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2 is a point that always should is a point that always should be considered in selecting the route for your summer journey. Plenty of room means plenty of good cool air. Roominess is a feature of all the new equipment of the Chicago Great Western To Dubuque, Chicago and the East; to Waterloo, lies Moines, St. Joseph, Leaven worth, Kansas City and the Southwest. Ticket Office, sth and Robert Sts. CITY HEWS. Gave Ball Until Today—John Mc- Dermott, arrested Monday night on the charge of placing torpedoes on the car tracks, contrary to Mayor Kiefer's orders, was arraigned before Judge Hine during a short session of the municipal court yesterday. He secured a continuance un til toQay, being released on bail. —o— Hun Down by n Wheelman- Ben jamin Rosenthal, a twelve-year-old boy, living on Temperance street, near Ninth, was run down by an unknown cyclist near his home yesterday morning. The wheelman did not stop to ascertain the Injuries sustained by the lad, but for tunately the youngster was not badly hurt. —o— <;oes to Mlnneniiolln—Carl Ekman, prominent in local Republioan politics In the First ward, has assumed the busl ■ ness management of the Svenska Folkets Tidnins of Minneapolis. Mr. Ekman was formerly connected with the Minnesota State's•Twining, and has had several years of experience in the newspaper business. —o— • vinprfM the Billboards—The ' ■■rc.ftiniittf.- nn streets from the assembly will meet this afternoon at 4 o'clock. The ; ordinances relating to the billboard nuis anoe will be considered by the commit j^tee. sOno Is drawn by the proprietors of "the billboards and presented by Assem jj blyman Nelson, and the other comes from rthe legal department of the city -•-- ■ , , y&LjSSd JHfiai BMBa "WkJBBF £A '!? :"/■: " ' SEVENTH AND CEDAB STS. Tel. 732. Meat Market, 78a. MATCH SALE. We have a very fortunate purchase of Matches to offer the housekeepers of St Paul —in quality they are first-dass —at prices like these: ■V i • ".■- . ■ Parka CoutalniDg %-dozen boxes rabltagßS Horseshoe Parlor J ? ; :** Matches are ouly (^{J Pflrka containing Vt-doEon boxes ■ aVflagGa of Red Rooster Parlor f ;.-: -** Matches but |Q 9 cents A sack for the very best Yellow Corn Meal that s made (put up in 10-lb. bags). 4 boxes Blueberries for 25c Imported Sardines, per can "" 9c Fancy Japan Rice, per lb '" 6c Fancy California Ripe Peaches, basket 28- Mason Jar Rings, per doz 3c Very fine. Creamery Butter, per'Yb" 20c Fresh Dairy Butter, 10-lb. tubs and 5-lb jars 15c o jc c Fancy Roquefort Cheese, per ib 40c Fancy New Edam Cheeses, each. . 85c £ any T>B. ri,ckA» by the brick.. i2^c Good Brick-Cheese c Fresh Pineapples, each '.'.'.'.'.l2^c Full -Jb.:; packages Soda, each 6c- Graiiufatdd Washing Soda, per lb. *>c 10 bars Laundry Soap for "25c Minnesota Wax Beans, per lb 7c Minnesota String Beans, per lb '.*'"" 7c Minnesota Cucumbers, each -»., Minnesota Asparagus, 3 bunches forvlOc Minnesota Carrots, 3 bunches f0r.... 5c Fresh Cauliflower, 3c and 5c Kew Turnips, bunch ~......... 2c Kew Beets, 2 for ,;,..:...!! ' 5c New Cabbage ....;.......'4c Freeh Mint. -.bunch 2c Fre.^h Parsley, -bunch 2c ,Egg Plant, each ...... 12'ic >. Fancy. Telephone Peas for today; home grown;'-.'.- Fancy Kalamazoo Celery received every day. -• v .? . Full variety Pickles, per bottle 7c *4-lb. cans Deviled Ham, each 4c Useful Table Dishes, filled with mus tard, only 7c Pure Cider Vinegar, per gal 15c Nelson's Gelatine, per pkgr. only 10c Epps' English Cocoa. %-lb. cans ,23c 3-lb. bags L.aundry Gloss Starch 10c 1-lb. pkgs. Corn Starch 3^c Perforated Roll Toilet Paper, each.. 5c Inlonini Table Oil, Finest of Olive Oils; purest of the pure; most delicate of flavors; 29c for bottles that usually sell for 35c. Ice Cream Soda. Quality unsurpassed. We use pure Jersey cream, cold spring water and the most costly fruit pulps and flavorings. Per glass, sc. Coffee. Roasted In our own roasting room and fresh roasted as you buy it. Every green be-rry is roasted by the improved blue flame gas roaster. Yerxa's matchless "Hoffman House" Coffee, fresh from the roasting room, per lb 28c Fresh blue-flame gas roasted Coffee as low. per lb., as 9c YEBXA BROS. & GO. NOISY, NOT EXCITING POWDER WAS 111 IIM?D GALORE, BUT THE HOLIDAY WAS MOST . * * -ORDERLY CITY WAS QUITE DESERTED ThouMiimls Kound KcfiißC I<'rom the llonl ill the liii'keN and Other Xc- M«urtH Where Special Attractions Were —Centriil I'urtiun of the tllj Has Rarely Had So Quiet v Fourth. Paradoxical ;\s may s.em the term "a quiet day'. 