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Saturday Night positively closes our -HALF* PRICE CASH SALE OF MEN'S FINE WINTER
Saturday Night positively closes our HALF=PRICE CASH SALE QF MEN'S FINE WINTER
SUITS. The opportunity that has been presented to you to buy this grade of merchandise
AT HALF-PRICE is phenomenal. Anticipate your wants and come THIS WEEK, as
it is positively the last.
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Reason? Warm Weather.
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, PIANO I'M RECITAL.
One of the Treats of the Week,
Musically.
The special recital of th* piano club,
under the direction of Mr. Titcomb, at I
Howard, Farwell & Co.'s piano rooms \
last night was beat- by an audience i
which completely filled the large room. j
The programme was a departure from I
the usual order in that it was ren
dered in part by non-membrs of the
club, Mrs. Harris, soprano, and Mr.
Madden, violinist, appearing. i
The recital opened with a rendition
of the Rondo C major from Chopin,
which was w 11 rendered on two pianos ,
by Mrs. Detzer and Mr. Kreiger, who '
were heartily encored, but as the pro- j
gramme was long, thy did not respond. '
Mr. Kreiger then gave an excellent
rendition of Schuman's "Taschings
schroank" which was heartily encored.
Mrs. Harris sang in excellent voice
and in a most artistic manner Deuza's
"Call Me Back" and was accorded a
most hearty Encore, which was warmly
repeated. Her cultured soprano voice
was beard to .fine advantage in this
number and th hearty encore accord
ed her effort was a graceful attestation
of the appreciation of the audience.
Mrs. D tzer next appeared in a double
number (a) Impromptu, Heller, and (b)
Trolddun's Dance, Greig. Her rendition .
of the latter was particularly line. Her i
phrasing was admirable and she was
very skilful in carrying the somewhat
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peculiar tempo effects to a brilliant
finish, making the number one of the
most artistic efforts of the season.
Mr. Madden, the violinist of the even-
ing, did a graceful thing in placing
upon his programme a Mazourka by
Emil Straka, of this city, which was
most artistically rendered, as was his
first number, the "Larmi d' Amour" of
Papini. For this he was heartily re-
called and played in fine style and with
splendid abandon a solo from a Wag-
nerian composition, being a free tran
scription by Wilhelmg. The C minor
! Rondo by Chopin was played with
much skill and effect by Mrs. J. W.
Copeland.
; Mrs. Harris' closing number was
"Rosa Senza Ordor," Moduati, with
. the. accompaniment of two pianos and
a violin, and was given in splendid
style, the strong accompaniment serv-
ing to emphasize the splendid quali-
ties of her admirable voice. The encore
following this number was most
hearty, but did not recall the artistic
singer and the recital was brought to
a close by the rendition of the "Etude
de Concert" of Liszt, by Mrs. Detzer,
which was given with her usual artistic
expression and brilliant execution.
The concert was one of the treats of
the week and was a fitting close of the
club's work for th? year of 1895, as it
is the last till early in January.
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Mrs. W. E. Richards, of Spooner,
Mrs. W. E. Richards, of Spooner,
Wis., and Miss Richards, of Clayton,
Wis., are at the Metropolitan.
THE SAINT PAUL DAILY GLOBE: FRIDAY MORNING,,
COLLECT FEES!
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ALD. MURPHY AGREES WITH j
ALD. MURPHY AGREES WITH j
DEPUTY COMPTROLLER BERK-
HAN OX THAT POINT.
THE LAW DOES SO STATE.
BUT IT DOES XOT SAY THE CITY
COMPTROLLER MAY AP-
PROPRIATE THEM.
MR. BERKMA.VS ATTENTION
Is Called <o Another Section of
the Municipal Code Which;
Speaks of Reports.
Alderman Murphy thinks he was act- I
ing .within the scope of his official
duties when he introduced a resolution
at the meeting of the board of alder-
men Tuesday night calling on the
comptroller for a statement of . the
amount of fees received by that offi
cial for deeds issued out of his office.
