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Today, Bargain Friday, we ■ H jjf offer you unrestricted choice of this Wfi |||| Jgf' superb collection of $1.50, $2.00, T^L^ Mg $2.50 Silk Shirts at CiTY HEWS. A meeting of Ihe state high school board v.■.■: !> ■ held at the state capitol Monday. Nicholas . member of the üblic works, Is ii! with rheuma tism. i: ■• street bridge was closed to team and passenger travel last night. The crossing iii Claghorn street, across railway tracks, will be ready this ing. : has dire ;ted tho closing ;s at l o'clock tomorrow rnodii. This will give the city em rtunlty to attend thi> ex ai the opening Qf the public baths island. A small Ma/..' at the plant of the St. ■las Lighl company, Fifth and John ■-. called out the fire department rday morning. The lire was caused illght quantity of <>il leaking from a igniting. The damage was small. rent VV. A. curs left last night Fergus Kails, where lie will Investi gate the cast- <>i" Luke Anderson, a negro. who moved to Otter Tail county a fhort igo with his wife and seven children Mrs. Anderson soon after became violent ly insane. A bicycle Ihief visited the home of Dr. A. Henderson, at Mcrriam Park, early rdaj morning and three bicycles stored in a wheel house. The (I lor of ih>- wheel house had been left un locked so the t'n:< f had easy access. The bicycles belonged to Dr. Henderson, Rev. <;. Ten Broeck and Gordon Henderson. i ported to the police. A stranger the name of Luther McAvoy was seized with an epileptic lit urth and Minnesota streets yester :;■ rning, and in falling down struck a large plate glass window in the Dis . job printing orfice, shattering the pane. McAvoy escaped injury from the tailing glass and soon recovered sufii ciently to proceed upon his way. Maria avenue cars, commencing Sunday, will be operated around the Cedar street loop. The cars will leave Seventh street at Cedar, passing to I2ighth, Wtibasha and Fifth, thence to Broadway and again en to Seventh. The track has been completed all the way to Indian Mound park and extra cars will be operated on the line in order ccommodate the travel to the park aml ii>h hatchery. The club house used for two seasons by ihe Commercial cyclers has. been sold and the officers of the organization are. looking around for other quarters. Chances favor the erection of an entirely new building, the location of which Is not definitely decided. Secretary Sline- stated SEVENTH AND CEDAR STS. Tol. T::a. Meat Market, T?2. 15 cents T'T dozen for fancy California Lemons. 30 cents A peck for best New Potatoes. 12 cents For 10-pound bags Rock Salt for ice cream. Just what you want In the house. Cucumbers, fresh, large, ripe, each... 3c Oranges, a choice lot of fresh Malta Blood Oranges, per dozen... 15c Flour—Terxa's Extra, the strongest, best flour you i an procure. Per 98-pound bag 82.09 49-pound bag $1.00 i;: 1. -pound bag si»c Smoked Herring^ large wooden boxes, new goods, only 16c Potatoes, fancy, white rural potatoes, per bushel basket 25c Tomatoes, 3-lb. cans Standards, per can 7c Grape Fruit, good California, each 2c Creamery Butter, Mayflower brand. the b'-st in America, per pound 2oc Paper, Lace Taper, all colors, l yards for "c Rad:shes. long, red, per bunch lc pples, good ones, each 12'-',c Sri awberrie3. lots of them. Come and ts -in Strawberries. Prices be i-r ii hi. per box 5c Kijj*. drnice California, 1-Ib blocks ":1>;' 7c Garden Vegetables, Just plucked, in unstinted quantities, and piicrtl almost as if you had ihe Hx n ? of prices. Pansles. 1 .lozen in bux ready to set oil!, per b:i\ " __ 23c BUTTER. Bpec'al sale at One Creamery Butter in b-pound jars. >w,, t and fresh for tab'e use; every jar guaranteed. Special, while 2Oe Slnd. !g r $S m QQ Fish Department. Exceptionally fine lota of Lake K'to uM£ ntIC ocean K's;i «• co»: Presh WhiteSsh, per lb .... 11.. Fresh r.ak.' Trout, per lb.. "" ioo Fresh Salmon Steaks ' " {&. Fr< sti HaJibut, per lb vr, . v Fre.=h Flounders. V vr lb " "liic i-rit'h (',,,i!i>-h Steaks, per lb 12^^ Fresh Roe Shad, very fine each 'Me Fresh Split Shad, wry Rne, each;> .'.'. *c P resh Lobstprs. per. lh .: • Fn sh Shrimps, quart .. |£ Law- Fresh Mackerel! each" \Y.'.'.'.'