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•J ill . ' I The Custom Tailors have no time for more especially this season than in any previous one. A close inspection of our CLOTHING EXHIBIT-Robert Street Windows— is enough to set any man to thinking who has been paying two prices to his tailor. Notice those exquisite ' DOUBLE-BREASTED SACK SUITS, with Silk facings— the very svfellest thing- for business wear _ an exclusive BOSTON production. Then those English' COVERT COATS— Tailor-made— the acme of SARTORIAL ART. Where else— except at the Custom Tailors', who charge double our prices —can you find such garments? Nowhere but at Bowiby* 2^^™ Si * thand |||| Co. R° bert 111 l I SfUNT PfIUL, LOCAL NEWS XOTES. The buyer can have the advantage over the seller if he is firm. Take no substitutes Stand firm for what you want and you 11 get Ovei 100 pupils took the examination for admission to the high school yesterday. The candidates came from all of the graded schools in the city. tfayor Doran has signed the council reso lution appropriating $112 for Jerry Sullivan, and the ease brought by Sullivan against the city in Justice Latta's court was yesterday dismissed. The Swart-HarWnabn company, of Minneap olis capital stock $50,000, filed articles of in corporation with the secretary of state yes terday. The incorporators are Jerome t. Swart, Herbert L. Harkinson and Volney S. Treys. Stand firm in your demands for what you ask for in a store. Something "just as good" is usually far worse. Take no substi tutes and you will get the worth oi your m For y several days a number of rough-look ing individuals have been seen around St. Anthony hill. Same of the people are in clined to think they are locating a number of houses with the view of robbery. George Sweckei was before the police court rday and lemandcd to jail for one week, at) me of the injuries he is charged with having inflicted upon Stanislaus B:ach , still in doubt, the victim having im proved but litt'e since he was taken to the city hospital. Judge Orr refuses to fix bail. S J X McMillan, ex-United States senator and ex-justice of the Minnesota supreme court is King very i.l at his re3idenee, 496 Portland avenue. Judge McMillan has been i!l for several days, so ill in fact that his son, who resides in Washington, was suit for. The Minnesota Hydraulic Cement company, Of Minneapolis, incorporated yesterday With a capital stork of $100,000, to engage in the manufacture and sale of cements of ail kinds. The incorponttors are J. E. Synder George Williams, J. T. Wilson and Fred Sheridan. HKill SCHOOL BOARD Adds Several Selioois to tin* Ele- iiii'iitKi-y Normal List. The state high school board today held a session at the office of StSte Superintendent Pendergast, and grant ed a number of special permits to ' ers to become principals of grad ed schools, which are entitled to par ticipate in the $200 state aid. These eoruiicates in are granted, prnding the completion of the principal's examina tion for a state certificate, which he must huld in order to teach in a school which receives this aid. These special permits were granted to William Wiegel of Kasota; Prof. Morgan, of Elysian; R. W. Hitchcock, Of Fosstori; Fred Miles, of Gibbon; H. R Edwards, of Wheaton; A. A. Zech, of Annandale; D. J. Sullivan, of Blooming Prairie; J. M. McConnell, of Heron Lake, and W. A. Barber, of Lakeville. Special permits to become assistants in state high schools were granted to Miss Cox, of Luverne; Ella C. Blan cbard, Willmar, and Corene A. Drake, Blue Earth City. The St. Paul teachers' training Bel ■ 01, the high schools of Stillwater, Luverne, Hastings. Farmington and Red Wing, were placed on the list for $500 state aid each, for giving special Instruction in the common branches to< qualfy pupils for teaching. The application of the Winona high school to be placed on the list for in spection as a state high school was granted. Case Arv:»inst Kavtak Dismissed. The charge of violating the state game law, wh'ch has been pending against J. H. Kai taU in tr.e police court for some time, was yesterday dismissed with the consent of Exe cutive Agent FuKerton. as the issue m ques tion had been tested in another case. Mr. Kartak was charged with having game in hia possession out of season, but claimed to ha\e bade the purchase from the state game war den a year ago, and to have kept the tr.ras in cold storage Cnme Out Nicely. Peter Eisenworth was before Judge Orr yesterday on a bench warrant and two charges of assault and battery. The trial or the latter case was to have taken place bat urday but Eisenworth tailed to appear. He explained that his course v;as due to having been misinformed as to the date of his trial. Judge Orr dismissed the contempt proceedings and also the charges of assault and battery. George Diifwiii" Hurt. G< orge Dufour, living at G8 East Seventh street mot with a painful accident While hunting near Fort