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pages are devoted to artistic figure il
Illustrations of the latest designs in la
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to the highest standard. There are
also sixty-seven additional fashion H.
lustrations, four beautiful color plates
black -and-white reproductions of the
latest styles in millinery, and timely
articles on all subjects interesting to
women. Those who contemplate at
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CLARA Morris, the emotional actress,
is writing a series of short stories based
upon incidents in her own life. The
first of these, called John Hickey,
Coachman," is to be published in the
January Ladies' Home Journal, and
shows all the marks of an experienced
story writer. Yet it is the actress first
story.
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An able editorial on the spirit and
scope of the presidents message, with
a scholarly discussion of Speaker Reeds
recent dictum, Empire can wait, )" add
weight and interest to the current num-
ber of Golfers Weekly The crisp
paragraphs of Saltus, the indefatigable
newsgathering industry of Habberton,
the philosophic comments of Hawthorne
and the eminently readable London
letter of Edgar Fawcett, are attractions
already sufficiently known to readers of
this brilliant journal. The editor
promises in addition some startling in
novations with the new year. Among
them is a project long cherished of CIV
ing weekly, in connection with paper
proper, literary magazine. The in
auguration of various new aud import
ant departments is also promised, and
last, but by no means least, Henry
James serial story, "phe Turn of the
Screw"
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The January number of The Delinea-
tor is called the winter holiday numbsr
and begins the new year with such an
attractive display of fashions and liter
ary matter that it will easily retain its
place as the woman S favorite magazine.
The winter styles are exceedingly be-
coming and are handsomely illustrated
in colors and black. Lady James re-
view of London Society is at once q
picture of its salient features and de-
fence of its essential kindliness. Mrs.
Alice Meynell, the eminent English
writer, begins series on "The Ways
of Children" with an analysis of 1.-The
Naughty Child" full of sympathetic
insight. The first of several papers on
"The Common His, is by DIR. Grace
Peckham Murray, author of the popular
"Health and Beauty" papers, The an
nual review of the holiday display in
the shops will be of special interest to
those considering the question of
Christmas presents, and Mrs. Wither-
spoons Tea Table Chat and the notices
of the holiday books afford other infor-
nation on this absorbing topic. Of
like timeliness is Emma Haywood's ex-
planation of how to make ornamental
texts for churches, and the suggestions
for children's parties. Mr.. Wick s
"Flower Garden" and tie department
devoted to knitting, lace-making, ,-etc.
( complete capital number.
The ninth number of Great Pictures
is now ready and contains the follow
ing beautiful plates, each 14x17 inches
in size: Woman playing cup and ball
CA. Chartron.) The figure is that Of a
magnificently formed woman, while the
attitude is one of exquisite pose.
Suspense in the midst of action is the
idea portrayed by the artist.
Daphene q. Benner.) Representing
the nymph of Diana fleeing from the
pursuit of her immortal lover and pray.
ing to the gods for succor. Phrosine
aud Milydore q. Benner.) To artists
daring enough to brave the canons Of
the church and tell the story Of forbid
den love, the relations of holy men aud
fair women from a fascinating theme
and the intense artistic spirit which
guided the brush of the artist in this
picture is revealed in every detail
Pyramid of Cholula, q magnifcen
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ernment Building and Wooded IslanC
by w. III. Jackson. song wi,hJu
word from the Original oauting b,
Nv. Thorn. Price Is cents per copy
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Use DIR. Niles NERVE PLAsTERs for SPINAL
WEAKNESS AL druggists sell EN- for 2Sc.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-05
j. A. CASSIDY Z ATTACKED by
THREE FOOTBALLS ON KENT
STREET.
ONE CHOKED Him SEVERELY
WHILE THE OTHER TWO WENT
THROUGH HIS POCKETS FOR
THE LITTLE HE HAD.
HIGHWAYMENs WE'RE OUT EARLY.
Is Still at CONGRATULATIONS OF
the Robbery.

