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I I SPRING CHANGES <— 1 =a "Will begin now in all lines of busi ness and housekeeping:. Save time, money ami hustling* by a small ad in the GLOBE wants. - , ! The Globe is the Popular Medium VOL XIV. FEELS BETTER NQW. Haying- Unloaded Its Chilian Anxiety, the Government Smiles Once More. Not a Glimmer of Chance for War With the Little South ern Republic. All - Round Congratulations Over the Settlement of the Controversy. Preparations for the War Which Never Came Cost About $2,000,000. [Chilian Correspondence on Eisbth Page.] Washington; Jan. 28.— There was a decided feeling of relief manifested at the capitol today. It wasreaily not neces sary that senators and representatives should say, as all who were seen did, that the news that the controversy over the Chilian trouble had terminated peace fully anil with credit to the United States, was a source of gratification to them. That fact was evident to the eye in the manner of the men and the ease with which the business in each branch of congress dropped naturally into its usual routine. The conversation among members of the house of representa tives, when it turned to the subject which, for the past week, had been uppermost in their thoughts, related rot, as formerly, to the prospect of strife, but tj the way in which the people would view the message of the president Monday coming so shortly before the announcement of the con cession by Chili of all that the United States could ask. The Democrats were nearly of one mind as to this question, but the stories they told having more or less relevancy to the situation were more Interesting than the utterances designed for the public. The Republicans who **pr sssed opinions to be quoted gener ally thought that the action of the pres ident had brought about The Satisfactory Response received and commended his course. What was said with the knowledge that it might be published was generally in the same strain and expressive of the gratification felt at the outcome. The Bablegram from Santiago and the subse quent confirmation of it by the dispatch from Washington published yesterday morning had prepared public men In a great measure for the an nouncement contained in the presi dent's message today, but nevertheless It was apparent to the spectators In the galleries that the president's ex pressions of satisfaction with the pres ent condition of the manor and his statement that there is- now no need of a grant of special powers from con press was welcome intelligence to the senate and the house. The message was first received in the senate. After the presidential message and the cable gram from Mr. Egan had been read,- Senator Sherman expressed the senti ment of the senate when he said that all would join in congratulation upon the honorable settlement of the con troversy. Senators who were seen after the reading of the papers had no special comment to make other than that they regarded the controversy as practically settled and that they thought - the answer of Chili had removed the irritation between the two govern ments. They said that the answer was very straightforward and candid, and" that there was nothing more that the United (States could demand. It was regarded as a Complete ami T'lieqiiivoeal response. The belief in the senate here tofore has not been that the probabili ties of war were very great. Several Democratic senators criticised the action of the president in sending his message to congress before Chili's reply had been received. The statement in the president's message that no special powers from congress are needed is, of coarse, interpreted to mean that noth ing remains to be done for the present by congress, and is taken to indicate a probability of arbitration, and that Chili's offer to settle the matter in our own supreme court will not be availed of. In this event no action is needed by conzress with reference to determin ing the details of the method of settle ment of the matter of reparation or indemnity— the work of bringing the controversy through to a final adjust ment being one with which the diplo matic service is fully competent, under the law and the constitution, to deal. Senator Sherman, chair man of the foreign relations committee, said this afternoon that no further action on the subject will be taken by the committee for the present at least— if at all. He considered the trouble as virtually settled. Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts, also a member of the committee, said that he had never believed that there would be war, and that he aid not thinJt a great many persons thought so. The committee did not meet today, it being telt that there was no occasion for daily conference, as had been the case since the receipt of the president's message. Public men have been repeatedly interviewed on the controversy during the last week, and there have been so many rapid changes in the situation, making those interviews frequently out of date and Inappropriate a few hours later, that there was a natural disinclination today to discuss the affair at length or to do more than express gratification at the result. Uncle Sam AVas Ready. It was openly admitted at the navy department today, now that there is no longer any reason for concealment, that this government was fully prepared to enforce its demands against Chili in case they had not been secured by the more pacific method of negotiation through diplomatic channels. The en tire available naval force has been con centrated so as to be able to make an almost concerted attack on Chilian ports. The Pacific squadron, consisting of the San Francisco, Charleston, Balti more, Boston and lorktown, would have been speedily reinforced by the South Atlantic squadron now at Monte video, consisting of the Chicago, At lanta, Hennuigtbn and Essex, and the Philadelphia and Concord of the North Atlantic squadron. The two last-named vessels are now on their way to Monte video. The Concord arrived at Bahia today, and the Philadelphia is probably beyond that port on her way to Monte video. Should she touch at Bahia it is probable t' at she and the Concord will be ordered back to the West Indies. The Miantonomah, Newark