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lst premiu raspberry jelly: lat premium, best dis
play OF preserves: LIST premium, jellies and pre-
serves Kept one year or more lst premium straw
perry preserves LIST premium, raspberry preserves
1sI premluin plum preserves; 1st premium ctror
preserves; LIST premium, grape preserves specia
mention, canned fruits.
GLASS NO. 35-p1oKLEs AND cArsup.
Mrs. Hendrickson, st. Paul, LIST premium cucum
Der pickles.
Mrs. Boxell Alton, lst premium, cauliaower; Isl
lst premium, tomato pickles; lst premium. manno
pickles; 1st premium, mixed pickles; Let preminm
piccallh pickles; lst premium, tomato catsup: Isi
premium, sp1ced apples; LIST premium, spiced plams
GLASS NO. 36, WINES AND CIDER.
James Washburn, Moaregor, Iowa, LIST premium
!. s: Harris Son, In Crescent LIST premium,
apple cider vinegar.
D. DeMars, White Bear, lst premium, crab vinegar
CLASS NO. 81. DoMEsT1o MANUFACTURES.
L. A: Jewett, Princeton, lst premium, rag carpet
Mrs. L.: W. French, Austin, I'd premium, en-.
broidery linens list premium, braided chemse yoke
and sleeves; 1st premium, embroidered handker.
chief ist premium, transferred work; 1st premium
Six embroidery; LIST premium, Java canvas tides
Mrs. Hendrickson, st. Paul, I'd premium, hearth
Mrs. 9. Lasher, St. Paul, Is. premium, ottoman
coyerhd; I'd premium, embroidered lamp mat.
Mrs. J: ]. Gilman, Minneapolis, I'd premium,
Ssbas sSax 6ay LIST PREMIUM baby 'ocfs I'd
Ada Blaisde, Minneapolis, 1st premium, artificial
Mrs. N. D. Edwards, St. Paul. 1st premium silk
Maria Lynch, st. Faul, 1st premium, quilt.
mrs. A. N. Shaw, st. Paul, I'd premium, silk crib
Mrs. 9. L. Wood, st. Faul, LIST premium, trans.
derred udy; LIST premium, French linen embroidery
"a premium, silk embroidery.
MRS. W. Donaldson, st. Paul, I'd premium, en-
broidered ohemise, I'd premium, braided chemise
Mrs. J: D. 1ngersou, st. Faul, LIST premium,
crochet edging; 1st premium, crochet inserting.
Mrs. J. Moran, st. Paul, LIST premium, log cabin
Mrs. B. Y. Kelly, Pennington, I'd premium. log
cabin quilt; LIST premium, hearth rug; 1st premium
embroidered chemise; lst premium crochet chemise.
Frances Gage, st. Paul. I'd premium, lace en-
Miss A. Strait, winona, I'd premium, bed spread.
edging; lst premium lace embroidery.
MRS 4. s. Burbank st. Paul, LIST premium silk
quilt; 1st premium, lace lambreuuin,
Mrs. DR.. Murphy, st. Paul, lst premium. knit
spread; I'd premium, embroidered tidy.
Mrs. Peter Sphinx st. Paul, End premium Quilt
made by an old lady; I'd premium, quilt made by an
Mary De Mars, White Bear. I'd premium, quilt.
Mrs. Z: B. Burlington, st. Paul. LIST premium,
MRS. =. NJ. Flint, st. Paul, LIST premium, worste d
comforter. 'o
Mrs. J. B. Leitner, LIST premium, crotchet shawl.
Mrs. Brugen, st. Paul, 1st premium, patch work
quilt; LIST premium, cotton tidy.
Mrs. E. NJ. Burlington, St. Paul, LIST premium,
worsted sacque; LIST premium pin cushion; LIST premi
um, lamp mats.
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ST. PAUL. MONDAY, SEPT. s, 1879.
TEE WEEKLY GLOBE.

