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_» SAINT PAUL MATTERS. A Good Outlook For Laboring Meu this Season, According to Agents and , Contractors. The New Law Kequiring Employers to * Furnish Seats Tor : ' Female Em •■ ploy .8 in Force. Doings of a Day In the Courts -Funer al of Bert Steenstra Largely 'A" Attended.--- - *-*y-.- Changes Among the Army Officers-- Summary of Wednesday's Local Events--G lobules. GOOD FOB laBORIKG .HE*. ... Contractors and Others in a Position 10' Know Say the 1 rospect for Work Was Never Better. If contractors and managers of employ ment agencies are correct in sizing up the situation, the coming spring and summer will be a most prosperous one for the honest man who supports himself and family as a- day laborer. A Glows re- . porter matte the rounds of several of the various intelligence offices, and at each of them in answer to the question, "what is the prospect." received the same answer— "never was better." Just now the men Alio have been employed in the lumber •amps and who are not experienced drivers ue returning to the city. A great many of (hem are a class of men who, after being in Ihe woods all winter, cannot resist the temptation to paint the town a little, and the consequences are that they must begin work. Some of them, of course, save their money, but allot them want work, and they have ho trouble in finding it just now. There is an unusually large demand for men ; 50 work on the railroads just now. The Sault Ste. Marie and the Devil's hake ex tension of the Manitoba will give .employ ment to several thousand men this slimmer, 1 and agents say that the supply : does not equal the demand. Shovelers, right of way men and tracklayers are offered from 51. 75 to S3 per day now, and it is thought wages will be higher later in the season unless more men can be found. Inquiry at Col • ton's employment office elicited the fact that never before has there been such a de mand for railroad men. The man in charge said they could find places for 3,000 men within a week if they could get them. A few men are coming in now from lowa and Illinois, but apparently the number of men from the South is smaller this year than in former years. There will be a good demand for farm hands this year at about $35 per month. But the greater number of men will be sent out on the railroads. Between 700 and 800 miles of road will be built in Wisconsin alone, and the Devil's Lake ex tension will employ about 2,000 men. ' ' :■. \ White & Co. also say that they cannot get enough men for work on the railroads. ■ The fare up to the Sault Ste. Marie is only Si. so at present, but when the interstate commerce law goes into effect and the fares are higher the inducements will not, of course, be so great. They have recently sent a number of men to work on roads in Colorado and Indian Territory, and they all report themselves as well satisfied. They could send 500 men out to day if they had them, they said. They will send a large ii umber of men to Escanaba next week. They had an idea that employment, could be furnished to fully 10,000 men in Dakota and Montana. A great' many s men,. will ■ leave the railroads to work on farms. 'and their places, will have to be tilled. This will create a demand during the greater part of the summer. . ?•. L. Achilles, who makes a 'specialty of finding employment for ladies,: said that if lie could get girls enough to fill all the or ders he had he would soon be- richer than any of the Ashland boomers. It is gener- | ally rather dull in his line of business at this season of the year, but this year has been a marked exception. His orders are from families and hotels. He also has a large number of orders for farm hands, and lie anticipates a busy season. WHAT CONTRA SAY. ' Contractors say that, although there is i not much demand for skilled labor just now. they anticipate a busy season. There will be a large amount of building in St. Paul and vicinity, and day laborers who do not care to leave their families for about '25 cents more per day will have no trouble in ' rinding work. Messrs. Agnew & Cox are of the opinion that there are already enough men in -Bt> Paul to meet the demands. Mc- : Arthur Bros, "anticipate a very busy season. They say the demand now for graders and masons is far above the average this sea son of the year. The wages paid for com moe laborers is now about SI. per day, but this scale will undoubtedly be .raised In proportion to the demand for men. Em ployment will also be given to large num bers of stonecutters and masons. - In fact, this will undoubtedly be a busy season for all kinds of laborers, both skilled and un skilled. Messrs. Shepaid, Winston & Co. said they did not anticipate any trouble at all in getting all the laborers they wanted at rea sonable prices. They have the contract to build the Manitoba road from Minot to Helena. It is expected that by putting on 5.000 men they will be able to have it com pleted this coming fall. They can get all the men they want, who will coirie.chietiy from lowa, Minnesota and Dakota. ; The wages paid will vary a good deal-.; in : this business, according to capacity. ' '-■■ Track layers will be paid S3 per day. Ordinary laborers §1.50. Their board will cost them 53.50 per week. Teamsters will be paid S'-G per month and furnished board. La borers of all kinds gather in the cities at this season of the year, and labor is found to be very plenty. SEATS FOR WORKING GIRLS. The Sew Law Generally Obeyed in M. Paul — Wuat Girls and Pro prietors Say. It shall he the duty of all employers of females in any mercantile or manufacturing business or occupation to provide arid main- ' tain suitable seats for the use of such tomato employes, and to permit the use of such seats by such employes to such an extent as iflayy be reasonable lor the preservation or their health. *qU_9__£_94 So the law passed by the last legislature reads. A complaint that it was not obeyed was brought to the Globe, with a request that the matter be called to the attention of proprietors. • -We are not having a very hard time now," ventured a bright looking- young lady, clerk, 1 as she looked up, smilingly, from an array of ehiuaware. "We just wish we had-. more to do. Of course, while the holiday season lasted lust winter, and. for that matter, all through the winter, we girls used to get pretty tired. When we don't have anybody to wait upon we can sit down. There is never any complain ing in this store, for all the girls are very cicely treated." . ....... , y,.