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VOL. VII. ON THE DOWN GRADE. The Speculative Market Weak and Lower Prices Pre vailing. The Bears More Reckless and Bold, and the Bulls too Demoralized to Show Fight. favorable Bull Arguments in Wheat are not Taken Advantage Of--Corn Mod erately Active-Oats Quiet. Trading Exceedingly Quiet in the New York Stock Markets, but prices Fairly Firm. CHICAGO. [Special Telegram to the Globe. | Chicago, March 19.—The markets for nearly all speculative articles traded in on 'change were weak and prices on the down grade. The weakness, however, was chiefly due to local influences. The bears, who for weeks have been so successful in forcing prices down, are daily becoming more reck less and bold in their operations, while the bull element, although favored with, a steady reduction in stocks of nearly all articles and a daily increasing uncertainty as to the current year's crops are too badly demoralized to take advantage of the circumstances that surround them which would, if turned to proper ac count, enable them to turn defeat into vic tory. As has been the case during the past few days, the chief interest centered in grain, the provision pit being deserted and the trade lifeless. The closing quotations showed a decline of %c on wheat, He on corn, %c on oats and 10c on pork, lard and short ribs. Lester was the heaviest seller of wheat, and Mu/ray, Baker, Kershaw and Fleming & _.oyden sold quite freely at times, the two latter houses selling 900,000 bushels for Rouse, of Baltimore. The buy ing was done by Seymour, Hunt & Co., Counselman, Dwight, Bliss and Lindblom, the latter fighting the market all day to keep it above the put price—94%@94%c, and taking a heavy load, but he was unsuccessful in his efforts, as the wheat was put, Sanger letting him have 150,000 bushels in one lot, which he bought of Murray on the call at 94%@%c. It was reported on good authority that 200,000 bushels of No. 2 spring wheat has been taken in Milwaukee to be delivered in Liverpool at $1.07 on a 20c freight. Ex porters here continue to nibble 'round, but have made no purchases worth mentioning. The bulls in corn have great hopes of the rains decreasing the receipts and causing a very poor inspection in the near future, and although the market weakened % from top prices only a few of the small longs loosened their grip. Trading was more general but Geo. Eldredge was the chief bnyer and cov ered a good line of shorts. Stuart and Brown took a fair line, while among the sellers were Webber, A. M. W rrigh and Baker, but their transactions were mostly in small lots. Ream hammered pork, and Frank CUfton sold a few jags of lard, and the general crowd 6old ribs, and a number of smail longs were forced out. The boys on 'change delight in stuffing the piofessor of the Tribune with pointers on the markets. A few days ago Nat. Joneß and Ben. Stauf fer ware discussing the situation when the professor came up and asked for a point. "I have one," said Jones, "Stauffor here bought 3,000,000 for Armour to-day ain't that so Ben?" "well" says'Stauffer "it would not be right to give my principal away but the amount seems correct." The next morning the item appeared and created considerable merriment among the brokers who had been informed of the lob. Stanffer had only bought 100,000 du ring Ihe day, and that was for himself for a Bcalp. The committee on market reports for the board of trade, which consists of J. H. Milne, C. A. Mair, and George Rumsey, have been qutetly at work for the past three months with the object of cutting off the tele graph communications from the bucket shops in all parts of the country as far as quotations are concerned, but their plans have not yet been completed, and they cannot be induced to divulge them. Bnt they are working hard to get all the arrange ments in shape, as the market shops in the country are taking the business from the board, by offering to doit for nothing, which is exceedingly provoking, as it is the country business that many of the brokers count particularly on. Your correspondent was informed to-day by a member who is in a position to know whereof he speaks, that the quotations will be under the control of the board inside of thirty days. The work will be under the supervision of a competent man, the same as the clearing house is now, who wfll be assisted by able supporters, and the wolk done in Ihe best possible manner. The Western Union has offered a large sum for the exclusive right to compile and send out out the quotations, which has been refused, the directors not wishing to give any compa ny a monopoly of the business, and, as the member expressed it, the Western Union has not money enough to purchase the exclusive right to the market reports. Wheat was quoted dull and unchanged in the English markets. New York quotations were without encouragement. In other re spects, however, the factors that ordinarily affect prices were largely in favor of steadier if not stronger markets. The weather being wet, and calculated to curtail receipts from the country, and retard plowing for spring crop, which it is now certain must go in late. Advices from central Illinois reported tha winter wheat on flat land as exceedingly un promising. The outward inspection aggre gated 52,000 bushels, being the largest shipment for any day since the close of lake navigation last year, and a Liverpool cable reported the consump tion of wheat, or its equivalent in fiour, last week, as 2,665,000 bushels in excess of the imports and farmers' deliveries