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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-27
ASSESSMENTS GO UP
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION CoNTIN-
UEs TO RAISE yALUA-
& od TIONs
AUDITOR DUNN IN EVIDENCE
This Morning strict Railway Com
pany WIFI HAZE Hearing, and
Asaessmess1t win No
D4qbt BE Raised.

The state board of equalization at yes
terday's session, raised the valuation of
gocds and merchandise in Ramsey county
IL per cent making the total valuation
$i,6oaf 10. They fixed the assessment CT
the Western n HJnions Telegraph company
at $1,000 GOO, and that of the North
American Telegraph company at $7U, 0U0
Later in the day., however. Auditor Dunn
came upon the scene and pursuaded the
beard to give the North American figures
a lift to 100000. He said concerns that
refused to report. and who ignored the
board. altogether. should not be shown
any particular favofs, and in this case
the assessment as Increased was none
too heavy. Auditor Dunn put in the
AFTERNOON examining the condition of the
st Paul Gas company and found that
their return of valuation was as high as
could be required The Minneapolis Gas
company, whieh1i is cited to appear this
morning before the board is assessed at
sat, GOO less than the ST. Paul Gas COM
pany Auditor Dunn told the board that
he believed he could convince. them in
short order this morning that the Mime
apofs company'sa assessment should be
materially increased. Hill, & Co., private
bankers, of Minneapolis. assessed at
81, t20, were raised 100 per cent. House
mold furniture in iHennepin county, which
was raised 10 PER- cent, was today lowered
TO . per cent raise on the returns:
In the afternoon W. j. Hahn and Ill.
w. Childs, members of the tax COM
mission, appeared before the board. and
for several hours the two bodies dis
cussed the question of taxation. The tax
commission presented it's plan to recon-
mend to the next legislature that all
property be assessed upon the basis OF
its full value. The members OF the
beard unanimously approved the plan.
AT present property is taxed at about
one-third of it's actual value
Today's session Of the board will be a.
lively, one no doubt The representatives
of the street railway company from st.
Paul and Minneapolis and saltwater will
appear before, the board to show cause
why the assessment as returned should
not be materially raised. The committee
OF the board Having this particular mat
ter in charge has prepared an elaborate
report to be presented to the board to-
day and it viii recommend a CONSIDER
able advance over last Years assessment
On Saturday. morning the mining COM
panfes will be heard
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-27
MARRIED LIFE A FAILURE.
Mrs. ANNA ID. snyder Not satisfied
With Matrimonial Venture.

William D. Snyder is being sued for
divorce. by his wife Anna d. Snyder
The couple were married at Hudson,
Wis, in January, 1895, and soon after,
according to the complaint, the wife
learned that the defendant was 'chroni-
cally highly irascibIe and possessed of
a fierce, high, revengeful. spiteful and ma
hcious temperament and that, further,
her life has been replete NTH mental
pain. anguish, distress and poignant
grief
He threatened her life number of
times, and at one time held her while
he flashed an open razor before her
throat and threatened to end her life on
the spot.
Further, she complains that she was
forced upon number of occasions to
flee for her life, and once she was forced
to take refuge on a roof after she had
jumped from window of the room they
were occupying.
After the marriage they moved to West
Superior, and, after living there a short
time, returned to st. Paul
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-27
FOUR DAMAGE SUITS.
City Railway Company Defendant
In Several Suits.

The ST. Paul City Railway company
will be the defendant in a quartette OF
damage suits at the coming term of the
Ramsey county district court.
Two of the suits are for damages to
feelings and person to the extent of $1,000
by reason of election from Mississippi
street car at Fifth and Robert The
plaintiff. Nathan Meyer, in one of the
cases, claims to be suffering from loco
motor ataMa, and was suffering from the
disease at the time of the trouble The
affair took place on the evening of July
IL, 1901 F. d. Freeman also asks for
$1,000 damages for being assaulted and
elected from the car at Tie same time
and place.
Mamie Kneenan was on a Como car
that coilided with another car on July
IA last, and asks damages to the amount
of $1,000 for injuries sustained in the col
lision.
William H. Winchell claims to have
been struck and severely injured by an
interurban car, on Langford avenue. last
January. and in addition to the injuries
claims that he was made deaf by the
accident. He wants to reimbursed to
the extent of $4,000 from the companys
treasury.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-27
Considering Theater licenses.

