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m 1 mi ■ m ST. pail wojies decline to CONFIDC) IN UNCLE SAM'S BNI'MERATOns MEN MEET FOR CONFERENCE OinmliiT of Commerce Roomx Oe cnplril La.st \lj;ht by a CeitMUN Hoard of Slrulr^j, n» It Were. Census .-numerators are having a gTeat deal f.f difficulty with the ladies of St Paul. At a meeting of the men engaged In the work held last night at the Cham ber of Commerce rooms, the charge was openly made, and be it said, several times substantiated, that the female por tion of the population refuse to be con vinced that their age is of interest to the government. One enumerator even went so far as to directly charge a lady whom he had met with hedging a half dozen years. The only instance in the reverse reported was that of an old colored lady, "■who was bo'n in slavery days, suh, an' have ;t daughter fifty-one, and two youngeh chilluns dead." She guessed Bh< must be near ninety-five, but the mnn witli the pencil put her down for Bixty-eight After one day's work, the tales recited by tlie enumerators last night were pe culiar and in the main amusing. The characters of the maiden lady who in sists on being under the age limit, the mysterious recluse who denies th« enumerator any information concerning births nnd antecedents, the foreigners With Teutonic and Irish dialects, who in sist on being born in Italy or some othei manifestly absurd place and many other odd specimens of humanity have l» en much In evidence. Supervisor Vanish converted himself into a governmental information bureau last night and foi an houi and a half the men working under him, pumped out questions of in finite variety. In spite (J f the difficulties met with, tin supervisor announced that the first day's work had shown a Btandard 50 per rent better than he had expected. He praised the diligence ol hi* men and expressed the opinion thai the census when completed, so far as St. Paul is concerned, will be the most satisfactory ever recorded. On account of the variety of personal Information demanded by the govern ment for the purposes of the census, and the additional data concerning popula tion, live stock, property and other mat ters, tlit enumerators have been given every chance in the world to nnd trouble. Manx- reports have already been made ol persons in tin* city who do not know wha their parents were, where they were born or how old thej are. The item demand- Ing information regarding residents, Ifying whether they arc property owners or renters, whether their houses are unlncumbered or mortgaged has caused frequent difficulties. In several Instances, persons have been located who though actual legal residents of the city, do 7iot live in St. Paul two months in the year. The matter of gaining Information concerning these has presented varied difficulties. In the lowertown districts the enumera tors have had some trouble with board ing house residents. Unable to catch all the boarders at any one time, they have been compelled to go over the same ground several ti'ius In getting the In. formation, causing trouble and loss of time. The prevalence of contagious disease is another obstacle which has caused oc casional trouble. To learn about the residents <>f quarantined luuscs is no easy matter, but to minimize the diffi culty the enumerators have been ln ■tructed to call on neighbors. Super visor Fanisn has laid especial stress on the fact that extraordinary care must be observed by his men to secure returns ©f .-very man, woman or child who is a legal resident of >ru city. The fact that the city is entitled to credit for its en tire population has been made prominent, and the caution in this respect will un doubtedly result in an increased popula tion total, even over the estimates. < >n, of tin queer features of the work of getting the details of the census Is that the work of the city directory men has greatly Interfered with the e°..-e of gathering data. Reports are coming in constantly of people met with who in sist that the census has already been taken, and are Inclined to look upon ihe enumerators as importers. The age feature Is especially strong. The direc tory people inquire for names, occupa tion, residence and age. When the enumerators come to the age question, replies are constantly being made that that particular query has bten answered once, with the intimation thai It won't be a second time. Every enumerator wears a badge which proclaims his occupation. Each man is furnished with report cards and at th«; completion of the day's wmk, records In duplicate the extent of hlr work and tht number of names recorded. (>no copy t<* forwarded through the mails to Wash ington, and the other is sent to the local headquarters in the Pioneer Press build- Ing. In addition, the tally sheets ara filled out with the detailed information and as soon as tilled are