Spelling yesterday after noon. In attempting to leap across a gully Mr Dufour fell and broke his right leg be tween the knee and ankle, besides severely spraining the left ankle. He was taken to the cl;y hospital. Sent to tlie Works, \ B Jones, claiming to be a railroad man, was sent to the workhouse for thirty days vesrerday for appropriating a bundle 01 cloth ing' belong:; to Charles Anderson. The ap ,. r,l was' taken from a Payne avenue saloon, and Jones sought to excuse his action by pleading intoxication, but Judge Orr aid no, favorably consider ihc- claim. Fined for ReeUleM Brivina. James Astlan and August Lonquist. residing In Minneapolis, paid respective fines of $10 and $15 in the municipal court yesterday on the charge of drunkenness and reckless driv ing. No man can afford to neglect the Gor aon Hat. Pick your color. T/?6 Old Reliable Remedy ill^y 1 ; FOB ALL PAIN. USED INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY, |jii§|S?j^- BEWARE OF IMITATIONS! WIDE AS THE EARTH FIELD OF THE MONETARY COM MISSION IS NOT TO BE LIMITED. IT SHALL POINT OUT EVILS AXD, IP IT CAN, SUGGEST REM EDIES THERKI'OR TO ITS CREATORS. CONGRESS WILL M>t HE BEAI?, W. 15. Dean Thinks, i«> the Recoin men<!;>tion of So Eminent v Eo'tly of Financiers. W. B. Dean left last evening over the Great Western for Washington to attend the meeting of the monetary commission, which will be held at the Arlington hotel, commencing Sept. 22. This commission consists of eleven members, and was appointed recently by the executive committee of the monetary convention held at Indian apolis last January. At this, the first meeting of the commission, it will ef fect a permanent organization by the election of such officers and the adop tion of puch rules and by-laws for its j own government as may be agreed upon by a majority of its members, and hereafter will be governed by those articles. These rules of the com mission shall be directed towards the accomplishment of the objects for | which it was appointed — a thorough investigation of the monetary affairs and needs of the country, in all rela tions and aspects and to make ap propriate suggestions as to any evils found to exist and the remedies there for, and no limit is placed upon the j scope of such inquiry. A suitable ap propriation will be made by the ex ecutive committee to carry on this work, and it may even be deemed ad visable to send a delegation abroad, to study the monetary and banking sys tems of other countries. When they have finished their labors and are ready to report, another convention will be called at which recommenda tions will be made to congress. Mr. Dean was seen by a Globe re porter just before he started for the East, but was unable to say what ac tion or recommendations were contem plated by the commission; it has been in existence but a short time and it remains for the meeting to bring out the sentiments of its memoers. "What ever recommendations v/e do make," continued Mr. Dean, "will probably bo submitted to congress by the conven tion, but you understand that this merely is a sort of petition coming from private citizens, although it will undoubtedly have weight with our law makers, as it will represent the senti ment of a number of representative financiers from all over the country. Of course it was quite an honor to be selected as one of the commission, and I feel proud of it, not so much per sonally as for the fact that Minnesota was recognized." SAVED FROM DROWNING. Fred Cady Risks liin Life for That of Charles Granl. A telegram from Milwaukee yester day says: Charles Graul, cigarmaker, of St. Paul, did not commit suicide Sunday, as he intended, and that he is alive now is due to the self-sacrifico of his friend, Fred Cady, another St. Paul cigarmaker. Graul and Cady had been on a visit to Chicago, and came to this city Sat urday. They were walking along the breakwater at the foot of Michigan street when Graul stopped suddenly and took a razor out of his pocket. He handed it to Cady with the remark that he had almost forgotten to return it. Then he suddenly leaped into the lake, waving his hand and shouting: "Good bye, old man." Cady called for help and plunged into the water after his companion, but the latter struggled and tried to break away. Assistance finally came and both men were taken from the water. Graul remonstrated and told the police he could not see what authority they had to interfere with a man if he want ed to die. Both were removed to the emergency hospital, where they will be kept until Graul is able to be taken to his home. THE SAINT PAUL GLO33, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1897. TO HELP TflE BflflKS STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION REDUCES THE BASIS FOR THEIR ASSESSMENT FROM 55 TO 50 PER CENT OF THE INVESTED CAPITAL,. IN CLIDIXG SURPLUS AND UNDI VIDED PROFITS. PLEA OF JHILL CITY BANKERS Is Heard by the Board, and It Grants