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Sf.INT_PfIU_L.LOCAL SEWS SOTES.

Maj. Hardacre reports that the Christmasbusiness at the local postofßee was 10 percent larger than last year.

Principal S. A. Far.worth, of the Cleve-land school, has been appointed state agentfor the National Educational association.

The little folks of House of Hope churchhad their Christmas festival last evening.

except the primary class, who will rejoice

this afternoon.Acker Post No. 21. G. A. R.. willhold their

regular semi-monthly meeting this evening

at headquarters. Central block, West Sev-enth and Sixth streets.

The rrohibltionlsts of the city will holdthe first of a series of parlor conferencesat tho residence of Dr. C. EL Magraw, at

Hamline. Tuesday evening nextThe funeral of Joseph Montoure. the pioneer

blacksmith, who died Thursday morning, willbe held this afternoon at

_ o'clock from St.I_ouis" Catholic church. Exchange and Wa-basha streets.

Executive Agent Fullotton. <>f the statefish and panic coram 'eslon. has received aninvitation from the oon___Jssloners of Michi-gan and Wisconsin to atu \u0084_ a general meet-ing of fish and game officers at MilwaukeeTuesday, but he cannot ge.

Mr. and Mrs. John Qanther will celebratethe twenty-fifth anniversary of their weddingat their residence in Haze' Park Mondayqvening. Mr. Gunther is DM of the generalforemen of the Wood Harvester works, and apopular citizen of Hazel Park. \ large num-ber of guests from St. Paul are expected onthe occasion.

The Sunday school of the Immanuel Baptistchurch will hold its annual Christmas enter-tainment Monday evening, consisting of songsand recitations by the sefaooL The feature-;

ot the evening will be the windmill, themiller and the Brownies. The committee incharge are Miss Minnie Shearc. Miss CarrieSfcClure, Mrs. J. J. Ellis and Mrs. CharlesBradv. Deacon Johnson. D. F. Erksktne, H. S.Smith and W. H. Erkskine.

One of the handsomest calendars seen thisyear is that issued by William Hamm. Itrepresents a young woman, the original ofwhich lives in St. Paul. She is shapely andbeautiful, and as she sits in a large willowrhair. looks into the beholders eyes as shesips a glass of the best production of Mr.Hanim's brewery. The cole ring on the face,

the tinting of the entire picture and the ex-cellent arrangement of color and shade onthe dress is expuisite.

CHRISTMAS AT THE HOTELS.

William Mc-Key, of Winona, is at the Ryan.

D. F. Green, of Duluth. is at the Windsor.John Nelson, of Montana, is at the Mer-

chants'.James EL Kinnan, of Duluth. is at

" theRyan.

D. E. Cloyd, of Cloquet, Minn., is at theWindsor.

C. S. Edwards, of Mayville, N. D., Is atthe Ryan.

A. W. Hall and wife, of Chicago, are atthe Windsor.

F. J. Pearson, of Heron Lake, Is a guest atthe Merchants'.

Ben D. Smith, of Mankato, spent the dayat the Windsor.

W. W. Barrett, of Church's Ferry, N. D.,Is at the Merchants'.

E. A. Wickerson and wife, of Albany, N.V., are at tho Windsor.

John O. Putnam, of Chippewa FalSs, is aguest at the Merchants'.

Frank Rose, of Pembina, was a Christmasguest at the Metropolitan.

J. J. Cullen and wife, of Duluth, were atthe Metropolitan yesterday.

B. D. Russell, of Jamestown, was on theMetropolitan register yesterday.

M. B. Wagstaff and C. R. Kennedy, ofSioux City, are at the Merchants'.

W. D. McDonald and wife, of Annandale,were guests at the Hotel Metropolitan yes-terday.

E. C. Calkins and Mrs. L. G. Norton, ofKearney, Neb., registered at tlie Ryan yes-terday.

Robert McKinnen, a prominent Ashlandreal estate operator, was a Christmas guestin St. Paul.

E. L. Johnson and wife, of Omaha, and P.W. Connell, of Helena, were at the Metro-politan yesterday.

B. Hall and wife, C. S. McCurdy and w '.cand J. C. Cardie, of West Superior, were atthe Windsor yesterday.

John E. Phalen, who has been located inFort Dodge, 10., for several months, re-turned to St. Paul for Christmas.

KMGHTS TEMPLAR RITES.

Tlie World-Wide Observance of theDay Shared Here.

Knights Templars all over the worldyesterday celebrated Christmastide ac-cording to the solemn and impressiverites of the order. The ceremonieswere conducted at the same hour inevery land, the difference in time ineach country being allowed for.

At 11 o'clock yesterday morning theKnights Templars of St. Paul joinedwith their brothers in all climes in theceremony. The same toast was re-sponded to in all parts of the UnitedStates, that addressed to "Our most emi-nent commander.L. La Rue Thomas.hisfaithful knights send greetings on theHoly Christmastide, 'On earth, peace,good will toward men.'

"The grand

master sent the following response:"To all the Brotherhood of the faith,may the peace of God, which passethall understanding, keep your heartsand minds through Jesus Christ."

Both Damascus Commandery No. 1and Paladin No. 21 held services yester-day. The latter commandery met firstand afterward joined with Damascuscommandery at the latter's invitation.Addresses were made by Capt. Edgar S.Dudley, LT. S. A., eminent sword bear-er of the grand encampment of theUnited States, and by John H. Ran-dall, of Minneapolis, grand commanderof Minnesota

PLATFORM MEETIXG.

