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Jfew Ulm Review, TBR&NDT & WEDDENDORF, Publishers. OTW'tJLM, MINNESOTA.) =59' The'drink bill of this country is, $700,000,000 a year, but crar to *bacco bill is only $256,500,000 and we i have $110,000,000 Mt for -schools. "'^he Pennsylvania, railroad com 'pany has found that it is easy enough 'to heat cars by steam, --and thas an nounced that the deadly -car-stove bas served its last season on that road, the other through lines may be expected to profit byfcfee-discovery. '4The total population of'th 'Union, |s| -as given in round numbers, is: Males, pV 25,518,000 females, 24,086,600. The total annual deatfeswere: Males* j& 891,000 females, 864,000. In pro pjf portion to the population 368,000 l~v women should have died ito maintain v. the same relative mortality with the "f men. One of the most marvelous-religious awakenings ever seem, is .now under way in Cincinnati, under the guidance and leadership of Miss Ida Wtfrnholz, who is said to be the naoet talented and gifted woman Evangelist who has appeared in the American ipulpit since the days of Mrs. Jordan, almost fifty years ago. Archbishop Lynch, of Toronto, ha& issued a pastoral letter to shis clergy, warning Cotholics against extrava gance in funerals, and -protesting against the spending of money on heaps of flowers shaped in eccentric designs, magnificent coffins, .aqd other displays of pomp. This is .a most timely suggestion, and the advice can be wisely followed elsewhere, and by other denominations of Christiana. The Chicago Journal of (Commerce publishes a complete resume of the tracklaying and railway bailding of the United States for 1887, showing that there is new track projected amounting to 21,374 miles, at least 14,000 of which, it is claimed, will be laid this year. There are accounts al so furnished of old tracks to be srelaid 18,859 miles. This would require, according to the Journal's -estimates, fully 3,500,000 tons of steel sraiL TVIr. Parnell, in an interview publish ed in the New York Tribune, expresses the opinion that there is throughout England "a strong feeling of antago nism" to the government's coercion "bills and he holds that this feeling has been developed in part by the supres siou of debate. He believes that the bill-cannot pass, and says: "I have mot permitted myself to take so cheer iul a view of the political situation at Any time since the elections as during the last few days. It -is said at the White House that the president has made no plans for the summer. He believes he can spend the time very comfortably at Oak View, and has not yet given any con sideration to the question of a vaca tion. It is probable, however, that he will take his usual month in the mountains and may go west for a monbh. He has received a vast num ber of invitations from the South and West and is very desirous of visiting those sections, when the condition of public affairs will permit him to do so. The Swedish government contem plates an expedition to the South po lar region, to be placed under the com mand of Sfordenskjold, the distin guished -Swedish navigator who, with the Vega, in 1879 discovered and ac complished the northeast passage by entering the Arctic ocean east of Green land, sailing along the coast of Siberia, passing through Behring straits and making his wa to Japan. The feat had never been accomplished before, and Nordenekjold has ever since been famous. His .expedition to the Antarc tic region will be watched with deep interest. The secret of the south pole is no less solemn and profound than that of the North pole. f^SVom the nine Prussian Uniyer eaties 3,682 medical graduates were turned out this year, an increase of 144 ovc the number let loose upon a penswe world the year before. The increase an the number of -"saw bones" has been so marked that the old-line physicians have become alarmed and taken to advising young men against entering the overcrowded profession, as the "prospects of doctors are be coming worse yearly." The old saw about there always being room at the top, they insist, is played out, the j* top being already overcrowded. It is only a question of a few mouths be fore a stampede of Gentian physicians with a medical pedigree will set in this direction to swell the number which American colleges are annuity putting GENERAL 3EWS SOKES. w&$ An indignation meeting of 'fire hundred Russian Jews was held in New York to pro test against the gratification of the Rus sian-American extradition 'treaty. Ex Naval officer Rosenthal presided. Several speakers gloated over the 'attempts upon the czar's life. Leo Hartmao, a nihilist, said: The two significant features of the move ment in Russia were thw large number of persons ready to sacrifice their lives to kill the czar and the spread of revolution ary ideas among the nihilists. The czar would soon follow his father. (The crowd here cheered madly). He approved of sending Russia money to help along the cause the same as the Iri3h people do, and asserted that the