1 when applied to the nation's holiday, with its reverberating cannon sh<'ts, and echoes of countless anvils, yesterday was duly quiet in the sense that there was an absence of especial excitement. A year ago the country was fired by the news from Santiago of the destruc tion of (A-rveia's fleet, and every van tage point had its little knot of specu lative statesmen in embryo discussing tin- present, past and future with eiual positiveness and sagacity. But yesterday there were no issues to nrouso debate Even the status of the base ball had ceased by noon to become a matter of any debate. The patriots were all just as patriotic as they were a year ago, of course, but they had more time to go fishing. Tho sidewalk statesman had hied himself with a bottle of bait to the shade of porno rural retreat, and had taken his family, or some one's else possibly, to one of the lakes, there to enjoy the mu sic and the fireworks. Evary one was out, but every one seemed to have his or her set purpose, and so diverse were their various pur- j poses that few of the lines of travel were seriously congested until late at night, when a small fire that delayed the cars of the Como lines inconvenienced■■■not a little the thousands who had remained at the lake to witness the fireworks dis play... . . •.-■ : The aquatic sports at White Bear were somewhat of a disapointment on account of the failure of the wind.At the pavilion and at Wildwcod a host of visitors en joyed the programmes set apart for their edification. Four thousand people saw the morning ball game at Lexington park, and nearly twice that many, of -whom an immense number were from St. Paul, saw the af ternoon qontest in Minneapolis. In the afternoon the lacrosse match at tracted several hundred more to Lexing ton, while at Kittsondale. near by, the gun club shoot and tho cricket match be tween the Minnesota and Minneapolis ti-ama attracted not a few. River excursions took hundreds, and the trains to the lakes thousands, so that the usuai floating population was almost entirely depleted. It was a marvelously quiet day in police circles, tranquility It self being th-3 condition around the sta tions. ■ - i.. . . ■, ■■ LAKE SHORE] LOOICES ALIVE. There Were Thousand* at and About the Pavilion. . Perhaps the largest crowd that has ever assembled at Lake Shore during one day celebrated the Fourth at Ramaley's pavilion yesterday 1 and at the neighbor ing: picnic grounds. The train service was ,soarc|jjly jadequate^to accomm. the;icf6wds. that visited Lake Shore and? lute Bear village duiing the day. Every; train numbered a dozen or more coaches and they were run in sections. : There was a scramble to get on and oft.at-.each' arrival, but withal the crowd wan good natured and had a good 'time.- •- V P. J. Metzdorf, manager or the Lake Shore privileges, said last night that' 10,000 people had b#en .at Lake/i. Shore during the day^ ■'.y^.'.j- .' -;■';> ■'■;['}.■% J~;.; : . •: The crowd was handled with great patch and- the- prepuce of a half • doaen police officers kept the merry spirjts of. some of «the.;';^cnlc^ers>Bojnetvlj^t;^<inf' check. There was "a v'dlsposftion on the part of a section the Rice street gang to make : trouble, "and indeed they suc ceeded in getting up several pretty lively fistic encounters, but fortunately the principals were confined to their own numbers and after three of thehi'liad been put on the train and started for St. Paul by the local police there was no more further trouble from that source. Early in the day Mrs. Charles J. Schu. Bert, living at 386 Charles street, was badly hurt by a ball pitched by a man at one of the tents. Mrs. Schubert was just alighting from the St. Paul & Duluth train when she was struck with the ball on the jaw. She was badly stunned, but was taken into the pavilion by a party of friends that were accompanying her to the lake for a day's outing. Dr. Francis was called and upon examination found that Mrs. Schubert's jaw had been par tially fractured, and after receiving mcdi- Cal attention she was taken to the home of P. J. Metzdorf at Lake Shore. When the accident occurred a crowd of men were standing around a railing which inclosed two dummy figures repre senting "Fitzsiramons and Jeffries." The crowd was taking turns trying to win a clerar by knocking over the sawdust pu gilists, when some one threw wide of the mark, striking Mrs. Schubert. The vaudeville was perhaps the most popular attraction at the park and drew a good-sized crowd all day. Seiberfs orchestra played and dancing was in dulged in during the afternoon and even ing by a hundred or more couples. The floor was crowded at all times and the dancers thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The steamboats and launches did a land office business all day, as there was not a time that the wharves were not crowded with people waiting to get a chance to take a ride on the lake or who wanted to reach some other point on the lake/- •: • '-::'■■.