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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-10
B0ER AND BRITON.
An Engagement of Five Hours' Duration
in Which the Britishers Seem to Have
Got tho Worst Of 1.-THE Coercion Bill
Read the Second fme-Miscellaneous.

in Which the Britishers Seem to Have
Got tho Worst Of 1.-THE Coercion Bill
Read the Second Time-A1iscellaneous.
FIGHT WITH THE BoERs.
LONDON, Feb. 9.-An official telegram
from the seat of war, published in Dur
ban to-day, says Gen. Colley moved
towards New Castle Yesterday with five
companies Of the Sixtieth rifles and
mounted forces to restore communication
between his camp and New Castle. The
Beers made a general attack upon the
British forces, and the attack was repulsed
with heavy loss. Fighting lasted six
hours. A special adds, Colley's position
is becoming critical, the Beers taking up
commanding and threatening positions
on all sides. Military critics fail to see
what has been gained by so costly opera
tion. It is believed that there are
q number of Orange free state
Beers with the Boer commander. Gen.
Colley's telegram to the war Office, giving
an account Of his fight with Beers yester-
day. is as follows: I marched to patrol
the New Castle road with five companies
of the 60th regiment, two field and two
mounted guns, and q detachment of
horse, leaving one company and two
guns to command the crossing Of Ingago
river. seized the plat beyond the river
The Beers attacked me on all sides for
over five hours, but were completely re-
pulsed, and Withdrew at sunset, when 1
returned to camp. The Boer loss must
have been very heavy. Ours was four
officers killed, four wounded, and about
$50 men killed and wounded.
DURAN, Feb. 9.-The repulse of the
Beers is questionable success Gen.
Colley's object was to escort the mails
over in good shape and to meet convoy
from New Castle The Boer opposition
was strong. Gen. Colley had to send for
three more companies to reinforce his
original force of five companies. He
thus left only 300 men in camp. The
Beers got in the rear of his force and
captured mule train of ambulances and
some goods. He was for time unable
to advance or retreat, being assalled on all
sides.
A correspondent summarizes the stu
alton as follows: Colley suffered another
defeat. His position is critical. The
officer, McGregor, reported killed was his
private secretary Reinforcements greatly
needed.
THE LAND LEAGUERS
DUBLIN, Feb AT meeting of the
land league Dillon urged the continuance
of the agitation after the passage of the
coercion bill, and advised tenants to re-
sist the landlords in every way short Of
physical force, for which they were pre-
pared. A resolution was passed declar-
ing that IN view of the Importance Of Sc
curing the sympathy of Americans and
Irishmen in America, Parnell be request
ed to proceed to America Immediately. 1t
is stated that the holding of the national
convention in Dublin will be prohibited.
Dillon advises its postponment until Par
nell, Davitt and Brennan can be present.
COERCION.
LONDON, Feb. s.---The bill for protec-
ton of life and property in Ireland
passed its second reading in commons,
359 to 81
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House of REPRESENTATIVES.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.--The ceremony of
counting and declaring the electoral vote hay
ing been completed, the House went into
committee of the whole, Mr.. Carlisle in the
chair, on. the legislative appropriation bill.
Mr. Gillette offered an amendment providing
the expense of printing national bank notes
shall be charged to the banks applying for the
same. Subsequently he withdrew the amend
ment, stating he would effer it to the sundry
civil appropriation bill.
The committee rose and reported the bill to
the House, when it passed, on y one vote, ..
Turner, being cast in the negative.
Mr.. Covert reported back the agricultural
appropriation bill Referred to committee of
the whole
A controversy then arose as to priority of
business, Mr.. Cox desiring to call up the re-
apportionment bill, Mr.. Reagan the river and
harbor bill and Mr.. Sparks the Fitz John Por-
ter case, while Gunter wished to 60 to busi-
ness on the speakers table. Mr.. Frye, how
ever, cut out all those propositions by calling
up the resolution reported from the commit
tee on rules providing that hereafter whenever
the morning hour is dispensed with that hour
shall be set apart as a time during which
members may ask to pass bills on the calendar,
by consent five objections to be fatal to the
consideration of any bill. A noisy discussion
ensued, which at the time became very
acrimonious and angry between
Blackburn and Frye. Blackburn denied he
had received any notice of any meeting of the
committee on rules at which the proposition
had been considered, and enquired of Frye
whether there had been quorum of the COM
mittee present.
Mr.. Frye replied there had been no quorum
OF the committee present, but he had been in
structed to submit the proposition to the abb
sent members. He had not been able to find
the gentleman from Kentucky, however.
Mr.. Blackburn replied he had been present
at every roll call of the House, and it wasn't
his fault if the gentleman couldn't find him.
Mr. Townshend, Illinois, raised as the point
of order that the resolution not coming from
a quorum of the committee on rules, was not
in order. 1t had been represented by the
gentleman from Maine that this was report
from committee when itwas not.
Mr.. Frye-What does the gentleman mean:
1t was report from the committee.
Mr. Townshend-The gentleman represented
that it was reported from committee. He
now confesses it was reported with the consent
of only two members.
Mr.. Frye-I didn't confess anything of the
kind and the gentleman must be dull to un'
derstand it so.
The resolution was then agreed TO, Black
burn and Frye being applaudcd when, taking
their stations us tellers, they cordially shook
hands. Adjourned.
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ALL AROUND THE GLOBE.

