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PROM SHOP AND MILL. The St. Paul Trades Assembly Indorses Aid. M. I. Kain for County Auditor. Clear Statement of the Differences Be tween the Journeymen and Co operative Coopers. A. Master Builders' Union Formed in Boston-Twin Cities Trade Notes. ST. PAUL TRADES ASSEMBLY. ( Aid. Katu is Indorsed for County Auditor. At the Trades assembly meeting Friday Svening the carpenters, raiders, stone- Jutters and plumbers reported work very good; eimrmakers. work good and all union men employed; painters, work fair. The v committee appointed at the last meeting to present certain names to the Democratic convention made a report, stating among other things that it had recommended Aid. M. F. K.r.i to accept the nomination lor County auditor. The report was accepted and Aid. Rain indorsed Cor county auditor. Attention was called to the Knights of Labor boycott on the stoves manufac . tured by Fuller A Warren, and the dele gates instructed to bring the matter before their unions. What are known as the, '"Diamond" stoves and ranges are manu factured by the above linn. A committee of three was appointed to tender to the striking switchmen the services of the Trades assembly in settling their difficul ties, if desired. The Co-operative Company. The St. Paul Co-operative Mercantile company held a meeting last evening and elected the following officers: President, Thomas Seorab, shoemaker; sec retary. August J. Meager, carpenter; treas urer,*.*. a. Johnson^ carpenter; directors tor one year, J. F. Cronin, secretary district Kniarhts of Labor, J. F. Duffy, machinist, EL Brown, hat ness maker: directors for six months. B. 11. Feider. printer, W. F. Jordan, carpenter, W. E. Ilenery, barnesstoaker; aud —one year. J. Hilton, shoemaker; six months. G. 11. Bushman, carpenter. BHB A committee was appointed to visit the labor organizations and different assemblies of the Knights of Labor for the purpose of placing stock. • Kail way Telegraphers. A local division of the Order of Railway Telegraphers was organized in St. Paul last evening at a meeting held in the parlor of the Sherman house. The division was or ganized by P. W. McAllister, of Minneapo lis, chief organizer of this grand division. The following officers were elected: Chief telegrapher, G. Patten, of the Omaha; assistant chief telegrapher, K. I. Whitetield, of the Manitoba: secretary uud treasurer, S. A. Bouke. Minneapolis & St. Louis; senior telegrapher, F. A. olds. Manitoba; junior telegrapher, J. O. Bell, Omaha: iusiJe senti nel. T. H. Pravitz. Manitoba: outside sentinel, H. F.Grore.Maniioba; past chief telegrapher, AY. O. !>..:-■ [:. Manitoba. The Order of Railway Telegraphers was organized at Cedar Rapids, la., last June and is rapidly spreading. Its objects are mutual protection and improvement of the service. In order that its objects may not be misunderstood the following is given from its declaration of principles: That any member who shall use the name of the order, or any officer who shall use his influence as such officer for the purpose of creating a st-.ke shall be expelled. That no member shall teach the art of telegrapy to any person without the consent of the grand chief telegrapher, attested to by the grand secretary and over the seal of the grand division. That the habitual use of intoxicating: liquors ehall be sufficient cause for rejection of any candidate. St. Fan! Labor Notes. Full accounts of the switchmen's strike in this city and Minneapolis will be found in the regular news columns. Garfield Post hall. 1-3 East Sixth street, is becoming* quite a meeting place lor labor or ganizations. The several K. of L. assemblies will unite In giving a ball at Market ball on the 29th lust. K. of L. Assembly No. 5,948, located at Post Siding, is building" a hall. Stonecutters arc in demand at most of the yards in the city. Freight houses close at 5:10 p. m. in St, Paul hereafter. THE COOt'EBV STRIKE. Statement of the Disagreements Be tween the Journeymen and Co-op erative Coopers. The Minneapolis coopers are engaged in a strike this week, the first that has oc curred in about two years. For some •weeks the working coopers have been dis satisfied with the wages they were receiv ing, and take this means to advance them. Up to Sept 1. when an agreement between the shops terminated, there was a pretense made to keep the price of making barrels In most of the shops at 15c. but at that time the price of barrels began to he cut. and it was not lons before wages were re duced to a range of 12 to 14con hand work. There were mere paying the former figures than the latter. Being unable to earn fair wages, the men chafed under the burden, and were finally goaded into a strike by the belief that they had everything to gain and nothinz to lose. For a year past the jour neymen and co-operatives have distrusted one another, and each desired the other, in the prevalence of low wages, to make a stand for their rights. * Under the circum stances neither acted. The present move ment has been under contemplation for some " time. Journeymen state that at Monday night's meeting of the Coop er's assembly, prominent co-operative men gave assurance offltiieir support if the jour neymen would take the initiative, and the next day the strike was inaugurated. The men in the Aukl shop, about forty in num ber, went out first, and at the Kennedy shop were reinforced by eighteen more. They then proceeded to the works of the Hardwood Storage company, and were joined by the 135 men of that establish ment. A visit was then made to all the other shops, mostly co-operative, and by noon there was