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READ THE MODEL NEWSPAPER I THE ST. PAUL GLOBE. All th.c News of th.9 World. VOL VII THEWHEATBOOM The Leading Cereal Climbs Another Cent Toward the . Dollar Mark, And Predictions are Freely Made That it Will Reach That Point. 4. Great Deal of Interest Manifested in the Product, and Country Orders Cumins: in Rapidly. Corn Gains a Quarter of a Out in Sympathy With the Activity in the Wheat Pit. Wall Street Continues to Move in the Nume old Groove— Deal in St. Paul. CHICAGO. ] Special Telegram to the Globe .1 Jhicaoo, Dec. 29.— Saturday's boom in wheat continued to-day, and there was an activity and bustle on 'change that was very ;heering to all wceept the dealers in privileges md those unfortunate enough to be short jf the leading cereal. Even this latter class did not feel very depressed, for, though they ire out of pocket temporarily, they know with active markets they stand a chance of speedily making their losses good, whereas in the preceding stagnation . they couldn't make running expenses. May wheat was the most active, and reached S2#c, or l%c above Saturday's last figures, clos ing l^c above at Bl%c, which is 3c higher , than Friday's close. January touched 75% and closed lc higher j than on Saturday at 7uc and February showed an advance of 1 &c, closing at 75% c. Corn was quiet, but closed }40£h*, higher in sympathy with wheat. Oats were firm at about Saturday's prices. Provisions were , weaker and lower during most of the day, with a partial rally towards the close, which was 5e lower for pork and lard, and 2}<c lower for ribs. Year corn closed at 35} January 35J£c, May oats at2BKc, February pork at $10.90, February lard at *O.GO and February ribs at |&£7%. There was a feeling of increased strength on the curb. Activity was the rule in the wheat pit. May wheat boomed, as did all the other options, and country speculators, smelling a bulge, the one event that never falls to bring them in droves as buyers, np pearcd to swarm like bees around the other end of every telegraph wire leading into Chi- j cago, and the result at this end was a novel and very refreshing feature of the day. There were actually orders— orders to buy wheat, and enough of them so that nearly every trader of any consequence could ex hibit a few of them in the pit. This was why | the messenger boys bad to hustle, why the market continued to go up and why every- j body made so much more noise and bustle than usual. . The opening price of wheat was *ac higher for January at 74c and %c higher for May at Sl#e. At the opening, a certain clique of scalpers, composed of such traders as Gifford and Love, were bearish at the start and sold some wheat during the' session, but us a general" the crowd, with ' three fourths of the heavy weights, were on' the bull side. It i« asserted that Armour is a very | heavy buyer of cash and January wheat, i which he intends to carry, and a seller of j May. A very strengthening circumstance Has the fact of eastern parties buying cash wheat through the brokers here as an invest ment. Baker was in receipt of many such orders, which were promptly filled. Alto gether, the purchases of that bouse to-day Bill aggregate little less than . 1,000,000 Vushels and perhaps considerably more. Other heavy buyers were Schwarz <fc Dupee, Counselman and Lynn, while many smaller bouses did more in the way of purchasing than they had, all told, during the week past. The May option advanced steadily to 82c,and and then for a while wavered between that point and 82J^c. January followed, touch ing 75c before 11 o'clock, and later getting up to 75?£c. Holders who parted with a portion of their wheat to-day manifest some nervousness us to the chance of replacing to advantage, and this feature is notice a I le, Inasmuch as, until very recently, sales made were regarded by most operators as much more likely to result in profit than otherwise. New York was strong, and shows about the same idvancc as noted here, with heavy holders jot offering their property.' Later in the day there was a slight reaction here, all options closing %c below top figures. ♦•The situation is stronger ' than for a long time," said Robt. Lindblom, "because winter wheat markets, which have heretofore sold against their long wheat here, are now ad- Tauclng faster than we are, and, instead of haviug to carry the whole world, we will be confined to our own stock. Large freight engagements have been made on the sea board for January, as the wheat has already been sold abroad. It is the knowledge of this that has firmed all whiter wheat mar kets and made exporters take hold again. "When the time comes when every body can see what is now going on in a quiet way, wheat will be bo high that it will be regarded as dangerous to buy, but when it gets higher than any time in a year, it will look cheap." - "I have figures," Lindblom continued, "to convince me that the amount in store and afloat between our lakes and London Is 6,000,000 to 10.000,000 smaller than a year ago, and the continent would make the defi ciency still larger. I know that virtually all wheat for sale by producers below par has been sold, I know the average is much