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Washington. March 13.— For Iowa: Light
fain, turning into snow; ctloer: northeasterly
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Slightly warmer: easterly winds. For Wis
consin: Light snow, preceded by fair; colder;
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The administration has apparently
overlooked young Jimmie Blame.
Why not make him consul general to*.
Samoa?
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The Washington guillotine did not
Seem to In- in good working order yes
terday. Only three Democratic heads
rolled off. _
Judging from the immense demon
stration at St. James hall last night, the
musca domestica no longer lingers in
Mr. Parnell's vicinity.
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"Sew Yoke fared badly in the cabi- j
net make-up, but is recovering lost
laurels in the number of assistants in
the various departments.
Gov. Mellette threatens to revolu
tionize things in Dakota when he sets
back. Usually those who act in haste
find leisure hours for repentance.
It is to be hoped that the president
*vill soon put Whitelaw Reid out of
liis misery, and give him a foreign mis
sion. And the more foreign the better.
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If Stone and his detectives don't
(happen to find Tascott, they might
run over to the North pole while they
»re in the neighborhood, and win
eternal fame.
The picture of the banquet of the Na
tional Republican clubs at Baltimore in
the Graphic show's a wine bottle before
every plate. That is probably not the
temperance element of the party.
The Philadelphia papers note some
line bargains in dry goods at the store
of Mr. Wanamakek. Attentive clerks
will be on hand, although that gentle
loan himself has a job at Washington
for a time.
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If Mr. Blame has promised the En
glish mission to New York Tribune
Reid and Mr. Harbison has tendered
It to another man, which would it
be safe to bet on? is one of the conun
drums afloat.
Our fine weather has gone back on
its record, all because of a desire to
keep up its reputation lor equinoctial
storms. One consolation is that a storm
nt this season of the year cannot be of
many days' duration.
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Parson Newman, who was on the
Grant staff, and has observed a good
deal at Washington, puts Cleveland
down as one of the best presidents this
country has ever had. That Is about
the way it will read in history by and
by.
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The most humorous prank yet played
by the new administration is the ap
pointment of Walker Blame as legal
ndviser to his pa. When the old gentle
man wants counsel he will go clear out-
Bide of the Blame family. He is pretty
well acquainted with his boys.
It is stated that the pool ptes on
Pennsylvania and Ohio coal to the ship
ping norts have been fixed for this year
the same as for 1888. This does not,
however, insure the same prices, as the
pools of the railroads and mine barons
are to come into the computation.
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Hanging is too] light a punishment
lor McDow, the murderer of Capt.
Dawson; but as the law does not per
mit the infliction of any severer penal
ty, the people of South Carolina will
•welcome the rope act. In fact, they
may anticipate the action of the courts
in the matter.
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Mb. Blame makes generous pro
vision for his son Walker. If he
could manage to squeeze out a small
clerkship whereby young Jim Blame's
pauper wife and baby could get a sup
port, it would be more charitable than
bestowing the fat offices on the able
bodied members of the family.
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In view of the virtual statehood of
the leading territories, there is little
{suggestion of specially heroic purpose
in the repeated declaration of the presi
dent that he will respect the instruc
tion of his platform and make appoint
ments from residents of the territories
for positions in them. Of course he will
make exceptions in Alaska, Idaho and
the outside districts, when he has a sur
plus of Indiana pegs.
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From the Republican observations In
Washington, cases of a "pernicious ac
tivity" are being discovered among the
Democrats iv good offices. The alacrity
of the hungry is so great that the tele
graph is used to invite the incumbents
to step down. There are no obligations
of courtesy to accept such invitations.
2i it means that the boot is to follow re
fusal, it is as well to let the cloven hoof
feet in its work usually.
Wheat has been going down in price,
although the home markets are pro
tected by a high tariff; but the twiue
monopoly people have been figuring to
raise their prices from twelve to twenty
cents. It is not very surprising that
the men who grow wheat have been
combining to save gome of the millions
involved in this. They will hardly re
solve in favor of the policy that ren
ders the monopoly possible.
. One house of the Maine legislature
lias passed a bill designed to discourage
one of the campaign expenses that even
In that state has become oppressive to
the party of purity and honesty in elec
tion methods. It provides that the man
who sells his vote may be fined $100,
imprisoned not over a year, and have no
vote to sell again for ten years. From
a Democratic point of view the law is
about right, and as that is the home of
Mr. Blame and other people who are
mortified at mercenary suggestions,
there should be no objection to such a
law among Republicans..
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DUKE OF MONTANA.
It seems to be the fate of Republican
presidents particularly to suffer annoy
ances by reason of the indiscretions of
members of their own families. What
Mr. Lincoln endured on account of a
peculiarly distressing domestic affliction
is a part of the unwritten history of the
country. The troubles that Gen. Grant
had with his boys, who were disposed to
traffic in their father's fame, are known
to all. And now it appears that Gen.
Harrison's administration Is to be
beset with a similar misfortune. The
president has a son who imagines that
by right of the blood relations existing
between himself and his father he is en
titled to handle a political oar whenever
he has a mind to, and is accordingly lay
ins his plans to create a dukedom out of
Montana for his own especial uses. Of
course the good people of Montana re
sent the self-constituted dictatorship
that Russell Harrison proposes to
establish over them; but for all that, the
young man is handling the federal
patronage in such a way as^o leave no
mistake of his intention to bring the
rebellious subjects to terms. The pres
ident is an indulgent parent, who loves
to humor his boy's whims; and, as is
generally the case under such circum
stances, the kid is getting away with
the old man. Russell wants to be a
senator, and with the senators stand.
The father is a strong believer in the
heredity of office and the virtue of
lineal distinction, because of the great
things they have done for him; so he
naturally enough encourages the boy in
his senatorial aspirations. The politi
cal field was too crowded in Indiana for
both father and son, so the junior
partner of the Harrison firm was sent
to Montana to establish a branch office,
just in time to catch the statehood
boom. Now thr senior member of the
firm Is in a position to help the junior
partner by turning over to him all the
federal patronage in that section, and
the youngman is t&kins advantage of it.
If young Mr. Harrison is a man
of such a high order of abilities that he
could be singled out as a tit representa
tive for the new state of Montana in
the United States senate, he will have
no need of federal patronage :to boost
him into position. If he is not a man
of unusual ability, and has not con
ducted himself in a way to command
the respect and confidence of the Mon
tana people, then his candidacy, under
the circumstances, is a positive insult
to the intelligence of the people
whom he proposes to represent.
