Annual Shoe Clearing Sales..... i Shoes!! Jp Don't Delay The purchase of a full sup- B ply of Footwear at Frye's Hi B Sale of the world's best §1 Shoes. Inspect the follow- H ing samples from our great B Annual Shoe Clearing >wB B Sales which open Monday, Jan. Bth, for the second week. Every price quoted is a genu ine mark-down from former low selling prices— Men's Department. 1,000 p»ir« of our regular $3.50 and £f AA $5 Shoes. Sale dI.VV price 1.000 pairs of Men's 94.00 and £A JP $.i.»O Shoes. Bale «B£t4t) price ™ 1.500 pair* of our regular $5.00 ** iP ami $3.00 (shoes. Sale ihtl.4t) price "^ *" In All Styles and Leathers. Ladies' Department. SOO pairs of our regular $5.00 £4 AA Ladies' Kid Lace Shoes. Sale \S III) price vv»ww 500 pairs of our Ladles' Snamel and *T/ Boys' and Children's De partment. 200 pairs of Boys' Shoes, formerly £f iA Idling at $2 to 83.50. ,1 j 4V »ale price V*» *v 100 pairs of Misses' Kid 6hoe«, lace £/) 4A and button, former price $3 and \/ Alt §3.50. Saleprice...... ™*"IF/ 200 pairs Children's Lace and Button qa 61ioe«; former price $1 and $1.25. Sale f\*iC, price U7V 150 pain of Children's Shoes, former fa price 75c. I>l#C bale price v/~ MAIL ORDERS Promptly Fiilei at Sale Prices. All Felt Shoes and Slippers go at 25 per cent off regular prices. FRYE'S, 103-105-107 E. 6in SI., SI. Paul. JrJf^Plenty of extra salesmen for this big eale. "FEAST OF THE LIGHTS." It I* Gloriously Celebrated nt tlie Church ot the Good Shepherd. Epiphany, or the feast of lights, was celebrated last evening at the Church of the Good Shepherd with special exercises. The church was decorated with Christ mas greens and lighted by innumerable candles. The rector, Rev. William C. Pope, conducted the services, and Rev. Mr. Kite preached the Epiphany sermon. His subject was ''The Coming of Christ." Father J. O. S. Huntlngton, of New York, a member of the Order of the Holy Cross, spoke on "Church Associa tion in the Interests of Labor." " Father Huntington is the founder of the church association recently formed in New York for the purpose of bringing the laboring class in closer touch with the church. He said In his sermon last evening that the church was awakening with horror to the fact that after 1900 years of Cristianity only one-third of the human race knew anything of Christ. He touched upon his work among the East side tenements of New York and told how existing conditions there seemed to demand some society connected with the church, whose work it would be to ameliorate the needlessly hard lot of the laboring people. He thought that a board of conciliation should be formed as a permanent Christian Institution to stand between labor and capital. It was better than a board of arbitration, he thought, for the latter suggested that there was already a quarrel, while the latter exist ed as a preventive of strife. After the services the congregation ad journed to the rectory, where an Epiphany supper was served and the Epiphany cake was cut. HAS TWO DAUGHTERS HERE. Leopold Epstein, Who Died Yester day at DenUon, Tex. A telegram received yesterday from Denlson, Tex., announced the death in that city of Leopold Eppstein, senior member of the firm of L. Eppstein & Son, of this city. Mr. Eppstein was sev enty years of age, and the firm of which he was a member opened a wholesale liquor house in this city about four years ago. Mrs. G. Burgower and Mrs. G. Meyer, daughters of the deceased, reside in St. Paul. The interment will be at Denison, Tex. Ordered Ont of the Yards. Louis Rltter and Anton Rltter, Juve nile brothers, accused of Interfering with cars In the St. Paul & Duluth yards,were discharged by Judge Orr yesterday, with an admonition to keep out of the rail road yards. The boys were cliarped with putting obstructions on the tracks and With releasing a brake on a freight ca"r. Strange Suicide of a Horse. A horse belonging to the Jung Brew ing company was found dead in its stall yesterday morning. The animal got its head under the manger during the night, and in plunging about to free Itself broke its neck. AGENTS WANTED WHAT COPELAND J>lD IT BEARS NO GREAT WEIGHT WITH THE DISTRICT 1 , . COURT REASSESSMENT IS NOT VALID Such Is the Decision of Judge Lewis In the Long-Pending Action In volving a Board of Puhllc Works' RcnftHcitament for a Work Which Copeland Had Begun Without Proper Authority of Law. Judge Lewis yesterday filed a decision in district court denying the appeal of City Treasurer Horst for judgment against certain