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T-aS Drewry & Sons noyes bros.&cutlerl GORDON fi FERGUSON HE33SQM >~1 ,t / / \ \JU,, J ,lL , Aniufj^ L.METTA-The'drmk of Importers and Wholesale Druggists -. KatS pane 6iOVBS^IICt Furs aLs^Alllll , V I X ":\^ M - XX - \\l ■ fflg^^L WMBI CHIPPEWA SPR.NG WATER. and Dealers in Paints. Oils. Gla" and -^IS, I^B- bIO¥BS 8110 FllfS 1 M iSMMAM 41 -T M ' V\ Mv . '^n^y vWT^^ 702-710 Payne Aye., ..,, St. Paul, Minn. Glassware, Surgical Instruments GORDON «*IdTTAT--ir -7 ■ ,7 . J^^^B^Q^e^^SliNMß^''^'''" '' r Ww&b. 1% 71"'' ''V iTTtji X^Mn Jjnfh ' *i"i'" nn —-- ' ' AWNINGS and TENTS. P~ haas bros. 7 I DRY GOODS. J LANPHER; SJCIHNER & -CO; I I iMMIvMQTA^ \v-lßsft> %^^..\^KQj\l^y -—— t to t . i haas bros. LANPHER, SKINNER & CO. JtfmiVEfOTA^ •> -1 l-^Slf..' W 7V.' American Tent & Awning Co. PRES^fITS LINDEKE, WARNER & SONS , Bll rsJ rtsr,3r«i« } *&>•** in V ■ \L»J«E''yJPf?—~i:::::i' cow. 3d street. freshmeats wholesale HATS, CAPS, FUR* AND GLOVES -• ,-femSttnih. " -ty MsE* I ( ; )<r ■• ' /^~^ """^S W. K. Jacobs, Manager. HOTEL AND RESTAURANT TRADE Dry Goods, Notions and Makers of the "North Star Fur Coat" jßpssl&l^-^ !r "~ :7*J^-7'":.',' L^^\ £jy) **~ \ J~^- - - '- -v --"^ /f C C J? J Awnings. Tents. Flags, Umbrellas, " ESPECIALLY SOLICITED. Men's Furnishing Goods - : and the ••Lanpher Hat." " » '^^M ■ :6lßiS? kV' 'XJ~^- "'■' * ■"*:" ' __ X'"• — —-''"ll^'" '■"■ — —_'"''-=^>7 ' \__--r7" Cotton Duck, Horse Covers, Wagon 459 St. Peter St St. Paul Minn *> -*~:I- , , r-.*-"* •„- . , 180-184 east FOURTH rtrppt -■- v^r fiEmWWw-mm*- *. ' • 4"? ' •—*-*"—■—- —- - - ~ ' ■■ • '•-l _ -■-' . ■--;■; :--■;-.■:•-;•. Covers, Paulins. TENTS FOR -RENT.- ter *"* St* Paul ' Minn. . Manufacturers of th? Famous Capitol , iw 1*? *'™ fourth STREET. a vtvnm.uamt •*»-* i„ir.««. m ».»i "- - - ■ ■ ' gg g ■11 L^H -- Tel. 1662-Jl-1662. .'' .. ' — . ' . ." 1"- City Overalls and North Star Shirts.. 1-— r~ — - - ■{ } , ».H.*tSCHWAH«CO.,gM St.. SI. Paul. t | . :V , ; .. , ._ : . . ._.., .. . ;; ,... ===■ 1 —^-— ! CIDER AND VINEGAR. 7 7 ■- '---■'■ ""■-• -" ; '"; ••■ :- 7^..'--- ..---?■'■-: I y.,.. HARDWARE, SPORTING GOODS. 77: 7;;:; MONUMENTS PLUMBING. yZZZ 7;;.;; RUBBER GOODS. ' 7.vv. r 7 i ?m I I |ife^^^;l^^^ FINGH.YQUNG&McGQNViLLE IffiiELl, OW, KIB GO. 11 J, F. TOSTEVIN & SON 7M. J- °,|NE,L I :'.:BSp^B A^ftm A • manufacturers of - WHOLESALE DRY GOODS, -^ J a wholesale .•. „ ■-".-.-' -■ :'-.- "'.'■'. -;:„' --■•;'- "■' /^»ITSBF Biy , ffHffi Cider and Vineaar -»«- - <•-»*. SL • a „, . 7 Hardware, c u^s, ■ Monuments, Mantels, to lectrc mj, n d^gMg r ,q&~J^Par| - ---»«-*•■ - Bicydes and Cu^ry |' JJU, Mlnn . gg W.rtng. Etc. > ConstrucfQ-, | |mj» a^gggaa — -: —; ——:——— K . : 7 \>: 7 COMMISSION. .7 •;--:.••- .-■■'■■■■■. y'-ly-y-' -y-^yjy-'y ■■-■■.■ .-a--'- , •■--•"• -"-' r-';" "" ; — -7>^.