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4 TH ST. PAUL GLOBE TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 1899. CITY SUBSCRIPTIONS. By Carrier 1 mo I nnos 112 mos Dally only 4 0 2 2 6 4 0 Dally and Sunday. 2.

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lew York 10 Spruce St. 609. Xo. 87 Washington St. THE WEATHER.

FORECAST FOR TODAY. Fair; west winds. The Fair; warmer in western portion; variable winds Wisconsin Fair, except possibly snow In extreme southern portion; fresh winds, mostly westerly. Generally fair, possibly preceded by snow in the extreme eastern portion; west Montana -Fair; wind.s mostly south. ST.

I'AI'L yesterday's observations, taken by the United States weather 1 bureau. St. Paul, P. K. Lyons observer, fov the twentyfour hours ended at o'clock last night.

Barometer corrected for temperature and elevation. Highest temperature 24! i.owe.-i temperature Average temperature is range 17! Barometer 30.23 Humidity 74 Precipitation 7 22 i 7 wind, west: weather, partly cloudy. TEMPERATURES. Yesterday's observations, taken by the United States weather bureau. Washing- ton.

IV C. Temperature. Temperature. I I Battleford 1 12 Boston 3.S 34 Bismarck 10 Buffalo 40 Calgarj i'o IS Chicago 32 28 I Duluth 24 22 Cincinnati ...42 42 i Edmonton 20 Cleveland ...30 34' Havre 6 1C Denver IS 16 Helena 24 Detroit 34 32 Huron Jacksonville 86 78 I Medicine Hat. is If, Los 6s 56 1 Minnedosa ..14 10 New Orleans.S4 74 Prince I'm New York ...46 42 Qu'Appelie ..10 ri; Omaha 26 Swin Current 6 Philadelphia 46 40 Wniiston ....12 10 Pittsburgh ....54 52 i Winnipeg ....1) San 58 'Washington time (7 p.

m. St. Paul time). ANTICIPATED DISCOVERY. Notable is this protest that Republican papers are making against the traditional and.

since reconstruction, the one leading policy of their party, that of protecting everybody from external competition by means of the federal taxing power. It i.s none the less noteworthy that they are doing it under guise of an attack upon the trusts, for it discredits their intelli- gence too mucb to suppose for a moment i that these editors do not know that the trust, that merely tries to throttle do-J mestie competition, is the natural, Inevitable and logical product of the policy of th Republican party of throttling- com- petition from the exterior. The fact probably Is thai these dearer-eyed editors per- I celve that protection is played out; that, like Blalne's "bloody shirt," there are no more presidencies wrapped up in It. If one has to make retreat from a position, one naturally wishes to I cofer it with some specious pretense that will make necessity seem a virtue. I the Democratic national party is bound to abandon the only issue on which has won a national victory since and permit Its opponents to occupy Its ground; we will have to submit to the folly, incredible as it may be, and we shali not, in that case, regret to see the cause Democracy fought for made law by Its opponent, although we shall feel a keen chagrin that Democratic managers thn-w away the opportunity given them, i Our party always charged the irruption I oi the trust upon Republicanism as the fruit of the protective policy that shut oui competition, and it would seem that ordinary political sagacity would now dictate the advocacy by Democrats ofrepealing the protective tariff acts and the markets open to the widest possible competition, as the most feasible for trust ism.

instead of bawling out againsi 11 and fulminating Innocuous laws against it, than which the famous bull againsi ihe comet was not more inefficient. But that is a matter for ihe next national convention to determine and, meantime, for the Democratic press to discui s. Just at ihis time, however, we wish to enter a protesi against the issue of any copyrighl to the Republican papers which are making much ado over their discovery of the remedy for trustism in the repeal oi protective duties. There was a time, i not so teng ago, when this remedy wtis 1 protwsed by one of their kind and con- temptuously rejected by the gentleman I Mho sits in the presidential chair On May BBft, Mr. AlcKinley brought forward his notorious bill for consideration in committee of the whole house i the adaption of a rule limiting general bate upon it to one minute.

Ur. Anderson, a Republican representative i from Kansas, moved a proviso to the first paragraph of the bill which read as follows: Fr0.H,.,!. however, that the president of The or.c.-minute rule shut off debate, and the amendment waa rejected by a party vote-yeas nays no. When the Dlngley bill was under consideration a similar proviso, offered by a Democrat, was as i unceremoniously rejected. Is it not the very irony of fate now that proieetlon choking its mother to death, that the i editors who scoffed at Anderson nine years ago should be consuming not minutes but hours and days in urging the adoption of the staple remedy ho proposed and which his ar ty reprasecia- Uves scornfully rejected? We apprehend that they wlil consume numberless hours in their argument before they will coax I their Old Man of the Mountain to get off i the shoulders of their party.

A member of the Delaware legislature has been arrested for offering a bribe for a vote for Mr, Addk-ks. Perhaps it wus just ihe vote needed by Mr, Ad dicks for an election. Thus do we miss having a bag of gas in the senate of the United States. THH RISE Much space has been given In the papers of late to announcements of the increases in wages paid to workingmen In many of the lines of industry. This fact has been duly exploited by the more intensely partisan papers of the Republican party, with their usual complacent insistence upon the relation of cause and effect to what is a coincidence.

