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1 S^irfc^^-f* lirt^SßLfi^ w T-argest package- -rreatest economy. lpKs«l%jnß«'^flili®|iffli THE N. K. FAiRBANK COMPANY. >y^vj Wfjjjjifi 1 I 15 »«•«•] ClHcagO. Ist. Loflta. New York. Boston. >-> *_ Philadelphia. \| LODGE Bllili VOTE SENATE DECIDES TO CLOSE THE IMMIGRATION DEBATE OX .lAM AIIV 17. *BY MUTUAL AGREEMENT. THE HKSII.T OK AN EFFORT TO SECURE A\ nniKDIATE li VI. LOT. FI.TTKHKW MKVSIRE ADOPTED. ' lU:iln or Settlers to Make Second HoitieMtead Entries the Sub ject or the Bill. WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.— Mr. Lodge (Mas.-. i made an effort in the senate ly to secure an Immediate vote upon Jii? immigration bill, which is subs tally the same measure that was pass ed by the Fifty-fourth congress and . President Cleveland. Mr. (Neb.) objected to an Immediate v : and suggested that the final vote on the amendments and the bill be on .Monday. Jan. 17 at 3 p. m. iThis suggestion was accepted by Mr. I. •!- . and the order for a vote at • was made. Mr. Gorman, of the Democratic steering , presented an order, which was adopted, rearranging: some of the i immitl Mr. Davis, chairman of the committee ireign relations, early in the day i up the bill prohibiting the kill is ing of Cur seals In the North Pacific n, but upon tht> suggestion of Mr. P. ttig'ri ■ (S. D.), who said he desired x>< offer some amendments to it. the measure went over until tomorrow-. Mr. Pettigrew (S. D.- called up the granting to settlors the right to [make s cond homestead entries. He imade a brief explanation of the meas [ure. It gave all persons who were not 'at th* time owners of land acquired „ under the homestead law the right to i-raake second homestead entries. Eacb m would be entitled to acquire 160 . land. The bill was passed. Mr. Butler (X. G ; ) spoke at length upon atnendmertts he had offered to the bill, which he had previously in troduced, providing for a postal sav ing bank system. Such a system would, in his opinion, insure greater fort in the homes of the plain peo ple of the land, as a great majority of them would certainly become deposit ors in such banks. This would culti vate among them thrift and economy and -liable them easily to provide for themselves in illness and in old age. As another argument in favor of such a systi m. Mr. Butler declared that, if the system were established, there ; Would never be another issue of bonds , by the government in time of peace. It would give men of small means an opportunity to increase their capital, j Would place a greater amount of money in circulation and afford benefits to all the people of incalculable value. A bill providing for the erection of an addition to the public building at Los Angeles, Cal., to cost $250,000, was passed. Mr. Oorfnan (McL), of the Democratic committee, presented an or d< ■• making sumo changes in the Demo cratic representation on the standing com] of the senate. The. order f provided that Mr. Jones (Ark.) be ap p. inted chairman of the committee on private land claims; Mr. Daniel, chair man of the committee on corporations In the District of Columbia; Mr. Tur pi.>. chairman of the committee to in vestigate the condition of the Potomac river front at Washington; Mr. Berry. < 1 airman of the committee on woman's suffrage: Mr. Gray, chairman of the committee on additional accommoda tions for the library of congress. Mr. l\i-. • (Ha.), chairman of the commit tee on five civilized tribes of Indians. oth'T senators were assigned to com mittes as follows: Mr. Daniel (Va.), to the finance; Mr. Mills (Tex.), to the committee on commerce; Mr. Pettus (Ala.), to the judiciary; Mr. Gorman (Md.), to the District of Columbia; Mr. MaTlory <Fla.), to public health and national quarantine: Mr. Walthall (Miss. i. to rules; Mr. Money (Miss.), to agriculture and forestry: railroads, •* postoffices and post roads; public buildings and grounds, and geological survey; Mr. Turley (Term.), to private land claims, privileges and elections. transportation routes tr. the seaboard, education and labor and patents. The order was adopted without debate. The immigration bill, the unfinished business' of the senate, was called up by Mr. I^dge (Mass.). the author of the measure, and a vote asked for im mediately. Objection was made by Mr. Allen (Pop., Neb.), as he desired time for further consideration of some fea ttir. s of it. He suggested that Mon day, Jan. IT. be fixed as the date for taking a final vote on the measure. Mr. m. Chandler (N. H.) then asked unani mous consent that the bill remain the unfinished business until 3 p. m., Jan. 17 when a final vote on the bill and its amendments is to be taken. This was ©greed to. ■Mr Wilson (Wash.) presented a reso • futlon directing the civil service com mission to transmit to the senate a Btatemeni by fiscal years since 1890, showing the total number of persons examined, the total number passed and TREATMENT I FOB WEAK MEN. TRiAL WITHOUT EXPENSE, j The famous Appliar.ee find Remedies of 0 the Erie Medical Co. now lor the first time Cj offen-.l on trial without, expense to any B honest man. Not a tlo'lar to be paid Kg In advance. Curo Effects of Errors 53 or Excesses in Old or Young, Manhood fa Fully I Cos to red. Bow to Enlarge and Is Strengthen Weak, Undeveloped Portions Kg of r.'isiy. Absolutely unfnHiug Homo X Treatment. No C. O. D. or ether scheme. m A plain offer by a linn of lii;;hstundiiiK. H roi r on 6 * niaqarast.h the total number appointed in the sev eral blanches of the government ser vice, and the total number of persons on the eligible lists of the several branches of the civil service at the be diming of each of those fiscal years. Tho resolution was agreed to. At 2:40 p. m. r the senate adjourned. WHAT IJIII XORTOX SAYf Mast of the HuiiHe Day Devoted to the (|i)i-Htloii. WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.