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MINNEAPOLIS OFFICE 20 SOUTH FOURTH STREET, MINNEAPOLIS CJLOHILES. Rev. E. C. Clemans spent last week at Qlencoe, assisting in holding revival meet ings. The City Union Epworth league will meet tomorrow evening at the Fark Avenue M. E. church. A dwelling house at 2222 Monroe street northeast was badly gutted by tire last even ing. The loss will be about $150. Miriam Lodge No. 37, Degree of Honor, Will give a X^w England supper and dance at the Camden Place pumping station Thurs day evening. The Juniors of the Xorth M. E. church held a social last Wednesday evening at tho hi".ue of J. T. Robinson, Forty-lira* avenue north and Sixth sireet. A pleasant social time was had. A. L. Wood, the waiter arrested Friday for dlrorderly conduct, has his case set for Mon day morning when It was called in the police court Saturday. Wood was able to securo the iHvessar> bail. Mrs. Eunice Melville, secretary of the Re bekah State ass- mbly and editor of the Ke bekah magazine, will lectue on '"The Day We Celebrate." at the Fremont avenue Cougre gaU&na] church, tomorrow evening. The valedictorian of the South Side High a. 800 l will be Harry Libby, with an average of M, the highest ever attained by a vale dictorian tn this institution. Miss Dagna Bunnie la second in rank with au average of 5.7. H. A. Searles, an old settler of Minne apolis, died at his residence, 222 West Twenty-eighth street, late yesterday after- Moon. The cause of death was kidney trouble. It ta expected that the remains will be taken Ea.-; for Interment Deceased leaves a wife fen 1 two children. At the Kore.-t Heights M. E. church yes terday, iove [ ast was held at 9:30 a." m. j Presiding Elder Rev. J. E. Chaffee preached and administered the sacrament in the morn ing. The evening service was attended by Abraham Lin win Camp Xo. 10, Sons of I Veterans, the pastor preaching on '•Abraham j Lincoln, His Public Life and Services." Evariste Dore. of this city, and Officer i Tony Chouinard, of the central station, have ; recently patented an invention known as the j self-oiling logging sled. By lt sled runners I are oiled and thus prevented from sticking ; after the had is on. The contrivance has j met with flattering success and a number of j offers for lt have been refused. The seventeen-year-old daughter of Officer ! Arn< Id. of the Xorth side, was accosted by two men tn a cutter while on her way home, on Bryant avenue north, near Twentieth av enue. Saturday night. Upon her refusing to take a ride one of the fellow-s jumped out and said she would have to get in. The girl ran to a near-by drug store on Twentieth av enue and the two men disappeared. PREFERRED DEATH TO DULUTH. VrlioiUT Rhodes Make, an Attempt to Hang Himself. Carl Rhodes, arrested by the Minneapolis police and held for the Duluth officers for the alleged stealing of a valuable diamond in that city, made an unsuccessful attempt to commit suicide by hanging in a cell at the central police station yesterday afternoon. Across the corridor from Rhodes' cell were two young boys held for stealing a woman's purse. During the day they made consider able fun of Rhodes, who is about 30 years old, telling him that his crime was a serious one and that he would be likely to have a long term ln tho p-enitentiary to serve. This seemed to have a disheartening effect upon him. and late tn the afternoon he attempted to hang himself, using his clothes in lieu of a rope. The boys were frightened by this time, and called for Jailer McKenna, who promptly cut him down. Last night he was Jtlaced in another cell and given a compan on who would give the alarm tn case the attempt was repeated. Detective Thomas Donovan, of Duluth, ar rived last night to take Rhodes back. Mr. Donovan lived ln Minneapolis a number of years ago. and made use of his opportunity to renew old acquaintances. He will return with his prisoner this morning. NYE AVANTS NO BONDSMEN*. Will Furnish a Surety Bond or Re sign. The statement made by one of the Republi can aldermen present at the caucus in Aid. Webster's office Saturday night, that Wallace Q. Xye would qualify as city treasurer under the Kliehli amendment, proves not to have been well founded, if the word of Mr. Xye himself can be relied upon. "As I have already stated," said Mr. Xye last night. "I will not qualify as city treas- i urer if I am compelled to give such a bond as the Kllchli amendment requires. lam not j moved by selfish motives when I say that I j think the personal bond is out of date. With ! a surety company bond the city is under ab- { solute protection. The investigation which ! a surety company Institutes before granting | a bond to any corporation is one of the i strong points in favor of a surety bond. A j man must have a clean record in order to se cure such a bond, and if a city were to re- | quire of all its officers who are placed under I bonds a bond of this character the offices would be filled with the very best class of men. Xo man could afford to become a candidate for an office who did not have a clean record, as he would not wish to be turned down when he applied for bonds." injured Firemen Recovering, John Thies and James Laughlin, the fire- j men who were injured in going to the fire \ Saturday afternoon, are resting as comfor- j tably as can be expected. Thies, who suf- j fered a broken cellar bone, is up and about with his shoulder in a sling, but Laughlin, who had two ribs broken, experiences consid erable pain. Murder Mystery Unsolved. The condition of Mrs. Hansen remained about the same yesterday. Hansen himself, at the South side station, is the same cool in dividual, and he still has nothing to say. Ihe mystery surrounding the murder of Xels Benson showed no new developments today. The Indian Danger Signal. !! /f V n "**"^vT ~*o, ■ I "** 127 / . yS. \ ' «?