Reforming the Jury System.|§? BBOSMMAMIfflrarOR eta: in The proposed amenament to the state 1 Hi constitution, offered by Mr H. F. Stevens, NEW ULM, MINN. Completely Renovated for the of this city, which provides for DEr»-a.n.T3vrEKrT MERIDIAN BLOCK OZNTIE the rendeung of verdict in civil cases Wednesday, Feb. 27, 1889. in accordance with the agreement of contains a vast assortment of MS 5 The bill to enable the Winona and three-fourths of the jurymen, is a measure FANCY ARTICLE 10 CENT' DRY GOODSSTORE. St. Peter land company to evade the of great importance. If adopted by payment of back taxes in Brown, I edwood the legislature and ratified by the For the Million. and Cottonwood Counties will not people at the next election it w^ll accomplish become a law. The Senate Judiciary a revolution in our judicial E A, -FLTIVEEJSg-T W O Committee voted unanimously to recommend system. shows up EMBROIDERIES. its indefinite postponement At one time or another almost every GUNS. AND SPORTING GOODS and the House Committee will probably person has had occasion to express disappioval do the same. Senator Bowen and Representative ot or disappointment with the Heideman brought about result of the present system. The waywardness the result and deserve credit for their in grand Shape and the Stock of of the'"one intelligent juryman" effective work. The Pioneer Press gave has become pioverbial and litigants MBROIDERIES 4 ets. a yard a synopsis of Attorney Gilmans argument have found themselves time and is complete as usual. My Prices are Low, my Goods of Best Quality in favor of the bill, but ignored again subjected to expense and delay, MBROIDERIES 6 ets. a yard Don't forget the Place. Senator Bowens arguments against the almost unbearable, owing to his innate same. As our Senator succeeded in (ontranty of character. P. O. Block, Corner 1st North and Minnesota Sts. New Ulm, Minn MBROIDERIES 6 ets. a yard convincing the Committee, his arguments The proposed amendment, it will be must have been the best, and it A. H. SCHLEUDER, observed, does not apply to criminal MBROIDERIES 8 ets. a yard surprises us that so enterprising a Journal cases. No man's life or personal liberun- as the Pioneer Press should fail tcrt'ty ought perhaps to be sacrificed, [MBROIDERIES 10 ets. a yard take notice of them. less the opinions of all unprejudiced sin "u. p-w-£ircisLARGE men who hear the evidence are in The judiciary committee of the house JEWELER agreement. Certainly no proposal to has reported that the session of the legislature STOCK OF receive verdicts in such cases which will close April 23d and that did not leflect the unanimous sentiment no new bills can be presented after of the jury would at this time receive March 30th, except at the request of dealer in S ots- a. ysurdi a,nci \i-p-waxc3s the public approval. the governor. Gol 1 SilverWatches, It is not necessary to believe that the WIDE ORIENTAL LACES 5 ets. a yd. Hall Re'd, who was sentenced to intelligent juryman is always wrong in Stillwater for 15 years for rape of Maud such cases in order to secure support JPHJABL BUTTONS LOWER THAN EVEB. Compson, was pardoned Monday by for this measure. There doubtless Gov.Merriam. It is stated that new evidence Jewelry, and Silver Plated Ware, have been cases where the insistance of of an important kind, had developed, one or two jurors on their own view of GREAT BARGAIN DAT, I Also an elegant Line of since ths trial, which shows that the evidence prevented substantial injustice Albums, Toilet Sets,* Birthday he was an innocent man from being done. But the cases E E S A A where justice has been impeded and often The business of importing jute for Cards. defeated by such an agency have the manufacture of bagging has suffered NEXT SATURDAY WE OFFER A LARGE ASSORTMENT been, on the other hand, so numerous a serious blow from the discovery and so palpable as to make the exception that pine needless furnish an excellent It is money saved to come and examine goods and prices before buying elsewhere. OF PEARL BUTTONS IN WHITE OR SMOKED AT a mere confirmation of the belief substitute, making a stronger bagging REPAIRING A SPECIALITY. ALL WORK WARRANTED. that they represent the normal result at much less cost. In the process an 4 CTS. A DOZEN. ASSORTED SIZES. of such disagreements. Besides all oil is obtained from the pine needless Cofnef Minn- & #i#t JSfoftl} gtfeetf, New Ulm, Mta this, the practice of "jury-fixing" has which brings a good prica. in many comunities developed into an By order of