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New York Stock Market.
Corrected daily by ". 3. Hibbs 4 Co.
members of the New York Stock Exchange,
14o r street.
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Chicago Gra.t. u ssi I-tovi~iou Narkei
Co.rct ted daily iy W. b. Fitbs & Co.,
mem bers o ( the New Yors stock Exchange,
J4p. r street.
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DIR. YOUNG,
18th ard F.
CAN BE CONSULTED FREE
His Extraordinarily
Low Charge of -.
$500 a Month
Covers cost of all medicines and treatment

Dr. Young treats with unfailing success
all Chronic, Nervous, blood and skin Dis
eases, Catarrh, Asthma, bronchitis, all dis
eases n the Eye, Lar, Nose, Throat, Lungs,
kidneys, bowels and Bladder. Young or
hlidoie-aged men suffering from rOiiies or
excesses, causing loss or memory, loss of
slanty, evil dreams, unnatural drains,
aNeIsioti To society, etc, completely re-
sIoieu To health, manhood and vfgor.
S1ncture, varicUceie ana hydroceie quickly
cured Without cutting or operation. NO
pain. No detention nom business. syphilis
cured Tor life without mercury or potash.
HouIs.1O TO 12 ard 5 to daily; Sun
day, . to IL.
dell 6-tf
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The Te.nperature Today

The temperature during the day was at
8 a. M, l 8; at 12 O'Clock noon, 81, .inl at
p. m, "a; maximum. SS.
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The Morniff&, Evening and Sunday
Times for fifty cents q n0neh-
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~-u SHARON
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M-lHA% barry,
s24 D ST. S. VI.
Telephone ass.

MIX AMI cream froia choice Jersey and
Guernsey herds. Coffee cream and exra
heavy cream foF whipping. Can furnish
milk from registered herd.
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TWO H|GHWAYNEN N
Negroes Reported to Have At
tackled Mrs. Kate SchlOsser.
ROBBED HER OF HER MONEY

Told Her Mother the Men Tore Her
Dress Open-Policemena and Dctcc-
tives Unable To Find Her at Home
or at the Place Where Her Mother
Says She Works.
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STERLING ntcycies .Butlt
- iLnLttN0 like q watch"
CARPENTER CYCLE CO.. Agents,
14tn and *. Y. Ave.
de:i-tf
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w. B. HIBBS co,
BANKERS snd BROKERS.
Members New iork Stock Exch ange,
1927 F Street.
Correspondents OF
LADENBuRG. THAI.MkNN & co.
New York.
Money to Loan
At 5 Per Cent,
81 real estate IN D. c.; no delay es<rs
tessonable.
HEISKELL 4 NcLERAy
sJs-u zoos r Sr. Az.

DIED.
BA LoR-Diet. Wednesday. Decemh.T
D. 1897. Lucy BAYLOR. the beloved
daughter of Margaret Lakewood.
Funeral from her late residence. No.
So Tnird street southwest. SInda y. at
p Il- 1t -cIn
Oi.ANGE-Departed this life at : o'c2ock
Of! Thursday y, December %, CORNELIUS
OR-iNGE- at bis resid.Hce. l1l2 Z street
iort5yresi. late OF williamsburg, Va, but
Tor thirty years resident Of this city.
Notice OF funeral hereafter.
The deceased was a member OF Simon
LpGs :, NJ. 1902, q. L. o. ofO.F. HeIea yes
a " wltiow- Mar Y Orange. IEpther and trof her
u Iuourn Lis loss lnteruent at Williams
burg. Va.
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Continued on nfth pag.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-18

$90O00,000 within the year. A levy Of
2h mills upon the former sum would
bring in 100000. A levy of 21s mills
upon the latter would realize $225,OOO.
It is, therefore, clear that upon that
portion of our school revenue which is
derived from city taxes alone the
maintenance of a 21a mill tax would
mean a decline Of $4,000 in receipts
between these two years. The propos-
ed increase in rate is intended to over
come the decline in assessed valua-
ton, and thus prevent so great
shrinkage in school funds as to require
a revolution in the school system.
We pass, at present, no opin-
ion upon the aggregate amount
to be levied for school purposes, or
whether it could be increased or di-
minished with profit to the people. We
do say that nc good purpose can be
served by representing a maintenance
of revenue on an even level by in
creasing the rate on diminished prin-
cipal as an actual Increase Of taxa
ton and a swelling Of receipts. No
matter how much in earnest you are
or how good you may believe your
cause to be, 1t always pays to be fair.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-18
BETTER BE FAIR .RoUr TIT