\. :'■ ;-'.:?v ■ ■ Fortunately a large majority of the vast crowd brought their lunches, but there were many who patronized the cafe at the pavilion. The crowd cleaned out everything in sight before S o'c'ock. The" day'a entertainment at Lake Shore wound up with a display of pyrotechnics Witnessed by a great number who staid over to the late trains. Several biats lighted up representing armored cruisors belonging to the fleet of Admiral Sohley steamed into Santiago harbor and com menced firing at the Spanish fleet that laid some distance away. The battle with Roman candles of varied hue and colored fire continued for half an hour, culminating with the burning of the Spanish fleet. A great deal of powder was burned to good effect and the crowd came away well satisfied with what they had seen. ACKER POST OBSERVES. National Holiday Fittingly Com memorated by the G. A. R. The only formal celebration of the na tional holiday in St. Paul was under the auspices of Acker post at the hall, Sixth and Seventh streets. After Rev. John Sinclair, of the First Presbyterian church, invoked the divine blessing. Commander Patrick Henry de livered an address of welcome and read the Declaration of Independence. D. F. Colvllle sang "The Battle Hymn of the Republic. The address of the day was made by Hiram F. Stevens. "The Spirit of '76 and the Spirit of '98." In his topic he inserted "the spirit of '61." The three wont together, each a forerunner of its successor, and the outgrowth of its pre decessor. There could have been no spirit of '98 had there been no spirit of '61. "This week, at Buffalo," he said, "there has gathered a crowd of moral, Intel. THE ST. PAUL GLOfcE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 189* lectual and physical dyspeptics, who have mistaken dyspepsia for patriotism, and who are led, by the pessimism of their ailment, to see ruin ahead of our nation." He continued, that there was no fear from those who were in the dotage or who had not outgrown their childhood. The United States was being rnled by men in their prime, swayed by love of their country. Three-minute talks were given by Com rades F. B. Doran, I. L. Mahan, J. J. McCardy, J. C. Donahower and W. L-. Wilson. Owen Fay, of the First Illnols infan try, spoke on Cuba. Miss Lulu M. Webber sang "The Star Spangled Banner" in an inspiring way. and Miss Doran rendered a patriotic medley on the piano. The Morgan or chestra also gave several good selec tions. HAD SOME NEW IDEAS. Bethuny Church Observed the Day With Oratory, Muhlc and Sports. The young people of Bethany Congre gational church celebrated the nation's birthday yesterday afternoon in a .new and novel fashion. They secured the use of one block on West Delos street, be tween Stryker and Hall avenues, and, putting up barriers, held games and gave a programme which was odd, to fee sure, but both entertaining and interesting. The proceeds of the admissions charged are to be devoted to the work of the so cie.ty. Ropes strung at both ends of the block and at the corners prevented people from getting in the way, and seats were ar ranged on both sides of the street for the accommodation of those who witnessed the games. Councilman George Dix opened the afternoon's . sports with a short speech from a dray, «n which was placed a piano, and the first event was a song contest between the young ladies of the classes of Miss Fales, Miss Scriber and Miss Palmer, from the Bethany Sun- j day school. Each class mounted the dray in turn and rendered a selection, patriotic songs being the only ones given. A judge's committee awarded the .first prize to Miss Fales' class of seven young la dies. The trophy was appropriate, a five-pound box of fine confections. j Miss Palmers' class received the second prize, two pounds of sweets. Following the song contest, an oratori cal contest was announce?} and the young ladies and young gentlemen of the church mounted the dray one after an other, to the number of five, and de scribed their great and glorious country in. flowery terms, liberally sprinkled with Barbara Frietchie and Patrick Henry. The theme was the same for each ad dress, but Alfred Milward carried off the honors, with Miss Bertha Heimers sec ond. The athletic events were especially In teresting, and the bicycle races over a stretch four blocks long, were hotly con tested and spirited. The' events and win ners-were as follows: Obstacle race, Edward Fales. Three-legged race, Frank Chase and Charles Noye.s. Girls' foot race. Miss Jessie Fales. Boys' race (under 14 years), George Mitchell. Boys' race (over 14 years), Herman Hamilton. > ,'• Ladies' egg race. Miss Olive Hall. Young ladies' bicycle race, Miss Palmer. Boys' bicycle race, Carl Foster. : Boys' pole vault, Alfred Milward. ■'. The events closed with a baby contest, in which a large number of good-looking youngsters were entered. The contest was close, but baby Melady came out the best. in the bunch. and. wob first prize. F. J. Diment was in charge of the athlet ics, and a committee of ladies had the ar rangements In hand. '- ON THE BOATS. Flp'rn Clark: and Henrietta Carried Large Kxcurslun*. The staamer- Flora Clark went down river to Lake St. Croix yesterday carry ing an excursion made up of the Young People's Society of the Swedish Mission Church and their friends. The start was made early in the day and the return trip in the evlning. The boat arrived at her dock at "9 o'clock. Dancing on the barge,was the principal amusement. A .band was in