The Saint Paul globe., April 28, 1898, Page 2, Image 2

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A Happy Boy.
tit's his first Boston Suit. The bright
boy looks forward to the time when
he shall don his first '-Real Swell"
Suit as one of the events of his life.
Can't blame him. It's human nature
to wish to appear well. He has heard
his father extol the excellency of
Boston Clothing- and believes if our
Men's Clothes are correct our BOYS'
SUITS must be. He is right !
Handsome, well made Blue or Black
double-breasted Suits, in Worsteds,
Cheviots and Serge,
Brownie and Sailor Suits
Make the children look like living /B^ flk P^ /\
pictures. Dainty affairs. B r\\m I
$3.50 values for M/_E_-tLF\7
Bowlby Sixth and
& Co. t/vA/ tfrfy^? Robert.
Complete line of Boys' and Children's Furnishings.
ADDRESS TO ST. PAUL VOTERS
LEADING FEATURES OF THE
NEW CITY CHARTER
Explained by a Special Committee
Appointed by the Commission to
Prepare It for tlie Perusal of the
Cltt-ena of St. Paul The Preseat
t'liartt-r t scd as a Itusis for The'r
World
A special committee of the charter
commission appointed to issue an ad
dress tn the voters of the city of St.
Taul has prepared the following, which
explains the sali nt points of the docu
ment pn parcel f. r the voters to accept
or reject at the election next Tuesday:
Pursuant to the well-known censtitu lo al
lent and enabling act based upon it,
the d strict judges of Ramsey county ap
pointed a commission of fifteen citiz us, lor
drafting an instrumnr.t. which, upon dv?
acceptance by the qualified voters, will le
oom_ the charter of the city. This draft
of the new charter has been completed by the
commission, and will be submitted to the',
vote of our citizens at the next city election
on the ensuing third day of May. :•
it is tlie initiation of what is known as
'».'•-. Mile.' - to be tried for. 4h.e first rime
In St. Paul, enabling our citizens, 't' so dis
posed, to establish their own- organic law
or city charter. This constitutional amend
ment and enabling act a.sp provides,, in suh
stancc. that upon its adoption by the ci [zeita
of the (ity. it may be amended bi-annuailv
by a proposal therefor nude by such a boa d,
published at least thirty days in three news
papers in general circulation in such < ity.
and accepted by three-fifths of the qual ft >d
voters of such city voting at t.-e next
election. Such amendments canmft i":OW i c
Obtained by special legislation, which is pro
hibited by the constitution.
A full cony of the proposed new charter
pi .li=hod in one of our daily news
pave: s (tM Dispatch of April 13.).
T] c commission have thought that it would
;. table to the public to present, :n
concise form. Fome explanation of their work
end proposi d changes of the present eharte - .
The commission believe that the propesed
draft of the new charter is unusually fne
frr.ni the presence of things not intended to
be there, and on the other hand includes
everything of consequence which the emm s-
Bion tins thought itself justified in putting
tin re.
Validity la All Parts.
Naturally the first effort of the commission
■was to frame an instrument that would b3
valid; and that, merely not as a whole, tuc
in all Its ?arts.
The powers of the commission have £.11
Seventh and Cedar Sts.
J<7. 789. Memt Market, 7 Si}.
Flue Strawberries Cheap.
7 cents
A bunch for fresh Asparagus.
8 cents
A pound for Assorted Taffy, assorted for
today's (Thursday) sale.
10 cents
A pound for Swift's Premium Hams. These
are an extra grade of Ham, are made right
here in St. Paul, and will equal any Ham in
America. This price for two days only to
introduce them.
5 cents
A pound for a very choice lot of fresh Khad
v.ree Dates.
10 cents
A gallon for pure, fu'.l strength (45 grain)
White Wine Vinegar. Bring your jug.
12>2 cents
For fu'l quart glass jars of Whole Tomatoes,
solid packed, almost equal to two cans.
20 rents
A can for 3-pound cans of Mountain Rose
Asparagus Tips.
1 5 cents
For 2-pound cans of Burnham & II or: ill
Scarbcro Beach Clams.
8 cents
For 1-pound packages Macaroni.
28 cents
A _uart for fan<-y Queen Olives.
CIGARS.
The true Hoffman House, each Cc
The true Tom Moore, each (b
12 cents
A bottle for Halford's Sauce, the regular
30c size.
25 POUNDS
Gocd New Orleans Brown Sugar for one
dollar.
Mixed Candy, per pound Sc
Extra Mixed Candy, Bon Bons and Choco^
late Creams, per pound 12c
New Florida Cabbage, per pound 3c
Freeh Wax Beans, per pound gc
Fresh Spinach, per peck *"D
Florida Ripe Tomatoes, per lb J_i^c
Large Seedless Lemons, per dozen 10c
Blood Oranges, per dozen W*
Fancy Navel Oranges, per dozen --:...* „*■■»
Large Florida Pineapples, each 25c
Large Cocoanuts. each !.'..!!' 5"
Large Grape Fruit, each '..!!.*."!!!.' 6c
One cent a pound for fresh Pieplant.
PUFF SALE!