— Excepting the reporting of the legislative execu tive and Judicial appropriation bill, which is to be considered tomorrow, the house did no public business today. The entire session was consumed in adjust ing a personal dispute between Hep burn, of lowa, and Mr. Norton, of Ohio, which grew out of a controversy that occurred last week during the debate on the pension bill. The point at issue was as to wether a certain word used by Mr. Norton, but which he after wards disclaimed any intention of us ins', should appear in the permanent record. The house, by a party vote, 136 to 121, sustained Mr. Hepburn. OREGON SENATOR SHIP. Govertior*M Appointee Will Attempt t«v Secure a Sent. Special to the Globe. WASHINGTON, Dec. IS. -The Ore gon case is attracting considerable at tention here and it will attract more attention as the days go by. Inasmuch as there will be no caucus of Republi can senators until after the Christmas holidays, nothing will be done with the Oregon case until that time. Ex-Seftator Corbett, of Oregon, is here, holding- a commission from the governor of Oregon, and asking 1 admis sion to the United States senate. No report has \>^<>n made by the committee on privileges and elections; and no re port is likely to be made for some time to come. When the committee is pre pared to report, it is believed that an investigation will be made of charges which are made by passing people, con c< rning the <-xistence of a lobby in be half of Corbett; charges made usually by irresponsible people, many of whom fio not know the claimant to a seat In the senate nor have any actual knowl edge of his manner and methods. Somehow, or by some means, the Oregon legislature was last winter in duced to filibuster and finally adjourn, without completing its organization, and without electing a senator to suc ceed John 11. Mitchell, whose term ex pired on March 4, 1897. The news papers of that state were filled with column after column, charging corrup tion in various ways; some of the papers entering- into particulars and details. immediately after adjournment, the governor appointed Mr. Corbett, and he came to Washington to take his seat. But, the matter was referred to the committee on privileges and elections and there it hangs in abeyance. . Some time in the seventies, a man named Caldwell was elected to the sen ate by the Kansas legislature, and as sumed his seat without opposition. Afterwards it was charged that Cald well had paid his chief competitor a round sum to withdraw from the con test, and he had done so. It was not shown that Caldwell had paid any money to members of the legislature to vote for him; but the charge that he had bought off his competitor was deemed sufficient exidence of fraud, and Senator Oliver P. Morton, of In diana, introduced a resolution reciting that Caldwell was not entitled to his seat. Pending consideration of that resolution, Caldwell resigned. PENSIONS VS. CLERKSHIPS. The Rollm ot Neither Would Hear the I . i ti 1 1 1 of Investigation. Special to the Globe. WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.— 1n speaking ■ of the proposed publication of the entire pension roll in pamphlet form, and its distribution throughout the country as a means of bringing to light unworthy cases, one of the veterans of the house remarked that he thought it would be a good plan to publish a list of the 357 "clerks t<> congressmen." While by comparison with the pension roll this is a very small matter, the publica i tion of such a list would doubtless re j veal some strange things. When the ! house voted to provide its members with private secretaries at $1,200 each, it made no provision for the establish ment of a roll, but simply instructed the disbursing officers to pay over to 1 each representative $100 per month for clerk hire. A representative is still at liberty to put the money in his pocket and go without the clerk. He may give I it to any member of his family, and thus follow the example of the thrifty Peffer, who gave to one member of his family the secretary's salary, while another was borne on the pay roll as I a doorkeeper. Peffer has had many | imitators in both houses, and it is be ! lieved that the publication of a list of these clerks would bring some eva sions of the intent of the law to light. HALF RATES TO EASTERN CANADA AND RETURN Yin "The MUwnnUee." On Dec. 15, 16. 17 and 18, the C, M. & St. P. Ry. will sell holiday excursion tickets t ) points in Eastern Canada at one fare for the round trip, return limit Jan. 11, IS9S. For tickets and information apply at | City Ticket Office, 365 Robert street, or i address J- T. Conley, ASst. Gen. Pass. ! Agent, St. Paul, Minn. Carlyle's Sister. TORONTO, Out.. Dec. 13.— Mrs. Janet Car- I Ivle Henning. sister of Thomas Carlyle, the i author and the last member of the family, i died today at the residence of her son-in-law, in this city, aged 85 years. ■ • Small Bank Failure. EL REXO. Okla.. Dec. 13.— The Stoc-k Ex- I change bank closed it. 1 ? doors this morning and John M. Cannon has been appointed receiver. The liabilities are stated to be 550.0C0, and the assets are claimed to be worth ?70,000. i — — Philanthropist Dead. NEW YORK, Deo. 13.— Charles Butler, phil anthropist and lawyer, died at his home in this city today. Mr. Butler was born at Kin derhook Landing. N. V.. in February, ISO 2. His mother was a descendant of Oliver Crom well. Chicago, .Milwaukee & St. I'anl Railway. The best people ride on its trains. Four train? daily to Milwaukee and Chicago. One train daily to Kansas Cily and St. Louis. Every Saturday tourist car to California. Cl3jr Ticket Office 365 Robert street. THE SAINT PAUL GI^OBS: TUESDAY, T DECEMBER 14, 1857. IN FflO|« THE COfIST PRESIDENT HILL, AXD OTHER G. N. OFFICIALS RETIRN FROM THE PACIFIC. MEETING SOO COMPETITION. THE CHXCAGO-ST. PAIL ROADS ARE OIT FOR CX&AittAN BtSI NESS. GREAT WESTERN MAKES START. Great \ortliern mid .