The Republican party was returned to power and restored the protective tariff; wagns have risen; therefore, wages have risen because that party and its policy were reinstated. The editors, of course, do not believe it they know that It Is a coincidence: but it will be believed by numbers of shallowpates who think they think, and that is all the editors care for. Meantime, the economic fads remain and the economic law works by the old, familiar processes. Speculation, inflated credits, extravagant living, bred of fictitious prosperity, bring their Inevitable result, the reaction which we term a panic, a financial depression; hard times. All business, alarmed, scurries back to a cash basis.

Credit practically disappears. Manufacturing, always depending more or less on credit, restricts operations. Men are discharged; wages reduced all along the Hne. In the households saving i.s studied, outgo adjusted io Income. The process of recuperation immrdiately sets in.

The operations of making and selling go on, "ont on safer Hues with lower prices. Gradually, so slowly as to be hardly perceptible, improvement goes on. The purchasing capacity of the mass, through their enforced economies, increases. Prices advance by easy steps. After a time there comes a general re-cognition that times are better.

Business revives. Money, that timidly refused all investment, comes out to go into enterprises. Then, the first to fall and the last to rise, now as always, wages -are advanced. It is the same story, the same old routine, and, as ever, the political party that chances to be in power claims all the credit, and there are. as ever, folk simple enough to admit the claim.

The history of these reactions from eras of speculation and extravagance, the world over, establishes the period of their duration, the length of their "run," at very nearly six years. That is, it takes six years for the financially sick nation to convalesce after the crisis is passed; for confidence to be restored; for credit to regain its footing, and for that accumulation of money, brought about by the economies practiced after the crash, which, when confidence comes again, seeks investment in business ventures. The panic of 1837, that threw the Democrats out of national control, exhausted itself by 1844, and only the rise of the Liberty party deprived the Whigs of the benefit of their claim that they brought good times. The panic of '57 was intercepted by the Civil war. the resulting extravagance of which caused the panic of 1873, from which full recovery came In 1879.

The crash of 1898, the result of preceding business and legislative follies, caught the Democrats again, and the heedless, thoughtless, crazed mob threw them out. The sixyear period of recuperation has run, and, the tail end of the advance now as they were the head of the retreat six years ago, wages are advancing, and "We did it!" shout the Republicans. It Is said that the croaking of frogs in spring is merely their assertion that they caused the release of winter's grip. KIWHTY-CEVI' WHEAT. Cheering news has been coming to the farmers of Minnesota the past three days from centers of sale in the shape of a steady rise in the price of wheat, with the promise that the leading cereal may go to 80 cents in the next couple of weeks.

The basis of all prosperity of any permanence is in the tillers of the soil. If the farmer raises a good crop and sells it at a good price, he makes money to pay his help, for his machinery and for comforts and occasionally luxuries and perhaps starts a bank account. From his prosperity and consequent happiness In a worldiy spring the possibilities of wealth elsewhere. Let us hope that wheat will go to 80 cents, yea to 90 cents, so that the farmer can get full benefit of his long days of toil. We who buy his flour and potatoes are willing to pay a little higher price for them if the farmer can reap his proper reward.

The tin plate trust has put the price of tin so high that the common people will have to eat off silver platters. It Is stated that there is a tremendous demand abroad for American canned beef. The army hopes that all we have will be sent to Europe without delay. There are neople who have thought It finite enough to deny themselves the pleasure of observing Lent. An Easter egg from Aguinaldo that would hatch out a cute little dove of peace would be appreciated.

It would be all right if March would go out like a lion, but this polar bear business is exasperating. Evc-n in running an excursion Mr. Alger seems to lack that "complete grasp which is essential." The next time Uncle Sam wants a twenty million dollar gold brick he will buy it nearer home. It may be unpleasant for the man who goes to tell the Africans they have been divHed. Why not supply Agulnaldo's army with "tinned roast?" That would soon settle it.

Nightmare as an excuse for homicide looks like riding a willing horse to death. Mr. Quay Is now willing to shake the plum trees and all the rest of politics. foil lull v.v. Tin Pan.

To the Editor of The Globe: The Pioneer Press (an undoubted authority) states in today's issue that last September American tin plate could be bought Rt $2.85 per box delivered in St Pail's. The pries today, same delivery is per box; prolit to "The Trust JLSS per box of 100 pou lids. The inbe Year Book, page gives the product of forty-one tin plate mills in UiiUtU Slates for six THK ST PAUL GLOBiS, TUIijSHAY, MARCH 28, 1899. months, ending June 30, IS9B, as 359,465,500 pounds, equal to 3,594,683 boxes, or, for a full year, boxes, extra profit (vide P. at, say per box, $10,784,049 per annum.

At that rate this "brood of devouring monsters" will have a fine legislative fund on band before congress meeta next December. No wonder the "monster" has scared that tinware man to hammering: his Hope he will keep It up. Tariff Reform. St. Paul, March 27.

MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC. PEOPLE'S CHURCH. Had the many excellent concerts and recitals to which St. Paul audiences have listened this winter been deliberately selected and arranged with a view to their climatic effect the result could not possibly have been more successful or pronounced than it has been, for each musical treat offered here this season has seemed a little better than the last, and now, at last Might's concert, local musicians and the soloist, Ffrangcon Davies, called in to aid in the presentation of the varied programme, scored a success which it will be exceedingly difficult to surpass. But it was not only an artistic effect which was achieved last night.

In point of size the audience was all that could be desired, every desirable seat in the large auditorium being taken, and Us enthusiasm was proportionately great, though certainly not largely rewarded, for there was but one response to repeated encores. The numbers given last evening were excellently adapted to the solemn season of Holy week that has just been ushered in. There were lofty recitatives, selections 'rom two of the suolitrost itrstmos ever written, the "Elijah," by Mendelssohn, and Gounod's "Redemption and, greatest of all, perhaps, there was Brahms' "Song of Destiny," with its iofty motif, breathing the futility of human effort, the enexorubleness of fate. The first number belonged wholly to the orchestra, Schubert's fLintinished symphony in minor, conducted by Mr. Ober-Hofer.

Then came the selection from Gounod's "Redemption," "Unfold, Ye Portals," by the- chorus of 200 voices I and orchestra. Mr. Ffrangcon Davies' first number was the recitative and aria from Mozart's "Figaro." He received a most flattering reception, but refused to respond to the persistent recall. Mrs. De Wolf sang "Miriam's Song of Triumph." Schubert, and Mr.

Davies followed with three songs from the Old English: "Every Bullet's Has Its Billet," i a gay. rollicking ballad; "Those Evening Bells," a number full of tender melody. I and "Love Leads to Battle," part of which, to please the audience, he was forced to sing over. Andante cantabile for string quar- tette, Op. 11, Tschaikowsky, was played by the string part of the orchestra.

The "Song of Destiny," by Brahms, and selections from the oratorio "Elijah," Mendelssohn, with arias by Mrs. De Wolf and Mr. Davies. closed the programme. Miss Hope acted as concert mas-, ter last evening and Mrs.

Frank HoftN man was the accompanist. METROPOLITAN. "A Bachelor's Honeymoon" delighted another large audience at the Metropolitan last night. There are certainly no dull moments in Stapleton's farce, and judging from the amount of laughter it creates it is one of the hits of the season. Mr.

Walter Walker divides the honors of the play with an excellent cast, and the songs of Miss Delia Stacey are pleasingfeatures of the second act. The engagement continues tonight and tomorrow. The popular ladies' Wednesday matinee promises to result in the largest house of the "A Bachelor's Honeymoon" season. When a Sousa concert is announced the public does not stop to wonder what will be served on the programme, or if it will be of the right sort or not, or If it will be good or bad. It is a fixed matter in the public mind that a Sousa concert means two hours or more of bright and thoroughly enjoyable music.

The con- I certs invariably go with a dash and a relish and the public is usually somewhere near when the doors are opened. And Sousa likes to see the people and play to them. For next Sunday (April 2) two grand concerts are announced, afternoon and evening, at the Metropolitan. GRAND. As melodrama always manages to keep its hold upon a large portion of theatergoers, "Through the Breakers," the latest offering in this field, should surely win success.

The cast is far above the average, Maude Banks, James Bevlns, Hope Booth, Sol Aiken, George Middleton and J. H. Cossar. being well known leading people and actors of strength and experience. This play will be seen at the Grand next week.

Hoyt's "A Midnight Bell" seems to have lost none of its popularity judging from the audience at the Grand. The play tells a delightful story of life in New England. L. R. Stockwell gives a finished performance of Deacon Tidd: Gus Tate, as the country boy.

Martin Tripp, won favor with the large audience. The play is staged in an elaborate manner. The play runs the entire week. There will be a matinee tomorrow at 2:30. IN THE SOCIAL WORLD.

Mrs. Herman Schroeder. of Carroll street, will entertain this afternoon In honor of her daughter Helen's birthday. Mrs. Yetta Morganstern and daughter Miss Laura May Morganstern, received from 3 to 6 yesterday afternoon and from Btolo in the evening.

The house was charmingly decorated with cut flowers and palms. The dining room was In pink Bridesmaid roses and carnations furnishing the floral decorations. The hostess and her daughter were assisted In receiving by Mrs. Sigmund Greve and Mrs Solomon Fox. Mrs.

Morganstern and Miss Morganstern will receive today and tomorrow. The Colonnade Euchre club met yesterday afternoon with Mrs. John McGuire of Fuller street. Prizes were won by fi. C.

Porter and Mrs. Zimmerman. arria of Marie Hogland, of this city, and Joseph F. Hertogs of St Cloud, will be celebrated this evening at the Hampshire Arms, Minneapolis. CU Hlll Molhe club will meet with Mrs.

Ames. 501 Grand avenue, this afternoon at 3 o'clock. "Accuracy in Thoughts. Words and Actions" is the topic to be considered. There will be brief talks on this subject from Prof Meitbrecht.

Mrs. Fiske and Mrs. Hinckley, after which the discussion wll become general. Mrs. John Swenson.

of Marshall avenue entertained the Idlers Friday afternoon! Prizes were won by Mrs. E. Hodgson Mrs. A. L.

Sibley and Mrs. John Kelliher'. Mr. and Mrs. C.

