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NORTHERN PACIFIC SEEMS TO BE
REVELING IN PROSPERITY
J IST NOW.
IS CAUSING MUCH COMMENT.
BRIEF REVIEW OF THE EARN
INGS AND OPERATING
EXPENSES.
EVERY WEEK SHOWS INCREASE.
Reduction in Rates Announced on
Lumber and Ore— Fresh Rail
way Notes.
Tn Eastern railroad and financial cir
cles the affairs of the Northern Pacific
road are the chief topic of Interest, and
the excellent showing made by the
company, hardly more than out of the
perplexities of the receivership, is be
ing favorably commented upon. The
gross earnings of the company for the
third week of November were $771,242,
an increase of $334,770 over the same
week during 1596. The gross earnings
for all November were $2,569,389, as
..gainst $1,632,877 for 1896, showing a
pain $936,512.
From July 1 to Nov. 30, the gross
earnings amounted to $11,533,905, an in
crease over tho corresponding period
In 1896 of exactly $1,944,899. It will eas
ily be seen, therefore, that for five
months of the company's fiscal year,
the gross figures are 51 !, ..33, 905. If to
these figures be added the December
earnings, it may be stimated that the
total will be not less than $13,000,000.
As shown by late reports the operat
ing expenses may be figured at about
50 per cent, which will leave the figures
representing the net earnings at $6,500.
--000, the fixed charges for six months at
$500,600 per month, amounting to $3,000.
--000 b< ing subtracted, will leave $3,500,
--000. This sum, earned in six months,
will be _ufficient to pay the full 4 per
cent on the preferred stock for the
year, and $500,000 for the common
stock.
Notwithstanding the absence of the
Northern Pacific officials in the East,
the opinion was hazarded here yester
day that if the business of the road
keeps up for a time, and there is no
r< aaon why it should not, the company
will earn enough (hiring the fiscal yqar
to pay 4 per cent on the common stock.
The phenomenal growth of the busi
ness of the road within the year is
shown by a comparison of the figures
of 1896, the increase extending to 100
per cent for the week and 57 per cent
for the month. The men who are in a
position to know assert that owing to
the large results which have already
teen accomplished in securing greater
economy in operation, a considerable
part of the gain., will be exhibited in
net earnings.
It is urged as being fortunate that
such gratifying earnings should be
shown at a time when speculators and
investors alike are in a better mood to
appreciate the value of real economic
conditions. The quality of the demand
for Northern Pacific issues both in this
country and abroad is cited as an en
couraging feature in the general finan
cial situation, and now that the expec
tations upon which this demand was
based are in a fair way to be realized,
it is almost certain to stimulate inter
est in the securities of other railroad
proertles which, like the Northern Pa
cific, are getting back to successful
operation after discouraging set-backs.
The very excellent showing made in
New York last week, when President
Mellen laid before the directors a quan
tity of figures, and when a quarterly
1 per cent dividend was declared on
the preferred stock, has had its effect
on the stock of the company In the
market.
MINIMUM MILEAGE.
Western Linen CoiiKidering the Ad.
visaltillty of Increasing It.
W( .-tern lines are considering the advisa
bility of Increasing the minimum mil. ago
under the interchangeable-credit system
from 2,000 miles to 4.000, or even 5.000 miles.
The Sebastian ticket has proved too popu
lar, and is being used by persons for whom
It was never Intended. One of the biggest
Western roads found that the sale of the new
ticket during the first twelve days after Its
adoption was 30 per cent higher than the
eale of the old Individual mileage books, the
latter decreasing 66 per cent.
The traveling public outside the commer
cial men have been quick to see the merits
of the interchangeable system. Under the
individual mileage book plan a man who
traveled over half a dozen roads figured out
that unless he covered 6,000 miles at least in
the year he could not afford to buy mileage.
"With the Sebastian ticket system the same
man finds that if he travels only 2,000 miles
ln the year he can save 33 per cent by using
the interchangeable-mileage credential.
Another fact which had led to so many
persons trying the new plan lies in Its cheap
ness, since it costs only 50 cents to try it.
If the traveler finds that he has not covered
sufficient mileage in the year to entitle him
to the rebate of $20 he is only half a dollar
out after all. Passenger men say that any
person who travels at all Is tolerably sure
to cover 2,000 miles In twelve months, and
TRY GRAIN-0! TRY GRAIN-0!
Ask your Grocer today to show you a pack
age of GRAIN-O, the new food drink that
takes the place of coffee. The children may
drink It without injury as well as the adult.
All who tiy It. like it. GRAIN-0 has that
rich seal brown of Mocha or Java, but It Is
made from pure grains, and the most delicate
stomach receives It without distress. % the
price of coffee. 15c. and 25c. per package.
Sold by all _-Oce-_.
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the general use of the interchangeable-mile
ago system will tend to decrease considerably
passenger revenues. If the minimum mile
age is increased to 4.000 miles it will make
nn difference to traveling men, for whom the
system was introduced, while the change will
keep out a number of persons who have al
ways paid tho regular rates.
LIMBER AND ORE RATES.
Itoaris Running Into That Territory
Reduce Tariffs.
