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8 W LABOR'S FBELD Yesterday's regular monthly meeting of St. Paul Typographical Union No. 30, in Hall No. 2, Assembly rooms, lasted little over an hour. There was, however, a fair attendance. Two new members were initiated. The following named members were elected as auditing committee: H. W. Goetsinger, H. C. Whittlesey and A. G. Woodbury. E. E. Kendall was ap pointed chairman of the relief committee, vice D. De Long, who has left the city. Hackmen Elect Officer**. Hack and Cab Drivers' Union No. 6605, at their meeting last evening, Installed the following officers: Martin Igo, pres ident; John Lunkenhelmer, vice presi dent; Edward Dubord, recording secre tary; John Tyrrell, financial secretary; C. J. Sinks, guide; James Igo, sergeant at-arms; delegates to the Trades and La bor assembly, John Lunkenheimer, Martin Igo; trustees. Thomas Ireton, Charles Johnson, L. Hlllger. A match game of base ball is to be played between the St. Paul and Minneapolis Hack and Cab Drivers' unions. The following commit tee of arrangements was appointed: John Tyrell, James McNulty, John Lunken heimer. The date of the game is to be named. This morning at 10 o'clock, be fore Judge Brill, the case of E. Godbout vs. The Union Depot Company will be called. This is a case in which the St. Paul hack and cab drivers ask that they be granted equal rights in the depot with the proprietor of the 'bus line. The case Is attracting considerable interest with the members of the union. They say they desire the same protection of the state law that is granted to others. T. D. O"Brien appears for the hack and cab drivers. The Railroad Men. The Order of Railroad Conductors dlfl not meet yesterday at their assembly room in the Bowlby block. It was the regular day for their semi-monthly ses sion, but during the midsummer term the meeings on the first Sunday in the month have been abandoned, and from now on until fall the conductors will meet on the third Sunday of each month. Division No. 160, Brotherhood of Loco motive Engineers, held their regular meeting yesterday afternoon at Twin City hall. Rice street and University ave nue. Two applications for membership were received and referred to committee. Division No. 450. Brotherhood of Loco motive Firemen, held their regular semi monthly meeting yesterday afternoon at Central hall. Sixth and Seventh streets. Nothing was done of special interest out ■lde of the routine order of business. Picnicked at Sncllinic The bakers' union gave its first picnic of the sea-son at Harris' park, Fort Snell ing. yesterday. The pleasant weather and attractive programme of entertain ment drew a large crowd. Many went out during the morning and afternoon, while others sought the park after sup per, swelling the total attendance to 2,0 0. There was dancing in the pavilion and athletic games, which were productive of much interest both to spectators and par ticipants. Good music entertained the vis itors during the afternoon and evening. M'<Midn<irkcrit' Annual Outing. The annual outing of the woodworkers of the Twin Cities yesterday on the steamer Henrietta and barge was enjoyed by about 260 people. The trip was to Prescott. The boat left at 11 a. m., re turning at 10 p. m. On the return trip a stop of an hour was made at Hastings, where most of the party disembarked. Bookbinder** Meet Wednesday. "Wednesday evening next at the regu lar meeting- of St. Paul Bookbinders' Union No. 37, reports of the head officers will be read and questions of unusual im portance to the membership from a local point of view will be considered. All members are requested to be present. Will Double lp Tonight. .As there will be no union meetings held in Assembly hall on the evening of July 4. the following five unions are slat i<l for gatherings tonight: Musicians, electrical workers, web press helpers, ' Tailors' Union No. 1 and carpenters. ■ : ; — .ITS TEXTH BIRTHDAY. ■ ■ .::..;/• •— : :. ... ■ -. GustuvtiN Atlolphus Clinrcli Marks It With Suitable Services. The tenth anniversary of the congrega tion of the Gustavus Adolphus church at Sims and Weide streets was commem- Drated yesterday with three special serv ices', all of which were largely attended. In the morning Rev. L. A. Hocanzon preached on "The Calling of the Dis ciples," taking his text from the