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9 SAINT PAUL. ; rti B&UAIJ3N Ali WEATHER. 7 Signal Service Figures ".Tor . the -• Year Just Ended.. :? A review of the weather at St. Paul shows that 18SS was one of the coldest years since ISSO. and it was also" dryer than the average. The year 1875 was colder, but the difference between the two was only one-tenth of a degree. The mean temperature was 59.0 deg., and total rain .and melted snow, . 25.86 inches, making a deficiency in tempera ture, 3.7 (leg., and in precipitation, 13.13 inches. The showing for. the year in several wars is the most eventful on record. The initial month, with a min imum temperature of 41.2 deg. below zero, and the terminal one, with 58.1 above, and a daily mean of 49.5 dag.— these on Jan. 21 and Dec. 24. respect ively, - are unprecedented here. '1 he temperature continued below- average for the first five months of the year. The sixth month .was average, and the tendency the rest of the year was above average, but the increase was not sufficient to overcome the great de ficiency principally resulting from the low temperature of the early months. The rainfall was decidedly more than average for the first seven months, ow ing to the excessive spring rains.but the closing months were exceedingly dry. There was no oppressive heat during the summer season. The temperature went above 90 but twice, once in July and once in August. On both occasions it attained the maximum for the year, deg. lt fell below S3 (leg., or "freez ing pointy* during 168 days, and re mained below that point at all times during 183 days. The last ""killing frost"' of the spring season was May 13, and the first killing frost of the tall stasoncame Sept. 29. .There were no light frosts observed during the interval, 137 days. or about four and one-half " months, that the temper ature was actually favorable to the growth of 'vegetation. There was an average cloudiness of 5.0: 71 days were clear. 171 fair and 124 cloudy, and .119 with .01 inch or more of precipita tion. Evidences of electric activity were much more frequent than in 1887, and there were twenty-seven electric disturbances -of. the nature of thunder storms. July had 9: June, 5; April, 4: August, 3; September and May, 2 each, and October and ."November 1 each. That occult force also manifested itself seven times in a less demonstrative, but in the more mysterious aurora or polar light, of which May had 8 displays and January, February, June and August 1 each. BROUGHT HOME. Remains of the Late John Wag ener Awaiting Interment. 7v* The remains of the late John Wag oner, a pioneer citizen of St. Paul who died in San Francisco the 22d ult., ar rived in St. Paul at 9:40 o'clock Monday morning, and the obsequies will be held at 9 o'clock this morning from his late residence at 582 Wabasha street. The ceremony will be conducted by Rev. Father '.Bernhardt, of Assumption church, and Charles Friend. Adam Fink, Theodore Hamm, Charles Haggen miller, P. J. Dries, John lienor. William Coffer and C. C. Miles, will act as pall bearers." :?•: The deceased was one of the oldest residents of the city, having located in St. Paul in the spring of 1854, and he was actively engaged in business in the ci tv.By frugal and industrious habits he early acquired a small fortune.which was wisely invested in real estate, and at the time of his death hi* realty hold ings here wore valued at close to a mil lion dollars. Among other property which he held wore valuable business lots on Cedar and Robert streets, fine residence sites on Wabasha street and Oakland avenue, a large tract of ground' on the West Side flats between Waba sha and Robert streets, two frame blocks of twenty-eight stores at., the East Seventh street fill, and a ten-acre tract in Swede hollow. A characteristic of the deceased was his belief.; that all real estate should be productive of wealth, whether held for speculative' "purposes or used for active business purposes. Willi this idea in view the Swede hollow property was staked off into small lots, and leased to tenants in such a manner that a certain number of • square feet of property were annually productive of a certain amount of money,. which made it not only possible to hold the property for speculative pur poses, but enabled him to reap a hand