smaller than for many years, I know wheat is lower in the world than at any time in a hundred years, I know that, while business is bad, the finances are resting on solid rock, and I believe the foundation is being laid for a crop such as we have not had in many years, and my experience teaches . me that this extreme depression must be followed by an extreme inflation. I have seen wheat in as bad repute as now, and I have repeatedly seen it ad vance 50c a bushel between the fall and next 'spring. I have never seen it as low as it •old this month, and never expect to again. Our best local bulls have no wheat. They are waiting to see, but while they wait the low-priced article will be controlled by a mas ter band. Somebody besides scalpers, and outsiders own the wheat and have bought more to-day. There may, perhaps, be a cent or so left on tbe bear side of wheat, but don't 37 to get that and risk 50c." , ♦•I don't know whether this is the turning >oint that everybody has been waiting for or jot," said one speculator. "I know, how ever, that I'm running along with the other buyers. If it is a false alarm, I sell out, but I'm watching very closely. ', I've started just Ibis way a dozen times . already. If this turns out as the others have It is possible •hat I may be fooled a dozen times more, but [ feel, anyway, that it is better for me to be . tooled a hundred times than to be left when die real boom comes. I've lost $100,000 on the bull side of wheat, have got it all to make Daily • ©lube. back and propose to be well loaded up wh»n the. right time comes." The attitude of this frank talker Is the at titude of nine of ten of the others no Fri day and Saturday, and especially Saturday, were buying wheat as if it were the Terr last day that the pit was to be kept going, and the very last chance anybody would Late to go "long" on No. 2 spring wheat. "Do you know," said another gotslper, "that while most of the traders explain this little bulge by pointing to decreased receipt* in the northwest, and by talking better prices and better demand abro^, I have an explan ation which has nothing to do with the re ceipts or with the foreign demand. I never knew of any vast trading in privileges at figures ridiculously close to the mark that was not followed by some pretty sharp flTctu ation. Now for a fortnight 'puts' and 'calls' have been enormously traded in exceedingly close to the market. On Friday night before the 'cent' baldge of Saturday 'puts' and •calls' on May wheat were only ■ }{c away from the market, the spread brine only >.£»■, 'puts' going at 7s%c, and 'calls'" at 79J£c. There was a very large trade in them, too. That followed which always does. Half the market bad 'calls' sold, and many sold Sat urday against them. There was a sleet storm, a little better feeling at New York and the other winter wheat market*, and one short after another became frightened. Sel lers of 'calls' at Itjfa became frightened when the market failed above that price and bears who sold were, of course, losers. The buyers of calls who had traded on them early in the morning were in the same category. It came about that the crowd, bad become accustomed to ranges °f H@Hc in ■■ day, and which bad got to speculating on the assumption that this nar row fluctuation would last forever, suddenly found the market moving far beyond the bounds set for it. That's why there was tucb an ado last week over a Be advance In wheat." ' "On all reasonable reactions from suddeu advances I think buying will prove profit able," said Geo. Brine, 'ami I look for active and generally Improving markets for bread stuffs everywhere during the next thirty days." . "I consider the legitimate outlook as very strong," said G. S. Everingham, "and ex pect to sec a sharp and large advance in values, with an increased export movement, and, while I do not wish to appear over san guine, believe it will be the forerunner of renewed prosperity in many other branches of business." Said Geo. Shepherd: "The situation ap pears very strong. Outsiders are taking hold and the heavy buyers have not yet shown much disposition to realize, but the end of the year Is very close and the advance has been accordingly rapid, though general, and not confined to one or two markets, and I think a reaction of a cent or so quit* Id order before the first business day of the new year." Mllralne, Bodman & Co., in their circular to-night say: "The advance seems general all along the line, and, if reflected by strong cables to-morrow, it will be an easy matter i to add a cent or two more to the froth. It j may go up a few cents more until everybody is loaded up. and then a sharp reaction may be looked for, or It may be an advance will come along gradually, in which case it may last some time. We must wait and see whether they will follow our advance on the other side and take our wheat faitrf at higher prices, and, In case they do, It will then be time enough to begin Investing in it." A. M. Wright thinks the chances for a strong market are daily improving and ad vises purchases on breaks, and most all of the leading brokers coincide in this opinion and advice. Corn participated in the rise to a very lim ited extent, more, however, from neglect than from any other cause. The activity in wheat seemed to absorb all the time and at tention of traders, and corn was largely left to take care of Itself as best it could. Liver pool was Blow on corn and a>£ penny per cental lower. Our receipts were pretty jruod, 303 cars, against 410 Saturday, and out of this number 147 cars graded No. 2 and four more No. 1. There is no inflation in the corn market at present, as No. 3on track is sell ing for more than No. 2 in elevator, owing to export demand for corn which is aboard eastern cars. . The advance in speculative grades to-day was about : 4 c for January and May, tbe closing figures for these options be ing 35}gc and 37? 