The most de'.iclous Whipped Cream Puffs
that It's possible to make all day today
for only lSc a dose*. '
been conferred by the constitutional amend
ment and enabling act. Whatever of au
thority these have failed to confer the com
mission has been without. For the commis
sion to have attempted something beyond its
competence would have been futile. Not otilv
that, it would have been injurious A
charter framed by a commission, and adopt d
by the electors, totally supersedes an ex
isting charter. Every part of the latter goes
Not a trace of It remains. Should any fea
ture of the new charter fail to be opeiative
from invalidity, the corresponding featu c
of the old charter is not thereby kept in
force. This would be true, even if the dis
appearing enactment should happen to be
the basis for the levy of a tax. The re
sult would simply be that the tax would
have to be abandoned and the revenues to
that extent be diminished. With th*
lost revenue would have to go that branch of
the public service it was Intended to suppo-t
The necessity of caution on the part of the
commission, with regard to the llmts of
its authority, is therefore manifest. A gre it
dial of it was used, but none too much.
\\ hatever may be the other merit 3of th>
commission's work, it has framed an inn u
ment, believed to be at least legally wo>kabl*
and in this regard entitled to the public
confidence.
In approaching its task, the commission I a?
recogiuzed the great merits of the present
charter, and has made it the ba=i3 of its
own work. Every gocd thing in it has been
carried forward into the new instrument. In
fact, very little in the present charter 1 a3
been omitted from the commission's draft
T.-.e changes have nearly afl been Inform of
additions, although some of them hare been
mere modification.?. The latter elasa of
changes has, mostly been .concerned with offi
cial salaries and other' municipal expenses.
Present Charter's Best Feat pre.'-.
.'the most valuable features of the pres
ent charter are the dual council; administra
tion of the chief city departments through
I boards composed of members appointed by the
| .mayor; and serving with no, or with merely
nominal pay; division of the public moneys
into separate and distinct funds; the pro
hibition of the use of moneys belonging to
one fund for payments that should be made
from another; and limitations upon the an
nual expenditures for some of the larger and
more expensive departments. These features
have all been kept in the draft of the
new charter.
That one relating to limitations upon ex
penditures has, by tho commission, been
developed and perfected; so that : n the
new charter, a limit upon the expenditures
of every department, under exclusive control
of the city authorities, is set; and even the
common council cannot permit such limit to
bg exceeded. Cases can be imagined where
a close charter limitation upon city ex
penditures might be a temporary inconven
ience, but experience has shown that th«r„
is bo sure way of preventing weste by cit>
governments cxci pt through the making of
excessive expenditures impossible.
The?e limitations upon the outlays for the
schools, the fire department, the police de
partment, and the department of street re
pairs, in the existing charter, have been in
dispensable aids in securing the reductions
in city expenses that our people have been
favored with since 1891.
The commission has fully realized this, and
has thought so valuable a principle should
be extended to every department. In other
respects, the financial features of the o'd
charter have been exoanded, developed and
added to In the new. Among these changei
may be noted the following: The city coun
cil is required to make, in the latter part
of the year, an exact appropriation for tha
expenses of each department during the fol
lowing year, and after such appropriation has
been made, no power to exceed It exists.
Pnhllc Accounts Concentrated.
The keeping of the public accounts, now
scattered through several different depart
ments and offices, practically independent
of each other, is concentrated in a single
office, that of the comptroller, who is made
the administrative head of the city finances
From this may be expected to result, not
only much better and more effie'ent keep
ing of the accounts, but the saving of every
considerable expense. Costly but wholly need
less duplications of accounts will be obv'at
ed. The double system of handling disburse
ments of the public moneys is provided for
That is, every payment must be through the
city treasurer's office, and must be made by
check upon a depository of the city's moneys
and such check must be countersigned by
the city comptroller, before it is valid All
collections of moneys by officers other than
the city treasurer must be paid to the latter
daily. The comptroller must settle the ac
counts of the city treasurer dail'v and the
latter must daily deoosit all "the public
moneys in his hands in a duly designated
bank. These methods will render embezzle
ments of the public moneys or mistakes in
handling them practically impossible, as the
concurrence of both the comptroller and
treasurer will, be necessary to any wron<*
doing In the latter's office.
Deposit of City Money.
A new method for regulating the deposit
of the c'.ty moneys In banks is provided. The
designation of depositories is taken from
the council, which now has it, but has not
shown Itself adapted to Its successful man
agement, and placed in the hands of a com
mittee composed of the mayor, comptroller
and treasurer. Rules are declared for the
action of this committee, ample to secure
the safe keeping and prompt repayment of
the public moneys. The creation and man
agement of a sinking fund to pay off the eitv
debt, is provided for. It is to be managed
by a committee composed as is that on bank
deposits. The present charter has complete
ly overlooked this subject, although a thrifty
city comptroller has found a way of gettlne
together a very substantial fund of this char
acter, which he is nursing and managing
without authority of a line in any way say
ing how such a thing shall be done or
even that it shall be done at all. A method
for consolidating the purchases or fuel and
other materials for use in the various de
partments has been devised. This should
give the advantages in prices, usually at
tending purchases in large quantities.
In each of almost all other branches of tho
municipal government important and valua
ble additions to and modifications of the ex
isting charter have been formulated. Som=
of the more important of these are the fol
lowing: Limitations have been put upon
the powers of the common council in the
matter of granting franchises. No exclu
sive franchise can hereafter be granted
without having been first submitted to the
people, and with such submission only for a
limited number of years. No ordinance grant
ing any franchise can be passed, except with
the concurrence of three-fourths of all the
members of each body of the council and
the approval of the mayor* All holders of
franchises from the city, who perform public j
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE THURSDAY APRIL 28. 1898.
services by means thereof, will be required to
render such services for a reasonable com
pensation, and publicity with respect to their
methods of business will be secured by re
ports furnished at regular intervals. The
council is prohibited from hereafter granting
franchises for street railways across the
public parks.