.Y. h■■ Pike, Pkik r :, Crop <;,•::;; yesterday that the matter has been care fully canvassed by the officers and some sort of tangible plan would be submitted to the club within a short time. Bishop Whlpple confirmed a class at St. Philip's mission last night. The funeral of George Hammer, who died in Minneapolis Wednesday, will take place tomorrow at 9 o'clock from St. Vincent' 3 church. The Manhattan Light. Heat and Power company yesterday tiled with the city clerk an acceptance of the original fran chise granted the corporation. A. R. McGill, who is to succeed Post master Smith will have the duty and pleasure of making appointments f^r ihe two new postal station* which will be opened about July 1. Labor Commissioner MeHalc reports thr conviction <>f the proprietor of a bakery at Virginia, Minn., for violating the child labor law. The case was prosecuted b> Factory Inspector iVloersch. A fine of ' $20 was imposed. A proposition has been mride to estab lish mall service betwei n the postoffice and the North St. Paul substation via the Stillwater electric live VV. C. Heekman, assistant superintendent of the railway mail service, i.s In the city investigating the mutter. A meeting of the veterans of the Span ish-American war will be held in the hall of representatives at the state capitol tonight at 8 o'clock to arrange plans for Memorial day and select a commander. All veterans of the late war are united to attend. Because Charles Scheutzow. living at 759 Reanfey stret. is alleged to_ have driven his two step-children from home under threats to kill them. Humane Agent Moak will endeavQr t> have the accused parent disciplined by the municipal court. It is claimed that Scheutzow ejected the children and menaced them with a re volver. An unused frame barn at South Waba sha street and Fairtie'.d avenue, was total ly destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. During the fire adjacent property was threatened by tho fiaities, but with the ar rival of the de-pnrim.-ir. this danger was obviated! The !c^s on the barn is esti mated at $500. The property wan owned by William Reed. The cause or" the lire Is unknown. The favorite Minnesota State band, which played its way into the hearts of St. Paul audiences last season, will begin a series of concerts at Lake Como Sun day afternoon and evening next, giving two complete concerts of entirely differ ent programmes at each concert. Thi3 band has been augmented by several soloists of note, and in execution and volume the music will be found to ex ceed that of last year. Frank Cooley, who has been ic-.?tore-d to competency after confinement at the Rochester insane asylum, where he was sent as an inebriate, was arrested by Officer Talty yesterday on the charge of drunkenness. Cooley fell heir to considerable property several years ago an 1 went 11; rough most of his inheritance before he was sc-iu to Rochester, ri. X i'ieh:i is at pit-sent act ing as his guardian. _ ECZEMA, No Cure No Pay- Your druggist will refund your money if Pazo Ointment fails to cure you. GO cts. FOR MEMORIAL DAY. Gen. Ord Post in : l>ar«<> of G. A. It. ArrauKCiiientH. To prevent misunderstandings or mis takes, Col. George Brookins, command ing Gen. Ord post, G. A. R., calls atten tion of tne members of the G. A. R. and auxiliary societies and the public gen erally to the fact that Gen. Ord post Is in charge of the Memorial day arrange ments. Commander Brookins is chair man and R. A. Becker, secretary, of the general committee, which will meet at the post hall in Odd Fellows' block this evening. The following are the chairmen of tho subcommittees: Finance—F. B. r>ornn. Printing—B. Converse. Music—E. F. Kenrick. Locating and Flags in Cemeteries — Oakland—J. B. Cheney. Calvary—Wm. O'Gorman. Lutheran—Charles Stulheimer. Forest —IT. A. Morse. Fort Snellng—George Ausiin. West Side Cerr.etei les—Comrades of I Gettysburg post. Invitation—lo. S. Chittenden. Auditorium—G. H. Fi'ch. Transportation—J. . Neff. Decoration—A. M. Bartletl. Teacheri^ f£xumlnati«n. The anrual examirafon for entrance to the Teachers' Trainlnat School will be held in the Centra! high school build ng, i June IS ar.d 10. and is open tj cindiJa'es j without as well as within the city. Ap i plicants must present (ertirieates show- I ma: ;i satisfactory equivalent to a stand ard h'gh school course. The exam nation require! ■ ut- will be similar to those for college rntwnce. THY GSAIN-0! TRY GRAIN'O! Ask your Grocer L oday to show ycu b I package of GRAIN O. tho new fooe i drink that lakes the place or coffee The childr. n may drink it without Injury a." vvel! a? the adult All who try it like It GRAIN-O has ihnt rich seal brown of : Mocha oi Java, bxit it is made from pure j giai.is. and rh«» most delicate stomncl. I receives it wi;h;:tu distress, y 4 the price jof coffee lac. and 23 e*s. pr-r packaij* ( Sold by nil grocers. *HISJ iinr^Tl The Specific iflUl AI £ L*l | ? Obealtlno re- Vsi , ■1 * - I "a? I ducoa fit even 3 3 3 » H after repeitad failures with sc-rilled other cures; respiration im provorl AT ONCF; rsfe. .no dieting, ro purnc 75 c~ j- and $1.50. GOODRICH & CO.. 935 Arch Sr" Philadelphia, ia. Samples snd circulars FREE. j ,c eld £r.d re-ommenda j by ths folicwinr dri'.sjgisr F. M. F.ricsr. Ticknor 3t Jasper. R.