The question of increasing the licenses
paid yearly by St. Paul theaters is still
streets of the board of aldermen The
matter was to have come up yesterday,
but because of the absence of quorum
no meeting was held The Grand and
Metropolitan theaters are the ones under
consideration, but it is hardly possible
that their licenses will be heavily in
creased. They now pay 800 year each
Some of the members favor doubling the
amount especially in the case of the
latter theater, the point raised being that
its prices are higher than the others.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-27
Plasterers Hold Hammer.

Judge Hine, in the municipal court, yes
terday< threw the case of the Iron Molders'
union against the Plasterers' union out of
court. The suit was brought by the Mold
ers' union to recover possession OF the
prize banner offered Labor day, Sept. 2,
1900, for the union making the best APP
pearance in the parade and was in the
nature of replevin action. Judge Hine
held that an action must be instituted
to set aside the judges award that gave
the banner to the Plasterers' union.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-27
ENFORCE LABOR LAW
LoUIs BLENDER CHARGED WITH
EMPLOYING Young CHILDREN.

The state labor department yesterday
took its first steps towards enforcing the
child labor law in this city by criminal
prosecution and as the result Louis
Blender of the firm of Blender & Stern,
cigar manufacturers at 172 East Third
street, was arrested and brought before
Judge Orr in the police court on the
charge of hiring child labor. Tho COM
plant was sworn out by E. B. Lott, and
alleged that the firm employed Jacob
Wuckawitz, fifteen years of age, without
requiring certificate that the youth had
attended school the requirGA time and
that his family was dependent upon him.
BENDER pleaded guilty, but the case
was dismissed with the understanding
that a repetition of the offense would
mean the infiicting of the maximum pen
aIty
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-27
Loses suff on S5O Vote

Judge Hfne, m the civil branch of the
municipal court yesterday, decided in ia
yor of the defendant in the case of o. d.
Claiborne against Fred Mills, an action
to recover $50 ON an alleged note The
defendant set up defense that he only
signed a note for IS apd intimated that
Claiborne had raised It from S. to $50.
He claimed to hSfvespaid the original note
long ago. Hr.
AS stated in vthe Clio a few days
ago, both men are colored and were en-
gagged in the chicken and garden truck
business. The business relations were
soon terminated, when, as Mills alleged,
he found that Claiborne was taking ali
the chickens without his knowledge.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-27
SMELLING BRIDGE SAFE
BRIDGE ENGINEER SAYS 1T IS IN
FAIRLY GOOD CONDITION. =

City Bridge Engineer Edmonstone saws.
the. report that the Fort Smelling bridge
is in an unsafe condition is not, true.
Rerairs, he3'says, have been repeatedly
made by the city, and while they were
done with the. knowledge that the owner.
ship of the bridge was in doubt, yet it
was an avenue from which ST. Paul de-
rived much, and the fact that it was
kept in repair could only rebound to ST.
PauI's credit
Nearly s4ee was spent on the bridge a
year ago by the city, and while the floor
ing is not exactly in the best of condition,
yet it is safe. 1t is proposed to pave
the bridge with brick next year.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-27
CoIIided With a Tenm.

Fred Smith of Newport, was painfully
injured yesterday morning at Fourth and
Market streets in a collision. He was
riding wheel and collided with team
driven by S. NJ. Anderson. living at 7e4
Lawson street Smith was knocked down
and suffered a painful scalp wound in
the back of the head. He was attended
by City Physician Richeson, who sewed
up the wounds. Smith was able to go
home alone.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-27
OLD FOLKS PROTEST..
Suing for Interest in Home They
Helped to Buy.

Clemon Seymour and his wife Anna.
an aged couple, who are unable to read
or write, have commenced a suit to re-
cover a half interest in a home pur-
chased by their son-in-law, Henry Zaun,
who purchased the home in conjunction
with the old folks, each paying 81 900,
with the understanding that each was
to have half interest in the place. 1t
developed later. however that Zaun had
taken out the title in his own name, and
last spring elected the old folks from
their home. They now ask the court to
compel Zaun to make over half of the
interest in the home to them, as they
have no means of support They also
ask for s1Oo. which they claim he has of
their money
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-27
Trod on Defective Board.

defective plank in the sidewalk in Mel
street. near Sixth. and wants $1,000 dam
ages from the city. He claims that at
the time he fell. on the night of March 4
and he was, unable to see the bad plank
until he had trod on it, when he was
thrown heavily to the ground, breaking
his leg and sustaining other serious in
juries.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-27
Auction ut Fish Hatchery.

