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Patrons and friends are cordially invited to visit and avail themselves of the facilities of our Eastern Ofiico while In New York. TODAY'S WEATHER. Washington, Jan. For North Dakota: Generally fair; northwest winds. For South Dakota: Clearing; colder; northwest winds. For Wisconsin: Snow; colder; northwest winds. For Minnesota: Clearing; colder east; northwest winds. • For lowa, Nebraska and Missouri: Snow flurries; colder; north west winds. For Montana:' Fair; variable winds. general observations. United Status Department of Agricult rr.K. Weather Bureau, Washington, Jan. 5, 6:4? p. m. Local Time, 8 p. m. 75th Merid ian Observations taken at the same moment of time at all stations. ' ~ = _£i no - — 3?! hi? Place of S 3S | Place of o" 93 Observation. 3 2.|S C Observation. 5 £ S 3 " £3*3! IS 3*3 S' ; . ' -' 3 . 5 r* : n r* 1 • '7• • 7 St. Paul 29.82 IS Miles City... !30i33 16 Duluth 29.76 1C Helena. J3142 14 LaCrosse...|-U7O 22 Ft. 5u11y....! .Huron. Minnedbsa. ':i».~'"t — i Moorhead... 30.04 — 2 Calgary. 130.30 6 St. Vincent.. 13108— 6 Winnipeg. .30.10—10 Bismarck.... 130.24 : 2 Q'ApDe11e...!30.46 10 Ft. Buford..| | . llMeoVe Hat..|30.41i 2 — Below zero. For St. Paul, Minneapolis and vicinity — forecast to p. m. Thursday: Clearing to fair Wednesday, continued tair Thursday; colder •westerly winds Wednesday, continued colder Thursday. P. F. Lyons, Local Forecast Oilicial. — — AX APPRECIATED COMPLI MENT. The Globe returns sincere thanks for the handsome compliment paid it last evening by the council. Its selection by • unanimous vote as the official organ of the city of St. Paul is in the nature of a landmark in the municipal history of our metropolis. To the Republican, rs well as Democratic members of tha council, credit is due for their candid consideration of the logic of events which has placed the Globh in the ac credited position of the leading Demo cratic journal of the Northwest. In the future, as in the past, no effort will be neglected to retain the good opinion of the public concerning the Globe, and to sustain its present reputation as a fair-minded, consistent representative of Democratic principles, and, above all, a newspaper in the most liberal •ense of the word. THE 3IICHIGAN PLAX. In the discussion of the Michigan plan of choosing electors, as the district system is coming to be known, it is quite generally conceded that there should be uniformity in this matter in the states. Otherwise the accidents of popular elections would afford partisans opportunities for unfair advantages. For instance, had the Democratic ma jority in the last Ohio legislature adopted the district plan, and had it re mained in operation during the coining presidential election, the Democrats might have obtained fourteen or fifteen of the twenty-one district electors, while the Republicans may have-20,000 major ity in the popular vote. It is not as- Burned that the Democrats had any in tention of pursuing this course if it had been practicable, Out it affords an illus tration of what is possible under the present optional provisions of the con stitution. Theßepublicans.recallingthe desperate expedients of their own party in several instances to secure needed electoral votes, profess to be apprehen sive that the Democratic majority in the New York legislature will exercise the power in its hands to choose ihe presidential electors. That would be following numerous early precedents, but would, under the present circum stances, be indefensible. The need of uniformity as the rule is hardly contro verted, but there is difference or opinion as to the best method. The recommen dation of the president that the consti tution be amended so as to require elec tion by general ticket docs not meet much favor. No action is likely to be had upon it in congress. The Michigan plan comes nearer the need of the situa tion, but ii not insisted upon as the per fect method. It finds some suggestion in the scheme adopted by the Republic an national convention in IS-O, after a long and fierce contest, for the election of delegates to the nominating conven tion. It has been followed since as the settled policy of the party. If the prin ciple is good in the one case, why not in the other? But the Michigan Demo crats have clone the country good service in raising the question in a way to elicit general attention, and lead to the adop tion of some method more equitable than the present. There is very little in the charge that the Democrats in Michigan have taken an unwarranted advantage of the Republicans. They had a fair prospect of a sain carryine the state and securing the entire electoral vote. They simply made an equal division, as they believed, tfome who denounce their action nre not aware that the district system has ever been in use. A Repub lican congressman from Michigan even went so far as to pronounce it unconsti tutional in spirit. As late as 1824 it was in use in Maine, Massa chusetts, Kentucky and Tennes see. In 1828 New York chose one elector in each district, and these chose two at large. The same year Maryland and Tennessee chose all of their electors in this way. It was Drob abiy abandoned to secure uniformity. Yet it is palpably a more equitable and unobjectionable method than that now in use. Could there be non-partisan and fair apportionments, it would leave little to be desired. It would free the elections in the large contested states mainly from the temptation to use the Dudley "blocks of five" methods, or concentrate boodle arguments, as only one district could be affected by any effort. The subject may become promi nent in congress this session. A COMPROMISE. Tlie management of the Columbian exposition lias its hands full in trying to please all classes of people and at tlie same time obtain revenue from all sources possible. The Sunday opening is the unsolved conundrum. More re ivntly the temperance reformers have been coing into spasms over the report that the local directory would consent to the sale of beer and liquors on the ground in view of the largo sums to be realized from the concession. Petitions