~A. Bj'ck- Neff& Roae.-ii.ui.it. W. A. Krbst St C 3. THE ST. PAUL GLOBE, FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1900. !■ MIS BI AS A RESULT OF RECOUNT OB* BAL LOTS YESTER DAY PLURALITY IS NOW TWELVE Comptroller-Elect Betz Claims Er rors Discovered Daring Benson- Parker Reconnt Will Change This—Parker Behind. The monotonous chant of "Eetz one, McCardy one"frcm a committee room in the council chamber, mingled with a sim ilar recitative from an adjoining room all yesterday, except that the verse was "Parker one, Benson one." The McCardy-Bets recount commenced at 10 o'clock and the Benson-Parker af fair an hour earlier. When the referees quit at 5 o'clock last evening the Mc- Cardy-P.elz recount had progressed con siderably. The entire Eighth ward and four precincts of the Ninth had been gone over. The official figures without taking into consideration the referred ballots, gave McCardy a gain of eight votes yesterday, and this;, with the four which he gained Wednesday, makes his plurality twelve. In the recount yesterday McCardy gained one vote in the Sixth precinct of the Eighth ward, two in the Fourteenth precinat, one in the First precinct and in the Ninth ward one in the Thirteenth precinct, lie lost two in the Seventh pre cinct of the Eighth, two in the Twelfth, one ir. the Thirteenth. In the Ninth of the Ninth he also lost one. ' Betz lost one in the Fourteenth, one In the Tenth and eight in the Twelfth or the Eighth ward, and one in the Eleventh of the Ninth. He gained a vote in each of the Seventh and First precincts of the Eighth ward. Of the bailots reft-ired yesterday four will undoubtedly bo eGunted for ivlcCo.rdy and six for Betz. in the Benson-Parker recount the referred have fini?hcd the First, Second. Third, Fourth and Fifth wards and one precinct in the Eighth ward. When the referees quit last evening the plurality cf eight on which Parker was declared entitled :o the scat had been wiped out and Benson had a plurality of 37. Parket gained two votes on Benson yesterday. Both recounts will be resumed this morning. * • • The political weather man predicts squally times to the "r,o" west." It is un derstood that the "Seventh judicial dis trict judgeship trust" is now circulating :i petition tor Judge Searle's nomination. The people of that district claim that this old time-worn scheme is getting both .;.]< idbare and monotonous. As a result, steps are being taken to publicly refceni the brazen effrontery too long practiced by a select few who fancy they have a perpetual monopoly upon the Judiciary In th:it district. Preparations are bring made now that will give the people of that district two judicial conventions thin year and a chance to express at the polls thrir choice for judge. ! ••• ' 4TH AND ROBERT. Best known corner In St. Paul. You couldn't missjt if you tried. FOR THE ELKS'CARNIVAL S«XE OF THE ATTRACTIONS WHICH WILL, INTEREST THE TEOPLIO. The Midway at the St. Paul carnival, to be given by the Elks June 18 to 30, will furnish a series of most attractive exhibitions. The streets of Cairo will always be a treat to an American audi ence. They will be a special attraction to children, as an opportunity will t>e offered for riding elephants, camels and burros. This will suit both old and young, • and the children will flock by the thousands to the streets of Cairo. First there will be a main street whera there will be several hundred booths with a variety of articles on exhibition, music by bands, and free entertainment by professional performers for four hours each day. It only costs 10 cents to gain admission to the street. The Midway is to be beyond the street display, and there ten distinct shows will be found. The admission, however, to each is but 10 cents. The Japanese theater has one especi.il novelty. A Japanese juggler lies upon his back and tosses In the air with his feet a little Japanese boy and a barrel, alternating the objects, keeping boh the boy and the barrel in the air at the same time. There will be Hawaiian, Japanese, Porto Rico, Filipino end Oriental theaters, which will give the visitors an opportunity to witness amuse ments as supplied by theaters-i;i foreign lands. In the streets of India, which will be reproduced, some of the most remarkable features of juggling ever seen will Ik witnessed. The juggler will make a tree grow before the eyes of the audience; he> makes a poisonous snake stand on ir a tail and dance to mu.