real property, by virtue of as sess- ment warrants, for reassessment for constructing a sewer on Wood street, from Starkey street to South Robert, on South Robert street, from Wood to Delos, and on Colorado street, from South Kob ert to Clinton avenue. Five of the property owners objected on the ground that the assessment was originally made by John Copeland, act ing as commissioner of public works, who was thrown out of office by the supreme court. It is the first decision of the kind, and would affect all the improve ments ordered by Commissioner Copeland were it not for the fact that In nearly every other case the property owners paid without protest. In the memorandum accompanying the decision Judge Lewis says in part: "This is an application for Judgment on an attempted reassessment for an improve ment made while a so-called commissioner of public works assumed to act in an office, the law creating which has been held void by the supreme court. The original assessment for this improvement was held Invalid because certain acts In reference to such improvements required ty the city charter to be done by the board of public works were not performed by said board, but were done by such commissioner, so acting, without legal right, and his acts in reference to the original assessment were void, among other reasons, because, under the charter, the board of public works was the only agency through which the city should have acted in making this improvement. "The charter provisions providing for a reassessment are based on the authority of the city to first make an original as sessment. If there be no ground for an original assessment, then the steps laid down in the charter for the inception nf! an improvement have not been observed, and it is invalid. On the other hand, it is not a reassessment because this improve ment was never made by the city, in con templation of law, and no original as sessment was ever authorized by law. •'Counsel' for the city contend that this application need not relate back to the inception of the improvement; that the board of public works, finding an Im provement in a state which is admittedly a benefit to the adjacent property owners, have the right to adopt it and levy an assessment for the benefit it confers, the same as if the board of public works had ordered it there in the first instance. The mere statement of this proposition would seem to be sufficient to refute it, for were it true, the city would be at the mercy of contractors, putting in alleged improvements, In the making of which property owners would have no voice. It is useless to argue this proposition, however, because the charter of St. Paul nowhere authorizes the board ot public works to so act. For the rea sons above stated the application is de nied.' 1 REGISTRY BY CARRIERS. Postofflce Department Addresses n Card to the Puhlle. Jan 15 the new plan of registering let ters through the carriers will go into el- j feet in a portion of the residence districts j of St. Paul, to be gradually extended. In this connection, Superintendent of Car riers Hadlich yesterday received the fol lowing circular from the department at Washington addressed to the public: In giving to residents of cities the ad vantage of having their letters registered at their own door, the provisions of the "eight-hour law," as applied to carriers make it necessary for the department to exact certain requirements, which, though easy of fulfillment, are, nevertheless, im -1 Only letters can be registered; and they must be ready in every respect when the carrier calls, for he is forbidden on pain of dismissal, to wait even a fraction of a minute longer than is necessary to write the receipt. _ 2 Every letter must be Inclosed in an envelope strong enough to safely carry contents, and be In perfect condition. The envelope must bear name and ad dress-of sender, name of addressee and his postoflice address; and have the pos tage and registry fee prepaid, either with stamps attached, or In money, the exact amount to be paid to the carrier. The writing on envelope must be plain and If you have failed to comply with any of these requirements, the carrier Is I obliged to refuse your letter and hand you this card. If it be properly prepared he will register the letter on his next trip. Your receipt will be written by him and show the amount of money paid him for postage and fee, when stamps are not at tached to your letter. If there be a sur plus, it will be returned