thirty filth chapter of John. The gathering of the disciples by Christ was the inception of the first church, said Dr. Hocanzon, who traced the growth of Christianity from the beginning to the present time. Dr. E. Norelius, of Vasa college, offered the invocation. • At the afternoon service Dr. Norelius delivered an address in which he reviewed the work of the church on Arlington hills for the past forty-five years, and Rev. C. J. Carlson read a short history of the congregation, of which he became the pastor ten years ago, when there were only fifty members who worshiped in a little church on the site of the present ■ church. The former edifice was burned In 1592, and in the same year the large brick structure that the congregation now occupies was erected. The present con gregation numbers over 600. Rev. C. T. Sandstrom, who was expect ed to deliver an address, was unable to be present, but August Westlund, who was the first teacher in the parochial school, told of the difficulties under which he had labored when the work was first commenced. The sermon in the evening was preached by Rev. L. A. Johnston, and Hilvine An derson told of the history of the young people's society of the church. Edward Peterson read a festal poem of consider able merit. At each of the services a special musical programme was rendered by the church choir, and D. F. Lundstrom, the church organist, gave vocal solos. The ChrlHtian Endeavorers Hold their great annual convention at Detroit. Mich., July 5 to 10. For this occasion the Burlington offers the low rate of $14.65 for the round trip. Tickets will be on sale at 400 Robert street St Paul, and 306 Nicollet avenue, Minneap olis on July 3 4 and 6. Good to return until August 15. Get tickets and secure sleeping car berths early. When you get the "Burlington Limited," you 'get the best train between the Twin Cities and Chicago. For mortgage loans, large or small apply to State Savings Bank. No commis sion. lea & Perrins' SAUGE THE ORIGINAL WORCESTERSHIRE Gives a most delicious flavor to Hsi and Oold Heats. ira¥s@s Salads, Sonps 9 Game, Fish, Welsh Rarebits, etc, BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. this signature on every bottle— cUa^&C^yij John Duncan's Sons, Agents, New York. IltillTY MILLIONAIRE LIFE SfORY OF ONE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE MEN OF THE TIME SON OF ENGLISH CLEKGYMAN Said to Be the Mightiest Millionaire of the Apfe Becaoie of His Power Over Hia Fellows, Hi« Ability to Shape the World* Destiny and His Execution of Scheme* of World-Wide Import. LONDON, June 20.—Mr. Cecil Rhodes is without question the mightiest million aire of the age. Other men may control more dollars, but none possesses a frac tion of his power over his fellows, his ability to shape the world's destiny, his imagination to devise and execute schemes of world-wide importe Having no official position, he goes to emperors and kings in his own right, making treaties and planning concessions; hated by many, feared by more, worshiped by endless throngs, he strides over Europe and Africa a veritable Colossus, making \fo&* the mightiest of his fellows seem dwarfs beside him. Yet when one first glances at this Afri can ruler the sensation is one of disap pointment. Picture a dull-faced, heavy jawed, clumsy-looking man, big, broad shouldered and burdened with over much flesh. His face tells no story. Those apathetic eyes seem to belong to a lazy eoul whose chief interest In in food and drink. The slouching gait, the sphinx-like vacancy of expression are an impenetrable mask cloaking the soul within. Such is Cecil Rhodes in repose. But to see the man at work is to see another being. When he rises to move a great gathering the dull eyes waken with a life-like flash, the slouching figure be comes erect, the air of stagnation passes and the onlooker discovers a man of un tiring energy, of unbended will, one who can fire his fellows with a maddening en thusiasm, who displays in his every move a vigorous, virile and intense life. RHODES GOES TO KIMBERLEY. Twenty-seven years ago Cecil Rhode 3, then a tall, thin lanky lad, in delicate health and with little money, hurried to the newly discovered diamond fields of Kimberley in the hope of making his for tune. The son of an English clergyman, he had broken down in health while at Ox ford, and