Boards and Committees.
All functions of the council, save those of
a legislative character, are transferred to
boards or committees better Acted to perform
them. A legislature Is constituted solely for
legislation. It cannot handily negotiate.
Even a legislature composed of a single body
has no instrumentalities well fitted for ne
gotiation. A legislature composed of two In
dependent bodies must be still more awkward
in making trades. When a bargain has once
been carried to a finish by an agency adapted
for negotiation, a legislature ls well able to
Judge whether the trade is a good one, and
ought to be consummated; but. beyond that,
no legislature can be allowed to interfere,
with either credit to Itself, or profit to the
public it represents. At present, the com
mon council of St. Paul makes contracts for
the removal of garbage, and for lighting the
streets. In the past, this part of its duties
has been found troublesome, and has even
invited much criticism of both methods and
results. The new charter proposes that, here
after, the negotiation of garbage and light
ing contracts shall be let by a committee,
upon competitive bids, as heretofore, and un
der other business-like conditions not now
imposed. This committee ls the same to which
purchases of fuel and supplies are entrusted.
It is to be composed of the president of the
board of public works, the city engineer, ond
the presidents of the water, fire and school
boards. As a basis for bids, specifications
are to be prepared by designated officials, and
approved by the common council. All con
tracts let by the purchasing committee, be
fore going into effect, must, be submitted to
the council, and be approved by the af
firmative vote of two-thirds of all the mem
bers of each body.
All ( iinlnicls Limited.
As heretofore, all contracts let by the city
must be limited to a single year; but ex
ceptions have been added in the new charter,
for lighting contracts, which may run for
three years, and for paving and building
contracts, which may each run for two years.
The purpose of these exceptions was to en
large the possibilities of real competition for
these classes of contracts. It is well known
that there is now no real competition, for in
stance, for the contracts for lighting the
public streets with gas and electricity. There
cannot be any, so long as the contract 's let
for a single year; but there might be rea
sonable expectation for some for lighting by
electricity, if the city were willing to con
tract for a period long enough to justify the
successful bidder in putting up a plant. If
use for it cannot be guaranteed for mor?
than a single year, the incentive for bidding
on that class of work is much reduced, gi
all cases where competition is discouraged
by arbitrary conditions, the purchaser usually
pays more for the thing bought.
While thinking that all administrative func
tions should be withheld from the common
council, the charter commission has, at the
same time, thought all legis'.ative powers
should belong to it. And so the draft has
carefully preserved to the council its position
in the city government as the sole lawmak
ing body. Under the new charter, as under
the old, the council will be supreme in all
things i»- be disposed of by official action
properly legislative in character.
Some Salaries Trimmed I'p.
In the organization of the administrative
branch the new charter practically copies the
old. It leaves the several departments now
managed by the appointed boards to be man
aged in future in the same way. Terms of
office in some of the boards have, however,
been changed to better lnsuro the retenfon
of their non-partisan character. The greatest
change made in any board has been in that
of the public works. Under the present char
ter that board is composed of four members,
each with a salary of $2,500 per year. This
arrangement was made when the construction
work of the city was highly active, it was
founded upon supposed necessity for the prac
tically exclusive services of four men of large
business capacity and experience. The com
mission thought, if such a necessity had ever
really existed, it had long agi passed, and
that a much more modest and les3 cosily es
tablishment would suffice for the future.
The commission has therefore provided for
reduction of the salaries of three of the mem
bers to a nominal sum. and, along with nu
merous other economies, for a substantial re
duction of the salary of the remaining mem
ber, who is to act as president of the board.
But for a feeling^ on the part of the commis
sion that the validity of special assessments
might thereby be imperiled, the membership
of the board would have been reduced, or ics
duties entirely, transferred.
Bdildiiig' Inspector- Ahiillshod.
No new city office has been crea ed by th?
commission and one abolished, namely, that
of building inspector,- which has been consol
idated with that of the city engineer. The
commission thought the time had passed for
maintaining a separate building inspector
ship, at a cost of X 000 or "3,000 per year to
the tax payers. The duties of building In
spector are practically of an engineering char
acter, as the merely architectural features of
the structures to be examined are not wi;h'n
the scope of the office. It was the eomm's
sion's opinion that by transferring the dut e
of building inspector, ail of which are rre
scrved exactly as now, to the city engineer,
the work would be done quite as well, and
one or two salaries saved.
In- the methods of selecting city officers
some changes have been made. Believing
election by the city legislature, other th-?n of
city clerk, who is realiy an officer of the
council itself, to be unwise, the commission
has provided for appointment of the c'ty at
torney by the mayor. Appointment in this
way was considered more likely to secure a
hith degree of professional skill and ef
ficiency for the service of the city than elec
tion by popular vote.
The city engineer is now elected by the
board e.f public works; but he is engineer for
several other boirds a'so. The commission
has therefore provided for his election by th=>
presidents of the board of public works the
park hoard and the water board.
Application of Civil Service.