The WEEKLY GLOBE is double the size of
the Daily, eight pages, containing fifty six
columns. In order to more thoroughly in
troduce it we will send it from this date to
January LIST, 1880, for TWENTY FIVE CENTS.
Send in YOUR lists,
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Factory Made Goods.
Auerbach, Finch, Oulbertson Co., Of st, Paul
were awarded all the premiums in this class, con
sisting Of six silver medals.
SsUisae!.
.ASa NO 21-aWINu

SsUi1,e.
CLASS NO. 21-sw1Nz.
H. vsR an Nest Minpsap9s I'd premium 1yearod
W. g. Hendrickson, st. Raul I'd premium, 1-year-
old SOW. '''' 'o''
John zilk, St. Paul, I'd premium, SOW, months
Bulls Shaw wnnebaee CITY, LIST premum Is syear 1nu
old boar I'd premium 1-year-old SOW: LIST premium
pen OF pigs under months.
GLASS ~, sUFFoLKs.
q: T.; Whittier, Northaeld, LIST premium 1-year-old
poar; I'd premium, 1-year-old boar; LIST premium,
1-year-old SOW; I'd premium, SOW: lat nrc
MUM, pen of pigs; I'd premium, pen of four pigs
DIVISION "o," CLASS NO. "a, CHESTER WHITES AND
EssExs.
g. McPhelers, Richfield, 1st premium, l-year-old
boar; I'd premium, l-year-old boar; 1st premium.
boar months old I'd premium, SOW yoar old 1st
premium, SOW year old; LIST premium, sow months
old; LIST premium, pen Of pigs; I'd premium, pen OF
pigs. 1O1
DIVISION "o," GLASS SWEEPSTAKES.
d. Van Nest, Minneapolis, 1st premium, one SOW
any age or breed; I'd premium, one boar any age OF
J. W. Cox, Northaeld, Iowa, I'd premium, one SOW
Bulls & Shaw, winnebago City, 1st premium, boar
any age or breed. -
VIM. Nettleton, st. Paul, I'd premium, boar any
age or breed. "'
GLASS NO. 80, FURNITURE.
W. J. steppy st. Paul, LIST premium for best bed
DIVISION "F,' CLASS 40, WOOD AND WILLOW WARE
s. W. Rice, st. Paul, LIST premium for dozen bas.
kets made by 14-year-old boy.
GLASS NO. Al, STOVES, HoLLowwARE AND CASTINGS.
Hollister, Castle l. Co., st. Paul. LIST premium fol-
best display of wire goods
y. P. Mccullough Co., st. Paul, lat premium for
self-measuring oil cans.
u TAYLOR + Nutting, Faribault, 1st premium, for
"Acme" scer. -
AID. Condit, St. Paul. LIST premium, for Monito,
oil stove.
Adam Decker, st. Paul, list premium, for No. 4o
Charter Oak stove; 1st for No. 1859 stove 1st fol
No. $50 stove; I'd, for No. % heater; 1st for hard.
ware.
Strong, Hackett Chaplin, ST. Paul, LIST premium
| for display Of lawn mowers: I'd premium, for wood
cooking stove; I'd premium for combined stove
Wslterstorf Moritz, st. Paul. best display Ct
stoves; 1st PREMIUM for heating stoves; LIST premi-
um for Herperean heating stove; LIST premium fo,
"Amaranth" stoves; LIST premium for coal hod,
GLASS NO. A, HARNESS.
Charles Friend, st. Paul, 1st premium for side.
| saddle. "-- ''0''
CLASS NO. As, PAINTING, srAruAn1, ETC.
N. Bremen, st. Paul. silver medal, for eight crayou
drawings.
F: B: Lyons, st. Paul, silver medal for colorcd
crayon picture. -
A: NJ. Shaw, st. Paul, silver medal. for best DOR.
| trait. eoA
R. G. Munger, st. Paul, 1st premium, for collection
of oil paintings.
Mrs: E. M: johnson, st. Paul, silver medal, TO,
| best oil PAINTING.
. CLASS NO. 4s, oUR1os1T1Es.
y: E. Harris, La Crescent LIST premium, for col
| lection of insects. ~
L. NJ. Ford, st. Paul, 1st premium, for specimen
| of coal.
W H Ferguson, Minnetonks, LIST premium. TO,
specimen OF charcoal
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The laggard manner in which tho can
vass OF the votes in California is conducted ia
decidedly reprehensible, and leads to the sus-
Picion that fraud is being employed to
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TeOet0bLes.