The new freight tariff issued yesterday by
the Eastern Minnesota and effective December
22, brings to light the fart that the three or
four roads which enter the lumber and ore
country ln northern Minnesota have at last
made a material reduction in their rates on
merchandise of all classes shipped ln. The
reduction amounts on stuff of the flrst-elas3
to between 10 and 15 per cent, and ln some
Instances even more, and Is In effect on th 3
Duluth & Iron Range, Duluth, Missabe &
Northern, Duluth, Mississippi and Northern
and Duluth, Superior & Western. For exam
ple, tho rate first-class from St. Paul to Bi
wabik, McKlnley or Virginia U cut down from
85 to 75 cents, whllo a slash in the rate to
Messabe Is from 87 to 77 cents. The figures
to Tower are scaled from 95 to 80, to E'.y from
$1.05 to 85. to Mountain Iron from 85 to 75,
and to Hibbing from 85 to 80 cents. A corre
sponding reduction i 3 made for the other
classea of merchandise. This new tariff will
be met by the St. Paul & Duluth and Omaha
roads connecting with the roads named above
at Duluth.
It will bo recalled that the matter of se
curing a cut in the freight rates charged by
the roads entering the iron and lumber coun
try was taken up during the last session of
the legislature, it being set forth that the
figures were entirely too high, and out of all
reason. The officials of the roads up there,
wh'.lo admitting that the rates, Duluth to
the range points, were in many cases as great
or greater than those from Chicago to St. Paul,
urged that the country along their lines was
mostly uninhabited, that there was but little
local traffic, and that tho roads had to de
pend for the most part upon the receipts of
ore shipments ?nd shipments of lumber.
Lately the matter was discussed among the
officials, when it was quietly decided to make
the reduction. At the present time the lum
ber shipments constitute the biggest part ot
the business, quite a volume of business re
sulting from the fact that many men are in
the woods and the logging operations are very
extensive.
I. )IXD FOR MEXICO.
One Hundred Families Start for tlie
Mine* There.
As a result of some work done at the head
of the lak.s the pa.t week or two by B. F.
Darbyshire. (raveling passenger agent of the
Texas _- Pacific road, and s. A. Thompson,
a Mexican silver mine owner, the St. Paul
& Duluth train, which reached St. Paul yes
terday morning, brought down from Duluth
five extra cars, three oi which contained near
ly 100 families of Swedes and Norwegians, and
the other two their lares and penates. Theso
two gentlf.-nen, who have been here for a
week, are securing families of these national
ities to send to a district in Mexico some 150
miles south cf El Paso, Tex. The men will
bo employed in the milTes at that place, their
fares being paid from here. Mr. Darbyshlre
made the statement that 400 men were need
ed. The travelers were transfered to the
Chicago Oreat Western road and wore pulled
out of St. Paul special at 8 a. m. The train
will go to Kansas City and from there via
Fort Worth and El Paso. C. E. Stone, gen
eral passenger agent ol the St. Paul & Du
luth, handled the business here.
KLONDIKE BUSINESS.
Capacity of the Steamers That Will
Go There.
TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 16.— From statistics
just compiled by the Taooma Citizens' Klon
dike committee, the steamers and sailing ves
sels that w!!l leave for the Alaska and Klon
dike fields during the coming "Klondike"
scasou will have a capacity for 40,000 passen
gers and 1.0.000 tons of freight per month.
At that rate transportation plans have al
ready been perfected for carrying North 1,000
people every day. From on^ to three steam
boats or sailing vessels will leave daily. That
they will carry people from ali parts of the
UniUd Siates is shown by the personnel of a
party which _i parted yesterday for Cooper
river. They were sixteen men and they rep
resented the following cities and states: Prov
idence, R. L: New York city. Fort Hye.rs.
Florida. .Vontana. Idaho, (.rand View. Ind.;
Rockfort, Ind.; Franklin. Mass.; Pla.erville,
Cal.; Butte, Mont; Washington, D. C; Wis
consin and Chicago, 111.
DEPOT FOR EMMONS.
Tlie Railroad Gomnitß-don Recom
mend Granting the Request.
The railroad and warehouse commission has
decided to grant the petition sent up some
weeks ago by the people of Em
mons on the Minneapolis & St.
Louis read In Freeborn county for
a depot and agent at that place, and yes
terday notice to that effect was sent out to
the railroad officials and petitioners. The
formal order will be prepared In a day or
two. It is understood that tho road wili hold
that the commission has not the authority to
order in a station, and the case may be taken
Into the courts.
The commissioners in their deliberations on
tho petition found that Emmons was a thrifty
little settlement— an unlncorr. .rated village in
Freeborn county, near the lowa state line,
sever-tenth. of a mile from Nowman, 10.,
where there is a station, and six and one-half
miles from Twin Lakes in this state. The
population although but 100 is engaged ln en
terprises In the rich agricultural section, and
last year paid freights In and out of their
station amounting to nearly $15,000. This
year the amount will probably reach $20,000.
The freight business consists In the shipment
of grain, butter and live stock, there being
a grain elevator, creamery and several other
thriving enterprises.
WAR STILL ON.
Interehnnereahle Mlleaere Trouble
Not as Yet Adjnsted.
OHICAOO. Dec. IS.— The fight over the In
terchangeable mileage ticket of the Central
Passenger committee is still on and there
seems to be no Immediate chance of settle
ment Some of the roads are in favor of hav
ing the ticket accepted for transportation
when presented on the trains and others are
against the proposition. The agitation which
has been made over the issue of the inter
changeable mileage tickets has been irritating
to some of the roads, and they declare that
the claims made by the commercial travelers
that they constitute the larger part of the
traveling public is absurd. They say that
not over 12 per cent of the traveling public
use mileage tickets of any description.
WESTERN PASSENGER MEETING.
It I_ Expected That a Call Will Re
Issued Today.
CHICAGO. Dec. 16.— 1t is likely that a call
will be issued tomorrow for a meeting of the
lines of the Western Passenger association, to
be held iv St. Louis on Tuesday of next week.
It is not yet certain the call will be issued,
but the chances are that it will. Homeseekers'
excursions and Kansas City rates will be
among the most important matters to be con
sidered. Passenger rates ln the Kansas City
market are reported as being in a very bad
way at present and immediate steps will be
taken to remedy matters.