=ic; he causes a fifteen-year-old boy to disappear, though he has no stage or apparatus to aid him, and performs various other wonder ful features. DIED FROM HIS INJURIES FIREMAN STHAPP, INJURED AT HEADQI'ARTERS, PASSES AWAY. John Strapp, the fireman who f°ll through the pole hole in the fire depart ment headquarters early yesterday morn ing, sustaining a fracture of the skull, as told in the G1 ob eof yesterday, dlad shortly after 9 o'clock at St. Joseph's hos pital. An operation was performed with the hope that the pressure upon Strapp's brain might be removed, but the nature of the fracture was such that no re'ief resulted. Strapp was unconscious from the time he fell until death ensued. He was thirty-one years of age, and is sur vived by a wife. Strapp has b;en at headquarters In the capacity of a substitute for the 1-^t fivrt w.eVs He wrs a biothf-r of Jerry Str pp captain of Engine Company No. 8. Sjm« years ago he served five years in th.> fire department, but resigned to engage in other business. Recently he began acting as a substitute in the department, with a view to again becoming a mem ber. The funera] will be he'd tomorrow morn ing frcm the family home, 65 Leech street, at 8:30, followed by services at the Cathedral at 9 o'clock. S-'isliinj; Excursion Train to Tay lor's Falls nn.l Chisago Lakes Suntlny. May 27<1». The Saint Paul & Duluth Railroad on' Sunday, May 27th. will run a Special Excursion Train to Taylor's Falls and Chisago Lakes and return, leaving St. Paul 9:05 a. m., and returning arrive St. Paul S:OS p. m. Tickets at half rates. IMPERIAL KNIGHTS FORM. They Will Orgranijie a Grand Com ma ml cry nt the Capital. The Imperial Knights, a fraternal in surance and social organization, will form a grand commandery, the session hpsinninar At 10 o'clock today at the sijll: rro.itol. The morning and afternoon will be oc cupied in the adoption of a code of laws to govern the grand commandery. Of ficers will also be elected. In the evening there will be a social session at Elks' hall, and the day's pro ceedings rounded off with a banquet. OVATION TOHCOSIER POET JAMES WHITC'pMB RILEY BE LIOHTS IfiSr IBANY ADMIRERS. 1 J Jame 3 Whitcomb, Riley laughed last night at the/., People's church, and the world—or a part otf the world that was there—laughedi with him. It was a good part of St. Paul's -world that was present to greet the Hoo§ier poet, and a wet come that was almost an ovation was tendered! " -'--"■' ■ Mr. Riiey's humor is so unostentatious. It flows on sq quietly with little gurgles and eddies and unexpected windings, for all the world like a mountain brook, that the effect produced is more of the good-natured, 'jolly desciiption than a hilarious oner Therefore, while Mr. Ri ley tells mostly of homely people and their homely doings, all classes of peo ple appreciated the utter naturalness of the humor, and last night all classes of people applauded. The poet does not attempt anything he cannot do well, but he does some things much better than others. Therefore, of especial delight to the audience was his reading of his own Hoosier verse. He has lived close to the life of the Hoosier countryfo'k, and their mannerisms, their drawl, their own peculiar philosophy are his. They could have no more genuine an interpreter. In his rhymes of child hood he has caught the very spirit of childhood, and in the reading of those rhymes last night he gave his audience a glimpse of something perhaps most of them had long ago been forgotten, a peep into children's land. In his character sketches the imita tion of the young school teacher visit- Ing a neighboring school was inimitable. Even more comical was the bore who would tell the funny story. To hear Mr. Rlley laugh is a liberal education in the manner of how it should be done. There were no encores responded to last night, the poet excusing himself on the ground that his voice was not strong enough to permit of his adding to his original pro gramme, so the audience had to be con~ tent with the numbers promised. But it Is safe to say that every one present went home last night with the picture of green fields before their eyes, the melody of running brooks in their ears. Mr. Shawe, baritone, and Miss Strong", pianiste, added to the success of the en tertainment. , Mr. Shawe sang "Don Juan Serenade," Tschaikowsky; "Were I a Star," Hawley, and "Believe Me," Old English. Miss Strong played Chopin's "Polonaise," opus 33. FOOTWEAR GAVE HIM AWAY ALBERT LE FLIER WHEX A". RESTED HAD STOLEN SHOES. Albert Le Pluer, the former so'd'er, whom the police arrested Wednesday