are iv circulation asKing for the recall of this action. The objections alleeed are that it will promote social drink ing aud set a pernicious exam ple to foreign visitors. Whether any thing will be gained to the cause of temperance by having all the facill ties for internal irrigration ou the out side of the grounds or not,. is a question for practical consideration. It is cer tain that the privileges involve a very material sum to the management. At all the great fairs abroad this sort of in dulgence h;is been allowed on the grounds, so that the foreign visitors will hardly be shocked. It is not re membered that the practice has been different at any of the general exposi tions in this country. Certainly not at the centennial, the New Orleans expo sitiou or the annual fair at St. Louis. Perhaps a coin promise can be had by attaching to the liquor stands a Keeley department for tho injection of the gold cure into all the topers. It would be a novelty. THE PUBLIC WILL APPROVE. The plowing embers of a Democracy united were fanned into a burning blaze of enthusiasm by the action of the coun cil last evening. Every move and mo tion was with one accord, and not a dis sentine voice was heard in the ranks. The Globe can but bow with thanks to such heartfelt aud unanimous recogni tion of its services to the party En the past, as it is an indorsement of what it will do in the future. As unanimous and solidified as was the action last evening, so will the party weld toeether the bonds of unanimity that will carry to ultimate success the holding of the next nominating convention in our home city. The election of E. C. Stakkey as building inspector, while not unanimous, proved a wise selection, as not a more capable nor efficient official could have been se lected. Honesty and integrity have been his virtues; faithfulness his duty and the welfare of the community his aim. The choice of the people os shown by their representatives in council could not have folded the mantle of office on two more worthy shoulders than those of Joseph Mixka and K. E. Hare, both of the Sixth ward. The first has the record behind him of being one of the most prudent aldermen the city has known; faithful, true, without ambi tion for himself and only the benefit of the city at heart. The latter,by his silent devotion to the interests of his own ward and the city at large, has shown that he can rise above personality, and will serve to secure the ends of public welfare. PRACTICE VERSUS THEORY. The Globe sincerely trusts that the attention of President Hahkisox is not so engrossed in watching the Blaixe boom, as it swe?ps in majestic strength over the prairies of the West, or in look ing at the elegant ruction between the Iceberg and the Fire Alarm going so merrily on in Columbus, that the little incident of Mr. Carter's bill, which was the first one introduced into the lower house of the Ohio Legislature, will escape his notice. It will not only fur nish him with reflective food, but it will afford him an opportunity to relieve himself from any suspicion that that he is desirous of baring the other fellows prevented from performing improper and mischievous tricks in matters po litical which, if played by the fellows on his side of the game, become highly virtuous and only praise worthy actions. Possibly, in the some what variegated poetical career which he has run, he*has observed the prone nessof the politicians— of his party only, thank goodness— to indulge in the ex pression of the most beautiful and ex alted protestations of desire to aid all measures which will restrain . with equal and impartial hand the diversion of power to unfair advantage by all parties, and the unanimity with which they see that theso sentiments never crystallize in legislation. After all, he may himself be only one of those an cient augurs reincarnated who pre served to the rest of mankind the most solemn and austere of faces, but, when meeting each other, slyly winked and thrust their tongues into their cheeks, in token of their mutual recognition of the elegant manner in which they were fooling all their fellow creatures save only themselves. If, however, this is a wrong estimate of the president, and lie realiy, sincerely holds that virtuous abhorrence of the gerrymander which he expressed in his latest communication to congress, the perusal of the Columbus special narrat ing the virtues of Mr. Carter's bill must recall to his mind the lines of Burns, and he must apply them, mutatis mutandis, to himself: "0 gentle dames, it pars me greet, To ihink how monie counsels sweet. How niouie lengthened, sage advises. The husband frae the wife despises." Scant indeed is the heed these Ohio Republican legislators give to the "lengthened, sage advises" of their president as to the heinousness of the gerrymander, liow it must pain the gentle and pure heart of the president as he reads how Mt.Cabteb'B little bill will so redistrict the state as, so reads the special, "incidentally to give the Democrats six and the Republicans fif teen of the congressional districts, and. if there were a turn-out like that of last fall, the Democrats would have to hustle to get tour." But what will he do about it? Will he thrust his tongue into his cheek when he meets the other Repub lican doctors of political morality and tip them the wink, or will he go into his closet and prepare a special message to congress pointing the moral of his mes sage with as sharp a reference to this proposed Republican gerrymander as he did to the Michigan and others per petrated by the Democrats? In other words, will he. show himself an honest man, or only another arrant demagogue, quick to denounce a wrong in others and defend it in himself? D ii. Lyman Abbott suggests that a man "may keep every one of the Ten Commandments and yet not be admitted to any decent society in New York." If the reference was to the 400, there need be no surprise. Some parts of the Dec alogue are not adapted to modem so ciety. These is no truer and more judicious tariff reformer in congress than Wil sox, of West Virginia, and it is to be regretted that he is not nearer the head