probably not a cooper at work in the city. The co-operative men Bay they did not join in the strike, only stopping their work temporarily to concili ate journeymen. A meeting of shop man users was held Wednesday afternoon at the - office of the Hardwood Storage company, to canvass the situation. It was admitted from the start that 10 cents could not be paid the coopers if barrels remained as low as lately sold for. and a general discussion took place as to the feasibility of a pool for the sale of barrels. Most of the shops as represented seemed to favor something of the kind, arranged on an equitable basis. The representatives of two large co-opera tive shops thought at first that there was not much chance of their companies being willing to go into an affair of this sort, but after further discussion of the subject, they seemed to regard the matter more favorably. It was deemed inexpedient to advance the price of barrels to 39 cents, which it would be necessary to do to pay the men 16 cents for making. Thirty-six to 87 cents seemed to be more generally favored, and to pay off at 14 cents or possibly 15 cents. It was thought that the coopers would be satisfied with the latter price if assured of reasonably steady employment. The meeting ad journed until Thursday afternoon, it being desired to hear from the working coopers who were to meet in the morning the same day. The co-operative men went away witn the understanding that they should start their shops Thursday noon, but with nothing definite settled as to what wages would be paid. Several of the co-opera tive shops have contracts with mills and feel in duty bound to supply barrels in such cases as needed; if they run to do this it is apt to discourage the journeymen. The strike has been carried into effect without the approval or cognizance of the Knights of Labor, of which organization the Coopers' assembly is a branch, the men taking the responsibility of the move on their own shoulders. Mill owners, as a rule, express sympathy for the coopers, and concede the justice of their asking for bet ter pay, but charge the coopers themselves with being responsible for the present de moralized condition of their bnsiness. The supply of stored barrels in the city is light, there probably being not over 70,000, ! and were all the shops to remain idle for any length of time the mills would be put ito great inconvenience and possibly be i forced to shut down. The latter result may be bi ought about without the aid of the coopers, by the switchmen's strike. — Northwestern Miller. .lII.WE4POI.IS RED-HOTS. It Is gratifying: to organized labor and the citizens generally to note that the next gen eral assembly of the Knights of Labor is to | meet in Minneapolis. It has been felt by i ninny that the Northwest has been entitled to this recognition^ and it was a graceful thing on tlie part of the Knisriits to give Miiineiipo lis the largest vote that a city ever received as a placo o! meetinjr. *♦• The all-absorbing 1 topic of the week has been the strikes of the coopers and switch men. In the first instance the strike was not unexpected. From one cause or another the trade of coopering 1 has been gradually forced down to a condition that no longer admits of a skillful and industrious workman earning a 1 mere subsistence, let alone a decent living, i at this most ancient and lime-honored of crafts. * ,* The journeymen and the co-operators hare been cutting each other's throats, figuratively ' speaking, by a competition that must have \ inevitably resulted in tho reduction of the wages of workmen. It seems now that they have finally agreed to stand by each other and mutually strike for the lowest price which will enable a cooper to earn adequate pay for his exertions. •»• In spite of protestations from both sides the friends of labor are afraid that old animosi ties and a desire of one side to profit at the expense of the other will prevail. The future of the strike cannot be foretold. It may stop to-morrow, and it may be pushed through to success. • • The switchmen strike, of course, attracts universal attention, as affecting the most vital interests of the city. It appears to a cool observer that the men have asked for the same pay that they get for the same work at other points. Sufficient notice was given that the men would walk out on a certain day if no heed was paid to their demand. No atten tion was given and the men walked out — that is about as far as matters have progressed so far. ~** Great pressure is brought from different sources in this perplexed situation, and what ever his action may be, it is certain that he will be influenced by a desire to do justice to the working classes. There need be no doubt about that. MINNEAPOLIS FILLERS. The matter of sufficient water power is be coming- a subject of deep concern to mill owners, as those well advised claim that the mills will be troubled more than ever in this respect on the advent of cold weather. Flour is dull and lower and not much is being sold. While the output of the .nills was smaller last week, the flour exports were increased a few thousands. — Northwestern Miller. Working millers complain that in grinding the new wheat it is very much harder to keep a mill clean and free of dust; the new grain being dry and light, and in a pulverized state, finding its way out of machines and spouts much more than is ordinarily the case. The following officers have beeu re-elected by the Minneapolic Mill company: D. Morri son, president; C. J. Martin, treasurer; \V. D. Hale, secretary; William De la Barre, agent. It is predicted that the millers will be more seriously hampered by low water during the coming winter than ever before. The Northwestern, Pettit, Standard and Galaxy mills have shut down because of the switchmen's strike. Most of the mills have already shut down, and will keep closed until the switchmen's strike is over. One hundred Cyclone dust collectors for the Pillsbury A have been received and are being set up. The Operative Millers' association gives Its first social party the 28th inst. at Malcomb hall. George Martin, statistician for Pillsbury & Co., has gone on the road as a salesman. The Pettit mill has surpassed its record by averaging 1.4. daily for six days. The Columbia has, of late, averaged 1,200 barrels daily. The Crown roller has started up again. mi!V.