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6 HENDRICKS SPEAKS. .Our. Next Vice President Opens the Campaign in Indiana at Indianapolis. . In an Address Full of Suggestion of Economical Administration of Government- A Trenchant Arraignment of the Republican Party Made Doubly Effective by an An alysis of Its Stock Arguments. He Gives Some of the Reasons "Why a Change Would be Beneficial to the People of tho Country. Administrative Reform Not to be Accom plished Until the Jioohs of the Gov ernment Are Thrown Open. [Special Telegram to the Globe. | Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 30. The campaign in this state was formally opened by both parties to-day, and hundreds of speeches were delivered in the towns and cities in all parts of Indiana. - In this city the Republicans did not hold a meet ing. The Democrats had a large street demon Gtration, consisting of uniformed clubs carrying torches and transparencies. The speaking took place from a stand on the Circle, where ex-Gov. Hcndricks addressed the audience, numbering several thousand. Mr. Hendricks said: Fellow Citizens : I appreciate the privilege and the honor of addressing you, and 1 recognize the- duty of speaking frankly and without con cealment or exaggeration of any material fact or opinion. May i first ask your attention to the necessity and importance of revenue reform? The power to levy and collect tax is among the highest and most responsible of the attributes of government. It ranks with the right of taking private property for public use, and with the right and power of transferring the citizen from the pursuits of private life to the duties and hazards of war. It takes from a man that which is his and appropriates it to public use. It seizes upon the earnings of labor, as well us upon the accumulations of capital. To every man the in quiry is of personal concern, and the answer Is of public consequence. HOW FAR MAT THE GOVERNMENT CO In the exercise of the power to tax the people? Freely and cheerfully we all answer that there shall be no limitation nor restraint this side the absolute and entire maintenance of public authority, with all its faculties and functions un impaired. Whatever the government can law fully do, and of right should do, the tax payers will furnish it the means to accomplish. Beyond thi* is the province of private right, to invade which is usurpation. The government economi cally administered shall be supported. Arc you men from tbe farms, the shop and the stores willing that any other rule should be adopted? May they hike your money for uses not authorized by the constitution or not for the public welfare, or that it may be piled up in Vaults to tempt the greed of the unscrupulous? When the war came taxation was necessary and rightfully Increased. Large revenues were needed to supply and maintain ereat armies. Hut with the army und the expenditures conse quent upon it there passed away the necessity for a war standard Of taxation. Why, then, has such a standard been continued? The party that bus held almost unbroken power for nineteen years of peace must respond to that inquiry. In his message of December 4, 1882, President Arthur admonished congress that at the prior session be bad urged upon its atten tion "the Importance of relieving the Industries and enterprises of unnecessary taxation." In the same message be said that the people have been in substantial SCCOrd in the doc trine "that only such taxes ought to be levied as are necessary for v wise ami economical adminis tration of the government." The president con tinued: "Of late the public revenues have far oxceeded that limit, and unless checked by ap propriate legislation sttch excess will continue to increase from year to year, for the fiscal year ended June 80, IHMI, THE SUJHT.UH KFVENIJK Amounted to $100,000,000. For the fiscal year ended on the SOth of June last the surplus was more than $1 15,000,000. "What say you, my countrymen, did that showing not call for revenue reform? During that congress the house wax made positively Republican, largely by partisan action. Not much heed was given by it to the startling statement made by the president of the enormous excess In tbe rovonue. Tho modifica tion of the Internal revenue system and of the tariff made on the March following left an excess of $85,000,000 of revenue, In hit last annual report (3d of January lust) the secretary of the treasury estimate! the surplus for the current year at 585,000,000 and adds: "So the question Mill presses, what legislation Is necessary to re lieve i lie people of unnecessary taxes Yes, it Is the question of $85,000,000 unnecessary taxes in one year. The uccumululiou is constant, lii ii speech recently made at Richmond, Mr. Calkins, the candidate for governor, boasting of the achievement of his party, inado the statement, which I adopt without with examination, that "the Republican party found an empty treasury. .Now It has a surplus of $400,000,000." That Is an enormous sum of money, more, I believe, than half the paper currency of the country. ' Estimating our population at 50,000,000, It is $8 Cor each man, woman and child. That great sum of money lies idle in tin: treasury. If it had been left with tbe people it would become the willing mid active servant of labor. It would stimulate and strengthen, aid and develop new enterprises. It would restore to the merchant his market and give the farmer good prices again. In the language of the secretary of the treasury: "The question Mi!) presses, what legislation la neces sary to relievo the people of unnecessary taxes?" HKVKNUK lIEt'OIIM. It Is the question of revenue reform. Solve this question, my countrymen, by reducing the taxes, mill thus leave the money not needed by the government In the pockets of the people and in the channels of trade and commerce. The party In power will not give us this reform. An the years have rolled by with them in power, the machinery of law, Inexorable in i;* action, has gone on collecting from the taxpayers in excess, boarding mid accumulating. The candidate for governor boasts or the accumulation. la con trast with the law taxes and short revenue and empty treasury of former days, the high rates aud overflowing treasury of these times became, In the appreciation of himself and his political associates the achievement of exalted statesmanship. Learn ing and argument are exhausted in the political papers In these times in support of high taxation, to the end and for the purpose of relieving favored classes from tha competition of generous and liberal trade. Of coarse, revenue reform must come from other quarters. It cannot Come from tho representatives of favored classes, who ask Inequality in legislation thai there may unjust Inequality in the profits of the varied pur suits of the people. May 1 ask your attention to the plan and prin ciples of revenue reform to which the Democracy are pledged by the Chicago platform. Federal taxation "shall not exceed the needs of the gov eminent economonkally administered." bo you approve that? If not would yon have the government wast fiilly or corruptly administers!! to maka room am! pretext for higher taxes? "Federal taxation shall be exclusively for public pur pom Would yon have it otherwise? If taxa tion can have for it- object other than public purposes then what purposes 1 May thu object and purpose bo INDIVIDUAL ANII TOIVATE GAIN? I do not question that, it may be, and often is an Incident, that one man receives a greater benett or carries a greater burden than another because of a prescribed tax. If l buy one Im ported article with a dat) upon it, 1 bear the burthen of that duty, If you manufacture a like article and sell it at an advance of price equal to the duty, then to that extent you are benefited. Uut the iudividual " benefit or burthen is not the object of purpose or the law; it is but the necessary Incident. Nor do I question that hi the adjustment of the details of a tariff law the legislature would and judgment may and \*ill be Influenced not only by considerations of gen ers] policy, bat also by the probable effect of the measure upon the business Interests of the country. It hi m accordance with this sentiment that the Democratic party stands n ana ix its platform •'to revise the tariff in a spirit of fairness to all Interests," and that "any chance of law must be at every step regardful" of the labor and capital employed In the Industries of the country, and that custom house taxes i.hall bear "heaviest on articles of luxury ana lightest on articles of necessity,'! and that '-the necessary reduc 3oa In taxatioa can tad must be effected without depriving American l*bor or the ability to compete successfully with foreign la bor." The- principle* ot the platform are plainly written ami easily understood. They present the conservative purpose of the ivmoc racy touching revenue reform. When expressed in the i*»> their bvneucial influence will become active and universal. lowtn taxes Will signify lighter burthen? upon the people; money returning to the channels of trade : enter prise- restored and stimulated: renewed demand for the productions of industry, and the conse quent increased demand for labor, and univer sal prosperity. If the $400,000,000 now locke up In the treasury warn restored to the channels of trade and commerce, who caa doubt that labor would find employment and the manufacturer Cud a market for hU fabrics. , OCR OCEA.X <.