^ • This was at Dickinson's. Mr. Dickinson himself, was observed waiting upon a cus tomer. Then he had some telephoning lo do. That attended to, he took a seat in a bran new rocking chair. : The reporter, who had made it his business to investigate whether the law was complied with in this city, approached him. * All my ladies have seats, either chairs or stools, said he. They have . had them for ! years.. I think it is as much in the interest of j the proprietor as the clerK. When a lady has i nothing to do she can sit down and rest, then I -when a customer comes in she feels refreshed j and eau wait upon him promptly, accommo- j datingly and with a willingness and manner 1 that will invariably induce our customers to I purchase. I tell them when they haven't j anything to do to sit down. . Why, if yo u are standing on your feet all the time you get too I tiied to wait upon a customer. You rest upon I oue foot and. then on the other,. and when . a I customer comes in you wish :be would go j away. I know I would. 1 think the law is a 1 pood one— a very good one — and on mere I principles of business policy it is more for the benefit of the merchant or manager than anybody, else, and certainly the customers ! like to be waited upon by active and willing j clerks. Fancy a fatigued person trying to be pleasant and cheerful! — Mannlieimers' was the next place visited. ! Some of the lady clerks were noticed sitting { down- '";■/. ** "We have seats for our lady clerks," ex- I plained Jacob Manuhcimer, who greets every { customer at the entrance. "We always had i them. -You know girls can't stand it to he 011 ! their feet as men can. so at, the counters ; wbere we have ladies to wait upo i people we i have. scats on the counters like th:s— see?" Here Mr.' Maiinheimei' bent over the, 1 counter pulled out a movable seat which was attached to it, and could be put back under the counter and pulled out at ' will. "When the ladies are tired they might just j as well rest," continued Mr. Mannbelmer. "We don't lose anything by it. I didn't know there was such a law until you told me." Just then two lady clerks were seen to sit down aud commence talking to one another. The . reporter went over to them. Both taking him for • a customer, Immediately ceased talking and got up. assuming an atti tude 06 "at your service, sir!" ... ..".Well,', -these kids are a little too large," timidly suggested the reporter, who has a No. 9 hand. , "By a the way, don't you girls have a 'pretty good time sitting down and conversing when you haven't anything else to do?" "Oh. It ain't very bad." replied the one with largo blue eyes, "they let. us sit down when I there isn't anybody to wait upon, but we. must be ready, you know, as soon as auybody comes." The one with eyes of jet said, "You men think it's just awful to see us poor girls sitting down, but you always sit down in your own offices. We are treated very kindly here to what the girls are in some places." "What places?" "Oh, la some other stores in town. I know what you aro— you're a reporter," she con tinued. "Maybe, if 1 should tell, and {the papers should get hold of it, they would treat their girls worse. I know my busiuess, and I wont tell you. Now, please, don't put our mimes in the paper. If you do 1" lint three lady customers making their appearance cut her short. .. Then the "Golden Rule"' establishment was visited. One lady employe only was sitting upon a box which had done its duty in the shipping of goods. Mr. Elsinger, the proprietor, was found sitting in his oflice engaged in conversation. As soon as his visitor's business was made known this gentleman said: No, we don't have any seats. The girls got so lazy last January, February and March that we took the boxes away from them. They got so that we would have to go and lift them tin off the boxes before they'd wait on any body. As soon as the girls commence to dic tate to us what we should do we'll let them all go. The gentleman was told that it was the law in this case - Well, that's all right; but if my girls want to sit down they can all go. every one of them. I'll find out if any of them have been complaining, aud If I find that any of them have I'll send them away pretty quick. Of course, if the laws of the state say that we have to do it, why, we always try to comply with the laws. BERT STEESSTKA'S FIUVERAL Attended by Grand Array Represen tatives and the American District and St. 1 mil .