\EAPOLI§ COOPERS. The one-stave barrel has helped the Sixth street shops out largely on the wage question. The sales and manufacture of barrels, up to last Tuesday, had much increased. B. C. Hatch has withdrawn from the Hen nepin shop. GOOD ADVICE. To the Editor of the Globe: I wish, through the medium cf your paper, to give a word of advice to the switchmen now on a strike. The Press, Tribune and Journal are trying to get up a controversy be tween the men in the different yards, by re peating what this one or that one said as to who first advocated the strike. Boys, let none of this twaddie influence you one way or an other. The question is, are you in the right or wrong? If wrong, go back to work. If right, stand firm for your rights, and forever respect the man who first dared to speak for his rights. I see that the Journal re peats the "overt act" dodge. 1 suppose it is a standing advertisement, and will ap pear with large headlines on the first page until the strike is over. There are men of high standing who witnessed the "overt act" affair, and they declare that you switchmen were not near the "overt act" dump. Be firm, but above all things, let reason and good common sense control your every act. Minneapolis, Oct. 16. Locke. .A Sufficient Denial. Contradicting the statement of certain railroads that insufficient notice was given by the switchmen of their intended strike, the following is certainly a comprehensive denial: Whereas, The switchmen of Minneapolis, in their pending strike have by their honora b!e,temperate and orderly challenged the admiration of all law-abiding citizens, be it Resolved, That the Trades and Labor As sembly of Minneapolis indorse their action to date; and Whereas, It having been published through the public press of this city that the proper officials of various railroads concerned, were not properly notified of the grievances and de mands of the striking switchmen, Resolved. That such publications, whatever their emanation, are untrue, inasmuch as committees duly requested and authorized by the switchmen and Trades and Labor Assem bly, made formal notification to the proper officials of such grievances and requests. H. M. IJcrress, President. C. A. Kiss am, Secretary. Minneapolis, Oct. 15. A MASTER BUILDER'S UNION That Grew Out of the Labor Troubles in the I astern Cities. The master builders have formed an asso ciation in Boston in consequence of the labor troubles, and have invited all New England contractors to co-operate with them. In their scheme of organization they propose that after the Ist of April, 18S7. journeymen or iaborers shall be paid a certain price per hour, as may be agreed upon between the employer and the work man; thai to test the question of whether a ten-hour day's work is too long, the work ing day shall be nine hours and all work done before 7a. m. and after 5 p. m. shall be paid for as overtime, and at the end of a year it further reductions of time seem de sirable they will be agreed upon; that con tracts for building shall be made with a provision relieving the contractor from any forfeiture if the progress of the work is de layed by strikes. One of the articles of the master-builders' code on intimidation is as follows: Certain workmen have of late very im properly interfered with the carrying on of work by striking or threatening to for the most trivial causes, as .follows: Because cer tain other workmen were employed; because certain workmen were discharged; becatisj certain stock was used or was not used: be cause more than a certain number of appren tices were taken on, and for other equally un tenable reasons. They have also intimidated certain fellow-workmen by threatening that they would prevent their getting employ ment by refusing to work with them unless they Joined certain societies. Such practices we condemn as most unfair and intolerable, and we agree that in case any workmen in terrupt and embarrass our operators by such procedure we will promptly discharge them and notify our fellow members of the dis charge. We also agree that all conspiracies shall be prosecuted to the extent of the law. Still another article relating to grievances and arbitration is as follows: We recognize the right of the group of workmen in the employment of any indi vidual contractor in the building trades to demand and receive from their employer a bearing upon any grievances that may arise, or any changes that m»y be desired, and at this hearing they c n elect to be beard through a spoke:- m in chosen from their num ber or by their individual voices, but no per- THE ST. PAUL DAILY GLOBE, SUNDAY MOKHXG. OCTOBER 17, 1886.