sought South Africa in the hope of saving himself from an early death by consumption. A wetting while boat ing at college had brought on a chill and the chill induced a serious lung com plaint. On a subsequent visit to Eng land he went to see the doctor who had ordered him abroad. The doctor, he found, had died, but the doctor's son searched the register for the name of his visitor. "Three years ago, you say? Rhodes! Rhodes! Stay, here is an entry, Cecil John; but —ah—it cannot refer to you." "Why not?" asked Mr. Rhodes. "That is my name." "Oh, Is it?" said the doctor's son. "But it cannot surely be you. My father add ed a foot-note to this case: 'cannot live more than six months.' " If the old doctor's prognostication had been true, the history of modern Africa would have been different. But midst the dust and heat of the diamond fields the young college man got back his health. They were a rough tribe in the fields, with the pick of the rascaldom of the world literally scattered among them. Illicit diamond buying was the most flourishing business, and some "who are now widely known as millionaires laid the foundation of their fortunes by buy ing stolen diamonds from the blacks. But the college lad was too smart to let his black boys steal many of his gems. Cecil Rhodes was not content to watch over his negroes digging in his own dia mond patch. He invested some of his first savings in old agricu'tural engines and began pumping two mine?. The days were hot, and the diggers were willing to pay liberally for cooling drinks. Traders brought up bad whisky and worse brandy, but Rhodes thought he knew a game worth two of that. He ran an ice-making machine anu had no difficulty in disposing of all the ice he could manu facture. The black boys then began to look on v \ \ . * ' «J iii ' {^ vN i c *f ■ \ -" •■----' ~ / * THE ST. PAUL GLOBE, MONDAY, JULY 3, 1899. him as a demi-god. "Look!" they whisp ered to one another. "The inkosl (the chief) Is a great medicine man. He can make bricks out of water." GOES BACK TO COLLEGE. After two or three years on the fields Rhodes surprised his associates by re turning to England to compete his term at college. He was now a man of con siderable means, but he underwent the somewhat irksome discipline of an Oxford undergraduate until he had taken his de gree. Between terms he was back and forward to Africa, for he saw that a great transformation was coming over Kimberly and that in it was his chance of greatness. Even thus, at the beginning of his career, he saw clearly two things. The first was that the man who is to do a great political work must have money; the second, that the country which hopes to hold its own in the world needs plenty of territory. When Chinese Gordon, who became his great friend, told him how he had re fused a roomful of gold offered him by the Chinese government, Rhodes laughted at him. "I would have taken it," said Rhodes, "and as many roomfuls as they would give me. It is no use for us to have big Ideals if we have not the money to carry them out." In politics hia ambition was to secure for England all the thousands of miles of unoccupied territory north of Cape Col ony. This ideal he has already almost accomplished. It was not for himself that he wanted much money. All the things that ap- CECIL RHODES. peal to the average rich man—big houses, many servants, luxury, ease, rich food were and are to him less than nothing. He is indifferent to them. In Cape Town he up to quite recently spent most of his time at a bachelors' club, living in the same style as young fellows with $2,000 or $3,000 a year; and his friends estimate that his annual expenditure on himself rarely exceeds $3,000 a year. He has never yet owned a mansion, and probably never will. He is at his happiest when away in the wilds of Rhodesia, living in a tent with only his attendant to look after him. But he wanted money because gold rep resents power. He saw that the old in dividualist system of working the dia mond fields could not last. As the soil be came exhausted and the diggers got to the layer of solid rock beneath claim after claim was thrown on the market for little money. Slowly and quickly Rhodes began to buy up these claims. He believed that the rock would yield deeper wealth, if properly worked, than even the surface had done. THE DIAMOND