| j. A. Cassidy, carpenter, living at
651 st. Peter street, was held up by
/ three highwaymen last evening at
| RondO and Kent Streets and robbed of
| $I.5O in cash and a watch. Mr.. Cassidy
| is siXty-fve years old and rather feeble.
He made no attempt to fight the thugs,
concluding it would be the easier and
safer plan to let them take what few
valuables and little money he had on
his person. He arrived at this conclu-
sion about the time that one Of the
| thieves had strangle hold on his neck
and the other two were frisking his
| pockets.
1t was shortly after Z o'clock when
Mr.. Cassidy left his carpenter shop, in
| the rear of 81 Kent street, and started
! to the house Of a friend who lives on
| st. Anthony avenue, near the corner
of Kent street. When near Rondo and
Kent streets three men, none Of them
masked, seized him. One Of the fell
| lows put his arm around Mr.. CASH
| dy's neck and lifted the old gentleman
| almost off his feet. So tight was the
| fellows hold that Mr.. Cassidy was
unable to make an outcry, and the 9TH
er two men rapidly went through his
pockets, taking rwhat money he had
and his watch. The trio then ran rap
idly south on Kent street and disap-
peared in the darkness. Mr.. Cassidy
reported the affair to the Rondo street
station, and in less than half an hour
half a dozen detectives were securing
the streets in the vicinity.
The description obtained Of the thugs
by their victim was necessarily meagre,
but he informed the officers at the
Rondo street station that two Of the
men were tall land one short The
conversation carried on while he was
being robbed was limited to one of the
robbers, and Mr.. Cassidy stated that
he thought the fellow talked like
foreigner. The police up to late hour
had made no arrests in connection
with the robbery.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-05
GLAD TO SEE HIM,
Villa Clara Turned Out to Greet the
Captain General

HAVANA, Feb. 4-The steamer
Manuela arrived here last night from
the province Of Puerto Principe. hav-
ing on board as prisoners, arrested by
order Of the governor, Sonora Concep-
cion AgramOnte, mother of DR.. San
chez Agramonte, the physician of
Maxine Gomez; Sonora Angela Sylvia
Lopercio, Leader Lopercio, Sonora
Gabriela Varona de Miranda, Sonora
Maria Aguilla, Sonora Eva Adam Rod
riguez, an American citizen, and wife
of the insurgent Col. Alexandra Rod
r1guez, now in the province Of Santa
Clara3 the editor of Ell Pueblo Of Puer-
to Principe, Senior Eduardo Valel Re,
quiera, and eight other prisoners They
were all escorted to the jail
Adv1ces received here from Villa
Clara, capital Of the province Of Santa
Clara, today said that Capt. Gen. Wey-
Ter, on his arrival there yesterday, was
received by the authorities and crowds
of people. The city was handsomely
decorated for the occasion, and the
captain general was present later at a
review of the garrison The soldiers
acclaimed him with enthusiasm. and it
is stated that the Spanish commander
presence at Villa Clara has raised pub
lie spirits considerably. Since the
captain general entered the province of
Santa Clara the column of troops under
his command has had several Skin
mishes with the insurgents, and from
Cruces to Villa Clara the number of
these engagements increased. One
band Of the enemy approached near
enough to the column at Rio Sagua to
ire into the captain generals camp.
The insurgents were dispersed by a
squadron Of the Pavia regiment.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-05
""SWEDE" Is A SKATER.
new FTfty-MiIe Record Made by
Lawson at WashingtOn

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4-On the
glacial floor of the ice palace tonight
John L. Lawson, the Swede, the long
distance rider, established a worlds
record for fifty miles on skates. shat
tering all previous records. He covered
the distance in three hours and twelve
seconds, finishing amid the pIaudits Of
the crowd. The keen edge of his skates
wore off before h9 had finished twenty
miles and he was compelled to be very
careful in turning corners, and this
1nterfered to some extent with his
speed. The time of the various periods
of the race was as follows: miles.
l746; ten miles, IS minutes 80 seconds
20 miles. hour 10 minutes 81 seconds:
rs miles, l hour % minutes 10 seconds;
30 miles, hour As minutes 46 seconds:
40 miles, 2 hours % minutes Z seconds !:
30 miles, hours II seconds.
Seventeen years ago r. Goetz, Of
Milwaukee, a professional, made 50
miles in hours % minutes and 43h
seconds, and some years after Joe
Donoghue as an amateur made a.
record of so miles in hours Is minutes
SO 2-5 seconds
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-05
SIGNED BY THE QUEEN.
Cuban Reform Scheme Approved by
the Spanish Regent