sympathies of Ameri cans had been enlisted. St^ A shocking accident occurred in the Chaniberlin coBiery.at St. Clair, Pa. Miss Berlista Shaul of Sharon Springs, N. Ye, a student of Vassar college, was visiting Miss Minnie Keite of St. Clair, a fellow student. The two young ladies, in com pany with a, young man named Harry Short and Edwin Thompson one of the operators of the colliery, entered the mine for the purpose of giving Miss Shaul an op portunity to inspect the operation of min ing coaL The mine had not been working for a week. Am explosion soon occurred. Miss Keiter's face was burned beyond rec ognition, her skull and thigh fractured and ankle crushed. She died the same evening. Miss Shaul had a leg badly fractured and was terribly bruised and burned, but may recover. Short's head is mass of cuts and he is badly burned. Two large Irish wolf dogs arrived in St. Paul direct from New York, and are at present at the store of Kennedv Bros., 66 East Third street. The arrivals are the property of Theodore Roosevelt, who intends then* for his Montana ranch, where they will be extremely useful. They are full-bred and fierce-looking hounds, be ing of similar build to a greyhound, but shaggy and of a blackish gray color. They weigh about eighty-five or ninety pounds each and are exceedingly po sverful. One of them injured his nose slightly on the jour ney. They are valued at $500 per pair. Senator Cockrell, -who is investigating the business of the department, says: What ever else may be the outco me of the inves tigation we will at least establish the ground work for a uniform system of conducting the business in the various departments. At present there are almost twice as many systems as there are departments. The full committee will meet June 10. A five-story -stone building in Chigago, occupied by J. J. McGrathas a paper ware house was destroyed by fire. Loss on building, $350,0Q0 loss on stock, $150,- 000. The late President Arthur's bric-a-brac and paintings were sold at auction a few days ago. A Swiss inkstand, once owned by Gen. Win field Scott, brought $9 apainting of Gen. Sheridan's horse, Rienzi, $12.50, a portrait of Roscoe Conkling, $4- and an antiquated leather bible, $25. These oil paintings wefre sold. "Aqueduct Bridge," $20 "EcceHomo," $10 "Somnambula," $25 "Coast scene," $15 "Nut Gatherers," $17 "Madonna," $11 model of the United States steamer TL S. Grant, $6. A letter has reached Washington from treasurer Jordan, now in P^ris, saying that he will visit London about the 15th inst., and that he expects to sail for New York on the 21st inst. He says that Ex Secretary Manning arrived in England in much better health than when he left New York. His visit to Bournemouth was ar ranged before his departure from this coun try and was not, as has been generally sup posed, the result of a relapse. Itis thought that Mr. Jordan's successor will not be ap pointed until after his return in May. Pinkerton thinks the stories told about Kissane are part of a hlackmailingscheme. Terrible prairie fires are reported from Kansas. The following pensions have been grant ed to Minnesota people: OriginalB. M. Records, Hutchinson. IncreaseP. Will iams, Mankato. Senator Hale of Maine has gone to Europe to join his family in Paris. The three constitutional amendments voted on by the state of California were defeated. The first provided a method of selection of a chief justice of the supreme court the second for an increase *of sal aries of supreme and superior judges, and the third that cities of over 10,000 popu lation be empowered to make their own city charter. The proposed new charter for San Francisco was also defeated. Commander Nichols denies that he is in Washington awaiting court martial. The New York journeyman plumbers have been on a strike Bince lat fall,' and admit now that they made a mistake. Tne strike failed. At Springville, N. Y.. a large wagon shop occupied by Conger & Welden and the Perkirs Manufacturing comnany was burned. Loss $150,000. Henry F. Merritt, United States consul at Aix-la-Chapelle, Germany, called on Collector Magone of New York. It is stat ed that his visit will result in some start ling developments. Mr. Merritt has devot ed his attention to the question of alleged undervaluations of merchandise imported from Germany. The exports from Aix-la Chapelle into the United States amount to $9,000,000 a year. The undervaluation on these imports amounts to at least 10 per cent, or $900,000 a year. The actual figures, it is believed, will run beyond that. Rev. E. S. Thomas of St. Paul has been suddenly called East by a telegram an nouncing that his father is lying at the point of death. He will return as soon as possible, as his consecration will probably take place in May. S. B. Jones, assistant general passenger agent of the Union Pacific, has been offered the secretaryship of the interstate com merce commission. He will probably ac cept. Charles S. Sweet of Chicago, whom Secre tary Lincoln at the beginning of his ad ministration of the war