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r> MONEY IN THE JAIL Republicans Build a Lasting Monument to Their Economics CITY PAYS THE FREIGHT Corruption and Extravagance In < iMistrnction of County Prison 1 ill Darkest Page.i in An nals of St. Paul. At Fourth nnd St. Peter strppts stands ; • at to the practice of Republican no i.i the administration of public The new county Jail, if it is over will remain a blot upon the his. lory of St. Paul and Ramsey county so - II shall endure. sightly portion of a structure .-. .. _ i:;.v;-.-. 'T r"~"'""**"*s' -:;1 Map > >g- - _„.-. • "4MMm& ■-- 4£%te? NEW COUNTY JAIL NOW BEING BUILT. vhich public funds have been poured ■) years bids fair to stand a gaping itacle for public plunder for another two years. Originally projected, against the will of the people and the advice of" both Mayors Kiefer and Smith, at a cost of ROO.vOO, it lias already receiveds39o,ooo and I>uln fair under the direction of the board which is responsible for it to cost history of the infamous jail trans gives ample coloring to the general public charge that fraud, on a scale did in comparison with the capacity f th<> projectors, has been practiced. public is privileged to see only the [Ike progress O f the castle at i St. Peter streets and to foot ills for the construction of a struc- X i.icii furnishes unc-ontrovertible evi dence of the woeful mismanagement, if criminal misappropriation of public Its SliMory Is a DisKraoe to Comity. history of the jail includes the ia of a high handed attempt to contract without monetary lim ns to a jail building concern, and its , at the hands of indignant citizens. ludes the destruction of th 3 old jail the advice of competent architects ontractors, prior to the completion "■' ii> J new jail. f for no other apparent than to p< rmit the county com missioners to squander $20,000 in the equip ment of a temporary jail, to house one of former associate county officials and put contracts in the hands of their as. The history of the jail includes the of the county's own property, for which it pays a contractor $310 per month ■ hich in the aggregate has already tited to more than the cost price oi . qnipment which was offered the board and which after the dismantling of ill.- temporary jail could have been sold for .i fair percentage of its original cost. Jt includes the records of one of the most itional attempts to bind the citizens imsey county to a foreign contractor written on the pages of Minnesota's civic histi ry. Jl Inch] tea the creation of a county contrary to the provisions of the iiiUoii. It includes one instance or high handed robbery of about $4,000 in hanging of one of the specifications !!<■ granting of an additional award for the ceil work. It includes a success ttempt to bar competition of local and contractors in the prepara i plans and furnishing materials, jt dcs the brief but lurid career of :■ Wiijt,-horne, the absconding coun. immisstaner, and the more fortunate phies of his fellow commissioners. S«-e Another Good Thins; in Tunnel. In its entirety to date the history of the i • w jail furnishes the darkest pages in' Istory of Ramsey county and it con - - apparently no cessation of the lI m thedfl .«o long as the Rcpublic oard of county commissioners is left in control. The board is now clamoring for the construction of a tunnel to connect iil with the court house. This inn be used for the transportation . average or: three prisoners pt-r month from the jail to the district courts but it would furnish a most convenient awnue for a further transaction in the public plunder which has been carried on for two years. in the infamous history of the new jail the record of Mayor Smith stands out ly clean spots on the pages of cor ruption and malicious extravagance The official record* show that Mayor Smith has consistently opposed the gigantic from first to last. That his vote was always cast against the original eition and that his voice and vote i.-en against every subsequent at tempt to further mulct the public purse IfiUißJs ruiiiiiuiG* c\ $3.50, SIO, 15, $20 - $50 Parlor Suits ■ ftQC gift | Globe-Wernicke "Elastic" Book-Case '«••:■—;■■ o. **»•*« go^^^i^^^^^^o^unit: — |& 0°? Hor. Sui ts... $70.00 D^^u^s .■■/$20.00i^^^;?