of the committee that has the tariff in charge. He is the fourth on it. Gov. Hill is out of the executive chair at Albany, but the Republicans are not quite happy. They learn that he still retains a house there, and will happen around occasionally. THE PAINT PAUL DAILY GLOBE: WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 6, 1892. SUNRISE SIGNALS. No matter which of the two win in the Ohio senatorial coutost.ho is bound to be a J. * » Says the Chicago Inter Ocean: "People that did not liKe 'Czar Heed 1 are • almost as much displeased with Czar Crisp." As Speak er Crisp has been prostrated with illness almost from the hour of his election till the present, and in view of the fact that he has not yet found an opportunity to raise his navel or enforce a ruling, tho attempted wit ticism of the I. O. Is ot the most lugubrious character. * * Miss Yon Gimp— l wouldn't nmrry the best man living. De Perkins-No— ah— er— perhaps not, but — er— that is really no obstacle to your mar riage with me. The two cars of the Republican party in Oiiio are not flopping together. Who said "dark horse" in the senatorial race?— Joseph Fire Alarm Blue Blazes Foraker. » • If Editor Joseph Medill really did Inter view Bandit Garza in California, perhaps that fact partially accounts for the present frenzied condition of Bandit Garza. * » SBffifflß ■♦ The attention of Postmaster General Sup pressor Wanamaker is directed to the fact that Mrs. Langtrv and Sarah Bernhardt are writing their autobiographies. The new secretary of Chicago's mayor, Washburne. is six feet eight inches tall. This fact calls for a special ordinance against sec retaries over ten stories iv height. Mark Twain was born in a log cabin, and recent literary offerings of his suggest the thought that Mark is getting to be quite a backlog himself. Judged by late editorial utterauces, Undo Charles A. Dana goes down to the Sun office every morning at 10 o'clock to make enemies. TVard McAllister says that people In soci ety do not read books. But we give fair no tice to Mr. McAllister that he must not de pend ou pe»ple outside of society to' read his book. Those precocious journals that are now apologizing to the United Str.tes supreme court for having editorialized upon a de cision which hadn't decided, can say the same thiiig over again upou the adjudication of the Boyd-Thayer case. The California markets are now plentifully stocked with strawberries. This, however, is not mentioned iv the way of an induce ment to some one to go to San Francisco as an accredited representative of tho St. Paul Press club. If. as reported in the dispatches, Chili has really apologized to ths United States, ail trouble should end at once. Chili, by the way, is a country able to apologize for the murder of all the sailors Uncle Sam can send on to Valparaiso. * • Senator Kyle has introduced a bill for the erection of a public building at Pierre. S. D. Senator Kyle has a warm spot in one corner of his heart for Pierre ; that is where lie got his boost William Dean Uowells receives a salary of §17,000 a year. Uowells could hardly do bet ter were he a practical politician standing iv with Ben Harrison against Jim Blame. The esteemed Chicago Tribune says: "Bishop W. Perkins is a sort cf all-around man."' He was, certainly, all around Gov. Humphrey till ttio latter gave in from excess of brain fas. Congressman Cram, of Texas, says that Garza, the Mexican revolutionist, has been in countless private brawls, and is lucky to be alive. Certainly he appears to be a great luckier thau is Mexico. Mr. Per-Per-Per-Perkins, Mr. P-P-P-Pef- Peffer; Mr. P-P-P Per-Perfer, Mr. Peck-Per- Peckins; Peff-Perk,make yourselves sociable. La grippe covers a multitude of drunks. I am still in the iridescent dream business. — John J. Ingolls. * * The trouble with the New York Central railroad appears to be too much Post-Pran dial Depew and not enough block signal. "Can I).ive Hill steal the United States sen ate?" Not while Perkins is on guard. The Democratic party having captured Xew York state, together with its political appurtenances and hereditaments, all eyes are now turned toward the annual olection of the St. Paul Press club. THE HUSTLER. [Written for the Globe.] He walks the street a friend to greet With lively tread, and scheme in head. The Hustler. His end iv life. In worldly strife. 1)| lv storm or fair, is just — "get there" — The Hustler. For thirst and creed, for what wo need, And shining gold, his love is bold — The Hustler. He sees a fact, is quick to act. And sets afloat his venture boat— The Hustler. In his bright deals he really feels That houest plot, a random shot — The Hustler. He scours the town and hunts them down Whose waats he'll fill with worthy skill— The Hustler. A bus" ness man does all he can To briug iv C;ish with stirring dash— The Hustler. The lightning speed of dashing steed ; A courteous smile with doctor's wile — The Hustler. The lawyer bland, with cunning's hand, Manes show and blow for all to know — The Hustler. ne preaches bold of funds they hold; A new church built In spite of tilt — The Hustler. His faults, 'tis true, are not too few; Yet virtues known are all his own— The Hustler. Say what you will, the hustling skill Of his caress counts him success — The Hustler. —Frank Stowe. ANDREW CARNEGIE. Mr. Carnegie, the great ironmaster apostle of protection for the sake of the dear workingmen, puts all the work men in his establishment on a new and lower scale of wages today as a New Year's greeting.— Providence Telegram. It is pleasantly announced from Penn sylvania that Andrew Carnegie will swear off paying his mill hands the waees they have hitherto received, and will enter their salaries on the new leaf of his ledger at 10 per cent reduction.— Chicago Times. Mr. Carnegie, the Pennsylvania iron king, has cut the wages of his employes to the lowest scale yet reached, and Mr. Carnegie's business is the one of all that has been lifted into a position to command the world, in its line, by trib ute from the American people. — Toledo Bee. Andrew Carnegie remembered all his employes on New Year's day with a liberal reduction of wages. This will prevent them squandering so much money on frivolities and allow of more time for reflection. Andrew will also obtain a place in their hearts and in those of their families.