department ap pointed his private secretary and whom Secretary Endicott has retained in posi tion up to this time, has been elected secre tary of the Chicogo, Santa Fe & California Railway company, and assumes his new duties at once. Mrs. Sarah E. Howe, of Woman's Bank firm, Boston, has absconded with $5,000 of the depositors' money. Ever since her release from confinement on the charge of swindling depositors in her bank she has continued the business of receiving depos its of money from women, paying or prom* ising to pay an exceedingly high rate of interest. Pensions have been" granted "^as fol lows: Minnesota: Originial. S. Clow, Northfield C. Volk, Nicollet S. Pinkham, Austin. Increased, A. B. Evans, Tyler J. Gartner, Preston J. Carlets, Preston. Dakota: Sutton E. Young, Sioux Falls Eugene F. Pugsley, Sioux Falls Henry M. Wheeler, Grand Forks Oscar D. Car penter, Gary Harley M. StevehB, Bis marck J. B. Hammond, Deadwood. First Assistant Postmaster General Stevenson is confined to his bed by a pain ful abscess which has formed in his right ear. He is not seriously iU.t CiK 7 d SenatorCameronhas sold aVaTCTflocfcroF,steamship real estate in Washington for $70,000 that four years ago he bought for $33,000. Seal state speculation seems to be part of a senator's business. John Sherman has made large-amounts in this way, and what' fortune General Logan left to his family i had accrued from fortunate investments in. national capital property. f% "'"^V-' Columbia college, New York, celebraJted the 100th anniversary of the establish ment of the institution under its present name, at*he Metropolitan opera house on the 13th. Literary, musical and religious exercises were held. Frederick R. Coudert, of the class of 1850, delivered the oration. Alumni from all parts of the country were present, as were also representatives from many of the American seats of learning. At Cincinnati, the jury in the case of John B. Mannix, formerly assignee of Archbishop Purcell, after remaining out thirty hours reported a disagreement and were discharged. He was charged witihem bezzlimg $17,000 from the estate. Goodrich & Wagner, successors to Ball & Goodrich, the oldest wholesale grocers in Milwaukee, made a voluntary assignment to B, iK. Miller, who furnished bonds in $27Q,'000 This sum represents the assets. The accomplices of the railroad thieves are resorting to threats to intimidate the Panhandle railroad officials. Supt. Tay lor received a letter threatening to cut the wires if arrests were not stopped. At Napa, Gal., Elijah Waters -and T. Wagner engaged in a bare-knuckle fight. In the first round Waters was struck on the head and fell unconscious. He re mained so for several hours, when he died, L. Z. Letter of Chicago paid $1,000 for an Elliott Indian Bible at the Brindley sale in New "York. J- P. Taylor, aged sixty, his wife and son Owen, aged seventeen, were struck and in stantly killed by an Erie train at a cross ing near Waverly, N. Y. Taylor was a wealthy farmer. The accident destroyed the entire family. At Cincinnati, Dr. McGlynn of New York delivered a lecture on "The Cross of a New Crusade," at Music hall, under the man agement of the Henry George club. On the platform were members of that club and prominent members of the .labor party. There were no Catholic clergymen on the stage or in the audience. The as sembly filled nearly half of the large Shall and numbered perhaps 2,000. Dr. Mc Glynn followed in the main his New York lecture, but introduced a passage referring in caustic terms to the censure cast upon him by Archbishop Elder of Cincinnati, to whom he attributed the first complaints against him at Rome. A fire'destroyed the St. Augustine (Flor.) hotel, the old Spanish cathedral, the Ed wards hotel, the court house, the Sinclair block, Chamberlin's store, Mr. Scott's res idence and Welter's hotel. The total loss is $250,000, The loss on the St. Augustineho tel is $100,000. The insurance had just ex pired. The ninety guests and forty ser vants inthe St. Augu3tine hotel all escaped except Bridget Barry, a laundry woman, who was burned to death. The old Span ish cathedral was just west of the St. Au gustine house. The roof caught fire and soon fell, destroying all the historical rel ics in the interior. The old cathedral was built in 1793 and was in use for purposes of worship up ito the time of its destruc tion. At Missoula, Mont., a fire broke out in the city jail totally consuming the jail and one prisoner who had been locked up. It is supposed he set fire to the jail and with out any visible means of escape, intended suicide, which was successfullyaccomplished. He gave his name as Frank Chambers, and was arrested for vagrancy. He was twen ty-five years of age. An entire election board is arrested at Jersey City for ballot box frauds. The cases of Voice and 0'Neil, the two policemen indicted at East St. Louis, 111., for the murder of Mayor Bowman, have been nolle prossed. The old house of Kirkpatrick, Kinzie & Co., tanners. Philadelphia, has suspended. Liabilities $200,000. Ella Wheeler Wilcox has returned from Havana, and says that city has too many bad smells to be called "celestial." Senator Dawes notified the sergeant-at arms of the senate that the subcommittee of the senate committee on Indian affairs will bo ready to start for the Northwest the latter part of May. The subcommittee, which was appointed under a resolution offered by Senator Morgan in the senate during the last days of the session, is authorized to investigate the adminBtra tion of affairs by Indian agents on tne northern border, especially the conduct of Agent Sheehan at White Earth agency in Minnesota. The subcommittee consists of Senator Dawes, Sabin and Morgan. At Minneapolis, in the divorce suits ol Alice Mitchell vs. Charles L. Mitchell and Lilian Felt vs. Jay H. Felt, judgment was given for the paintiffs. The Atlanta on her trial trip attained an average speed of 15% knots an hour, which is satisfactory to the navy depart ment. Judge Cooley, president of the interstate commerce commission, has returned to Washington. It is stated that the com mission has ruled that nothing in the law prohibits granting of excursion rates by railroad companies, which will relieve the management of the National Drill associa tion from much embarrassment. A verdict of $5,000 was rendered in the suit of Mrs. Mary Yando against the Chi cago Milwaukee and St. Paul Rrilroad company, which was on trial before Judge Gary at Chicago. In May, 1885, plaintiff was run down while crossing the tracks be tween Randolph and Lake streets and lost both hands, besides having several bones broken. A m'otion for new trial was en tered by the company. President Cleveland refuses the applica tion for a pardon in case* of William Le baron of Minnesota. Col. R. I. Dodge, Eleventh infantry, has been ordered to Yankton, under subpoena from the United States court. Congressman Butterworth is a Quaker and uses the Quaker phrase in his family. The Treasury department has refused to accept trade^dollars in payment of dues although the'se coins are temporarily re ceivable in exchange for standard dollars. The department says they are depriv ed by law of any legal tender quality. Postoffices established: Iowa, Sewall, Wayne county. DiscontinuedWiscon sin, Stoner's Prairie, Wayne county. Fourth-class postmaster appointed Minnesota, Fowlds, C. A. Warner South Haven, A. G. Laird. The Indian bureau possesses no infor mation regarding the arrest of a large number of farmers in Montana for alleged cutting of timber on the Crow reservation, as stated in dispatches from the North vest. The announcement in the governor-gener al's speech was the first intimation to the Canadian legislators that the government proposed to ask parliment to vote money to build a canal on Canadian territory at Sault Ste. Marie. A prominent legis lator expressed the opinion that this is a precautionary step against the passage of a stringent retaliatory -measure by con gress, and that the Canadian Pacific had induced the government to take up the work. President Stevens and Sir Donald Smith were in town recently, and had nu merous interviews with Sir John McDon ald. The Canadian Pacific does a big business on Lake Superior every season, and were the use of the Michigan canal refused them the company's lain? traffic could be annihilated BAILB0AD PLUNDERED. 'Arreit Hundreds of Bascally Conductors and taHH *'A*-m^im Dispatches from Pittcburg: The officers of the Panhandle railroad will soon have in custody a most desperate gas? of rail 'Toad robbers. How many men bv'ong to the gang is not known, but they up into the hundreds. Their stealing extended over a period of two or three years. Simultaneously ar rests were made all along the line of the PhanWandle road between here and Colum bus. Warrants have been in the hands of officers for some time, and the persons ar rested comprise nearly the entire freight men of the line. They include conduct ors, freightmen, engineers and firemen. The first arrests were made about 2 o'clock in the morning, the police surprising 18 men at their boarding houses. By day light 46 men, all railroad employes, con ductors, brakemen, firemen and engineers, were behind the bars. In speaking of the arrests a prominent officer of the Panhan dle road said: For three years the Panhandle road bas been systematically robbed. Cars on sidings and cars on moving trains were broken open and goods stolen, including every description of merchandise. It is estimated that at least $300,000 worth of goods were taken, for which the company had to pay. In August last he got a clue, and the company determined to push it to the end. Detectives were employed who followed up every scent, and finally we had the information on which to proceed. When everything was ready we decided to make a movement all along the line from Columbus to Pittsburg. About eighty warrants were issued for men in Pittsburg. Nothing like it ever happened before. At one o'clock ten more arrests were reported. They were captured at the pay car while