For filling tho places below the heads, in the
several departments, the commission has de
cided to recommend a radical change from
existing methods. The competitive method i 3
proposed— in other words, the civil service re
form system. This sys'em is really an exten
sion t) the public service of the method al
most everywhere in use for the execution of
the public work*. When a street is to be
giadid or paved, or a briige to be bufll ("tee
rarty is selected to do the work who shows
himself, by competition, willing and able to
Erne the s«rvirrs and materials reauired fir
the least pay. This plan of doing the public
work must be the best, for it has gone into
universal use throughcut the world and hv;
practically excluded all others. This method
does not stop to ask the political or other
connections of those who are se'ected. Merit
ak-ne decides that.
The competitive system for the choice of
those who are merely to furnish services
moves on exactly the same lines The em
ployer, in this case the city, specifies a par
ticular task to he performed, and the pay
attached, and then awards the place to tne
one able and willing to give the most service
for the money. This system is the most
democratic of all that have ever been d -vised
for choosing public servants. Favoritism is
excluded. Whether or not the candidate be
longs to the dominant party, or whether or not
he has a "pull' inside that party, is not a
controlling factor. This system" is not new.
It long ago passed the experimental stage
Any one in St. Paul wanting to know ex
actly how It works can be gratified by in
quiring at the postofflce, much the largest
and best managed official establishment in the
city, where it has been ' in force for years.
Out of the two hundred or more employes
about that office, but one or two are sub
ject to selection otherwise than through the
competitive system. Immense sums of money
are constantly being handled by men seleo'ed
in this way, but none of it is lost. The
postmaster, who is responsible for its safety,
never feels insecure because he is precluded
from personally choosing the men through
whose hands it is to pass.
The places under the city government to be
filled by this system are all of a strictly
business character. None of those who hold
them will be concerned with any question of
public policy. All such questions will be
long exclusively to the tommon council, or
to the heads of departments, who will be
designated, in most cases, by popular vote.
It is right that questions of public policy
should be determined by those who are In
the main, chosen directly by the people; but
the selection of the working forces should
be governed by personal merit ot the appli
cant solely.
Competitive Method for "Workmen.
In applying the competitive method to se
lection of the working forces of tho city,
the commission has aimed to obviate one
frequently heard objection to that method,
namely, that it creates a permanent body of
place holders, who are made practically ir
removable. The civil service chapter of the
new charter subjects appointees under it to
removal at the pleasure of the heads of de
partments, subject, only, to the condltk-n
that the reasons for such removal must be
specifically stated in writing, one copy of
which must be filed with the city comptroller
and another with the secretary of the civil
service commission. The commission has not
feared to entrust this legally unlimited power
to heads of departments, because of the well
known fact that removals of faithful and
competent employes are rarely, if ever, made
for any other reason than that the plans is
wanted for somebody else. If the vacancy
could not be filled with some particular per-
Mn - •* would not bo created, saye for the
public benefit. To Insure non-partlsan3hip
•J_J; fairness In the administration of tha
civil service bureau, it ls placed under the
control of a commission of three members,
serving without pay, and appointed in such
manner that but one of them retires from or
nce in any year.
Such a precaution was. however, probably,
unnecessary, as this method of selecting em-
Pjoyes for public service has been used by
the United States government, and by vari
ous municipalities in the country, for a long
period, and no Instance can be shown where
the party affiliations of those controlling the
machinery of examinations have Influenced
appointments.
Examinations are required to be public,
competitive and free to all citizens of tha
United States, with preference whenever
practicable for citizens of St. Paul, with
specified limits as to residence, age, health,
habits and moral character. Examinations
must bo practical In character, and relate to
matters which will fairly test the relative
capacity of the persons examined to dis
charge the duties of the positions to which
they seek appointment, and must Include
tests of appropriate manual skill, when the
place sought demands such.
Day Laborers Not Included.
The competitive system does not apply to
chief deputies, chief clerks, or chief assist
ants, in any department, nor to day laborers.
It Includes foremen and policemen below the
respective chiefs of their departments.
The selection of public employes by this
method will of Itself be a long stride toward
better government at smaller cost. Not only
will the average place be filled by a more
competent and willing man or woman, but the
incentive to multiply positions, or to main
tain an excess of force beyond the needs of
the service, will be removed. For the first
time the city will be put upon a business
like basis, for the conduct of its strictly busi
ness affairs.
Under existing local conditions, the mu
nicipal finances naturally occupied the com
mission's attention most. A feature of the
public affairs in almost every American city,
at this time, is a manifest large excess of
expenditure beyond the ability ot the people
to pay. There would be no ground for the
exclusion of St. Paul from this category. The
direct and necessary effect of excessive taxa
tion is to Impair the earning power of the
property on which it is levied. With the
loss of earning power, values decline. The
property is no longer desired as an invest
ment. It cannot be sold, unless at a sac
rifice. It ceases to be acceptable security
for loans. Our city has already made praise
worthy advances toward retrenchment; but
it is still far from the standard of outlay
that it must reach. Still further and larger
redactions of expenses are imperative. They
cannot be avoided, nor very much post
poned, without distress to our taxpayers.
These are not all capitalists or speculators.
The majority are tollers, whose sole holdings
of city property are modest homes or shops,
in which the bulk of their small savings
have been invested. Whether any town is
mainly one of landlords and tenants, or one
of owned houses; depends more upon the
scale of the local public expense, which fixes
the local rates qf taxation and assessment,
than upon any other. conditions whatever.
Schools Provided for.
At the threshold of this subject, the com
mission was met by the necessity of an in
crease of allowance for one of the most im
portant departments— that of the public
schools. This exigency has been amply met.