SYNDICATE. The enterprise was too great for one man to undertake by himself. He need- i ed allies possessed of almost endless money bags. He went to Europe and laid his plans before the Rothschilds. They were captivated, but yet were not in too much of a hurry to stake large sums on this ambitious young man. They had had long enough to consider the matter but still wanted to delay. "Come in a few days," they said, "and we will give you our answer." "Sirs," the young diamond digger re plied, "I will call again on you in half an hour. If you have not then decided what to do I shall go elsewhere."' They saw he was not a man to be played with, and he returned to South Africa with their financial backing. Meanwhile another party of rich men, headed by Barney Barnato, was seeking to acquire the control of the diamond fields. Barney Barnato was an extraor dinary character. An East London Jew he had gone to the diamond fields with empty pockets but sharp brains. By cun ning deals he soon acquired enormous wealth. In many ways he represented the comic millionaires of romance. With out a shade of culture, keen at making a bargain, generous-hearted, lavish, os tentatious with barbarian magnificence, easily moved, he was the complete op posite of Rhodes. But he was a danger ous opponent in a business struggle, and for a time it seemed doubtful if he or Rhodes would prevail. Rhodes' friends love to tell stories of that time—of his quickness in fixing- on and buying holdings of importance, of his untiring energy, of his astuteness. At last, by a startling move, he bluffed Barnato's supporters into the convic tion that he was winning. At once several of them tried to make terms with him, and Barnato himself waa forced to beg for peace. A great com pany was arranged, which now practi cally controls the diamond output of the world, and Mr. Rhodes was appoint ed managing ciirector for life at a salary of $150,000 a year. RHODES AS A POLITICIAN. Rhodes had already entered Cape poll tics. In the Cape Colony the voters were sharply divided into two classes—the English and those of the Dutch descent. The Dutchmen, who are still strong enough to be the predominant factor in politics, are largely agriculturists: they are mostly intensely narrow and diffi- HULL LDTES OP NEW CUP: DEFEHDEB COLUMBIA. Dotted LIAOB Bhow Outlin* Of the Old Centerboard Champion Volunteer. The Columbia Is an Adaptation Pt the English Yalkyrl* Model cult to manage. Knowing no language bat their own, out of touch with the world, they are a century behind the times. Their great Ideas In politics are that the farming Industry should be protected by high revenue duties, and that the negroes should be made to work and be kept under strict legisla tion. Rhodes saw that he was not strong enough to fight, the Cape Dutch, so he tried to work with them. They elected him to power as prime minister, and he gave them the laws they wanted. But his heart was far away from Cape Colony. He had seen the magnificent country up north, : overrun by the impis (armies) of the mighty Lobengula, tnd he longed to have it. He believed, as did many more, that this was the fabu lous land of Ophir, whose wealth would surpass anything the world had peen. The 125,000 miles of fertile land were ly ing worse than waste under *.he yoke of the savage king. Yet Lobengula was so strong with his mighty armies, and his land so distant, that any power might well pause before attacking him. Rhodes first Bent his agents to Loben gula, to live with him, win his confidence, and secure a concession from him giving them the right to search his country foi minerals. Lobengula was crafty and suspicious, but at last was persuaded to sign away an exclusive concession for mineral rights in consideration of a pay ment of $500 a month, a thousand Martini riflts and ammunition, and a gunboat en the Zambesi. At the same time the empire-maker al lied himself in Kngland with members of the great noble families and by their in fluence secured from the government a charter giving them the right to trade, practically as a great power, In the north. THE JAMESON RAID FIASCO. The -world knows how Rhodes and his followers went on and on, how the native king was forced Into fighting, driven out of his country and to his fleath, and how the Chartered company became the sov ereign power In