~<>m3»eiw:s;. Th« condition of our ocean commerce is dls- j graceful. We are a nation of producers, and our exchange with other nations is enormous. The. world's two greatest oceans wash our shores. We are , one •of the nations of, the earth most highly endowed by nature with a spirit of nauti cal enterprise. . Hut practically we have no mer chant marine. Enjoying, as we do all the nat ural conditions under which it might be supposed would arise the greatest commercial nation in the world, we are dependent upon foreign nations for our ocean commerce. Our own . merchant navy has disappeared from ' the seas, and the owners of foreign vessels are enrichad by the profits that we should earn' ourselves. The obituary of our merchant navy is written in our tariff and ■ shipping laws. Its spirit of enterprise and daring that once brought wealth to our shores aud pride to our people and that furnished congenial employment to thousands of our brave and hardy sous, is buried in the treasury vaults under those 5400. --000,000, of which Mr. Calkins vaunts. The la mentable condition in which our war, navy and coast defences are found at the end of near twenty years of Republican rule is well described by Senator Harrison in his able speech delivered in this city on the 24th of August. He says: "The highest military and naval authorities . of the country have again and again, in official reports to congress, declared that we are without a navy, and that our sea coast de fences are not worthy of the name. We hevo no guns for our ships, none for our coast fortl (■mions. The utter helplessness and nakedness of our ! country in the matter of ships and coast defences is conceded by every American, and known in every foreign court. It is a subject of amazement and morti fication that, with abundant resources, this na tion should consent to occupy so contemptible a position among the maritime nations of the world. There is the South American govern ment thnt has a navy with which ours could not cope. It has been said upon the highes author ity that Chili has armed ships that could sail into the. harbor of San Francisco and put that great city under contribution at pleasure. ■\VIIO IS RESPONSIBLE for this amazing condition of things? What | party held the reins of political power while the navy was rotting down and the covert fortifica tions were passing into dilapidation? senator Harrison did not charge that the Democratic party suffered this condition of things to come about, or that it was responsible for It, He could not do it. What he charge* Is that at a late session of congress, after the navy had practically ceased to exist, | and the coast defences had become worthless, I Democratic congressmen defeated a bill provid ing for a small addition to the navy. I under stood opposition was made because of want of confidence in the department as organized for the best construction of new vessels and the completion of old unfinished vessels and upon the best plan, and not upon the ground that a j navy was not required for public security. Xoth- j lug in its history could justify that the Democ racy is opposed to the maintaining of a strong and efficient naval armament. It looks with shame aud humiliation upon our present miser able nary, and regards with anxiety our unpro tected seaboard. It would have war vessels of suQicieut number and strength to withstand any power on earth, and to make its flag respected upon every sea and in every port in the world. It will have coast defences strong enough to turn back invasion. All this it will have, not for the purpose and conquest of war, bnt for the preservation of peace on terms consistent with national honor. The time is coming, I trust, when war shall be no more, and when in ternational arbitrament shall supersede the sword. It Is wickedness and insanity to make war over dispute* that reason tempered with judgement may settle peaceably. But a nation, itself just and peaceably disposed.can better pre serve its peace and honor, and can better secure its citizens, where ever they may be on the face of the earth, from wrong and insult when its Dag i? a symbol of power adequate to vindication of any right or the redress of any wrong. CHANGE IN MANAGEMENT. May I ask you now to consider the question > whether there ought not to be a change in the control and management of public affairs? What other remedy for the correction of possible souses awe the citizens of a free republic? Kvcu in England change is the remedy. When the boose of commons disapprove an important measure or conceive maladministration, the cabi net, headed by the prime minister, retire from • ■(lice, and oilers in harmony with the will of the people succeed them. There are many valuable reform* that cannot be accomplished by a party Hint has been long in power. As an illus tration, consider our army of office holders, now about 100,000. Reform in the civli service requires its redaction perhaps 30.000. it seems to bp constantly Increasing. Who can check the evil and discharge all who hold posi tions and receive pay without useful employ ment? Not the party that created the positions .Hid appointed its favorites to fill them. That is Impossible. It is difficult for a party to reform itself. I'arty tics are hard to break. Partisans stand by and PROTECT EACn OTU^U. You have Been that even in courts and juries. The partisan friend, at the same dock, will not become an informer. Be will rather close the book, and it must remain closed until investiga tion shall place another at the I'esk. It is nine teen ears nines the close of the war: nearly five presidential terms. During all that period the executive mid administrative service of the coun try has been under the control und management of one party, should it so continue? During the period I have mentioned, the receipt* a:id expenditures aggregate a sum so enormous Hint I find myself unable to express them in words or figures within ordinary comprehension. i will take for illustration the year ended June SO, 1888. The receipts into the treasury were above $395, 000, 000, an d the ordinary expendi tures were above $-'0:i,ooo.ooo, making the re ceipts and expenditures of one year $063,000,000. lie record of the collections and payments is found In thousands of volumes, and it was made by many thousands of men. They were of one party, and as I have said, bound by strong party ties. Inexorable and cruel proscriptions ex cluded one half the people from all par ticipation la that work. We know enough to justify the luspiclou of ways that are dark, but Ido not choose to consider the ex posure* that have been made. .1 prefer rather to appeal to your judgment that a change in in osssnrjr, becuusc in the management of busi ness SO large, so varied und bo complicated, mis management and corruption Were possible and probable. Mi: BOOKS SHOULD HE OPENED. I believe that good policy and justice unite in demanding a change, and without it wo need not hope for administrative reform. Bet I would not imitate the Republican party in it« proscrip tion of all but party adherents. I repeat what 1 formerly said: "That I hope never again to see the cruel ami remorseless proscription for politi cal opinions which has disgraced the administra tion of the last eight years. Hut as the civil ser vice now is, as all know, it has SOBta nun of tried integrity and proved ability. Such men, and such men only, should be retained in oftice, but no man should be re tained on any consideration who hat prostituted his office to the purposes of partisan intimidation or compulmun, or who has furnished money to corrupt election*. rOKKION roi.irT. May I ask your attention to one other subject? The probable foreign policy of the presidential candidates; and for Mr. Blame it is claimed he will be more American and dashing. His South American Interference was neither. Of course, we know what vote this claim is intended to reach. I think it will fail. The vote is too in telligent. The platforms do not differ materially. The Republican declares: "We believe that everywhere the protection to citizens of Ameri can birth must be secured to citizens of American adoption." Tho Democratic platform is: "The Democratic party insists that It Is the duty of this government to protect, with equal fidelity and Vigilance, the rights of its citizens, native and naturalized, at home and abroad. It is m imperative duty of this government to efficiently protect all tbe rights of persons and property of aver] American citizen iv foreign lands and de mand and enforce fall reparation for any invas ion thereof." Let the