More than that, it is discreditable
to the administration at Washington.
We have not yet drifted so far toward
plutocracy or aristocracy that any man
should owe his elevation in politics to
the accident of birth.
We apprehend that the people of
Montana are of the opinion that every
tub should stand on its own bottom;
and when the time comes for the new
state to make up its senatorial jewels,
the selection will be made without
reference to the extraneous conditions
that young Mr, Harrison is trying to
create in his favor.
USES FOR THE SURPLUS.
In these days national despondency,
when we find ourselves on the verge of
a war with .Germany, without even the
shadow of a navy at our disposal, it is
refreshingly gratifying to hear brave
old Admiral Porter explain how an
impromptu naval armament can be pro
vided, and how that, in sixty days after
the breaking out of a war, our American
vessels would be chasing the German,
fleet from the high seas or sending their
ships to Davy Jones' locker as fast as
we could get to them. We say this kind
of talk is encouraging, and yet it would
not be safe to rely exclusively for na
tional protection on such an improvised
navy as Admiral Porter suggests. We
might be fooled in the reliability of a
navy gotten together in the haste that
would be required in such an emer
gency, and then we would be in a bad
box. An ounce of prevention is always
worth a pound of cure, and a wise gov
ernment never postpones until to-mor
row what should be . done to-day.
If, in the event of a war with
Germany, we were expecting an
invasion, matters would be entirely
different from where we are expected
to go out upon the high seas to engage
in a fight with the Germans. Thus the
best part of Admiral Porter's sugges
tions is that the big pile of surplus in
the treasury be utilized at once in fitting
out and equipping a navy that would be
a credit to the nation, and , at the same
time would be valuable in deterring
osher nations from ] picking a quarrel
with us.
THE MINNESOTA ROSTER. '
A very important bill before the legis
lature is the one providing for "the col
lection and preservation in permanent
form of the history of the Minnesota
troops who served in the late civil war.
The bill proposes an act of simple jus
tice to the brave men whose patriotic
services have never been ■ fully recog
nized by the state, nor will it do to post
pone action in this matter much longer.
We are now nearly a quarter of a cen
tury away from the close of the civil
war, and the stirring events of that
period are to-day only reminiscences.
Many, very many of the old Minnesota
soldiers are dead, others have removed
from the state, so that even now diffi
culty will be experienced in getting
complete histories of them all. Each
year that the matter is postponed will
add to the difficulty, and if it is the
purpose of the people of this state to
perform this act of justice to our war
veterans, work should be commenced
right away. As explained by the ad
jutant general, the Minnesota military
records are in an imperfect' state on" ac
count of the partial destruction of them
in the old capitol fire. It will first be
necessary to send to Washington to get
a complete roster of the Minnesota
troops who served the nation in the late
war, and then . the work of gathering
the history of each individual soldier
will have to be done. As time goes by
the importance of this work will more
and more impress itself upon the peo
ple, but after tho lapse of a few more
years it will be too late.
DEPOPULATING FRANCE.
According to the French philosophers
there is a shortage in the infantile
product of that country that has been
coming on for a good while, and as run
out on mathematical lines, augurs badly
for the French nation of the future.
The birth rate is the lowest ever known
in that country, and the academy
savants who have investigated it find
that the running ratio brings .about re
sults like this: A hundred French fam
ilies how, with three children each, in
the second generation will count tip but
eighty-three descendants; in the fifth
generation half of the families will
have no male: element, ; and in the fif
teenth the family, name will have dis
appeared in nine cases out of ten. : Fig
THE SAINT PAIL DAILY GLOBE: THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 14, ISB9.
ures don't work that way with the Ger
■man and other peoples about,' and they
will come in ana • multiply as the old
element subtracts. Let the reader note
if the prediction does not prove well
based that In 500 years Paris will be a
German-speaking city, and; everybody
will drink lager beer.
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THE LINGUAGRAPH.
Among the coming devices of Edison
is promised the - "linguagraph." ; A
Minneapolis man is said to be Interested
with him in this patent. The immediate
purpose of it is to do away with the an
noying shrieks of the steam whistle by
substituting a machine that can talk.
It will shout "brakes'' in place of the
whistling for down brakes. It is all a
matter of valves, key-boards and pipes.
At crossings and stations it will send
out a piercing but melodious voice of
warning. 7 Of course the ponderous
diapason will be heard all through the
train, and can be adjusted to announce
the approaching station. It may enable
unfamiliar passengers to - guess at the
name of the place, which the present
cheap elocution does not often render
possible. If the device does this work
ou the railroaas, there is hardly a limit
to its possible uses. It will dispense
with the human voice . in a large and
varied field. If musically inclined, it
can entertain travelers with melody, and
perhaps song.
BONANZA FARMING.
An Enslish syndicate is reported to
have purchased 2,000,000 acres of land
in New Mexico, aud is fitting it up for
the largest farm in the world. It is to
be devoted to the various departments
of production, not making stock the
leading feature. The owners have great
wealth, and will operate it with ten
antry, from their alien residence. Im
mense farms have been found in Dakota
to be detrimental to the development of
the country and building up of society,
and there should be means for defeat
ing their formation by the use of new
or government lands. They drain the
country as far as possible, and prevent
its settling up with the men who will
make permanent homes. But fortu
nately, great farms do not generally
last long in this country. A few severe
losses are apt to discouraee the owners,
and they cut up the vast domain into
small farms and sell.
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A genius in Philadelphia is reported
to have invented a stove that will burn
air. A fire is started with coal, when
the drafts and contrivances are ad
justed and the air is consumed and the
coal is not burned. A patent on that
stove, provided it does as - suggested,
would be worth more than the best of
fice Harrison can give, or the fattest
bank cashier satchel that ever traveled .
hastily to Canada. It would knock the
wind out of the vaunted science of the
age, rip up natural philosophy, and
those old coal barons who have been
waddline in luxury would be tempted
to suicide. But full returns from the
Philadelphia district may be awaited
before making faces at the coal fellows.