of home grown wheat. But these factors had no ef fect in the way of restoring confidence. Opening sales were on a basis of 94%@95c: May receded to 54% c, rallied on covering by shorts to 9o)£. When such buyers were filled up there was little demand from any source, and the market settled of its own weight to 94j>£, with a few sales at 94J^c, and closed at 94% c on 'change. Later on the call 1,365,000 bushels were fcold, 1,000,000 of it for May. The shorts again covered and under brisk competition among buyers the market advanced to 94% c and closed at 94^c bid. On the curb a half million bushels were sold by one house at 94% c. Corn was moderately active and prices comparatively steady. The speculative of ferings for future delivery were not very iheavy and the demand was only fair, open ing on a basis of 57c for May, receded to 56% c, recovered the loss on fair I buying by shorts, advanced to j 57J^c. and remained for a time between ■ 56%@57c, but the weakness and break of / y^e in wheat caused a decline to 56>£c, and «j__*ed on 'change at 56%@56%c. Later on .Stalin |H (ElnbE. the call the feeling was steadier, with sales of I 200,000 bushels at 56%@56%c, and closed j with 56% c bid. There was a fair shipping demand for new mixed on track and from | store at well sustained prices. Inspection was the lightest so far this week, aggregating only 211 cars, thirty-one being contract. Oats were quiet and showed very little change, the demand for samples on track be ing fair, but speculative futures were ne glected. Trading in provisions was fair and chiefly of a speculative charactar and the bulk of the trading was in changing contracts from May to June. The market was weak and prices on pork declined 10@12V.Tc from the last sales of yesterday. May declined from $18.02>£ to $17.57)< and closed at $17.90® 17.92%. Lard was spiritless aud weaker, the demand being mainly from small scalpers, opening on a basis of $9.60 for May and closing at $9.47>£ @9.50. Short ribs responded to the weak ness in other articles and declined 7%@10c per hundred pounds, and closed on a basis of §9,423<@9.45 May. The demand was fair but the, same as in pork and lard, chiefly of a speculative character. Hams Jand shoulders met a fair shipping inquiry. Receipts of cattle were 4,000 head, against 4,091 one week ago. No disposition was shown by buyers to take hold and the market was dull,weak and lower on all grades. Light steers, 1,000 to 1.100 lbs., would bring $5.25 @5.50: medium, of 1,150 to 1,220, $5.50@ 5.75; good shipping steers, of 1,300 to 1.400 lbs, $5.90@6.25: choice export steer of 1,500 and upwards are scarce at $P>.30@6.60. Receipts of hogs were 9,000. or 5,500 less than last Wednesday. Packers and shippers bought sparingly and the market lacked life. The feeling was weak but prices were about the same on account of tbe .ur.all offerings. Light and skips sold at $5.50(?06.25; choice light, $6.10@6.75; mixed packing, $6.25® 7.70; shipping, $0.90(5:7.25. Sheep were in light supply, 1,500 being received to-day. The demand does not im - prove and the market is dull, with prices 25@ 50c lower than last week. Common sold ats3@3.so; fair, $4^4.50; medium, $4.45@ 5.25; choice, $5.25('J5.50; lambs, $5.75@ C.CO. Milmine, Bodman & Co. say: <:We have had no rumors of crop damage for some days past, and our own correspondents generally say the crop is all right. We still think prices are too high here, and think wheat a good sale in all hard spots. One of these days when it starts to decline it will not re coyer, as it has been doing all along. We believe it mnst go down to an export basis before we can hope for much improvement. Shepard & Peacock says: There is a be lief that certain parties are slowly laying in a store of long wheat preparatory to the open ing of navigation, but if so, it is very difficult for men to get enough without showing their hand and therefore tfiey sell on bulges, keep ing the market soft. This is a mere rumor and not a good pointer. The legitimate de mand is not here. There seems no doubt that corn is a purchase with little risk. 'Dtie locai traders are ltvgely inolned to bull it. Country operators always are. Minor, Richards & Co. says: We may see a still further advance in corn but regard it a fair sale on strong places until after the heating season is over. Chicago Financial. [Special Telegram to the Globe. 1 Chicago, March 19. —Money is in moderate re qnast aad minceUaneous business sources, but the demand for . arrytng grain and provisions is high, the outward movement of those articles being too close to receipts to allow much accu mulation. All the leading banks report strong reserves and good paper is in demand at 6@G for large and 7 for smaM loans. New York ex chahge was weaker at par at 25c premium. The weaUness was due to an increased supply of shippers' bilis. Foreign exchange was $4.85)4® $4.85.4 for shippers, 60 day documentary ster ling and $4.87 for bankers, 60 day paper. NEW YOBK. | Special Telegram to the Globe.] New Yobk, March 19.