The common council has been, empowered
to increase the appropriation for the schools,
admissible under existing laws and condi
tions, by the amount' of $50,000 per year. This
increase has been: much more than offset by
retrenchments in. other directions. These re
nffl I*™ \° UOh nearly all departments and
Maces and aggregate about $100,000 per year.
The deepest cuts? are in the high salaried
positions. In most cases, these salaries were
fixed through direct action of the state legis
-1 h,„ ' P'' oour «l by their recipients, at a
he ll^ oti ? ns ot individual and public
wealth within the city had reached the pin
nacle of exaggeration. Up to this time all
efforts to reduce them have been defeated
The acceptance of the new charter by the
people will, however, effect their reduction
Why Certain Changes Were Not
Made.
Some changes in the present charter have
been advocated by many citizens, the merits
or which tne commission has not thought
itself able to consider. Prominent among
these is the mode of collecting special as
sessments for local improvements. The pres
fn~ ™Ti &iV€ ? PWPerty owner the follow
ing options in this regard: First to mv *t
maturity with interest r second to pay fn fuM
-any time within the period of five years
*M SB**? g y S e*# ffia&ffi!
iiany citizens have advopafd » „i.
of assessment, the 6 per cent in^nnT
plan would be. $9 per year lLf^ mMt
the property owner _£_ *_£ i^Vcenf in°
ggg & au^iz^t^if T
diction extended to the special a_se___M_s
sa*wa_»s2Sss
aS^ce tt€ '"
mission did not feel Uke putting unon th«
city. The assumption of it woul7hn„ 1,,
practical use, anyway, s h s ,f t! '
lature whose authority over the subler? U
undoubted, can so amend the laws' as m
give any relief deemed desirable for the gen
eral advantage If this statute is not at nres
u'Lr„Z su,t£ * " ° ur local wants the E.
lature can readily supply the defects.
Not a Single Code.
The additions to and changes of the ex
isting charter, mentioned above, ana others
which there is not space herein to enumerate
formed a part only of the commission's work!
The present charter is not a single code ar
gssskj'rs, s»_*_K_-S
tute upon another, there has by this time
been accumulated much that is obsolete ™
dundant and contradictory. Clauses relat"
tog to the same subject are widely scattered
- so that an examination of the organic law
becomes upon many subjects, a task of
much labor and perplexity. Th e commission
has sought to remedy this confusion' by an"
orderly rearrangement and codification of tne
whole body of the charter. The verbiage of
the present acts has also been much improved
Special Laws Not Changed.
In the draught will be found certain spe
cial laws or parts of special laws as statute
establishing the municipal court relating
to justices of the peace In said city and pro
viding for certain penalties, etc. which are
copied literally into the new charter but de
nying tneir authority from existing laws
which, although they concern the city of St
Paul, the commission did not deem that n
was at liberty to attempt any change and
they are introduced in the charter as a mat
ter of convenience.
The purpose of this statement is to bring to
the knowledge of our citizens the general
featurc-s of the commission's work The
duty of the commission has ended That of
the people now begins. The members of the
commission have no interest in the decision
of the voters beyond that of the body ot
citizens generally. If does not belong to
members of the commission to urge- the ac
ceptance of their work. A suggest'on as to
the situation may, however, be pardoned The
constitutional amendments lately adopted'have
made it difficult. If not impracticable to here
after secure changes in the organic law
through the legislature. All progress in our
city toward better and cheaper government
will have to be worked out among ourselves
If our charter ls to be amended and im
proved and excessive salaries and expenses
are to be cut down, the charter commission
and the legal voters of the city will have
to do it.
—Henry J. Horn,
— WlfP. Clough,
— Ncrtnan Fetter
—James W. Lusk
f— William H. Llghtner,
Committe on Address to Voters.
April 28, 1898. an-h 5
TO CURF /TCOfy !N ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund mtoney-Jf it fails to cure. 25c.
The genuine has L. B&Q. on each tablet
Mi
KILLED IN MILWAUKEE.
John J. Bnrke Notified of the Death
of a Brather.
John J. Burke, a •compositor on The
Globe, received a telegram last evening
stating that his brother, Lawrence Burke, a
resident of Milwaukee, Wis., had been killed
in that city through falling from a moving
street car. Mr. Burke left for Milwaukee last
evening to attend to the burial of his brother.
The latter was riding home to dinner,
when a sudden swerve of the car threw him
to the street. His head struck the curb
stone, causing a fatal fracture of the skull
at the base of the brain. He leaves a wife
and two children. |
FLAGS, FLAGS, FLAGS, NEAL,
all kinds. 24 E. 3d.
i
WILI BE MADE BEAUTIFUL
ST. ANTHONY PARK WOMEN
KEEP TJP THEIR WORK
Prof. Maria L. Sanford Talk* to the
Association About Improvements
—Events olf Interest to Society
—Miss Edith Bark Entertains
the Old Maids' Club— Schubert
Club's Annual Meeting.
The park Improvement branch of the
Women's Association of St. Anthony Park,
met Tuesday evening In the Congregational
church, and listened to an Interesting talk
by Prof. Maria Sanford, of Minneapolis, on
improvement work. Miss Sanford gave the
women many practical hints and suggestions
as the result of her own experience along this
line with the Improvement league, of Min
neapolis.
F. A. Pike spoke on the same subject, mak
ing particular note of the unsightliness ot
University avenue, where it touches the
park.
Mrs. McGlll opened the meeting and Mrs.
Percy Vlttum, chairman of the north side
committee, presided.