the Boon Sougrht For. The state board of equalization yes terday decided to make a still further change in the method of assessing the banks of the state, and will base the assessments on 50 instead of 55 per cent of the invested capital. The bank ing committee of the board was wait ed upon yesterday by a delegation of Minneapolis bankers, headed by J. F. R. Foss, of the Nicollet National bank, who acted as spokesman for the com mittee. Mr. Foss pointed out that only one bank in his city did not pass its July dividend, and suggested that the board inquire whether or not in equalities of taxation might not be the cause of this. Using the Chicago fig ures as a basis of comparison, he show, ed how the banks of this state were in a predicament similar to that from which the Taxpayers' league had en deavored to relieve the Chicago banks. Mr. Foss said: "The total capital of the Chicago banks is $32,51!). 000, the total surplus and undivided profits $19,253,015, making a total of invested capital of $51, 774, 045. The total assessed valuation of this capital, according to the Chicago basis, is $5,284,700, or about 10 per cent of the invested capital. On this valuation there is levied by the assessor total taxes amounting to $553,847. "On the Minnesota basis, using the same totals for purposes of compari son, the assessed valuation on the $51, --774,045 capital at 60 per cent, which has been the basis of reckoning in this state, would be $31,004,427. On this there would be collected a levy of 23 mills, which would amount to $7.14,481, or $230,634 in excess of the amount col lected in Chicago on the present basis there. The Chicago bankers are com plaining-, and are using every influence to have a more uniform assessment upon all classes of property, whether invested in bank stock or reai estato. "But even on the basis that exists in Chicago the Chicago banks have large deposits and lend money at low rates of interest, thereby aiding the business men of Chicago while the Minneapolis banks having nearly 50 per cent higher taxes to pay, are obliged to charge higher rates of interest, and I even then do a less profitable business, \ i as is shown by the failure of over half ! of the banks that were in existence four years ago and the consequent loss to depositors and stockholders alike. I believe that during the past four years the dividends paid by Minne apolis banks" is' Jess than the amount j paid for taxes. The law says that bank stock shall be valued at no higher rate than other monied properties, yet it is a fact beyond dispute, that no other firms or corporations are assessed any- i where nearly as high for taxes as the | banks. "To take an example, $1,000,000 worth | of improved real estate, bringing an I income is assessed at from one-fourth j to one-third of its actual value, or at i from $250,000 to $300,000. which at 23 I mills produces $5,750 or $6,900. The j same amount invested in bank" stock is valued at CO per cent of the actual I value, or at $600,000, on which a tax of 23 mills produces a tax of $13,800. "If an allowance were made in the valuation of bank capital and profits for the possible losses on the invested j assets, and this were deducted from the taxable capital, it would bring the taxes paid by the respective taxpayers holding different kinds of properties to a more uniform scale. "During the past four years heavy losses have been sustained by the banking interests of the state and Twin Cities, and it would *appear to be simple justice that this should be taken into consideration, and that a deduction of at least 10 per cent of the face of the invested assets should be made from the taxable capital of the banks before levying the tax. In other words, it would be justice to the banks and to the people who have saved their | money and invested it in bank stocks, in view of the serious losses and in some cases impairment of capital, if a deduction should be made which would in some measure afford relief, as has been done in other lines of business. I The 60 per cent basis of valuation de cided upon when banks were doing a larger and more profitable business, is not just at this time, when, through the business losses of the community, the banks have also suffered heavily." The committee reported the result of the- conference to the. board, which yesterday afternoon decided to reduce the basis to 50 per cent, practically a sixth below the rates of previous years. The board also agreed on the follow ing valuations of personal property items: Horses. 1 year old, $S to $10: IS9G, $8 to $10. j Horses. 2 years old. $14 to $1G; 18%. $14 to I $16. Horses, 3 years old and ever, $25 to $28; 1596, ¥25 to $28. Cattle, 1 year, $5 to $6; 1896, | $4.50 to $5. Cattle. 2 years. $8 to $9; 1896, $7.30 to $8. Cattle. 