> ;-.?y v.^- -.- ■■■■ y.\ ; 7 .... . ... 7 ..'"::.,. 7.77, , . '.,-;■;-■ -'7; :-: - PORK PACKERS. 77; ' 7 sash and/DOORS^'X^n BAR AND OFFICE FIXTURES.' ■- J" .■ . . ; ~~ "' : — T '■- ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES. _ ::, r - : --^_ >■• r-- y y.y — -.;- -._-- yy , r j .-' OVERALLS. SHIRTS. ETC. ■ ' "; " - "^*- -■-'-^^-•■' --V- -7; -.- ' -y-r- '" "' '"'"" 7:-' " " ■" ' ■ ..- KOHLERtHiNmcHs R" BB« I ELECTRiC MACHINERY| Hackett Walther, Gates j -ji T^g^g LnbtTAr^irol j P^7 SgSH,7 °00r and Importers. Wholesale Dealers and Minufacturers SEPARATOR CREAM Bought, Sold and Exchanged. ■'.', 7.'. ". Hardware CO; t 7gffl™: ■*" ,' -■.."• U,IVO -' • I UrCIV l ALlitK ' I I limhpr R<l I 1 Fancy Groceries Refrigerators, r, m nh ' v 7, ,* ' • ' Installing, a 7 Specialty.;...,;-. : ..:-7, .:. Importers and Jobbers -ot-—-^- s \ : @Nl^P««';. ">r' M^nufactursrsof ; '-'/':' '7 F hhlbh no ' ' |tUlllllfll UJ* | j MS- fl£H™e S • "-- W«s»tf^- Hardware, cutlery, m, spoaihoGooas} |H umon-m^shins, ?«t»£»'s^^"a iSS^™? 11 lino dtcfSSs &r PeiaUng Reference: Fir 'National Bank. ' ,-. Easy Terms. I ST. PAUL, MINN. ... Pjß Jackets & Overalls : laS^House. W «T Mill Ulll-U "-^^tiffiHS&^f^ SSS 2i , a ?"2s?; st . Paul I ; : ~ I GORMAN: ELECTRIC COMPANY. k~ .;, . 7 \- :r 1 yM ■:^:^^a: ~st Paul ■ - ■■' ' S "^^ ST, PAUL, MINN, ,313-315-317 R,ce,Street. -.at.-p.ui. ■ I CONFECTIONERY." - ' ' I ;■ ; HARNESS. LEATHER, ETC. WW ;■; fc-'"-'^-»- |! MI- ..J;..-* : . - . ... ..... ~ ; -■..-......-.■'. -■ . SEEDS BEER PUMPS— GAB. '-'^f'-/^ ' _ -■' 7;' 7/, FLOWSTS. -^7 < " ZZ,.] | -'-.-'-•■.-■-. ■-,-■-■*?■.■-•-.■: *:.y .-. , ; •■-o . .(:7'7;^77 -' :" " PAPER '77' ' '"7: "-."""'■""' PRINTERS. : , "•' "'' '" '--:I'7 "''■ :''"'y''' SSsiiSSS tyr/jO^-^ I holm & olso. P.R.LIISMMI). we study your minds iPlffl^^Hl '-^-^May-fir Co. 5W52^ F reet-- ilpplillllW Flowers and Plants -^ssaajij^S ffi^ii^^i f Bfflffli%^§"®^^B^^ Beer PUmpS, Liquid GaS, - _ WHOLESALE CONFJCCTIONERT . Quick Country Ordera a Specialty. Z SHOE FINDINGS AND SHOE STORE SUPPLIES "' MF^EWWiN PAPER CO. My.-.;..:: : GO. 7 MAIM 7[ Seed, if you want be»t. :: : _ Dhweli-ione* 11. n«mMM^ -♦« »"or Forty .Years the Synonym of Partly 7 . _ .-' .-^ - '"?"tV"?"™"i""4r "■ ".^"lr^Vr!r to ■•-"■■-'-'■ :' ■-•;-■*.;■ -.^- ---—*•■ i;--. ■'•*;■ ri7c UNION BLOCK. «14« J-1 8817 Mlnnesota>Str««t, ' 7 St. Paul. rBfSICianS Air COmpreSSOrS, etC, ••. .- — •-• - - I- Agents Wanted. 884-336 St. Peter St.- 7V-r- — ; .: _ -.. -Paper, Bags, Twine, Rope, Stationer*' 7 union block. , .._.,. . |..--~. - . ..•■■ ,;. - 7 ..'..-, ---. -- -: , " — * CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE. *■ ~ ""'j ' 77?"7"":"v - •'" —I 71 -^ • HIDES AND FURS. ;'-:-^-^ ! — £gJS ■'-■ ------ ■'■•.-'-■•*-■■■ v-"-■:■".■-.. -./ . - SPORTING GOODS. 