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No Republicans dare to try to de
fend the continuance of an enormous
surplus in the treasury, but they are
losing whatever of importunity they
have exhibited in devising means to
stay the inward flow, and are directing
their attention chiefly now to make the
exit equal to the inlet. There is evi
dently ingenuity and scope of vision
sufficient in the administration and
party chiefs to effect this. It will re
lieve the protective policy of some of
the growing suspicion in the minds of
superficial people, but will not reduce
the burdens of taxation. ,- It gives, how
ever, a semblance of prosperity when
money is movine out in large streams:
and people are apt to be short-sighted
at such times. , .- _
There was perhaps more simplicity
in Jefferson riding on horseback to
qualify for president,but there is a gain
in good manners. Old John Adams
got up before daybreak on March 4,
1801, to get out of town before Jeffer
son came, so as not to see him or be
obliged to extend courtesies to him. He
went by his private conveyance, as
there were no early railroad trains
then. The contrast is pleasant of Mr.
Cleveland entertaining the man who
had beaten him with an elegant spread
and then riding with him in the visitor's
caravan. There may have been courtly
posing in the olden time, but there- is
an apparent in the .amenities of
political life.
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Nevada has a senator named Stew
art—perhaps a more accurate state
ment would put the ownership differ
ently—and this Stewart recently in
troduced a resolution in the senate de
claring it the sense of that body that
the business interests of the country
require the . purchase by the secretary
of the treasury of four million dollars'
worth of silver bullion per month. It is
not alleged that the country needs more
silver coin, as the two million a month
bought is ample, but the senator wants
a bigger customer for the product of the
silver mines. He is, no doubt, a part
owner of the mines. He has gall.
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DAKOTA PROHIBITIONISTS.
A Number of* Eloquent Speeches
—Committees Selected.
Special to the Globe.
Huron, Dak., March ID.— attend
ance at the Prohibition convention to
day mci eased to eight hundred. A
proposition to adopt the Sioux Falls con
stitution was spoken" upon by Judge
Thomas, -of Watertown, who ex-
Clamed many of its provisions. He
elieved South Dakota could not
afford to reject it. Dr. Brush, of
Mitchell university, made an earnest
appeal in behalf of the constitution.. He
said its rejection would cripple im
migration, dwarf educational and
religious institutions, and retard
every business enterprise of . the
new state. Among other speakers
were Prof. Cornwall, of Aberdeen;
T. D. Kanouse, ot Woonsocket; Hon.
A. D. Chase, of Watertown ; President
Brush, of Mitchell; Rev. Mr. Sechen, of
Springfield; all earnestly favoring
the Sioux Falls constitution. The
following state central commit
tee was appointed: V. V.
Barnes, Yankton; M. E. Williams,
Wells; Eugene . Steere, Pierre ; F. H.
Kent, Huron R. B. Hassell, Redfield ;
Rev. W. Fielder, Aberdeen: E. L. Seun,
Edgerton: Rev. R. Brandt, Bowdle; R.
N. Kratz, Mitchell; C. E. Ericson,
Elkpoint; D. C. Thomas, Watertown.
The following county committeemen
were appointed: A. E. Carhart, Lin
coln; T. J. Douthitt, Clay; H. H.
Blair, Union; Rev. T. A. Burdick,
Yankton; Rev. S. A. French, Turnery
John Fish, Hutchinson; M. Welsh,
Douglas; J. G. Corwm, Bon Homme;
A. H.Colton.Charles Mix: L. Harbaugh, j
Minnehaha; L. B. Wiles, McCook; T.
11. Youngman, Hanson; J. W. Locke,
Aurora; A. W. Ad kin sop. Davidson;
S. L. Meyer, Brule: F. Johnson, Lake;
T.J. McConnell, Moody; J. H. Pat
ten, Miner; J.'. Wakefield, 7. Brook
ings; I. R. Spooner, Kingsberry;
H. 11. Curtis, Hamlin; R. G.'Brandt,
Deuel E. L. Langley, > Beadle; W. F.
Moffit, Sanborn; A. Gunderson, Jer
auld; George Boyer, Spink; J. M. Piatt,
Clark. County committeemen: M.
Bowman, Hand; E. R. Stewart, Faulk;
J. M. French, : Potter; J. M.Ryan,
Walworth; E. A. West, Hughes; A. M.
Starks, t Sully; 7W. F. Pidge, - Hyde; , :
Hawley, Buffalo; J. C. Waldron, Cod- ,
dington; D. W. Diges, Grant; W.
G. Dickinson," Day ; R. L, Brown,
aetSSisaimiiammmasJwi^^m^alßKa^settmafhßiSgssSi^. <
Brown ; G. . W.Hickman, : McPherson; |
D. Castalow, Marshall; S. H. Cranmer,
Edmunds. - Resolutions were passed
pledging time, money, prayers and ■
votes for • ■ the adoption of the Sioux '■
Falls constitution ;. for the selection of.
only such men to the July convention:
as favor constitutional prohibition at the
October election ; -to do the utmost for 7
the election of officers,' from constable
to governor, who are in sympathy with,
the cause and will respect their sworn
obligations and support the majesty of
the law. A letter from Gov. La rr a bee
was read, showing that prohibition does
prohibit in lowa, and that the state is
greatly benefited by prohibition.
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THAT GREAT MINERAL DEAL.
Particulars of the Immense Sale
of ; Vermillion Iron. - Lands-
Events at Duluth. !*a
Special to the Globe. j :
Dvixth, March Details regard
ing the enormous deal in '• Vermillion
iron properties recently in England have
been received here.The English company/
to which the consolidated Vermillion
Irou and Land company sold out its
iron possession in the northeastern part
of the St. Louis county, is called The
Iron and Laud Company of Min
nesota. Its share capital is placed
at £1,000,000. divided into 10,000
8 per cent preference shares of £10 each
and 90,000 ordinary shares of the same
amount. The first issue includes all
but 50,000 of the ordinary shares. The
directors are Sir Howard Elphinstone,
hart., chairman of the Durnham
Salt union; Richard Rocett, direc
tor of the Cork Harbor corporation;
Sir Francis Colville Fort, hart, Turn
bridge Wills; Sir Nicholas Elphinstone.
hart, Stanley house, Richmond; Sir
Guy Hunter, K. CM. G., M. P. Hon.