^....,;,, : ,.,,.5i5.00 3AHG A INS" Wemustcl°se out a great many sam wrßßll<J ■ pie pieces to make room for new stock. . DeCoster & Clark Co. 375 Jackson Street. Unfortunately for Mayor Smith and the taxpayers of St. Paul, on whom 90 per cent of the cost of the jail falls, he was one Democrat pitted against the united purpose of six Republicans. A Republic an county commission i^ building a jail. The taxayers are accruing: an enormous music bill for the dance carried on for the edification and profit of the Republic an commissioners and their friends. Democratic Record I* Clean. In sharp contrast with the disgraceful jail history, written by Republican offi cials, stands the records of the court house and city hall, built by a Democratic administration. The public will probably never know just what the jail has cost. If a check is not placed upon the pres ent ruinous system which has prevailed for two years, the public estimate of $500,000 will probably be approximately correct. The court house and city hall, ten times as large as the jail, construct ed of the best materials and standing today the pride of every public-spirited citizen, was commenced and finished within three years at a cost, including the furnishings, of $1,014,000. When the building was finished the commission could account for every dollar spent, and turned about $12,000 unexpended balance back into the treasury. The records of the proceedings of the county commissioners do not furnish ac- curate data for the comp:iation of the moneys expended in the infamous jail scheme, but they do show that to date the commission has made provision and contracted for the expenditure of $300,000 on their $100,000 jail, and the snail-like progress of the work is piling up ex penses daily. In addition to many undis closed facts, the official records of the minutes of the county commission meet ings show the following interesting facts: Issued Bonds Freely. v.ond issue, Nov. 12, 1900 $100 o€o Bond issue, Dec. 11. 1900 50000 Bend issue, April, 1901 GO 0"0 Total $-10,000 -Against which stand the following con tracts and expenditures, which are only partial, as they do not include the ap propriation for preliminary work made in 1900, nor the various expense accounts returned incident to the triys of the coun ty architect and commissioners In their examinations of jails and junkets for consultation with actual or prospective emu-actors, and the large amount of in cidental expenses incurred in the long drawn-out confidence game played pre liminary to the commencement of actu al work on the new jail and since inci dert to the removal, which are paid from general funds. Neither dors the compilation consider the heavy daily ex pense, which bids fair to be prolnrrged for an indefinite period, and which is also not a direct charge on the county books to the jail. Where Some of the Money Went. Original new jail contract $163,000.00 Site 49,50").0) Removal of buildings 9,300.€0 Extra excavating contract (of a jail site) 9.511.50 Contracts temporary jail equip ment 4,181.C0 Architect and supervisor's fee, based on 5 per cent of original contract price, only 8,150.00 Superintendent of construction, at (E per day 2,400.00 Additional award to Pauly con tract for cheaper round bar cell construction 3.000.00 Total $254.302.50 Deficit from total of bond issue $44,302.50 The records of the county commission ers' meetings touching the erection of the new jajfl furnish a story interesting to the taxpayers, and fixes the responsibility for the plunder to which they are being subjected so plainly that be who runs may read. The recent history of the new jail com mences Jan. 5, 1900, when that model lie publican official. Building Inspector Sam uel Haas reported to the county commis sioners that the old jail was in bad con dition. His friends on the board had their cue for a public appearance in the jail matter, and ten days later the secretary of the state board of charities and cor rections assisted by offering his services in prosecuting an inspection of the build ing. Game Was Too Good to Lane. The ball once started, its momentum was never allowed to flag by the inde fatigable guardians of the public welfare on the Republican county commission, and in April a new jail was the all-ab sorbing topic. Mayor Kiefer was opposed to the erection of a new building, and suggested that the upper floor of the