merit of this claim be de cided upon the comparison sad contrast of TWO CASES, one under a Democratic administration, and the other under Mr. Blame as secretary of state. In l!vJ9 Martin Koszta was engaged in the Hungar ian revolt against Austria. Upon the suppres sion of trie revolt he became are fa gee, and sought an as] lam and a homo in the United States. lie declared l-> intention to become a citizen of this country. In ISM. without hav ing completed bis naturalization, he returned to Kurope. At Smyrna he was seized by the emissaries of . Austria and carried on board the Austrian vessel of war. His release wa* demanded by the American officials and re fused. At once Capt. Ingraham, of our navy, piv pared hts sloop of war. the St. Loni*. for action, and would have destroyed the Austrian vessel had not terms . been agreed to, whereby Koszta was placed in the charge of the French government to abide the decision of the ques tion. The correspondence which followed, say* one of our historians, was one of the ablest on record, and extended, before its termination, to ahnott every question affecting naturalization and citizenship. It was conducted on the part cf j Austria by the minister at Washington, Karon Salesman, and on the part of the United States by Mr. Marey, a man of crvat power and thoroughly American. The »anie writer says Mr. Marey was completely triumphant in hi* argument and Ko»zU was re manded to the United States. You will observe that Mart. i. KaSBSS was not aa American citizen, had only declared his intention to become «uch and that hi* return to Europe was voluntary on his part. His case would no: fall within the let ter of either platform. The platform* speak only of citizens adopted and natives. In tbs; correspondence the right or expatriation became j established,' mud wbat was more important pos- I slaty, that right was held SO include the period between the settlement of the emigrant aod his declaration of intention and the admission to citizenship^ Mr. Marcy said that "the re: is that KomJiacquLrvO, while in the United Slates. I thei. natintial character; that he retained that 1 THE ST. PAUL DAILY GLOBE. MONDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER.!. I SS4. character when ho was seized at ! Smyrna and ' that he had a right to be : respected as such while there by Austria and by every other foreign power." That doctrine be | came established. Koszta was returned to the United States. • Under the authority in Koszta's case the European emigrant of whatever country is protected by the authority of the United States, from the day of hi.- settlement and de claration of hU intention, having become "clothed with' our national character." The | courage of «.'apt. Ingraham and the learning and I ability of Mr. Many not only restored Koaata to ; hi.« liberty and to his rights, but established the came rights in favor of every emigrant to thin country. The case gave to our country great position and influence among other nations.. For j his gallantry congress voted rapt. Ingrahan a medal. This mi during the Democratic adinin tration of Franklin Pierce. IN NTKIKINc; CONTRAST is the case of McSweeny, for the facts of which 1 refer to the able statement and aigumentof Mr. Voothecs before the senate in 180, Mc- Sweeny was a citizen of the United States. He had lived in this country, in pursuit of legitimate trade, for more than a quarter of a century. With his family he visited Ireland. Without the charge of crime or the violation of law. ho was seized by the officers of the British government and cast into prison. This occurred on the 2nd of June, 1881. For more than teL month* bis imprisonment was coutinued. During that period appeals were made in his behalf for his restora tion and liberty. On the 16th of August there was received at our state department a letter from his wife, in which she says* that, "Some four years ago I camo with my family, on account of my husband's" failing health to reside temporarily in this country. I was aware that England claimed this island, but I was under the impression that Americans might venture to travel or reside abroad protected by their flag. But m this I«M mistaken." It is not alleged that McSweeny had committed any crime or violated any law. He being an American citizen, he immediately for warded his naturalization papers, together with a solemn protest against the British outrage, to the American minister at London, Mrs. Mc- Sweeny's communication and appeal were made to the secretary of slate direct while Mr. Blame i held that office and when, us i sappese, he was in the discharge of many of the duties of the president, 'lhat appeal was not answered, nor was the minister at London instructed to give it attention. The case received no attention at the state department until Mr, Maine had retired from office, which was, as I understand, in De cember following, four mouths after Mrs. McSweony's appeal v.as received. The duty in such a case is clearly declared by the laws of the United States, which provides that, "When- I ever it is made known to the president that any | citizen of the United States has been unjustly deprived of his liberty by or under the authority of any foreign government, it shall be the duty of the president forthwith to demand of that government the reason of such Imprisonment, and i: it appears to be wrongful and in Violation of the rights of American citizen, the president shall forthwith demand the release of such citi ■en." Was it not enough that Mr. Blame was Informed that an American citizen was confined in a British jail and that no charge of violation of in a British jail and that he had been guilty of no violation of the law and that no charge of vio lation of the law had been made against him? Could duty be plainer or its neglect more flagrant? Had ■oreey been the secretary of state at the time, would McSweeny have languished In prison for ten months? Would his wife's letter have lain uu noticed in the state department? Under Morey American rights were vindicated. Under Us in they were neglected. VIEW. OF CLEVELAND. I have made the acquaintance of Gov. Cleve land. 1 found him affable and courteous; clear and distinct in his views, and strong and direct in the expression of his purposes. He seemed to me as free from concealments and the arts of the demagogue as any man I know. As far as i 1 could judge in a single conversation j I thought him in a marked degree governed in I his official life by his convictions or duty. You do not expect him to escape criticism upon his official life. That can hardly be the fortune of any candidate. Touching that I believe his mo tives have not been impugned nor his honesty j questioned. In respect to his private life we | will not accompany his detainer* in their • search for ground for accusation back of the over whelming, vindication by his neighbors in three' political contests of extraordinary brilliancy and success. [Republisbed f rom Sunday's Globe.] CAUGHT IN THE TOILS. An Accomplished Young 1 Business Man Arraigned on a Grave Crim inal Charge. Yesterday O. It. Clark, a polished and gentle manly appearing man of about thirty-five years, was the second men in the notion department of the wholesale dry goods establishment of Lindekes, Warner & Schurmeier. To day he oc cupies a felon's cell in the county jail. He had been with the firm for nearly four years, was a capital business man, active, energetic, indus trious and sober, and for these qualities he re ceived the high consideration of $1,800 per year. but he could not resist the temptation to steal, and this accounts for his downfall. Yesterday afternoon lie was arrested by Detec tive* KenaUy and Dan O'Connor at his residence on Mil'.watrr street where he has ■ devoted wife und two charming children. It is sad and painful to dwell on the emotions of his family and friends that succeeded the intelligence of his downfall bad part of every phase of crime consisting in the fact that the act of one person frequently entails terrible suffering on the un fortunate innocent. The goods stolen by Clark consist of pocket books, combs, knives, handkerchiefs, small or namental and in fact every species of- knick knack such as are found in the notion depart ment of a big store. He was first suspected a couple of weeks ago, and on being watched was detected ii. carrying off several small articles. An investigation followed and enough was learned to establish the fact that his operations had been quite extensive. The exact value of the Eoods taken has not been ascertained, although it is thought to be several hundred dollars. From information obtained from Clark himself a number of the articles bare been recovered from retail stores where he bad disposed of them at a nominal figure. lie was arraigned la the police court yesterday afternoon and waived examination, being held to the grand jury in the sum of 51,500 and committed. EXCURSION >*0. FOUR. The St. Paul Jobbers Will Visit the State Fair September 10. The St. Paul Jobbers' Union have accepted the invitation of the State Fair management and will visit Owatonna upon Wednesday Sept. 10. In i pursuance of this the Union has issued a card or ! invitation to the business men of Minnesota to | meet them on that day and accept their hospi tality. The Jobbers will leave M. Paul at T a. 1 m. Wednesday Sept. 1(J by special train on the Chicago, Milwaukee ■ St. Pan! railway. The excursion will be accompanied by the Great Western band, and a refrigerator car, from the contents of which a jencrous din ner Will as served to their guests at the Jobbers' Headquarters upon the Fair Grounds. There can be no question but that this event will be the most prominent incident of the Fair, and one that wilt add to the fame of the Jobbers* excursions, which have proven the conspicuous local enterprise of the year. In this case, as in each of the others, the arrangements arc upon a courteous- scale that ensure comfort and pl« cure, and the bashaws men of the state will doubtless very pecerally accept the invitation to them extended and meet the Jobbers at their Hewdquorters at the 16th Annual Minnesota State Fair. Cleveland's Return [Special Telegram to the Globe. ] Albany, X. V., Aug. 30.