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In Labor's
Field.
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The following union evening meetings
are scheduled for this week at Assembly
hall. , .
Monday—Boilermakers, barbers, leather
workers*on horse goods. Tuesday-Car
penters, plumbers, retail salesmen, \\en
nesdav - Amalgamated woodworkers,
stonemasons. Thursday - Bricklayers,
horseshoers. pressfeedore, stcreotypers.
Friday—Building Trades council, pattern
makefp, steam fitters, painters. Saturday
—Iron molders, pressmen.
Brewers Will Dance.
St. Paul Brjewers' union passed most of
the time at their meeting in Assembly,
halls last evening in arranging for an an
nual ball, to be given on Saturday even.
Ing, April 21. The committee reported
that all anangements wore completed
with the exception of securing an orches
tra for the occasion. A communication
from Great Falls, Mont., enclosing two
tickets, price $2.60 eath. for an enter
tainment to be given there by the brew
ers, stated also that organized labor in
that city had recently completed a hand,
some and commodious labor hall for the
accommodation of the unions. Receipts
of the evening, $81; expenses, $S.
Boxmnkers' New Scale.
The Boxmakers' and Sawyers 1 union
will hold a special meeting this afternoon
at Assembly halls for ihe purpose of
** hearing the report of the committee on
scale of wages to be adopted the com
ing spring. On Monday evening next
the boxmakers will give thear annual
dance at Assembly halls, with music sup
plied by the Citizens' Orchestra and Mili
tary band.
Molders' Sew Bye-taw*.
St. Paul Iron Molders' union held a
special meeting at Labor hall last even
ing for the purpose of adopting a new
Bet of by-laws. They were read section
by section and will be read two more
times before final action ls taken. He.
ports on the state of trade with the mold
ers was favorable.
Two New Baker*.
Vice Pre&ident Barr opened the meet-
Ing of bakers' union last evening at
Labor hail. Tl'o applications of Jolm
Relchal and M. Messersnith for mem
bership was referred to a committee ot
investigation. Receipts, $12.75; expenses.
76 cents.
MINNEAPOLIS LABOR NOTES.
The Retail Clerks 1 association held a
most important meeting this week at
which there was a very large attendance^
The most important action that has been
made public waa the taking of steps to
bring the Northwestern Clerk into line.
The secretary was instructed to notify
the publishers not to u?e the name as
they did not use the label of the Allied
Printing Trades council.
The local union of the glaziers and
glass workers is taking very rapid strides
for a new organization, and at the last
meeting a large class of new members
was initiated. The organization has some
very active members and they are doing
all in thtir power to advance the inter
ests of the union. It is predicted that In
a short time most of the men employed
at the tiade will be enrolled in the union.
The last meeting of the Building Trades
council was practically devoted to the
discussion of the Chicago situation, as a
communication had been received from
the Chicago Building Trades council upon
the troubles existing there. The local
council passed a resolution declaring that
no person affiliated with It should do
work on any building which was ln any
way connected with a Chicago contractor
or architect.
The Trades and Labor council this week
epent considerable time in discussing the
new city charter and the relation of the
labor leaders appointed on the charter
commission to the council. The discus
sion precipitated a hot debate, which
finally resulted in a victory for the labor
commissioners. It was suggested that
members affiliated with the council, and
at the same time members of the comm
ission, should be bound to support
whatever resolutions the council should
pass.
The Cigarmakers 1 union has recently
issued a bulletin showing the disputes
that have agitated the organization dur
ing the past year and the result of them.
The difficulties that involved a strike
were in reality very few, as nearly all
were settled by the manufacturers acced
ing to the demands of the union without
strike. In the six strikes that were lost,
only eighty-three members were involved,
ln the total of 2,566 members all told and
involved ln all difficulties. Of this num
ber (eighty-three) twenty-two were in
volved in an effort to increase wages and
nineteen members in all other causes.
Recalls Former Struggle.
The test of strength between the Chi
cago building trades and bosses recalls
a .struggle of ten years ago.which brought
the membership of the principal union in
volved—the carpenters—up from about
I,BOC to almost 10,000, and raised wages
from around 25 cents an hour to 37! .*>
cents, and also caused a new bosses' as
sociation to be formed, which put the old
one out of business, says the Inter Ocean.
"We began in the fall of 1859," said one
of the principals in the movement of that
Say,.'"to get ready for the building season
of IS9O, as it opened up, continuing active
HSTEIN6CO.
Another Tumble in Prices.
We must dispose of the balance of our Winter stock, no matter how low
a price we must name to accomplish it. With this end in view, we have
marked the goods so extremely low that a mere glance at the same ought to
be so thoroughly convincing as to dispel all doubts of our sincerity.