some profit annually. He refused many, offers for this property from railroad corporations who desired to use it for yard purposes, and in one instance the ' ligures approximated §100,000. GLOBULES. The Dayton's Bluff W. C. T. U. will meet nt Bates Avenue M. E. church this afternoon at 3 o'clock. The West Side Young Men's Christian as sociation reception held last evening was largely attended, and a sociable season was enjoyed. :~SaS3 Mate Treasurer Bobleter'a statement for December, 1888, shows that the actual amount in the treasury nt the close of busi ness the 3 1st lust was $493,791.40. Minnesota Commandery of the Loyal Le • gion will hold its regular meeting this even- , .ing at the West hotel, Minneapolis, and Jin". J. O. Pierce will be the essayist of the even ing. ..... At 8 o'clock tills evening the first anniver sary and public installation of officers of the Fre'ja Lodge No. 129, I. O. <>. F.. will cele brated at their hall, corner Fifth and Waba sha streets.. Gov. McGill was the recipient yesterday of a large mahogany desk and a handsome man tel clock, which bore a card inscribed to Gov. and Mrs.* McGill. A. happy New Year. The 'compliments of friends at the cnpitol. A* financial exhibit of the business of he city postoffice for December. 1888, shows that §5 0,650.05 passed through Postmaster Lee's hands, a decrease of about $3,i.(>0 as compared with the same month in 1887. * The annual report for 1888 of Chief Clerk .j. B. Fandel. of the registry department of the St. Paul postoffice. indicates a consider able increase over the business of 1887. the total number of letters and packages handled being 404,001. The St.. Paul and Minneapolis Passenger as sociation will return delegates at one-third fare on certificate, attending Farmers' alli ance meeting to be held in St. raid, .Tan. 9, 10 and 11 from points in Minnesota, pro vided each delegate holds receipt from sta tion agent at starting point showing lull fare . paid to St. Paul. . PERSONAL. . H. P. Hall returned to the city yesterday. John F. Meagher, of Mankato, was in the City yesterday. "Judge William Mitchell, of Winona, re turned to the city yesterday. . C. 11. Lounberry. the .welll-known Fargo ite, was at the Merchants yesterday. G. L. Norm, a prominent physician of Ada accompanied by his wife, passed through the city yesterday. * . E.Copeland. general agent of the ('., St. P. & K. C,", with headquarters at Portland, Ore., is in the city. James P. Hamilton, of . the carrier depart ment, city postoffice, has gone to Hamilton, 111., on a vacation. T. P. Sorensou, New York; C. W. Hubbard. "New York, and D. 11. Smalley, Chicago, were emong the traveling men who registered at tne Kyan. i Dr. A. J. Stone, the well-known . St. Paul physician, who is visiting friends' at Wash ington, D. C;, was among the guests at the .White house reception yesterday.* . . Miss Lille Huelstcr. of - Faribault, who has "been visiting Mrs. George Bochat, of West Third street, was suddenly called to her home Saturday on account of the illuess of her father. Mr. and Mrs. S. "R. Flynn, Washington. D. C. are at the Ryan en route for Tacoma, W. T., where the former will . be stationed as United States Indian inspector. Mr. Flynn has for a number of years been connected with the Washington bureau of the Haiti more Sun and only severed his connection with that journal when appointed to his new position. This is also his wedding tour, for he was united in matrimony Saturday, to Miss Mercinc Dickey, of Boston, Mass. ;...-,., y-j Delegates on Deck. Special to the Globe. \ Hcitox, Dak., Jan, ; I.— Delegates to the annual meeting of the Alliance Hail association are? beginning to arrive. The financial committee * has been en gaged in examining the books since Monday, * and will, be ready to report to-morrow noon, when the annual -meet ring begins.--? COMMANDED BY REX, City Fathers Recommend an - : :~ Appropriation for the Ice 7 • Palace. ' \i Merchants Must Be Prompt in Taking" Out Their ["■ Licenses. ?7i? ? Viewing" the Eclipse of the Sun From -All Parts of the City. 7_ ; Indulgence in Stimulants Cuts Short a Burglar's Career • of Crime. 