— St. Paul Pio neer Press. Three thousand steel and iron work ers employed by Andrew Carnegie at his works at Homestead. Pa., have re ceived notice that for three months suc ceeding Jan. 1, 1892, they will be re quired to work for lower wages than has been paid them since the mills were built eleven years ago. It is a matter of a great deal of regret, as well as sur prise, that in these days of large gov ernment contracts, with Mr. Carnegie getting his share of them, he should be obliged to reduce the wasres of his work ingnien. Notwithstanding these pinch ing times, it is understood that Mr. Car negie is still doing quite well in his business.— New York Advertiser. TALKS WITH TRANSIENTS. Ex-Sonator D. M. Sabin camo over from Stillwater yesterday, and spent a good part of the day in tho Merchants' lobby chuttiug with friends. Senator Sabin has just returned from a trip to Milwaukee and Chicago, and as a rosult of his observations iv those cities he states tnat ho believes that St. Paul will secure tho national Democratic convention. Iv Milwaukee thero is plenty ofconiidouce In the home candidate, but the place mo.it feared by the Cream City in tho contest soon to be fought at Washington is not New York, our Chicago, uor St. Louis.but St. Paul. Thi», srenntor Sabiu argues, augurs much good to St. l'aul. lv Chicago a most friendly feeling toward St. Paul Is found, and aloug with thin an impression that the Saintly City will prove an easy winner. '•For these reasons," said the Stillwator statesman, "1 believe SU l'aul is bound co win." C. D. Baker, the well-knowu Republican qf Fergus Falls, spent yesterday in the looby- of the Merchants'. He has just returned from a two months' trip through Otter Tail, Nor man. Polk and Marshall counties, looking after his collections. In answer to a qaea tion, he declared that he was out of politics, but said : "I will say. as I stated here last spring, that if Blame is nominated for president, aud some man like Knute Nelsou for governor, Minnesota will purely go Republican next fall. I thiuk that thi leaders of the Alliance movement are still ou decs aud using every eifort to make it a success, but a large part of the rank and rile of the Alliance are not as enthusiastic as they were in 1890, and it is my opinion that when the votes are counted next fall there will be good many more Re publican and Democratic votes and fewer Alliance votes. In many places I have found that local issues have split the Alliance party. In my opinion the result of the next election in this state will depend largely upon the nominations made by the several parties." H. W. Stone, of Beusou, who is spending a few days in the city looking after business matters, is one of thR be3t known Republi can leaders in the western part of tho state. Although he has never held public office, he has for some time been at the froutinthe party councils, and in 1893 ran for repre sentative in the district composed of Lac Qui Parle, Swift and Chippewa counties. Ho was defeated by the heavy Alliance votes in those counties, although he ran ahead of his ticket. The vote iv that district stood as fol lows : O. M. Larson, Alliance 3,943 N. A. Wills, Alliance 3,585 J. McGuire, Alliance SSu2 J. M. Severeus. Republican 1,993 11. \V. stone. Republican 2,188 Mr. Larsou was ou both tho Republican ana Alliance tickets, but seems to have re ceived only a small part of the Republican vote. Mr. Stone's lead of 200 was large when the fact is taken into consideration that it was an election iv which there was great public excitement and nothing but the straight ticket was voted. Mr. Stone is cash ier of the Swift Couuty bauk, ot which Hon. A. N. Johuson is president. The latter has been mentioned as a likely candidate for the Republican cougressioaal nomination in the Seventh district this year, but Mr. Stone does not think that Mr. Johnsou would accept the honor. "Mr. Johnson is not a candidate,' said Mr. Stone, "and I don't think he will be. Ho has never taken very much interest in politics as far as office-gettius goes. I have usually done the political part of the business, but I am tired and propose hereafter to keep out and attend to my business. Nearly all of my business partners have been members of the legislature at soma time, but I have not." Mr. Stone denied the report that he was in the cities as a dslejrate to the Alliance con vention, but admitted that there were a uum ber of go >d Alliance man aroaud to whom b.3 had been talking. Among those h3 named Judge S. L. Campbell, Hou. John K. Howard, Col. Edwards, Col. Brusli and others. B. Ashley Mears, president of the Bank of North DiiKotu at Far,jo, passed through St. Paul yesterday ou his way home from the Bast. Mr. Mears is interested in a number of bauks located In various parts of Morth Da kola, une of these at Miuot was reported in difficulties a few days ago, and the branch at Davil's Lake was fallen back upon. Mr. Siears explained the matter yesterday, saying that the .Miuot bank bad simply run short of funds owing to a large withdrawal by the county. Tbe banks in which Mr. Mears is interested are all in good shape, he declares, aud have large surpluses. Ex-Congressman S. G. Comstock, of Moor head, dropped into St. Paul yesterday, uot to attend the Alliance convention, however. Mr. CorustocK had evidently noi, taken the trouble to note the u umber of delegates in the Ailiauce gathering at Minneapolis, for he declared that the residents of the Hed river valley were all satisfied with the McKinley tariff act. "The people who opposad the tariff bill a year ajjo." he said, "now sea their mistake, and there is nobody in tha Seventh district opposed to it. The workings of tb.3 Mc- Kiuley bill prove that it Is v beneficial meas ure. It is a great success, and the voters of the country will bo decide iv the election next year." ~ J — Mr. Beifeld, of Chicago, is at the Ryan. Mr. Beifeld owns a great deal of the best flat property in St. Paul, and has had interests Jicre for a quarter of a century. -I- Georgo Burbanb, of Fergus Falls, is at the Merchants'. Mr. Burbauk is one of the lead ing Republican workers of Otter Tail county, aud has been engaged in the survey of the Red Lake reservation for the past year and a hnlf. R. L. McCormick aud wife, of Helena, are Ryan guests. i\ Musser. the Muscatine, 10., lumberman, is in the city. W. H. Laird, of the Laird & Norton Lum ber company, of Wiuoua, spent yesterday in the city. WOMAN'S BEAUTY. None are yet prepared to look upon as a misfortune. None are pre pared to suspect the virtue of beautiful women. But the majority believe they are no better and no worse than their sisters.