Matabeleland and Mas honaland. Cecil Rhodes was now, appar ently, at the apex of his power. His career had been one succession, of prac tically unbroken victories. Many times over a millionaire, the real king of a great dominion very many times larger than the British islands, the prime minis ter of Cape Colony; chosen by the queen of England among her privy councillors, the idol and ideal of ambitious English men everywhere, he seemed mightier than many despots. But you never know the real character of a man until h< has undergone defeat. Few realized the power of the African Napoleon until after his apparent down fall. The gigantic mistake of the Jameson raid was one of those blunders so unex pected and irreparable that people can only regard them- with wonder. Badly planned, badly ©recuted, doomed to fail ure before its start, the mad, bold ride of Dr. Jim anfl his men came on the world with a tta.under-crash of surprise. I well remember the anxious time In London when, cable communication hav ing broken down, we were waiting day after day for news. Those of Mr. Rhodes's friends not in the inner secret refused to believe that he had counte nanced a folly so great. As one of them said to me at the time, "I do not believ« that the raid was planned by any one. Tf it had been, do you think they would have gone off without rations, or sup plies, or provisions of any kind? I don't believe Jameson has planned it; I am certain Rhodes did not. Even if Rhodes has horns and hoofs, he Is tfot quite an Idiot, and an idiot he would have been If he had planned Jameson's mission of relief." tut he had planned it! On him the heaviest blew fell. He was forced to re sign his ofliee as prime minister, and the Dutch, who had long kept him in power, became in a day his bitterest op ponents. Blow followed on blow. The land he had conquered, and which now bore hi? name, was ruined by the great cattle plague, and then the natives rose In rebellion. RHODES' HOUR OF TRIUMPH. Then It was that the man proved hie grit. He poured out his money by hun dreds of thousands of dollars to recon quer mid revive Rhodesia, and at last taking his life in his hands, he went un armed among the most savage of the Mfctabel«s and by force of personal mag netism talked them into submission. He came back to London and talked the angry shareholders of the Chartered com pa.ny into enthusiasm. He settled in Cape Colony, and sought to win over the dis trustful Dutch voters. The battle is not yet over, but he is already on the high road to victory. Rhodesia once more shows signs of prosperity, the sharehold ers of the Chartered company are bright ening, and even the Cape Dutch are los ing their hatred. Meanwhile Mr. Rhodes rushes about be tween Rhodesia, London and Cape Cul ony, doing his best to be in the thre places at once. He no longer lives in the bachelor club at Cape Town, but has his home, presided over by his sister at Grooteschurr, a big old house in the sub urbs. It is a quaint house with a "stoop" or broad stone platform in front of it, and rambling-, old-fiashloned Dutch rooms When Mr. Rhodes bought it he lined the house with teak, and furnished it with the oldest-fashioned Dutch furniture he could secure. He was careful to have a good library. He has always been a pas sionate reader, and he gives his friend, Mr. Stead, the London editor, the task of picking him nut the best new books and sending them out to him. But he does not confine himself to modern books alone. An elaborate collection of trans lations of the classics forms a prominent part of his library. All the translations ■were made to has order, typewritten and bound up. On the walls *>f that library hang a tat tered Union Jack taken from a battle field and a flag taken from the Portu guese in a battle between them and Mr. Rhodes' men at Manlca. The room is full of curios from the great elephant seal with which Lobengula stamped his first concession to the Chartered company, to the old plaques atop of the book shelves. Around the house is a great menagerie, which is one of Its owner's chief hobbies. He aims to make a great zoo which shall preserve the great game rapidly growing scarce. CECIL RHODES AT HOME. In his home Mr. Rhodes exercises a generous hospitality. He usually has a number of guests and treats them with out ceremony. Thoughtful for their