The Public Health of St. i'anl to BeDiscussed at the People's.

At the People's church Sunday evening at8 a platform meeting willbe held on the sub-ject cf *'The Public Health of St. Paul,"with the following speakers:

Dr. Smith— "Health of the Ideal City."Dr. A. J. Stone— "Public Health as It Is

in St. Paul."Mayor Doran— "Responsibility of City Offi-

cials."Dr. E. J. Abbott— "Responsibilities of Pri-

vate Citizens."This is a subject in which every parent and

every citizen is interested.

Special Music Tomorrow.There will be .peclal musical services at

the House of Hope Presbyterian church to-morrow. Supplementing the Christmas themeby the pastor. Rev. John Paul Egbert, D. D.,the choir will give, at the morning service:Organ—Overture ln D HandelAnthem— "Welcome, Happy Morn"..ChadwickAnthem

—"There Were Shepherds" —

BlumenschelerSolo— "The Birthday of a King" Neidlinger

Mr. Colvllle.Coral—"Sing, O Sing This Blessed Morn"——

LeslieOrgan—"Hallelujah" Beethoven

An attractive song service willbe given lnthe evening, when Dr. Egbert will give oneof his model talks on church mu-ic Theprogramme is as follows:Organ—Overture "Athalie" MendelssohnAnthem— "O Zion, That Tellcst Good

Tidings" BuckSolo— "Child of Bethlehem" Salter

Mrs. Colville.Anthem— "This Hallowed Day Hath

Shin.4" Stnfne.Anthem— "Mercy and Truth Are Met

\u25a0•'ogether StainerOriun-Andante WilySTr.-"It Is the Blessed C_.i_.tmas

Morn" BartlettMlfs Coghlan.

C'ai )I—"Tj.. As.hen-, of Peace" BaxnbyOrgan- "K_...el_j.h" Handel

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LOVE STILIi LAUGHSNOT ONLY AT LOCKSMITHS, BIT

AT THE STILLWATER PRIS-ON BARS.

ROMANCE OF A TENDER TYPE

SIRROENDS THE RELEASE OPANNA SMITH FROM THE

STATE PRISON.

TODAY MERRY MARRIAGE BELLS

Are to Ring Out the Happy Endingof Her Troubles and Her

Whiloni Employer's.

Mrs. Anna Smith, a colored womanwho was serving a sentence of twenty-four years ln the Stillwater prison formanslaughter, has received a hand-some Christmas present from Gov.Clough, In the shape of a pardon. Mrs.Smith has been in prison just fouryears, as she was taken to StillwaterDec. 24, 1892.

The crime was committed at Basslake July 4, 1892. Mrs. Smith was atthat time living on a farm near the jlake, where she was employed as house-keeper by Charles Heneige, the ownerof the farm.

On the morning of the 4th Mr. Hen-eige was workin in his garden withina stone's throw of Bass lake, when henoticed a rough-looking stranger on hispremises. The man was standing ontbe small boat landing and was fishing. ]Heneige told him he was on privateproperty and ordered him off the prem-ises. The stranger replied with abusivelanguage. Heneige picked up a stoneand threw it at the man. It missedhim, whereupon he rushed at Heneigeand struck him with his fish pole.

At this juncture Mrs. Smith rushedout of the house and exclaimed:

"If you don't get away from here,I'll shoot you!"

The man called her a vile name andreaching for his pocket, cried: "I'llshoot you." Mrs. Smith flred her re-volver and the man fell dead. Accord-ing to Heneige's story, Mrs. Smith firedonly one shot. She declared that sheshot three times, twice to frighten theman and the third time in self-defense.The man who met his death at thehands of Mrs. Smith was AugustHoppe, a laborer.

Mrs. Smith's pardon was securedmainly through the efforts of a largenumber of St. Paul people, who got upa petition in her behalf and presentedit to Gov. Clough last summer. Theymaintained that th-s woman had prov-ocation for her act and that, underproper influences, she would neverhave committed it.

Mrs. Smith's record as a prisonerwas excellent.

The Globe was informed last night,on authority apparently reliable, thatone of the contingencies upon whichthe woman was pardoned was that shewould either marry Heneige or cease tolive on his farm. It is said by thoseinterested in securing Mrs. Smith's re-lease from prison that ehe and Heneigelived together as man and wife forsome time previous to the murder, re-gardless of the latter-day proprietieswhich frown upon a union without thesanction of chyroh and state. Mrs.Smith was asked by her friends whenthe movement to secure a pardon wasbegun if she would accept one of thealternatives offered, and promised thatshe would. She signified her willng-ness to marry Heneige, providing that"Barkis was willin*.

"As soon as she

was released from prison she went im-mediately to Heneige's place at BassLake and yesterday spent Christmaswith him.

Rev. S. P. Jones, pastor of the St.James A. M. E. church, is interested inseeing that Mrs. Smith keeps her prom-ise one way or the other, and he willgoout to Bass L/ake today with a viewto ascertaining just what she intendsto do. The situation is pretty well un-derstood by those immediately connect-ed with the case, and it is said thatthere will be a quiet wedding at Hen-eige's farm tonight which will join thewhite man and African woman in thebonds of wedlock. Mr. Heneige is aboutfifty years of age, while his said- to-beprospective bride of dusky hue Is forty-five.

MRS. MOUNTEORIPS ACCOUNT.

She Gives a Graphlo Description ofthe Original Christmas.