sen; iii. These are safeguards against being lost, will. the enumerator's personal serial number. DORGAN BOY MAY LIVE. He Is Doing; Hotter Than Physician* Had Bxpected. James Dorgan, the boy who was dan g< rously injured by a huge boulder fail- Ing down the Muff, at the foot of Hall avenue, and crushing through the roof of his home, 221 South Wabasha street, Thursday morning, is bearing up well and showing slight signs of improve ment The boys left side was crushed and his arm broken. It was believed he was fatally hurt, but Dr. Brimhall now entertains hope for the boy's recovery. LEAKING INTO THE RIVER. West Side Water Supply Is Suffer ing From 1/fuk.uyro. A diver in the employ of the city wa ter department yesterday descended to the river bed alongside the west side pier of the Broadway bridge to examine the slxteen-inch water main there that is leaking badly. A leak in that main DON'T LEAVE THE CITY. Plenty of Proof Right Herein St. Paul. Claim is one thing, proof another. Columbus claimed the world was round. IMd people believe it? Not- until he proved it. Dnproven claims have made the peo ple skeptics. Every claim for the "Little Conqueror" is proven, Proven in St. Paul by local experience. Here Is one case from the many we have. Mr. P. Loney, of 131 West Third street foreman Bt. Paul Implement Co., say?-. "A remedy which relieves a disturbed condition of {he kidneys as quickly anj as thoroughly as Doar.'g Kidney Pills should bo universally known. A change in tho weather, a cold, or a strain on the back brings on various forms of kid ney trouble In my case I found Doan's Kidney Pilla so effective that I consider It is unnecessary for any one to suffer t*r~: their back and kidneys when such m reliable remedy can be obtained. I procured it at F. M. Parker's drug ■tore." Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all dealers. Price, M cents. Foster-MUburn Co., Buffalo, N. V., sole agents for the United States. Remember the name, Doan's, and tak* no substitute. was repaired several months ago, and It is supposed the casting used at that time was defective. WARDS OF THE STATE MONTHLY POPULATION STATEMENT OF STATE INSTITUTIONS. Minnesota, in her three hospitals for the insane and two asylums, cares for 3,547 insane people, to say nothing of the epileptics who are provided for in the other institutions. Secretary Jackson, of the state board of corrections and chari ties, yesterday issued his monthly state ment of the population of the thirteen state institutions: May 31. 1899. 1900. St. Peter state hospital 982 931 Rochester state hospital 1,176 1,121 Fergus Falls state hospital... .1,208 1,280 Atinka state asylum 115 Hastings state asylum 100 Total insane 3,366 3,547 Soldiers' home 266 255 School for Deaf 229 237 School for Blind 74 80 School for Feeble Minded 662 721 State public school 257 237 State training school 323 375 State reformatory 155 147 State prison 524 488 Totals 5,856 6,087 Increase 218 231 DR. STONE IS HONORED ST. PALL MAN PRESIDENT OF MILITARY SURGEONS. Word was received in St. Paul la-t even ing that Dr. A. J. Stone, of this city, was yesterday elected president of the National Military Surgeons' convention which convened in New York Friday. The same message brought intelligence of the selection of St. Paul as the next meeting place for the annual gathering. Dr. Stone and a strong delegation of military surgeons attended the convention from Minnesota and were armed with In- {4&/&4/\ .jjt^tto-^ \n^sg ' / ?<fV /v y / DR. A. J. STONE. Elected President of the National Military Surgeons' Convention in New York. v!tations to hold the next convention here signed by the mayor, governor, Commer cial club and other St. Paul organizations. The other officers elected are: First vice president, John C. Wise, Washing ton, D. C.; second vice president, Brig. Gen. J. A. Gale, Connecticut; secretary, Lieut. Col. Charles Adams, Illinois; treas urer, Lieut. Herbert A. Arnold, Pennsyl vania. -o- AT STATE UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR COMMENCE MENT WEEK BEGINNING TODAY. The university commencement week be gins today. The schedule for the week is as follows: Sunday— 9 a. m., alumni prayer meeting-, students' Christian Association building, led by President Northrop. 3 p. m., Baccalaureate Bervice, the armory. Address by Prof. Frederick J. 10. Wood bridge, M. A. Monday— 2:30 p. m. and 8 p. in., class day exer cises (admission by ticket), Lyceum thea ter. Tuesday— 10 a m., meeting of the board of regents, president's office. 9 p. m., senior promenade (admission by ticket), the armory. Wednesday— 10 a. m., meeting of the board of re gents, president's office. 4 p. m., meeting of the alumni, the chapel. 