com fort, he does more than treat them well. He does not awe by magnificence and in dulgrc-s In no display. A hundred folks in Cape Town might show a greater display of silver upon their tables than he, but he believes that comfort consists in some thing else than big cigars, costly cham pagne, many servants and sumptuous sur roundings. For some time after he took Groote schurr he would allow no woman in his house, not even as a servant. He has always been a woman hater, or rather, a woman despiser. He believes that the man who wants to get on spoils himself by taking a wife. He has no place for married helpers, and all his personal wants are served by a half-Malay called Tony. But his sister, after a time, broke down his Interdict against her sex at Grooteschurr, and today presides over the household arrangements. Early in the morning, when at his Cape home, Mr. Rhodes starta his day by a good ride over the veldt. Any one who is staying with him and can ride is welcome to share the trot, and while covering mile after mile much business is got through. Then, when he returns, he sets himself to steady business and to seeing some of the many visitors who flock in on him. But he does not stay at Grooteschurr longer than he can help. He thinks no more of a journey of 5,000 miles than the average man does of a trip to the next town. When anything goes wrong In London he takes quick boat for there and mak.es his headquarters In the Bur lington hotel, one of the old-fashioned, solid hotels at the back of the Royal academy. Here he has a suite of rooms that now bears his name. In London he rises at 8 o'clock, but here too he starts the day by a ride on horseback, having a good canter around the park. AT HIS BULUWAYO HOME. The man is perhaps seen at his best In his home near Buluwayo, some native huts transformed for his use. Here hi* real magnetism is most apparent. All the colonists flock to see him, and to ut ter their complaints; but even the big gest grumblers go from his hut satisfied. Not that he gives them all they want; he talks them into the conviction that what he wises for them Is the best. When, after Dr. Jim's raid, his enemies proclaimed that he was eternally ruined, Mr. Rhodes replied, "my career Is only beginning." It seemed a ridiculous statement, but it was true. Cecil Rhodes has only taken the first steps in a career that may yet have In store the throwing down and lifting up of kings, the breaking of nations, the making of men. He rules not because of his riches, but because he has proved himself a king among men. ANECDOTES OF RHODES. By Dr. W. L. Thompson. I went to Africa as a member of the East Central African Mission. From Durban, Natal, the Rev. Mr. Wilcox and myself were directed to visit Casaland. Accordingly we set sail for Beira. We found Mr Rhodes on board our steamer. He was a genial and entertaining com panion. Wearing the old slouch hat he affects, Mr. Rhodes lounged on deck, cracking jokes, airing his political opin ions, and taking a drink when he liked. He bewailed the fact that America and England were not one in sentiment and government, and prophesied that there would some day be an alliance between them. "It is the greatest pity," he used to say, "that England and America are separate; united they could dictate terms to the rest of the world, and there would be an end of wars There would be no need of wars," he drawled, with a half humorous light in his eyes, "if England and America were one and could have everything they want." He complained about how lazy he was. "The reason I don't make speeches," he said, "is because it is too laborious—costs too much exertion. I consider the Prince of Wales an energetic man; he goes around speech-making." Mr. Rhodes learning that we were In search of a site for our mission, gave us the promise of 3,000 acres of land, which we now occupy, and which has been in creased by grant from the South Africa company to 24,000. 