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FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 23, 1901. YERXA They serve thej public best who prpvide the best and purest food for the least money. Coffee roasted every day Golden Bio and Santos, Queen blend, lb 15c Robal, lb 22c Ooffman House, lb 30c The wonder of the Coffee trade. Teas! Teas! Any variety you may name will be shown here (if it can be rec ommended) at prices far below those asked by the general tea dealer. Good Japan Tea Sittings, lb 22c Oolong, English Breakfast, Coy lon, India, Japan; all prices and kinds by the pound or whole ohest. Soda Crackers, lb s&c Ginger Snaps, lb 5c Corn Starch, lb 3J£c Matches, good parlor, pkg 9c Best Table Salt, 3-lb. sack 2c Broom, good one 19c Dairy Butter, lb lfc-18c*20c Very Fancy Creamery Butter, lb.. 23c Bread, full pound loaves, each 3c Cheese, fall cream, lb 10c White Cloyer Honey, lb 15c Plnms, yellow, egg and silver, per basket 35c Plums, Columbia and Peach, bskt., 39c Elberta Peaches, basket.. .25c-30c-35c Extra quality Diamond Sticky Double Fly Paper, sheet 2c Bananas (Port Umon), dozen... .10c California Free Stone Peaches— Per box $1.25 Mason's Half-Gallon Jars, while the lot lasts, doz 75c Pure Cider Vinegar, gallon 17c Strictly pure ground Pepper, lb . .20c White Wine Vinegar 10c Excellent for pickling. Fruits—All kinds for pickles and pre serves. Prices always as low as the market will allow. Fresh Ripe Tomatoes, basket 10c Native Plums, peck 30c Crab Apples, peck 30c Canteloapes, bushel 50c and 75c Lemons, dozen 15c Watermelons, home grown 10c Wax Beans, lb 7c Rubber Kings for fruit jars, dozen. 5c fiartlett Pears, 3 layers, per b0x.51.50 Cigars While the lot lasts you can buy the Classica Cigar in regular 10c sizes for 6c 8 for 25c sizes for 5c The genuine "Porto Rico" is ex tra cigar value. Try some and be convinced. Peerless Market Spring Chicken 14c Fresh Dressed Chickens lie Sirloin Steak 12c Best Round Steak lie Chuck Steak 9c Rib Roast. Rolled 10@12%c Pot Roast 7c Thick Boiling Beef s@6c Rib Boiling Beef 4o Leg Lamb 12MjC Leg Mutton 10c Pork Chops 10c Pork Roast and Loins 10c Pork Shoulders 8%0 No. 1 Ham 12%0 Bacon, a bargain 12^c California Hams 9%c LEADERS FOR Saturday and Monday Fine 6-hole Steel Ranges.. s2B.so Warranted Cook Stoves 7.85 Wood frame Wringers 95c Galvanized Water Pails 12c Handled Axes (steel) 45c Good tin DUh Pans 1 0c Large wood Tubs 48c 15 Bargains in Stoves to close out—dont miss this sale H. S. CLEVELAND, 505 Washington Aye. So. PIANOS Here are a few of today* bargains at our great spe cial male used uprights* V. '■ *■ ■ *■?-:■ : . 3 Upright Pianos, $6 monthly.... .SBS, $90, $105 1 Vose Upright, $5 m0nth1y........-..... ......$ 120 1 Sterling Upright, $6 monthly ..... $ 135 1 Wheelock Upright. $6 monthly .............. $ 140 1 Fisher Upright, $6 monthly $145 "■■'■-': { $170 - 2 Behning Uprights, $7 monthly ............ j $180 Square Pianos, $3 monthly ..............$ to $60 Heavy reductions on every piano In stock. Terms cash or $6 to $1o a month. ~ t FCKTFR £ WAI nil ' +0 Fifth StreetS, ryaiEri « ft ALII II Corner Nicollet Avenue. THE CITY • TOWN TALK Wedding invitations, New York styles: prompt service. Beard Art company, 624 Nieollet avenue. The Ancient Order of Hibernians will give a river excursion Sunday. The boat will leave St. Paul at 10 a. ni. Flowers for funerals and all other pur poses shipped to all parts of the north Wast Mendenhall. florist. 37 Sixth stre*t S. Subscribe for all magazines, papers, etc., and get your binding done at Century News Store, 8 Third street S, near Hennepin ay. Complaints have been made to the police that a man claiming to be a dog catcher for the city has stolen several valuable canines within the paat two weeks. While the family were at the lake Tuesday afternoon, sneak thieves entered the home of J. E. Colley. 722 Eighth avenue S, and car ried away |100 worth of silverware and other valuables. There are a limited number of tickets :eft for* The Journal's limited excursion down Lake Pepln and the Mississippi to Winona to-morrow. They will be on sale at the Milwaukee station to-morrow morning, as long as the supply lasts, from 7 to 7:40. Special tralu leaves 7:40 a. m. A lighted match thrown by one of the chil dren into a woodbox in the kitchen of the home of George Dean, 1714 Queen avenue N, yesterday, caused a fire which damaged the house to the extent of about $400. Mr. Dean has his cigar factory in a part of the house, and a large stock of cigars was damaged by smoke and water. Ho carried no insurance. Superintendent of Police Fred Ames