Samuel F. Fullerton, state game war
den, has decided upon Oct. as the day
he will turn himself into an auctioneer
at the state fish hatchery to sell twenty
guns, thirty-five mounted heads of deer
and moose and quantity of game now
in cold storage.
This stock was all seized by deputy
game wardens and the proceeds will be
applied for the benefit of the protection
of game hY the state.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-27
LECTURE BY MANNING
woMAN's CIVIC LEAGUE HAS Sc
CURED NOTED ARTIST. IL

The Seventh ward branch of the
Womans Civic league has arranged for
a lecture by Warren Manning, the
famous landscape artist, of Boston,
Mass Mr. Manning will speak this even
ing at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
B. Dean, 1853 Summit avenue. His sub
ject will be Outdoor Beauty in City
Life
Yesterday afternoon Mr. Manning went
over the park system Of st. Paul with
the president of the league and this even
ing he will give the Seventh ward women
some advice as to its Improvement. Mrs.
Archibald MaeLaren is cha irmam of the
Seventh ward branch of the Civic league.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-27
). Horses DIed4en route.

Cora Wilcox, doing business as the
Wilcox Mercantile company, is suing to
recover $40 damages from the 500 rail-
road for the death of SIX horses in one
route from South ST. Paul 10 Big Rapids.
Mich The plaintiff claims that a num-
Der of other horses were injured through
the careless handling of the car.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-27
HURT IN A RUNAWAY.
Daniel Green Thrown From Buggy
knocked Unconscious

Daniel Green, driver of a stone wagon
for Louis Menize and living at ~ Fill
more avenue, was painfully injured in
runaway accident at Walnut and West
Seventh streets yesterday morning. His
team ran away and collided with a wagon
belonging to the Electric Carpet Clean
ing company. The wagon was demol-
ished and Green was thrown to the pave
ment and rendered unconscious. DR..
Shimonek attended the injured man and
found that he was not very badly hurt
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-27
Frequent Train Service to Hutchin-
sOn Via seThe Milwaukee,,

Last spring 1.-THE Milwaukee" put on
an additional train between ST Paul and
Hutchinson. The service via that line to
Hutchinson is now very frequent and
convenient. The full schedule, including
the new train, IS as follows: Leave ST.
Paul. $40 a. M, 400 p. m ard $50 D. M:
leave Minneapolis, 500 a. M, 440 D. M
and 1:35 p. m. Leave Hutchinson. return
ing, 7:30 a. M, $3.50 a. M. and 2:55 p. M
all daily except Sunday. Purchase tick
kee''
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-27
Complaint was defective.

Judge Orr, in the police court, yester-
day dismissed the case against Alfred
sale saddlery and harness dealers. charg-
ed by William Harvey. an ex-employe of
the firm. with violating the black list
law, on the ground that the complaint did
however, held that the law was valid
Harvey will swear out another Complaint
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-27
Rev Drug Dept.

When given a prescription by your
physician, the first thing to think about
Is where viii it be properly compounded
from pure medicines. The cost is rather
secondary matter. but still it is quite
an Item after all. We cannot afford to
lose our reputation on so small a bust
hess matter as a prescription. We fill
them from the purest drugs. and as we
advertise to fill them at one-half price.
we do so. Call and see We like to
qaote prices, for We know they are right.
we can save you money on your medi-
cine
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-27
!. SAY scitx oves Them money.

stituted by three, exr fircmen to collect
back pay, Hart n. Cook claims s2.1S5 SO,
Arthur Martin $SS3.SS, and Thomas Carey
$3.6l1.s3. These men were formerly con-
nected with the fire department and al
lego that the above amounts are due
them, rs they We're neyer. paid their sal
aries in. full
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-27
NO Hold Missionary Meeting.