—Speculation has been so dull in many stocks of late that the attention of operators has been called to some of the second-class mortgage bonds, notably the Atlantic & Pacific incomes, the Texaß Pacific land grants and Rio Grande division firsts, and they are becoming quite active in consequence. Texas Pacific stock, Missouri, Kansas & Texas and Denver were the features this morning. A few shorts in Michigan Central , carried the price to 94 early. It soon dropped below 93. The market dragged during the afternoon hours. It was generally under stood that the western lines would arbitrate their differences andthe grangers were firmer. Towards the close there was quite a business in Indiana, Bloomington & "Western, with an advance of about 2 points. The earnings of the Union Pacific for the first quarter of 1884, it is said, will show a falling off of about $1,500,000. The stock held its own very well, however. The southwestern s continued strong to the end, and the balance were rather firm, though the market was anything but active during the greater part of tl*e day. Hery Clews & Co. say: The market was dull but socn became strong on clique and reom traders buying. This infused, in con trast to the recent quiet, an activity which made maney members feel more comfortable about the intrinsic value of their seats. The inanimate state of business during the past week or so had commenced to cause a large number of them to wear a woe-begone face, owing to the apparent non-producing quality of their stock in trade. Despair need not fall to a broker's lot in Wall street if he is up and doing. Our ex change now is a recognized market of the world, and activity will soon supplement the present lethargic condition, when there will be business enough for all to do. Our advice to our friends is to hope ever, which this country's future fully justifies. Duluth Wheat. [Special Telegram to the Globe.] Duluth, March 19.—Wheat—The markets on 'change to-day were inactive and lower. Closing prices: No. 1 hard May $1.03H; No. Shard May 98c; No. 1 cash 91c. In store, 2,416,035 bushels. Afloat in harbor 242,603 bushels. "Misery can be felt crawling away," said an intense sufferer, after using St. Jacobs Oil, the great pain-reliever. Beecher and Politics. | Special Telegram to the Globe.] New YdfeK, March 19.^—There is a rumor in circulation that Mr. Beecher is to be a delegate to the national convention of the Republican party at Chicago, and the Globe man called upon the Plymouth pastor to ask him if there was any foundation for it. Mr. Beecher deciined to say anything upon the sub ject of his being a possible delegate,but in the course of a desultory conversation, said: *'I could name a* ticket for the Democracy that would draw thousands and thous ands of votes from the Republican ranks and carry the country without doubt. I aint go ing to do it, though." He refused to name the ticket, but the general inference is that he had reference to Mr. Tilden as its head. At Portsmouth, Ohio, Mr. and Mrs. A. Stiendan, were very seriously injured by a gas explosion. They had gone the cellar to turn off the gas thinking it leaked at the meter, when the gas communicated with the fire in the diningroom, causing an explosion which badly shattered the bouse. ST. PAUL, MINN., THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 20, 1884. WASHINGTON. Joe McDonald Broughton to Lend His Support to the Morri son Bill, And as a Side Issue to Make a Record for Himself a3 a Help to the Presidency. The Postal Telegraph—Whisky Men Confident That the Bonded Extension Bill Will Pass. Storrs "Working Against the Plenro-Pneu iiionia IJill—The Lasker Business —McCi-ary's Successor. [Special Telegram to the Globe.] Washington, March 19.—The Lasker com plication was satisfactorily disposed of to day in the opinion of a large majority of the house by the adoption of the temperate reso lutions framed by the committee on foreign affairs. A respectable minority, including Hiscock, of New York, Belford, of Colorado, Reagan, of Texas, Guenther, of Wisconsin, and Cox, of New York, entered their protest with their votes in speeches against the conservate action proposed by the committee which they regarded as equivalent to an apology to the German chancellor for having dared condole with the German nation upon the death of Mr. Lasker. Mr. Ochiltree, of Tex as, made himself the central figure by a set speech against the proposed resolutions. Be ing his maiden speech in the house there was great curiosity to hear him, and It had been expected that he would proceed at once to scalp Bismarck and declare war against imperialism. But he not only spoke well but was much more moderate than some others on that side of the question. The speaker's gavel cut him oft in the midst of a sentence, and he asked for an extension of time, but Mr. Taylor, of Ohio, objected. Mr. Ochiltree looked around among his re publican friends, and fiercely exclaimed: '•Who objects?" A democrat then arose and objected, and the discussion .was taken up by Curtis of Pennsylvania, Deuster of Wis consin, and Phelps of New Jersey, in sup port of the committee. Mr. Phelps drew a crowd about him in the center aisle where he stood with hands in his coat pockets and in a semi confidential way related the story of the Lasker incident, the discreet action of the secretary of state, the apology of Bismarck to the reichstag and the action of the com mittee. Mr. Cox of tTew York essayed to lead the extremists but was easily defeated, and the Lasker affair was soon ended, so far as the house is concerned. AIDING TUE MORRISON BIIX. It is said to-day that the presence of Joe McDonald in Washington at thistiine,isatthe urgent desire of leading Democrats, who needed his counsel aud aid in securing tbe passage of the Morrison bill. He came, so it is reported, on a telegraphic summons, and Mr. Morrison himself is mentioned as one of the gentlemen signing the dispatch. The Illinois statesman who had no difficulty in formulating a tariff bill, found himself in a position of the boy who rode his horse to the