If the debate in the chamber of COM
merce on the proposed increase of the
tax levy for the support Of the public
schools is fairly represented by a
communication addressed to the Dis
patch by Mr.. Thomas Cochran. we do
not wonder that the board Of school
inspectors are indignant and caustic
In their replies. We do not propose
to enter here upon a discussion Of the
question whether our schools could he
run for less money CT not, and wheth-
er or not circumstances and times re-
quire that that this should be brought
about What we do want to emnba-
size is that an argument on either side
of one Of these propositions should be
fair in its terms, and based upon facts.
This Mr.. Cochran's statement certain
ly it not when he utterly ignores the
fact Of a decrease in the assessed val
uation of ST. Paul property. and as
sumes that the entire increase in the
proposed levy for school purposes from
21z to mills would represent that
amount of additional taxation. We
do not quite understand how a citt-
zen can reconcile his conscience to the
public use of an argument so unfair
and unwarranted in fact
To show that we do no Injustice to
MIR. Cochran, we quote from his letter.
''The board Of education recommend
an increase in the tax levy which will
result in adding $139,5OO to our annual
taxes" The difference between a
mills and 2A is ~ mills, and this
amount levied upon 100000 900 Of as
sessed valuation gives $780, the al
legged increase. it must be- there
fore, that Mr.. Cochran intended his
readers to understand, if they were
not familiar with the change in prom
erty valuation, that the board Of edu-
cation had recommended, in these hard
times, that the amount collected by
taxation from the people should be
increased nearly $4,000 over what it
was a year ago. Since such &C.
ton on their part would expose them
to severe criticism, this charge. If
not substantiated by the facts, would
come pretty near bearing false wit
ness against ones neighbor.
Now, the essential point is that the
assessed valuation Of city property
has been reduced from s12o.O0o.OO0 to
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-18
COPPER "COPPERED."

'"The several paragraphs relating to
copper, silver and gold were restored
to the Mckinley rates." says the ac-
count of the incubation of prosperity
going on in the room occupied by Mr..
Dingley's committee. What are the
rates now on copper, and what were
the Mckinley rates? What occasion
is there for the restoration Of the lat
ter? The country has hardly forgot
ten the scandals Of the era Of protec-
ton to copper; the combination formed
to obtain from home consumers all
there was in the tariff for the benefit
Of the miners; the immense exports sod
to foreigners for less than the home
market was forced to pay, and the
immense fortunes carved out Of Calu-
met & Hecla and the Montana mines
under the fostering protection given
them. Are we to have a recurrence of
those conditions?
What are the present rates? Copper
ore, old copper, fit only to manufac-
ture, clippings from new copper, COM
position metal Of which copper is the
chief component, regulus CT copper and
copper in pigs, bars or ingots are all
on the free list. Copper in rolled plates,
sheets, rods, pipes and bottoms pays 20
per cent ad valorem. What were the
Mckinley rates? Copper ore, one-half
cent a pound; regulus Of copper and
black or coarse copper, 1 cent pound
on the fine copper contained; old cop
per for manufacture, l cent a pound;
copper in pigs, ingots, plates and bars,
~ cents a pound; copper in rolled
plates, sheets, rods, pipes and bot
toms, IS per cent ad valorem. All that
went on the free list by the Wilson bill
act goes back to the dutiable list at
the old rate and the tax on manufac-
lures is raised from 20 to IS per cent
on the value of the imports
If the tax is laid for revenue only
and the effect be to restore imports to
their volume under the Mckinley
rates. the amount realized will be too
meager to justify the levy, as COM
putation of the rates on the imports in
the following table will show:
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glad to get rid Of the factors agree
ments altogether.
Were you coerced into making the
agreement
Yes sir, practically, by the whole
sale grocerS association"
Asked as to the price his company
paid the Saliva company, Of Syracuse,
for bi-carbonate Of soda, witness said:
Even if 1 could answer 1 would take
good counsel before doing so. / don't
think the committee should demand
an answer, as we have competitors in
the market, and q suit brought by a
Mr.. Walsh pending against u.s."
John e. Dwight, second vice presi-
dent of the firm Of Church & Dwight.
was next called and testified that the
output Of bi-carbonate Of soda by his
firm was about 10000 tons per an
num-
Charles F. Pope, junior member OF
the firm of Monroe, Taylor & Co., tes-
titled that the factors agreement in re-
gard to the sale Of bi-carbonate had
considerably affected their business
in soda throughout New York state.
THE factors contract enforced by
Church & Dwight" he said, affected
our trade and hurt us greatly"
Senator McCarron thought the ac-
ton Of Church & Dwight was un-Amer-
lean, and the witness nodded approval
and said that from 1 to H. cents per
pound had been added to the price of
his product through the enforcement
of the factors agreement.
Senator Lexow at this juncture an
nounced an adjournment until 10
o'clock tomorrow morning.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-18
THE TRANS-MISSISSIPPI EXPOSE
TON