_L,, _ *«. C^ r* " Consisting of a column of smoke, which when it appeared at the top ofa high hill acted as a signal and warned the Indian that au enemy inu approaching, or imparted other in formation to him. Just as readily were they with their keen perception ahle to perceive tbe signal of the approach of that most dreaded of all enemies!, death, noting on tlie human face the shadow of the approach of this greatest of foes. A face that was sallow or blotched, a had breath, a lu-trcless eye, loss of fiesh and many otliei symptoms that proclaim the presence of diseaso v.as apparent to them. Their Kickapoo Indlax Saowa given immediately to people thus afflict ed and hy its great purifying qualities, com bined with its re-invigorating and health Eromoting action, the great vital organs of the O-ly wero speedily restored to health, thus Insuring to them as a race, lives proverbially lorttr and free from sickness. ' Kickapoo Indian Sagwa and other of their lemedies can he bought to-day at all druggists, *ad continue to do for civilized man what tha " -^v has obtained by their uso for centuries. ■ !!■ I— ■ -__—______tm __,- _^_____^ p—___— "" '—'" 1 ' 1 For Delicacy, for purity, and for improvement of the com- I plesion nothing e<-val« Poaanrj Powdcu. I fIOAST FOR JBIIHIE SOME RED-HOT STATEMENTS MADE IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT MEETING. CHANCE FOR A LEXOW INQUIRY FATHER Cl-EARY THINKS SOME SIUriIISIXU THINGS WOULD RE INEARTHED. EtNFORCEME'NT OF THE LAWS. Resolution-! Adopted Calling; Atten tion of O-iH-lal.s to (-InriiiK EvilM in City Government. "Law Enforcement" was the theme about which oratory wound its graces in an effulgent manner yesterday af ternoon at the Lyceum theater. The subject, as pertaining to Minneapolis, was divested of anything which might lead to a misunderstanding, and the naked truth laid before an audience i that more than filled the lower floor and balcony of the. theater. Statements were vouched for as truths, and deplor able facte were presented by ministers of the city and came as a thunder clap from a clear sky to such of those pres ent as supposed that everything gov erned by ordinances was run on a perfect basis. The meeting was the result of an agitation that has been going on for some time. At a meeting recently held at the Y. M. C. A. by parties interested in the matter facts that were brought j forth warranted further action in the matter. It was then decided that a mass meeting be called and facts pre sented. The meeting yesterday afternoon was called to crder by David C Bell, who introduced Dean Pattee, of the state university, as chairman of the meeting. Mr. Pattee upon being Introduced spoke a few words of commendation of the work of securing a thorough enforce ment of laws. P. B. Winston, president of the Mu nicipal league, was introduced as the first speaker. Mr. Winston considered lt as the first duty on the part of citizens to see to it that there lc a just enforcement of the laws of the municipality in which they reside. The speaker believed that, while the general laws of the country were respected and lived up to, there was a tendency to overlook those of a municipality. Every large city of the country can testify to this. To Minneapolis, as a seat of learning, it was of the greatest importance that parents sending their children here had perfect confidence in its government I and felt secure that opportunities for ' evil be kept from them. The speaker ; urged the necessity of doing something j not only in the matter of saloons, but a general enforcement of all laws. Rev. J. M. Cleary was most vigorous ln his denunciation of the manner in which certain things were allowed to run. Particular attention was given his i remarks, as he tc some extent spoke j from experience. "This meeting is one of the most Im portant held in Minneapolis for years," he said. "Mlnneipol's has, I think, the | best government of any municipality in the United States. Still, I believe I that the investigations of a Lexow | committee here would find things as i bad as in New York. I don't like to : say things like this, but if we are ln ; earnest for good government we must ! face the truth. We must lay the blame j where it belong?. Its rectification must j not rest with the servants of the people j but with the people. The people can i have any kind of a government they I j want. If they want a good government j I they can have it; if they want a. lax j j government they can have it. I am ' I not here to abuse any one, although I ! can state that I am in a first-class ugly J mood when I consider the subject be- I fore us in it, and the open violation of ! the laws govering the liquor traffic, j We have only to look back to the tra gedy of last Sunday evening to find a terrible result of its non-enforcement.'' The speaker then mentioned the open I way in which a certain saloon in the ! vicinity of St. Charles' church was run j The speaker stated that it was a ref j uge of debauchers and procuresses. "These things are being run with the knowledge of the officials. These things are taking place In New York or Chi cago, but in the fair home city of Min neapolis. I do not think that the high est sign of civilization is the enforce j ment of laws, but the highest sign of I civilization is the observance cf laws." Mr. Cleary then at length went into the subject of large manufacturing in stitutions that have their plaices of manufacturing run on Sunday. This the speaker considered as very bad. The speaker very eloquently expound ed the rights of the working-man ln being allowed the full privileges of the day of rest, which had been given to him by God at the dawn of creation. The speaker considered it as an in fringement of personal liberty. The system of working on Sunday had a tendency to tempt tc the saloon. The Sunday saloon should not enly be closed on this account, but the saloon keeper would thereby also be given an opportunity to attend divine worship occasionally himself. Rev. Pleasant Hunt«r, in opening his address, referred to the work done by the Municipal league during the late campaign, and the active part it had taken in bringing about the recent in vestigation of the municipal irregulari ties. "The best life of the city," he said, "demands that the league continue its work until we have a general good and economic city government. We are now trying to right some of the things that had to do with the making of these conditions. Let us resolve that there be a house-cleaning from top to bottom. We are not here to abuse offi cials, but, as citizens, to inquire into our rights, and what our duties are, and pledge ourselves to do them. The people can ahvays get what they want when they let it be known that they want it. The whole question of law enforcement is in the hands of the peo ple. If the present laws on the statute books are unjust, why should they not, then, be repealed ? It would, however, be a very degrading step to allow any class of citizens to have all they want by lav.