John Robinson g. Son, wholesale dry goods,
Toronto, have suspended.
The expenditures on the Brooklyn bridge
since commencement, are over S12, 900, 900.
jay Gould has, it is announced, purchased
100000 of stock in the Vulcan steel works,
St. Louis.
The Nevada State Senate has adopted a me.
mortal to Congress to pass Reagan inter-
State. railroad bill.
A branch of the Merchants telegraph com
pany of Chicago has been organized in New
York, with NJ. Hoyt president and Geo. Mar.
tin secretary and treasurer.
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General CdDttdI NetcS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The House COM
mittee on claims decided to-day to report
adversely upon Representative Denster's
bill to provide for the settlement of unpaid
claims of those officers of the line in the
revolutionary army who served to the
close of the war of independence and are
soreturned on the books of the treasury.
The bill as reported would have involved
the payment of several million dollars.
The Senate confirmed the nomination
of Ellis Berbower as United States mar
shal of Nebraska
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THE GLOBE HOROSCOPE.
As 1t Casts its Light on the Chicago
Markets.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.l

Especial Telegram to the Globe.l
CHICAGO, Feb. 9.-The cables to-day quoted
sd@od advance on cargoes of wheat. We
opened stronger, but the offerings on the ad.
vance were liberal, and with steady pressure
the market weakened somewhat, closing up
steady at 0sx for March and 99's for April.
The weather is mild with steady rain. The
bears argue lower prices with the first sun
shine and "grin and bear" 1t with persistence
worthy ola better cause. Wall street has out
a large line of wheat for April. Expect to see
it covered at &c to Sc loss. Receipts OF hogs
continue light. Provisions opened firm but
broke badly under large offerings by packers,
rallying however at the close from the lowest
prices reached with sales of April lard at s9.65
and April pork at S14.e5.
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Pass MAUcHAc, La, Feb. "a ter
rife storm of wind and rain from the
southwest struck-this town this morning
at half past three, sweeping away every
building in the place, including the de-
pot and telegraph Office. No lives were
lost, but the citizens lose everything in
the way of household effects, provisions,
etc
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THE COUNT COMPLETED
roBxAL DECLARATION OF THE
PRESIDENTIAL VoTE.

A Tame and Uninterestins Ceremony--ihe
Disputed Point as to the Vote Of Georgia
Not Entered Into---The Pension Appro-
pr,stion Bill Through the senate---The
Honse stu sauabblins Over the Question
of fPriority---General Capital News.
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Wm. Harrison, ,switchman in the yard of the
c., l., st. L. & G. railroad at Cincinnati YVES
crushed to death while attempting to couple
some timber cars yesterday.
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FRIGHTPUL FLAMES.
BURNING OF ANOTHER DEATH-TRAP
IN NEW YORK.

Fortunate Escape of the Panic Stricken In
mates Collision of a Passenger and Con-
struction Train-Three Persons Killed
and Several Others Badly Injured
Wrecked on the Gulf-Miscellaneous
Record.
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Lawyers will find Moore's Patent Office
Queen Desks at Stees Bros.
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STATEMENT No 2.
Grain rates to st. Paul from
STATEMENT NO. 8.