A delegation Of gentlemen from
Omaha are visiting our state to pre-
sent to the legislature the scope and
plan Of the Trans Mississippi exnosi-
ton to be held in their city from June
to November, 1898, and to invite the
state to make an exhibit Of her re.
sources with the others. While IT Is to
be representative Of the states living
to the west Of the great river. il aims
to be national and international in its
effects, experimenting the Worlds ex-
position by doing what that failed to
do for the states, display the resources
Of this western half Of the country.
The states at Chicago were lost in the
international character of the disnlav
and their several state buildings wera
little more than convenient club houses
where their citizens might rest while
viewing the worlds exhibits.
Should the legislature see fit to ac-
cept the invitation and provide for q
display Of Minnesota's products and
progress, action, If the appropriation
be a modest one, we are free to saw
should be taken. we suggest that the
innovation begun at Chicago, of hav-
Ing state building be abandoned:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-18
FIGHTING CALLED OFF
While the Powers Decide Upon a
Plan of Action.

CANEA, Feb. 17.-There was a meet
ing Of the commanders Of the foreign
fleets today on board the Italian flag
ship, and the situation was discussed
in conformity with the instructions
under which each Of the foreign fleets
is acting in these waters. 1t was re-
solved to take further steps towards
bringing about a more peaceful state
of affairs in Crete, and a joint note
was drawn up and sent by Admiral
Canevaro, the Italian commander who
is in command Of the united fleets, to
the Greek consul here. The note in
formed the representative Of Greece
that, If they advanced upon Canea
Retimo, Heraklion or Sitia, they would
be repealed by the warships of the for
eign powers in Cretan waters.
This step upon the part Of the repre-
sentatives Of the powers has caused
some alarm in Greek circles, but it Is
not believed to signify anything more
serious than a warning to the Chris
tians and Greeks to cease fighting
while the powers deliberate and come
to some definite understanding regard
ing the future Of Crete. 1t Is still be-
heved that the powers will in some
manner sanctions the annexation Of
Crete by Greece
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-18
MOTHERS IN SESSION.
First Meeting of the National Con-
gress at Washington.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-THE opening meet
Ing OF the first national congress Of mothers
was held here today in the banquet hall of
the Arlington hotel, which was thronged with
a great crush Of women. Mrs. Hearst, wild
ow Of the late Senator Hearst one of the
vice presidents, called the meeting to order
and introduced the president, Mrs Theodore
W. Birney. of Washington. who delivered the
address Of welcome. She stated the pur-
poses of the congress to be, in effect the
consideration of subjects bearing upon the
better and broader spiritual physical and
mental training of the young, such as the
value Of kindergarten work and the extension
OF its principles to more advanced studies; a
love OF humanity and of country and kindred
matters. The response to Mrs. Birney's ad-
dress OF welcome was made on behalf of the
delegates from the other cities by Mrs. Mary
Lowe Dickinson, of New York and the presf-
dent of the National Council of Women.
Mrs. Cleveland by appointment, received
the members Of the congress and their friends
uo!sses SuEuLoJu 9ql IelJB esnoq elIqM 9Vl 10
The banquet hall having been found made
quate to accommodate the crowd in attend
ance at the gathering, the afternoon and
night sessions today were held in the First
Baptist church. The seating capacity of this
place was taxed during the afternoon ses-
sion. The programme included papers and ad-
dresses.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-18
POINTERS FOR SOLONS,