Good Pins, per paper lc
Wool Soap, per cake 3c
Beat Ink. per 5e bottle 2«
Best Mucilage, 5c bottle Jic
Good Writing Paper, S sheets for le.
Hie Perfect Dress Stays, per set *%o
Children's Side Elastic Hose Support
ers, per pair He
Best Cotton Garter Elastic, per yard. 2e
Pfttiou Miiffe Lilied wllh *ood salin;
uoney mutts, s^jx^jac
Electric Seal Muffs, SK&K
now, each ' $1.4-0
U/nnl Mlifano For ll!dies. very h»avy,
Ifool mlllßflS worth 18c; now, Q*
per pair 7t
Fleece-Lined Underwear «
heavy—for 16-inch **ll
Rise 3c for each size larger.
U/nnf I QfTfrinn For children, the regular
wool Leggtns g-jK^.., 15c
Handkerchiefs Srl! lr: lo
Lndiei" very Hue Sheer Lawn Hemstitched
Handkerchiefs, each u.Vta
Embroidered Handkerchiefs R? q££
Embroidered and Laco inscried corners. 01 «
worth Be, now Oi.C
Initial Handkerchiefs BSHSJSjftfc
tials. with Lace Jnsertion, worth 10c, C n
dow. each QfJ
PnrCOto~ for henvily boned, perfect
UuiuulO 'il'i'is-'-guaranteed as good as any
50c corset in the city. Ofir
Now. each ZOl
Dr. Warner's regular $1.00 Corsets, broteu
aißortmcm of sizes. Now, each" 60c
Pnmfnpforo Extra henvy, large size,
uomrorters, BMsaf.,-. 69c
organizing work through the winter, and
when spring building was on we were
thoroughly organized with plenty of re
sources and lots of determination. The
bosses then, like the bosses now, put out
a declaration that they would not employ
men who were subject to union rules,
and that they would pay according to
their idea of each one's ability to earn
his wages. It looked like' a tussle, sure
enough, but the carpenters adopted a
flank movement. Independent contractors
who hnd a number of.desirable jobs press
ing for completion were induced to form
an opposition association, which was soon
In good working order. The new body
joined with the workers and created an
arbitration board, the bosses choosing
Judge Tuiiey and the men Judge McCon
nell, the two selecting the late Judge
Driggs. This board fixed the wages at
37% cents an hour, and made eight hours
the rule. With these points gained the
old organization was soon out of business.
Wages sir.cc then have been raised to 42%
cents an hour, and a further increase to
50 cents is among the expectations. The
conditions now are more favorable than
they were ten years ago, and what was
accomplished then can be done now, as
the men have some of the big firms with
jobs that must be finished on their lists."
The Springfield Miners.
The representatives of the United Mine
workers, who have been ln session ln
Springfield the past week arranging dif
ferentials ln their scale for the veins of
Illinois mines, have completed their work,
and tomorrow will meet the operators in
joint session and complete the scale for
the government of mining for the year
from April 1. The coal situation is ex- j
ceptionally favorable alike for miner and j
operator, and the demand continues un- i
abated at good prices. A foreign trade j
lias developed In American coal which
has been on the increase owing to the
high figure which coal brings in some
parts of Europe, especially in England,
where the bituminous article sells for
more tha.i $10 per ton, while extensive
labor disturbances prevail in the mines
of Austria and Bohemia, threatening a
coal famine. Shipments of American coal
have been made to France, Italy, England
and Spain, and the promoters of the trade
look Tor a permanent and growing busi
ness, assuring the miner and operator an
enlarged field for the coal industry.
Ten Ton* of Type.
A Chicago type foundry is reported to
have an order for ten tons of body type |
for the government printing office for j
use in the printing of the twelfth census, ■
a work which will require years to exe
cute, and furnish employment for hun
dreds of printers at the generous figure
Uncle Sam allows his typos, which is uO
cents an hour. The new government
printing office, to cost $2,000,090, is expect
ed to be so far completed as to allow its
occupancy for the census work. The
structure will be eight stories and have
a floor space of almost ten acres. It will
be supplied with the latest electrical de
vices, elevators, motors, telephones, Ice
plant, and crematory for destruction of
refuse, with an improved system of yen-
Uiaiioii. The buildirg is to be as nearly
fireproof as modern invention and con
struction can make it, and when finished
it will be, according to Public Printer
Palmer, the finest home of printing in the
world.
To Restrict Prison Labor.
President Martin Fox, of the Iron Mold
ers' International union, has sent a let
ter to the house committee on labor, who
now have under consideration a bill fcr
the restriction of the shipping of prison
niadfe goods from state to state. Mr. Fox
says in his communication that the
branch of the trade which includes the
manufacture of kettles, reservoirs, skil
lets, pots, etc., has been practically aban
doned to the prison foundries, as it was
no longer possible for the employes of
free labor to compete, even at the lowest
wages paid, with the prison contractors
in these goods.