court house, now used as a .temporary jail, be converted into a modern jail. In com pliance with the mayor's suggestion, the city engineer prepared estimates on the cost of the work and reported to the com mission that a BtoSern jail of thirty-four cells could be installed for $32,000. and accommodations for forty prisoners could be provided at an expense of $40,000. One month later a special committee, appointed to examine into the feasibility of the mayor's plan, which had the public indorsement, reported in favor of the scheme, after investigating several sim ilar jails. Paul Quehl was then a mem ber of the county commission. The re- THE ST. PAUL GLOB 3, Su^ DAY, APRIL 20, 1903. port did not suit him nor his colleague, the other parties to the jail scheme with Hairy Hardick, who were intrusted by its management. The report received the dismal consolation of filing. Arrangements Were Easily Made. Then Hardick appeared as the prime promoter. Pie advocated the erection of a new building, and June 4 secured the appointment of a special committee on sites, with himself at the head. The special committee labored (V) faithfully for thirty days. It wrestled with the sub ject of sites, and from subsequent de velopments labored with considerable de gree of success with the jail building contracts. July 9, Mr. Hardick's special committee returned a unanimous report favoring the immediate construction of a new jail on the site of the old building, and asked that it be empowered to have plans prepared and issue bonds. One week later the commission, in the absence of Mayor Smith, decided that a new jail was' an absolute necessity. Af ter a recess of two days, Mr. iiardick secured the unanimous ratification of his proposal to appropriate $5,175 for prelimi nary work and $140,000 for the erection of a new jail. Another recess of two days, and Commissioner Quehl's motion in structing the auditor to advertise for bids met with the same unanimous in dorsement. Fine Work Becomes Apparent. August 10, 1900. The commission met to open the bids and examine plans sub mitted by the four local architects and the Pauly Jail company, of St. Louis. Mr. Pauly, who had been in the city several times and who was then at a St. Paul hotel, was not present at the examina tion meeting. A. H. Haas submitted plans for a two-story jail at estimated cost of $100,000. T. J. Donahue showed a plan for a four-story jan, estimated at $70,000 for Kettle River sandstone and $90,000 for granite. JVi. J. Towner had plans for a two-story structure to cost Jbo.OOO for Kasota stone ami $92,000 for granite. Jacobso-a submitted plans for a tnree-story building, conforming in ar chitectural style with the court house, to cost from $69,000 to $100,000, according .to the materials. There were no formal estimates with the Pauly plans, but one of the special committee volunteered the -* information that Mr. Pauly had verbally estimated the cost at approximately $100,000. The local architects were hurried through a partial examination of their plans, and the commission adjourned to hold a special afternoon session with Mr. Pauly. The meeting was evidently in every way satisfactory to the special committee com posed of Paul Quehl, H. R. Hardick and D. W. Gray, for three days later they returned a unanimous report adopting the Pauly plans, which involved the use of his patent cell devices. Messrs Gray, Hardick, Lott and Quehl voted for the adaption of the report, and prevailed In spite of the vigorous protest and neg ative votes of Mayor Smith and Com missioner Powers. Commercial Club Is Aron»e«l. The job was so monstrously apparent that the Republican press united with the Democratic press and the public in de manding that the award be rescinded. Aug. 15, a committee from the Commer cial club headed by H. A. Boardman and including W. S. Flynt, AViliam Carson, B. H. Schrieber, John Caulfield and Secre tary C. P. Stine secured a hearing before the commission, to voice the protest of the peopie against the high-handed trans- action. Pardick appeared as the inquis itor and attempted to bully Mr. Boardman and the gentlemen from the Commercial club, and for a time seemed in a fair way to rout them from the field. The representatives of the Commercial club wore ignorant of technical knowledge in jail construction and were