7:7'"^;. ? BOOTS AND SHOES. I , .....,-- 7: • ".V- ,-:, ,: ; .,, ; 7 : .; : .,'^::- 7 GROCERS. > - "iP*^ A"^TO* 7^ -■- 7^-- > . 7~~ 7T PROPRIETARY MEDICINES. - SPORTING GOODS. . C. Gotzian & Co.I /^RKGSWOC" L^^TT^l P?^^££^^_l lrf| hy' Bg?H Manufacturers and Wholesalers of Ssssst"* Crockery H S^-^gg "% jD' °E£? M™* t co' PAPER *4RBEt 'FoS^'' ■ -^^^ - boots and shoes OLASp Aßo§bgs.T^- \^r ? \jROCER!EkJ 5 st. p^ 88 E>" J7 r7 s7"' MINN . r7.,„C kco^ Bl - B o.r: iifflajr..rsns*. cuns ess. savw?rasi Prnnrill .„ Mhl^ . Dll „ 888-385-387 Jackson St.. St. Paul, Minn. ' 190 192 East Third str-.pt The Largest Dealers,ln; the West^ Northwestern lIICQ 318 Sibley Street. . ..-. arWrita Fishing Ta Me, Biz. Proprieto^Minae^ta Shoe Co.^ : J ■-. :,-,,„.■. . ■-,■■, ■■..•■■.■, |; ; f^^^^S^&^^. Established.lßß7. y' 7,> ?win Cif, . :}£«; ; i lnt Vil."* 7; B.H.HMVBB, MJgr, 7 .*£ It P.U., Minn. V feM^i ; Brother Sfs,^^.^ Thlrd . .. — ■ -J , CIGARS-MANUFACTURERS. "7 Lumberen, ; Hotels and Restaurants. 7> ,7 , M ,7 ;— — 7, ;';^7:777: .' Z ' ;.-'-'. .„77:77;7. ;,7' 7'" V gTP , „ T , , p ■■" I- -■• ■■- - -- - - --•■■ -- -- : -^ -^ ' . \ ■ :".:.'.; " '7"7.77 ' "" '7"7 -1'"- ••-• -■■--■■■■--■-■- • --^ ■■■- ■.--.-■..- .--.,;, yy::..yy.r- i ■y'.-yr}.*}™'- ■_■• ;.77.7v 7'_^^ ; :-"-7-- ; 77. •,*-'-^ PAPER. , /;"--- -.:■ ■'■"-'• :■_ ROOFING AND CORNICE WORK. 77 STRUCTURAL STEEL A IRON WORK FOOT, SCHULZE & Go7| iHart <2b Murphy FniFTHßn^lfciiv 1 -MP' % "»" BIIF-G- LESt-IE company ~ /f^sh a. mi mm. coy" St P,inl FnnnriPii An i'|~""curS2, «ia^^i*™,ssE',^: 1-ULhT-BHUi. & KELLY "" ,' ON merchants - Paper, *»^tef' i^n^iiiiEui.onuEna. «51>. T dul rUUIIUI l| OU. FIINE SHOES "DUKE OF PARMA" miio?™^. »>»-_ And Wm in . SuaalleS. Twines. - - (fIBM@BV,-;j;.-:si.P..l.:"' Steel and Iron Work for Buildings ••ooo D^S'*J'ro"vE Aeif„or.s. THE B^:^. FIKMA" WHOLESALE GROCERS Wagon and Carriage 'Uffft. Material *^WreppTng P%er BWB =^= <">« Brtd.«-o«n.r.i i«. w.,. "'■ Third -"- w"--"- , co™., E.rt.h .nd j.ck^ 5.,=.,5. s.. P.oi. | BrMde../, r.n c . ___, Pino stl . cor. rath and .sibwsts.. St. Paul. I 213 East Third StrMt. Both fkon.s, 200 Catalogues and Estates wolk?-o"*5.-|rS"c™?.™iiJ",: --"'—-*■—JI-* - - -L ; 1 I . FAILURES SHOW AN ENORMOUS GROWTH Insolvencies for Six Months of 1904 Amount to About $79,490,909 NEW YORK, July 3—Commercial insolvencies. in the United States for the first half of 1904,7 as reported by R. G. Dun & C 0.7 were 7 6,214 in num ber, and $79,490,909 in amount of ; de faulted Indebtedness. In the first half of-1903 there were 5,628 failures, with liabilities of $66,797,260. Manufactur-" ing suspensions numbered 1,463 and in volved $27,418,992, against 1,280 failures for $26,135,144 last year. Trading -7 in solvencies were" 4,482- in number for $34,270,584 comparing with 4,038 de faults for $30,544,443 a u year previous. Other-commercial failures not properly included in the two principal classes were 269 in. number and $17,801,333 in amount, against 310 insolvencies for HAND SAPOLIO It ensures an enjoyable, "nvifor ating bath; makes every ; port •' 7 respond, removes dead skin, ENERGIZES THE WHOLE BODY starts the circulation, and leave* '»' glow equal to a Turkith bath. - -**•-.