7 The common council finally disposed of two important questions at its meet ing last evening, it , first selected the official newspaper for the year, and then appropriated a sum of money for « ice palace and carnival • purposes. Not withstanding the counter attractions of New Year's day, aldermen • were punc tual in response to President's Bickers call' to order, Aid. Leithauser and Hamm being the only absentees. Aid. O. O. Culleu is chairman of the commit tee on printing, and his report in regard to city printing recommended that the contract should be let to .the : Dispatch, that newspaper to be the j official, organ of the city.. He also reported, that a communication had been received from Lewis Baker, manager of the Globe Publishing company, to the effect that their bid and specimens were inadvert tently not sent to the common council, and that they desired to be understood as having offered no : bid.* : '■-" J. D. Cun ningham was employed by the commit tee as an expert to determine the low est bins tendered. His conclus were: First.That the bid of the Pioneer Press being 28 cents per inch for coun cil proceedings, and 37 cents and 23 cents per inch, respectively, for all other advertisements, and the bid of the Dispatch being 25 cents and 20 cents pet inch, respectively, for all work done, upon the face of the bids the Dispatch is the lowest. Second, That by com parison of the mode of printing an ad ditional 10K per cent would be ga.ned in favor of the Dispatch. Aid. Sanborn moved that the St. Paul Dispatch be designated by the common council of St. Paul as "the official paper of said city for 1889, in which shall be published all ordinances and other pro ceedings and matters required by the laws of the state and city." ; ~ The motion was seconded . by several members and adopted unanimously. A communication was read from a newly-formed society, the Rice street Villas union. The members requested that the grading of Rice street from Maryland street to the north city limits should have its.f till width, with an eight feet sidewalk on each side, the grading to be done in such a . manner as to re quire no bridge over the Northern Pa cific railroad crossing. The matter was referred to the committee on streets. - Upon motion of Aid. Kavanagh. the chief oi police was .instructed to notify persons whose business requires them to take out a license that unless said license is taken out prior to Feb. 1, they will be prosecuted in the manner pro vided by law. » 7 * '■■'■ ■'-• President. Van Slvke. M. D. Munn, W. M. Bushnell. Whitney Wail* and others waited upon the council to|urge the appropriation of 4-2:1.000 '.for the ice palace and carnival. When this subject was ready for discussion, Aid. Cullen maved that the council -go -into execu tive session, and that the representa tives of the. press and public retire. A general exodus was being made when Aid. Sanborn proposed that the re porters be allowed to stay, with the understanding that they would not pub lish the proceedings. President Bickel said there was no objection to this, and the council practi cally signified their assent, when Aid. Cullen said he objected to the reporters remaining. * This ended the matter, Aid. Sanborn withdrawing his proposi tion, and the doors of the council cham ber were securely fastened against the publio and newspaper men. Thence followed a blank of one: hour, when the doors were re-opened and the reporters furnished with a document which read: "By Aid. Yeorg: Resolved, that it is the opinion of the members of the com mon council ot the city of St. Paul, that 820,000 could be wisely expended by the city in constructing an ice palace this winter, and that as soon, as the legisla ture of the state shall give them author ity so to do, they will favor such ap propriation to be expended under the direction of Aid. Cullen, Sullivan and' Yeorg, as a special committee of the common council." The resolution was reported as having been passed unanimously. It meets the wishes of the carnival directors, who j stated that they would forthwith pro- J ceed with the erection of the ice palace * and complete arrangements . for the car- ; nival. ■: . 