the vice presidential nomi-
nation.
Where, in your opinion, should the
principal fight of the campaign managers
be waged 2" ...s.-ses: @7ots.7
illinois, Indiana. Ohio, New York,
Minnesota and California are states I
would regard as debatable ground
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Mother and chi1d pead.

MILLINGTON, Mich, April 2S.-Mrs.
James Simmons, who lived near Otter
Lake, deliberately jumped in front of
Michigan Central express train this aft
ern9on with her two-year-old child in
her arms. Both We're terribly mangIed,
dying almost Instantly.
Mrs. Simmons mind had been unbal-
anced for several months.
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Delegate to Kansas City.

sIGOURNEY, To-. April 29.-Thomas
Kelly, ex-mayor Of Sigourney, present
Democratic chairman, KeoI1uk county,
the home Of Hon. Fred E. White, will
Democrats of Keokuk county and the
Sixth district for candidate to the ma
tional convention. Mr.. Kelly is a strong
supporter of William J. Bryan.
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At a special meeting of the Journey,
men carpenters, held in Assembly halls
last night, the committee on conference
reported that all the boss carpenters ex-s
cept one have signed the new agreement.
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KILLED BY A TRAIN.
Northvvestern's south-Bound Flyer
Strikes a Horse and Buggy.

= oCI-rlAVs a 1hOIsS t'1h1 'tItsss'
MILWAUKEE, Wis, April pa spe-
cia1 from Racine, Wis, says: The south
bound flyer on the Chicago & North
western railroad, due there late this aft
ernoon, struck horse and buggy driven
by John Deisler, well-to-do farmer Of
Horlicksville.
Mr.. Deisler was killed instantly, his
body being terribly mangled. Mrs. Deis-
Ter was injured, though not fatally.