4 c respectively. Mes« pork opened 5c below closing quota lions of Saturday, quickly dropped Hie more and then, under good demand, advanced 17>£c, recovering all the decline. Packers sold freely early in the session, but the offer ings were taken, and as wheat improved the demand was more urgent. Later on there was some reaction, but closing prices were 5c below those current at the same time Satur day. Lard and ribs were both easier, clos ing with rather a bettor feeling than existed earlier in the session, but at at a decline of 5c on the former and 2>£c on the latter as compared with Saturday. At tbe stock yards the receipts of rattle wen* rather more than could be comforta bly disposed of and prices ruled lowef}oo* common and low grade natives. The re ceipts of hog* were liberal and the demand was steady, hence prices underwent little or no change. Perhaps a large number sold at about $4.15, than on Saturday as on that day the average on packing grades was near $4.20. Toward the close, however, the market was generally quoted a shade higher than at the opening. The weather was at least a strong 5c per 100 pounds against the seller to-day. CHICAGO FINANCIAL. {Special Telegram to the Globe. 1 . Chicago, Dec 29. — There was a percepti ble increase of counter business at the banks to-day, incidental mainly to the holiday season and the approach of a new year, when large amounts of interest and dividend money becomes payable. Of course . every one will want to straighten up their accounts the present week, and this of itself will in crease activity in stores and banks alike, until settling time is past. New York ex change between banks was quoted at 50c premium, with a good outside demand, as is usual on Mondays. Orders for currency shipments were pretty good, while receipts were light. Sterling exchange was $4.81@ 4.85. The bank clearings were $6,799,000, against $6,390,000 Saturday. YORK. {Special Telegram to the Globe.] ■ New York, Dec. 29.— The shorts covered a good many shares this morning, and their purchases held tbe market quite firm for a time. Union Pacific was about tbe weakest feature, and a good deal of long stock came out. Delaware & Lackawanna lead in activ ity, and there was quite a heavy trade Id Western Union Telegraph, and it was not any too firm. The Om alias acted badly, par ticularly the preferred, which is on the eve of its 'dividend, and declined three points, and Manhattan Elevated, notwithstanding the points to buy it, declined to 65»<c. Nichols was selling Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, and Worden was offering Chicago & Alton. In St. Paul Mr. Bell bid up the stock, although .; a good deal of the stock wu offered ' by - cSbeltoa. Buabet find ST. PAUL MINN.. TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER W. 1884. others. Prince & Wbitely told Lackaw'arina and Hotcbklss bought. Insiders in . St. Paul ssy that tbe clique began buying at 70 and bought toe j stock down and up. Several block! were taken by the shorts. Mr. Mar vin was a big buyer. He is said to bare bought 26,000 shares within two days. It is believed in St. Paul circles that an advance in price will begin early in the , new year. Bears on St Paul are extremely confident that icstdrrs are trying to unload. > - Regard log the statement which appeared In yester day's Time* to the effect that* tbe Northwest ern Railroad company would reduce the dirt' dend on common slock, gentlemen identified with the road say that the subject, has not i been diseased and that tbe directors' meet, ing to declare the dividend will .not be held until the latter part of Mar or early in Jane. 1885. Louisville, New Albany & Chicago mortgages advanced 3 per cent on purchases by. Insiders, and a prospective change in executive control. Mr. Win. Dowd will be 1 elected preside tit if be will accept. He says ! be is not yet decided. He attributes the ad vance to Ui<4 management of Gene*l Man ager Carson, who has reversed the former bad policy, rut down expenses and increased local business, until the earnings are now $1,000 a day more than last year. Insiders in the company say Mr. Dowd will very probably accept. The market was rather dull during '-lie middle Lours and Inclined to drug. A weak »pot opened out in Manitoba during | the afternoon. It sold below 78 / Northern < Pacific preferred, m of late, was well sus i tamed, with very little doing in It. Tbe market became quite rugged as the day wore on, and at the last looked" very frail. There