\«>rt ]i<-i-n Pa cific Inline Some Information About VliihUh. President Hill, of the Great North ern, returned yesterday in a special train from the Pacific slope, accom panied by General Superintendent Harding, Chief Engineer Stevens and F. E. Ward, assistant to the president. Banker Moore, of New Tork, who left St. Paul with his family as the guests of Mr. Hill, left the party on the slope and will return East via San Francisco. The special arrived in the city at 7:30 a. m. yesterday. LATE ALASKA INFORMATION. Circular* io Be Issued b>- the Great Northern. The Great Northern people have made the latest Alaska information the subject of a Clrcuhfr which will be sent out Jn a day or two fj their agents throughout the East. It cornea from their general Western agent at Seattle, and contains interesting gossip about the dllferent routes, existing conditions, etc., as related by men who have been on the ground. Mr. Stevens, the Western repre sentative of the Great Northern, says: We are constantly receiving letters asking the condition of the various trails In Alaska, and we have obtained the followlug informa tion from gentlemen who are connected with the various enterprises named, or who have recently been over the trails and arc thor oughly familiar with the situation. A gen tleman just returned from Alaska states that "all trails are practically closed now, though several parties with more courage than dis cretion are still trying or will attempt to cross them. The trails will undoubtedly be crossed every month this winter by persons in a hurry to get rich. Several of these have come to grief already. It is certain that un less the winter is an unusually open one, very few will be able to get in over either pass during the next two months, even with a light outfit, and then only by taking grave risks." Stlckeen River Trail— No work has been dove on this trail sirfce summer, and various parties who went to Wrangel in Sep tember are waiting- for the river to freeze and the snow to settle, before attempting to go in. John 11. Hudgiu says that Nov. 1 there was a large camp of men at Telegraph ere^k, who went up the river before naviga tion closed, and they expected to have to wait until I'ebrurary before they could get any farther. William Moore, who has been in this part of Alaska for thirty years, says that it will be useless to attempt to go in over this trail before February, and further says: "The present proposed trail Is entirely impracticable for a winter trail, as it is too far from the inland waters, and It never can* be made a popular, prolltable or reliable route on that account." Skaguay Trail— Speaking of this trail, David Sampson, treasurer of the Skaguay & Yukon Transportation & Improvement' Com pany, says: "We have about a hundred men working on a wagon road from Skaguay to Summit lake, a distance of twenty-six miles. It will be fourteen feet wide, covered with gravol, and when completed we expect to keep It open the year round. We have about five miles of it graded, and hope to complete the whole by March 1. There will be four steel bridges, and . several smaller wooden ones. The company will charge two cents, a pound for all freight hauled over this road." The town of Skaguay now has a popula tion of S/iC(). They have a substantial dock, over 1,000 wooden" houses. Including six ho tels fifteen restaurants, thirteen general mer chandise stores, etc. Tho company repre sented by Mr. Sampson is erecting a hotel to accommodate l">0 guests. It will probably be opened about Feb. 1. No steps have been taken thus far to lmprovp the remaining six teen miles from Summit lake to Lake Bennett. Mr. Sampson advises all people to keep away from there now, and not attempt to get across before Jan. 15 or Feb. 1 at the earliest. The Dyea Trail— A gentleman just returned from Dyea says: "Dyea is now a town of from 1,200 to 1.500 people, with stores, hotels, residences and all of those things necessary to make up a town cf that size. Every trade and pursuit is represented there, and the Inhabitants are literally gathered from the four corners of the earth. A wharf is under construction, and will be pushed to completion at the very earliest date. Daylight lasts about seven hours, but the sun is seen less than four hours, on account of the high mountains surrounding the town." Two tramways are in process of construc tion from Dyea to Lake Lindermann— 27 miles. There will also be another short one over the summit. One of th«> long tramways will prob ably be finished about Feb. 1, and the other about April 15. Tho two through lines can handle about 250 tons a day. and the short one over the summit about 20 tons. Neither of the companies is ready to name tho rate that will be charged for handling freight. All advices from there are to the effect that it would be foolish for any one to attempt to start for the Interior now over this trail. The Dalton Trail.