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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-04
PIERS NEED NOT co
War Department VIII Not In
slst on Their Removal.
Special to The Globe.

Special to The Globe.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March B.
Representative Stevens received word
today from Chief of Engineers Nc
Kenzie that the war department does
not propose to insist at present on the
removal of the piers Of the Broadway
bridge. The local engineering officer
reported to the department that the
piers were a menace to navigation and
ought to be removed. In this Washing
ton authorities do not agree, but sus-
pect the movement to have the piers
removed comes from a contractor who
is after jobs. Chief Mckenzie. thinks
the piers will probably be used some
time to put a bridge on.
The foregoing telegram justif1es the
assembly in delaying action on the
contract for the removal of the piers
last evening. 1t was decided, on mo-
ton of Assemblynan Van Slyke, to
postpone letting the contract until
Monday evening, to which time the as
sembly adjourned.
The contract was let to Newman e
Hoy, and when the proposition was ac-
cepted by the board of aldermen the
contractors began preparations to do
the work, and when the news of the
action of the war department reached
st. Paul had already gone to consider
able expense. The bid of the firm was
S11, 500 for the work and take stone.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-04
SUES TO FORECLOSE
w. H. Egan Wants to Recover
$4,000 He Paid for Ernst.

William H. Egan yesterday brought
suit in the district court to fereclose
mortgages held by him on the Ernst
building, Fifth and Wabasha streets,
and the Exchange building, on Waba-
sha street, between Fifth and Sixth.
The mortgages were made last June
by Casper Ernst to secure Mr.. Egan at
the time he Endorsed Ernst's note at
the Second National bank for $4,000,
which he (Egan) has since had to pay
The defendants to the foreclosure
proceedings, aside from Casper Ernst,
who is now in states prison, are Mrs.
Mary Ernst, r. L. Ware, as trustee OF
Casper Ernst, bankrupt; George Mey-
er and John d. O'Brien.
When Ernst's financial troubles hrst
commenced to assume a serious as
pect, he went to Egan for assistance.
Egan Endorsed his note for $4,000 and
the money carried Ernst over for a
time. The note was not paid by Ernst
and Egan had to pay it.
Subsequently Ernst placed other CD
legations ON the buildings moftgaged
to Mr.. Egan, it being necessary Tor Ine
latter to secure an order from the ref
cree in bankruptcy before suit Tor
foreclosure could be brought.
Mr.. Egan recites the fact that Ernst
has never repaid any of the money or
interest, and he asks the court to d.
rect the sale of the property by the
sheriff in order that his claims may
be satisfied.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-04
POsTOFFICE ROBBERS
ESCAPE UNCLE SAM
Men Who Looted General Store at
Newport Leave No Clue Behind.

The members of the secret service
department of the postoff1ce are puz-
zled over the recent hold-up of the
postoffice at Newport. The thieves
have apparently got clean away with
out leaving the semblance of clue as
to their identity.
Postmaster Durand, who owned the
general store in which the postofhce
is situated, said yesterday that the to-
tai sum that the robbers secured was
$1a5, of which $50 was taken from the
postoffice The men did their work
expeditiously and were so we'll masked
that their faces were quite unrecog-
nizable Mr.. Durand said that as far as
he could see the men were young and
of powerful build. Beyond this he was
unable to give any details of their ap-
pearance.
He had saved some $50 by throwing
a bag into which he had slipped the
money under the counter. The robbers,
in their haste, entirely overlooked the
bag They carefully avoided taking
anything by which they could be iden-
titled, combining themselves entirely to
the ready cash which they could OBJ
tain. Even stamps were left alone, one
of the men warning his companion
who wished to take them and the
money orders to put them back in the
(1ra Wer
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-04
MAY ABANDON ALL
FORT IMPROVEMENTS
War Department Threatens to
Drop Things at Smelling
Because of Extortion.
Globe Special Washington Service,
f417 q Street