-» -.-.:• ■.*..-* •-.:.„..-_.-•-.--.,-*u^,--i;-si ILL GROCERS AND DRUGGISTS $10,117,67351a5t -year. 'y In addition :to these I * commercial : suspensions^.. there '• were -banking: failuresf numbering .59, that g involved $17,057,176, compared: with 44 ; suspensions for \ $6,495,716 in the corresponding months of 1903. ; .-:'. Failure statistics for the*;' half ;year' are compared below for a series of years:;'- ; .••. ■•' . 7-"'., . • '■''-'-";.-'7"v77 7"7 No. Assets. 777 Liabilities. 1904 .. 6,214 7- $46,764,276. 7" 7-;579,490,909 1903.:... 5,628 - .% 35,957,751 .7- 66,797,260 1902."... 6,165 7 C 31,048.808 . 60.374,856 1901:.... 5,759 7 27,635,046 7 -55,804,690 1900.*.... 5,332 , ; 43,436,559 ....: * 74.747,452 k 1899 .V..'.'. 4,853 77 21,919,494 7 1 42,052,933 1898 :. .".' 7 6,718 . -43,008,339 ''--" 7~7 67,444,639 1897 ■ 6,821 63,500.3847-" ':91,692.787 1896...-. -7,026 . 64,990,582 - 97,869,682 1895.*:.-.-'• 6,657 57,203,715 v - 88,839,944 1894.•*... 7,031 "; 7 70,427,567 r-r 7 101,578,152 Conditions Improve ."-;' While 7 this 7; half .;;. yearly ' comparison . .with 1903 is most decidedly unfavorable for the current year, it is found that the increase," in -liabilities * occurred in the f first ; quarter," and '_ each month of the : : year made a ; better showing than "the one . preceding, so • that ■in 7so ; far 'as these statistics are taken 'as. an >! index' of the industrial j situation, it would : ap j pear that most of . the • weak spots were disclosed and eliminated in the open-■ ing j months, leaving the present posi tion much stronger. - 7 7 Taking the ; second 7 quarter sepa : rately, 7 failures; were .• more numerous than in" 1903,, but .liabilities'declined ' to: • $31,424,188, against ';. $48,066,721 jin the first i three ; months, while • there '[ appears a i decrease? of \ over.- $1,000,000 in 7 com parison; with the » liabilities during : the second, quarter, of : last-year..: • -** " --;..: '-"In ,7 the; following table liabilities of , strictly,: commercial % failures are given •by months for the last three years: i.7.,' - ,'• :,*>•->->' 7 : - '1904;* ■—-. 1903.'.£Vrc.'-** 1902.7»' January ..$18,183,573- $12,978,979, $14,312,501 February,--15,812,553 10,907,454 11,302,029 March ... 13,770,595 - 10,458,000 -- 8,117,228 April ... 13,136,688 11,811,9677 -7,559,341 May..;....v.';9,817,998- 12,314,206 79,109,840 June ;'...;r IT; 8,469,502 8,326,654 'J 10,193,917 Look Beneath Surface" 7 -*.; While; the. aggregate ; indebtedness of insolvencies- ; during the \ first ?