E. A. Hendrickson, director Loudon
Northwest-American Land Mortgage
company; and Judge James S. Hall,
Duluth. . . „
The case of David Adams vs. Bole &
Meggins came up before Judge Steams
to-day. The defendant had secured
from Huntress & Brown a mining lease
of . valuable iron properties on the
range, aud had sold the same to James
Pickans at an advance of Slo,ooo. Then
comes Adams and wants a share of
the money, alleging partnership with
the defendants. Pickans asked for a
receiver because he has been hindered
from paying by the granting of an in
junction restraining the defendants
from receiving money. A settlement
was at last effected whereby the defend
ants receive two-thirds of the purchase
price, the other third being left with the
court pending a decision. :"7.
The chamber of commerce met to
day and decided to go to St. Paul to
morrow and support the Duluth & Win
nipeg land grant, bill which comes up
on Friday. A committee was also ap
pointed to urge citizens to make the
trip. The St. Paul & Duluth has offered
special inducements to all desiring to
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POOR MRS. BARRETT t
A Mother's Desperate Efforts to
Save Her Worthless Sons.
Special to the Globe.
Omaha, Neb., March 13.— "1n the
name of God; in the name of the Holy
Virgin; in the name of Jesus Christ;
I beg of you to sign this!" and then, on
her bended knees, poor old Mrs. Bar
rett presents a petition for you to sign.;
It is drawn up in defense of the char
acters of her. two doomed sons, Tim and .
Peter, who are to hang in Minneapolis,
on the 23d. Mrs. Barrett has spent
thousands of dollars in attempting to
secure the acquittal of her sons. She is
aged, in poor health, and seemingly 1
kept on her feet only by the forlorn
hope of seeing her sons allowed to live,,
if even in a penitentiary. From day to
day she goes from man to man and gejts
signers to the petition, in the hope that
it will have sufficient weight with the
governor of Minnesota to secure a re
prieve. .7:7 v ••--:' v.:— ;-7-"1&' ;*
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Indiana G. A. R. Encampment. £i
i Indianapolis, lnd., March 18.— The '
annual encampment of the Indiana de
partment of : the G. A. ! R. is in session
here with ah attendance of over 2,000
old soldiers, either as delegates or vis-;
itors. '' The report of the adjutant gen
eral shows" that there are now 489
posts in the state, with a com
bined • membership of. 26,772. Dur
ing :.' 1888 2,551 new members
were mustered in and taken
with additions from other states, and,
by reinstatement, the muster roll was
lengthened by 4,660 names. The
amount of post funds and property in
the department is $38,687.62. The re
ceipts of the department during the
year from all sources was $7,346.18.
This afternoon Gen. William Warner,
national commander-in-chief of the
order, addressed the encampment. He
also spoke at the camp to-night, at
which there were 5,000 people.
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Its First as a City.
Special to the Globe. -.7-- ,;
Little Falls, March 13.— first
election under the new city charter took
place yesterday, with the following re
sult: For mayor, Hon. A. Richardson;
aldermen, G. M. A. Fortier, Fred Hoff
man, William A. Butler. T. C. Gordon,
A. D. Harrison and John Doran; for.
city clerk, James Stuart; for treasurer,
H. B. Tuttle ; justices of the peace, S.
P. Fuller and Leon Houde; for con
stable, Anthony Raymond. There was
a hot contest between N. Richardson
and P. Medved for mayor, which re
sulted in the election of Richardson by
ninety-three majority. There was also
a spirited fight between S. Stoll, pres
ent county treasurer, and H. B. Tuttle.
a Grand Army man, for the office of ;
city treasurer. ; Tuttle- Was elected by '■
seventy-nine majority. Thus we' are
launched upon the uncertain sea of city
life.
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Mitchell the Winner.
San Francisco, March 13, 11 p. m.—
The fight to a finish between Sailor
Brown, of New York City, and Young
Mitchell, of San Francisco, for a purse
of $1,500 and the middleweight cham
pionship of the Pacific coast, took
place to-night, at the rooms of the
Golden Gate Athletic club. Billy Jor
dan was chosen referee, and time was
called about 11 o'clock. The room was
crowded- almost to suffocation, and a
large crowd on the outside is pressiug
against the doors, while they wait. for
the news eagerly. The management
has closed the doors and say they will i
not open the doors again until the fight
is ended.
Brown was knocked out by Mitchell
in twenty-two rounds. -■•■{'-
-•»
Railway Stocks Listed. 7 i •
New York, March 13.— stock ex
change listed the following securities
to-day: Northern Pacific railroad, $830,
--000; Central Washington railroad, first
mortgage bonds; Mobile & Ohio rail
road, $314,000 additional general mort
gage bonds; Ohio & Mississippi rail
way, $408,000 general mortgage bonds
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
railway, $315,000 additional consolidated
mortgage bonds; Chicago. St. Louis &
Paducah railroad, $1,000,090 first "mort
gage bonds. .. - - _ '--. ;j 7
A Brewery- Burned.
Special to the Globe. •
Pierre, Dak., March About -2.
o'clock this morning a large brick
brewery was . consumed before the fire
companies could ; arrive. . The loss is
estimated at $35,000, with no insurance.
— «**' — — — '
Death of an Ancient Mason.
Rochester, N. March 13.—Schuy
ler Moses, the oldest Free Mason In", the
the state of New York and -the oldest
pioneer of ; this city, died to-day, aged
ninety. He had been a Mason sixty
eight years.7__^
There is no occasion for the Republi
cans to play the hog in the reapportion-:
ment business, as they have a strong:
enough hold on the state when fair play
Is made. Besides, these gerrymanders
have been known to act as : boomerangs."
Mankato Free Press.";:';-;:;.;!.--;.;-^-^''--:^
SCORING TORIES.
Parnell Addresses a Monster
Mass Meeting at St. James'
Hall, London.
j ■ — '
c The Tories and the Times
*. Targets of Sarcasm and ,
Irony.
i ■
j Glowing Tribute to Gladstone
? and Ireland's Freedom
v Predicted.
i —
Sir Edward Malet's Mission—
'A Letter From Gladstone
—Foreign Gossip.
London, March 13.— James hall
was filled to over-flowing to-night on
the occasion of * the long-heralded re
ception to Mr. Parnell in recognition of
the popular esteem, of which the now
exploded accusations of the Times
roboed him. The hall was profusely
decorated with flags, flowers, etc., and
the gathering was remarkably enthusi
astic. John Moriey presided, and upon
taking the chair delivered an earnest
and eloquent speech. The absence of Mr.