Globe Specia! Washington Service,
f4f7 G Street.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March a.
According to Representative Fred
Stevens all improvements OF Fort Smell
ing buildings and grounds are certain
to be seriously delayed, and many of
them permanently abandoned unless
there is an early settlement of the
wrangle over the purchase of addition
al land at the fort.
For some time past the government
has been endeavoring to purchase adj
ditional land at Fort Smelling, in order
to make extensive improvements, but
the farmers who own the land have
held it at such a high figure that the
government refused to buy.
Last summer District Attorney
Houpt, acting for the government, took
preliminary steps towards having the
desired land condemned, but the pro-
cess is slow and unsatisfactory, and
now the government threatens to drop
the purchase of the land and the con-
tempIated improvements and enlarge
ment of the fort unless a settlement
can be reached without much more de-
lay.
The war department feels that eX-
tortion is being attempted by the own
ers of the land merely because it is
the government that is the purchaser,
and officials here declare they will ex-
ercise one of the preregatives of the
government and show their independ-
ence by dropping the whole matter for
the time being. They threaten to Or
der the postponement of all purchases
and improvements for a period of five
wears to see what effect it will have on
the value of real estate in the vicinity
of Fort Smelling.
To show their displeasure at the al
legged attempts at eXtertion the officials
here declare that they will go even
farther and call off the apportionment
of funds from the contingent appropri-
alton which is left by congress to be
used in the discretion of the depart
ment From this fund it is expected
to build at Fort Smelling riding hall,
eight sets of non-commisSion quarters
and to make roadway improvements.
The threat is made that all of these
improvements will be called off unless
some agreement is reached soon. The
matter is now in the hands of A. L.
Smith, and it is generally understood
here in Washington that he will be
called on soon for final results.
The senate committee today inserted
an item of $4,000 in the army appro-
priatien bill for a hospital at Fort
Smelling. Walter E. Clark.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-04
PAYS STAGGERING
INTEREST ON LOAN
Continued From First Page.

up so rapidly that soon he was Dor
rowing more than $4,000, and he swore
in court that this was about the aver
age during the four years his dealings
with Mr.. Bell ran ON.
In 1898 Mr.. Rand made new ar
rangement with Maj. Bell, whereby
his checks for 81 eco each We're to be
discounted by Maj. Bell at the rate OF
s. a day interest for each $1,000. AS
time went on Rand would borrow on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays
to keep down the interest, the Wednes-
day check being made to take up the
loan of Monday, and the Saturday
check to take up the loan of Wednes-
day, and so on. In January last Rand
saws he was politely Informed that Maj
Bell held checks signed by him that
had not been presented to the bank for
1880, and that Maj. Bell held notes
signed by him and his father for
5000. Bell refused to call the deal
off except by, giving Rand So and col
lecting the amounts called for by the
notes, $4,000. This Rand would not
agree to, and he petitioned the court to
enioin Bell from collecting the notes
and presenting the checks.
The case was heard by Master in
Chancery Filing. Maj Bell testified
that he loaned to people at the same
rate as that charged Mr..
Rand.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-04
SALTWATER .

The board of county commissioners Is
considering a proposition for the con.
struction ~ fireproof vault at the court
house, in which the important records o.
the county can be kept. The estimated
cost of the improvement is IN excess Oh
Sc. 900.
In the municipal court yesterday George
Duncan appeared to answer to a charge
of having broken into the saloon of Burns
e Sullivan, but the hearing was post
poned until next Wednesday. 1t is be-
lieyed that two or more were implicated
in the attempted burglary, but no other
arrests have as yet been made.
Thorean & Elmoilists saloon at South
saltwater was entered by burglars, but
they secured little. They took So out OF
the cash drawer and a quantity OF cigars
and some liquor. There is no clue to the
guilty parties
Log shipments by rail from the north
ern part of the state have been retarded
because of the severe blizzard m the Du-
luth district "Wednesday, and for the
present no logs are arriving here for b
p. Taber & Co, or the South Muscatlne
Lumber company
The board Of county commissioners de-
voted yesterday to allowing bills and ad-
iourned to meet again March IA.
Mrs. John Sinclair, former resident OF
saltwater. died at Willard, Mimi, Where
the family has resided for some time
Bert Oliver will have a hearing In the
municipal court this morning ON charge
of having stolen team of horses from
John Marty, residing near Lake Elmo.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-04
TRY TO ESTABLISH
DREYFUS' INNOCENCE
Court of Cessation Considers the For-
mer Captains Appeal.