In computing The current rate to MILWAUKEE,
and points East, add above figures to those on
abatement No
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-05
HENRY WARD BEECMER ARREs1ED

Sensati0n ON q Train Rt Baltimore,
which Changes TO Amusement when
IL 10 Learned that the Reverend Gen.
tIemAn's OnsnSe IL q Here Breach OF
Contract.
BALTIMORE, May 4.-About two years
ago the Western Maryland Agricultural
Society, which holds It's annual fairs at
Cumberland, contracted with Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher 10 deliver the annual ad.
dress at its October fair. The fact OF the
contract was widely published, but for
some cause Mr., BeeCber was not present,
and consequently failed to deliver the ad.
dress. There was great disappointment
among the young visitors at the fair, and
the society was accused OF having made
the announcement without authority as a
"card to draw"
A day or two since 1t was telegFaphed
from Washington with the general news
that Mr.. BeeCher was In that city, and bis
presence there became known to the OF.
tlCers Oft society at Cumberland. Mr..
Beecher left Washington this morning for
New York, and when the train in its pas
sage through Baltimore stopped at the
Union depot, deputy sheriff stepped
aboard and served q summons on Mr..
BeeCher to answer the suit against him by
the Agricultural Society, for failure to de-.
liver an address, the Bummons beidg re.
turnable at Cumberland on the second
Monday Of May. Mr.. BeeCher took the
matter very good humoredly, and said he
would answer through his counsel. Some
excitement was occRsioned among the pas.
sengers al the action OF the officer, but
amusement took It's place when the nature
oil the business was made known.
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A BUSY MONTH.
sOaE SUGGESTIVE COMPARISONS
Between Ihe Movements Of Money n
ala the Principal CIIIss IN APRIL,
1850, and ADFil. ISsI-PFOOG That
Business IL "On the Mend"

NEw YoRK, May 5.-From the Public
With full exchanges for April before us
in which the business actually transacted
in all parts Of the country has recorded
Its own volume, 1t Is not possible to con
clude that every thing is going to the bad
The comparison, 1t should bs noticed, Ii
yithths month Of April, 1880, in which the
business was extraordinarily large, al
though much OF 1t resulted in o loss in
stead Of . profit the amount Of .transac
lions was much larger than 1t had ever
been in the month OF April, and reaction
from the period Of extravAgant initiation
had Just begun, On the other hand cur
rent reports have indicated that the bust
ness Of the country in April, 1881, was
completely prostrated by disasteri many
roads were ruined or bloCkaded, farms
and viilsgss Gesoiated by floods and vast
quantities Of grain in stock destroyed that
almost every branch ol trade was stagnant
anu QeAuJ Anu IuAL WuVIeaaIe u6AIeIe
waited In vain for buyers, who
were crippled BY widespread disaster.
How did 1t come to pass that
"a, $50, ,l2S,6s0 was paid through banks
against 81 .Ss2, ,427, ,259 in the same month
Of 1880. Speculation In stocks does not
account Tor the fact, for as will be shown,
the exchanges arising from the sales oil
stocks were precisely the same in proper
tion TO the entire transactions Of April, 1880
and 1881. Nor can 1t be said New York
operations, possibly inflated by speCula.
tions in merchandise, account Tor the In
crease, for the aggregate Of exchanges at
twenty-five other cities were 81, ia, 4,07s, ,655
In April, 1881, against Sl,0OO,Sl4,026 In
1880. Al New York the increase was 9.s
per cent, and precisely the same II the
double value oil stocks sold be deducted
for both years. The following shows the
amount Of exchanges for the week ending
April 80, and for four weeks ending on
that date at Hartford and New Haven,
with returns for the month at all other
n1anaa,
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Progress OF the New York Bakers BtrIk g
Novel strike IN CIeVeIand-Bucces
iuI RAiIF0adeFa.