from the post ofFice. Carriers are forbidden to make oral ex planations or engage in discussions with patrons, to register letters free, to ad vance money or stamps to pay postage, or to make change. This card shows plainly their duty in every case, and the rules laid down in It must be strictly com plied with. If it be found that your letter is unmall able for any cause when it reaches the postoflice, you will be notified direct. The registry fee for letters, foreign and domestic, Is 8 cents in addition to full postage. HUMANE SOCIETY WORK. Monthly Reports Were Made at the Meeting Yesterday. At the monthly meeting of the Humane society yesterday the report of Agent Moak was as follows: Cases of women and children beaten or abused, 17; placed in care of board ot control, 5; Associated charities, 2; sent to state training school, 1; dairy farm, 1; children ejected from concert saloons, 8; cases reported at office, 10; cases prose cuted, S. Animals taken from work, 3; horses killed, being unfit for further use, 9; cases reported at office, 35; fines imposed dur ing the year, $120. Dr. Libbey, at South St. Paul, reported a large amount of work ' done at the yards in the way of shooting crippled animals. Five horses with broken legs, resulting from a railroad wreck, were ehot Tuesday. Special Term Docket. The following matters were disposed of yesterday at special term of the district court: Joseph O'Brien vs. Patrick Kelly Jr. Motion for new trial argued and sub mitted. Willoughby Bros. vs. St. Paul German Insurance company. Order to show cause why service of summons on certain par ties should not be held good. Granted. George H. Shellenberger vs. Savings Bank of St. Paul. Application for setoff. Denied. In re assignment D. D. Merrill. Ap plication for approval of a deed. Granted. Wallace F. Bragg vs. Chicago, Milwau kee & St. Paul Railway. Motion for judgment against the plaintiff notwith standing verdict. Argued and submitted. Minnesota Soap Company vs. Clara Pearson et al. Plaintiff's application for judgment submitted. E. A. Stone Jr., executor, vs. John Erickson et a]. Order confirming sale granted. Andrew Hylla vs. Casper Gierok. Mo tion to dismiss garnlshee proceedings. Granted. G. W. Froelich vs. Rudolph Vollmer. Order to show cause to defendant why he should not be restrained from prose j THE ST. PAUI/* GLOBE, SUNDAY, JANUARY 7, 1900. «* »^v ■ . cuting case in municipal court. Arguea and submitted. „ _ • . L. W. Smith, as trustee, vs. R. P. Smith & Sons. Demurrer to complaint argued and submitted. Charles Ek vs. St. Paul Permanent Loan Company. Action involving city deed and to determine adverse claims, as*. 1 -_s. ■*■ STATE'S BIRD STOCK. Triumphs Won by Minnesota's High Bred Poultry. A smile of satisfaction played over the rugged features of Leslie Parlin, vet eran breeder of high-class poultry, as he recounted yesterday at his home, on PhaTeh avenue, irlumphs won by Minne sota birds at exhibitions of feathered stock recently held in Milwaukee and Waupaca. "Yes, it made those Eastern fellows open their eyes just to look at our birds, but when the scoring commenced and cash prizes and ribbons and other pre miums kept coming our way, they were astonished, to say the least." Mr. Parlin had charge of the Minnesota exhibit at the Milwaukee feathered stock show, and the Wisconsin state poultry show at Waupaca. St. Paul breeders represented at Milwaukee were Capt. Phil W. Schweitzer, breeder of Blue Andalusions, whose winnings were four first, three second and one third premium. H. J. Goette, breeder of Silver Wyandotte3, winning five first, two second and one third premium. Leslie Parlin, Buffi Co chins and Buff Bantams, nine first, five second, one third premium. George Hol den, Owatonna, showed Barred Plymouth Kocks: his prizes were first cock, first hen and second pullet. At the Waupaca show the same exhibitors were quite as well fa vored. "But these tell the story better than I can," continued Mr. Parlin, smoothing out a bunch of vari-colored ribbon and carefully assorting a packet of cards, the hotter reminding the uninitiated of a Chinese laundry bill quite as much as anything else. Both ribbons and cards will be distributed by Mr. Parlin to the prize winners. "Eastern exhibitors," resumed Mr. Par lin, "were greately Interested in the Min nesota stock, and some of them express ed the intention of coming to St. Paul next month to try their luck at the an nual exhibition of the Minnesota Poultry association. And it will