*Uet>.etieer Boy*. At 3 p. m. yesterday, the remains of 11. Bert Steenstra, mounted messenger boy No. 35 of the American District . Telegraph company, a son of T. 11. Steenstra, of the Globe composing rooms, were laid to rest in Oakland cemetery. The funeral took place at the residence of his parents. No. 115- Virginia avenue. Members of the Globe chapel, Ack.r and Garfield Belief corps, American and St. Paul District Tele graph companies and the St. Paul camps of the Sons and Daughters of Veterans were at the funeral services. The boys ol the American and St. Paul District Tele graph companies sent a beautiful floral de sign of an anchor, with the figure "25" in flowers, and flowers were sent by the Acker and Garfield Ladies' Belief corps. . The following resolutions were adopted by the Globe chapel: - Resolved, That the sympathy and condo lence of this chapel be extended to Mr. and Mrs. Steenstra aud its fervent wish that time, the great softener of sorrow, may tend to lessen their grief: also, be it Resolved, That the chapel attend the fu neral this afternoon in a body. :> , The bereaved parents desire to thank H. S. Saxe and 11. D. Benedict and the vari ous associations for their kindness and sym pathy. -. ■ . . "New Incorporation*. Articles incorporating the L. D. Kii bourne Boot and" Shoe company of Minne apolis, were filed yesterday. Capital stock is placed at $100,000. The incorporators are L. D. Kilbourne,:o. B. Kiibourne, A. C.. Wellington, Minneapolis: H. 11. Well ington and L. L. Brow:;, Adams, Mass., and li, A. Burget, Clv*ehire. Mass. Articles incorporate^ the Scamlia Build ing and Loan association of ' Minneapolis, were also filed. Capital stock is placed at •*IOO,OOO. The incor^ft«>.tnrs are Nils Dan ielson, Olof Scnunstif.,lll. Gustaf. Fraulund, Ola llolln, Theodore Svenson. Peter Paul John Dohnn and Carl P t Anderson. y) Police < *_♦*•■_ st*. Mayor Smith yestert>i,' appointed Theo dore Gerving and Thomas lt. Fillingim to the police force, to succeed Officers Njchol and Schorn, resigned. , E. F. 'Hall' .was' ap pointed a special policeman for duty on the West side, and Evan E. Brown was com missioned a special to do duty at the Gospel Army hall. .' '. " ', '.. ■/ ',"...- Testimony in, the case against Officer Winestock .for striking a citizen with his club at a dance, in Turner hall some time since. was submitted to the mayor. The officer testified that he was obliged to use his club to protect himself in making an ar rest, and was let off with a reprimand. i\ Chief Clark yesterday suspended: Officer McCart, on whose beat the safe-blowing occurred, for neglect of duty. : ,-' f AMUSE*". NOTES. Sale of seats for Annie Pixley's engage . ment next week begins to-morrow morning. '*-'• Another crowded house enjoyed Lawrence Barrett's production of "Rienzi" atthe Grand last night. Lawrence Barrett gives the boys and girls who take part in the play of ''Rienzi" a fatherly talk every evening before the per formance corameuces. He tells tbem that he wants them to do their duty conscientiously, as the people out In front have paid to see the show, and they are paid to give it to them in the. best possible style. The result of his exhortations is apparent in the conduct of the little oiks. ..... ■ . - WHAT SOME HI EN SAID. '■ Railroad Commissioner Baker— l know all about foreordination and predestination ,* and infant damnation, but don't ask me anything about the interstate commerce law. The law will be good or uot according as the commis sion is a good one. Tho commission is the law practically. Billy Wells, manager at the Olympic — We have more gore Friday night, to be shed by Black frank and the Black Pearl. ?S -George L. Becker— Spring will soon ; Severe: The cold weather can't last much .lodger.?. 'M Secretary Eberman, of the State Dairy Commission — There will bo about twenty cases against dealers in spurious butter at t>he coming terms of the courts. We have not serveJ notice on them yet. H. M. Ryan— Talk about Killen and Car diff—Why won't Billy Wilson and McHenry Johnson make a match? Johnson Is waiting for him. ;. Prof. J. A. Dodge to the dairy commission after analyzing what was thought to be pois oned milk This is not poisonous. Milk and other substances have sometimes produced effects similar to poisoning when no sub stance known to chemists could be detected by analysis. The effect might be produced by fermentation. ■p||A/;bA¥ IN THE COURTS. Two or Three minor Decisions by District Ju(l.c«...\cw Suits—mv . nicipal Offenders. •M. C. Kelly was sent out for ninety days for stealing a sample trunk. James Casey and Harry Jones were held to the grand jury for burglarizing Scribner'B cornice manufactory, corner of Sixth and Sibley streets, Monday night. Deputy Marshal D. F. Smith same down from Osakis yesterday with Aye prisoners, all of whom are charged with cutting timber upon government lands. They will be brought before the commissioner to-day. On motion of Henry Johns, plaintiffs' at torney, the court ordered judgment in favor of Stewart,- Ferris & Co., plaintiffs, against Henry Jay, giving plaintiffs a lien upon a building on the property of Harry Jay, upon lot 4, block 13, Fairview addition, for $93.86 and costs. Judge Kelly filed a decision giving the Ar mour Packing company judgment for $175 against "James Kiugsley for meat, etc., pur chased of .the Armour Packing company. Kingsley attempted to set up a counter claim in his answer, but the court sustained plaint iff's demurrer. Eleanor F. Willis and Elizabeth M. Forsyth brought suit against George A. Moran for $1,001) damages for forcibly going upon lots II and 15, block 12. of Terrace Park addition, and excavating the soil, the earth being con verted to the use of defendant. Plaintiffs claim that SSOO worth of earth . was " so taken. I . A decision in favor of defendant In the case of Julia J. Jones vs. James Mayall was tiled by Judge Brill yesterday. Plaintiff brought suit a.ainst the defendant to, collect a debt - contracted by bis wife and infant daughter che ST. PAUL BAILY GLOBE* THTTRSDAY MORNING, MARCH 31, 1887. lor wearing apparel, although