The Missionary Society of the Merriam
Park Presbyterian Church will give an
entertainment in the church parlors this
evening, to which all who are interested
in their work are invited. 1t will be an
Indian social, and an interesting pro-
gramme has been prepared. While the
entertainment is free, an offering will be
taken for the benefit of the box work
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-27
Appoints a Committee.

President Johnston, of the Northwest
ern Manufacturers club, yesterday an
nounced the following committee to take
up the work on the exposition PROPOSE
ton: II. P. Hail. Edward Vanish, John
A. Seeger, E. Albrecht, j. B. Johnston.
George Benz, P. Maendler, J. H. WoIter-
storff, George McHose, Fred l.. Perkins.
Walter Driscoll, j. B. Roberts, Robert
Wellisch, Albert Norman, E. Reiff and
+ F1dridee
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-27
children in Factories.

Factory Inspector e. B. Lott, of the
state labor bureau, has finished an in
spection in st. Paul.
He found fourteen boys and fourteen
girls under sixteen years of age. Illegal
ly employed in stores and factories, and
caused their immediate discharge. Fiji
ty-six children were found employed with
legal permits.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-27
Three Thousand wiz Do.

Henry Deiters brought suit yesterday
to recover $1,000 damages from the ST.
Paul Gas Light company and the Edison
Electric comhany 49, injuries received
while in the employ of the electric COM
pany. He was attempting to remove
a transformer from a basement in the
area in the court clock and states that
one of the heavy doors fell from its
hinges and injured his hand.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-27
Wife Deserted Him.

Don c. Adams is suing for a aivCrce
from Lola e. Adams on the ground of de-
sertion. He states that they were mar
ried in, August 1892, and that in August,
1900, she departed for parts unknown
and has not been heard from since.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-27
SENTENCED TO DISCHARGE.
Private Thompson Receives Severe
Penalty at Hands of COurt-MartinI

AS a result of a recent court-mart1al
held at Fort Smelling. Private Robert
Thompson, of the coast artillery, has
been Sentenced to be dishonorably dis
charged from the service of the United
States, FORGETTING all Fay and allowance
due him and to be confined at hard labor
at Fort Smelling for one year and four
months thompson was found guilty or
desertion.
Musician Angus McLachlan, Company
F, Fourteenth infantry, was sentenced to
be confined at hard labor under charge
of the post guard, for three months and
to forfeit $40 per month of his pay for
the same period
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-27
Another Cut i'm New York Rates.

The Chicago Great Western Railway
makes a further reduction in the round
trip rates to New York, giving privilege
OF stop-overs at Buffalo. Niagara Falls.
washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia
Return limit has also been extended. For
further information apply to j. N. Storr,
City Tiki. Agt., Cor. 5th & Robert Sts.,
ST. Paul.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-27
URGE RAISE IN ASSESSMENT.
Efght-Hour Day League Wants City
Railway to Pay More

The Eight-hour Day league will take
hand in the street railway taxation
matter this morning before the board Of
equalization. Secretary G. L. Rockwell
VIII present the arguments of the league
in favor of raising the assessment The
league has nearly thousand members
and their position in the matter will have
considerable Influence
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-27
AL WILL cry AGAIN.

A. s., kittson Would Like to Con-
troll His Property.
A. S. Kittson will appeal to the district
court to have his guardian, E. s. Dur
ment, appointed by the probate court
last. October, removed. He asserts that
he is fully capable of taking care of his
property, amounting to S6o,OO0.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-27
Interest Has Not Been Paid.

Interest amounting to S2,91S27 is the
basis for a suit in the district court. R.
c. Jefferson claims that he loaned James
B. Hewitt $19,500 on a note-at per cent
the interest of which was payable yearly
and that the interest due June ! has not
as yet been paid
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-27

In an opinion given yesterday the legal
department holds that all judgments with
interest growing out of the Phalep park
award must be paid out of the general
fund. The park board, however. when
ever 1t has the money. must reimburse
the general fund for the amount paid
out,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-27
Claims He is Not q sDead Beat..