3 years and over, $14; 189 G. $14. Cows. $11 to $12; 1596, $10 to $12. Work oxen. $17 to $20; 1896, $15 to $18. Sheep. $1 to JL2S; 3896. $1 to $1.2-".. Hogs, $2 to $2.30; ISS6, $2 to $2.50. Wagons and carriages, $10 and over: 1896, $10 to $18 and over. Sewing and knitting machines. $6 to $7; 1596. $6 to $7. Watches and clocks. $3 and over: 1596, $3 and over. Melodeons and organs, $15 and over; 1896, $15 and over. Pianos. $70 and over; 1596, $80 and over. TO riRE A COLD IX ONE DAY Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c. IX A CAPTIOUS MOOD. Chamber of Commerce Gets After Some Public Evils. The chamber of commerce at its regular meeting yesterday morning, which was well attended, devoted con siderable time to discussing the dis agreeable features in the neighborhood of the union depot, due to the oper ations in that vicinity of hotel run ners, fakirs and confidence men, etc. As a result the following reso lution was adopted: Resolved, That the common council of the City of St. Paul be and is hereby requested to adopt suitable or dinance or resolution to prevent the occupation of the street in 'the vicin ity of the passenger depots by hotel runners and persons engaged in simi lar occupations. The committee on municipal affairs was instructed by resolution to in quire and report what the prospect is for the speedy completion of the new postoffiee building and why the con struction thereof proceeds with so much delay. In view of the poor facilities for reaching the state fair this year, A. H. Lindeke introduced a resolution that the committee on transportation be re- quested to investigate and report on the inadequate facilities of transporta tion to and from the state fair grounds and how best to remedy the same in the future. The resolution was referred to the committee on transportation, Hwhiah will meet at 3:30 p. m. tomorrow at.jthe chamber. A communication was read from Secretary B. P.. Woodman, of Spokane, Washington, giving notice of the or ganization of \he Spokane chamber of commerce, giving also the names of the officers and trustees, and request ing an exchange of any matters of in terest and of n>utuaJ. benefit. The subjects pf repaying the streets, the city charteY,' city taxes and the revision of the 1 By-laws of the chamber, are in the hands of the respective committees, which are making pro gress and will report soon. COUNTY AND CITY SCHOOLS. Supt. Hog an Incloses Both in Ills Rett9rt J. A. Hogan,. county superintendent of schools, issued his annual report yesterday for the year ended July 31, 1897. Besides dealing with the condi tion of the common school districts, it refers to the independent and special districts which include the city of St. Paul, White Bear and North St. Paul. In the latter districts the total num ber of scholars entitled to apportion ment were 22,485, and that of children not entitled to enrollment were 1,358. The average daily attendance for the year for the entire county was 19,794, and the average length of school attendance was nine months. Five hundred and forty-two teachers were employed. One new brick school house was erected in the independent and special districts at a cost of $16,000. The value of all school houses and sites was $2,214,000, of seats and desks, 126,770, and of school apara tus, $50,637, distributed among fifty-one schools. The total amount of cash on hand at the beginning of the year was $12,447.17, and received from all sources, $£5t>,648.19. The value of the libraries was $26,220. The money expended for teachers' salaries and board was $351, --012.92, for fuel and school supplies, $2, --813.42, for repairs and improving grounds, $17,210, for paying on bonds, interest, 51, 753, and for other purposes, $78,452. The cash on hand at the end of the year was $63,584.25. The aggre gate indebtedness of the district was $27,500. The increase in the number of children entitled to apportionment over that of the previous year, was about 1,000. The number "of children entitled to apportionment in the common school districts was 929,- and of those not en titled to this privilege, 162. The aver age daily attendance for the year for the entire county was 715, and the aver age length of school was about eight months. Thirty-two teachers were em ployed in the twenty-four districts un der the head of common schools. The value of all school houses and sites was ?47,944, of seats and desks, $2,960, and of apparatus. $1,510. The cash on hand at the beginning of the year was $13,267, and the money received from all sources amounted to $2D,536. Teachers' wages and boa?d amounted to $10,722, i and the cash on h^nd at the end of j the year was §11,167. The aggregate i indebtedness of the eight common school districts 7 was $10,871. The at tendance was about 100 over the prev ious year. J3ALK V. 