be worth their while. The association is offering rich premiums this year, and a number of special prizes will be given by exhibit ors." : The splendid showing made by Minne sota birds at the Wisconsin exhibitions has aroused the enthusiasm of local breeders, and adds a new interest to the fourteenth annual exhibition of the Min nesota Poultry association to be held in St. Paul Feb. 5 to 10. There is no doubt that many of the exhibitors enteitd in the Wisconsin shows will come to St. Paul, and Minnesota breeders will be given another opportunity to prove the quality of their feathered stock. Two thousand catalogues containing the premium list for the coming exhibition were issued yesterday. AUTHORITY ON MUSIC. Louis C. Elson, Who Will Be Heard on Lecture Platform. It has been said of Louis C. .Elson, who is to give three lecture recitals during the week in the People's church, that he can take any subject that could be given him and talk for hours upon it without once lapsing into the dull or commonplace. More than that, so broad Is his knowledge of music and so ex cellently adapted for varied work is his voice that without doubt he could sins upon any subject as well with pleasure and profil to the listener. He is equally at home in an Oriental song, arranged by that prince of the colorists, Saint- Saens, an ancient Hebrew song, a Cni nest love song, a sailor song and a Greek hymn. - From this wonderful repertoire of the world's music Mr. Elson's St. Paul audi ences will hear three classes of songs, with their histories and the conditions which gave them birth. The lecture on Scottish song will be a very popular one, and on account of the recent great revival in Scottish literature and in fact everything Scotch, the Peo- I pie's church should be filled Tuesday evening. Though the popular writers of the present time are, many of them, ! Scotch, few have told us anything at all of Scotch music. We know that each clan among the Highlanders had its par ticular songs and that Scotland has been, longer than any other country, the home of church psalmody. Little else, however, of the story of Scottish mu sic has come to our ears, though there must be much that is Interesting to tell. . .„ The second lecture in the series will embrace "The History of German Mu sic" from the thirteenth century to the present time. This topic he treats in tha most fascinating manner imaginable, find ing grand literary and musical material in the songs of the minnesingers, the masterslngers, the inspired hymns cf the Reformation, and the German opera of the present time. His "History of Na tional Music," forming the theme of his final lecture on Monday, the loth inst., will In some ways be more interesting than the others. He will sing many o" the great national anthems at this lec ture, those of Russia, Germany, France and other countries, as well as SDngs in spired by the great historic wars which have at different times revolutionized en tire governments. Finland music will be touched upon, and the songs of Scan dinavia. Mr. Elson has also some rare and interesting things to tell in connec tion with the origin of some of America's national songs. In each one of the subjects upon which he speaks Mr. Elson proves his rare abil ity to hold an audience. Stalwart and graceful in manner, he at once enlists the attention and interest of his hearers. Added to this a fine, big baritone voice, melodious and flexible, capable of the cor rect rendering of martial music, tender love ditties and pathetic songs, and one finds in Mr. Elson such an ensemble as should give St. Paul three evenings of great pleasure and profit. BURIED AT CALVARY. Mrs. Ellen'Field, Who Died at the Buckingham Thursday. The funeral of Mrs. H. W. Field, who died at her home at the Buckingham, Thursday, took place from the Cathedral yesterday morning. Father Lawler per formed the service, celebrating mass, and in a short address speaking in the highest terms of the deceased. The interment was at Calvary cemetery. The pal'.baar ers were M. N. Goss, George Hunsaker, John E. King, Dr. E. H, Whitcomb and Hart N. Cook. Mr. Field has the sympathy of a lai^e circle of friends in his bereavement. He is a member of the Order of Railway Conductors and of the Elks. He runs from this city, on the Omaha road, to El roy, Wis. Mrs. Field was forty years of age. Her death was due to consumptions There are no children. During the funeral service the casket was covered with flow ers, emblems being sent