77*77 • •• -7*77? ■. ?? • STUDYING ASTRONOMY. Schedule Time Made by the Sun - 7? L. and Moon. ' "■ Smoked glass was ; at a premium in this city yesterday, and- the eclipse of the sun was viewed by thousands of people. Groups congregated on the street corners, each man provided with a small piece of the fragile material, which was kept glued to the eye 7 until the moment of totality. Persons whose houses face west, ■ and who rejoice * in the luxury of a broad verandah, invited friends to spend New Year's day and enjoy the novel spectacle presented by the passage of the moon across the bright face of Old Sol. There was a continuous line of observers along the ■ route from Dayton's bluff to Minnehaha Falls, and at Fort Snelling -the long porticos of the parracks presented . a lively aspect, with squads of soldiers possessing the inevitable glass. From the hill near the rifle range an ex- : cellent view of the eclipse was ob tained, and the crest of the mound was alive with bluecoats, who, instead of the regulation army cap, wore com fortable fur caps with flaps well down, over their ears to protect them from the cold while taking astronomical observa- : tions. About : 5 o'clock all that re mained visible of the broad face of the sun was a crescent "which was easily discernible to the naked eye. Sergt. Lyons, of the United States signal service, said : "This station is not supplied with instruments which enabled me to note the ■ transit of the moon, and therefore 1 made no .better observation than 1 could with: a com mon glass. The eclipse was nothing unusual or out of | the order of the phe nomena, and there is nothing in the at mosphere indicative of a cold wave. 1 have had no reports of such, and the in dications are for bright, clear and fair weather. The season » is very likely to continue with this weather, and in that event," which I think is/very probable, the ice palace cannot be built with ice obtained anywhere about here." . A CORKED CROOK. Policeman Goven Makes an ", Im . ~ portant Arrest. '/ .?* Crimes upon' crimes against society have been charged to Old King Alcohol, and so-grsat has * become his reputation as a promoter of evil that good people long ago learned to : consider ■ him.; an arch conspirator with the devil against mankind. ; .Whatever . may. have *' been '■■ his past record for -.wickedness the old* fellow really did the law-abiding -pop ulate a good turn yesterday •morning.: ; .When Patrick O'Connor alias "Speck- j led Paddy," ;a : notorious " crook, ap peared on East ; Seventh street ':' yester- ' day. morning, equipped -with a basket • containing a lunch, box of fuses, jimmy, : r THE FAINT PAUL DAILY GLOEE: ' "WEDNESDAY MOEXI^a JANUAEY 2, 1889. steel drills, gunpowder- and other . ac couterment3 * .-? of "-'■ a 7 professional "safe •'? blower,? • Old >f? Alcohol U took him i under y control, •*. and undoubtedly prevented a "job." ,- O'Connor : was on * his way down** ; the street where <he stepped into an open saloon at - Seventh; and v Rosabel streets and take a smile with .the new year.:. The liquor was good and drinks followed ins rapid suc cession, and before he : could : leave the place he was in a state of -intoxication,: iv which: condition he walked into the arms of Officer ," Gavin. /.The ; officer ex amined the contents of c the basket** and : arrested him as a suspicious character. *At police headquarters hey was recog nized as Speckled Paddy, who - was; ar raigned in court a short -time ago with James White, and given a sentence of thirty days, which was suspended on. : condition that : both of them leave the ; city.*".yy"- .*■ >. * :; .-'- •• - --'---*• : ,'.-"-. ■" The prisoner is a criminal of consid- • erable notc,and is represented;in rogues', galleries and police albums throughout ! the country. " lie has caused the police authorities of Chicago a great deal- of trouble, and has operated ' extensively in many Eastern cities:* Paddy was first • arrested in St. Paul during Villard , reception in 1883, when, with three com panions named Brown, Case and Stan- . ton. he was : arrested? as* a- pickpocket and held until the crowd had dispersed. Later the quartette made a haul in Min neapolis, and one of the gang was killed in a quarrel over the distribution of the plunder. NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS. The Bay Celebrated With Decorum and Propriety. BUT FEW CALLS MADE. Turning Over of a New Leaf Converts the Revelers for a Time, 7 at Least. New Year's day was observed in St. Paul in a very superficial manner.? The heavy massive doors and iron shutters which guard the treasures of the whole