Mrs. Lydla Mamroeff yon Finkel-stein Mountford chose a very appro-priate subject for her last evening'slecture at People's church. She heldan appreciative audience spellbound inher talk upon the birth of Christ andthe customs of the people at that time.Having been born and brought up inJerusalem, Mrs. Mountford was en-abled to add to her lecture a descrip-tive picture which was Intense in itseloquence. Mrs. -Mountford is pos-sessed of remarkable dramatic ability.She throws its full effect into her lec-tures, and intensifies it with livingrepresentations of the people and theirhabitations.

Last evening Mrs. Mountford erect-ed a canvas picture upon the stageshowing a faithful representation ofthe Church of the Nativity, erectedover the spot upon which the SaviorIs supposed to have been born, also atypical inn of the period and otherscenes.

The lecturer was assisted by fifteenpeople, who were dressed In the cos-tumes of the Jewish people at thetime of Christ's birth, which costumesremain about the same at the presentperiod.

Mrs. Mountford graphically de-scribed the Inn, the customs and char-acteristics of the people, giving practi-cal living pictures of the scenes en-acted after the birth of Christ, whenthe shepherds crowded their way intothe inn and found Jesus, whose com-ing had been prophesied.Itwas not difficult for the shepherds

to find the object of their search.Tbey had been told ln the propheciesthat the child which they soughtwould be clad ln swaddling clothes ofroyal colors. The people had all beensummoned to Jerusalem to pay theirtaxes, and as Mary, the mother of thechild, was a direct descendant of roy-alty, she herself was dressed in herroyal raiment, which had been handeddown to her through generations. Mrs.Mountford believes that Joseph andMary were not poor people, but thaton the contrary they were endowedwith considerable wealth. The Scrip-tures say that Mary returned fromJerusalem to her "own house," andMrs. Mountford says that ln order tobe enrolled upon the records, at thattime, and even today, one must havepossessions of his own, and must bethe sole owner, or the "living soul" ofthe family. The lecturer further saidthat the fact that Mary and Josephwere quartered ln the manger did notat all prove that they were poor. Dur-ing the period of tax collections lnJerusalem at that period all the in__swere crowded to their utmost, andwhen their capacity was overtaxed,the late comers were forced to takewhat quarters they could find, muchas it is in modern times. The latecomers were assessed exorbitant sumsevc-n for the privilege of sleeping inthe stables. Another reason why thelecturer assumes that Mary was wellprovided with worldly effects wuthat she herself went to Jerusalem forthe purpose of paying her taxes, andto publicly announce her marriage to

Joseph. Prior to this announcementshe was required by law to pay hertaxes in person, she being the "livingsoul" of her estate.

Mrs. Mountford also declares thatthe world is not indebted to the Jewsfor the discovery of Christ's birth,but rather to the Gentile astrologers,who for centuries had been studyingthe horoscope and the stars, and whofirst saw the star of Bethlehem.

Mrs. Mountford will repeat the -samelecture this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.

WAS WILSON HELD IP?

Arnold, Arrested on Suspicion,

Pleads Ignoraace.

Charles Wilson, a stranger from Min-neapolis, thinks an attempt was madeto hold him up at the corner of Thirdand Wabasha streets, Thursday night,and a man giving the name of J. E.Arnold was arrested for the allegedcrime. Wilson was also detained as awitness in the case. According to hisstory he was walking along WestThird street, when two men who woreapproaching from the opposite direc-tion "split" and forced him to walkbetween them. As he did so. Wilsonclaims one of the men struck him apowerful blow in the face, knockinghim to the sidewalk. He was not ren-dered unconscious, however, and atonce jumped to his feet, when he saysthat one of the men remarked to hiscompanion, "Come on, let's get out ofthis. We cannot get him; you did nothit hard enough." With that the menturned away and .Wilson ran downWabasha street to Fourth, where hemet Officer Houska, Together theywent in search of the supposed high-waymen, and met them coming aroundthe corner. The men who struck Wil-son took to their heels, but OfficerH-etMk* caught the man claiming to beArnold, who, Wilson says, is the onewho struck him. Arnold denied anyconnection with the affair, and refusedto give the r_ame of his companion.

When the case was called in thepolice court yesterday morning, As-

| sistant Attorney Oppenheim. as is cus-tomary on holidays, moved to dismissthe case. Here the second tilt betweenMr. Oppenheim and Lieut. Boerner,representing the police department, oc-curred over the same matter. Lieut.

jBoerner objected to allowing a man toi be released from so serious a charge

simply because it was Christmas, andmaintained that Arnold should be held,as the police were of the opinion thathe had been guiltyof attempted high-way robbery.

Mr. Oppenheim was very indignantat the so-called interference of Lieut.Boerner, and angrily resented his re-marks to the court, claiming that apolice officer was not entitled to sucha privilege when the city prosecutorhad moved to dismiss the case. Not-withstanding the wordy war Which fol-lowed, Judge Twohy held Arnold untiltoday.

Arnold is a well dressed young man,and bears the appearance of respecta-bility, though accused of being a foot-pad. Wilson, too, is of good appear-ance, and tells the story of the allegedassault with the evident belief thathe was attacked for the. purpose otrobbery. In proof of his encounter hecarries a swollen and lacerated lip, asa result of the blow which knockedhim down. Several of the police offi-cials are of tlie opinion that the affairwas nothing more than a street fight.

PROPOSED G. A. R. MOMMENT.