the goods were ' sold after tho defendant had ox pretty told the plaintiff to trust nobody on bis . account, as he would not pay the debt. ; KI'CiCI.AK AILtl. NEWS. yY;) Changes mi the Posts— A -toxin? Class at Fort Snelllng---Aruay Notes. , D. F. Cameron, of Chicago, was a guest of his daughter, Mrs. Lieut. Fish, at the fort. Second Lieut. P. M. Purssel, signal . corps, will proceed to Jacksonville, Fla., and take post. Gen. Greeley, of tho signal sorvlce, will proceed to Florida on busiuess connected with his department. Th_ resignation of .Cadet W. W. *Farrish, fourth class, U. S. Military academy, has been accepted by the secretary of war. Lieut. Cols. D. W. Glaglar, A. Mordecal and F. K. Parker, ordnance, will assemble at Watertown arsenal as a board or survey. Lieut. Tear has submitted his resignation to the war department. It will take effect tho Ist of April, and Lieut. Tear will go into busi ness in Iluluth. At his own request. First Lieut. Lewis Strut her, First infautry, is relieved from duty as professor at the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical college. A leave of absence of four months on sur geon's certificate of disability is granted to Maj. F. Van Vliet,' Tenth cavalry, with per mission to apply for an extension of two months. W-jiIMM The superintendent of the general recruit ing service will cause to be forwarded fifty recruits to the department of Missouri. - He will also cause to be forwarded twenty-seven colored recruits to Fort Snelllngl j?*-''-"* ' The superintendent of the general recruit ing service will cause to be forwarded sixty eight recruits. Forty-seven of these will go to the Seventeenth infantry and the remain der to the Twenty-first iufantry. The officers of Fort Snelling have formed a boxing class and have secured the personal instruction of Prof. Donaldson, of Minneapo lis. The members of the class are Dr. Kneed* ler, Lteuts. Reel, Devoll, Fish, Martin, Ahem. The class meets its instructor each Tuesday at the fort. The resignation of Lieut. Williston Fish was yesterday sent to the secretary of war through military channels. Lieut. Fish, it is understood, will accept an unusually good business offer which has been extended to him by a prominent firm of Chicago. He will remove to that city in July. GLOBULES. Ba nk clearances yesterday, $528,955.18. Two births and three deaths were reported yesterday. Girls waiting for daces at Kent's Package : delivery, 209 West Seventh street. Prof. Kiehle went yesterday to Winona to lecture before the teachers' institute In ses sion at that city. The court commissioners will meet on Mon day, the county commissioners Tuesday, and the county committee ou claims Saturday. The last of the series of balls under the auspices of the Knights of Pbythias will be held at Pythian hall on Fifth street to-night. Secretary Hart, of tho state board of cor rections' and charities, will attend the meet ing of the directors of the state public schools at Owatonna to-day. Friday will be Remembrance day at the Seventh street dime museum, and ou that day every lady and child visiting the museum will be given a bottle of elegant perfume. At a small fire ou Manitoba avenuo early yesterday morning Capt. William Irvine, of Truck No. 1, was caught beneath a tailing wall and chimney and seriously injured. Tho railroad commissioners will . move from their rooms in the block across Wabasha street trom the capitol to their former quarters i.i the senate committee rooms to-day. ffif*f Hjfff l - F. E. Snow, cashier at the Merchants hotel, returned to the city yesterday, and is still busy making out papers pertaining to the change. He is not yet ready to give out any figures. Kamscatka! Kamscatka! Wildcatville! Wildcat l For corners, blocks fin- acres and other particulars inquire of Beriah Magoffin & Co., real estate dealers, 80 East Third street! St. Paul. Andrew O'Hern, driver of a lumber wagon, lost control of his horses at the corner of Uni versity and Virginia avenues yesterday, and was thrown beneath the wheels, which passed over his body, injuring him internally. Daniel Long was • arrested last night for stealing Inspector Hays' overcoat, with $2,75 in the pockets, from the inspector's office In the custom house. Long was formerly a prominent steamboat man on the river, but has falleu through love of drink. The grocery store. of Peter Schliemann & Co., corner of.. Fourteenth and Canada, was broken into early yesterday morning by burglars, who blew the safe open and se cured about $20. It was tho work of inex perienced men, and the quantity of powder used caused a report that woke up t be entire neighborhood and shattered the whole front of the building. '•''-'."• h». I'aul Steal Estate. '-jy'y Yesterday's record shows fifty 1 transfers, with an aggregate consideration of $197,170. The largest transfer was that of the West St. Paul Real Estate syndicate to Paul Martin of a number of lots, for a total consideration of $35,000. The record is as follows: William P Conkey to Ed Fitzgerald, Its I to 12 iuclu's ye, blk 4. Birmingham's add $1,200 F H Schade and wife to IS O Faufer, lt 3, Pioneer Real Estate and Building society subd of blk 36, Stinson, Brown & Uamsey's add I.COO M Fox and wire to A B Michel, c 50 feet It 6, blk 3, Hondo's add.. 450 J X McMurran et al to George Palmer, lt 5, blk 7. strand add.... 600 Abb c B Cromott et al to H W D Allen, Its 4 and 5, blk 4, Kuhl add 1,400 Charles Tuckett to Robert Rossberg, It 1, ' Rogers' subd of blk 04, Lyman Dayton's add 1,300 The West St. Paul Real Estate syndicate to Paul Martin, Its 9, 12, IS, 1G and 17, blk 1; Its Ito 7 inclusive, blk 5; Its 3to 9 in clusive, blk li; Its Ito 8 inclusive, blk 7: Its 1, 4, 5, 8. 