receiving their wages. This makes a total of fifty-six, now in jail. A telegram from Dennison Ohio, states that J. R. Dunlap, the leader of the gang, was arrested there. The following are the names of most of the paities in jail: Conductors John Hastings, H. MacRob erts, J. P. Brennan, L. Black, H. R. Kuhn, Thomas C. Shay, T. J. Hanley, William Isett, James Watson, Charles Shanks, C, Langacre, Clyde Laughlin Brakemen J. C. Lawson, V. E. Meyers, Edward Olaf, P. Haggerty, Robert Mackey, M. C. Con nelly, George S. Chrier, S. Goodman, J. A. Fisher, W. T. Lavelle, Thorn as Vincent, A. L. Collins, William R. Bowles, John A. Bowser, Michael Joyce, W. C. Martin, George Morris, T. 0. Gutshall, A. Griffiths, M. B. Doyle, John Donavan, John Martin, William Roth, John Sweeney, T. W. Abers, J. W. Richey, William Rriggs, John Kirkwood, J. F. Wright, J. A. Taylor, H. W. McCune, H. C. Thompson, J. T. Kinney, Michael Reilly, Thomas Long, Samuel Fitch, James L. Young. Seven more arrests have been made, but the names have not yet been recorded. Nearly 200 warrants are still out. Fires were in progress all day all along the line of the Panhandle road, made up of gtuff out of the caboose cars that the evi dence of things not seen may be wanting when the trial comes. Freight trains haA hauled up at water stations and a delay made till the caboose was swept and garnish ed,and in doing so evidence has been procur ed against unsuspected railroad men. Al most every man arrested had from one to ten pawn tickets on his person. Itis al leged that every pawn shop in the two cities is represented on the tickets. The Haddock Murder Trial. On the 6th, Arensdorl, the alleged mur derer of Haddock was called to the stand. He endeavored to supply a missing link in the chain proving an alibi. He gave an account of his doings on the night of the murder, and stated that he was in a sa loon called the "English Kitchen" when he first heard of the murder. Have heard he testimony of Leavitt was not U.t the corner of Fourth and Wa ter streets when Haddock was killed: was at the meeting on Aug. 2. There was no private meeting to my knowledge. Nothing was said in my presence to "do up" any one heard nothing about hiring two Dutchmen to do up any one made no remark about blowing up any one's house had no conversation with Leavitt in front of Warlich's saloon, had no such conver sation as Mrs. Leavitt testifies to have heard had a conversation with Leavitt at Standard theatre in relation to his bonds. A surprise was given him and his counsel when he was confronted by a transcript of his evidence before the coroner's ]ury. Portions were read wherein his statement as to his whereabouts at the time of the murder quite materially diffe.-ed from his evidence to-day. When asked if he so tes tified he displayed weakness. Harry Sher win, one of the co-defendants, former rro prietor of the saloon known as the English Kitchen, testified that Arensdorf was in his place when Haddock was shot. On the 7 th, Leavitt was called by the de fence, and cross examined in regard to the published confession, in order to show that it differed from his testimony. The defence then rested and the State introduced rebutting testimony. G. W. Schmidt, the witness who swore to viewing the murder from his window in the Columbia house, and swore that Leavitt fired the shot was recalled. During the examination the fact cropped out that Schmidt at one time resided in the jail at New Elm for the period of six months, and that he abandoned MB wife, who afterwards died in a poorhouse. Five witnesses who knew Schmidtin Lake Benton, Minn., gave him a very bad char acter. These gentlemen ate A. C. Mathews, clerk of the district court C. H. Jackson, traveling for the Empire Lumber company John L. Cass, former county attorney S. Nordville, former probate judge, and E. M. Olmen, former county commissioner. A large number of witnesses were called to rebut various points in the e\ idence for the defence. On Saturday, the 16th day of the trial .the evidence was partially closed. The day was devoted to gleaning evidence in rebuttal. The defense recalled 0. H. Jack son and John L. Cass for further cross-ex amination in reference to the veracity and iCdaracter of the witness G. W Schmidt, "who 3wore that he saw Leavitt kill Had dock. Jackson and Cass live at Lake Benton, Minn. More closely Questioned as to what they knew derogatory to Schmidt's char acter, one of them said he used to rob his wife of her earnings as a washerwoman to feed his vices, and the other said he had at 'one time offered to sell the virtue of his daughter for money. It is understood some time will be occupied iu presenting legal questions to the court before counsel will be able to submit arguments to the Oscar S. Straus, the new minister to Turkey, accompanied by his family, sailed for Europe. A delegation of Irish-Americans called at the White House to invite the president to attend a meeting to be held tc protest against the coercion policy in Ire land. They saw Col. Lamont and