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week of our complete
Hi c I ?s. but t«>>l.l\ we shall
speak ii one particular wheel.
Tho name meant nothing.
Yha manufacturer's guar
antee Is remote.
The quality !• Important,
But
The Seller's retipon*lbif-
J'y is most essential.
■hed thll before ami can
volumes at the experience
>thera to sustain our statement.
Wj are here all the time and can be
n the spring, summer, au
ind winter.
WE ARK IIEALERS, NOT AGENTS.
The one wheel of today is our
-»ALASKA-»
N >« this is a business wheel—
No frills. No money wasted.
A good wlit^l for you.
Up-to-date line.
;i Crown frame.
•Hj-i!i. Drop -One-piece hanger.
Everything eUo you want.
- • 1909 Model only - -
Gash $23.50.
Time $25.03.
Thia iiriod can't be beaten by anyone.
«t. PiTiii co.
SEVENTH and MINNESOTA.
Aiwa] s tiiere vrue& you want them.
I oe content v/ith admitting that saving
jy !j a good thing. Make up your
mtnd NOW to practice your belief. We'll
tnaka tha way easy —by accepting tho
ns as deposits.
NORTHERN SAVINGS BANK,
Corner 6th and Minnesota Sts.
ii ii i mm
Otters have tried It with
excellent results.
DRS. FORD & DARRAGH,
504-505 Chamber of Commerce Bldjr..
Sixth and Robert streets.
SEVENTH AND CEDAR STS.
Tel. T.:^. Meat Market, 7^2.
A full Mne of I* L. May's garden seeds;
th ;re ire 11.mo better In the world; our
ry low.
30 Cents
For q full- weight Gfl-lb. bushel of pood
Potato ;; we will have a fresh carload
tn ibis -morning for this sale; if you
ordinary bushel measured in
bushel baskets, we will make you a
15 Gents
i'or •■« -'">. baskets of choice Catawba
('-1 •.'!■■ s a nice, large Invoice of choice
■ '.s Bale.
FLOUR.
Tii>> very best quality that's made;
every grain warranted to give as satig
>ry results as any Flour you have
-••I.
For k.-* $° 00
For fcMb sacks 100
Fur sacks
• >■ ■ M 1!. 10-Ib. cot ion bags of the
v besi Yellow-Corn Meal. each.. 9c
it from the country every
morning, per dos 10c
Plum*. Mb. cans Eastern, while the
ists, nor can 10c
Sweet Briar Brand, one of
t: •• vry best parked in the state of
Mhin-', usually sold ai 15c; our price 10c
dozen cans $1 OS
srj finest NVw York ex
porl grade Cream Cheese, per
Pound 15 C an( j 17c
• ■ a 1 ■.*>-*. full standard, newest pack
in 7 C
iw'der, small cans of a high
grade, per can 9 C
Macaroni. R.jyal E* R Macaroni. 15c
g c
Meal, per pound 4c
■ nne-half-ffallon cans good Ta
i- • Syrup, each 17 C
t UTTER.
Special 'ale of fine, fresh Dairy Butter
in "> and KMb. Jars; sweet and fresh for
table ms.' Special, per lb., 22c
Fancy Creamery, Table Queen Brand.
MEAT MARKET.
Good Ri v. Roast Reef, per lb 10c
B tnelesa Rolled Roasts, per lb l3Uc
teef, per ib..... :..:::: 1c
! ega of M'ttton, per lb 12VvC
Ider Roasts of Reef, per lb . ' Sc
Pol Roaata of Beef, per lb 7 C
A' •(•.' ma Beef St^iks. 10c per lb, 3
for 25c
P.irk Shoulders, per lb S C
Boston Hutts, per lb „.| gc
Sausage, per lb 8 C
*h Turkeys, per lb 12' ac
CANDY.
Today w,^ shall place on our bargain
counter in the candy department some
thing entirely new in candy; the name la
familiar and loved by everybody
Th<> ''Sigsbees." a pure crystallized
candy, per lb. only 25c
Tii* "Dobsona" maple cream dipped
Caramels, per lb 20c
The only genuine Paste sold; Roman
lan 1.-i-<'oma, per lb 25c
Cream Wafers, flavors, peppermint
wintergreen, chocolate and clove!
per lb oo c
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
Oranges, fancy California Navels per *
dozen ~ 16c
Oranges, fancy. largre California
navels, per dozen 24c
These are regular nOe size.
Grape Fruit, very fancy, large Call
fornta, each gc
Lettuce, fancy, large leaf, fresh.
nome-grdwn, larjje bunch 3c
Radishes, frosh. round, home-grown
!..■!■ large bunch " Ac
Onions, fresh, green table Onions, per
■ bunch iu o
Parsley. Mint. Cress, Celery' Cu
cumbers, Tomatoes. Cauliflower. 'Green
Peppers. Mushrooms. Asparagus Spinach
PL' Plant. Bunch Beets. Turnips Kohll
rah Horsei idtsh, Bt-rmuda Onions Span
ish Onions.