'AS ABATED. Assessment of the Gerinania Bank's Delinquent Tax. Little business of importance was. j } transacted at the meeting of the c'oun : ty commissioners yesterday 'morning, r.t which all members were present with the exception of Mr. Kellerinan, I The petition of the Germania bank for' an abatement of the delinquent tax against that institution was" granted This tax, which amounted to $1,881, ! was assessed upon stock which the I bank afterwards '-t'ouiid to 'be worth less. -The" bojtrd ■- reduced the assess ment to $940. '- ' County Treasurer Eimund submitted a report to the effect that the Ger mania bank had paid to the coanty !in full with interest its deposit., 4 amounting to something 1 like ?Lo,oou. The report was received and concurred in. Deputy Coroner Darling's bond came up again for consideration, but the board decided to postpone action on j its confirmation until the next meet | ing. A resolution- offered by Cdmmis | sioner Moritz for the appropriation of $200 for the improvement of Crossley road, was passed. On a motion of Commissioner Hard ick an additional $75 was appropriated to extend the White Bear bicycle path near the village of Gladstone. The ! county's total appropriation for this I improvement is now $475. The claims of the White Bear Boule i yard company were laid over until the next meeting. One hundred dollars was appropriat es on motion of Commissioner McCar ron for the repair of county roads in District No. 1. A claim of $50 was filed by Mc- Carthy & Donnelly, undertakers, for expenses in finding and caring for the body of John Gerlack, who was drowned in the upper boom. The claims stated that the work necessitated thf use of a eteam launch and the as sistance of six men. The commission { ers refused to allow the claim. BIRLOGTOS HOITE EXCURSIONS.. Xote the Offers nt Reduced Hates ■Hade by the Burlington. Sovereign Grand Lodge, I. O. O. F., at Springfield, 111..- Sept. 20th to 25th. Tickets on sale Sept. 18, 19 and 20; good to return until Sept. 28. Rate, $14.Sh> for the round trip. German Catholic Benevolent Society of the United States, at Columbus, 0., Sept. 17 to 23. Tickets on sale Sept. 14, 15 and 16, good to return until Sept. 26. Kate, $23.70 for the round trip. Western Waterways National Asso ciation, at Davenport, 10., Oct. sth and 6th. Tickets on sale Oct. Ist to 7th, good to return until Oct. 9th. Rate, $12.20 for the round trip. Mississippi Valley Medical Associa tion, at Louisville. Ky., Oct. sth to Bth. Tickets on sale Oct. Ist to 7th. good to return until Oct. 11th. Rate, $26.00 for the round trip. Homeseekers' Excursion tickets will be en sale the first and third Tuesday ol September and October, good to re turn within twenty-one days. Rate, one fare plus $2.00 for the round trip. Apply at ticket office, 400 Robert street (Hotel Ryan), and tTnion Depot. Style is termed "cut" In clothes and "shape" in hats. The Gordon Hat is "shapely." consecrat£ox of dr trobec. List of Persona, Selected to Aft as UHhers. The consecration of Fr. Trobec as bishop of St. CToud, takes place this morning. The drder J 6f exercises was ! published in the Globi* of Sunday. The > full list of ushers ta'.'be in charge at the cathedral is: Peter Laskill, deorge Lendway, Will iam Tontins, George \f. Mitsch, Casper Ernst, John Kerwin, 3udge J. W. Wil lis, T. Reardon, James" Kenealey, A. D. McLeod, L. L. Cassef-ly, Coll Kelly, J. G. Donnelly. Thomas -Dougherty, Phil lip Wagner, Joseph McMahon, Paul Kelly, Frederick Rir*wald, Frederick Barry, T. R. Naughton, and William Louis Kelly Jr. THERE IS A CLASS OF PEOPLE Who are injured by the use of coffee. Re cently there has been placed in all the groc ery stores a r.ev preparation called GRAIX-O, made of pure grains, that takes the place of coffee. The most delicate stomach receives it without distress, and but few can tell it from coffee. It does not cost over % as much. Children may drink it with great benefit. 15 cts. and 25 cts. per package. Try it. Ask for GRAIN-O. THREE I|l OflE JllGflT Sunday evening was a busy one for the burglars here:. MRS. OHMAN BADLY SCARED, COMING HOME FROM CHURCH, TO FIND HER HOME BESET BY THIEVES. CANDY AND TAILOR SHOPS, TOO, Are Looted by the Lijjht-Fingrered Gentry the Police Do Not Seem to Capture. When Mrs. Emil Ohman went home from church with her two-year-old baby in her arms Sunday night, she was surprised to find the hall door leading to her apartments on the sec ond floor of 581 Lafayette avenue un locked. As she turned the knob a rcugh looking man loitering near the doorway whistled shrilly and ran down the street. Going up stairs Mrs. Ohman heard a noise in the front room which convinced her that burglars were in the house. She was too badly frightened to cry out, and entering the rooms, locked herself in all night with her baby. She could plainly hear the intruder moving about in the front room as though unaware of her return or the warning whistle of his confed erate, outside, but was too terror stricken to give an alarm. In a short time footsteps on the stairway told of the burglar's departure, but the woman could not summon courage to leave her hiding place and remained behind the barred