— New York Reporter. Bishop Potter is wasting good gospel when he undertakes to prove that beauty is a thing not to be cultivated by the fair sex. We hold and we believe the vast majority of our readers of both sexes will agree with us, that it is every woman's duty to be pretty and if she can't be pretty to be as pretty as she can.— Nashville American. As the beauty and grace of woman hood have been the standard of all in tellectual development and material ad vancement in bringing to perfection all to which human handiwork can give the form of beauty, so the higher life of perception beyond form, the ability to attain the beauty above form, has come from heaven— from the infinity in which the earth is but an atom. — St. Louis lie public. The World thinks that Dr. Potter is altogether wrong in these views. Ob servation certainly does not suggest that the. most beautiful women are the most sinful ones or that un comeliness of form and feature is a safe guard against the degeneration of char acter. The Esquimaux and the Hotten tots are not morally tne superior? of our New York women, though they are cer tainly less beautiful.— New York World. Texas With Us. Alvarado (Tex.) Bulletin. St. Paul, Minn., wants the national Democratic convention and the Bulletin would be glad to see her get it. She entertained the National Editorial asso ciation last summer, and everyone who was so fortunate to be her guest can testify to her splendid hospitality, as well as the cleanliness of her streets, the salubrity of her climate and her capacity to handle even an overgrown political convention. The man who said, "See Venice and aie," had never seen St. Paul. Retaliation Proclamation. Washington, Jan. s.— The president is now engaged in the preparation of a proclamation of retaliation against those countries which have refused to enter into reciprocal trade relations with this country, and will probably have it ready for issue before the cud of the present week. CAPT. SCHLEY TALKS. The Baltimore's Commander Tells of the Murderous Assault. He Distrusts Chilians and Is Doubtful if They Will Apologize. Nothing- Known at Washing ton of Chili's Reported Backdown. Mexican Clericals Alleged to Be Furnishing 1 Funds for Garza. San Francisco, Jan. s.— Tho United States cruiser Baltimore arrived here at 9:80 this morning from Valparaiso, via Callao. Capt. Schley stated that his re port had been forwarded to Washington and he was not at liberty to make any statements concerning its contents, lie stated, however, that he could see no reason to modify his former telegraphic report, based on the investigation of the Valparaiso mob by the officers of the Baltimore. "My men," said he, "thirty-four in number, were attacked at almost the same moment in a half-dozeu different parts of a district of the city, a mile and a half wide, by mobs varying from 800 to 3,000 men. Two were killed, five were seriously stabbed, and eighteen more bruised and hurt. Every one of them was stabbed from behind, not one of thorn in front. It my sailors-had been armed they could have defended themselves, for when even two of them turned at bay the Chilians fled. If they had had knives, I believe each one could have chased a dozen Chilians. The wounded are all well now, but 1 can't permit them to be interviewed at present. The riot lasted about an hour and a half." Distrusts the Chilians. Capt. Sehley's attention was called to the report of the procurator fiscal of Valparaiso, which stated that all but two witnesses declared the police had done their full duty. "I do not know what my men testified," said the cap tain, "but I'm sure it was- nothing like that. After much ! trouble the Chilian authorities allowed Lieut. Henry McCrea to be present at the ex amination of the men, but they swore him to secrecy and he cannot make public what was said. They also maae the sailors sign two papers" written in Spanish, of. the contents of one of which lam ignorant. May-be the procurator makes his statement on the strength of something contained in these: "The Baltimore left Valparaiso Dec. 10 rather suddenly. Our cruise has not been a pleasant one. We were in Chil ian waters eight*months, and it was like lying out at sea, with no chance or invi tation to go ashore. The. feeling to ' wards us in Chili is not: cordial, to say the least. I think the statement in this morning's papers that Chili intends to goffer a full apology is very doubtful." ! Following is the list of men badly ''hurt. in the riot: "George Pautes, J. Anderson, J. Hamilton, J. H. Davidson and J. W. Talbott. All these are now {fully recovered, though at one time their lives were in danger. Charles W. Riggin was killed on "shore, . and Will iam Turubull died of his wounds shortly i afterwards. ':." il .■"■'. .- ■ — : " ■ n •-:■ CHILI may APOLOGIZE; •Bat Nothings-Definite Known at • j */--•-'>: Washington. • j New York, Jan. s.'— f correspond ent of. the 'Herald at Valparaiso tele graphs his paper that ne hears that the Chilian government has cabled orders to Minister Pedro Montt at Washing ton "to make a sincere 1 apology to the United States for the unfortunate and deplorable attack upon the Balti more sailors on Oct. 18 last. The apol ogy, he is told, is unqualified in its char acter. Other matters that are in dis pute between Chili and the United States are to; be speedily con sidered by the new adminis tration. The correspondent ',- also telegraphs that from semi-official sources be learns that the reason the Santiago police are kept in the viefnity of the American legation is, that the in tendente or the city is in daily receipt of letters containing threats to burn and sack the legation. The government, therefore, desires to have the police near at hand so as to prevent the exe cution of any such threats. Washington, Jan. s.