Cabbage, new Texas, per pound 4c
CIBARS.
Today we will sell the following fine
Kw Weal mid Domestic regular 10c
b'i aJghi il ! foe '^~>c:
I A A MO.
CYRANO.
BARRJBTWR.
<;o\\ DOLE.
GEN. I'OPE.
fine Key West, only 5c
( r»'tn.», our leader 6 for 25c
rood Key West, only 5c
Ym * clear Havana. Go
Bcidenberg, a good -">c sii;.|»;ht 7 rOi- i-5c
y Bananas; prices begin
at. {>". <j ■/. . joe.
CITY NEWS.
1111. ULOBIfi TELEPHONE! CALLS.
THE NORTHWESTERN.
Mini lie. Office . . . . . . 10U5 »I*1»
Editorial Rooms 78 Mala
1 <'iui>u»luk Room io:il Slain
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
I? (is lii «•.•<!■ Office 191
Biftorlßl Room* SS
At Sherman Hall Thl* Kvcnliiß —
Pepln's orchestra will give a errand ball
at Sherman ball tills evening.
—o—
Rnbhl HytihliiN In the BfIUH Rabbi
1. L, H\ |il:ins is Is the Bast, and there
will be ho service at Mount Zldn syna
gogue this week.
—o—
Turkeys Were Dlstrlltuted—The tur
keys left over from the V. M.. C. A. din
ner were yesterday delivered' to the vari
ous homes and charitable, societies of the
city.
—o—
thief Clerk Ualdvrlu Return*-Chief
Clerk B, C. Baldwin, of the surveyor
general's office, returned home yesterday
from a month's visit In Washington city
and New York.
—o—
Committee «m Streets—The commit
tee on streets from the board of alder,
men will meet this afternoon at 4 o'clock,
and the committee on claims from the
same body an hour earlier.
—o—
WIH Attend Funeral—The ladies of
the Maccabees, members of Unite Hive
No. 3l>, will attend the funeral of Sister
Louisa Haeg at her late residence. 323
Onelda street. Monday, April 1, at 8 a. m.
—o —
Coroner Nelson 111 — Coroner J. C
Nelson is still confined to his residence
with an abscess in the left ear. The ail
ment is of long standing, and is aggravat
ed by a slight touch of the grip.
At House of Hope Parlor*—Mrs, E.
R. Ide will teach the lesson at the Pri
mary union this afternoon at 3:30 in the
House of Hope parlors. Mrs. G. M. Grov
er will conduct a singing drill and give a
topic on suggested songs for the quarter.
—o—
Called to Baltimore—Rev. Carl W.
Scovel, assistant pastor of House of
Hope Presbyterian church, has received
a call from the Park Avenue Presby
terian church, of Baltimore, Md. He
will accept, and will leave St. Paul about
April 15.
—o—
Mainline Citizen* to Meet—The Ham
line Citizens' union will meet at the en
gine house, Taylor and Asbury avenues,
this evening. The committee appointed
to investigate and report on the proposed
street car line running from Snelling to
Prior avenue, on Mlnnehaha street, will
submit a report.
—o—
Building? Permits Issued—R. C. Seeg
er secured a building permit yesterday
for a greenhouse on Livingston avenue,
near Norton street, to cost $1,000. John
M. Carlson also secured a permit for
$1,000 in repairs to a frame dwelling on
Thirteenth street, near Canada. Six
minor permits, aggregating- J 1,200, were
also issued.
—o—
Companies File Articles—The Con
necticut Life Insurance company, of
Hartford, yesterday filed a copy of its
articles of Incorporation under the Som
ervllle law. The amount of capital as
signed to Minnesota is $77,362.91. The
Lafayette Bridge company, of Lafayette,
Ind., also filed articles, placing the Min
nesota capital at $10,000.
—o—
For the Public Bath-Health Com
missioner Ohage received checks yester
day from Scheffer & Rossum and Home
& Danz for $50 each as contributions for
his public bath scheme. Arrangements
have been made for opening the baths in
a couple of months, but Dr. Ohage is
still about $4,000 short of having enough
to construct the bath house, and con
sequently he feels a trifle discouraged.
Reception to Officer* — A reception
will be given to the newly elected offi
cers of the Butchers' Mutual Benefit so
ciety by the members and ladles of the
above organization at Butchers' hall, 411
Robert street, Thursday, April 5. The re
ception will be in the nature of a pro
gressive euchre party, to start at S
o'clock p. m. Six prizes will be given.
Coffee will be served.
IN HONOR OF SI6SBEE.
NAVAL RESERVE WILL ACT AS THE
CAPTAIN* ESCORT.
A half dozen young men who saw serv
ice on sea during the Spanish-American
war met last evening in the rooms of
the Commercial club, and decided to se
cure what other naval veterans could be
found and accept the invitation of the
Commercial club to act as an escort for
Capt. Sigsbee In the parade next Wednes
day.