A. Bettingen. of Ashland avenue, will entertain the Tiger club tomorrow evening. Miss Sophia Lightbourn, who haa been visiting in Evansville for some time, returned home yesterday. Miss Ruble Evans, who has been the guest of Miss EHie Davies, of the Newport, returned to her home In Cambria Saturday.

Miss Louise Berg returned to her home in St. Cloud yesterdny. after a week's visit in the city as the guest of Miss Otille Grate, 273 Martin street. Mrs. McConville.

of Arundel street haa returned from Chicago. Mrs. J. C. Blaisell, of Fairmont Minn is the guest of Mrs.

Oliver Crosbv of Goodrich avenue. F. A. May, of Laurel avenue, has returned from Chicago. Miss Agnes C.

Thorne haa returned from a month's visit in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. T. S.

Russell, of Farrington avenue, are entertaining H.Weber of New York city. Miss Perfect, of Ashland avenue will leave this week for Chicago and Fort Wayne. Ind. Mrs. F.

Colby and Mrs. E. H. Smith, of this city, are visiting; in Red Wing-. EPISTLES to ST.

PAUL. A lady, who was one of a party from Cannda that inspected the county jail last Sunday, underwent the thrilling experience of being a prisoner for nearly three hours, without having committed any offense. Deputy Sheriff Flanriiake was showing the party around the building, and irreMentally pointed out the long string of handcuffs that Is kept hanging on wall in anticipation of a fire. The fair visitor was firmly of the opinion that the handcuffs would not hold her and, after sojne argument, induced her husband to put the cuffs on her. Then there was a hard time trying to get the handcuffs off.

It was only after a long search, that a key to the sheriffs olfloe was found and a key secured that would set tho Involuntary prisoner at liberty. A writer in, onal of the recent magazines cites the, postofllces of Rolling Stone and Good Thunder as instances of a characteristic in Minnesota to be compared with Tombstone, Ariz. He might have gone further into Minnesota's nomenclature with new intricacies. If he looked he would find that Blue Earth city is not in Blue Earth coun- ty, but in Faribault county, while Faribault is not in Faribault county, but in Rice county, and Rice is not in Rice county, but in Benton county. Neither is Dodge in Dodge county, but in Rice county.

Dakota is not in Dakota county, but in Winona county. Douglas Is not in Douglas county, but in Olmsted. Ramsey Is not in Ramsey county, but In Mower. Becker is not in Becker county, but in Sherburne, while Sherburn, spelled without the Is. not in Sherburne county, but in Martin.

Grant is not In Grant county, but in Washington, while Washington, instead of being in Washington county, Is in Fillmore, a mix-up of presidents worthy of a London melodrama. Cottonwood is not in Got ton wood county, but in Lyon. Itasca is not in Itasoa county, but in Anoka, and Lincoln, instead of being in Lincoln county, is in Morrison. Marshall, in- Uad of being in Marshall county, is In Lyon. Norman is not In Norman county, but in Carlton, where is also Wright, which might ordlnarly be expected to be to Wright county.

Rock is not in Rock county, but In Nieollet, while Traverse, instead of being in Traverse county, is in Nieollet. There are in this state a Brownsburg, a Brownsdale, 'Brown's Valley, Brownsville and Brownton, but none of them are in Brown county, nor are either Clayton or Claybank in Clay county. The editor sat in his easy chair. In truth, however, the chair was a good deal easier than the editor. It was a damp, dark.

Soggy, foggy day outside, and atmospheric conditions hatched out at Medicine Hat were not conducive to complete paralysis of the nerves centering in the editor's corns. The exchange fiend dropped in with the intention of purloining the last new magazines, as he was a literary, man and liked to peruse. But the editor had anticipated his visit and sent the monthlies up to his house, per devil delivery. The exchange fiend was correspondingly sad. Sarcasm was his last tesorti So he said: "By the way, Ink.lets, you seem to publish considerable news in your paper, but we all know you don't patronize any or the press associations.

How are you going to square yourself?" The editor looked up with a "you-makeme-very-tlred" expression, and murmured: easy." "How so?" "Haven't you heard of the new wireless telegraphy?" Nor are Rolling Stone and Good Thunder surprises. Where then shall be put Yellow Medicine, or Black Hammer, which Is In Houston county; Biwabik, Embarrass, Hopatcong (Wadena county). Ground House (Kanabec county) and Sleepy Eye? The rivers, too, present a variety of utilitarianism, as well more or less sociological study. There are Cannon and Knife and Rum, but they do not make the Thief, which rises away up among the Indians. There are the Pomme de Terre, and the Root, the Snake and the Kettle for lunch; the Red and Vermilion for adornment.

Philistine. CONFIDENCE IN OTIS. President Will Interfere With His THOMASVILI.E, March MpKJnley and party left here at 3 o'clock this afternoon by a special train ovar the Plant system and Atlantic Coast line for Washington. The Associated Press dispatches from Manila and also those from Gen. Otis, which have been forwarded to the president the past few days, have been carefully read, but the president has taken no action nor issued any instructions regarding the Philippine situation.

