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VOL. VII UPS AND DOWNS. The Markets Experiencing Only Speculative Movements and Those Small. A Little Morning 1 Flurry in Wall Street, Reacting- to Dull ness. The Chicago Markets Thought to be Nearing Another "Milking" Time.' The Longs In Wheat Changing from May to June—Dismal Predic tions. CHICAGO. Chicago, March 17.—The money market opened with a moderate call for favors and regular borrowers iv good standing were favored at s(di_> per cent, while on small loans 7 per cent, was asked, when the secur ities offered were unquestionable. Orders for currency from the country were light. New York exchange sold at 25@40c prem ium. Foreign steady at $4.85@4.85K for shippers, sixty day documentary sterling. The grain and provision markets were lower duriug the greater part of the day, aud the bidding weak, and at the close on the "call" wheat showed a decline of lj^c, corn y,ii. oats J^c, pork 15c, lard 15c and short ribs sc, from the last sales of Saturday. Operators were not inclined to trade freely, aud the business of the day was chiefly of a local speculative character, although dur ing the early part of the session there were a few outside orders received from New York to sell wheat, and some to buy corn and ribs. The local crowd had only one aim iv view—to make expenses which many failed to do. Among the most prominent operators in wheat on 'change were Stauffer, Schwartz & Dupee and Ker shaw, all of whom put out liberal lines of shorts, while "Deacon" Hobbs and Com stock unloaded a Hue of long stuff at a loss. There was also some general selling of long wheat by small operators. Bliss, Bryaud and Baxter sold corn quite freely on 'change, while Comstock and Culver bought largely, thetaklugs of the latter being for strong parj ties for an advance, as they expect a heavy falling off in the arrivals as soon as the country roads break up and have faith in au upturn, but any material decline would cause free trading. The general tone of the corn trade is steady, and the only reasons assigned for the break were the heavy receipts in St. Louis, good arrivals here, (355 cars, 81 cars contract) and the weakness in wheat. On the afternoon call wheat was unusually active. An unsuccessful effort was made to break the market, aud a decline of J^c was secured. The sales aggregated 1,850,000 bushels, Schwartz & Dupee, Brega, Spruance, Nat Jones, Lester and Couuselmau being free sellers, while the buying was done by Lindblom, Bryant, Howe! aud Brine, sup posed to be for Kent aud Armour, Kershaw and Cy' Cole, who took 400,000 bushels for Billy Murray, to cover part of hit shorts, and is said to have turned bull. Corn exhibited a fair de gree of life, with a strong undertone. Mil mine, Bodman & Co., and Swartz & Dupee, represented the buying element, and Baldwin Lester the selling, but only 480,000 bushels were sold. Provisions were dull, with sales of 250 barrels of pork, and 2,250 tierces of lard, but no ribs. Anderson Fowler, of Fowler Bros., has re turned from New York, and the lard market was expected to boom to-day, but turned the other way under free offerings, the Fowlers being the chief sellers. The crowd think they are unloading in a quiet way. There was a little shipping demand for Minnesota wheat, aud lc more than the regular No. 2 price was bid, but holders re fused to sell at the present figures. Reports received from the chief winter wheat sections in this state, say, that while the condition of the young plant is not posi tively bad, it is far from assuring an average crop, and the indications for an early, or even average season's planting in the spring wheat sections are uot iv any respect promis ing. Wheat was dull and easier iv New York. Public cables quoted dull and steady markets in Liverpool and London and these influences, coupled with soft weather had a tendency to weaken the confidence of holders. The situation was also weakened by an absence of outside buying orders while the bears were disposed to hammer prices puriug the entire season, tlieir object heing to cover their previous shorts at a profit aud in this they were largely successful. Opening on a basis of Q6%@}{c No. 2 May receded on free selling to 9b}4c, and closed on 'change at 953<@%c, and on the call at 95}£@%c. June fluctuated between 97%@ 9S)£c on 'change and closed at 97%@%c. July sold from 9S^@99>'aC, and closed at 9S%c. September sold on the call at 9G)4@ 97c, and closed the inside. Trading in corn was moderate, the outside buying orders being small, and many local operators who have recently been on the bull side were disposed to give the market the customaiy support, and there was apparently no great pressure to sell by heavy bears, the realizing by timid holders and offerings of moderate lots by shorts, depressed specula tive grades %c@./4c, from the last sales on Saturday. No. 2. opened on a basis of 57% c May, reced' i to 56Xc, and closed at " 56%@%c May. Trading is largely being transferred to June, and the premium on the latter widening. Sample lots on track and low grades from store were in good shipping demand and steady. Later on the call sales were at 56>£@5G %c, and on the curb at 56%@56%c. Trading in oats were quite brisk at the opening. The free offerings created a de cline of %@}4c on futures,' tut afterwards became steady and part of the loss was re gained. Tae shipping demand was fair at 32J^@33c for No. 2 cash, and 37c was bid for No. 2 white, free on board. May sold at 35^@35^c, and closed at 35)£c. □Rye