went to St. Paul yesterday to confer with the St. Paul superintendent regarding co-operation of the police departments of the two cities, but found Mr. O'Connell out of the city. He will make another trip over early next week. Some definite arrangement will "be made for police protection at the state fair grounds. A schema for mobilizing the police of any district has -been suggested by Desk Lieuten ant Frank Farnham, and may be given a trial in the fifth precinct. The lieutenant's idea is to have a red light placed on each "box" for service at night and a red flag during the day. When the light is turned on or the flag raised, ■which can be done by the station offi cer, the signal is for the patrolmen to report to tbe station at once. For Rent — Within one block of the Chamber of Commerce you can rent room 7, McMillan building, 3d ay 6 and 3d st. Room is 55x19 feet, steam heated, well lighted, sec ond floor front. Just the room for grain commission firm; blackboard, 35x9, ruled for stocks and grain. Western Union cable in. Price of $25 per month and location cannot be duplicated. O. M. Laraway & Sons, 100 Bank of Commerce. THE WEATHER The Predictions. Minnesota and Wisconsin—Fair to-night and Saturday; slight change in tempera ture; north to east winds. lowa —Fair to night and Saturday; slightly warmer in northwest portion to-night; variable winds. North and South Dakota—Gener ally fair to-night and Saturday except pos sibly showers in west portion Saturday; continued cool; north to east winds. Mon tana—Partly cloudy to-night and Satur day; variable winds. For Minneapolis and Vicinity—Fair to night and Saturday. Weather Conditions. There have been showers during the past twenty-four hours in the Lake region, and Ohio valley, in the Red River valley and Manitoba, western South Dakota and cen tral Nebraska, and on the middle Gulf coast. It is slightly cooler than it was j esterday morning in Minnesota, lowa and the lake region, and slightly warmer in the western parts of the Dakotas, in Wy oming, Colorado and Kansas. This morn- Ing's temperatures are below 40 degrees in the extreme north. The pressure is Ligh west of Lake Winnipeg. —T. S. Outram, Section Director. Maximum Temperature*. Maximum temperature for the twenty four hours ending at 8 a. m. to-day; Upper Mississippi Valley— Minneapolis 76 Davenport... • 38 La Crosse 80 St. Louis 94 Lako Region— Port Arthur 74 Green Bay 80 Buffalo 86 Milwaukee 7b Detroit 82 Chicago 60 Sault Ste. Marie... 80 Duluth 74 Marquette 72 Houghton 72 Escanaba 78 Northwest Territories- Winnipeg •►• <° Missouri Valley— Kansas City 86 Moorhead 80 Omaha 80 Bismarck 84 Huron 82 Williston 8$ Ohio Valley and Tennessee- Memphis 88 Cincinnati Ss Pittaburg 90 Atlantic Coast— Boston 70 Washington 8» New York 84 Jacksonville 84 Gulf States- Montgomery 86 Shreveport 90 New Orleans 84 Galveston oi Rocky Mountain Slope— Havre 88 Dodge City 92 Helena 82 Oklahoma 9* Modena S6 Abilene 94 North Flatte 84 El Paso 9o Denver 88 Santa Fe -» ' = Pacific Coast— Spokane 98 San Francisco- .... 60 Portland 90 Los Angeles <8 Winnemucca 88 i A FOURTH STREET MYSTERY Exasperatins Placards "Whet the Curiosity of the Public. The great and impenetrable air of myß tery which surrounds the building lately occupied by the American Tailors at Nic ollet avenue and Fourth street, is caus ing much curiosity. The greater the crowds, the greater grows the mystery, and no one has as yet begun to fathom it. "Little Breeches," fresh from the hay fields, with a rake across his shoulder, whose life size portrait, done in colors, adorns one of the windows, gravely in forms the spectators that "Dey's goin' to surprise you." In a Fourth street win dow "Mama's darling boy" rises to re mark: "Something's going to happen, you bet." Running across the big Nicollet avenue window is this inscription, well calucu lated to arouse curiosity: "Who, when, what? Keep your eye here for information." No additional light Is thrown on the subject by the exasperating sentences: "This store will be occupied by ." "When?" "On or about." "What?" "It's in th© dictionary and will be an nounced in a few days." Maurice Rothschild, of the Palace Clothing house is said to know something about the dark secret, but "mum's the word" with him just now. Everybody Invited To a dancing party at Hotel del Otero, Spring Park, Lake Minnetonka, Saturday afternoon and evening, Aug. 24. Music by full orchestra. Perfect floor for dan cing. Sp« Great Northern time cards for in formation as to train service. Do You Go Fishing? The Northern Pacific railway are mak ing some especially lc*>, end of