II. Van Nest, Minneapolis, LIST premium, for seed
potatoes; LIST premium, for late potatoes.
p: @. Sheren, st. Paul, LIST premium. for turnir
oeets; LIST premium, for sugar beets LIST premium
for orange carrots; I'd premium for summer turnips
LIST premium Tor onion sets; I'd premium for early
potatoes.
A. D. Roe, Alton, 1st premium for early potatoes
LIST premium for variety of sweet potatoes.
Hollister, Castle Co., st. Paul, LIST premium fol
Deets; LIST premium for marrow squash; I'd premium
for turban squash.
W. E Brimhall, St. Paul, LIST premium for sum.
mer turnlps: LIST premium for bell peppers; LIST pre-
MUM for Gen. Grant tomatoes; LIST premium TO,
| largest tomatoes; 1stpremium for turban squash.
W Burger, Rosetown, I'd premium for late 20.
W. Miller, st. Paul, 1st premium for drum.
| head cabbage; LIST premium for parsnips; I'd pre.
mum for egg plants; I'd premium for Ii Ia beans
| 1st premium for fall beans; lat premium rhnharh
LIST premium, Hubbard squash 1st premium. cucnm.
bers; 1st premium for lettuce; LIST premium for cal
cry; LIST premium for Boston celery; 1et premium
L. K01lze, st. Paul, LIST premium for yellow beets
20 preMum' horse,radish; LIST premium, cauliaower
ID premium, squash:
John zilk, St. Paul. I'd premium latest variety Of
potatoes. =
beets; 1st premium, orange carrots; I'd premium,
summer turnips; LIST premium, vegetables; I'd pre-.
MUM, red onions; I'd premium, yellow onions: 2d
Hremiu% tobacco raised in state LIST premium, best
v. Nettleton, st. Paul, I'd premium for cucun,-
bers.
John Alt, st. Paul, I'd premium, seeding po.
tatoes. r.
s. Nadeau, Little oanads, I'd premium, variety Of
roots for cattle; I'D premium, vegetables; 1st pre-
MUM, Dutch cabbage; I'd premium, early cabbage
onions; lot premium, red onions; 1st premium.
squash; LIST premium, tobacco.
J: ". Boxell. Alton, I'd premium, onion sets,
W. E Brmhan, st. Paul, 1st premium, egg plants
Peter Bohland, st. Paul, LIST premium pnmnfins
j. w. Boxeu, Alton, 1st premium, roots for catls
I'd premium, blooo beets I'd premium suesr heats
I'd premium, Hubbard squash; Ist premium for Ii;s
play Of okra; I'd premium, field pu pkins: ID nra-
MUM, nutmeg melons. Ef'-
8. Nodeaa, Little Canada, I'd premium. parrn,n. !.
I'd premium, summer turnips. '-|0-:','
p. II. Kelly, st. Paul. I'D premium. whita onion. !.
I'D premium, pieplant; 1st premium, disolav 81
swKEFsTAKEs.
German Agricultural Society, Of Ramsey oountv.
lat premium, largest and best variety of vegetable.
Of any county In the State.
Lyon County Agricultural society," Marshall
Mimi, Sd premium for display Of vegetables
Becker county, ID premium for largest and best
variety Of vegetables Of any county IN the State
FLOUR AND NEAL
Harmon, Holmes Co., st. Paul, 1st prize for dis
play Of -four.
GRAMS AND SEEDS.
3. Knsphide, 81. Baul, lst premium, winter whaat
1st premium, spring wheat; 1st premium, ~; 1T
Daily globe., 1879-09-08

Oscar H., the present King of Sweden, is ar
exception to the rule, and has written 4 life
OF his great predecessor, Charles XII.
Daily globe., 1879-09-08
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Of Board Of Commissioners
COUNTY AUDITORS OFFICE, J
RAMSEY COUNTY, MIMI,


The Board of Commissioners for Ramsey
county met pursuant to adjournment, at 10
o'clock A. NJ,
Present, Lindeke. Hoyt, Hunt, Wagner,
Rene, and Chairman Dawson.
The minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved.
The petition of P. G. Sheran asking for
$8O damages for land taken for county road
IN section IL, Rose town, was referred to
the Committee on Roads and Bridges.
Commissioners Lindeke and Wagner. a
majority of the committee appointed to ex-
anime the proposed location of new road
running into the towns of New Canada and
Rose, and petitioned for by citizens of those
towns, reported in favor of denying the pray.
er of the petitioners.
Report adopted.
The petition of b. S. Fairchild, Henry
Brand, and others, asking
for an appropriation to repair
the road in New Canada township, leading
to Seventh street, was referred to the Com,
mittee on Roads and Bridges.
The communication from Messrs. Horne
and Danz in regard to painting the Jail roof
was referred to the Committee on License.
Upon the recommendation of the Tax Com
mittee the personal tax of Fred Zahm for
1878, was abated 1919.
The County Treasurer submitted the fol-
lowing report, which was received and or
dered fled, viz:
Amount of funds On hand Mondav
Daily globe., 1879-09-08