sale district were hermetically sealed, and the clerks and retaiiiersof the large mercantile houses were allowed to en-, joy a much-needed day of rest. The capitol and state and municipal offices, with a common accord, hung out their figurative baskets, and as a consequence those having? legitimate business, oi literal axes to grind at the altar of state hood, were forced to forego their de sires until to-day, and lull' into content ment the budding - ambitions wl ich surged under the respective broadcloth or jeans of the wearer. The white-aproned attendants at the various places of public and fashiona ble resort had an abundance of leisure on their hands,* and were not seriously embarrassed in -their efforts to make change. The. bar rooms, .cigar stores and billiard rooms - were comparatively deserted, and the . p oprietors would scarcely care to dispute the ancient proverb that a "good beginning makes a bad ending." The theaters gave a special matinee and received a -.- liberal shark OF patronage. '. The , corridors of most of the hotels were deserted during the early hours of the day,*- although there were a number of politicians about the Merchants until the earlier evening trains carried them to their respective homes. At the Ryan - and Merchants elaborate dinners were served to tempt the epicurean tastes of tlie guests of each house.; At the former hostel rie the usual Sunday even ing custom of 5 o'clock dinner was ad hered to. ~. There was little or no indiscriminate New Tear's calling, indulged in, and moodish people seem to fancy that the good old nustom is becoming rapidly obsolete, taking their cue, . no J- doubt, from the decline of this once popular custom in the effete East. ".-The young men , of ; . to-day. take? advantage of : the holiday season and are prone to lie abed until the sun is' well advanced in the path of his daily celestial course. There is a temptation to see the old year out, and not only bid the old man " . 70.00i>-BYEON Till" THRESHOLD, but walk several blocks down the street with him, and find the infant year well developed and sturdy by the time the night-key is inserted in the ancestral oak, or the cheap latch on the cheaper boarding house door is found to yield to the repeated trials of the rusty key in unsteady hands. No reveler feels like making an endeavor to achieve social^ distinction the morning after a revel. A constitutional, a possible drink, a desultory game of billiards, or an after noon at the theater permitted the time to pass pleasantly, if not rapidly, until the electric light dissipated the' garish light of day, when the average man spent the interval until bedtime in the bosom of bis family. -New Years day is proverbially the time for goo.l resolutions, and what wonder is it that an aching head and empty pocket caused many a man to make a virtue of necessity and remain at home during the evening? A bank account with lodgings to let, is often the harbinger of a multitude of virtues, and more than one man yawned through last evening indulging in the supposi tion that he was a martyr to the cause of social purity, when in reality he had no means at his disposal wherewith to take a last look into the vortex. There were a dearth of parties,? or. balls, " to round out an evening's fun, and by, 10 o'clock the streets were well nigh deserted, the chance wayfarer being greeted with an occasional but desolate "Hack, sir!'.' .: "There were, a few receptions in com memoration of the i day. The levee at the Gospel Temperance Union rooms drew forth a large crowd, and filled the rooms from 3 o'clock until, the close. A cordial welcome was extended to all, and the mutual interchange of civilities was a sufficient guarantee that none present would :, SOOX FORGET JANUARY 1, 1880. ■*■•■■ Solos * were ; rendered by Mrs. C. E. Fanning, Miss Nellie Maton, Miss Hat tie Brush, James Snift. G. S. Dimmick and W. W. W. Springer, and a duo for piano and cornet was well rendered by George Skinner and Sidney Meeker. *,-..