the week excursion rates to fishing points on their main line and branches and to points on their "Duluth Short Line." In most cases these rates are one-half the regular rates. ILLITERACY IN MINE The Last Census Shows the Propor- tion to Be Low. ESPECIALLY AMONG NATIVES Tables Giving the Ratios by Conn tie* and in the Three Lar«c Citiea. Out of 606,794 males of voting age, Min nesota has only 20,785 Illiterates, or 4.1 per cent. The total of native-born resi dents is 245,768, and only 4,005 of these are Illiterate, a percentage of 1.6. The foreign-born males over 21 number 261, --026, of whom 16,780, or 6.4 per cent are illiterate. Of the native-born illiterates, 150 ar"e negroes and 1,878 Indians; 737 .are native whites with native parents, and 1,766 native whites with foreign pa rents. Of 148 Chinese. 31 are illiterate, and of 38 Japanese 3 are unable to write English. The foreign-born are divided into four classes. Of those naturalized, 167,652 can read and write, and 8,766 ate illiterate*. The percentage of illiteracy is much greater among those who have only filed their first papers, there being 3,065 illit erates against 32,629 who can read and wTite. Of aliens, 22,193 are able to read and write and 2,753 are illiterates. Under the head of "unknown"'—whose nativity could not be learned—3l,772 are able to read and write, while 2,196 aro illiterate. The Record by Counties. The following table of counties shows the number of literates and illiterates of voting age, grouped under a single head: Lit- Illit- County— Total. crate. crate. Aitkin 2.183 2,048 135 Anoka „... 3,218 3,062 156 Becker ...» 3,866 3,752 114 Beltraml «....„, 4,070 3,616 454 Bentou 2,320 2.150 170 Big Stone «. 2,525 2,395 130 Blue Earth .......„ 9,077 8.537 240 Brown „.., 6,179 4,976 203 Carlton •»-.»... 3,240 3,026 214 Carver ►...^.«^ w .^ 4,339 4,^04 135 Cass •........» 2,482 2,127 855 Chippewa --■«,.,...■■ 3,423 3.341 82 Chisago —^.... 8,777 3,521 256 Clay „,»„„ 4,990 4,850 140 Cook 345 285 ■ 60 Cottonwood 3,114 3,023 91 Crow Wing .„ 4,054 3,893 161 Dakota «_. 6,032 6,881 151 Dodge 8,679 3.C00 79 Douglas 4,715 4,502 213 Faribault 6,372 6,201 142 Fillmora 7,906 7,634 272 Freeborn ...._»_.. 6,156 6,934 222 Goodhue * . M «. 8,763 5,383 380 Grant 2,340 2,277 63 Hennepin ...._..... 71,391 69,899 1,492 Houston 4,062 3,725 837 Hubbard 2,306 2,235 71 Isantt , 3,169 2,993 176 Itasca 2,162 1,914 248 Jackson ...„..<_ 3,858 3,714 144 Kanabec 1,306 1,285 21 Kandiyohl ». ...., 5,191 5 032 159 Kittson -..«... 2,325 2,241 84 Lao gui Paris 3,719 3,557 162 Lake 2,322 2,267 ' 65 Le Sueur 6,348 5,140 208 Lincoln .............. 2,358 2,265 93 Lyou _ 4,088 3,932 155 McLeod 4,996 4,732 264 Marshall 4,203 4,020 183 Martin 4,681 4,507 114 Meeker 4,882 4,721 161 Mille Lacs . . 2,199 2,130 69 Morrison „ 6,503 4,999 504 Mower 6,468 6,322 146 Murray 3,285 . 8,197 88 Nieollet 4,628 4,143 125 Nobles 4,284 4,230 54 Norman 3,890 3,765 125 Olmsted _.... 6,987 6,804 183 fitter Tail 11,899 11,091 808 Pine „ 3,309 3,132 177 Pipestone „. 2,519 2,485 34 Polk 9,781 9,184 597 Pope 3,325 3,189 IS6 Ramsey 53,1G7 51,610 1,557 Red Lake 3,232 2,682 550 Redwood 4,630 4,495 137 Renville 6,037 5,768 269 Rico 7,050 6,646 404 Rock 2,711 2,655 56 Roseau 2,025 1,925 100 St. Louis 33,229 31,603 1,624 Scott 5.599 3,651 248 Sherburne ..„ 2,000 1,951 49 Sibley _ 4,474 4.222 252 Steams 10,685 10,212 473 Steele 4,316 4,171 145 Stevens 2,474 2,341 133 Swift 3,562 3,399 163 Todd 5,557 5,293 264 Traverse 2,123 2,055 68 Wabasha 5,277 5,115 162 Wadena - 2,050 1,949 101 Waseca 4,018 3,849 169 Washington 8,891 8,494 397 Watonwan 3,351 3 289 62 Wilkin ............. 2,303 2,182 ]21 Winona 9,369 8,983 386 Wright 7,461 6,836 625 Yellow Medicine .... 3,840 3,725 White Earth Reser vation 814 481 333 In the Citiea. Interesting figures on illiteracy in the three principal cities are found in the recent census bulletin. They show the percentage of illiteracy to be highest in Duluth and lowest in Minneapolis. The following tables are classified according to nativity; AGGREGATE. Literate. Illiterate. Minneapolis 62,506 1,205 at. Paul 49,676 1,351 Duluth 18,216 721 NATIVE BORN. Minneapolis ~ 33,315 140 St. Paul ...., 28,412 120 Duluth 7,617 79 NATIVE WHITE, NATIVE PARENTS. Minneapolis 18,365 36 St. Paul ..._ 13,082 20 Duluth ..« ....,.. 8,836 18 NATIVE WHITE—FOREIGN PARENTS. Minneapolis 14,352 70 St. Paul 14,353 64 Duluth ».... 3,644 46 COLORED. Minneapolis ..»