PARIS, March 3.-The court of cas-
sation began today the consideration
of the appeal of Alfred Dreyfus for a
revision of his trial. Counsellor Cham
bareaud presided Dreyfus was not
present, his interests being in the
hands of Lawyer Monard. The report
of M. Boyer, reporter of the court.
which was read, presented the two
new facts upon which the minister of
justice, M. Vale, recommended a re-
vision of the case. These were set
forth as follows:
'First-The secret documents in
clude a letter bearing the initial d.
Now by an affidavit of Oct. 6, 1908,
signed by M. Gribelin, keeper of the
archives, it appears that this docu-
Inent previously carried the letter p
For this letter was substituted a ID
and thus the altered document was
presented to the court at Rennes.
"Second-According to the minister
of justice another letter, signed Alex
anderin,' which Agent "A addressed to
Agent b contained some words in the
handwriting of the late Lieut.. Col.
Henry, who committed suicide in pris-
on after having confessed to commit
ting a forgery in the case. This letter
relates to the organization of French
railroads. NJ Gribelin swore during the
inquiry Oh Inc minister Oh WAL Cndt lliiS
letter was false. 1t was true, how
ever that the date of this document
was March %, 1895, when Dreyfus was
imprisoned on Devils island"
The existence of a traitor in the
French war office was revealed by an
alleged foreign diplomat, who acted
without compensation. 1t is now
claimed that Lieut.. Col. Henry, in 1897,
caused book of expenditures to be re-
copied in order to remove all trace of
payments to this diplomat, who, it has
developed, was an employe of the in
telligence department.
1t is claimed that If the new facts
are acknowledged by the tribunal the
innocence of Dreyfus will be estab-
liShed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-04
FEARED THE PEOPLE
William Smith Killed Himself
to Escape Vengeance.

Since the suicide of William Smith
in South st. Paul it has transpired
that he and another n1an whose be-
havior during the past two months
had scandalized the community were
warned that unless they desisted from
their practices, summary justice would
be melted out to them.
On the night ON which the warrant
for Smiths arrest was issued he had
received a hint that some of the eiti-
zens of South st. Paul were SO IN
censed at his behavior that they IN
tended taking matters into their own
hands and furnishing him and his part
ner in crime. Smith was evidently
under the impression that number
of men We're waiting for him when the
officer entered his store and it seems
that it was fear of violence rather
than arrest that caused him to COM
init the desperate deed The other
man has disappeared from South st.
Paul.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-04


trict newspapers as district delegate
to Chicago Collester was defeated for
place on the delegation four years
ago.
The radical action of the st. Paul
Trades and Labor assembly, through
its committee of ten, in adopting the
81 Don't Vote For list, is still dis
turbing element in local labor circles.
A number of local unions have posi-
lively repudiated the action of the
Trades and Labor assembly in plunglng
the whole labor fabric into municipal
politics, and in others the sentiment is
strong for similar action and the MEM
bers are only restrained from adopt
ing condemnatory resolutions by a
sense of loyalty to the central organ
ization.
The Team Owners union, the Wait
efs' union and the Carpenters union
are the latest locals to condemn the
assenblys action, and the Painters
union, while not voting to censure the
assembly simply laid the report of the
committee of ten on the table, in a
sense also condenlning the action. At
the last meeting of the committee some
fifteen representatives of local unions
appeared and in speeches spoke against
the proposition. So far the action of
~
a single union.
The result of the general onslaught
On the committees report and the later
circulation of boycetting literature
against the candidacy of both Demo-
Gratis and Republicans for reelection to
the assembly and the board of alder
men have found expression in a de-
mand for a reconsideration of the dras-
tic action of the committee and the
n ic
not improbable that such a meeting
will be held within the next few days.
M. N Kohl, assistant cashier of the
Farmers National bank, of Alexandria,
is said to be the man slated for APP
pointment as successor to ]. d. Jones
as register of the sCass Lake land Of
fee. Kohl is a young German-Amer-
lean, formerly of Stearns county, and
the appointment is regarded as one
which will materially strengthen Con-
gresham Buchanan with the Germans
of that section of the state.
DIR. E. Y. Chiffon, of Howard Lake
former state senator from Wright
county, is in the city. Dr. Chiffon is
one of the leaders of the Dunn forces
in Wright county, and believes thai
the Princeton man will win out III
Wright.
While Col f. P. Wright is absent ir
the East there is much speculation as
to who will be called upon to manage
his campaign, provided, of course, he
is the nominee of the Republicans fol-
] for f1aayor M. w. Fitzgerald, w. R
/ Webster and DR.. e. FL. Haas have beer
/ mentioned. 1t is reported that / itz-
/ gerald will not have it, and Wright il
/ said not to be specially anxious thai
/ he should feel called upon to noun
] the saddle. Webster may decline te
act because of business reasons, ant
it looks as though the reins would fal
lin DR.. Haas hands.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-04
BOARD OF CONTROL
VISITS REFORMATORY
Considers Plans for Additions to Ad-
ministration Building.