And that,' too, in face of the fact that ■
Deputy Comptroller Beckman told the
reporter of an evening paper that "we
don't have to account for such fees."
"It is getting to a funny stage," said
Alderman Murphy yesterday, "when a
| member of the common council cannot
ask the city comptroller what he does
I with the city's money without being
I criticized by some man in his office for
j doing so. If the comptroller is getting
I $1 for every city deed he signs, and he
i is allowed to keep that amount, why
j didn't he have it in his report? As
! far as Mr. Berkman's explanation is
' concerned, this is the first time that
I have been aware that he, as city em
! ploye, and paid a stipulated salary, was
I allowed to receive fees from any citi
j zen to put in his own pocket. He is
I paid a salary by the city and that Is
all he is supposed to get. The section
j which Mr. Berkman refers to, and that
is page 134, 'section 46, and not 49, as he
I says, that section does say that the
city comptroller may charge $1 per
' deed, but it does not say that he may
! keep it or that any one of his clerks
! may keep it.
"My understanding of the charter is
j that the city comptroller is getting $3,
--! 500 a year for his labor and all fees
j taken in shall be turned over to the city
j treasurer. I would like to call Mr.
; Berkman's attention to page 340, sec
j tion 2, of the municipal code of 1893,
j which reads as follows:
I The said county and city officers
shall each make monthly reports to
; the board of county commissioners of
I Ramsey county at the first regular
; meeting of the m.d commissioners
! each and every month, and the said
! city officers to the mayor and com
; mon council of said city, 'which report
' shall be a transcript of all the records
j and must show the money receipts of
! their respective offices, as well as for
I charges uncollected; from salary and
[ from fees, and all sources whatsoever,
I and also the salaries actually paid em
! ployes, .and all other Items of expodi
' ture, and whether paid for the county
I of Ramsey, the city of St. Paul or
; out of the salary or the fees of said
county or city officer.
THE LIGHTING ESTIOX.
Aid. Brady Again Calls on the
Board of Public Work., .
Aid. Brady paid a second visit to the
office of the board of public works yes-
terday to ascertain what progress the
board had made in the investigation of
I the lighting question called for by his
! resolution. ■■•■■
| President Gorman told the alderman
i what had been accomplished and of the
| general nature of the information ob-
I tamed from the electric engineers and
j experts who have appeared before the
board during the past few days.
The final hearing in the Phalen park
matter was adjourned until 2 p. m.
j next Thursday, when the assessment
j roll is expected to be completed. The
j hearing in the matter of the extension
J of Como park was adjourned until
i Monday next at 2 p. m.
CANNOT CHANGE TAGS.
Aid. Murphy's Ordinance to Pre-
vent Certain Frauds.
Aid Murphy introduced an ordinance
at the meeting of the board last Tues
| day night calculated to put a stop to
the frauds which are alleged to be
perpetrated by certain hucksters sta
tioned at the old market house. The
ordinance, which was passed, directs
the market master not only to weigh
every carcass of beef, mutton, veal
and pork offered for sale by the huck
sters but also to attach to each car-
cass a wire seal indicating the weight
of the carcass. ' : VV
About a year ago Aid. Murphy intro-
I duced an ordinance requiring the mar
l ketmaster to weigh the carcasses and
to attach a tag to each showing the
weight of the same. But some of the
hucksters, so Aid. Murphy says, still
managed to defraud their . patrons.
Aid. Murphy gave the following illus
tration yesterday of the way in which
certain hucksters do business.
"Say a huckster has three carcasses
of pork, weighing 125 pounds, 150
pounds and 200 pounds, respectively.