* Among the social . events of New Year's day was the reception ■of Mrs. G. F. Clifford, assisted by Mrs. W. A. Somers.' Mrs. S. W. Boy ot, Mrs. D. W. Silts, Miss E. M.. Leacy, Miss E. M. Clapp and Miss A. A. Woodbury, from 3 to 7 o'clock at 213 East Winifield street. ; In response . to 2.000 invitations sent ; out by the Young Men's Christian as sociation Saturday, 700 callers presented themselves to the hospitality of the re ception committee, who entertained the company between the hours of 6 to 8 . o'clock last evening;. One hundred and fitly persons sat down ; and dined with ; the committee. Exercises consisting j of recitations, songs and speeches .were . held in * the lecture room 1 from Sto 9, after which the audience .retired to the gymnasium to witness an athletic ex hibition by members of the association. Before the commencement of these ex ercises, speeches were made by James Suydam. li. C. y Jefferson, F. M. Finch and Thomas Cochran, Jr., . direc tors of the new building.? Songs were- sung by .-.'.. the association - ' chorus and the T. M. C. A. orchestra appropriately displayed their talents during the 'intervals *=. of each address. : After the gymnasium exhibition, con-] sisting of club swinging, marching,* bar ; feats, etc., a tug of war was engaged in* ' by five members of % the association and five > members /of *> the . St. Paul i* High : school. -In the gymnasium team were E. It. Gamble, anchor; William Kinker, . F. Mason, O. C. > Halst and . J. T. Defiel.' For the . High • school there were f Cyrus : ' Jefferson, .-• anchor; M. Mabon," Arthur. : Story,* John Boland . and Fred Harris. It was a desperate / struggle for suprem acy, and afforded no end of amusement for those present..*-- .-- '-.-•■■:/■ '77 This closed one of the most enjoyable entertainments in the history of: the as- * sociation, and New Year's - day .of : 1889 will long be remembered by the fortunate 3 ones who f enjoyed the " generous > treats i I of the committee in charge. * The recep tion committee "comprised T. H. Dixon, • president ; ■** James I Snydam. vice presi dent; Thomas Cochran, Jr.*, T. W. Forbes and R. L. Jefferson. Much credit re ' dounds :*- upon T. 7C. JHorton, ;? ' general, i secretary, for his ; untiring efforts ?to please all. »-New Tear's eve the associa tion held a watch meeting in the lecture, room.V: About 300 persons were present,* ; many ? of i whom? wero i brought ; to 7. the ' meeting by the invitations * posted in 1 saloons about the '■' city. 7 A7"ight" lunch ; was : served ' at a o'clock -:* *Sjw ? Tear's -, morning. Those present i watched .the' old year out and welcomed the ? new by listening r to 7 testimonials : of ; Christian . young men. short addresses and prayers. A New Year's party .was -given * by Mrs. George y Rochat, » of - West .Third \ street, to a few.friends yesterday after noon. ". The i prettily decorated • apart ments-*, were : thrown open to the*, com pany, v and their : verdict - bore - out the charming little hostess as a delightful entertainer. ..;,,:" ;. ....■-• ; COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. : \ '"A Gratifying Financial Exhibit for . .."•??.? ■*.:* a Year. ■ '...-...?. ?,..,.' * . : • Considerable business was , transacted i by the board of 'county commissioners * at its meeting yesterday morning.among the reports presented being those of , the board of control^ and:; the* county, treas- ■[ urer. According to the statement of the : former the expenditures for? the county hospital, almshouse, and other ■' charities during December aggregated $3,502.50.^ County Treasurer Renz in his report ' showed that the receipts for the year 1888 amounted : to 113,001,354.03, and; the disbursements during the same period , were $1,909,935.15, leaving a balance | on . hand to date of 599.308.85. " " ; ...Voters of School District No. 14, Ram sey county," presented a petition asking that the south halt of section 14, town 29, range 22, be annexed to School Dis trict No. 21. -'7: * _ * -.. ; ■ . -^ — '"•-■: NEW YE AK'S AT STILLWATEK. Serious Accident to Two We 1 -1... Known Citizens. Robert i Slaughter, ' manager and su perintendent of 'the East - Side Lumber company, and Fred Foot, millwright, were seriously injured while attempt ing to drive over the Chestnut railroad crossing Mondoy.' /locomotive attached to an. outgoing Omaha train in the Union stock yards stood so much in the highway that Mr. Slaughter was obliged to drive close to the end of the plank ing at the crossing in "order to pass, and when | opposite.