Arrangements are being rapidly com
pleted for the entertainment of Capt.
Sigsbee next week. Tickets to the ban
quet are In great demand, and there is
every indication that fully 400 people will
sit down to the spread at the Ryan Tues
day evening. The banquet gathering will
unquestionably be a notable one for the
presence of the representative men of
the city. A large number of medical
men have secured tickets, among them
are Dra. H. P. Ritchie, W. D. Kelly,
Knox Bacon, A. W. Eastman, J. T.
Rogers, A. C. Health, G. M. Coon. E.
Boechmann. A. MaoLaren. A. J. Stone.
Thomas McDavltt, H. J. O'Brien, Arthur
Sweeney, Henry Ilutohlnson, W, R. Ram
sey, G. A. Bender. J. F. Fulton and J.
W. Chamberlain.
Streamer badges with the lettering
"Remember the Maine,"' to be attached
to the coat with a red Commercial club
button, are being sent out to members.
The school children of the city will par
ticipate in the musical exercises at the
hall of representatives following the par
ade Wednesday afternoon.
Fifteen designs for the tablet to be
placed in the salon of the steamship St.
Paul have been submitted to the club,
and a selection will be made by the com
mittee, consisting of Capt. Sigsbee, Cass
Gilbert and Miss Williams, Wednesday
afternoon.
■ -»- .
Visit Washington, D. C „
On your way to Philadelphia. New York
and Eastern points. Stop over of ten dava
?>u?, w5 d, & Washington. Baltimore and
Philadelphia on all first-class tickets If
you purchase them via the Baltimore &
Ohio Rai road. Two through trains dally
from Chicago, running via tho above
cities. Scenery unsurpassed.
For information address R. C Haase
N. W. T. P. A.. 376 Robert street?^!
Paul, Minn.
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ASK FOR ABATEMENTS.
Board Fnrorabljr Con.tldcra a \um
ber of Aplieations.
The board of county abatement met yes
terday morning, and the following appli
cations for abatement of taxes, because
of duplicate assessments, were received
and favorably considered: H. E. Vletcher.
Charles Klttleson, St. Paul Real Estate
exchange. George W. Wlshard & Co. L.
Elsenmenger. Maple Loaf dairy, Francis
K. Mason, C. J. Nor-by, R. D. Thompson
E. O. Trowbridge, Christ Wirden. Mrs.
John W. Zirklebach, M. Farceman Dr
E. C. Fuller, Charles J. Haupt, F J
Stleger. F. W. Tuchelt, Joe Klsel, H. S.
Tltcomb. Henry Krenke. P. Leonard, J.
Powell Moore, Cecelia Otis.
Deposits made on or before April 3 will
lie entitled to three months' interest July
I at The Scate Savings Bank, 4th and
Mfrm. sta.
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE, SATURDAY, MARCH 31. 1900.
1 Nil 1 VIRUS?
CHRISTIAN IIX KA, \<.r.l> SIXTEEN,
IJIES AFTER (U)ini.SOKV
VACCINATION
BLOOD POISONING FOLLOWED
Cane Resulted KiWxlly Yentertlay,
and Hlm Ri-lntlvr* Art- Muck
Kxcrclsttl lit (he Au-
IhortUifi.
Christian Bucka, sixteen years old,
died yesterday at 1:20 p. m., at his
home at 533 West Seventh street, as the
result of blood poisoning following beln^
vaccinated. The story as told by a
brother of the boy who is in the gro
cery business out on West Seventh
street i 3 that on Thursday of last week
the principal of the Monroe school,
whfeh the boy attended, told him not to
come to school again until h« had been
vaccinated, and that on the day follow
ing he was vaccinated by a regular phy
sician. On the very same evening the
boy complained of feeling ill, and not
getting better by Sunday afternoon he
telephoned the doctor, but the doctor did
not come until Monday.
Blood poisoning finally set in, from
which the boy died yesterday. He was
born in Germany, and three brothers,
one sister and his aged mo:her survive
him. His relatives are much incep.sed
about the matter.
John E. Bucka, his older brother, In
timates that he is going to have the
matter looked into. The funeral will
take place from the family resl-Jence,
533 West Seventh street. Sunday after
noon at 2 o'clock, and the remains will
be buried in Oakland cemetery.
FIDDLING ON A TARRIFF
Wllil.lU THE INHABITANTS OB*
PIERTO RICO ARE STARVING.
Tha following Is a synopsis of an ad
dress on the Puerto Rican tariff bill, at
the Ben Franklin club. Minneapolis, by
H. L. Chaffee:
"We stould feel under special obliga
tion to little Puerto Riou. From the port
of Ponce to San Juan the American army
met with little opposition. Their en
trance to nearly every town was a signal
for an ovation. These people looked
upon us as their deliverer and regarded
the American flag as an emblem of liberty
and justice. The little school girls of San
Juan dressed in white, literally strewed
the pathway of our soldiers with flowers.