remained dull with a few trades in May at 63%@%c and closed at the latter price. Pork was only moderately active. Values were adversely affected by the weakness in grain and prices receded 12>£@15c per bar rel, opening at $IS.22}£. May sold at $18.10 and closed steady at $18.10@$18.12>£. Brokers at the close reported a little more outside demand at the reduced quotations. Lard was less active, the demand for ship ments being small and speculative, orders being mostly to cover shorts; and the closing sales recorded a decline of 12)£@15c per 100 pounds, opening at $9.72)< @75c. May closed at $9.62>/. short ribs like other speculative articles, re ceived only moderate attention and although there was no great pressure to sell prices closed at a reduction of 5c per 100 lbs. The packing of Kansas City for the winter season of 1883-4 is reported 427,162 hogs against 445,347 forthe previous season—a decrease of 18,212. The packing of St. Louis for the winter season of 1883-4 is reported at 382, 222 hogs against 327,004 for the previ ous season, an increase of 55. 218. fieceipts of cattle 6,500, against 5,221 the Dailii 111 (Klnhr opening day of last week. Shippers are not buying except to fill orders needing immedi ate attention, and the market is quiet and easy. Butchers' and eanners' stock met a fair sale but the market was steady, but stockprs and feeders were dull. The foot and mouth disease Is making buyers of all grades cautious about operating and until this excitement abates a heavy movement in cattle is not looked for. Arrivals of hogs 11,000, against 8,950 last Monday. The early sales were at Saturday's prices, and shippers that were on the market soon obtained enough and tbe market for the remainder of the day dragged and closed with 4,000 in the pens unsold, and prices lower. The bulk of the light hogs on sale averaged from 125 to 100 lbs., and receivers find it difficult to dispose of them even at low prices. There was 5.500 sheep on sale against 2,097 last Monday. Buyers were backward about purchasing, and only a fair business was transacted. The market was weak and prices ranged lower. Llndblom says: "Wheat gave the bulls a surprise again to-day by declining instead of advancing as was expected. The bears were the principal buyers, gettiug themselves in shape to sell on the next rally, which is ex pected to result irom crop reports now in process of compilation for the purpose of in fluencing prices. Our own traveling agent, who has been through Missouri and Kansas, sends a long report on the condi tion of crops by saying that not withstanding sufficient damage has been done to lay the foundation for colored crop reports which are sent in by speculators, yet it is the universal opinion that a five average crop is secured. As far as it could be judged at this time, the acreage is larger and about 25 per cent, of last wheat crop is left in far mers' hands. Export orders have been re duced in price as well as quantity, and we hear of no fresh business. The large receipts at St. Louis must be a revelation to those who say there is no winter wheat left." Milmine, Bodman & Co., say: "The trading in wheat was almost entirely local, the scarcity of outside orders being particu larly noticeable. The Armour and Kent brokers, who it was said bought freely on Friday and Saturday last, were not in the market, and there was no noticeable action either way on the part of the professional giant speculators. We suppose they are holding off to allow the crowd to sell themselves into "a hole" again, as they have so often done before, when these large operators will have another chance to put prices up and give them (the crowd) an other milking. It looks to us as if the de cline might last another day or two, in which case the market is liable to get over-sold again aud bring another reaction; and this is the only thing we see to give us an ad vance, for there is certainly nothing in the general situation to sustain even present values, aud these speculative ups and downs are about all we need expect now. We do not advise purchases of wheat yet, believing we see lower prices. There were some buying orders from the outside for corn, but not enough to resist the selling by local bears, aud corn will hardly act independently of wheat, as there are many local operators who trade heavily in both and when wheat is weak and corn strong, and they desire to short wheat they will sell the corn instead; so if whoat goes lower corn is likely to follow to some extent. Shepard & Peacock say of wheat: "The situation Is simply a weary feeling with fine weather to hint at new crops and no demand for stock in store. It is the same story we have had to tell all along, only as time pro gresses the hope of coming demand is less and less. June wheat is firmer than May indicating a changing over of long wheat to the further option." NKW YOBK. | Special Telegram to the Globe.] New Yokk, March 17.