Ln-dles Will Discuss the Subject li-the Commercial Club.

On the afternoon of Jan. 2 the ladies'committee, of the citizens' committee,of the G. A.R. encampment, which as-sociation, by the way, is to be per-petuated, will hold an open meeting inthe parlors of the commercial club, notonly to discuss the question of a mon-ument to the recent encampment, butalso to hear papers on the subject ofmarble, granite, bronze and other stylesof monuments.

The principal paper will be on"Bronze," by Mrs. Charles D. Parker, Iwho is very well posted on the subject,and Who has been looking up author-ities and points In preparation of herpaper.It appears that white marble and

granite mnuments will not last anylength of time ln this climate, and it

is the purpose of the association tomake the monument to the encamp-ment perennial.

The meeting is educational, and allsorts of monuments will be gone into.

The meeting will be open, and allthose ladles and citizens interested inthe movement are cordially Invited tobe present. It is also the purpose ofthe association to have papers here-after, and continue the association asa permanent and educational affairwith noble ambitions and high views.

AT THE HOSPITALS.

Sufferers Were Reminded of TheirGreat Benefactor.

Christmas was appropriately ob-served at the hospitals yesterday, ineach of which trees were arranged forconfined children, and presents dis-tributed among the patients in generalwhose condition permitted of suchpleasantry. At the city hospital thechildren were assembled in the nurseryand the traditional tree lighted for theirentertainment. The little patients en-joyed the occasion immensely, andwhen Dr.Ritchie entered the room at-tired as Santa Claus, with a pack ofcandy and presents on his back, theircup of joy was full indeed. SantaClaus distributed his gifts to theyoung invalids in the presence of thehospital staff, whose pleasure was al-most as keen as that of the children.A separate tree was provided for thochildren in the contagious ward, sothat none of the little folks might bedisappointed.

The officials of both St. Luke's and9t Joseph's hospitals also preparedtrees for their young patients, and anumber of visitors were present towitness the pleasure which Christmasbrings, even to those in affliction. Gi.tsof friends to patients were also distrib-uted.

We call the attention of our readersto the special notice of our State Sav-ings Bank under announcements.

CHAMPION OF IRELAND.

John E. Redmond to Lecture in St.Paul Soon.

John B. Redmond, Ireland's stellarrepresentative in the British parlia-ment, will deliver a lecture In St Paulwithin a few weeks.

Mr. Redmond has been a member ofparliament for the past fifteen years,and has collected a vast amount of in-formation and incident that ought tomake his lecture bristle with thrillingInterest. His lecture, It Is said, Is notto be of a political nature, but willap-peal to all classes alike, as he has thereputation of being a fascinating pub-lic speaker.

His first appearance ln New York,Nov. 28, was the occasion for a greatovation, and he has been received withenthusiasm lnall the other cities he hasspoken.

To Justice to the Dead.To _he Editor of the Globe.In your issue of Dec. 26, in giving thehistory of my life-long acquaintance and

friend, Joseph ontoure (lately deceased), Itis stated that he "was a member of theFirst Minnesota regiment and lost his legat Gettysburg." Ihave lived here overforty-eight years and have known Mr. Mon-toure ail the time as a modest, unassumingand honest man, and ia justice to his honorand memory can say that he never claimedor made any pretense of claiming any mili-tary service. He was not a member of theFirst Minnesota or of any regiment or com-pany, and his leg was amputated (becauseof disease) one or two years ago by someo< our St. Paul dcotors. Truly,—

W. H. Hoyt,Company F. First Minnesota Volunteers.

._\u25a0\u25a0_. .Call at the State Savings Bank for'

a han&aotsoe '97 calendar.

THE SAINT PAUL GLOBE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1898.

SIGNED IT AT LASTMAYOR DOR-1N ATTACHES HIS SIG-

NATURE ,7*o /THE BROADWAY

LOQl« O_U)-_AMK,

AND HE TELLS HIS REASONS.

THE VOTE IN THE COUNCIL INITS FAVOR WAS QYER-

,>VHEpiING.

IT MAY BE USED AS A LEVER,

He Thinks, to S.nire Better Trans-foration Facilities to and From

the Union Depot.

Mayor Doran signed the Broadwayloop ordinance yesterday after fivedays' deliberation. In consequence thejobbers and manufacturers in the dis-trict below Robert street Willbe elated,while the retailers on Sixth street andRobert street will be correspondinglydissatisfied.

While it is not customary for thecity's executive to send a written mes-sage to the common council explaininghis reasons for signing a measure,Mayor Doran has deemed it advisableto do so in this case. Doran's communi-cation to the council, which will accom-pany the announcement that he hassigned the Broadway loop ordinance,calls attention to the fact that the ordi-nance was passed by a"decided major-ityof the council, receiving sixteen outof the entire twenty votes. That beingthe case, the mayor holds it would bepresumptuous in him to dictate to thecontrary. He suggests, however, thatthe general interests of the city wouldbe better subserved if the return trackfrom Broadway were run up Seventhstreet instead of Eighth street, as re-quired by the ordinance, inasmuch asSeventh street is the main artery andbusiness street of the city. Moreover,if the cars came back on Seventhstreet, the Robert street and Sixthstreet retailers* and the Ryan hotelwould find such a loop less objection-able.

The mayor further suggests that ifItis the desire of the council to effect anycompromise or amendment the Grandavenue cars might be exempted fromoperation around the Broadway loopand utilized on the proposed union de-pot loop or belt line.