8 p. m.. Phi Beta Kappa oration, the chapel, by Prof. Frederick J. Turner, University of Wisconsin, on "The Intel lectual Influence of the West Upon the Nation." Thursday— 9:30 a. m., the graduating classes, the alumni, graduates of other- colleges, the faculty and the regents will assemble at the Library building, where a procession will be formed and proceed to the armory. 10 a. m., commencement exercises, the armory. 1 d. m., the alumni banquet (admission by ticket), the armory. Informal recep tion by President and Mrs. Northrop at tre close of the banquet. 8 p. m., class reunions. BURfiLARS^oFTHE" HILL FLAT RO3IHED ON LAI'REL AYE- Nl E YEISTEIRDAY AFTERNOON. Burglars raided the apartments of Charles Bowman, in the flat at 546 Laurel avenue, Friday afternoon, stealing jewel ry valued at $125. The robbery was com mitted while the family was absent. An entrance was secured by means of du plicate keys. Inside the apartments the burglars made a thorough search of every possible receptacle for valuables, creating disorder in every room. The stolen property consisted *f a lady's gold watch, a gentleman's gold watch, two gold watch chains, a gold ting, three stick pins and a chain and charm. The robbery was reported to the police. FAINTED IN THE STREET. John 11. Dnnbnr, Once Shut Out, Ad mitted to City Honpltal. John H. Dunbar, sixty-four years of age, was taken to the city hospital last evening, suffering from rheumatism, which has badly crippled him. Dunbar came here recently from Fargo, N. D. He applied for assistance to Relief Agent Hutchins and was sent to the Helping Hand mission. "While on the way there he sank exhausted to the street and was taken in charge by the police. Assistant City Phyisician Weirick ordered him re moved to the hospital, where admission had previously been refused Dunbar, be cause he is a non-resident. Dunbar says he lost his family in the Johnstown flood, some years ago. He is a laborer and has a sister at Sioux City, 10., where he says he will have a perma nent home if he can reach his relatives. —^^^- Kempton Park Raccfi. LONDON, June 2.—At Kempton park today the Reiffs (American jockeys) car ried off the honors of the day. The Cor onation cup was won by Jolly Tar, with J. Reiff up; the St. Margaret's selling was won by the Rivoli gelding, with L. Reiff in the saddle; the Westminster plate was <?aptured by Blacksmith, with J. Reiff as the rider, and the Sunbury welter handicap was won by Crarie. Duke of Egmont, ridden by Rigby, an other American jockey, was second. THE ST. PAUL GLOBE, SUNDAY, JUNE 3, 1900. HI ON ALIMONY IT IS A CONSPICUOUS ELEMENT IN THE KITTSONS' DIVORCE SUIT VIOLET ALLEGES CRUELTY Says Her Hunband Spilled Hot Tea on Her, Hurting Her Bodily and Mentally. The complaint In the divorce case of Mrs. Violet Kittson against Alfred S. Kittson, was filed yesterday with the clerk of the district court. In her com plaint the plaintiff alleges a great many things. They were married in Septem ber, 1893, ard have erne child, a girl six years old. Plaintiff Is twenty-eight years of age and the defendant twenty-seven. She accuses her husband of habitual drunkenness and alleges that while under the influence of liquor he has customarily and habitually tieated plaintiff, and all other persons about him in a rude, in eulting and indecent manner. The n she alleges that at White Be-ar, April 29 last, he, wickedly designing and contriving tc iniure "her, wrongfully, unlawfully and maliciously did commit assault and bat tery upon her person, by then and there violently tipping against her a dining room table heavily iaden with dishes, among them a tea pot containing hot tea, which was thrown over and upon hei body causing her great pain and dis tress upon both body and mind and by reason of said a.s.-ault she was beaten, bruised and otherwise physically injured. Again, she alleges that in St. Paul. Fri day, May 4 last, as she was riding in a certain vehicle along one of the streets, the defendant then and there, contriv ing and wickedly designing to injure her, wrongfully, unlawfully and maliciously propelled another certain vehicle ir which he was riding against and upon the vehicle in which she rode, and caused a collision to occur and attempted then and there to throw plaintiff out of her vehicle upon the surface of the highway and to causes her great injury and dis tress, so that she claims she was then and there, greatly startled and alarmed and caused great distress of mind. She alleges that the defendant Is a man of wealth, claiming that he has about $10,000 in cash, and asks for attorney's fees and $25 per week temporary alimony for the support of herself and child dur ing the pendancy of this action. Continuing, she alleges that by reason of his habitual drunkenness he has been adjudged a spendthrift by the probate court and that Edmund S. Durment was appointed his guardian. She claims that she lives at White Bear at their home and has no other place to live. Plaint ill asks for the custody of the child a.'id one-third