— No verifica tion of ■ the rumor cabled from Val paraiso to the effect that Minister Mohtt had been ordered to . tender an apology from Chili to the United States on ac count of the Baltimore affair could be obtained here. Secretary Blame andSenor Montt. the Chilian minister, had a long conference at the former's residence today. It is rumored that Mr. Montt has received a copy of the report of the fiscal attorney on the Baltimore incident, and that he furnished a copy to Mr. Blame today, but this report cannot be verified. An other report is that he has received instructions from Santiago to make a full apology, but this also lacks confir m ation. All that is known about hia conference with Mr. Blame this morn ing is that it was of sufficient lengrth and importance to keep Mr. Blaiae away from the cabinet meeting. TESTING STEAMERS. Naval Inspectors Superintending the Tests. New York, Jan. s.— That the United States government is actively preparing for war was shown in the extraordinary trial trip of the steamship Venezuela, of the lied Line, under the su pervision of a naval board of inspection. This most remarkable trial, which was for the purpose of deterroin- Ine whether the ship came up to the service.requirements regarding speed, was begun Saturday afternoon and con cluded yesterday. The trial is said to have been perfectly successful, the vessel maintaining an average speed of over fourteen knots for four consecutive hours. The Venezeula is a new vessel lately constructed by the Cramps, and plies between this port arsd South American ports. It is un derstood that the Caracas of the same line, will be subjected to a similar trial on her return to this port from her Southern trip. GARZA'S BACKERS. Powerful Clerical Party Urging Him On. Lakedo, Tex. Jan. s.— Startling de velopments in regard to the Garza rev ution were learned last night. The papers found in the saddlebags of Pablo Munez, one of the captured revolution ists, throw a great deal of light on the situation. They prove conclusively that the clerical party is furnishing the money with which the campaign is being conducted. It has been a source of wonder where Garza secured the money which he has been spending freely. It is now ascertained that "Montez de Oca, bisl'.op of Monterey, is the finan cial agent of the clerical party in furnishing the sinews of war. The grievances of the clericals date back several years and arise from the inter ferences of the government with some of their functions. The Iturbide fam ily is also believed to be in the plot, and it is known that Prince Iturbide is now an avowed candidate for the presidency against Diaz. The real tocsin of war will soon be sounded. The clerical party is strong and rich and Diaz's persecutions of the priests makes them bitter. The Mexi can administration desires to suppress every mention of the revolution, and pretends to believe there is no trouble brewing, but their actions and prepar ations are at variance. The government realizes the inevitable, and is actively at work. As a result of the trouble even Mexican silver has fallen in price cou siderably. San Antonio, Tex.. Jan. s.— Capt. J. G. Bourke, attending federal court at Brownsville, wires that he has obtained valuable information with reference to persous identified with the Garza move ment from the prisoner. Garza left Los Angeles with 271 meu. He did not wait for all who were to come, and he was probably hurried by the proximity of the troops. Garza is said to have be come despondent of accomplishing much on Texas soil, and will probably gather his forces and go into Mexico. News of this character is now expected. DANCING BUCKS. The Indians say they will dance until the Messiah comes. Tiiece are prospects of a long dance before the untutored red man.— Baltimore World. The ghost dance is reported to bo spreading among the Indians on the reservations, but one or two bli/.zanls will effectually put a stop to it.—ln dianapolis News. The Indians have started another ghost dauce, and (ien. Miles cannot l.t ml those 10,000 men upon the ensan guined coast of Chili without danger of a fire in the rear.— Chicago Times. The Indians of Oklahoma are reported to have again got the Messiah craze and to be dancing the celebrated gnost dance. Do they want to join Balmaceda and Fonseca?— Rochester Post-Express. Once more the Messiah craze has broken out among the Indians and more chost dances are in prospect. They will not last. Control over the rations of a tribe is the best of Indian dancing mas ters.—New York Advertiser. Lo, the poor Indian, is doing his ghost dance again, but, as he hasn't much more land that is worth having, it may not be necessary to shoot him on ac count of his terpsichoreafc propensities this year.— Detroit Tribune. The craze is said to be spreading rapidly under the teaching of some of the chiefs that the coming Messiah is to expel the white men, bring back the buffalo and restore their •hunting grounds to the Indians.- Philadelphia Call. The news that the Indian Messiah craze has again broken out in the Chey enne and Arapahoe reservations should be promptly acted on by the govern ment and such scenes as witnessed at the last uprising prevented.— Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph. Old Crow is making an effort to in augurate the ghost dance among the Cheyenne Indians. While the dis patches don't so state, it is presumed that this vvouid-be dancing master is our old friend, Col. Old Crow, of Ken tucky.—Washington Post. The Cheyenues and Arapahoes have been seized with the Messiah craze and started thie dance in vigorous style. This is an indication that the supply of beef is not in proportion to the severity of the weather.