"The people of Puerto Rico had not
learned of the despotic power of our great
trusts a power which could reverse the
pledge of Gen. Miles—a power which could
take possession of a party by capturing
the ways and means committee. How the
demon*of greed and avarice must have
laughed in ghoulish glee when poor lit
tle Puerto Rico was stricken down. What
a victory for the commercial despot over
justice. As a corporation has no soul,
future punishment hath no terrors for the
sugar or tobacco trust, but if there is no
Hadea, there ought to be. and 1 suspect
when the conventions are held this cum
mer, more than one member of congress
will exclaim, 'This is hades.'
"The bill provides tor a 5 per cent duty
on goods coming out and also going into
the island. We believe first that it is
unconstitutional and contrary to the
fundamental principles of this govern
ment. Second, that it is unjust to Puerto
Rico. Third, that it is unjust to the pro
ducers and consumers of the United
States. For over one hundred years we
have governed the United States under
the constitution and within the construc
tion. The constitution provides that all
duties shall be uniform within all of our
terrtory. It provides further that no ex
port tax shall be levied, but without go
ing into this question at length, it is suffi
cient to say, that such constitutional law
yers at Edmunds, Hoar and ex-President
Harrison declare the bill to be unconsti
tutional. It would seem that the framers
of the constitution, having just passed
through a severe lesson on taxation with
out representation, propose to make it
impossible for congress to exercise the
same despotic power, but even if, by any
possible construction, it could be made
lawful, it would be an injustice to the isl
and.
"Gen. Davis, governor general of Puer
to Rico, said that all Puerto Rleans ex
pected that the coming of the American
flag would give to them all the rights and
privileges which Americans everywhere
else enjoyed, respecting trade, 'and,' he
adds, 'they were disappointed.'
"Dr. Ames, a resident of Puerto Rico,
say.s, 'What the people there most need is
a well established government and next to
that free trade with the United States,
yet their condition today is said to be
worse than under Spanish rule.' It would
be unjust to ourselves if the admission of
free sugar would lower the price as
claimed by the sugar trust, then we want
free trade with Puerto Rico in the inter
est of every consumer of sugar in the
United States.
"Mr. Oxnard, president of the American
Beet Sugar association, appeared before
the committee, asking for a tariff on the
ground that without it sugar raising
would become very profitable there, and
that the sugar industries of Puerto Rico
nil^ht increase. If we would make Puer
to Rico a valuable possession, we shouM
encourage the cultivation of both sugar
cane and tobacco; we should make it pos
sible for them to prosper. Those people
need food, they need flour, meat and oth
er products. Even Spain did not levy an
export duty, but in this bill you propose
to tax these poor, naked, half-starved peo
ple upon every sack of flour or pound of
provision which they import from us.
"It would seem that the despots are not
all dead. These beet sugar men do not
want much; every beet sugar factory first
demands a subsidy or subscription* from
the town or county in which they erect a
plant, then they demand that the state
shall give them a bounty on every pound
of sugar manufactured, and then they go
before a congressional committee and de
mand that a tariff shall be fixed on sugar
coming into their territory from other
parts of United States territory.
"Nero fiddled when Rome was burning,
but Nero lived in a seml-barberous time.
England spends $50,000,000 a month on a
war for conquest with millions of her
subjects starving to death In India, but
England has become hardened by centuries
of imperialism. It remains for' the Unit
ed States through their representatives in
congress to fiddle on a 15""per cent tariff
with 25. per cent of the Inhabitants of
Puerto Rico in a starving condition. The
man who dreams that he can reverse
and overturn the constitution must little
understand the hearts of the people
With finite strength he wrestles with the
infinite for against him Is an immortal
principle, against him are arrayed battal-
Houh stronger than any marshalled by
mortal arm or money power, the inborn
ineradicable sentiments of the human
heart, against him are the eternal prin
ciples of truth, justice and equality
which Is God. Woe to that man or to that
party which ignore? these principles
whether dealing with Puerto Jticr, Cuba
or Luzon."
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DEATH OF CHRIS. L GRANT
HE C A!WE TO ST. PA I "I. OVKR FORTY
vi: \hs v<;o.
Christopher 1,. Grant,* of 594 Canada
street, died yesterday morning <of heart
failure. Mr. Grant came to Minnesota
Oct. 10, 1857. He was engaged in the
hardware business on Third street for
years. Mrs. Parker Paine is his sifter,
now of Spokane. Mr. Grant had four
sons and one daughter, viz., Sanford W..
George M., Louis R.. Nellie May and
Henry J. ( all grown up.
Of late years Mr. Grant has been trav
eling for the Booth Packing company.
Secretary M. J. O'Connor requests a'l
members of the Territorial Pioneers' as
sociation to attend the funeral, whkh
will take place from his late residence,
594 Canada stree>t. Monday, April 2, at
2:30 p. m.