The marketmaster's paper tags show-
ing these weights are lying on each
carcass. Somebody comes along and
buys the 200-pound carcass. What does
. the huckster do after selling the 200
- pig, but transfer the tag that
belonged to that carcass to the 150
- one and place the 150-pound tag
on the 125-pound carcass. The next
customer who comes along, wants a
carcass of pork. He looks at the one
1 marked 200 pounds, and is perhaps sur
! j prised when told that it weighs- so
much. But the huckster assures him j
that that is the marketmaster's cer- i
tificate, which is a guaranty that the
weight is correct. Then the huckster
offers to sell the "200 pounds" for half
I a cent a pound less than the butchers
can sell it. Of course he makes the
i sale and cheats his customer out of
fifty pounds of pork, and at the same
time greatly .Injures the legitimate
trade of the butchers."
Aid. Murphy explained that under
the new ordinance the marketmaster
I is obliged to fasten to the carcass a
wire seal indicating the weight there-
of such as is us?d by the United States
government for a similar purpose. It
is a device that rivets the seal into the
flesh of the carcass and cannot be de-
tached without cutting quite a piece
out. It is also provided that the seal
shall not be detached by the huckster
but shall go to the purchaser of the
carcass.
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I FOR BUILDING INSPECTOR.
FOR BUILDING INSPECTOR.
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A Democrat i Will Probably Sue-
A Democrat Will Probably Sue-
ceed Mr. Gauger.
At the present time there, seem to
be only. two candidates for the office
.of building inspector, the present in- I
cumbent,- A. . F. Gauger, and William
Kingsley, the architect. The name of 'j
Architect A. H. . Haas has also been i
•mentioned, but as Mr. Haas is at ]
present out on the Pacific coast, it is i
not believed, that he contemplates can-
vassing for an election. • . '."" ;; . ;"-.-. -A-.-'rl
Mr. Kingsley's chances would ap- '
pear to be the . best He is regarded as !
a man well qualified for the position, I
having had the benefit of practical ex-
perience as a builder before he be-.
came an architect. He is a Democrat,
though he has never held any political -
office or taken any conspicuous part ;
in ward politics.
Building Inspector Gauger does not
deny thait he is a candidate for re-
election, which would indicate that he
hopes for at least two Democratic
votes in the council. It .-is rumored
about the city, hall that a ; Democratic
member of . the assembly j has said : he
would vote for Mr. Gauger on the first
ballot. When Mr. Gauger was sound-
ed yesterday regarding the foundation
; for such a rumor he said it was the
! first he had heard of it. He declared
i that he had never received the prom
. ise cf a vote from any Democrat in the
j city council.
J The Democratic aldermen who have
| been questioned concerning the coming
■ election of a building inspector say they
i will vote ■ for . a Democrat only. Aid.
j Wolf favors Mr. Kingsley, Aid. Kar-
tak says he will vote for any good
Democrat and Aid. Murphy declares
; that he will do the same. Aid. Ehr-
\ mann.traut, Hare, Ulmer and Brady
I will doubtless do the same. As for the-
| Democratic .assemblymen,, it • goes
without saying ..that they will be found .
supporting a Democrat for the posi
tion. • •■
JESSRANG WARNS GROCERS ;
That He Will Enforce the Retail
,' IJ tellers" Ordinance. , .
I License Inspector Je?srang has warn-
ed the grocers' that he will arrest any
of them detected 'in the act of selling.
poultry at retail without a butcher's
license. Mr. Jessrang says that some
of the grocers believe they are at lib-
erty to sell poultry without a butcher's
license, because the complaint against
Andrew Schoch, the wholesale grocer,
was dismissed in the police court on
Tuesday last. This case was dismissed
because of a technical defect in the
written complaint, and not upon the
merits of the case. Therefore Mr'
Jessrang is prepared to arrest any
grocer caught violating the ordinance
which requires all persons selling poul-
try at retail to first procure a butch-
er's license. The recent ordinance on
this subject was passed for the pur-
pose of defining the . distinction be-
tween selling meats and 'poultry at re-
tail and wholesale. Hitherto whole-
salers had been selling poultry by the
single carcass, but the new ordinance
prohibits a wholesaler from selling less
than six fowls at a time, a quarter of
beef or a whole carcass of veal, mutton
and pork. ■• •. ■■■-'- V
License Inspector Jessrang said yes- ]
terday that he had been informed that
Andrew, Schoch would sell poultry at i
retail next Saturday for the purpose of
furnishing "the foundation for a test ,
case. Mr. Schoch contends that the
council has no legal authority to pass
an ordinance requiring grocers to pay
a butcher's license for retailing poul-
try.