_ 622 89 St. Paul 1,020 63 Duluth 161 17 FOREIGN WHITE. Minneapolis 29,167 1,060 St. Paul : 21,221 1,214 Duluth 10,575 640 NATURALIZED. Minneapolis 18,337 487 St. Paul 14,370 755 Duluth 5,934 236 FIRST PAPERS FILED. Minneapolis 4,354 157 St. Paul 1,626 90 Duluth ; 1,989 IGS ALIENS. Minneapolis 2,785 252 St. Paul 1.674 143 Duluth 1.333 150 UNKNOWN. Minneapolis 3,715 IG9 St. Paul «.....* 3,594 237 Duluth 1,343 91 MR. FAIRBANKS LEAVES He Didn't Discuss Presidential Pos sibilities While Here. Senator Charles W. Fairbanks, of In diana, who has been the guest of District Attorney Robert Q. Evans, departed for the east last evening. At Chautauqua, N. V., Saturday, he will deliver an address on the Spanish-American war. Mr» Fear banks was for several days Mr. Evans' guest at the Wic-i-up club, at Lake Ida, eight miles from Alexandria, and while there had the pleasure of meeting a num ber of prominent party workers of the northwest. Among those who were guests at the club at the same time wero Senator Moses B. Clapp, Senator Quarles, Con gressmen Heatwole, Stevens and Fletcher. While it was not forgotten that Senator Fairbanks supposed to be one of the lead ing possibilities for the republican pres idential nomination in 1904, there was nothing of political significance about the visit so far as could be learned. While willing at all times to discuss any general political proposition, Senator Fairbanks had absolutely nothing to say regarding his own prospective candidacy. At the club th© subject of politics was taboed for fishing etories. Kniglits Templars Conclave, Louis ville, Ky., Aug. 27 to SO, 1901. The Chicago Great Western Railway will on Aug. 24, 25, 26, sell through excursion tickets to Louisville, good to return Sept. 2d (or Sept. 16th by payment of 50c), at $19.50 for the round trip. For further In formation inquire of A. J. Aioher, City Ticket Agent, Corner Nicollet Avenue and Fifth Street, Minneapolis. Take Your Outing at Lake Park, Mlnnetonka. Board and rcom cut to $7 per week for the rest of the season. Minneapolis & St. Louis trains at all convenient hours. No more picnics. THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL. A GAS METER THIEF Frank Sumner, Alias Joe Rosso, Admits His Guilt. THE ANDERSON PERJURY CASE Anderson' Arraigned on an Indict .-■'., ment Baited on Ills Action in BriKßtt' Cane. Thirty-flve alleged criminals -were ar raigned before Judge Harbison this morn ing upon indictments brought in by the grand jury which as just ceased to exist. Several, through their attorneys, asked for three days in which to demur or change their pleas, but one admitted his guilt, and in his case the court reserved sen tence. The single exception was Frank Sumner, who was indicted under the name of Joseph Rosso, charged with robbing Blot meters belonging to the Minneapolis Gas company. One indictment* of considerable interest, was that of Andrew Anderson, who is ac cused of perjury in connection with the trial of the slot machine cases against Fred Briggs. Anderson was a witness for the state and testified that he had never had any conversation with Briggs relative to placing a slot machine in thes aloon in which he tended bar, owned by Andrew Olson, 957 Central avenue. He testified that ha had never seen Briggs unlock the machine and take out the nickels, and that he had never seen Briggs about the place watching for the parties who used slugs in an endeavor to beat the machines. He was charged with perjury by Judge Mc- Gee while the trial was in progress. The witness who appeared before the grand Jury against Anderson, according to the indictment, were Clerk of Courts Dickey, Crimnal Clerk Royce and Assistant County Attorney A, J. Smith. Anderson pleaded not guilty and his bond fixed in the sum of $3,500. Blind Plggerm and Others. The following were indicted for grand larceny in the second degree and pleaded not guilty, the amount of ball being given in each instance: John Mehtale, $400; Oscar Youngren $750- Stanley S. Hubley, $500; Herbert Robinson, three Indictments, $500 in one case and per sonal recognizance in the others; Gilbert C. Doyle, $500; John Anderson, $500; Frank Mur phy, $750; Charles Sanford, $760; Alexander Anderson and Daid Matison, released on their personal recognizance. The two latter were also indicted for burglary in the third de gree were returned against William E. Car- A. Robinson of Medina and wera held in $750 bonds each. Indictments for forgery in the second de gre were returned against "William E. Car ruthers. On one count he was arraigned and pleaded not guilty and his bond waa placed at $500. The other case was passed tempo rarily. For selling liquor without a license: Jo seph Jenkins and Mrs. Alice Jenkins, two in dictments against each, both of wiom were allowed to go