and Vesu vius, also, were held in reserve for pos rible war service. At the same time ■ great stores of coal, ammunition and provisions have been forwarded on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, so that the fleet should be amply supplied in case foreign, ports should be closed to them. Arrangements had been made for the immediate use of a number of transports and auxiliary cruisers, and the. steamship Ohio was to be fitted out at Boston as a repair ship. Four steam ships were chartered from the Earn- Line Steamship company, laden with coal and sent to Montevideo. It Is be lieved that one of them has already reached Montevideo, and that the others will arrive there in a short time. These vessels were to be used as colliers and would ply between the naval fleet and home ports. The steamer Benito had been chartered for similar service on the Pacific coast and other arrange ments made so as to secure a delivery of 10,000 tons of coal a month at a point convenient for the naval vessel. It was contemplated to make an early seizure of a Chilian port for use as a base of supplies. These preparations entailed great expense, roughly estimated at about 52.000.000. The foregoing esti mate includes coal, the additional ex pense attending the pushing of work on vessels now under contract and the extra work at the different yards and shops. The order of officers and men to the Ohio has been revoked and the work of lilting her out suspended. The department will now be busy fora long time undoing many of its preparations and restoring the" naval establishment to its usual basis. BAI.MACKDISTS CROWING. They Think the Chilian Govern- inont Without Backbone. New Yobk, Jan. 28.— The Herald's Santiago correspondent says there is intense excitement in that city and much anxiety is felt as to the reply of the United States to the note sent by Minister of Foreign Affairs Pereira in reply to the ultimatum. Nothing elso has been discussed in the clubs or .on the streets for the past twenty-tour hours. The supporters of the Balmacedlst government are crow ing over the manner in which this mat ter has been conducted by the present government, and are doiug all they can to inflnme the people. In Valparaiso the matter is being dis cussed in a calmer manner, merchants ana bankers there generally believing that a peaceful settlement of the pend ing difficulty will be reached. Intense excitement prevails over the entire country, and telegrams from Iquique and from the North aud South province are arriving asking if the difficulty has been settled. In Santjago and Valparaiso the pa pers print thft wildest stories relative to the ultimatum, La Union being es pecially bitter, calling upon the people to stand together and uphold the honor of the country. La Union says in re gard to the story current that the United Slates would require a sa lute of the stars and stripes: "Our noble sailors would prefer sinking to the bottom of the sea rather than to salute the Yankee flag." It is regarded as strange that the exact terms of Chili's reply are not generally known, aud it is thought that the papers are keeping them back. La Union prints a letter from an Englishman advising the sever ance of all diplomatic and consular relations with the United States. A majority of the intelligent people, however, will look upon the withdrawal of the demand of the government for the recall of Minister Egan and in re gard to an apology with favor. Judge Foster promises that he will finish the ca&es by Friday. There is talk of trouble having arisen between Chili and Argentina on the question of delimination. the Chilian commission ers saying that Argentina wants ports on the Pacific side of the Pataironian territory, which Chili is unwilling to grant. CHILIANS ARK ANXIOUS To Know if Pereira's Propositions Are Acceptable. Santiago, Chili, Jan. 28, via Oalves ton.—There is a much quieter feeling here than was evident yesterday and during the past few days. The Chilian officials, however, continue to express surprise at the ultimatum forwarded from President Harrison. The Associated press correspondent in this city today had an interview with one of the most prominent officials of the Chilian foreign office. The corre spondent was courteously met, and the conversation was free and cordial. In the course of the interview it was shown very plainly that the foreign office would not say in a direc 1 ; manner that Minister Montt had been deceived or had been misled by any note or word received by him from the American secretary ot state: but it was evi dent that the official thought so. He said that Mr. Blame had all along given Mount to understand that a settlement of the serious controversy between the two republics was being re duced, and that Mr. Blame a month ago had proposed a submission to arbitra tion ot the outrageous assault upon the men from the United States steamer Baltimore, and had also agreed to accept Sen or Montt's terms for the withdrawal of the Matta telegram. It is asserted here that Minister Egan informed the Chilian government a week ago that the ques tions at issue were being settled. Mr. Eean lias declared that he said nothing of the kind. . On the night of the reception of the ultimatum from the president of the United States, a cablegram was re ceived here from Minister Montt ad vising the Chilian government to stand firm, as all was favorable in Washington. There is intense anxiety here as to the outcome of the situation. Everyone, from the highest in official station to the most humble citizen, wishes to know if America accepts the terms of Chili's reply to President Harrison's ultimatum. ALL DOWN OX EGAN. — — —^_^_ Britishers Blame the Irishman Very Cordially. ; New York, Jan. 28.