— This trail, like all others, la closed now. The last party which came out from Dawson City by this route came near perishing, although conducted by Mr Dalton himself. It probably will not be used to any great extent In the future any more than It has in the past, except for tak ing cattle into the interior during the sum mer mouths. . Copper River and Cook 3 Inlet— Mr. Clair borne, general agent cf the Pacific Steam Whaling company, says that they could not land passengers any nearer than Portage bay. a tributary of Prince William's sound, and any one going up there now would undoubted ly have to wait until about May 1 before go ing further. Their advice would be to wait three months at least before starting. The Yukon river is closed and will be un til June 1. No boats are running even to St. In conclusion. If advice is asked, caution all people from starting before Feb. 1. and save them the expense of living out here un til that time, and also save them a great deal of suffering and disappointment, while notn in~ will be gained. There will be an ample supply of outfits for all and commodious ac commodations on the vessels from this port. KEY TO THE KLONDIKE. C. S. Fee Says There I» Much De mand tor the Publication. The general passenger department of the Northern Pacific reports a continued increase In tha number of applications for the map folder regarding mining in Alaska and the Klondike. General Passenger Agent Fee estimates, after careful investigation, that In addition to the more than 300 letters per day that are being received at his office asking for tne "Key to the Klondike," that tho general and district passenger agent 3of the Northern Pacific in the East are each receiving from 50 to 100 letters per day ask ing for the same publication, so that 1,200 re quests per day by letter to agents of the Northern Pacific at St. Paul and in the Ea3t Is a conservative estimate, and goes to show the great interest regarding the Klondike region. In connection with the completion of the tramway over the Chilkoot pass Mr. Fee in quired a few days ago if the line would be in operation, as previously announced, early in the next year. General Agent Tin ling of the Northern Pacific at Tacoina, telegraphed Mr. Fee Deo. 11. as follows: "Your wire of the 10th, Wallace and W. Q. Pearce state that both the railroad and aerial tramway will be ready for operation by Jan. 15, positively." 'Mr Fee adds: "Since Intending prospectors have discovered that the Chilkoot rail and tramway will likely be completed before Feb. 1 they are not bothering their heads much about experimental routes, as they know by the Ist of February or not later than the 15th the snow and ice afford good traveling with snow shoes and sledges up as late as the 10th of May, when the Upper Yukon breaks, when transportation, instead of being over snow and ice, must be by boats or rafts. 1 ' FASTER TIME. Change Between Chicago and Kan- Has City by the Atchi-sou. CHICAGO, Dec. 13.— The roads between Chicago and Kansas City have been stirred up by the announcement that the Atchison j is intending to shorten the running time of I one of its trains between the two cities about two hours. There is an agreement between the3e lines that the running time of all the trains shall be about fifteen hours, end the notice issued by President Ripley, of tb» AtcMson, that the train leaving Chl eaigo at 10 p. m. on bis road will hereafter make the tin** in thirteen hours has stirred up the other lines in lively fashion. The ex planation given by President Ripley is that the traffic on this one train has been so heavy of late west oi Kansas City that It has been impossible to run; it on scheduled time, and it has beetf- getting into Albu querque day after day anywhere from one to thr*e hours late. This upsets the sched ule through to the Pacific coast, and, as it has been found impossible to make the time west of the Missouri river. Passenger Traf fic Manager White, of ths- Atchison, an nounced that there was only one thing to do, and that was to make the. necessary time east of the river. The Atchison people have announced, In making the reduction in time, that they are not endeavoring to absorb any undue amount of Kansas business, but but simply to enable them to maintain their schedule through to the Pacific coast. The trains will arrive and leave at the termi nals at the same time as heretofore. NEW YORK FLOIR RATE. Soo Fiit* in n. \eir Tariff, Effective TBnrsday. Effective Thursday of this week, the Sco has given notice that ft will make its flour rate to New York 25 cents and to Boston 2V2 cents additional. Chairman Midgeley. of the Western Freight association, has wired that the Chicago lines will meet this, via the Grand Trunk, and that in addition the pro portional tariff will be corrected so that via Chicago, with other lines than the Grand Trunk, there will be a rate equal to that granted the Grand Trunk. There is a meeting of Eastern lines on Fri day of this week, but it is hard to see how they can do anything else than stand by this action. At all their meetings up to date the roads, Eastern and Western, have been un able to agree on a flour rate, though each time it was confidently expected that the fig ure would be found somewhere in the neigh borhood of 27! i cents. The action of the Soo and the necessity of meeting It comes as a very disagreeable surprise. MOVEMENT OF WHEAT. Receipts and Shipments at Certain Eastern I'ortv The following statement, showing receipts and shipments of wheat at the ports of Bos ton. New York, Baltimore and Philadelphia, for the month of November, 1837, as compared with the same month in the year of 1896, was made by the railroad and warehouse commission: Receipts. Shipments. Bushels. Bushels. 1837 : .8,97^,194 7,501, -T.3 1836 5,159,G5:. 3,182,159 Increase in U597 3,818,539 4,319,298 Receipts and shipments "of corn at same ports for the month of November, 1597, were: Bushels. Receipts : 7,059,349 Shipments 8,275,631 No record was kept of receipts and ship ments of corn In November ISOtJ, hence no comparison can be made. NEW CONTEST A\ITH THE SOO. Chicago Lilies t'oraiieftng for Can adian EicnrsirtH Biisiiieftn. The Chicago-St. Paul roads have entered into a contest with the Soo line over excur- , sion rates to Canadian points. For a time the lines threatened to rignore the reduction ■made by the Soo for this-:buslness on the ground that there was. so .little of it that it was not worth while to demoralize their rate sheets for the purpose of meeting the rates made by the Soo. The Great Western, however, announces that it .would carry pas sengers to Canadian pohus via Chicago as low as they could be carried by the Soo lino and all the competitors, of the Great West ern have been compelled to meet the re ductions. The rates are. $1() from St. Paul to any point in Canada west, of Montreal via Chicago. ! REDItTIOX IX RATES. '< ii( by the It n rlingta n Bctw<>en Chi cago nnd Denver. CHICAGO, Dec. 13.