creek, but who could not make him drink. Something was needed to neutralize the opposition of Mr. Randall and his protection following. McDonald was believed to be the man, and he was accord ingly sent for. Since his arrival here Mr. McDonald has been industriously at work on the floor of the house, and the committee rooms with those members of his party who had threatened to bolt the caucus. The story goes that he has been eminently success ful, and that at the caucus which will probably be held on Tuesday next a sufficient number of Dem ocrats will be presentto secure the passag of the bill on the almost exact parallel. The saving clause embodied in the last line indi cates a willingness to make such slight con cessions as may be necessary to secure cer tain members who must be furnished with an excuse for not opposing the measure. It is claimed that fully half the Democrats of Pennsylvania delegation will go into the cau cus, all the Ohio delegation except Mr. Cameron, and most of the New York delegation. Mr. Dorsheimer of New York, said that the Democrats of his state would gain more than they would lose by the bill. The 6alt men are without exception Republi cans. Many of their people are agriculturists and the majority of those engaged in manu facturing pursuits have little to fear from foreign competition, while at the same time receiving the benefit of raw material import ed free of duty. Mr. McDonald is also said to have told Mr. Randall that his present attitude before the country was stupidly absurd,,..hile advodftng a reduction in approriation which will withdraw from circulation several millions of dollars, he opposes lowering the tariff and thereby in creasing the vast sum annually loched up in the overflowing vaults of the treasury. Color is given to the story that McDonald's visit is in the interest of the Morrison bill by a statement made to-night by a New Jersey Democrat. He was told to-day that Mr. Mc Donald desired to speak with him on the sub ject of the tariff, and an appointmeht was made for to-morrow. The logic of all this is to the nomination of McDonald this summer on a platform of which the distinguishing feature will be the Morrison bill. His friends claim thathe is the Cassius whom the Demo cratic Brutus called upon to save him ere he perished. He responded to the call and his success is expected to demonstrate his fitness to manage and control. THE WHISKY BILL. The whisky men feel confident to-night of caarying the bonded extension through the house aud it is claimed they have added largly to its support by the vote of to-day. On the other hand several members who voted for its consideration stated to the Globe correspondent that they did so to get it out of the way of the tariff measure, and would not vote for its passage. The question is not a party one and it is possible the bill may pass although its opponents con fidently predict its defeat. m'rary's successor. The long delayed successorship to Judge McCrary will be settled this The fight has narrowed down to a choice between Judge Hallett,of Colorado.and Judge Brewer, of Kansas, with the chances favoring the lat ter. AGAINST THE PLEURO-PNEUMONIA BILL. Mr. Emory Starrs, who is working up an opposition to the passage of the pleuro-pneu monia bill, said to day that his success was very gratifyings. He will be join ed to-night by Messrs. Elmer, Washburn, and Nelson, Morrison, of Chicago, and T. C. Eastman and J. C. Butcher, of New York, who will supplement his previous labors in this direction. Mr. Storrs bases his objection to the biil on the ground, primarily, that it is unnecessary, and that the matter is one that the states are entirely competent to manage. Secondly, it places in the hands of a few irresponsible parties the power to exclude from the mar kets of the country and the world any particu lar live stock in which they are not interested. Indeed he goes so far as to saT that it had already been used to that extent, and in that direction. Mr. Storrs says near ly all the stockmen in Illinois and Kan sas, are lighting the measure, as are also all the stock yards east of the Mississippi river. The bill has already passed the house, and unless defeated in the senate will probably become a law at this session of congress. Mr. Storrs' inspection bill was favorably reported by the senate foreign affairs committee to day. PERSONAL. Samuel P. Snyder and family, of Minneap olis, are at the Riggs. Messrs. S. G. Comstock and A. A. White, of Moorhead, with their wives and children, are quartered at the Riggs. Geo. R. Newell and wife and Master L. Blodgett, of Minneapolis, arrived at Willar's to-night. [Western Associated Press.J Washington, March 19.—The bill reported to the senate this morning, from the com mittee on foreign relations, by Senator Mills, of California, provides that there shall be instituted, under the direction of the sec retary of the treasury, a system of inspection of salted pork and bacon intended for ex portation, and to be exported within sixty days after the date upon which the same may have been salted and packed, so that the fact of innoxious and wholesome character of the article shall be established by the best, highest and most reliable proofs. This in spection is to be made at the principal ports in the United States by the customs officers. Also, that the president of the United States shall be authorized at his dis cretion, to exclude from the United States by proclamation, any product of any foreign state, which, by unjust discrimination, pro hibits the importation