MADRID, Feb. 4.-The queen regent
today signed the plan for the reforms
in the Island of Cuba. The text of the
document will be published on Satur-
day.
The scheme includes numerous and
elaborate degrees and will occupy sew
eral pages Of the official Gazette 1t is
understood that the reforms consist
chiefly in the creation of an assembly
to be called the council of administra-
ton, composed Of thirty-five MEMBERS
of whom tWenty-one are to be elected
by the people, and six by the different
corporations. The remainder will be
one magistrate. one university pro-
fessor, one archbishop and five former
senators or deputies.
The council of administration is en-
powered, firstly, to prepare a budget;
secondly, to examine into the fitness
Of officials appointed; thirdly, to make
a tariff subject to the condition of
Spanish imports having advantage over
the general tariff. The governor gener-
al will represent the home government,
and will have the right to nominate
officials, who shall be Cubans or Span
iards who have resided two years in
Cuba. Nevertheless, he may freely
nominate high functionaries, such as
magistrates, projects, etc.
Other DEGREES concern the organiZa-
ton of the provisional municipalities,
which are to be literally representa-
tive. According to another decree, the
government reserves to itself extra
ordinary powers in the event of any
disturbance of public order, and Cuba
will continue to elect senators and
deputies to the cortes, as at present.
Altogether, the reforms are much
broader than those granted to Porto
Rico. The powers Of the governor gen
eral are much extended, while the
council Of administration is fairly rep
resentative of all parties and interests.
The Spanish government will con-
tinue to vote budgets and treaties for
the colonies. The Spanish products,
according to the reform scheme, will
be allowed a rebate of 40 per cent of
the Cuban tariff, compared with other
imports.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-05

nue. Church will meet today in the church
parlors.
e. The Irish-American club will give dancing
party in their rooms Tuesday evening.
The members of the Christian church will
tomorrow evening have a sleghri1e to the
neighboring parks. The evenings festivities
will wind up at Merriam Park, where the
party will be entertained at the residence OF
Mrs. Crandall, on Feronia avenue.
The Economy Whist club will meet this
afternoon with Mrs. S. H. Reeves, OF Far
rington Flats.
The luncheon which is given every year by
the Federation of Womea's clubs Will take
place this year in Minneapolis, a1d Il scAed-
uled to occur at the West hotel lharSuay,
the 18th.
The women Of the House Of Hope church
will serve lunch during the all-day session OF
the Presbyterian Sunday school institute,
which is announced fer Tuesday.
There was a meeting of the West Side G..
A. r. memorial committee yesterday. Mrs.
o. B. Lewis was appointed treasurer, vice
Mrs. A. N. Bartlett, resigned. spelling
bee entertainment was determined upon for
the evening of the 10Th inst. and will proba-
bly, be held at the Humboldt high school.
Bryant were placed in charge
Mrs. Frank Hurley of Ashland avenue,
will leave next week for California.
Capt. and Mrs. Johnson, OF the Ashland,
left yesterday for Galveston, Texas.
Miss Bishop, of Bridgeport, Conn, is the
guest of Miss Lamprey. Of the Aberdeen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Stoltz of the Aberdeen
left last evening for the South.
Mrs. jams son. Of Marshall avenue, has
gone South for the remainder of the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. c. p. Johnston of Highwood
have taken up their residence on Western
avenue.
DR.. and Mrs. Schadle, of the Aberdeen,
will leave shortly for an extended European
trip.
Mrs. A. A. White, of Summit avenue, is en-
Tertatnlnp William
Fargo.
Mrs. j. P. Fry, of the Ashland house, en-
tentained at whist last evening. Three tables
were played
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Schuneman of Port
land avenue, will return this week from an
Eastern trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Schuneman of Port
land avenue, will leave the latter part of the
week for an Eastern trip.
Mrs. Dr. Marshall, of Saltwater, and Mrs.
Leonard and Miss Pursells, of Milton, Wis,
visited Mrs. ]. E. Ricketts,, of Laurel ave-
nue., this week.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-05
CONCESSIONS TO CUBANS.
They Must BE Ratified by the United
States.

NEW YORK, Feb. ga special to
the World from Batavano, Cuba. dated
January 81 says: All Cuban property
holders will be glad if the insurgents
can accept the kind of autonomy Spain
is about to offer but it must be guar
anteed by the United States. If Spain
can be induced to grant real not sham
home rule to Cuba, then everything
will depend upon the acceptance of the
proffered terms by Gen. Gomez. If he
refuses, the OVertures of Spain and the
diplomacy of Secretary Olney will have
been alike in vain.
Your correspondent is convinced that
the insurgents can hold out almost in
definitely on the present line. 1t is
not believed that Spain can long main
tain the war. which is costing her
nearly ten million dollars a month.
But if Spain can be induced to mako
just concessions to the CubanS, 1t Is
known that the most powerful people
here who now sympathiZe with the
insurgents, or even the great plantation
owners who now secretly aid the reb-
els, will bring great pressure upon
Gomez to accept The insurgents now
in arms will follow unQueStioningly his
lead.
The Cubans will get absolute free
DOM it's true, in time, but this means
the total ruin Of all interests, Ameri-
can as we'll as cuban. 1t IS noped
Spain will see the inevitable and will
seize the only means left to her to
keep Cuba. Then will come the indorse-
ment by Cen. Gomez and the Cuban
government and principal leaders.
1t Is known here that Secretary Olney
and President Cleveland wish greatly
to arrange autonomy. and that De
Lone, the Spanish minister at Wash
ington, has guaranteed that Spain will
Prime Minister Canovas has not yet
made good Minister de Lome's prom
ise. The state of public feeling In
Spain probably prevents. If Gomez ac-
cepts and indorses the plan Of auton-
omy when 1t is promulgated, then will
come a truce and long negotiations be-
tween Spain and the insurgents, with
the UNITED States as mediator. The
fact remains that Spain has not yet
gone halfway. This Is written by
candle light within 900 yards Of an
encampment Of one Of Gen. Weyler's
fVin3 columns
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-05