without further bail, having put up heavy bonds to cover prior indictments: John Faltico, personal recognizance- Anna Thurston. $250; William Colvin. three indict ments, $500 bond in one case. For abandonment: William A. Boms, $75,0; Stephen W. Thomas, $250; George Wold' $300; Julius Molton, $300. Robert Weller and Charles Wallace were both indicted charged with indecent assault, and allowed bond in the sum of $750 each. John Fitz pleaded not guilty to an indict ment charging burglary in the third degree, and was allowed bond in the amount of $350.' John Probst was indicted for assault in the first degree, committed upon Albert T. Miller. Bond was fixed at $500 and he was given three days in which to demur or change his plea. Yesterday afternoon Frank M. Gulwitz and Frank H. Page, charged with issuing insur ance policies in the United States Endow ment society, a company not qualified to do business in this stats, were arraigned. Both entered pleas- of not guilty. Morris London, Jake Letnesky and Henry Friedman were arraigned for grand larceny in the second degree. The men are said to have- stolen a pocketbook containing $129 from William Stevens, Pleas of not guilty were entered and bond was fixed at $500 in the case of London and at $300 In the cases of Letnesky and Friedman. The defendants de manded separate trials. ALIi IX THE NAMES Makers of Snuff Go to Law Over Trade Marks. Owing to the excellent snuff market in Minneapolis, rival manufacturers watch each other closely and complaints for in fringements are frequently filed in the courts. Yesterday papers were served on A. Isaacson, a manufacturer, on complaint of B. F. Weyman of Pittsburg, the manu facturer of "Copenhagen" snuff, on the ground that he has sole right to use the name and that Isaacson, in selling 'Koep-' enhagen" snuff, Is Injuring hie business. He prays for an Injunction against the use of the term by Isaacson In any form. GRAIN DEPT CHANGES New Deputy Inspector* Named and Promotions Made. The railroad and warehouse commis sion yesterday, on recommendation of L. D. Marshall, chief grain inspeotor, made the following appointments and promo tions : To be deputy inspectors: F. L. Brant, Kandiyohl county; J. W. Cross, Henne pin; E. Bernard, Ramsey; S. W. Jones, W. H. Graves and C. P. Earle of Duluth. J. M. Matland was promoted from help er to sampler; S. Sweet from helper to deputy inspector; C. A. French was pro moted from helper to. deputy inspector; J. F. Jacobson, S. F. Staples and J. E. McNamara were promoted from helpers to deputy inspectors and transferred to Duluth. D. Coutts was promoted from helper 1 to be deputy inspector, as were also O. R. Lippitt and W. F. Cyrl. PRISON PROPERTY INVENTORIED. The first annual inventory of Stlllwater penitentiary has been received by the board of control. The total appraised value of property is $856,192.32, of which real estate amounts to $11,181, the twine plant, $61,409, and the buildings and other property, $733,919. MAJOR POND'S PROMOTION. Major Pond, chief quartermaster for the department of Dakota, will become lieutenant colonel Oct. 22, upon the retirement of Colonel Moore, assistant chief quartermaster. Fitchettc's Convenient Duality Captain John Fitchette, of the Minne apolis police department, and "Coffee John" of restaurant fame, are well known to be one and the same person. The famous "oook and captain bold" is so well convinced of this that he believes the res taurant to share in the dignity of his of fice. All his feelings were ruffled the other day when a deputy game warden had the audacity to search the restaurant larder for prairie chickens and black bass. Captain Fitchette told the game warden what he thought of Mm'in his usual flow ing style, and not satisfied, reported the matter to the big chief of game wardens, Sam Fullerton. He called Fullerton up at Mosquito's Guilt Not Proved The influence of the mosquito in apread ing malaria and typhoid fever in a com munity te a matter that has never been investigated by the Minneapolis health de partment. The health officials declare that they have been too busy in attending to more urgent matters to go into the subject. There is no chance in Minneapolis for a co-operative campaign between the mos quito and the germs of malaria anyway, YOUNGEST SOLDIER DEAD JOHN D. LYON ENLISTED AT 11 Ah a Drtimmer-Boy He Took Fart In Many Important En grueemeiit.s. John D. Lyon, who died yesterday at his home in St. Paul, was said to be the youngest enlisted soldier of the civil war. He was born at Elizabeth, N. J., Oct. 17, 1850 and with his father enlisted as drum mer boy in the