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• » INTERESTEDP H& _^>^ I Who takes the most pains with her washing—tho woman who does her own or the maid who does yours? One would think that the first would want three things ©LEAKLI-^ESS . " gjHCgtgESS LEAST WORK Do you want more from your maid? Well, we sell a great many Washing Machines to the women who do their own work and who find them useful tools. Wonder why people don't put them Into their laundries? Oh, yes, some do—why don't you? WESTERN WASHERS $3.00 «»$3.50 &_?_? THE 2d CEKTIOT WASHER $7.00 •! It w£l pay you to look Into this mat ter. We don't "go out taking ln wash ing." bat we know a lot about such things from 'the experience of others. liiiiiii Cor. T-Q and JWitmesota. _ar*You can depend on us—try it.__^____ M_i -7—f3evO_9-fV-*v-M-(S®-MO-4 CITY HEWS. Will Picnic Sunday — Gen. Wesley Merrlt Garrison No. 58, Regular Army and Navy union, will give a picnic at Harris' park. Fort Snelllng, Sunday. Died a. Valley City—Mrs. Robert An derson, of Valley City. N. D., died Sun day morning at 9 o'clock. The funeral took place at Stillwater yesterday after noon, c* a_ Renovating: Unity Church—The in terior of Unify church on Summit avenue and Wabasha street is being thoroughly renovated and will be completed and opened for service on Sept. 1. Returned.Front Their Onting—Hen ry D. Lang, clerk of the United States district court, and- Joel M.> Dickey, as sitant United States district attorney, re turned last evening after a two weeks' outing on Eh ■ great lakes. . . Delegate to Buffalo—The twelfth na tional convention of the Bohemian Benev olent association, C. S. P. S., will meet next Sunday at Detroit. Anton Jurka, of St. Paul,'- will represent the grand lodge of Minnesota in the convention. Mail at Hit- Capitol— officials and employes at the state capitol are more than pleased with the prompt and effi cient manner in which Capt. Charles L. Davis, the new postmaster appointed from Red Wing, looks after the distribu tion of the mail. All mail matter, of a EMmmu <i*4t . . . In Spectacles is. a frame carefully fitted. to the face and selected after a thorough examination by an experienced optician, for the same price you pay for a pair selected by yourself from a small assortment. *"'■'•:: ;i:'":: That is the kind of bargain we offer. EXAMINATION FREE. KUHLO & ELIERBE, Opticians. 320 Robert St., Belweon 3rd and 4!h Sts. Prescription and repair work for the trade. YERXA SEVENTH AND CEBAB, STS. Tel. T33. Meat Market, 783. 5:. cents Per pound for the very finest line of new Japan Rice in this city. -Tft«s f?__?4fir Vefy bßst Creameyßut- BeSl B-Ullßlj ter in America, n«% m per pound __.£« iS^QpfiSj Concordances.... ISC Blueberries, cI;R,S|I ..85c Dfiap* Fancy California Bartlett I i CCS! Si Pears only, each.:..; fly D«KPh_e Mary's choice Freestone I «A-liS«i) Peaches, large, square QA A baskets tJVw Dii4*f__.y ■ choice Creamery, fresh Il__ SlsilCif and sweet, per p0und......! fc.Q T*m_ $«<».=* -Best fresh Minnesota Acme I UfiSl § iy_;e» Tomatoes, ap . >-. . -.• per peck... IOC (Sew Potatoes, S Set. 25e Egg Plants, :S£t. a_?. 5c IP__i4^k__tfi Packages of 6 boxes _■_ Ei.__S£lfi-l©| parlor .Matches, each..... <H>G -Wil€ltSS| Parlor Matches feat..,'... lC Clothes Lings, SfSSsfflfS| ' only. OS Peach Plums, Sr'SSfe-.. 35c Rfifxid Spied. £ r r._ckli * 18c Biif.er, ](-orby irlib. Isc to IBc Sardines, In^. 6™^:.... 9s MODEL MEAT MARKET. Dftrlr shou'ders, «|l_ rVlnf ncr pound |2|5 Park, Boston Butts, ft _ riflfti per pound _}g ■ Of-.} per pound |(j£ _?/._«_/ Fresh Chops, iflt\ ■ Ull-l per pound IUG Salt Pork, Per ____ Oalf rOfS* pound be YERXA BROS. & GO. which there is a large volume daily, is sorted by 8 o'clock in j the morning ; and placed" on the desks of those to whom it is addressed. .;'. C-," Building Permit* — The following building permits were issued yesterday: J. Fink, two-story brick veneered dwell ing, Blair street, between Western and" Arundel, $3,500. Three minor permits, $475. Tctal, four permits, $3,975. .:•*•". Bridge on —One of the planks in the walk of the Wabasha street bridge, near the West side end, caught fire short ly after 6 o'clock last evening. The fire department as called out, but the blaze was extinguished before the arrival of the department. The bridge was not damaged. Council Meeting Tonight — The as sembly will hold a regular meeting this evening at 7:30 o'clock. An adjourned meeting of the board of aldermen will be held at 7:15 for the purpose of passing on the contracts awarded some weeks ago fo- the furnishing of supplies to the pub lic schools. Bicycle Shop Blaze— explosion of a gasoline engine caused a slight blaze at the bicycle repair shop conducted by O. S. Chidester. at 147 West Fifth street, shortly after 7 o'clock last evening. No one was injured and the fire was extin guished before the building had been damaged to any extent. Laurel Club . Excursion—The Laurel Cycle club went on an excursion down river last night on the steamer Henrietta. The beat left the foot of Jackson street at 7:45 and made a ten-mile trip down, returning at 11 o'clock. Hilyard's or chestra furnished music, and