— Gor. Cleveiand ar : rived in thi* city from Plat:«bu: at 2:30 this morning. His arrival at such an early hour was due to his desire to avoid any demonstration on the part or the people. The governor is feeling very well, has almost recovered from his attack of rheumatism and is already deep in the routine business of his office. He reached the executive chamber at about 9 o'clock this morning. The only caller of prominence this forenoon was Lieut. Gov. 818, of Elmira. Butler Speaks. Xrw York. Aug. 30. — Gen. Butler addressed the Greenback State convention her^ to-night. The meeting was held in the hall, as the night was stormy, and permission had not been trained | of the park authorities to erect Hands in the park. Gen. Bctler devoted most of his time to explaining the sense in which he used the terras workingmen, capitalists, monopolists, and to I considering the interests of the laboring and 1 (arming cla««es. A large number of people i listened to his remarks, and he was repeatedly interrupted by cheers. -. Misunderstood Orders. • Cambridge, 0., Auir. 30. — A wreck oc curred on the Cleveland & Marietta road to day. Tbe express messenger. Frank M. LTbntfer, was killed, sail Warden W. Wheeler, a passenger, was fatally hurt. En gineer Decker ana Fireman Chapman were badly injured. The accident was caused by the misunderstanding of an order from the conductor to a brake man. R. V World— Ten days at tea*: have gone by j without a tingle sensation from the dramatic and ! despondent rojoaroer at Bar Harbor. The j threatened "Agrr.JsiTe" ytn! to tare tebsided and cone to sleep with the ascicct "Audacity.' FROM SUNDAY'S EDITION. The following mutter on this pago ap peared In unday's edition. The reason for this re-publication Is because our regular mall rate of subscription does not include the nnday issue, and comparatively few in the country care to pay extra for them day edition, which" lies in the St. Paul postoffice and goes out in the same mall with the Monday paper. The more important news and other miscellaneous information. is therefore, published on Monday for the benefit of country subscribers who do not get the ~U2»- BAr Globe. ' ™ ARMOUR UNBENDS. Philip, the Great Pockets $2,500,000 from His Gi gantic Pork Corner, And Assumes an 01i,Be Joyful At titude While the Shorts Mourn. Pork Can Now be Bought in Any Quan tity .Desired at $19, or $8 Less Thau a Day Ago. The Cereal Trade Gets No Attention What ever from Other Than Local Speculators. Wall Street Has a Minature Boom During the Lust Hour, All Stocks Clos ing Higher. CHICAGO. | Special Teleerain to the Globe.! Chicago, An?., — The- sensation of the day on change was the termination of Armour's great pork corner, the most successful manipulation ever engineered in this market. Yesterday the closing price was $.'7.50 per barrel. Early to day Col. Favorite, Armour's ri^ht bower, Went on change and offered this option of $24, but there were no takers at this figure nor even when drop was made to $•.'(), making the total de cline $7.50. This is an evidence that the "short" interest has covered and that Armour has pocketed his profits and now has no object in keeping up the price of his favorite product. The origin of this remarkable corner dates back only a few months, to the time when Grant and Ward failed at New York precipitating a great panic in that city. This was some time in the latter part of the month of May. Wall street was wild with excitement, and New York , speculators de clared that there was no limit to the decline In all sorts or values. Pork was at that time about SIC per barrel. New York sold everything with out discriminating closely, but was particularly anxious to sell pork. It couldn't Bell : it fast enough. Phil Armour had his cellars filled with this property. He had on hand hundreds of thousands of barrels, representing millions of dollars, and, to protect his own property, he began by bu£ig against New York's selling. la one day he took in over 100,000 barrels. New York in a week or so bejan to suspect that sell ing ehort against Phil Armour's buying nii'^'ht prove a disastrous business. Before the situation dawned fully upon the minds of short sellers, however, the market had been sold short fully 300,000 barrels. In the meantime Armour had been compelled to take all the cash pork in the country, and a good deal or it was scraped up here and there, but he got the maior part at from 816 to 318 per barrel. Suddenly the price began to advance. The "shorts" were nervous, but they held out. The figures rapidly climbed ap to §20, then to $22, and, advancing 50c a day, was not long In reach ing 196, and finally $23. In the meantime a good many "shorts" settled, but a lame short Interest held out to the last and day before yesterday a lot of 3,000 barrels was settled for. Yesterday the last of them stepped up to Armour's office and settle their differences, and to-day August pork is selling at $20 and September at $17.70. It is learned that the short interest amounted to about 300,000 barrels. This pork, a large part of which Armour had to buy to protect himself, cost about $10.50 per barrel, and the average settling price was about $25.50, leaving a margin nf profit, exclusive of carrying charges, of about $9 per barrel. Armour's profit by the "corner" it is declared cannot be less than 500,000. There have numerous efforts by the Shorts dur ing the progress of ths squeeze to escape from the tremendous. pressure. Nat. .lone* and his Wall street customers, amontr whom are pre sumed to be the great bear, Woeri-hofTcr, made an effort to have summer-packed pork made regu lar. It failed and finally Jones and all his fol lowers "came in" and paid tribute. It is declared to have cost .limes personally *100,000. This Jones kirk was the most vigorous and the last that was made. Fowler Hros. were among the heaviest shorts in the west, and they attempted to deliver "rejected" on their contracts, but this scheme was only partially successful, and they were compelled to i'.nally settle at the top of the market. Most of the leading receiving bouses were also caught short from 250 to 5,000 barrels. W. T. Baker, Irwin Orr & Co., the Chandler- Itrown Co., and many others were mulcted for small amounts. It i- admitted that Armour may advance tbe price for September and October, but it is not considered probable. It is thought, however, that he will keep the near futures a few dollars above cost in order to protect the product he has in band. Mr. Armour is naturally smiling and happy. Ho has always believed that self preservation Is the first law of speculation and is also inclined to believe that when the new stock Hurry occurs New York speculators will tell anything before pork. It is part of the gossip of the day that the Fowlers have been caught by the decline just as they were caught by the advance. They have. it is said, a great lot of rash pork not yet inspected, which they were waiting to put in at the top prices at the dost of the month. Referring to whatever cash pork there may be leftover, an insider fays: "Nobody need feel any alarm over its presence. A large share of it has already been shipped. Whatever may be left will be swallowed by pork eaters. It will not find its way back on the speculative market at any rate. Lard fluctnatcd within sc. closing at $7-50 for October. The same option in ribs fell off 20c j nnder current figures twenty-four hours ago, closing at $10. The provision crowd were more active than for weeks past, and the general out look is for livelier markets and better times on 'change. Trading in grain was only fairly active and in a general way the feeling was easier and prices somewhat lower after the first hour's trading. Light receipts contributed to the early strength, but later it became known that 700 cars of wheat were expected in Minneapolis Mon day and this had a weakening effect. Trading was flow, as U asaaßy the case on Saturdays, and the closing was easy at bottom prices. The speculation in wheat coctiue* purely of a local character. The market opened steady on the light receipts and the merit it has of being cheap, and was liberally purchased for an hour or *«. the chief investors being licHenry, Corn stock. Linn, Belding and Carr. Up to noon the general disposition was to bar, but after that bonr large receipts at the winter wheat points for Monday were talked. The market eased off and slightly lower prices prevailed. In the early hoars Love Bros, and Kldridge were quite heavy buyers. October wheat opened J^c below yes terday's close at 81 He, sold up to S2c and closed at Si Sic the lowest point. November opened steady at Bite and closed at S3!