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4- i':il¥ NEWS. The Concordla Singing society will give un excursion Sunday on the steamer Columbia and barge. Su;;t. Olson, of the state" department of public instruction, addressed the grad uating class of tho New Ulm high school last night. ?J-"."H The deaths in St. Paul during May, numbered 119 against 258 births. The marriages were 128. Of the deaths, 15 were of a violent nature. Starlight camp will give an open meet- Ing to all local and visiting Royal Neigh bors to meet the supreme officers Fri day evening in Central hall. Coroner Miller has appointed Dr. Thomas J. Maloney as a deputy. Dr. Ma lonegr is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, and was born and raised in St. Paul. The Security Trust company has com menced an action in the district court against Hiram Backus and J. L. Lovering to recover $1,500 alleged to be due on a "promissory note. Mrs. Joseph Steiner, 26 Fairfield ave nue, was struck by William Nuberb, who was riding a bicycle at Fourth and Kobert streets, yesterday - afternoon. Sho \vas not much injured. ..:••->:? Charles Young was arrested at Seventh find Robert streets, by Patrolman Hin ton, yesterday afternoon, for reckless driving. In police court he was fined 55 and given until 'today to pay. ■ Morris Maslckt-r, who ditd at the city ■hospital, last week, did not succumb; to delirium tremens as was first supposed. .An autopsy revealed the fact that tuber- culosis was the cause of death. City Engineer Claussen estimates the cost of paving the alley in the block bounded on the east and west by Arun del and Mackubin streets at $2,100. Brick is to be used. The cost per foot would bo $1.75. V- / The. Plato historical society has recently received about sixty additional works on genealogy, nearly all of which have been" rionauM. Librarian Kingsbur.y is very busy classifying and cataloguing the new [da R. Kieren has sued Theodore M.' Kleren for a divorce on the ground of desertion. They were married at Milwau kee, Wis., on April :7, IBSO. and have no . children. The plaintiff and the defendant are both thirty-eight years of age. Mrs. Margaret.. died yesterday at Gladstone, .Minn., aged fifty-eight years. The funeral will take place from the resi dence at Gladstone to St. Paul. A service will be held at St. Johns church and th Interment will be at Calvary cemetery. . Adjt. Gen. Libbey received a telegram yesterday to the effect that the Third regiment, X. G. S. M., now on its prac tice march, had got a day ahead of Its schedule time, which would bring it into Brainerd, its place of destination, sorria time to lay. ;:~'-]'' '"' The state. board of deposit, which con- ■ sists of the state auditor, treasurer, at-, torney general, secretary of state and, public examiner, will meet during the latter part of this week to approve tho bonds submitted by banks and designate. the state depositories. ■ Word has been received that James-W. McLean died at Goshen. Utah, Thurs day, 7. He was a young man eighte n years of age, and was. a son of Mr; and Mrs. J. R. McLean, forir.erly of fct. r;;u!. ; Interment was at Goshrn. t'tah, BnnuaV; June 10. . ;:om by. H. W. Hall, son of 11. P. ITall.&hc>:, has lie. a engaged in the work of the \ an- American commission, has gone to Buf falo, where he will ' remain during,'l. lib. summer. He will assist James McMiiljeti'.'. superintendent of the Minnesota in the discharge of the duties of his po:3i- J tion. After a preliminary hearing in police court yesterday, on a charge of grand larceny, Frank McCarthy, who ; was charged with stealing a pair of shoes from -the store of Mrs., Rosen, on th« "West side-, was discharged. There was not sufficient evidence to hold him to the grand jury. >V' James Ryan was charged with assault and battery and given a continuance until Saturday, bail being fixed at $100. Ryan Win arrested for assaulting Alico Miller f£3 West. Seventh street, Saturday night. It la alleged that he struck her in tin head with a piece of crockery, painfully cutting- her right ear. Owing to a defective switch at Third street and Pleasant avenue, a Selby car kept to the wrong tracks yesterday morning and smashed into one of the "dummies" which ore used on the hill. Thomas barney, a switchman* was Struck unit thrown several feet, but not injured; The dummy was 'taker, out of service and traffic delayed for a short time. tm *""' -~' ECZEMA) WO CURE, NO PAT. Tour druggist will refund vur money If PAZO OINTMENT fails to" cur« Ring worm. Totter, Old Ulcers and Sores, Pim ples and Blackheads on the face, and all fkin ilispn.gps. 50 cents. Ice Cream Soda, the best here that's served in the city. Pure, Clean and Crushed Fruit for flavor. HOFFMAN HOUSE COFFEE, The best blend that can be found for the money asked. ■ \V<- want every ex pert in reach of our store to test it Bought green and well aged—the very finest of ooffo.; beans, scientifically roast ed by an expert; on the premises the] day it is ottered for. sale; Come in and let us fix you up a trial'pound—and.then i you will become a regular customer at our ire. ■■.'-.. ; Rrbal Coffee SE.:a^ c . ; 22c Santos a ,d Golden Rio *&*,... 