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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-02
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Many of the choicest fabrics that have
been shown during the past season rep
resented In the remnants that Will be
closed out at such fractional prices now.
CphOlstoIles suitable for Furniture Cover
ings, Sofa Cushions and the like.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-01-08
THE LAW WILL PERMIT
THE MrLwAUKEE LEASE LEGAL
Opinion of Corporation Lawyer
on the Legal Aspects of
the Deal.

There is nothing in the Minnesota stat
utes to prevent the absorption leasing or
direction of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul railway by the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific roads provided they can
get hold of enough of the stock of the St.
Paul company. The question Of the legal
1ty OF such a deal has just been raised,
but according to the best informed rail-
road attorneys there is nothing in the
world to prevent it
prominent corporation lawyer said to-
day that without having at hand copies of
the charters of the various roads he would
say there is no legal difficulty in the way
OF making such a transaction as Messrs.
Hill, Morgan, Ream and others contem-
plate.
Congress" he said, would have no
jurisdiction over the matter. If any law
exists to prevent it, it must be in the
statutes Of the states granting charters to
the companies. In Minnesota the law reg
ulating the acquisition of railroad lines
specifically defines parallel OF competing
lines. The lines of the Milwaukee form
ing the connecting link in the proposed
transcontinental line of the Erie and the
coast lines in question, is in no sense
parallel or competing line. 1t is a con-
nection, road running in the same gen
eral direction, from east to west. How
ever, there are many branch lines of the
st. Paul road which might be called COM
petlng lines of both the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific, as all three lines
are lively competitors in the Dakotas. The
Chicago line of the st. Paul is about 412
miles In length, while the lines of the
st. Paul system have a total mileage of
some 5000 or 1000 miles,
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-01-08
COUNTY OFFICES CHANGE
The Newly Elected Men Take Ur
Their Duties.

The Newly Elected Men Take Up
Their Duties.
A new year in the fiscal affairs of Hen
nepin county began at noon yesterday
when the old regime dropped its work and
the new administration took it up. In
the offices over which Clerk G.. N. Dickey
Sheriff Phil T. Megaarden, Surveyor
George w. Cooley, Probate Judge Harvey
have presided there was no change notice
able.
In the Office of the county attorney there
was not an old face, the five attorneys and
stenographer being brand new. Hugh
Scott took charge of the county auditors S
Office. Otto S. Langum and Frank A. Nc
Donald were gone, and Dan G. Brown was
at the counter. AT the desks were N. U.
Beden, John Hunter, Charles Juster and
N. G. Chapman, besides the old clerks, but
Mr. Scott wanted it understood that all
those present would not be retained, and
many were simply working extra on the
tax lists.
D. c. Bell and A. w. Hastings conferred
over the duties of the treasurer's Office.
Mr. Bell said there would be no changes
whatever. Lieutenant Garcelon, one Of
the extra clerks, will succeed to the place
made vacant by the elevation of Hugh
Scott. In the register of deeds Office
George c. Merrill relieved David G. Cor
ham Of his duties with the old force
James McArdle, the indexer, will retire in
favor of R. NJ. Nash and for the present
there will be no other changes.
The officer of coroner, which has been
closed for two years, was opened and DR..
Murphy, the first deputy was on hand.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-01-08
VANS HARDESTDAYS
Governor Elect Runs a Veritable
Gauntlet in st. Paul.
A SOURCE OF SERIOUS TROUBLE
Warehouse COmmissiOn-It Has
Not "CO-operated."