Standing Reward for Information.
The United States government has come to
the relief of the railroads which have been
suffering from the depredations of mall rob
bers by publishing a standing reward for
Information that will cause the arrest and
conviction of such robbers. The reward is
fixed at $1,000, and is the heaviest offered for
the arrest of persons committing offenses
against the mail service. Postmaster General
Gary has issued a special circular covering
this matter.
THE SAINT PAUIr GLOBE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1897.
AID FOR FOTDip
RELIEF BILLS PASSED BT BOTH
THE HOUSE AND THE
SENATE.
PELAGIC SEALING STOPPED.
DAVIS BILL ADOPTED IN SPITE OP
THE PROTEST OF JOHN.
SON.
MR. WOLCOTT IS STILL SANGUINE.
Senate Promised a Report From the
Bimetallic Commission After
the Christmas Holidays.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16— The house
today passed a bill appropriating $175,
--000 for the relief of the people who are
In the Yukon river country and also
the bill passed by the senate yesterday
to prohibit pelagic sealing by Ameri
can citizens. The former bill encoun
tered practically no opposition. As
passed the sum carried by It Is to be
expended under the direction of the
secretary of war for the purchase,
transportation and distribution of sub
sistence stores. It provides that these
subsistence stores may be sold at
prices fixed by the secretary of war or
donated where the people are unable to
pay for them. It empowers him to
purchase reindeers and employ drivers,
not citizens of the United States, and
afterward dispose of the reindeer.
The bill to prohibit pelagic sealing
was warmly antagonized by Mr. John
son, of North Dakota, Mr. Loud, of
California, Mr. Henderson and others,
and ln the course of the debate there
was some exceedingly caustic criti
cisms of the course of our Bering sea
negotiations past and present.
Mr. Johnson (Rep., N. D.), made a
vigorous speech of an hour ln opposi
tion to the bill. He argued that the
effect of this bill and the negotiations
now being conducted would be the bol
stering up of two great British indus
tries, one in the Bering sea and the
other In London. The present herd was
not worth protecting. The purpose was
to build up a new herd. He declared
that Canada would only be willing to
join with us in prohibiting pelagic
sealing on condition that we should
allow her to write our tariff laws.
Mr. Johnson said we had been hu
miliated and shamed by the complete
surrender of our rights and honor at
the Paris tribunal. He was particular
ly sarcastic in his references to Hon.
John W. Foster, who he termed "The
Great Surrenderer."
So great was his reputation in this
line, he said, that China had paid him
$100,000 for surrendering to Japan. He
created much amusement by enumer
ating some of the expenses of the Paris
tribunal, and said he did not marvel
that the experts who had already made
so much out of the government should
desire to keep up an agitation which
permitted them to draw big salaries
and rove over the world at the expense
of the government.
WOLVES OF THE. SEA.
Mr. Johnson, as another phase of the
question, described the destruction of
the food fish by the seals. The recent
increase in the catch at the fisheries
on the Pacific coast and Alaska he at
tributed to the diminution of the seal
herd. If these wolves of the sea had
been completely exterminated, he said, !
we would not be sending relief to the j
miners in Alaska. Each seal required !
ten pounds of fish a day. The coast of j
Alaska would become the great cod |
fishery in the world, if these enemies j
of the fish were destroyed.
Mr. Hepburn (Rep.. lo.) expressed the
opinion that we had the power at any
time to compel Canada to adjust this
whole question as to the seals. Pelagic
sealing was not worth more than $250,
--000 per annum. The bonding privilege
granted to Canadian roads, over which
we had absolute control, was worth
twenty times as much to Canada as \
the right of pelagic sealing. He ad
vocated retaliation as the weapon to j
be used to bring Canada to terms, and
said he could not understand why it j
had not already been employed.
Mr. Loud (Rep., Cal.), in opposition |
to the bill, argued that, if our citizens :
were to be bound, it was advisable th;it ;
they sh< uld be bound jointly with the I
subjects of Great Britain. A treaty j
would bind the citizens of both pend- j
ing negotiations
Mr. Hitt, chairman of the foreign i
affairs committee, answered some of
the criticisms which had been ad- j
vanced. The admitted evil of the pres- j
ent system, he said, was pelagic seal- |
ing, which evil resulted in the killing |
of 30,000 seals annually. And yet the \
gentleman from North Dakota (Mr.
Johnson) proposed to meet this evil [
of a partial slaughter by an absolute j
slaughter cf the entire herd. Was this ;
a human proposition from a govern- !
ment which was urging humanity on
other nations? Mr. Hitt referred to
the barbarity of the practice of killing
the defenseless seal pups.
This brought a query from Mr. Liv
ingston (Dem.. Ga.). "As chairman of
the foreign affairs committee, you have
in your possession a resolution re
specting the poor and defenseless peo
ple of Cuba. What do you intend do
ing about that? Are not the Cubans
as much entitled to your care as the
seal pups?"
Mr. Hitt turned the question by say
ing it was not asked with a view to
getting a serious answer.
After further debate, the bill was I
passed, yeas, 148; nays, 78.
An hour was spent on the legislative, |
executive and judicial appropriation
bill without accomplishing anything.
The bankruptcy bill was reported by
the judiciary committee, and an ex
tension of time granted. In which the
Fat is absolutely neces
sary as an article of diet.
If it is not of the right kind
it may not be digested. Then
the body will not get enough
of it. In this event there
is fat-starvation.
Scott's Emulsion supplies
this needed fat, of the right
kind, in the right quantity,
and in the form already
partly digested.