—There was rather a cheerful feeling in Wall street this morn ing. St. Paul and Northwestern picked up quickly on the belief that all matters at vari ance between the lines forming the late Northwestern Association would be settled. Pacific Mail and the West Shore bonds, how ever, monopolized the attention of the board. The former rose three per cent.; the latter sold up to 59^c. It was reported that the plan to relieve the West Shore road would be by funding three years coupons of the present mortgage, aud issuing a $25,000,000 second mortgage bonds. Ohio and Mississippi went up from 23}^ to 25J£i on the expectation that the line would shortly be free of a receiver. Toward the close of the session prices yielded all around, some stocks falling below the opening figures. The market became very dull, and so continued up to the end. Oregon Transcontinental was freely supplied to-day ou every rally. The market closed irregular and a trifle feverish. Henry Clews & Co. say: "The market opened with strong and determined backing, aud prices from the start were rushed up,and held until noon, when realizing caused a re action. The leaders were West Shore bonds, which advanced to 59, and Pacific Mail, which advanced to SGV£. The cause of the buoyancy in the latter was a report, which was well scattered, that a Wabash preferred dividend was soon to be paid on W Test Shore stock. Our advice is not to hold the prop erty long enough for a second such dividend after bagging the first. It would doubtless be better for the company to make instead an Irish dividend, similar to the practice adopted with such sig nal success by the bonanza managers of the California Comstock. During the afternoon our private wire from Chicago brought a re port that the Northwestern roads had com menced to cut rates with all their might. This hit the market between wind and waier and caused a very unsettled and weak closing." BRITISH MARKETS. London, March 17.—The Mark Lane Ex press, in its review of the British grain trade for the past week, says the trade in cargoes off the coast is more active, but the supply is bare. California is taken at 39@415. Two cargoes have gone to Havre at 39s l%tl@ 39s 3d, without extra freight. Seven car goes arrived, ten sold, eight were withdrawn, and one remained. Sales of English wheat for the week 59,699 quarters at 37s 6d per quarter, against 57,824 at 42s 2d for the cor responding week last year. Insane Appearance. Shortly before IZ o,clock last night an aged woman was found lying near the rail road track in the rear of the Plough works. Her groans attracted the attention of a pe destrian and it was supposed that she had been run over. The patrol wagon was called and she was brought to city hall, a casual ex amination failing to reveal where she had been hurt. She is a Norwegian about seventy years of age and all that could be learned was her name, which she gave as Helena Fobelblatt. She is supposed to have no friends in the city and her appearance is that of a pauper. She was removed to the hospitai. First of Base Ball. | Special Telegram to the Globe.J New York, March 17.—The first game of base ball of the season took place to-day on the Manhattan Athletic grounds between the Monitor and the Geiss teams, made up of well known players. The Geiss team won by 8 to 6. ST. PAUL, MINN., TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 18, 1884. CANDIDATES. An Unnamed Democratic Sena tor's Opinions and Predic tions. His Choice Bayard, but He Thinks Payne Will be the Democratic Candidate. While Blame is the Strong Man for the Republican Party to Nomi nate. Plumb's Foot and Mouth Resolution Passed—Senator Sherman's .Slip of the Tongue. [Special Telegram to the Globe.] Washington, D. C, March 17.—The large majority by which Congressman Hatch's picuio-pißUinouia bill passed the house in dicates that Senator Plumb's resolution mak ing an appropriation for suppression of the foot and mouth cattle disease will pass that body, although it will occasion a debate upon its alleged infraction of state rights. The Hutch bill is now awaiting action of the senate and the vote on the Plumb resolution is a fair indication of its becoming a law. Many Hcpublican Senators complain bitterly of the action of the Ser geant-at-Arms, Canaday, iv his con stant removals of ellicicnt employes and the appointment ofinellicient persons in their places. They regret having displaced Sergeant-at-Arms Bright for so uusttisfac tory an incumbent as Canaday and it would not be surprising were a revolt to ensue at an early day. Mr. Auerbach has returned home via New York. Messrs. Wilder and Broadwater will remain here several days. It was decided to-night not to have a caucus on the Morrison tariff bill, but to call for a conference as to what should be done. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES. "It is my opinion/ said a Democratic sen ator to-night, "that the present indications point to the nomination of Mr. Blame for the presidency. He would be the most dan gerous man that the Republicans could put in the field against us, for he is clearly the most popular man before the people that has beeu in public life of late years. He does not seem to be making an effort to obtain the nomination, as Logan is now doing, and as Grant, Sherman and Blame did four years ago, but his name appears in every Re publican estimate of the probabilities and their newspapers everywhere show that the people have his name in mind. The very fact that he is not organizing v movement in his own behalf, tends to make him strong er with the Republican masses. If he should be nominated, and should make a personal canvass of New York, Ohio and Indiana, he would give us a great deal of trouble to elect our candidate. I knew him well in the sen ate, and have heard him on the stump and I know that he is the very sort of man to take with the people." " Who will be nominated by the Demo crats?" " Well, that is a difficult question to an swer. Of course you will understand that I do not say this for publication as coming from me, nor, in fact, anything I have said to you on this subject. There