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COUNTY PAYS MORE
IXTERFESEXCE OP TAXPAYERS'
LEAC.I X ON PLIMBIXG CON
TII.VCT PROVES COSTLY
MATTEK DECIDED IN COUHT
Wllkiits & Co. Awarded $«OO More
Than They Kad Agreed i.o
Take on I'oor Farm
Work.
The Taxpayer's League of Hennepin
County is apparently not in as gcod re
pute at the present time as it has been
in the past. It objected to the county
commissioners paying the bills for
plumbing at the county poor farm after
the same had been contracted lor and
the work done, claiming that the price
charged was exorbitant, and that the
work could have been done much cheaper.
It solicited bids from several St. Paul
firms, and did s.i without giving thorn
full knowledge of the premises and sur
roundings, and also gave them the priv
ilege of figuring on the cheapest kind of
plumbing which could be installed, and,
according to these figures, the bid
awarded to Wilkins & Co. was about 300
per cent higher than that made blindly
by the St. Paul firms. This led to the
opposition by the taxpayer's league, and
the matter was taken into the courts.
In the meantime Wilkins & Co. had
made a proposition to the county to set
tle for a certain figure, which, of course,
was refused. When the matter was
brought into the court, and the St. Paul
firms were asked to testify, they refused
to stand by the figures made to the
league, and testified as to the reasonable
ness of the price made by Wilkins & Co.
The result was that the judge decided
Against the league, and as Wilkins &
Co. had agreed previous to the trial to
waive the contract price and let the
matter be settled on whatever the court
determined was reasonable, it was .de
cided that they were entitled to recover
53,843.17.
This was about $200 in excess of the
contract named by "Wilkins, and about
$600 more thorn the price agreed upon
between Wilkins & Co. 'and the county
commissioners, which had been objected
MIST PAY TAXES.
Great Western Will Be Assessed for
Abutting,- Street Improvements
The city council, at its meeting last
evening, decided that in the future all
real estate belonging to the Chicago
Great Western railway in Minneapolis
shall be assessed for abutting street im
provements. The motion was introduced
by Aid. Rand and carried unanimously.
The motion is as follows: "Moved that
the city engineer, the city assessor and
other proper city officers be and hereby
are directed to .henceforth place upon
the tax roll all real estate now and here
after owned by the Chicago Great W. st
ern Railway company within the city of
Minneapolis, abutting any and all streets,
avenues and alleys, no that said company
shall piy its proportionate share of the
cost of any and all street improvements
abutting its property in the city of Min
neapolis, whether said property is used
for railway purposes or any other pur
pose."
Mr Raud in explanation of his mo
tion said that this road paid a gross
earnings tax of 2 per cent while ail other
roads paid a 3 per cent tax. Itie charters
of other roads state that this tax "shall
be in lieu of all other assessments" but
no reference of this kind is made in the
Chicago Great Western chatter. Mr
Rand argued that when this charter, at
2 per cent, was granted, it undoubtedly
was the intention that the company
should be liable for other taxes.
TWO ELEVATORS BIR!V.
Loss Is $50,000, Fully Covered !»y
Insumnce.
The Brooks-Griffiths elevator, at Fourth
BUSINESS CONTINUES SATiSFAGTORY
Heavy Losses Through the Elements Being Rapidly
Replaced.
NEW YORK, Feb. 11.— R. G. Dun &
Company's we«kly review of trade to
morrow will say:
Business continues to progress satis
factorily, notwithstanding heavy losses
through the elements. The new year has
been unusually handicapped in this way,
floods and snow blockades being closely
followed by tires and explosions, de.-troy
ing much property and retarding traffic.
It is only another evidence of the solid
basis upon which the nation's industries
are establisned that in each case plans
for rebuilding on a grander scal-^ were
made before the shock of the catastrophe
had fully passed. The labor situation has
distinctly improved during the past week.
Disputes at woolen mills were adjusted
except as to the weavers, threatened dis
turbance in coal mines averted, whiie
some railway employes received volun
tary advances in wages. A slight de
crease of 3.5 per cent in railway earnings
for the first week of February as com
pared with the same of last year was
not surprising a view o. the many severe
storms and the diminished movement of
grain.
In the iron and steel industry it is now
being demonstrated that there is sue . a
thing as too much prosperity. During the
last few years there has been such a
marvelous expansion in domestic business
that the capacity of furnaces and mills
as w«li as transporting facilities have
failed to keep pace. The result is a grad
ual falling behind with deliveries, and a
tendency of buyers to send orders abroad
whenever needs are urgent. One case is
now in evidence of steel rails to be de
livered at a Florida port, which, after
paying the duty, will cost abou.. $5 a
ton more than the regular domestic price.
Yet home producers are fully sold up to
about Sept. 1. According to the Iron Age,
pig iron production during January was
at the record-breaking rate of 1,450,000 tons
and the reduction jn furnace stocks indi
cated that consumption was still greater.
It is remarkable that these stocks are
now only 154,200 tons, against 670,531 tons
on Oct. 1, 1900, while during that time
the weekly output increased from 223,169
tons to 340,612 en Feb. 1, 1902. Unfortun
ately the present production is below
these record-breaking figures, because the
recent storm disorganized the freight
movement and many furnaces are now
banked through lack of coke.
An unusually large number of buyers
in the Boston footwear maricet promises
much business, though there is some hes
itation about paying the recently ad
vanced prices. In the textile Industries
there is notable strength and activity in
silk goods, despite a slight shading of
raw silk. Liberal jobbing distribution of
dry goods has brought a gradually ex
panding demand, except on Southern
orders wnich are below expectations.
Stocks of cottons, light weight woolen
goods and worsted fabrics are short and
deliveries are often later than the speci
fied date. Print cloths advanced, but
quotations are generally steady with the
tendency against buyers and many lines
of woolens have already been withdrawn.