When seen yesterday, Mayor Doranhad this to say with reference to hisaction :"Iconfess this has been a most per-

plexing problem for me. At first Iwasdivided in my own mind and couldnot decide which course was the bet-ter. The question presented two dis-tinct sides, each reinforced by stronginterests. But the more Istudied theproblem, the more I becameconvinced that the heaviest interestswere in favor of extending the loop toBroadway. The overwhelming major-ity by which the council -passed the or-dinance naturally had its effect, too. Itseems to me that it is only a fair pre-sumption that the members of the com-mon council represent their constitu-ency. The ordinance received sixteenvotes out of the twenty.

"Although the advocates of theBroadway loop, ordinance refused toconsider any other measure likely, asthey thought, ta interfere with or delayits passage, **i have good rea-son to believe that a compromise cannow be effected whereby union de-pot street railway facilities may be se-cured. In my communication to thecouncil Ihave suggested that theGrand avenue cars might be exemptedfrom operation around the Broadwayloop in order that they may be oper-ated around a union depot loop or beltline, if one can be secured. Ihave as-certained that some such amendment isnow contemplated among the aldermen,who made no effort in this directionwhen the ordinance first came beforethem, believing that a three-fourths vote was required topass such a measure. Iam alsoconvinced that the return track of theBroadway loop should run up Seventhstreet, instead of Eighth. There are nointerests to be subserved on Eighthstreet, while Seventh street is the prin-cipal retail thoroughfare of the city."

SANTA CLAUS' VISIT

To the Look-Up Was a Happy Oasisin >I[.er>'- Hannt.

The life of a policeman or city de-tective is not always what it is crackedup to be. Aocor-ting to the generalconception these functionaries are sup-posed to never sleep, to tramp aboutat all hours and in all kinds of weath-er, both on their own birthdays andevery one's else, and to have no sharein the joyous yuletlde season. A baldfallacy! They -sometimes snatch a fewminutes' sleep,- occasionally stand in adoorway durinig a rain storm, some-times even get a day off, and as forparticipating in the Christmas festivi-ties, no one who called at the centralstation yesterday would ever deny thatthe coppers and fly bobs had indeed amerry Christmas. Iftheir painstakingcare of the public weal during the yearis not wholly appreciated by people atlarge, old Santa Claus rememberedtheir good deeds, and saw to it thateach attache of the station, from ChiefSchweitzer and Chief Goss down toLouis Liverpool and every one of thestack of black cats which frighten thewits out of the "jags" who are nightlylocked up, and make them think theyhave in truth "got 'em."

The action of jolly Kris Kringle in thusremembering the overworked and under-paid coppers was only another forcible illus-tration of the proverb that "virtue Is Itsown reward." He commiserated with themin their nightly vigils, and though all hu-manity, in selfish unappreciatlon, forgot thesturdy bluecoat In the gladdest time of allthe year. Santa Claus!generous gifts showedhe had been watching their several courses,and though the occupants of palaces mustbe slighted, such merit could not go unre-warded.

So it happened that 6ome time during thestill watches of the night before Christmas-even while the night force was alert andsleepless— he stole down the chimney of thegloomy station, and in the detectives' room,where the reporters for the morning papersare banished whenever there Is a chanceto pick up a good story ln the outer apart-ments, arrayed a* real Christmas tree withchoice presents. (SVheß 'Capt. Rouleau dis-covered how kindly the department had beenremembered he was vl^ably affected, and re-fused to allow the tree to be disturbed be-fore the day relief ca__rc on.

At 7 a. m. all gazed Upon the tree in child-ish delight, whit. Liverpool denuded it ofIts treasures, handing' each his gift as thename appeared on a neat tag atttached tothe parcels by a pretty,blue string. The flmarticle taken do-^n Was a real policeman,which the good old Santa Claus had pre-sented to Mayor Boran. The mayor was notpresent and a committee was appointed to in-form him of his:goodr fortune today. ThenChief Schweitzer received a neat box, care-fully wrapped inrsilver paper. Unrolled Itdisplayed

—a string of, Wienerwursts and a

lovely bunch of 'finely chopped sauerkraut.Tlie chief was delighted, and his joy knewno bounds. Chief Goss got the sweetest littlebox of ten pins one ever saw, and Immedi-ately locked himself up in his office, whenceissued all day the rumble of the balls andexultant cries of "spares" and "strikes."

Capt. Rouleau was made happy by thereceipt of two fat green frogs, while "MaceoCuba Libre" Davis, the sergeant, was givena war trumpet which will make Weyler 'sheart chill when Its blasts echo through Ha-vana as "Maceo" leads a charge on the Span-ish citadel. Lieut. Babe got a "coon" babybecause he had not made a "pinch" ln the"Bad Lands" for two days, and Kris Kringlefeared he might forget his favorite quarry.Sergeant Ross received a pig- Lieut Boer-ner has already worn out two sets of stringson the twin Jumping jacks the o'.d man left

for him, aad tho reason why he so lndustri-ouily works the pugilistic bits of wood Issaid to be because it recalls his battle royalwith a city prosecutor in the municipal court.Lieut. Pothen, Bane's aid-de-camp in theraids on the "Bad Lands," was also re-membered with a representation of his vic-tims, and when Liverpool picked off a pick-aninny for himself he was as tickled asa dlmlnutivo eantue with a tin caudal ap-pendage.