There was music Ay Mrs. J. H. Chapman
and Mrs. Herbert Plant, and the Episcopal
quartette was heard in a hymm for the
sailors at sea.
The next meeting will be of the household
economic branch, May 18.
Miss Edith Burk, of Dayton avenue, enter
tained the Old Maids' club Tuesday after
noon. Prizes were won by Miss Gates and
Miss Messer. Miss Lampher, of Dayton ave
nue, entertains the club members Thursday
evening of next week, and Tuesday of the
week following Miss Birdena Farwell enter
tains the members in the afternoon at the
regular meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Eurist, of 470 Martin
street entertained a large company of friends
yesterday, on the occasion of the christening
of their young son. Among those present were
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Birnterg, who were the
sponsors.
The annual meeting of the Schubert club
takes place May 18.
A group of musical young women will meet
Friday afternoon with Miss Talman, at Grot
to and Hague avenue. This little club has
met for some three years at the homes of
the members and much mutual enjoyment
has been the result.
An entertainment will be given on the
evenings of May 1 and 2, at Jarosz hall,
lhomas and Gaultler streets, by the young
ladles and pupils of St. Adelberfs parish.
The programme follows:
"Fairy Bells" Chorum
My Papa's Hat Drill. S
"£? ny ,' ct Joe" • • Declamation
Kissing Papa Through the Telephone"—
Turkish Promenade. V<sCal So, °
7Hhoi' mem P° zar °w". .- Pantomime
_«»£ 'VX Instrumental
A Glimpse of Cracow.
"Szkota^' ld " headed MaD " Declamation
'.'The Fair Daughters 'of' Japan' V .V. A . ..^Chorus
"Imery G ka c'e '' k F&StlVal " &, «*"*■*
In A d?an y c?ub brill! Declamation
St*_*T___*2 ' ".V Instrumental
Sword L D a rm Hymn C,aM *****
The same programme will be presented at
Is? a£rnL matille€ * * "'docket S£
Marion aD Cra I ;ford! UU " lntertain ***** * or F '
Mrs. M. J. Moore, of Holly avenue enter
tains the Ladies' Afternoon club May 2
Mrs. A. W. Ritzinger, of Fairmount ave
ev U e e nin ce g n . te^talne,l the Bld Euchre" u_t
H^, h6 i ot £ cer l and teachers of Park Congrega
evenlne T^T a . aUpper at 6 °* clock St
evening. A teachers' meeting followed.
•h™ e „ m ,^ n of P£ i rk Congregational church
give a supper and entertainment this even
ing in the cfcurch parlors. Dr. Powers and
W. W. Howard are in charge.
„ e _ Econ £ my , w W*»t club will meet Friday
with Mrs. Frank Brown, of Hamline.
i Z h * Iv . y **■* "anoing club will give rts
last dancing party of the season Friday even
ing in Oxford hall, St. Peter and Tenth
streets.
St. Luke's Aid Society of St. Paul's Church
will meet Friday afternoon at the residence
of Mrs. Powell, 294 Pennsylvania avenue.
The Ladies' Study class will meet Fricav
with Mrs. H. C. Johnson, 224 East Winifred
street
The state executive board of the Woman's
Suftrage association will meet at 2 o'.lock
this afternoon at Dr. Cora Smith Eaton's
offlee. In the Masonic Temple, Minneap Ut
Mrs. C. F. Lutz, of Wells, will be present and
present plans for state work. Mrs. Lutz is
the state president.
Ramsev county W. C. T. U. meets today
at the Commons.
Mrs. Percy Vilas, of Minneapolis, leaves this
week for Washington to visit Mrs. Spooner.
Miss Edna Mac Knight leaves for her home
in Sheldon, N. D., next week.
Miss Nelson, of Stillwater, is visiting 'n St
Paul, and was a guest at the Schubert club
musicale yesterday.
Miss Edna Brown is home from L~s Angs
les.
Miss Farwell is visiting hc-r parents on
Selby avenue. She will remain in St. Paul
till her marriage in June, when she will re
turn to Chicago to reside.
Mrs. Jas. F. Wade has taken the McKibben
house, on Ashland avenue.
One of the largest balls given this year by
any of the local orders was the annual ball
by the Como Division No. 40, Auxiliary to
the O. R. C, in Elk's hal last evening. The
hall was decorated for the occasion with
palms and flowers and the St Anthony Hill
orchestra furnished music for an enjoyable
dance programme. During the evening re
freshments were served in the dining hall
from tables handsomely arranged with roses.
Many out of town guests were present and
the affair was in every way successful.
One of the Minneapolis divisions came over
in a chartered car.
The following were the committees: Execu
tive committee — Mrs. J. W. Gilboy, Mrs. M.
N. Goss, Mrs. H D. Powers, Mrs. J. K. Mor
rison, Mrs. F. A. Pease
Reception committee — Mrs. J. C. McCall,
Mrs. J. Stapleton, Mrs. J. W. Noble, Mrs. H.
Malloy, Mrs. J. Cardie, Mrs. A. McGlven.
Refreshment committee — Mrs. W. Curran.
Mrs. P. J. MeCann, Mrs. C. H. Way, Mrs.
P. H. Kelly. Mrs. J. Mordaunt, Mrs. J. Mur
phy, Mrs. J. H. Grlninger, Mrs. P. J. Houli
han.
Floor committee — M. N. Goss, H. Malloy,
J. W. Gilboy, J. C. McCall, W. H. Monty, J.
Cardie.