of his estate. DOLLAR VERDICT STANDS. New Trial Denied Mm. Kindling In Her Damuure Suit. Judge Otis yesterday filed an order de nying the defendant's motion for a new trial in the case of Abraham Welsh against Amelia B. Kindling. Welsh sued the defendant to recover 10,000 for slan der, and the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff of $1. Accompanying the or der by Judge Otis denying a new trial is a memorandum, as follows: "Plaintiff sued defendant for slander in that she wrongfully charged him with an indecent and criminal assault wfien a member of the police force, in conse quence of which he was promptly dis charged from his position. The fact that jury awarded plaintiff but the noYninal sum of $1 damages in a case where the offense charged against him was of such heinous character and the resulting dam age serious may indicate that they did not consider him any too good to commit the alleged offense and that there may have been much question in their minds as to his guilt in this particular instance, and such a verdict would seem to be of little value as a vindication of character. Still, it does not amount to finding that he was guilty of the particular offense with which he was in this Instance charged by the defendant. The burden of proving the charge being on the defend ant, the result rather partakes of the character of a Scotch verdict. I cannot says fiom the evidence, as a matter of law, that the jury erred in finding that she had not sustained such burden of proof." NO INTENT TO DEFRAUD. Referee Dornn So Exonerated Win. Cnnnlngliain. M. Doran Jr., referee In bankruptcy, yesterday filed with the United States district court his findings and recommen dations in the matter of the bankruptcy of William Cunningham. Mr. Cunning ham submitted a proposition of a com promise on the basis of 25 per cent at a meeting of the creditors held some time ago, and it was agreed to, but at the last minute objections were entered by James Talcott and 'Benn & Sons of New York. Referee Doran holds that the compro^ mise was in good faith and that Mr. Cun ningham's schedule was correctly drawn, and with no purpose to defraud. The ref eree recommends that the proposition, as offered by the bankrupt, be confirmed by the court. FLOWERS KILLED BY GAS. So Christ Hansen Allege* in a Suit for Dnnmses. Judge Lewis has taken under advise ment a motion to strike out parts of the complaint in the case of C. Hansen, flor ist, against the St. Paul Gas Light com pany. Hansen says that last winter the gas mains of the defendant broke be cause of Improper construction, and the gas came into his greenhouses, Como ave nue and Dale street, destroying his flow ers and plants and subjecting him to great loss. He demands damages in the sum of $20,500. That Million-Dollar Salt. The defendant's demurrer to the com plaint in the case of Henry E. Goodrich against the New ' York Life Insurance company was argued before Judg* Lewis yesterday at special term and taken un der advisement by the court. The action was brought to recover $1,000,000 for slander and the discharge without cause of the plaintiff, who claims to have been employed by the company. Granted a Week to Amend. Judge Jaggard yesterday morning con tinued for a week the hearing on the or der directing Health Commissioner Jus tus Ohage to show cause why he should not grant a permit to do business to William B. Brewster. doing busln-ess as the Ramsey County Sanitation company. The continuance was for the purpose of enabling the petitioner to file an amend ed complaint. Holds Them as Wl(nesß«a. Judge McArthur, representing Adolph Stacy, the boy indicted for the theft of some brass at New Brighton, yesterday morning- appeared before Judge Bunn and obtained an order for the detention of Robert Johnson and Richard Miller, as witnesses. Johnson and Miller pleaded ' guilty to the offense and were sentenced to the reformatory. Says She la 1 nfalthfnl. Edward Ekman has commenced an ac tion in the district court to secure a di vorce from Helen Ekman on the ground of infidelity. The plaintiff is forty-one years old and the defendant twenty-six. They were married In June, 1891, and have one child, a daughter seven years old, whose cus tody is asked by the plaintiff. In tbe Probate Court. John W. Lane and J. C. Quinby, exto- The Advantages of the Electro-Medical ¥ i^ft Wi) T , , c 6 Wtic'll Thefe are medical and electrical specialists. A medl ircacmcni Explained by tho Great "'£ ' MM// °a] specialist may be the best in his toe. and yet he fails Flortrn W-Hl^d o •i- ~ i£ t0 CUre a larg:e per ccr't of cas«. and why? Because blectro-Medical Spscalist, Df, Tolson. §| jlf|||. J£/ x^ 'here are many diseases that will not yield to medical "TWO GREAT POWERS . v sfflffltiMsSMg^ HBf MIH r"i treatment no matter how skillful the medical specialist more ce rt a in, y than either one of the ZlZll worJn! aLe ,T, a ZIiSK W^WtzC "^ *"' yld<l t0 m°St sW"f ""* aPpH°d by the application of this principle and immutable law that the great - '%%??