As a result all the organs
and tissues take on activity.
50c. and $1.00, all druggists.
SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, New York.
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minority may file its report. At 5
o'clock the house adjourned.
minority may file Its report. At 5
o'clock the house adjourned.
WOLCOTT STILL SANGUINE.
Believe* That Somethlnc Mar Yet
Be Done for Silver.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.— Mr. Wol
cott (Col.), chairman of the commission
appointed by President McKlnley to se
cure. If possible, the Co-operation of
forelgn countries ln an International
conference upon the question,
said ln the senate today that the com
mltaton had not yet made a report to
the president and It was uncertain
when a report would be made. Nego
tiations for a blmetallle conference, he
said, are still pending but Mr. Wol
cott assured the senatjß that the com
mission had no Intention of prolonging
Its effort beyond the point where reas
onable hope of success should exist.
Mr. Wolcott promised to explain fully
the work of the commission in a speech
to be delivered after the holiday re
cess. . . -
Mr. Hawley, shortly after the senate
convened, reported the resolution of
Mr. Mcßride, of Oregon, for the relief
of American miners and other sufferers
ln the Yukon valley, Alaska. The com
mittee struck out all but the enacting
clause and amended the resolution by
appropriating $250,000, which is to be
used by the secretary of war for the
purchase of subsistence and supplies
and for their transportation and dis
tribution, the consent of the Canadian
government first to be obtained to pass
over the Canadian territory. The reso
lullon further provides that the sup
plies are to be distributed among the
reedy miners as the secretary of war
may determine and that the supplies
are to be transported by means of rein
deer, the reindeer to be sold after they
have performed their service.
Mr. Hawley asked for Immediate con
sideration of the resolution and it was
then adopted.
Mr. Gallinger called up the census
bill for the purpose of replying to a
statement of Hon. Carroll D. Wright,
incorporated in Mr. Lodge's speech of
yesterday. Mr. Gallinger expressed
surprise that so reckless a statement j
shculd have been made by a man |
usually so careful as Mr. Wright. Mr. i
Pritchard (N. C), chairman of the !
committee on civil service which is en
gaged in a general investigation of the
civil service system followed in a
speech dealing with the general feat
ures of the civil service law. It was,
he said, a singular coincidence that it
never occurred to Mr. Cleveland to
make his sweeping extensions of the
civil service law until he reached that
point where it was obvious to him that
hi., party was to be requdiated by the
American people at the next general
election, nor until nearly all Republl- |
cans had been removed from office and j
their places filled with Simon pure
Democrats.
At 2 o'clock the bill went over to a
future day and, on motion of Mr. Quay,
the senate went into executive session.
The executive session lasted an hour
and then, at 3 o'clock, the senate ad
journed.
FIGHT ON SCALPERS.
ChlcriKO _leml>er_ of the National
Association of Merchant-. Angry.
CHICAGO. Dec. 16.— The Chicago members i
of the National Association of Merchants and !
Travelers are determined to make a hot flght
against the Bcalpers from this time on. They
are no longer content to assume a passive
part in the fight for and against tho antl
scalping law now before congress, merely an
nouncing that their sympathies were with
the railroads. Now that they have been
misrepresented, as they claim. by the
pamphlet which hns been forwarded to all
members of congress, they declare that they
Will bend all their energies to secure tbe pis
sage of the 1)111 which prohibits ticket scalp
ing. They have formally requested the house
and senate committees to set a date when
they may present their side of the matter,
and state reasons why, in their opinion, tha
bill should become a lav/.
Meet the Soo>. Cut.
Chlcago-St. Paul linos have met the 23
--cent rate on Hour announced a few days ago
by the Soo line, and issued through tariffs
from Minneapolis and St. Paul via Chicago
in conned'on with the Grand Trunk rail-way.
Tt was expected that tho proportional rate
from Minneapolis and St. Paul to Chicago
would be correspondingly reduced, but Instead j
the proportional rate has been advanced to
12'^ cents. This has evidently been done
to give the Grand Trunk the sole benefit ot
the reduced rates via Chicago in order to
reward It for the help it Is affording the
Western roads In meeting the Soo line compe
tition.
RAILWAY NOTES.
The St. Paul & Duluth is In line with a
rate of a fare and a third to points on Its
line during the holidays. The tickets are J
on sale Dec. 23, 24. 25 and 31st. and Jan. 1, i
and are good returning until Jan. 4.
General Passenger Agent* A. B. Cuttts, of
the Minneapolis & St. Louis, was in St. Paul
yesterday visiting some of his fellow pas
senger agents.
General Traffic Manager llannaford. of the
Northern Pacific, will return from New York
Sunday morning.
E. B. Clark, general agent of the Great
Northern at Detroit. .Viioh., was at the gen- j
era! offices of the company yesterday.
W. C. Toomey, chief clerk in the office
of President Hill, of the Great Northern, Is
out of the hospital, where he has been con
fined for some weeks.
A new east-bound tariff, effective Dec. 27.
has been issued by* the Transcontinental
Freight bureau. It makes m. especial changes,
being in large part a republication. It ap
plies from the northern portion of the Pa
cific coast to Missouri river points and East.
Its rates include the Great Northern, the
North rtrn Pacific, the- Oregon Railway & Nav
igation and the Purlin, ton as far Bast as
Eastern Nebraska limits.
The Soo has made an o,x>n rate for the en
tire period under which the Western lines
may set their Christmas dates.
THE GREAT HUXLEY.
What Huxley, lUe Groat EnglUli
Scientist, Considered tlie B<-Mt
Start la Life.