*• half of 1904 was considerably * larger.' than the year t preceding, or other recent f years, a % comparison £of the total loss jis \ not fairly '4 representative,^ because of % the' peculiar factors entering t into the rec- - THE ST. PAUL GLOBE. MONDAY, JULY 4, 1904 ord, and it is necessary to look beneath 1 the surface to . ascertain* just '-how', far the -failurej-returns are ; indicative of the general condition of business, which is, after -all, the chief value 7of ' these comparative tables. 7 7. - •'•-:.*-■■'- 7: 7 It appears at ; a glance that the in crease in liabilities was greatest in the third j division,^ owing to l fire - insurance insolvencies growing.: out lof the: Balti more -; and other large! disasters; that were -in no way due to the business; situation " and ' had little effect,--, except locally. Unwise financial 7operations" also swelled; the * banking losses, -< and - .this - department is also largely inde pendent of trade conditions. -; ; *7 y. r- When c allowance has been made for ; these :■ factors, •it .will be > seen;that the .. actual ? shrinkage Zin business -'is much less ; than It the increase •of ? 315 * . per cent. in -_■ liabilities of -; all 7fallures' would suggest. Furthermore, the' steady decline in total commercial liabilities ■ from $18,483,573 in ; January to $8,469 502 in r June j ought j to 7 mean *, that { the -worst point has -been- passed, which? makes: the^outlook^uch' brighter? than would be the case if monthly returns were ex panding. ::■-__. -yyyy-y ,-■...-^---,--•;. •;*-., -y~y^ , GEN.GRONJETO WED Boer Hero to Marry Former Comrade's Widow £ ST. LOUIS. July 3.—Gen. Piet "Cronje the Boer hero, will tomorrow wed Mrs' Johanna _ Stertzel the * widow of 1 a for-; mer comrade.;-'.-_--:? ;--.-^:<-- -y-.-y.-- ■ •_-,--. •-.-.•' Z£ The : ceremony will take "place at ; the ! Boer war ; concession. The couple will \ have as attendants the 600 and more- Britons and Boers who j are gathered lin :St Louis itoTj give mimic representa tions of : the ; battles of Colenso, a Boer victory, - and Paardeburg,. where 8 Gen.' Cronje .madef his i last stand, and was, : after a fierce bombardment, ; compelled to * surrender and i was : sent \to * Napole on s prison isle, St. Helenas-7 r-.-'-:-7i s^Thejg old Boer hero's surrender in America, -y tho.ugh, has come about ; through more peaceful means, ; -and f his 7-77,-777 ■"-;- ::--^7i- •-yyyy.yy; : yy y:<yy,r wooing' has \ been -the * more romantic. Accustomed ."" at 7 eventide to ? visit.- the widow Stertzel in her. tent on the Boer concession, the *. old general ."7 read i' the Bible and discussed* with her \ the fu ture life. 7- :: '■•-•■* -» ■■'■'■- ■",-.-- - 7 V-" ' 10 Cents a Copy. y.51.00 a Year. At any Price. the Best jE^?^^^. M GCIAJRE'S /^ MAGAZINE, W^W ■■■•.