15c TEA I TEAf TEA* We have 105 kinds of- tea, including Oolong, Ceylon, Engl.sh Breakfast Young Hyson, Japan, India, Assam, Gunpowder Light of Asia, Monsoon, Lipton's Star of India and many others. We'guar antee every tea we sell to bo strictly pure. ___:: Corn coT^iT*"...??*^. ;.. ; . 5e Brown Suiar ll^t™^. $1.00 Starch S?|c!^4l§Pi 5c Crosse & BlackweTs le bSch 27c Lea & Perm's, Sf; 3h: r:^; ' 21c Bread V*7 Uit <suality froshVisnna braad, ,2'Jc Ul OQU per loaf /^C Rolls and Buns SiiSsrti 5c Doughnuts fill I 1 "i?; B;.^ sc. Celery Ca r lif?rnlai 3!arEtai)c3 ■« bunch in* Of:ions r F^ ie. wdlled ' 25c Butter S^.^-..^M; IBe, 20c Peaches §£|?!!°| o{Jg&o {Jg& Per JBo COrn lsP,fl\ f ha, Just «ce»ved an invoice of UUI" "-" e!ci fashioned Kentucky White Corn '■ :. , . , meal -direct frcm Kentucky. Wo «-c informed by a Southern centleman that this is vary superior for good old h:i cakes. .Johnnie bread, etc. Come and try it, Ice Cream f T a £ rs .very fcst ln savora! Quart Uricbs,,.each,.only ISc Pint Bricks, each, only . lOc ■ : '■'■' F 6 R..-YERXA & :"C6. BEVEHTH CU3A£ h. B iiiiiiii CHRISTOPHER KK'OGAIN, OF THIS CITY, MEETS HORRIBLE DEATH ATTEMPTED TO BOARD TRAIN Worked on Bridge - Gang: at' Hum miiisl'irrt, Wis., as Engineer- Widow Prostrated— ' Five Children. To fall under a working train and b« instantly ground ■to - death was the ter • rible fate which Christopher Keogan. 537 Ohio street, met yesterday afternoon at Hummingbird, Wit. The unfortunate man v, as employed as a stationary engineer by James McClure, a contractor, and he | was working on a bridge construction gang for the Chicago; Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad. From the meager details which have reached the city it appears that shortly after the noon day meal yes- i terday he attempted to board a moving .work train, and that in some unexplained way he missed his footing. He was drag ged along for a short distance until his \ hold slipped, .when he wan drawn under ! the wheels and killed instantly. His body I was crushed and mangled in a frightful manner, as it was - impossible to stop the trairi-in time to do any good. Ho . tried to jump on just after it had start ed, and it was gradually gathering speed i when he tried to climb into one of the | flat cars. The late Mr. Keogan was thirty-eight years of age and leaves a wife and five small children. The news of his death was received in a brief telegram from Me- Clura to his wife, who was immediately prostrated by the shock/. Last night sho' was in a hysterical condition, and it was "I necessary to summon a physician. Keogan's body, will reach the city at 7:48 this morning, and it: has been ar- i | ranged to hold the- funeral from the house ; tomorrow morning at 8:30 o'clock, with a j service at St. Michaels half an hour later. The interment will be at Calvary ceme tery. ■- ! HOW THEIIiiT STARTED j —__________ j OSTERLI.VD-OGLE FAMILY AFFRAY VENTILATED tit COURT. The neighborhood quarrel • which oc curred on Clark street, last week, and in ,'J which August OsterlintT lost part of hi 3 j thumb, was aired in police court yeator . day afternoon. Most of the witnesses . were fourteen years of age -and "told : very glowing stories of the thumb-chew , ing match. When Francis Osterling was j called to the stand to testify for his j father, Attorney Donnelly objected on ac : count of his youth. The court asked him how old he was and in a thin little voice ! he piped up: "I'm twelve, goin' on thir ■ teen." Judge Hive then asked him if he . know the difference between" truth and : falsehood and ho assented saying that j boys who told lies went to the bad place. His testimony was admitted and ho launched into a story Which was favor able to his- father. After telling of the ..■many juvenile quarrels which led up to the finale he described the ill treatment thai his father received at the hands of I Mr. and Mrs. Ogle., saying: "Then pa got mad and just"couldn't stand it no ..]. longer, and he up and soaked Mr. Ogle." ■j I!- told of the beating .that was admin mistered by Ogle, He was asked -what his ; father did at the conclusion of the fight c he answered: "Fa- went in the house and .-;. chopped up some ice to put on his head j until the doctor came." ■ .... I When Ogle was put on the ; stand he , declared that the, whole fight was of i OstPrlind'B seeking and that he was only '. defending himself. ■ In speaking of the k bitten thumb he said that Osterlind nut his thumb in his (Ogle's) mouth and with , the fingers outside, was gouging at his j eyes and ho thought that perhaps he j did <:pinch 'nis thumb a little." j. - Judge Hine continued the case for two j Weeks, allowing the defendant to go on , his own recognizance and giving the j county attorney privilege to take the case ; before the district court if he chose. . DR. BRACKEN'S REPORT SMALLPOX INCREASES IX COUNTRY AND DIMINISHES' IN (dITIES. : According to the- report or the health department for May, the death rate was .721 and the raite- per 1,000 per annum was $.65. Last month there were 119 deaths, 253 births and 138 marriages. Tho compara tive mortality is as follows: 1597 91 • IS9B, 134; 1899, KiO; 1900,100. Contagious diseases reported were diphtheria, 71: scarlet fever, 38; smallpox, IG. Three cases ..of diphtheria and one each of scar, let fever and smallpox re sulted fatally ■ :,' Deaths from other causes were as fol lows: Tuberculosis of the lungs, 18; valvular heart disease, 9; pneumonia. 