attendance and refreshments were served. The excursion was one of ..the largest of the Rummer, 600 people be ins carried. ' The steamer Henrietta took out an ex cursion yesterday made up of Lodge No. 26, Sons of Hermann. The trip was up river to Shakopee, arriving there about 7 last evening. The river was clear above and the party were taken up several miles before returning. A short stop was made at Shakopee, and the boat ar rived at her dock shortly after mid night. A band furnished music for dancing on the barge and 400 people went on the trip. AT A Tm-COLOR TABLE. Tri-Colored Viaadu Were Served on the VHtional Flag's Day. Mrs. M. D. Rodger entertained a num ber of guests and displayed her patriotism In a novel way yesterday at her home on West University avenue. She was host ess at a Fourth of July supper In honor of Mr. C. A. Wetherbee, of Hartford,. Conn. The tablecloth was a large American flag. The centerpiece was a bouquet of red and white roses and blue forget-me-nots and the ice cream was a gastronomic symphony in red, white and blue. These three colors that go to make up the national banner were used throughout the supper in many other novel and effective ways. Covers were laid for twelve. RED WING VISITORS. They Crnne on the Vernie Mac to Spend the Afternoon. The steamer Vernie Mac arrived in the city early yesterday afternoon with a party of Red Wing excursionists to the number-of 300. The steamer had a barge in tow, and the trip up river was passed with dancing and other amusements. The party remained almost the entire after noon in St. Paul, leaving shortly after 6 o'clock for the return trip. The stay here was Improved by many for trips to Como and other resorts. FOR OUTSIDE MERCHANTS. Two 31 er«> Excursions Arranged for Next Month. The merchants' associations of the twin cities have arranged plans for two excur sions into St. Paul and Minnesota, from Minnesota, North and South .Dakota, lowa, Wisconsin and Michigan points, to be given early in August. The excursions will be in the nature of one recently given over the Soo line, when a large number : of northern Wisconsin jobbers and mer- j chants were brought into the cities and shown the advantages of buying goods from St. Paul and Minneapolis. The first excursion will arrive August 3 and the second "August 17. Tickets sold for the first excursion will be good until August 16, and those for the second until August 30. A fare and a fifth will be se cured, giving the merchants of outside points an excellent chance to visit the cities. Richard Gordon has been chosen president of an organization to take charge of the excursions. Joseph McKlb bin will act as treasurer and the officers will be assisted by an executive commit tee consisting of E. A. Young, A. H. Lin deke, J. W. Cooper, C. K. Sharood, Chas. Strauss and C. C. Townsend. l-'ell Down the Stairs. \ Michael Ryan tumbled, half way down the South Washington street steps last evening, and as he lay perfectly quiet at botoui was believed to have been badly hurt. The assistant city physician examined Ryan and could find no injuries. Ryan -"was tnen locked up at the central station on the charge of drunkenness. ELOQUENCE AT COMO INTERESTING EXERCIS&S AT THE .; COMMERCIAL CLTTB;, CYCLERS* PICNIC CHESTER GRIGGS* ORATION It Was a Picturesque Tribute to" Minnesota. tl le Queen State of the Northwestern,' IHmplre — Hiram F. Stevens Al«>, Paid His Respect io Cyclers, ! "National and Oth ers.' ,: %*& '; ■ * "■ - ■■■ '■■• ''■ I- ' ; -;"■'..'.• The Commerciaj-jclub cyclers celebrated the day, ;or a part of it, at ; the club house at Como .adtb, speeches, music and a basket picnic? ' The club house was decorated with flags and . bunting, and Park Superintend Nusabaumer added to the *attractiveness of the club house grounds by contributing a .profusion of flowers and plants. c; :i<T: ;; The programme prepared included in strumental selections by an orchestra of five pieces and addresses by Hon. H. F. Steven3 and Chester R. Grlgg3. This programme was augmented by Phinney's United States band, which tendered the club a serenade, and rendered a choice programme of patriotic music. The for mal exercises ove,r, the members of the club and their families and invited guests spent the evening in an informal manner. Supper was served in the club house at 6 o'clock and there was a display of fire works on the lawn in the evening. Hon. H. F. Stevens was introduced by H. P. Hall, who, in the absence of Presi dent Gedney, did the honors of chairmon. Mr. Stevens spoke briefly to the members of the club, whom he termed fellow cy clers, although he admitted that it had been thlrty-flve years since he had ridden a wheel. His experience at that time had been such that he had enjoyed the sport since by observation. Cycling, he said, was something like the poet had said about love. None were so young that they had not yielded, and none so old that they could deny its charm. Leaving the wheel, the speaker said a glance at the country left one at a loss