*. It would be more so to allow the saloons to have what they want, not by the making of laws, but by the breaking of them. It wculd be bad to allow the lawless element to make bad laws, but it would be worse to let them do things that we know are wrong. The subject before us this afternoon is of the greatest importance to the taxpayer and law-abiding citi zen. Nothing so brings trouble Into tho home as to allow the child to do what it wants after being told not to do it. We have been told of minors visiting saioons, and carousals*, contrary to law. No man was ever allowed to vio late the law without losing a regard for it and this will result in the loss of regard for all laws. These saloons should not be allowed to keep open one min ute after the time set by law, and they should nst be allowed to sell on Sunday or to minors. "The meeting this afternoon Is of the sense that the saloons shall obey the laws; that the saloons shall become as law-abiding as the men and women here today. It is possible to,prevent the saloons from doing all these things by takinff their licenses away from THE SAINT PAUJU GLOBE: MOiNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1897. them upon violation. We ewe this to the laboring: man; to the man addicted to strong drink, who, upon being ar rested for getting drunk, is fined, while the saloonkeeper escapes. The man is fined for going into a saloon open con trary to law, and which the law shoyjd Close. To think that in our flne city there should be such a burlesque as thlsl" Following Rev. Hunter's address, a set of resolutions were presented by John Day Smith, calling the attention of the authorities to evils known to exist, and which were sent to Mayor Pratt, with a request that an answer be made, making known what his in tention is in the matter. A similar resolution was also pre sented by C. N. Smith. Both resolu tions were adopted by a rising vote, whereupon Rev. M. Falk Gjertsen sub mitted a statement which showed that nearly every ordinance governing the liquor traffic of the city was being vio lated by the saloonkeepers. The re port even went so far as to designate certain places where the most open violations were being practiced. Con siderable of the report also tended to show a laxity en the part of the offi cials in the enforcement of the laws governing saloons. ANTIDOTES FOR CRIME Pointed Out by Prof. White ln an Interesting Address. "Criminology in the United States" was the topic upon which Andrew D. White interestingly spoke to a large audience last evening at Plymouth church. The speaker commenced with making the statement that the United States was the country in which the crime of murder was most common. The daily items as chronicled by the press and a careful research of statistics would establish this fact. "Speaking of crime in general," said the speaker, "it might be said that ln many of the greater cities of the coun try there is a certain class of men whose profession is crime. This crim inal class is preserved with much the same care as wild beasts are in India. Jungles are prepared for them from which they go forth. Legislatures show a strong disposition against extermi nating them. Statistics show that crime has increased in the past Aye decades from one to every 1,000 to one to every 500. In this time the increase j of the percentage of murders has been 59, while the increase of population has only been 25 per cent. That there is a widespread feeling of dissatisfaction over the way Justice has been meted out Is shown by the way people return to first principles. The records of the year show that the number of lynch ings greatly exceeds the number of legal executions. "It is deplorable, but true, that homi cide is increasing more rapidly ln the United States than in any other civ ilized country in the world. I believe that the cause for this is an encourage ment that the criminals receive. There are different causes for this. It seems that a man likes to go into the head lines of a newspaper mentioned as be ing daring, nervy and the like. This and similar show has been made o" murderers, and what wonder then that the class has been growing. "About the middle of the present century the French novelist Balzac complained over the fact that murder was made poetical. Even In our own country there has been a growing fad that society and not the individual is re sponsible. For this reason society has no right to punish, but only to reform. From this there arises a sentimentality in favor of criminals-. From many places comes the aphorism that the worst use you can put a man to Is to hang him. I say that there are many men that the best use you can put them to is to hang them. "In the middle ages laws were concocted to protect the poorer man from the tyranny of those above him. These same laws have during the trend of years become the safe guard of scoundrels, especially as regards murder. The system of today is to make the chances in favor of the criminal and defeat the ends of justice. Another cause that "has a tendency to increaso criminality is the aug mented power of tho pardoning boards and weakness with Judges. There is too wide spread a tendency on the part of Judges to grant new trials. I remember a case where a new trial was granted, where the Jury had been unanimous in the verdict. The Judge granted it on the point that the Jury had had claret with its dinner. In criminal cases there should be no appeal. I believe that a jury is as much to be trusted as the appellate court. Much is. however, done to influence the jury with all kinds of demon strations on the part of the prisoner or his relatives. Many have been acquitted on this. "Still another cau_e is the zeal of mem bers of the bar to win. It has been record ed that Henry Clay, during his first year of law practice, cleared two men from tho charge of murder who were considered indis putably guilty. We have been too wont to glorify the lawyer who frees criminals. 