en the charge of larceny, ;s accused of bur glarizing the apurtmen's of 11. DUcher, 365 North Franklin street. Suspicion was directed toward Le Fluer because the thief had left an old pair of shoes and taken a pair belonging t) Mr. Diech-er. It is alleged that Ls Pluer wore the stoletr shoes when arrested. The other property taken from Diseher'a room was a silver watch, a satchel, a. fancy vest a.nd two pairs of trousers. Le Fluer recently served a nlnety-dav sentence at the workhouse for the the It of a bicycle. He will be tried tomorrow. TETTER No Care iy o p ay . Your druggist will refund your money ir Fazo Ointment fails to cure you. 50 cts. GRADUATE AT ST. JOSEPHS. Musical Recital Preceding Annc-1 Commencement Exercises Today. The first of the music recitals, preced ing the commencement exercises at St. Joseph's academy will be given this aft ernoon in the assembly room of the academy. Music and elocution pro grammes will also, be given on May 31 and June 6. The commencement exercises will be held Jane 22. Bishop O'Gorman, of Sioux Falls, will deliver the address and Archbishop Ireland will confer the grad uating honors and diplomas. . The following young ladies will gradu ate: Catherine F. Pape, Hammond, Wis.; E. Eleanor De; Lamere, St. Paul, Minn.; Kathleen A. O'Dottnell, St. Paul, Minn.; Chiistine A. Smith, Redwood Falls, Minn.; Mary W. Mclaughlin, St. Paul, Minn.; Frances M. Lynch, Sioux City, Io.; Eva K. Farr, Milwaukee, Wis.; Inez I. Kenney, St. Paul, Minn.; Emily F. Malloy, Red Wing/Minn.; Helen E. Fra sier, Wheaton,' Minn. SEPARATED FOR YEARS. William Jcnßcn Soon to Marry H.s Childhood* Choice. William Jensen, "of St. Paul, secured a license yeste>day'-to marry Marie Sor enson, of Copenhagen, Denmark, where Jensen himsejf was* born. Jensen i 3 a conductor on the street railway. His prospective bride will arrive from Denmark in about three weeks. CHURCiT~HAS* A JUBILEE. Congrrgation of the Messiah Is Free From Debt. At its Asoen.^ien day festival last even ing the Episcopal Church of the Messiah celebrated the cleaning up of its floating debt in a joyous manner. The services were conducted by Rev. Henry Dixon Jones, other? of the local clergy making brief but felicitous speech es appropriate to the occasion. RING WORM, No Cur^ *<> Your druggist will refund your money if Pazo Ointment fails to cure you. 50 cts. IIOU If OIL ST~I v f cddephone 5^P" " — -~~" ■'■ ier%i ' 15 — ■ —s To those vyho? | apprcciatat... J "■* thd^value of time, the Telephone is indispensable. It facilitates business and does away with tedious ccrres^ondsiice and waiting days for a repty. ic It puts you:Hn direct communication with the East, South and the far West. Jo\ It matters not ho* SJi near or he w far you £~=t» v/ish to spsik, the r-§svl Telephone is always "fi^»^ ready to do your bic *W«S^3 &n 5 and. to bring an lm mf'' mediate reply. Order encput in today Sill ■ 1 IIS STATE ACCOI'NTAXT MAKES A PEW REMARKS ANENT THE CLEAR ANCE SALE REPLIES TO HIS CRITICS Rulingrs Made by His Office, He In sists, Have All Been 1a the Interest of the Tax payers. State Auditor Dunn in an interview with the Globe yesterday said: Anent the forfeited tax sale which U about completed in the several counties of the state a word or two may not be amiss. In this office we have attempted to place a plain common sense inter pretation upon the provisions of chapter 222 Laws of 1539 (the forfeited tax law), and have endeavored to construe the law in the interests of the taxpayers of the state, and we have the satisfaction of knowing that in almost every county of the state the law has been faithfully car, rieel out anil hundreds of thousands of dollars of back taxes have been paid into the county treasuries. We have held that where a tract of land was sold for more than the taxes the surplus should be credited to the county revenue fund, and in no event should the surplus be paid to the original owner. To have held otherwise would have r^ulted In defeat ing the object of the sale—the enforcement of the collection of delinquent taxes. The forfeited tax law of ISBI differs from thrj forfeited tax law of IS9S in one very es sential feature. The law of ISffl provided for notice to the delinquent by publica tion only; the law of 1890 provided fnr notice by publication, and also an addi tional personal notice by mail and by per sonal service on the occupants by the sheriff in. the manner provided for the service and return of summons in civil actions. Every precaution was taken to pafeguard the intervals of the delinquent owners. If we had hold that the surplus ever the amount of the Judgment should be