— Murat Halstead returned this morning from Europe in the Majestic, after a two months' visit abroad. Speaking of the Chilian era broglio Mr. Halstead said: "I was in London for some weeks, and during that time saw and talked with parlia mentarians and others on the Chilian question. They have been told that it is all Egan's fault, and they do not be lieve anything else. They talk about Egan being an Irishman with only sense enough to be a free trader. I replied to this that I did not Bee that Egan had done any harm in the Chilian affair, and asked them for specifications. Then they talked of nitrate speculations, and they do not seem to have anything else to offer in the way of argument." Marie Decca Married. Washington, Jan. 28. -Mary Sand ers Johnston, widely known as M«»rie Decca, the prima donna, was quietly married in this city to day to Francis L. Chrisman, her manager. An element of sensation is given to the affair by the fact that she had ordered her trousseau for her mar riage to a wealthy citizen of Richmond, Va., who. however, insisted on her leav ing the stage, heuce a broken engage ment. SAINT PAUL MINN., FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 29, 1892. RAVENS IS PRESIDENT The NatlonalAUiance Convei tion Elects the Washing ton Man. Powers Had No Chance, but Nebraska Gets the Secre tary Treasurer. Large Delinquency in Dues and a Deficit Alleged to Be Shown. Important Trade Matters in Hand by the Convention at Washing-ton. Chicago, Jan. 2S.— The Farmers' Al liance national convention resumed its secret session this morning. The fore noon was devoted to the reading of the annual report of the secretary and treas urer, and the annual address of Presi dent Powers. The former is understood to have showed a large delinquency in the dues, and a deficit. The president's address reviewed the problems which face the Alliance, and treated of the subtreasury, postal sav ings bank and state telegraph schemes, labor, trusts, monopolies, prohibition and the Alliance as a force in politics. He also handled the several mooted plans of coalescence with other organizations. The election of officers took place this afternoon, and President Powers, of Nebraska, did not get enough votes for a third term. D. F. Ravens, of Wash ington, had far superior strength. On the caucus ballot the vote stood:- Rav ens, 70; Powers, 53. Nebraska there upon conceded Powers' defeat, and moved to make the caucus nomination unanimous. This was done forth with. There was nothing to prevent harmony in the vice presuiential elections, and the list was selected by acclamation, as follows: Illi nois, A. E. Bronson; Minnesota, J. J. Furlong; Indiana, \V. A.Kelsoy; Penn sylvania, G. \V. Moore; Nebraska, O. 6. Hull; lowa, J. H. Sanders; Washing ton, D. E. Hedges; Ohio, W. H.Likena. limnors of IMscord had been floating around in regard to tlie office of secretary and treasurer, and when the old incumbent, August Post, of lowa, was nominated, the cry went up that he had been hobnobbing with the Republicans, and that his ability could not redeem that fault. Adolphe d'Allemand, of Nebraska, was nominated, and the lirst ballot stood: Post, 58; d'Alle mand, 62. The lowa men, .seeing that Post was practically beaten, held a con sultation, but decided to try a second ballot. d'Alleman gained seven on the second ballot and Post stuck at 58. Ihen lowa nominated W. E. Bell and Ohio nominated Mr. Baldwin. The result was that Post got no votes; 8e11,45; Baldwin,s: d'Allemand, 09. and Nebraska fell to cheerint, its new secretary and treasurer. G.~ E. Lawrence, of Ohio, was elected lectur er, and \V. E. Bell, of lowa, first assist ant lecturer without opposition. But Mrs. Julia Prait, of Nebraska, wanted to be second assistant lecturer and G. M. Brown, of Pennsylvania, opposed her. Brown was elected by 10S votes to 14. The committee on education was then selected. It is constituted as follows: Nebraska, Mrs. J. A. Pratt; lowa, P. 11. Donlan; Ohio, Joshua Crawford; Illinois, Milton George; Washington, J. C. Van Patton. The auditing committee is made up as follows: lowa, H. B. Barnes; Illinois, A. S. Brewer; Ohio, R. B. McCammon. After the election the discussion upon the question of sending delegates to the St. Louis conference of industrial or ganizations came up, and proceeded with great earnestness. W. M. Moore, of Pennsylvania, intro duced an amendment that the sending of delegates should in no wise commit the Alliance to affiliation with the new party. Another amendment was tacked on to put it in the hands of each state delegation to decide whether or not it would be represented at St. Louis or not. Both these amendments carried after bellicose discussion ,and tiie resolution as amended was adopted. Then the state delegates went into star chamber consultations. lowa sent in majority and minority reports and the minority, sixteen of the delegates, at tempted to filibuster sufficiently to get the whole pro rata representation. This attempt failed. Nebraska stood a unit for representa tion in the St. L,ouis meeting, and lowa was almost solidly opposed to anything of the kind. There were four lowans. however, who stood out for representa tion. All the rest of the states in the Alliance were inclined to look askance at the idea. The Alliance was still in session after midnight. Donnelly Balked. This is how the states responded, with the delegates to the St. Louis meeting which each might command: Ohio was entitled to four delegates, but refused to have a finger in the pie. lowa had seven, and on the strengh of the minor ity report three delegates will be sent under protest of the majority. Nebraska was a unit, and it will send eight delegates, its pro rata. Pennsylvania refused to send its two delegates; Indiana had four and sent none; Washington, with one delegate to command, washed her hands of the whole matter. Illinois refused to send even a single one of her five, and Minnesota, Ignatius Donnelly, notwithstanding, absolutely refused to countenance the St. Louis convention by sending its one delegate. The total result is that only eleven del egates out of thirty-four will go to St. Louis. The understanding of the other delegates is that the Alliance is simply an educational institution. The discus sion of the resolutions, of which there were about a score, went on into the early mornintr. TRADE LEGISLATION. Important Subjeots Discussed at Washington. Washington, Jan. 28.