— SIXTEEN PAGES* I son outßide the employment of the said con tractor will be allowott to represent them. If amicable ground of settlement ia not reached through such bearing:, then the grievances shall be left to arbitration In the same man j ncr that other business disputes and compli cations may be settled. A SWITCHMAN'S DUTIES. The Reason Why a Strike so Seri ously Affects tbe Handling of Frets' 111. Since the switchmen's strike has com- I menced the question has been frequently asked why it is that the failure of the 1 switchmen to continue at their labors should seriously affect and cripple the rail roads. The general impression seems to prevail that the switchmen are men who stand at railroad crossings and, when not engaged in flagging passenger trains, turn the switches at these points. The fact is, a switchman's duties are both hard and ex acting, and in order to till the position the men composing the crews, as they are called, must be "thoroughly acquainted with the road and all the stations 01; the line on which they are employed. Each crew con sists of three, or sometimes four men, the foreman and two or three helpers. The van! master hands to the foreman a list of loaded cars which are ready for shipment. The foreman is given charge of a switch engine, and, with his helpers, makes up the freight trains. On the majority of the roads the trains are made up to correspond with the stations reached after the train leaves St. Paul, the cars for the first sta tion after leaving St. Paul being placed at the rear of the engine and the cars for the other stations in the order in which they come in the schedule. As will be seen from this, it requires a thorough knowledge of the roads and stations in order to be of any practical use, and no matter how com petent a man may be. unless he is familiar with the stations- on the line of the road, he is of little use. There are about two hundred switchmen employed in the several yards, and their striking, of course, puts a stop to nearly all the shipments from the city. THE STRIKE AND BOYCOTT. The Chicago packers' strike has developed durin? the past week into a gigantic affair, and the strikers seem to have aimed the whole force of their blow at Phil Armour. The packers have joined in the determination that they will have ten hours' work for a day, and the strikers are as determined that they will work but eiirbt hours, as they have been do ing since last spring 1 . A large force of Pink erton's police are stationed at the stockyards cud are being boycotted by the girls who wait on the tables at the hotel. Messrs. Barry and Butler, of the Kuights of Labor, who came on from Richmond to settle the difficulty if possible, have concluded that they cannot ef fect a settlement and a hard fight is probable. Gov. Hill, of New York, has commuted the sentences of the boycotters to 100 days each. These men forced Brewer Theiss to pay a large sum of money to secure the removal of a boycott on his beer, on the ground that the money had been expended in prosecuting the boycott. Gov. Hill makes a point that these men did not know they were violating any law, as such constructions of their acts had never been laid down by the courts, that the money was not for their private use, but for the union which advanced it. The appli cation of the law having been established, and Gov. Hill having assurances from the prisoners and the Central Labor union that they would hereafter obey it and refrain from such damages, be commutes the sentence stipulating that future violations may expect no clemency. After failing to adjust their differences with the managers, the brakemen on the Ma honing division of the New York, Pennsyl vania & Ohio railroad struck on Monday, and the Cleveland shops of the company were closed. Phil Armour says that the glory of Chicago as a packing center has gone by and is mov ing westward. The Chances of ITlatrlmony. A man who has studied the various various phases of the matrimonial market has come to the conclusion that every woman has some chance to marry; it may be one in fifty, or it may be ten to one she will. Representing: a woman's entire chance at 100, he has made out the follow ing table to show the chances at certain points of time: Per cent. Between the ages of 15 and 20 years. 14% Between the ages of 20 and 25 years. 53 His; ween the airo3 of 25 and 30 years. 18 Between the ages of 30 and 35 years. 15J£ Between the ages of 35 and 40 years. 3% Between the ages of 40 and 45 years. 2% Between the ages of 45 and 50 years. % of 1 Between the ages of 50 and 5G years. % of 1 After CO it is one-tenth of 1 per cent., or one chance in 1,000. JTlci.aiii Is selling unlaundried shirts for 60 cents, worth 75, also 51. 25 laundried shirts for SI. We keep a full line of cents' under wear and hosiery. McLain's, 384 Wabasha street. Indigestion. 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The Interesting Cases © Messrs. Mur " ray and McUumml«s Told by Theinselve. Prominent in the northern district of St. I Paul, and hugging closely tube base of Mt. : Airy, 6tand the vast and soil workshops of j the Manitoba railroad. Tb several - stone structures include the palntaop.the carshop, the boilershop, the blacksmitishop, the ma : chine shop and the rounc house. Inside I these buildings fully 600 wokmen, wearing 1 the jean overalls, which eonsttutes the uni form of labor (a manlier gark than soldier's j trappings or courtier's lace) move among: great machinery, or deafen tb air with a con tinuous rat-a-tat-tat of their tunmers. In the machine shop, huge lachiues bore, shear or punch thick steel as 'asily as a car penter carves wood, or a chU with scissors cuts out its paper playthings. I In the black smith shop, forty odd forges ; CAST A LURID GLJIB upon the smoky was. In tbe round house forty-eight ! stalls con tain each an engine (that seeiß, in its narrow bouse, monstrously enlarged' in process