was more activity caused by free selling a j along tbe line. Just before the gong struck a blight rally occurred. • • BRITISH GRAIN TRADE. , Loxdcs, Dec 29— Tbe Mark Lane Exprtu | in its weekly review of tbe British grain trade says: The weather during . the week was dry. .Autumn sown wheat obtained a good ! start and is in excellent condition-. There is no prospect of values improving. Trade during the week was a little stronger, owing to small deliveries. Sales of English wheat during the week, 59,793 quarters at 31s 5d per quarter, against 56,820 quarters at 39* during tbe corresponding week last year. Foreign wheat merely retained the demand last . reported. The activity ia Immediate and future months was unexpected. While the receipts of wheat fell off, the* of flour increased. Trade in off coast cargoes was liirht. Six cargoes arrived, one sold, three were withdrawn, four remained and about ten due. • Flour was dearer, barley steady, maize scarce and oats firm. INUNDATED ARKANSAS. Heavy Rains and the Country Flooded, Doing: Much Damage to the Farmers- Little Rock, Ark., Dec. 29.— Rain began to fall at midnight on Friday, coming from the south, and has continued ever since. It is not violent, but steady. The total fall here up to 7 o'clock this evening is ten inches, over four and ono-balf inches having fallen on Sunday. Reports show the rain Is being general throughout the state. The rivers and bayous are rapidly rising, and. many are out of tti'ir banks and flooding the country for miles. Tbe Aakanaas river bail' risen since Sunday at the rate, of four inches an . hour. There has been .no * trains on the Iron Mountain railroad since Saturday night. The south bound passenger, due Sunday noon, was caught by a break near Bcede, which was repaired by 8:50 a. m. and tbe train left, but has not yet arrived. There is another break at Jacksonville. In Fourcbe bottom, a few miles south of Little Rock, the break is several feet under water. At Ben ton, twenty-live miles south, the Saline river is out of its banks, and flooding a large- sec tion. The chief damage to railroads is their trestle work is washed away. At Aricldelphla the track is under water a considerable dis tance, and near Emmet. 100 miles south, the bridge is rendered too weak for use. On the Little Rock <fc Fort Smith railroad travel is interrupted by breaks at i Marche, seven miles from the city, and near CUrksville no trains to day. No trouble on the Little Rock, Missis sippl River A Texas railroad except near Pirn* Bluff, where the bridge is too weak for the engines, and the cars are being pushed across. Passenger trains are arriving crn time over tbe Mem & White Rock rail road. {torts received show very heavy rain fall all alonz tbe whole river valley, in undating plantations in many place*, doing great damage to fences and drowning stock grazing in bottoms. . . ' To-Diirhl's Gazette dispatches say in thirty six hours the rainfall at Brink ley was four teen inches up to 9 o'clock. the streams arc nut only out of their banks, but from Black river to the mouth of White river the country is almost an unbroken sea of water. The most serious damage threatens the country south of the Midland railroad, consisting of a large area of Monroe ana Phillips counties. The loss of stock in tbe region north of Midland and along the Cache river, Deviers and Lungvillc rivers is serious. .' . A Helena special says: There has been an incessant rain for forty-eight hours, and there is great damage to the new levee*, both on the -Arkansas and Mississippi side of the Mis sissippi river by washing loose the dirt and in some places cutting small ditches. Ex perienced men predict that owing to the heavy rains the levee* will not, after all the work done, protect the country much better than before. Nearly all the floating ice is out of the river and navigation resumed. Tbe washouts caused a temporary stoppage of railroad trains south of Pine Bluff on the St. Louis A Texas railroad. ' ;: -%• . * Another Rate War Feared. CnicA<K>, Dec. 29.— An unyielding dead lock is the result of the long continued ne gotiations for a restoration of east bound ]>asscnger rates, and there is little promise thst it can be broken by further negotiations or arbitrations. Tbe indications are that neither faction will yield unless forced to do co by a vigorous war. There is a poorer prospect for peace than at any time since the cast bound passenger pool collapsed, and it will not be surprising should a. sanguinary conflict be inaugurated any moment. Tbe whole trouble is due to tbe fact that some roads want to open wide the door to indiscrim inately, paying commissions, while others are as kvrenously opposed to the practice. With 'a view', to adjusting these differences, the general passenger agents of all trunk lines cast from Chicago, except the Baltimore & Ohio, . met here to-day, but were unable to re»?h an agreement for a restoration of rates. A proposition to. pay commissions was op posed by the representatives of the Lake Shore and Michigan Central, while the Pan Handle and Fort Wayne were recorded as .willing to vote for the measure in order to secure some sort of an agreement. The Grand Trunk, Chicago & Atlantic and Nia gara Falls abort line distinctly favored the mission.'; plan. Without any action or any conference, the meeting adjourned In definitely. "Miss Braduer Exonerated. Wilkesbarub, Pa., Dec. — The coro ner's inquest over the body of James Shea, the school boy whose death was attributed ' to Injuries at tbe bands of Miss Bradner, a school teacher of Nanticork, resulted". ii» a verdict of death from chronic pleurisy. Miss Bradner was fully exonerated, being oat of tbe building at the time tbe boy : fell down stairs.'"