He states that the penitentiary at Col
umbus is new turning out 11,000 stoves
annually, and iron manufactures are be
ing produced in large quantities at the
state prisons at Chester, 111., and Salem.
Ore., all of which is a serious detriment,
to free labor In the foundry trade and
the business interests' of its employers.
THE INDUSTRIAL WORLD.
Chicago patternmakers will demand
the nine-hour day April 1.
Dallas (Tex.) carpenters will demand
the eight-hour day May 1.
The eight-hour day is now in force in
every sash, door and blind factory In
Chicago.
Over 1,200 men have been thrown out of
employment by the shut-down of the Su
gar Trust company's plant at Philadel
phia.
Nashville. Term., has separate unions
of white nnd colored barbers working in
harmony for the maintenance of wage
rates.
The trouble between organized labor
and the Pan-American Exposition com
pany, at Buffalo, N. V., has been amica
bly settled.
The Brotherhood of Railway Track
men, by a referendum vote, have decided
to affiliate with the American Federa
tion of Labor.
The charter of the Rome (N. V.) Ty
pographical union has been annulled by
the International officers for non-pay
ment of per capita tax.
The Ohio Iron company's plant at
Zanesville, after being idle for nearly
ten years, has changed hands and will
be put in operation.
In iB6O there were only 71,000 tons of
Oof ing Flannel eS!^
Jackets, Capes, Etc., at Less Than
Half-Price.
Ladies' Heavy Beaver Jackets, m« *>/j
value $3.50. Now, each $100
Ladies' Very Heavy Covert Cloth »n jc
Jackets, value $5.00. Now $Z«4D
Ladies' Elegant English Kersey
Jackets, lined with Skinner's
best guaranteed Satin; value c i n
-511.50. Now $4.V5
Ladies' Elegant All-Wool English
Kersey Capes, 32 inches long 1.
Marten trimmed collar and cc OC
front; value $10.50; now m>D. £,j
Children's Jackets,made of heavy
All-Wool Fancy Boucle, Sailor
collar, large Pearl buttons, siae
4 and 6 years; value $3.75. Now, g< pl
each .>.
HrQOQ for Ladies, made of
UICOO OMIIO good Brocade, tfj f\Q
good lining, each OlsUO
fiiini/ Onoto for Men- sIzM 3S and
UCK UQcISi 40. heavy flanucl lined, iv-
UUUI\ UUUIUj terlinedwith rub- QO r
ber: valueßl.so. Now, each 00l
Men's Very Heavy Duck Coals,
each $1.10
Men's Underwear, sE-kHEi
Buitnns, sold everywhere at 40c and Oi/*
45c. Now. each AIW
Fleeced Underwear §gg 3 ]j
iortment of sizeß, each . Wlw
Cuonnnrlni'O Youths' or Boys" good qual
cUSP6llU6rS, H.v elastic Wet, Mo- Ar
««*|r«ii«*i«| hair ends, per pair tX j
fivAAA OkSvlA Whits unlaundered for
Dress Snirts,-urr. 1.- 25c
THE ST. PAUIr GLOBE, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1900.
Orders gppPpßr Overcoats, Hats and £RriTCn CTAnr<^^^^^__ *«—^____ on a^
Filled. iSy^W^ B°ys Clothing, 5j p A y L^^^S^liiiSMiiU^lMfpSß^ Winter Goods.
7L h&PoberfSfs. MINN EAPGUS. 315-323 Nic Am
; ||M STANDARD BUCiTCLAY WORSTED SUITS!
J|§l|^|i^S Ik A* Prices You Cannot Riafch in the United States.
J^^fe^^^^^^^^M^^^^Bfc The annual event that causes a sensation. Nothing in the market has advanced so desperately as Black Diagonal Clays, By actual
I MMBr^BTWIHi estimate they have advanced AT % per cent, and are now at the high point since "92. Any clothing man will tell you that. The magnitude
JtfjBNET "'3?Ih!^BHRJHHB of this business has for many years rendered it necessary to place orders for cloth directly with the mills, which arrangement must neces
«Biiiin ML W V&MsgtSSSm San!y be made many months in advance cf the season. We did this before the rise in woolens, and therefore the advance has not affected us
JBW^idß^"' „ }Se^!™bP in the Same degree as other concerns- ln consequence thereof we take particular pride and pleasure to present you herewith values lower
.-^•; aj&i&g ß&J ■JßatSplJSp^ nan >' GU can Bet8et anywhere in America.