Higher prices were the rule in the
markets for the leading agricultural
staples. Interruption to movement Dy
deep snow and the holiday was not suf
ficient explanation of the decrease of
Western receipts of wheat to 2,294,932 bu,
against 2,940,368 last year, cr of corn to
avenua southeast and Division street, was
completely destroyed by fire early yes
terday morning. The nre was first dis
covered by the watchman of the Minne
apolis Bedding company and an alarm
was turned in. As soon as Chief Canter
bury arrived on the scene a second and
third alarm was turned in, and every ef
tort made to save the building. The
flames, however, had got such a start that
it was impossible to do anything with
them, and in a short time the roof caved
in and the building collapsed.
There was an addition to the main ele
vator that was filled with bran and low
grade flour, and the attention of the de
partment was turnod to the saving of
this, but the heat was so intense that the
Sanies were communicated to this build
ing. A little later this also collapsed, and
a Hood of bran ran out upsetting two
oars that vi ere standing on the track near,
the burning building.3.
The elevators were of wood and iron
sheathed, and the capacity was about
160,000 bushels. The origin of the fire is
unknown, but it is supposed to have
started from an electric spark some time
before the electric plant was shut down
for the night. The theory is that a nail
lodged in cne of th*r cleaning devices and
that a spark v/as thrown off which lodged
in the dry bran and smoldered for some
time before it actually broke cut.
The loss is estimated to be about $50,000;
insurance en the building and contents is
about $59,000.
WILL, FORCE LIGHTING PLANT.
Alderman 15.--.iui Not Pleased WiUi
Republicun Members' Actions.
Following the meeting of the city
council last evening- Aid. Rand said that
at the next meeting- he would force mat
ters in the proposed ordinance of Aid.
Leighton relative to a municipal lighting
plant. The proposed ordinance provides
for the issuing of $325,000 bonds. The
ordinance was introduced a monta ago,
and although it was referred to a spe
cial committee no meeting- has been call
ed. Aid. T^eighton, who is the father of
the ordinance, is also chairman of the
committee.
"I am going to request that (he matter
be taken out of the hands of the com
mittee," said Mr. Rand. "I do not be
lieve that the Republican members of the
council are sincere in the matter, but are
only waiting until late in the fall, when
they will try to use it for campaign
purposes. It is their scheme to come
so late that it can only be acted on
after the campaign, and then it will not
make any difference to them whether it
is defeated or not."
MADE LITTLE PROGRESS.
Defense Trying to Prove Puenmoiiia
Caused ( iirlson's Ucatii.
Another day of the trial of John John
son for the murder of Claus \V. Carlson
hat- passed without much progress, seem
ingly, having been made.
The defense introduced a number of
witnesses, several of the state's wit
nesses having been recalled to testify
as to what they saw on the day of the
stabbing-. But the gist of the evidence
was to throw a doubt around the cause
of Carlson's death.
Dr. J. C Pelton occupied the stand the
greater part of the afternoon. He dis
agreed with the physicians of the city hos
pital and with those who conducted the
post-mortem, as to the cause of Carl
son's death. In his opinion death was
caused by double pneumonia.
On cross-examination, he admitted that
all the symptoms of Carlson's case of
which he knew anything, were equally
symptoms of blood poisoning .and none
was a distinct pneumonia symptom.
The defendant has not beer, placed on
the witness stand.
HAD LIVELY DEBATE.
Vniversity Public Is Treated to n
Good Show.
The university public was treated last
evening to a variety show of the first or
der. The entert-iinment took place in the
armory and its features were musical,
dramatic, argumentative and gene-rally
intellectual.
The number of the greatest weight and
importance v.pon the programme was a
set debate between two teams made up
of the ablest and most bitterly partisan
orators in college on the perilous ques
tion: "Resolved. That Blondes Are Pref
erable to Brunettes."
The affirmative of the question was get
forth by the united efforts of John Philip
Smith and Frank J. McPartlin: the neg
ative was upheld by Bert Russell and Ed
ward Tuohy. The result of the contest
1,251,600 bu, compared with 4,402,539 a year
ago. If present high figures are not at
tractive enough to bring out a more lib
eral movement, there is evidence of light
supplies and prospect of continued
strength. On the other hand some neu
tralizing influence must be recognized in
exports of wheat, nour included, from all
ports of the United States, aggregating
only 3,429,820 bu, against 3,999,053 bu last
year, while Atlantic ports sent out but
396.050 bu of corn, compared with 3,926,692
a year ago. Cotton was even more vigor
ously advanced, middling ..plands attain
ing the tcp point of the crop year, the
late improvement will be of little benent
to producers, however, since only 8,000,001)
bales have been marketed and much of
the balance has been undoubtedly passed
into the hands of manufacturers.
Failures for the week numbered 240 in
the United States against 257 last year
and 33 in Canada against 4© last year.
SALES EXPAND,
PRICES HARDEN.
NEW YORK, Feb. 14.—Bradstreet's to
morrow will say: Sales for spring- ac
count, demand for manufactures and in
dustrial operations generally are expand
ing while prices are hardening. Specially
good reports come from the West and
Northwest and the leading .Eastern
markets also note the growth of sales
for spring. Least favorable advices come
from the South and.Southwest.
Continued strength is noted in all the
cereals and flour, fractional advances be
ing shown during the week, while hog
products, country produce generally, iron
and steel and other metals are also quoted
higher. The highest prices in years have
been reached by butter and eggs as a
result of the cold weather wh^h in the
northern part of the country, particular
ly in the East, has checked shipments
and impeded collections. The advance in
raw cotion has been rapid, *4c tor the
week and %c since the present movement
began. Cotton goods have lelt the quick
ening influences operative in the raw
product, but also reflect the increased de
mand at leading markets for ail varieties.
Print cloths are 3-16 c higher on the week.
Prints and ginghams are active, the. lat
ter being heavily sold ahead and advances
in staple cottons have ~een numerous,
this latter branch of trade displaying
more animation.
The iron trade appears to have awak
ened suddenly to the fact that January
production, and presumably consumption,
was the largest ever reported in any
month of any year. The present pig iron
production is claimed to be at a rate of
18,000,000 tons per year. Scarcity of pig
iron, steel billets and other crude ma
terials is still a feature and high prem
iums are being paid for prompt deliveries.