by both the Or. der of Railway Conductors and the Elk lodge. HAZLE'S HEADACHE CAPSULES Are sold by all Druggists, and they guarantee them. Looking for Ingrain's Home. State Agent Gates is corresponding with relatives of M. F. Ingram, the in sane man arrested at t*ie union depot a few days ago. Ingram is being held here pending further investigation, and if it is found that his legal residence is in another state, he will be returned to his home. He came here from New Haven, Conn., and his father lives at Lewistown, Mont. Caplstrant Wa« Released. Philip Capistrant, arrested on the charge of stealing coal from the Omaha Railroad .company's Westminster - street yards, was discharged by Judge- Orr yes terday. _ The Bent What Is. Universal Ranges. C. E. Battles, 270 Jackson street. /VSTILL BOOMING! J| > i The Boston's 59th Consecutive Semi^Annnal §1 Jg RED FIGURE SALE! jk Is creating a greater stir this year than any year during our thirty years' existence in St. Paul, which is I^^^^m^^^^^^^am saying much when you realize that these original sales always have been the most popular and best W& J^, The Why of It. #«BP^ Every man or woman who has lived long enough in the Northwest to become acquainted knows U HIelmL'''-''^^^^Bk The Boston. They know that our clothing is the best ready-to-wear clothing in the world. They know It IlllPlluill^WH^Pf that our word Is as good as our bond. They know that our bargains are real bargains and our reduc- " lllR^» Comejn and See the Reduced Prices°-They Are More Con- Vfl9l!n!a [ vincini? Than Columns of Newspaper Talk. 11391 liI Hen's Suits. Boys' Long-Pant Suits. K. Wsm HfiiS From $10.00 Suits. Red-Figured to $7.75 From $7.00 Suits. Red-Figured to $4-90 IH^H iH^ 1 To $25.00 Suits. Red-Figured to $18.50 To $20.00 Suits, Red-Figured to $15.50 iffiiis 11MI1 Hen's Overcoats. Boys' Two-Piece Suits. wil KBfifftl From $10.00 Overcoats, Red-Figured to $7-75 From $4.00 Suits. Red-Figured to $2.65 psHff Illw!ll| -To $50.00 Overcoats, Red-Figured to $45.09 To $10.00 Suits, Red-Figured to $7 50 IHHI I^fiJ 1 Hen's Ulsters. Boys' Reefers and Ulsters. ||I jfli I From $10.00 Ulsters, Red-Figured to $7.75 From $5.00 Reefers. Red-Figured to $3,50 Jisil ifrffl/I/ To $35.00 U'sters, Red-Figured to $30.00 To $10.00 Ulsters, Red-Figured to $8.85 $&ms!r lwMl§ Men's Trousers. Boys' Knee Pants. /|J|B| From $2.00 Trousers, Red-Figured to $1.50 From 50c Pants, Red-Figured to 38c *^^^^^^^^^IWW To $9.00 Trousers, Red-Figured to $7.00 To $1.00 Pants, Red-Figured to 75c Oxford Mufflers —All our 51.50 and ji.oo Mufflers Red-Figured to 75c yl Bowl by & Co. d^\J& ozfM)7X__, 6th & Robert. —^^u/^y — The same Courteous Attention as Though You Paid Full Price. Mai! Orders Filled at Red Figure Prices. jf MM FOR 1W JAIL RAMSEY COUNTY SEEMS TO BE AU THORIZED TO iSSUE THEM BY 1595 LAW BILL ORIGINALLY INTENDED Helping: Out the Then Precarious Capitol Project, Which, However, Weathered the Storm, So That the l*n v»- Was Not Needed for the Pur pose, hut It Is Believed It Would Apply to the Jail Situation. The action of Building Inspector Haas and his two assistants in declaring that the county jail building was "one of the most dangerous bafldiflgs in the city," and recommending^, that it be "con demned," has occasioned considerable comment. The board of 'county commissioners Friday referred tne matter to the com mittee on grounds and buildings. Mayor Kiefer, who is chairman of the county board, when asked what the com missioners intended to do about it, said: "The county has no money to build a new jail buHding with, and, i^ my opin ion, before any action Is taken in the matter, the building should be carefully examined, and its condition ascertained by experts." Particular inflection was put on the word "experts" by the jnayor. County Auditor Jehnsdh said there was no money on hand with which to procure a site, or erect a new jail building, and no provision could be made for a new jail until July, when, if the board of county commissioners so determined, an amount could be placed in the tax levy for 1900. If this was done the money with which to purchase a site and com mence the new building would be avail abi-e after Jan. 1, 1901. A well known politician, In speaking of the haste with which Building Inspector Haas, as soon as re-elected to his office, had condemned the jail building, said: "There Is no doubt in my mind that there is a carefully prepared plan behind the talk of the present jail building being unsafe, and that the parties