— The freight officials of the Burlington road have announced that in the very near future they will reduce the rates from Chicago to Denver to a point lower than the present rates from Chicago to the Missouri river. The reductions will be made because nf the low rates made to Dc-nver via the Gulf of Mexico ports- The long and short haul clause of tho inter state commerce law will be ignored in this instance, as any roaa has a right to ignore it according to a recent decision of the su preme court, where- it ts;aieeting the rates of any water route. ' ■ .•...i ' ■' .■■■■-■■' - >'-i ■ ■ :■• Going in Chicago and East The experienced traveler selects The North-Western Line, Not because it is the shortest line be tween The Twin Cities and Chicag-o, But because it is the Best Line both as to track and equipment. Also because it is always in advance in furnishing all the comforts in travel ; Such as Dining Cars, Free Chair Cars, rarlor Cars, Compartment Cars, Buffet Library Car?, 16 Section Sleepers, Carpeted Coaches and Complete vestibuled trains. Gas lighted and steam heated. Well posted travelers also know that The Best Service in the World is offer ed on the North-Western Limited from Minneapolis and St. Paul to Chicago. Ixiiii.siih rneilhe Ca«e. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Dec. ~ 13.— Arguments In favor of the sale of the Kansas Pacific rail road began today before Judge San born, of the United States circuit court of appeals. Ex-Gov. Geo. Hoadley. of . Ohio, accompanied by E. Ellery Anderson, Oliver W. Mink. Charles C. Deming, Edward W. Sheldon and Lewis H. Cornell, of the reorganization com mittee of the Union Pacific railroad, arrived hpre today. At 4:30 this afternoon ex-Gov. Hoadley, on behalf of the government, began his argument In favor of the postponement". New Arrangement, GRAN:) RAPIDS, Mich.. Dec. 13.— An agreement has been reached by the principal roads of Michigan whereby' interchangeable 1,000-mile tickets will be honored on trains In Michigan without requiring the holder to exchange tickets, as at present. This arrangement will go into effect Jan. 1, or as soon as the necessary details can be ar ranged. Railway Notes. B. S. Grosscup, of the Tacoma law firm of Crowley & Grosscup, who represent the Northern Pacific interests in the far West, passed through St. Paul yesterday, leaving for Chicago last night. Land Attorney T. R. Benton, of the Great Northern, returned home yesterday from Washington. T. H. Gill, attorney for the Wisconsin Cen tral, was in St. Paul yesterday from Mil waukee. E. V Skinner, general agent of the Soo line, with headquarters at New York, was at the company's local offices yesterday. In the evening the promised reduction was made. The reduction made is <U cents, first class, Chicago to Denver. The Burlington an nounced that it might later take the rate to 48 cents. *Mm STAMPEDE FROM DAWSON. A Party of a Thousand ForcliiK a "Way South. VICTORIA. B. C, Dec. 13.— 8y steamer Topeka. from Dyea, n*ws Bs received that more than a thousand* {Il^rovisioned men stampeded from Dawson during the latter part of October, and, impelled by the haunt ing fears of famine, ar* now madly forcing their way over the mouatajns. Auk, the Indian mail ' Carrier, who brings this report, left the Yukon-icapital fully ten days after the Dalton part?. He says that the vanguard of the tefror-Btricken army is following less than a weak behind him. Auk declares that fully 25 per cent of the stam peding army will nev«r live to recite the terrors of their flight nogth. -The river steam ers Bella and Weare, -it npw appears, did not land more than lgj) tons of provisions on their arrival in Dawson in the early part of October, owing to th?ir baviug been held up at Circle City. 0 The only bright view of} the situation is that the crossing of the pass above Dyea and Skaguay has lately been greatly improved, and within a month will be in excellent con dition. Dyea parties, headed by George F. Ulmer, propose to go to the relief o.f the hungry at Dawson. They will make the United States government an offer to deliver 50,000 pounds of provisions within fifty days after the time of starting for Dawson for the sum of $75,000. They already have 5,000 pounds of provisions cached at Lake Bennett, which they will take in over the Chilkoot pass this winter. Ulmer will go South by the next steamer to lay hi 3 proposition before the secretary of war by wire. It is stated that material for the proposed railway over Takuan pass has already been shipped from the East SEALS SHOULD LIVE PROF. JORDAN, THE GOVERNMENT EXPERT, OPPOSED TO THE JOHNSON BILL. GREAT WASTE OF WEALTH. PRIBYLOFF SEALS ONCE REPRE SENTED AN INCOME OF $2,000> -000 ANNIALLY. NUCLEUS OF A NEW HERD LEFT. Plan Proponed by the North Dakota Congressman Characterized ns Odionit and Childish. WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.