— The national board of trade today devoted some time to tbe discussion ot the question of a uniform bill of lading. A resolu tion was finally adopted requesting consress to amend the interstate com merce law by establishing a unilorm bill of ladine for Interstate commerce, involving the liability of carriers as es tablished by common and statutory law. The next matter taken up was a res olution approved by the board of trade of Chicago, whicn, while recogniz ing the Justice of the charge imposed by the railroad companies for the use of their cars when not promptly unloaded, says that it is also due to the customers that when the goods are not promptly delivered that the railroad should be responsible to their consignee for delay. It was prr vided that congress examine th's question with the view of making such amendments to the interstate con • inerce act as will probably protect V c rignts of the business commnpHy, Atter debsite the resolution, slightly modified, was adopted. A resolution in favor of the enact ment by congress of what is popularly known as the tonnage bill or some other similar measure was then taken up and discussed at length. A resolution was offered by Mr. Laren, of Milwaukee, which recites that while the evils re sulting from excessive trading in agri cultural and other products of the country is recognized, and any meas ure, calculated to- restrict such trading within legitimate limits is favored, which would not seriously interfere with the necessary facilities for hand ling the immense crops of the country, yet any legislation is deprecated which lays a tax upon, or interferes in any way with the. freedom of commercial transactions in such products whether for immediate or future delivery. The resolution further states that the adop tion of what is known as the Butter worth bill would cause irreparable in jury to the business and agricultural in terest of the country. Placed on the calendar. Finally the resolutiou in favor of the enactment of the tonnage bill or some similar measure was adopted without amendment by a vote of 42 to 13. The Mississippi river and its improvements cfline up in the torm of a res olution from the St. Louis merchants' exchange requesting that congress consider and make an appropriation for the naeclsof the Mississippi river, independent of the regular river and harbor appropriation bill. The resolution was presented by Gov. Stanard. Mr. Blanchard, of Louisiana, chairman of the committee on rivers and harbors, thought that the resolution was not sufficiently broad in scope, and presented a second resolution which he said was not in any way meant to antagonize the first one. It asked that the Mississippi river be the care of the federal government, not only in its aspect as a great hiehway for commerce, but as to the restrain ing of its flood waters from being a terror to the people liv ing in its valley. He deemed the separate appropriation to be at present impracticable, though he would like to see it granted, and thought the river would have a better chance In the gen eral bill. Both resolutions were adopted unanimously. A resolution of the Milwaukee cham ber of commerce, urging upon the at tention of congress the matter of im provements to the channels and water communications through the great lakes by increasing the minimum dentil of the channels; the re-establishment of the lighthouses, etc., was adopted, as was also a resolution calling upon con gress to promptly appropriate money to continue and compete the census work. Other business transacted by the board was the adoption of resolutions favoring the passage of a uniform bill of lading law; a resolution asking con gress to look into the question of de murrage charges; a resolution of the Portland (Or.) chamber of corumerce, urging measures to establish and foster closer trade relations with Asiatic countries bordering on the Pa cific ocean; a resolution that congress be memorialized to provide for com mercial relations with neighboring countries on the principles of reci procity; a resolution appointing a com mittee to arrange for a confluence in Chicago during the world's fair look ing to the formation of an inter national board of trade; and a resolu tion in favor of the establishment of a Unitea States naval reserve. Two res olutions, one from the New York board of trade and transportation and the other from the Chicago board of trade, having for their object the amendment of the emigration laws, were referred to a committee to embody them, with modifications, in one resolution and to report tomorrow. WATTERSON IN LINE. He Will Support Any Ticket Nom inated. Jacksox, Miss., Jan. 28.— The pres ence of Hon. Henry Watterson in the city today was signalized by the passage of the higlily eulogistic joint resolution of the two houses of the Mississippi legis lature inviting Mr. Waterson to address the legislature in the representatives' hall. A joint committee waited upon Mr. Watterron at the hotel and con ducted him to the capitol, where he was received with great enthusiasm by the legislature and many citizens. In his remarks Mr. Watterson said that the Democratic party in congress is practically united upon the issue of tariff reform, aud that would undoubt edly be the keynote to the present situation of coneress and the leading issue of the coming presidential campaign. He expressed no preferences as between individua Democrats, but declared that whatever ticket the coming national Democratic convention nominates will receive his hearty support. Mr. Watterson lectured tonight before a large and brilliant audience. Gov. Stone has received a telegram from Hon. Grovcr Cleveland dated New Iberia, La., Jan. 28, in response to his telegram of Jan. 27. conveying- the in telligence that the legislature had by joint resolution invited him to visit the capitol as the guest of Mississippi. Mr. Cleveland regrets exceedingly that it is impossible for him to accept the courteous invitation. CAMDEN AND FAULKNER. West Virginia Senatorial Contest to Be a Hot One. Wheeling, W. Va., Jan. 28.