«c. Com opened steady and fractionally higher, with a pretty brisk speculative trade. Early in the day it was bought freely by Bumsey. Driver and Baker, the chief strength coming from these purchases, though the upward movement was only He. At tile top liberal selling was indulged in by Henry Matthews. Geo. Brown. Shirwin, Hammerer, Wheeler & Gregory and Schwartz A Dupe«, which broke values 46Xc and the close was easy a: nearly the lowest fijrares. Septem ber opened at yesterday's close and closed ±c off at ?|f.. October ooened at so He and closed at 50 S c. the same as yesterday. Mr. Hodman, of Milmine. Bodman & Co., said: -Trie markets are strongly Influenced by a good demand for cash corn, which Is Svjc above October. Yesterday September was IV^J)* over October. To-day it i* on! j l£c. In my opinion there 1* pood reason for discounting tbe fatnre." Oats showed few if any feat ires beyond a sympathetic weakness with other cersaU when tiey began to go down, and showed a eligbr de cliae for the day, the closing figures beta? 25 %c for September aad SS % c for October. Ilutctia eon, by common consent as big a scalper as there ; is on 'change, wonld like to go short anywhere from 1,000,000 to 10,000,000 bushels of yearoati, ! but the crowd are afraid of them. Twice to-day he pasted the trading card around the crowd, In viting them to take what they would, but could only dispose of a few small lots. There was considerable activity in the provis ion pit, the main attention being attracted to the break up in the pork corner detailed above, but the feeling was unsettled and prices generally weak. Foreign and eastern advices indicated no particular ' change. Receipts were fair and shorts of all kinds quite large. NEW YORK. [Special Telegram to the Globe.] New York, Aug. 30. — A better feeling pre vailed in the stock market for a short time this morning and there was good buying in all the leading shares. The Vanderbilts. Grangers and Union Pacific were the active features, and even the light weights held their heads higher. After these flurries prices receded to about the opening figures. Lake Shore declin ing from 82 to 80J£. The market then lapsed into dullness and so remained for most of the day. The bears did not appear in clined to press matters, and the cliques seemed content with holding prices steady. Union Pacific was rather the center of attraction and ' there was a good deal of bull talk concerning it. The market disylayed considerable strength during the latter part of the session, and prices improved, though what little business there was centered among the room traders, who had it all to themselves. Many stocks were entirely neg lected, not even affording a quotation. The quotations at the finish show some change from those current when business opened, and the changes in most cases are for the better, as the most experienced a minatnre boom at the last, carrying stocks up to the highest prices of the ' day and closing them strong. ' BRIEF TELEGRAMS. The meeting of the diiectors of the Louisville and Nashville railroad in New York yesterday adjourned until Tuesday, when the finance plan of the road will be given out. The American express company, which has ' been experimenting with a fast train between the east and Chicago, are so well satisfied that they will run a fast train each way. The coke syndicate of the Connesville region?, Pennsylvania, have decided to run their ovens six days Instead of five next week, thus increas ing the output between GOO and 700 cars. A freight train in the New York Central rail- 1 road jumped the track near Newark, killing the ; fireman, John J. Casey, forty loaded cars falling on him. The Democrats of Harnsburg, Pennsylvania, ' yesterday nominated Mayor L. S. Bent for con- ' gress, but he declined to run owing to a pressure ' of business matters. 1 Many rew warrants were issued yesterday for ' the arrest of the members of the insolvent firm 1 of Sadner Bros., of Philadelphia. Fifteen new ' cases were entered at the office of one magis trate. I The town council of Edecburg and the liberal ! associations of the city presented addresses to Gladstone, yesterday, on his arrival in this city. , A reception was held in the Cotton exchange. Joseph A. Robertson, a well kuown lawyer of . St. Louis, was yesterday arrested on the charge of receiving money from gamble™ on the pre- J tence that he could protect them. He was re leased on bail. The safe in the post office at Emporia, Kas., was blown open yesterday and robbed of $1,000. An incendiary fire yesterday swept away a block of buildings in Muscotah City, Kansas, valued at $20,000. A barge containing 10,000 bushels of wheat sank yesterday at the quarantine station ' near New Orleans. Blame and Benjamin Harrison arrived at Augusta, Maine, yesterday. ■ Commissioner Fink has issued a circular giv- ' ing notice that the rate on cattle from Chicago to New York, is 20 cents per one hundred pounds, and 22 cents for dressed beef. During the thunder storm of yesterday even ing, the cupola of the iron • foundry of C. A. Freedburg, of New York, was struck by light ning. Several workmen were injured, Patrick Leonard and Janes Cain seriously. The state executive committee of the New York Prohibitionists will place a number of speakers In every county in this state to-mor- ( row. It is believed that St. John can poll 100,- ! 000 votes if money can be secured to pay the ex- ' penses of the campaign. St. John is expected ; to make a tour of the state in October. Mr:-. Staggs and Mrs. Pully, of Bullard county, Kentucky, quarreled about their children, and in the fight which followed, Mrs. Staggs cut Mrs. I'ully, from the results of which she died. At Lexington. North Carolina, yesterday, ' David S. Itcid .-hot William Hendricks dead on 1 the court house steps. The quarrel grew out of ' an old feud. < Lieutenant Greely is still in Montreal. His ] physicians will not allow him to leave his apart- ; ments until stronger, but he expects to be able to visit the different sections of the British associa- ' tion to-morow. A inns'enm manager at Cincinnati has signed a contract with a number of the Greely expedition, and will exhibit them on the stage, one member of the expedition delivering the lecture. The officers and crew of the steamer State of '■ California, plying between San Francisco and Portland, Oregon, resisted the reduction of ten per cent, in their salaries, and were shipped at the old rates. K. W.Tratt, of Buffalo, New York, ticket agent for the New York Central railroad, has 1 left the city, presumably for Canada. He is Sl.ooo short in his accounts. Gov. Cleveland arrived at Albany yesterday. He was serenaded by the citizens. James Harris, a prominent citizen of Buffalo, New York, committed suicide yesterday. Fire yesterday morning at Marshall, Texa.«. de- ' stroyed the Marshall Oar, Wheel & Foundry ' Works, seven residences, one hotel and one store. ' Two hundred men are thrown out of work, and the loss on the car works will be S 100,000; total loss, $125,000. The fire was supposed to have been started by an Incendiary, and the council have appointed a committee to investigate the affair. The answers to the circular sent out to the iron mill, as to the ad visability of closing down, have not all been re ceived, but a majority of the mill owners favor shutting down. The cattle breeders of New York held a meet- ' in:; yesterday to consider the best means to be : taken to allay the alarm created by the reports of the existence of pleura-pneumonia. The men present seemed to think the officers of the bureau of animal Industry had distorted there- ] port, and a resolution was passed declaring the matter should be sifted to the bottom. Mrs. John Brady, mother of Gen. Thomas J Brady, of Washington, died at Mancle, Indiana, ( yesterday, aged 79. ' Six bodies were recovered yesterday from the < wrecked steamer Belmont at Evansville, Indiana, 1 which was destroyed in the storm Friday. It is j believed the others peri-hed and divers are at t work to ascertain the truth of the belief. A convention of the sugar and rice planters of Louisiana favorable to the election of Blame and Logan was held in New Orleans yesterday. ' An organization was effected, and committees ' were appointed to confer with the district com- < missioners, with views of nominating candidates < for congress, Conservative Republican is the \ name of the new party. < Yesterday was a holiday in the British Scien tific association at Montreal. There was another shut down of the mill at ' Fall River. Ma-*., yesterday. 