of any product of the United States. It provides further that the importation into the United States of any adulterated or unwholesome food, or vinous, spirituous or malt liquors, adulterated or mixed with any poisonous or noxious chem ical drug, or other ingredient injurious to health, shall be hereafter prohibited, under penalty of fine or imprisonment, or both, the president to be authorized at his discretion,'to suspend the importation of articles of this character by proclamation, when he becomes satisfied that they are adul terated to such an extent as to be injurious to the health of the pubiic. In the report ac companying the bill, the committee, after explaining its provisions, say they consid ered but one clause of the resolution, that directing them to report to the legislature to protect the interests of the United States, and that, in their opinion, the bill as re ported contains all the legislation necessary for that purpose. Their conclusions are based, they say, upon documents laid before them, comprising correspondence on file in the department of state, relative to the discrimination against American pork and pork products. In the report of the com mission appointed by the president to ex amine into the swine industry ofthe United States, and to report to the chief bureau of statistics on the production of swine in the United States, and the interdiction of the American hog products, the committee say: "The investigations which the com mittee have been able to make on this sub ject result in establishing to the satisfaction of the committee, among- others, of two im portant propositions or matters of fact:" First, that trichinae does exist to a limited extent in swine throughout all swine producing countries, and in the United States as well as others. The evidence shows that about 2 per cent, of American pork is effected by trichinae. Second, that the process of curing pork by salt destroys trichinas to such a de gree that pork thoroughly salted and per mitted to remain long enough to be come saturate* with salt, although infected with trichinae, is innoxious." THE MAKING OP WINE. The house committee on agriculture au thorized a favorable report to be made on the bill to allow any person to manufacture wine or brandy out of apples, peaches, grapes aud other perishable fruits, raised by himself or tenants, free from any internal revenue tax or restrictions. FOR THE NAVY. The appropriation committee of the senate agreed to-day to make public a communica tion sent them at their request by the secre tary of the navy, recommending appropria tions for the naval service, additional to to those contained in the naval appropria tion bill as it passed the house. In this communication the secretary of the navy asks, that individual items in the house bill be increased as follows: Pay, miscellan eous, fron $375,000 to $425,000, bureau of •navigation $75,000 to $131,000, contingent navy expenses, from $15,000 to $25,000, bu reau equipment and recruiting, from $707, -000 to $903,000, bureau of medicine and sur gery, from $10,(100 to $25,000, bureau of con struction and repair, from $1,020,000 to $1, -750,000, bureau of steam engineering, from $760,000 to $1,200,000. He asks that the appropriations for the bureau ordinance be made as follows: General appropriation including a civil establishment, $192,234; miscellaneous items, $5,000; to purchase torpedo boats and working drawing of the same, $55,000; machine cannon, Gatling guns, magazine rifles, and machine tools, $273,210; for additional steel breech-loading guns, $599,400, and states the sum of $200,000 appropriated by the house bill for bureau, yards and docks, is manifestly inadequate to meet the requirements of that bureau. Each of the requests for additional appropriations is accompanied by a statement from the chief of the bureau for which it is asked setting forth the necessity of such increase. Other additional appropriations recommended by the secretary of the navy are as follows: Completing batteries for new c v sers, $503, -992; completing four douuie turreted moni tors art ordnance same, $2,000,000; also that there shall be appropriated $2,500,000 towards the construction of two cruisers, one dispatch vessel, two heavily armed gunboats, two light gunboats, one steel ram, one cruiser torpedo boat and two harbor torpedo boats. THE FAST MAIL. Postmaster General Gresham has returned from the west, after completing the arrange ments for the new fast mail service west oi Chicago. The negotiations with the Northern Pacific Railroad company resulted in an ar rangement with that company to start at 4 o'clock in the evening,the western mail from St. Paul, which now leaves at Bp. m. This train will place St. Paul mails in Portland, Oregon, twenty-one or twenty-two hours ear lier than the present schedule. Speaking of the new fast mails, the posl master general says: "We are simply using the means at our command to give the pub lic the best possible service. The new fast service has not cost the public a dollar more cthan the old service did. The people wil get improved facilities without additional •ost." GOV. ordwat's denial. Governor Ordway, of Dakota, submitted tc the president a statement denying the charges of official misconduct in connection with the organization of certain counties ii Dakota, brought against him by citizens oi that territory. THE CHOCTAW NATION. In a letter to the commissioner of Indiai affairs, concerning the question of citizen ship and intruders on the Choctaw nation Indian territory, the