to whom it was granted in 1857. The
price paid by him to Senator Daniels
in 1889 for the charter was $1,000. Mr.
Bickel claims that the value and ma
ture of this special charter was such
that in few years its price would be
such as to enable the bank to pay Off
all of it's liabilities. The charter, he
declared to be whole and entire, and
a part of the assets of the property OF
the Minnesota Savings bank.
Mr.. Bickel said a statement was now
being prepared by the officers and their
counsel, which would appear in few
days
I'm spite of all the complaints" said
he, 1.-The officers are going on making
active preparations for the reorganiZd>
ton Of the bank. We held a meeting
today and decided upon a plan which,
if acceptable to the depositors, will re-
suit in the early reopening of the bank.
The plans and details will be given to
the public as soon as completed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-05
STATE OF TRADE,
As Indicated by a Canvass of Whole
sale GrOcers.

CHICAGO, Feb. =4.-The Wholesale
Grocer will tomorrow publish the re-
suits of an inquiry to learn the present
business situation and the prospects
for this year. 1T will say that 25 per
cent of the grocery jobbers Of the
country note an increase Of business
for January, 1897 over that of the
same month last year; As per cent see
no material change, while 80 per cent
report an actual falling off, The
Eastern, Southern and Western states
are equal contributors in the rs per
cent, showing an increase of business
The central section, comprising Ohio.
Indiana, Illinois, michigan and Wiscon-
sin, falls below either of the other Sec
lions as a contributor to this general
result. Considered separately the
Eastern section makes the best show
ing, 40 per cent of the jobbers reporting
increased business, 30 per cent note no
change and 10 per cent say decrease
has taken place. In the South 35 per
cent report a decided increase and
speak very hopefully of the future, go
per cent while unable to see an actual
increase are confident that the signs
now point to a remarkably good bust
ness later in the year; only per cent
show any decrease. Reports from the
West are encouraging in a measure
Slightly more than half of the replies
indicate only a normal business as
compared with 1896, and 20 per cent
note falling off.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-05
Working without Pay.

Nobody does anything well for nothing,
and certainly not lawyer. Lord Mansfield
was SO sensible of this that when, on one
occasion, he had to attend to some profess
sional business of his own, he took some
guineas out of his purse and put them into
his waistcoat pocket 10 give him the requisite
stimulus. Sir Anthony Malone, an Irish at
torney general, was so imprudent as to omit
this precaution, and grievously punished
for it. He was so inattentive regarding some
property he bought for himself that he lost
f3 600 a year by it. In future he caused his
clerk to make an abstract of the title deeds
of any property he bought and lay 1T before
him with a fee of guineas, properly in
dorsed which the clerk was scrupulously to
account for, after which Sir Antony made
no more mistakes as regarded, at least, his
own affairs.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-05
CUBA WANTS FREEDOM.
Sham Reforms Do Not Answer for
1t at All.

NEW YORK, Feb. 4-Senor Palma.
the head of the Cuban junta In this
city, was asked today If the insurgents
would lay down their arms upon the
PRONUNCIATION Of the plan Of reforms
for the administration Of Cuba. He
decnned to answer categorically, but
said: Had genuine autonomy instead
OF sham reform been offered to the
people of Cuba before they rose In
arms, the Cubans would surely have
accepted 1T, and therefore bloodshed
and total devastation Of the island
would have been averted If the Gu
ban people did not accept the sham
reforms then, and arose in arms fol,
independence, how would they accent
them now or enter into any kind of
compromise which has not for its
basis the absolute independence of the
island? They are sure Of success. and
one thing IS certain, the Cubans never
again will place their necks under the
Spanish yoke. They have proved that
they are able to conquer the SpaniardS
and govern themselves"