1 This often occurs through the selection as I county attorney of too young a man. | Still another cause is the altogether prevail [ ing system of men and women to sign peti tions for the release of criminals from the penitentiary. "Among the lesser elements that are the cause of crime can be mentioned the criminal j education of chiidren through literature and piays. Heroism is connected with the killing for small offenses. This process of education is also carried on in saloons and such places and even in jails. "Mingled with this ls the sloppy, gushy ; sentimentality to glorify murderers. He be comes a hero, plucky, nervy and fighting against odds for his life. Flowers are brought to his cell. Men who three days after the murder would have helped to lynch him will three months later sit on a Jury and acquit him." As an antidote for this growing tendency the speaker advocated a better instruction In elementary morality in the schools and ln the preaching of righteousness from every pulpit Vigorous laws should be made, which should be speedily enforced. In the universities there should be special studies where insanity and inebriety, as pertaining to criminals should be followed. In the prisons the older and younger elements should be kept away from each other. The corrigibllity of a crim inal should be passed upon by experts. A better public sentiment should be built up that would affect Judges, attorneys and juries. The procedure in a criminal case should be simple and the penalty speedy. The speaker considered It as of greater importance that the punishment be speedy than severe. There was too much tendency to show a condemned man mercy. Everything has been done to eliminate pain from the execution. From hanging a step has been taken to electrocu tion, after which it had been proposed that chloroform be given the criminal. Recently a murderer had spent his last days ln a hotel in New York, from which the speaker drew the inference that the next step would be to feed him to death, or tire the life out of him by having him sleep in down-; couches, with al! kinds of luxuries at his disposal. SAVED BY A DOG. Family of Seven Have a. Narrotw Es cape Prom Death In n Fire. F. Be*-.a*ni*i. proprietor of a grocery store at 11G Hennepin avenue, wife and five chll j dren, had a very narrow escape from suffo cation in a Are which originated ln the rear part of the store and spread to the upper story, occupied by the Denjamin family. It was only by the timely warning given by a dog that the family awoke Just ln time. It was shortly before 10 o'clock whan Of ficer Thomas Collins, who was coming up lower Hennepin avenue, noticed a reflection in the rear part of the store. Without waiting to make any inquiries he rushed across the . street and turned in an alarm at the city hall In the meantime he heard the glass in one of the front windows crash and saw a i woman put her head ou'. As the stairs were cut off by the fire, he told them to wait until the arrival of the firemen, which was but a short time. Ladders were at once put up to the second story windows and reached the In mates. Denjamin, his wife and Aye children I the oldest a girl of seventeen, and the others I ranging from ten years down to two years They were all scantily clad and were hurried ly taken to police headquarters, where they ! were temporarily cared for. Mrs. Benjamin !.. a sufferer from heart trouble, and tho ex citement proved a sevfe shock to her. Her condition was such that it waa necessary to summon a physician, but after the excttement had died down, sho was much Improved and was able to go to a hotel with the rest of the family to spend the remainder of tha night. The family had a most narrow ©scape f-om death. They had retired about S o'clock "lheir watchdog, a fine mastiff, was chained in a rear room, over where the firo originated Shortly before IC o'clock Benjamin was awakened by thi dog's barking, but bade him to lie still. He continued to make a noise and then the smoke was detected. The bed room is in the front room, and Benjamin put his hand through the front window to attract attention. In so doing he cut his fingers severely. The only stairs were In the rear of the building, descending into the store room, where the fire smarted. Theso were envelcped in fire and smoke, and escape was Impossible except though the windows. It was the dog'a timely warning which saved the family. The canine waa also rescued by tho firemen. 1 BY USE OF DYNfIJHITE RIVERA HAS SK(KEDEU IN PRAC TICALLY LAYING' ARTEMIS A IN 111 IVS I MASTER OF PINAR DEL RIO. « HIS ARMY NOT DISPERSED, AS CLAIMED DV THB SPAN IARDS/ ' WEYLER'S WORK IN- SANTA CLARA. Spanish Commander 'Holies to Pac if y th.c Province Before" Return- Inu; to Havana. JACKSONVILLE. Fla., Feb. 14.—C01. Frederico Perez Carbo, late dispatch chief general to Maceo, received a let ter from Gen. Lucas Rivera from the Pinar del Rio section today. It spoke in the highest terms of his men, their enthusiasm in the cause and denied in the strongest terms that that province was pacified. "The Spanish do not come out of their entrenched camps," wrote the general, "and when we want to fight them we have to go down to them. We have full control of all the open coun try." His army consists of over 5,000 men all well armed, and the health of the troops is generally good. Several im portant engagements have taken place, and in every one the Cubans had been victorious. While the men regretted the death Of Maceo, yet they were full of patrl- ! otic fire, and the fight was being con. | tinued on the plans outlined by that j great general. One expedition had land- j ed there not long ago with needed sup- i plies, and the general was in good spir- ; its over the outlook for Cuban inde- j pendence. Rivera spoke of the good ; work accomplished by their dynamite ; gun, commanded by young John Lunn, I cf Jacksonvillel and said that he want- i ed another. In one of the last expedi- j tions an ample supply of ammunition j for it had come over, and it was being ! used very often to the damage of the I Spanish. Artemlsa has been laid in j ruins almost by the gun, and other j places and camps had felt its power. Important Information was also sent Col. Carbo to be forwarded to the New York junta. GROUND Ol'T DV WEYI<iER. An Interview Giving- His Version of the Cuban Situation. HAVANA, Feb. 14.