The department store investigation by the
legislature is waste of time. The depart
ment store has undoubtedly driven hundreds
OF small traders out of business, but so did
the railroad drive lot of stage drivers out
OF business, and yet that is no argument
against the usefulness of MISUNDERSTANDING
erd Dispatch. $ 81
We do not see exactly what benefit would
come to the people by electing the ware
house and railroad commissioners by popular
vote. If the people elect a governor who ap-
points rascals for warehouse and railroad
commissioners the governor himself must be
a rascal, and the people who elect rascal
do not deserve any better. If the people
elect an honest man for governor he ought
to be trusted to carry out the will of the
people. "a
-
A bill has passed the house making the
office Of railroad commissioner an elective
instead of an apppointtwe office. In our
opinion this measure should be defeated
in the senate. We have not as much faith
in the popular franchise as we had before
the people voted on the constitutional
amendments last fall. And as the law now
reads, the board shall not all be of the same
political faith, whereas, il they were to be
elected by the popular vote, the prospects
are that they would all be of the same poll
t1cal compiexion.-LeSueur County Leader
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-18

and whatever appropriation is made
be devoted wholly to gathering the va.
rious products Of our industries and
making of them the fullest possible
display in one of the large buildings
Omaha is to erect It is to these build
ings the attendants will go, as they
went to them at the worlds fair, and it
is there that the investment will get
the largest returns in he advertisement
Of our resources. 1.-The economy that
the times demand will thus meet the
real purpose of our participation. the
advertisement of the state.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-18
GERMANY WILLING
To Take Part In an International
Monetary Conference.

BERLIN, Feb. Ex-senator Edward
Q. Wolcott, who has been visiting In
this city in the interests Of bimetaII-
ism, has started on his return to Lon
don. While in this city, the senator
conferred with Prince Won Hohenlohe,
the imperial chancellor, Baron Mars
chall Won Bieberstein, the minister for
foreign affairs; DR.. Miqual the min
lister OF finance, and DR.. Koch, COVER
nor OF the reichbank He was assured
that Germany would join in a bimet-,
allie convention provided Great Brit
ain and France agreed to do so. Sen
ator Wolcott did not see the bimetallic
leaders, DR.. Arendt and Count Won
Mirbach while here.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-18
Compensation for Bixby.

Tams Bixby is seeking the position of COM
missioner for the general land office. He
has the Endorsement of most of the leading
Republicans of the state. We think Bixby
ought to have the office! He has fought
some great battles for the Republican party
of Minnesota, and for, that reason is entitled
to good appointment. At the same time
what impaired by the desire on the part of a
large faction to reofganize the Republican
party of Minnesota for the next campaign.
New men for leaders and new enthusiasm is
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-18

simplest, the safest, the best in every
particular Why not abandon definite
ly the struggle for common charter
act, and secure the simple law that
is needed to enable all of our urban
communities to grow naturally. health
fully and comfortably in their own
way, according to their different needs
and the different ideas and aims Of
their citizens?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-18
ALDERMEN ARRESTED,
Warrant Asked Also for Mayor
Swift, But Was Refused.

CHICAGO, Feb. 17.-Warrants were
this afternoon sworn out for the ar
rest Of five aldermen and two other
men on charge of violating the mu-
niclpal law regarding the observe mce
OF Sunday closing of saloons upon that
day. Those for whom the warrants
were issued were: Aldermen John Pow
ers. John J. Coughlin John A. Roger,
John Brennan and Edward Haas.
John B. Boderick and NJ c. Conlin
were also arrested. The complaints
were filed by Rev W. w. Clark, who
after filing his complaints against each
of the persons named, swore out war
rants for their arrest. The minister
then attempted to procure a warrant
for the arrest Of Mayor George B.
Swift ON charge Of malfeasance in
office. The warrant was refused by
Justice Hoaglund, who granted the
warrants for the aldermen, and Mr.
Clark was much displeased
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-18
ELECTIVE COMMISSIONERS.