— The Democratic state committee met at Parkersburg today and decided to hold the state convention to nominate candidates for governor and other state officers at Parkersburg July 27. June 1 was selected as the day on which the congressional district convention will meet to elect delegates to the national convention at Chicago. It was developed at today's meeting that Ex-Senator J. Carnden is a candidate for the United States' senate to succeed Senator Faulkner, and the latter gentle man, who was present, also announced himself as a candidate for re-election. Prominent politicians are looking for a repetition of the contest between the Camden and anti-Camden factions, who came near disrupting the Demo cratic Darty in this state in 188 a as the senatorial contest is likely to ab sorb quite as much attention among Democrats as the matter of carrying the state lor the Democratic presidential candidate. The leaders today expressed-; themselves as confident of their ability to carry the state despite the uiiDrece-i'J dented fight they are expecting the Re publicans to niake. Abbott's Mistake. Tokoxto, Jan. 28.— A cable dispatch* to the Globe says: The changes in the Dominion cabinet have fallen short of; the hopes cherished in Canadian circles^ and all who had expected Mr. Abbott to act boldly and infuse fresh blood into the cabinet are much disappoinjeirro find Mr. Chapleau, Mr. Ha*gart and Mr. Carling still retained. The opinion is virtually unanimous that Mr. Abbott has committed a great error. SPORT FOR SAWYERS, Northwestern Lumbermen Have a Merry Time on Their Trip North, A Minstrel Company and a Donkey Add Materially to the Gayety. Duluth's Board of Trade Jumps on Washburn's Anti-Option Bill. Eau Claire Seciety Gets Ex cited Over a Six-Months- Old Wedding. Special to the Globe. Duluth, Minn., Jan. 28.— The North western Lumbermen's association, 300 strong, arrived here this evening on schedule time, and a jollier crowd it would be hard to imagine. They were met this morning at Sturgeon Lake by a delegation of local lumbermen, who had left Duluth at 8 a. m., consisting of Charles A. Duncan and D. A. Duncan, of the firm of Duncan, Brewer & Co. ; VV. S. Conklin ana T. B. Dickens, of the Mitchell & McClure Lumber com pany, R. G. Borland, Z. ,D. Scott and D. E. Holston, of Scott & Holston Lumber company; W. P. Peck, of Peck & Son ; TV . R. Peyton, of Peyton, Kimball & Barber; Giles Gil bert, of the Olean Land company; Judge Page Morris, D wight Wood bridge, F. G. Stevens, A. B. Chapin, L. T.Stevens, C. T. Leland and W. E. Magner. On the way down the Duluth delegation was joined by a number of prominent citizens of that place headed by W. B. Allen, of the C. N. Nelson Lumber company. Arriving at Clo quet' a troupe of traveling minstrels gave a rehearsal of the piece which was given in the evening at the Temple opera house. The Cloquet People entertained the visitors royally. George S.Shaw.of the Cloquet Lumber company, threw open his private residence and gave them a splendid supper, which was followed by speeches and toasts. An other portion of the party continued on to the camps of the Nelson Lumber several miles up the river, where they were treated to an elaborate dinner, prepared by State Senator Alien, of the C. N. Nelson Lumber company. And how they did eat. They devoured everything in sight. They returned toCJoquet at 4:3o o'clock. Here a most amusing incident took place. Ed Sbevlin. of the Hall and Dueey Lumber company, bought a snow-white donkey, paying $SQ for the brute, and brought him along on the train to Duluth. Upon their arrival here one of the crowd mounted Mr. Donkey and rode at the head of the procession. Upon their ar rival at the Spalding. both driver and donkey walked right into the hotel and up to the desk, where both registered. The donkey had crooked legs, ears two feet long, and walked with a painful limp. At White Bear lake, it should be stated, the excursionists were met by Vice President Clough, of the St. Paul & Duluth road, and a party of twenty five St. Paul lumbermen. There were also in the party E. L. Brown, master ot transportation, and L. S. Miller, assistant general manager of the road. The new union depot at this place was illuminated From Roof to Platform in honor of the occasion. After the ar rival at the Spaldiug a fine supper was served. The entertainment at the Tem ple opera house, by the "United Mas todon Minstrel company," was given be fore an immense audience. To say that it was a success is to express it very faintly.The clever locai hits,the fine sing ing and the general jollity that prevailed resulted in convulsing the audience with roar upon roar of laughter. After the show a grand banquet was given at the Spalding by the local lumbermen. The' usual toasts and after-din ner speeches were indulged in, but they could • hardly be called usual, for every speech was orig inal, which added to the general good time. Duluth never was honored by a more good-natured, lively crowd of jolly good fellows. Her doors are thrown wide open with her usual hospitality, and the people are doing all in their power to entertain the guests. The lat ter, however, are in turn entertaining the people. The whole affair has been exceedingly well managed and there has not been a sinele hitch in the pro gramme. Tomorrow morning the guests will take a trip about the city and in the afternoon will go to West Superior. The donkey will go, too. JUMP ON WASHBURX'S BILL. The Measure Distasteful to the Duluth Board of Trade. "Special to the Globe. v Duluth, Jan. 25.-»-The directors of the Duluth board of *r ede adopted the following resolution today: That the abo ;'.ion of dealing in futures of farm products vould result in narrow mar kets, confine'! to few traders. As a rule, board and general markets, while narrowing the range of t uetuatious, tend to a higher level of price of ali products. Producers are compelled to seek purchasers. Any cause tending to lessen the number of buyers will have a tendency to consolidate them and result in a lower range of prices, allowing the buyers a wider margin or profits, especially where they must provide for possiDle deliveries, which cannot be guarded against by sales of futures. As a rule, speculative traders buy futures and not the cash product, and these purchasers con stitute the main support of the market at all times. The prosperity of members of all commercial bodies, and of the whole country, is involved in the prosperity of the producer, and we believe tbe abolition of dealing in futures would re salt in immense injury to all commercial in terests and a financial panic, while trade might be