returned to the owner, the ownti would have refused to redeem his prop erty until the land was offered for sale with, the end in view of bidding it in for 50 per cent of the taxes, then If ha found there would be other bidders he would have outbid them, with the assurance that in any event he would not have to pay more than the full amouijt of the raxes. ior the surplus over and above tho taxes would be refunded to him. In other wordy, the owner would not pay men than 50 per cent of his taxi-s unless ho was forced to do so by other bidders. What inducement would there have been for other bidders to be present and bid at a sale? Again we htld that the de linquent owner had the tight to redeem until the piece or parcel of land he was in terested in was offered for sale, but not after it had been offered. To have held otherwise would have been to nullify the law. Let me illustrate: At the sale in Morrison county the. owner of a large tract of delinquent hinds In that county was present; when one of the pieces he owned was offered the auditor annou the description, and in clear and distinct tones asked: "Does the owner wish to redeem?" The owner, whom we will call "A," said'not a word. The auditor then announced that he would offer the piece for the full amount of the taxes. No bid. It was then of fered for 50 per cent of the taxes; fr.ero were several bids in quick succession, and when "A" discovered that the piece would bring the full amount of the taxes he offered to redeem. The other bidders said if "A" wishes to redeem we will withdraw our bids. The auditor then requested "A" to cash up. "'A" suavely remarked: "I withdraw my of fer to redeem." The auditor reoffertd the piece, several bids were received and "A" again offered to redeem. The au ditor very properly refused to consider "A's" offer to redeem and sold the tract of land to the highest bidder, and for more than the full amount of taxes. If the auditor had paid any further atten tion to "A" he might have been offering that piece of land yet. Does any intelli gent man hold that tihe county auditor of Morrison county did not do exactly right? Was It not the duty of the ecun ty auditor, a duty he owed to the tax payers of Morrison county, to secure every dollar of delinquent taxes he c aid secure? Would he have been justified in permitting "A" to nullity the pro visions of chapter 322 for the enforce ment of the collection of delinquent taxes? We have been criticized for the sug gestions we have offered in circulais emanating from this office in connection with the forfeited sale, but all of our rulings and suggestions were in the in terests of the taxpayers and not in the interest of the tax shirkers. It does seem to me as if our legislatures and courts were too considerate of the Inter ests of tax shirkers. Seventy-live p< r cent of the people of Minnesota pay their taxes promptly. It is safe to assert that SO per cent of the farmers pay their taxes promptly. It is safe to assert pie of moderate means are generally the first to pay their taxes. The tax evaders are usually people of mrar.s; they let tn*ir taxes run until a com plaisant legislature provides for a clear ing-up sale with the expectation that they can get off by paying the state taxes or a little more. There is really little inducement for an individual to pay his taxes promptly. If all taxes were paid promptly the rate of taxation in this state would be reduced at least 25 per cent. It is high time that the laws were construed in the interest of the tax payers. Anyhow, the taxpayers are cer tainly entitled to a little consideration. Up to the present time the tax evaders seem to have decidedly the best of it. I sincerely hope county officials will star:d pat and refuse to refund a dollar col lected under the forfeited tax sale until the supremo court of cur state directs it, and I hope every individual cave will be fought to a finish. The case of Farn hain vs. Jones, 32 Minn., will be cited. The decision v,a3 rendered sixteen years ago, and as I have said at the ou.stH tli* forfeited tax law of ISBI and the for feited tax law of 1899 are not similar in their provision-. 4TH AND EOBEBT. Eest known corner in St. Paul. You couldn't miss it if you tried. Closins Day of Lather League. CINCINNATI, 0.. May 24.—0n the clos ing day of the fourth national convention of the Luther league, the scheduled exer cises were abandoned, and the league met early for the regular Ascension day serv ices of the Lutheran church, conducted by Rev C. F. Steck. of Springfield, 0.. and C. P. Bcssert, of Lima, O. After the c exercises were concluded Dr. S. S. Waltz, of Louisville, fraternal delegate from the general Lutheran synod, present* d the greetings of the oldest Lutheran body in America, to which President E. F. Eilert, of New York, responded for the Luther League of America. Cumberland I'reKbytorlans Adjourn. CHATTANOOGA. May 24.