M"" " — M I fit I l6-°»n^. w«h 1 ln«t°n Cl»y Wagonal Black Suite | - r Imported Clay Worsted Black Suite for $is-These are
*U"t ■ • *?9 Wi ICh the, wh'oles^ !e Pr;ce tod*y ls $l0-00- retail price J} the genuine imported clays, made at Hedderfield, England, and
K^^ISBBHBI l. r i, , *12-50'onsalehs J ref. p,r$7.95. These we present you in **"" tailored in own own workshops, per- AI p A
$&- : '.:"i:HH sack, frock in square cut or in double-breasted; are fa*J g% g- feet-fitting, the very best linings and trimmings They G* % E fill
fc^V _v.;- ; , aj made with Italian lining, thoroughly. well tailored, and f|l / |J L come in sacks, frocks and Prince Alberts. Cut as fine \I H IS 3 I
H i:y^#'M each suit guaranteed for one year. You save $5.00 a | *| « as any dress suit can be. IB ItJH U I
fSj -':■-■\4 suit by buying on this occasion. U? I IV U °" sale at VBVIV^
"\;v -Nt-Sm f A f^ iB-ounce Wunscock Worsted Black Suits, worth Same description as Lot 5, only they are full silk-lined, fhg%
; 5 "-^^•M L*OX Z at retail $15.00, at wholesale $12.00, on sale here at $io.oo. will go on sale Monday at only, per suit
R&V ■-. iM^m ported Italian linir* in sack or frock, single or \|l| B§ I £ I*UIU. "',,.= a abr.c as .s woven Ta.lors sets6sfor garments lhal
11 . f^^-^ 'n ,h,s occasion they ar=V- g|Ji U U bu.tanhoies. \™ £F&2XZ tA?S EH
-' *gi| T can be produced; are in cack, frock and Prince Al- W W "H I *
K^sSs2fc^^^^^^S^ I A JL 1 iß=ounce Silk-lined Wunscock Black Suits— bert styles. On sale ill t_ L_ atl U
uOL jJ« $^.00 wholesale value $19.00, retail price, on sale here for f°r """ "a "W W
KWajifiSr HH ' i $12.50. Made from iB-ounce gfa £4% B" 4fe _ „ T . c . _ „. ,
i; ■ ff M Wunscock worsted of same materral as No. 2; they Q"l*J £0 I ft} 7 The French Black Suits, silk-lined Sas-These
ill Hi |;: m have skinner satin lining--lining guaranteed as %I f ■! I g I*U lit f e sort of woolens indispensable for good dressers. The
Call<l til 1 i -!!--.; corre,« ly fa sh,one d ; QILiJU wi.h a p^SS^StS,^ S T/so?^ OQC flfi
JWIIU BB I Ol y "••*; "■■•' ',"'.' \ AC uk , be found oni^ in tai!or sh°Ps- We offer them any lk^»I lsZs
\-'\W \ Rjl I_i J 200 Black suit; only of imported French back, style you wart. On sale ill All -*M^
■is";] I [i I^UL ■ extra heavy, at $J 2.50. There will be no more of these f or yb VIVV
£s\l* f: |J Jg| \H ; 'ra *<Wv • a ft e r these are gone.' The import duty on them is so high
lUr ,':'■■':)) \\ M as to make these suits cost $20.00, which is more g\Ag\ f" I g*4- Q Silk-lined Dress and Tuxedo A* #fc «w j%
ifi^Pi \ . i| than we think they are worth. There is no house in U'l'J klg i*Ut ©• Black -Suits—Made from full dress U" "J 1^ Mil
_ illPffll \ m America that will offer them for less than $18.00. Tk I f ill worsteds, as fine as any tailor in the f■■ |f. 1 I
X^Sttl- I Any size, any style. What we have left of them go til ll—ulf i. J 4and can make them for $75. On sale for the price 111 f ■■■lili'
Jdilr W| \1 I on sale at. V """ " W c f
pies. |B \ 1 1,000 Dozen Handkerchiefs ai One-Fourth, One-Third, One-Half Usual Prices. Oon't Delay.
si ii^W dozen Men's Hemstitched 200 dozen Up-to-date Hand- 400 dozen Men's All-linen 100 dozen new high-grade China si:k,
:^lO^ft Handkerchiefs. Plain and fancy kerchiefs, in Japanese silks, China Handkerchiefs - Every handker- Count * Down Irish Cine,, Haudkercblefa
F^mS^^ colors. Japanet Cloths, pure Irish silks, plain and colored borders, chief will count 1900 fine. Finished K^ulilTn ( |ne^E, l U»n\nd IPreDc»i Id^1d^
flMg^*^"~" Linen finished lawns and fancy Irish linen, hemstitched plain white, ready for use. Plain white or color- Bigna, They are sheer linen, hemstitched
Grepe' Cloth Handkerchiefs. They colored border or colored all over. J^a^-^'-.SS&^oiS t^t
are 15c and 20c quality. On C^ Choice of the entire lot of 4C» { ian d. Fully worth 50c and 75<\ /nR 75c and 51.00. Ou sale lUH
ol# 25c and 35c kinds, for 1%9 %M On kale for fcWW for ««"
steel made in the world. Last year the
United States alone made 9,075,003 tons.