At the same time there never were so
many orders on iron manufacturers books
for future delivery, and bar mills are sold
ahead for five months. What orders for
rails are being taken are for December
delivery end structural matarial is in de
mand.
Wheat, including flour, experts for the
week aggregate 3,175,481 bu as against
4,800,457 last week, and 4,814,878 in this
week last year. Wheat exports July 1,
1901, to date (thirty-two, weeks) aggregate
173,322,458 bu as against 124,5i>1,0W last
*HE ST. PAUL G^OBS/fSATUEDAY,? FEBRUARY 15, 1902.
is not yet known, as the by-laws pro
vide that the judges shall be given three
days to consult upon the momentous dis
pute before rendering a decision.
RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL.
C. K. Fairchild, Injured lv Hockey
Match, Has Recovered.
C. H. Fairchild, the young man whose
skull was fractured some time ago by a
kick delivered accidentally during a
heckey match, was released yesterday
from the city hospital. Fairchild ha"d
been at the hospital about three weeks.
When first brought there it was found
that the point of the skate had pene
trasted the skull, just over the eye, and
that a section of the bone was pressing
against the brain. During the first few
days he continued in a semi-conscious
condition, but gradually he threw off this
lethargy and resumed his former men
tal condition. When released yesterday
he was entirely sound mentally, and it is
btlieved will suffer no evil consequences
from his peculiar accident.
WANT MOI'.E CARS.
Street Railway Company Will We
Asked to Increase Service.
Tne special council committee appoint
ed at the last meeting of the council to
consider an order directing the street
railway company to increase the servico
during certain hours of the day, decided
yesterday afternoon, by a vote of 8 to 2.
that on and after April 1, the street car
company should double the present serv
ice between the hours of 6:30 and S3O
a. m. and from 5 to 7 p. m. This recom
mendation will probably come up at the
next meeting.
Will Pc Buried Sunday.
The funeral of Rea H. Smith will be
held from his late residence, 2611 Pills
bury avenue, next Sunday at 2:30 p. m.
Mr. Smith died of lockjaw after an ill
ness of about three weeks. Hts illness
was attributed to vaccination.
Mr. Smith was born in Eagle, N. T.,
March 15, 18<5ii, and has been a resident
in Minneapolis since ISB4. He was mar.
ried in lSi* to Miss Lena Healy. who
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George
Smith, and a brother, R. J. Smith, sur
vive him.
Does Not Like Floridu
Register of Deeds George C. Merril has
returned from m three weeks' vacation,
most of which was spent in Florida.
"I had a srod time, and it did me
good, I suppose," he said yesterday,
[•because I never ate and slept as much
in the same length of time in my life.
But I was disappointed with Florida. I
dul not know the country was nothing
but bare swamps. Why, I wouldn't givu
160 acres of good Minuesota farm lands
for the whole state of Florida."
Will Be Laid to Rest.
The funeral of \V. A. Stewart will iaJte
place from Simpson Methodist churcli
next Sunday at 2:30 p. m. Friends arv?
invited. Mr. Stewart is the young man
who committed suicide on Oct. 30 by
jumping into the tail race of one of the
mills and drowning, and whose body was
discovered on Thursday frozen in the
ice ui.der the Tenth avenue bridge.
Grand Jury Visits "Works."
The grand jury continued the investiga
tion of the workhouse yesterday. Fred
Biiggg was examined in the forenoon,
and in the afternoon the jury went to the
•"works" to see how matters stood out
there. It is understood that it will re
port on the workhouse after the investi
gation is completed, and will not wait
until the final report is made to the
court.
Raised Sufficient Money.
Members of the Chamber of Commerce
yesterday generously subscribed $115 to
be used in sending little Charles Laflin
to Chicago to attend the Pasteur insti
tute.
The little fellow left last night in
charge of one of the inspectors of the
htaltri department.
Kiag Sees "Arizona."'
LONDON, Feb. 14.—Sing Edward and
Queen Alexandra, Prince and Princess
Charles or: Denmark, and Princess Vic
toria, occupied a box tonight at the per
formance of "Arizona," at the Adelphi
theater.
King Edward expressed himself as
greatly pleased with the performance.
season. Corn exports aggregate 527.5C6 bu
as against 169,145 last week and 4,760,422
last year. July 1. 1901, to date, corn ex
ports are 22,558,766 bu against 12"J,122,451
last searon.
Business failures in the United States
for the week number 265 as against 247
last week, 226 in this week last year 199
in 1900, 160 in 1599 and £09 in 18fc->.
Canadian failures number 23 as against
29 last week and 3j in this "v,-eek> a" year
ago.
There is. cf course, general feeling that
the insurance companies of the country
have suffered a series of bad blows which,
coming after several years of heavy loss
es, ai<e bound to be reflected in further
withdrawals of weakened companies, if,
indeed, a general and heavy advance in
rates is not imminent.
The building of lire-proof or slow burn
ing constructions and additional aids to
the controlling and mastering of future
conflagrations is recommended.
Comparing the fire loss with the loss
incurred by business failures, Bradstree,i.'s
says that in the month of January the
fire loss was greater than the total lia
bilities of those who failed in the United
States. In the years 1599 to 1901 inclusive,
the gross flre loss exceeded the gross fail
ure loss by nearly one-quarter.
Bank Clearings.
NEW YORK, Feb. 14.—The following
table, compiled by Bradstreefs, shows the
bank clearings at the principal cities for
the week ended Feb. 13, with the percent
age of increase and decrease, as compar
ed with the corresponding week last
. line. jDec.
New York |$1,219,870,116 l I 12.7
Chicago 141.4K7.145i 15.61
Boston 134.953.870 i .8
Philadelphia 87,205,2081 9.2
St. Louis 47,155,267 16.2
Pittsburg 31,261.467 14 <J
Baltimore 21,620,033 3.5
San Francisco 22,025,332 .. 4.11
Cincinnati 18,257 :"00
Kansas City | 19,004,639J 3»!i..