9, 12 and 13. blk 9; Its I to 7 inclusive, blk 11. West St. Paul Real Estate and Loan Syndicate Addition No. 1 000 Belle A Miller et al to Thomas Slater, lt 12, blk 1. Stinson's Boulevard add 900 J W Molyneaux to .1 T Thunnan, lt 10, blk 22, Syndicate Addition No. 6 600 C Kleiuschraidt and wife to James O Love, lt 1, 2 an- 3, blk 6. Winter's add 1,500 II A Castle and wife to Timothy Reardon, W"^ of blk 3, town of Castle 2,400 B Michel and wife to George Polski, It 94, blk 7. B Michel's rearr of blk 7, S>, 2, Smith's subd of blks 2, 6, 7 and 8, Stin son's div '. 400 Charles X Fowler and wife to RF Marvin, Its li and 7, blk 2, Anna Mackcy's Lake . View add 1,255 Jacob J Kempf to George Gardner, It 3, blk 2(1, Mackubin & Marshall's add 1,650 J M Carlson to G S Olson, s J-J of s *. It 1, blk 4, Patterson's add '.;...'...,' 5,000 G M Kirby to Richard Price, lt 5 to 12 in cl, blk 50, Lawton Bros' add........... ...'.. 8,008 D Danforth to A J Elliott, it 7, blk 7, Mid- ; - ' way Height 5 . .' ....' ..:......:;.. ",vV."' "'630 James T Murphy et al to. Arthur J Elliott, ■ It 0, blk Midway Heights i.'.f.V: 630 F G Bryant and wife to FVanaerberg.lt 7. blk 8, Woodbury & Case's add ..... ' 1,000 C Ash and wife to Arthur Holmes, It 11, blk 6, Skidmore & Cassidy's add... *....:;.' 925 A Holmes to Aug Schmidt, 11, blk 6, Skid- •• more & Cassidy's add.*...'...; .......... . 950 Ida C Stowell to Carrie J Loweth, Its 4 and 9, - blk 2. Fairmont add 1,600 Geo W Martin to James Suydam, Its 5, 6 and - 7, blk 18 Merriam Park 4,200 Geo Dor and wife to A Rehil, part sw X of sec 2, town 27, range 22 w ........'...' 200 Fanny Finkelstein et al to Abe Macks, lt 9, blk 1, Collins' outlots 2,500 R Chute et al to R B Wilkins, Its 13 and 14, Chute Bros' div. No 1 add . 3,200 D S B Johnston Land Mortgage company to Atwood & Wetherby. Its 5 to 10 inc. blk 1, Oakland Park add.....'...:...'.... 4,550 Octave Sayan and wife to John Defoe et al, it 13, blk 150, Robertson's add ;.... 1,950 R Marvin and w.fe to W H Pearce, lt 9, blk 8, College Park .......... :..*.; ; 735 W H Pearce and wife to F W - Farrar, lt 9, blk 8, College Park add :. .......'.... 825 F W Farrar to C Bigler, It 9, blk 8, College Park add .....'...... 1,100 R Leffman to F W Eder, *4 of .Us 17 to 34 inc. blk 80, Leffman's subd of blks 86 and 87, Lyman Dayton's add 3,750 S C Tutum et al to T G Harvey, Its 0 and 7. blk 16, Midway Heights. .. ....... 1,000 J D Gill to OC Green, It 22, blk 5, Holcombe's add 4,500 W H Count to J D Burghardt, lt 16, blk 1, College Park. 710 M Everson and A. Johnson to Peter Martin son, %lt 24. blk 2, Lockwood's add 150 Fourteen unpublished 99,010 Total, 50 pieces 8197,170 BUII.MXC PERMITS. . .•;".•.• The following permits to build were issued yesterday: ■..-.*' >-;. J H Brayant, add to livery stable, on Selby, near Arunde1. ................ ...... ....... $3,000 Robert Morton, 1-story frame dwelling, on . Lyton Place, near Sylvan ;. 500 Rudolph Martin, add to boarding stable, on '• Eighth, near Wacouta .:.. 7,000 J B Haw ley, 2-story frame dwelling, on Port-' <■> land, near Dale ; .... 5,000. Olaf Henrickson. lj^-story trame dwelling, on Matilda, near Merrill ; . .". . . . " 1,300 Robert Shannon, -story frame barn, on - •. Taylor ar., near Walker .'.......' ...;..■ ; 500 John Erickson, 1 2-story frame double dwell-- .... ing, on Lawson, near Payne ...,..."... 5,000 J Measy, add to dwelling, on Greenbrier, near We 115....... ................'.... ;.... 500 C P Petirson, 1-story frame blacksmith shop, on Minnehaha, near Mend0ta............. COO Henry F Bailey, alterations to dwelling, on.' Ellen, near Kent .' ..'.....;.......... 1000 J C Berry, 2-story frame dwelling on Martin, ' '■ near. Arundel..*.. .... .■..................;. 16(0 Mrs Shaw, add to dwelling, on Ninth, near ■■■' ■■• J0an........ .............. 1,000 M Corcoran, lh* -story frame dwelling on ." Stryker. near Dearborn.'. V; .-. . '. . :;.'.':: ....: 1,000 H B Farwell, add to dwelling, on Se by, near "'• • Ki » lt ........................... ........... 000 Twelve minor permit* ..,.,..' 1 _gj I ROTUNDA RIFF-RAFF. i . , ,y : '... ■;.'; __ ; _..•■. . . | D. S. Dodds Says Dr. Collins Will Set s' -tie in Minneapolis for Various" Reasons. Dr. . Groves Says Camp, of • Brainerd, - Stands a Good Show for Getting ; • the Mayoralty. . • "*,' - Attorney General Templeton, of Da ' koto, Talks About Fargo Poli tics and Maj. Edwards, y. Bob ' Miller Lets It be Known lie Has a few Acres in and Around Ste. Marie. Judge Chandler, of the Milwaukee road, sat in the rotunda of tho Merchants yesterday amusing himself with sizing up tho various specimens of humanity floating to and fro over the granite floor. Presently a well dressed gontlemuu with a smile on . his face came tip and, shaking hands with the judge, seated, himself near him aud opened up the following conversation: ... "How's the interstate coinraeroo law'/" VDamlflno." : . .„• / ; • "What does It all mean anyhow?". "Damiflno. " . , ■ . "Does anyone kuow what it means?" - - '.. "Not that 1 know." , . . . "How is it going to effect us?" "Damifluo." - "Is It g<njig to benefit the public?" • ' " ■ - .