is no question but that Mr. Tilden can be nominated if he will consent to be a candidate. I suppose there are very few public men who will deny that, but it is understood from gentlemen who are near to him that he will not be a candidate. He ought to authorize an an nouncement of tbat fact, if it is a fact, and not allow his name to be used to keep out of the field the names of strong men who .vill not entr r it so long as they believe that he still aspires to the Presidency. There is reason to believe that his name is being used for that purpose, possibly without his knowledge. If he does know It and has the impression that any great portion of his own strength in the party is transferrable to a man of his own choosing, he will find that he has made a great mistake. The purpose to which I refer on the part of some of Mr. Tilden's intimates is to secure the nomination of Mr. Payne, or under certain exigencies which may arise in the convention, to nominate Mr. Tilden, with Payne, or some other favorite of Tilden as second on the ticket. It is improbable that Mr. Tilden will be pressed upon the convention unless It should become neces sary to do so as the only means of prevent ing the nomination of some man that does not come within the circle of his favorites for the honor. From the present outlook I am inclined to believe that the chances are now that Mr. Payne will win, partly through the Tilden influence, but especially by means of a combination that may be formed to advance the interests of one or another strong man, who may be willing to take the second place, and also on account of the im portance of having a man whose nomination will be a guarantee that he will not commit the party so far in the direction of free trade, as Mr. McDonald on the one hand, or so far in the opposite direction as Mr. Randall. You see this will be a dangerous game to play, and it may be abandoned before three months have passed. I think the safest and best man to select as our standard bear er is Mr. Bayard. His public and private life is above the reach of calumny, and he, above all other Democrats, would command the confidence of the business element of the country. The campaign would be neces sarily fought upon a higher plane than it would be with any other man as our standard bearer. We would then have strong ground to expect to carry New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, and have a good fighting chance for Massachusetts We would certainly have California, and with a popular western man for vice president, Indiana would joint our column. Mr. Bayard is a possibility, but it is difficult to nominate such a man with the two-thirds rule which we en force. There are likely to be many turns of the kaleidoscope before either convention convenes, and, you understand, I have only spoken of the present Outlook." THE FOOT AND MODTH RESOLUTION. Senator Cullom made a strong speech to day in support of the bill appropriating $25, -f 000 to eradicate the foot and mouth disease in Kansas, and the suggestion that he made on Friday, that the amount ought to be $50, -000 was adopted. Bayard was willing that the money shouid be spent in obtaining in formation as to the proper way to cure cattle attacked with foot and mouth disease, or to prevent their being attacked, but he was to tally opposed to the undertaking of cure or prevention by the general government. Senator Ingalls insisted that the extent of the foot and mouth disease in Kansas had heen greatly exag gerated, but Plumb, the author of the reso lution, took a very serious view of the pres ent situation and the prospects. Seven Democrats supported the resolution. Six of the seven live in states where there is fear of infection from the diseased cattle of Kansas. They are Call, of Florida, Cockrell and Vest, of Missouri, Garland, of Arkansas, George, of Mississippi, Voorhees, of Indiana, and Williams, of Kentucky. There are 29 sena tors for and 14 against the resolution. SHERMAN'S SLIP OF THE TONGUE. Senator Sherman declared Plumb's foot and mouth resolution inadequate and im practicable, and tried hard to get it laid over so that the Senate might take up the House bill regarding pleuro-pneumonia, aud he might have succeeded, but his feelings got the better of him and he spoke so loud as to wake up Senator Biair, who jumped up and convinced the Senate that he and hi» educa tional bill had the right of way, and he was active enough to get his bill before tbe Senate just before adjournment, so that it will come up to morrow as unfinished business. Senator Sherman, when speaking, grew excited over the dangers of cattle diseases and paralyzed the theologians of the senate by exclaiming that when infection once got into a herd no power in heaven couki help the cattle except by extermination. The idea of securiug cattle from disease by killing them was a little confusing, but the reflection in the potency of the Heavenly powers chiefly shocked the senate. The Rev. Dr. Hoar and the Rev. Dr. Blair privately called Mr. Shermau's attention to his blunder and then grew red in the face laughing over it. Mr. Sherman privately ex plained that it was a slip of the tongue and went on with his speech. [Western Associated Press.J Washington", March 17.