Eighty-first Ohio, the family having removed to the Buckeye state in the meantime. His enrollment was recorded five days before his eleventh birthday. The little drummer boy accompanied his regiment to Missouri, where it was as signed to protect the old North Missouri railroad. In March of 1862 the regiment was sent to Tennessee, where it took an active part in the battle of Shiloh and the first battle of Corinth. At the for mer engagement young Lyon received a bullet through his coat and shirt, but was not injured. Mr. Lyon was a nephew of General Nathaniel Lyon, who was killed at the battle of Wilson's creek. Both his fathor and a brother served throughout the en tire civil war, and Captain David Lyon of the Revolutionary army was his grandfather. Since 1889 he had been em ployed as a carrier in the St. Paul post offlce. He was a past commander of Ord Post, G. A. R., and a past captain of St. Paul Camp, No. 1, Sons of Veterans. A wife and three children survive him. OIL VERSUS COAL Former May Be Cheaper Even at $1 a Barrel. The St. Paul Chamber of Commerce listened to an address yesterday from W. M. Crooks of Beaumont.Texas, on the Bub ject of oil as a fuel for manufacturing purposes. Mr. Crooks told his hearers that the Bupply of oil in the Beaumont district had been conceded by European and American, experts to be practically inexhaustible, and said that the daily out put at Beaumont is already greater than the annual product of the Baku fields in Russia, while additional wells are being driven constantly. Crude oil, he says, is now worth 20 centa a barrel in Beaumont, or 20 cents when piped to Port Arthur on the gulf. Deliv ered in the twin cities, via the river route, it can be laid down at 60 cents. Even with 100 per cent profit charged to consumers, the retail price being esti mated at $1 a barrel, Mr. Crooks asserted that its use would still mean a saving of more than one-half on fuel bills. He suggested that a transportation line be established to carry the oil, and this matter will be investigated by the Cham ber, the members of which are very much interested in the matter. The coal trust has demanded such extortionate prices from twin city consumers within the past few years that business men generally are eager to find some way out of the diffi culty, and the St. Paul body will investi gate the oil question thoroughly. A BIG GRIND Flour Output for This Year "Will Be Large. The output of the Minneapolis flour mills for the milling year ending Aug. 31, will be almost 15,000,000 barrels, a grind which has been exceeded only twice in the history of local milling. August will be a big month, and the output will probably exceed 1,400,000 barrels. The following table shows the griud for the past three years, the last two weeks of August, 1901, be estimated: 1900-1, 1899-0, 1898-9, brla. brls. brls. September 1,350,345 1,300,205 1,282.540 October 1,363,230 1,441,895 1,717,455 November 1,091,330 1,195,295 1,535,610 December ...... 1,050,935 1,143,880 1,572,305 January 1,026,820 1,276,560 1,237,160 February 1,050,960 1,398,550 955,070 March 1,273,850 1,599,610 1,100,605 April 1,363,015 1,347,095 1,068,530 May 1,224,500 1,189,570 1,182,385 June 1,243,880 1,110,095 1,095,765 July ..... 1,363,050 1,117,405 1,058,030 August „ •1.443,174 1,188,000 1,512,960 Year *14,845,089 15,308,160 15,315,415 In 1897-8 the grind was 13,299,180. In 1896-7 it was 15.473,160. GOING BACK TO WORK Census Director Merriam Soon to Return, to Washington. "W. R. Merriam, commissioner of the census, will return to Washington Sept. 8. Since July 23 Mr. Merriam has been with his family at his summer home at Forest Lake. However, he has kept in close touch with the census work, receiving de tailed reports of the progress made each week. He says the work is progressing rapidly and expresses confidence that the reports on population, vital statistics, manufac turing and agriculture will be completed by 1902, the time limitation set by con gress. After that the force, now number ing 3,100, will be reduced to about 600. Mr. Merriam says the Minnesotans in the bureau have made good records. He espe cially compliments Le Grand Powers, who is chief statistician on agricultural sub jects and has 1,300 clerks under him. HOW IT WAS SPENT Statement Regrardinir the Govern- ment Fund for the "U." The tabulated statement of expenditures from the national government fund of $25, --000 which is annually turned over to the state university, was completed yesterday and will be forwarded to the secretary of agriculture at Washington immediately. The fund was divided among several de