THEY WERE DESERTED,
THEY WERE DESERTED,
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For Which Reason Two Women
For Which Reason Two Women
Are Granted Divorces,
Two forlorn females were yesterday
granted divorces from their husbands
by Judge Brill, the complaint in each
case alleging desertion. One was ■
Edith Paxnell. She desired to be rid
of a husband whose absence from i
! home had continued so long that she
was practically a widow. . The hus- '
band's name is Elmer E. Parn'ell. The
other was Priscilla T. Green, a woman
of color. Priscilla complained that her
husband, Lavon E. Green, deserted her
in Chicago three years ago. The lady
for whom Priscilla worked afterwards
testified that Lavon had called on his
wife once during the time she was at
witnesses' house, and on the refusal
of his wife to comply with certain de-
mands, he threw her down and began
beating her. Witness was sick in bed,
but the battle raged so furiously that
she got out of bed and put the intrud
er out. ■ ' '."' ,;. .
Loir Excursion Rite* to Canadian
Point-.
The. Wisconsin Central Line -#ill sell
Excursion tickets to Canadian points
at greatly reduced rates, good return-
ing until Jan. 31. '96. For particulars
apply at City Ticket Office, 373 Robert
street.
UNSAFE IH TURKEY
TERRELL STILL PEARS FOR
TERRELL. STILL FEARS FOR
THE LIVES OF AMERICAN V
CITIZENS.
ONLY A TEMPORARY LULL
HE THINKS THERE IS NO PROS-
PECT OF EUROPEAN* CON-
CERT. "'
OLXEV REPORTS TO CONGRESS.
Every Effort Has Been Put Forth
for the Protection of Amer
icans.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. — The
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. — The
president today made response to
the senate resolution of Dec. 4, call-
J ing for information received by the
: state department respecting affairs
lin Turkey. The response is in the j
shape of a report by Secretary Olney. |
j summarizing, but not including, the
official correspondence, and begin
■ ning with the massacres at Moosh
i in August, 1894. In substance the sec-
I retary's report recounts all that has
i been done to protect American citi
; zens against rioters; shows ' that,
j while their property has suffered in
j two instances, they ; have not been
j injured in person; . quotes Minister
i Terrell as estimating the number of
j Armenians killed at 30,000, and after
| citing several cases wherein nat
[ uralized Americans have been op-
pressively treated, 'states that proper
steps have been taken to secure in-
I demnity in all cases, and to protect
our naturalized citizens in, their
: treaty rights. Secretary Olney
I says the number of United States
citizens in Turkey is not accurately
known, but there are 172 American
missionaries scattered over Asia
I Minor and numbers of our citizens in
I business, besides naturalized Ar
| menians.temporarily residing in Tur-
key, and that probably the whole
number of persons is between 500
and 600.
The secretary says that, while the j
I physical safety of our citizens ap- I
\ pears up to the present time to have !
j been secured, their property . has
i been destroyed on at least two oc
casions. The meager reports from
the Harpoot riots of November last
show that American mission prop-
erty was destroyed to the estimated
value of $100,000, and the porte has
been notified that . it will be held
responsible for full satisfaction. The
Value of the property destroyed at
Marash, Nov. 19, by the burning of
the ; American missionary school of
science, has not been ascertained, but
after investigation indemnity will
also be demanded in that case. '.*;■_.
" HOLDING TO OUR RIGHTS.
Apart from these general incidents,
Secretary Olney reports upon sev
eral cases of individual citizens who
suffered in life and person in Turkey,
beginning with Lenz, the bicyclist.