Cleveland j 11.579,320,'.. 17 7
Minneapolis I 9,92(",2<:0| 15 61
New Orleans | 13,272,844! 17.51
Detroit ..... 1 10,115,373| 20.1
Louisville | 9,735,609 4.3
Indianapolis | 10.247,133 34.7 ..
Providence | 6,403,800 "3
Omaha 6,222,147] G.I .. . .
Milwaukee [ 7,2;5,305! 16.7
Buffalo | 4.520.229J 2 8
St. Paul j 4,176,022! y'.j
St Joseph | 4.767,257 2S.V
Denver 4,356,117| ■>'<>
Richmond 4.000,7221 16 0
Savannah 3,172,f51i 284
Salt Lake City .... 3,318,9211 11.7....'
Albany 2.604,572! 4 0
Los Angeles 4,743,262) 62 9 ..
Memphis | 3,159.H)1| 97
Fort Worth | 2.524,350 i. .'" ' 4*3
Seattle | 2,300,552 12 1
Washington ] 3,!07,509 12.3 :
Dcs Moines | 1,576,501 14 7
Sioux City 1,606,358 34.9j....
Tacoma 975,353| I jj 3
Spokane 1,210,706| 40.3 ..'
Fargo I 296,8031 14 2
Sioux Falls ) 204.595J 18.6 .
Total i51,928,921.662i... .1 14
Outside New York| 709,550,546j 6.2|
COLORED BUSINESS MEN.
"Want Northern Negroes anil "White
Politicians to Keep Off.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-The National
Industrial council, an organization of col
ored business men, designed to secure
greater political recognition of the negro
race, has been incorporated here. S. P.
Mitchell, of Lexington. Kv., is president
The purpose of its incorporation is to
"unite the people of the negro race by
making friends with their nearest neigh
bors and to oppose interference of North
ern negro and white politicians with con
ditions in the South.
MIAL A POOR LOSER
CAISES FIRST NOTE OF DISCORD
BY KICKING ON DE
CISION
SIGOURNEY : SK^ IN LEAD
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Californian Has "Only Lost One Gunie
Thus Far—Norriss Has a
x Chance to Tie
Today.
NEW YROK, Feb. 14.—The first note
of discord was so'tinded at the close or
the night game of billiards between Dr.
L. L. Mial and Charles- S. Norris, both of
wh.om are members of the Knickerbocker
Atnletic club, where the Class A amateur
billiard tournament is being he^. Nor
ris outpointed his rival by a score of 4CO
to 341 and on a second last shot, when
the balls were close to the rail near tlve
bottom cushion he made a pretty carrorn
and when the referee, F. B. C. McKee, of
Philadelphia, counted it, Dr. Mial said
"It's a shove."
Immediately the spectators stood up
from their seats and looked in amaze
ment at the doctor, who still persisted
that the shot was a shove and not a
stroke. Keferee McKee was obdurate ana
in the opinion of nearly everyone In the
hall the stroke was a fair one. '±]\f>
referee told Norris to "play for one" and
Norris did so, winning the game with a
score of 400 to Dr. Mial's 341.
So far in the tournament Wilson ti.
Sigournev. of San Francisco, stands hign
man, having won five- out of ttia six
games. -But should Norris beat conklin
tomorrow it would be a tie for first place
In case Conklin should beat Norris there
will be a tie between Conklin, Norris and
Mial for second honors and the tourna
ment in consequence will not end until
next Tuesday or Wednesday,
Following is the summary of the night
game: c. S. Norris, New York: Total,
400: average, 7 22-54; high runs, 46, 25, 24.
Dr. L. L. Mial, New York: Total, 341;
average, G 23-53; high runs. 41, 25, 21.
Referee, F. C. McKee, Philadelphia.
Thfi afternoon gg-ise, between Sigour
ney, of San Franfispo^.andsThreshie, of
Boston, was the longest game but two of
the tournament and resulteu in a victory
fov the Pacific coast champion by a scores
of 400 to 376.
It was a slow gamej but its closeness
kept the interest of th« onlookers always
on edge. Both men played erra...eally
and at times their safety plays were puz
zling. Of the two .Sigourney had the bet
ter cuntrol of the ivoFiese and his counts
came faster.
V.ie Boston man lea during- the u«t
eight innings, but affcer that the Can
fornjan crept slowly But surely away
from his opponent, winning out l>y 24
points in 79 innings.
Tne afternoon summary: Wilson li.
Sigourney, San Francisco: Total, 400;
average. 5 5-79; higli runs, 32. 31. 24.
Clv vies Threshie. Boston: Total, 37C;
average. 4 64-78. High runs, 27, 24, 22.
Referee, Mr. C, P. Conway..
ANNUAL REGATTA FIXED
INTERCOLLEGIATE, COiXTEST Wlil,
OC'CIR JLNE SHI.
NEW YORK, Feb. 14.—Stewards of the
Intercollegiate Rowing association have
decided that the annual regatta at Pougrn-
keepsie shall be held this y&ar on Satur
day. June 21. The first race will be be
tween the 'varsity four-oared crews at
3:30 o'clock. The freshmen eights will
race three-quarters of an hour later, and
the final contest among the eight-oared
'varsity crews will start at 5:30 o'clock.
It has been decided to abandon the event
for single scullers.
Columbia. Cornell and Pennsylvania,
the throe members of the Intercollegiate
Rowing association, will enter crews m
the three races, and. as last year. George
town, Syracuse and Wisconsin will be in
vited to contest. The probabilities ar<;
that six crews will line-up again. There
is a possibility of Harvard being repre
sented.
The title of the contest knovm as the
second 'varsity contest has been changed
to ihe junior 'varsity, and no man who
has ever rowed in a Poughkeepsie 'varsity
or a Henley crew will be eligible. The
place of its occurrence has not yet been
chosen.