partments as follows: Natural or physical science, $7,576.80; agriculture, $4,780.18; mechanic arts, $4,043.02; English language, $4,000; mathematical science, $2,200, and economical science, $2,400. The money can be expended only for salaries and for the purchase of books and supplies. It is not available for the erection of new buildings or for repair work, all of which must be done by the state. NEW COMPANIES INCORPORATE. The F. H. Spink company of St. Paul has incorporated for the manufacture of vinegar. The incorporators are F, H. Spink of St. Paul, Ed Lind and John B» Yorgen of Min neapolis. The Wabasha County Sportsmen's Club has Incorporated for the protection of game and maintaining hunting grounds. The charter members are all residents of Wabasha, and James O. Lawrence is president. the capitol, and in a voice choking with emotion, told him what had happened. "I want you to understand," he said, "that I am an officer of the law as well as yourself. It's just as much my busi ness to enforce the law as it is yours, tt's an Indignity and an outrage for you to search my place of business, and I won't have it done again. You understand me? I consider it an insult and I won't put up with it again." Game wardens have always kept a close watch of the restaurant for contraband game and fish, and have inspected it at fre quent intervals. But since Fitchette is a captain and an officer of the law he won't have it. according to Dr. TV. E. Leonard of the department, as there is no malaria here except what some poor wight hailing from some malaria infested district brings with him, and then it disappears in short order. With all that ha& been claimed for the theory of infection by the mosquito, noth ing at all conclusive has yet been proved. Typhoid Infection through the medium of the house fly is plausible enough, but it isn't right to convict the mosquito on the evidence heard up to date. **\S*^Ss+^****+S»SU***S+**'*+ MEW ENGLAND «AMA/SAAW\A>V/SiAi Saturday's Specials in Our Depart ment of tarnishing Sundries Fifth Street and First Avenue Entrances. Complete Washing Out- Japanese Lanterns. fit S1 -48 ■" i ■ > On Saturday we will sell 1,000 bright -m ,_ colored Japanese Lanterns, com- M O On Saturday for $1.48 you can buy at the Plete with candle, at each m w New England a Complete Washing Outfit, ... _. . . consisting of the following pieces- Jelly Tumblers. 1 Galvanized Iron Jelly Tumblers, fitted with tin topi, OQ«« WashTnb, jj%, M 499 iS& Saturday, per dozen . ,AiHI 1 Wash Board, MB Em Hi m ■ -» __ . . ioo clothes pins, I^| ffl ■fig Mason Jar Covers & Rubbers inC^ thew L-l n Te' $1,10 One dozen Porcelahi Covers for 25c dry Sol LaUn" BW Mason Fruit Jar. and one dozen gs© ary soap w^mmmmmmmmm^^ Rubbers, Saturday for ******. t ' _ *•-■■• < New England Fnrnitnre & Carpet Company, The One-Price Complete House Furnishers, sth St., 6th St. and Ist Aye. So. FREAKY FRILLS ON SHOES THE BIZARRE} EFFECT IS PROPER Colored Laoei Tabooed by- the Good Trade—Colonial Style for Women. Shoes to be fashionable this fall must be freaky. Anything bizarre in shape and pattern will be stylish for the next few months, barring colored laces, which are tabooed by the good trade. A shoe man said this morning that anything freaky in the shoe line would sell well. Prices remain about the same, and the changes in lasts are insignificant, but novelties in eyelets and oddities in soles and heels cause both men's shoes and the mannish kind for 1 women to appear to be something entirely new. The double-deck shoe will be a prime favorite both with men. and women. It is an exaggeration of the Scotch sole which has been worn much this summer. Instead of a single sole there are two layers of leather making the two decks. The heel is stitched also and has a flange which makes it look as though it had been stuck on as an afterthought. A hob-nail stitch, which resembles a nail closely, is used on the soles, and the or namental welt is sewed on the edge with a spaced rope stitch. The Baltimore edge Is "the thing" in the cut of the sole. At the beginning of the shank the edge of the Bole on the outer 1 side of the shoe is cut square off. Wing tips are coming back into favor on the shoes. They have been much used on the low-cut shoes worn this sum mer by good dressers, and are correct on the high boots. The shoe for woman's wear is the colonial shape fastened with a large buckle. The colonial is made of patent leather with extension soles and Cuban heel for the street boot. For 1 even ing wear it has fine hand-turned soles with the "Louis" heel. The high-cut, nine-strap sandal