which most to admire, the glory of its wars or the. tranquillity of its peace. Oratory, like all other industrials, had gone into a trust. The press had taken the place of oratory-. The power and in fluence of the press had made the Ameri can people familiar with the achieve ments of the country. The year 1899, 123 years after the sign ing of the Declaration of Independence, saw the United States the greatest coun try on the globe. It was at peace with all the world except a few of our savage children, who would either be made peaceable or thrashed to pieces very soon. - He congratulated the Commercial club for what it had done and was doing for the city, and alluded to the manner in which the . organization had, by its prompt action, relieved the distress of ; the New Richmond cyclone sufferers. He congratulated^'he club on being citi zens of the greatest republic on earth as well as .citlzens^af the finest city in the republic. ; . .' .'. ,"-" ..'■'/ .- ■ . ■* : ,The amusement of cycling In a sense had. something' to do with a declaration of ; independence, as it gave woman an independence not 'enjoyed before the rec reation became general:'■'.:; Me closed by wishing for the -Hto.aigs: greater independ ence, and to all cyclers', and especially the Commercial club; vyclers, rrtjaiy, : runs with tracks free from tacks and all other in terferences. %S/-& S&&'^ Chester R. Griggs f-oUawM in an ad dress, taking for his subject .'.'Minneso ta." Mr. Griggs' talk" was^n. eloquent and masterly effort, and at Jl? conclu sion he was enthusiastically applauded. He said in part: ■--^t-tt^-v.-'--v.*>:"/-i^ .'■■• "When the b.eam.s of ithe new learn ing were firsti'wrfS'ingTthe.'taaianc.o; of; their struggling Tfeht through the of medinevalism to disturb^ the Intellect of slumbering Europe, , and: as they scat tered the shadow* of ,-the unknown, and brought to View the ; obscured and. hid den places in human genius, thera was found among, the other ; long unused ap pliances for the,a"sslßtanfce of man's mind a simple and ingenious thing. "A bit of steel placed on a pivot and in closed In a meta* case, : which undtr the operation of some mysterious Influence la nature was found, invariably to point to ward the north : star. Inspired by < the seeming instinct.-? that "directed the tiny point of the needle ever toward the same constellation in the heavens above him, a hardy mariner In tluSaei olden days left the shores of 'superstition^ and once launched upon the wlie ocean of his dreams, pressed ever onward and for ward until the prow of his venturesome vessel was beached 'mron the sandß that skirted the land of promise. "Long centuries afterward there stood upon the' banks of the Father of Waters, at that point between the towering sand bluffs at which the Mississippi seems first to realize that his mighty bosom can be bared to the 1 spread of the sails of whole fleets of modern commerce, one of the greatest of America's statesmen, and as he gazed at the rolling waters, and about and beyond him at the fertile undulations of the prairies toward the north, there fell from the lips of Wlll'am H. Seward these words of inspiration: " 'I now believe that the ultimate last seat of government this great conti nent will be'foan.a-aoirewhere within a circle or radius'rtofc-very far from the spot on which I now stand at the head of navigation on the Mississippi river.' "Nor is it alone (n^i prophetic utterance of the statesman Seer that Indicates the direction of the needle of destiny so true along the meridian of the future to the North Star state. At the time these leagues of vast expanse, more than fifty millions of acres in one huge garden dot ted here and there with Its fresh water lakes were scarcely known except a3 the home of the Dakotas, the land of laugh- water. It was not-yet-known or at least not realized. that she held gold and silver and precious stones in her most northern grasp,- or that-Just beyond that wilderness and wealth of timber trees would be found an ore of Iron that was almost natural steel. This wa« the Minne sota of which Mr. Seward spoke. "Even thus early to her career has Min nesota found example's among her citizens of courage and of kindness, of wisdom and of worth. There. have been furnished to the nation at large foremost repre sentatives In the Tranks of statesmen, of financiers, of philanthropists, of philoso phers, and men of learning and letters. "Volunteers from Minnesota were the first to respond to the call of Abraham Lincoln during the time that tried men's souls. Volunteers from Minnesota have carried the flag of freedom further from Manila's walls Ujan.,those of any other state. In the ranks of her citizens have been found the ra»mb*rs of more than one national cabinet, j Het sons have carried the palm of peace to the people of differ ent lands and some have looked among them for a chte4,exf|utive over us all. "Industry and earnestness have con quered adversitvtand. hardship and the frontier of but aJqTjatter of a