Gladstoue,|he said, was greatly regretted
by all, but- he was assured, and in re
turn would assure his audience that the
great leader of the Liberals would be
present if it were not for the fact that
lie had been earnestly besought and
prevailed upon by his friends to spare
himself for another occasion, when the
cause of Ireland would be advocated
before a body competent to take action
on the question he presented. Mr.
Gladstone would not, Mr. Moriey said,
spare himself of his own free will, be
because he plainly sees that the time is
fast coming when we will surely get to
the bottom of these Irish proceedings.
Whatever form home rule may take, it
must rest upon a foundation of mutual
respect and good will. He severely cen
sured the entire course of the Times
against Mr. Parnell and his colleagues,
aud rejoiced at the downfall of the fab
ric it had reared.
MR. PARNELL, 77-. :r.
in rising to speak, was greeted with a
perfect bedlam of applause, the ovation
lasting many minutes. He was sure, he
said, that his countrymen in Ireland,
Australia and America would be equally
glad upon hearing of his reception
to-night He had. however, not much
to say, and would reserve his last words
on the vital subject for the witness box
and the house of commons. The pro
ceedings before the commission had in
volved a scandalous waste of money.
Mr. Parnell pointed out the rottenness
of a government- which ostracises from
participation in the affairs of the empire
86 of the 103 Irish members of parlia
ment. Kef erring to the charges
brought by the Times against him and
his colleagues, he asked, when were
these charges first started? When was
the command first given to the forger
and perjurer to obtain and invent evi
dence which would result in putting us
on trial .on criminal charges, the
punishment of which would be penal
servitude for life if we should be con
victed? It was at the very moment that
Lork Carnavou was inviting us to a con
ference on the subject of the future
'government of Ireland and a new con
stitution for that country, and that was
one of the reasons why this business of
unearthing crime was left to amateurs,
and a pretty mess they made of it. Why
again, when Lord Carnarvon was driven
from office, owing to the failure of his
colleagues to carry out the pledges they
had given us, with the charges strength
ened by the : ':*;': i "77^--£-'-?rr. > 7;---'7
,C3j'PROOFSOF FORGED LETTERS,
did not the government undertake the
job? 'And you must remember this—
no single matter substantiated by the
'Times was unknown to Lord Carnarvon
and Lord Salisbury, when they entered
into these negotiations with us, so they
could not plead ignorance. Why, again,
did not the government, instead of
fighting behind the petticoats of the
Times, say boldly, 'We think these
matters worthy of clearing up. and will
ourselves appoint a tribunal for the
purpose; we shall ourselves be re
sponsible for the proceedings, and we
shall ourselves prosecute the parties
who may be found in the result,
worthy of prosecution?' That would
have beer, a government worthy
of Englishmen * [cheers.] But no;
they had recourse to every subterfuge
and dodge. The Tories know that they
cannot humbug you on one of your
owu questions, so they allowed their do
mestic and imperial policies questions
you understand full well, to be swayed
;by these prudential considerations to
enable them to avoid a vote of censure
"upon any English, Scotch or imperial
matter; but not so with Ireland. They
can humbug— at least they have been
able up to the present day— aud hood
wink you upon an Irish question with
the utmost facility. So it happened
that the Tory party, which in
18S5, by the mouth of Lord
Carnarvon, promised us an Irish
parliament in 1886 and 1887,
turned right around and renewed their
policy of coercion, and produced forged
letters as proofs of the criminality ot
Irish members. [Cries of '"Shame."] "I
think we are entitled to ask all think
ing, reflective men and women in Eng
land to cousider this:
is it right .
that the future and the liberties of Ire
land should be dependent upon a casual
publication of a forged letter by the
Times, on the morning of a great di
vision? [Cries of 'No.'] It has been
admitted on oath by the manager of the
Times that the publication was pur
posed to affect the division. [Cries- of
•Shame.'] Now let us come to the gov
ernment of Ireland. The land question,
for instance, is only one example of the
bungles every English government
makes in an attempt to rule Ireland
from Westminister. Ido not say that
the land question is an Irish question,
but bring it forward as a most salient
example of the unfortunate incapacity
of the English parliament to do justice
■to Ireland." - Referring lengthily to the
history of the land question, the im
provements made by tenants, and the
fact that the occupants had built their
[nouses, the speaker proceeded: "You
"English men and . women ought to re
flect when you read of forcible 7 re- |
sistance in some cases by Irish tenants j
1 against armed force that it is not leal
resistance, because it amounts to such I
■ resistance as a fly might make to an
: elephant about to crush it under its
foot. [Cheers and laughter.] But when
you hear these things, you must reflect
that, after all, these people are being
expelled from homes they built them
selves and which are their own prop
erty, although the' law has not yet ef
ficiently protected that property. You
: must j see that it is: sometimes not in
human nature to endure and withstand,
this provocation as passively as we de
sire they should for the sake, of the
'future of their country, and that
SOMETIMES THEIR 'MANHOOD REVOLTS
and they strike a blow in their own de
fense. 7 But it is an honorable thought
which I feel to-night that since thein
troduction of the great measure of -ISS6
Ireland has definitely turned her back
upon all these hopeless and des
perate 7 courses that she Is \ confident
that in the ways of the* constitution lies
her safety.and that, under. 7 the genius
and guidance of that great and devoted
Englishman. 7 Gladstone 7- [prolonged
cheers], with the new hope that lias
come : into 7 all our hearts and breasts,
the 7 day . of. ultimate freedom- for
Ireland cannot be long deferred. We
are now on the eve of a great: popular .
/upheaval— a movement, which will not '
subside until you have enabled your ;
great leader.to carry throng!) the legisla- ;
ture of the empire a measure which will
give Ireland all legitimate control over
her own future, her own _ interims and
her own Aye Hare, without any:, shadow ;
of harm or ill to your own greater in
terest." :
; Mr. Parnell resumed his seat amid
loud and prolonged cheering.
ACROSS THE WATER.
Sir Edward Malet's Secret . Mis
sion—To Be Presented to the
• Prince— A Costly Cathedral.
London, March 13.— While it is pre
sumed in London that the visit of Sir
Edward B;Malet, British ambassador at
Berlin to England, Is due to a family
affliction— at: least so it has been given
outfit is asserted in Berlin . that he is
the medium of a secret communication
from Prince Bismarck to Lord Salis
bury on the subject of forming an alli
ance between Germany and Great
Britain. . Color is leut to the truth of
this report by the fact that Sir Edward
held an extended conference with Lord
Salisbury this afternoon, instead of de
voting himself to family matters as he
would naturally do if the reasons as
signed here for his visit were true.