"These are my two hardest days." said
Governor Van SAINT as he arrived in St.
Paul yesterday and viewed the throng
of offlce-seekers in the Windsor hotel
lobby. Then the captain was tackled high
and low, buttonholed, pushed into corners,
elbowed around and generally abused by
the men who have a wild, ravening desire
to hold office.
He asserted that he had no further ap-
pointments to announce, that the slate
had been changed two or three times and
that no part of it would be announced un-
til it was all fixed to last.
Trouble Arises Here.
One of the governors greatest troubles
is the course of the railroad and ware
house commission, which as a whole has
not consulted with him regarding appoint
ments. As the governor has comparatively
few places at his own disposal the failure
of the railroad and warehouse commission
to cooperate has made his path hard one.
1t is understood that c. F. Staples has been
very accommodating and has frequently
consulted the governor.
But Mr.. Staples is only one member.
There are three members and it is gen
orally believed that Mills and Miller have
pretty well agreed on a list of the chief
appointments. In other words it is stated
that the two commissioners named purpose
~ PoASS1 OuC lie appointments 4dA SSly "
suit themselves.
If they should do this the patronage may
not be distributed in the way most salts
factory to the bulk Of the republicans.
Wants His Old Job.
A. c. Clausen, former chief grain in
spector, is making a determined effort to
get the place again, Notwithstanding that
he declared before the state republican
convention that he was not a candidate.
1t is said that Mr.. Clausen considers that
this promise was made with the reserva-
tion that it depended upon the action of
the Hennepin delegation. 1t was hoped
that it would influence that delegation to
support Mills for nomination. The dele
cation did not, however, stand by Mills
very warmly. So Mr.. Clausen thinks he is
at liberty to go after the place.
Captain Van SAINT had various hot ses-
slons with sundry gentlement from Duluth
to-day. When the Duluthians of various
factions read in the Duluth News Tribune
that Governor Van ~Sant would make G.
Fred Stevens surveyor general at Duluth
the friends of w. G. Getty and Monroe
Nichols decided to come to St. Paul in
formidable array to make an impression
on the governor. Stevens friends though
they might as well come, too, to see fair
play.
The candidates. Of Stevens and Getty
represent the Window and Willicutts fac
tions in Duluth. Stevens is the candidate
of the Window crowd, while Willicutt's or
ganization favors Getty. ]. S. Berthwick
is another candidate for Duluth surveyor
generalship.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-01-08
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEADS

A hundred years ago French was the
most widely spoken of European tongues.
But its lead was precarious one, for Rus
sia ran it hard with her difficult speech.
and Germany had but some half million
users less than Russia, says a London
newspaper. More than 80, ,000, 900 employed
the tongue of the Teuton, the patrons of
Russia fell just short of 81, 900, ,O00 and the
supporters OF French only passed that
number by a bare half-million. Spanish.
at the beginning Of the nineteenth CEN
tury, was in 26.000,000 mouths, of which
more than half were outside Spain itself.
Spanish was then, indeed, the paramount
colonial language. Sixteen millions Of
non Europeans spoke it; only beggarly
1,250,000 made use Of French.
English-our crisp, eloquent, familiar
mother tonguei-was the dark horse of
the pathological stable. Fourteen millions
spoke it in Europe, 5,OOO,OOO and odd in the
states, and 100000 elsewhere Amazing
fact,-a hundred years since but 20, 900 900
employed the tongue of Shakspere. OF
those who spoke seven important Eu-
ropean languages-16O0 600, 900 in alone
sixteenth alone used English.
And to-day? English has leaped from
twenty tc six times twenty, from the fifth
place among European tongues to the
first.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-01-08
HIS TRIAL IS SET
February a the Date Set for F. Il.
Hamilton's Trial.
GRAND JURYMEN DON'T APPEAR
Judge Brooks, Therefore, Delays
Charging the BOdy-Other Grim
inaf Court Matters.

Judge Brooks had planned to charge the
grand jury for the January term yester-
day, but when the roll was called
there were present only sixteen of the
twenty-three members. D. M. Chute had
been excused for service in the state
militia, and George A. Ainsworth' for
sickness, but L. S. Donaldson, H. L.
Jenkins, Charles T. Moffett, Frank H,
Peavey and Charles Wilkins were not ac-
counted for The officers were directed
to look them up, and the jury was ex-
eused until the afternoon.
Being the first day of the term.
all the criminal cases continued from last
term were called, including the murder
case against Frank H. Hamilton. Robert
L. Penney and Frank M. Nye appeared for
the prisoner, who, though a little paler
than formerly, carried himself with his
customary composure and self-possessiou.
The state was represented by the new
county attorney, Fred H. Boardman. and
his first assistant. Al J. Smith, former
County Attorney Reed being on hand in
case he should be needed
Mr.. Boardman moved that the trial of
Hamilton be set for Feb 4. To this there
was instant objection on the ground that
Hamilton had been in Jail for long time
already, and was entitled to speedy
trial. The court, in view of the fact that
there had been a change in the office of
the county attorney, stated that the new
incumbent was entitled to a reasona BILE
time in which to familiarize himself with
the evidence in case Of such great i'm
portance. All witnesses were expressly
directed to appear on Feb. 4.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-01-08
HAMLINE