—First Assistant Postmaster (ieneral Hatton has returned to the city. Postmaster General Gresham stop ped over in Indiana, and is expected here on Wednesday. Before leaving Chicago he had a consultation with officials of the Illinois Central Railroad company, and it is probable that it will result in the establishment of a fast mail service frc:a Chicago to New Or leans over that roi'd. The projected new service will connect with the New York fast mail, and will leave Chicago at 4a. m., ar riving at New Orleans at noon the following day. Hatton says the fast mail service re cently established i? entirely successful and costs the government no more than the old facilities. THE LASKKR RESOLUTION. The committee on foreign affairs adopted to-day without amendment the resolution and report of the sub-committee on the Las ker resolution, and will submit them to ihe house to-morrow. The committee also adopted, aud will report to the house a reso lution acknowledging the expressions of friendly feeling on the part of the German Liberals, aud providing that their action in the acknowledgement of the Lasker resolu tion shall be made a matter of official rec ord, j THE CUBAN BANDITS SHUT OCT. II :>f a diplomatic conference be tween Seer, tary Frelinghuysen and the Spa n Secretary Folger has ordered Collector Worthingfon, of Boston, to pre vent the landing of a gang of Cuban banditti, at that port from the steamer Screamer. The gang referred to are repre sented to be common outlaws, aud not politi cal offenders, and upon this recommendation the order was Issued. ALL ABOUND THE GLOBE. Governor Murray, of Utah, has gone to Washington, to demand an investigation of the charges made against him. Slosson his challenged Schaefer to play three games of billiards in Chicago, for $500 a side for each a me. The specialdeficiency bill passed the house of congress yesterday. Stockmen held a neeting in Chicago yes terday at wliich tl' " unanimously resolved to oppose the aninu. industry bill, and a com mittee was appointed to go to Washington to lobby agaiu st it. McFadden, implicated in the St. Louis ex press robbery, waa taken from Sherman, Ks., yesterday to St. Louis j on a requisition. The Union association of base ball clubs held a meetingyesterday at Cincinnati, when the eight clubs decided to play 112 games, The clubs are in Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore, Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati. Altoona and Boston. There has been a disastrous snow slide at Carey, a small mining camp, north of Lead ville, which five men were killed. For a murder of an old couple in Oachita Pavish, Texas, eleven years ago, a man named Williams was lynched yesterday, and a posse were after an accomplice. Near Benton, Tex., yesterday morning Tom Warren, a half-witted negro, who was supposed harmless, killed another negro and wounded his wife seriously. Warren es caped. At Jackson, Term., there was a disastrous fire last night, destroying the greater part of the town. Loss heavy. The house committee on Pacific railroads has agreed to report a bill, granting the right of way to the Cinnabar & Clarks Fork Rail road company, through the valley of the Yellowstone river. A bill was introduced in the house by Rep resentative Budd yesterday, to prohibit the importation aud sale of opium. A solid train, consisting of thirty-one cars loaded with corn which was contributed by the farmers of Sedgwick county, Kansas, and the business men of "Wichita, to the sufferers in the Ohio river valley, left Wichit last evening at 10:45. CRUMBS OP CRIME. SHOT HER SEDUCER. [Special Telegram to the Globe.] New York, March 17. —Maggie Flood, twenty-three years of age, shot and killed Thomas Grady to-night in his rooms at 234 East Eighty-seventh street, in the presence of his wife and three cliildren. He was a painter in the Morgan Iron works. The girl is fair haired apd good looking. She said, after heing taken to a station house, that she is a native of Port Chester, and first met Grady in Chicago five years ago, and renewed the acquaintance in New York a few months ago, when he betrayed her under promise of marriage, telling her he was a single man. SERVED HIM RIGHT. Knoxviixe, March 17.—A man named McKinney was killed by his wife at New Columbia, sixty miles north of Knoxville. McKinney, who was drunk, had been abus ing a child, and the wife interfering he threw her down, choking her. She shot him dead with a pistol she had concealed in her clothing. SUICIDE. "Wheeling, W. Va., March 17.—Carrie Hanson, a young Danish girl, employed as a domestic, and who had only been in this country four months, this evening jumped from the suspension bridge into the Ohio river, and was fatally injured by concussion with the surface of the water. She was taken out by the spectators, and a physician summoned, who found her face was terribly cut and bruised by the fall. She had been betrayed while crossing the ocean as a steerage passenger, hence the suicidal attempt. This is the fifth attempt in thirty years to commit suicide in this man ner, only one of which was successful here tofore. Nothing But a Local Disease. Cottonwood Falls, March 17.