interested, whoever they are, have a scheme all framed up, by which the taxpayers will be called upon to pay for a new jail. I have carefully examined the laws, and am convinced that it is the purpose of those engaged In the scheme to take ad vantage of an act which was passed by the legislature in 1895, and which author izes the county commissioners to issue bonds for the erection, repair and main tenance of public buildings in Ramsey county. At the time the law was passed it looked as though the legislature would not take any action which would allow work on the new capitol building to be proceeded with unress there was money in the fund. To obviate this difficulty the Ramsey county delegation secured the passage of an act by the legislature which gave the board of county commissioners of Ramsey county authority, by a ma jority vote, to issue bonds to erect, re pair and maintain any public building or buildings in Ramsey- coupty. Subsequent ly action was tak^n by the legislature t " ""': JEAST ST. PAUL BAKERY, j| St. Paul, TVlinn., ij Manufacturers of machine Cookies, wish i to announce that all persons who have / sold their goods through other houses '! 11 can now buy them direct from them. | 1 1 Prices and terms furnished upon appli- i ij cation. Liberal discpunt. \ which allowed the work on the new cap itol to go ahead, and the act giving the county commissioners power to issue bonds was not necessary. "Under the law then passed, however, the board of county commissioners has the power, by a majority vote, to issue bonds for the erection, repair and main tenance of public buildings in this coun ty, and from the drift of things it is undoubtedly the intention of those in terested in the building of a new Jail, at the proper time, to spring this law on the county commissioners and insist that a new jail be erected. The law, as I recollect it, gives the commissioners the right to issue bonds to the amount of 1-5 of 1 per cent of the assessed valua tion, the bonds to run for twenty years, at 5 per cent interest. You can readily see that there would be plenty of finan ciers in St. Paul who would gladly take the entire issue of bonds should the county commissioners decfde to order them, and from the movements of thoso interested it looks very much as if this was the scheme. I suppose the same old arguments will be used as when the effort was made some years ago to sell the property at the northeast corner of Fifth and Ced;*r streets to the county and have a new jail building erected at that point. There is no particular demand by the public, or the taxpayers, at this particular time to invest $200,000 in a jail building, and if the matter is brought to the attention of the public there may be such an expression against the scheme that it will be killed." The law to which reference has been made was passed by,the legislature in 1895 and Is as follows: CHAPTER 286. An act to provide additional means for the erection, repair and maintenance of public buildings in Ramsey county. Be ft enacted by the legislature of the state of Minnesota: Section 1. The board of county comir.is sioners of Ramsey county, Minnesota, is hereby authorized and empowered, by a majority vote thereof, to issue and ne gotiate the bonds of said county for such sum or sums as may be from time to lime considered necessary or expedient by said board, not to exceed In the aggregate more than one-fifth (1-5) of one (1) per centum of the assessed valuation of all the taxable property in said county, ac cording to the last assessment thereof, for the purpose of providing additional funds for the erection, repair and main tenance of any public building or build ings located in said county. And said bond and the proceeds thereof may be used and expended for any of said pur poses in the manner and at the times de termined by said board. Sec. 2. The said bonds shall be Issued in denominations of one thousand ($1,000) dollars each, with interest coupons, and may bear interest at any rate not ex ceeding five (5) per cent per annum, pay able seml-annually, and the principal shall be payable at such time or times, not exceeding twenty (20) years after the date of said bonds, as said county com missioners may by resolution determine. The said board of county commissioners is hereby authorized and empowered, and it Is hereby made its duty, to levy a tax from time to time upon the taxable property of said county sufficient to meet the interest coupons and principal of Paid bonds as they shall become due, and un til payment of said interest and prin cipal is fully provided for. Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved April 16, 1895. FOR WIDOWS AND ORPHANS. Sons of St. Georce Will Collect for the Mansion House Pond. While the pro-Boer meeting was In progress at the People's church the Sons of St. George, Pioneer Lodge No. 238, held a meting at Central hall and a commit tee was - appointed to receive subscrip tions towards the Mansion House fund for the widows and orphans of the Brit ish soldiers who fell in the South African war. The committee consists of M. A. Maxfield, chairman; John Ball, ■William Willis, John Wade, B. E. MeScalf, Dr. C. J. Woolway, secretary and treasurer. Subscriptions will be received by va rious members of the order in connection with the above committee, who will be provided with a subscription blank, prop erly attested by the lodge officers under the seal of the lodge. Sympathizers who may not be reached by the above com mittee are reQuested to forward their subscriptions to the treasurer, Dr. C. J. Woolway, 311 Washburn building, St. Paul. HAZLE'S HEADACHE CAPSULES Axe guaranteed by your Druggist ONLY WAITS FOR ICE ALL THAT IS NECESSARY FOR THE WINTER CARNIVAL NOW PLANS PROGRESS RAPIDLY Rice Park Is Needed for a Skating Rink, In Addition to the Vme of Smith Park for the Palace, Which Will Be 3eO Feet in Length ami Have a Tower 100 Feet High— Railroad* Blake Low Rates. Carnival plans assumed such shape at the meeting of the board of directors yea terday afternoon that detail work on the organization of clubs and In other direc tions may go on without further hesitan cy. The plans that were submitted by Architect Stem and adopted by the di. rectors call for an Ice palace greater In every way than any that have been built. The palace will be 360 feet long, built on narrow lines, not more than sixty feet in depth, but the greatest front eleva tion will be about 100 feet, and the great length of the facade will give plenty of opportunity for the fireworks displays that will be arranged for the stormings. The style of architecture being In the form of a great keep, or tower, with b-it tlemented crown, behind which the de fenders of the palace will have their van tage ground. Just below the top of the walls and along the loopholes and win dows, platforms will afford standing room for the defenders, and the attacks will bj made along the whole front, giving a chance for a magnificent, display of pyro technics. Mr. Stem had but a single day to work on the plans, but had them so far com pleted that they were exhibited to the directors and adopted. Mr. Stam thought that if the work were rushed the palace might be built in a couple of weeks. A report was had from Mayor Kiefer, chairman of the committee on transporta tion. The passenger agents of the d.ffer ent lines centering in the cities met the mayor yesterday forenoon and held a conference with him upon the subject of rates to be offered the carnival. A reso lution was adopted unanimously to the effect that all roads make ths transporta tion committee of the Carnival associa tion an offer of rates of a fare and a third for the entire nine days of the car nival. Sales will be made Feb. 2 to 10, with return limit of Feb. 13. For two days of the carnival, the dates to be selected by the committae, all roads agreed to give a one-way fare for the round trip. A minimum selling rate of $1.26 was agreed upon. All tickets sold will bear an admission coupon, good for the carnival celebration, for which settle ment wiH be made on the basis of 25 cents a coupon. These rates will apply to all territory usually covered by the state fair rates. Tickets will be sold at one fare, plus 50 cents, for the round trip, good for two days, and at a fare and one-third for the round trip, limited from Feb.t to 13. The proposition of the roads was accepted, with some slight reservations, which will be adjusted. A uniform of red, white and b'.ue was adopted for the directors and officers of the association. The details of carrying out the plans were allowed to go over, as the meeting was very protracted, and the members of the park board and some gentleman will have to be interviewed in the mat ter. Eleven clubs were reported as organize! and others in process of organization in the railroad general offices, the Hoist and Derrick works, and in a number of so cieties. Chairman Perkins will ask for an appro priation of 1300 for a float