—The war corre spondent of La Lucha, Senor Canarte, j and the union civil governor of the | province of Santa Clara, Senor Mon tero Vidal, arrived yesterday from Pla- [ cetas. During their trip to the interior j they met Capt. Gen. Weyler. The civil governor and Gen. Solanc had break fast with Gen. Weyler, Senor Canarte I joining the party. During the course of the breakfast Gen. Weyler was In terviewed. He said that from the rail road lines of Cienfuegos and Sagua columns and brigades were reconnol tering continuously up to the edges of the rivers Saga and Yaguajay. Gen. Weyler asked Senor Canarte about the situation in Pinar del Rio province. Senor Canarte detailed the operations there and the work accomplished by the division of Gen. Melguizo, and both agreed that there was only work for local guerrillas. Gen. Weyler said that in the province of Santa Clara the rev olution was still in a primitive state, but added that by concentrating the Spanish would soon obtain a positive advantage, and an increase in the number of towns held by the govern ment forces would soon be noted. He ssid that Gen. Maximo Gomez had in tended to invade the provinces of Ma tanzas and Havana, but had been obliged to retreat owing to the tena cious prosecution of the war by the Spanish and the activity of the govern ment columns. He said that the so called insurgent government which came with Gomez had returned to Na jasi, fearing the rapid advance of the Spanish troops. Being asked where he was going, Gen. Weyler said that he did not know, but that he would not return to Ha vana until he had completely organized the plan of campaign in Santa Clara. If other urgent necessities did not re quire his presence temporarily in Ha vana he would continue his operations in the field. He added that the recent conference which he had held with In tc-ndente Fagoga and Secretary Palme rola had been a most important one. Being asked what steps he had taken in the matter of the depreciation of the bank bills, he said: "I am disposed to be moct severe, ac cording to the circumstances required. The government regulations must bo obeyed, even If we deplore the same, and even though the enforcement should seni all speculators to the Fer nando poor prison. The dispositions regarding the cultivation and exporta tion of tobacco were ordered by me personally, but this money question is a governmental matter, and I am re solved to make all comply with th< rules in relation to the bills. I will try to prevent exchange houses from be coming private bourses." In conclusion the captain genera] said that he would favor industries tending to enlarge the towns, avoiding the scattering of houses through the woods and plains, thus affording refu ges for bandits. Gen. Weyler has ordered that the Placetas infirmary shall be changed in to a hospital. The new hospital will be under the command of the well-known sanitary doctor. Justo Martiuez. Gen. Weyler has sent for vaccine virus, and i has made arrangements and issued or ders for free vaccination. Those persons now interested ln the cultivation of tobacco are considering whether the production of that article is not more beneficial than the produc tion of sugar cane, and a report upon the subject will be presented to Capt. Gen. Weyler. CANTON MAN IN CUBA. _ — He Would Have Done Better to Have Stayed Next to McKinley. CANTON, 0., Feb. 14.—A news dis patch announces that the Spanish au thorities at Regla have arrested Charles j Scott, an American. The prisoner is j presumed to be Oliver Ream, of this i city, who has traveled under that name for several years, and from whom rel i aitives can receive no communication. Capt. J. H. Ream, the father, feels that the prisoner is his own son. HAVANA, Feb. 14. via Key West.— Recent advices received here give an account of the arrest by the Spanish of Sylvester Scovel, war correspondent of the New York, World. ', Scovel arrived on Friday at the Zaza station of the railroad from Tunas to that city. He landed at Casllda and went from there to Trinidad and thence to Manlgua for the purpose of gathering news. When he reached Zaza he intended to take a train for i Tunas and board some vessel bound for New York. But as an order had been issued to detain all foreigners, the chief of the escort train, Senor Carbo. at onco arrested him and questioned him concerning the section of the coun try which he came from. Scovel said that he had come from Trinidad, where I he had gone to buy old copper. Said J Lieut. Carbo: "Seems to me that your face is not that of a buyer of old copper." "Why?" asked Scovel. "Because," replied Carbo, "Ameri cans that travel like you with a clean shirt and an old straw hat and witii out a valise come from the insurgent camp." Scovel, along with Senor Tome, who was arrested at the same time, were placed in the jail where Scovel still remains, Senor Tome having been re leased in a short time. Scovel was confined alone, and not al lowed to communicate with any one. On the night of the 7th his testimony was taken, and he was then allowed the privilege of communicating with Consular Agent Senor Rafael Madrigal de la Cruz. The correspondent of La Lucha says: "Wishing to know personally the World correspondent, I went early in the morning to the jail. He praised the treatment he had received ln the jail, saying it was a palace compared with Managua, He requested me to make public the many attentions he had received from the military com mander of Tunas, Capt. Fernando Rueda. Regarding the Spanish sol diers, Scovel says, that he can only eulogize them, and that they deserve all the good things said of them, be cause of their bravery and discipline. These characteristics charm him, and he considers them heroes. After an hour's conversation, Senor Madrigal re tired with me, Mr. Scovel requesting us to call again as soon as possible." -_*_. WEEK IN THE WHEAT MARKET. Indifference of Foreigners Caused Weakness. CHICAGO, Feb. 14.