^ the locomotive a transfer.engine suddenly came on from the opposite dicction. frightening the horse, which "shied*' off the end of the planking, the buggy wheels striking the rails, breaking the near axletree and throwing both men violently* to the ground. Mr. Slaughter alighted between the rails directly in front of the advanc- , ing engine, and escaped probable death by but an instant, in which time he was able to spring from the tracks. Fort unately Foot* fell outside the track, as he;. was so badly injured that he was = unable to rise.; Both men were badly . bruised, and- Mr. Foot sustained a se vere scalp ..wound; neariy three inches long, and a fracture' of the bones of the rignt hand. * It is claimed that at the time of the ; accident there was no flag man at the crossing. ,*. ' ! /The; first, day of: the new year was socially ushered in by dances at the Sawyer. .-Music hall and Opera House hall,. where the Home club, Maenner- '. elriir society and Ivy Leaf club, respect-, * ively, made ; merry. g During the day many business places were closed, *the chief signs of activity ueintr confined to the lake front, where a highly animated i turkey shoot was in progress on the ice during "the afternoon. -At the prison all general labor 'was ; suspended, and the convicts remained locked in their cells, the only happy variation of the monotony being the serving of an extra dinner bill of fare to the isolated in mates. The resident Shattuck cadets gave a dance at the Sawyer house last evening; a largely attended. bal. masque was given at the North Second Street hall, and the ■villagers of South 'Still- . water danced at Sons of Hermann hall. At the Sawyer house -Manager Young i had a New Year's; dinner for which many townspeople .f.u*sook their- ac customed boards. " : No arrest for any cause was made New Year's eve or yes- : terday. • ■■* ■ : * - 1 ' - "*:*.•■ " ' Frank E. Joy, :: chief of the fire depart ment, was the recipient yesterday of a valuable ebony gold-headed cane, in scribed: "Presented 7 by members of the Stillwater Fire? Department. F. E. Joy, Chief of Department." The painting "Christ in the Garden,':', an original 'M'urillO, ; painted in 1676, and brought to America by the grandfather of Louis Mignault, of this city, has been added to the art treasures of "Stillwater, Mr. Mignault having brought the heir loom 611 returning from a visit to his old home in" Montreal. - . H. H. Harrison, 'superintendent of the water works company, and "II: : P. Barclay are home from a week of deer stalking near; Bruce, Wis., on the Soo road. Mr. Harrison left on business for St. Peter last evening. Lillian Rice, wife of Harry Xorthey. is now pronounced by her. physician as in aJiopeless condition, from 'the effects of chronic Blight's disease complicated with endocarditis. -;y.*777:* , ; The toilet and manicure set at Bui lingham & Wilson's was drawn New Year's eve by Ticket No. 00. • " 7" ; -- ; * — ;'" ijli" '' ' ; */:y"'.y^;y.* Striking Switchmen Block Traffic. Lima, 0., I.— The : switchmen .in' the yards of the Lake Erie & Western railroad here struck ' last night for an ; advance in wages'. To-day they were reinforced by the freight brakemen, and about? seventy-five 7 men are now out. The yards litre and all the sidings east and west are - blockaded with freight, and only passenger? trains are running. No violence has I- thus far been at tempted. ? 7 77 . — «*>- Levi Gives a Blowout. PoouGHKEEPSiK. N. V., Jan. I.— New Year's day was celebrated by Vice President-elect Morton and family at his mansion at Rhinebeck by inviting all his employes and their children, and the children belonging to a sewing class taught by the daughters of Mr. ' Morton during the summer, to a festival. In the main hall was a Christmas tree, ele gantly trimmed and decorated. Pres ents were given to all. 7 7/?7 «; •-'"*, — — ': ■■■■ Gotham Gets a' Pachyderm. '.?: ' New York. Jan. l.—Adam Forepaugh has presented to. New York city his ele pliant "Tip." second in size in America! President Robb, of the department of parks, received the gift on behalf of the city to-day. - - 7 - 7 j gTjXcoßsdii, FOR FARMERS. ! ■'. ■"• ' ' — ■ ■ I R. S. WITHERS, Esq., Fairlawn Stock Farm, Lexington, Ky., writes: ! / "I . use St. Jacobs '. Oil on my horses, mm men and myself. Ii is a sovereign cure.".: "(RiMMM^^ - Sold by Druggists nnd Dealers Everywhere.' ~ THE CHARLES A. VOGELEB , CO., .";.