/'/;. ;' r A DEATH DANCE. A Siege of Terrorism Prevailing 1 at Miles City Since Christ mas Eve. A Bloody Affray in a House of Prosti tution Between Two Men and ' . Two Women. Henry Enstrom. of Kituon C«uty. Gets Tired of Living and Fires a Ballet Through Hl* Body. The Story or a Vision* ChluimnnU Crime* la >'cv Jersey — Devil* try from Other Plae«a. TUIOUIK AT MILTS CTTT. [Special Telecram to tae Globe.] » • Miles Citt, Moat, Dee. —Terrorism has prevailed here since Christmas eTe. . A death dance was riven at a boose of prosti tatlon. Two of the female inmates quar reled, pounding; scratching and tearing each other. Two men espoused their cause and fought bitterly. Bob Roberts palled a revolver upon Bob Sullivan. The fight waa temporarily bridged over f without shooting, but Sullivan subsequently secured a plstul and shot Roberta In - the breast, inflicting a mortal wound. The sufferer U still alive, but In a Terr precarious condition. Sullivan escaped and it is now supposed hid away in town about 24 hour*. On Friday night he reached a ranch on Sandy creek about six teen miles distant. ; ' f-* .' V .- : A sheriff and posse starlet after him, headed by tire Con ley brother*. They de manded Sullivan* surrender. He refused, ana then a fusllade was opened upon the ranchman's bouse. About ciyht persons were within. Dr. Coriin, his wife and three children had Jnst stepped out -..f the door mli -n the doctor and the yeuß/.»t child were •hot dead on the spot. The Vife requested the sheriff* men to help her drag her dead husband and babe into the Cabin, but th.-y refused. After loitering alxfut for along period, the sheriff's posse returned j here. During the firing Sullivan scaped. , The sheriff's party claim that tall I van killed Dr. Corlin and child, white those in the cabin claim that It was done by the she riff's firing party. Subsequently the deputes, reinforced, left here to return to the rauci, but when out about three miles met Sullivan and brought aim in and lodged him in jaJL Strong talk of lynching ensued and the feeling on the part of the citizens ran hl<b against the county officers for the shooting of a valuable citizen and bis babe on account of a worth less fellow. The coroner's jury Is now in session, and it may be settled whose gnu killed the two people. Toe day after the sad affair -the Journal, the only daily paper here published the several versions of the affair then afloat. The next day one of the deputy sheriffs met the editor of the paper in the ' county court and threatened him with assassination. The previous evening th« judge of that court was called out and given to understand if he didn't run bis court •in a way to suit the rough element, be mlgit expect assassina tion. In this connection it may be stated that twenty-four lyiacMngs have taken place In Montana during tar Vn mouths. •;- On Sunday afternoon Uti. better class of citizens held a law and order meeting; and adopted an address calling upon the county officers to perform their duties without fear or favor, and to bring- all offenders and sus pected persons to Justice. Furthermore, that the federal judge of the First judicial district, Hon. John Cob urn. immediately make this the headquarters of his court, so that justice may be more speedily and thoroughly en forced. The better class of people are bit terly opposed to the lax administration of the county authorities in matter* pertaining to the public peace, and hope to secure speedy help from the territorial and federal authori ties. Tne people continue greatly excited and are perplexed as to the result of the pre carious situation, so sanguinary are it* sev eral aspects. ' A KITTSW OOTXTY MnCTDE. [Special Telegram to the Globe.] ' Hai.ux-k, Minn., Dee. 29.— Dr. G. De mars bus held an Inquest over the remain* of H-.-nry Eustrom. who, - under a spell o! temporary insanity, shot liinwlf through the left lung under the nipple. Deceased was the son of C»pt. Eustrou, auditor of Kittson county. He was manager of the large Kel»u farm, twenty-seven years of age, sober, hon rst and respected by all. On January <$, be was to prove up his land, on the Ttb be was to get married to a charming youni; lady. Miss Christie Murray. Be seemed to be happy, and no other cause but temporary abberration of mind can be a«cribtd fur the sad deed, which he committed on the 27th day of December, 1884. X xrsDEßoc* CnrXAMi.V. New York, Dec 29.