President Cleveland the art. The possibility of a ^single member For the Carnival Season. land offices at Redwood Falls, Benson of a jury Deing tampered with is one which courts and lawyers have and Worthington are annexed to the Tracy district and in order not to hurt long ago recognized as ever present. DEALERS IN the feelings of the first three, the office This plan of taking the verdict of is ordered removed from Tracy to nine jurors out of twelve dispenses in a Dry Goods, Groceries, Marshall. President Hill, of the Manitoba great measure with the possibility of road is said to have engineered bribery and corruption. It is more in CHAS, ROOS the removal. The Fergus Falls land accordance with the prevailing spirit of office is attached to the St Cloud district. accepting the opinion of the great majority ^rotion& Sktft Ckp & Gfei|t 0 fSii^ijsftt This throws eight officials out of as being most in consonance with employment. truth and right. Were men in the conduct of affairs generally to consider A butcher employed by Carson & Em OFFERS A NEW AND COMPLETE LINE OF themselves bound by ijhe unanimous mons. of Freehold, N was engaged MASKS and TRIMMINGS, opinion before proceeding to action in a in cutting up hogs' heads for sausage 9 given direction there would be but little meat jesterday when he came across Jw progress made in the world's affairs. RIESLING'S BLOCK, CORNER MINN. AND CENTER STR. Laces, Bells, Spangles, etc., the head of a large porker which was The recognition of the majority idea in literally devoid of brains. He made a all proceedings in arbitration may further close examination of that section of the be accepted as a safe rule of conduct. At prices which defy competition. head in which the brains ought to have &tlffi(&%9>» 4* 9% What men seek to arrive at is been, and found that there was less substantial right and justice, and that than one-half inch space totally empty PROMPT ATTENTION TO MAIL ORDERS. is attainable now-a-days with men certainly of any brain tissue. The head belonged fWt Ofnde Blodk. tfewUlm, Minn* through deference to the conviction Dealer in to a very ordinary hog. The butcher of the many, rather than of the one. Stoves and Ranges,. and surgens of that section of New Jersey The proposition embodied in this constitutional say it is a case without parallel. amendment is far from being ,» beyond discussion, but those whose experience It has always been a disputed fact as Gasolin Stove and Tinware. demonstrate to them daily the to whether the James Drotbers were or finite character of men's judgment will were not present at the Northfield robbery, BEHNZE & CO, be disposed to accept the apparent solution and the fact that no strenuous Hardware, Farming Implements, efforts were made to bring them to this which Mr. Stevens' measure presents of the grievous difficulties which State for trial, is said to be largely due Nails, Fence Wire, to this fact. It is now said that Cole attend the administration of ourpresen DEALERS IN Younger, now in the Stillwater penitentiary, jury system.—DISPATCH. has lately admitted that Jesse Pumps, Western Washers, ©fy G^ood^ f(ekdy-mkde dlot^g, ffabbef A 10,000 spindle cotton mill to cost James was in the gang—an admission $200,000 is to be put up at Waco Texas, wbioh is probably due to the faot that Gfoodg, 8oot£ kud«gl\oe& ftkt£ kqd dkp£. Jesse is dead. Cole find Jesse, it is this coming sommer. Clothes Wringers, Boss now known, were the two men who. ]^otioq$, G^roderie^ k,i\d Cirodkery. Dr. Setli Arnold's went into the First National bank at Churns, etc., etc., etc. Mankato a few days before the Northfield COUGH KILLER affair and asked to have a $50 bill is the best Cough Care I ever used. THE CHEAPEST HOUSE IN THE CITY FOR CASH. changed, after which they took a careful special attention given to mending and repairing of Tin Ware. All Wm A. Myer, Weston, 111. survey of the premises and went PLEASE CALL AND GIVE US A TRIAL. Work warranted. Druggists, 25c., 50c and out. James Kelly, of Mankato, claimed $1.00, NEW ULM, MINN. Farm Produce taken in Exchange. at the time to have recognized Jesse on the street in that city, haying known Meat Market, Charles Cefeser's B. BEHSTK E & COL him in Missouri, but the outlaw denied A. Behnke, Manager. his identity and the two disappeared. JOS. "SCMOBBICH, Piop'p., BANKRUPT It is supposed that his recognition was T1 A. 0CHS, what prevented them from making BOOK STORE Corner Minn. & Centre Str., New Ulm. their attack on the bank at Mankato instead SALJJ of Northfield. It is said that the A large supply of fresh meats, sausage, CONTRACTOR & BUILDER. Younger brothers still refuse to say hams, lard, etc., constantly on IS WELL SUPPLIED WITH BOOKS, STATIONERY AND hand. Highest market price paid for PUNS UNO SPECIFICATIONS FURNISHED. whether Frank James, who is still living, Cattle, Hogs, Hides, W ool, etc. All was with them or not.