He then treats of arrests of Amer
ican citizens in violation of treaty
rights, of which there have been a
number, and says this subject touch-
es the long-standing contention be-
tween the United States and Turkey
over the treaty of 1830, recognizing
American extra territorial jurisdic
tion in Turkey. He says this gov
j ernment will not forego its right in
the premises and cannot relinquish
jurisdiction over any citizen, even
though after naturalization he may
; return to his native land and identify
himself with its political conspira
tions. The right to try and punish
.our citizens committing offences in
Turkey has been so uniformly and
ably upheld by the successive secre
taries of state since contention on
the subject was first broached in 1862,
that no diminution of our claims can
be considered at this important junc
ture. Consequently the United States
minister at Constantinople has been
instructed to claim all rights under
i the fourth article of the treaty of
: 1830, and to offer to try any Amer-
ican^ citizen charged with insurrec
tion, rebellion, sedition or life offense,
or, .in the event of such offer being
"refused, to demand the release of the
'accused. Inasmuch) however, as
this government does not contest the
paramount right of a sovereign state
to exclude or deport for adequate
cause, and in a proper manner, ali-
ens whose resort to its territories
may be pernicious to the safety of
the state, the release of such per-
sons upon condition of their leaving
the country is not gainsaid.
DANGERS SURROUND THEM.
The secreary. quotes Minister Ter-
rell as notifying the porte that if one
of the American women teachers of
the American school at Hadjin was
injured, he would demand the head
of the "kalmakam" of Hadjin, and
Mr. Olney closes as follows: VV
"At the present moment the tempo-
rary lull in the turbulence Is believed
to be more apparent than real. A
telegram just received from the mm
ister, under date of the 16th, express-
DECEMBER 20, ,1893
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Ladies of St Paul!
WHAT HEN LIKE
WHAT HEN LIKE
**^^ FOR CHRISTMAS! |
Every man appreciates the tilings which add to his personal ap
pearance and enhance his personal comfort."
A Few Suggestions:
A Few Suggestions:
Fashionable Neckwear.
j In light and dark shades, in every conceivable variety. The
< j prices: 25c, 50c, 75c, $1, $1.25, $1.50, $2.25, $3.
English Twill Mufflers.
English Twill Mufflers.
Made by Welch, Margetson & Co., London, in spots Snd fig-
ures. Every other make of muffler. The muffler prices: 50c,
75c, $1,11.50, $2, $3.50, $4, $5, $6.
SUSPENDERS of white and black satin and silk at 75c, $1.50, $2
and $3. Linen Web Suspenders at 25c, 50c, 75c, $1.00 and
I $1.25.
NIGHT SHIRTS — Largest and most varied assortment west of
NIGHT SHIRTS — Largest and most varied assortment west of
New York. Muslin Night Shirts, 50c, 75c and $1. Sateen
Night Shirts, Si, $1.50, $2.50 and 53.50. Silk Night Shirts
from $6 up.
Fine Umbrellas, Mackintoshes,
Fine Umbrellas, Mackintoshes,
Cane and Umbrella Sets, Seal Caps,
English Walking Sticks,
I Smoking Jackets, Bath Robes,
I Dress Shirt Protectors,
i Fine Linen Hankerchiefs,
, Silk Handkerchiefs, Silk Hats,
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Dress Shirts, Corduroy- Vests,
Lounging Robes, Sealskin Caps, Jewelry,
Collar and Cuff Sets. Silk Vests,
Fancy English Pajamas, Etc., Etc.
Goods Exchanged Before and After Christ mat,*.
Goods Exchanged Before and After Christmas*.
Sixth and tf/jffifsi-J jy**^**^ d~ iv _. r
Robert Sts. Bowlby & Co.
FINEST CLOTHING STORE IN AMERICA.
FINEST CLOTHING STORE IN AMERICA.
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es the gravest apprehensions con-
cerning the ultimate fate of the
American citizens in the disturbed
region, unless the appalling massa
cres can be stopped by t?-e united
efforts of the Christian powers. He
sees no hope, however, of a European
concert to that end. He says that if
the missionaries wish to leave Tur-
key he can procure their transporta
tion to Christian pirts; if the men
wish to remain he can get escort for
all to the seacoast, whereupon the
men can return, but he adds that the
women and children should quit Tur
key." .