The Prince of Wales will hold a levee
at the palace ot St. James on Friday, on
which occasion W. H. White, secretary
of the American legation, will present
to his royal highness his half-brother,
William H. Buckler, of Baltimore;
Capt. Lyle. of the ordnance depart
ment of the United States army, and
Charles Waldstein,;of the American
school of archaeology at Athens. Since
the departure of Mr. Phelps, Mr. White
has been especially earnest in his en
deavors to extend courtesies to visiting
I : and resident Americans, and has been
eminently successful in pleasing every
body. Councilor Raschdorf has sub
mitted to Emperor William the plans
for the new cathedral which the late
Emperor Frederick ordered to be
erected in the place of the old dome in
the Lustgarten. The cost of the edifice,
according to the plans, is to be 22,000,
--000 marks ($45,500,000), and its seating ca
pacity 2.500. It is understood that the kai
ser has approved the plans and that the
preliminary work necessary to the erec
tion of the new building will be begun
soon. It is announced that the imperial
court of Germany will remove to Fried
richkron the moment the time of the
expected imperial and royal visits to
Berlin is fixed definitely. .At present
only the visit of King Humbert of Italy
has been arranged, though the czar's
programme, which includes a brief so
journ at the German capital, is under
stood to be all but complete. Prince
Frederics Leopold of Prussia has ob
tained the conset of the emperor to his
joining the order of Free Masons. It
has transpired that Drillraaster Hauk,
the instructor of the crown prince of
Prussia, who was arrested a few days
ago while his company was drawn up
( in line, was taken into custody for not
reporting a city officer for punishment
for an offense which the emperor wit
nessed.
GLADSTONE'S LETTER.
The Climax of the Irish Crisis Al
most Reached— Signs 'of the
Times.
London, March 14.— Mr. Gladstone
has written a long letter to Mr. Beau
foy. the Gladstonian candidate for par
liament in Kennington, In . which
he says: "The Irish crisis
has become acute to an un
usual degree, and is pressing itself
beyond all former experience on the
mind and conscience of the people of
England. A great conspiracy, which
aimed at the stabbing of the vital in
terests of Ireland by means of forged
letters, through the honor of Mr. Par
nell,has been disgracefully exploded,and
those who urged the inquisition with
such eager glee, are now only seeking
means to disown and evade responsi
bility." After a reference to crime in
Ireland, Mr. Gladstone says; "Until
the last few days the firm and constant
administration of degrading prison
treatment to all alike by ' Mr. Balfour
was applauded as the true secret at
length discovered of the well-gov
erning of Ireland. But this very day
the hair-clipping and similar practices
were condemned in the house of com
mons by the ministry itself. • That,
party which at the election exceeded us
in numbers by nearly 120, has just re
jected a conciliatory bill tor the reform
ing of prison treatment, but it could
only muster for the rejection a majority
of sixty-six. Every one who is able to
read the signs of the times must clearly
see the way in which the present strug
gle must terminate."
VERY LIKE A BATTLE.
The Dessallines Sunk and Grand
eslines in Flames.
New York, March 13.— William
Coulmann arrived from Gonaives to
day. She reports that on the Feb. 23,
ihe Dessaiines. of Legitime's force,
arrived off the fort and opened fire ou
both the forts at the entrance of the
port. Ihe cannonade was continued
for two hours, during which time no
particular damage was done. The fort,
returned the fire and in a short time the
Dessaiines put out to sea. The suppo
sition is that three well-directed shots
from the fort struck the invading
steamer. . The general'belief is that the
Dessaiines has sunk with all on board.
On the evening of the 27th, at 8:30, a
great fire was seen from the town. It
was southward and turned out to be
Grandeslines in flames. The fire was
started by the Southern people, who at
once abandoned the place. It appears
that on the Southern army getting pos
session of Grandeslines, they treated
the people very badly, particularly the
women and children. . — . "-
Mr. Bayard's Reply.
-7 London, March 14.— his dispatch
in answer to Lord Salisbury's dispatch
of Dec. 24, Mr. Bayard held that the
Sackville case was entirely dissimilar to
that of Bulwer at Madrid, because Bul
wer received the approval of his
government, while Lord Sackville's
was personal misconduct, with no sug
gestion of - approval from his gov
ernment. Is would, Mr. Bayard de
clared,, be far better, to suspend diplo
matic relations than continue them on
the basis of such a right of interference
with the domestic politics '- of other
states as appeared to be assumed, and
under which, if admitted, the independ
ence and dignity of the injured nation '
would perish.
Henry George Lecture*.
London, March 13.— Henry George
delivered a lecture at Camberwell to
night before a large and extremely en
thusiastic audience. His hearers plied
him with questions, all 'of which were
manifestly answered satisfactorially. It
is noticeable that each of Mr. George's
successive visits to England is attended
by a large increase of interest in his
tneories.
Council of Nationalists Called.
London, March 13.— A council of the
nationalist leaders and the Parnellite
counsel will shortly be held to consider
and agree upon a line of defense to be
observed alter the reassembling of the
Parnell commission on April 2. 77v7r777
Twenty Persons Killed.
7 London,/ March 137— A"/ terrible ex
plosion occurred 7in the Brynnally col
liery at Wrexham to-day, resulting in a
great loss of life. Eleven 7 dead bodies
have been taken from the pit and three
miners have been rescued. Later ad
vices from the scene of the disaster say
twenty, persons were killed. k
Death of a Vice Admiral.
Paris, , March 13.— Vice Admiral
'Jaiires died to-night. The cause of his
death was apoplexy. ,
■_.—- -♦ — — — ■
- 7. Movement of Steamers.
London, March 13.— The 7 steamer
Trave, from New = York March - 6 for
Bremen, passed the Scilly at 6 p. m. to
day. .The -steamer Spain,' from New
'.York-March 7- 17 for Liverpool, passed
Kinsale at sp. ':':- '.-. ".'-" -'='.<: r :
7 Sew York, March 13.— Arrived:
Steamer City of New York, Liverpool.
NUMEROUSMEETtNGS
The St Paul's Fiscal Year
Will End June 30 In
stead of Dec. SI.
The Usual Dividend Declared
None of the Direct
ors Resign.
Lively Scenes at the Meet
ing of Illinois Central
Stockholders.