11 1 111
KVIDEVri,Y MAJ. BOWLER WILL
ALLOW NO Glll/TY MAN
TO ESCAPE
PROSECUTIONS ARE PROMPT
There l« Unnliy One Variety of the
Nrre**ltte« of Dully Life That
HacapeM Injurious Adul
teration.
Maj. J. M. Bowler yesterday completed
a summary covering the first three
months of the current year, of the labors
of twelve dairy inspectors, who represent
the departmont in various section* of tho
state. Special attention has been paid,
this year to the enforcement of laws re
stricting and prohibiting the sale of illicit
food products. Nearly every article of
food which enters the household has some
sort of substitute on the market, and not
unfrequently It is found that standard
food preparations contain adulterations,
injurious in many cases to the health.
Cases of a!l sorts under the many laws
which now exist on the- statute books
regulating tha sale of food products have
been brought in the country towns aa
well as the large cities. In the latter
cases prosecutions are always made In
municipal courts and in tho country
usually before a Justice of the peace.
In all, sixty cases have been prose
cuted and convictions secured as well as
quite a number where th-e state was un
able to prove a case, but relatively this
number is very small. A sample is se
cured from the manufacturer, or retailer,
as the case may be, and If an analysis In
the state chemical laboratory at the state
house discloses the presence of foreign
substances or matter, contrary to law the
complaint is sworn out by one of tha
twelve deputies who secured the sample.
From this course the state has received a
revenue of about $2,000. which for a year,
if continued on tha same basis, would in
part reimburse the state for money ap
propriated for the support of th© state
dairy and food department. Fine 3ln
nearly every case are for $25 and costs.
Handling: oleomargarine contrary to
law, either by serving to guests without
displaying the proper sign, or not proper
ly labeling the package, has been the oc
casion for the greatest number of prose
cutions. Twenty cases were brought and
conviction secured, perhaps one-half of
them by Inspector W. W, McConnell, who
la the star dairy Inspector holding tha
record for numerically the greatest suc
cess. Of the twenty cases eight were
prosecuted in Duluth. The head of the
lakes being the base of supply for logging
camps of what is known as the Duluth
district, a great amount of oleomargarine
is shipped to and for the most part is
handled legally, but to the degree that
thi3 Is true is only measured by the activ
ity of the inspectors.
Eiyht prosecutions * were instituted
against retailers for selling baking
powder not properly labeled. Five cases
wora brought against merchants for sell
ing wh-it Is known as renovated butter, a
very dangerous product to the public
health. This article is "made by mixing
a number of different grades of butter,
usually cheap roll butter, with a suspicion
of creamery buFler, and giving it color
by an artificial process and mixing it
with borac acid to give It weight. A con
vlcilon was secured in each case. Imita
tion honey, a composition of glucose, etc.,
was the occasion of three aults brought
by the department, all of which were
successful. - . • i . a
; The new-pakit taw, prohibiting the aflul"
teratlon without proper label of paint
went into effect the first of the year and
since six cases have been brought to a
successful issue. Down in Southern Min
nesota, Inspector Sweet found a dairyman
who watered his milk and an example
was made of the mercenary dairyman.
Considerable adulterated vinegar waa
found on the market. Low wine vinegar
Is often sold as pure cider vinegar and
the department found seve-n cases where
a suit was sustained by the court. Sev
eral cases failed of conviction.
Other caaes were brought by the de
partment as follows: Selling adulterated
yeast powder, one case; selling adulter
ated lard, one case; adulterated spice,
three cases; selling milk without a
license, one case; adulterated jelly, two
cases.
HE PAINTED RAINBOWS
IRIS-HIED CAREGR OF SHMllf.lt
NAMED KNICiHTON.
State Agent W. A. Gates returned
yesterday from the East, where he de
ported a former member of Uncle Sam's
army who hag a checkered and some
what interesting history. The young
man's name is Knighton. He was a
soldier In the regular army stationed at
Fort Sheridan, near Chicago, and was or
dered to Cuba when hostilities broke out
with Spain. He served all through the
Cuban campaign, and after a few
months' barracks life In the States again
he was ordered to the Philippines, where
he served for about a year.
He returned to San Francisco, ab
sorbed an undue amount of intoxicants
and lost his grip, containing quite a sum
in gold. At Portland he tried to drown
his sorrows -in drink, and when he reach
ed St. Paul he had lost the remainder
of his ticket. He was committed to
Rochester, where, after sobering up, ha
regained part of his shattered wits and
was taken-to his home In Pennsylvania
by Mr. Gates last week.
TALKED ON CHARITIES.
SECHETARY JACKSfW RETIRNS
FROM CEDAR RAPID'S.