adapting itself to new conditions; the entire purchasing interests would be placed in the power of comparatively few millers, who would fix prices to allow them a sure margin— no matter how great a decline might occur. We also believe the deal ing in futures would only be trans ferred from the United States to for eign countries. The countries, being con sumers, are naturally interested in lower prices. As the price of futures sets a value on cash products, the foreigners would fix a much lower range of prices for all farm prod ucts, . Basing our requests npon the foregoing reasons we respectfully ask the United Stages senate aud house of representatives to defeal any bill having in view the suppression of dealing in futures of farm products, Tlio secretary of the board is hereby re quested to transmit to our representatives in congress a copy of the foregoing, and to iisk their iissistauce in preventing the passage of 'he Washburn bill, or any other measure bav in; a like object in view. WED ON THE QUIET. A Hudson Wedding Stirs Up Eau Eau Claire, Wis., Jan. 28.— Andrew J. Sheridan, of this city, a prominent young society man, and connected with a leading lumber company, was married on the 20th of July last at Hudson to Miss Lulu Davis, of Cape Girardeau, Mo. The romance of the affair is that no one but the bride and groom knew of it till this morning- Miss Davis was visiting her sister in the city last sum mer, when she met Sheridan. It was a case of love at first sight. They went to Hudson and were married, and im mediately after the ceremony the bride went straight back to her home in Mis souri. There she remained with her mother, who is a widow. She returned to Eau Claire last night and joined her husband at a leading notel. They will remain in Eau Claire. The. bride's mother was notified today of the state of affairs, and will, it is said, not with hold her approval of the match. The groom is a brother of Col. John H. Sheridan, formerly of Madison, Wis., now of Saginaw, Mich. A great flutter in social circles has been created. THE AUSTIN CARNIVAL. It Is Proceeding in Fine Shape — Traveling Men's Day. Special to the Globe. Ax:stin, Jan. 2s.— This was traveling men's day at the carnival. The West ern Traveling Men's association, whose headquarters are at Austin, held their annual meeting in the forenoon. In the afternoon there were parades, music and tun. In the evening occurred the industrial parade. All clubs were in the parade, in addition to hundreds of in dustrial and mercantile aisplays, floats and transparencies. There were four brass bands, including the famous Third Ward Ladies' Cornet band. The travel ing men swelled the number of people in the parade to about 1,000. A large quantity of fireworks was shot off. and the ice castle was finely illuminated. The programme of the day concluded with a grand firemen's ball at the ar mory. Friday is called Visitors' day. Laree delegations will attend from" all towns surrounding. Rochester will be here with a special train carrying 400 uni formed people, to take part in the car nival. Albert Lea promises to be pres ent 150 strong. Mason City. Cresco, Spring Valley, Owatonna and other cities adjacent will send large delega tions. The grand club parade in the evening will be attended by thousands of uniformed people, and "it will be a grand pageant of glittering beauty. The residences and business houses will be beautifully decorated, and the streets illuminated in fine style. Music and fireworks will enliven the scene, and it promises to be grand and beautiful. At 9 o'clock the Ice castle will be stormed by the immense forces with Koman candles. Several hundred men will take part in the storming, and it will be grand aud complete.. After the storm ing there will be a grand ball at the armory, to which visiting guests are in vited. Music by the celebrated Italian band of Dubuque. There will also be an editorial banquet after the storming, which will be attended by visiting edi tors and notables from other cities. The entire programme of the carnival is complete, and will be carried out in grand style. NOT NECESSARILY FOR HILIi. The North Star Clubs Aro for the Democratic Nominee. Special to the Globe. Savk Rapids, Minn., Jan. 28.— Tour correspondent interviewed R. J. Bell, president of the North Star Association of Clubs, in this village, in regard to the Kallstead article which appeared in the Globe on the 23d, regarding the working of that party in the interests of D. B. Hill, and lie "informed him that he was in close intimacy with leading members of that association, and he had as yet heard no talk in that regard. He stated that he was a Cleveland man, and that so was the gentleman from Owa tonna; that the objects and principles of the association have been set down in the circulars issued tojthe Democ racy of the state, and should receive some weight in the mind of Kallstead, as against the opinion of his informant, whom he claims is an active and leading politician. He says the North Star association does not believe in bossism, and that who ever is nominated on the Democratic ticket can expect the support of that as sociation, though it must ba conceded, he says, that Hill is a growing factor and a possible presidential nominee by the party, and the Democratic party of this country must be prepared to'ac cept the nominee, whoever he may be, with the best possible grace! ' NORTH DAKOTA GRAIN. The Yield the Past Year Was A r er y Large. Special to tbe Globe. Grand Forks, N. D., Jan. 28.—Offi cial estimates from the office of Commis sioner of Agriculture Helgesen gives the following figures as to the total crop of North Dakota for the year 1891: Wheat— Total acreace for the state. 2,S(T>, 502acies: average yield for the state, 22.58 bushels per acre; total number of bushels raised. 64.713,33 a Oats— TotHl acreage. 420,224: average yield. 42.54 bushels per acre; total number of bushels raised in the state. 17,875,528. Barley — Total acreage, 143,868; avernge yield, 36.7*5 bushels per acre; total number of busheis raised in the state. 5.270.655. Flax— Total acreage, 106.613; average yield. 