Gen. Otis, In the president's has handled matters ably, and will, be. allowed a free rein. The latest advices show that our casualties are beginning to run up, but also Indicate that a crisis may be approaching, as Aguinaldo himself is commanding the Filipinos, who are being steadily beaten back. A hope Is entertained here that Aguinaldo, his staff; and some of his generals may be captured.

This, it Is thought, might cause a collapse of the Filipino insurgent movement. TWO MORE WOIXDED. Jack Hamilton and Robert Gelb Added to the Lint. The latest list of the wounded of the Thirteenth regiment contains the additional names of Private Jack Hamilton, Company and Robert Gelb, Company F. Hamilton was wounded slightly In the thigh and knee.

Geib received a moderate wound in the thigh. The only Hamilton on the roster of the regiment is James Y. Hamilton, whose name appears among the list of unassigned recruits. He Is twenty-six years of age, was born In Missouri and resides In Pueblo. Col.

Robert L. C. Gelb is a member of Company G. and not Company F. He enlisted at Red Wing April 29, 1898.

He Is an undertaker by profession. His nearest relative is given as Mary C. Golb, St. Paul, Minn. MAXILA MORTL'ARY.

WASHINGTON, March 1n a cablegram, dated today, Gen. Otis announces that the following deaths have occurred since his last report: March IT-Wllliam Tracey. private Company First Idaho, drowned, accidental- Joseph L. Walker, private Company First Tennessee, variola. March Hugh P.

McClellan, private Company Fourteenth infantry, appendicitis; Bernard. J. Smith, musician, band First Colorado, variola. March WiHiattr J. Harny.

private Company Fourth infantry, typhoid March William Wallace, private Company First Tennessee, Edward R. Pyrichcm, private Company First Colorado? from wound In action' Benjamin private Company Fourteenth infa.ni.ry, jaundice; Henry Lelmbacher, private Company First Washington, drowned, accidental' March Milton- Smelz, private Company First from wounft in action. March Horace; McCardlck, private Company FU'st'Sbuth Dakota, variola March William H. Bush, private Company First Colorado, dysentery. SHOT FIMPIXOS.

SAN FRANCTSCO, March Huber, of Oakland, a member of the hospital corps with the First California volunteers, who has been so active in tho bat ties on the Island of Luzon, has met death at the handa of the Filipinos, while engaged in the hazardous duty of a s-py. Huber was twenty years old. When the war broke out, he promptly enlisted In the hospital corps, and went to Manila. He Is said to have succeeded twice In getting -through the lines of tha ensmy under TO BOOM THE STATE COMMERCIAL, CLUB EXPLAINS THE OBJECTS OF THE BILL IN WHICH IT IS INTERESTED Three Thiuga Which the Club lres to See Carried Ont Publishing of a of a Pnblic Kxhlblt and the State Throogh the Prru- Talks on the Subject. Through the immigration committee of the Commercial Club of St.

Paul a banquet was tendered the immigration and appropriation committees of the house and senftte at the Commercial club rooms last evening. The object of the meeting was that the Commercial club might have an opportunity of laying before the committees of the house and senate the advisability of recommending- lor passage by the legislature a bill which the club had been instrumental in having had introduced, entitled "An act to establish a board of immigration, defining its powers and duties and appropriating money for its maintenance and expenditures. Mr. F. W.

Bergmier acted as chairman, read the bill and stated that it had been recommended for passage by the committee of immigration of the house, but had been defeated in the appropriation com- mittee, and called on Mr. Ferdinand Willius to explain the objects of the bill. Mr. Willius said that the bill had originated with the Commercial club and was intended to promote immigration to the state and the furthering of its interests; of numerous schemes that suggested themselves, there were three that he particularly desired to see carried the publishing of a pamphlet describing the state and its splendid resources, the advertising of the state by means of the state press and the establishing of a public exhibit of the products of the state by means of railroad cars to be sent through other states. "The bill," said Mr.

Willius, "calls for an annual appropriation of $15,000. We have taken into consideration the conservatism of the present legislature and reduced the estimate to the lowest figure that would be necessary to carry out our plans. We want to induce people to come to our state, and every man who comes, although he comes without a dollar is worth at least a thousand dollars to the state, and if, by the judicious use of this appropriation we can get 500 people a year to come the state is benefited fully half a million, and I believe it would be a good investment." Former Gov. W. H.

Yale, of the appropi iation committee of the house, was called on and said: "From 1883 to 1893 the assessable property of the state doubled. Since that time we have experienced hard times, assessable property has shrunk marvelously. Right here in St. Paul and Minneapolis it has shrunk a hundred million; the state has not grown richer, but the demands have grown heavier; every instltutlon in the state is demanding more money and we are now engaged in building a capitol at a cost of I want to see that capitol built above all things, and personally feel disposed to keep down the little things that it may be built, and some of the members of the committee to which I belong were of the opinion that an immigration bureau at this time was a luxury, and yet I desire to see the advancement of our Industries." Mr. I.

C. Seely, of Minneapolis, occasioned considerable applause by stating that hereafter during the state fair week Minneapolis would have no sideshow of her own, but that Minneapolis people would unite in an effort to make the fair a state institution and that if the different counties of the state could be induced to duplicate the amount asked for in the bill, he was sure that Minneapolis for her share would fit out a car and send it out on Its mission of advertising to the world the magnificent resources of Minnesota. Mr. E. W.