1 brought out a map, and Mr. Rhodes, leaning over, made a cross upon It, say ing, "That's the place for your station." We did not realize how well he knew his Africa, and did not take this off-hand remark but after we had gone over the country and had located our mission we discovered that we had chosen the site indicated by him. After landing at Beira Mr. Wilcox: and T started up the Pungwe in a boat. Mr. Rhi.des having preceded us by a day or two. On Oct. 1 we camped with a party of his carriers and had a bad night of it, with lions ronrlnsj all around us. The next night we caught up with the Rhodes party and were invited to take tea with Rhodes in his tent. He was complaining over iho haruehips of travel; said the next time he started on a journey like this he should send an advance pavty ahead and have houses built, so that when he came along he would have good pieces to sleep in. Ha kept asking over the question, "So you heard lions, did you ?'' Mr. Wilccx had bagged an antelope, and next morning Mr. Rhodes shared our venison steak. "I shot a zebra," he said. "Aimed at the head and hit in the shoulder," he added, disgustedly. Mr. Rhodes Is not overexactlng: in his diet. "He can eat biltong,' they say of him in Rhodesia and Cape Colony. Bil tong is a hard test. The natives hold him in awe. He has never shown fear of them. During the late uprising he used to ride unarmed, except for the little knobkerrie which he always carries, among them In the fastness of the Matopo hills, calling upon them to surrender. Mr. Rhodes riding arcund in shirt sleeves, belt, trousers and slouch hat a la cowboy was a common sight then in veldt and bush, as it is now. "During one of his absences in the late Zulu uprising his beautiful country house, Grooteschurr, with its collection of curios, was burned. It has since been rebuilt! Somebody went to break the news gent ly, and said: "Mr. Rhodes, I have bad news for you." "What is it?" asked the Colossus, anx iously. "Grooteschurr is burned up." "Oh," said Mr. Rhodes, "is that all? I thought you were going to tell me that Jameson was worse." Jameson was in prison and sick. A bad thing—a very bad thing—about Mr. Rhodes is that he has wanted to es tablish a line of canteens through Kama's country. This Bechuana chief, who has made so many struggles to save his people from the pcourge of civilization, protested to England against it, and so far he has come forth victor over Mr. Rhodes. Mr. Rhodes says he wants the canteen for the accommodation of the whites; he thinks it would be a great thing in a business way to have canteens through out Rhodesia. The < lirUtian Endeavorerg Hold their great annual convention at Detroit, Mich., July 5 to 10. For this occasion the Burlington offers the low rate of $14.65 for the round trip. Tickets will be on sale at 400 Robert street 3t Paul, and 306 Nicollet avenue, Minneap olis, on July 3, 4 and 5. Good to return until August 15. Get tickets and secure sleeping car berths early. When you get the "Burlington Limited," you 'get the best train between the Twin Cities and Chicago. If Dot had played with common soap What wreck there'd be to-morrow! Her hands all chapped, her dress past hope. Her toys a tale of sorrow. But mother lets her play like this And wash whate'er she chooses, For not a thing will go amiss When Ivory Soap she uses. IVORY SOAP— 99 %0 PER CENT. PURE. COPYRIGHT ISM BY THE PROCTER I OAMBLf CO. CINCINNATI COMPULSORY CREMATION. Meoaure That I* Now JVncllii in the ■•-^ '. British Parliament. Philadelphia Times. .; In England the.idea. of making crema tion compulsory is being earnestly press ed, with a view cheapening the cost of the dead bodies, and upon the higher ground of sanitation. - A bill in parliament locking to this end has passed the com mittee and the first reading, with an amendment that causes It to apply only to certain large cities and to defined con ditions of society in them. It is twenty-five years since the first organization was made in Great Britain to establish _ a crematorium. It took six years to get one built, and it was four years before an incineration took place; but from the date of Its first use, that is to say, fifteen years ago, the number of incinerations has increased rapidly, so that several thousand bodies were cre mated last year. Aside from the senti mental phase of the matter, one of the most potent obstructions thrown In the way of the society that promoted the plans was that cremation should be used tJ destroy the evidence of crime. Thisr objection was met by the society assum ing the obligation to investigate the con ditions of death in the case of every body for which application for incineration should be made. The prejudice was final ly overcome, as