several hun dred people went on the outing. ■ Dismissed the Writ— Judge Jaggard yesterday filed an order dismissing the writ of habeas corpus in the case of the State ex lei. Philip Barton 9r. against Sheriff Wagener. The relator is the step father of Julia Barton Boyle, a twelve year-old girl convicted of larceny and committed to the state training school at Red Wing. Letter Carriers Will Fraternize The St. Paul letter carriers have been in vited by the Minneapolis carriers to par ticipate in an entertainment this even ing. A chartered car has been arranged for, to leave Hotel Ryan at 7:15 this evening, taking the carriers and the post office band to Minneapolis. Sent to Red Wing— Enger, the fourteen-year-old boy arrested for the theft of a bicycle from A. Ward, of the Endicott arcade, was yesterday taken back to the state training school at Red Wing. The boy had been, away from the institution on parole but two months. He admitted stealing the bicycle. The wheel was returned to the owner. Accused of Assault John Flaherty, himself a man beyond middle age, was tried in the police court yesterday; on the charge of beating his aged father, Michael Flaherty. Flaherty denied the accusation, but an eye witness swore that the son pounded " his father with a club. Judge Hine s heard the evidence in the case and ordered a -continuance until today. i y^yr-»».. GAS USED WiiiSrTAL- EFFECT MRS. NELLIE CHURCHILL, AT. IN- VALID, PITS AX TO HER SUFFERING ___, , Without Attracting the Attention of Her Nurse, She Went Into a Small Room, Where She Was Found Later Asphyxiated.,' Mrs. Nellie-" Churchill ended her life at h_r home, 731 East Fourth street, early yesterday morning by asphyxiation. Mrs. • Churchill had been almost^ an invalid for nearly eight years arid has been in charge of a special nurse, engaged to look after her. The first that was known of Mrs. Churchill's action was when the nurse, Anna Campbell, awoke about 5 o'clock, and discovered that Mrs. Churchill had left her bed. The nurse started out of the room to search for -the-absent one, when she was attracted while" passing a small room near i the ...bedroom by the smell of escaping gas. Pushing open the door she found Mrs. Churchill lying dead upon the floor. It was at first hoped that life was not! wholly extinct, and Dr. Borehardt was"- hurriedly --called. He found, however, that Mrs. Churchill had been dead at least an hour. From the indications it appeared that Mrs. Churchill had gotten out of bed with out arousing the nurse, and proceeding to the small room had turned on the gas jet purposely, and slowly suffocated. Coroner Nelson was advised of the case, and viewed the body. He decided that an inquest was not necessary. Although a physical sufferer for years Mrs. Churchill was never heard to threaten suicide, and her death, as brought about, was entirely unexpected. She suffered from frequent attacks of nervous prostration, but seemed to rally, and was usually cheerful. A month ago her health became so endangered that a nurse was employed to be constantly with Mrs. Churchill. . Mrs. Churchill was fifty-eight years of age. Her husband is John A. Churchill, a mechanic. Mr. Churchill Is at present absent in North Dakota. Percy Churchill, a son of the deceased, is well known in local musical circles. C____,STO_e_,l__L. Bears the j* The Kind You Have Always Bought Rest and Recreation May be had at Northfield, Madison Lake, Waterville, Mankato and Faribault on the Great Western Railway. Half fare round trip tickets on sale every Saturday, good to return following Monday. For further information call on J. P. Elmer, Fifth and Robert streets, St. Paul, Minn. «_*■ ■ Stenographer to the Engineer. George H. Sudheimer for some months past employed as stenographer in the office of the county auditor was yesterday named by City Engineer Claussen as stenographer in the office of the city en gineer. Mr. Sudheimer. if he accepts the place will succeed H. S. Moore, who resigned Tuesday to take a position in the purchasing department of the Omaha road. The schedule salary- as fixed by the tax budget for the stenographer is $900 in the city engineer's office per year, but it is understod that City Engineer Claussen has decided that but $60 per month will be paid in the future. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the STpf y/&/?"§ .-?""" Signature of C^us^^XJ^Cc^e^ §EMIL BESSY, JEWELER, 62 East Seventh St. Enlarged Store.) The right goods nt tha right pri- EMPIRE RESTAURANT, No. 258 Jackson Street, Serves Meals for 19c, 15c and 25c. Every thing first-class. T. B. McPheison. T-^rnnrfetor. THE Sf. PAUL GLOBE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1899. WILL LIMIT THE PAY J l IK.if) BRILL WILL NOT, HOW- EVER, LIMIT THE EXPEJTD ITURES IN THE SAVINGS BANK CASE He Has Been Receiving? Suggestions as to Whom He Should Xaiae as Receiver Since Before Breakfast the Morning After the Bank Was Closed—Will Think It Over Before Announcing the Man or Men. Judge Brill yesterday decided that the appointment of a receiver for the Savings Bank of St. Paul Is necessary, and the attorneys for the state and for the de positors