faring badly at the hands of the commissioner jail ex perts, when Architect Jacobson came to their assistance. He defied the commis sioners to their teeth and boldly denounc ed the whole transaction as crooked. He explained to the citizens' representatives how the Pauly plans By specifying patent ed devices absolutely barred other con tractors from competitive bidding on the work. tave Them the lAc Direct. He, in spite of the protests of the jail crowd, explained how the special com* mittee, headed by Hardick, and including Quehl and Gray, hurried the local archi tects through the explanations of their plans or pulled the plans away from them without explanation and adjourned to meet Pauly. Before he had done Mr. Jacobson gave the lie direct to Hardick, Quehl, Lott and -Gray. George White home, then a private citizen, was called in to substantiate the claims of Hardick et al., but the citizens and the mayor re fused to be satisfied. A brief consultation between the jail crowd and Pauly and a new scheme was put on foot. Hardick et al., apparently accepted their defeat-and voted to rescind the award. Before the meeting adjourned, however, the Repub licans had, in violation of the constitu tion, created the office of county archi tect, and their plans and the Pauly con tract were safe. The public demanded that the old jail be repaired. The building committee esti mated that the repairs could be made for $4,000. Hardick had the county architect instructed to investigate and he report ed it would cost $32,551, and that in the face of the fact that a committee of build ers including George J. Grant. Thomas Fitzpatrick, John M. Carlson and William Butler, which was appointed by the judg.es of the district court, reported that the jail was safe for six months and could easily and cheaply be made entirely safe lor several yt ars. This report was made after Commissioner Lott, supported by Gray. Hardick. Quehl and Wright, had carried over the vote and veto of the mayor, a proposition to select a site and issue bonds, which were placede at $75,000 for a starter by Hardick. Things Came Easy for Theiii. In absolute control of the situation it was comparatively easy for the Repub lican statesmen, by successive steps, to ac cept plans, agree to compensate the archi tect at the rate of Zh 2 per cent on the total cast for the plans and !<s£ per cent for hig services as supervisor; carry over the mayor's vote the authorization of bonds and subsequently tear down the old jail to fit up a new one. In the equipment of the new jail the commissioners showed their hands beyond all disguise. They were offered a com-. 1-lete new equipment of cell work for $3,500, which could be sold when the tem porary jail might be dismantled. They turn-ed down the proposition and rented, at $310 a month, the salvage from their own building, which the contractor had sold. To date they have paid $4,560 in rentals, a trilling sum cf $1,4(M) more than they could have purchased new equip ment for. Friend Xeeded the Money. One of the most high-handed and cold blooded deals in -which the commission has had the temerity to enter is that by which the Pauly contract price for steel work was increased $3,000. When the time arrived for letting contracts, -c commis sioners" old friend, Pauly, was taken care of. He received the award for the cell work at 529.559. The specifications called for Hat bar work, which is the most expensive. The thing was so soft, the game so easy that within two months after the contract was awarded, the speci fications were changed to read "round bar" an.l 83,000 aided to the contract price of work on which the change alone will save the contractor at least $1,000. The trifling items of $9,200 for the re moval of the buildings from the new site, on top of a $9,800 contract for ex cavating in the gold mine formerly oc cupied by the old jail, which resisted the powers of dynamite in its destruction, are mete matter* of detail iv a magnificent job. Great is the jail. Great are its Re publican builders. And fearful and won derful is their conception of economy. Don't Get Left! _ Beginning Monday. April ..Ist tV Storm Lake and Watertown J^scdwls^ on t mn pe a aP°"s& St. Louis R. R. will lea™ 5 » t>aa] 8.05 a. m. Note the double Madison? 1"VlCe * M°rt°n ' R«» wood and HAS MANY CALLERS Mayor Smith's |bsition Not the Easist&i the Wflrlf .