WALC9TT HAD IT EASY
DROPPED IIA.VDLER WITH STIFF
riXfH IX THE SECOND.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 14.—Joe Wal
eott stopped Jimmy Handler, or Newark,
in the second round of what was to have
been a six-round bout at the Industrial
club tonight. There never was a stage
of the bout when the Newark boy had
a chance. Walcott pimply contented
himself T)y using 'his 'left, and landed it
almost at will. *
In file first rouftd Walcott sent Han
dler to the floor with a left on the wind
following it up wi'*. a left on the jaw.'
Handier took the count, and went to a
clinch. In the second round Walcott
dropped Handler twick the later coming
back each time. Walcott finally dropped
him for good wrrtv a left on the jaw.
Time of round, 1;33.
MUST HONOR OLD GLORY
PEDDLER 'FIXED- FOR USIA'G '-FLAti'
AS RAG BAG.
BOSTON*. Feb. 14.—For using an old
United States flag as a bag in his busi
ness of collecting rags. Meyer Hatzman
was fined $20 in the municipal court to
day, the charges being "contemptuous
use of the United States flag." The flag
was stained and weatherbeaten, but its
original design was not effaced. A po
liceman arrested him on his own respon
sibility, and while taking Ratzman to the
station was intercepted by two marines,
who pleaded for a chance to chastise the
prisoner.
NEWDEPARTMENTSTORE
EMPORIUM TO OPEN MARCH I WITH
COMPLETE STOCK.
J. T. Kennedy, W. S. Kennedy, Angus
McLeod and P. McArthur will open a.
new department store March 1, which
will be known as the Emporium. The
store will occupy 92, 94 and 96 Seventh
street east, which premises are being en
tirely remodeled -and equipped with the
latest arre^-ements for accommodating
an enormous stock, New stairways have
been put in, and a cable cash system of
the latest design is being installed. Elec
tric elevators will affcrd arpid communi
cation and transit between the three
floors. '
The store will start in with a complete
stock, up-to-date • management .and a
large capital, enabling it to buy st the
cheapest possible rates in the markets
of the world.
Mrs. Annie -Kennedy Dead.
Mrs. Atinie Kerifl^dV, 6SO Pleasant ave
nue, died last night at the family resi
dence, aged : thirtjHS«& years. She was
the. wife of Daniel Kennedy.
tm 1 _
William . E. Jl&fc.ja.—Civil...engineer, died
yesterday at - his jeijid^n-ce, ' 282 Sherburne J
avenue. The funeral will take place from
the residence ,a&|^ o'clock Monday
morning, and servieeafvwill rbe held at St.
Vincent's church' at aft- o'clock. -'z Tire in- :
terment will be lift -Calvary cemetery. :;
William H. Mu^rd^v. a member of the ]
• firm /of Scott, - B(6vlfJ"fty & ■.: Co., carriage '-
marhrfacturers, i oyestercJ&y at hig !
home, 103* LinwoM after a'; ? m- |
gering ; illness, :"', air. Murray, was thirty- j
seven years old^j^o^ioe of..funeral will I
be published later. .- . 1* - |
BROAD COULDN'T WIN
V'HXG MOWATT SHOWED UP IX
SIRPRISIXGLY FIXE
SHAPE
FAST AND CLEVER FIGHTING
Contest Declared a Draw at End of
Sixth—Billy Armstrong; Gets
Decision Over Kid
Parker.
CHICAGO, Feb. 14.—Kid Broad, of
Cleveland, and Young Mowatt, oi Chi
cago, fought six fast and ciever rounds
to a draw tonight at the Illinois Athletic
club. The fight was an even affair all
the way, neither man being able to gain
much advantage at any time during the
combat.
Mowatt appeared to be afraid of Broaj
in Lire first round, but In the second ha
gained courage, and during the remain
der of the fight was a swilling as Broad
to mix matters.
During the latter part of the fourth
round, in a spirited exchange. Broad
reached Mowatt's jaw with a right lead.
The blow sent Mowatt sprawling to the
floor, but he was on hsi feet in a second,
and had a shade the better of a fierce
exchange that followed. Broad went to
his knees in the fifth round f»-om a right
punch, but recovered quickly and fell
into a clinch. Both men tried hard in
the last round to gain the advantage,
but the milling was so even that the
only thing the referee could do was call
it a draw.
Hughey McGovern, Terry's brother cel
ebrated his professional debut in the ring
by winning: a decision over '"Dusty"
Miller, a local 115 pounder. McGovern
was too strong for the Chicago man, and
despite the fact that Miller hit McGovern
almost at will, the Chicagoan was unabl2
to make any impression on the Brooklyn
boy. McGovern paid little heed to his
opponent's blows, and kept yip such a
continual hammering with both hands
tha Miller weakened perceptibly during
the latter part of the contest and could
not have lasted much longer.
In a six-round bout Fred Russell, the
Minnesota heavyweight, won a decision
over Walter Johnson, of Philadelphia.
Johnson was down for the limit on sev
eral occasions .and was badly outclassed.
PARKER LOST ON A FOUL
ARMSTRONG GOT DECISION OVER
DENVER BOY.
DENVER, Feb. 14.—Billy Armstrong, of
California, won from Kid Parker, of
Denver, on a foul, in the seventh round
of what was to have been a ten-round
go at the Denver Athl«tic club tonight.
Contrary to agreement, Parker hit Arm
strong in a clinch, and the referee dis
qualified Parker and gave the decision
to Armstrong. The agreement to break
clean worked a great disadvantage to the
local man, in-fighting 1 being his favorite
style. Armstrong was his master at long
range sparring, and landed several hard
right swings on Parker's head, putting
him to the floor once for eight seconds.
TUMBLES INTO THE SEA
Continued From Firitt Paste.
fall. The. first to approach was the
Princess Alice, belonging to ihe Prince of
Monaco, and those on board seized the
balloon's guide rope, which somehow had
become disentangled. At the moment this
was done, a sharp crackling sound, made
by the motor, could be heard and the
screw was seen again to revolve. The
balloon, which was tnen almost in the
sea, rose slowly fcr a few moments. But
Uie motor stopped again and vie air-ship
descended a second time until Santos-
Dumont was immerse^ up to hts arm
pits in the water. This scene was wit
nessed with intense excitement by the
onlookers ashore and afloat.