century ago has become the mart of commerce today. The thiob of th«ypts*on as It drives Into the cylinder is the pulse beat of existence in our numerous towns and villages, while the rails which have ribbed the prairies of this northern land, radiating from the twin centres of l.ts industry, are the veins and arteries In i^ife system of energy. "As though from , a double nucleus a web were spun, or two hands a net were cast, these highways are crossed and interwoven not the man-made boundaries of the state alone, but over them and beyond, over the plains and valleys and mountain ridges of the west until the briny water of the far Pacific are jointed to those of the great inland lakes and Minnesota levies tribute over all the land between. " 'Tis not the idle dream or the vaporing of a mind abused *>y fancy that finds for this North Star commonwealth too much to be achieve*. Noi feridteiant is the day when her destiny shall ba still more mani- j fest. when her reaources Bhall be more uncovered, when her riches shall be more untold.** OFF* FOR DETROIT. Several Hundred Endeavorera Start for the Convention. St. Paul sent a very large delegation to the annual convention of the Young Peo ple's Society of Christian Endeavor, which meets In Detroit this week. The Soo last n'ght took out 400 people, and the Milwau kee. Great Western, Omaha, Wisconsin Central and Burlington also took out dele gates. The Soo carried the largest number by far and their train out last evening was made up in two sections, the first consist ing of five sleepers and coaches and the second of six sleepers, two coaches and baggage cars. The first section left St. Paul at 7:20 and the second followed an hour later. At the depot, the departure of the delegates and others going to at tend the annual convention was the oc casion of an unusual gathering. The platforms were crowded, and on the trains every berth and seat was filled. To Judge from the amount of baggage carried, it would have been natural to suppose that the St. Paul young people were intending to follow Wang's example and "stay with them a year or two." General Passenger Agent Calloway and Assltant General Passenger Agent Thome were at the trains and superintended the departure of the Endeavorers. The Milwaukee carried out a large party, leaving the city at 4:30 yesterday afternoon. The Omaha and Burlington carried out smaller parties on the regular Chicago trains and the Great Western rame to the front with a party of thirty A great many delegates from points throughout Minnesota, the Dakotas and Montana met last night's trains here and left with the St. Paul parties. The Soo captured the larger part of the business, as its rail and water route offered a chance to make lower fares than could be met by the all rail lines via Chicago. SAXHORN DID IT ALL. One Lone Ald«rman Moved to Hint- self to Adjourn. Night-watchman Showol was the only spectator at the meeting of the board of aldermen last evening. The only member of the board to put In an appearance was Aid Sanborn of the Seventh ward. The session, in consequence of the slim at tendance, was short and to the point Deputy City Clerk Brown was promptly on hand at 7:3° o'clock, the hour act for trilS^S 119 COUnCil charaber was Just as he deputy clerk was beginning able O a^rv as to whether he would i£ able to make Como park before tho fire works commenced the Seventh ward al derman strolled in out the lights and the shortest and most FIVE THOISAXD AT WILDWOOD BI X Crowd Took Advantage o* the Xew Trolley Line. eJ twT* at Wlldwo °<* was the larg aon m VlSited the resort this sea of th M ? naser Barnett estimated the size of the throng at 5.000, probably a con which £?**£, Wf 3 thorouShly orderly, which may be attributed largely to the o^-ed on Th lntoXlcatin * wire a" lowed on the grounds - mlny V*, 111 '^ Well patronized. wheels. P6° eolns on their SALVATION ARMY FEATURE i ;,L" Salvation Army Feature ■££k s Nellie Linderman. These threo offlcers^are veterans in Salvation 'Army service and the meetings^^tney will le^d Great arrangements are to be made by Booth°T^US^ Va"Onis, t9 -whicT wfll bo MhWb' i msetln«?< which will bo Monday ah^r^" 0"1 ChUrCh ' SPICED BOSE LEAVES. Something to Get Heady for Chrlst " man. This l ! the month to begin picking your Christmas presents, girls. It does seem queer, doesn't it, to plan for De cember in June? But if you want to get ahead in your holiday work you will be wise to take this summer-time hint It hasn't anything to do with fancy work No need, to try eyes and pa tience bending over troublesome em broidery stitches and such things There really Isn't any work about it. Those future presents are growing right this moment all around . you. What you have to do is merely to pick them off the bushes and -but, of course you want to know about it from the very begin ning. »' Well, start in saving rose petals. The country girl really has the best of it, be cause by the end of summer she can have a store of rose leaves that would