The late r. y. Woodward, Of San Francisco,
leaves ~ estate Of 92,ooo, 600.
Daily globe., 1879-09-08
FLOWERS


f. U. Fleischor, st. Paul, LIST premium, green house
plants "a premium, geraniums; 1st premium, climb
ing and trailing vines; LIST premium, verbenas 1st
premium, double fuchsas; I'd premium, roses IN
bloom; "a premium, colius in bloom; lst premium.
foliage plants 2d premium, tube roses
W. +. Brlmhall, ST. Paul, Sd premium, dahlias
A. D. Roe, Alton, I'd premium, gladiolus
Holilster Castle & Co., st. Paul, 1st premium,
glad1olus.
Alexander Kunz, st. Paul, 1st premium, dahlias
Sd premium, dahlias
E. T. Lemke, LIST premium, fuschias in bloom: 1st
pre- MUM, roses in bloom; LIST premium, colius: I'd
premium, foliage plants; lst rremium pansies: 2d
premium, floral display, natural leaves and flowers
Miss L. Kittson, st. Paul, Sd premium, greenhouse
plants by amateur.
W: A. Lemke, ST. Paul., 1st premium greenhouse
pants sd PREMIUM geraniums; "a premium, climb
Ing and trailing vines; I'd premium fuchsias in
bloom; lst premium, fuchsias in bloom: Sd pre-
MUM, roses in bloom; Sd premium colius !: I'd nra-
mum, foliage plants; LIST premium, tube roses: 2d
premium, pansies; 1st premium, hanging basket.
Miss Sarah Ramaley, st. Paul, I'd premium best
single geranium; I'd premium. best double gerani-
um: lst premium, greenhouse plants. -
Theodore Enge, st. Paul, 4th premium, greenhouse
plants.
L. NJ. Ford & Co., st. Paul. Sd premium, green
mouse plants; 1st premium, geraniuns; I'd premium,
dahlas; LIST premium, best single geranium in
bloom; 1st premium, best double geranium in bloom
Sd premium, best display of fuschias; lst premium
best double fuschia in bloom; LIST premium, hanging
basket. ... N'''eA0e
Mrs. W. L. Brimhall, St. Paul, I'd premium, green.
house plants.
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pre- ium, barley Let premium, white beans 1st pre-
MUM, yellow dent corn lst premium, six stalks of
corn; LIST premium, white dent corn; LIST premium
hops.
p G. Sheren, st. Pau, 1st premium green sweet
corn ; I'd premium, early Minnesota sweet corn; I'd
premium, yellow dent corn.
Conrad Weigand, Mcdregor, Ia, I'D premium,
evergreen sweet corn
Holhster, Castle & Co., st. Paul. I'd premium,
brown corn LIST premium, peas; LIST premium, vege-
table and flower seeds.
w. Burger, Rosetown, LIST premium. white oats
LIST premium, spring wheat LIST premium yellow dent
corn
John Zilk, st. Paul, I'd premium rye.
j. W. Boxell, Alton, I'd premium, white dent corn
>. Grimes, Minneapolis, LIST premium, sweet
Peter Bohland, st. Paul. I'd premium, for oats.
wheat.
W N. Blsnding. St. Croix Falls, Wis.,, I'd premi-
um, Compton corn
sWEEPsTAKEs,
-. Lyon County Agricultural society, Marshall, Mnn.,
the largest and best variety of Seeds LIST premium
FISH.
SILVER and bronze medals were awarded the State
FISH commission for the exclusive display of fish
Daily globe., 1879-09-08