were Instructed to draw up the form of order. -The court room was crowded when the Savings bank matter came up on an order to show cause why a receiver should not be appointed. Assistant At torney General Donahower appeared for the state, and the bank was represented by T. D. O'Brien. Mr. Donahower opened the proceedings. with a motion to amend the complaint by inserting a statement to' the effect that "since March, 1573, the bank has been doing a business of dis count and deposit." Then Attorney O'Erien, on behalf of the bank, made th. following statement: ' "When this disaster was first realized the trustees thought it possible that the property might be turned over to the creditors in some more advantageous form than through the appointment of a receiver, on the theory that a man can take care of his own business more prof itably than he can have it done for him. The depositors have now had several weeks to signify their wishes, and thus far depositor,, representing $".*_, have accepted the proposed plan of reorganiza tion, but that is a long distance short of the requisite number. I understand that at a depositors' meeting held recently many of those who were present signified a wish for the appointment of a receiver, and if such is the prevailing sentiment the officers of the bank do not wish to stand in the way. Their desire is to see the depositors realize the greatest amount possible from the assets of the bank, and they will assist In any way they can. Therefore, we will ask no further delay. I am somewhat at a loss this morning, through the absence of Mr. Munn, who is unable to be present, owing to illness in his family. He has given more time to this case than I have, and I will try to present his views as far as I can, as well as my own. It has appeared to both of us that the papers in the case did not fully meet with the requirements of law, and, while we will not contend against the appointment of a receiver we would like to see the papers drawn in proper form. If an order is drawn at this time we want it to be a good order, to avoid further legal complications." - Mr. Donahower inquired if the speaker was willing to stipulate for the appoint ment of a receiver^ "This matter came up on an order to show cause, and we have no cause to show except the committee appointed by the court," declared Mr. O'Brien, ad dressing Judge Brill./;.-■:.':; In view of the fact that there had been no answer the court decided to proceed with the taking of evidence, and Mr. Donahower read the affidavit of Bank Examiner Pope upo*h which the applica tion was based. Then Gen. Pope himself took the stand, and, with the aid of his published statement, reviewed the condi tion of the bank's affairs. He believed the appointment of a receiver to be ab solutely necessary. After introducing In evidence the reports of the committees appointed by the court to appraise the bank's assets the state closed its case, and the court directed Mr. Donahower to draw an order embodying the amend ment, and also an affidavit of no answer. "There appears to be nothing remain ing, but to appoint a receiver or re ceivers for the bank, and I would be very glad to receive suggestions as to the amount of the bonds," said Judge Brill. John E. Stryker, representing the depos itors, stated that he had been requested to urge the court not to appoint a man connected with the present management of the bank, and to limit the salary of the receiver to $2,500 per year and the attor ney's fees to $1,500 annually. Thomas Cochran followed and after a number of suggestions that he said had originated with the depositors, presented the names of H. Knox Taylor, former bank examiner; Wilbur H. Howard, E. J. Hodgson and Assistant Bank Exam iner James Compton. Humphrey Barton thought the ap pointee should be a banker rather than a lawyer, and indorsed the suggestion of Capt. Compton. Judge Flandrau put in a word for E. J. Hodgson. Frank Griggs favored the appointment of a real estate man, and stated that he held a petition signed by seventy or eighty depositors asking that Chester B. Smith be named. P. J. McLaughlin nominated John E. Stryker and W. H. McDonald suggested that J. W. Shepard and other members of the real estate committee be given a show. Ambrose Tighe indorsed E. J. Hodgson and Charles Bechofer proposed E. S. Durment. The Durment suggestion was seconded by John E. Hearn. Herchmer Johnson stated that the gen eral sentiment favored the appointment of two receivers, one to be an attorney, and this brought John W. Lane to the front with the names of T. D. O'Brien and W. H. Farnham. Capt. Finehout made the last suggestion, J. W. White. Mr. O'Brien suggested that as the de posits of the bank amounted to $100,000 and the convertible assets to as much more, the amount of the bond be fixed at $200,000 to $250,000 in case of one receiver or $800,000 in the aggregate in the case of two receivers. This was generally agreed to by those concerned: The court said: "I have already received many sugges tions as to who the receiver should be. On the first morning before breakfast they began coming and it has continued with more or