—Ex. The Prince of Clothiers is in the EVERYTHING ELSE USUALLY KEPT IN A FIRST CLASS orders from the country promptly attended JOB WORK DONE IN CITY OE COUNTRY^ field with a full assortment of to. A New York special says: There is a Bids given on Buildings of all kind. BOOK AND STATIONERY STORE SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE Meat Market, READY MADE CLOTHING, warm tribute to the power and influence GENTS FURNISHING Stucco Glue and Plaster Paris for Sale* of the United States in the Weekly TAKEN FOR FOREIGN. AND DOMESTIC PERIODICALS. Times and Echo,the great weekly news- GOODS AND Hot air Furnaces Sold and Set. GHAS. STDEBE, Prop'r. W paper of London, which arrived by today's I CARRY A FINE LINE OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. BOOTS AND SHOES, Ernst Pieiffer, mail. Speaking editorially rev. A large supply of fresh meats, sausages, all of which are to he disposed of gardmg the Samoan difficulty, it says: 'if* S\i ALSO THE LARGEST STOCK OF hams, lards, etc., constantly on at bankrupt prices. Cor. Minnesota and 2nd N. Sta.., "We have remarked before how hand. All orders from the country WALLI*PAPER strong America is, in spite of her vast Give him a call in his new quarters Over Tappe's Tailor shop. promptly attended to. *•& and exposed territory, and how in Klossner's new Brick Block. PAINTER, CALCIMINER CASH PAID tf OR HIDES. quickly the strongest of European powgy| ers thinks twice of offending her, albeit NEW ULM MINN AND C. Baltrusch her army is a mere handfufof men, and PAPER HANGER, fleet a phantom. It is difficult to IN THE CITY. CALL AND EXAMINE GOODS AND PRICES STATE 0# MINNESOTA, County of Brown }aa In Probate Court. executes all work promptly and air -y follow clearly the confused politics of In the Matter of the estate of Hedwig Moeller Just received a new stock and full reasonable prices. Artistic Graining a 2*/ the Samoan Islands, or to understand deceased, Specialty. Mj'f^ the high-handed action of the German On reading and filing the Petition of Hans I GravensiUnd of McLeod County, Minn representing Y% consul, but it io pretty, certain that if IDress among othei things, that Hedwig Moeller late Star Sample Roo%^ A England had been the only power affected, ofStory City, State of Iowa, on the 3th day of September S a in eixi.dL A. ,D. 1868, at Story City, Iowa, died Bismark would have paid little NEW DIRECT LACING intestate, and being a resident of said Story City, -,. heed to his treaty obligations to respect Iowa at the time of her death, leaving goods, chattel zM^ Grixigiieinas and KID GLOVES, sand estate within thisConnty,and that the said 4 the independence of the islands. He ^Farmers Home. petitioner is a brother of said deceased, and praying me v[ has, however, quickly scuttled off be|^jt|fore that administration of said estate be to A. H. of the latest patterns. A fancy the sharp reminders of Brother Schlender granted* It is ordered, that said petition fell be heard before the Judge of this Court, on Thursday C^Sfa Jonathan, and one may depend upon it assortment of For sale Dy HEADQUARTERS FOR JOSEP SCHNOBRICH Prop'r. the 21st dlfoSf March A D. 18S9, atten o'oiock ^lerin -_. :mt f&that any German consul in the future A. M., at the Rrpbaie Office In said County, EMBROIDERIES, LADIES MRS. A. OLDING, %with a taste for annexation will be orre Ordered, farther that notice thereof be given to the heirs ofeald deceased, and-to all persons interested IMDERWEAItrSHciEGlSVES on no account to offend theTJnit^ed by pab%fcing a cojixof thisorder for three Wines, Liquors CONFECTIONERY, CIGARS States. Probably Bismark will make sncces^vewee^sprjorto^eald day of hearing in AND MITTENS. the New Ulm ileview,*weekly newspaper printed 3 up for his defeat in Sjuaoa by some R,i Ap TOBACCO. and pnfclishe'd at N^w Dim in said Connty, and Cigars. Special Bargains in 1 1 smarter slap in our facf**N*n usual in Dated stNewVim, Minn., tfce21std*yttf February KKb %$m TRIMMINGS, Handkerchie and Dress Trimmings Jrica. He knows -^ew: it A. D» If" A fine lunch will be served every day f"t Byt neekly enough—f a ^H Cor. Minn. & Center streets. NewJHm. m.$~ Minn.