Miss Edith Stone has returned from her
home at Big Stone Lake.
Mrs. R. H. Benham is in Winona visiting
her sister.
Miss Pearl Benham has gone to New Y blk
city for a months stay.
Rev. Peter Glare of Owatonna has been the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs Hugh Carmichael for
a few days.
Miss Kate Kerr spent a few days with Miss
Alice Sterling of Red Wing.
Miss Florence Webb has returned from "a
holiday visit to Springfield.
Miss Essie Edwards of ST. Paul, Neb., and
Lawrence Griffin, son of Professor and Mrs.
M. ]. Griffin, were married Tuesday. Jan. J.,
at the brides home. Mr.. and Mrs Griffin
were formerly students at Hamline uniyer-
sity. Mr.. Griffin is a members Of the faculty
of Western Reserve university and Mr. and
Mrs Griffin viii live in Cleveland, Ohio.
Miss Hattie Taylor is home from her holi-
day visit in Pine City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen, the guests Of Mrs. l..
]. Dobner, have returned to Fergus Falls.
Miss Grace Halderman, the holiday guest
of friends here, has returned to Winona
The Womans Home Missionary Society Of
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-01-08
BARRIERS EXAMS. HELD
MANY CANDIDATES PUT THROUGH
Bishop WhippIe's War Razor in
Possession of Mr.. Carney of
Faribault, Mimi.

The state board Of examiners of BARRIERS
is in session at 207 Nicollet avenue. 1t will
continue in session here to-day and
Wednesday from 8 o'clock each day. The
members OF the board present are J. B. Glib
son of Duluth, president, and NJ E. Muir
ray of st. Paul, secretary. There is a va
cancy the board which Governor Van SAINT
will FILL To-day Frank W. Martin of St.
Paul appeared with a commission from Gov
ernor Lind to succeed M. E. Murray, who is
hold-over
About twenty out-of-town BARRIERS have
been examined to-day. Fifty per cent may
be attained on actual work and forty ques-
tions must be answered, each of which, if
correctly answered, counts a point and a
quarter. The questions are very practical
and under the following heads: Sanitary
care of the barber shop, science Of shaving,
surgical examination, and mechanical exam
nation
o a reporter not eligible for ex-
animation, not having served apprentice
ship of three years, was allowed to have a
shave at the hands of Mr.. Carney of Fari-
bault Carney wields a razor which he
values highly. 1t is the razor which Bishop
Whipple carried through the civil war. 1t
has the old fashioned bone handle and has
worn down to the width Of half an inch or
less.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-01-08
WILL ASK FOR $4,000
gu" Regents Want New Mechanic
Arts Building

President Cyrus Northrop; Dean w. M.
Liggett of the college Of agriculture, and r.
S. Pillsbury, executive committee of the
university board OF regents, at the commit
tees annual meeting yesterday decided
to ask the legislature for an appropriation Of
$4,000 for a mechanic arts building The
specific plans for the building were not de-
cided upon There will be ample time for
that after the appropriation is granted. They
will doubtless provide laboratories for the
departments of electrical and mechanical en-
gineering and an electric lighting plant for
the university.
DR.. Cook, physical director, informed the
committee of offer by New York man
to instruct students In boxing and fencing
Dr. Cook says that the applicant is COM
petent instructor. The committee unofficial
ly told Dr. Cook that he might inform the
instructor that IL he desired to organize
classes here and maintain them in accord
ance with rules governing athletics he might
do SO II the students would pay for the train
ing.
The U. viii open again tomorrow morning
There viii be no material changes In any OF
the departme
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-01-08


the NJ. E. church will meet tomorrow after
noon with Mrs Frank Brown. Mrs Frank B.
Cowgirl of St. Paul will make the address
Miss Mildred Myers has returned to her
home in Miles City. Mont
Mr.. and Mrs. John Silvernail and family
have returned from a holiday visit in Olivia
Mrs. A. j. Wallace and daughter are home
from short stay in WiGrebago City.
The Hamline Fortnightly club met to-day
with Mrs. Frank Brown.
The Misses Pearl and Grace Benham gave
New Years party Tuesday evening. About
thirty guests were present.
Miss Leona Lewis, after a few days spent
with the Misses Winston has returned to
Cannon Falls.
Miss Clara Sperry has returned from two
weeks stay with friends in Owatonna
Mrs. Claude Brewster of Hunter, S. D., is
visiting Mrs. f. ]. Stevens.
Miss Harriet Mclean is visiting in Fayette,
Iowa
Miss Eleanor Miller is home from Chicago.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-01-08
'BOARDSOLDANDNEW
County Commissioners Go Through
the Throes of Reorganization.
RETIRING MEMBERS TALK SOME
Showing That Their Feelings Have
been Touched by Some Recent
sharp Criticisms.