The barbers of Ohio, lowa and several
other states are actively engaged in ef
forts to secure the passage of state laws
similar to the Missouri law recently en
acted. ■ - •>
The new coal miners' scale establishes
the highest rate which has been obtained
for years. The average increase for the
Western states is 21.21 per cent.
Peoria. 111.; Evansville and Conners
ville, Ind.; Dallas and Fort Worth. Tex.,
and Knoxville, Term., building mechanics
will establish Building Trades, councils
in those cities.
Youngstown (O.) Trades; and Labor
council is considering ways and means
for the erection of a Labor Temple. A
Joint stock company of trades unions
will probably be formed.
Representative Hymans, of New York,
has a bill before the code committee
which prohibits the issuance of injunc
tions against strikers or men who have
been locked out by employers.
Dayton, 0., at Its present rate of in
crease, in proportion to population, will
soon be the banner trades union town
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—Photo by O. Kerblod, Stillwater.
of Ohio. It already claims an aggregate
membership of over 10,000 organized
workmen.
The annual convention of the National
Lodge Amalgamated Association of Iron
and Steel Workers will meet at Indian
apolis on May 15. All suggestions and
recommendations must be sent in to the
general office before March 15.
Nearly all crafts represented In the
Building Trades Council of Philadelphia i
will demand the eight-hour day for the
coming building season. Plumbers, sheo-t
metal workers, carpenters, painters and
other trades in addition will ask revision
of the wage scale.
The American Federation of Labor has
issued a charter to the Watch Case En
gravers' Internatiorral association. Near
ly all the watch case manufacturing es
tablishments in the country are repre
sented in the membership of the new or
ganization.
The rod mills of the American Steel
and Wire company, at Beaver Falls, Pa.,
have resumed operations, enough of the
strikers having returned to run the
works double turn. The strikers in the
Cleveland mills of the company are still
out.
The St. Louis Building Trades council.
In conjunction with the Central Trades
and Labor union, is preparing to manda
mus the city of St. Louis to enforce the
provisions of an ordinance requiring the
employment of union labor on all public
work.
President Henry Fisher, of the Na- '
tlonal' Tobacco Workers' union. Is au- j
thority for the statement that in one of
the large factories of the tobacco trust
in the East 1,800 girls between the ages |
of fourteen and sixteen years are em- j
ployed at three cents an hour, or 30
cents per day.
If the interviews and statements of <
European engineering vistors to this
country can be relied upon there will be |
placed within the next twelve months
with American manufacturers orders for
no less than $30,000,000 worth of machi
nery, electrical equipment and machine
tools.
WILL BE CAEED FOR.
Window Smasher Bron^bt ' From
Flonr City to St. Paul.
Maria Hicks, the widely advertised
"window smasher,'' was brought to St. i
Paul yesterday from the Minneapolis
county jail, where she has been confined
for several days awaiting the disposi
tion of her case by the probate court. An
old friend in this city has agreed to care
for her in the future.
RELICS OF THE WAR
SIX GUNS CAPTURED FROM SPAIN
IN THE BROOKLYN NAVY
YARD
SOME QUAINT AND OBSOLETE
Story ot Spain for More Than Two
Centurlca Told ln the Ordnance
Lost In the Recent .Conflict. With
the V'nlted Staten*-£ccm-ncy o* the
American Fire Shown, by One
Gun.
Six interesting souvenirs of the late
Spanish-American war now adorn the
space in front of the commandant's office
in the Brooklyn navy yard. They rep
resent the victories of the American
troops at Santiago, Puerto Rico and
Manila, and are among the choicest relics
of the war.
Secretary John D. Long, of the navy
department, was anxious that the largest
and most Important navy yard owned by
the United States should have this lot
of souvenirs, and accordingly ordered
these six guns to be erected in the Brook
lyn yard. They represent the latest and
most improved type of gun used by the
Spaniards, as well as the most primitive
weapons which were found in some of
the captured fortresses. They have been
placed in a position to attract the notice
of visitors to the yard as they pass to the
commandant's office after erotering the
yard at the main entrance at Sands
street.