—But few cattle men in this vicinity believe the dis ease affecting cattle in the vicinity of the Falls to be the foot and mouth disease. A number have had cattle similarly affected, but always from local causes. A well known cattle raiser now living in this (Chase) county, says he lived in what is known as the affected district, six miles north of Neosho Falls, ten years ago, and at that time cattle were similarly affected. The last winter he lived there, he lost twenty-two cows out of a herd of forty, and every farmer in the neighborhood lost proportionately. Af ter trying the location for four years, he sold his farm and left. He says the disease is caused by alkali and freezing. THE RAILROADS. The Ohio Jt .Mississippi lioad Out of the Hands of the Receiver. [Chicago Tribune, March 16.] An application was made to Judge Drum mond yesterday to take the Ohio & Missis sippi railroad out of the hands of Mr. John Douglas, the present receiver. The company makes this move ou the ground that it is ready to pay its debts and secure aud provide lor the obligatione of the receiver. The rond extends from Cincinnati to St. Louis, with brunches to Louisville, and from Flora, on the Ohio river, to Sbawncetown and Beardstown. The total length of the road is 226 miles, The pending litigation was begun in I^7o at the instance of William King and others to foreclose two trust deeds fur §0,000,000. Originally John King Jr., of Baltimore, was the receiver, but his health failed aud Douglas was made his successor. The road in 1870 was in a very poor condition, and had a bonded debt of $13,000,000 and a floating indebtedness of $1,500,000, but its future now is very promis ing. The scheme for reorganization is to put a blanket mortgage on all its property to secure an issue of $10,009,000 of bonds pay able in about fifty years with 5 per cent in terest, and to sell a sutlicient number to pay off part of the debt already due. The rest of the bonds are to be kept to finally cancel the present existing mortgage debt. This plan is the result of the joint work of the stock holders and creditors, all of whom were rep resented yesterday ou the application. The result of the argument was that a de cree will be entered by consent at Spring field, St. Louis, Indianapolis and Cincinnati simultaneously, providing that the receiver shall turn over to the company 415 bonds and coupons of the Springfield division which were pledged for advances and were paid by order of court. As soon as the writ ten consent of all parties interested can be obtained the possessiou of the road is to be surrendered to the company, and it is to give a bond in the sum of $500,000 for the payment of all debts incurred while the re ceiver has had possession, and to release the receivers from all liability. The receiver is then to close up all outstanding matters as soon as possible. The trustees under the mortgages were represeuted by Governor Hoadly, ex-Senator Ben Harrison and Henry Crawford. Allan Campbell, the trustee, was represented by ex-Governor Hendricks, aud the company by C. A. Beecher. Sorthirestcrn Pool Troubles Over. fSpecial Telegram to the (Ilobe. | Chicago, March 17.—Everything is pro gressing favorably toward the settlement of the Northwestern troubles. The detailed statemen of the reconsideration on the part of the Northwestern, as published in the Globe of Sunday, has been corroborated in every particular. President Cable, of the Rock Islaud and General Manager Hughitt, of the Northwestern, held a two hours' con ference iv the former's otiice this morning, at which the situation was thoroughly canvassed. The conference resulted iv a most perfect understanding of each other's position, and the decision to hold a meeting of the managers at 10 o'clock to-morrow morning. Assistant Gen eral Manager Miller, of the St. Paul, returned to Milwaukee, aud General Manager Potter, of the Burlington, to Burlington Sunday evening, but both will be at the conference In the morning. "While it is possible that some one may kick out ofthe traces, it is not at all probable. There was no evidence that rates w rere cut by any line, all the agents working under the most rigid orders to abide by the tariff. A Satisfactory Showing. Milwaukee, March 17.—The annual report of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul rail road show rs gross earnings of $23,659,823; gross expenses, including taxes and insur ance, $13,778,037. Net earnings $9,881,785. The increase of net earnings over 1882 equal $1,681,132. A decrease of 3 cents is report ed in the cost of operating the road per mile run. The increase in the gross earnings per mile is $455. The surplus for 1883 was $5, -079,079. After paying a dividend of 7 per cent, on the preferred and common stock, and interest on the bonds. The total miles of the road equal 4,760, there having been 240 miles constructed or purchased during the year. The value is $30,192 per mile. The equipment of the road includes 657 loco motives, 256 passenger cars, 40 sleeping cars, 13,232 box, freight and caboose, and 2,346 stock cars. Northwestern Traffic Association. Chicago, March 17. —A meeting of man agers of the roads in the northwestern traffic association has been called for to-morrow morning, for the purpose of consulting with a view to renewing the old agreement or adopting a new one. An opinion prevails in railroad circles that all differences will be adjusted. Hail Xotes. F. B. Clark, of the Chicago, St. Paul & Omaha road, has gone to Chicago. Dispatches have been received from Mr. S. S. Merrill saying that he was improving. General Alexander and Mr. Mohler, of the St. Paul & Manitoba road, have gone to Chi cago. Arvllla. a station on the west line of the northern division of the St. Paul & Manitoba road, has been made a regular station. The receipts for the second week in March of The St. Paul & Duluth road were $14,864. -44, against $19,751.22 for the corresponding year 1883. This shows a falling, off'of $4,886.78. Mr. Thomas Hanlan, from the Yellowstone country, says the ice is going out and that the Tongue river is now open, but that the ice is gorged between Miles and Billings, and