less regularity ever since. I want to say that I am not in sympathy with the sentiments expressed as to a prejudice against attorneys. I don't think there is any general prejudice, and I consider my profession the most honor able in the world. While I am in sympa thy with the idea of keeping down ex penses, it must be understood that there may be heavy expenses in this matter. Where there are $700,000 to $900,080 of assets there must be some large expense. There will also be puzzling and difficult legal questions. It is unavoidable that when a large estate becomes insolvent there must be some shrinkage. Whether there should be two receivers or only one, I have not yet been able to decide. If the depositors as a whole could consider any question and determine it, their wishes would be accepted by the court. I will not announce - any appointment at this time, but will make an order as soon as I can determine. I will limit the receiv ers" compensation, but do not deem it proper to limit the expenditures." The attorney for the state and attorney for the depositors were instructed to draw the form of an order for the appointment of a receiver. FOR THIRTEENTH'S RETCH?.. Committees of Commercial Bodies Meet Again Today. Mayor Kiefer, as chairman of the com mittee appointed from the commercial bodies to arrange for the reception and return of the Thirteenth regiment, has issued a call for a meeting to be held at the r mayor's office this morning at 11 o'clock. In the notices sent out yesterday particular attention is called to the ne cessity of a full attendance of the mem bers in order that steps may be taken to arrange for the reception to be tendered the soldiers. The committee consists of Mayor Kiefer, A. S. Tallmadge, L. C. Cushing and O. L., Taylor from the cham ber of commerce; George R. Finch, D. R. Ncyes and Henry Hazenwinkle from the Jobbers' union, and Jesse E. Gregg. C. R. Smith and C. P. Stipe from the Com mercial club. • . -..-'. The members of Company C, M. S. N. G., are requested to meet at the armory Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock to arrange for a reception to.be given the members of Company C, Thirteenth regiment. The affair will be a company one and will be tendered the returning soldiers a day or so after the public reception given the regiment. MAYOR HERB'S POLICY FIND COURT STILL 'WRESTLING "WITH THE ONE.THE CHIEF EXECU TIVE RAIDED Motion to Dismiss the Case Denied —Morton, One of the Defendants. Tells About the Mysterious Mr. "MuUer." !'.: '. ' - The motion .to dismiss the case against the defendants rounded up by Acting De tective Mayor Kiefer and Assistant Act ing Detective Mclntire in the policy shop raid, was yesterday denied by Judge Hine. The motion was based upon the claim that the prosecution had failed to estab lish the allegations to require that the accused persons put in a defense. ' Little of Interest developed in the case yesterday, as it was late when the mat ter was taken up and only one witness for the defense was ' put on the stand. The testimony of the witness, Morton, one of the defendants, differed in every particular from that of the state's star witness, John Christian.son. Morton de nies having been mixed up In a policy drawing or that there had been, to his knowledge, any policy drawing at 34 East Third street the night Mayor Kiefer raid ed the place. From the questions put to Morton by Stan Donnelly, who is defend ing the accused. it appears that an effort will be made to establish that the mys terious "Mr. Muller" brought into the case the day before by the prosecution, owned and controlled the zooms raided and the paraphernalia seized in them and the persons under arrest knew nothing of what sort of a place they were In. Morton said he w-as at the room the night of the raid, but was there waiting for "Mr. Muller," whom, he claimed, owed him a sum of money for a job of painting he had done. Morton said Muller was at the rooms early in the evening, but left there about 9 o'clock, telling him (Mor ton) to await his return. Morton said he remained in the rooms until after 10 o'clock, but saw no gambling or betting of any kind going op. He remembered seeing Christianson come in, but this was as far as his testimony in any way cor responded with that of Christianson. He denied that he had stamped any numbers on bits of paper, as Christianson said he saw him do, or that Reilly or any one else in the room played a game of any kind. He said he saw no blindfolded boy drawing numbers out of the glass jar in evidence, and said he had not seen the jar, except when "Muller" had it in his hand early in : the evening and put it in a closet. Morton said the jar, so far as he saw, had not again been taken out of the closet that evening. He said ho knew Kendrick, one of the negroes under ar rest, and Reilly,-also Behllnd, but claimed to have made their acquaintance upon the streets. He said he was" himself a sign painter and met "Muller" through doing a piece of work for him. The work con sisted in painting a lot of numbers on a table top. . Mr. .."Muller" told him. Mor ton said, that .the,painted table was to be used by