The aeronaut, with the pluck which
has characterized him throughout his
dangerous experiments, could be seen
standing up in his car gesticulating and
shouting directions to those on the
launch which :vas towing him towards
the Princess AJ'ce. At five minutes of
three the end of the balloon burst and
the Prince of Monaco, who was on
board the launch, then gave orders to
rescue Santos-Dumont from his perilous
position. The launch then came along
side the half-deflated balloon of the air
ship, which threatened at any moment
to smother Santos-Dumont. The latter
was half pulled and half clambered over
the gunwale into the boat.
The Prince of Monaco took him by the
hand and urged him to allow himself to
be taken on board the yacht to dry him
self and change his clothes.
SsmioM Is Xei-vy,
But the aeronaut energetically refused
to do this until the remnants of the air
ship had been saved. With the sea water
dripping from his clothes and looking
like a water rat, the inventor stood in
the bows of the launch shouting direc
tions for toe salvage of his airship. It
was impossible to save more than the
silk envelope. The motor had to be
left to its fate and it sank. The launch
on which was the inventor then made
for the shore escorted by a flotilla of
other launches and boats.
As Santos-Dumont landed the great as
semblage which had gathered on the
shore acclaimed him with extreme en
thusiasm. His first words of a hurried
Interview, obtained as he made his way
toward his residence, were:
"I am not discouraged. My trip to
Cape Martin is only postponed. I will
start again as soon as I can get ready.
This accident was due to the entangle
ment of the guida rope with the screw
and wires of the balloon. The balloon
was not fully inflated when I started.
Seeing that an accident was inevitable I
pulled the emergency cord but pulled it
harder than I Intended. This made a
bigger rent than I wanted. Consequently
the airship collapsed too quickly and
for a moment there seemed to be danger
of the casing falling on me. But luck
ily this danger was averted. I shall try
again."
Money for Boers.
BERLIN. Feb. 14.—The German Boer
relief committee has issued an immediate
grant of 300,000 marks, half in cash and
half in material comforts, for the use of
the Boers in the concentration camps of
South Africa.
HAD TO STAY DEAD.
The romantic complication in the life
of the late Machiavelli of China, Li Hun^j
Chang, is amusing or tragic, according
as one may choose to look at it, says the
New York World.
Earl Li early in his distinguished
career, took a wife. During the Taiping
rebellion his wife had to fly to the in
terior for safety, where she lived
for many months without communi
cating with her husband. Tne Chinese
statesman, meanwhile, thinking his wife
had perished wim other victims in the
massacre, enlisted the sympathies of the
emperor, who ordered a magnificent
funeral. The empty coffin was followed
to the grave with all pomp and cere
mony of state by Li Hung Chang ana
representatives of the emperor. After a
period of mourning, Li Hung Chang took
unto himself another wife and settled
down again to domestic felicity.
Then the first wife appeared. She had
narrowly escaped tne massacre and had
been living with her family. Mrs. Chang
No. 1 took exception to Mrs. Chang *>o.
2 and wished to be reinstated as principal
wife, as the law of China does not allow
polygamy.
Li Hung Chajig was In a great ftew.
In despair he applied to the ■emperor.
The emperor said Mrs. Chang No. 1 had
been accorded a state funeral; therefore,
to all intents and purposes, she was dead,
and he advised his minister to ignore her,
which he did. As women are treated" acs
mere chattels in China, the first wife did
not demur, i»ut went back to her family 1,
among whom she 4ie<L
NORTHERN ACCIDENT.
Home Office, Menomonie Mich. James
H. Walton, President. W. G. Curtis, Sec
retary. Incorporated April iO, 1597. Com
menced Business May 3, 1897. Attorney to
Accept Service in Minnesota, Insurance
Commissioner.
Net assets, December 31, previous
year $5,370.E5
INCOME DUPING 1901. ~~
Membership fees with applica
tions $14,456.00
Annual dues and expense assess
ments or premiums 36,669.74
Total paid by members $51,125.74
From all other sources 120.00
Total income $51,246.74
DISBURSEMENTS DURING 1901.
Specific benefit claims, including
installments paid $3,229.70
Temporary disability benefits and
other payments to members 16,453.54
Total paid to members $19,683.24
Commissions, salaries and ex
penses of agents and collectors. 18,052.66
Salaries of officers and employes.. 6,826.95
All other disbursements 5,715.63
Total disbursements $50,278.48
Exess of income over disburse
ments $967.26
ASSETS.
Cash in office and in fcank $6,337.81
Assessments due and unpaid .... 4,326.30
Total admitted assets $10,661.11
Assets not admitted $1,943.00
LIABILITIES.
Claims unadjusted and reported.. $443.C0
Claims resisted 203.G0
Total actual liabilities $645.00
Balance to protect contracts $10,016.11
EXHIBIT OP CERTIFICATES OR POL
ICIES, BUSINESS OF 1901.
Total Business—
Number. Amount.
In force Dec. 31 (begin
ning of year) 4.258 $2,881,250.00
Written during the year. 7.223 2,709,503.00
Total 11,516 $5,590,750.00
Ceased during the year... 6.99S 2,974,150.03
In force Dec. 31 (end of
year) 4,518 $2,016,600.00
Claims Incurred during
the year 1,092 $16,342.95
Terminated by death or
specific benefit during
year ... 10 $3,22.).T0
Business in Minnesota-
Number. Amount.
In force Dec. 31 (begin
ning- of year) 499 $119,050.00
Written during the year. 1,287 068,625.00
Total 1,786 $787,675.00
Ceased during the year\. 1,070 $481,500.00
In force Dec. 31 (end of
year) 716 $306,175.00
Claims incurred during
the year 122 $2,413.47
Terminated by death or
specific benefit during
year 1 $703.00
Received from members in Min
nesota during the year $4,917.87
State of Minnesota,
Department of Insurance.
St. Paul, Jan. 31. l? 02.