11.64 bushels per acre; total number of bushels raised, 1,241.018. Rye— Total acreage, 11, SOS; average yield, 26.05 bushels per acre; total number of "bush els raised, 865,593. Potatoes— Total acreage, 19,536; average yield, 178.61 bushels per acre; total number of bushels raised, 3,494.831. • Corn— Total acreage, 35,603; average yield, 24.25 bushels per acre; total number of "bush els raised, 865,593. SHOT IN THE LEG. Intense Excitement Over a Showor of Lead. Special to the Globe. Piekke, S. D., Jan. 2S.— The street fight yesterday between F. B. Ireland, city editor of the Capital, and Don C. Hall, the actor, was followed up today by a shooting scrape. Hall's brother sprang upon Ireland when they met on the street and attempted to beat him, but Ireland drew a revolver and fired three shots, one passing through Hall's leg and another grazing his back. The combatants were separated after a struggle, and intense excitement pro vailed. It is regarded as a nasty scrape, and as Don C Hall and his troupe are to play here further developments are awaited, though it is likely the trouble will now go to the courts. Public sym pathy is divided between the two. Mortgage on Tin Mines. Hekmosa, S. D., Jan. 28.— An im - raepse mortgage, covering sixty- four pages of finely written parchment pa- THE NEWS BULLETIN. Weather—Fair and colder. The trouble with Chili over. Lumbermen enjoy themselves. Eau Claire has social sensation. Duluth is against the Washburn bill "Soo" rate war to begin Monday. Strange cause for Memphis murder. Fun in the house of representatives. The senate talks about reciprocity. Burglars are working lowa- Watterson will support any Democrat. Shooting scrape at Pierre. Inside facts on convention fight. Eeport of gams and fish commission- Twin City fruit men combine. The Austin carnival a great success. Spanish strikers cowed by cannon- Locomotive kills five men, Pennsylvania. No more high buildings in Chicago i Fargo man inherits $40,000. Figures on North Dakota grain. Four Bostonians frozen to death- RUN OF THK MARKETS. Despite a low and lifeless opening on Chi cago "change yesterday, especially in wheat, the sentiment chanced rapidly, and at the close all articles traded in had mad.c very encouraging gains. At 8744 c January v,-heat gained s^c, and May is V2C better at 9M&C. Corn is Hie, l%c and Hfcc better in price at 30c January, 39% c February, 41% c May. January oats gained %c at 20c, and May ro*e 1c at 3H4C. January pork at $11.80 is gainer by 37V2C, and at 512.10 May gained 27V2C. While marked advances are shown by some stocks as a result of yesterday's Wall street trading, the strength was not general, only few stocks profiting by it. The market closed active and strong at about the best figures of the day. Movements of Ocean Steamsutxm. New York— Arrived : Steamer Majestic, Liverpool. London— Sighted: City of Berlin, Colum bia, Michigan, New York. Philadelphia— Arrived: Lord Clive, Liv erpool. Qukexstown— Arrived: Circassian, Balti- per, is being placed upon the records of Remington county. It is given by the HarneyPeak Tin Mining Company(Li m- Ited) of London, for £1,000,000 and is signed by Lord Thurlow and several other distinguished foreign gentlemen. The loan is made for the purpose of fur ther prosecuting the development of the company's extensive tin properties iv Ouster and Remington counties. They Saved the Beer. Special to the Globe. Eau Claire, Wis., Jan. 28.— Early this evening fire broke out in John Wal ter & Co.'s brewery, and the brewing and ice house, with a storehouse con taining 2,000 bushels of barley, were destroyed. The cellar, full of beer, was saved. The loss is about $10,000, with insurance. Four workmen living in the brewery lose their winter's wages in cash and their clothing. Two sick men, Peter Stein and John Diner, were helped from their beds. The fire caught from sparks from a chimney. Locomotive Goes to Pieces. Anoka, Jan. 28. — The down North ern Pacific train, clue at 9:10. when just this side of Fridley, today broke down, throwing the engine ami forward end of the baggage car off the track. Both piston rods and cranks were broken, and the engine generally demolished. No one was hurt. All the passengers, in cluding many from Anoka, were trans ferred to the 9:38 Great Northern. By a strange circumstance several members of the wrecked Andrews opera company were returning to Minneapolis on the train. May Be a Junct ion. Special to the Globe. Park Rapids, Minn., Jan. 28.— Park Rapids will have a boom this spring. Material is being put on the ground on every hand for new buildings as soon as spring opens. The Great Northern has surveyed a line from here to Leech lake, and everybody is guessing as to whether it will be built this coming summer. If it is, another line will probably be built from here to Fosston, thus mak ing Patk Rapids a junction. New Democratic Newspaper. Special to the Globe. Adrian, Minn., Jan. 2S. — Adrian is to have another newspaper, the Nobles County Democrat, of which John E. King, formerly editor of the Rock Pap ids (lo.) Review, is to be the publish er. Mr. King has lately returned from Chicago, where he purchased steam presses and a first-class outfit of type and material. The Democrat will be the first Democratic paper in Nobles county. South Dakotan Arrested. Special to the Globe. PIEBBE, S. D., Jan. 28.— Hon. J. J. Fletcher, ex-senator from Stanley county, was arrested, and held to appear before the May circuit court for violat ing the pharmacist law. Mr. Ayers, member of the board of llo ward, per sonally procured convicting evidence and made the complaint. This is an important arrest. Mr. Fletcher is the brother of ex-Lieut. Gov. Fletcher. The Hearse Smashed. Fon"i> dv Lap, Wls., Jan. 28.— A hor rible accident happened at a funeral in the town of Rosendale,near thiscity.yes terday. The team of horses attached to the hearse became frightened, broke from the control of the driver and dashed away. The hearse was reduced to splinters and the casket was broken. The remains were lifted into a farmer's wagon aud carried to the cemetery. Supt. McDonald Killed. West Superior, Wis., Jan. 28.