secretary of the interio: concurs in the commissioner's recommenda tion that the agent be instructed to notify al disputed claimants to citizenship "U appear at the next session of the trib unal, and submit their claims as provided b; Choctaw law, failing to do so, they will b< removed from the territory. From the decis ion of the Choctaw tribunal an appeal ma; be taken to the agent, who will be submit al cases of appeal to the department. All per sons, finally adjudged intruders, Bhall b allowed a reasonable time to dispose of the! property. THE RAILROADS. Mr. Van Home on the Eednction of Kates by the Canadian Pacific. Excnrsion Kates Over the North ern Pacific to Port land. Adjustment of the Northwestern Pool Diffi culties—General and Personal Notes. What Mr. Van Home Tliinhs. Mr. W r. C. Van Home, general manager of the Canadian Pacific, and William Harder trafic manager of the same road were in St. Paul yesterday, Mr. Van Home was on his way from Montreal to Winnipeg and left last night. He said that it was expected that the road would be completed from Montreal to the Pacific Coast by the end of next year. At the present time 10,000 men are at work on the line around the north shore of Lake Superior, and that the work on this section had been going on all winter. Work ha 3 been resumed on the western extension aud that the same is com pleted to the summit of the Rocky mountains, 962 miles west from Winnipeg, or 1,400 miles west from Lake Superior. Only 290 miles now remain to be completed between the summit of the Racky mountains and the Pa cific coast. Owing to the reduction of rates over the Canadian Pacific to $9.75 from Montreal to Winnipeg he expects to take a large part of the foreign emigra tion, and he does not think the roads in the United States can put the fare down to this figure. He also denies that the emigrants that go out to Manitoba leave that country and come over to the United States. Northern Pacific Freights. Yesterday afternoon a delegation of gen tlemen from St. Paul and Minneapolis, wait ed upon Mr. Oakes, vice president of the Northern Pacific road, for the purpose of conferring with him as to the alleged dis crimination of that road against these two cities in the matter of freight. The commit tee from the Minneapolis board of trade con sisted of Capt. Whitney, J. T. Wyman, Capt. Oilman and J. Newton Nind. The gentlemen from St. Paul were P. H. Kelly, A. H. Lindeke, Mr. Backet of the firiu of Strong, Hacket & Co., and F. B. Farwell. The in terview was a very brief one, lasting not over half an hour, at the end of which the visitors went away satisfied that there was no substantial foundation for the harsh criti cisms made in regard to the road. Mr. J. M. Hannaford was present with the tariffs of the road, which he explained. Mr. Oakes stated that whatever appearances of difficulty there might be, would be settled more easily and speedily by the business men than in any other way, and that the freights would settle down and regulate themselves in a natural way as the business of the road became more settled and better defined. Pacific Coast Excursion*. The Northern Pacific road will run excur sion trains to the Pacific coast about the 21st of each of the following months, May, June, July, August, when the following round trip excursion rates will hereafter be made from St. Paul, Duluth, Fargo or intermediate points east of Fargo and Portland. In parties ot 10, ea'.h 8165 00 " 15, 100 00 " " 20, 155 00 " " 25, 150 00 " " 30, 145 00 •« •« 35, 140 00 " «' 40, 135 (X» •* » 45, 130 00 '• " 50, 125 00 " " 55, 120 00 » » 60, 115 00 " " 65, 110 00 " " 70, 105 00 " " 75, 100 00 These rates apply to excursions going and returning by the Northern Pacific railroad. Parties must travel together westward, stop ping over in body when desired, but may re turn singly. For parties of 10 or more going by the Northern Pacific railroad, and return ing by one of the southern lines, $15.00 ad ditional to the above rates will be charged. Tickets will be made good for 90 days. Northwest Pool Arranged. Chicago, March 19.—The radical situation in the northwest was finally arranged to-day upon an amicable basis, the four roads inter ested, the Northwestern, Rock Island, Bur lington and Milwaukee & St. Paul, stipulat ing to form a pool to run two years, to date from Aprii 1. Any road can demand at the expiration of one year a re-adjustment of the percentages. The question of percentages was referred to Arbitrator Bogue, all lines agreeing to abide by his finding. In the meantime the rates are to be maintained. Jtail Notes. Mr. Winter, of the Chicago, St. Paul & Omaha road, has gone to Chicago. P. M. Myers, general secretary of the Chi cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road, is in St. Paul. The Northern Pacific road will run excur sion trains to the Pacific coast about the 21st of each of the following months: May. June, July and August. Mr. P. A. Rockwell, assistant agent of the St. Paul & Duluth road, had the misfortune to lose his wife yesterday. The remains wiil be taken to Lake City to-day. The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road has just issued a circular in which instruc tions are given as to freight rates to the Pacific, and instructions as to how to make i consignments. 