were in formed that whntever the president's view on the subject might be, it would be mani festly improper for him to attend such a meeting in his official capacity. The com mittee were convinced of the wisdom of this reasoning, and withdrew without fur* ther effort to see the president. General Knott began the award of con tracts for carrying the mails on 843 mis cellaneous star and steamboat routes for periods ranging from one io four yeaip. All of the states except Delaware, and 1 of the territories except Alaska and Arizt na^are represented is the list. MDJEESOTA NEWS. ^*2'1 i BUSINESS JOEJfS ASSOCIATION. Heeting at Faribault and Decisive Steps Taken Help Along the Enforcement of the Inter State Law, A meeting in response to a call of busi ness men of Minnesota was held recently at Faribault, Rice county. The meeting was called to order by J. R. Parshall, president of the Faribault board of trade. Mayor-Elect John L. Townley delivered an address of welcome, and was followed by Hon. A. D. Keyes, of Fari bau t, who set forth very strongly the rail road discriminations and other abuses, and the importance of sustaining the inter state railroad law. Some twenty of the principal town in Southern Minnesota were represented by delegates. J. M. Burlingame, from the committee on organizations presented a report as fol lows: i FirstThis organization shall be known as the Business Men's Association of the State of Minnesota. The object of this association shall be to secure equal and just rates of transportation of persons and property, in accordance with state and na tional legislation. SecondThis association shall consist of one member from each board of trade, each business men's association and each farmer organization in the state, who shall be elected for a term of one year and un til their successors are elected provided that no mcoiporated municipal organiza tion and lio township shall be entitled to more than one member, and provided fur ther that the delegates from each organi zation here represented shall select one member to represent such organization un til the annual meeting which shall be call ed to assemble on the first Tuesday of June next. ThirdThe officers of this association shall be a president, first and second vice presidents, a secretary, a treasurer, and an executive committee of seven members, to be elected by this convention and an nually thereafter by the regular annual meeting of the association, whose duty it shall be to represent this association in all matters pertaining to the objects of this association. The executive committee is empowered to fill all vacancies occurring in the offices of this association, to serve until the next succeeding annual meeting. FourthThe annual meetings of this as sociation shall be held on the first Tuesday in June in each year at such place as may be designated by the executive committee of which due notice shall be given. Special meetings shall be called by the president upon request of the executive committee or of the members of the association. FifthThe president, vice presidents and secretary shall be ex-officio members of the executive committee and officers thereof. SixthThe fee for membership in this as sociation shall be $5. Additional sums shall be provided for by equitable assess ments made under the diretion of the executive committee. Mankato was chc sen as the place of the next convention on June 7th. The committee on nomination of officers made the following report which was adopt ed. E. E. Pope, president N. P. Calhoun, first vice president John F. Norrish, sec ond vice president- J. M. Burlingame, third vice president O. Bailey, treasurer, W. P. Sargent, Albert Lea R. Parshall, Fari bault, J. H. Miller Wabasha R. 0. Hall, Austin C. P. Carpenter, Farmington 0. F. Perkins, Northfield O. A. Erickson, Red Wing, executive committee. After a long discussion it was resol ved to appoint one member from each organ ization represented, to be a member of the organization until regular delegates are elected to attend the annual meeting in une. The following were elected: R. C. Libby, Hastings R. M. Todd, Al bert Lea James M. Pugh, Waseca J. R. Rust, Zumbrota C. P. Car penter, Farmington N. Schaeffer, Owa tonna T. B. Seager, Cannon Falls L. A. Moore, Mankato, C. F. Rand, Wabasha A. E. Hazzard, RuBhford J. N. Powers, Morristown J. T. Ames, Northfield D. E. Potter, Watervilie E. H. Loyhed, Fari bault F. Merfcin, Jordan, C. E. Edwards, Spring Valley Oscar Ayers, Austin. TnE RESOLUTIONS. Whereas, Intermediate cities and places ha-ve heretofoie suffered in their material interests by the grossly unjust dis criminations of railway companies in the carriage of freights, in favor of terminal points an against such intermediate points, to the demorlization, and many cases total destruction of many of the business enterprizes and in dustries of such intermediate places, and whereas the change of a greater sum for a short than for a long haul, tending as it does to build up and favor certain termin al