Secretary Jackson returned yesterday
from Cedar Rapids, 10.. where he at
tended tTie state conference of charities
and correction. A general discussion of
penal and charitable methods brought
out one thing, Mr. Jackson says, and
that is, the utility of a state board of
corrections and charities as a consulting
board for county commissioners and of
ficials contemplating the contraction of
jails and locks.
lowa has a state board of control
which is covering the field, but is young
in existence, and this fart Is very mark
ed from the general diversion in all
the penal institutions. No two appear
to be alike and few examplify any very
well defined Ideas of construction.
Former Secretary of the Minnesota
Board H. Hart, now secretary of the
Illinois Child Saving society, addressed
the meeting on his work. Genera'ly
speaking, the conference was very suc
cessful. Mr. Jackson read a paper upon
charity organization In cities of from
2,000 to 5,000 population.
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BENEFIT^ FOR PLAYGROUND.
louoert mih* < t*utKtn at Mcznrt Hall
■ "Mils Afternoon.
/•
All hut thtao boxes are taken for the
Elsie Shawe vntK'frt to be given this aft
ernoon at 3*a'c^ek in- Mozart hall.
Among thqj^ M?po "old boxes are Mrs.
George B. $r«u»gF, Mr?. Conde Hamlin,
Mrs. C. P. H§by4f and Mrs. Vittum.
The energjwexpended by the promoters
upon the en££rtijipraent merits from the
I public the putroaage necessary to bring
1 their worthy object into realization.
FIB I 111
rOM.MIHNJoMCH O'IHAIGHKESSY
COMPLETES STATEMENT OF
LIFE Bl SIM,SS 1\ STATE
EXCEEDS ANY PEEVIOTJS YEAR
Thi* Stale One of the Few In Which
Fire Insurance Conipuiiles
l>id Set MuHtatn a
Lorn.
Insurance Commlssionet G'Hkaughnessy
yesterday completed a statement of the
life Insurance business done in Minnesota
during 1899. supplementing the report re
cently made of the volume of business
transactions by fire companies operating
In this state.
Jointly the two reports indicate that
the total Insurance in force at the close
of 1899, both fire and life, exceeded by
$200,000,000 the total valuation of the real
and personal property in Minnesota.
The amount of Insurance of all classes
In fore* is very close to $K00,000,008. while
the total valuation of the state Is placet
by the last tax levy at $600,000,000 or there
abouts. Upon this ba3is Ifre and fire com
panies received about $10,000 f OW in prem
iums divided up aa follows: Life. $4,700,
--000; flre, $4,S0O,0o0; casualty, $300,000: total
n0.000.000. '
The value of all the structures, im
proved property, personal property, in
cluding franchises, stocks, bonds, money
in banks, etc.. In Minnesota is placed at
$332,000,000, while the amount of insurance
written on buildings and other property
exceeds these figures by over $100,000,000.
which, in a small way, gives an idea of
the great scope of the insurance business
in this state. This does not include the
life business, which considerably exceeded
$300,000,000.
The very satisfactory showing of the
ftre companies, as recorded In the Q1 ob c
a few days ago. throws to Minnesota th«
distinction of being one of the very few
states In which fire companies did not
sustain a heavy loss. The figures just
completed upon the life business show an
equally satisfactory condition existing In
that branch of the insurance business.
Ufa companies enjoyed an increase of
about a half-million dollars in receipts
This is particularly accredited to the fact
that the Modern Woodmen Increased their
business something: over $10,000,000 during
the year, and the lioyal Arcanum, an
other fraternal assessment company, was
made to come in under the Minnesota
law, which it had not previously done.
Allowing for the average annual Increase,
and the facts Just stated, the profits, or
moro correctly the total premiums, would
havo increased even in a larger measure
than a half million, but for the fact that
a large number of irresponsible companies
have been weeded out by Insurance Com
missioner O'Shaughnessy.
The old line companies wrote some
thing like $10,000,000 more business in 1599
than the previous year, for which they
received $3,499,053 in premiums, as against
$2,999,937 for 1898. They paid in losses
$1,017,480 for the annual period covered in
the report, and the preceding year they
met claims amounting to $968,739.
The increase In business represented an
additional 5.000 policies, making the total
number of policies issued by these com
panies, 69,256.
The fraternals in the matter of business
written led the old line companies by
$10,000,000, at the same time showing an
increase in their outstanding certificates
of $36,'XkV*H). However, in the matter of
premiums, or rather money collected on
assessment, of necessity they do not show
up aa large an amount. Fraternals re
ceived $560,000 from members.
Comparatively few open assessment
life companies reported. In 1898, twenty
nino reported, and lost December but six
teen were -still doing business. About ten
companies had their affairs wound up by
the Insurance commissioner, and the
others died a natural death. The sixteen
reporting did some business however,
writing during the year S3r>,2S<>,3so, only
$2.ix»,000 lees than the year preceding
when twice a3 many organisations were
in the field hustling for business. Briefly
the good companies practically did all the
business.