9 apoplexy, 7. violence, 15, including one homicide and one suicide.' " '' Dr. H. M. Bracken, secretary of state board of health, yesterday said to a Globe reporter that smallpox was on the increase in the rural districts, but that in the cities it was well under con trol and tho number of cases is decreas ing, He said that in places th*e had been so much carelessness that there was an epidemic of the disease. When asked as to whether vaccination was being ad ministered, he said that It was quite gen eral, but was not being so thoroughly done as should be. • ST. ANTHONY INDUSTRY LARGE) MAM iWCTIRIXC CO'\CESISI TO BE! STViiTKD AT THE PARK. The furniture trade of St. Anthony Park is becoming an important factor in the mnufacturint,- interests of the. North west. The Manufacturers' association has recently started an important movement in tin; erection of an exposition building!, with a floor space of 100,000 tc-pt The building will cost 53D.000. Tiio promoters have already secured by subscription $10,000 in stock, and in addition -.vill v,i 3C e J25.000 in bond- for the purpose of erect ing the building. The rc&mifacturecs have subscribed for over 55,000 feet of the floor space. 51. W. A. Excursion to Dulath. The North-Western Line will sell tickets Jujie 14th, good returning June mh, from Minneapolis and St. Paul to A\est Superior, Duluth and return, for H. 30 for the round trip. Tickets aro goo.l on the famous Twilight Limited and may be bought at the City Ticket Offices, 352 Robert street, St. Paul, 413 Nicoltet avenue, Minneapolis or UrUon Depots. Arrnnare for Fire Parade. A special meeting of the fire board will be held this evening for the pur noso of arranging for a parade of th<=> department some evening during the present week. The exhibition will in all probability be given Thursday evening. Kiuwell It. Dorr a Bankrupt. Kissel R. Dor-.-, an insurance adjuster wuh offices In the Globe building, yester day filed a petition in bankruptcy in the United States district court He gives his liabilities', at $79,946.86, and his assets at $18,928.60, of which $11,751.50 is claimed to be exempt. Imperial Conncll, Nublcn ot Mystic Shrine, Tvunmna City, Mo., Jnne 11 --tztii, 1901. 4 For this annual meeting of the Shrin trs the Chicago Great Western Railway will, on Juno Pth and 10th, sell excursion tickets to Kunsas City, good to return June 17th, at one fare for the round trip For furtiler information apply to J. N Storr City Ticket Agent, comer Fifth and Kob^rt streets St Paul the st. paui, gi,ob£, Tuesday, june 11, 1901. IlilillSi \ • ; SCHOOL INSPECTORS FIND CON TRACTORS' FIGURES VERY HIGH . MAY DELAY IMPROVEMENTS Many Bids Opened, bat Nearly All Were Too High to Be Con sidered by the Com mittee. The proposed construction of a new school building in the Second ward, the building 1 of an eight-room annex to the Longfellow school in the Eleventh ward ! and the remodeling of the old Humboldt ' i school building in the Sixth ward, to the , extent of installing a modern system of ; heating and plumbing, are for the year | at least, matters of conjecture. ■'[[_ j At a meeting of the purchasing com ! mittee of the board of school Inspectors i I yesterday, including the presence of May |or Smith and President Zimmerman, ' thirty-five bids to do the work were 1 opened, and in nearly? every instance che i figures were far beyond the estimates ' placed by the board. ■_ • ••-■ :;.^-F I For, the new building proposed for the j Second ward the following bids were re j ceived: ' Building Construction Alone—C. N. \ • Lovene. $23,479; F. C. Nordlander, $19,487; : 1 Butler-Ryan, $21,756; G. S. Decks & Co., -i $24,441; G. J. Grant, $24,749; Klinkerfuss, i $23,600. ! Heating and Plumbing—M. J. O'Neil, j $3,100, 11.398; Allan Black Co., ?2,550, $1,510; I Roberts-Goss Co., heating alone, $2,836; iG. A. Kees, 42,670, $1,465; C. J. Conroy, • I plumbing, $1,260.50; J. J. Bailey, plumbing, j $1,300; Davis Heating and Plumbing. Co., : heating, $2,650; G. M. MeGeary, heating, i $2,587; Holt & Dahlby, plumbing. $1,167; I Hudner & Regelsberger, plumbing, $1,244; '} J. P. Adamson, plumbing, 51,"57; Dwyer ] Plumbing and Heating Co., $2,630, $1,503.' i'l For the system-of heating and plumbing which it is proposed to install in the old Humboldt school, on the West side, the following bids were opened: Allan, Black & Co., $2,190, $1,426; Holt cc Dahlby, plumbing. $1,423;. Roberts-Goss Co., heating, $2,132; M. J. O'Neal, $1,253, $1,900; C. J. Conroy, plumbing, $1,296.30; J. P. Adamson, plumbing, $1,187; J. J. Bailey, $1,290; Davis Heating and Plumb- ; ing Co., heating, $2,125; Hudner & Regels-.; berger, plumbing. $1,34,3; Hankee & Eha, ; heating. $2,014; G. A. Kees, $2,356, $1,326; Dwyer Plumbing and Heating Co., $2,014, +U14." ... For the construction of an eight-room- I addition to the Longfellow school the fol-' : lowing, offers were made: ■-.;■". Butler-Ryan, $23,797; C. N. Lovene, $25! --630; N. P. Fransen & Co.. $24,800; Krapp & Holm, $28,581. The fact that the bids were considerably beyond what the board anticipated made the immediate awarding of the contracts out of the question, and the matter was held open until this afternoon, when an ! other meeting will be held. In many of j the bids different kinds of imateilal are i quoted, and .if some of them meet the ! approval of the board, at least one of tho ' contracts will be let. Cheaper material j will be substituted if possible. WHO IS TO BLAME? i j ALLEGED FOI.'LXKISiS OH 1 PUBLIC FOUNTAINS RECEIVES WARM DISCUSSION. The question of who "is responsive for ■ the alleged foul condition of the public i animal drinking fountains is still a mat j ter of controversy between Dr. Ohage, of. : the health commission, and the board of ! water commissioners. . ; In the line of correspondence bearing 1 upon the matter. Dr. Ohage is still one i ahead, but the board of water commis j sioners, at their meeting yesterday, de ; liberated strongly between sending his j letter to the waste-basket or placing It on. j file, as Is customary; The latter course I was finally adopted.: . . i- = The letter received from Dr. Ohage wag one acknowledging the receipt of a num j ber of communications from the board, holding that the cut-offs were not re sponsible for the accumulation of slime in the fountain bowls, included being tho statement that the doctor was not yet convinced and would insist that the foul condition of the fountains be abated. The letter was dated on the sth inst., and, j the fact that the communication had been, I made public before it reached the board | did not meet with the approval of some of the members. The presiding officer wanted it consign j ed to the waste basket, Commissioner Grace following with a motion to lay the communication on the table, including a few side remarks. The proposition to ' place it on file, however, prevailed, and that course was taken. Secretary Caulfield informed the mem- I ben* that the Humane society had taken I the matter up, and he hoped shortly to ! see the matter settled to the saisfaction j of all. BELTRAMI^ELL WOODED GEN. O. C. ANDREWS SAYS COIN. TV HAS LARGE RESOURCES. Gen. C. C. Andrews; chief forest fire warden of. Minnesota, has furnished to the press the following relative to the region he has just visited in Beltraml county: . ..- T .:-..j,-r •■ '♦J returned Saturday from the fourth trip through different townships each time and by team, that I have made ' within six "« year,SLin- the wooded county of Beltrami. . The : area of Beltraml county would.make,twenty counties of the size. of Ramsey, county. ,! The state itself owns 200.000 acres in it, which some time must! be sold for not less than 55 an acre and the public is on many' ac counts nterested in its development ■ My trip this time was to Black Duck twenty-five miles northeast of Bemidii' within a moderately, undulating and richly forested region of mixed timber poplar, red and white birch, elm ash maple, large and thrifty spruce ' with handsome red and - white; pines' inter" spersed; also occasional bodies of cedar and tamarac. The so ills black loam with clay subsoil with very seldom a surface rock, and the luxuriant undergrowth of numberless plants. Including a few like the wild pea, good for forage, testify to its fertility. There are good 'hay mead ows lakes well stocked with fish in cluding the white fish, and plenty of 'clear -streams. Country of this same gen eral character may be said to have a length of 100 miles by 50 in breadth Settlements began to be made In it eight years ago,- but there is much land that can yet be taken under the home stead law, and home seekers might ad u?Z%* n hemS! a *,° the United States IS m ♦£ c * ? rookston. The soil will yield the usual crops. The Indians ■at ( lH kei we!' e " found rasing Indian corn at the beginning of the last century This fine country is now about to become more accessible through the construction by the Northern Pacific Railroad company of a railroad, the first twenty-five miles of which from Bemidji to Black Duck is well under way, and is expected to be in operation before next winter " " Of course every intelligent* person will understand that such fertile land as it; "* even though it contains some pines* will be used for agriculture. It is ' only where new land is occupied exclusively with pine- that is generally found too sandy or light for agriculture; in which cage It to 1V a, rule better for tho state that it be left bearJr.JTplne. lisctra Coppers at "Work. Chief O'Connor's force of special police men went on duty yesterday afternoon About half of them were sent to the sub stations to. relieve the regular patrolman who will be detailed down town, and the rest were'assigned to the central dis trict and Camp Northcott. ■ .-- Eminent Physician* '. are eagerly, studying the problem of baby feeding. Borden's Eagle Brand Condensed Milk is recommended by the leading family physicians. It is always safe and reliable. Send 10c. for "Baby's | Diary," 71 Hudson St.. NY 11l 1181 PATROIXS PROTEST AC Al X ST. I THE COXiSOLXDATIOJi "} OF TWO N - ;'"" """_• HIMH SCHOOLS J.^V;'... DEFINITE OPPOSITION TAKEN Resolution* -: Adopte<l Condemning the Propose^ loion ; of Central ..