All three of the members of the state
board of control attended the regular
monthly board meeting at st. Cloud
yesterday for the purpose of hearing
applications for parole and complaints
from prisoners at the reformatory.
The board members were accom-
panied on this trip by the architect for
the department, Clarence Johnston, and
some time was spent in the considera-
ton of building plans for the addition
to the administration building, which
is now under way, and the new cell
wing, on which work will be begun as
soon as the weather will permit.
The last legislature appropriated
$4,000 for each of these structures, but
when completed they will represent
much more than the amount of the ap-
preparations, for labor Will be furnish
ed almost entirely by inmates of the
reformatory.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-04
NEW INTERPRETATIONS.

Articles of incorporation were filed at
the office of the secretary of state yester-
day by the following:
Lindenberg & Steensland, Hutchinson;
capital stock. $25 600; incorporators. ]. s.
Steensland and John A. Lindenberg, both
of Hutchinson, and George K. Fischer, of
Minneapolis.
Lake Superior & Northern Railway COM
many. Duluth, capital stock, $50 900; in
corpora tors, Louis r. Martin, H P. Card
ner, H. B. Fryberger, Homer c. Fulton
and NJ. A. Armstrong, all of Duluth.
Murphy Travis company, Minneapolis;
capital stock S25,000: incorporates, E.
W. Murphy H. c. Travis, E. r. Murphy
afsd n. ii. Travis. all of Minneapolis.
The Balcony Manufacturing company
Minneapolis; capital stock, 100000; incor-
poraters, Edward J. L'Herault, Napoleon
Latourelle and Napoleon L Herault. all Of
Minneapolis.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-04
u WILL NOT EXHIBIT
Has NoMoney and Doesn'tNeed
Advertising atWorld's Fair.

The Minnesota state university au-
thorities have declined to make an ex-
hibit of its greatness at the Louisiana
have surrendered the $50 square feet of
space in the general educational build
ing assigned to the state university.
The decision not to exhibit at st.
Louis, is made it is said, on the general
ground that there is no money availa-
BILE to use in this direction, and that
there is no need to advertise the uni
versity, for it already has more stu
dents than it can care for.
The state worlds fair board is much
disappointed at the action Of the uni
versity authorities in refusing to make
a display at st. Louis. Theodore Hays,
the Minneapolis member of the state
board, made special effort to have the
university make an exhibit, and
through him the state board had offer
ed to secure extra concessions and to
do everything in its power to provide
funds for the installation of the uni
versity display.
The space allotted to the university
in the educational building win be al
lotted to ether institutions, and an eff
fort will be made to represent the uni
versity SO far as possible in cennec-
tion with the state schools exhibit
The arrangements of the various
state institutions of Minnesota have
also notified Supt. Charles S. Mitchell,
of the state board, that they cannot ex-
hibit at ST. Louis. These include the
hospitals for the insane, schools for the
deaf, dumb, blind, and the penal and
charitable institutions.
Contracts have been awarded by the
Minnesota commission for the insta1la-
ton of the game and fish, educational.
agricultural and dairy departments of
the Minnesota exhibit. A carload of
material has just been shipped to st.
Louis and four more cars will be sent
forward within the next two weeks.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-04
SHOULD LICENSE 2ND
HAND BOOK DEALERS
Judge Finehout Suggests a Way to
Stop Purchase of Stolen Volumes.

Secondhand book dealers who do not
exercise a due degree Of care in the
purchase of books from children with
out first satisfying themselves of the
authority Of the youngsters to sch such
books are liable to get into trouble.
Thefts in the local schools are be-
coming very common, and yesterday
morning Robert Lilydahl of 604 Cook
street, appeared before Judge Ffnehout
charged with the theft of several books
from his classmates at the Cleveland
high school. The boy was unabashed
by the charge, and stated that he had
often stolen books and had never had
any trouble in getting rid of them.
Judge Ffnehout turned him over to
the probation officer. and suggested
that the second hand booksellers be IL
censed as means to prevent the pur-
chase by them of stolen property.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-04
SOUTHERN BEAUTIES
WILL BESIEGE ST. PAUL
Queen of Carnival and Other Young
Women Headed fiither.