How Agents Still Manage to
Cut Freight Rates-
Railway Chat.
Special to the Globe.
New York, March 13.— At the meet
ing of directors of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul Railroad company
to-day, a resolution was adopted chang
ing the fiscal year so as -to end June 30
instead of Dec. 31. A dividend was
then declared of $2 per share on the
preferred stock, payable April 26 to
holders of record on April 10. This
action complicates the relations of the
common stock to the preferred
stock. The preferred is entitled
to 7 per cent per annum before the
■ common receives anything. If the
dividend last spring of' 2>£ per cent on
common is charged to earnings of the
preceding year, and the dividend last
September of 2 1 .-.' per cent is charged to
earnings of 1888, then 5 per cent will
have to be paid ou the preferred next
fall in order to entitle the common to
receive dividends. Or if the 2*4 per
cent dividend of September, and" the
nresent 2 per cent dividend should be
calculated in the year ending June 30,
1889, then the common could receive
nothing until the preferred had re
ceived 7 per cent in the year ending
Jone 30, IS9O. - It was not believed
before the meeting that any dividend
would be declared, but the extension
of the fiscal year made cone possible.
No other business was transacted, and
the expected resignation of Western
directors was not received. The reason
assigned for changing the fiscal year is
the fact. that the interstate commerce
commission, the railway commissions of
various states, and the Wisconsin legis
lature now require railway reports to
be made for the fiscal year ending June
30. Outsiders, however, explain the
action as a means of getting around the
difficulty caused by the fact that the
surplus applicable to dividends as of
December 31 amounted to less than 1
per cent.
HUNGRY STOCKHOLDERS.
Warm Times at the Illinois Cen
tral Meeting Yesterday. "
Chicago, March Things were
lively indeed at the annual meeting of
the stockholders of the Illinois Central
railroad held to-day at the general offices
of the company in this city. The
liveliness was due to the presence of F.
B. Cooley, of Hartford, Conn.,
who was on hand to repre
sent certain Eastern stockholders
dissatisfied with the present manage
ment of the road. Mr. Cooley and
Daniel B. How came West to find out
why certain Western roads, including
the Illinois Central and the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy, have been al
lowed to fall so far behind In their earn
ings, and to prevent, if possible, the re
election of the officers who are held
responsible for the depreciation of the
value of the properties. When the
meeting convened to-day these gentle
men were on hand, accompanied by E.
G. Mason, a Chicago lawyer, and . pre
pared -to propose 7- various reforms
in the interests of the parties
they represented. President Stuyve
sant Fish was present, out contrary to
expectation, Vice President E. W. Har
riman, against whom the recent attacks
of the dissatisfied shareholders have
been particularly directed, did not ap
pear. There were 263,000 shares of
stock lepresented, the majority by
proxy. The annual report of the di
rectors, the salient features of which
have already been published, was sub
mitted. Mr. Thompson offered a reso
lution approving the" report, which was
adopted against the negative votes
of Mr. Cooley and his friends.
After the hottest kind of a
debate, the stockholders proceeded to
the elections of director. There were
five persons to be chosen. B. F. Ayer,
Walter Luttgreii and John W. Auchin
closs were re-elected, leaving two va
cancies, caused by the withdrawal of
John Elliott and Levi P. Morton, to
be filled. Messrs. Cooley and Mason
had proposed three names to
take the places of the incum
. bents, namely, Georgelßllss, Marshall
Field and Byron L. Smith, but their
7,000 votes only were recorded against
the re-election of the outgoing direct
ors. George Bliss, however, was
unanimously elected to succeed John
Elliott. The name ot C. M. Da Costa
was proposed to till the other vacancy,
but it was found that his stock was not
registered, and, as it was growing late,
an adjournment was taken' until to
morrow, when the election will be com
pleted.
HOW THEY DODGE IT.
Kansas City Freight Agents In
geniously Evade the Rate-Cat
ting Law. .^7 7^7 77
Special to the Globe.
Kansas City, March 13. -Although
the railroad rate clerks and freight
agents have been notified that rate cut
ting is punishable with two years in
the penitentiary, the manipulation of
rates continues, but ; the letter of the
law is not violated. By the new evasion
scheme the freight is carried at the
regular rate. Either prior to the ship
ment, or . directly . afterward the
agent purchases at an exorbitant
figure certain goods from the shipper,
thus virtually giving him a rebate on
all goods shipped. An agent for one
of the Eastern lines purchased hams
last week . for f 25 . each of one of the
packing houses. The freight line here
carried several car loads of provisions
from the same packing house. Agents
claim that this is a violation of the law,
and efforts are being put forth, not only
to stop this practice, but to class it
under the jurisdiction of the interstate
commerce law.
L., N. A. & V. MEETING.
Favorable Report of Earnings and ;
Expenditures— Officers Elected.
New York, March 13.— annual,
meeting of the Louisville, New Albany
<fe Chicago Railroad company was held
to-day. The report of President
William Dowd shows gross earnings,
*2,292.728; operating expenses, $1,424,
--678; fixed "charges, $864,233. The fol
lowing directors were elected to serve
for the ensuing year: John J. Astor,
Samuel Sloan, R. G. Rolston, James
Roosevelt, W. Dowd, E. Root, H.
H. C*k, J. B. Erhardt, New York
G. F. Postlethwait, of London, Eng
land; R. R. Hitt, C. R. Cummings and
J. B. Carson," of Illinois, and J. M. Fet- '
ter, of Kentucky, and no change in any
of the officers is anticipated. ~ A meet-'
ing of the directors was held this after
noon ; and the following - officers were •
elected: William Dowd, president; J.
B. Carson; vice prseident and general
manager ;'W. H, Lewis, 7 secretary and
treasurer ; Wiliiam Dulles Jr.," assistant
secretary and treasurer; executive com- I
mittee, Messrs, Dowd, : Astor, Sloan;
Rolston, Root and Roosevelt... -
— Oakes at Little Falls. .
Special to the Globe. 7."-'7- ..
Little Falls, March 13. —President :
Oakes and son arrived here yesterday '-
from Tacoma; W. T., and stopped long .
Bfiwl R^t*"^.B"3)''j*feTJtl~"**g"**W-^ *XS*Jr"-_ - " -
enough to be introduced to i some of out
citizens and look ever : our magnificent
water power and thriving city. He ex
piesstd himself as [highly pleased with
the prospects and possibilities of Little
Falls. It is surmised that his eye did
not miss the prol ability of this city's
being a railway center for Central Mm»
nesota."