points, and impoverish all others, con stitutes in our judgment, discrimination in its most glaring and vinous form, and whereas the interstate commerce law was enacted to secure just and rea sonable rates of transportation of persons and property to all sections of our common country in the interest of general prosperity, rather than the abuornial growth of favored terminal railroad cen ters, and, whereas, in our judgnuntthe im partial enforcement of that law will tend to advance the commercial and material in terests of the whole state and country and whereas there is a reasonable cause to believe that certain heretofore favored railroad centers, particularly terminal points as well as the railroads themselves, are now contemplating measures to render ineffectual said law, and to evade and sus pend such of its provisions as are not in their special interest Resolved, That while we recognize the railroads as prominent factors in the de velopment of the state ar.d would do noth ing to impair their usefulness or render their actual investments unprofitable, yet, that we do insist that their management should be so regulated as to secure just and reasonable rates for the transporta tfon of persons and property to all citizens and to all portions of the state. Resolved, That all sections of this state, outside of two or three fa vored terminal railroad points, have a common interest in these matters, and should make an earnest and unit ed effort to secure such a thorough and impartial enforcement of the interstate law, and of all state laws regulating com mon carriers, that no persons or sections shall be enriched or built up at the ex pense or improverishment of other per sons or sections, but in such manner as to secure general prosperity throughout the Btate. Resolved, That this rganizatio should promptly take measures to bring to the knowledge of the commercial, manufacturing and producing inter ests of the whole state the gross discriminations in freight traffic which have heretofore been practiced again3t any of them, and that it should be on the alert, and prepared to meet with arguments, facts and figures, efforts that shall be made with, the interstate commerce com mission to inequitably evade or suspend any of the provisions of the law applicable to this state. Whereas, The laws of the state declare that it shall be unlawful for any common carrier to make or give any unequal or unreasona ble preference or advantage to any partic ular person, company, firm, corporation or locality on any particular traffic and whersas, said law authorises and directs the railroad commissioners of this state to compel railroad companies doing business in this state to adopt fair and reasonable rates for all classes of freight without a ny prejudice in any respect whatever ana whereas, it is alleged that the present rates of freight on shipments from Southern Min nesota points to Duluth are at least lour times greater per ton per mile from the points of shipment to St. Paul than from St. Paul to Duluth, which is one of the many cases singled out to illustrate a gen eral practice of unjust discrimination, there fore Resolved, That the executive committee be and they are hereby requested to inves tigate such charges, and to prescribe and enforce just, reasonable and equitable rates for the transportation of such freight in accordance with the laws of the gtate. Resolved, That we do insist upon the prompt, energetic and faithful enforcement of both the interstate and the state law, and that we demand of our railroad com missioners diligence infcpromoting this re sult. Resolved, That we will continue our efforts till the evil from which we have suffered so much, and ol which we so justly complain, are removed. The above resolutions were adopted as a whole. The committee reported sepa rately the following resolution, which was also adopted: Resolved, That the secretary of this as sociation be, and he is hereby directed to* notify the iuterestate commerce coramis* sion that we have reason to believe that application is about to be made to suspend some of the provisions of the interstate law in their operations within the State of Minnesota and that, in case such applica tions be made, we desire to be heard in op position thereto before action be taken on such application. After the adoption of the above resolu tions a delegate added another: That the chairman of the convention be authorized by the executive committee to proceed to Washington at any time that he might deem it expedient between now and June 1 to protest before the interstate commissioners against any discrimination or interpretation of the law in favor of one community against another. The convention then adjourned. Ata sub sequent meeting of the executive committee in executive session the secretary was in structed to secure the printing of 1,000 copies of the proceedings of the conven tion, including the speech of Hon. A. D. Keyes, and to mail the same with the in vitations to be sent out for the election of *sJ^ delegates to the annual convention. Messrs. Burlingame and Parshall were also appointed a committee to investigate alleged freight discriminations in favor of certain towns on a line of road, the name of which was not made public. A fire broke out in an outbuilding in the Northwestern hotel at Janesville, Wause ca county. The wind was blowing severely across Main street, and in a very short time the fire communicated to the hotel and stores, destroying them like tinder boxes. It spread across the street, taking two blocks entirelyover 30 buildings entailing a heavy loss. The Waseca fire de partment was notified, and immediately responded, rendering efficient aid. The postofiice, Argus office and Jennisons t. Bros.' bank are among the buildings burn-|S ed. The origin of the fire is not known. "$* As Battes R. Hoffman, wife and two chil dren, of Henderson, were driving from Le Sueur to the home of Mr. Derrenburgh, father of Mrs. Hoffman, they were precip itated over an embankment when on? and one half miles from town. One of their children, aged filteen months, was instant ly killed. Mr. Hoffman sustained a fracture of both bones'of one of his legs, and Mrs. Hoffman had an ankle pprained, beside be-, ing otherwise badly bruised. A piece of property in the Vermillion Range bought two years ago for $3,500 and sold at Duluth for $18,0000. Convicts received at the state prison at Stillwater, were James Murphy, Rock county, sentenced to seven months for selling mortgacrcd property, and Fred Gou termont, Dodge county, five years fo r^ grand larceny. W. R. Geddes assumes control of the Mankato Register, having purchased he interest of W. W. Woodard. Waldo Randall, a thirteen-year-old son of Maxon Randall of the town of Warsaw, was killed by being caught in a shaft in his father's mill. The board of trustees of the state sol-, diers' home met at the state capitol and held a general consultation on the work to be done. There were present:" Messrs. Castle of St. Paul Hen* derbon of Minneapolis Brown of Alexan dria Dunnington of Redwood Falls, Chris tie of Austin Cowing of Fergus Falls Han- *M cock of Red Wing. The board organized WjF by the election of Capt. Castle as presi- W dent, the secretary to be chosen at a later-/ day. An executive committee was ohosenf consisting of Capt. Castle, Capt. Brown and Major Henderson. It was decided to hold another meeting May 17. Between now and that time the board will receive petitions or requests for the location of the new home, and soon after that date the tour of visitation will begin. Marcellus Zenipolski of Mankato waa taken before Judge Severance and com mitted to the hospital for the insane at St. Peter. His insanity was brought on by religious excitement. The Rev. J. B. Donaldson, pastor of the-*-' Presbyterian church in Hastings, tendered*.^** his resignation on Sunday, having received & a call from the Fifth Presbyterian churchr^ in Minneapolis. Mr. Donaldson is a son-in-^ law of Rev. Dr. Sample, formerly of Min-JSI? neapolis. Mayor Ames of Minneapolis promulgates-tjjte, his annual message, and the new council *Jw organizes and elects city officials. r Austin has a "boom" and real estate of-if4* fices are crowded. Lanesboro, Fillmore county, and town-* I ship of Carrolton voted $20,000 for al^I'f north and eoutb railroad by a majority of\^} 242 out of a vote of 312. The bonds "run to the Lanesboro. Rochester & St. Paul Railroad company, a corporation organiz ed at Lanesboro three year ago, and are -f S to be used in securing a competing Jine of road northerly from that point. The adjourned meeting of the boar of administration of farmers'institutes was*'- held in the state capitol, St. Paul, in the-'* office of Supt. Kiehle. Gen. Barrett and H. W. Pratt were the only ones absent. Supt. Kiehle, E.JG. Potter, Gen. Sibley, E. Olson, Wyraan ETliott, F. D. Holmes and W. Merriam being present. It was voted to buy 1,000 copies of the proceedings of the farmers' institute held at Le Sueur, and that the term of office of the superin- if tendent of institutes end on March 1 of'* each year, or at the pleasure of the board. The only other important action of thej board was the selection of O. C. Gregg of Minneapolis to be superintendent of insti tutes for theyear ending March 1, 1888. W. H. Forman of Lida, was arrested by I 1 United States Deputy Marshal Smith, and* taken before Commissioner Tile'son atf Moorhead on a charge of trespassing goyernment lands. He was hold under!! $300 bonds, but just as the officer wastak-jfc ing the prisoner to the train to place himA in jail in St. Paul his friends secured thef necessary snm and secured his release. I ',1. John Ashton, a banker, of London, Eng-ll*ifj land, has requested the First NationaP Bank of Shakopee to disinter the remains-/ of his son, George Ashton, who was acci- af dently drowned in Carl's Lake, in thetown^W of Spring Lake, Scott county, lastsummeK. to purchase a burial lot and reinter the re- *J* "jains in the Valley cemetery, nearl Shakopee, and erect monument jayey the-