•-Damiflno." . "It will help the railroads, wont it?" - "Damiflno." . "Are jou uot awful tired of having people ask questions about it?" . "Damiflaint." Z&i&r-ZQ} .At this the man handed the judge a cigar and changed the subject of the conversation. D. S. Dodds, of Lakota, Nelson county, Da kota, was at the Merchants yesterday. Mr. Dodds was a member of the house during the last session of the territorial legislature and was voted the homeliest man in that body, but he wore his honors easy and. gave no evi dence that bis spirit was bloated with pride over the distinction. Mr. Dodds is a lawyer and a farmer, and represented very ably the agricultural interests. He was loyal to North Dakota to tbe last. He said yesterday that Dr. Collins, of Grand Forks, would prob ably locate in Minneapolis, and he thought it would be policy for him to do so. as the peo ple whom he; represented in the territorial council were not feeling in a very friendly mood towards him. He regretted tbat tbe doctor should have followed the course that he did, but he noticed that he didn't manifest much eagerness in pushing his famous rail road bill to tbe front after the conference be tween the railroad officials and the railroad committee. He thought the doctor had an op portunity to make himself solid . with the people and to make a good record for himself, but he seemed to lose sight of the advantage. 'Iv commenting on legislative matters be said he was surprised to see E. A. Williams, of Burleigh, take the part be did in legislative work. He had expected that ho would be one of the most active members in the body. He - said a lew,, days before the house was organized he had twenty-live votes for Williams as a candidate for speaker, and he would have been elected to that position, but about that time Alexander McKenzle re turned from the east, and three of the men' who had pledged themselves to support Will iams went back on him because they thought he was in collusion with Alexander McKenzle and they would not stand it. This left Will lams with only, twenty-two backers, and of course he slid through the scuppers. Mr. Dodds said he had understood that Williams ran for the legislature against the wishes of MeKenzie and all the old-timers and political leaders, and that he introduced his famous , charity bill appropriating $150,000 for the purpose of buying seed for needy farmers which Gov. Church ; was prompt in killing, to square - himself - with the farmers who had done" much towards electing him. This was the only measure that Williams fought for, and it drew from him the most eloquent s beech |of the session, • but it is doubtful if he dared hope that it would be come a law. Turning from matters politic, Mr. Dodds said, trie farmers in the Devil's Lane country were -busily engaged in pre paring for seeding, and the majority of- them were hopeful of j big crops, but there were a great many who were sadly discouraged. The result of the harvest depends on the amount of rain that falls' this summer.' Mr. Dodds left last night for home." "■..* . Dr. Groves, of Brainerd, the physician who had charge of the Sauk Rapids hospital alter the' cyclone last year, was found in the ro tunda of the Merchants yesterday afternoon. The doctor is a full-fledged American, but he gives himself an English air by parting his blonde beard amidships. The doctor said there was, nothing of t a wild and exciting nature disturbing the serenity of . the City of the Pines at present. r .Work was steadily being pushed ou the-. new dam across the Mississippi at that point, and a good,' healthy revival of business was looked for lv tbe spring. The people are working to help out the scheme ot building the proposed Brainerd & Northwestern railroad, connecting that city with Crookston via Leech Lake. He says Jim Hill is behind the enterprise, and the people are counting on it as a sure thing. There is liable to be a ripple of excitement up there about April 17, when a' special election has been called to elect a mayor to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mayor Sleeper, who, soon after bis election as mayor a few weeks ago, was appointed judge of that district. Dr. Groves says the woods ate full of candidates, the most of them Republican, but the Democrats and laboring men are well represented. The leading Republican candi date is Dr. Camp, who is a public spirited man, well known and popular r among all classes. Then comes Carl Douglas, in whose favor it is rumored Dr. Camp has withdrawn, but the rumor is not given credence, as a public an nouncement to that effect has not yet been made. W. W. Hartley, it is claimed, is mak ing a bid for the nomination on the Republi can ticket, though it is stated that he sup ported Dr. Ames for governor last fall. - The laboring men have acanJidate in John Willis, and there are. hints that Stivers, editor and proprietor of the Brainerd Journal, will reach out for the plum as a Democratic candidate with labor trimmings. If Dr. (.'amp will run there seems to be no doubt that he will get ; there with ease. Dr. Groves, came down to St. Paul on private busiuess, but he rather ex pected to meet Gov. Church and recommend to him Dr. Vidal, of Valley City, for tho ap pointment of superintendent of public health. The appointment had been given Dr. Swain, of Wahpeton, on Tuesday. \ yV-* —.?'*> *** C. F. Templeton, the young attorney gen \ eral of Dakota, came down from Fargo yes terday and stopped at the Merchants. Jud La Moure said that Templeton had the softest snap in the territory. That he was the only man who could live in' Fargo and make his living in Bismarck. Mr. Templeton was here ■ on a brief visit, with no other object than the : transaction of personal and private business. He left for home last night. Matters in his department of the territorial . government, he said, were quiet just at present, and he added that the business of the office would not cjra : pel him to move his family to Bismarck. ■'■* He • will undoubtedly continue his residence ■ln Fargo." He says there is : promise of a lively ! tight over the mayoralty of ' Fargo next ! , month. Dr. Yon Neida has-been indorsed by the Knights of Labor, the Young Men's Po luteal club and the temperance^ faction, and he will undoubtedly receive the indorsement of the Democrats. The same fight will be made that was made last fall, when John Haggart was knocked out* of the shrievalty and Col. Benton won. With all this backing Yon Neida's chances for being the next : mayor of Fargo seem good. Mr. Templeton said that Maj. Edwards would be the Repub lican .candidate for .''""that;, office, and would - probably receive the party nomina tion when the convention is held. "There has been some talk of nominating Attorney Greene lor the office on the Republican ticket, but ho refused to' run, as , the Republican party would not unite on him. If the major gets the nomination, with the Argus behind his back, be will make a tight to win that will fill the air with smoke and debris, but he seems to be the only man who thinks he has a show of winning. ri •;:•'." ""-•'" *■'.' ■ ' '--'•' ■ ; *• -'■••***;'■: ■: ••(y/y^y*, Bob Miller, of Fergus; Falls, tho rattling, rustling, secretary of ' the Democratic* slate central committee, was in the city yesterday, and he wove a smile of anticipation that was pleasant to. look at. Bob says he has a string of lots In the center of the town of Sault Ste. Marie and a few* acres lying high and dry within the limits of that town, consequently he is in a- wonderfully nappy mood, and since the Ashland boomers have set their faoes in tbe direction: of that town, he sees visions of gilded • palaces,; railroad . stocK and bank ac counts. the ; boom gets rbrbt. lively he says he will go up there and invest. ' '-. ..... PERSONALS. . : W. S. Frany, of Fargo, is in the city. ; >. '*;.' J. .Wisher, of , Lisbon, Dak., was at the Ryan yesterday. . yy. "..".;'* 'Isaac Usher, of St. Cloud, was a guest at the Ryan yesterday. *_jgj^^j&^gj^y^^^^3^ J Jud La Moure, of Pembina, was at the Mer chants yesterday.: y s ;- .-.■■_ * ..... ••■. y Hugh Blackburn, of Louisville, Ky., was at the Ryan yesterday.,, -t^i^^^^^S^BUß I :'. C. J. Lane; of Red_eld,'and D. B. Johns, of Groton, Dak., were at the Merchants. Edward F. Hues, of West St. Paul, has gone ' on a business visit to his old home,. Winona. 'C. T. * Clement, of' Fargo, accompanied ■ by - Mrs. Clement, was at the Merchants yester day. . >•-■ •■ B. Magoffin, son of ex-Gov.. B. Magoffln. of Kentucky, is visiting his brothers at St. Paul, and will move his family here soon. • . STILLWATERNEWS. To-morrow night the Knights of Pythias hold a social Id their hull. Mrs. H. Tepas and son Frank Aiflo returned from a few months* trip to California. ' :Vy Charles Clegg loft last evening for Hot Springs, Ark. Mr. Clogg is a sufferer from neuralgia. Joseph Schupp, who has been absent most of the winter in California and Mexico, has returned to this city. Tho Stillwater Mining company met yester \ day afternoon and elected the following offi cers:'. President, P. 11. Potts; vice president, E. A. Phluney: secretary, A. M. Dodd; treasurer, 8. P. Richardson. Operations will be begun at once. Men will leave -the city, this morning to commence work upon tho tract the company Is to operate upon. ' . j. , Calls for both Democratic and Hepublipan . caucuses and city conventions are out. Tin; , Republican caucus will be held , to-night and' ' the Democratic caucus to-morrow night. Both city conventions, which ate to consist of twenty-five delegates each, are called to meet Saturday evening at the city hall. A union city ticket will be the outcome, though rival tickets for aldermen will probably be put in the field. . The board of registration in the six pre cincts of this city returned their certificates of registration and poll lists to the city clerk at 10 a. m. yesterday in accordance with law. Their certificates show tho following number of voters registered: First ward, First pre cinct, 307; Second precinct, 311; Second ward, First precinct, . 201: Second precinct, 273; Thud ward, First precinct, 251; Second pre cinct, 339; total, 1,683. • William R. '-'ravers' Funeral. New Yokk, March 30.— Trinity chapel was crowded to its limit this morning at the funeral of William K. Travers, the genial and widely popular Wall street broker. The gathering included many leading citizens and prominent men. ■■■'■. i Kaniscatka! Kamscatka! ' Wildcatville! Wildcatville! For corners, blocks and acres and other particulars in quire of Beriah Maeoffin & Co., real es tate dealers, 81) East Third street, St. Paul. Join the Syndicate. Messrs. Stone & Drew, the Seventh street real estate dealers, are requested by a num ber of youug men of limited means to form a syndicate, each member to put in 5100 each, to be invested in any good city or town, or follow . up the boom. Parties wishing to join the syndicate should do so at once. Call on Stone & Drew, 194 J. East Seventh street,, or Second street, Ash land, Wis. To Reach The Sault Ste. Marie, take' the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha train : leaving Minneapolis at 7:30 a. m. and St. Paul at 7:57 a. m.. and see that you get a through ticket via Merrillan, Green Bay and Mar quette. This is the shortest and most di rect route to. the "Soo." (.'nrM'ts. i or sets. McLain sells Thompson's glove-fitting corsets at SI aud $1.25, Newport 300 bone at 81,25, and all other corsets at very low prices at McLain's, 384 Wabasha street. -mm— Universally , raised. The concurrent testimony of all visitors to the grand Battle of Gettysburg War Panorama, corner of St. Peter and Sixth streets, St. Paul, is that in vivid interest and historic accuracy, it stands unrivaled. Don't Fail y>; "';■" To seethe bargains McLain is giving in white goods; 10c., 12}^c, and 15c, check white goods marked down to Be. at Mc- Lain's, 384 Wabasha street. —mm~- Renovate Your Lawns '-.'