TO BE GE.NKi.AL RUSTLER.
Emmons Blame's New Duties Ex.
plained.
Baltimore, Md., March 13.— The
statement telegraphed from the West
with regard to Emmons Blaino coming
' East to locate is in the main correct.
He will connect himself with the West
Virginia Central & Pittsburg Railroad
compauy, in which his father Is inter
ested. But he is not to be vice presi
dent of the company. He will be a kind
of a general outside agent of the com
pany, paying particular attention to
the care and development of the com
pany's coal lands. His headquarters
will beat Baltimore, but, as a matter of
fact, he will spend very little time here.
His business will keep him on the line
of the railroad a great deal, and what
leisure he may have will be spent in
Washington. : 7>.- ,7
The War Is On.
The war on flour rates begun by the
Burlington has met small recognition
by other lines. It seems that the fight
was instituted to discover the temper of
"Soo" officials, and the result was a cut
of 2 1 4 cents on flour, quoting through
rates as follows: Boston, Portland and
Provideuce, 37" £ cents; New York, 32)^;
Philadelphia, 80"*'; Montreal and Ot
tawa, 32 '-.f: Quebec, 35).;; Toronto, 32}^.
To meet these rates other lines must
makea7K-cent rate to Chicago. The
Milwaukee has already contemplated
such a move, and when F. B. Clarke
returns from Chicago the Omaha will
doubtless be in line on any question of
figures. -
The Interstate Association.
Chicago, March 13.— The board of
managers of the Interstate Commerce
Railway association met to-day and
agreed upon the outlines of the terri
tory to be covered by the auxiliary as
sociations under the president's agree
ment. The Western Freight associa
tion, with its several divisions, will con
tinue as at present, while the trans-
Missouri will embrace all the territory
west of the Missouri river. A. F.
Walker, the new chairman of the execu
tive board, was present at the morning
meeting of the managers.
TWO LAWS RECOMMENDED.
The Work of the Legislative Convea
lion at St. Louis Finished.
TEXAS TRUST BILL INDORSED.
Also the Nebraska Act for the Inspec
tion of Cattle on the
Hoof.
St. Loins, March 13.— The legislative
convention reassembled this morning,
aud practically finished tbeir prelimi
nary work. A considerable number of
resolutions bearing on trusts, local in
spection, and other matters connected
with the work of the convention
were introduced and referred to the
committee on resolutions, and what is
known as the trust bill, now before the
Texas legislature, and copies of the In
spection bills pending in the legisla
tures of Missouri, Kansas, Indiana and
other states were submitted and re
ferred to the committee on needed leg
islation. The convention then ad
journed to 4 p. m., to give the latter
committee time to draft a bill,
which sha 11 represent the sense of tho
couventio n on the , whole subject, and
serve as a uniform measure to bo
adopted by all the states. The com
mittee on needed legislation at the sec
ond session presented as a desirable
measure the bill submitted by
the Texas delegation. This bill
deals with the definition of trusts
and penalties to be inflicted
for violation of the act. The bill has
passed the Texas house by a vote of
86 to nothing and will probably become
a law. The section defining trusts is as
follows: "To make or enter into or
carry out any contract or agreement of
any kind or description by which
they shall bind or have bound
themselves not to seil, dispose or
to transport any article or commodity,
or article of trade, use, merchandise,
commerce or consumption below a com
mon standard figure, or by which they
shall agree in any manner to keep the
price of said article, commodity or trans
portation at a fixed or guaranteed
figure, or by which they shall in
any manner establish or settle the
price of any article of commodity in
transportation between them or them
selves, or others to preclude an unre
stricted competition among them
selves or others, or by which they shall
agree to pool, combine or unite any in
terest they may have in connection -
with the sales or transportation
of any such article or commodity,
that its price might in any manner be
affected." The clause concerning the
infliction of punishments provides that
any corporation violating any of the
provisions of this act shall for
feit its charter and franchises,
and its corporate existence shall
cease. Any foreign corporation
under similar conditions shall be
denied the right to do business in the
state. Any violation is also declared a
conspiracy against trade, and upon con
viction carries a fine and imprisonment,
the maximum being $5,000 and ten
years. After a few slight changes, the
bill was adopted by the follow
ing vote: Yeas— Colorado, 8; lowa,
&; : Illinois, 8; Indiana, 8; Kansas
8; Minnesata, 8; Missouri, 6 2-5; Ne
braska, 4; Texas, 8. Nays — Missouri,
; 1 3-5; Nebraska, 4. The various dele
gations were pledged to recommend the
.bill to their legislatures. The adoption
of. the Texas bill was highly satisfactory
to the gentlemen from that state,
but it also appeared to greatly
please the big four lobby and its
utility is questioned on that account.
The second bill introduced by the com
mittee on needed legislation—practi
cally the Nebraska bill— for the inspec
tion of cattle on the hoof, seemed to fill
the lobby with excitement, which com
municated to the floor of the
convention, ; and a warm debate
ensued, resulting in an adjourn
ment to 8 p. m., in order that Bill No. a
might be printed. ■ The Texas men
claim that the adoption of the preamble
to the bill would be a fatal mistake, as
if this convention should announce to
the world the necessity of legislating to
protect home consumers against
the sale of • diseased meat,
it would result in' shutting
American meats out of all foreign
markets and be a severe blow to pro
ducers. The second bill introduced by
the committee on needed legislation
was practically the Nebraska bin, pro
viding for the appointment of local
inspectors and the inspection of
all cattle, ■ sheep or swine twenty
tcur :'-- hours before ; slaughtering.
Penalties are prescribed for - evasions
of inspection or sale of meat taken from
animals not inspected. -It does not ap
ply to canned, smoked, cured . or salt
meats. At the evening , session the de
bate on this measure was : " very lively
and lasted until after midnight. Texas
and Illinois delegates were most bitterly
opposed to the measure, but it was
finally adopted by a vote of 46 4-5 to
25 l-s,and the convention adjourned sine
die.
77; ,7. Gored to Death.
Special to the Globe.
Sioux City, To., March 13.— Timothy
McMahon. a farmer living eight miles
from the city on Perry creek.was terribly
gored by a vicious bull last night, being
almost disembowled, so ' that he lived
but a short time.'