him't"Muller") at the county fairs this fall. :Tt was while waiting for money for this work, Morton said, that ha was arrested. Morton said he saw Christianson writing on a piece of paper, but did not see Kendrick give Christian son any policy-"tickets- or any money change hands.' ;,~~"' p ' '''"■• •'• •• The case was eo-ilinuefl until today be fore Morton finished his 'testimony. BY SPECIAL REQUEST Will Remain Over. So interesting and . instructive has the exhibition of the Champion Oil Burner company's new invention for burning kerosene oil gas proved, that Mr. Barn hisel, the company's representative, .has, because of many special requests, decid ed to remain here until Saturday. This will leave but three days more In which to inspect this wonderful and at the same 'time simple contrivance for .transforming ordinary kerosene into a practical fuel. The absolute safety, simpleness and, above all, cheapness of the new inven tion, bids fair to revolutionize present methods of heating, and housekeepers will find it a convenience that they can not dispense with. The exhibition will continue Thursday, Friday and Saturday in Ryan block, 134 East Seventh street, which will be the last of the exhibition in this city. The selling of their burn ers will then be left In the hands of a competent agent COUNTY ASSESSMENT. The Total Valuation of Personal Property Less Than Last Year. According to the figures compiled yes terday by Deputy Auditor Griswold the total valuation of the personal property of Ramsey county is 115,428,329, and the assessor's return was $14,395,001. The total valuation last year was $15,579,748. The amount was ' raised by individual increases and raises of 50 per cent on watches and clocks; 20 per cent on wagons, carriages, bicycles and sleighs; 25 per cent on pianos; 100 per cent on sil verware and 200 per , cent on diamonds. There were 4,371 -pianos discovered by the assessors in the city and ninety outside in the county. Jail for Bcniirijl. Secretary Jackson, of the state board of corrections and 'charities, has received plans for a fire proof jail at Bemidji, Bel trami county. The estimated cost is $5,000 and the plans will be submitted to the board at the next meeting. Plans have also been submitted for a lockup at Mcintosh, Polk county, for a small jail at Adams, Mower county, and a model lockup at Medalia, the latter having been approved by the committee. Haynes' Photographs make you look "at your best." Corner Selby and Vir ginia avenues. ityfi_3B!---N--]slrm Puts them right there. When you consider this fact, Uon't you think you are mistaken when you say you "don't need a telephone in your, home?" What you have most precious in the world is there, ajad in, the event of acci dent or danger you would need it even more at your home than at your office. And that is sa>jiag a good deal. The Northwestern Telephone :"■«'-../: Exclianire Co. NEED BARGAIN STORES ALASKA IS WITHOUT THAT GREAT DELIGHT OF AMERICAN ■WOMEN KLONDIKE tTTEEN IN TOWN Mm. A. McKay Returning to Alaska —She Was the First "Woman to Brave the Perils of the Overland Route Out of Dawson—Tells What the Country Needs Badly at This Time. Mrs. A. McKay, who is known in Juneau and Dawson City as -the Klon dike Queen, was in St. Paul yesterday with her father and mother, on her re turn trip to Alaska. She Is not unknown in he United States as the wife of one of the few successful Klondike gold seek ers, Alexander McKay, who went into the Copper river country soon after gold was first discovered, and made a lucky strike. With the results of his first ven tures as capital he organized a company to work his mining properties, and has turned out the yellow gold until he now counts his fortune in millions. But, Mrs. McKay has another claim to distinction which is entirely her own. She was the first American woman to dare the perils of - the overland trip out of the Klondike region. With her husband and a small party she braved the route on which so many men have died, and safely gained United States territory again. Mr. McKay went back to the gold fields and his wife went East on a visit to her aged father and mother. After more than a year's visit she decided to return to Alaska, and this time is tak ing her parents with her. She will go to Juneau from Seattle, and will spend the winter there with her husband. She left St. Paul last night for the coast. The woman who made the daring trip from the gold fields is exceptionally quiet and retiring in her ways, and rather avoids notoriety than favors it. She is less than five feet six inches in height, and has frank blue eyes in which there is an expression which marks her as de termined in what she makes up her mind to do. She "chatted pleasantly on her experiences in the gold fields, and ex pressed the opinion that ultimately Alaska would become as thoroughly Americanized as the Pacific coast coun- "But such a country at first!" she said. - "When I first went there, there wasn't a dry goods store in all Dawson City, and you could not buy a spool of thread for all the wealth of the Indes. Buttons were scarce, too, and those who had them hung on to them with fierce