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Daily globe., 1883-07-19
WRECKS OF RECKLESS SPECUL4-
TTON

TION.
The first six months of the year brings
from the mercantile agency a summing up
of the business status of the country
through the medium of the reports of busi-
ness failures. The number of failures
from January to July 1 is 4,637, an in
crease over the same period of 1882 of l.,
O4O, and as compared with 1881, an in
crease of 1,775, in number. The amount
of liabilities involved in the failures of the
first half of 1883, is $66.199,O34; in 1882
the figures were 5O,5SO.92O in 1881 the
amount was $4O,877,15O.
Viewed without analysis the increase
seems large and the losses heavy. But in
a matter of such gravity it is unwise to
jump at conclusions without the light of
all possible authentic information. First,
1t should be borne in mind, that the area
from which the reports for this year are
gathered is much enlarged, as for instance.
tifty-tive failures, with liabilities amount
ing to $394,OOO, are reported from
Wyoming, Utah, Montana, Idaho and New
Mexico, localities now for the first time
upon the records kept for the information
of business men.
The rapid increase in the population,
and the augmentation of the number of
traders, the latter somewhat in excess of
the proportion demanded by the needs of
the new settlers, may be fairly considered
to account for some Of the increase, and
this consideration applies with equal apt
ness to the states rapidly increasing in
population, new towns springing up and
railroads pushing civilization forward.
The increase of ffty-one failures in Texas
is small in contrast with the augmentation
of the number of traders in that empire
state of the southwest.
In addition to these explanatory sug-
gestlons there is still another that il is
important to take into consideration. The
maximum portion of the increase of fail
ures is found in three or four states. IIli-
nois furnishes an increase of 1859, Chicago
supplying IS of that number, 162 in Ohio,
IL OF them in Cincinnati, 162 in Iowa
thus proving that about one half of the
increase is located IN three states, and
these IN the region peculiarly affected by
the crop disasters of 1881, so that it seems
that the present depression is the closing
up OF the wrecks of that period. To the un-
healthy condition of the iron business
some portion of the increase is properly
chargeable, and to this element in the case
Daily globe., 1883-07-19

The historical and political paragraphist
of the P. P. yesterday displayed his ignor-
ance of state history, AID added to his
usual daily budget of blunders, in speaking
of the appointment of E. P. Freeman, the
newly appointed register of the Redwood
Falls land Office. 1t says Mr.. Freeman
was formerly register of the land Office at
Blue Earth City, and afterward senator
from Faribault county. The facts are, the
land Office was never located at Blue Earth
City, but first at Winnebago City, and
afterward at Jackson, where Mr.. Freeman
was register, and that he was never a SEN
ator from Faribault county, but in 1868-69
was senator from Blue Earth county, and
in 1874-75 senator from jackson county.
But what can we expect of the blunderbuss
e concern " that always chronicles the ar
rival of the member of congress from the
first district at Winnebago," when he has
lived at Blue Earth City for the past
twenty-5ix years.
Daily globe., 1883-07-19
Deep PEotcin0.

Grand Forks Herald: The idea some
farmers entertain that deep plowing is moi
necessary in the deep soil of Dakota is q
most fallacious and detrimental one. G.
F. Kindred's large farm near Valley City
is illustrative of this fact. Last fall's
pIowing on this farm was at least six inches
deep-an unusual depth for Dakota soil.
The grain of all kinds on the farm of Mr.
Kindred stands full and strong, and to-day
promises abundant yield, while other farm
ers are complaining at the prospects. Mr..
Kindred is satisfied that the extra labor
expended preparing his land last year will
be we'll repaid by the extra yield the COM
ing harvest. Dakota dirt will raise pro-
digious yields, but like other localities, it
will pay to farm it after approved methods.
Daily globe., 1883-07-19
Direct Communication.

Fargo Argus: 1t is 274 miles from Du-
luth to st. Paul, and about tbs same dis
tance by rail from Duluth to this city. By
the completion of the Duluth & st. Paul
road, st Paul and Minneapolis obtained a
route to the east that cannot be COM
peted against by the Chicago lines when
it comes to the transportation of bulky
freight. With competing road paral-
leIing the Northern Pacific, from Duluth
to the dual lefty, the difficulty of building
up wholesale business here would be
done away with. Duluth and Chicago are
about on the same footing as to lake
transportation. With proper lake facili-
ties between the crossing and the lakes, ST..
Paul and Minneapolis will no longer have
an advantage over Moorhead and Fargo in
this one respect.
Daily globe., 1883-07-19
Consolidated Pools .