1 The car of supplies from Portland and vi cinity for the sufferers on the Ohio river reached Fargo at 3 p. m. yesterday, and left there at 4 p.m. It is expected to reach St. Paul this afternoon. • Mr. Graham, superintendent of the Dakota , and Minnesota division of the Northern Pa cific road, and J. W. Smith, assistant super \ intendent of the Idaho division of the same ' road, are in St. Paul. 1 One hundred snd fifty emigrants went out on the Northern pacific road last night. The company had to put on three extra sleepers. 1 All the emigrants are for points north of ' Washington. This road has also ordered 1 eight more new sleepers in addition to the thirteen already secured. t Mr. Boydcn, the general northwestern f freight agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee & • St. Paul road, was telegraphed to go down to t Chicago to attend the meeting that is being J held there to prevent the breaking up of the 1 Northwestern association, and left yesterday 1 noon. The Northern Pacific road is doing an im mense passenger business at the present > time. Tuesday night that road took out 562 people, mostly for points on the western end _ of the road. To points in Minnesota, 133 ; _ Dakota, 97; Montana, 45; Portland, 48; other [ points in Oregon, 2; Puget Sound, 54; other points in Washington Territory 183. An agency has been estabished at Timber ! Line, Montana, on the Montana division 1,044 miles west of St. Paul, on the Northern Pacific road, and D. H. Dirr, formerly agent ' at Chestnut, has been transferred to that r point. The agency at Chestnut has been " discontinued. Shipments from eastern points to Timber Line will take Bozeman rates. - Mr. J. W. Midgley, commissioner of the 3 Southwestern Railway association, has re - turned from the east, where he went a few y days ago to attend a meeting of the general [1 managers of the East Tennessee, Virginia & •- Georgia, and Chest-peak & Ohio railroads, c who were arranging rates between eastern r points and the southwest. Mr. Midgley's | object waa to prevent thy. c roads from mak ing discriminating rates against points com petitive with the Southwestern Railway asso ciation lines. Mr Midgley says he has ac complished his object. Arrangements are now being perfected which will terminate the troubles between the Western Trunk-Line association and the Chicago, Burlington «fc Qui ncy railroad regarding the use of the trade-mark, '"Cali fornia Fast Freight Line." The intention is that both parties shall drop the trade-mark, "California Fast Freight Line," and that in stead the cars of the Western Trunk-Line association roads shall be marked "Western Trunk-Line Association Line," and the Bur lington cars, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Line." BRIEFS OF NEWS. The number of hogs packed in the seven cities of Chicago, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Kan sas City, Indianapolis, Milwaukee and Louisvifle is 3,567,455, against 4,450,940 last year, and the hogs were, on an average 18.37 pounds lighter than the previous year. The citizens of Pocahontas, Va., have taken measures for the relief those who lost their bread winners by the great mine acci dent, and will provide labor for those able to work. On account of the rise in freights, the Pennsylvania tt Ohio tenderers, for half a million tons of coal for the Grand Trunk to be delivered in Canada, will be obliged to withdraw their tenders. A Buffalo firm was given a contract yesterday for 100,000 tons. A syndicate of Philadelphians, four years ago put _!255,000 in a mine in Colorado. Yesterday it was sold at auction for $300. A rather poor speculation. At St. James hotel to-night, there is to be a meeting of ex-confederate soldiers, in New York city, to meet a committee from the G. A. R., in the interests of the home for dis abled confederate soldiers at Richmond, Va. The annual conference of the M. E. church, in Philadelphia, approve of the study adopted in many of the states of the influ ence of alcohol on the human system. At Shaner, Pa., yesterday afternoon, the coal mine of B. F. Rafferty & Co. caught fire from an air shaft furnace, and at a late hour last night was not subdued. The fire is hard to control, on account of suffocation by the smoke. There is a general rising among the tribes between Khartoom aud Upper Egypt, and a great revolt Is expected. Digma's f jrces have been considerably in creased of late, and only very few are coming in to surrender to the British. Gordon is still considered to be safe at Khartoum, as steamers still sail to that point. The _Vra» urges the liberals to be ready at a moment's notice, in vijw ofthe possible dis solution of parliament. It declares the pres ent Tory tactics as disreputable. Caldwill, an attorney of Council Bluffs, was last night held up by a cattle dealer named Healey, and made to sign a check for $800, which Healey, at the muzzle of a cocked revolver forcedhlm to do and claims Caldwill wrongedhiin ou of. Payment of the check was stopped, and warrants are out for the arrestof Healey. MeFadden, the confederate of Tiller in the express robbery, was put in jail last night with Tiller. Soon after being pnt in he took a glass vial he had aud stamped it into small bits and ate it with his supper. An hour afterwards Tiller told one of the jail guards, who summoned the jail physician, who gave MeFadden a powerful emetic, but the food was too much digested to get any of the glass out. The doctor expects in a day or > two inflammation will set in and death ensue, George D. Roberts, representing the Postal Telegraph company, appeared before the sub-committee of the senate committee on postoffices and post toads to-day, and sub mitted a proposition in the form of a bill, di recting the postmaster general to enter into a contract with the