Special to The Globe.
CHICAGO, March 3.-Miss Josephine
Halliday, a famous Southern beauty,
who was queen of the New Orleans
carnival this season, arrived here to-
day with party of young women
friends. They are on their way to join
a house party, and are anticipating
jolly time in the Northern city.
Miss Halliday is a dainty brunette,
and it is said the costume she Wore at
the carnival was the finest creation
brought out in the South for several
years. Her companions are all splen-
did types of Southern beauty and are
likely to set the hearts of the ST. Paul
young men in a f1utter.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-04
TERENCE PASSES THE
BLUFF TO JOHN KENNY
Sues His Brother for $4,000 Damages
for Personal injuries.

Another chapter was added to the
fight between the Kenny brothers yes
terday, when Terence Kenny brought
suit in the district court against his
brother, John, for $4,000 damages for
personal injuries. The plaintiff charges
his brother with having assaulted him
with an iron bar during a fight in their
boiler shop last June.
A similar suit, having to do with the
same fight, was instituted by John
against Terence few days ago, the al
legations and amount of damages be-
ing the same as contained in the suit
brought by Terence yesterday.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-04
NICOLLET AND BROWN
COUNTIES ARE PROMPT
They Are the First to Report Tax Col.
Iections to State Auditor.

To o. H. Freeman, OF Nicollet county,
belongs the distinction of having been
the first county auditor in the state to
make his March report Of collections to
the state auditor.
Mr.. Freeman reports total collections
of $28,210.63, Of which the states
share is $3,506.82.
Louis G. Vogel, auditor of Brown
county, crowded Mr.. Freeman pretty
closely for first place, as his report also
arrived yesterday. The total eollec-
lions in Brown county since the last
settlement in November were $34,-
10339, and the states share of that is
s3,756.S9.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-04

broad-minded. The defense will take
the witness tomorrow.
In answer to questions concerning
revelations, Mr.. Smith reiterated for
mer statements that such revelations
were accepted or rejected at will; that
there is no restraint upon any MEM
Der except his or her voluntary wishes.
He said he did not always obey the
revelations from God. zone can obey
or disobey with impunity," he added.
'eThen that is the kind of God you be-
lfeve in?" asked Mr.. Taylor.
Eyes, that is the kind of God l be-
lieve ill.," replied Mr.. Smith with en-
phasis.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-04

A lecture on "The Bible and the Seeing
of the Lord Jesus Christ" will be delivered
Sunday. March g.. at p. m. sharp, at
Raudenbush hall (Odeon), corner st. Peter
and Sixth streets, by DIR. Edgar Snyder
To meet expenses each will be charged 20
cents. All invited.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-04
Postmaster in the Tolls.

DIES MONIES, Iowa, March A.
Holm Delph. postmaster at Brighton,
has been arrested charged with open
ing letters. He has been taken to
Keokuk to answer the charge.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-04

Fire Destroys Woodshed-Fire last
night destroyed the woodshed situated at
the rear of the residence OF Paul Hagen
reich at 656 Wells street. The damage
done was not great.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-04

w. c. T. u. Meeting-The w. c. I. U
will meet this afternoon at 2:SO with
Mrs. R. G. Kirkwpod, at 1925 Wesley ave.
nue. Miss Eva Jones. state organizer of
the l.. 7. L., will deliver an address.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-04
70 CURE a COLD i'm ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bro-so Quinins Tablets All drug
eists ref1lrd the n1oney If It falls to cur,. E. W.
Groves signature Is On each box. $50.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-04

Court Calendar Llght-The March term
of the district court will convene Mon
day. at which time the calendar VIII be
called and cases set for trial. The March
docket contains 119 jury cases and ~
court cases. There are but twenty three
divorce. cases for the March term.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-04

Hiram r. Stevens Condition Unchanged.
The condition of Hiram F. Stevens
has undergone no change in the. last
twenty hours. He continues low.
but his physicians still have hopes of his
recovery.