> X tre*tment- 1{ is « impossible to cure all dls electrc-medical specialists of the State Electro-Medical Institute are Igjk CaSCS mediCa' Or electrical treatment alone as It would making wonderful cures of diseases by their own system of combined \ "'-•^tl^^^^ W^LL^ t0 SUPP'y aU demands of the human body by giving Electro-Medical treatment, which concentrates all of the curative powers .-^^S^l \s/^ 'y^^^Wm^^gl^^^' °™ °f f°°d °nI/' Nature different kinds of both medical and electrical treatments into one irresistible force, &«(f^#»—^L^t/ry^^^^^^^^^^^ °f f°°d and nourishmen* in order to best sustain life and which euarantees a-certalnty of cure beyond all question of doubt. To a wT^ g(t X'[^m^o^^^^^^^^ health. So it is in many cases of sickness and disease ilck™ i h wom h an ar^J: mTO '; f an, lmportant consideration- n ;, 7, w/w////'/^2f?&^<?zs nature demftnds both medical and elactrlcal treatmen ; especially If they have met with repeated failures in their efforts to eat Or- Tolson, of the State iiiectro-lledical .WIU..IK. „ v.- j • j , lnstltute , Speciallst ln Diseases of al SsasStasa^?!S o aHhe hb° o rd7 hly Patients from all parts of the Union come to the famous State Electro-Medical Institute for treatment, and are positively and per manently cured after all else has failed. Having: ability, experience and an established reputation for RELIABILITY the Specialists of this Institute will not accept any case for treatment unless they can EFFECT A CURE NERVOUS, PRIVATE AND CHRONIC DISEASES OF MEN AND WOMEN Quickly and Permanently Cured after all other means have failed, by our Wonderfully Successful Treatment, combining Electricity and Hediclne. WEE 9" ££k M& ESSB Hflß RSVE and those on the verge of despondency A■_ ■ ■ ■ ht«. _ fea J» WM mem Exm f re "f^^y «he special- Ja a B*4rftffironAffi t^jatttv 1^ WE CLAIM and stand re«dv «° K__ lim iWI Sr___ RVO lsts °[ this instltute havo had a large and «n& K>B VEXffIHBOU lul ILa prove that our combined system of BBSS mJ& (S Bvi SSSB B«8 varied experience in the treatment of all , W^ — treatment Is positively the only sys ... , , , , , those wasting and lingering diseases cf I£ m t"at wl" restore atrorhied parts. Medicine or electricltv alon« WII I not nipc tm & ,i comfcmat, ion o< the two, new, warm, rich blood is forced to these parts filling each remotest b!ocd In every case our combined Electro-Medical treatment Is made to cure permanently, and without de- %!' ]'? ln Ert«ry, and by so doing the atrophied and undeveloped parts are stimulated to a healthy tentlon from business, all forms of VARICOCELE, RUPTURE, SWELLING, ENLARGEMENTS \LZ EISirSSE^ISS^iS^ 4ll©c to Physicians HSS ORGANS OR PARTS, in NERVOUS DEBILITY our specially combined treLtment^evfri^'riS fhfs^mf'ove^svs^emoll^ r »CaSCS '° h^ thoil palleCtß t0 the Instinitoo 'or'traatmllntunctolr awful effects of indiscretion in youth, pollutions or excess in after life and the effects of neglected or lm- assistants as is paid to our t0 X 'h° chi"f ph"skMan and hl» properly treated cases, pain in the back, loins or kidneys, chest pains, nervousness, sleeplessness, weak- lil^a*.^™. DOYOUKNnw.W .n. k i tr, .. i , ness of body and brain, failing memory, tack of energy and confidence, despondency, evil forebodings, W ffi 111 © H *™3j «£s.*. lof your Sft fnT^^t^T^^'t timidity and other d.stressing symptoms unfitting one for business or study, pleasure and enjoyment of „ h , " B health and enjoyment of life? If you ore a sufferer ahhar from Siita life. Such cases, If neglected, always lead to premature decay and death; but our combined Electro- Ltct/^'h *V 8" 7??°" * °nee °f this Inost Medical treatment will cure all of these and wil. cure them to stay cured. w^o^^^J^^ S^Sa^™"* BBoosl Poison^ Lost fHanhood, Impotency^ 6onorrhea^ Emissions, Catarrh, Stricture, Hydrocel®, l^eak Organs, Piles. CUHEIB TO STAY GUREO. WRITE £^ n£™^ REFERFNREB BEST BANKS and LEADI™ ™*- have developed a system of Electro-Medical Home Treatment that is entirely Baa-»» *■« »B—B\3 \g^4£& NESS MEN Of the City successful, by means of which thousands who were unable to call at the office have been cured at home. Open Ba.m.toß p. m. Sundays, IO a m to "a m __Permanentfy L°3ated 3JH Hennepin Ay,, Oop. ThSrd St., Minsaeapols Rl!nn. utors of the estate of George Eaton, filed their final accounting In the probate court yesterday. Judge Bazille has set June 25 as the date for ;ts examination. The total assets are $6,739.25; disburse ments. $7,505.21, which shows that there is a balance due the executors of $7(iS S6. Gustav Schultz has been appointed by Judge Bazille, of the probate court, as guardian of Rudolph, Arthur and Louis Peters, minors. Judges' Srliednle