boot for evening wear is also becoming popular. Misses' shoes with low or "school" heels are taking the place of the spring heel shoe. Patent leather is still in high favor for fancy dress slipper's and walking shoes. Although some customers of the shoe stores object to the "sneaky" effect of rubber heels, the heels are still very popular. SOW GRASS SEED NOW The Advice of Experts Writing for Agricultural Papers. Sow grass seed {his month or next, is the advice of agricultural papers. Time ■will be saved, they say, if the land is well prepared and the seed brushed In, ■ bo as to cover it. Should the grass make a start this fall and become well rooted \ it will make rapid progress next spring and be in better condition for withstand ing next summer's drought than if seeded down In the spring. VIOLENTLY HYSTERICAL. , Mary Pastor was thrown into a violent hysteria yesterday in a St. Paul courtroom upon the release of . Jaok Murphy, whom she had charged with being the father of ther child. The result may be insanity. The girl had accused Murphy and' one Achtlinger of criminal assault, the latter of having taken her purse. The case against Murphy was dismissed but Acbtlinger was held on a charge of larceny. RETURNS TO WINNIPEG. W. 'P. Luxton, who recently resigned as general manager of the St. Paul Globe, leaves Sept. 1 for Winnipeg, where ha will assume the duties of license inspector of tha prov ince of Manitoba. Jgk NO OURE. NO PAY* £&&*&% MEN.— you hare email, weak g&f I orgaca, loft power or weakening Kb <2S *"N drains, our Vacuum Organ DeTeloper ' Ifj "**r Crl will restore you without drugs or t\" .. \ I eleetrioity Stricture and Varlcocela r» . •OffSmJ permanently cured In Ito * week* ; 1 ygjHmt 75,000 In use; not one failure; not flß^. '/ one returned; effect immediate; no $S|g&Ss. 7%* C.O.D. fraud) write for free partlou- V?*^SSiatas2s lan, lent lealed in plain enrelos*. Local fippuance Co., 204 THorp Bit, indinnapoiis. lna. «4§^W $P"S *€~^\ ' 11—1 HttkY- W ImiwßNisniNGg fiill Shirts.' V '€^111119 Final clearance sale of men's V iff fine madras negligee Shirts =i |||f|iiif "with detached linen cuffs, white body, jlPllfs- small figures in blue or black, plaited TIICSC ||illll§ bosoms; we have not sold one of these sikpfiait ilililf shirts for less than $2.00 this season; ?l 0 also fancy stripes, M Jf^ £^ - in!hi ' plain or plaited 'wP I esf&flifiPl SdfUPddU bosom, Saturday, j%l-^j «» • ■ fijJEni choice *••••• •••• But H ===== Pfefi* Half Pacd Men'B i A 5 1 ' nalltlUSe. fine 11 l||pfv fast black or tan, two I BJB B™ for colors, seamless, cotton; special.. •*««• ■ 2150 TTflfforurAflF Men's early fall weight fine .4% A UUUUiWCai. natura l worsted Undershirts |||||| and Drawers; quality; extra special for Sat- m^mrßmn nrday............ "" .•••••; .............. Wr ™ Nlfffif Qhirfc Men's fine muslin Night Shirts, handsomely lllglll 0111 l 19. trimmed, large sise body, M mm length 3-in. larger than any other shirt, with or Jglißfaffb without collar, extra quality, your wife could not ■■Ebl make one of these shirts for 750; Saturday special HT^^r ■^P^ Tncf Ai*f*ivoil f We will show you some beau- jsß6l BBt JUS I iiIl£VUUi tiful reversible four-in-hand j$ Kj&gb scarfs, all new fall patterns, best quality silk, not JbT^ toJ»B» shown before this season; 20 different styles, each mBBI "HBP^'^F.; ■—— ;, ; DONALDSONS GLASS BLOOK. . Orescent! V Bif Butter Sin. I Saturday Special 300 Jars Best Separator Dairy Butter. I Extra fine 103, better than the 0 majority of creamery butter, well worth 22c lb., Saturday, In jars or by the single pound, 20c I Plenty of fresh country dairy, equal to others' 20c and 21c qualities, in 5-lb. jars or bulk. Bj 18c I Good Dairy 1401b9 Fancy Fresh Churned Creamery 2201bx9 ICE CREAM I Special for Sunday Is a Neapolitan Brick fl Strawberry and Pineapple, (fresh fruit) $r.300]^500 I The Crescent Creamery Co.l 618-620 Hennepin. AMUSEMENTS TONIGHT. MATINEE SATURDAY. Win. A. Brady's Production of *£*" LOVERS' FltdPlay LANE bis Hit Sjpp The Orchard Scenes {lOTIFDt flTfllVU thh The Children's Games olfflriilLll I SUNDAY.. .... _ MAT BUCKLEY »AA For Cleaning Watts. •vv For Mainsprings. JOHN S. ALLEN, Agent, JEWELER. 110 Guaranty Loan, Ground Floor. i; Talking About the Grill ■ ! i If it's good eating the ooovers*- . ! . tion is about, it's certain you'll . , ( ■ hear the Grill mentioned. i \> DINING AND LUNCH BOOMS, ' <! 3OSrSXO First AT. 8. -, -. -; jMJDtr r n'Tnrnr M WB optioian, "^SB^^^ Klcollet At.. Upstairs. *mua& H yoar h«ad acbe*, eye* water, sight blurs, call and ace me. 1 axanuna ey«« free and make spectacle* that fit. T