and desperate tenacity. I figured it up roughly, and among the 3,000 people who were there I judged there were about : 5,000 buttons. That was only one and two third apiece, you see, but there were cer tain plutocrats who possed as many as six; at ance. "What did I do to supply the lack? I fixed by husbtnd's clothes with hooks and eyes and as he wore furs mostly, it wasn't noticeable. But I liked the coun try very well. There weren't anything but miners there and some of the poor fellows who hadn't 'struck it rich' were in awful shape. There were two or three other women there too and we organized a little aid society of our own which did something to relieve the misery. The men were rough, but there were a great many who were net and all of them were very nice to us. -'_;••>"■ "What the Klondike needs most is a choice assortment of bargain stores and then some tailors and dress makers. If the fashion dictated good clothes, there wouldn't be as swell a crowd of men In the whole continent as the miners, for when they, have money they spend it on anything which costs money. ' I've often wished I could make those red golf suits. I figure that I could start a craze which would make my • fortune. Besides it would improve the scenery to have a lot of red coats distributed over the land scape prospecting for gold. "I shall join Mr. McKay as soon as I can, for I haven't seen him for a long time. We will winter in Junea. I do not think I will try to go into the gold fields before spring, if I do then. The last trip was hard enough. "Thread and buttons, did you say? Yes, this trip I have a whole hand satchel full, besides a lot of other useful things." WILL GET THEIR PAY. Salaries of the Health Department Mill- Inspectors to Be Paid. Health Commissioner Ohage and Comp troller MeCardy had a conference yes terday relative to the payment of salaries of the six employes of the health de partment who have been employed .the past three months under the mill, in spection ordinance. The half dozen em ployes have been putting in claims for salaries regularly each month, but have been unable to have them approved by the comptroller. The comptroller took the position that as the fees for inspection of dairy herds were to be paid into the city treasurey the employes could not be paid until the amount paid in as fees equaled the pay roll of the force. This position taken by th. comptroller was not in accordance with the views of the health commis sioner, and the conference yesterday was, at least on the part of Dr. Ohage, to set tle the question. The health commis sioner contended that as the ordinance proved for the appointment of the nec essary inspectors to carry out its pro visions, and the council had approved the appointment of the six men he had nam ed the comptroller was compelled to pay the men whether the amount from fees had been paid Into the treasury or not. The conference according to all reports was a rather warm one. but Dr. Ohage evidently gained his point, for last even ing the payroll of the six Inspectors for the months of May, June and July were being made out in the comptroller's of fice, and they will be sent to the meet ings of the aldermen and assembly this evening for passage. John Marti, who Is down on the roll as second assistant health commissioner at $75 per month,will receive three months pay. W. B. Kirby, as live stock inspector at $75 per month, will receive $162.50. B. A. Pomeroy, also a live stock inspector, will draw $57.50 for a month and five days at $75 per month. George Brookins and Franz Linz as inspectors will get three months pay each at the rate of $700 and $500 per an num, and Herman Shoberg, as assistant bactriologlst, will draw three months' pay at the rate of $300 per year. Comptroller MeCardy seen last even ing said, while the ordinance and its en forcement was largely, in the nature .of an experiment, he was Satisfied that it was a good thing. It was not the under standing, however, of the council when the ordinance was passed that the ex pense of enforcing it would cost $4,000 per year. Under the present tax estimate the treasury could not stand the increase in this department. As to the liability in curred to date the claims of the em ployes would be audited, but he was not certain as to further claims being ap proved. Up to date less than $200 had beer paid into the treasury from inspec tion fees under the ordinance, and this would not even pay the salaries of the employes appointed to enforce its pro visions for one month. . (i-odyear'ii Growing Growth. The business of the St. Paul store of the Goodyear Rubber company for the first seven months of 1599 is over 100 per cent increase over that of 1898, an.d 189S was their best year up to that time. This increase is due to two things: First, as the public come to know the superior quality of their goods they are willing to pay the difference in cost for them over inferior goods. Second, purchasers of all kinds of goods in the Northwest are buying better goods and more of them than they did a year ago. The Goodyear Rubber Co., St. Paul, now have nearly double the number of employes that they did a year ago. " Field, Schlick £r Co. Wonderful Values in the Cloak Room. > With vast quantities of new stuff coming- in every day only a few days remain for clearing present stock. Some Dress Skirts and Shirt Waists will be closed out today at prices that will set the town afire. First come 37 DRESS SKIRTS of all-wool materials which will almost be given away. See the prices and come early. 