Sept. 1st, 1879. 1863, ,23l GO
Deposited as follows
First National Bank. nk........ 1886 70
Second National Bank nk............ S,95B 81
Merchants National Bank. k........... 6,S63 OF
| German American Bank . S.473 80
FARMERS ana Mechanics Bank...... 1851 IL
Dawson d Co.. Observation-Disclosures. $685. IS
savings Bank. ..................... 400 so
Casn IN safe. Observation-Disclosures. 161 73
Iotal. .$69, ,23l SO
(Slgned) b. NJ. RICE, County Treas.
On motion the Committee on Public
Buildings were granted further time in the
matter of building sewer, ETC., at the city
hospital.
The matter of crossing the several high
ways IN Reserve and Rose towns by the
short line railroad from St. Paul to Mime
| apols was referred to the Committee on
Roads and Bridges.
The County Auditor was instructed to pro-
cure from the Superintendent of the State
Reform School a list of the names of all in
mates committed from Ramsey county.
Sheriff King was instructed to arrest all
persons selling liquor near the Fair Grounds
VINO have not taken out county liquor IL
| cense.
The Committee on Public Buildings were
instructed to have repaired the sewer at the
new Court House. ..
The report of the Board of Directors of
the Aims House and Hospital, for August,
1879, was received and referred to the Com
mittee on Ways and Means.
| HeSol0ed, That tho sum of seven hundred
dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated
| to the board of directors of the aims house
and hospital for the support of the aims house
poor and hospital for the month of September,
1879.
Adopted.
Ayes-Lindeke, Rene, Hoyt, Hunt, Wagner
and Chairman Dawson
hesolved, That the following specified
amounts of taxes be and are hereby levied
upon the taxable property of Ramsey county
for tho vaor 1870 1;u,
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Fruits.

vanes hacSregor, Iowa, 4th premium, greatest
variety, not less than five specimens, apples: I'd
premium, winter apples; 1st premium, &c. .dlings
sweet; lst premium, seedlings winter apples.
ounce.
A. W. Lathorn, Excelsior, ID premium wealthiea.
A. D. Roe, Alton, I'd premium. hyslops.
Conrad Weigand, McGregor, Iowa, Sd premium,
greatest variety, not less than five specimens each
ISL stpremlum, autumn apples; LIST premium, seedlings
W. =. Brimhall, St. Paul, 18th premium, best and
butchers, LIST premium; tetofsky, lst premium fam,
use, LIST premium; wealtbies, LIST premium; Alexan-
der, special premium; collection siberians and hy-
oreas, "a premiums hyslops, 1st premium; vir-
apples. fN'''' ''A'l'0f 'tl
s5t Je5n aI.. Hart Winons, End premium greatest and
pies, 4th premium; winter apples, I'd premium;
seedlings Tor all purposes, let premium: sweet an
PIES ist premium; autumn apples, LIST premium.
variety not less than five specimens; autumn ap-
pies, LIST premium: winter apples, list premium: :
Haas, "a premium; collection siberians and by
breds, 1st premium.
A. W. Latham, Excelsior, LIST premium, Haas.
.. r. ar1mes, Minneapolis, Sd premium for best
ana greatest variety, and specimens; autumn apples
"a premium; winter apples, Sd premium; butchers,
"a premium; tetofsky, I'd premium; famuse, 2d
premium: transcendent I'd premium; hyslops, I'd
W.. E. Brimhall, st. Paul, LIST premium native
plums. -'''''0
w: Boxell, Alton, 5th premium for best and
greatest variety of apples, not less than five spec-
mems. -
D. Demanza, White Bear, 1st premium, transcend
ent.
:. George Hartman, La Crescent, 9Th premium, seed
ling winter apples.
J. 8. Harris h Son, La Crescent, special premi-
UNI, pears.
Conrad Wiegand, McGregor, Ia, LIST premium,
winter apples. - >
GRAPES
A. Knaphide st. Paul. was awarded the arst pre-
mum Tor different varieties Of grapes.
A. W. Latham, Excelsior, was awarded one first
and two second premiums on grapes
A. D. Roe, Alton, received the third premium for
the greatest variety of grapes
w +. Brimhall, st. Paul, took the second premi-
um on grapes.
, A; W. Latham received the second premium for
the best and greatest variety of grapes
Daily globe., 1879-09-08

FOR support of commen schools, fixed by
law one mill on each dollars valuation.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-04-10
A Mules ererved Power.