1 At the inquest of the miners killed in the ' Greenback mine disaster the coroner's jury cen- ' sured the Reading company for the ignorance of - the mining engineer and superintendent. It is 1 expected that the families of the victims will - bring suit against the company. I Three men were arrested a*t Toronto yesterday, ' for undertaking to thrash all the dudes they ( met. • • For the year ending yesterday, Memphis had received 450,077 bales of cotten, valued at $23, --000,000. The Democrats of the Twenty-flirt congres- ' sional district of Ohio yesterday, nominated Mar- ; tin A. Lorin for congress. Five hundred members of the British assocla tion. in session at Montreal, Canada, visited 1 Quebec yesterday. The rain yesterday did much damage in the 1 east, particularly in Massachusetts. Travel was j I delayed on tbe Troy & Boston railroad by a wash oat, and every bridge between Readsboro and Stanford, V-nnont, was wa.«hed away. Absolom Bow»en. of Pittsbnrg. was yesterday convicted of murder in tbe second degree for , killing obaiiiaa Haymaker during the Maryviilc ' ' gas well riots last November, and sentenced to ! pay costs of trial and to ten yean imprisonment. Tfie United States cavairy guarding Payne and ' 1 bis Oklahoma boomers' left Ft. Smith, Arkansas, [ for Ft. Gibson. Payne's attorney has applied to < ' tbe United States court for a writ of habeas cor- * : pus. Two prisoner?, who escapsed from tbe Ben ; fcington, Vermont, jail Thursday night, were , I captured yesterday by Jailor Cook. Cook lost j two fingers in the melee. , The Republicans of th« third Illinois congre*s | x>nal district yesterday renoininated George R. j Davis for congress. The officers investigating tbe causes of tbe Talapoosa disaster have been instructed to ascer- < tain if color blindness of the officers and crew 1 ■ had anything to do with it. , t£?~ln the Diamond Dyes more coloring ■ 1 is given than in an j known dyes, and they , give faster and more brilliant colon. 10c. at 1 '. an druggUts. Wells, Richardson & Co., , Burlington, Vt, Sample card, 32 eolers and ; , boot of direction! for 2c. stamp. ji CHAMPIONS OF AMERICA. The St. Paul Lacrosse Club Take the Trophy from the Calumet Club of Chicago. fit Paul Gets Even with Minneapolis by Tak ing the Fourth Game of the Series. No Game at WiUvaukee-An Un.l.cido i Content Hot mm the Omaha* and Northern Pacifies. Tlie Calumets Downed, , [Special Telegram to the Globe. | Chicago, Aug. 30.— The game of Lacrosse be tween the Calumets, of Chicago, and the St. Paul Lacrosse club. this afternoon reunited in favor of the St. Pauls, three games straight. The playing of the St. Paul team was admired by all. The Calumets played a strong game, but could not cope with the team play of the St. Pauls. As all played well, no mention may be made of individuals. E. Gilberton took the first two goals and Moir the third goal in 8, 40 and 5 min utes respectively. Minneapolis .•». St. Paul. One of the most uniiii re tinggsir.es of ball ever witnessed in Minneapolis v. as that of yesterday be tween the Minneapolis and St. Paul clubs, and which was wou by the latter, tying the two in the race. Dr. Allen umpired, and it was probably the first time he ever attempted the thing, and he was at pea most of the time. That he acted honestly no one could question, but hi.- bad de cisions were decidedly unfortunate for the homo club. A novice should not undertake to umpire a professional game, and ho will probably not apply for the position hereafter. The errors of the Dudes were of the most costly character pos sible. Walker and McCauley and O'Brien and Uanzel composed the respective batteries. Mi- Cauley has been laid up for a long time by in juries, and came far from doing himself justice yesterday, although! his base throwing was ad mirable. He had two passed balls and tailed to get a hit, whereas he usually catches without an error and bats freely. Walker's pitching was effective, but he has not occupied the box sufficiently to become familiar with the Holding the position re quires. Twice the ball was thrown over Me- Cauley's head from the outer field, and each time ■ run would have been saved had Walker backed up the catcher. There was not an earned run in the twelve. Two errors in the third inning gave the visitors three runs. A grounder was batted by Hengle to Isaacson and it went through his legs into right field. Caruthers fielded it home to shut oil Werrick (who had got his first on Murray's wild throw,) and the ball .vent over Me- Cauley's head, letting Werrick and Carroll in putting Hengle on third base, and then Hengle scored on Uarnes' hit. The boys found it hard work to hit O'Brien, as only eight singles were secured, while Walker was hit ten times. Casey came in for his usual three , running fly catches, but was scarcely so good at the bat as he should be, although he hit a long single. The umpiring discouraged the boys. Fouls were cried .in such a soft voice that the runners could not hear them. As a result Murray went out at second by run ning on to third base, and Reid, who landed a ball over the fence, made a tour of the bases for a home run. and was chagrined when told that he must try again. Audrns made a foolish play and was can -lit between first and second base by O'Brien, although it was rather doubtful whether he was really out or not. But the game was won by St. Paul, and would have been won with, the best of umpiring, owing to the superior batting of the visitors and the horrible errors of the home club. • An amusing incident occurred in the eighth inning. After Reid had run the bases oil a foul over the fence, he made three strikes and got his first on a passed ball, and came on around home on O'Brien's wild throw to second base, without having tarried at any point, Following is the score ; MINNEAPOLIS. All X B TB PO A E Walker, p 4 0 0 0 12 0 Andrns, si 3 1112 4 0 McCauley, c 3 10 0 5 -i 0 Keld,Sb 3211311 Caruthers, rf... 4 0 2 2 3 0 1 Casey. If 4 0 113 0 0 Murray, 8b 4 0 110 ' V ;i McKhvain, cf 4 0 1 1.3 0 1 Isaacson, jb 4 0 1 19 0 1 Totals S3 4 8 8 27 10 5 ST. PACT. AB it B TB PO A E Carroll, 3b 6 1110 11 Beagle, 2b 5 2 12 3 10 Barnes, cf ...4 1 1 1 2 0 0 O'Brien, p .. 42223 3 1 D'liiu, lb 4 1 3 4 10 0 0 !)ealey, rf 4 0 0 0 3 10 rilley, If 4 0 1110 0 Uanzel, c 4 0 1 1 5 4 1 Werrick, ss 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 38 8 10 12 27 11 3 SCORE II V INNINGS. Minneapolis ...... 0 10 2 0 0 0 1 o—i0 — i St. Paul 0 13 0 2 0 0 2 0— First base on balls— Called off O'Brien 3. First base on errors — Paul 3. Passed balls— MeCauley 2, Uanzel 1. Wild pitches— Walker 2. Struck out— By Walker 5. by O'Brien 5. Two base hits— Hengle anil DonU, Double play— QanaeJ and Hengle. Left on bases — Minneapolis 5, st. Paul 3. Umpire — Dr. Allen, Minneapolis. Itattintj .Inntijcx. : To those who have not kept a close watch of the betting of the St. Paul team toe following, including all the games of the new series, will tic something of a surprise : Times Base Percent al bat. hits. age. 1. Tilley 11 13 .317 2. Dunn 42 12 .285 3. O'Brien II 12 .272 4. Barnes 42 10 .837 5. Hengle 4G 10 .217 0. Ganzel 23 ;5, ' •'"•''" 7. Deals? 29 0 .808 8. Werrick 36 0 .186 9. Carroll 1:, 7 ].-,-, 10. Galvin 13 2 .153 11. Arundel 17 2 .117 Omaha* r*-. Northern l'aclflc*. About 300 people gathered at the St. Anthony bill ground* yesterday afternoon to witness the third game between the Omahas and Northern Pacifies. The batteries were >'ettleton and Crooks', Patterson and Tubeson. The curves of the former did not prove deceptive to the North ern Pacifies, as in the fourth inning they hit him for five base* with « total of six. Patterson proved a puzzler up to the seventh inning, when wo bits brought In an earned run. The game was well played throughout. At the end of the ninth inning the score Stood 5 to 5, and remained 'o nntil darkness, at the end of the eleventh in ling. This was one of the most exciting games !ver played la St. Paul. This game will be de rided next Saturday at the West Seventh street ■ark. The park has been engaged and the spec ators may expect to see a very cloaa game, ["he »core in detail is as follows: KOBTUEUN m, It Ii PO A E Sarrett. m 0 10 2.2 rnbeoon, c and cf 0 0 4 5 1 Banning, If and c 1 1110 HcKasaara, th l 2 3 2 1 rumbn'.l, lb 1 2 12 0 0 Mulligan, Ml 1 2 11 0 0 faterson, and -';; 1 1 0 2*o Seckard, rf 0 1 1 0 0 Gordon, cf 0 110 0 Total 5 11 33 18 4 R B PO A E Lytlc, 2b 0 12 2 0 jlbleyF.lb 1 3 12 0 1 S'ettleton, p 0 1 2 11 2 Flizelow. rf 1 0 2 10 .'rooks, c 1 19 3 I •ibleyA. 3b 0 0 3 10 jriggK, *« 1 2 2 10 Landea, cf 0 0 0.0 Hamilton, If 1 0 0 0 0 Total 5 8 33 19 5 scons CT nrcnxcs. 