6 Plaid Dress Skirts, were $12.50, for $7.00. 1 Green Canvas Skirt, was $7.75 for $3 00 2 Tweed Dress Skirts, were $8.75, for $6.00. 3 Black Cheviot Skirts were $12 for $6 00 7 Black Crepon Skirts, were $12.50, for $b. 3 Black Cheviot Skirts were $. 75 for $3 50" 2 Scotch Tweed Skirts, were $7.75,f0r $2.75. 2 Black Boucle Skirts, were $6 50 for $3 so" 6 Blue Cheviot Skirts, were $12, for $5.00. 5 Black Cheviot Skirts,were $13.50,f0r $8.50 Total 37 Skirts. Who gets one of them ? Then there are 21 Fine Wash Skirts, mostly White Piques /j>-f f\mi of fine quality, plain or strapped, which sold up to a week airo Hfe I /*\ for $3, $3.75 and $4.50, These will go today at V|/l«_4. ___! Shirt Wn.QfQ Three hundred of the very best Shirt Waists in our >o-_i__.u tt dioto store— best selling and best fitting- waists we have, made and finished in the best possible manner. The same waists f\ ft cost from $15 to $19.50 a dozen earlier in the season and sold for \M *%(* $1.75, $2 and $2.25. Choice of the lot, 300 in all, for only -/ Jv Another Sale of Wash Goods. Our sales of Wash Goods are the talk of the town. Nothing even approaching them is attempted elsewhere. Here's another for Thnrsday. A new lot of the very best Percales known to the trade, in cluding Sea Islands, Brandenburgh and other best 12#c qualities, Also a new lot of Percales in dark colors. All of these for sc——=s cents s—™5—™ 5c a yard all day today. Lining Leaders. Nowhere are better Dress Lin ings to be found; nowhere lower prices. 60 pieces of fast black, s©ft -g /V _ silk finished Rustle Taffeta. II IP Thursday only :.; I W 50 pieces Fast Black Perca- "t f\~ lines, all you want today— fl Ifl one day only * V V Our very best 15c Silesias, f\/\ in all the staple colors. Today *_§l only -/ V Light weight, silk finish f*f _ Rustle Taffeta, with satin /C* —extra special " V STANDARD PAPER PATTERNS are best and newest and cost less than other kinds. Prices. 5c to 20c; none higher. Field. Schlick & So. COAL FOR STATE lISTIIDIIMS FUEL COMMISSION AWARDS THE CONTRACT FOR PART OF WHAT IS NEEDED Eight Bids for Furnishing the Ma terial for Heating Certain State Buildings Were Uniform — Tbe Commission investigating It. The state fuel commission, consisting of the governor, state treasurer and state auditor, met at the capltol yesterday to consider a number of bids for supplying the several state -instiutions with fuel for the- ensuing winter. j Contracts were awarded for soft coal to the-Northwestern Fuel company as fol lows: , St. Peter hospital for the insane, $3.83 per ton; Richester hospital for the insane. $3.73 per ton; Faribault institute for;defectives,' $3.33 per ton. Contracts for hard coal for the St. Pe ter and Rochester hospitals and the Fari bault institute were awarded to the firm of McCarthy & NeWman, of Chicago, at the rate of $7.40 per ton. The contract for supplying the training school at Red Wing with hard coal was awarded to the latter firm at the same rate. The con tracts for soft coal for the training school at Red Wing and the state public school at Owatonna were awarded to the Ohio Coal company, of St. Paul, at the rate of $3.50 per ton. Eight bids were received for supplying coal to the state reformatory, the sol diers' home, the Fergus Falls hospital and the state capitol, but as the rates ■were uniform the commission decided to take them under consideration. DROP THE CASE. Police Satisfied There Was Nothing in the Mcßain Story. The denial made by Georgie Mcßain to County Attorney Bigelow, and other facts learned by the authorities, has convinced the police that there was nothing to the suspicions aroused concerning the death of John E. Mcßain, and the case has been dropped. The facts In the case have al ready been told in the Globe. County Attorney Bigelow has a consul tation with all concerned in the case. Georgie Mcßain, to whom the statement above was attributed, was there; so was his 11-year-old cousin. Mrs. Mcßain was present and Robert Mcßain, a brother of the dead man. The two boys were questioned closely. Each stuck to his original story. The 11-year-old boy still claimed his younger cousin had made the remark to him about the • bottle and Mrs. Mcßain. Georgie. the 8-year-old son of the dead man, as strenuously denied having made the re mark, or having shown his cousin a bot tle. Mrs. Mcßain said the suspicion that her husband died from anything else than natural causes was an outrage. The un dertaker that had prepared the body for burial testified that he had opened the lips of the corpse to inject embalming fluid and saw no traces of carbolic acid, this being the drug supposed to have been in the bottle little 8-year-old Georgie was said to have shown his cousin. Dr. A. W. Miller said that Mr. Mcßain