Progress OF the New York Bakera' BtrIke g
Novel strike in observation-disclosures
iuI RaiIrOadeTs.
New YoRk, May 4.-About one.iourth
oil the bakers who formed the procession
OF strikers last Monday, congtegMed at
Irving Hall this morning. One OF the OH.
GERS OF the union stated that most OF the
bosses had given in and that a majority Of
the men were working. He said that the
bosses had baked but one tenth their usual
quantity Of bread since the strike, and
they could not help but yield II they
wished to continue business. No new
employers had given in this morning but
many expected to during the day. The
bosses union was In session. for the pur.
pose, It ls said, Of receiving applications
from the men who were willing 10 work
under the rules OF the bosses union. II
was declared that already more applicants
had applied for situations than places
could be found Tor, and for this reason
there was no likelihood OF the employers
taking back the strikers.
CLEVELAND, o., May 4.--The East Side
lampllghters are on q strike for higher
wages, and as consequence nearly the
whole eastern portion OF the city was In
total darkness. A considerable stretch on
Prospect street, all Of Huron, Middle and
High streets, all OF the Third precinct,
with other portions, were reported want.
ing In street lights. The affair was 90 sud
den and unexpected that pedestrians were
taken entirely by surprise and inCon.
venlenced greatly. The result is awaited
an n1iously.
ToRoNfo, May 4.-The Grand Trunk
brakemVn obtained the advance in wAget
Asked.
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ton OF it, the following dispatch from St,
Louis, sent out q day or two ago, u well
worthy OF attentive Teading:
81. LOUIS, Mo-, May 2.-The Secretary
of the immigration Society OF this city
has Just received letters from its agent re-
Gently sent 10 Germany to work upa boom
for Missouri which give some remarkable
facts concerning the exodus from Ger
many this spring. Writing from Ham
burg, under date OF April o. the Agent
says: n
Feau or Government Ottice, and have
gathered the following facts: Tho authori'
ties at Berlin are perfectly bswildered at
the extraordinary and unprecedented
exodus taking place this year, and which
10 all appearances Ia only vet in lts In
fancy. II bears no comparison 10 the
emigration OF former years, and threatens
ta assume the most gigantic proportions.
The number OF emigTants that left Ham,
burg the first quarter OF the year 1851
was 1907, which was considered extraor'
dinary, But for the first quarter OF this
year the figures have reached the uupre'
cedented number Of 24,44l, Every steam
or Of the Hamburg.Am line for the
next i've months Is contracted for, and the
Company has been obliged to put on q
bi.Weekly line Rs extra steamships, which
are 10 leave every other Sunday, in Addi'
ton 10 the regular weekly steamer The
smigEAnt boSldinG.house are crowded
At the office Of the emigrAnt agents you
will see whole regiments standing In line
for halt q blsCk-men waiting their
turn 10 exchange their money and
get tickets, | am told on the
very best and highest authority that
German people in the interior are well
posted as TO America and the condition Of
that country, and that the present great
exodus 10 principally owing to the news
received here from friends, countrymsn
and relations In America as TO its re-
newed prosperity, Whole counties are
being depopulatsd, people are crazy to
leave for the promised land, and,are sacri'
hcIng their property Gt rulnous rates Tor
half or even ona.thlrd and ono'iourth its
actual value. am told that these people
are mostly OF the better laboring classes,
with fair sprinkling OF msrChRnts and
clerks, but oil with some meAns, most ot
them we'll provided Tor. There are Consid.
able numbers Of Socialists and Jews among
them,
"The bone and sineW Of Germany is
leaving OF course the Government ia
doing everything short Of actual force 10
stem this flood, Notices are served on
emigration agents, warning them, under
severe penalties and fines, not 10 sell TICK
ets, or ship, or in any way encourage
young men below or between certain
years, who may not have paid for or
served their prescribed time in the army
but, Notwithstanding this, large numbers
Of young men obtain the necessary pspsrs
to leave the country, and 90 out on every
VpRgel u
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DFOWn Makes q Good ReeOTd In Trait
inE-EntFIeH for the Chicago WHIR.I