Sorry to see the Minnesota house yoting
70 make the railroad commissioners elective,
We are not going into a labored vindication
OF the board against the charge that they
are not near enough to the people But it
is sorry and stultfying confession to make
this saying we cannot elect governors sui
tciently1 able and upright to ch6dse the
members OF this non-partisan bureau of the
state government from genuine considerations
OF the public good. Legisiating on such
a, basis is always down-grade business, and
the personnel of the commission, as we'll as
the work of it, will suffer loss The affirm
atlVe vote. we do not doubt, includes many
who believe as the News has expressed. but
fear the political effect which would follow
opposition to the alleged popular departure
Red River Valley News.
The house Of representatives of this state
last week passed the bill to make the rail-
road and warehouse commission elective in
stead of as at present appointed by the gov
ernor. The bill should become a law. 1t
may not give us any better commissions, or
succeed in correcting many of the raids now
complained of. but it will give the people
direct voice in the makeup of the commission,
II we get poor commissioners the people them
selves will be responsible. Demo
crat
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-18
In the State Militia,

Adjt. Gen. Nuremberg yesterday accented
the resignation Of Capt S. c. NJ. Appleby, Of
Battery A, which mentioned in thu
G recently.
Military Storekeeper Converse was busy yes
terday shipping new uniforms to COMPANIES
G 2nd B, of the First regiment, Red Wing
ane minneapolis: d and K, Of the Second,
Fairmont and Waseca, and G and q. of the
Third, at Duluth and Winona
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-18
IN HONOR OF GEORGE.
The Congregational Club to CeIc-
brate Feb. o.

Washington's birthday will be COM
memorated by the Congregational club.
which will hold an entertainment that
evening at Plymouth church Rev. e.
f. Ingerson D. D. will deliver an ad-
dress upon ''The Washington Spirit"
and Prof. NJ. l.. Sanford will speak
on the topic washington Not Merely
a Steel Engrav wing" Following is the
programme of toasts: Peace Hath
Her Victories" Rev. James E. Smith:
''Virginia''s Contribution to the Ameri-
can Republic" Rev william IT. He'd
lar; Martha Washington" Adelaide
Upton Crosby; 1.-THE Story of the
Hatchet," George r. Merrill D. d.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-18
Goodnow WANTS Office.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Polticians from
Minnesota now add another name to the list
or those who will seek Office under the Mo-
Kinley administration. This is no less a
person than John Goodnow. 1t is said that
the Minneapolis base ball magnate, coal baron
and original McKinleyite desires to renra
sent this government at Madrid.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-18
Imports. 1892 1888 1895. 1896.
Ore. TONS 3619I 3,44Sl 1884 2,721
Pig, etc. lbs. 724 772 536 $50 ISL S0O11 97 273
Manf'rS .... $96, 627I $50, 1872 $50 344j $50 123

The revenue from the tax on imports
Of ore for 1892 and 1898 amounted to
$79,O5O; on imports Of pig, ingots, ETC.,
$88, 266, and on manufactures, $63,132,
total, in the two years, of $3.50, 448 The
effect on cost to the domestic users of
copper Of the tax can be approximately
ascertained by comparing the export
value Of domestic copper with the i'm
port values at the point of foreign
shipment. In 1892 the export price was
10 cents pound on pig and 7.6 cents
on imports. In 1893 the export price
was 1912 cents and the import S8 cents.
Aside from the freights it is evident
that the copper trust or combination
took to themselves, in the increased
price Of copper, the full benefit of the
duty.
But imports Of copper shrink into in
significance when compared with our
exports Of domestic copper We are
not only producing all that this coun-
try needs, but are sending abroad i'm
mense quantities, increasing annually,
1t is interesting, in connection with
this restoration Of Mckinley rates, to
compare our exports with the imports
in the years when copper was taxed
and when it was free.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-18
SuGar Trust TrIhes.

tors OF the American Sugar Refining com
pany, at their monthly meeting today con-
sidered the question whether they would pro-
duce their books for examination before the
Lexow committee. When the meeting was
over, President H. o. Havemeyer and Sec
rotary John E. Searles said that no decision
had been reached.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-18
Entire Crew Lost.

NEW YORK, Feb. IA dispatch was re-
ceived at the Maritime exchange today to the
effect that the German ship Baltimore Capt.
Hillmann. bound from London to New York.
sprung a leak and foundered on Jan. "a. The
entire crew Of eighteen men. with the ex-
ception Of Gustaye Christensen, were lost.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-18
Glad to Sec WeYIer.

HAVANA Feb. 17.-Capt. Gen. Weyler was
received at Sancti Spiritus today with great
enthusiasm. Almost all Of the houses in the
The local authorities and an immense crowd
gathered. In receiving the authorities, Capt.
Gen. Weyler said pacification would soon be
the campaign and the success Of the Span
ish arms.