- ' High, and Cleveland—Fur ■' ther Action Planned. [ The • "board of* education Is going to meet with determines and organized pro test against its plan to transfer the j Cleveland high^achi3ol'; : to the Central ! building. a meeting was held last even ing a^^Grac&i^sJ.'v'B. church, on . Burr street, r near Miuncfeaha, . by .. the Burr Street improvement "association and the East. Side Busings Men's association. O"wlng~tQ'tn^Aabllity:;of President J. \V. Griggs. . : of Burr Street. Improve- j I ment assoeiaiUyi. to be;.present-:dur.ng ; the early part of; the meeting, riff. W. Phi!- I lips was chosen temporary - chairman. K. i A. Koen was called upon to act as secre | tarv. . '" ■^*-'.*''-:--■;*'■.';.■ ■•.'■--" " Chairman' Phillips, in a.few words, ■ ex-. j plained -the.-purpose. of the meet as he : understood-it, statins that he supposed it was "intended that some plan of.action should be agreed upon i at ; this time, and j that he hoped those present would free : ly express, their views.^;-.;/ . ..; .„-. F. M.- Stewart, who was the first to j respond, said if this city ; in a. time of acknowledged prosperity should . find it necessary to take -a ' step backward in the matter of : educational facilities; it would be . a very bad, policy. ' He should be sorry to acknowledge that he lived in a community that for purposes of econ omy had - found;. it necessary ". to discon tinue^ so.excellent an institution of learn ing as the' Cleveland • high. school. ' - Key* E. H. Travis,.'pastor of the Phila | delphian Baptist church,, on Dayton's bluff, advanced the argument-; that the addition of 200 pupils to the present mem bership of the Central high sehooj.iwcnild crowd that institution to such art~extent that the individual members could not receive the attention' that they should. Rev. O. P. Peterson, pastor of the Swedish Baptist church, said:, -.>:. -H^T pe(lple^f th; Part of the city bo wrmiA the C'eveland high school. it would be a. foolish and uniust thine to remove that school, and I hope vo V ment 3 -' y — influence to'stop the move ■wmevA- v,E - DrlsCo of the Arlington ■Hills Presbyterian church, gave some HuSTon"™ 6"" ; against the con- j P rof S A Farnsworth, principal of the Cleveland school, said the pupils of the lower grades, he thought, did better work while they had the high school to lOOK Up tO. - " ■■- '• •• Chairman H. W. Phillips spoke brie fly but in a practical and convincing man er'n ? °?; lled o attention to the fact that I- i ll of the 186. pupils of the Cleveland high school should, attend the Central building there; Would: be just $18.60 per day spent by them in car fare. That amount, he was sure/ would pay the ex penses of the Cleveland school. He was surte, however, that If the school mire transferred to the Central building not more than 25 per cent of the pupils would ! continue to attend.,,; The population of the Cleveland district, he said, was 2~> - 000, and there was no town of that size anywhere in the' country that did not have its own high school. "» . The following resolutions were adopted: To the honorable board of school in spectors. Gentlemen: ' "We, the undersigned citizens and tax payers of the city of St. Paul, most earnestly protest against the proposed abolition and consolidation of the Cleve land high school .with any other school, and- further we would urge upon you its continuance with an increased equip ment _and with the r ..gradual introduc tion of manual training and domestic science courses.'' ;, '..^ On motion of F. Mr Stewart, the meet j ing authorized the circulation of the pe | tition, and on motion of j E. A. Koen a | committee was appointed to circulate the petition and urge the board of edu cation to take prompt action. This com mittee is as follows: John Sandell. H W. Phillips, R. Bronson, Rev. O. P. Pet erson, E. S. Osgood, E. A. Koen, P. M Stewart . . . ■„ Another meting will be called at an early date and arrangements will then be" made to hold a mass meeting of citizens of the First and Second wards. SCHOOL JEMS END. PI'FIIiS A\"D TEACHERS Di THE MIDST OF "EXAMS." Final examinations In the high schools and graded schools of the city are being held this week. It is probable that they will be completed today, and in that I event the summer vacation will begin to . morrow. As yet the school board has taken no final action in the matter. Th© Central hig-h school will hold its class day exercises in the high school assem bly hall tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock, and the following evening the commence ment exercises will be given in the Grand opera house. The Cleveland high school will hold its commencement exercises Wednesday evening. y The alumni of the Cleveland high school will give a reception and dance Thursday evening at Odd Fellows' hall, Payne avenue. Rev. A. E. Driscoll, pastor of the Arlington Hills Presbyterian church, preached a sermon Sunday for the graduates of' the Cleveland high school. SMITH WEI COMPROMISE. Street Car Conijiany Offers Ten-Mln nte Service un Grand Avenue. The people on-itho Grand avenuo liv j ing beyond I>fx'»{- tfm avenue, are grrat ily dissatisfied v I'fehte service they are now receiving from the street car com pany. Since tbei.kirsja cars were placed on the line last Tuesday they have re ceived a twenty-minute service, the Grand avenue ca«rs turning at Lexington instead of at Shelling, as they previous ly did. Complaints have been made to Supt. Don Smith and he "n^s offered to compromise with th<!