Whereas. The Northern Accident In
surance Company, a corporation organ
ized under the laws of M:chi?an. has ful
ly complied with the provisions of the
laws of this State, relative to the admis
sion and authorization of insnrance com
panies of its class,
Now. Therefore. I, the undersigned. In
surance Commissioner, do hereby em
power and authorize the said above
named Company to transact its appro
priate business of Accident insurance in
the State of iuinnesota, according to the
laws thereof, until the thirty-first day of
January. A. D. 1903. unless s=aid authority
be revoked or otherwise legally termi
nated prior thereto.
In Testimony Whereof. I hay? hereunto
set my hand and affixed ray official seal
at St. Paul, this 31st day of January, A.
D. 1902.
ELMER H. DEARTH,
Insurance Commissioner.
! MICHIGAN MILLERS' MUTUAL. FIRE
INSURANCE COMPANY.
Home Office. Lansing, Mich. (Organized
In 1881.) C. G. Voigt, President. A. D.
Baker, Secretary. Attorney to Accept
i Service in Minnesota, Insurance Commis
sioner. ■
INCOME IN 1901-.
Premiums other than from
assessments .. $65,932.63
Assessments against contin
gent liability .. 62,129.47
Rents and interest 15,006.35
Profit on ledger assets over
book values 9,988.56
From all other sources 7,000.00
Total income .. . $160,117.61
DISBURSEMENTS IN 1901.
; Amount paid for losses ........ $119,253.43
' Commissions, brokerage, sal
aries . and . allowances to
agents .-.-.. 15,679.63-
Salaries of officers and em
ployes ...... 13,037.00
Taxes and fees 1,804.48
All other disbursements 7,086.68
Total disbursements ........ $136,864.30
Excess of income . over dis
bursements .. . $3,252.71
ASSETS DEC. 31, 1901.
Value of rear estate owned $6,000.C0
Mortgage loans .................. 74,203.00
Collateral loans ; 5.300.00
Bonds and stocks owned 170,068.40
Cash in office and in bank .... 17,451.15
Accrued interest and rents .... 5,163.47
Premiums in course of collec
■• tion .. . 8,681.84
■ Total admitted assets ...... $286,864.86
. LIABILITIES.
Losses adjusted and unadjusted $3,909.22
Losses resisted and disputed .. 4,648.76
Reinsurance reserve ............ 62,205.20
All other . liabilities .......; 1,358.18
- Total liabilities, including
permanent fund ..V $72,121.
Net surplus .7 .................... ,$214,743.50
RISKS AND PREMIUMS, 1901 . BUSI
NESS.
Fire risks written during the
year^.... $6,430,857.00
Premiums received thereon .... 85,485.46
Net amount in force at end of
the year .......... ::.-.:.:. $8,165,029,40
BUSINESS IN MINNESOTA IN 1901.
Fire Risks.
Risks written .. $932,442.66
Premiums received 17,864.44
Losses paid 8,129.67
Losses incurred .....". 8,129.67
Amount at ri5k'......: 1,120,742.66
■ '•*" . - State of Minnesota,
: „ Department of Insurance, .
" - -. „-. St. Paul, Jan. 31, 1902.
Whereas, The Michigan Millers' Insur
ance Company, a corporation organized
under the laws of Michigan, has fully
complied .with the provisions of the laws
of this jr State, relative to the admission
and authorization of insurance companies
of Its class, ■"--' ■,•,.. ;-■._:■,- " ■:■ „.--./"• .
.. Now, therefore, I, the undersigned, In
surance Commissioner, do hereby em
power ; and f authorize : the said above
named Company to transact its appro
priate business of Fire insurance In. the
State mof Minnesota, , according to the
laws thereof, until the thlrty-flrst day of
January, A. D. 1903, unless said authority
be revoked or 'otherwise legally termi
nated prior thereto. *i:: .-•.-■ - • ■'-.
In - testimony whereof, • I have hereunto
I set my " hand and affixed my official seal
: at St. Paul, this 31st day of . January, A.
D. IMS. ■■■>•-- - -■ ■■."■--■•..■-. ■■■■■-: -^-
; elmer H. DEARTH,
Insurance Commissioner.
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J&WT INJECTION. 1
A PERMANENT CURE |:
„ of the most obstinate cases of Gonorrhcea i}
.. • and Gleet,; guaranteed in from 3 to 6s
c : days; no outer treatment required. !»,-■
> "" :?• -bn'.* Sold by all druggists. :>= .- jl "
GERMAN INSURANCE COMPANY.
t/iIS; CJ PaA Officf^ £ reer^rt' 111. (Organlzd
In 18ba.) O O. Collmaiin, President. Wm.
Jrembor, Secretary. Attorney to accept
service in Minnesota, Insurance Commis
sioner. Cash capital. $200,000.
INCOME IN 11)01. -
Premiums - other than per- •
- petuals -.. .V. ...;..........;■ . $2,193,378.58
gents. and • interest .............. . 144,508.44 •
.Front on ledger assets over
book values ......... 6,730.11
Irom all other sources .......... 1,253.55
Total . income .... ~....... $2,346,170.6*
DISBURSEMENTS IN 1901. -
Amount paid for losses ..... $1,153,609.87
.Dividends and intere5t.......... 50,000.09 ?
Comm;ssions,brokerage,salaries
■■■ and: allowances to agents.... 637,910. •
Salaries ~of officers and em
ployes ..••... ........ i0i,4?6.66
Taxesi and 2 a 48,5*9.84
All other disbursements ........ 102.525.40
Total disbursement*'.. ...... $2,094,774.68 '•■
Excess of income over dis
bursements $251,396.1(5
ASSETS, DEC. 31, 1901.