ST. LOUIS, July 8.-Representatives of
railroads interested in the east bound live
stock, west bound dead freight and local
coal pools have abolished their respective
commissionerships, thus deposing R. M q.
Moore, of the dead freight pool, Isaac h.
Knox, of the live stock, and L. G Remer,
of the local coal pool, and decided on a
consolidation of the three commissioner
ships on and after August 1. 81. S. De-
pew, general freight agent of the Cairo
Short line, has been chosen commissioner
of the consolidated pools and will assume
the duties of the Office August 1.
Daily globe., 1883-07-19

In the haste of making laws it seems
that congress made really monarchicaI
one in granting the right of water inspec-
tors to enter residences in the District of
Columbia at their Will to see if the public
water was being wasted. The outrageous
crime committed in Washington on Tues
day morning by an inspector, shows the
fatal folly of granting free license to in
wade the sanctity of house, whose great
protection against the encroachmsnts of
crime is the lack of knowledge of the out
side of the inside.
Daily globe., 1883-07-19

The decision of the city council of Min
neapolis last evening to purchase water
works site for the east division of the city
was wise one, and for it they merit the
hearty thanks of every citizen. The most
desirable location for the purpose is Sc
cured, and at very reasonable and salts
factory price. AS rapidly as may be CON
sistent the construction of the works should
be pushed forward for the benefit of the
pubIic
Daily globe., 1883-07-19

Tom THUMB was quite a character
though not very extraordinary as a dwarf.
8arnum made his fame by advertising.
The genius of the Snowman in this direct
tion presented Tom Thumb at every Court
in Europe, sent him on voyages around
the world and from the salary of three dol
lars week brought him large fortune.
Congressman, Senators, Generals and other
distinguished people attended the marriage
of Tom Thumb and little Miss Warren, a
high tribute to the skill of the advertiser.
There Is nothing at all in this world that
pays larger dividends than skillfull, per-
sistent use of printers ink. Advertising is
the soul of business.
Daily globe., 1883-07-19
OUR NORTHWESTERN NEIGHBORS,
News GleaniRgs and Points Specially
Collected and Forwarded by Tele-
graph to the Daily Globe.
Fargo Special kilograms, July IS, to the ST.
Paul Globe.
AdO,cn the YaILey.

Valley City says the only unseemly
sight in that city is on the Northern Pa
cifc right of way, and the papers of that
city want the company to clean up.
A regular line of stages has been estab-
lished between DEVILS Lake City and Tur
tie mountain. The line is said to run
through the finest region of north Dakota
and it is very rapidly filling up with set
tiers.
F. Jay Haynes, official photographer of
the Northern Pacific road who has been in
vited to accompany the presidential party
through the Yellowstone National park,
left tonight to make the necessary
arrangements.
United States directors are looking after
the matter of bogus claims in north Dako-
ia. Many residents of the cities who have
claims in the country are trembling in
their boots for fear the government agents
will come down on them.
Wahpeton special to the Argus says
Thos. Dufresne, while loading beer kegs
on the cars, had his foot crushed.
Dufresne is agent of the American Ex-
press company and the assistant threw a
keg on his foot. It may be necessary to
suffer amputation.
Grand Forks will have a teachers in
stitute, three days long, beginning August
Z. E. A. Healy, deputy superintendent of
instruction of Dakota, and Prof. E. 2 .
Philips, ate superintendent of schools in
that city, will act as instructors. All
teachers of that county are expected to
attend.
II. Thompson was recently arrested in
Sargent county for selling liquor without
county license. Sargent county is not
organized, and was attached to Richland
county for judicial purposes. Thompson
had territorial license and was waiting
for the organization of Sargent county so
as to get the license money into the treas
ury of that county. He went to Wahpeton
for trial.
A Mr.. White, of Moorhead, has an ele
CANT residence on the banks of the Red
river Whenever he has the blues it
makes a patriotic ombination.-G Grand
Forks Herald.
That is true,
He is never so blue
AS when he's patriotic;
For the Norwegian vote,
His partner, we quote,
Com-stalk-ing to regions chaotic.
The ModiSonian of Virginia City, Mon
tana, as he sees that alleged respectable
ity has been thoroughly eliminated from
tine record of the late Judge Conger, of the
Third district of Montana, and on ac-
count, perhaps, of old drinks or old games
of stud, puts it in this way: The Conger
Investigation has ended, and the papers
in the case have gone to Washington
We have no fears that the judge-whom
We are proud to know as an honorable
citizen, and an able and upright eficial-
will come to grief through the machina-
tions of his prosecutors, who could not
use him to advance their own selfish ends.
Daily globe., 1883-07-19
MONTANA

1.-The Daily GLOBE has established North
western Bureau devoted to the news and general
interests of Dakota and Montana The head
quarters of the bureau will be located at Fargo,
with an Office on Broadway nearly opposite the
Headquarters Hotel, and adjoining the Red
River National Bank. Parties having mail
correspondence relative to this section
of the country should address DAILY GLOBE,
Fargo, D. 7.
Daily globe., 1883-07-19