Decoration committee — Mrs. W. H. Monty,
Mrs. M. Kingsley, Mrs. J. A. Stapleton.
A calico apron and necktie party and dance
will be given Friday evening. May 13, in
Central hall, Seventh and Sixth streets, by
Starlight Camp No. 465, Royal Neighbors.
The St. Paul Phrenological society will give
a card party Monday evening in Central hall.
Sent Out for Ninety Days.
The men giving the names of John Hale
and John Schwickel, who are said to be
"Spot" O'Connell and Val Sweeney, were
yesterday each sentenced to the workhouse
SOUR
STOMACH
♦•After I was Induced to try C A ""CA
RETS, I will never be without them In the
house. My liver was in a very bad shape, and
my bead ached and I had stomach trouble.
Now, since taking CascareU, I feel fine. My
wife has also used them with beneficial results
for sour stomach." Jos. Krehuxg,
VXH Congress St.. St. Louis, -to.
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TRADE MARK REGISTERED
Pleasant, Palatable, Potent, Taste Good, Do
Good, Never Sicken, Weaken, or Gripe, 10c, Esc, BOc.
... 80LD EVERYWHERE. ...
_terih» B—wty Ce-.0-cico, ■— t__*i »«w Tfk. **
MTA DAr*> Sold and ernaran teed by alt druir
• I U*B All gUU to C HUE, Tobacco Habit
Field, Schlick & Co.
SUN AND RAIN at LESSEN
UMBRELLAS-- half-price
lt In *P-if, of lar ff e 3ale3 there wi H be splendid assortments of
these for Thursday's selling. They are manufacturers' •Seconds "
which show slight imperfections in the silk coverings Frames
and handles are strictly first-class. And the covering' are prac
tically perfect— a streak in the silk or a pin hole which has been
darned, excepted. The "firsts' ; of these same qualities sell rieht
here for $3.00, $4.00, $5.00, $6.00 and $7.00. Your choice of nearly
a thousand "seconds" for *
$2.00--T_vo Do!lars--$2.00
each. Black Silk Umbrellas for men. Black and Colored Silk
bun and Rain Umbrellas for women.
Sample
Curtain Corners.
A swell lot, only 300 Sample
Corners of Fine Brussels Net
Curtains at the lowest prices we
ever quoted. They're samples
of curtains that would retail all
the way from $10.00 to $25.00 a
pair. Each corner is 1% to 1#
yards long— just half a curtain.
The price will be
50 Cents
each today.
A big lot of fine sheer India
Linon, 40 inches wide, for 9
Cents a yard, but not more
than 24 yards to one buyer.
Black Dress Goods.
There are some Colored Dress
Goods on a center table which
are on sale at EXACTLY HALF
PRICE.
These specials in Black Goods
will be on sale today only.
Plain Black Mohair Brilliant- /)A
me, 38 inches wide, regular 40c AvC
quality, Thursday only . ** ' v
Black Figured Mohair Brill- *n
iantine, 44 inches wide, regular jfifC
50c quality, Thursday only V/ W
Strictly All-Wool Black' Storm
Serges, 50 inches wide, our _A
special 65c values, Thursday AWC,
Strictly All-Wool Figured Ar- PA
mures, 44 inches wide, regular J)VC
75c quality, Thursday only v/V
FIELD, SCHLICK & Co.
for ninety days on the charge of horse steal
ing.
The prisoners took a horse and buggy be
longing to Theodore Hamm from In front of
Labor hall, Monday night, and drove .to
Minneapolis, where they were arrested.
The horse and buggy were recovered.
LATCH STRING WILL BE OTTT
At the First I'ri'sliyti-rlini Church,
Grotto and Lincoln, Tonight.
A cordial whole-soul invitation is extended
to every one to meet their friends in a social
way and enjoy the literary and musical en
tertainment to be given at the First Pres
byterian church, Lincoln and Grotto, tonight.
Supper from 6:15 p. m. to 7.45 p. m., will be
provided by the ladies of the church.
The several committees have left nothing
undone to make the entertainment a suc
cess, while the following programme assures
to all an agreeable and enjoyable time:
PART I.
Organ solo Selected
Miss Elizabeth Stebbins.
Baritone solo Selected
Mr. Will F. Myron.
Recitation Selected
Mr. C. C. Fairchild.
Vocal duet Swallows
Miss Myrtle Burnett and Mrs. Fannie O. Shea
Recitation "Our Country's Call"
Mrs. I. E. Weirlck.
Soprano solo Selected
Miss Alida Lindsay, La Crosse, Wis.
PART 11.
Symphony (for two violins)
Misses Edith Bartlett and Maud Godfrey.
Miss Lillian Morton, Accompanist.
Rhythm in Color Mr. A. B. White
Contralto solo Selected
Miss Myrtle Burnett.
Recitation .... Selected
Mr. C. C. Fairchild.
Plantation Ditty Miss Florence Myron.
Bass Solo, Organ Accompanist —
Mr. Frank Wilson.
Soprano Solo Selected
Miss Alida Lindsay.
HELD BY BEQUEST.
Ferßurson Will Remain In C'aHtodj
t'nlil an Officer Arrives.
Chief Goss yesterday received a telegram
from Sheriff Wilcox, of West Superior, re
questing that Albert Fergurson, the man ar
rested Wednesday night upon Information fur
nished by F. B. Lattin, of 3 Mayall's alley
be held until a West Superior officer could
reach St. Paul to take charge of the prisoner.