— The Times-Herald to morrow, ln Ms review and forecast of the wheat market, will say: Foreigners continue indifferent to all those circumstances which, to Americans, have served to make the wheat prospect a bullish one. This indifference abroad has cost the wheat price over 11 cents per bushel within the past few weeks, and cost tt 4 cents last week. The bulls here had at hand all this time what appeared to be good arguments— the lack of any surplus in Argentina, ln Aus tralia and India, and the poor French pro duct. The Englishmen who use the sur plusage of these countries have exhibited no anxiety over the situation. Liverpool has kept weak, has led the weakness. The in difference of those most interested has put the American bull at a disadvantage. He has not been able to explain to himself or others the need for anxiety on this ride about supplies while the actual users of wheat have continued so complacent. The diffi culties of holding up prices on the score of foreign shortage here increased as the time has approached for new supplies, new spring crops in India and new summer crops ln Europe and America. The cheapness of the coarse grain has been a drag on the wheat price. Even If there is very little to that talk of corn substitution, there is no denying that sentimentally tho extraordinarily low prices for corn and oats affect the wheat holder. They lead him to make comparison and to at any rate listen to theories of food substitution and tend to make him timid. It Is too early for any one to know how the winter wheat is coming out. There have been claims of damage from Missouri, Michi gan. Illinois and Indiana. There has been a good deal of snow during the past winter, however, and the temperatures have been most of the time mild. It has been a season to suggest to the ordinary person good spring crop results. St. Louis, a very potent specu lative influence of late, has been acting on the selling sside of the market on the assumption of a good winter wheat prospect. It has been one of the recent bear influences. The most Important contingency at the moment ts the foreign one. An outbreak over the Cre tan matter would put wheat ehorts ln straits at once. The operator who is not bearing in mind the possibilities of "the Mediterranean situation is showing no method in his specu lating. It would prove all the more disas trous to a wheat short because of the recent long decline. There ts no use of theorizing as to the chances of war. It would be fool hardy, though, for the bear not to guard against it. -«»— M'KINLEY NEEDS REST. Will Seek Relief From tiie Throng of Offlceseekers. CANTON, Feb. 14.—1t ls not definitely known whether President-elect McKin ley will start for Cleveland in the morn ing or delay his visit to that city for a day or two. But it is apparent to his friends that he should take a rest and seek relief from the strain of receiving the army of visitors constantly be sieging his Canton home. He has held up remarkably well under the over-tax that has been placed upon him since the election, and always gave the vis itors cordial and hearty welcome. It is understood that he will be away from his Canton home for at least a part of the time this week. Definite plans have not yet been announced. Today the major received scarcely any visitors. He has always been averse to attend ing to business matters on Sunday. Congressman D. K. Watson, of Col umbus, and C. A. Chickering, of New York, who were late callers last night, accepted an invitation to accompany the major to church this morning, and the First Presbyterian services were attended. Besides this the major left the house for a call on his mother and a drive with Mrs. McKinley. The re mainder of the day was spent at the house with Mrs. McKinley and in reading. Jerome Carty, of Philadelphia, was a late caller Saturday night. He is deep ly interested in the candidacy of Gen. J. H. Weidensham for commissioner of pensions. Mr. Carty is a prominent at torney. Worthlngrtatn Mayor Dead. Special to the Globe. WORTHINGTON, Minn , Feb. 14.—Hon. Azom Forbes, mayor of Worthington, died this morning after a severe illness of four weeks. The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon. He was a prominent Mason, Workman and Grand Army man. This is the second death among the village officers ln a few months. Mr. Forbes left a widow and four children, the eldest being the wife of James Ramage. His family is financially tn good circumstances. He was a Minnesota soldier, formerly living at Stillwater, where he enlisted. Sunday WitH the Y. M. C. A. Special to tho Globe. RED WING, Minn., Feb. 14.—The morning session of the Y. M. C. A. state convention opened at 9 o'clock with a workers' prayer meeting. At 10:30 o'clock regular services were held in the Presbyterian, Bapiist and Methodist churches, conducted by the dele gates. This afternoon meetings were con ducted at the training school, the Baptist church, opera house and the Methodist church. The convention closed this evening with a grand meeting at the opera house. "•1nn1...:... E.\preti_ Stalled. Special to the Globe. WINNIPEG, Feb. 14.—The through Great Northern express from St. Paul, due hero today, has been canceled, and a local sent out from Grand Forks. The cause is un known here, but is probably a sto:m. Gladstone Is With Greece. LONDON, Feb. 14.—1n response to a re quest from the editors of the Chronicle, ask ing him to send a message of hope to Greece, Mr. Gladstone has wired the Chronicle from Cannes as follows: "I dare not stimulate Greece when we can not help her, but I profoundly rejoice in her success. I hope the powers will recollect that they have their own character to redeem," SHOULD THERE BE WAR. Sovereign Declares He Mould Not De With "Plutocratic Covrariis." DENVER, Feb. 14.