Postal Telegraph com pany. Adjutant General Drum has received a dispatch announcing the death of Lieut. Col. Godfrey Weitzel, of the engineer corps. At Burtonville, Ind., a young man named Dane, a teacher, became enamored of Ada Swift, a thirteen year old girl, and her father objecting to his attentions, on account of her age, they both took a dose of laudanum, but taking too much, it did not have the desired effect. Being arrested by the girl's father for the attempted sucide of the daughter, Dane shot himsel, dying in a short time. Mustard Which Killed a Dog. A New York paper says: A number of mustard manufacturers appeared before the Board of Health yesterday on a summons for their explanation of an alleged process of ad ulteration said to be practised by them. Dr. Cyrus Edson reported that flour and vinegar colored with a yellow dye-stuff were largely -used to increase the bulk of the mustard. He had tried the suspected mustard on a dog with fatal results to the dog. The manufac turers who confronted the board yesterday held that this was a coincidence. The dog would have died anyway. The matter will be further investigated. He Struck. fPeople"s Papcr.J "What are you doing now?" asked a friend of a seedy-looking individual who sat on the curb-stone and seemed somewhat un der the weather. "I ain't doing nothing," "I thought yoa were working for old Bruiser?" "Well. I was. But I went to the old skin flint this morning and told him he was cheating me out of my dues, and if he didn' raise my wages I would strike." "And he didn't raise your wagesl" "No." "So you struck?" "Yes, I struck the floor." It Will Come Sack lilgger Than lAfe. Cincinnati News Journal. H Mr. Randall's idea of putting the tariff issue out of politics is attempted, something may be put out of politics, but it will not be the tariff issue. That is in to stay, and the more it is put out the more it wiil come back, and the bigger it will always be when it comes back. Willie, Hoiv We Miss Thee. When a Minnesota citizen has arranged his tornado-insurance, built his cyclone-cel lar, and said his blizard catechism, he sits down and wonders what has become of Willie Windom in this Presidential year, Spring JDvercoats! You had better think about your UMgjjjijMiii -■——»—■* Spring Overcoat now. you wiil need B§nOF^*^S§£ r\ sr*. i one very soon and it is much bettor ■SA^PSillfM* *\\ S^ * purchase one a litle while before l^^^^olwMi^^'Ts&i^. 8 you actually do need it than to wait |-B^]^(lw^p^^^^T>| m until an assortment is broken. If EgT77ri_T_l &&(r A //V4H&J you will come now we can show you 'flry Yl. * xillP*s^%l -^\ llmew he largest, handsomest, and most jSpS^W MTV^S**/^^*! 1 \tjvii complete stock of Spring Overcoats BWwr Tw/^T^^^m ; evershowninSt. Paul. Remember, %&^* *K'Wz^^-^^j\ rvt^-A we g'larantee the material, trim gSß , # vjV '''^Z-^a / IK"*'- mings and make up to be fully equal *I ,iilt\"^--<-^ d / I \\!!^- to "made to order goods," while ■^PMKrv-"r. 1/ I jrS- the prices are one-half lower. The |^^jJj4=== s:::VL T Vr--=:::- prices are $7, $9, $10. $12, $14, $15, J^AvTC&^-^Vu J 516' $18« *19» *20> *22, $24' *25»S2S- «=^^f111V^5__E________3L lw^- If you cannot come yourself, send "~" ||A^^^^r^^a_fi^^^^ r us your size and price you wish to "^^r 1-^—^j pay and we will forward ene on ap- BOSTON o^PriceBTBINB HOUSE j Cor. Third ard Robert Streets. St PauL NO. 80. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. MEMOS' PIANOS Patent Cylinder Top, Bessemer Steel Action Frame, Bed-Wood Bridges, "Milton Shield" Cat*. The most unique and beautiful instrument* ever seen in St. Paul. 148 & 150 East Third St. AMUSEMENTS. GRAND OPERA HOUSE, L. N. SCOTT, Manaosh. 3 Hits ana Satorflay Matinee Commencing Thursday, March 20th! THE MONARCHS OP FUN, Mffi MD FAT In their New Musical Comedy by Wm. Carlotou, Esq., author of "Fritz in Ireland," etc., the fuuuiest ever written, entitled IBM ABISTOCRACY. Hngh Fay as Michael Muldoon. Billy Barry as Michael Mulcuhy, Seats now on Mile. Seats $1, 75c, and He. Standing room 75c and 50c. OLYMPIC THEATER! TQ-IsriQHT, THE GREAT Arlington <fc Field's COMBINATION. Popular Priceß—2sc, 50c and 75c. Reserved seats on sale at Merchants hotel news stand. specia£7~notioe. Every LADY accompanied by a gentleman AD* MITTED-FREE THIS EVENINO. GRAND OPERA HQUSE. 3 Nights and Matlie^, commencing, Monday, March IM. THE FAMOUS Madison Square Theater Co., In the greatest dramatic success of America, hav ing been presented consecutively in the United States over 3,000 times. With a specially great cast: II IWfll ! ANNIE RUSSELL. I UIQITVI II MM. iMks.E.L. DAVENPORT KlliliEi HAZFIi-- SSSSW KIUKE lII7LI Iew.COTLDO.K, L'IDLT nalMl ** ■*■ OKAIIAMB. IVihMi iiiwfi DB WOLF ■-"■'-, ■-'*'*- rini'ii lUpi&JS&r*' KIKKK And others, forming one of the strongest compa nies traveling. A beautiful domestic love story. Alternate tears and langhter. Elegant embOMOd Souvenir Tiles presented to all ladies attending on Tuesday night. Sale of seats commences Saturduy, 9 a. m. Reserved seats $1.00 and 75c. PROPOSALS" FOE MOVING SCHOOLS. Sealed proposals will be received up to Satur day, March add, at 0 p. m., for Moving the Rice and Neill School Buildings. Bids to be addressed to the Hon. William Ber landi, Chairman of Committee on Ileal Estate, corner Fourth and Wacouta streets. Bidders can call upon .Mr. Berlundi and get all information desired. The committee reserves the right to reject any and all bids. By order of the Board of Education. J. G. DONNELLY, 79-82 Secretary. 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