The great English scientist, Huxley,
said the best start in life is a sound
stomac h. Weak stomachs fail to digest j
food properly because they lack the \
proper quantity of digestive acids (lac
tic and hydrochloric) and peptogenic
• products: the most sensible remedy in
i all cases o. indigestion, is to take after
I each meal one or two of Stuart's Dys
! pepsla Tablets because they supply in
j a pleasant, harmless form all the ele-
I ments that weak stomachs lack.
The regular use of Stuart's Dyspepsia |
\ Tablets will cure every form of stonv.ch
trouble except cancer of the stomach.
They increase flesh, insure pure j
blood, strong nerves, a bright eye and j
clear complexion, because all these re- |
suit only from wholesome food well dl- I
gested.
Nearly all druggists sell Stuart's Dys- i
pepsia Tablets at 50 cents full sized
package.
Send for Free book on Stomach
Troubles to Stuart Co.. Marshall, Mich.
POPULIST PROGRAMME.
Resolntioni. Panged by House 31cm
ber» of <lie Party.
WASHINGTON. Dec. lfi.— A caucus of the
Populist members of the house was held at
the National hotel last, night. The following
resolutions were adopted unanimously, except
that referring to civil service:
Resolved. That It Is the cense of this cau
cus that we will resist all efforts to so modify
the existing civil service few as to enable
any party that may be in power to 81l tha
different positions ln civil service with parti
sans, j, '
Resolved, That we are opposed to and will
resist all efforts to 3estr_7 oui- greenbacks
and treasury notes, whether it be by direct
legislation or by the subterfuge of refusing
to reissue the s__ne except In exchange for
gold.
"Resolved, That we are opposed to any
scheme of enlarging the powers of national
banks. That we oppose the conferring of the
power to issue notes designed to have the
same functions as money, to any bank, cor- *
poration or individual.
'I Resolved, That we favor the early con- j
sideration and passage of a joint resolution
recognizing the independence of the Cuban
republic.
"Resolved. That we are in favor of the
early passage of an equitable voluntary bank
ruptcy bill."
TWO-SIDED GORIER
ARMOUR MAT YET BE ABLE TO
BLAKE TROUBLE FOR
LEITER.
SHORTAGE ON INSURANCE.
BULL CLIQUE MAY NOT BE ABLE
, TO PROTECT THE
WHEAT. _•
PUBLIO CURIOSITY MUST "WAIT.
Boas of the Long Side Declines to
Explain How ..Inch Wheat
He Holds.
CHICAGO, Dec. 16.— "An Insurance
corner versus a wheat corner." This is
the interesting theory which has been
developed in the excitement and un
certainty of the December wheat deal.
One of the bits of gossip which has
been circulated during the last few
days, possibly with some Intention of
influencing the market, has had refer
ence to a supposititious deal ln insur
ance. Whenever the stock of grain In
Chicago becomes unusually heavy t the
Armour people find it difficult to se
cure sufficient insurance to protect
their Goose island plant. Without tho
annex now in construction the regular
houses there have a capacity of 5,500,000
bushels. The houses and the contents
when filled exhaust the line of Insur
ance which can be written In Chicago
and the owners are frequently forced
to go outside of Chicago for surplus
lines. The present contents of the
plant art 2,565.000 bushels of wheat,
1,492,000 bushels of corn, and 200,000
bushels of flax, with smaller quanti
ties of rye and barley. The Armour
people have been making efforts to get
surplus lines wherever they could pick
them up, and have been securing in
surance by cable from Europe.
The gossip has been as to what might
happen should Armour take occasion
to run a corner in insurance at the end
of the month. The theorists have
pointed out that having exhausted all
lines of insurance to be secured on his
houses, he might deliver grain out at
the end of the month and refuse to re
lease of any insurance written. In
that case, the people who had wheat
delivered to them would be at least
temporarily without protection, and
would have trouble at the banks from
which thej' were borrowing money.
Such a situation might entirely demor
alize the market and cause holders to
sacrifice their property rather than to
take chances.
LEITER LAYING LOW.
In an interview, Joseph Leiter, who
is at the head of the December wheat
deal, said he expected to pay cash for
all wheat delivered to him and ship it
out of Chicago. "How much wheat do
I expect to get?" he said in response
to a question. "That is getting a little
too exact. The elevator people say
that I will get all the wheat I have
bought. If I say how much cash wheat
I expect to get then everybody will
know as well as I do about how much
wheat I have bought. I will keep that
to myself. My plan is to ship my
property away. I did that In the fall,
and It was successful. I can get a
great deal cheaper storage rate at
Buffalo or at New York or at Boston
than I can here. The lakes are closed,
but the grain can be sent ail-rail about
a__ cheap as it could have been sent by
lake and rail. Most of it will pro out. \
That has been settled. Corner talk is
ridiculous. There isn't any corner; a
corner has never heen contemplated;
there won't be any."
There Is still much speculation as to
hew much wheat will be loaded upon
Leiter and his associates. There is an
idea that Leiter has 8,000,000 bushels
bought, and if these figures are re
alized, there will be still left shorts to
the extent of 2,000.000 bushel., to help
pay toward the campaign expenses.
Leiter has unquestionably forced seme
settlements already.
It is said that Armour will deliver
almost 4.000,000 bushels and Seaverns &
Weare and ihe other elevator people
will probably contribute 2,000,000 bush
els. The delivery of the cash wheat on I
the December contracts may end the j
campaign and it may not. Leiter may j
ship his wheat, sell it, and take his losj
or his profits, as it turns out. But the
shipment of so large a line of wheat !
would be pretty certain to bull the Jan- i
vary and the May futures, and Leiter '
may turn up as a holder of those !
months. That is the play the pit ex- j
pects, in case the wheat stock is moved
away.