kitchen door until I morning. With the advent of daylight Mrs. Ohman ventured an investigation and found the front of the house had been thoroughly ransacked. The contents were strewn about the floor in great disorder. The bed had been torn to pieces, the closet denuded of the cloth ing which had hung on the bocks, and the bureau rifled. A trunk in which Mrs. Ohman had concealed $6, all of the money she possessed, had been broken open and her savings taken. Besides the money several articles of wearing apparel belonging to her hus band, part of her baby's wardrobe and the bed clothing from one bed were missing. Mrs. Ohman is living alone with her infant, her husband being ab sent n the harvest fields of North Da kota. The burglary was reported to the police. Thieves also raided the tailor shop of Charles Norburg, 438 Sibley street, Sun day night, securing several bolts of cloth valued at $50. An entrance was effected through a rear window, when the burglars selected the best articies in the stock and successfully mad? their escape. A small confectionery store at 523 P.ice street likewise received a visit from burglars the same night. A back door was forced open, but the intrud ers were evidently interrupted in then work, as nothing but a quantity of cigars was found to be missing yester ddy. morning, when the robbery was discovered. The warehouse of P. R. 1... Harden ! bergh & Co., at Eighth and Wacouta I streets, was entered by burglars early i yesterday morning, but after a search ! for valuables the thieves departed j without securing- any booty. Entrance j was secured through a rear window, I when the thieves proceeded to the of | lice and succeeded in working the com ! bination of the safe. A steel drawer j was taken to the tool shop in the rear and broken open, but it contained only I valuable papers, and as the burglars I were evidently in search of cash, these were left in disorder on a tool benr-h. Evidently disappointed the thieves ■ carefully" relocked the safe and took ' their departure. About $12 in the city j saleman's desk was undisturbed. NATUItAf-IZATIOX PAPERS. Clerk E. G. Rogers Will Favor Tli««e Unable to Pay. Competent authority estimates that there are in Ramsey county at least 5,000 former voters, who are disfran chised under the recent constitutional amendment, providing lor full citizen ship, as a necessary qualification for hereafter exercising the right of elec tive franchise. Among this number there are doubt less many to whom the fee of $1 pro vided by law to be paid clerks of court for issuing second or full papers, would be too much of a burden. I have there fore decided to issue full or second j p-jpers free of charge to all such resi- I dents of Ramsey county, lawfully en i titled thereto, who do rot feel able to pay for the same. Such papers will only be issued free of charge on the above conditions; and only on the per sonal order of the clerk or of his chief deputy, Mr. Fitzgerald, said privilege will be accorded as aforesaid without regard to the politics of the applicant. Printed circulars giving full direetons as to mode of procedure will be fur nished by the clerk on application. Such second papers must be secured before Jan. 1. 1898, to enable participa tion in the coming spring election. Sept. 20, 1897. —Edward G. Rogers, Clerk of the district court, Ramsey county, Minnesota. CLOSE CALL FOR LODGERS. West Third Street Fire 'I In e-.iteus Human Life. Occupants of the apartments over the Minnesota Fharmac?utical company s store at 127 West Third street were aroused shortly before 12 o'clock la&t night by the presence of stifling smoke. The families of Rinehart Stiefel and Mr. Esehelman dressed themselves hurriedly and sought the street under the impression that the building was on fire but for some time the origin of the smoke could not be discovered. Finally the salvage corps were sum moned by telephone, and located flames in the store room of the pharmaceuti cal company. The blaze was extin guished with little damage, but had action been less opportune a disastrous I fire might have resulted, as the entire block is solidly built up with stores I over which many families have lodg ings. THEY CHALLENGED FATE. Tlilcves Who Burglarized Jicw«pa l»er Row Yesterday. Manager Ives, of the Thiel Detective agency, noticed two suspicious char acters in the Germania building yes terday morning and ordered them out, at the same time directing one of his operators to shadow the strangers. The men crossed the street to Newspa per row, and a few minutes later emerged with two overcoats and an umbrella. The watching detective at once realized the articles had been stolen and trailed the thieves until h<i met Officer O'Neill, who placed them under arrest, when informed of the circumstances. Shortly afterward the editor of the Globe, whose office had been entered, was informed that he could recover his property at the cen tral