was on his death bed, ill with consumption, and could not have lived more than two or three days at the longest. He said a per son could not be induced to drink carbolic acid, because the poison would at once be detected by the odor. Detective Camp bell said that In his investigation of the -case he found nothing to warrant suspi cion, except that the 11-year-old George Mcßain insisted upon his story of the bot tle shown him by his cousin being true. Then the two boys were allowed to dis cuss the matter together in their childish way. The older George adhered to his story, while the younger boy firmly de nied the bottle incident. "I didn't tell him mamma gave papa anything," declared the youngster, tear fully, and I never showed him a bottle of any kind. Cross my heart, I didn't," con cluded the boy, making the movement with his hands across his breast. After the investigation County Attorney Bigelow decided there had been no grounds for suspicion and advised the po lice to drop the case. Cyclist Hurt. While A. C. Warden was riding down the Fifth street hill, on a bicycle early last evening, he collided with a tricycle ridden by an unknown boy. Mr. Warden For Men. The best thing in town. "Mon arch" Madras Negligee Shirts — the best $1.50 Shirts in the Unit ed States, all selected patterns, only $1.00 Each. $1.00 Flannel Shirts for 69 CENTS. $1.00 Madras Shirts for 75 CENTS. $1.00 Percale Shirts for 45 CENTS. UNDERAR—Very good ft < two-thread Balbriggaa Shirts } \C and Drawers f0r.... __■_/__%' " STRING TlES—Several \* - thousand Jap Silk and Madras String Ties will go today at. ..-.* -.%JV was thrown over the handle bars of his wheel and fell heavily on the stone pave ment. He was rendered unconscious by the fall and sustained a severe cut over the right eye. The boy escaped unhurt. HOME OF GLACIERS. Climbing Party Returns From the Lake McDonald Region. Dr. L. B. Sperry, of Oberlin. O.; H. F. Lyman, Frank Lyman, of Cleveland, 0., and W. B. Clow, of St. Paul, returned last night from the Lake McDonald legion, where they have been camping and climbing during the past two weeks. They report a large number of visitors to that region this season, many more than ever before, the various cabin re sorts and hotels all being crowded and many occupying tents near the hotel, while others are camping In the vicinity of the lake. The snow fell to an unusual depth in the mountains last winter, and immense quantities of it still remains, so that on the higher levels the ''party traveled for miles over continuous snow fields and in the valleys climbed over, great mass of available snow and debris. On the 7th day of August Mr. Clow and Mr. Fritz-Brown climbed to the summit of the American Matterhorn, whose peak rises 1,000 feet above the floor of Ava lanche basin. This ascent had never been attempted before. On the same day Dr. Sperry and Mr. Lyman ascended Co in eau 3 peak at the south border of the Sperry Glacier, and also reached the summit of Glacier peak, the chief source of that interesting sheet of ice. Both of these summits had been attempted be fore, but bad i.ever been reached. As Mr. Lyman was the first one to reach the top of what had been tentatively called "Glacier peak,'" Dr. Sperry proposes that hereafter It shall be known as Lyman peak The altitude of these summits have not been determined, but the peaks are prob ably about 10,000 feet above the sea. The summit of the Matterh&rn is known to ha a little over 4,000 feet above Avalanche lake. The party also discovered another gla cier behind the eastern spur of Goat mountain, a few miles north of Ava lanche basin, and because it.-, waters dis charge onto both sides of the continental divide from the easterly I order going w> the Atlantic ocean, and those from the western slope to the Pacific—it was pro posed to call it the "Two Ocean Gla ciers."' Its shape, like that of many of the Montana glaciers is Approximately semi-circular, a croscentic. This glacier Is about one mile across its center, and about the same distance in length, and Is almost completely hemmed In by Its large terminal inorano. Had No Evidence. Mickey ' Hines.arrested Tuesday nigh. on the charge of attempted robbery, was discharged in the police court yesterday, on motion of the county attorney.' Ser geant Davis claimed to have " caught Hlnes in the act of going through a stranger, in the vacant lot at Ninth and Jackson streets. There was no evidence to sustain the accusation, and County At torney Bigelow moved to have the casa dismissed. Philadelphia -and Return, $10.15. Via the Wabash. The; Wabash will sell tickets, Chicago to Philadelphia and return, Sept. 1 to 4 as above; other tickets, a little higher' giving greater privileges. Write for par ticulars. Ticket office, 67 Adams St., Chi cago. MUNYON'S tA cold is danger ous. Don't let it get the start of you. A few doses of my Cold Cure will break up any form of cold In a few hours aud prevent grippe, diphtheria and pneumonia. It should be In every home and every vest pocket. It Is better than a life Insur ance policy. At all (-rt.g_r.sts. 25c. a vial. 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