* ». VISITORS COST MONEY .Gentlemen _ r WitU, Raffle "Tickets, Women With Subscription Blanks i ■ - and Those Wanting Employ ment Do Xot Stay Away. "How would you like to be the mayor of St Paul?" is a phrase, just now more local than national, yet its significance is none the less weighty. It was an un known wag who used the iceman as a target for his wit and coined the little jingle from which a host of "How would you likes" have found immortality, but had he been a resident of the Saintly City and had a rubbing acquaintance with "his honor" his humor would un doubtedly have taken a more serious trend. "How would you like to be the mayor of St. Paul?" carries with it more than the mere flippancy one is want to associate with the phrase. In brief, the job is not a snap. St. Paul is not the largest city in the land, nor is it the greatest, but the daily duites of its executive are by no means the least strenuoua. With a charter, the demands and povisions of which are most exacting, a loving and far-seeing constitu ency has stripped the St. Paul Mayoralty of all the emoluments and cares that once made it the most sought-for prize in the list of offices that a voting public had to confer, but for all thfs it has not lessened the belief that his honor has a "Your Honor Surely Must Ivnotv How Deserving Use Cause Is." cure for all ills and is always .ready to confer it without favor ana without price. "How would you like to be the mayor of St. Paul?" dses not appeal to Robert A. Smith, despite the fact that he hopes to realize its greatness for another two years. No one has tasted deepeT of the delights it brings or the trouble the office confers than "Bob," as his friends are wont to endearingly call him. Unlike his predecessor, who filled in the interim between a brief retirement to private life ana a renewal of the cares of office, Mayor Smith does not hold forth in the sumptuous parlors that the de signers of the city hall intended should be the show place of the big building, ■but rather prefers the plain interior of the little office where he is now wont to sit from 9 o'clock in the morning until 5 o'clock in the afternoon and, give audi ence to those who have business with him. His Daily Grind Rc K in«. The first thing St. Paul's executive does when he arrives in the morning is to look over his mail, not an easy task wittt its burden of begging letters and threatening epistles, but one that an energetic sec retary has in a manner lightened by the filing of- one for future examination and the consigning of the other to the waste basket. Out in the reception room beyond, the usual gathering of decrepit and those . who have an ax to grind are to be found, and with the completion of the morning's mail comes their chance to have a word or two with his honor. — "Good morning, your lordship," is the servile but hearty greeting of one who has been picked to head the delegation that waits without. *'I called to see if your honor wouldn't get me a job. I voted for you ever since I've been in St. Paul, and praise God, I shall be able to do it again, bifss your kind heart." It's a bit of blarrjey that he has hea^S daily for years, but as %he mayor of St. Paul he must act fas a father to them • ' ::% ■'¥-% ■. "A* You Will \otiee. the Prospectus Bears Out My Remarks." all and with a bluff reply to wait ar.d "I'll see what can b» done," the oflics messenger is summoned. "Nugent, take this man up stairs and see if they want any one to work on the streets," and the next moment, Nugent with the supplicant at his heels, is being whisked to the floor above where a con ference with the city engineer and those in charge of street work is had. Some times the applicant with a heavy heart is told to call again, but he generally goes forth with a ticket in his hand and the coveted job in sighi. And so it gees t&A entire morning long, the lame, the haltiand the sound, each with their tale of |woe.-.