police station, where the strangers were locked up. The men gave the names of Frank Connors and Fred Nichols. They were charged with lar ceny. SUGAR PRICE RISIXG. Yellow Fever Has a "Bnll" Effect on the Sweets. If you have any spare change left, after filling your coal bin, it would not be a bad investment to lay in a stock of sugar. The indications are, so say the local wholesale dealers, that this commodity will go still higher in the near future. The housewife who is getting sixteen pounds of granulated for a dollar, whereas a year ago 100 cents would buy eighteen to nineteen pounds, can now "josh" the head of the house hold on the Dingley bill, for these grocers agree that it is the cause of the advance. There has been a rise of one-half cent a pound in the whole sale price within the year, and an ad ditional one-eighth cent a pound was tacked on S-;pt. 1. The local wholesale price is at present 5% cents a pound, so you see the retailer is making a very small margin — only 8 or 9 per cent — for handling it, and the whole saler's profit is about half that. Last May there was a little local flurry in the price of sugar, due to the cutting among the retailers. Ac one time a dollar would buy twenty eight pounds, but the grocer was sur fering a big loss on every dollar's worth. They finally got together and agreed upon the present retail pricp, which is being adhered to strictly by all of them. "Should the yellow fever epidemic continue you may look for a decided advance in sugar from that cause," remarked one wholesaler to a Globe reporter. "The shipment of sugar from the refineries in Louisiana com mences about Nov. 1, and continues until March 1, the idea being to sup ply the entire Mississippi valley and central states from these refineries. If the southern cities are quarantined our sugar will have to be imported, and this will necessitate the payment of the duty — and the consumer pays the tax. "At present considerable sugar ts imported, coming mostly from Ger many, where it is produced from beetn. The growth of beets in this country Is not yet what it should be. About 60 per cent of the sugar used by us is made of cane, and the best sugar is a mixture of cane and beet." "WANTS A LIBRARY. Doa^lns School Union Will Work to Secure One. The Douglas school branch of the St. Paul Public School union held their first meeting of the season in the school building, Stevens and Orleans streets, last evening. The meeting was called for Sept. 13. but as there war. some doubt at the time as to the opening of the Douglas school it was postponed until last evening. B. F. Latta, presided over the meeting, while W. H. Waller acted as secretary, both of whom were the officers of last year. There was quite a good attendance of parents, and there was also a number of teachers present. Mr. Latta made a short address on the objects of the local organization, saying that the Douglas school needed a library and that he thought one of the first things for the union to undertake was to pro vide such a library. He thought it could be paid for either by subscrip tion or a series of entertainments; that books of a standard character could be had at a very low figure. If this was not found practical)^, Mr. Latta thought if parents would donate becks quite a library could be had in thai way. Several constituents of the school spoke, and all were heartily in favor of procuring a library for the school. One man thought if a committee from the Central union waited upon the library board they might be able to secure the loan of enough book? at least to start the library. Miss Coch ran. principal of the school, read a list cf suitable" books selected by the su perintendent of the Chicago Public schools. This list was prepared from a popular vote taken among school chil dren. It was decided to take books frcjn this list when possible to do so. STUDY 01-' HEADS. Prof. Morris Lectures at Relief So ciety Ilisll. The phrenologist, with his rule and tape, wherewith to measure men's character or the lack of them, is still abroad and many there be that go after him. There was not comforta ble standing room in Relief Society hall last evening, where Prof. Morris gave his phrenological talk. The walls were covered with illustrative mate rial, and many skulls were exhibited on the platform. Before discussing the shape and development of the head Prof. Morris pointed out the various characteristics betrayed in the way of wearing the hat The- safest thing for a gentleman to do is to carry his bat in his hand until he can discover at just what angle to place it on the head so as to indicate a favorable character. On the whole, if the doc trine of "bumpology" is to be relied upon entirely, the fashion that trough; j in the big sleeves to conceal the crook ed shoulder, should come to the rescue of most of the heads in the world, and invent something to cover them up; The lecturer cited one or two instances of "head" speculation which opens up prospects that rival the Klondike. Poor men have sold their heads to phrenologists— the transferal of prop erty not to take place until after d-ath of course. In this way destitute men were able tc secure a neat sum of money to spend while their heads were still on their shoulders, and, when they were off, they did not know the difference. 