This mule looked l3- years old. and was
dead standing upon his feet. lie was hitch
ed to Il pine-bodied spring-wagon, with
high dashboard. TIE team was stand
ing on the level in mute silence, while the
old darkey who "driv" it went aboard the
whartboat.
\ tramp could make barrel of money
selling pictures OF that mule, labelled
Patience" His long, fiabby ears hung
down each side of lis head like window
awnings with the rods out OF them. His
face wore sober look. Willie out OF his
mouth hung tongue eight inches long.
His all swung down from the rear end OF
his EnIri-ane root like wet rope. while
his wi.,le body seemed as motionless as
death Itself
Preseaily an urcliin. with an old boot in
his iand. walked up in front OF him. and
looking into his face. saw that the mule
was asleep He walked around. climbed
up into that wagon leaned over the DASH
board, lifted that mules tail. and let ii
come down in time to catch death grip
on that boot leg. That m,;'e woke up so
quick that he kicked the boy and the dash
board twenty feet ia the air.
lie didn't stop there. lie changed the
positions Of his ears, hauled in his tongue.
planted his tore feet. and his head between
lis knees. and from the fore shoulders to
the tip of his trunk was in lively motion,
and he didn't look like lie was more than
2years old and the way he was kicking
that old wagon-body into kindling wood
with his heels.
lie had it all to himself and was doing
nc, when IN old darkey rushed up tile hill. |
got in front Of him, and, grabbing him by |
Dy each ear, shouted, whoa! tell you.
Watts de matter wild you! Whoa-upr" and
ooking around at the crowd. yelled, ..Will
some o. yer gemmen git dat err bootleg
,ut while hole him: case de waggin's /
nine. an L jes borrowed de mule?' Bat
10 one ventured, and when we left, his |
reels had almost reached the tail-gate. and
he old darkey was still yelling, Whoa"
Whoa
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-04-10

In the Fall of 1876, Captain Ruark, the
discoverer Of the Heart Basin, was located
on Clark 's'Fork of the Yellowstone in the
National Park, Wyoming. During 1867 lie
introduced his enterprise to the attention
OF certain gentlemen of this city. They
formeda prospecting company. composed
of Captain Ruark and Messrs., Mason. Cor
ming, Walls, NJ. W. Bradley and Thomas
Nougues, and visited the territory They
occupied some six months in carefully in
speeding a belt of country lying on the east
side of the Teton range of mountains. find
ing there a basin some thirty miles in
length and twelve miles in width. border
ing on the southern line Ofthe yellow stone
Park. The gravel belt is auriferOus. and
was prospected some twelve miles. From
100 pans of dirt there was taken out $2S.25
in fine and course gold. A number OF COM
panies are now being formed to open up
this new locality which 10 100 miles from
the present terminus Of the Utah Northern
R.iilrord.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-04-10
HELENA, March 81. 1879.

An attempt was made at ten clock last
night to Brighten on" OF the gentlemen who
signed A. L. ingersoll's bond iato with
drawing from il. Mr.. VIM. G. Bailey was
called on by Detective Rnc. accompanied
by Hershiield. the banker. both of whom
represented to him that he was the only
responsible party who had signed the
bond; that ibgersoll had run away. and
chat if he WAITED to save himself from los
ing 5000 he had better Withdraw at once.
Mr. Bailey refused to do so. stating that lie
would take his lawyers advice. and see
them in the morning if he found it nd, 'sa-
bic to accele to their request At the hour
this attempt WAS made. Mr.. Ingersoll WIS
actually in bet. and the motives whicl, act
uted the story of his flight. if not incon-
ceivabie. are al least very strange. Efforts
made to-day TO increase the amount of Mr..
tngersol's bail to $4,000 were unsuccess-
full.
MONTANA
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PFocttcai Tests Of the Electric Light

New York, March 27.-The Herald to-
day says: The first practical illustration of
the Edison electric light as system has
just been given. For the past two nights
his entire labratory and machine shop has
been lighted up with this new light. and
the result has been eiIiaently satisfactory.
In the machine shop. which is Us feet long
by 25 feet wide. Twelve OF the new lights
did the work Of eighteen gas burners pre-
viOusly used. The lamps were regulated
so that each gave light of from Is to 20
candle power Intensity. The generator
used was an ordinary Giamme machine.
Tie progress made during the pas, two
months by Mr.. Edison has been quite
marked. The most important of the inl-
provements is one relating to the platinum
and iridium coil. BY IA discovery. pronounce
ed by experts who have seen i; as of great
scientific importance. Edison has in prac,ic-
ally creating a new alloy, one that possess
60 properties hitherto unknown. Wit, the
new improvements. he cliims to be able to
furnish !iSh! 1t bali the cost OF gas.