. ■■■'•.'■':■ By.. a top dresing of lawn fertilizer and Central Park lawn mixture. Beale, the florist. Second and Cedar. /^uW£%s *&"' LfeWEAftfl IfDRPRKESI I 111 ■ I SPECIAL I ffi I [0m h 1 ■ te§nTT?-~-^-----^lS>l iiW*rURALFRI_?f H flavors A MOST PERFECT MADE Prepared with strict regard to Pnrlty, Strength, and Healthf ulneaa. Dr. Price'- Baking Powdar contains 00 Aramonia,Lime,Alum or Phosphates. Dr. Prica'a Extracts, Vanilla, Lemon, etc., flavor delicioualy. ; BAKING POWDER CO. Chicaco. amp Sr. Lows. IF YOU THE Or any part of it situated in St. Paul, Min neapolis or Duluth. we are prepared to Loan You MoneyOn It, AT ON Shortest Notice, WITHOUT Referring your application to parties in NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA, OR CHINA. R.MJEWPORT&SON, INVESTMENT BANKERS, Ground Floor, Drake Block ST. PAUL. Nearly \ opposite the Merchants ■ '- ;' * '.''":' Hotel. ti^H^gS" Tbe Peerless Extension T&lah. __£_g____Bl_ ! Hade or.lv of selected kilu-.iricd Asli. Oak. fnKSmmrtm Birch or walnut. ' Puic-ted slide. Kemoralila ll.■j. 1 I Legs. The haudwiuest mid strongest tul<U- lv if 1 II the market. Send — descriptive circular to - ' * The Bt.Ar.thony Furniture. Co., «T. Anthony Park. ■ Ramsey Co- Minnesota. , "While Live Let Us Live !J '-tha b-Jl V^-Jx So says the unphllospphlcal. youth in the \y ' <^i'-^r^£o • foreground, and then pays dearly f or his foolishness and wishes he had used -more V^^^^/\v^t judgment. Some men will rush into. m */j wivl I* r-X Xv/ A Tai,or ' s and Pay an exorbitant price for » % r'-i/^r^^ V^f7 !> Jfi^ W Spring Overcoat, "made to order," only to M TsO^Jl\ 'lir*W*J&'l rP <md that U loo^ s n0 better « wears no better t and costs twice as much as one bought foreground, and then pays dearly f or his foolishness and wishes he had used more judgment. Some men will rush into- * Tailor's and pay an exorbitant price for i Spring Overcoat "made to order," only tc lind that it looks no better, wears no better aud costs twiqe as much as one bought NSBkSHj' *\l V -II \ ready made at THE BOSTON. The large /\ I' 1 majority of well-dressed, sensible men are If / A I 1 buying their clothing here simply from tlie *^" Z_Jt )A^^~l I ✓ fact that they have proved by experience ./ /..'.* I *-y that Our Fine Tailor-Made Clothing fits "^H~* J I I I perfectly, wears satisfactorily, and costs ZZ2J\ / 3^-s<il_. I about half what clothing Made to Ordei £§___ x^^/ ~^v?j Costs. Our assortment of Spring Over , 12^^-^Wn WWl&tiWyjfj coats is unusually attractive. BOSTON "ONE-PRICE" CLOTHING HOUSE! Corner Third and Robert Streets, St. Paul. JOSEPH McKEY & CO. 305 ROBERT STREET, Have a Branch Office in ASHLAND; '-BIG BOOM Is, with, a good list of property and will be pleased to see their friends and customers. G-EORG-E BROS. & MILLER. SHONINGEK OEGANS! PRICES FROM $60 TO $250. New and Novel Features Found in no other Organs. Folding Pedals, Folding Lamp Stands, Music Closets (with . lock). Chime of Bells, Three-ply Sounding Board, Etc. Warranted for six years. 148 and 150 East Third Street, St Paul. ■ W QL i <•%. ill Choice White Seed Oats I MINNESOTA GROWN SEED CORN. Also full line GRASS SEEDS. Correspondence solicited. GRIGGS BROS., Robert and Fifth Streets, St. Paul. E. A. BROWN, JEWELRY. 11l East Third Street, St. Paul. v : \' B .. ■ '■-. DIAMONDS, WATCHES AND SILVERWARE Expert Repairing a Specialty. CLARENCE M. ..McLAIN~~ ~ WHOLESALE CIGARS AND TOBACCO, 61 East Seventh Street, St. Paul Fis i Stone '^Lfiooy! I lii 1 1 fill 111111 IB 1 1 1 1 T have the BEST BARGAIN In improved real * *** M VIA »LUIU^.UE estate on Dayton's Bluff. New Irame dwell ing- bouse (nine rooms) and frame barn, -with " — — — j south-facing 40-foot lot. fifteen minutes walk T. ___ Alir n tt/\ - f! * om the Merchants hotel; three blocks from KAN SO HI ft nfIR TON 1» P<£ cent Seres^L ' SfOTesTm^amTa' UiUIMViU V*. AIV/AIJLUII chance to make §500 within thirty days. Must be taken quick at this price. Terms: " Are now ready to receive '■ Hjjireash: balance easy. . ; -...a« ______________ GEORGE W. HAVES, fc! Ifai &} la H W*& IKB ]S> EaSt Fourth St., Wilder Block, St. Paul. A H<- lUi § 3 I^ll B^l ■ DENNIS RVAS, HENKT D. SQUIRES II |j [J _fel? J BUI » H \jLJJ HOUEKT A. BETBr/N-.. JOHN W. BELU For Storage and Insurance 1 RYAN DRUG CO., against loss for the coming IMPORTING AND JOBBING DRUGGISTS season. Articles needing j HRUGGISTS'IuNDRYMEN. REPAIR OR ALTERATION |»"-»--°^"-^ ■ ST - fAPL Should be left now and avoid unDCC nn\j/c D o the rush next fall. rl U.-K O fc. FUWERS, — DERRICKS, RANSOM ft HfIRTON '*»" contractors' outfits, lUIUOUIU a UUTliyn, ! American Manufiicturinsr Co., ST.PAUL. '.;,: j South End Uobert Street Bridge a list of P U Hu/vpr/CRrnQ reallstate Si Sf OFFERED AM) WANTED | PIJM XH X \ In City and Country is kept at the officeof the j X Jjj \J 111 | $ 8 1 | ILI Record Advertising Company,' •" , < DEAUSBm -83 National German-American Bank Build ing-, and may be seen free of -'charge. WE Divi a ]!«{ fin- f1?..-^-.. ARE NOT AGENT-, but a medium of com- HlTlft. iXVI iTIK Xl YIUP-AQ" municatlon between buyer and seller. Per- 1 IHU • 1111 UllU 1 lALlil UU& sons wanting or offering* Business Chances or -."' XiV positions of trust are specially invited to call and see our method of advertising-. _-*/_» r* -t->i • _i «■ "Vy. ; - (^o^ • mar*-iy.: • . 96 E. Third Street. __ j j. _ j ST. PAUL J. D. POLLOCK & CO., -.. ... .-■ . . ■'. ■•■:■:. .■■ importers and Dealers in NOYES BROS. & CUTLER, CROCKERY, CHINA AMD GLASSWARE V . :, importers and: ' r ? lamp goods, stoneware, Wholesale Druggists, LooMllg Glasses & Plate* Wara ; . C 8 and TO Sibley street^ corner Fifth. •: • • 134 East Third Street. yy> bt. :: paul, . - , -- minn