—The Cum berland Presbyterian general assembly I adjourned tcnight, after a continuous ses ! sion of eight days. Questions of educa- I tion and missions have received the mest attention, and advanctd steps have been ' taken, especially in the movement no-.v under way, to secure an endowment of - $1,000,000 for the church colleges. The cli max of the missionary spirit was the de termination to liberally support work in the home field already advanced and tn begin aggressive work along the Pacific coast next year. General Fodcrnlion Women's Club*. , Milwaukee, V.'fa., Jane 4-N, IOO'J. For this notable gathering the Chicago ' Great Western Ky. will on June 2-5 s. U | through excursion tickets to Milwaukee, , good to return June 11 (or June 30 on i payment of 50 cents), at one fare, plug » $2.00, for the round trip. For further in > formation inquire of J. V. Elmer. Q. A. > P. D.. corner Fifth and Robert Sts., St. ) Paul. Field, Schlick & Co. Friday's Special Linen Sale. Some Linens of the highest class at special prices that speak for them selves. TABLE CLOTHS—Made by John S. Brown & Sons—five new designs. Size 2x2 yards, worth $3.25, for $2.25 today. Size 2x2£ yards, worth $4.00, for $2.75 today. Size 2x3 yards, worth $4.50. for $3.25 today. NAPKINS—To match these cloths, worth $3.75 a dozen, for $2.75 to day. 20 pieces heavy Table Padding or Silence Cloth, full 54 inches wida. worth 45 cents a yard, for 28 CENTS. Bath Towels—Well made snow white ones, size 24x45 inches; worth 30c each. Today only 19 CENTS. Toweling—l,2oo yards full bleached pure Linen Crash Toweling, only 5 CENTS a yard, but not more than a piece to one buyer. Extra Special— 2o pieces Scotch Fish Net for Curtains. 48 inches wide, worth 25c a yard, only 15 CENTS today. Edge to match 5 CENTS a yard. For the Baby. Infants' Nainsook Dresses, fj" i"| Bishop style, nsck and sleeves |3uC edged with embroidery, only Infants' Dresses made of Nain- "7f™ sook, with tucked and hemstitch- /jC ed yok© ■ ** v Some slightly soiled Nain sook Dresses worth up to (^ I /> A $2.00 will be closed "out I Ifl|l today at ■ »VV Infants' Nainsook Petti- (t^ I i\ A coats, with deep ruffle of .fl I 16(1 embroidory. $1.75 kinds for w *' ■• v v Infants' Caps and Hat 3, slightly fJP 1 mussed from showing. 50c styles £r%C for A.k#V Infants' Cashmere Band 3, 25 CENTS. Fifsy-Three Gas Ranges, slightly dam aged by water, to be sold Thursday and Friday, ST, PAUL GAS LIGHT GO. FOR THE MURDER OF HIS BROTHER Continued From First Page. torney, with whom he held a long con sultation. PRISONER REFUSES TO TALK. When seen at the jail a 6 o'clock laat night Erlckson was In company with hi-< attorney, ard had been given lngtru: tlons to talk to no person about his case. •'What have you to say abut yur ar rest?" he was asked. "Nothing more than that there Is noth ing- in the charge made against nir." •'Do you know Gustave Wall?"' "I don't remember (after lor-g reflec tion). I can't say—l might know him." "I>o you know a man named Carlson?" "There, now; that Is enough of this thins," ;a'd Attorney D nr.e'.ly. Thla man Is not going to answer anybody's ques tions. It Is not fair to him." And th: attorney twk his client by th>? arm and marched him down the corridor, where the turnkey i>!aced him In a cell. A remarkable feature of the case is that Attorney Donnelly assisted in the prosecution of the cas? against Us•• cuscd when he was arrested Bis years as'>. and now appears u_s his !eg;il defender. From Information gathered by the sh r iff's dtputies it se*ms the jn-.-.n Car's n, who was in the employ of Martin Kri-k --son at the time of the murdi-r, wl'l bo made a co-defendant if he can be locat 1. Carlson ard Edward Erickson h;;d '>• en in the shop together during: tho afterno >n preceding t-.e murd-r, a d had bee-i drink ing beer freely. Martin Erickson had taken them to task for their conduct, ari a violent quarrel ensued, In which Ed ward is alleged to have ma.lf threats jf vengeance against his brother. CONFEDERATE ACROSS WATER. Soon after the release cf Edward Eriek son from the custody Of the police Carl son left the cltr, and, It is Raid, went at onco to Sweden, and never attempted to return to the country. It h->s oomtj to the knowledge of tho authorities that a frl--inl of Carlson, who never suspected him of complicity in the crime, has been sendng Carlson