> people by giving i them a ten-minute service two hours in I the morning and two hours in the even ing. It is not known whether the com promise will be accepted or not. IMPORTANT to WOODMEN Special Sale of . Good new Upright Pianos rftj» % Q4 £*% of excellent valus, I / B ,s«aasi only ........ %PItIW SOLE AGENTS FOR Weber, Vose & Sons, Schiller, Wesley, others. TprmC Cash or $5, $6, $7, $8 101 Ilia and $10 par nth i'< ■•• . ■ -. ■• 'T •ft '•■ CALL ON OR WRITE TO ■ *IKTM «SPETER 4 fWVW4T 3m * ST. PAI Ml\~.\. NIIHBJE II I ■fl'x'-'^' ■ "-.'.■■■ ■■ :■' \ ■ ■..■"" MISERABLE WEATHER HAS CAUS ED RB3£AItKjVnJUH .ovance - - IN PRICES NEW CHOP RETAILS FOE $1.90 Visible Supply In Scarce, and Last Year's Crop Therefore Main tains a Firm Hold 'on the Market. Last season's potatoes at $1 and even $1.25 per bushel Is the problem that is j : now confronting the retail public of St. j Paul. Three weeks ago prices were just j : about one-half as high, but this affords i ' no consolation to those who, not foresee- j j ; ing the sudden jump, neglected to lay in ■ j "supplies "r sufficient to tide them over j I until the new Minnesota crop arrives to j knock the bottom out of the present top ' : heavy prices. .. r .-.' , ". ' . The bushel measure.... of potatoes re- I ceived in exchange for four silver quar- I j : ters does not contain the new potatoes j I 1 that are now due from the South, . but i i the eld veterans of a season ago. For j j | the new : Qneg..; grocers/ are unblusiVnely i ■ demanding all the way from. $1.50 to SI.W. The worst of it is r .from the viewpoint I ! of the .buyer,' that there is little or no j prospect of a material reduction in prices I until the second week in July. ' It is not because some speculative ind'.-i vidual has cornered the visible supply! j that prices have suddenly soared sky- '■ j ward, but because there is.no.visible sup- ! ply to speak of.-. The old potatoes are I about used up, and the outlook §*>r the i early Southern crop' could not lie more i ■dismal. The Texas crop is almost a com- ! t plete failure, while reports from Arkan- i j sas and Missouri would indicate that the I :yield is unusually light. ' • I 'The early supply having been a failure, partly because of adverse weather con ditions, prices will remain stiff until the later crops are ready for market, and this will not.be-for another, month at least. At present, commission men say, the lo cal supply of potatoes is confined almost entirely to. old potatoes; nejv ones are exceedingly scarce. Yesterday two car loads were received by two commission houses, and these are now . about the only ones having new potatoes on hand in any quantities. . All the commission rr\en who were ' spoken to by a reporter for the Globe yesteiday agreed in say'ng that there was little hope for lower prices until the Min nesota potatoes commence to come in.' There is a chance of "course that quota tions will ease off before that time, but It is a remote one, and retail buyers can scarcely figure on it. On? large dealer states that old potatoes will be selling for very little less than $1 when the end of June comes, but he predicts that the market will ease off rapidly after that. In the meantime, however. "$1 tier" la the ruling price, and even those who may seek relief by purchasing their supplies in wholesale lots cannot get better fig ures than SO cents. . El ETT TEW TIIDCrTADC ELECT TENJHRECTORS. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAS BUSY SESSION'—WOOD 51EX WELCOMED. At the session of the Chamber of Com merce yesterday Gen. Saniborn presided. The Important business of the day was the filling of the vacancies on the board of directors. The following men were elected to the (board: T. A. Abbot. B. Bruce, Stephen C. Cook, F. L.. Daggett, Dr. V. J. Hawkins, J. T. Jackson, George M. Kenyon, W. F. Meyers, John Town send and William MacMurry. The special committee was authorized to appoint the delegates to attend the trans-Mississippi commercial crongress at Cripple Creek, Col., July 16-19, and th delegation was also authorized to extend an invitation to the congress to 'meet in St. Paul next year. The chamber decided to send delegates to the international mining congress, which convenes at Boise City, Idaho, in July, and the president was requested to name five delegates. The following resolution In regard to the Woodmen convention, now in session in the city, was adopted: "Whereas, the national convention of the Modern Woodmen of America meets in St. Paul this week; therefore, be <k "Resolved, That the St. Pa Chamber of Commerce do hereby tender to them an earnest welcome to the hospitality of our city and sincerely hope they may ■have a pleasant and successful ses sion." Maj. Esp«y discussed at seme length the Improvements -which Col. Ray is en deavoring to have made at Fort S'nell ing. «*>. CARL WALLACE ON TAXES. &titpg,'CNts \i'iv System to lite State Tax Commission, Carl Wallace, of Minneapolis, who was chairman of the tax committee of the last house of representatives, -appear ed before the tax commission yesterday morning to advocate a change in the method of bidding in property sold for delinquent taxes. His plan is to have the prospective purchasers of the prop erty bid down the rate of interest instead of bidding up the purchase price. As an