— Binghamton Kepub lican. Left Hand, chief of the Arapahoes, and Whirlwlndand Old Crow, chiefs of the Cheyenues, are said to have collect ed 1.000 Indians who are dancing for dear life. They have been at it for sev eral days, and swear that they will uot stop until the Messiah comes. Evi dently Left Hand and the other man agers of the entertainment expect a long engagement.— New York Sun. WAIFS OF THE WITS. When a man is not very bright it seems a hardship to leave him to his own reflections.— Picayune. When a drunkard gets.lost his friends don't worry. They know he will sooii "turn up."— Columbus Post. You can't argue with a bigot without agreeing with him in thinking that you're a fool.— Elmira Gazette. The only woman a man has a right to dictate to is his beautiful aud attractive typewriter. — Dallas News. Actors and lovers have one trait in common. They often "make up" with each other.— Lowell Courier. "0 mamma! why does the preacher always say 'lastly' in the middle of his sermon?"— Gal veston News., Chicago's American win? academy has just graduated eighteen men with beer diplomas. We strive to please.— Chicago Post. Bartender— l speak seven different languages. What' 11 you have as a start er? Rounder— Well, you might give us a little hot Scotch. — Biughamton Leader. Uncle— What is your favorite dish. Karlchcn? Karlchen— dumplings; for they always make me so ill that i can't go to school the day after.—Auek doten Bibliothek. TALL. GIRLS Are in Fashion and the Demand Is Lively. Harper's Magazine. It is the fashion for girls to be tall. This is much more than saying that tall girls are the fashion. It means not only that the tall girl has come in, but that girls are tall, and are becoming tall, because it is the fashion, and because there is a demand for that sort of girl. There is no hint of stoutness; indeed, the willowy pattern is preferred; but neither is leanness suggested: the wom en of the period have got hold of the poet's idea, "tall and most divinely fair," and are living up to it.;. Perhaps this change in fashion is more noticeable in England and on the conti nent than in America, but that may bo because there is less room for change in America, our girls being always of an aspiring turn. Very marked the phenomenon is in Europe this year; on the street, at any concert or reception, the number of tall girls is so large as to occasion remark, especially among the young girls just coming into the conspicuousness of womanhood. The tendency of the new generation is towards unusual height and gracious slimness. ,_, The situation would be embarrassing to thousands of men whtrhav,e been too busy to think about growing upward, were it not for the fact that the tall girl, who must be looked up to, is almost in variably beningant, and bears her height with a sweet timidity that disarms fear. Besides, the tall girl has now come on in such force that confidence is infused into the growing army, and there is a sense of support in this survival of the tallest that is very encouraging to the you ng. - ;•_../ r • THE OLD HOUSE. . I passed tonight the old house standing lonely, : The windows closed, the rooms all dark and drear. ;.Y : , . ; The porch deserted, where, my love, together We sat In old sweet days with no one near. The autumn night wind bitterly was blowing, The old trees on the roof their branches trailed. The long grass In the yard was waving sadly. Tho tall white pillars in the moonlight paled. Ah, love, like that old house, my heart is V;' lonely, : Since those glad times it has been closed and cold. Sweet memories now long dead are buried -.--'."- in it. - Old thoughts, old longings I have never told. But here tonight, with this old house before ;• v.' \ me, \ There comes to ; me a fancy strange ' and -■:■•"% sweet; •'"■/• ■ '■-' ".:);!■■:. ... ■- ■ Suppose those darksome rooms once more were opened, - And light and life and love again might meet. How joyous would the old house ring with laughter, : ' \ • . . :- How gay the scene with youth and beauty . : bright; . And though outside the autumn wind is sigh ing. The hearts within are beating gay and light. So if to me you ever should return, lore, Then you would open my drear heart again. And with the light of ? your sweet presence - near me, . My life would smile, forgetting years of pain. UNCIVILIZED KANSAS. A Bloodthirsty Mob Kills Two Sheriffs From an Ambush. Judge Botkin Was Marked to Die Also, But Was Warned, The Murderous Outlaws at Present Besieging Him in His House. Gov. Humphrey Orders Out the Troops to Suppress the Savages. Ahkalox. Kan., Jan. s.— Another bloody chapter has been added to the criminal history of Southwestern Kan sns. The county seat war between Woodsdale and Ilughton has again re sulted in bloodshed. A plot to kill Judge Botkin, an opponent of one of the murdered leaders of the feud, was put into execution today, but failed partially. Judge Botkin was to hold court at Springfield today. There is a county seat war on between Sprimrheld and Arkalon. A mob composed of the old Stevens county faction were deter mined that Botkin should not hold court at Springfield. The sheriff and posse were on their way to escort the judge to his court when near the judge's house, they ran into an ambush. Sheriff Dunn and Sheriff-elect Hay Guyman were killed. One of the deu uties is missing. Judge Botkin has taken refuge in a house at Arkalon and his friends are holding the mob at bay. His friends are calling on all the able bodied law-abiding citizens throughout the country to rally to his support. Tiie Plot Betrayed. Three weeks ago Judge Botkin re ceived information that a mob composed of members of the citizens' alliance of Woodsdale and Springfield would eu deavor to assassinate him on his way to court at Springfield this morning. The information was furnished by a member of the conspiracy, who nave the names of all implicated in the plot. It was also stated that the judge would be fired upon at the head of a canyon, near Cul vert's place, one mile southeast of Springfield. Last night Judge Botkin, Sheriff Dunn and six deputy sheriffs held a meeting at the house of the judge, which is two miles due south of the head of