The first gun is %tl, old bronze piece' of
six-inch caliber and was captured at
Cavite by Admiral Dew«y. It weighs
about 6,000 pounds and was cast at Seville,
Spain, Oct. 3, 1777, during the reign of
King Alphonzo 111. It has not in all prob
ability been fired for a century, as there
is now but little ammunition in existence
that could be used in it. It was captured
on May 1, 189S, together with many other
obsolete weapons. On the breech and
along the side of the gun are many In
scriptions in Spanish, beautifully em
bossed. These antique guns were all
elaborately decorated, and were adorned
with great bronze handles, by means of
which they were moved about. This gun,
like the one next to it, is mounted on an
iron carriage, on which it was wheeled
about in the fort. The gun has a smooth
bore, round shot having been used in
stead of the long projectiles adopted Jn
late year*.
This second gun, with the exception of
the one sent to Canton, 0., the home of
President McKinley, is probably the
finest specimen captured from the Span
iards. It is also of bronze and was cap
tured in Puerto Rico. It is marked
Sixty Years
The famous Fischer Family have been
manufacturing Ranos. During all that
I time the best available piano workman
ship has been employed and no expense
spared that would: improve the construc
tion of the now justly celebrated
..Fischer Pianos..
Their demonstrated success In dura
bility, tone and action.has enabled them
to make a record with the enormous
output of 115,000 pianos sold. Noothet
manufacturers have been able to ap
proach that record. Ths energy, skill ■
and experience now in the firm, with
the great demahd for their pianos,
promise to very materially extend their i
lead over all others. The exclusive
agents for St. Paal are
FARWEfcL&CO.
,~;uAßie music dealers.
GRANT P. WAGNER. Treas. mid Mgr.
"Petros Ribot" and was cast by F. F. Oit
in Spain in 1559. Mounted on a four
wheeled carriage, of the 6.3 inch size,
weighing 6,680 pounds, and the coat of
arms most elaborately carved on th«
breech of the gun, this gun will be the
most attractive of the lot. It waa cast
during the reign of King Philip Y. and a
long inscription in French on top of the
gun is done in elaborate fashion. The
McPherson brought the gun to {he Brook
lyn yard on Oct. 25, 1599.
On May 1, 1898, Admiral Dewey sunk
the Reina Christina in Manila bay and
with the Spanish vessel went twd
rifled guns of modern type and 6 7-16 inch
bore. They had been frequently fired at
the admiral's fleet, but the American
gunners silenced them and soon Bent
them to ihe bottom of the bay with the
rest of Montojo's fleet. Two of these
guns have been brought to Brooklyn
navy yard and are known as No. 3 and
No. 4in the group of souvenirs. Each
weighs about 13,000 pounds and is mount
ed on a revolving carriage and surmount
ed by a peculiar shield of steel. The
guns are of modern type, of first class
steel, and were made at Havre, France,
in 1886.
The two most modern guns taken from
Spanish warships have been placed di
rectly in front of the commandant's of
f.cc. Beth were taken from the vessels
in Admiral Cervera's fleet, which was
destroyed off Santiago harbor, July 3.
JS9B, and are of the latest type. Each
has a 8.5 inch bate, with a heavy steel
shield to protect the gunner from the
tront and Bide. The guns are mounted on
the carriages which they occupied on the
Spanish warships. At the left of the en
trance to the commandant's office Is the
gun taken from the Almirante Oqueudo.
In one side of the steel shield is a hole
made by a 5-inch shell fired from the
cruiser Brooklyn, commanded by Rear
Admiral Winfleld Scott Schley. This
shell passed through the shield and ex
ploded near The breech of the gun, kill
ing tho Spanish gunner who happened to
be there at the time. This shell also
damaged the turning mechanism of the
gun bo that it cannot be moved. The
crew of the Brooklyn point with much
pride to this evidence of their good
marksmanship.
At the right of the entrance and the
sixth in the collection of souvenir guns,
is the one taken from the Vizcaya, an
other of Admiral Cervera's fleet, on July
3, 1898. It is a duplicate of the one taken
from the Oquendo. but bears no evidence
of the American fire. The bases of both
guns show the effect of the heavy firing
which they did during the bombardment
of Santiago City and the attack it made
en the squadron which lay In wait for
Cervera's fleet when it emerged from
Santiago harbor on that memorable July
morning.
SCALES AS ORNAMENTS.
Are Made Into Imitation Pearls l»y a
French Clieinist.