Tha fly bobs were Individual fountains ofJoy when Louis began calling off their namesand when Werrlck received two bottles ofpoison, a razor and a delicate piece of wovenhemp (Werrlck thinks suicide the naturalend of man), his face shone with a beautifullight. Wells voraciously grabbed a pair otbellows pinned to his name, and got allswelled up over the gift. Campbell wasmade the recipient ot a publication by "OldSlouth." entitled, "How to Sleep With BothEyes Open," and was busily engaged In itsperusal the rest of the day. Murnane had tobe satisfied with a deck of beautifully coiledcards, but they may come ln handy someday. and he was as happy as any one. WhenHenry Oruber opened his little bundle theothers gathered about the tree ceased theirgatherings and bolted for the door. SantaClaus knew Henry. Henry's ancestors cameover on the German Lloyd line, and thought-ful St. Nick had brought this genial Teutona brick of the finest Llmburger cheese. WhenOruber had taken his gift out In the barn,the other coppers and fly boba came backand then Louis called "Frank Horn." Thedoughty desk sergeant beamed like a burst ofsunlight as he grabbed a hunter's horn, whichrecalled the days when he had chased the

—well, stag will do, over the moors of Scot-land. He took a long breath, and the mightyblast which he blew Is yet drowning thecries of the fractious prisoners brought inlast night. Secretary Mounts was so tickledwith his present of the tail feather of anAndaluslan rooster that he shook it In ChiefSchweitzer's face and declared that his Plym-outh Rock cock had only left that much ofPhil's whole coop of prize birds at the last"pit" which was pulled off. Then the blackcats came in and purred over several legsot roast lamb, for which Jake Stadtfleld hadblown his last two months' salary in pur-chasing, and having prepared by the bestchef in town. Thus it was that many heartswere gladdened yesterday that the public wotnot of.

MORRIS SELF'S SCRAPE.

Arrested at a Bal Manque at Market

Hall.Morris Self, somewhat known locally

as a boxer and physical instructor,was arraigned in the police court yes-terday nominally on the charge of dis-orderly conduct, though rt is claimedby the police that there is evidence ofa far more serious charge against him.Self was arrested at Market hall earlyyesterday morning after a masqueradeball, locked up In a room in companywith a girl named Lizzie Evans. Ser-geant McCarthy says that she drankseveral glasses of wine with Self andremembered nothing more until thepolice broke in the door of the roomWhere Self and she were found.

The arrest was made upon a reportof the janitor of the building, who in-formed the police that when he wasclosing up the hall he heard some onetalking in a supposed empty room.It Is customary in the police court

to release all prisoners on a holidaywho are arraigned for minor offenses,and it was the desire of Assistant At-torney Oppenheim to thus dispose ofthe Self case, but Lieut. Boerner, rep-resenting the police department, de-clared such a course, under the cir-cumstances, would be an outrage. Thisstatement angered Mr. Oppenheim,who said that he had investigated thecase and "knew that the affair wasnothing more serious than disorderlyconduct The assistant attorney wa.very wroth at what he termed thedictation of the police department inconnection with his duties, but finallycooled down, when Judge Twohy up-held Lieut. Boerner by holding Selffor further examination.

ROW OVER A WOMAN

Resnlts in Frank; Mcßeth BeinB

Knifed._

"We were just having a merryChristmas when he got sore about awoman and stuck the knife into me,but it don't amount to much, and ifthe police had not interfered Iwouldnot have brought any charge againsthim." The speaker was Frank Mc-Beth, a negro porter employed at Re-ber's cafe, and he referred in his re-marks to Frank Lanier, another ne-gro, who was locked up at the centralpolice station last night on the chargeof assault with a dangerous weapon.Mcßeth had a small wound in thecheek, near the left eye, and anotherin the back of his head, which heclaimed Lanier had inflicted with apenknife during a row in a Robertstreet resort yesterday afternoon. Thepolice heard of the affair last night,and after an investigation took bothmen into custody, holding Mcßeth,however, only as a witness. Dr.Brimhall examined Mcßeth's woundsand was of the opinion that they werenot necessarily made by a knife.Lanier olaims he simply struck Mc-Beth with his fist. The man's injuriesare in no wise serious. Lanier is aporter ln the railroad service and liveson Wacouta street, between Fourthand Fifth streets, where he was ar-rested by Sergeant Ross.

MERCY AND CIGARS

Dispensed to the Indiscreet in Po-lice Conrt Yesterday.

The customary practice of allowingprisoners charged with minor offensesin the police court on Christmas daytheir liberty, was observed before JudgeTwohy yesterday. As fast as the pris-oners were arraigned, Assistant At-torney Oppenheim moved that the oasesbe dismissed, and the court as readilygranted the motion. Mr. Oppenheimpresented each individual with a cigarand bade him "go thy way and sinno more."

THE CHRISTMAS CAROL.

Will Be Given at tin M.«._ SchoolToday

At 2 o'clock this afternoon and 8o'clock this evening Dickens' "Christ-mas Carol** willbe given a dramatizedpresentation at the hall In the Centralhigh school. The proceeds are for thebenefit of the teachers' library. Thedrama will preserve the spirit of thefamous sketch as closely as possibleand will be presented with specialmusical features, by the leading ama-teurs of the city, assisted by highschool pupils.

HAD NO RAZOR WITH HER,

But ItIs Said .llaggie Wiley Had aKnife.