Randall, secretary of the State Agricultural society, said he did not wish to see any of the state institutions crippled, but believed that by a little careful study something could be done In the way of establishing an immigration bureau. Among others who spoke In favor of the passage of the bill were IT. C. Stivers, chairman of the immigration eonfmlttee of the house; E. S.

Durment, Representative Peter Thauwald and Mr. C. J. Whellams, secretary of the Northwestern Manufacturers' association. The bill provides for the establishment of what is to be known as the "board of immigration of the state of Minnesota," for the period of two years, and to be composed of five members in addition to the governor and secretary of state, who shall be ex-ofneio members, the other members of the board shall be the secretary of the state agricultural society, the chairmen of the immigration committees of the house and senate and the chairmen of Immigration of each of the commercial clubs of St.

Paul and Minneapolis. The sum of is annually appropriated, no salaries are to be paid and not over $2do can be expended in any one year for the traveling expenses of any one member. Hack and Cab Drivers' Bn.II. At Assembly hall the annual ball of the hack and cab drivers' union took place last night. The affair was very largely attended by the friends of the members of the union and a delegation fronv the Minneapolis union, numbering forty came down for the occasion in eight hacks.

The various committees In charge of the event were: Arrangements-E. Godbout, John Lukenheimer. Martin Igo and John Wolfsberg; floor. W. B.

Barbeau. John leo, J. Sinks and John Wolfsberg Reception-L. Hilger, Charles Johnson and Charles Freiberg. Harry Duborfl, John Lukenheimer, Frank Brun and Ed Dubord, Pepin's orchestra furnished the music for the dancing and supper was served In the dining room during the evening.

Blaze in a Storehouse. Fire broke out yesterday forenoon In a building at 251 East Sixth street, which is used as a storehouse by the Konantz Saddlery company, and caused a loss of $2,000. The origin of the fire Is unknown, the only plausible explanation offered being that it may hare been caused from an electric wire. When first discovered, the fire was confined to the basement, but an elevator shaft In the rear soon carried the flames to the first and second floors Prompt work, however, confined the fire principally to the basemenr, and after an hour's work it was extinguished. Tho heaviest loss was from damage to leather, of which a large amount was stored on the first floor.

The building Is the property of the William Dawson estate. Dr. Miller Reports late last night from St. Josoph's hospital indicated that a change for the better In Dr. Arthur Miller's condition had manifested itself.

He rested easily throughout the day and seemed bright and cheerful. His chances of recovery grow better every hour, and it is confidently expected now that the crisis will pass with no unlooked-for developments. His attending physician expressed more hope last evening than at any time since the operation on the doctor's arm. and stated that he was entirely satisfied with his progress. Discharges In Bankruptcy.

Judge Lochren, In the federal court granted discharges In bankruptcy to Elizabeth L. Dow. Peter J. Clancey, James E. Clancey, Patrick E.

Murphy, William Blakely, Edward St. John, Homer H. Hoyt. Edward Harbek. Richard E.

Stower and Hubsrt C. Sphurmeier, all of St. Paul; Amelia M. Wall and James J. Wall, of Duluth, and Michael Sumner, of New Prague.

Minnesota There has just been issued an illus- I trated pamphlet of fifty pages by tha Minnesota Territorial Pioneer association. It contains the complete proceedings of the reunion heltl at the capitol on the 12th of January, 1899, with many notes of interest. It gives the names of all members, with residence and date of arrival in this state. It can be hail of the secretary, 209 New York Life building; D. L.

Curtice. 837 Wabasha street, and James J. Werner, 179 East Seventh IN TROUBLE AIN. Larry Danfortli Charged With an Attempt at Highway Robbery. Though just out of the county jail, after serving a seven-months term, Larry Danforth landed ln a cell again last night, charged with attempt at highway robbery.

Danforth was arrested in the latter part of July by Officer Flynn for breaking seals on bonded freight cars in the railroad yards. He was confined in the county Jail and waited five months for the United States authorities to take up his case. He was then tried and received a two months' sentence. He has been out of jail two days. Just at 12 oclock last night Officer Peterson saw Danforth emerge from the darkness of a doorway and make a dash at a passer-by, on the corner of Seventh and Pine streets.

He easily recognized the boy, and a moment later heard the man yell: "He's got my watch." Danforth quickly turned and ran up Pine street, dodging into an alley between Seventh and Eighth streets. The officer followed in hot pursuit and finally caught his man near the Broadway skating rink. He was sent to the central station, but, upon being searched, the watch was not found. John Anderson, the man from whom the watch was taken, says hfs timepiece is worth $50. He is an employe of the Chicago Great Western and boards at the T'nlon hotel.

Danforth is a man of twenty-one years. Anderson will appear against him this morning in police court. TOOK THE RECORDS. ill sum nee Deportment to Examine Odd Fellow O'nipany's The state insurance commissioner yesterday took charge of the books and records of the Odd Fellows' Accident Insurance company, which were about to be removed from the rooms occupied by the company. Mr.

Timberlake will make a careful examination of the accounts. It Is understood these are all right. The only trouble with the company seems to be the fact that it was without a head since W. R. Johnson denied any connection with It.