of repair or manufacture. Eah engine sug gests a huge beenive. and the men crawling or climbing upon it seem ike industrious bees. . lv the midst of such suroundings a re porter found Mr. William Muray, a man well known and popular among Is fellow work men, and who has been tlere nearly ten years. In reply to the repoter's inquiry be said: "Some time ago I cauht a severe cold by sleeping in a draft. I swat it off, and ap parently cot rid of it, but it returned after a few days. Again 1 shook it off, but still in another couple of days it rould come back. That struggle lasted for qute a while, and 1 began to feel UNABLE TO WCRK. "My appetite was gone food disagreed with me. I coughed am spit up nasty phlegm, I had a sore feeing in my throat, and my cough stuck to me.' "Well, about three weeksago I went to my foreman, Mr. Ed Schultz, aid told him thnt I would have to lay off and sum doctor. He told me that he himself was uider Dr. McCoy's treatment, and found it vey beneficial. He advised me to see him. I vent at once to the doctor's office, at 459 Headway, and was examined. He tapped myebest, and found in the top of the left lung i dull sound that he said indicated commencng consumption. 1 began to use his medicine." "Only three weeks have .'lapsed and I have gained, in spite of my hare work, five pounds in weight. Mv appetite iaeroid, the soreness in my chest is gone, my ough is gone and I feel like a new man. I cai handle my worK like a man. I feel grate to Dr. McCoy, and am glad to let people Inow it." Mr. Murray lives at the corner of Park ave nue and Lyton place, and his statement can be easily vended. THE ELGIN IATTERY. How That Famous Troop Got Its Name. Leander IVVeCti minings, 613 Hoae Avenue ISortli, Minneapolis. "I have been for seversl years," Mr. Cum mings said, "in the lumbe- business. Prior to that and to my coming to Minneapolis T was a railroad contractor in lowi. In the last twenty years, in fact ever since having- the army. I have led aa active life, bit led it under diffi "Under difficulties?" "Yes. During: the war Iserved in the Fifth Illinois regiment — in the E&iu battery, as It was called, because SUPPLIED AND EQUIPPED by the Elgins. Some way w other, during the exposure of the. service, I contracted severe colds. These, allowed to rm unchecked, led into catarrh. Alter leavinr the war I tried in vain to get cured. I touncl that my ears were affected, and that I was gradually but surely growing deaf. My health £ot so bad that it was simply horrible. I toctored with one physician six months, but I can't say that I got much help from it." '•Well, the years passed, and my trouble kept getting a stronger gri)< on me all the time. It was chronic, as tley called it, and some told me that there wasi.'t any cure for it. I had a cough and pain ii the head, over the eyes. I breathed at times with difficulty: there was a wheezy sound in my chest when I breathed; 1 came up into Minnesota think ing possibly the clinjate woulc be better for me here. But I trot worse instead of better. My dealness increased to suck an extent that people had to shout at me to make me hear. When I lay down at night I couid feel lumps in my throat which sometimes ALMO>T CHOKED JCE as I lay upon my back. 1 had sweats every night, and in the morning my night garment would look as if it had been wet with water. I had fits of coughing and would raise a touuh kind of mucus. It had a *>ad odor, and sometimes 1 would have difficulty in cough ing it up. Then I would vomit. Often I was called up at night by fits of vomiting, and for years I haven't been able to take anything on my stomach in the morning. Day after day 1 would throw up even the cup of coffee 1 took for my breakfast in the morning. Every once in the while I took a fresh cold— l seemed to be forever taking coid— and then I would be worse than ever. I could no longer sleep, and as for appetite, I seemed to dislike all kinds of food. 1 think it was about a month ago that [ wont to Dr. McCoy's office. He told me that I had catarrh of the head, throat and stomach. When I went to see him 1 was so deaf that he HAD TO SPEAK LOUD 'in my enr to make me hear what he said. I : went under his treatment. He did something ! — 1 don't know how to describe ii — to my head : and ears and I seemed to be all cleared out. The next day ] could bear quite well, and within a weak I could hoar as well as 1 ever did in my life. My dealness was cured en tirclv. I continued unuer his treatment. M night sweats stopped. 1 had oo more snuil insr. no more coutthing, no mon- raising of I phlegm. My appetitite returned to me, and ! now 1 eat a hearty breakfast every morning. I have no more of the iauguid, tired, uneas-y feeling that 1 once had. I have not a symp tom left of the nauseating, miserable disease from which I had suflercd for tweny years. I have been cured completely." Mr. Leander McCuramiugs, who made the statement above given, is well known in the ■ lumber trade and about town. His face is I fairly reproduced in the above cut. He re ■ sides at 613 Hoag avenue, and is the burerlor Brooks Brothers, lumber dealers, and suoces- I sors to Farubam &Lovejoy. DOCTOR J. Cresap McCoy Late of Bellevue Hospital, New York, Has offices at I No. 489 Broadway, St. Paul, AND AT_. WEST HOTEL BUILDING' MINNEAPOLIS. MINN., Where all curable diseases are treated with success. All diseases peculiar to the sexes a specialty. CATARRH CURED. CONSULTATION at t.fflee or by mail, $1. Correspondence receives prompt attention. ST. PAUL OFFICE HOUKS, 2 to 7:30 P. M., Sundays included. I PBOPOSALB. __ ! PROPOSALS KOU VVAtiONS, HARNESS AND A Harrows.