— Three Chinamen, said to be from this city, assaulted Hong (bine, a laundry ruin of their race, in New ark last week, robbed him, cut him with hatchets, carved him with knives, aud, be lieving him dead, strung him up to a rafter and left him banging. His landlord found him, and prompt aid saved his life. From the description given by him the police got on the track of the leader of the murderous gang and made him a prisoner last night. He is a desperate rufilan, and the detectives believe they have caught in him the perpe trator of one of- the • most savage murders ever committed in this city. The victim was - a . laundryman. ■ The . circum stances of the murder are similar to those attending the outrage on - the .Newark China man. From the Newark store the despera does carried off $600. The captured Chi ta rn an on being taken to police . headquarters was recognized as Tom Sing, a Chinaman of very unsavory reputation. He served as officer steward on the Jeanne tie in the artic expedition, and in the same capacity with the (ireely relief expedition. About a year ago a Chinese launaryraan was found dead with seventeen ' knife wounds in his back. The murderer was never found, but the police - claim to * have proofs that Tom Sing Is . the man. Information conveyed to the police last Saturday was that three of ' Hong • Chang's countrymen ,from New' York had visited . his laundry !in the evening and while chatting with him bad overpowered him in an unguarded moment, subbed, bound and gagged him, and then robbed his store at leisure. In toe stove pipe they found his money, I COO, and having se cured it returned and, as they believed, fin ished the owner and departed, locking the store behind them . They bad not been at any pains to conceal their identity, meaning evidently to kill their victim »nd prevent him betraying them. , Hong Chang was, there fore, able to direct the search of the officers and give intelligent counsel from his sick bed, and Detective* Sergeant Haley and Rutland got' track of the leader, of the murderers in short [order, followed, him up and last night found him 'In bis room, 112 Delaney street, where be was li vine with a young. German girl. When the detectives broke in the door the ». Chinaman leaped out of a window and ran down the street. •He was pursued by the officers, who overtook him on the corner of Norfolk street, one block below. -. Here a fierce • fight took place. The Chinaman . is tall, athlete ■ and slippery, and fought with ; savage fury to • get away, aalof hand*, feet and teeth la the struggle. The detectives arrested tbe German com panion of the Chinaman and took her to the police headquarters. Tom Sing had claimed i he knew nothing of the New ark outrage, and that he was In New . T jrk on the day it occurred The girl after much crying and hesitation admitted that on the day of tbe as sault she bad given him money" to go to Newark; that he had gone there, for what purpose she did not know, and returned at night with his cloth is torn and apparently much worried, and that when questioned by her, he had admitted that be bad be«n with a party who had robbed and, as they thought, killed a Chinaman in the New Jersey town. They had. he said, tied him and chosped him up with an axe, and afterwards strung him up to a rafter, thinking him dead. The Chinese consul secured tbe attendance to day of witnesses from Ncwartt. who pos itively identified the prisoner as one of the would be murderers. THIEF trainer caitcsed. PmsßCito, Dee. 29.— startling charge was made at tbe bearing to-diy of Mrs. Amelia Gllson, arraigned for receiving stolen roods, that she had been in the habit of enticing children from their homes and train? them to become thieves. Tommy Giison, her son, azed ten, and a Frank Fisher, aged thirteen, have been arrested for larceny also.and the trio committed for trial. Another boy named Otto Walter, and a colored youth named George Clay. mem bers of tbe gang, were sent to the reform school.' Young Walter's mother alleges that Mrs. Gllson coaxed Otto from home a year ago, and she has since been liv ing off the fruits of his thefts. She also says the same woman enticed her daughter away two years (£O, but after five weeks search she was found In a family employed as a domestic, Mrs. GiUon getting ber wages. KILLED At A CHRISTMAS CONTEST. St. Lor is Dec. 29.— A fatal affray oc curred at Magazine, Ark., Christmas night, in which J. S.Hopkins was shot by John Kyle, while endeavoring to quell a disturb ance at a concert. Kyle wa* Intoxicated and quarreling with other persons, when Hopkins interfered as peacemaker, ami received a | *bot, from effects of which he died the next day.. • *•-• i siixkd WITH A fexce rail. . St. Loci*, Dec. 29.— John Thompson and Henry Couch, young farmers living three miles from Richmond, Mo., quarreled yes terday about tbe bones of tbe former break ing into the- latter' s field, when Thompson •truck Conch on the head with a fence rail, inflicting injuries which resulted in bis death in a few hours. .'•:'♦ '•-• snscEiXAXtocs crime. . Cincinnati, Dec. 29.— A boy twenty years old, giving the narce of Frank Stumps, was arrested here to-day with several hundred dollars In $10 counterfeits on the Third National bank of Ciclnnatl,the same as those made by Miles Ogle, recently arrested at Memphis. Stumps says be U from Balti more. RALEian. N. C, Dec. 20.