— Prof. David Starr Jordan, president of Stanford university, who was the leading expert for the United States government in the seal neg-otiations here last autumn, has given his verdict strongly against any such proposition as that presented in the bill to be Introduced by Repre sentative Johnson, of North Dakota, looking to the immediate killing of all the seals on the seal islands as the readiest manner In which to prevent further friction between the United States and Canada. The report of Dr. Jordan, showing in a preliminary Avay the results of his Investigations In Ber ing sea during the past season, will shortly be published, and meantime the following extract shows his opinion: "Within the past two years it has several times been proposed that we should settle the fur seal question once for all by the slaughter of the entire herd on its breeding grounds. It is scarcely necessary to point out that this course of action would not ac complish the desired end. As the ani mals are never all present at one time on the Islands, a remnant would be left which in time would revive the herd and with it the whole question. In the meantime every objection which has been urged against pelagic sealing would be justly chargeable against such a slaughter. It would be neces sary to lie in wait for the gravid fe males and kill them as they came on land to give birth to their young or to provide them with nourishment. The young must be slaughtered wantonly or else left to starve. The proposition is an abominable one without a single redeeming feature. '"The fur seal is the noblest of all the animals of the sea. From the commercial point of view It is one of the most valuable. Unlike the buffalo, the elk, the stag and like animals,, it occupies territory that canont be used for any other purpose. Where the former animals once roamed great cities have sprung up, but the haunts of the fur seal would be deserted for all time If their inhabitants were de stroyed. Though sadly reduced In num bers, the nucleus of a fur seal herd is still left. Under favorable conditions it can be restored. The Pribyloff herd once yielded 100,000 skins annually, worth $2,000,000 or more and without injury to itself. This would represent a cash value of $25,000,000 if properly protected, and it will again reach this value. These figures represent a sum too great to be thrown away in child ish spite. To slaughter the fur seal herd ourselves because its preservation ia beset with diplomatic difficulties, in which the fault has not been all on one side, would be a confession of impo tence unworthy of a civilized nation. It ■would transfer to the United States alone and for all time the odium for the destruction of the fur seal herds." CIVIL SERVICE CHANGES. Republicans Wiinf Only a Modlflcu (l<mi of the Law. WASHINGTON, Dec. 13— The out look for changing the civil service law is being actively canvassed among Re publican members of the house, as a result of the conference held Saturday night. The members of the special committee having the matter in charge, are trying to shape a bill that com mand the support of a number of di vergent elements. One of these is the Democratic minority which, combined with the Republicans opposed to the present law, would be strong enough t> carry a bill. But in canvassing the situation, it has be.?n found that Dem ocratic members would favor a com plete repeal of the law, but would op pose anything short of a repeal. As the Republican movement is not to ward complete repeal, but rather for a modification of the law, there ap pears to be no basis by which the anti civil service reformers of both parties can unite. It is claimed, however, that a modification bill will receive the votes of two-thirds of the Republican mem bers,, and will have a good chance of passing the senate and receiving the president's signature. Mr. Pearson, of North Carolina, who inaugurated the movement and is a member of the spe cial committee, says the essential modi fications of the law likely to be con sidered by the committee are as fol lows: Excluding from the operations of the law cases in which one govern ment offiper is responsible for the acts of his subordinates, as deputy collectors of revenue, examination of those al ready covered into the classified ser-. vice without examination so as to put them on a footing with new applicants, change of examinations, so as to make them more practical and less theoreti cal; distinct provision against life ten ure and for a stated term service; affirmation of the right of heads of de partments to remove, reduce or pro mote in the interest of the public; a limitation of the law to specific depart ments bureaus, etc., and an exclusion of those not enumerated. MICHIGAN LAND CASE. Decision Handed Down by Brewer, of the Supreme Court. WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.— Justice Brewer today handed down the opinion in the United States supreme court in the case of the Michigan Land & Lum ber company, plaintiff in error vs. Charles A. Rust. The case involved the question of the power of the secretary of the interior over the identification of the lands passing the swamp lands act of 18">0 and the penalty of his ac tion In approving and certifying to the governor of the state a list of such lands. The case was one of ejectment and It came to this court from the United States circuit court of appeals for the Sixth district. The decision in the court of appeals was favorable to Rust and that decision, was affirmed by today's action of the supreme court. It was held in brief that the governor In accepting a list of swamp lands in Michigan after a former list had been furnished and found to be erroneous, had forfeited the right to claim under the first list and that amendment to the swamp land act of 1857 did not alter the situation. Chance for Brani. "WASHINGTON", Dec. 13.