Maggie Wiley, a colored woman living at105 West Third street, is a prisoner at thecentral police station charged with an assaultwith a dangerous weapon on Lillie Harris,in the apartments of Mrs. Nellie Callam, at103 West Third street. The assault was donewith a knife. The parties are all colored. TheHarris woman is not dagerously hurt.

('nuK'lit In the Act.A young man named William Curtis wss

arrested last night charged with the attempt-ed burglary of a store at 178 East Fifthstreet. He is said to have been caught Inthe act

0Hints on Dress.

"Isay, old man," remarked the other man'sfriend ."really, you won't take it amiss IfIgive you a pointer?"

"No, indeed. What is it?""Rather personal, don't you know.""Tell me. Idon't care.""Well, now, you won't be offended, Ihope,

but you—

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really ought to take more painswith your dress. Now,Ithink you have wornthat suit three months. Haven't you?"

"Believe you are right. What of It?""It looks It. You ought to pay more atten-

tion to your clothes. You know what they sayln Shakespeare, 'The habit oft proclaims theman.' Now, look at ma. Doni. you know Ihadtwelve new suits made during the past year."

"You don't say so! Ihad no Idea therewere that many tailors ln the city."

—Chicago

Times-Herald.__».

A Question of Expense."Going to send your boy to college?""Well, haven't made up my mind. IthinkIcan have him trained for a prize fightercheaper than Ican for a football playsr."

—New York Commercial.

Harry Schmolters, ivliag at Morton andStryker avenues, was accidentally shot in theleg last night by dropping a loaded revolveron the floor.

BURNING VASFATALMRS. JOHN RA._f.VLLO SCR VIVOS

lIKR BARE) BUT A FEW,

HOUR*.

TWO LIVES SNUFFED OUT

ALMOST AS SOTTOE3INI.Y AS THESHIPPING TAPERS ON JOYOUS

TREES.

ELECTRICIAN LOSES AN EYE.

Charles Lintner la Terribly Hart atthe Hill Street Railway

Power House.

Both Mrs. John Ranallo and her two-year-old son, the victims of the Christ-mas eve lamp explosion at their fam-ilyhome, 602 Grove street, died at thecity hospital yesterday. Each was hor-ribly burned, and the babe succumbedto his injuries at 4 o'clock in the morn-ing, while the mother lingered inagonyuntil noon. Everything possible wasdone to preserve the lives of the suffer-ers and to alleviate their pain, but theterrible shock was too severe anddeath's coming was almost welcome.The dead woman was thirty-eight yearsof age and leaves a husband and mar-ried daughter.

The double fatality is one of "par-ticular sadness, interrupting as it didthe Christmas festivities of the littlefamily, which was suddenly sunderedln the midst of holiday joy. Italiansof the poorer class, the father andmother had prepared for the Christmasseason as extensively as their limitedmeans would permit and had invitedsome of their neighbors ln to partici-pate in the festivities. The childrenwere told the story of the Christ child,

and the gifts which the parents haddeprived themselves to secure the hap-piness of the little ones were beingplaced ln tiny hands when the terri-ble accident occurred. An unfortunatemovement on the part of one of theguests upset the lamp which was burn-ing on the table, and in a momentmother and babe were enveloped inflames. Joy was turned into terror, andmirth gave way to a silent horror. Mrs.Ranallo had been sitting with the childin her lap, and when the lamp ex-ploded almost the instant it struck thefloor the flying oil saturated the cloth-ing of both. With a scream of fear themother dropped the infant and rushedinto the street. Mr. Ranallo seized ablanket with which he smothered theflames which were leaping around hisyoung son and placing the uncon-scious form on a bed hurried to thestreet, where the terrorized cries of hiswife directed his footsteps to a quiver-ing form a block away writhing in ag-ony in the snow. Officer Moran had metthe woman and extinguished the flameiwhich the wind fanned about her lowerextremities until they were burned ter-ribly. She was carried back to thehumble home, which "Out a few mo-ments before had been full of happi-ness and rejoicing, but where nowgloom reigned. Everywhere throughoutthe city eager hearts were beating inexpectancy for the morrow, but thegladdest day of all the year had noth-ing in store now for the Italian familybut sadness of the most oppressing na-ture.

When the victims of the accidentreached the hospital, they were putunder the influence of opiates to di-minish their suffering, but from thefirst it was plainly evident that therewas little or no hope for their recov-ery. Mrs. Ranallo was conscious attimes, though suffering terrible pain,and recognized her husband, who waswith her when their baby died ln theearly morning hours. Itwas a mercy,however, that she was given opiatesmost of the time, and, when death re-lieved her agony, a sigh of subduedthanks escaped the poor woman's at-tendants. Yesterday afternoon the sis-ter-in-law of the dead woman visitedthe hospital and reported the family-was too poor, she said, to bury itsdead, and it was desired that the coun-ty bear the expense of the double fu-neral. The remains will be taken overto McCarthy & Donnelly, from whoseestablishment the last act ln a tragedyof real life will take place, probablytomorrow. John Ronallo, the fatherand husband, Is employed in the yardsof the C. J. Lewis Coal company atthe foot of Kittson street.

LOST HIS RIGHT EYE,

Accident to a Belt Terribly MalmsCharles Lintner.

A serious accident occurred at thepower house of the City Railway com-pany on Hillstreet shortly after noonyesterday, by which Charles Lintner, adynamo tender, received injuries whichmay prove fatal, in addition to losingthe sight of his right eye. A flyingsplinter from a dynamo casing, whichwas shattered by the slipping of arapidly revolving belt from a pulley,entered the young man's mouth, pen-etrating the roof and pushing the eyefrom the socket. Itis thought that thesplinter may have pierced the brain,though this fact is not yet fullyestab-lished. Should the contrary have beenthe case, there is no danger of a fatal-ityattending the accident.