Because a: conductor or one of the cars
of the street railway company called him
dead beat" John Bakula wants $500
damages for injury to character. In his
complaint he asserts that conductor
said to him, you are a dead beat
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-27
STATE WILL DIG bitches.
Drainage Commission Award. Thre.
Con fr. n4~

Contracts.
The drainage commission held brief
session in the governors Office last night
and let three contracts for ditching in
the northern part OF the state. They
were awarded as follows: Lost river
ditch, to Halver N. Engelend at y cents
per cubic yard; New Salem ditch. to
Gunerius q Sadness, at 01-5 cents;
Badger and Skunk creek ditch to John
r: McKinnon, at AK cents. This work
will cost about $4,000. which exhausts the
entire fund for this purpose Several
other bitches will be built as soon as
new funds are available.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-27
Adiudce Hoyer Ins,nc.

Judge Bazille and Drs. w. G. Richard
son and Arthur Sweeney yesterday ex-
amined F. w. Hoyer, the man who
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-27

threatened the governor, in the probate
court yesterday and decided that he was
insane and ordered him sent to Roches-
ter. Hoyer was confined at the st. Pc
ter Institution from January to March of
last year. 5s,z1 s.c.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-27
change OF mime via Great Northern,

Morning train for st. Cloud, Sank Cen
ter, Fergus Falls and Fargo, commencing
Monday, the goth, will leave ST.. Paul at
sl5 a. m, instead of $3.50, as formerly.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-27

We make Fels-Naprha
soap, that washes with half
the usual rubbing - a half
hours soaking does most of
the work-and your grocer
returns your money if you.
don't find it so.
Fels & Co.. makers Philadelphia.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-27

San Francisco and Return, 5000.
Until Sept. 9th the 500 Line viii sell
tickets to San Francisco and return for
$59O0 Stop-overs allowed Choice OF
routes returning City Ticket Office. 37S
Robert street.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-05-21
Glorious News.

Comes from DR.. D. B. Cargile of
WashitA, I. r. He writes: "Four
bottles of Electric Bitters :.:has! cured
Mrs. Brewer of scrofula, which had
caused her great suffering for years
Terrible sores would break out on her
head and face and the hest doctors
could give no help but her cure is CON-
plete, and her health is excellent"
This shows what thousands have
proved, that Electric BItters is the
best blood purifier known. It's the
supreme remedy for eczema, letter, salt
rheum, ulcers, boils and running sores.
1t stimulates liver, kidneys and bowels,
expels poisons, helps digestion, builds
up the strength. Only so cents. Sold
by E Eldridge, druggist. Guaranteed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-05-21
THEY CONFER WITH WILLIAMS.
Machinists and Officials May Settle
Differences.

Machinists in Americas, members of
the local union organized last week
among employees at the Seaboard shops
here, are deeply interested in the out
come of q conference held yesterday
between representatives of their order
and President John Shelton Williams
at Portsmouth, Va.
The conference may determine beth
er or not there will be strike on the
Seaboard System.
The railroad officials and machinists
will endeavor to bring about satlsfac-
tory adjustment of differences and help
to avoid the strike that is threatening
this branch of the railroad world.
1he seven shops of the Seaboard
Air Line system are located at Talla-
hassee, Fernandina, AbbeYille, S. c.,
Raleigh, Americus, Portsmouth and
Savannah, and each of these places
have sent delegates to the conference,
The machinists throughout the coun.
try desire to have the wage scale adj
justed and are working with that end
in view, They want a working day OF
nine hours and an increase of 123 per
cent; or, in other words, ten hours pay
for nine hours work. They desire toe
that satisfactory scale be arranged
for overtime work. The Information
al Association of Machinists is behind
the move, and about $50, 1000 men are
directly involved.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-05-21
A GREAT REUNION AT MERCER.
Alumni and all Former Students
Are Invited.

Many Americus people are interest
ed in the closing exercises of Mercer
University, which begin on 31st inst.
with the annual debate of the literary
societies and closes on June 5th.
Rev. Sparks W. Melton, of Augusta,
will preach the commencement sermon
Sunday, June End and DR.. P. s. Hen
son, of Chicago will deliver the ad-
dress before the Alumni Association
and the literary societies on Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock. The chief fea
ture of commencement will be the
Triennial Alumni Reunion and ban
quet. All former students as we'll as
all graduates are invited to this re-
union and banquet in the new Alumni
gymnasium Tuesday evening, June
4th from $50 to 10 o'clock.