that if a sudden thaw should come on there would be likely to be trouble. Mr. TV. H. Dixon, general northwestern passenger agent for the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road, left last evening on a tour of observation for Portland, San Francisco, Salt Lake, Denver and Omaha. He will be absent about four weeks and will be accom panied by his wife. Mr. Boyden, the northwestern freight agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road, received a dispatch yesterday stating that the managers of the roads in the North western association would be in consultation last night, and that there were strong hopes of an amicable settlement of pending diffi culties. The Chicago, St. Paul & Omaha road has published a notice that passengers are re quested to purchase their tickets before get ting on trains, and that on and after April 1 conductors will collect twenty-five cents ex tra on each fare paid on trains, but they will be required to give a rebate check for each fare collected, which will be redeemable for twenty-fiv cents at any ticket office of the company Wn»s> Uiirty days from date of issue. The Chicago & Northwestern, the Chicago, St. Paul & Omaha, and the Northern Pacific have issued a special Black Hills tariff via Dickinson, D. T., taking effect yesterday, March 17, by which freight, except explosives and freight classified higher than first class, consigned to points in the Black Hills, via Dickinson will take the following special rate to Deckinson. From Chicago, Milwaukee, Racine, Racine Junction or Kenosha, 75c per 100 pounds. Freight classified higher than first-class will be charged accordingly, considering the rates above named as first class. Opera House Burned. Jackson, Term.. March 17.—A fire de stroyed King's opera house and several adja cent business houses. Loss, $100,000. In surance, $78,000. THE CRIME BUDGET. Some Very Rascally Doings by Busi ness Men in Various Places, The Zora Burns Murder Trial, and Criminal Doings From All Points. PROBABLE SUICrDE. Baltimore. March 17.—Homer Deaves, of West Bethlehem, Pa., was found dead in the road near the university of Maryland. He failed to pass an examination in the dental class aud is supposed to have taken poison ou that account A JAIL ESCATE. Detroit, March 17.— Two desperadoes confined tn jail at Sandwich, Ontario, await ing trial for postoffice robbery, named Kid Kennedy and John Callaghun, succeeded in making their escape yesterday, after a desperate straggle with Geo. O. Leach, jailer, and Jobn Davis, turnkey. The former was shot dead: the latter had his skull fractured by a blew from the but of a revolver. It is snpposed the pistols were furnished the pris oners by some unknown means. Later in the day Kennedy was captured. A confed erate was outside probably, as they mdc away from the jail in a boggy con tain ing three men. A DOUBLE SUICIDE. Chicago, March 17.—Frederick W. GagOW and wife, who came here a month ago from Leipsic, Germany, were found deod In a sleeping room in a weat side boarding house to-day. They committed suicide by hanging. They douldnot speak English and the cause assitmed is despoudeucy from failure to hud work. OX TRIAL FOR MURDER. Milford, Pa., March 17.—The trial of John P. Greening and Joseph P. Benjamin, for the murder of A. C. Cheener on his farm last October, began to-day. The ease rests wholly on circumstantial evidence. The Cheener family were noted desperados and the tenor of the community. The murder was most brutal aud horrible in details. ANOTHER SENTENCED TO BE HANGED. POOGHKBEPSIE, N. V., March 17.—Judge Barnard this morning sentenced John B. Griffin, the Pauling dynamite murderer, to be hanged ou May 9. THE ZORA BURNS TRIAL. Petersburg, 111., March 17.—The fore noon was consumed in the Carpenter trial In hearing the testimony bearing upon the theory that the buggy lines showed traces of blood, aud the hair piu found in Carpenter's baggy was one of very peculiar make, and similar to the ones found in Zora Burn's hair. SUSPECTED BANDITS, Vineyard Haven, March 17.—The brig Screamer, from Cuba for Portland, arrived last night, having on board twenty five Cu ban women nud children, claiming to be re fugees, alleged in the dispatches to be ban dits. The revenue steamer Samuel Dexter, Capt, Gabrielson, was on the watch for the Screamer, and fell In with her at one this morning. The Brig is anchored in the har bor and under surveillance of the Dexter, which anchored near by. Capt. Gabrielson has telegraphed to Washington for instruc tions. Capt. Bobinson, master of the Screamer, is annoyed at his detention and claims his passengers are only innocent re fugees and not banditti. CROOKED DAT.ERS. NASHVILLE, Term., March 17.—The new ! developments in the case of D. K. Mason ; and Semoniu ct Co., the tobacco firms which j failed last week. Creditors of Mason, from I all points of the country are showing up, | until the liabilities reach over $100,000. I Semonlns are still missiug and it is believed that they have aeWd crooked and fled the country. Their books are in' a tery had ■ shape, and receipts are out ror tobacco not in the house. About thirty suits were filed I to-day against the failing firms. Their fail ures will depress the tobacco trade here. FATAL ENDING OP A FEUD. Greensville, Texas, March 17. —J. Park er and J. E, Baker, between whom was an old feud, met in the town of Black Jack Grove on Saturday, and after a few words, Baker pulled a pistol and shot Parker fatally througli the lungs. The bystanders took sides and exchanged a number of shots with out result. Baker then ran into au adjoin- Inghouse, got another pistol, and was return ing when he was tired ou with a shot gun by his victim, Parker, and instantly killed. Parker, when told his own wound was prob ably mortal, replied: "I don't give a God damn, I will die satisfied." KILLED A BOY. Louisville, Ky., March 17.