■•-■*■.•■ The July number, just out, contains the story of the wtm^- tj - . Great Chicago Strike of 1894 by former President t^w^ jml : ~--:'~'yZ-^^ 7 *_ 77--7-;7 ' '. ySSpy^y^'. **• ijs 7-; - ' / J'/y. l iK -y P Grover Cleveland Ww^i^^ l^The Government's right; to interfere in spite of State officials. ii^T^^ Startling new facts and interesting state papers nov. ;^" iven to the i^ _^^ '^^^^m public for the first time. Richard Olney's part. How U. S. troops y ____\j^T / \ jy. finally broke up.the riots without bloodshed. Personal estimates of / JjfMr l**o^ 7 late Governor; Altgeld and Eugene V. Debs. --• \ j V^ J ' ;7/ - - \ The inside history of one of the nation's greatest events by the 77 ■ r :^',ZZZ-^z(yZy*. leading man in it. 7/.^...7*; ?C;7:;;';--';: — --^y- -; v 7 -■- ._- --.' Mr' Cleveland?* Latest Portrait.} 77^ RAY STANNARD BAKER'S ' z'^^^ SEVEN SHORT STORIES 7 series of articles on Great Labor Conflicts is one of th^ most A "Red Saunders" story by Henry Wallace Phillips, illus -77 * 7 important magazine features|of the year.. McClure's for July trated by A. B. Frost'» another of Myra Kelly's inimitable stories; S^-7 contains his latest. In it he tells the story of the recent move- a personal reminiscence by Clara Morris; an article by John ment qf employers to organize for fighting or treating with the La Farge, with famous paintings of children done in tints, and , unions. A possible solution of the labor problem. ~ ~ -'- "The House of Fulfilment," by the author of " Emmy Lou/' -EKSfr-^-".*.-.- .'7.7* v^s^ •■-■is-**^i'^.-;SK^^^ ■^-"'7---"--\:.7;x^ ::.,:,. -.: -..-; .^iis^^^f 777 7 ..■•. 77 7r 771(> CENTS A COPY. -S $1.00 ' A YEAR:* GET McCLURE'S gm^; OR" FROM THE ; PUBLISHERS. THE S. S. McCLURE .y^ '~ " -«.., . • '7 . * J' * rr .. FROM ANY NEWSDEALER OR McCLURE AGENT COMPANY. 44-60 EAST 23d ST.. NEW YORK. N. Y. 7:7'7{::,i.:v-7;o ■ :-- 7- ■■■:--■■■: 7 •■-:•'-•■'?' -.-.^-:.-•- •■■'--.•:. ry- --V ~7'r.0--**7:7.:- V- -:.,--.- 7 wKJP-^g-**^-?'1-^^ ' "•' .J^j'/iggSfig S BB , ,„. l ,|„, mmm „ W m.»imn iiinwin hm „„.|. i] oThat - the old - warrior .was 7an ardent 7 wooer °is . told '*.by- the: fact. that : he, and : Mrs. Stertzel y did not personally meet 'until they :; entered the t Boer *• camp *at the fair grounds. Their romancei has been one 'of the pretty features of : the ' camp life... of the one time opposing forces, now living '■ in amity. _• -•: Gen." ' ;Cronje is in his sixties, while Mrs.: ; i Stertzel 7is ' a comely .<woman of /forty.' ; They both j have children of their * own. 7- Since the announcement of 7 the - ap- proaching" marriage both have been " - [overwhelmed- with congratulations ten dered ;in 7 person, ' by; cable from: abroad, 7 from former leaders :of the Boer: cause;" and admirers of the stubborn old fight-"7 --er in many lands.7 ---"■' a.