Value of real estate owned. $89,263.25
Mortgage loans ................... 1,815,764.18
Collateral loans V. 11,700.00
Bonds and stocks owned ...... 1,318,421.09
Cash in office and in bank .... 214,703.29
Accrued interest and rents .... 71.862.73
.Premiums in course of collec
tion • 379.772.28
Total admitted assets ...... $3,901,486.80
Assets not admitted --...:- $28,2W.af
LJABILJTIE3. ',
Losses adjusted and unadimrt-
T ed :... 5152,807.11
Losses resisted and disputed..... 16,750.00
Reinsurance reserve ............ 2J56.604.17
Capital stock paid up I 200,000.09
Total liabilities. Including
capital $2,72W11 fj -
Net surplus .. |U76»2».«
RISKS AND PREMIUMS. 1801 BUSI
■■• NESS. .;• ■ \ •
Fire risks written during th«
>' e *r £ ....$221,132,407.0t •
Premiums received thereon.. &*tit,4&!tS |
> Net amount in force at~"~~~~~
end of the year...........534T,60a,4ia.0»
BUSINESS IN MINNESOTA IN 190 L
Risks written ................JjSSJJaX '
Premiums received 72 653 35
Losses paid \ 2306*19
Losses incurred ".*.*".* 2.285 4& 00
Amount at risk MtSlsioe
Risks written ........;....- Sb^oo
Premiums received " "...YMJi 2 716«
Losses paid .. --'219*32
Losses incurred "" ".**"" 213*22
Amount at risk .*.'."." 1215,125 .«7
Risks written .. ifrnffsß Si
Premiums received .. " 1.".*:.*.:." -to^'S
Losses paid .. ......... 23^81
Losses incurred 2307a"f0
Amount at risk 12,120',740!00
State of Minnesota.
Department of Insurance,
w . „ _ St. Paul, Feb. 7, 1901
naVv. • eaSl the German Insurance Com
f n^='^ corporation organized under th»
laws of Illinois, has fully complied with
r^t? rOYi sioil s of *n. e laws of this State,
relative to the admission and authoriza
tion of insurance companies of its class
Now, therefore. I. the undersigned In
surance Commissioner, do hereby empow
er and authorize the said above named
Company to transact its appropriate
business of Fire insurance in the State
of Minnesota, according to the laws there.
■a ' tl 1 1J, he thirty-first day of January,
A D. 1903, unless said authority be re-
Bo?th rer°eto erWlße leg * *«"*»«
B ln testimony whereof. I have hereunto
It «3my p I nd« ii nd, affixed my official seal
D 1902 7th day Of February, A.
ELMER H. DEARTH,
Insurance Commissioner.
SEA INSURANCE COMPANY (MM.
Principal Office in the United States,
New York N. Y. (Commenced Business
in the United States, 1875.) Attorney to
Accept Service in Minnesota: Insurance
Commissioner. Desposit Capital, $300,000.
INCOME IN 1901.
Premiums other than per
petual .......... *nT?i«
Rents and interest ......... IS mi §
From all other sources 2^570.00
Total Income 1351,525.27
DISBURSEMENTS IN 19<H.
Amount paid for losses $261240 37
Amount returned to home of
■- fice , - -t S o Men
Taxes and fees .."[ llS&itt
All other disbursements, In
cluding deposit premiums re
: turned and payments to
scripholders and rent 5........ 133,613.79
- Total disbursements $58^.344.70
Excess of disbursements over
income 137,819.48
ASSETS' DEC. 31, 190 L ""
Due from other companies for
•reinsurance on losses paid... 549,821 08
Bonds and stocks owned 3%. 400.09
Cash in office and in bank 28 705 55
Premiums in course of collec
tion 99,647.53
All other admitted assets 36.050.00
Total admitted assets....... $606,534.22
/ LIABILITIES. '
Losses adjusted and unad
justed $75,550.00
Reinsurance reserve ........... 65129 4$
All other liabilities ttio&ft
Total liabilities |SB,7SS^S4
Net .surplus, Including deposit
capital mt.m.u
RISKS AND PREMIUMS, 1901 BUSI
NESS.
Marine and inland risks writ
ten during the year ,$300,02f,457.00
Premiums received thereon.... 1,572,276.91
Net amount in force at end -' '
of the year $9,600,220.0<>
BUSINESS IN MINNESOTA IN 1901. "'
" Inland.
Risks written .................... 122,140,954.00
Premiums received .....".;....-;. 137,173.00
Losses.paid ......:.........:...v.: 82,662.00
Losses Incurred 82.fltt.0A
State of Minnesota,
Department of Insurant*,
St. Paul, Jan. 31, 19<)t.
Whereas. The Sea Insurance Company,
a corporation organized ■ under the law»
of Great Britain, has fully complied with
the piovisiona of the laws of this Stat*
relative to the admission and authoriza
tion of insurance companies of Its class.
Now, Therefore, I, the undersigned. In
surance Commissioner, do hereby empower
and authorize the said abeve named Com
pany to transact its appropriate business
of marine insurance in the State of Min
nesota, according to the laws thereof, un
til the thirty-first day of January, A. D.
1903, unless said authority be revoked or
otherwise legally terminated prior tner«t«.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my oflletal seal
at St. Paul, this 31st day of January, A.
D. 1902.
ELMER H. DEARTH,
Insurance Commissioner.
CONTRACT WORK.
Sewer on Sherbnrae Avesra*. *•
Office of the Board of PnbHc Work* "1
City of St. Paul, Minn., February 8. ISflfc,
Sealed bids will be received by tn»
Board of Public Works In and for ths
corporation of the City of St. Paul, Min
nesota, at their office in said city, until t
p. m. on the 24th day of February, A. J>
1902, for the construction of a sewer on
Sherburne avenue, from Victoria street
to Milton street, in said city, according to
plans and specilloatlons on file In the of*
fice of said Board.
A bond with at least two i 3) sureties la
a sum of at least twenty (10) per cent, of
a certified check on a bank of St. PauL
in a sum of at least ten (10) par c*nt «t
the gross amount bid, must Moompany
each bid. Said check shall W made pay
able to the Clerk of said Boaxi.
The «ald Board reserves tbe rttfit to i*»
ject any and all bids.
F. O. HAMMSsV I
Official; C. H. BRONBON,
Clerk Board of Public Worts* ;
JTe*. 11-lWMaiv ' Jl^j
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