for June. For the June term, Judge Otis and Judge Jaggard will try jury cases with the latter to cull th« calendar; Judges Brill and Kelly will try court cases, with the former to call the calendar; Judge Bunn will try criminal cases, and Judge Lewis will be in chambers. Circuit Court of Appeals. Orders Entered— In Re Richard S. Horton, petitioner. Argued and submitted. Pike's Peak Power Company vs. The City ot Colorado Springs. Appeal from United States circuit court, district of Colorado. Argued and submitted on mo tion to dismiss and merits. Minor Jail Cwhch. Albert La Flure and Gus Rohl, each in dicted for grand larceny in the second de gree, were arraigned and both pleaded not guilty. La Flure is accused of having stolen a pair of shoes and some clothing from H. M. Dlsher on May 3, and Rohl is charged with having stolen a gold watch and chain from Hilda Burkman, Jan. 30. r«-ii!l«ms in Bankruptcy. Harvey Chappie has filed a petition in bankruptcy. His liabilities, are $400.30 and he has no assets. Henry Johnson has also filed a petition in bankruptcy. His liabilities are $229, with no assets. Harvester Works Taiiffle. The confirmation of the sale of the Minneapolis plant of the Walter A. Wood Harvester Works company was contin ued by Judge Brill yesterday at a special term until Tuesday afternoon. To Quiet Title. Edwin M. Ware has brought an action in the'district court against T. W. Hamil ton. The action is brought to quiet title. MAN WITH A GUN. He Created a Brief l'anlc at Sev enth and Wnha*!iu Street*. Michael McCarthy, an old man, cre ated considerable excitement in the vi cinity of Seventh and Wabasha street yesterday by running about with two revolvers. People gave McCarthy the right of way and doged whenever he turned about. Patrolman Gustafson Cautiously approached McCarthy and seizing him about the arms disarmed him. The revolvers were not loaded. McCar thy was locked up on the charge of drunkenness. A SAFE RULE. Don't Let a Cold Get the Best of You- Get the Best of It at the Start. That little hacking cough that you wake up with of a morning doesn t seem like a thing to be afraid of, but it is from just such little beginnings that tho fatal ending comes.*-You pay no atten tion to the irritated throat and the slight catarrhal symptoms in trie head, and be fore you realize it the Irritated throat becomes highly inflamed, t,he passages of I the nose are stopped up and the dis ! charges of mucus iqto the back of the | throat spreads the infection until all the i delicate organism ir* the throat, bronch- I ials, lungs and stomach are poisoned, the poison is absorbed Into the blood, thus affecting the entire system, and causing all those symptoms of 111 health so pre valent in the spring and early summer. Even more serious is the possibility of « Oiisii in pi !•• ii, as an indirect result of an unattended | cold. The catarrhal Infection of the j throat spreads into the bronchlals, thence into the lungs, producing catarrhal consumption, weakening those sensitive organs and making, them an easy prey to that most dreaded ot all diseases, tubercular consumption. * Our modern methods which consist of the inhalation of medicated vapors and other scientific treatments are infallible in the treat ment and cure of all diseases of the head, nose, throat and lungs. Hundreds of testimonials given us during our sev enteen years' practice in St. Paul attest to the greatness of our cures. G. S. Dana, chief clerk Great Northern Ex press Co., St. Paul, was cured of catarrh and cough by our treatment. The St. Paul Medical and Surgical Institute, fourth floor Chamber of Commerce Build ing, Sixth and Robert streets. Office hours: 10 to 12, and 2 to 6. Sundays, 10 to 12. ■IS, 111 OLD THEY WILL. GIVE THE BOARD FOOD FOR THOUGHT WEDNESDAY REPAIRS ARE SADLY NEEDED Some of the School BulldingH Are Badly in Need of Renova tion or Enlarge ment. Wednesday the board of achool inspec tors will wrestle with a number of ques tions of importance to the schools. It is estimated that fully $100,000 will be re quired to put lr repair those builiiings that most need renewing and several new structures that are absolutely neces sary in some sections of the city. The crowded condition of the city schools which has exi.stttl for several years ii not in the least relieved, and the school system is suffering to a marked degree from a number of e\ils that have been made necessary by existing conditions. Half day sessions have been resorted to in about twenty buildings, where tho board has been unable to supply sufficient sittings for all who seek admis3ion. The sanitary condition of many of the builrU ings is not of the b<-st, and it Is stated that several of the older buildings are In a terrible condition of repair. This is hardly to be wondered at when It la rc mer:ib<red that very iittle, if anything. In ths way of repairs