parade which shall be Industrial and commercial. A meeting of the Summit Polo club has been called by Chairman O'Regan, of the polo subcommittee, for Monday 3 evening at 8 o'clock, for the purpose of reorganizing the club for the carnival. The committee appointed to manage" the skating feature of the carnival-will: report tomorrow, recommending the se-' tectlon of Rice park for a skating rink. It is found that an Ideal course can be laid out for general skating and also for racing events. A. D. Smith, chairman of the skating committee, with J. B. Meyers, F. E. Low, Ed H. Payte and Fred Perkins, have thoroughly convassed] the city and have decided upon Rice park as entirely satisfactory to skaters.: It Is almost level, and It will only bo necessary to remove a few shrubs and a couple of electric poles and will give a circular course of from fifteen to thirty, feet wide and about a fifth of a mile in f circuit. It is proposed that this course be-used for general skating, and that the racing events will be held at this point; upon three evenings. The park and course will be brilliantly illuminated. The racing programme Includes a series of professional championship races open to the world for substantial cash prizes; also professional jumping contest and the Ameiican championship. The Eastern skating championship races will be held at Newburgh, N. V., Jan. 2*> and 27. The Canadian champion ships, at Montreal, Feb. 3, and the cir cuit will wind up at St. Paul with the American championship races. • ♦ • Gov. Llnd yesterday received the fol lowing response from Admiral Dewey to the invitation extended by the citizens to visit St. Paul during the carnival: • * • I have the honor to acknowledge tho receipt at the hands of Hon. C. K. Davis, of the Invitation of the state of Minne sota, the citizens of St. Paul, Commer cial club of St. Paul and St. Paul Carni val association to be present as a guest of : honor at the festivities incident to the St. Paul Winter carnival, Feb. 3 to 12. 19C0. It would give me the greatest of pleasure to accept, but unfortunately I have made engagements for the whole period and I cannot avail myself of the courtesy shown me. I assure you, how ever, that I sreatly appreciate the cor diality of your geeting, and that the beau tiful engrossed invitation sent me will at once be framed and given an honored place on the walls of the home which my countrymen have presented to mo. With many thanks, believe me, very truly yours, —George Dewey. • • • Saintly City Council No. 60, United Com mercial Travelers, held a regular monthly meeting last evening at Elks' hall. Four new members were initiated and sixteen applications for membership received. The St. Paul council now has a member ship of 393, and is the third largest In size In the United States. The commit tee appointed by the council to consider the question of organizing a carnival club, consisting of H. W. Shadle, H. C. Casper, J. M. Dresser. Ben Hlrschman and Theodore Barker, reported In favor of the proposition, and the report was unanimously adopted by the council. The committee was given full power to organize a club, select a uniform, ar range for a float, and make other ar rangements for the parade, which will be Feb. 10, the day set apart by the car nival association as commercial travel ers' day. The several councils in the Jurisdiction of Minnesota and the Da kotas, numbering a score, will be In vited to participate In the festivities of the day, and will be entertained by the local council in the evening. The job bers of the Twin Cities have expressed a .willingness to aid in the success of th» day, and will arrange so that all their men will be in St. Paul Feb. 10 to par ticipate. There are about 1,300 members of tho order In Minnesota and the Dakota*, and those who will visit St. Paul Feb. 10 are requested to send their names to H. W. Shadle, 375 Robert street. H. W. Shadle was elected captain of the car nival club, and Theodore Barker first lieutenant. A list of those who will Join the club has been circulated, and last evening seventy-nine names had been se cured. It is expected that over 200 mem bers of the St. Paut council will turn out in uniform. —— — -^^»— Wisconsin Central R'y Terminal lit Chicago. Patrons please take notice! The "Wis consin Central now use the Central Paa senger Station, Park Row and 12th St., at Chicago. Freight will be handled at the Commodious Freight Terminals of th* Illinois Central Ry.. Foot of South Water street.