■■'...."■-' Baltimore. Md: fT EMIL - JEWELER ll Cl QT 85 E. THIRD, r' Vt 10l 1 ST. PAUL, Money tpTLpair On improved and unimproved prop- ! erty, t without?' delay,/ ' at Lowest' Rates. 7:.- •/■../..:■,? *? *"'-.. WILLIAM N. VIGUERS & CO. 7' '- - H. E. Corner*" Fourth & ' Cedar Sts. * • ■ • ■■ .* • g^S^'A St. Paul Clothing ? House Exclusively Owned and Controlled by St. Paul Men. ESTABLISHED IN ST; PAUL 1870. : ' -„„„ M »..*£>; • i * OTJR36th SEMI-ANNUAL • All Our Men's, Boys' and Children's Re '-\ liable Clothing is Now Selling for Cost and Less Than Cost. Extraordinary Bargains ? in Every Department. We are Determined / .- to Close Out Onr Stock, Let the Loss be What it May. Think of It ! We Are Now Selling •' . -- ■_--■■•' --$7.50 KILT SUITS FOR ll - $3.50 $7.00 KILT SUITS FOB - $3.50 $6.00 KILT SUITS FOR - - $3.50 ___ ■__ % 'Boys' Short Pant Suits, Boys' Overcoats, • and in fact an entire stock of Boys' and Children's Clothing now being closed out at; prices which are ■ positively much less than the cost to manufacture. ■ All our Men's Reliable Fur Overcoats, Fur-Trimmed Overcoats, Ulsters, Overcoats; and Suits of all kinds we are now selling for such ridiculously low prices that we are ! positively ? ashamed to mention them all. But you can take our word for it that, no matter whether you need an Overcoat or Suit at present: or not, it will certainly pay you well to buy one here now and keep it till next winter, as never before or never again will garments such as these be sold for so little money. Every Garment has the former : price m Black Figures, while the present price is in RED FIGURES, so that all can' see the; Exact Amount of Reduction. Look for the Red Figures ! Buy at Red Figure Prices] »**** * ■ ■ • "= - * ' • ■ ONE-PRICE CLOTHING HOUSE THIRD AND ROBERT STS.. ?#®-7' - mwi—wm E*^ Bk M 1 I * ST. PAUL. Jos. McKey & Co. | B. O. P. C. iillilpj Three Floors and Basement Filled With^ Reliable Wear for Men and Boys. JANUARY = THE = 19th ! January the 19 th, January the 19ih : January the 19 th, THE DAY ill p n n i ii n Lr We [lose Our Doors to Is Public. Between now and then you can buy any kind of Clothing, Gents' Furnishing Goods, Hats and Caps for less money than you ever did, or ever will be able again. So delay not, and come as soon as possible. Remember the day, JANUARY THE 19th ! THE GREAT ONE-PRICE CLOTHING COMPANY, NORTHEAST CORNER SEVENTH AND JACKSON STS. Store for Rent and Fixtures for Sale. PIANOS! ORGANS! Do Not Buy Until You Have Visited OUR NEW PIANO PARLORS, ; THE LARGEST AND FINEST IN THK NORTHWEST. Steinway, Chickering, Weber l Behr Bros.' Pianos PRICES AND TERMS GUARANTEED. Every Instrument warranted just as represented, or money re funded. WE DC) JUST AS WE ADVERTISE. * '.77; Wi nvn? 9 UM . J. UT tn & Onl). r V ; 148 and 150 East Third Street, FflPn PIANOS! B HSO B %H0 CLOUGH & WARREN 92 and 94 E. Third St. ___ _ _ Low Prices. Easy Terms. Ox\.Cs--A.!DTS ! ESTABLISHED 1858. ___- DECKER 'piftMn'Q HAINES BRIGGS rlflSlUd EVERETT STERLING ORGANS NEW ENGLAND Prices Low, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, Terms Easy. Wholesale and Retail. -7 ST. PAUL, MINN. A LARGE LINE OF V Extension Piano Lamps • SILK, LINEN AND PAPER SHADES. Candles, Candle Shades and Bobeches ! - '■■■ ■ — AT .'?' - ■.* P. V. DWYER & BROTHERS', : : .96 EAST THIRD STREET. 7 '-7 .:11 We Pride Ourselves on the Fact That' We Are a. First-Class r- i - . .■■» ,^ .>■ ■•■--._^,:^ Q ,:- —*. -1 .*•. ' •: / . V:'-.*!''7 . -*^>*''-'^* ■"*>■■>/ *•-:■-•■• •-■*-> -?v;^r* r .-.-*.L*-*,-.*;> Bp'f" - ,7^ . *•* /*•■■• •-.*■ /. _; t^}7 -:•. _A^-' INSTALLMENT y .. ; F'XJI^N'IT*CJI**i,*B A.ND OARAT3T lionse In every sense of the word. We; sell in all departments goods of unquestioned merit, and at prices to correspond with the low factory prices of this fall. - We call especial attention to the fact that we charge no interest for the lime contracted for. * Uesnectfully yours,- SMITH A* .FAKWI'LL, <*:»> and, 5 J 4 1*. "oventh St. Pull line of holiday goods til 7 AND NOVELTIES IN THE JEWELER'S ART AT E. A. BROWN'S, .".'.. 11l East Third Street. St. Paul Minn. ENGINES I QUALITY * HIGH, PRICES LOW. BOILERS & j Northwestern Machinery Go. MACHINE R j 342 Sibley Street, V" OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. ; j ST. PAULi - - MINN