h.is been spent for a number of years back. To fully repair as! the -rid buildings and put in new cfoset:-; il:at arc much needed would cost, according to the estimate of Superin tendent of Repairs George Gerlach, In the neighborhood of $150,000. The crowd ed condition of the schools and the mat ter of repairs are only incidents of the school board's problems that are to be solved befcre schocl opens next fall. • • * Bupt. R. E. Denfleld, of the Duluth public schools, has applied lor the posi tion of city superintendent of sohr>ol<-\ Mr. Dcntield was In St. Paul yesterday and called upon several members of the board. The Duluth man was a candidate for superintendent of public instruction when Gov. lAnd was inaugurate and is regarded as an pducator of hi^h clasw. Mr. Dcnfield has been several times re elected to his present position and is very popular in Duluth. • » » The vacation school, recently author ized by the school board, will be opened In the Van Buren school building, July 9, and continue six weeks, ending Aug. 17. Pupils of all grades from any part ot tho city will be admitted, and if a suffi cient number apply for a-Jmission to the kindergarten department, one will be maintained. Mis. McGhee, of 898 Ea*t Sixth street, will be in charge of the school, which will include a course ot manual training for boys and domestic economy for girls. • • • President J. W. L. Corning, of the board of school inspectors, yesterday re ceived a communication from President J. F. Millspaugh, of the "Wlnona normal school, stating that the uses of his name In connection with the superintendence was unauthorized, and that he could not accept the position If offered him. • * • The Central high school will graduate one of the largest classes in its history if those who are members of the class pass the required average in their studios and examinations. The class now num bers ISS, but the number who graduate will be considerably less than this. • • • The state teachers' examining boari, consisting of Prof. D. L. Kiehle, H. S. Baker and S. J. Race met yesterday at the state house and Issued a life cer tificate to Mrs. Katherine Foster, of Hector, and five>-year certificates to the following: Miss Fannie L. Flinton, Mln- neupolls; Miss Lena A Brokaw, Lltch. field; Oliver E. Rice, Necedah; P. C. Ronning, Madison; Chester N. Gould, Minneapolis; C. M. Ruddock, St. Louis Park; A. F. Foster, Hector, and John M. Guise, Long Lake. The following two year certificates were also istued: Mia-s Winnifred W. Bloomfleld, Excelsior; Miss Ellen A. Wilder, Minneapolis; A. G. Mer rick, Uike Crystal; Isabel Chadwlck, Owatonna; Mary Ciitfell, Redwood FalN; F. C. Smith, L,yio; Ellen F. Marsh, Northlield; Allxrt A. Dn-nicvn, Wortlrn^ ton; Miss Agnts S. King's; on, Towtr; H C. Furlong, St. Paul, and Miss Ora K. D:ick, Dawscn. The Douglas School union -will meet next Monday evening for the election of officers for the incoming term ami a large attendance of the patrons of the school id desirc-d. • • • The list of graduates from any high school is never final, until all the marks for the exiimination and recitations have been handed in to the principal, and the records laid before the board of educa tion, who, alone, have power to decide who will graduate. Some may have been successful in their studies up to January last, but if they fail to do the work of the present semester well enough to secun a mark of 75 per cent in their studies--. ;t would be quite useless for tho principal to recommend them to the board for graduation, as that step would be deferred until the, ref4uired thirty-two credits are obtained. On tho other hand, sometimes those who are lacking in credits, may b special examinations make up enough lacking- credits to be able to grudua:e With these rule? find possibilities in mind says the West St. Paul Times, the follow ing Is the probab'e list of graduates for 1900 from the Humboldt hlirh P-ho.J- Blanche Hull, Effle Bvan«. Mary O-r.-er, Alice Duffy. Anna T.orch. TTnnnah Cin-r, Bessie O'Brien. William Qevdee, d. m, Knapp, I^avina Michel, Edna Bevans. Guy Shane. Hnttio Pnpiie. Augustine Blavin, Marie Prlnsen, Freda Peters, Waldermier Brrdenhagen. Milton Kochendorfer, Ada Rinehart, John Jaeger. ASSAULT ON AN OFFICER it is i\'.ii iiir.n into in polick COURT. The trial of the young men accused of precipitating a riot at Mississippi and Granite streets, Tuesday evening, by at tacking Patrolman Jorgenpon, of th-? Margaret station, was begun in the mi niclpaJ court yesterday. It Is charged that when Dtive Moore, who wa* shot in the foot during the fight, was ordered to move on, by the policeman, he refus> do so, and, being placed under ai put up a fight in which several cm, ions took a part. Moore, who has been confined to the city hospital, as the ro t-alt of a bullet wound in the heel, waa taken into court. The