make any city girl envious. But even if you can't fln.l roses amid the bricks and mortar of your city home surely you have some friends out of town who own rose bushes. Ask them for the pe. tais, and if you are persistent, with what flowers you can gather yourself, by fall you should have a fragrant col lection. Beginning In June the leaves should be gathered, dried slowly in the sun «md packed In cardboard boxes. All during the summer, when you can get hold of bits of thyme, rose geranium leaves, sprigs of lavender, sweet clover ' blos soms—indeed, any scented thing from field to garden— add to the rose pe tals. Between the layers of rose leaves sprinkle lightly a little ground cinnamon, allspice, a few Tonga beans, and, If you happen to have on hand a stick of Japanese incense, crumble ft up and.toss among the leaves and spices. By the end of summer that box ought to be as sweet as ' a whofe florist's shop.' And don't you see what a delicious <m!x ture you have— than sachet power at $3 a pound—for making up into mus lin bags? , This Is where, the Christmas presents come In. There couldn't be anything daintier or more acceptable than a little sack of gauze or tarletan filled with those rose leaves, tied with bright rib bon and mailed tc your friend as a holi day gift. Romantic Bridal Trip. Mr. Neville Lytton, of England, and h!s bride have been enjoying a most romantic honeymoon. After their marriage at Cairo, Egypt, they drove ten miles through the desert to Sheykh Obeyd. near Heliopolis, the residence of Mr. and Lady Anne Blunt. The happy pair were met by Arab horsemen and Bedouins on cam els, under the leadership of the oldest and most distinguished sheik of the tribe. All the surrounding villages were decorated, and the peasantry made every demon stration of rejoicing and good will in hon or of the bride, the daughter of their ben efactors. In the evening a whole flock of sheep were roasted to provide a feast for the dusky folk, who had done their ut most to please the paleface bride -who had come among them. Beer Tabloid Invented. A German chemist has made an addi tion to the number of 'tabloids." TW3 Is a beer tabloid, which dropped Into a tum bler of water, produces a foaming glass of the favorite beverage of the Father land- Those who discriminate prefer Hayne*' art photographs. Corner Selby and Vir ginia avenues. Y^— •' - - -' ■ > ■ . ~ . . *-^^ HENRY Vl/. FfIGLEY, MANAGER. Everything We Advertise Is always on sale as represented—bear this in mind. We sell only the best of everything—and sell it for less money than many stores ash for cheaper grades. Examine the bargains here offered; you'll find it will pay you to trade with us. ■ . .- ■;■■_ Today's Specials: Men's Negligee Shirts- AU-°ur oae-dollar mlt m _»__«!— Shirts, leading- /raff makes, Madras, Percale, Flannel, soft or laundered, I b||| with or without collars. Wednesday only . ■ ■ WW Men's Hosiery—All our haU-dollarHosier : Af"- !— _ . imported Lisle Thread or If% fi Maco Yarns, plain or in the newest coloring's. Wed- ijej ne^day only, three pair 3 for $1.00, or, per pair.... WWW Men's Pants" 300 airs in strictlT All* |h"i f\ST wool Cheviots; stripes and I Lm plaids, aud modest mixtures, well made and tai- b]h | ■ ij ij lored, elegant value at $3.00, Wednesday only *r ;" Men's Summer Coats and Vests trictljr An wool fabrics —tan and gray mixtures; you may W 3 yR 1 § match 'em for $5.00 —we doubt it. Wednesday b|% . | §jj | only yVBWW Men's Office Coats- bout 100 of them, rf|^ •■■---■ Plain Colors and f% |i Fancy Stripes, all sizes from 35 to 42. Take 'em If II 1 away Wednesday for V Men's Crash sllitS— In Linen and Wool Crashes, For _i__ : : : H eign and 11 If g.-..'^^. Domestic; not a great many left; they LJ Q |¥ ra S|jf fif*o are worth from $3 to $13.50. Take |fl | § IJltljtJ 'em while they last for just ■■%■■■■ ' |#l IWW Men's Crash Hats- Ifl Plain and Fancy B ■-.".. ■ Colers, about 50 doz- /I MIB en left; they are really worth 75 cents. < UL . Oil Wednesday .... .'..,.»........ IWU | Children's HatS— A lare line of Linen and fk f* Crash Tarns and Fancy Bf\ 18. Straw Sun Hats, worth 35c and 50c.' f till Wednesday ™ w."..' Boys' . Knee^Pant Suits— Qal15() AQ f| fi Neat and nobby patterns; all sizes, from Bto Ell |J ii SB ! 15 years; a bargain. Wednesday .......... %|rWIWW Boys' and Children's Qveralls-^ 4ft|% splendid quality blue denim; only about 50 dozen [jijjig left; the 35c kind. Here Wednesday .../......, .. ; r iWW <W*ggg*» Store open every day from 7:30 a. m. to l^^r 6p. m. Saturday, 7:30 a. m. to 10:30 p. m. i BRAZOSifiAU RAOIKCI ,t \_./. i *"3 »..