— Department of the Interior, of- I fice of Indian Affairs, Washington, U. C, Septetn- I bcr 25, 1886. — Scaled proposals, indorsed "Propo | salt for wagons, harness or barrows," as the case may be, and addressed to -the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Washington, I). C. will be received at this Office until one o'clock of Saturday, Octo ber 23, 1886, for furnishing for the Indian service in Dakota, 150 wagons complete, H'Axll inch thimble Bkein, wide track, with bows and 8 OS. unsized duck covers, sprint; seats and top boxes; l.'ii set of wheel harness, double, with breeching, j check lines and Concord hames; 150 set of lead harness, double, without breeching, with check lines and Concord hames; and 100 narrows, 40 teeth. %xlO inches headed. By calling lor wagons "complete," is meant wugons with brake, evener, lower box, neck yoke, single trees, stay chain and tongue. Kidders are required to furnish samples of har ness and harrows, and to give price for delivery of the articles at Chicago, 111., Kansas City, Mo., Omaha, Nebraska, and Sioux City, lowa. OERTIPKT) CHECKS. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check or draft upon some United States Deposi tory, made payable to the undersigned, for at least five per cent, of the amount of the proposal, which check or draft will bo forfeited to the United States, in case any bidder or bidders re ceiving an award shall fa 1 to promptly execute a contract, with good and sufficient sureties, other wise to be returned to the bidder. The right ii reserved to reject any or all bids, or any part of any bid, if deemed for the best in terest of the service. J. D. C. ATKINS, 277-94 Commissioner. PROPOSALS FOR LUMBER, COAL, HOUSES, X Cows, etc.— United States Indian Service, Sun ten Agency, Nebraska, ember 30, 188U.— Sealed proposals, indorsed "Proposals for lum ber, coal, horses, cows, etc.," as the case may be, and addressed to the undersigned, will be re ceived at the Santee Agency, box county, Ne braska, until one o'clock of November >, 188*;, for furnishing and delivering nt the Santee.Flandreau and Ponca Agencies a variety of lumber and other building materials, schedules and full description of which may be obtained by application to the undersigned, 130 tons of soft coal, 4 tons of black smith's coal, 174 American mares, not under 4 or over 7 years of age, sound, without blemishes, well broken, and to weigh not less than 950 pounds each, and 40 cows of graded stock, in good order and condition, natives of Nebraska or ad jacent territory, not under 2 or over 6 years of age, to weigh not less than 700 pounds. All animals offered for delivery under a con tract, will be subject to a rigid inspection by some person to be designated by the Department. CERTIFIED CHECKS. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check or draft upon some United States Depository, made payable to the undersigned, for at least five per cent, of the amount ot the proposal, which check or draft will be forfeited to the United States in case any bidder or bidders receiving an award shall fail to promptly execute a contract with good and sufficient sureties; otherwise to be returned to the bidder. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids, or any part of any bid, if deemed for the best in terest of the service. CHARLES HILL, 277-93 U. 8. Indian Agent. Proposals for Lumber and Coat. U. S. Indian SERVICE. ) SISSETOVAGENCT, DAKOTA. Sept. 29, 18SS. ) SEALED PROPOSALS indorsed "Proposals for Lumber or Coal," as the case may be, and addressed to the undersigned, will be received at the Sisseton Agency, Dakota, until 1 o'clock of Thursday, tne 21st day of October, lS8(i, for fur nishing and delivering at Sisseton Station, Dakota, 100 tons Lack&wanna coal, 150,001) shingles XX., 75,000 feet second common boards, planed on one side (1,000 feet of the same to bo 14-inch stock boards), 000 feet flooring, second; 20,000 feet siding, second; 25,000 feet framing lumber, second common (2x4. Bxß, 2xß and (SxtJ, 2,000 feet to be 20 feet in length and the balance to be 10 and 12 feet in length): 100 No. 2 windows, Bxlo-12 lights; 50 doors 2-Bx6-Bxl thick; 3,000 feet lumber for coffins, planed on both sides (500 feet each of B inch, 10-inch. 12-inch, 14-i:ich and 16-inch stock boards, balance to be 13. 20 hii 22 inches wide). CERTIFIED CHECKS. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check or draft upon some United States Deposi tory, payable to the ordeV of the undersigned, for at least five per cent, of the amount of the bid, which check or draft shall be forfeited to • the United States in case any bidder receiving an award shall fail to execute promptly a contract with good and sufficient sureties according to the terms of his bid, otherwise to be returned to bidder. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids if deemed for the best interests of the service. For further information address the under signed. ISRAEL GREENE, . 275-99 U. S. Indian Agent. Proposals. U. S. ENGINEER OFFICE, ) Rock Island, 111., Sept. 29, 1886. ) SEALED PROPOSALS, in duplicate, will be re ceived at this office until 2 p. m. on the 19th day of October, 183(5, for furnishing stone for use at the Dcs Moines Rapids Canal and Dry Dock. Pro posals will be accompanied by a written guarantee that in case the bid be accepted, contract will be entered into with good and sufficient security within ten (10) days after notice of such accept ance. .Blanks, on which proposals must be made, containing specifications and detailed information, may be obtained on application. A. MACKENZIE, Major of Engineers. 