Mr. Lattin claims Fergurson ls the man
who passed a fraudulent check for $20.30 upon
him while he was in the restaurant business
in West Superior a year ago. He will go to
West Superior to prosecute the case.
Twenty-Four Hours of Pleasure.
are those passed on the New Pennsylvania
Limited during the trip from Chicago to New
York. Not necessary to leave the train en
route, as every convenience is provided for
lounging in luxury, eating, sleeping and
pleasantly passing the time. For special in
formation, apply to H. R. Derlng, A. G. P.
Agt., 248 Clark St., Chicago.
NO COINSEL FEES.
Judge Kelly Thinks a Lawyer as
Receiver Asks Too Much.
Judge Kelly, In the district court, yester
day ordered that in the matter of John H.
Niemann against Michael F. Battelle, former
ly partners under the firm name of Niemann
& Battelle, Receiver John W. Lane be al
lowed |200 for fees, but that counsel fees
of $150 be disallowed.
The amount of the estate is only $1,4*9.95.
John P. Kyle, a creditor of the firm, dis
puted the item of $150 for lawyer's fees.
Judge Kelly held that the receiver, be
ing a lawyer, should not call in outside as
sistance.
Suit for Professional Services.
Dr. W. T. De Coster yesterday brought suit
against Dale & Baumgajrdner for $155 for pro
fessional services to Pote Olsen Ekberg, an
employe of the defendants, whom he attend
ed from Jan. 1 to Feb. 5, 1898. Pinch and
Danipier are the doctor's attorneys.
TRIPS THAT MAKE MINNESOTA
FAMOUS.
Half Rates Via Saint Paul & Duluth R.R.
Commencing Saturday, April 30th, and ey
ery Saturday and Sunday until Oct. 15th,
Half-Rate Excursion Tickets will be on sale
to Forest Lake, Chisago Lakes, Taylor's
Falls (Interstate Park), Rush City and Pine
City, tickets good to return any train Mon
day.
St. Paul & Duluth Ticket Offices, 39C Robert
St., and Union Depot
Lining Specials.
Best Linings are cheapest here.
Edwards' very best Lining Cambric
in guaranteed first qualities, Black
and all colors, Thursday— one <%
day only— at less than half- fC
price *<V
Fine Silk-Finished Black Rus- Q
tie Taffetas, a full yard wide. All (SC.
you want today for. v ' v
Our ■'Brilliant" Silk Finished Rus
tle Taffeta, in Black and colors, |A
better than some store's 20c ||l(_
quality. All you want today for V
The best French Haircloth /||
made in the world— none better f.\Q.
at any price, black and Gray... W
Roman Stripe Taffetas, 10c.
15c Silesias, all colors, 10c.
20c Fast Black Percalines, 12}_c
15c Fast Black Percalines, 10c.
High-Grade Ribbons, Neck
wear and Belts for less than low
grade stuff is selling for.
RIBBONS— I,OOO yards of strictly
pure Silk Fancy Plaid Ribbons in a
choice assortment of styles, 4 /"■**■
inches wide, g-ood values at 40c / S_*
a yard. Special sale price *V**
NECKWEAR— 2,880 Ladies' New
Silk and Satin String- Ties, in /|F»
the newest effects of the season, /^H
plain and fancies, only **t/V
LEATHER BELTS in all the latest
styles, in white, red, green, tan,
navy blue, brown and black, at all
prices between 25 cents and $3.00.
18c Tooth Brushes, 9c.
4"» c Hair Brushes, 23c.
STATIONERY— "RoyaI Oxford"
finest White Kid Finish Stationery,
in all the new sizes, at these attrac
tive prices:
Paper, |0c "" quire.
Envelopes, |Qc a package.
MILTON'S
CELEBRATED
STAR BRAND
BITTER
Reduced in Price to
__EaUC Lb-
Fresh, Sweet, Reliable
2, 3 and 5-lb. Jars. Order
a jar by telephone to
day — Call 281.
Fjilton Dairy Co.,
Sfh and Wabasha Sis,
*- v - w ---^-- A --ifliA..__<,T
I*T THE LONG DISTANCE ►
1 mm SERVICE... ;
A m —OP THE— _
i NORTHWE6TERN ►
1 TELEPHONE ►
a EXCHANGE L
j COMPANY _-___ >
EXTENDS north 400 miles ►
into North Dakota, south- y
west 350 miles into South
""* Dakota and lowa, southeast r
A^ 150 miles into Wisconsin. Stay
a tions are established in a larg-e
J number of cities and town 3in r
Minnesota, North Dakota and y
A South Dakota. Connection is
1 made with the Telephone Com- r
4\ panics operating in all sections k
A of the country now using- the
j long- distance system. r
a TELEPHONE [
A Now to over 7,000 subscribers L
1 and 250 cities and towns in Mln-
nesota, North and South Da- ►
4 kota over the longdistance lines k
of the Northwestern Telephone
i Exchange Company. f
J EXTENSIONS I
A fair estimate is that durin-r ■.
the year 1898 the above list will
A be increased to 10,000 subscrib
ers and 500 cities and towns.
} — BUSINESS MEN — \
. Of Minneapolis and St. Paul be
fore signing long term contracts '
for the service of another tele- y
. phone company should be guar
anteed a service equal to the '
i above. y
PERSONAL— Many an Interesting story ls
told in the personal column of The G 1 o bs
wants. Read them, they may be of Inter.