Mr. Armour was asked as to hi_
views on the situation, and dictated
the following:
"I think there Is excellent value in |
wheat. I believe it will all be wanted I
in the end. Values at the moment here j
in Chicago, are, perhaps, a little fled
tious, but It will all regulate itself in ]
time. The consumer undoubtedly will j
buy this wheat, and he will ultimately
buy It at higher than the present
prices." _
CASE WITHOUT A PRECEDENT.
Salt !!<•«" "<-n lo.va and Minxoarl In
volving a Puiijut'.. Ilurlul.
OTTUMWA. 10., Dec. 15.— A caae of some !
Interest to both the states of lowa and Mis
souri, Involving a peculiar point In law, Is
likely to be brought up ln the courts of
Wayne county for settlement.
Some time ago, es a fhicago. Rock Island
& Pacific passenger train pulled into L:ne
ville, the dead body of an unknown one
armed negro was found on the front plat
form of the baggage car. The dc<pot at Line
vine Is Just on this side of the Missouri line,
but when the train stopped the forward plat
form of tho baggage car was about two feet
In the state of Missouri.
The lowa officials objected to the train be
ing backed, but the company ordered the train
backed to the platform and the body taken
from the platform and buried in lowa. Wayne
county now asks Mercer county, Missouri,
to bear the expense of the burial, claiming
the body was found In Missouri and belonged
to that state.
This Mercer county refuses to do, making
tho point that the negro died in lowa and that
state should care for the body.
No precedent or case of similar character
can be found In the decisions of the courts
of either state, and the question promises to
be a puzzling one.
A Man With a Record.
"What effort did you make— what sa.-rlfl .c.
while you were in congress?" inquired the
constituent
The politician thought seriously for a mo
ment, and then straightening himself up. im
pressively answered: "I stayed awake and
listened to the speeches."— Washington Star.
_«*»
Depressed.
"I am told." remarked Miss Cayenne, "that
you said some very clever things last even
ing."
'Yee." replied Willie Wlshlngton; "It Is
very discouraging."
"What is?" __ _
"The surprised manner in which everybody
Is talking about it."— Washington Star.
Excursions to Canada.
On Dec. 15 to 18 the "North-Western
Line" will sell tickets to all points in
Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and
Nova Scotia at half rates.
For further information call at 395
Robert street. St. Paul; 413 Nicollet
avenue, Minneapolis; 405 West Superior
street, Duluth, or address T. W. Teas
dale, r__ueral Passenger Agent. St.
Paul
WANT ADS.
Mar be left at the following loca
tion, lor Insertion ln the Daily and
Sunday Globe, at the same rates am
are charged by the main office.
DAYTON'S BLUFF.
Sever Westby 679 East Third at
_ ST. ANTHONY HILL.
Emll Bull Grand ay. and St Albans
W. A. Frost ft Co Selby and Western ava.
Straight Bros Rondo and Grotto sts.
A A Campbell 235 Rondo at.
A T. Guernsey 171 Dale at.
Brackett'a Victoria and Selby ay.
MERRIAM PARK.
A. L. Woolsay....St Anthony and Prior ays.
ARLINGTON HILLS.
C R. Marellus Cor. Bedford and Decatur
A. ft O. A. Schumacher 954 Payne ay.
_ LOWER TOWN.
William K. Collier Seventh and Sibley
Joseph Argay Cor. Orova and Jackson ats.
M. D. Merrill 442 Broadway
"WEST SIDE
The Eclipse s. Robert and Fairfield ay.
George Marti Wabasha and Fairfield ay.
Concord Prescription Store. .State and Concord
A T. Hall South Wabasha and Isabel
WEST SEVENTH STREET.
A ft G. A. Schumacher.. 49o West Seventh st
J. J. Mullen.. Cor. James and West Seventh st
UPPER TOWN.
S. H. Reevea Moore Block, Seven Corners
C. T. Heller St Peter and Tenth sts.
B. J. Wltte 29 East Seventh st.
F. M. Crudden 496 Rice at
W. B. Lowe Robert and Twelfth sts.
R. T. Wlncott ft Co.. ..Rice and Iglehart ats.
UNION PARK.
C. A. Monchow University and Prior ays.
NO AD. LESS THAN SO CENTS.
Situations Wanted, Male aud Fe
male Help, Business Chances, Horses
nnd Carriages, Lost or Found, Real
Estate, For Rent, Etc.,
ONE CENT PER WORD
EACH INSERTION.
Personal. Clairvoyants, Palmists,
Munnngc, Medical, Etc.,
TWO CENTS PER WOHD
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NO AD, LESS THAN SO CENTS.
HELP WANTED— Mai*.
CARRIAGE PAINTER-Wantcd. flrst-class
carriage painter; also trimmers. Apply J.
C. Shea. The Albion S tables, 102 Selby ay.
MEN TO LEARN BARBER* TRADE— OnIy
requires two months to complete; iine out
fit tools donated students; handsome
Illustrated IR9B catalogue free. Motor's Bar
ber College, 223 Washington ay. south, Min
neapolis.
WANTED — Six laborers and ten carpenters.
Call at 70 Iglehart.
HKLP WANTED— Feninle.
HOUSEWORK— Wanted, a good girl or mid
dle-aged woman for general housework. Ap
ply 822 Hague ay.
HOUSEWORK— Wanted, competent girl for
general housework; three in family. Apply
mornings between 10 and 12. Mrs. O. O.
Sanborn. Genesee flats.
HOUSEWORK— Wanted, a general housework
girl who Is a good cook: references. 77C
Lincoln ay., Mrs. Arthur Sweeney.
HOUSEWORK— Wanted, good girl for general
bo use Work; faintly of three. Flat 3, The
Seville.