'irac.has 0 001012010 — 5 S'o-th'n Pac.O 000200120 o—s0 — 5 Earned runs Omaha 3, Northern Pacific 1. Two-base hit* Slbley, Griggs, McNamara and Vlnlilgan, Left on bases Omaha 8, Northern Pacific 6. struck out— By Nettleton 6, by Peterson 9, by Mulligan 2. Double play — Griggs I.ytle and Sibley. Passed — Crooks 2, Tubeeon 1. Time of — Two hours and forty-five min utes. — Reeves. Clttppnca tm. J'ntr i .lair*. Special Telegram to the Globe.] CHrrpEWA Fall?. Aug. 30. — Eau Claires iefeated the Chippewas to-day after a bard straggle by a (core of sto 4. The Chippewas ■rent first to bat. Qninn, the pitcher, took first 3D seven balls, and dole second safely. In steal ing to second be sprained his knee and had to retire from the game. Th:« weakened the Chip pewas considerably. Weinberger, who bad laid off on account of eickne«s, filled oat the nine. In the second inning Cody, tbe catcher, had a Eager knocked oat of joint, and played the re inaindcr of the game ,in the field. ■ Reese took Cody's place behind the bat, and a passed ball by him in the ninth inning gavo Ehu Claire the win ning run. The Chippewas were badly crippled ! in condition. Alderman played a good second base for Kan Claire, making tome flue stops. The pitching of Lucas was the feature of the game, as the Ban Claires got hut three scattering safe hits off his delivery. Quito a number of the Eau Claires fanned out. Quinn Is probably disabled 1 for the remainder of the season, and Cody will be laid up for a week or bo. 11. Devlin, of £t. Paul, umpired a good game. Monday, Sept. 1, the Chippewas will play the Ban Claires at Ban Claire. It will be the last game between these clubs this season. NATIONAL LEAOUE. At Boston— Chicago 0, Boston 5, (10 innings.) I At Philadelphia— 5, Buffalo 3, I (11 innings.) At New York— New York 0, Cleveland 2, (0 innings.) At Providence — Providence C, Detroit 5. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. At Toledo— Morning game — Toledo 5, St. Louis 1 : afternoon game — Toledo 8, St. Loafs 1, (7 innings — forfeited to Toledo.) At Columbus — Columbus 3, Cincinnati 2. At Indianapolis — Louisville C, Indianapolis 5. At Brook yn — Brooklyn 3, Athletic 2," (ti in nings.). : :v •;; At UichnioHd — 5, Virginia 2. union ASSOCIATION. At Cincinnati — Cincinnati 15, Kansas City 2. At Washington — National 9, Baltimore 1. At Pittsburg— St. Louis 4, Pittsburg 3, (11 in nings.) At Boston ßoston 3, Wilmington 0. notes The Milwaukee-Winona game was postponed | on account of rain. The stockholders of the Columbus Base Ball ' club last night adopted a resolution instructing the directors to resume Sunday games on the • local grounds a week from to-day. In the eighth inning of yesterday afternoon's game between St. Louis and Toledo, Gleason, of !;t. Louis, was called out for making a foul strike, whereat Capt. Comlskey called his team oft the I field and the game was given to Toledo 9 to 0. i The score stood •-» to ! in favor of Toledo at the I end of the seventh inning. The Red Caps will play the Stillwater Chiefs j this afternoon, the game commencing at 3:30. The Bed Caps are as follows: O'Brien, c; Haz ard, p; Gray, ss; Murnane, lb; Allen, 3b; Wright 8b; Wascow, If: Vote!. cT: Moriurity, rf. The StDlwater Chiefs have several members of the old Stiliwater professional club." WASHINGTON NEWS. The Piejran Indians-Prohibiting Rag: Importations— Trade Mark Decisions. Washington, D. C, Aug. 80.-In regard to the reports of the distressed condition of the Piegan Indians, Acting Indian Commissioner Stevens to day stated that the Indian officer was in no wise to blame for the condition of affairs. At the last session of congress the commissioner had re quested an appropriation of 175,000 for the main tenance of these Indians. This amount was, in the opinion of the bureau, the smallest sum that would suffice for the purpose, but the house cut the estimate down to (40,000. The senate in creased the appropriation to $30,000, and the money, although used to the best advantage, is not enough to feed the Indians during the year. On August 11 Agent Allen made the following report upon the subject, under dato of June 4, 1884: "I wrote your office reviewing the estimate for supplies made by my predecessor, John Young, for the year ending June 80, 1885, and showed that the amount of meat estimated for was only one-fourth the quantity required, and flour only about one-third the quantity required. He asked for 500,000 pounds of beef, gross, and only 400,00!) pounds have been pur chased, less than one-tilth of the rations, or less than five ounces per day for each person. The Hour purchased for the current fiscal year gives less than sis ounces per day to each person. On such allowance, having nothing else, how could they avoid starving? I telegraphed you I have supplies for presert needs. If 1 were to divide 400,000 pounds of beet gross by fifty-three, the number of weeks in the year, and issue only that amount, the needs would not be met, but 1 am issuing more than that and will continue to do so while I have it on lmnd; for these Indians shall not die of starvation while I have anything to give them. If the supply runs out the respon sibility may rest where it belongs. At present there is a great abundance of berries, and these help to prevent starvation* for the Indians gather and eat them in great quantities; but berries will soon be gone am: then there will be nothing but meat and Hour. It should be borne in mind that at no time since I assumed charge of this agency has there been a single pound of rice, beans, hominy, oatmeal, or anything of that kind to give the Indians. Do you wonder that it is reported they are starving? In May and June there were times when they stripped trees and ate the inner bark to keep their souls and bodies together, and all the time they were begging for food. lat one time issued over 2,000 pounds of bacon that I had not receipted for, and had been condemned by the board of survey. I would never have done so had they not been in a starving condition. Just now they are not Buffering, bat in a very short time the berries will be gone, and the supplies will run low, and the carpenter will again be kept busy making burial boxes, unless something can be done in the way of getting them additional food." BAGS. The acting secretary of the treasury has is sued the following circular: "Notice is hereby given that the unloading of old ra-.-s, arriving at ports of the United States from foreign ports on and after the Ist pros., is prohibited from three months from that date. A cablegram received by the postofiicc depart ment announces the postponement until Febru ary next of the international postal congress, which was to have assembled at Lisbon, October 1. The postponement was probably made on account of the existence of cholera and quaran tines in southern Europe. The estimated decrease of the public debt dur ing August is 90,000,000. 1 The acting commissioner of patents has ren dered an exhaustive decision upon the subject of trade marks. lie bold* that a trade mark is dis tinct from an invention, from copyright matter and from matter for print and label, and that a trade mark registration is distinct from registra tion for all the purposes named. The distinction between copyright matter, which goes to the librarian of congress, and design matter is point edly set forth in the decision. Bismarck Republicans [Special Telegram to the Globe. J Btsmauck, Aug. 30. The Republican county convention was held hero to-day; fifty six delegates present. The following delegates were elected to go to Pierre: lion. N. G. Ordway, E. 11. Bly, Geo. P. Flanncry, W. A. Bentlcy, John 'A. Stoycll, L. N. Grip pin, and K. S.Neal. Col. Lonnsberry repre senting Raymond, was a candidate, but re ceived only thirteen votes. The delegation was requested to present the name of Dr. W. A. Benttey of Bismarck, as a tit man for delegate to succeed Raymond. The Sentinel, a paper only a month oil, expired to- lay. This is the tenth newspaper failure at Bismarck. Suicide. Grand Bards, Mich., Aug. 80.— young man mimed LaaebJin fommitted Ruicide by drowning at Keed'n lake, near th i ■> city, yester day. He ■.•;,, in the second hand furniture trade here for about five year*, and was somewhat em hnrra-sed financially, which is the only cause known for the act. He left a letter stating be intended to put an end to his life. lie was twenty-six yearn old and unmarried. The body has not yet been recovered. Cause of Failure. Wast of confidence accounts for half of the business failures to-day. A. B. Wilkes B. i K. Zimmerman and E. Stierle, the druggists, are not liable to fail for want of confidence in Di Basanko's Cough and Lung Syrup. He gives away a bottle free to all who are suffering with coughs, colds, asth ma, consumption, and all ailections of, the throat and 1: ngs. Political Riot. Pittsburg, Aug. 30.