may be seen b> the fact that the proposed legislation Includes a provision that in the whole kingdom cre mation should be made obligatory in cases death is due to transmissible dis eases, as small-pox, scarlet fever and tu berculosis. The measure is meeting no considerable opposition, and the.bill will probably pass. This is meeting the ques tions involved in a wise and broad spirit. July 1, 2, 3 and 4, Cheap Excursion Rate*. • The Minneapolis & St. Louis railroad will sell to all points within 200 miles at reduced rates. Tickets good returning to July 5. : Ftne Fitjhinff At Madison lake, Tepetonka, Tetonka and plenty of others in Southern Minnesota on the Chicago Great Western railway. One fare for the round trip July 1, 2, "3 and 4. DEATHS. SHORT—In St. Paul, at her late resi dence, 694 Bedford street, Sunday, July 2, Mrs. Mary Short, aged seventy-five years. Notice of funeral hereafter. MALONEY- St. Paul, Sunday. July 2d, at 9 a. m., at her late residence, 167 Front street, east of Rice, Mrs. Mary Maloney, aged seventy-five years, widow <of the late Richard Maloney. Funeral from above residence at 8:30 a. m., Tuesday, July 4th. Services at St. Patrick's church at 9 o'clock. CUNNINGHAM— In St. Paul, at late res idence, 193 South Franklin street, Sun day, July 2d, at 4:55 a. m., John Cun ningham, aged seventy-two. Funeral from above residence, Tuesday, July 4th, at 8:30 a. m. Service at the cath edral at 9 o'clock. AMUSEMENTS. METROPOLITAN Lessee and Manager. Another Big Musical Hit Tonight-Extra SMS 1 °. rr°:2sc lAI AilO Boston Lyric WMraU Opera Co- Matinees Wednesday and Saturday- Lake Shore Park (White Bear Lake.) Round Trip 25c, via St. P. A D. R. R. 4th of July Celebration Dancing afternoon and evening—Conce: and Vaudeville —Destruction of Cervera's Fleet, etc., etc.—Hops every Wed. and Sat. Evenings. BASE BHLL TOD/\V\ ST. PAUL vs. MINNEAPOLIS, LEXINGTON PARK.. Game Called at 3:45. ANNOUNCEMENTS. ALL. PERSONS INTERESTS*! IN HAV ing the pavement on East Seventh st , from the bridge to Hope St., properly laid, and who are opposed to having a patchwork made of It by granting the street railway company indefinite time to pave between the tracks, are hereby Invited to meet at the store of Mr. Christian Meyer, No. 712 East Seventh St., Monday evening, July 3d, at 8 o clock sharp. E. O. Zimmerman, John J. Lamma, Gustav Wllllus. ST- *,PAUK GAS LIGHT COMPANY— Notice of Shareholders' Special Meeting —Notice Is hereby given that a special meeting of the shareholders of the St Paul Gas Light Company will be held at the« office of tne Company, in the City of St. Paul Minnesota, on Tues day July 18th, 1899, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, of said day. The object of said meeting will be to consider, and if so determined, to authorize, the pur chase or lease of a plant whereby to produce and transmit electric current, and such other measures as are inci dental thereto. By Order of the President. J. P. CROWLEY, .. Secretary. j NEELY'S ! PHOTOGRAPHS > Albums with 160 Views in Each. \ '! Half-tone Engravings 4^x7 inches, i] CHICAGO, SI, PAUL, MINNEAPOLIS. jl < A superb collection of beautiful views i 1 C of these cities. •.-,::... -. i 1 fightingin the Philippines;! C 160 photographs of the actual fight- i! C Ing of our soldiers. i The Liftlt I Saw of Cuba. j! c By Burr Mclntosh. The only com- i 1 C pletely told and illustrated story of i 1 < the war in Cuba. i Oreafer America. ;; f 160 views. The best collection yet c Issued. i 1 Our New Possessions. ; \ Being the most complete collection of / I photographs of our new islands in the ,' I Pacific, Porto Rico and Cuba. ,' S The five albums above are publish- '] S ed in cloth at 50 cents; paper, 25 cents ', S each. ':" l\' \ For sale everywhere Sent for the !' c price. ( ( \ F. TENNYSON NEELY, !; (88 Wabash Avenue, 114 Fifth Avenue' ',' ? CHICAGO. NEW YORK. ,' < AGENTS WANTED. i| I K6S6S6969S9SSS9SSSSSSS939f) 'M PIANO TUNING BY THE YEAR / U» Once. $1.50; twice. $2.75; three lime UP f) $3.50; four times, f-4.00. W) (0 Piano moving:, first-class wore puar (f f/ auteed At lowest price We will not f) U> bounder-sold on auythlna: In musical '• f) line. Special «ale on sheet music every f) --[• Monday, Thursday and Saturday after- (# 92 noon and evening. 9) (f J. H. 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