-his honor's ear the receiver and I*s fertile brain the axis around which thets hof^s and their dis appointments re\ Raffle licad JlreakK In. Irrepressible No. -: 2 is ihe gent with a raffle or a ball tic-k<?t that he has been delegated to present to the mayor for th? payment of a small piece of money, while his cousin in gall is the dame of lordly mien and untrammeled tongue who rep resented an institution for decrepit females and wants his honor to subscribe for tbeir maintenance. These two never fail to get an audience and their exit generally means a depleted poctoetbook and a close conference with a bulky drawer where his honor stores away the reminders of their visit. It is filled with bail tickets, raffle cards and a thoice collection so much "per," and represents many touches." This is the routine every morning, with the usual rest in the shape of an hour for lunch, only to be followed in the afternoon by similar grind with possibly a slight relief in the shape of committee meetings and board references at which the mayor is supposed to preside. Does the mayor ever resent this famil iarity with his time and the demands upon his liberality? If he does ,-ayor Smith i-cßqd "The Tickets Run From 1 to TOO; Try Your Luclt.'' has so far failed to show it. The per sistent sometimes receive a word of ad vice to curtail their calls, but in the main every one who calls receives an audience. Signing council proceedings, attending to matters of civic government and the thousand and one things that must re ceive attention are also a part of the daily routine, but none of them is so urgent that it denies these who call, a moment or two with "his worship," Mayor Smith. RESULTS OF RALLIES UPSET OLD THEORIES Democratic Committee Announces Frograinine for Busy Week. The results of the meetings of the first week in the Democratic campaign have, shattered all the old-time ideas touching the va'uation of political mass meeting*. The immense meetings held by the Democrats are unprecedented in mu nicipal politics, and their popularity which has given the voters, irrespective x of former political affiliation, opportu nities to voice their indorsement of the Democratic ticket, has set a new senl of worth on tho formerly des'pi^td and valueless rally. The Democratic committee on halls and speakers has provided, at the request of the several ward organizations, twelve mass m« ettngs for this week. Tuesday and Saturday are registration days, and no meetings will be held. Monday night fix meetings will be held in as many wards, including the fir.-t meeting in the Seventh ward. Two meet ings are scheduled for Wednesday night: three for Thursday night and one for Friday evening. 'The committee yeater day announced the following schedule of meetings and assignments: Committee Announces Date*. Monday Evening—April 21— Third Ward—2(o Sast Seventh street. Speakers: Daniel W. Lawler, John 11. l\fs. Otto Bremer, Henry A. Loughran. Fifth Ward—Organization meeting. 500 West Seventh street. Speakers: Frederic A. Pike. George F. Moser, O. E. Holman, Louis Nash. Sixth Wai d—ls2 Concord street. Speak ers: Thomas D. O'Brien, Frederick L. McGhee, Theodore Lang?, Louij Frankel, Edward J. Cannon. Seventh Ward—l9l "Western avenue. Speakers: Dr. Alexander J. Stone, Thom as Sullivan, Frederick W. Foot, Norman Fetter. TMghth Ward—Jarosz hall, 250 Thomas stieet. Speakers: John H. Ives, Thomas R. Kane, Emil Tesch, John Q. Juene mann. Frei Hensolt Ninth Ward—Twin City hall. Rice street and I'niversity avenue. Speakers; James C. Michafl, Edward L. Murphy, George R. O'Reilly, Stan J. Donnelly. Tuesday, April 22 — REGISTRATION DAY. Wednesday Evening. April 23— First Ward—Huldalla hall, Arcade and Lawson streets. Speakers: Dr. Alexan der J. Stone, Frank Ford, John E. Hearne. Fred Hensolt, Joseph Jarosz. Second Ward—Lucker's hall, Forest and Margaret streets. Speakers: Daniel W. Lawler. Thomas R. Kane, Frederick W. Foot, George F. Moser. Emil W. Helmes. Thursday Evening. April 2i— Fourth Ward—Pfeiffer's hall. Eighth and Wabasha streets. Speakers: Daniel W. Lawkr. George R. O'Reilly, John S. Grode, James D. Armstrong, William R Begg, Fifth Ward—St. Francis hall James and Warsraw streets. Speakers: Thomas T). O'Bri?n. John IT. Ives, Frederick L McGhee, John S. Grode, Louis Betz, Emii Tesch. Eighth Ward—Fastner's hall. Dale and Mmrehaha streets. Sneakers: James C. Michael, Thomas R. Kane. Dr. Alexan der j. Stone, William Foelsen, Anton Aniang. Friday Evening:, April 25— First Ward—Headquarters, Bedfo-d and _Decatur streets. Speakers: J. M. Hawthorne, William B. Mitchell Jr., George ■l-,. O'Beilly, Frederic A. Pike' George Redington. ' SDAY a?' APrU 