— 1n a political riot to-night between the junior Republicans and Democrats, three boys were slightly injured by being hit with bricks, and Policeman Rosenblatt, who arrested one of the partici j pants, was Stabbed in the back. The riot was quelled before it reached serious propor tions. Cares of I. iff;. As we come to them they are received borne with and passed over with no more than a thought, if we are in the enjoyment of health, but if suffering with plies or skin dis eases of any kind they magnify a hundred fold. A. R. ■Wllke3, B. <fc E. Zimmerman, and E. Stierle, the druggists, have Dr. Ba 9anko Pile Remedy, an ' absolute care. Sold at 50 cents. . The Democrats of the Seventh Indiana con gressional district yesterday nominated W. B. I Bantam tor congress. THE FRANCO-CHINESE WAR. Operations on the 31 in River Com pleted, and the Forts Captured or Destroyed. Conrbet's Report.-China Won't Settle.- French Press on the Situation. Paris, Aug. 80.— -Admiral Peyton, minister o, the marine, has received the following dispatel from Admiral Coarbet: Mrs Uiveii, Friday, Aug. 29. — p. m. Thanks for the expression of satisfaction on tin part of the government. I cannot too warmly praise the officer* and crews. The operations on the Mlii river fuze been concluded. They wero attend) by complete success. All the butteries along the river were destroyed, and mast of iho cannon exploded with gun cotton. We were obliged to leave some entact because the men in order to destroy them, would have been exposed to a heavy musketry lire to which no reply would have been possible. All our ships left the Uin river to-day," and several have already reached (In- .\!:i.-;/ii borage I shalfcarrive there to morrow with the Dogoay and tile Treuin. The latter has served as my liny ship since Monday. Our losses during the week were ten killed, including one ofiiccr. and thirteen seriously and twenty-eight slightly wounded. In the Siingan and Kinpai channels there were several casemated batteries, two of these clad ten to thirty centimetres thick with plates of sheet iron, bolted together. The ciili bres of the Chinese guns ranged from fourteen :•> twenty -one centimetres." ( 'i.M.ii.-.Tri.ATi:, ; OOUBBET. Minister Ferry sent the following telegram to Coarbet: "The country which hailed you as victor at Sontay is now your debtor for another deed. The government of the Republic * happy to ex press the nation's gratitude to your admirable crews and their glorious leader." don't want to settle. London, Aug. 3!).— The Pall Mall Gazette says: "There is not the slightest foundation lor the report that China wishes to coma to an agree ment with France. The Chinese consider the Foo Chow affair as an act of treachery on the part of Coarbet, who took advantage of the per mission accorded the war ships of a neutral power to Chinese ports. The barbarity of the continuous Sire hours after the Chiueso vessels ceased to fire is the causa for intense excitement against Europeans." ADVISING THE OOVEn.VMEXT. Pakis, Aug. 80. — Avenier I'd i tire recog nizes the probability of the French campaign in China, and advises the government to make pre parations for bending 00,000 troops to that country. The government, it thinks, should rely on the idea that China will be finally com pelled to pay the cost of the war. The Gaulois asserts the different regiments have already been greatly disorganized by the system of taking parcels of men from every where to form the Tonquiu expedition. This practice, it Is .said, deprives the bodies of con sistence and cohesion. The marine force is also so disordered that Admiral Peyron has been 1 ob liged to postpone sailing the Laper i and .Mou gon. Their crews are incomplete, and can uulj be tilled up by drafts on the reserve. MissioxliuES expelled". Paris, Aug. 30. — At a meeting of the extreme left to-day it was decided to present a protest to President Grevy against the non-convocation of the chambers to meet in special session at this juncture. The affairs of the French naval divi sions of China and Tonquin will henceforth form only one squadron. The Nationalist states Admiral Coarbet has full powers to operate against China. The Univers has a special from Hong Kong that the French missionaries have been officially expelled. The Chinese suppressed the uprising which menaced the Christiana. CHINA MEANS WAR. Shanghai, Aug. — All the French have left Canton. It is now asserted that Admiral Courbel left the Mm river with the Intention of going tc Canton. The Chinese military commanders everywhere have received imperial orders to attack nil French warships and merchant vessels which attempt to enter the leading treaty ports. Those in port they will order to depart Immedi ately. Telegraphs for the Chinese government lines are not accepted unless written in English. Clt.'.NdlSii CO3CMANSBBS. Paris, Aug. 30.— Gen. Millot has asked to be relieved of the command of the French forces iv Tonquiu, on the ground of ill health. The gov ernment consented and appointed Gen. Brie re de Lisle to succeed him. IOWA. | Special Telegram to the Glohe.l Di-Moi -.is, Aug. — State Veterinarian Stalker writes to the president of the state fair that he has made a thorough investiga tion of the cattle bought of B. G. Epler at Virginia,; by Gen. W. L. Smith of Maywood and sent to his stock farm in Poweshick county, and none give the slightest sign of pkuro-pneumonia. (»!' the Epler cattle one beifer was killed by lightning in May and the Jersey bull Action died Aug. 20, but not from pneumonia. The professor do not believe there is a case of pleuro-puenmonia among cattle in lowa. . One more state convention, the "God-in the-constltution party" will meet Sept. 15 at [ndianola. The Virginia Republican Split. PsTEßSßtrna, Vu., Aug. 30. — The Brady con vention at ii o'clock this morning, by a unani mous vote, nominated Col. James D. Brady for the Forty-ninth congress from the Fourth con gressional district of Virginia. Brady i.- United Mates internal revenue collector for the Second district of Virginia, with headquarters in Peters, burg. The Brady convention nominated J. P. Evans, colored, for congress for the Fourth district. After Col. Brady wag nominated by the regular Republican convention he was waited upon by a committee and Informed of his nomination. lie came into the convention at 2:20 this morning and was greeted with applause. In accepting th.! nomination Brady wanted it distinctly under stood he wan a personal friend of Senator Ma hole's, and wanted no man to vote for him (Brady) unless lie was a friend of Mobone's. Brady said the men who rained the cry of politi cal machine methods were those who were in debted to Senator Mahone for all they had. There was a man who In ill a high position in tha state, whose name he would not call, who raided the cry, "Boss rule," "Political machine meth> m," who was Indebted to Senator Mahone for al! lie was worth. The part] whom Col. Brady referred to was Gov, Cameron. The best pledg« Col. Brady had to make to his colored friends was his past record. Storey's Conservator. [Special Telegram to the Globe. | Chicago, Aug. 30. — The matter of ap proving the bonds of Mr. A. L. Patterson, the conservator of Wilbur F. Story, was re sumed before Judge Knickerbocker in the probate court at 1 o'clock to-day. There were few present beside those interested and representatives of the press. The new bondsmen presented to-day, and who were accepted by the court, are: John M. Smyth, John I!. Lyon, \V. W. Kerwin, Charles Den nehey and F. Madlener. Those who wero presented yesterday were John It. Walsh, Andrew McNally and John J. McGrath. These gentlemen are considered good secu rity for j$:;,000,000, as required by the court. An Extensive Robbery. ibakkx, Pa., Aug. :;0. — Roberts' em bezzlement is still the topic of conversation among the leading coal operators here. it ii claimed the end of the big steal in uot yet discov ered. The future will reveal the fact that Jiob crts Is only one of a number who plundered Charles parish of - 0,000 or more, for a num ber of years past. One person who is believed to have been interested in securing some of the stolen money left here some months ago for Philadelphia, after mortgaging his property foi nearly it:, value, and who i- now a resident ol that city. Roberts still remain* at hi» sammei cottage on Wllkesbarre mountain? i losly watched by dctectiveu, pending hi-? return to Charlei parihh. liev. Dr. Hodge and Or. Bollard, inti mate friends of the defaulter, are with him. It is feared the worst features of this sad affair ur« yet to be recorded. Better Than Diamonds, and of greater value than fine gold is a great tonic and renovator like Kidney-Wort. It expels all poisonous humors from the blood, tones up the system and by acting directly on the most Important organs of the body stimulates them to healthy action and restores health. It has effected many marvelous cures and for all kidney diseases and other kindred troubles it '.-. an invaluable remedy. William Greaver has been arrested for th« murder of John Floyd, the man who was found dead near the Washington eonxt bouse, Obio, a few days a?o. Greaver pawned the watch .'. the dead man, which led to bis identification.