— An opinion was rendered by Justice YHiite in the United States supreme court today In the case of Thomas Bram, under sentence of death in "I have tried Salvation Oil in my family on a broken and dislocated foot and can recommend it to any one as a good lini ment. Mrs. William Tolley, JopHn, Mo." WANTjDS. Mar be left at the following loca tions for Insertion in the Dally and Sunday Globe, at the same rates as are charged by the main office. DAYTON'S BLUFF. Sever Westby 679 East Third at ST. ANTHONY HILL. Emll Bull Grand ay. and St. Albans W. A. Frost & Co Selby and Western ays. Straight Bros Rondo and Grotto sts. A. A. Campbell 235 Rondo st. A. T. Guernsey 171 Dale st. j Brackett's Victoria and Selby ay. MERRIAM PARK. A. L. Woolaey. ...St. Anthony and Prior ava. ARLINGTON HILLS. C. R. Marelius....Cor. Bedford and Decatur A. & G. A. Schumacher 951 Payne ay. j LOWER TOWN. William K. Collier Seventh and Sibley ! Joseph Argay Cor. Grove and Jackson sts. ] M. D. Merrill «2 Broadway 1 UPPER TOWN. 3. H. Reeves Moore Block, Seven Corners C. T. Heller St. Peter and Tenth sts. B. J. Witte 29 East Seventh st. F. M. Crudden 496 Rice st. W. E. Lowe Robert and Twelfth sts. R. T. Wincott & Co.. ..Rica and Iglehart «ts. WEST SIDE. The Eclipse S. Robert and Falrneld ay. George Marti Wabasha and Falrfleld ay. Concord Prescription Store.. State and Concord ' A. T. Hall South Wabasha and Isabel WEST SEVENTH STREET. A. & G. A. Schumacher. .499 West Seventh at. J. J. Mullen.. Cor. James and West Seventh st. UNION PARK. C. A. Monchow University anfi Prior ays. NO AD. LESS THAN 2O CESTS. SituatlonM Wanted, Male and Fe male Help, Busiiie** Chances, Homes and Carrlftgei, Lost or round. Real , Estate, For Rent, lute, OXE (EXT rER WORD EACH IXSEIITIOX. Personal, Clairvoyants, Pnlnilstit, Massage, Medical, Etc., TWO CENTS rER "WORD EACH IXSERTIOX. XO AD. LESS THAX 2O CENTS. HELP WANTED— MaIe. BANKERS 7 LTFE~ ASSOCIATION,"" assets", $850,000; largest, strongest, best, Minnesota life company, wants capabln agents; gives producers every assistance. Address Doug las Putnam. Secretary, St. Paul. JOKER NECKTIES— PuII string and show the sights. Big money. Entirely new. Sells Itself. Agents aend stamp. \V. G. Smith, Truesdell, Wis. LIBERAL COMMISSION, valuable Instruc tions, rare chance to work up to independ ent management. Address W 49, Globe. PORTER — Wanted, a young man to do porter work; must understand his business. Apply at 410 Wabasha st. WANTED— Men nnd Women to Work at Horne — I pay $8 to $16 per week for mak- Ing crayon portraits; new patent method; | anyone who can read or write can do the work, at home, in spare time, day or oven ing; send for particulars and work at once. Address H. A. Gripp, German Artist, Ty rone, Pa. WANTED— Business style man, good address and references; one personally well ac quainted with business and professional men preferred. 152 East Sixtli st. HELP WAXTED— FemaIe. HOUSEWORK— Wanted, good girl for gen eral housework at 3nl- Grove St.; also young girl to take care of children. HOUSEWORK— Wanted, competent girl for general housework at ■>:;•; Selby ay. SITUATIONS WANTED- Mule. COACHMAN — A young, strong man wants a place as coachman; Is a good hostler; no object to reasonable wages. C 37, Globe. WANTED JOB— I am a member of the A. P. and A. M.I have a family to support; .111 out of work aud out of money. Address V 4, Globe. SITUATIONS WANTED— Females. HOUSEWORK— Competent German girl want. steady housework in family of two. Ad dress ttr.O Twenty-fourth ay. northeast, .Min neapolis. HOUSEWORK— Wanted, si -nation to d.. gen eral housework; Hat preferred. C 26. G lobe. HOUSEWORK— German girl wishes to do housework in small family. 1105 Dawson st. PI VXOS. PIANOS FOR CHRISTMAS— We have a fine stock and will discount any prices obtained at "fake, sales." \W make new upright pianos as low us $11. "1. We carry the Vose & Sons, Schiller and Wesley pianos. $10.00 per month. S. W. Raudeiibu.su & Co., 14 West Sixth st. PIANO— SISS buys Fischer upright piano; great bargain. Call on S. W. Raudenbush & Co., No. It West Sixth st. PIANO— SI9O.OO buys a flu" Chii kerlng up right; great bargain. Call on S. W. Raud>-n --bush & Co.. Nn. 14 West Sixth st. LOST AXD FOfXD. DOG FOUNIK-Black spaniel, on Robert st. Owner can have same by calling at 389 Rob ert sf- Massachusetts for murder committed at sea. He was accused of murdering the captain, mate and captain's wife of a vessel bound for I South America. The opinion reversed the de cision of the court below on the ground that Bram's testimony should not have been ad mitted as testimony. Xntlonnl Board of Trade. WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.— The annual meet- Ing of the national beard of trade will begin at the Shoreham hotel In this city tomorrow at noon. A number of matters of national in terest will be considered. ENGLISH STRIKE GOES ON. Proposal .Made by Employer* Reject ed by l-jiuliiciTi. LONDON, Dec. 13.— The ballot taken by the unions of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers Is almost unanimous againsr. ac cepting the proposals of the employers. The ballot grew out of the formal conference be tween the representatives of the striking en gineers and their employers, which began on Nov 24 last, and, after several sessions, was adjourned on Dec. 3 until Dec. 14. In or der to allow the delegates or the engineers to submit to the various unions the terms of the masters. The employers, through their representatives at the conference, have de clined to recede from their position respect ing freedom in the management of their ! business without the interference of the I unions, and emphatically pronounce against I a reduction In the hours of labor on the THE BEST RESULTS OBTAINED BY USING "T The Daily and Sunday Globe Want Columns... X i i TRY THEM ALL WEEK j I T T T TRY THEM on SUNDAY : WANTADS. FOR REST. Ituoma, ROOM— For rent, cozily furnished steam heated room, v itb bath; ten minutes' walk Xrom court house; private family of two. O 43. Globe. SELBY AY.. 599— Por rent, four comfortable _room 3 and bath. BUSINESS CHANCES. F ?