26REGISTRATION YOUNG DEMOCRATS ORGANIZE. Vigoron* Sixth Ward Clul» Has Po_ lilieal and Social Aims. At a meeting held in the Sixth ward Thursday evening the Young Men's Dem ocratic club was organized for political and social purposes. W. E* Boeringer was elected president, J. M. OGrady, vice president; J. Glanc-y, secretary, and Will iam King, treasurer. It is the intention of the club to fit up club rooms, where the young men of the ward can gather to spend a social ins: with their friends, and the entertain ment provided will be of such cbaxacti r that no one could possibly find any o tionable features. It is also the intention of the present officers to make the club a permanent one and enlarge its scope from timi» to time as its financial condition may permit. For the present temporary headquarters will be at 152 Concord street, at which place a mass meeting will be held on Mob cay evening. April 21. Good speakers will be in attendance and there will also be a band and several vaudevUle featurt.s which will make it worth while to come out and spend a pleasant evening with the boys and encourage them in their new undertaking. About May 1, when certain gentle men want their spring suits or overcoats in a hurry, they are liable to be serious ly inconvenienced because of our inability tO 5 6t ™them on time- on account of the rush. The time to order garments is now \\« are showing smart effects in fine svitmgs, overcoatings and trousertag and are doing the highest class of tailor ing. Suits from $20 to $35; trousers from *> to $10. Duncan & Barry S7 E ist Fourth street, the Moderate-Priced Tai lors. HARDWARE The National Bicycle Is the best thing on two wheels. Starrett's Machinists' Tools Are used in all good shops. Sherwin-William's Paint Covers the world. California Hose will "hold water." J. F, McGUIRE & CO. »& «. ff Bra #H -in.. © ki Opening !w & HAS BEEN A PHENOMENAL SUCCESS Our sales have been far greater than we expected. Our prices are so low that the finest furniture is not ex pensive. The following- are A few of our m&.ny No: 668—3-Piece Parlor Suit. Mahogany finish, g* (ft upholstered in first class ve'our or tapestry; usual pries Ji| Jh| Od $20, Our money-saving sale price only , jprQJpeVjr^Jr No. 114—Dayenport—Solid Mahogany, hand-carved, claw feet, beautifully upholstered in moquette valour, an ele- *H _ f*^ gant piece of furniture and a great bargain; cheap j|| \Lf VLS\ at $85. Our money-saving sale price r**&f •^\f £" or} cv Money R p e^ riF no. Regular Sn/ s"2~Su[r; ieC9. MahoeiPy Par!orlo Coa Trie Sgl} aSSJfte^J —SS Soo --- .S"' ts: •■■•■, ----53.00 37.50 425-3 Oak Sl sePy Hollow Chairs. 15 00 900 603-1 5-pieca Mahogany Parlor 473-1 Mahogany Armchair 10 00 50 «i_t«t « :::.::•: 60-00 3675 451—2 Mahogany Armchairs.... 15 00 750 llt~ K 3P"S Vl'° - 00 21-00 458^—6 MahDgany Arm Rock -566—1 Mahogany Divan......... 27.00 15.00 ers ?... ......12.50 7.50 Do not fail to see our Furnished Room./- on Second floor. AGENTS KOPS BROS.' PIANOS. Will E. Matheis Co., Sixth and Cedar Streets. St. PaulV Mo/t Up-to-Date flousefurnisher^. PLANS ST. LOUIS TOWER A citizen of La Grange. til., Charles Wondries, is the projector of a structure that may be one of the wonders of the St. Louis exposition. His proposal is now in the hands of the fair directors, and the chances of its acceptance are said to be good. Mr. Wondries' contrivance will be a novelty in mechanical engineering. Its striking feature will be a steel tower 1,-050 feet in height, topping the lam.ins Eiffel tower in Paris by sixty feet. On this tower, about 300 feet apart, will bo plat forms for observation and other purposes, 0% [ i and at the base of the huse pile, for a height of about 300 feet, will be tncftned tracks for an endless chain of cars that will run to the first platform. The s>at ing capacity of this endless train wi'l be 5.0" U. Ascending to the pinnacle of the tower will be eight elevators, built on the most modern ■plans, assuring safety to the thousands who will likely take a ride to procure a birdseye view of the exposition grounds and the city of St. Louis from the topmost platform. But the chief feature of th*> contrivance power to drive the ekctrica! machine'y for lighting purposes will bo furnished by natural draft. The air passing to ths central opening of the tower will fee so directed as to act upon flywheels .