273-76 Oct 17 & 13 "Fire Department City of Saint Paul." PROPOSALS. Office Board of Fire Commissioners, I St. Paul, October 13, 1886. J Proposals for flay! Sealed bids will be received by the Board of Fire Commissioners of the City of St. Paul, until Monday, October 25, 18S6, at 13 m, lor 500 tons (more or less) best quality WILD HAY, For use of Fire Department of City of St Paul for one year from date of contract, to be delivered at such tunes as called for by Chief Engineer. Proposals will be received for quantities of 25 tons and upwards. Parties bidding: will state specifically whether baled or loose hay. The said Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Proposals to be indorsed "Proposals for Hay," and addressed to F. R. Delano, Presi dent Board Fire Commissioners. By order oi the Board. 287-96 WM. O'GORMAN, Secretary. PROPOSALS. Office Board Fire Commissioners, } St. Paul, Oct. 13, 18S6. \ Proposals for Oats! Sealed bids will be received by the Board of Fire Commissioners of the city of St. Paul until Monday, Oct. 25 1886, 12 m., for seven thousand (7,000) bushels (more' or less) best quality NO. 2 WHITE OATS, For use of Fire Department of the City of St. Paul for one year, from Nov. 1, 1886, to be de livered at such times and in such quantities as called for by the Chief Engineer. The said Board reserves the right to reject any and ail bids. Proposals to be indorsed "Proposals for Oats," and addressed to P. K. Delano, Presi dent Hoard of Fire Commissioners. By order of the Board. 87-H8 WM. O'GORMAN. Secretary. _ ompTiyrHEATiNG i kl I ■J i\ 111 WE WTSH T0 V A UIXIIX INTRODUCE OUR PATENT BOILERS In St. Paul and vicinity, and will uuiko VERY LOW PRICES FOR THIS SEASON. Plans and specifications furnished for pub lic and private buildings. We also manufao ture Valves for Steam, Water and Gas Works, Brass Castings, etc. HOLLAND & "THOMPSON, "Works— St. Paul. Ofllce— 3l 7 Minnesota street. FAIRBANKS, MORSE ft CO, \ 371 and 373 Sibley Street, FAIRBANKS SCALES AND ECLIPSE WINDMILLS. m OTissttVenrteletata lUnW" I *™^ * fl H, e Mies of that class of jß&r^. i7^y-*4 remedies »n<l >" s K iven MW\ TO 5 DATS^i » lmost un*"" l ****** JHMFGoftrmateftd not »oT| on>MußpHY £^er M^nF CftUM stricture I. >t I**MlTaM Ciinicjl C 8 , amo.i ■ the leading Mali- CfflUfrm Cheaictl Co *mong the leading Meui. Cineinn a U.«Qci»eW £ »$& ;V Ohio. \Jii Bradford, ft. la km $1.00. CITY NOTICE. Omen op the City Treasurer, } St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 8, 1880. f All persons Interested in tho assessment for Grading Concord street, from Cambridge street to Arthur av enue; Grading Dayton avenue, from Aldine street (formerly Wright avenue), to Hamline avenue (formerly Simpson avenue; Construction of a sewer, com mencing on Summit place, at the intersection of the sewer on Rondo street, thence North on Summit place to Fuller street, thence west on Fuller street to Marion street; thence north on Marion street, to Edmund street, thence east on Edmund street to Rice street, and on Rice street from University av enue to the south line of the right of way of th 9 St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Rail way Company; Grading Sixth street, from Maria avenue to Arcade street; Grading Ashland avenue (for merly Hennepin avenue), from "Victoria street to Lexington avenue; Grading Dayton avenue, from Victoria street to Lexington avenue; Grading Superior street, from "Western avenue to Duke street. Grading Clinton avenue, from Concord street to Colorado street; Construction of a sewer, on Nash street, from Mississippi street to L'Orient street; Grading "Williams street, from a a point opposite the line be tween lots 6 and 7. block 6, 3, Deßow, Smith, Risque & Williams' addition to Stillwa ter street: Grading Goodrich avenue, from Dale street to the alley be tween lots 5 and 6, block 6, Terrace park addition; Grading Brewster avenue, from the south side of Sherburne av enue to Como avenue; Constructing of a sewer, on West Fourth street, between St. Pe ter street and Market street. Grading Grove street, fromMis sissipi street to Canada street: paving with cedar blocks said Grove street, from west line of Mississippi street to west line of Broadway, and surfacing with gravel said Grove street, from the west lin9 of Broad way to Canada street; Grading and guttering Sherburne avenue, from Grant street to Rice street; Grading Hoffman avenue, from Short street to lot 14, block 17, Suburban Hills; Grading and guttering Isabel street, from Ohio street to Stats street; Grading Yon Minden street, from "Western avenue to Dousman street; «, Opening an alley, 10 feet wide through block 5, St. Paul proper, from Cedar street to Minnesota street: Grading Front street, from Rice street to Lexington ave nue; Paving Chestnut street (with pine blocks), from West Sev enth street to Mississippi river. Grading Stryker avenue, from Prospect terrace to Louisa street; Paving Seventh street, between the outside rails of th 3 street car tracks and the curb lines, from th 3 east end of the Sev enth street bridge (crossing the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Mani toba railroad, to the east line of Hope street, with Cedar blocks' and put in granite curbs; Grading Capitol avenue, from Aldine avenue (formerly "Wright avenue), to Hamline avenue and Simpson avenue, from M n nehaha street toTaylor avenue; Grading Western avenue, from Pleasant avenue to the right of way of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway company; Grading Minnehaha street, from Hamline avenue to Snelling - avenue; Grading Indiana avenue, from Dakota avenua to State , street Grading Toronto avenue, from Randolph street to St. Clair street-. 