—Charles Wal ters, a rag picker, to-day killed a boy named Thomas Freeman, with a rock, for making fun of him. A POLITICAL FTOnT. Petersburg, Va., March 17.—A personal encounter took place to-day at the custom house between R. A. Young, a prominent coalition Republican, Deputy United States internal revenue collector here, and C. B. Paine, a prominent straight out Republican. Young was struck on the head with a stick and badly injured. During the fracas, Young attempted to shoot Paine, but was prevented by a bystander. A few days ago Paine published a card with reference to J. D. Brady, chairman of the State Republican Executive committee, accusing Brady of taking what funds the Re publicans had during the last presidential election, and opening llancock and English headquarters here. This information, Paine claimed, to have gotten from Young. Young denounced Paine as a liar. This led to the difficulty. Paine was taken before a magis trate and admitted to bail. AN ABORTIONIST. llarrisburg, Pa., March 17.—Dr. David R. Hecker was arrested to day on a charge ol criminal malpractice on a young girl in Snyder county. This is the fourth time Hecker has been arrested for the same crime, escaping punishment each time. BRIBERY. Toronto, March 17. —In the Ontario legis lature to-night, the speaker announced that three members, McKim, Balfour and Dow- I ling, government supporters, have been offered bribes to. vote against the govern ment. Lynch and Kirkland, the two leaders ' of the conspiracy to bust the liberal govern- j ment were arrested to-night and jailed. You had better think abont your ~X;73£?s^^M^ " ' ' | Spring Overcoat now. you will need t®|F^^^^^^r _ j one very soon and it is much bettor ■^S^^^lfT t\\ && I to Purchase one a litle while bel'oro S you actually do need it than to wait m%^^^^\^^^^\{\ 5£ until an assortment i 3 broken. If SJbSm*iwUl^M^, fr A \ /\J%gs, you will come now we can show you laaAv" AvsszfflLA] f ll\f§g& the largest, handsomest, and most <&s£'\rW&'%zL. t I [ijP* complete stock of Bpring Overcoats i^W/f o\yi^L%^^'L| \Sjf£%A ever shown in St. Paul. Remember, I^Slr * %££^~*~~lr\ r lV r -- we guarantee tho material, trim 9^~\* * xWi~sZ*~- =ZZf* I \ \V'"-' mings and make up to be fully equal iL. ijjf\ ;-»^ * \ I ll^-- to "made to order goodB," while r\&MA\ "T •"" / I r3V~ the prices are one-half lower. The y^Ai^Zj^^^^J^--^' prices are $7, $9, $10, $12, 814, 815, J $le» sl8» $19« *20' *2a« $24» *25»528- -■^^-^j&l w^^S^ll!'!!^ \jme&^- 1* you cannot come yourself, send ~^^jM^^!^~^ZZ~^to^-^-Zff us your size and price you wish to |»>y^.gg^-^ '--^ -— -^ I pay and wo will forward #ne on ap- BOSTQNoMPriceCGDTHING HOUSE 1 Oor, Tliird and Robert Streets, St. PauL NO. 78. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. ~LOOK Here! Having sold all the Bargains in second-hand Pianos offered ou Monday, we now offer the fol lowing instruments, received since, at bed rock prices: Boardman & Gray, C octaves S 50 Emerson, 7 octaves 100 Kurtzraan, 7 octaves 135 Phelps, 7 octaves IM Call at ouce. First come first served. 148 & 150 East Third St. \ AMUSEMENTS. ROLAND REED. The hit of the season iv Marsden's CHEEK! CHEEK! LADIES' SOUVENIR MATINEE, Wednesday, Much 19, at 8 p. in, Mr. Reed's beautiful Musical Album, consist ing of alibis songs, and the music arranged for the piano presented to every lady. Secure your seats ut once. OLYMPIC THEATER! TO-NIGHT. THE GREAT Arlington & Field's COMBINATION. Popular Prices—2sc, 50c and 7."> c. Reserved seats ou sale ut .Merchants hotel news stand. Family Matinee Wednesday, at 2:30 p. m. GfiAND OPERA HOUSE. L. N. SCOTT, Manager. 3 Nights anfl Satnrflay Matinflß Commencing Thursday, March 20th! THE MONARCnS OP PUN, BARRY i FAI In their New Musical Comedy hy Wm. Carleton, Esq., author of "Fritz in Ireland," etc., the funniest ever written, entitled ISI ARISTOCRACY. Hugh Kay as Michael Mnldoon. Billy Harry as Michael Molcahy. Sale of sent- commences Wednesday, March 19, '.I a. ni. Seats $1, 75c, and _Jjc Standing room 75c and 50c. GIiAND OPERA lIOUSE. ORIGINAL Madison Square Theater Co., Comprising: C. W. COULDOCK, ANNIE RUSSELL, J. G. GRAHAME, Mbs.E.L.DAVENPORT DE WOLF HOPPER, ADA OILMAN, W. H. CROMPTON, Mbs. CECILE RUSH, and others will appear in the Greatest Dramatic "HAZEL KIRKE." ST. I'ADL March *'. I, 85, 2G. MINNEAPOLIS March 87, 28. 89. J5C r"Elegant Souvenirs presented to the Ladles. PROPOSALS. NOTICE TO Wai'.uen's Office, Mudtbsotj State Prison, I J. A. Rekd, Warden, V Stillwater, Minn., March, 1884. ) Scaled bids directed to the Warden of the Min nesota State Prison will he received at this otiice, until 18 M, on the 31st dayof March, 1884, for famishing the material and putting on an Iron Roof on the Cell Room Ruilding', and that portion of the Main Ruilding between tbe Cell Room and Office, in accordance with plans and specifications to be seen at the office of A. M. Radclille, in St. Paul, and at this offlce. Bids will be for so much per square. A certi fied check for $500 mnst accompany the bids as a gnarantee of good faith. The committee reserve the right to reject anj or all bids. By order of the Building Committee -70-91 J. A. REED, Chairman.