HOUSEWORK— Wanted, competent girl for
general hojscwork at S_. Si lliy nv.
KITCHEN WOMAN— Wanted, at Metropolitan
hotel, flrst-class kitchen woman at once.
WOMAN TO take care of help's hall and a
dishwasher wanted at Windsor Hotel.
SITUATIONS WASTED— Feninle.
WANTED— A position by a teacher holding
first grade county certificate; long experi
ence; can furnish best of references. Ad
dress G., Box 293, St. Paul. Minn.
MEDICAL.
MME. LAURETTA'S MASSAGE! RATH Par
lorn; elite patronage solicited. 319 Jackson.
DR. STELLA FREMONT -Rath..; massage,
electricity and vapor. 303 Jackson st.
ANNA MACK, from Chicago; baths all kinds;
select massage 1.6 East Seventh st.
WANTED TO BUY.
WANTED to buy a small male pet dig,
cocker spaniel, poodle or any othrr good
breed. 7, 37. Globe.
Notice of Mni'iua_" Sale.
DEFAULT HAVING PERN MADE IN THE
conditions of ft certain mortgage, bearing
date of the first day of September, one thou
sand eight hundred and ninety-one, in. de by
Helen E. Matthews, widow, mortgagor, to
Elizabeth C. Harbour, mortgagee, and r. -
corded ln the office of tho Register of Dei da of
Ramsey County, Minnesota, on the s.cond
day of January, one thousand eight hundred
anil ninety-two, at seven o'clock p. m.. In i
Hook "2-10" of Mortgage.., on page SO; and
whereas, the said Ellzaibeth C. Harbour la now
deceased, and letters testamentary on tho es
tate of Elizabeth C. Barbour, deceased, have
been duly issued to Wll.iam D. Harbour.
Thomas J. Harbour atnl Norman Harbour, who
duly qualified as such executors, ar.d now
are the fully authorized, empowered and act
ing executors of tho estate of said Elizabeth
C. Harbour, deceased, and authenticated cop
ies of said letters testamentary have been
duly filed and recorded In the office of the
Register of Deeds ln and for the County of
Ramsey and State of Minnesota, ln Book "26"
of Miscellaneous Records, on page 608; and,
whereas, there Is now due and payable and
claim. d to be due and payable on said mort
gage indibt.dness the sum of four thousand
threr. hundred and ninety-six dollars ($4,
--896.00);
Now, therefore, notice Is her' by given that
by virtue of the power of sale In the said
mortgage contained and the statute in such
case made and provided, the said mortgage
will be foreclosed by a sale at public auction
to the highest bidder for cash of the premises
therein d< _<:ribrd, to be made by the sheriff
of said Ramsey County, at the Cedar street
entrance to the Ramsey County Court House,
In tho City of St. Paul, Ramsey County.
Minnesota, on Saturday, the fifth day of Feb
ruary, IS3B, at ten o'clock ln tho forenoon, to
satisfy the amount which will then be due"
upon the said mortgage, the costs and dis
bursements of .ale, and seventy-five dollars,
attorneys' fees, stipulated to be paid la case
of a foreclosure of the said mortgage.
Tho premises described in the raid mortgage
and so to be sold are all that tract or parcel
of land lying and being in the County of
Ramsey and State of Minnesota, described as
follows, to-wit: The middle twenty feet of
the west sixty (CO) feet of lot numbered two
(2) In block numbered nineteen (19) of Rice
ar.d Irvine's Addition to Saint Paul, accord
ing to the plat thereof on file and of record in
tbe office of the Register of Deeds In and for
said County of Ramsey.
Dated St. Paul, Minn.. December 13. 1897.
WILLIAM D. BARBOUR.
THOMAS J. HARBOUR and
NORMAN HARBOUR.
As Executors of the Estate of Elizabeth C.
Barbour, Deceased.
Stringer & Seymour,
Attorneys for Executors, St Paul. Minn.
I THE BEST RESULTS J- I
OBTAINED BY USING T T
The Daily and Sunday
Globe Want ColtimnSo..
I A ' Jt"- A T R Y THEM ALL WEEK j
I T T T TRY THE/Vl on SUNDAY
WANT ADS.
AUCTIONS.
FINE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AT AUO
tlon—l will sell at public auction in the res
idence No. 587 Ollvo street, on Tuesday,
December 21. at 10 a. m., all the furniture,
consisting of parlor suit, fine leather couch
and rockers, elegant oak dining room set
wlth leather seat chairs, fine bed room
suits. Iron beds, center table., chiffonier,
one very fine Swiss music box, si! the silk
and chenille draperies, curtains, .tc. ; also
the carpets throughout, of Moqn"tte. Brus
sels, ingrains, rugs, one gas stove, one six
hole cooking ranga (with water front), re
frigerator, cooking utensils, dish.s, etc.;
these goods are first-class and are almost
as good as new; parties looking for bar
gains cannot afford to nil__ this m.>. A. O.
Johnson. Auctioneer. 419 and 4.1 .!_ kson st.
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REAL ESTATE-MU-ellancon*.
WANTEDHsTESIDENVE-Will - _.ado~.hol_i
Minnesota farm land for residence located
upper town, close to cable lino. Farm '.anij
ready sale. Send description of re3ideuc_.
Address A 44. Globe.
WANTED— To buy for cash, three lots la
Hitchcock's addtlon; must bo a bargain!
state price. S 9. Olobe.
KEFFEHEE'3 SALE today at court house~ai
10 o'clock of Paul Lamotte estate, farm,
garden and suburban property near city.
Do not fall to be present If you want a bar
gain.
BUSINESS CHANCE 9.