Who but a Frenchman would have con
ceived the idea of utilizing fish scales
for purposes of ornamentV Theses scales
hitherto have been of little use, except
to collectors of marine curios. Of course,
the demand in this direction is limited,
only certain exceptionally fine or rare
scales being sought after. Now, owing
to the discovery of a French chemist iv
Lyons, there is likely to be a growing
market for fish scales. The Frenchman
has discovered how the tcales may be
used in the manufacture of artificial
pearls and other ornaments. In fact, the
demand has been so great for them In
Lyons that the supply is absolutely in
adequate. Mr. Covert, United States con
sul at Lyons, has interested himself in
the matter and finds out that there is an
actual demand for large quantities of
scales in his consulate, where good prices
are paid for them. He has even deemed
the innovation of sufficient importance to
form the subject of a report to his gov
ernment, in which he gives directions as
to how the scales should be transported.
He says:
"The scales should be sprinkled with
salt as soon as they are removed from
the fish and packed in enns. Any speci
mens sent to this consulate will receive
careful examination and the results, wilh
any suggestions that may be made and
particulars of prices offered, will be duly
reported. It is believed in Lyons that thb
sale of these scales may result in es
tablishing an important business in an
article that now has no commercial
value."
Owing to the fact that the American
sturgeon has the most beautiful and
largest scales of almost any fish in the
world this Item may have considerable
interest to fishermen both here and on
the Pacific coast, where the largest quan
tities of this huge fish are now captured.
Shakespeare's Name.
The name of Shakespeare can^be spelt
4,000 different ways. The poet himself
spelt it twenty-two ways.
HISS PACSCEFOTK IS MARRIED
BRILLIANT SOCIETY EVENT IN
WASHINGTON ATTENDED BY
DISTINGUISHED PEOPLE
Dau^'lilcr of (lu> British Ambassador
Becomes the Bride of Hon. Rob
ert Bromley, of Nottinghamshire,
England—Many Pretty Features.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.—The Hon. 'Lil
lian Pauncefote, daughter of Lori
Pauncefote, British ambassador to the
United States, was married at noon to
day, to Hon. Robert Bromley, of Stoke
hall, Newark, Nottinghamshire, Eng. Tha
wedding was one of the most notable that
has occurred in Washington for many
years. Quaint old St. John's church,
where the ceremony was performed, is
one of the landmarks of Washington, an
outwardly dingy little stucco-coated
building: of colonial type. Just across
Lafayette square from the executive man
sion. Its capacity-is about SCO, standing
room included, and this did not serve to
accommodate a tithe of those who wished
to witness the ceremony.
Among the distinguished -guests were:
The, secretary of state and Mrs. Hay, the
Mi/ses Hay, Secretary and Mrs. Root,
Secretary and Mrs. Hitchcock, ffie Miss
es Hitchcock, Postmaster General and
Mrs. Smith, Miss Wilson, daughter of the
secretary*- of agriculture; the German,
French and Mexican ambassadors, the
latter accompanied by Mrs. Azlproz and
Mrs. Perrez; the CountCasslni, Miss Cas
sini, the Guatemalan minister, the Hay
tien minister and Mrs. Leger, the Aus
trian minister and Mrs. Hengel-Muller, J
the Belgian minister and Countess Llch
tervelde, the Chinese minister and Mrs.,
Wu, the Chilian minister and Mrs. Vicu
na, the chief justice and Mrs. Fuller, Jut
tice and Mrs. Harlan, Justice and Mrs.
Shiras, Justice and Mrs. Gray, Justice
and Miss Brewer.
The interior of the little church was
like the corolla of a huge flower. The
brilliantly lighted altar in the depths of
the darkened auditorium, with itr golden
points and snowy candles, formed the
stamens and pistils, while the flower-en
crusted walls and pillars, through which
the crimson hangings scarcely showed,
were like the petals of a monster blos
som. The air was heavy with the scent
of Easter lilies, Bride's roses and orange
blossoms, mingling wilh the odor of lil
ies of the valley and carnations. Palms
"filled all the available space within the
chancel, while broad white ribbons,
stretched down the aisles, were dropped
by the 'ushers, link by link, as the pewa
filled with the distinguished guests. The
ushers were all attaches of the embassy,
Col. Arthur Lee, Mr. Gerard Lowther,
Sir Charles Eliot, Mr. Max Muller and
Mr. Humphreys Owen.
The bride, to the great uneasiness of
her friends, had been quite sick all the
week, and leaned heavily on the arm of
her father as the procession moved down
the aisle. Her wedding gown was a full
court costume of white satin, the front
a gleaming network of lace and pearl»,
while masses of lace, caught with orange
blossoms, edged the long court train from
the shoulders to the flcor.
A pretty feature of the bride's attend
ants was Master Sidney Kent Legare, in
the costume of a page of Charles IT. He
bore the heavy train, and was followed by
the bridesmaids. These were Miss Esther
Bromley, sister of the groom; Miss Cur
zon, cousin of Lord Curzon, the viceroy of
India; Miss Hattie Sargent, of Boston;
Hon. Sybil Pauncefote and Hon. Audrey
Pauncefote, sisters of the bride.