Lintner, who is twenty-five years ofage, was engaged in his regular dutyof oiling the dynamo machinery whenthe accident occurred. He was leaningover with his head beside the woodencasing, which partly covers the dyna-mo, when the belt slipped off the pul-ley. In an instant the huge piece ofleather had shattered the covering tobits and Lintner fell to the floor witha cry of pain. Itwas some time beforethe machinery could be stopped, and,when Superintendent Olson reached theyoung man's side, he found he couldnot talk, but an examination of theinjured man's mouth, which wasflecked with blood, showed the pieceof wood firmly imbedded in the palate.The central police station was notifiedof the accident, and, on his way to th°scene, Lieut. Boerner met Dr. Bole,who hurried to Lintner's assistance.When the splinter was withdrawnblood spurted from the patient's mouthin a small stream, though he retainedconsciousness through the ordeal. Theright eye hung an inch below the sock -et on the check, and, realizing the se-rious nature of the injuries. Dr. Boleat once ordered the. young man takento the city hospital.

Lintner has a brother, George Lint-ner, employed in Minneapolis as anelectrician, who was Jmmediatey noti-fied of the accident and at once cameto St. Paul The brother called uponDr. Fulton and an operation was per-formed, by which the eye was removed.Dr. Fulton is of the opinion that thecase is one of dangerous possibilities,should the splinter have pierced thebrain, and last n'SSt.t was not certainthat such was not the case. Lintneris a single man and formerly livedat 115 Silhunit avenue.

TRACY RESTS EASILY.

Victim ol a Payne Avenne Car May

Recover.

Dennis Tracy, who was struck bjr astreet car on the Lafayette avenue •bridge C__rl_*t-_u_s eve, was resting com- i

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Field,Schlick

&Co.Special and Important

Today and until closed out wewill sell all goods known asStrictly Holiday Goods, at adiscount of

25 Per Gentfrom lowest former prices.

Sterling Silver Novelties,Gold Pens and Pencils,Fine Leather Goods,Paris and Vienna Fans,Tortoise Shell Goods,Triplicate Mirrors,Trimmed Baskets,Celluloid Goods,Bric-a-BracAllgoods are marked inplain

figures. And all the articlesenumerated above willbe sold ata discount of

25 Per Gentfrom former selling price.

Special Silks.Imported China Silks, inblack,

white and colors, a regular 48*cent quality, today only

19 Centsa yard.

Extra fine Black Shanghai Silks,24 and 25 inches wide; extra good 6Sqand 75c qualities, choice for

39 Gentsa yard today.

Black Brocaded Taffetas that otherscall $1.00 qualities, for

69 Centsa yard today.

Remnants.There's a heavy loss on these.

Allthe Remnants from the spe-cial 69c and 97c tables, some ofthem worth as high as $2.00 ayard, all these remnants, for

48 Gentsa yard today. Come early.

Dress Goods.A great off.r that should

crowd the Dress Goods Section.50 pieces of fine All-Wool Sackings

In dress styles, full 52 inches wide,actual value 60c, for

39 Centsa yard today. They cost more at themills in 100-piece lots.

FIELD. SCHLICK & CO.fortably at St. Joseph's hospital yes-terday. The victim of the accident isseventy-six years of age. and on ac-count of his advanced age ItIs thoughtmay suffer more from his injuries thanwould a younger man, but there are atpresent no grounds for a belief thathe Is fatally hurt. Mr. Tracy was stillIrrational most of yesterday, and hisversion of the accident could not belearned. He was visited by his wifeand daughter during the afternoon, andlast evening was resting much easier.

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BEER SOLD IN SIPHONS.

A New Idea Which the Thirsty Ger.man Takei To.

Philadelphia Record.A new way of delivering beer to con-

sumers at their homes has recentlybeen introduced in Germany and israpidly meeting with popular favor.Beer is now delivered in jugs contain-inga gallon and a half, which are her-metically closed with a metallic coverconifeiining a siphon, from which the en-tire apparatus has taken its name,"The Beer Siphon." The jug itself Isof strong glaso, so th*.t the contentscan be seen at all times. Fromthe cover a cylinder containingcarbonic acid gas reached downalmost to the bottom of the jug. Avalve vithin permits only enough ofthe gas to escape into the jug to fillupthe space of the beer that has beendrawn from the faucet. A safety valvaon the top of the cover prevents thepossibility of an accident if the valveinside should give out, that is, if toomuch gas is allowed to escape nto thejug proper. Allmetal parts of the out-side are nickeled while the metal partson the Inside coming in contact withthe beer are covered with galvanizedtin. The siphon is easily carried bymeans of a handle. The temperatureof the beer can be very easily regulated

ln these siphons.

The siphons themselves are not solid,but bottlers deliver the siphons filledwith any kind of beer desired at theconsumer's house and call again for thesiphons Aye days later. As the beerwill keep in a siphon better than bot-tles, no matter how well corked, it willbe seen that beer drinkers will preferthis method of getting their favoritedrink delivered. The siphons are veryeasily cleaned under pressure of car-bonic acid gas, and since the price ofbeer is no higher delivered in this man-ner than in ordinary bottles, the rapidand successful introduction of thesiphons is thoroughly explained.

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