\ SALE— KeUiI' butter s~to7eT long" cli tab lisned trade; good location; average casb sales $75 per day; price. $1,500. This stor« has always been a money maker and will make the right man rich; good reasons for selling. Address W 41, Globe. KLONDIKE— The Minnesota Canadian Minlna Company, of St. Paul, Minn., will s»nd eighteen men to Alaska and The Klondike during th 9 coming winter. We ofTer in vestors an honest chance for investment In the gold fields, a? all money will be si>eni in actual operations there. £S.OOO of oui capital stock of $50,000 we offer for sale In Bharea of $5. Write for prospectus to Howard T. Smith, Secretary, Room 411, Gil- Illan block. HOUSES AND C A It HI AGES. HORSES! HORSES'— Lumbermen take notice! 200 head of heavy logging horses welghln* from 1,500 to 1,800 lbs. for sale at low prices at Barrett & Zimmerman's stables, Minna* 60ta Transfer. Bt Paul, Minn.; part tlm« given U desired; take lnterurbun car from either city. ■ .! TO EXCHANGE. TO EXCHANGE— New goods exchanged for second-hand. Cardozo Furniture and Ex change Company. W> Bant Seventh st. Al ( TIOX SALES. FOR BIG BARGAINS in slightly used hoase hold goods, don't overlook the Town Mar ket, 20-lT South Fifth st., Minneapolis. J. T. Ranger, Manager. FINANCIAL,. MONEY LOANED ON FURNITURE, j goods in storage, bicycles. safes; timo checks bought. Guar.inty Loan Co. Room 201, .Manhattan Building. WANTED TO RENT. ROOM— Wanted, furnished room by g man; state price, accommodations and loca tion. Addi-t ss C i:i, Globo. IIEDICAL. ANNA MACK, from Chicago; baths all kinds; select massage. is»; Kast Seventh st. ff A DIESt Chichester's English Pennyroyal Pills flj rDtamood Br«r.j;, are thereat. sSf./foiiw' "* ?A* no other. Boa «L .vii.p. l« iftJo:l«., for L-Uii.« 'in Licnaby Return Mail. Al Kmij.u. Chichester Chemical to.. Tnllada., Fa. HATH AND MASSAGE PARLORS; every thing first-class. Mme. Lauretta, 319 .lack _son st. MRS. DR. FREMONT. 3015 Jackson st~ newly furnished bath parlors; oil, vapor and med icated baths; electric, magnetic and mas sage treatments ~a- specialty. RELIEF SOCIETY Employment Itcgintcr. Office, 141 East Ninth st. Telephone 183. WE CAN FURNISH an efficient, reliable married man who needs clerical work, such as posting books, making out statement* or collecting. WE WANT A PLACE for a young married man in livery barn or to care for hor»'j at a private house; one who can make him self generally CSefUl. WE CAN FURNISH MEN who do wood sawing, putting on storm windows and other odd Jobs on short notice. WJS HAVE WOMEN to do plain 3ewing, nurs ing, washing. tscrulibli.g. dialling, etc. Tfotlce Of Mortjt'nfyc Snle. DEFAULT HAVING BEEN MADE IN THR i conditions of h certain mortgage bearing data of January 15th, 1890, made by juichae] Moy nali.ui and Julia Moyaahan, his wife, mort gagors, to Thomas Cochran, mortgagee! un<l recorded In the office of r1 1 »• Register ol n< li 1 of Ramsey County, Minnesota, on January 22d 1890. in Book 2'tt of Mortgages, on pag« 93, Which said mortgage was duly assigned ta Mabel M. Blain, by Instrument In wrl'lnsr, dated February 2lst, 1890, and recorded In the office of cal3 Register of Deeds, Febru ary 24th, IS9O, in Book -9 of Assignments, on page 195, and upon which said mortgage thori? Is now due aril payable thp sum of fliu—ii hundred, twenty-one H-id B'j-liw ($1,621.80) <I>l lari o? which sum, the sum of $15.40 has been paid by said assignee for Bre Imraiance on the property In said mortgage described. Now, therefore, Notice Ii hereby given, thai by virtue of the power of sate In the said mortgage contained nnd the statute in such raso made and provided, the said mort gage will bf foreclosed by a sale al public auction, to the highest bidder for rash, ol thu premises therein described, to be mad by the Sheriff of said CoUnty, at the Cedar street entrance of the Ramsey County Court Housr-, in the City of St. Paul, Ramsey Coun ty Minnesota, on Wednesday, January sth. A. )>. 1898, ar ten o'clock in th» forenoon, to satisfy the amount which will then be flu« ii|>'iii the said mortgage, the costs and dis bursements of sale, and seventy-five dollars attorney's fees, stipulated to be paid In cas« of a foreclosure of the sai.i mortgage. The premises described in tin- said rmrt gage and so to be sold are all that tract 01 parcel of land In the County of Ramiey and State of Minnesota, described as fullon . t>: wit: Lot number (5) of Ransom's Rearrange ment of lota numbered one (\), two (2), thr.« (?,) nnd four Mi. of Welde and Dawson's O.ir d n Lota, according to the plat thereof on file nnd of record In the office of the Registei of Deeds aforesaid. Dated at St. Paul, Minnesota. No. * □ JS97 MABEL M. BLAIN. Assignee of Mori Stringer & Seymour, Attornrys for Mort gagee National German-American Hatili Building, St. Paul. Minnesota. ground that such a diminution ■■■■ <.'u!<l n smaller output anil inability t., meet I competitors. The general Impression when the conference was adjourned t> allo ballot was that, unless the unions accepted these terms, there would be a renewal of the deadlock. The strike b"gan on July 13 last, with a lock-out upon the part of Borne of the en gineers followed by the engineers calling out a large number of men, until .1 hu thousand engineers were thrown out of work. The ostensible reason for the strike was the question of payment for overtime and In cidentally for eight hours wort per 'lay. Th<» engineers have insisted upon eight hours work and that all overtime n ust count aa one and a quarter for the ilrst two hours and as time and a half after that. ***** srf ~ —i 3« PILE S. SAF*E, CASTING CURE. Itching piles, bleeding, blind or protruding plies, safely and permanently cured by th* PYRAMID PILE CURK. Absolutely bats, contains no opium, cocaine or injurious drug*. W cents and $1 at druggists. Book on causa and cure or ;.lle» sent fre» by addrtislng Pyrsmld Co.. Altiloa. Mich. 7