1 3 Grading East Fourth street from Maria avenue to Mendota street Grading "Webster stre at, from Randolph street to Pleasant avenue; Grading Susan street, from Da kota avenue to Concord street. Grading and guttering Brewstor avenue, Irom University ave nue to Sherburne avenue; Constructing a sewer on Martin street, between Rice street and St. Peter strest; Constructing of a sewer on Ninth. I street, from Fort street to Oak i street; ! Grading Hewitt avenue, from j Aldine avenue (formerly "Wright ] avenue), to Hamline avenue (formerly Simpson avenue; WILL TAKE NOTICE i That on thelOtb day of September, 1886,1 did receive different warrants from the City Comp 11oiler of the City of tit. Paul for the collec tion of the above-named assessments. The nature of these warrants is, that if you fail to pay the assessment within TIIIBTY DAYS ' after the first publication of this notice, 1 i shall report you and your real estate so as* j sessed as delinquent, and apply to the Dis trict Court of the County of Ramsey, Minn© ! sota, for judgment against your lands, lots, j blocks or parcels thereof bo assessed, in ■ eluding interest, costs and expenses, and tot | an order of the Court to sell the same for the payment thereof. GEORGE REIS. City Treasurer. "CITY NOTICE." Office of the City Treasurer. ) St. Paul, Minn., Out. 13, 1886. f I 1 All persons interested In the assessments j for i Opening, widening and extension of James street, from Oneida street to Western avenue; Opening:, widening an 1 extension of Richmond street, from Jefferson avenue to Grace street; Change of grade on Fillmore avenue, between Dakota avenue and State street. WILL TAKE NOTICE That on the Tth day of October, 1886, I did receive different warrants from the. City Comptroller of the City of St. Paul for the collection of the above-named assessments. The nature of these warrants is, that if you fail to pay the assessment within THIETY DAYS after the first publication of this notice, I Shall report you and your real estate so as sessed as delinquent, and apply to the. Dis trict Court of the County of Ramsey, Minne sota, for judgment against your lands, lots, blocks or parcels thereof so assessed, in cluding interest, costs and expenses, and for an order of the Court to sell the same for the payment tneraof. GEORGE REIS, City Treasurer. 2i(H>6 CITY NOTICE. Office of the City Treasurer, } St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 8, 18S6. j All persons interested in the assessments for Condemning" and taking an easement on the land adjoining and on the line of Mound street, from Hastings avenue to Burns avenue; Grading Hound street, from Hastings avenue to Burns avenue. WILL TAKE NOTICE That on the 24th day of September, ISS6. I did receive a warrant from the City Comp troller of the City of St. Paul for the collec tion of the above-named assessment. The nature of these warrants is, that if you fail to pay the assessment within THIRTY DAYS after the first publication of this notice, 1 shall report you and your real estate so as sessed as delinquent, and apply to the District Court of the County of Ramsey, Minnesota, for judgment against your lands, lots, blocks, or parcels thereof so assessed, including in terest, costs and expenses, and for an order of the Court to soil the same for the pay ment thereof. GEORGE RETS, City Treasurer* ' 281-91 CITY NOTICE. Office of the City Treasurer, ) St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 13. l&Sd. i All persons interested in the assessment for Opening, widening and extension of a street 209 feet wide, from Chestnut street to a point, where the creek which is the outlet of Fountain cavo empties into the Mississippi rivei, WILL TAKE NOTICE That on the 2Sth day of September, 1886, 1 did receive different warrants from the City Comp troller of the City of St. Paul for the collec ion of t he above-named assessments. The nature of these warrants is, that if you fail to pay the assessment within THIRTY DAYS After the first publication of this notice, I shall report you and your real estate so as sessed as delinquent, and apply to the District Court of the county of Ramsey, Minnesota, for judgment ajrainst your lauds, lots, blocks, or parcels thereof so assessed, including in terest, costs and expenses, and for an order of the court to sell the same for the pay ment thereof. GEORGE REIS, City Treasurer. 256-20ti TESTIMONY OF A MICHIGAN ARCHITECT Saginaw, Mich., Aug. 19, ISBS— have used the Hall's Sheathing Lath In the construction of private dwelling and public building's, with very satisfactory re i suits, and cheerfully recommend its use where ; warmth and solidity of walls is desired. It is j also entitled to merit on ceilings where tho I builder desires to deaden the upper floors, as i it forms a floor for the material. Where extra warmth is required, it may be used as an out : side sheathing; with grooves inward and plas ■ ter between the studding:, affording: also addi tional fire protection. F. W. HOLIISTER, Architect. E. T. SUM WALT, Lumo r Dealer, Gilflllan Block, St. Paul. Agent 1..«r the Northwest and Southwest. W ' A rlllSl I I V X *««•*•<» October 11, fl. I VVlll 1 Jut is; 6. Oue box will eon the moat obstinate cut n fouv days or tesa. Allan's SoMe -. Medicate! ■ ' Bom I ,No nauseous doses of cubebs. copaiba or oil m j lanii.ilwood that are certain to produce dyspepsia ;■ by destroying the coatings of the stomach. Prioa, 11.50. Sold by all druggists ok . nailed on receipt! ( of price. For further particulars send for circulM. It. U. Box 1533. YITTTIT? J. ALLAN CO.. UUilUi Si Joan street. New York -■•— ■