— J. R. Sovereign, grand master worknmn of the Knights of Labor, has written a sensational let ter to the Industrial Advocate, with Private Dalzell's exhortation for war with a foreign nation as his text. He declares secret revolutionary societies, known as the Iron Brotherhood and the Industrial Army, are being organized in every part of the country, with their members leagued together tc re sort to civil war as a means of obtain ing remedies for the populace, which they cannot secure by the ballot. He deprecates Private Dalzell's talk as be ing in the line which might tend dan gerously to fan this sentiment Into an open flame, but asserts that should the revolution come he will not be "among .the cowards now on the aide of the Iplutocratlc classes." CASTORIA Castoria is Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Infants and Children. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor Other Narcotic substance. It is a harmless substitute for Paregoric, Drops, Soothing Syrups, and Castor Oil. It is Pleasant. It 3 guarantee is thirty years* use by BI illious of Mothers. Castoria is the Children's Panacea —the Mother's Friend. Castoria. Castoria. "Castorlalsso well adapted to children that Castoria cures Colic, Constipation, Irecommend it aa superior to any prescription Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea, Eructation, known to rae." H. A. Archer, M. D., Kills Worms, gives sleep, and promotes d* 111 So. Cxf ord St., Brooklyn, N. Y. gestion, Without injurious medication. "The use of 'Castoria' Is so universal and Ita merits so well known that It seems a work »■**- „„„_,,,_. -___. — t v- _ _. _ . ,_ — . ror several years I have recommended or supererogation to endorse It. Few aro the «r>o^« m » » a 1 n i ic.u_u_ucuucn Intelligent families who do not keep Castoril ft? ,? 1 k?^^ fft° t Within easy reach." P _"* ? * *" to'*™*»r produced beneficial CUaios Marty*, D. D„ Edwin F. Pardee, M. D„ New York Citjr. 125 th Street and Tth Aye., New York City. The Centacr Cohpamy, 77 Murray Street, New York Crrr. Wflhli STREET DUltli AN INACTIVITY WHICH DENOTES A FIXED PEELING OP CON FIDENCE. HOPEFUL TENDENCY SHOWN FOR I/ESS POLITICAL AGITATION OF PURELY FINANCIAL QUESTIONS. BREAK-UP OF THE STEEL TRUST Sore to Bring: a Revival of Business to tlie Iroin Industries—Signs All Hopeful. Special to the Globe. NEW YORK. Feb. 14.—1n his weekly review of the financial situation, Henry Clews says: Affairs in Wall street seem to have fallen into a routine course, with no special activ ity and no unusual causes of excitement. There ls a fixed feeling of confidence un derlying the market lor securities which keeps prices steady, but no enthusiastic out side demand; and, at the moment, the spec ulative movement is largely limited to pro fessional operators. As a rule, the feeling is conservative, but in no sense timid. It ls conceded that a broader basis for confidence has been laid, and that the exiting situa tion is exempt from any obvious reasons for misgivings. Thero are certain tendencies quietly and gradually developing which, almost unob served, are producing a steady improvemenit in the tone of affa.'rs. These influences are partly political, partly industrial and partly financial, and therefore cover a large area of interests. In all directions, among the people and in congress, a calmer and more moderate view of public affairs is being taken. The pirb-Mc appreciate that the larger question's now up fcr settemen't are non political in their nature and require a treat ment which excludes merely partisan consid erations. The mixing of influential citizens of bath parties in measures of reform is very obviously having its effect upon the organiza tion ol the new admin, s.ration, and is equally eliciting in congress the statesmanly spirit as distinguished from the political. The dis position is shown in Mr. McKiney's care fulness to secure, in the selection of his cab -1 met, men of proved sta.esmanly ability and moderaibion, and who are known to represent the views of the conservative element in pub lic opinion. In congress, it appears ln a freer spirit of discussion and in the relaxation of party restraints upon individual judgment. This tendency is iH the highest degree hope ful, as It promises the ascendency of states manship over prejudice and mere populizing, and because it shows that the country is re turniing to patriot.!* sound sense. In the industries there are signs of the beginning of the break-up of a state of dead lock in which many trades have been fast held before and since the election, and which has materially checked the progress of re cuperation. These obstacles have been main ly connected with important staples, whose prestige has naturally affected sympathetical ly other branches of business and produced a material interruption of trade at the begin ning of the spring season. In some cases, these hindrances have been connected with over-suplies of certain products, ln others with the efforts of combines to enforce high prices. The over-stocked condition of the printing cloth factories has kept the dry goods trade in complete suspense for weeks or even months past; for this being a staple article, which regulates the value of cotton goods at large, purchases of all cotton fabrics have been postponed lest a break in this par ticular class should derange the general range of prices. For this reason, lhe purchase of 750,000 pieces of printing cloths by the American Printing company during this week, and also additional purchases of 260,000 pieces, with an advance in price, has had a most wholesome effect; for it not only determines that the current prices of cotton goods aro fair and normal but lays a basis upon which business in this branch of trade can be safe ly transacted. The cotton goods trade Is thus exempted fro."