WILL SELL or exchange to cigar manu
facturers or deal, rs nice solid oak machine.,
wood llnlsh, you will double your money la
very short time. Address G. Puttier, 1141
Nineteenth st.. Milwaukee. Wis.
HORSES AND CARRIAGES.
HORSES! HORSES!— Lumbermen take notice!
100 head of heavy logging horses weighing
from 1,500 to 1.600 lbs. for sale at low prloei
at Darren & Zimmerman's stables, Mlnna
aota Transfer. St. Paul. Minn.; part tim«
given If desired; take Interurban car from
either city.
==_=_— !__— J
TO EXCHANGE.
TO EXCHANGE New goods exchanged foj
second-hand. Cardozo Furniture and Ex«
change Company. 233 Ea.t Seventh sL
AUCTION SALES.
FOR DIO BARGAINS In slightly used house
hold goods, don't overlook the Town Mar
ket. 25-27 South Fifth st., Minneapolis.
J. T. Ranger. Manager.
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FINANCIAL.
MONEY LOANED ON FURNITURE, pianos^
goods In storage, bicycles, safes; time
checks bought. Guaranty Loan Co., Room
201. Manhattan Building.
PIANOS.
PIANO— SISS buys Fischer upright piano;
great bargain. Call on S. W. Raudenbush
ft Co . No. li West Sixth st.
PIANO— SI9O.OO buys a flno Chlckcrtng up
right; great bargain. Call on ... w. Rauden
bush & Co., No. 14 West Sixth st.
FOR SALE.
COAT — Large dark buffalo roat for sftl»
cheap. Apply at Thomas Flaherty's, Gi__.
Falrvicw ay.. near Jackson st.
MAPLE chunks, $2.75; you can save money
nn ail kin I. of wood and coal at Salis
bury's office, 287 East Seventh, near Broad
way.
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BOARD OFFERED..
BOARD Furnished rooms, with good table
board, llvo minutes' walk from business
center; location desirable. 680 St Peter st.
RELIEF SOCIETY
Eniplov merit Houl xler.
Office 111 East Ninth .Street. Telephone 13.1.
Wo want work for the following worthy
persons:
A YOUNG woman stenographer and type
writer; the support ol an invalid mother.
AN EXPERT penman to address envelopes
or Invitations.
A MAN tO put out calendars.
a man to attend furnaces.
A BOY to d> chores or drive; the only sup
port ot a wid iwed mother.
WOME..N to do washing, houxecl. .inlng and
earing for tbe sick.
MEN to raw wood; clean off snow, atnl do odi
jobs.
Notie.- ot Blortjgaffe Sntc.
DEFAULT HAVING BEEN MAIM: IN TUB
conditions of a certain mortgage hearing
date of September ttrst, one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-one. made by HeleS K.
Matthews, widow. mortgagor, to Eii/.nhoth
C. Barbour, mortgagee, and record) I in the
office of tbe Reglsl r ol Deeds of Ramsey
County, Hlnnpsota, on the se ond day of
January, one thousand etghi hundred and
ninety-two. at i< v. n o'clock P. M , in It *ik
'240" of Mortgages, on page 81 ; and whereas,
the said Elizabeth C. Barbour la now di
ed and letters testamentary on the estate
of Elizabeth >.'. Barbour, deceased, have be n
duly issued to William I). Barbour, Thomas
J. Harbour find Norman Barbour, who duly
i qualified as such exet mors and now are the
fully authorised, empoweied and action ex
ecutors of the 'state of said Elizabeth C.
Barbour, deceased, and authenticated < r»plea
of said letter:! testamentary have been duly
Bled and rec i led In tbe office of the Regis
ter of Deeds ti and for the county of Ram
sey and state of Minnesota, In Booh "28" of
Miscellaneous it- ords, on page ..■'.; and
whereas, there is now due arid payable on
said mortgage Indebtedness the sum of four
thousand three hundred und ninety-six dol
lars ($4,399.00);
Now. therefore, notice Is hereby given tint
by virtue of the power of sale In th ■ -al d
mortgage contained and the statute In such
case made and provided, the said mo
will bo foreclosed by a sale at public auet in,
highest bidder for cash, of tbe premises
therein described, to be made by the Sheriff
.' ild Ramsey County, al the Cedai
entrance to the Ramsey County court house,
in tho city of St. Paul. Ramsey County, Min
nesota, on Saturday, the fifth day of Feb
ruary, 1898. at tea o'clock in the forenoon,
to satisfy the amount which will then be due
upon the said mortgage, the costs and dis
bursements of sale, and seventy-five dollars,
attorneys' fees stipulated to tc paid In ease
of a foreclosure or the said mortgage.
Tho premises described In tbe said mort
gage and so to b« sold are all that tract or
pared of land lying and being in the county
rif Ramsey and state of Minnesota, d< i
as follows, to-wit: Tho West on.-thlrd (W.
1-3) of the West sixty (60) feet of Lot num
bered two i_t. in Block numbered nil i
(19). of Rlc. and Irvine's Addition to Saint
Paul, according to tho plat thereof on Bis and
of record In tho office of the Register Of
Deed. In and for said County of Ral
luted St. Paul. Minnesota, Deeemb r i:i,
1897.
WILLIAM D. HARBOUR.
THOMAS J. BARBOUR and
NORMAN BARBOUR,
As Executors of tho Estate of Elisabeth C.
Harbour, Deceased.
Stringer & Seymour.
Attorneys for Executors. Nat'l Ger. Am.
hank Hldg., St. Paul. Minnesota
U_e the l»ng Distance Tplpp .oni» to M'nn*.
tota. No. and So Dakota Cities and towns.
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