— D. McDonald, superintendent of bridges and buildings of this division of the Northern Pacific, fell under the wheels of a moving train at Brule, and his le mains were horribly mangled. Supt. McDonald was forty years of age, an old employe of the company and has a tamily at Brainerd. Shakopee World's Fair Fund. Special to the Globe. Siiakopee, Minn,, Jan. 28.—Shako pee raised its proportion of the world's fair subscription in just forty-five min utes. Shafeopee raised 06 per cent of the whole amount allotted to Scott county. It Is claimed that the balance will be raised in Belle Plaiue and Jor dan on short notice. HE WHO KNOWS A good thing: whin he sees it gen* orally knows enough to avail him self of its benefits. A small want ad in the GLOBE is a good thing be cause ■■ ==» The Globe Goes Everywhere. NO. 29. INSANE INFATUATION. Alice Mitchell Had a Consum ing* Desire to Marry Freda Ward, And the Return of Her En gagement Ring Led to the Butchery. Musgrave's Counsel Claims There Is No Case Against His Client. Cruel Persecution of the War den Family by an Un known Rascal. Memphis, Term., Jan. 28. — Alice Mitchell and Lillie Johnson spent last night together in their room at the jail. The father of Lillie also reinaiued in the ofiice of the jail, lie is fearful that Alice will do his daughter some bodily harm, and this fear is shared by most of his family. All efforts to interview Miss Mitchell have failed, but this morning a reporter learned from good authority what passed between her and her counsel. On other subjects she seemed to be perfectly rational, and did not realize the enormity of the deed. "I killed Freda," said she, "because 1 loved her and she refused to marry me. I asked her to marry me three times, and at last she consented. We were going to marry when we got to St. Louis." "What did you intend to do in Sf: Louis?" asked one of her attorneys. "Oh, I don't know. But when Freda promised to marry mcl was so happy. L sent her Au Engagement Kins and she wore it a time, but when it was returned to me I was miserable. 1 could not bear to be separated from her and I resolved to kill her. I would rather she were dead than away from, me." KBS The girl then asked one of the law yers where Freda was. She was told that the body was at the undertaker's. "Oh, mamma, 7 ' she said, "if 1 could only see her. Please let me go to see her. If 1 could only lie down by her side I would be so happy." When the permission was refused she broke into a torrent of tears, not for having killed Freda, tnit for the separa tion. The letters that she wrote to Freda are full of the most endearing terms, and go to show that the eirl eagerly looked forward to the time when she could make Freda her wife. Strange to say, from what can be learned, Freda herself seemed to be infat uated with Alice, and willingly assented to the proposed marriage. The time had been fixed and the affair was in the nature of an elopement. Miss Mitchell doesn't feel the confine ment in jail, but regards it as a school ciri would a slight punishment. On other subjects she talks rationally, as she does on the killing, but for the peculiar views 'she entertains of the proposed marriage. The errand jury will ' investigate the case tomorrow. MUSGRAVE'S TRIAL. Counsel Claims There Is Xo Case* Against Him. Teiire Haute, Ind., Jan. 28.— TVhen the prosecution rested today at noon in the trial of Bob Musgrave, charged with trying to defraud the life insurance companies, there had been introduced no new testimony since the daj r before. His brother-in law, Markle, told the story of his dis covery of the fraud of the burned cabin and skeleton. Letters written by Mus grrave in the name of "T. B. Burnham" to the St. Louis firm to get the skeleton were admitted as evidence. The de fense moved that the defendant be not required to introduce evidence, as there was no case against him. This point was argued .until the time of adjourn* ment. CRUELi PERSECUTION. The Warden Family Pestered bj a Scoundrel. Hanover, N. H., Jan. 28.— The fa mous Warden barns at the home of Frank Almy's victim have been thoroughly searched this after noon by about forty college stu dents under the direction of Prof. C. 11. Pottee, with some expectation of finding a man believed by tlie War dens to be lurking thereabouts with in tent to do them harm. The ramiiy has received several anonymous letters de claring the intention of the man to take the lives of members of the family; un accountable noises at night have been heard around the barn: cows have been milked and strange tracks have been seen in the snow around the buildings. These facts led to the belief in an intruder, and this belief was strength ened about two weeks ago when a strange man was discovered in a dark passageway of the barn. He dashed quickly out of doors, and next morning his tracks were followed some distance, but were lost in the highway. That there was some one there that night there could be no doubt. Opinions aif fer as to whether it was a tramp or au old pal of Almy's who was waiting a fa vorable opportunity to carry out the threats made in theletters. In the hunt that was made today every possible hiding place was gone into, and sharply pointed iron rods fifteen or twenty feet long were repeatedly thurst into the big hay mows, but nothing was found. Deadly Fight at a Trial. Louisville, Ky., Jan. 28.— At Man chester, Ky., yesterday, a general fight arose at the trial of John llensley for the murder of John Desorn. There is a faction between the two families and armed. When the fieht enued Marion Herd, a brother of the county judge, was found shot to death, and Joseph Hacker mortally wounded. Fell From Grace. Fraxki.in, Pa., Jan. 2S.— "Guilty as indicted, but recommend to the mercy of the court," was the verdict returned by the jury in the case of Dr. H. H. Winans, charged with burglary. Wi nans has for many years been active in politics and church circles. He has nothing to say and will be sent need Saturday. A Deadly Inspiration. Danville, 111., Jan. 28.— This morn ing at 0 o'clock George Keummerle, a member of the firm of Keummerle Brothers, of this city.committed suicide by cutting his tlnoat from ear to ear with a large butcher knife,while cutting steak in his shop.in the presence of sev eral customers and one of his brothers. He was thirty-four years old and un married. It is believed he became sud deuly insane.