defense claiir.fl that Patrolman Jorgenson accosted Moore roughly ar.d when the latter re plied in kind, drew a club and started the trouble, Moore claiming that he merely defended himself. Dave Moore is chargerl, with assault ami battery and with interfering with an of ficer, while Sylvan Nedeau, <;• Moore, John McCarthy arid Andrew Bd - Carthy, are charged with taking Moore's part. Patrolman Jorgenson testified that thei prisoners tried to run the sec tion of the city where they lived. Kmil Haight, a mail carrier, testified that he saw Patrolman Jorgenson lying on the ground, with Dave Moore on top of him. Haight said Moore tried to run away, but was stopped, though ho subsequently made his eFcape. The case was con tinued until tomorrow. davieTwon'the medal HARTHEWON DECLAMATION COX TEST AT MACALESTEK.. The Parthenon Literary Society of Mac alester college held Its annual declama tory contest at the college last night. The gold medal offered by Mrs. D. M. Swain, of Btillwater, as first prize, was won by Mr. P. A. Davies, who recited "The Char lot Race of Ben Hur." Miss Genevteve Clark recited "The Burning of Pember ton Mills" and received second place. The others taking part in the contest were: O. A. Evans, "Mark Antony's Speech to the People;" P. K. Puke, "In the Signal Box;" William Aslesen, "The Supposed Speech of Regulua;" C. J. Shell man, "Belshazzar's Feast." The judges were Dr. Maurice D. Edwards, Rev. O. H. Elmer and Rev. Herbert W. Knox The evening was enlivened with music on the mandolin and guitar by tho Messrs. CaldwelL 3 urn i m SNAKE POI'M) IN THE CITY WA TER IMi*E3 ON DAYTON'S ULIKF REPTILE THEEE FEET LONG l;"t"» a Second Wurd Family T | a the Fnucrt llcmlr, and Is Presented to Dr. Ohnge. Residents of Dayton's Bluff and vlcln lty are greatly exercised over a discovery made by a resident of that neighborhood on Friday last, when a snake about a yard long -wriggled out of the water faucet in the kitchen and dropped into a pltcller in which the citizen Intended making Ice water. Just how many rep tiles of the kind have been found by other residents 1b not known. The gentle man who found the one In question placed it in a bottle and brought it to the health department. It was bidden away in the bacteriological laboratory, and nothing was wild about it until two matrons from the Dayton's Muff dis trict called at the health department yesterday afternoon and asked to .see his snakeshlp. Ah the. laboratory is closed to public business ,-v riuon Satur day they were unable to satisfy their curiosity ;ia to the nature of the animal life existing in the city water pipes. Later on a key to the laboratory was found and the snake was Inspected. It Is fully a yard long, but Its other di mensions are not proportionati with its length, its body being no larger around than an ordinary knitting needle, it i a eei-Bh:tperi, nn<l in every particular snake like In Its motions. The bead is al • like. Under a glass a fringe of feathery down marks the lino of separation of the head from the body, and the month ia protected by a similar feathery '.: The under portion, or belly of the snakfl is of a distinctly lighter shade than the upper portl'-i or back, which is ma similar to the common water moccasin snake found In the small water co of the Central and Southern st The snakf ha.s b< on Inspected by Dr. Renz, one of the health department phy sicians, who said: "They ar^ harmless. Not being pois onous, thi.y are not to be feared. They are always found In fresh water and will not live in ponds or stagnant ;" >ls. They are of tri- When 1 was a boy we used to •"■•all them hair we believed they were nothing more r less than a hair from the tale or rnano of a horse, we having t>cfn told that a horse hair would come to life and be a Bnake if allowed to remain in the water." "What should be done in order to rid the water pipes of such things?" "Our method has always be<-n to flush out the pipe.-. That will be eff. ctlve !n the removal of all there are in the pipes at the time." The doctor gave the Latin name of his snakeship, and If the matrons of Day ton's Bluff had heard how long and ter rible it Rounded they would be more cer tain than ever that the water will be unfit for us« so long aa inhabited by such life. ANCIENT ORDER OF HIIIKHMAM AND LADIES' AIXIM\RV, Rochmtrr, Minn., Jonp I^-14. 11K>O. For this biennial convention of the Min nesota brand] of the A. O. H. the Chi cago Great Western Ry. will on Jun« 8-14. sell through excursion tickt-ts, good to return till Juno 13, at a fare anil one third for the round trip. For further in. formation Inquire of J. P. Elmer, O. A. P. D., corner Fifth and Robert street*, St. Paul. Don't buy a refrigerator until you have seen tli« Bonn patent white < siphon ■ystera of refrtaera .. ;u<» tho best In the world. White Enamel Refrigerator Company, 409 Jackson street