About the samp, condition applies to as
sessment accident companies. Several of
these concerns were closed up and tho
thirty-two companies now in the field rep
resent the substantial clement in that
class of companies. They received about
$150,000 in premiums and wrote $33,603,479
in business during the year, about $3,000,
--000 less, than the year before. The stock
and casualty companies received pre
miums during the year as follows:
Accident. $208,602; employers 1 liability,
$222,358; fidelity. $113,996; surety, 139,122:
plate glass. $99,276; steam boiler, $25,040;
burglary, $2,760; title. $6,694; health in
surance, $3.!6; sprinkler leakage, $884.
With one or two exceptions, companies
writing thi.-i class of protective insurance
Increased their business last year, and
their losses in most cases were merely
nominal.
AFTER UNIFORM RULES
WILL BK FAVORABLE FOR GOV
ERMM. FRATERNAL CDMIMNIEtS.
Insurance Commissioner O'Shaughnes
sy has been named as one of a commit
tee from the National Organization of
Insurance Commissioners to meet a sim
ilar committee from the fraternal con
gress to draft a uniform set of rules to
govern fraternal companies. The other
members of the committee are W. H.
Hart, of Indiana, and Frank Merriam,
of lowa.
Mr. O'Shaughnessy has signified his
acceptance and a meeting will doubtless
be arranged within a short time.
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FOUB FEENCH OPEKAS
Will Be Presented at <lie MetrOHot-
Itun \t>ril 9-11.
The coming engagement of the French
Grand Opera company at the Metropol
itan will ba, in many respects, the most
interesting and enjoyable season of music
ever known In this city. It will intro
duce to local music lovers the first com
plete and adequate presentation of the
French school of operatic music ever of
fered in the Northwest., a splendid reper
toire of operas presented by the most ar
tistic and complete oast of principles ever
seen here, and productions as perfect $«
detail as can be witnessed in any city
of this country or Europe. The company
will come here in its entirety. It num
bers 150 people, including a chorus of
sixty voices, an orchestra of forty pieces,
a large ballet, with three distinguished
premieres, and all the scenery, costumes
and accessories which contributed to the
success of th? brilliant runs of the or
ganization in New Orleans and Chicago.
A special train of twelve cars is neces
sary for the transportation of the com
pany.
The operas to be presented here have
been irranged .is follows: Monday, April
9, "La Juive;" Tuesday, April v), "Romeo
<;;<\ Juliet;" Wednesday rr.atlr.ee, April'
ii. "Faust;" Wednesday r.ighi, "Salamm
bo."
A season sale of tickets fa* the entire
series of operas will be Inaugurated Mon
day morning at 9 a. m.. xv.d the sale of
seats for single operas will begin Thurs
day, April 5.
Pepin'a Orchestra will give a grand bail
at Sheinviin hall tonight.
Field, Schlick h Co.
Best Values in Jackets and Suits.
In spite of this talk of advanced prices on Woolen Cloths, there never was
a time when we had such thoroughly good Jackets, and Suits at popular prices
as at present. The styles are fully as good as you'll find in the most expensive
kinds.
Three unmatchable specials for Saturday:
JACKETS—Women's New Cheviot and Covert' Jackets, thoroughly
well made, neatly stitched or strapped, LINED THROUGH- *H f\f\
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Reefers and Box Coats, all colors, choice of nearly three ft II I /
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NEW SUITS--Another lot of brand new Tailor-made Suits, made up In
latest styles of most fashionable materials, MANY OF /h^"> AA
THEM LINED THROUGHOUT WITH TAFFETA \/ < I If I
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"SOROSIS." New Petticoats.
j/^H^-J^^s^ As handsome a collection of N«w
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if HeKEjhL. \\ Paul" 'Prlces are ur-usually attractive.
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borosls in new styles for spring with 12-tnch accordion /h a *j r"
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"Sorosls" are not only the best
shoes for women, but they're also the _
best looking and most comfortable pGT I*l6ll •
shoes ever produced. n . . , ■
"Sorosis" Shoes are cheapest, too. .F ne sle Thread 'nf a n
on j Socks, with ecru toes and heels, made
of strong two-thread yarns.
$3.50 pairs for $1.14=>
a pair. You can't buy better shoes at today. They're regular 35c kinds.
any price. 26 different styles. This purchase Is one of the accidents
. of trade which is not likely to be
l^T |» repeated in a year.
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Best Darning Cotton, 2 balls for 5 cents. c *uam>r> for •'
Best Darning Wool, 2 cards for 5 cents. NEGLIGEE SHIRTS—A little lot of
Linen Thread, all sizes, 3 cents a spool. Neglige® Shirts, carried over £(\
Giant Carpet Thread, 3 cents a spool. from last season, is to b« closed 3L/C
Clear White, perfect Pearl Buttons, all out- Former $1.00 kinds for...
sizes, 8 cents a card of two dozen. HANDKERCHIEFS — Men's ff\
Best quality Sea-pearl Shirt Waist But- pure Irish Linen Hemstitched \.\)C
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STATEMENT CONC'BIRKfING REPORT
OF RJECEIV FIRS OF MIWCWITA
BAYHFCM RANK
ONE KECEIVER IS ABSENT
Case Will Be Brought Up (or Ad
judication at the Special Teriu
of the District Court
Today.