4fter the lecture Prof. Morris gave a public phrenological examination of six people— two children, two youths and two full-grown people. It is netd less to say that the rule was as accu rate in its measurement of the child as in those of the full-grown man There is to be a series of six lecture. s with similar exhibitions. SIOUX MAKE MERRY. They Are Encamped nt Kapusia, Ner-r Tills* City. About 200 Sioux Indians are in camp on Folten's slough, opposite Kaposia, within six miles of the business center of the city. It was an eld custom oi the tribe to assemble twice each year on the banks of the Mississippi near Red Rock, to have a iTood time hunting and fishing. WelKlii«K tlse Testimony. James Dougherty, arrested two w^eks ago on the charge of assaulting Stella Maslowsky near Lake Pha'en, was accorded a pre.imin ary hearing in the municipal court yesterday. The young man's alleged victim and her I om panion at the time of the alleged assault us- DON'T BT-THE BSO HIT ©F ENGLAND AND AMERICA. V^o^*° f THE FUNNIEST FAHCE S * AKO FINEST COMPANY SEEN IN ST. PAUL, THURSDAY NIGHT AND BALANCE WEEK-MR. ©LAY OLEMEHST. Field, Schlick & Co. Oar New Dress Goods. All Dressmaking- establish ments are now open, and it's time to think of Fall Dress Goods. While we have always had the best stock of Dress Goods in the Northwest, we never had any thing- to compare with the pres ent collection. Plaids, Poplins, Broadcloths, Tailor Suitings and all the fancy weaves which come under the head of Novelties. These range from $1.00 to $5.00 the yard. We are equally strong 1 in Re liable Goods at Low Prices. Just three proofs: SO pieces of Strictly All-Wool Mixed Suiting's, good weight, firm quality, newest styles, 35 inches wide, f A at less than manufacturer's lyC cost, today only 50 pieces strictly Pure Wool Serges, all colors except black, full 45 A*] inches wide, at less than pres- /.AC j ent mill cost, today only The Wholesale Price now is 30 to 32J£c per yard, according to quality. A lot of strictly All- Wool Cheviots, in plain colors, 45 inches wide, iA extra values at 75 cents, today 4MC only w Jackets and Capes. Walk throug-h the handsome cloak room and examine our stock before buying*. That's all we ask, and you should do-it for your profit. Jackets, $3.50 to $75.00. Capes, $4.00 to $85.00. " 300 New Fall and Winter Jackets, thoroughly reliable mate- fi% Jj 7C rials, latest shapes. Great lv^l I*l special sale price ||J T| I ll 10 different lines of Ladies' and Misses' Jackets in all the new mate rials; some are finished with tailor strap seams; some are piped with vel vet, with inlaid velvet 0 A ™FC sLorm collars. These are \|^ f*l decided bargains at I V Tailor-Made Jackets -'Kerseys, En glish Coverts, Whip Cords, Beavers and Bcucles, the newest effects of the sea son — lined throughout with Roman Stripe or Taffeta Silk. A| A 7C Choice today Tk I IT for : $SUa I J Silk-Lined Jackets, $13,50. Hilk-Lined Jackets, $15.00. Silk-Lined Jackets, $17.50. Silk-Lined Jackets, $20-oO and in easy stages up to $75.00. Blankets. There's money in buying- Blankets now. There's money to be saved by buying- them here. Gray Blankets, $1.10 a P air - Gray Blankets, $2.00 a P air - Gray Blankets, $2.50 a pair. Gray Blankets, $3.00 a P air - Gray Blankets, $3.50 a P air - Gray Blankets, $4.00 a P air - And up to $10.00. White Blankets, 90c a P air - White Blankets, $2.25 a pair. White Blankets, $3.00 a P air - White Blankets, $4.00 :i P air - White Blankets, $5.00 a pair. White Blankets, $6.00 a P P r And in easy stages up to $20.00 a pair. For Men. Semi-annual sale of Shirts: Quaker City Laundered Shirts — Made specially for our best trade of best Shirting Muslins, with Irish Lin en bosoms and bands, finely launder ed, first-class in every particular, 6® Gents each; 3 for $2.00. The standard price throughout the United States is One Dollar. Y ° u ma y P aY * 2 - 00 tor - your shirts, but we doubt ff you yet a better shirt than these. Field, Sciilick&Oo, tified positively as to the alleged ofime, though answering questions with and hesitation, owing to their snght knowl edge of the English language. The case was taken under consideration until today. Klcn ard Gahagen. also charged with assaulting the complainant, will be given a separate hearing. CWHKWASTS DAMASKS. Perhaps other Police Will Xot Da Haeb Clul»liing. Henry Clark sued James E. Hurlt y yesterday in the district court for $<>000 damages. He alleges that Hur ley assaulted him and broke the bridge of his nose, besides inflicting other se rious injuries.