The ceremony was performed by Rt.
Rev. Bishop Henry Yates Satterlee, of
Washington, assisted by Rev. Alexander
Mackay-Smith, rector of St. John's.
After the ceremony a wedding breakfast
was served at the embassy to 400 guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Bromley later left for
Palm Beach, Fla., and will soon return
to England, where the young matron will
be presented at court.
Loss on Gold Coins.
The yearly loss In value of gold coins
by wear and tear while in circulation
amounts to about $2,000 in every $5,000,000.
A xr-y yX/y/xTT^-y ?? '7 T*::T"AA?
Chances of Army Promotion.
The opportunity for the coming soldier
to secure commissioned rank has been
greater in. the last twelve months than,
at any previous time in the history of the
army, and more from this class have
been appointed than in fifteen years It
is proposed to still further recognize men
from the ranks in making appointments
to vacancies which now exist, so It can
no longer be claimed the man who now
enrolls in the ranks has not a fair chance
of being a commissioned officer If he is
bright enoug-h to meet the examination
requirements.
Cremation in Norrvay.
Norway has a law dealing with crema
tion. According to the act every person
over fifteen years of age can be cremated
after death if he or she has made a de
claration in the presence of two wit
nesses. For those under fifteen a declar
ation on the part of the parents is neces
sary.
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Explosive Compound*.
Thirty years ago there were only about
twenty-five explosive compounds known.
ISow there are more than 1,100.
VITAI STATISTICS.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Sallm Haliva, Regina Sauvaya.
L. H. Moeller, Matilda F. Schumacher,
i'rank W. Richardson, Minnie Buchanan.
BIRTHS.
Mrs. Frank Flanagan, Seventh St., girl.
Mrs. John M. Thill, 706 Edmund, boy.
Mrs. P. Nelson. 558 Lawson, boy
Mrs. J. Goldschmidt,lol3 W. Seventh girl
Mrs. Oscar Dufva, t"6l Jenks, boy.
Mrs. Carl Bohnon, 667 Olive, boy.
Mrs. "W. J. Woodbury. Sherman st, girl.
Mrs. Gottfried Hetzenecker,4s7 Blair boy
Mrs. F. W. Wille, 1046 Wakefield, boy.
Mrs. Abe Abromovich. 521 Robert girl
Mrs. John Holmgren, 624 Cook, girl.
Mrs. John S. Bangs. 19 Crocus hill, girl.
Mrs. Ernest G. Palmer, 150 Robie, boy.
Mrs. Abe Fink, 352 Walnut, girl.
Mrs. Charles A. Hagen, 469 Rondo, girl.
Mrs. R. M. Dempsey,lS29 St. Anthony.boy.
Mrs. William A. Tilden, 123 Viola, boy.
DEATHS.
Jens K. Johnson, 55 vrs., Pavne ay.
M. Schmalzbauer, 35 yrs. 29 East Water
Charles Deller, 67 yrs., 143 West Fourth.
Baby Macnamara. 6 mos., 325 Baker
George Picha. New York city.
Mrs. John Kelly, 29 yrs., city hospital.
E. Peterson, 6 yrs. 3 mos., 611 Whltall
Mrs. M. Gauan, 59 yrs., 347 East Tenth.
DEATHS.
WEYER—In St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 24,
IROO, Johann Friederich Wilhelm Weyer,
in his seventy-third year. Funeral from
residence of his son-in-law, Otto Beth
ke. 631 Van Buren street, Tuesday,
Feb. 27, 2 p. m., from German Lutheran
church, corner of Grotto and Lafond
streets, 2:30 p. m. Friends invited.
Wm E. Nagel. F. C. Listoe.
WM. E. NAGEL UNDERTAKING CO.,
Funeral Directors and Embalmers, 322
Wabasha street, between Third and
Fourth streets. Telephone, 508. Day or
night.
FUNERAL NOTICE.
NOTICE—ALL MEMBERS OF ST. PAUL
Tent No. 24, K. O. T. M., will meet at
411 Robert street. Sunday, at 1 o'clock
p. m., to attend funeral of Sir Knight
L. A. Gloeser. George S. McCay, Com
mander. George F. Foster, Record
Keeper.
AMUSEMENTS.
SUBSCRIPTION
Masked Ball
Given by the flozart Club,
MONDAY NIGHT, FEB'Y 26.
Mozart Hall box office will be open for
the sale of tickets Saturday, Sunday and
from 10 to 12 a. m. and from 2
to 5 p. m.
Balcony seats 50 and 75 cents. Tickets
admitting to the dancing floor, including
supper, ladies, $1; gentlemen, $1.50.
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