Fred N. Dickson, one of the receivers
appointed by the court two years ago to
take charge of the affairs of the Minne
sota Savings bank, does not gtve any
particular encouragement to the deposi
tors and creditors of that Institution.
Application has been made to the district
court by John Undquist, who had $1,600
in the institution when It closed, to have
the receivers, Messrs. Dickson and Shee
han, make some kind of a report as to
the condition of affairs. The matter will"
come up at the special term of the dis
trict court today; Mr. Dickson, seen yes
terday, said:
"The report of the receivers would have
been filed this week had it not been that
Mr. Sheehan was called to Arizona by
the death of his brother. He will prob
ably return Monday or Tuesday, and
within a day or so after his arrival home
the report will be filed. The receivers
have not been paid $2,000 per year. In
tact, only that sum has been paid to the
receivers since the spring of 1898. When
we took charge of the affaira of the bank
there was little in sight. The bills re
ceivable and notes, amounting to several
thousand dollars, were mostly worthless
or offsets. There were some forty odd
j pieces of realty, situated in the out
skirts of the city, but the titles of each
piece were defective and the taxes had
been neglected. Some of the pieces* have
been sold, but the bulk of the money col
lected by the receivers, aggregating about
$15,000, has come from the bills receiv
able and note* which we recovered from
William Bickel after being appointed aa
receivers. In each case the return of tho
collateral was only secured after logal
proceeding! had been commenced and
fought out. When w« first took charge
of the bank the books showed that about
$14,0u0 In bills receivable had been dis
posed of on the lust day the bank was
open, fojr business.
'"There was but $1 in cash left, and an
Investigation showed that Pickel had
taken the notes away with him. claiming
they wore not part of the assets of the
bank. Suits were commenced In tho
courts here and affairs somewhat
straightened up. A suit was tried a few
days ngo In Minneapolis which, if de
cided in favor of the receivers, will net
the creditors about JG.OOO. To give an In
stance of the way buslnesn was con
ducted by the officials of the bank I
will cite one case. A mortgage of $200
was given on a certain piece of property.
When the mortgage came due it was
not paid, but the man who owned tho
property deeded it to » third person.
The porson to whom it was deeded gave
the bank a mortgage calling for $400,
backed by his note. Then the tlrst mort
gage- was afctifefted and a quit claim deed
given the bank. For his trouble the third
party was given $10 In cash. It wllr tak<>
iI'S.OOO to pay a 10 per cent dividend to the
creditors, who have claims amounting to
$290,080, and as there has been but about
$15,000 collected by the receiver* this
would not go very far around. The re
port of the condition of affairs will be
tiled In the court as soon aa Mr. Sheehan
returns."
CD Jk S3 "*.' <«.-» 'J&L X jflL..
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OPTICIANS
b2O ROBERT ST. BsTWEENd^&^SI!
TO EXPLOIT NEW CHARTER
(OMMERCIVL CM H BPABfKS COMMIT.
TEH FOR IT'S \(jilTlTlO>.
The Commercial club has appointed
the following committee to consider
ways and means for familiaiizhig the
public generally with the provisions ot
the new city charter, which Is to coma
before the voters at the coming elec
tion: H. W. Chllds. E. A. Young. Mrs.
Conde Hamlln. Mrs. Powers, S. H. Dyer,
John D. O'Brien, F. W. Bergmeler.
Pierce Butler, Webster Wheeloek. C. W.
Hornlek, J. H. Skinner, George 1.. Wll
pon, P. J. Smalley, J. A. Krieger, L. V.
Ashbaugh.
PLANS ARE SUBMITTED
For Locating a Xew Jjill In Top
Floor of Court BoflM,
City Engineer Claussen has submitted
to the mayor plans for locating the
county jail on the top Moor of the court
house. According to the report, thirty
four celis, with all conveniences, can be
put in for $22,000, and forty-eight colls
for $10,000.
The engineer s&ld he was not ab"e to
secure plans showing the construction of
the building, but he thought It necessary
to remova some of the walls and add
others. The report will be presented to
the county commissioners meeting Mon
day.
AGAINST THE LICENSE.
Mliauehuhn Street Property Owners
oi»j,M« to S«loou».
A protest has been filed with the city
rierk against the Issuance of a saloon
license to Paul Grimm at 699 Minnehaha
street. Tho objectors are resident and
property owners In the vicinity.
No saloon license was issued for the
location last year. The committee on
license of the board will take up the
question at a meeting Monday after
noon.
Gai Rung*!
This month for $10.0*.
St. Paul Qaa Light Co.
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