«; ly arranged, and these will furnish the lK>wer to drive the electrical machin*• re installed in the structure. But a sanitary improvement of notable worth—if Mr. WondrU-s 1 calculations are correct—is also involved in the big tower. 'J'he inventor proposes that alter tl position is closed the tow.-r can !•■ ined to ventilate the sewer system of St. Tvouis. By certain connection with the various city mains the foul effluvia he asserts, cm be directed to the tower, swept upward and be fHmlnaiiJ in the atmosphere. This, Mr. Wondrfej think?, would materially reduce the death rate in the Mound City. The inventor bases the success of his scheme on a small plant which he had running at Paulina and Huron streets, in Chicago, about fourteen years ago. The tower there was b.it 100 feet high and eight inches in diameter, and with the draft superinduced, has been able to lift; a weight of 100 pounds. The cost of the huge tower at St. Louis, he esti mates,, will be $5«,(iOO. f" ■ " BOOM FOR CREAMERIES lOBTHEBU >^^^^:s()T^ is <.<»i\a INTO I)MU\l\i, Drainage Work lias Redeemed I Worthless Acres Which Are \ow - Excel lent for Dairy Purposes— Northern flutter Industry Has n. I'lit III')'. D. I:. While, of the dairy ami food de partment, returned yesterday from ai '• nded trip through the Bed Ri.-. r \ country and the northern part ol state, where he has been holding mcc for the purpose of. Interesting tarn: the co-operative i reami ry ■h that he was naore successful h expected to be. "The creamery try te booming in Northern Minnesota t t. nd I am conviaeed that during the netf f.'W- years tliis industry wfll show r. - markaMe ppogress in this section of the ore it has been sup; that dairying was out Of the qaestion m the northern part of tho state. Today in ih • Red Rivet valley th<- far rapidly coining to see that it is to their advantage to go into stock r.i heavily than heretofore, and they are nat urally taking advantage of the great op portunities to go Into cattle raising for butter purpose* Creameries are teing bnitt all over the Red Kiver country, and, as a re&nlt, hundreds of thousands of dol lars will be contributed to the wealth "f the state in that section during the year or two. ■'The drainage work throughout that section is proving of untold benefit to far mers. Hundreds of thousands of acres of worthless land are being rapidly redeemed by drainage and It is proving to be excel lent for dairy purposes. The southern part of the slate will have to look to its laurels very lively from now on." -Mr. "White has been selected to assist in the scoring of the butter in the national butter contest. Speaking of that event he said yesterday: "I arii sure this contest will prove of great bene fit to the butter makers of our state. It will stimulate the industry everywhere, and its educational^ value cannot be over estimated. Our Minnesota exhibitor:} ought to fare well, as they faai the ail vantage of a year of monthly contests in cur own state. The interest taken in Mir monthly contests has been a surprise to us. In view of the national contest our state contests are likely to be temporar ily dropped at the conclusion of the first year. They will not, however, be Stopped permanently. Nine out of every ten ex hibitors are unanimously In favor of their continuation." Hessiiij? Methods* a Failure. John I>\;ns. who aspires to be real tough, yesterday received a straight thir ty-day sentence for begging on tho streets. Burns Is a young man. with a would-be- intimidating pair of eyes and a rough voice. When passersby refused to "give up" he resorted to coarse abuse. Mills to Be Opened Tomorro-r. Tlids for a system of sewers on flood rich avenue, Lincoln, Milton, i and Oxford streets will be by the board of public works tomorrow. Tl timated cost is M.21:.' Property owners will have io ray about $I.* a front foot for the improvement. Some Firm^ Pay large salaries to their "ad writer." We pocket the salary and ■ just a few plain facts that >:t fulfill. Depend upon them. Depend up on us, to furnish you in the short est time at tho Lowest Prices, Anything you de-irs in Drugs — almost everything you need in toilets, a few luxuries, a place to wait if you are cold and a foun tain to draw from if you are dry. PARKER, Druggist sth and Wab&jha.