*, an embargo which has caused much otherwise needless postpone ment of business; and the consequent im provement of tone seems to be extending sympathetically to the woolen and worsted trades as well. Also, for the first time for many months, the much depressed grocery trade s'how3 a marked revival in its leading branches, the demand from the interior showing a special improvement. These aro most encouraging symptoms. Similar relief has come to the iron trade also. Recently there was a collapse of the combined attempt to maintain a price for steel billets much above the views of the buyers. This week, the Important combine which has held steel rails at $28 and then $25, —prices so much above the market as to have almost entirely suspended sales—has broken down under disagreements-, and sales have been made within the last three days, stated at 500,000 tons, at from $17 to $20 per ton. This ls an important boon to the railroads; hut the main enooungement to butnc ss which his fact conveys lies in its evidencing that there is a limit to the extent to which industrial combinations can hold the business of the country In restraint. In Wall street this moral is noted with special satisfaction and haa distinctly Influenced the hopes of a gen eral revival ol businers. The break in the price of steel rails to the lowest ever reached will inevitably lead to a demand that will in all probability amount during ihe year to 1.000,000 additional tons that would not otherwise take place; and. as at least 00 per cent of the present low price of steel rails will go to labor, it will necessar ily give a great stimulus to it. The good ef fect, therefore.of the movement In iron which this low price for rails must necessarily cauee, together with tho large sale of print cloths at Fall Kiver, cannot be overestimated. After so prolonged a depression in this coun try—business having been reduced to a hand to-mouth character—these special improve ments cannot fail to lead to wholesale trans actions in all other channels. This is the flrst step, after panic conditions, before a revival of prosperity fairly starts in. History in variably repeats itself, and the signs arc not lacking that good times aro now fairly on the way There remain but fourteen full working days between now and the 4th of March, when the <>d rerfimo will give away to the new. This should afford a sense of great relief to all business men. considering tlie disastrous con ditions of the pest, which have been due mare to the domination of Washington over trade and commercial interests than to any otl_r»- cause. Tho tcndenci<y. toward recuperation in financial circles, though favorably affected by the improving signs ln certain trades, are tit th» moment most influenced by the more friendly disposition tc.wardi our securities What is shown across the Atlantic Following an eaey settling day at London, there has been a re vival of orders from that market, especially for railroad bonds. This demand for long in vestments, rather than speculative stocks, shows that careful English Investors are get ting over the sharp distrust inspired by the ante-election excitement and taking on a more hopeful feeling as to the future of our poli tics and securities. Also, there is evidence that the arbitration treaty, by affording a promise of better assured friendly relations between the two countries, is Inducing a freer inclination to take our investments. The disposition which I have previously noted of Germans to return to this market has re ceived fresh illustration this week in further important orders from Berlin. These facts are Illustrations of a tendency, yet only in its beginnings, towards the recovery of our lost position in the great investing countries of Europe. Only one important uncertatlnty remains to prevent that tendency developing, into very important results—namely, the placing of our currency upon a thoroughly sound basis. But as the sentiment of con gress develops, the prospect becomes more encouraging that, in this matter, large and solid ameliorations will be ultimately ac complished. In the foreign exchanges there are no new developments. There has been quite an appreciable supply of bills against exports of securities to Berlin and London, but the de mand has sufficed to take them without rates being affected. The process of liquidating the large amount of export bills held back for temporary investment is steadily pro ceeding, the amount still remaining to be sent forward for collection being estimated at about $20,000,000. The course of the im portations of merchandise at this port con tinues to indicate a continuance of the recent balance of trade in favor of this country. From the beginning of the year to Feb. 5 the imports of merchandise amounted to $45 200 000 against $64,400,000 for the same period in 1896, showing a decrease of $13,200.0.0 within five weeks; in the gain of exports over those of last year there is, however, a very marked decrease. LOXDOX MOXEY MARKET. Cretan Crisis an Excuse for Decline In Stocks. LONDON. Feb 14.—The Cretan crisis caused a slight precautionary hardening of the money rate: for the same reason the week at the stock exchange was gloomy. There was a disposition to wait the course* of events. Almost all declined, speculators realizing where possible without loss. Greek. Turk ish and Spanish securities, all freely sold from Paris, showed declines of from 1 to 2 per cent. Bulgarian securities fell 3 per cent. South Americans were flat in sympathy. Paris was also selling African mining shares. Americans were s.agnant. Lake Shore was up 1: most other Americans showing a decline on the week, among them being the following: Reading firsts, -2; Denver preferred and Mis souri fours, 1. All others were fractional. Cut of IO Per Cent. HARRISBURG, Pa,. Feb. 14.—Notice of 10 per cent reduction was posted at the works of the Pennsylvania Steel company yesterday, to take effect March 1. The reduction affects about 3.C00 employes. President E. C. Felton said that he hoped the conditions would soon improve so as to warrant a restoration of-the old wages. The reduction is one of the re sults of the collapse of the steel rail pool. Jealousy and a Bullet. GUTHRIE, Ky., Feb. 14.— H. D. 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