— The bodies of Charles Smith and IKury Davis, the alleged burglars, who were lynched, were recovered from the river. They were in chains, band cuffed and one riddled with bullets. Rochester, N. V., Dec. — Geo. Clark, a notorious burglar, committed suicide in the office of the chief of police this after noon Immediately after arrest for blowing open a safe In Brockport Saturday night. lie and two others were arrested. A full set of tools for cracking safes was found in their I possession . Little Rock, Ark., Dec. 29.— Ll*e Parker, colored.. — _Brf M-j of murdering Louis Fox, a planter, nine miles below the city, to day confessed be alone committed tbe crime, and was sentenced to hang Feb ruary 12. Galve«ton, Tex., Dec. 29 Galveston Ann' Helena, Lams county, special: Sheriff Leroy was shot and killed by Emmit Butler Sunday last. Butler, in attempting to es cape, was killed by an unknown party in the crowd. Leroy was a prominent stockman. -r CIVIL SERVICE. Gov. Cleveland's Views in Regard to . the Civil Service Question. New York, Dec. 29. — following cor respondence explains itself: National Civil Service Reform League' Office, No. 4 Pine street, New York. Dec. 20, IS34— Tbe Hon. Grover Cleveland. Sir: We have the honor 10 address you on behalf of the National Civil Service Reform league, an' association composed of citizens of all parties, whose so'.e purpose is indicated by its name and which takes no part whatever in party controversy. Tbe vast increase in the number of persons engaged in the civil service and the grave mis chiefs and dangers arising from general proscription is the service which for half a century ha* followed a change of party control of national adminis tration have produced so profound an iin pres«lon upon tbe public mind that the first effective steps toward reform were taken with the co-operation of both parties in the as. -age of the reform act of January ICtb, 1885. The abuses which that act seeks to correct, however, are so strongly entrenched In the traditions and u*aice* of both parties that there's naturally . wide spread anxiety lest the party change in the national execu tive effected by the late election should show them to be Inseperable, but believing is we. do that a reform system cannot be held to be securely established until it has safely passed the ordeal of such party change, and recalling with satisfaction md confidence your public expressions favorable to reform, and your official acts as chief executive of the state of New York, we confidently commend this course to your patriotic care in the exercise of the great power, with which the American people have trusted you. Respectfully yours, I. W. Curtis, pres't Win. Putts, secy. John Jay, Moorefield Storey, J. Hall Pleasant*. W. A. Montgomery, Evcritt P. Wh-eler, Fred. K. Cromwell,* Murrill Wyman, Jr., Carl Schurz, Silas W. Burt, A. K. McDonough, Wm. Carey Sanger, Wm. W. Aiken, Executive committee. rBESIDEXT-ELECT CLEVELAND'S KEPLT. Albast, X. V., Dee. 25, ISM. Hon. Geo. Wm. Curtis, president, etc — -Dear Sir: Your communication, ■ dated December 20, addressed to me on behalf of national civil service reform league, has t>eeh received. That practical reform in the :ivll service Is demanded, is abundantly es tablished by the fact that the statute referred to in your communication to secure such re sult baa been passed in congress, with the 1 laaent of both political parties, and by the farther fact that the sentiment generally prevailing among patri stic people . calling for- a fair tnd honest enforcement of the law which bas been enacted, I regard myself pledged to this, because, In my conception of true Democratic faith and public duty requires that this and all other statutes should be, in food faith and without evasion, enforced, and because in many utterances made prior to my election as president, approved by the party to which I belong, and which I have no disposition" to disclaim, I haTe, in effect, promised that this should be done. lam not unmindful of the fact to which you refer that many of our citizens fear that the recent party change 'in the national executive may ! demonstrate that abuses which have grown, • op in the civil service are Ineradicable. ' 1 know they are deeply rooted and thai the spoils i system has been supposed Intimately related to success in maintenance of party organization .and I am not sure that all those who proles* to be friend* of this reform «Uk stand firmly among its advocates when they find it obstructing their way to patron and ! place. Bat fully appreciating the trust com ! mitted to my charge, no sach consideration •hail cause a relaxation on my part of an earnest effort to enforce this law. There is a class of government positions which are not within the letter of the civil service statute, bat which are so discon nected with the policy of an administration that the removal therefrom of the present incumbent in my opinion should not be made during the terms for which they were appointed solely on partisan grounds and for the purpose of putting in their place those who are in political accord with the appointing power. Bat many now holding such positions have forfeited all just claim to retention, because they have used their place* for party purposes in