Charged With Wife John Hines was arrested last night on a warrant sworn out by James Dvorak on behalf of Mrs. Mary Hlnes, his wife, charging him with cruelly beating and ma treating her. Mrs. Hines stated in I making her complaint that her husband nad beaten her on Sunday, and Monday morning upon awakening had kicked her out of bed and misused her severely es A a 01 thlrt V- fl ve years and lives at 341 Colborne street. SHOT HIS RIVAL.

Sensational Street Affray Growing Out of a Divorce. MEMPHIS, March Walter A. Farrabee shot William Arbuckle ln the hip today, in front of the Clarendon hotel, inflicting a painful, though not serious, wound. Both men are well known in business circles, and the affray caused considerable excitement. The t-vo men were armed and had their weapons drawn, but only one shot was flred, bystanders interfering and disarming the combatants.

The cause of the trouble is said to be domestic affairs. Farrabee'a wife secured a divorce more than a year ago, and recently it was announced that she and Arbuckle would wed. Farrabee was arrested. AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVES. Blgr Order Given by a British Company Exciting- Comiiueiil.

LONDON, March The order for twenty locomotives given by the Great Northern railway to the Baldwin company, of Philadelphia, is much comment in engineering and official cir- I cles here. The contract stipulates the delivery of the locomotives in four months, and it seems that the British manufacturers needed eighteen months to do the work. Mr. H. J.

Ivalts, chief locomotive superintendent of the Great Northern railway, who is now in the United States with other English railway men, studying the American automatic coupling system writes that he is surprised at the great capacity of the American works It is learned that further orders from the Indian and Australian governments have been given to the Baldwin company. SOCIALIST WEAKENING. in Their Rankx Drives Them to Suggest Compromise. BERLIN, March At a Socialist meeting held aUJcna, today, Herr Bobel, the Socialist leader, said the Socialists would gladly renounce the idea of a general revolution if the wealthy classes would treat the proletariat justly. He admitted there was a rift in the party and questioned how it would terminate, adding that if a spilt occurred now much ridicule of the party would arise.

Gen. riiiK'li-i- Better. NEWPORT NEWS, March Gen. D. W.

Flagler, who has been critically ill at Old Point, has taken a turn for the better and he recover. Secretary Long and Commodore Higginson arrived at Old Point tonight from Washington. will proceed to Norfolk navy yard, tomorrow, on board the Dolphin, which is now in Hampton Roads. Opening of Lake Xavisatlon. DETROIT, March between Detroit and Cleveland was formally opened today, when the Detroit and Cleveland Navigation steamer CUy of Detroit steamed out on the first trip of the year.

A hundred passengers were aboard. Dispatches from Cleveland and Colchester, say that Lake Erie is clear of ice as far as can be seen. Homing pigeons will be released from the steamer en route. Returning- With Soldier Dead. NEW YORK, March The transport Crook, which left Santiago March 23.

is due at this port tomorrow and the. quartet master's department Is busy preparing for her re The soldier dead from Cuba and Porto Rico, who are identified, will be to relatives or friends of the deceased. Those who are not identified -will be interred in Arlington cemetery near Washington. IiOCAIj WASHINGTON WAIFS. WASHINGTON, March secretary of the Interior has called on the Northern Pacific Railroad company to relinquish certain lands in Minnesota.

Representatives Stevens designated a board to examine applicants for admission to the naval academy at Annapolis A cadet will be appointed to succeed R. SaiKent. The board will consist of Prof. Frank A. Weld, of the Stillwater public schools; Rev.

Maurice D. Edwards, of the Dayton Avenue church St and Dr. Talbot Jones. Gov. Merriam said today thai the only personal appointments he would make were those of confidential SAMOAX SITIATIOV.

WASHINGTON-, March The lively discussion of Sainoan affairs the foreign press seems to be the sequel to the developments of last week, which have not been followed by any material change in the situation. Secretary Hay has held further conferences -with Ambassador yon Holleben, or Germany, and Sir Julian Pauncefote. tho British ambassador, but these, it is stated positively, have not advanced the question toward a settlement. CKXSIM STATIS'i A WASHINGTON, March 27. -Prof.

Wal- I ter F. Wllcox. of Cornell university, has been appointed cWef statistician of the. census bureau, ani William Powell. of th's city, wHI conduct thf examination of applicants for positions under the bureau.

ONE DAY'S WORLD'S EVENTS. room with a severe cold. New York-Archie C. Flsk, a broker Yi 01 The steamer Tees wnteh ran ashore on Thornbume island some time ago, reached here today. Three of the upper floors of the tOT granite block.