brown Makes GOOD Rec0Td In Train.
inE-EntFIes for the Chicago WRlR.s
CHICAGO, May 4.-The backer Of H
Brown, who Ia to compete aHains! George
Watson's unknown in the 0'Leary inter
national match at Madison Square, New
York, tested his man this morning pri
vately In a ffty.mile Ro.ss.you.plesse. HI
made the distance in the Exposition
buildlng.in seven hours and lew minutes
which Is pretty fair on track OF thirty
laps 10 the mile. 0'Lesry does not think
az lavorably OF Brown as bis baCkel
does, but the latter has already wagefed
50 900 on his beating an unknown, who
will be- In the race, but whose name has
not yet been sent to the Clipper. This
man has been In training for the past two
months, and will be backed to a greal
amount by mike" Mcdonald, the we'll
known Chicago sporting man. 0Leary
will not leave for New York until after the
walk In Chicago is finished. He looks Tor
ward 10 the international bslt race as be
Ing the best New York has had for seyera
years.
The following are the thirty entries tor
the 0'Leary walk, beginning 10 this city
next Sunday:
Police Gdislte'S unknown, Chris. Faben'
are; Frederick Krohne, New York; Chss,
Hartman, Massachusetts; John Brucks
Chicago; +. L. Edgar, Dallas, Tex; Ed
Dunning, st. Louis; NJ. Il. GSney, CIeve'
land, Ohio; Edward Tracy, Cincinnati
Henery Schmehl, Chicago; K. s. Edwards
OinCln natl; Jacob Webster, lndianat
Thomas IIoran, Chicago James Wal
lace, Chicago; John Brandeetter
Chicago; ", F. Thomas, Chicago
Napoleon CampAnn, "old Sport" New
YORK; j. Weatherly, Graceland; ]. Ken
nedy, Chicago; NJ. ]. Kane, Chicagoi Jno
Cole, Pittsburgh Antoine sttuckel, Aus
tria; Frenchy Capt Cudopg's unknown)
Chicago; s. r. R0dnan, Onicagoi Chas
Carson, st. Charles, Ill Thomas entry
St.ILouis; James MorriseY, Chicago; Chat
ItePs unknown, Chicago; Henry MCNa
mara, New York; BtAnd'B entry, Chicago
II, G, OIuynon, Chicago.
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city with no Police.

New YoRK, May A special from
Troy says the Police Board will meet this
evening and make another attempt 10
break the dead lock. The Sheriff will IN.
dertake 10 preserve the public peace to-day.
The police magistrates have decided 10
issue warrants TO be served by deputy
sherifs. Lat night the rowdy element
In the lower part of the city was rampant
on Hill street, windows being broken and
stores despollei. There is some talk Of
organizing vigilance committee in that
part Of town.
TRor, N. Y, May 4.-The Police Com.
miSsioners ballotsd eleven times tonight
for superintendent without q result.
There Is talk Of Vigilance Committee 10
South Troy II depredAtions are continued
In the absence Of the police. To-day the
roughs fred load Of straw, burning that
and tenement house.
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sIrUArI0N Az 81. LOUIS.
Growing Certainty that Fast ~. Louis
Will be esRbmeFged-MeFeha and Rea.
IdenIa Moving.

N-~r~NA
viii be SHbmeFEed-MsFehA and Res
Ideals Moving.
ST. LOUIS, May THE situation in
East St. Louis is becoming mere and more
critical and unless the river ceases risinG,
Of which there is no hope, the entire city
will be submerged. Everything possible
Is being done to prevent this by strength
sning and slsvatipg the dykes and railroad
embaukments, but these have been sur
rounded by water so long that they are
more or less soaked and the pressure in
places 10 so great, there being from ten to
thirty foot OF water bearing against 1t,
that probabilities are that there will be
several, II not numerous, breaks and the
whole city will be engulied.
A break Is already reported In the Ohio
d Mississippi railroad embankment, one
mile north OF the relay depot, and the
VAndRliR track is flooded for some distance,
Should this break reach any considerable
width 1t will prove quite as bad as Crev.
asse In the Madison leyee, several miles
north, would be, as 1t would let the flood
direct from the river sweep out over the
bottom 10 the east and north, which, in q
short time, would circle around south.
ward and come in East st. Louis from the
rear. Many people have already left East
St. Louis, and others have moved them.
selves and their household effects to the
upper stories ot their dwellings. Some OF
the merchants are moving their goods to
this city, while others are piling them up
on high shelves or storing them on the
second floor.
Several railroads have taken all the
movable property from their yards on the
ialand, and some decline to receive any
more freight for shipment at present. The
Chicago < Alton, the Ohio & Mississippi
and Chicago, Burlington < Quincy dykes
across the slough from the island to the
main land have either scaled to such an
extent or become 80 weak that they are no
longer aerviCabe, and these roads will re.
move all the rolling stock from their yards
on the island TO safe ground. In fact all the
yards on the island are In such danger Of
inundation that thOy will have to be aban.
doned. The Cairo < St. Louis narrow
gauge railroad Is submerged in many
places on the bottom and has suspended
operations. The trestle oil the Cairo Short
Line leading to the island south OF the
bridge has been abandoned, and the road
will have to reach its freight yards by
another track.