Two boards of county commissioners
met yesterday at the courthouse, the old
board in the morning and the new one in
the afternoon. It was continuous session,
practically, for when Commissioners
Wilkins. Conroy and Egan retired, their
seats were promptly filed by NJ. w. Nash,
Fred e. Barney and Andrew j. Smith.
These with John B. Ryberg and E. p.
Sweet, will constitute the county board for
two years. The new board did not do
much. According to the slate, E. P. Sweet
was elected chairman, and the board ad-
journed until p m.
A debate was created when the bill OF
Treasurer A. w. Hastings for extra help
in his office was presented. The aggre-
gate was $1,100 Commissioner Sweet OBJ
jected because Mr.. Hastings had exceeded
his authority, first in not securing permis-
sion from the county board to appoint the
help and secondly in not presenting the
bills to the claims committee before pay
ing them. The others said that as the
work had been done the county was obli-
gated to pay for 1t.
Commissioner Sweet introduced resolu-
tions recognizing the services OF Chairman
Wilkins, Edward Egan and Edward Con-
roy, the retiring members. Mr.. Wilkins
thanked his friends generally, but was Bit
ter in his denunciation of that class of
citizens which while publicly attacking the
commissioners and county officials gener-
ally at the same time we're asking special
favors or we're lodging in every possible
way to escape the payment of their taxes.
Mr.. Conroy spoke Of the burdens laid on
the shoulders of the county board and
while willing to admit that he made mis-
takes he had nothing to be ashamed of.
In his efforts to serve the public he had
neglected his own affairs and was now
obliged to begin life anew. Mr.. Egan,
while parting from his associates with re-
grets, was glad that he was to lay aside
the numerous annoyances of the Office. A
resolution lauding Assistant County At
torney C. S. Jelley for his ability, watch
fulness and integrity in looking after the
interests of the county was passed. The
session closed with the presentation to
Mr.. wilkins Of an ornamental gavel
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-01-08
BUYS B. & 0.
Morgan Syndicate to Control
All the Bituminous
Coal Roads.

New York, Jan. 8.-The Mail and Ex-
press says:
Another link in the chain Of evidence
that the control of the anthracite and bit
luminous coal roads is eventually to come
under one headS was produced to-day in
statements that the Baltimore Ohio is
to be purchased by the Morgan syndi-
cate.
Every day for a week the Wall street
ticker has given some intimation of ap-
preaching railroad deals. To-day, when
Baltimore & Ohio stocks rose until the
common had reached a higher point than
ever before known, the report was passed
around that it had gone into new hands.
In respect to these reports, William
Salomo, chairman of the Baltimore &
Ohio executive committee, said:
81 did not know of the sale of the New
Jersey Central to the Reading until Sat-
urday. 1t has not affected the stock of
our road adversely. On the contrary.
some one seems to want to buy Baltimore
& Ohio. If anyone seeks control of the
road he would hardly notify me, but would
go into the stock market and buy"
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-01-08
LAW STUDENTS EXAMINED
The State Board Meets Aspirants to
the Bar.

An examination Of candidates for adj
mission TO the bar oDened at the court
house this morning with Eli Southworth.
secretary of the state board of examiners
In law in charge. Thirteen young men pre-
sented themselves for examination. The
written work will embrace twenty-six sub-
Jects with five or ten questions in each
and it is expected that all the papers will
be in by tomorrow evening. On Thursday
there will be an oral quiz by the whole
board consisting of Edward Lees, Winona;
William L. Parsons, Fergus Falls: viii
son G. Crosby, Duluth; Eli Southwortb
Shakopee; Frank E. Putnam; Weed Mum
70, Minneapolis and NJ. L. Countryman.
st. Paul. The following young men are
taking the examination:
Robert E. O'Keefe, New Ulm; John M. Het-
land, Ada; Harrison A Bronson, St Paul:
Thomas S. Silliman, Duluth; Eldredge B.
Johnson, Tracy; VIM. A. Goodburn, Cotton
wood; John F. D. Meighen, Albert Lea; John
G. Skinner, Albert Lea; John H. Schnoren-
berg, Minneapolis; Edwin NJ Duroe. Jeffers;
Newman L. Erickson, Minneapolis; James B.
Ormond, Minneapolis: Sumner F. Porter.
Minneapolis.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-01-08
NEW REGIME WELL IN
County Commissioners Meet to Fill
Several Minor Places.