Yon Save One Day
You Save One Dny
By using the sleeper between St. Paul
and Ashland, and the Gogebic Range
towns, which leaves St. Paul every
evening at 7:40 p. m. via the Wisconsin
Central Line, arriving at Ashland,
Hurley, Ironwood or Bessemer early
next morning. This is the only night
train service from St. Paul to points
named. City Ticket Office, Wisconsin
Central Lines, 373 Robert St., St. Paul.
Low Excursion Rates to Canadian
Points.
The Wisconsin Central Line will sell
Excursion tickets to Canadian points
at greatly reduced rates, good return-
ing until Jan. 31, '96. For particulars
apply at City Ticket Office. 373 Robert
street. . V
RETAIL LIQUOR DEALERS.
Members .to Adopt Measures to !
Obtain Their Legal Rights.
At a meeting of the Retail Liquor
I Dealers' association in Vega hall. No.
218 East Seventh street, yesterday
• afternoon, it was decided to adopt vig-
I orous measures for the maintenance of
I the membrs' lgal rights. Although
| this was but the third meeting since ,
'the recent organization of the associa- '
) tion, tihe attendance was large and in-
eluded most of the prominent retail
dealers of the city. '. j
A discussion of the questions most
vital to the interests of the trade re-
vealed that. some dealers fear an at
j tempt, by over-zealous persons, to
; override the law and close out certain
saloons on an unjustified pretext that
these particular places are disorderly
and the resort of undesirable char-
acters. The association resolved unan
imously that, while it would do its best
j to protect, both by personal influence j
and the all other • legal means, the ]
J vested rights of each member, yet it :
• would grant no aid towards the main
tenance of disreputable resorts. Each j
speaker recognizes that a saloonkeeper j
could not insist upon his legal rights j
so long as he failed to preserve order
upon his premises.
More definite action will he taken by |
I the association at its next meeting |
' along the, lines • suggested yesterday, !
! and the names of members. will prob- |
! ably be made public. It is likely, also, j
{ that the win- room question will come ,
[ up for discussion at this meeting. '
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MISS MANNING HONORED.
MISS MANNING HONORED.
Chosen President of the Garment
Workers' Union.
A largely attended meeting of the
local unions of the united garment
workers was held at Assembly hall
last night. A motion to aid all mem-
bers in need of assistance, caused by
the recent fire in the establishment of
Guiterman Bros., prevailed.
j Amendments to the constitution, pro-
posed by the last convention, and re-
ferred to the local unions for a vote,
were acted upon. Reports from dele
: gates to the state federation of labor
! were read. v _'. EH*f!
Officers were elected as follows:
President, Miss Katie Manning; vice
president, Miss Lizzie Mc.La.ughren;
recording secretary, Miss Katie Keat-
ing; financial secretary. Miss Katie
Smith; treasurer. Miss Bertha Martin;
guide, Miss Lizzie Stenzel; guardian,
Miss Llna Smith.
Miss Katie Keating and Miss Katie
Healey were elected delegates to the
trades assembly..
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! Mrs. Winslow"* Soothing Syrup
Mrs. Winslow** Soothing Syrup
j Is an OLD and WELL-TRIED REM-
I EDY, and for over FIFTY YEARS has
! been used by millions of mothers for
, their CHILDREN while CUTTING
' TEETH with perfect success. It
I soothes Ihii child, softens the gums,
reduces inflammation, allays all pain,
| cures wind colic, ls very pleasant to
I the taste, and is the best remedy for
diarrhoea. Sold by druggists in every
part of the world. PRICE TWENTY-
FIVE CENTS A BOTTLE. Be sure
I and ask for MRS. WINSLOW'S
| SOOTHING SYRUP and take no other
! kind, as mothers will find it the Best
| Medicine to use during the teething
period. yy::-