Jl to 93 Federal street, this city, were badly damaged by fire today. 011 Uy bill to prowraLi are and cigarette by 1 StHt recefved slatp department has Fi a 1 tn hn .1 1600 employes have been granted an increase In wage's or from 8 to 15 per cent. Bradley, of Kentucky, has decided to take up the practice of law the'TnKS" Pw 11 'mmense works of of MartUnn company, at the foot or Madison avenue, are closed as result of a strike of laborers Denver, S. Ward, of this city Un a a PPOi tPd first In the United States department of mining and metalurgy at the Paris exposition and' The Am erlcan Telephone taLJn comnan of New York. wh Januar I was restored today.

when a new price list went Into effect. 1 a Wr nee Mass --The promised restoration of wages at the Pacific Worsted effector ml lS ln lhla itV wen? affected cm )lo es a rv HU On T1 i arbitrators ln lhe bound- SpM th te between Ar and Chill Vll' or3t0 r3t mee t'n? at the foreign ft afterr )o and adjourned until rltt, Gov. Stephens left Jefrerson City today for Washington, war de tment to muster reluiaf 5 Un volunUers int the Palnesvllle, extraJlUon warrant cr and Johi- r.juns thi fil eged aMuc-toni of little Gerald Lap! IS, has leceived he Russellville. struck J. on 5 barn at Oakville.

killing tn'i Penrode and dangerously injuring Mr. Howerton. The barn and all its contents were burned. fl Sb A rf Pa rhe strike of laborers Anderson- Dupuy steel works ended today by the firm conceding the advance demanded by the workmen. Tho plant Is again in rull operation.

Keokuk, Miller and Edward Hale were sentenced in the district court today to thirty years each ln the penitentiary. They held up two citizens ai night, secured two watches and $2. Seattle, Wash- H. M. Miller and Thomas bcott, who arrived here today from Dawson, claim to have made the trip 2 r.

Dawson to Skaguay in ten days which breaks the record by 48 hours. Ai in -Employes of furnaces of Mahoning and Shenango Valleys today gave notice that if they are not granted a 10 per cent advance by May 1 a general strike will be inaugurated. i as 9 ty Kenny shot and killed in Chicago last night, was according to Chief of Police Hays, Jim nl allas Kelle member of the Hedgepeth-Sly gang of desperadoes. San Kittle AVannemacher aged seventeen years, was shot and f.ual- ounded by her fo ster brother. Joseph Miller, nineteen years old, while the young man was playing that he was a highwayman, with a rifle which was not supposed to be loaded.

A telegram was received at the war department today from Secretary Alger announcing the safe arrival of himself and party at Havana. He said that all are well and will remain in Havana two or three days. Guthrie, terrible bHzzard, accompanied by sleet and snow, which started here last night, is still raging It is feared the entire fruit crop of the territory is ruined, and that thousands of cattle on the reservation will parish. DEATHS OF A DAT. WING.

March (Spe- cial )-Harry B. Lovgren, a prominent business man here, died this morning after a two days 1 illness, aged thirty-two years. NECEDAH, March 27. -John Kingston, a prominent lumberman and father of J. T.

Kingston, a Wisconsin volunteer, who was killed during the war in Porto Rico, is dead. Mr. Kingston was one of the founders of Necedah and served terms in the state assembly and senate. He was eighty years of age. PRINCETON.

N. March Dr James O. Murray, dean of the univi rsitv died this morning at 9 o'clock, lie passed away quietly after an illness of several weeks. BISHOP DUGGAN DEAD. For Twenty-Miie Years He Had Been Confined in an Inmine Awylum.

ST. LOUIS, March James Duggan died today at St. Vincent's insane asylum, where he had been a patient for twenty-nine years. He was 74 years old. The bishops intellect became clouded ln 1870 and it was found necessary to provide for him at the asylum.

One of his delusions was that he was the pope. At Intervals he appeared to be entirely rational. At such times he would pore over ecclesiastical volumes and recount incidents of his life. Fifty years ago Bishop Duggan was the coadjutor and friend of Archbishop Kenrick, who looked upon him as his successor, but he was itfterwards removed to Chicago. Up to the time of his death he was always permitted to retain the garb of a bishop.

JAMMED IN THE ICE. Twelve Srhooncm 11 ml a Steamer Isolated Off Imlmimlk. NORTH SYDNEY. C. 8., March Twelve schooners, beside the steamer Gaspcsia, from Paspebiac, Quebec, to Mil ford Haven, are.

reported jnmmeii in the ice off the Magdalen islands. Gulf of St. Lawrence. The Gaspesia now seven miles southwest of Amherst island. She is wedged in and is drifting ln whatever direction the ice moves.

She Is reported to be running short of coal, writer and general provisions, but all on board are well. She has been imprisoned by the gulf ice for over a month. FATAL BOXING BOUT. Charles McCoy, of Center. From Pnnoli Over Heart.

ICOKOMO. 1n.1.. March Charles Mc- Coy, san of a W. McCoy, a merchant at Center, seven niilcs south of here, was killo.l while boxing with Carl Comer in front ot the store. Bi.th are 17 years oM.

Tn the contest, which was gtoygp. Comer gave oy a hard punch over heart and runiured a vessel. Death was from internal hemorrhage. Conor will not be arrested. It was a fri.iiilly contest and death was wholly accidental.

McCoy had been afflicted enlargement of the heart. LAW OF GOOD SENS 2. Where Gov. jfvell Is Willing Jo It-, and Wowii VIII. ALBANY, N.

March ths house today a. veto message "of Gov. Roosevelt on the anti-wig and gown bill was received. The reasons for stamping this measure with his arc: "The bill Is obviously and utterly ui-'u-cessary. SJie whole subject should left and.

Bafoiy be where it the good sense of UlO Judiciary.".