-. -.. , ■ ; •• -,-m'J-'- >■;,. • • ••. ANOTHER TEXAS FLOOD DISASTER THAT PROMISES TO ECI,IPSE ALL, OTHERS MANY LIVES IMPERILLEI Bridges Waahed Avray and No Means of Rescuing Watcr-Surronnded People—<Jrave Fetor ■ lor Their Safety Are Espre«»ed4RJTcr Six Feet Higher Than In Relief HrnMirr* Being Taken. DALLAS. Tex., July Another flood disaster which, from the first bulletin re ceived here tonight appears to be worse than that at Calvert on Friday and Sat urday last, occurred this afternoon "in the Brazos Valley, about 100 miles down the river from Calvert. Reports say that the large steel bridge of the Missouri & Texas railroad at Dewey's station, near the crossing of the Brazos river, is gone. The river in that section began rising suddenly, yesterday, and tonight is six feet higher than ever before known. Im mense drifts of houses, trees, fences, etc.,. are floating past Sealey and Dewey. Alaming reports are coming In from Lagrange and Sealey of loss of life in the vicinity of Brookshire. Houston has been appealed to for help, and Mayor Bras hear, of that city. issued a proclamation, this evening, calling for men and boats to rescue those in danger. The Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad is sending out relief trains from Houston, Lagrange and other points. Telegraphic . communication with the new flood districts has been entirely cut off. . . • . . Chief Lineman; Lowry, of the Postal Telepragh company, tonight made the foj- . lowing statement over the long flistance telephone from Sealey, 250 miles south of Dallas: "The Brazos river here is more than five miles wide, and the waters' are lash-; ing furiously. All character of floating "property: Is ruahing along with the cur rents. On this side of the river (at Sea ley) there is as yet little danger, but on the other ' side (Dewey and Brookshire) the conditions are terrible. Brookshire is thirteen miles from Sealey, and thirty seven from Houston. "We cannot get from the Sealey side to the Dewey and Brook shire side, and as our wires are all gona on that side, we cannot tell the extent of the disaster at Brookshire. "I reached Sealey tonight In a small boat, after spending last night on an isl and four miles from here. The big bridge of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad at Dewey is as good as ruined. It Is cov ered with water, and the center span is off the line. All the structure is likely to go at any minute. Four miles of Mis souri. Kansas & Texas track are gone on the Dewey side, and about a mile on the Sealey* has been washed away. "If boats and special trains from Hou- Bton or other points have not yet reach ed Brookshire, they are too late. The people, I fear, ■will be drowned before they can be reached. This afternoon there were from 300 to 400 persons on " a small island near Brookshire, and the water was rising rapidly. I fear they are drowned by this time, as they had not the slightest means of escape. "The river hero tonight Is six feet high er than In 1885, which was the record up to the present. The damage to property is enormous." BROKEN PROMISES. Charges Preferred by Employes of Cleveland Street Car Company. CLEVELAND, (shlo, July The street railway men's union drew up In written form their complaint that the Big Consol idated Street Railway company is riot liv ing up to the agreement upon which the recent strike was settled, and presented it to the special city council- committee that negotiated the settlement.- The union held an all-night meeting last night and decided not to strike again, but leave the matter In the hands of the committee. »»- Rubber I'oneU. A new rubber corset has recently In vaded the market, and Is an excellent garment for the completion of a bathln< outfit, since its qualities make it a life preserver in itself, and its wearer in the surf does not, therefore, have to burden herself with a clumsy belt to keep her afloat. There are already recorded sev eral cases of women whose lives have been saved from bullets by their stays and perhaps ere the sumer is over, if these rubber affairs become popular, the list will grow longer with the names of those saved from drowning. Expremi Trolley Cm™. The Plttsburg trolley lines run express cars. There are large sliding doors in the sides through which express packages are received and delivered at any point on the line. Automobile delivery wagons wait at various points and scurry about from house to house immediately upon the arrival of the express cars, the work of transshipment being: rushed through without delaying regular passenger traf fic. The Chicago. Milwaukee A St. Paul Railway Owns and operates over 6,100 miles of road. --: It penetrates eight states. It was the first road St. Paul to Chicago. It runs five through passenger trains from the Twin Cities to Chicago every business day. Its celebrated Pioneer limited Is tho only perfect train In the world. Lowest rates to all points. .• . Baggage checked from residences and tickets delivered. ... . . For mortgage loans, large or small, apply to State Savings Bank. No commit jrifciPn&RJS ?L Tbia man was so far behind the times that he wasted a whole morning- because he neglected to avail himself of an appliance which the haste of modern busi ness has rendered uo longer a luxury but an absolute necessitj. Are you not likely at any moment to be placed in a similar osit ion? Northwestern Telephone Ex- change Company