argument In favor of that method he' cited an instance. of a valuable piece of business property in Minneapolis, against which there were delinquent taxes to the aggregate of $1,500. The property was bid in for $3,000, and that entire amount placed in the county treasury, whereas only half of that amount really belonged to the county. The remainder was held until such time as the owner should re deem the property or lose it through failure to pay the taxes. In the mean time, under the present law and custom, he is charged 12 per cent oh his indebted ness. Mr. Wallace argued that If the purchaser in that case had bid the in terest down to 9, 8 or C per cent, instead of bidding the property up, ft would have aided the owner to redeem It, ir^atfad of making it harder for him to do so. MEET SCOTT TODAY. Sixth. Ward Improvement Society Will Present Its Proposition. The Sixth Ward Improvement associa tion, organized last week, has appointed a committee, consisting of F. B. Doran, Paul Martin, C. S. Schurman, A. K. Pruden and L. Yoerg, to call on the repre sentatives of the Omaha road and Dr. Ohage to outline and if possible receive consideration for a scheme that they think -will obviate the difficulty which now surrounds the layln-g of the pro posed spur on the West side. The scheme advanced by the associa tion is to have the steps which lead from the VVabasha street bridge to the levee below moved further north and have the same connected with a path leading to the baths. This path would be adjacent to the tracks and would be so arranged that the crossing of the tracks would noj be necesf^---. The cost of the road way -would be- :wrne by the Omaha com pany. Despite the opposition shown, the con sensus of opinion is that the right of way will be granted, and the idea now is to arrange it so that it will disturb the baths as little as possible. The Omaha company will be asked to bear the ex pense of constructing the proposed road way. The plan will be presented to Gen eral Manager Scott today. Attention, Modern Woodmen. To give the visiting members an op portunity to visit Sault Ste. Marie and Mackinac Island, the Soo Line will sell round trip excursion tickets at very low rates. Sleeping car and meals included en route. Get itinerary and descriptive matter at ticket office, 579 Robert street. Modern Woodmen of America 57 ™?i ! Musical Soldier of the St. Paul C*nv?atio,]—l9ol jj " Will be one of tha I; "Modern Woodmen of America." Musical features of I M.rtt «cd two step. trie entertainment at j aus. near T.<*3OZ. [he V }>; Tcapa dl Mnrela. »-■. 1 ' f^^^^^^^Y^T^ Auditorium i ijt^- jrjgr~;r i^-f^^T^^P^^^^ To be played by the Flonr City CamP ■ p^> I pr^^^r^^y:, «., e:o. I te =TT fiT^T =:Int^ E. R. ROSS. Dir? t=r. I"a ■—■—' ,i . , . .■ '-y ■ ■ _J-^ ■ Another feature of this f p^^^^S. rt will bs ;| , *;jl ■ .!' I Si?. Literati's | £ j^==p^^bl^^S^ri^LS^UjL=^fe--^—;jM=^==~=?a f.imous crpr'2s, > \'y ; n „ "Pette of f icit'/ r7, "I |ir^i"»i' I'nij^^B w i/| !^^^ ■ ' ' ' Cornet solo by Kerr WiP. H. Rahn I lata of the Theodore r.ts,tjjtx:*,w3.D,Tnir*.?iri,.i. Thomas Orchestra. ;n hJh^w^LV S p" i he;jpeiire of about 500 of the principal bands I n th.> West. Forty thousand men will march to its excellent rhythm •In tne great parade of M. \V. A. Thursday. » exceiieni rnyinm jgpf~ The composition as a piano solo will be found on sal-at ail th- naws, stands in St. Haul this week. PRICE, 25 cents. P.u^.-d BQ|. j, DYER A Bro,"^*' fey l§i3C3 Cs»a ai? H IL=LTtI (^ ESJa s^a -Gt. l"oj| Ta_H©OSEKEEPERS DO YOU REALIZE THAT FOR $j5.00 You can replace you old coal stove with a modern smunsn AND SAVE TIME, ENERGY AND MONEY? St. Paul GasTjghre<K PIS Bill GENERAL. COMMITTEE IN CHARGE OF BISHOP GROTTO CELEBRA TION HAS REROUTED LARGE NUMBERS WILL ATTEND I Parade Will Be Formed by Order of Seniority, Giving the French Cut holies First Place. The choirs of every Catholic parish in I St. Paul, malting In all a grand chorus ! of nearly 500 voices, will bo beard in the j concert and vocal exercises that will be i a feature of the Bishop Cretin celebra ! tion, to be held July 2 and 3. Next 'Frl- i j day the rehearsals will commence, and j i from that date on the feature will be : pushed to the extent of making it one ! of the principal drawing cards of the celebration. At the meeting of the general commit tee last evening word was received frcm Winona and Rochester to the effect that the societies of those two cities desired I to take part in the celebration. Recog- ! nizing the fact that the parade and meet ings will be mammoth affairs with the Catholics of St. Paul and Minneapolis j alone participating, the committee has refrained from Inviting outside organi zations, but if any come they will be ! taken care of. In the formation of the parade the parishes and their societies will be placed ! In the order of their ago. This will give ! the French parish the lead, they being | the pioneers in the Catholic movement in I St. Paul and the Northwest. The parade j will form at Rice park and will move | through the principal business streets to I the Auditorium. J. C. Hardy has been j selected as grand marshal ! The expenses of the celebration will run '. in the neighborhood of $1,500, anfi this will ' be taken care of largely by the differopt ■ parishes. A comfortable sum is also ex ' pected from the 5,000 souvenir badges which the committee will place on sale. | The music alone will necessitate an cx i penditure of $250. The management of the crowds that ; will throng the Auditorium on the even j ing of the 3d is a serious matter, and the , committee is now considering a plan I Nearly 2,000 invitations have |een issued to prominent public men an-] non-Catho- ! lies. ; HOUSE BLOCKS STREET. Residents Complain of the l'resenoe of a TrauMlent Structure. Residents in the vicinity of- Central avenue where It intersects Wabasha street are anything but pleased with a house that has been moved into their midst and permitted to block the street, even to the extent of shutting: off the street crossing. The presence of the house la due to a house mover's license granted to Mart'n L. Mclntyre. It was brought from Min nesota street, to be nntved to the Ron do district, but when Wabasha street was reached City Engineer Claussen re fused to allow it to proceed further be cause of the paving Just laid on that thoroughfare. It will be ten days before the paving is sufficiently set to use, and In the meantime the shack will have to remain where it is. i ——^^^^^- OASTOHIA. Bear* the T^B Kind You Have Always Boust! Elevator Operator*!' Examination. Elevator operators, in compliance with the law passed by the last legislature will meet at the council chamber In tho city hall, June 14 and 17. to take the examinations which have been provided for by Building Inspector Wheeler. Those securing the requisite number of points will be given a certificate, while those who fail will have to retire from the business. The examination papers have been prepared. - » Guide to Trrln Cities. Get one free at City. Ticket Office* of The North-Western Line, 353 Robert street, St. Paul, and in hotel folder racks i§ iii! ii WIXU.VA PREDATE iv CItITIOAI. CO.NDJTIOX AT ROCHESTER SAXITAUII M ARCHBISHOP IS SUMMONED Father I.jnvl.r .-md Bluhop Sbaulry Are Already at His Bedside— Somewhat Improved Last Alight. Father Lawler, of the Cathedral left yesterday for Rochester. Alinn., called there by the serious illness of tishoy Cotter. A telegram from Rev. Lawler jesterday afternoon announced that t::o bishop was in a serious condition and that Archbishop Ireland hail been sum moned to his btdsiide. Present alsu w. s Bishop Obanley, of Fargo, a life lon:,' friend of the affected prelate. BlsiiOp Cotter, while known all over the state, is especially dear to Catholics in the Central and Southern part of the state, and n^w.s of his illness in received with universal regret. Hl a omci.il resi dence la at Winona, and it was wiUi ti.e liopo thai an operation would alleviate his Bufferings that he was taken to thj veil .known Dr. Mayo sanitarium at Rochester. A telephone communication from Rochester late last night announced that the bishop was somewhat better but by no means out of dang Tho next tw. n ty-four hours will determine whetier it Is life or death. At the Bishop Cretin eck.bratlon to be held in St. Paul in July, Bishop Cottar was to have celebrated hitfh mas 3at the seminary grounds, but rra 11 n .-a will now necessitate a chance. When the call for Archbishop Ireland was mado that prelate was on hi; H way home from the East, and ronsiderabfls difficulty was experienced In locating him The message reached him at Chicago' and he at once proceeded to Rochester ' SPINNEY-HILL CASE. Action of G. F. Spinney Again*! J. J. Hill for *8,700 DltnHued. George F. Spinney brought suit against J. J. lIHII for $5,7 W. belnj face value of fifty-seven shares or The Globe com pany stock, which plaintiff claimed was due to him as part .salary for fifty-sevn weeks service as manager of said com- SfiM 1' 11nder an agreement with J J. Hill. The case helix Judge Lewis' court two days last week and was resumed yesterday morning. At the conclusion of plaintiff's case, last week. Judge Young, counsel for defendant, moved for dismissal on the ground that plaintiff had failed to prove that there had been any agreement but ween the parties The court took the motion under advise ment, and meantime evidence for de fendant was proceeded with. At open ing of court yesterday the presiding Judge called up the motion. After aa'i ment by Judge Young and Mr. White for plaintiff, the court dismissed this case. • . NINETY-THIRD BIRTHDAY. John W. Oar), of Tills City, Reaches a Ripe Old A««f John W. Crary, who realde3 with his son. Dr. W. H. Crary, in the Seville flats celebrated his ninety-third birthday yes terday. Ho was born In Potsdam. N' V June 10, 1806, being the second male clitl.i born In St. Lawrence county. N. Y. Mr. Crary and his brother erected the ma jority of the large gTist mlii- built la Northern New York and Soutnern Canadar during the middle of the la3t century Many years ago Mr. Crary retired fro'ii business life, and for the past few years he has lived with his »on. Dr. V. H. <"rary. He Is in full possession of his faculties and in perfect good health. Ha Is able to go down town every clay or to visit frienda in Minneapolis. Great family news: Fe!s- Naptha soap saves half the work of washing, and washes better. Your grocer returns your money if you don't think so. Feli & Co.. rr:akars. Philadelphia,