St. Paul newspapers rrgularly. It a stated fur ther that one motve for the erase tied when Edward Erickson wa.s ap pointed as administrator of the estate, and became the beneficiary under the law, there being no will. It was stated at the t!me. nnd not de nied, that th^ murdered man was to been married within a U w w the- time of his murder. As a marrii d man his brother would have nothing in the event of his dying Intes tate. The authorities arc hopeful ofiocatinsj Carlson in Sweden and bringing him back to answer for the part In the crime hs is alleged to have tak^n. Wall swore to a formal eomola'nt charging Erickson with tho nvir der last night, and tre prisoner will be arraigned In the police court this morning. I; is likPly the county attorney's nffir* will a.-;k for a continuance, and the case will be laid before the grand jury a as the witnesses can be subp ;hh«* d. STORY OF THE CRIME. Statement of Brother of Mardered Man M«lit of the Killing. Martin P. Erickson was killed In his ! butcher shep, 540 D< t, shi rtly ! after 9 o'clock < n th l>. !. \ 1894. Hr' iacc-; 'losing v.\> hi \ ness wl\pn the crime vv.u- .-. mnihted, A ■ bullet wound caused his dfath very ;ly after th 1 shot v>-a.= fired. Ac< or< ing < ■. | the story of Fdward Erlckso | on his way for a can of bc^r wh DAOO CtftoUn 10 RUi? UrLl! ...- 3 wood Jotm | jointed reds, with Ree 1 B*r.d. Guide a md Lancewtod lip, 47c: C-:.iece Japanese Jo: j Japanese Jointed Rods wi:!i Ree! Band tndGuider. 57c: 4-pier-: | Jointed Rod with Reel Ba es, 87c; J-piece SrKi Earr/roo Rods from 67cuj.w» Castinc Reds, 6, 6^?. ap.a 7 (t. frcm 53.47 to St.SO. Trout BaskaU. a!! size:. ; Lines, all stylss and c ; w.'.ity. Trcut Fi.es. Ei^s Flies. Ktnrcw Falls, TccUe Boxes. Lai ; have In stock the coJerbraJed "Julius Yon Fcfe" trd "Penoelf" Reels. . ' that Is r.ece2sary_'.o rr:ske up a QrU-cUfS cut:;-. Cm aSI ■'. ice cur frice.; tnd lire zssGr"r C/«TcH FiSH. A they htv« the proret hcoki lirea • : ■ j Tl-.en, too. the pic. •i; i: ; re; tiy i'<re; c - ( cod outt It. We hays cveryti..- r m in?: ---! outfits, il.e latest. ;te cic reliilic. tie te.:. • - rtinc good». * i for our EKCte] OMik _i s. 'I . •> . till . ' t ;i \ lul ii , 717 Mcol el Ayt M ."tiuncapo.l*. Miao. For Men. Underwear, Neckwear, Negligee Snirts and other furnishings—a!: best kinds at lowest prices. UNDERWEAR—Men's fine rfc?" Baibrlggan Shirt 3 and Drawers, /3C very good ones for i—.***■)* UNDERWEAR — Men's two thread Egyptian Cotton Balbriggan Shi Drawers, with covered seams £=* J"** and latest improvements, won- l^jlJK'"' derfully good ones for NECKWEAR—New Foulard r>f" Polka dot "Bat Wing" Ties. 50; /.f^C kinds for New Wash Ties—Club and Bat shapes, made of fine Madras. sc, IS I 25c. mm m (SLIGHTLY U3EI)i $7 MONTHLY. Compare it with new Pianos offered else .-. at $275. It's tuliy warranted. -£T£2&tf/* O )rt. 20-22-24 REMABLR MHRIC OFALERS. RRLIABLR PIANO DGALER3. Orsnt l». Wagnor, Treasurer and Manaprer. heard sounds or a disturbance In store. When within a step Of door wus startled by two pis the sound of the shots )■>■ started on ;» rur> shouting police, and when wit! thort distance from the building c man s:*(> out of the lower s;ish 1/ tront door. The man cajne towards and when close by, leveled his Erickson'a head :uid with an i monished him to remain quiet. He In and svuii U! over the Duluth tracks. The night of the murder E story was accepted by the , robbery theory was advanced and l. It wa.s believed that M Erickson was killed In an attempt I i the store. His brother told a story, saying that when v lio'jr of the appea i t'p <>YH'i\ thi do<>r as his broth was laying against U on the in. BROTHERS HAD W UIRELED. Hardered Man's Fiance Te«tilled m Coroner'i Inqnmt. From reference made to tho ' Globe it appears thai I against Edward | er was suggested by facts brougl at the coroner's inquiry Into I At that time it w;i.s 1 ; murdered man was - ried to Miss Annie L. J 1 they had made ri'irui; housi incident to tht- Miss Johnson the coroner's inquiry and she knew of th of her fiance's family to > but did not kn i had quarreled abut 11 op DENVER, CoL, May 2t Th' of the late Nathaniel P. H; L'nited St:itfs senator from I'ol died on Tueaday, n fiimilv residi nee, and waa strl only members ■>( the family Intimate frienda of present. 1 wish shortly before his death thai at his funeral. Arrive Philadelphia l>> Dayltffht. Every train leaving Chicago for delphia over the Pennsylvania Lines h-i* through car those cltl< by daylight. The Id I publican Natio : t ck ts for that event v.. j it June H h to 18th • . and through cai ed by 11. H. Dertng \ ta Ciiirk stx