An adjourned meeting of the board of
county commissioners was held this morn
Ing to clear out the odds and ends which
accumulated in yesterdays rush The
resignation of G. w. Curtiss and N G.
Chapman as elevator operators and Jacob
johnson as assistant electrician were ac-
cepted d. A. McNeely and John Christie
Will begin running the elevators at once
instead of waiting until Feb. 1 and John
Haley will at once step into the position
Of assistant electrician.
superintendent Mackenzie of the county
schools reported the appointment of Ad-
olson T. Baker as his assistant, and the
appointment was confirmed.
Permission was given Auditor Scott to
employ what help was necessary in pre-
pairing the delinquent tax lists. The regu-
lar staff in his Office is fixed by Mr. Scott
at fourteen men, including the first as
sistant and draughtsman. The list with
those OF the to be supplied by the heads
OF other departments will be considered by
the county board sitting as a COMMITTEES
of the whole to fix the number of employees
In each office and their respective salaries.
Treasurer Bell reported that the entire
force of his predecessor, Mr.. Hastings,
would be retained and Register Merrill
submitted list in which the only change
was that caused by the retirement of
James McArdle, a democrat
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-01-08
Some of the Lucky Ones.

Two aldermen landed places on the police
force for their brothers. The G. A Powers on
the list is a brother of Alderman Powers
and Charles Main brother Of Alderman
Main. Frank Cederberg, brother-in-law OF
Alderman Nelson, is retained by the alder
mans influence. Cederberg is an appointee
of Mayor Gray.
The other Gray appointees who are retained
are N. W. King, made lieutenant; Irwin P.
JONES' telephone operator; Thomas West,
jailer at the fifth precinct station; Morgan
F. Garvin, Phil Kiesner, w. ]. Ford, VIM.
Mcleod. patrolmen at the central station;
Joseph Turgeon, Amos Provost and Matt Kie-
draski, patrolmen at the second precinct;
Thomas Russell, sergeant at the central sta
tion. promoted by Gray, retains the place.
SO does Lieutenant Norman of the North Side
and Captain Getchell of the fifth precinct
Most of the Gray promotions fare very badly,
however. Sergeant A. G.! Arnold, for in
stance a candidate for chief of police under
Gray and for promotion under Ames, is let
out altogether.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-01-08
AFRAID OF SILVER

J. Edward Simmons, president of the
Fourth National bank, New York, caused
something akin to CONSERVATION in the
democratic campaign the other day by
announcing his withdrawal from that or
ganization. He has been a gold demo-
crat since 1896, and reiterates that he is
gold democrat to-day adding, however:
Sixteen to one is as dangerous to-day as
it was four years ago, and l cannot sup
port any man who advocates an unstable
currency -
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-01-08
The Retiring Chief.

Superintendent James G.. Doyle leaves the
police department with an enviable record Of
fourteen years active and continuous service.
He was appointed patrolman Aug. /, 1886,
during Anles' third administration, and in a
short time was advanced to the detective
force where he speedily made a record as an
eficient and honest officer. His merit was
finally recognized by Mayor Gray, who ap-
pointed him superintendent two years ago
Mr. Doyle will probably go into business on
his nun account
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-01-08
New PatroImen show Up.

The Central station began to fill up rapidly
along about noon to-day with the prospective
new policemen. Every man there, from ap
pearances anyway, looked as though he was
one of the wise boys" and no mistake. BY
O'Clock there was scarcely standing room in
the station Every man there was "all set
and only waiting for the Co that would
soon sound from the council chamber then in
session.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-01-08
A MUCH-PRIzED PANE

There is one pane Of glass at Marl-
borough house in England, that has Pc
culiar sort of history, and is most care
fully guarded. The late Duke of Clar-
ence once entered the sitting-room Of
one of his sisters and scratched with a
diamond on the window his name, Ed
dy.' Soon after the present emperor Of
Russia entered the room, and, noticing
the handiwork of his cousin, scratched
''Nicky'' beneath it
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-01-08

special venire of five names for the
grand jury was ordered by Judge Brooks
yesterday in order to insure a quorum as
there have been several members excused.
The five men added to the jury are Salmon
A. Buell., Edward Egan, Charles H. Spencer,
Leon D. Brown and G. w Chadbourn.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-01-08

Chess is taught In all the Australian
schools. 1t is thought to be useful
thing in disciplining the youthful mind.
There is a philanthropic side to the
corporation OF Lloyds. Whenever they
hear through any of their vast army of
agents Of any deed Of heroism on the
deep they Immediately communicate with
the hero or heroine and commemorate the
deed by striking OF q medal which is
presented to the one who has earned it.