the canyon. They decided to scout the country between the judge's house and the court house, and started from tiie house of the iudxe at 8:30 this morning. They came upon the mob, composed of about forty men with Winchester rifles, and a fiirlit en sued. It lasted until da} light. Sheriff Dunn was Literally Riddled with bullets. All the other officers es caped and went to Springfield, where they barricaded themselves in a private house. The mob pursued them to the town. County Attorney J. R. Bran chomp secured the body of Sheriff Dunu and brought it here. In addition to the members of the citizens' alliance who composed the mob, there were also half a dozen desperate characters from Grant county. All were under the leader ship of John Stoffle, recently coiivicted in judge Botkin's court of horsesteai ing. The instigators and principal mov ers in the conspiracy are Mrs. Margare- Wood, wife of the murdered Sam Wood. John It. Garrison, of Garden City: At K. Kileore, C. S. Kilgore, O. S. Aubry, of Woodsdale; B. J. Yalvorhees, C. L. Culvert and W. B. Orner, of Spring lield. Judge Botkin has had detectives in the camp of the Citizens' Alliance of Woodsdale and Springfield, the past three weeks, and has in its possession conclusive evidence. This afternoon Gov. Humphrey re ceived a telegram from Judge Botkin, dated Arkalon, urging the governor to send the adjutant general with troops to Arkalon on a special train asquickiy as possible. Troops Ordered Out. Topeka, Kan., Jan. s.— The following dispatch was received this afternoon by Adjt. Gen. Roberts: Independence, Kan., Jan. 5 —Col. A. N. Roberts, Adjutant General: Take a com pany of men and go to the scene of the trouble iv Stewart! county at once. If more force seems necessary as events develop, or der it to your aid. Mafee all arrangements necessary for transportation and sup plies. You will use the military to preserve peace and to protect life and prop erty where it is necessary to do so. I will leave for Topeka tonight. Communicate with me for further orders. Act judiciously but firmly. It seems to me that more than one company will be necessary. Lyman Hcmphret. Immediately upon receipt of this message the adjutant general wired to Col. Ricksecker to have Company A, of the First regiment, meet the regular Hock island train at Hutchinson tomor row at 7 o'clock. The adjutant general left tonight and will take personal charge of the military forces. jaTlie facts in regard to the conspiracy discovered by Judge Botkin go to show that if the attack on him from ambush proved unsuccessful the mob would go to the house or wherever lie was and murder him. It is thought an attempt of this kind will be made tonight. History of ttac Vend. Since July, 1888, there has been tur moil in Stevens county. The ' county seat contest between Woodsdale and Hughton culminated then in the mas sacre of Sheriff Cross and his deputies by Sam Robinson and his gang of about twenty-seven men from liughton. There was an abatement of the killing then until June 23 last, when James Brennan, of Richfield, Morton county, hot and killed .Sam Wood, of Woodsdale, the acknowledged leader of the Woodsdale faction. Breunan was arrested and after two attempts to give him a trial on the charge of murder he was taken back to the jail at Hutchison to await the third and last attempt to secure a jury this month. This new killing increases the num ber of men slaughtered in the counties of Southwestern Kansas to about twelve, not taking into account the famous Leoti Coronado county seat fight in Wichita county. The direct cause of the projected attack on Judge T. Botkid is the fact that ever since the feud began his sympathies have been with liughton, though his home is at Springfield, Steward -county, forty miles away. James BrennaD, who killed Sara Wood, was his counselor and friend and traveled about with him on his judicial journeys through the counties comprising the district. Rankin. Wants a Divorce. San Francisco, Jan. 5.— McK<:e Rankin, the well known actor, has be gun suit in this city for divorce from his wife on the ground of desertion. They were married in Boston in ISG9, and have two grown daughters. Of late.it is stated, Mrs. Ran kin has not resided with her husband. • - . _- - — -a»» " ; — - - Providence, R. 1., Jan. 5.— C01. Daniel It. Ballon, counsel for Dr. Graves in the Barnaby murder trial at Denver, arrived in this city at 7:25 this evening. He positively refused to talk about the trial, or the alleged confession of. Dr. Graves, and early in the evening retired. The Republicans in New York are kicking themselves because they per sisted in running a man for the state senate who wasdeclared by the attorney general to be ineligible. As it gave the needed man to the Democrats, they can enjoy the self-bootinp recreation on the other side. RANSOM Wish to say to those people who have said ' ' We will wait till after Christmas," that now it is after Xmas; and, further than that, it's Cold, and FUR Feel mighty comfortable and are likely to from this on tin til April. You can buy some very nice garments now CHEAP. We have never had a stock of G O O D QUALITY garments in all sizes to offer at this time in the season, but we had an unusually heavy stock and the weather icpset our calcu lations. So you are the gainers. We offer from noiv 071 a FUR MUFF FREE With every fur garment we sell (except our $150. 00 Seal Jackets) FOR CASH, That is, with every Seal garment a Seal Muff, and Astrakhan Muffs with As trakhan garments. Our prices arc way down, and, such a chance to <ret fine goods in furs was never of fered in this country. We give you a few prices as a guide to show y vu what we will do for you: SEAL JACKETS, $135 to $150, SEAL COATS, $175 to $223, SEAL SACQUES, $225 to $250, SEAL NEWMARKETS, $300 to $400. You know our goods are RIGHT and first-class, and you cant afford to buy else* where. MUFFS and BOAS in Marten, Bear, Coon, Lynx, etc. We iv ill give you a dis count of 20 per ce?it off from O7ir already low prices. Win ter ifi this c o7l ntry comes from now on, and THIS is the time you need furs, and our store is the place to find them.