disregard to their duty to the people and - because, in stead of being decent public servant*, they haTe proved themselves offensive partisans and unscrupulous manipulators of legal party i management. The lessons of the past should be unlearned and such officials, as well as their successors, should be taught ttitt effi ciency, fitness and devotion to | public duty | an conditions of their continuance in public place, and that quiet and unobtrusive exer cise of individual political rights Is a reason able measure of their party service. If I were addressing none but party friends I should deem it entirely proper to remind them that, though the coining administration i* Democratic, a due regard for the people's interest does not permit faithful party work to be always rewarded by appointment to of fice, and to say to them that, white the Democrats may expect all proper considera tion, selections for office, not embraced within the civil service rales, will be based upon sufficient inquiry as to fitness, insti tuted by those charged with that duty, rather than upon persistent importuning or self so licited recommendation on behalf of candi dates for appointment. Tour servant truly, G hover Cleveland. An Irritating Arrest. . ISpeclal Telegram to the Glob*. 1 Wilmot, Dak, Dec. 19.— Mr. E. Cook, one of Roberts county's most substantial busi ness men, a merchant and wheat buyer, was arrested to-niahtj'ir Deputy Marshal John son, and taken to Fargo. He is charjred with stopping the United States mall carrier. It is needless to say that Mr. Cook is innocent. ThU Is purely a malicious prosecution. The officers have no difficulty in serving papers, even whtn it is known it Is spite work. The object of these arrests is to create an excite ment that would result in some rash act that would damage tae Wilinot cause. It Is ex. tremely irritating to know that rascals can hide behind an officer and cause an honest business man so much trouble. STATIONERS. Bristol, Siilli & McAriliir, COMMERCIAL AND MANUFACTURING STATIONERS, PRINTERS, ▲XD Blank Book Manufacturers. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in OFFICE SUP PLIES of aU kinds. WEDDHG in SOCIETY" STATIONERY. i fc^Sole Agents for the Northwest for LevUon St Biythe's Champion Inks. 65 E. Third street, St.. Paul. DANCING. PROF. B. H. EVANS' School for Dancing, SHERMAN HALL. Office loon. Room 1, from ' 2t09 p. in. Private Le»«onr a specialty. Mem ber of the National A»»ociat!on of Teacher* of Dancing of the United States and Canada, 303. , GOTO 115 East Seventh Street, TOR PIANOS & ORGANS Or addre** for Catalogues, : prices lowest and *>"•: Btfncies and territory, C. W. YOUNG MAN, 113 East Seventh street. ____^ :■ _ RED not E SALE. 2'iATH Semi-Annual lIREDFIGUEESaIe I) "THE BOSTON." Oraats ani Winter Cloii For Men and Boys at less than manufacturers' cost. 10 per cent, cash discount on Winter Caps and Furnishing Goods. Price is no ob ject,, it's CASH we want. BOSTON " One-Price" CLOTHING HOUSE, Cor. Third & Robert streets, St. Paul. READ THE Largest, Best and Cheapest Newspaper in the Northwest ! THE ST. PAUL GLOBE. 305 AMUSEMENTS. GRAND OPERA MOUSE; DRAMATIC HIT OF THE SEASON* TO-NIGHT Matinees New Year's and Saturday, Mr. Frank Mayo! Supported by RACHEL McACLti. .. And a company of Noted Artist will present for the lint time here, Maro'* latest phenomlnal sac cess, entitled XORDECK Positively the greatest play of the 19th century. New scenery. Grand company. No advance In prices. Sale of seat* now open. SPECIAL NOTICE— Evening. Jan. 3 , positively only production of Davt Ceockttt. EXPOSITION ROLLER RINK! Fourth St., Bet. Wabashaw an* St. Peter, A Brilliant Saccess. Brilliant Success. Opea every Day and Evening for Roller Skating, except Tuesday, Dec. 90. POPULAR PRICES! Selbert's Great Western Band crerj Evenimr and Saturday Matinee. EXPOSITION BUILDING! St. Paul Choral Society. Grand Oratorio lit! Tuesday, Dec. 30tli, 1884, MESSIAH ! KATHERTNE KOUNTZ, Sopranc MITILDE PHILLIPS, Contralto WILL D ORGAN, - Tenor And '-The Greatest Living Oratorio Singer," MYRON W. WHITNEY, Basse Grand Chorus, . . - "430 voices" and Selbert's Orchestra. Signor i. Jannotta, Director. roprLxn puces: Parquette floor, $1.00. Dress circle, 75c. Family circle, - 50c. Balcony, - 25c. Sale of seats will commence on Monday.Dec. £9, 18*1. at 9 o'clock a. m., at the box ofllce of the Exposition building, Fourth street, near Waba thaw. Doors open at 7 o'clock. Performance will commence at 8, prompt. FAIR. (Metal Par ! IIARKOTJALL ! In recognition of the almost nnlrewtl deajtrd of the patron*, the management have decided to continue the Fair -• ' ij -'- •* • Monday & Tuesday, Dec. 29 and 30. OPEN AFTERNOON & EVENING. Selbert's Orchestra In attendance. A good dinner, 35c. Supper terred during the evening. Come to-night and vote for your friends. SPECIAL BARGAINS One PIANO, one second-hand ORGAN, one ZYI.OPHONE, one AUTOPUoNE and two JK\YSH.U<r>. one sheet tire cant -MUSIC. Pay ment* three times a week, cash or time. Then* goods the remain* of HolMny trade. Special bargains for the rest of the year, at Mrs JLCTliayer's Music Store 418 Wabashaw street. P. S.— For sale, also, one Kazoo and one Hew. £**• 363-00