The circular issued by the postofice de-
partment to postmasters will be read with
interest by the public, as it relates to the
reduction of letter postage from three to
two cents, October L. The printing of the
the three cent stamps will be closed on
September 10, and of stamped envelopes
on August 81. No provision is made for
the redemption of the three cent stamps
-and envelopes remaining over, either from
postmasters or the public after October L,
but it is provided that the stamps can be
used IN payment on second and third class
mail matter thereafter. The new two and
four cent stamps will be..issued to post
masters September Is, but are not to be
sold until October 1. The department
calls n its servants to be extremely care
ful ii regulating their orders for stamps
an envelope supplies to the public demand
up to October 1, and to give the public
every possible notice of the change and
1he rules adopted previous to the going
Daily globe., 1883-07-19

ERNEST LoNGFELLow, son of the de-
ceased poet, is preparing illustrations for
q selection of twenty poems written by
his father. The subjects chosen are for
the most part landscapes, and these pic
lures will be made of the scenes them
selves. The next holiday season will find
this gem in the market.
Daily globe., 1883-07-19

THE president does not make his Yellow
stone trip at government expense of
thousands of dollars, but as an invited
guest of Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan's exploring
party, who would charter 179 horses in
stead Of $50 if he didn't happen to go, ale
samee.
Daily globe., 1883-07-19

LOUIS DE LA ROME, the author of the
notorious French novels written under the
nom de plume of "Onida," is said to have
gone insane and to have been placed in
private retreat at Florence.
Daily globe., 1883-07-19

DIR. DoMINGUs, of Brazil, who has care
fully Investigated the matter, says that
the bodies of those who die of yellow fever
should be cremated. His theory is that the
blood of the yellow fever patient contains
minute parasite which continues in exis-
tence after the person dies, and that burial
places are constantly liable to distribute
the diseasa
Daily globe., 1883-07-19

UNITED STATES SENATOR PALMER, of
Michigan, the successor of Thomas W.
Ferry, is favored with the following pen
Gil sketch: He is about fifty years of
age. well shaped, well built, has sparkling,
black eyes, black silky hair and mustache,
and the color of ths bon uiront in his
cheeks. Mr.. Palmer is very wealthy.
Daily globe., 1883-07-19

purpose of fraud on the part of Col. nges,
but culpable negligence in falling to re-
deem his deposited payments for August,
November and December. The colonel
had settled his account in full with Mr.. S.
since he arrived in the city.
The court then adjourned till IL a. m,
tO-dov
Daily globe., 1883-07-19
The Rirer.

The river was three feet nine and one
half inches on the bar.
The Keokuk, of the st. Paul & st. Louis
line, will arrive this morning and leave at
10 a.. m. for st. Louis.
The Libbie Conger, of the Diamond 10
line, arrived yesterday, and after unloading
left on her way to st. Louis.
Daily globe., 1883-07-19
Rm,raored Rate Cuttinn.

BOSTON, July 18.-Vice President Hay
den, of the New York Central, has been
recalled to New York to attend a meeting
there tomorrow of several railrord off,
cials from this city. There are allegations
of rate cutting.
Daily globe., 1883-07-19
Fargo VIII Stand By The Globe.
IFarpo Argus. july III

For years past the Pioneer Press has
been arrogant and erratic in its treatment
of the Red river valley. If there was the
slightest excuse it would abuse the coun-
Daily globe., 1883-07-19

The immigration to the United States
for the last fiscal year was little short of
100000, against an influx of nearly 100000
in 1882, and $4,000 in 1881.
Daily globe., 1883-07-19

BUFFALO Bill is giving his entertain
ment, "The Wild West" under a spacious
canvass in Massachusetts to big audiences
Daily globe., 1883-07-19
TEE DAILY GLOBE.
T6E WEEKLY GLOBE.
ST. PAUL, THURSDAY, JULY 10. 1888.

ANOTHER postofice which sighed to be
called "Hatton'' has had to be content with
s'Hatof"
Daily globe., 1883-07-19

The mortality in New York, :. last week
was LILO. There were reported $50 births
and 264 marriages for the week.
Daily globe., 1883-07-19

iato eject of the cheaper letter postage
rates.
Daily globe., 1883-07-19
A Naval Quarrel.

NORFOLK, July 18.-A naval court of in
quiry to examine into difficulty between
Commodore Mayo, commandant of the
navy yard, and Commander McGlensey,
have assembled. The charges preferred
by the commandant against McGIensey
were read, accusing that officer and his
clerk with aiding ex-Congressman Desen-
dorff in making charges to the navy de-
partment against Mayo, and also that Nc
Glensey, in asking for leave of absence for
1. N. G. Cole, had represented him as a clerk
when he occupied the position of writer,
thereby trying to obtain additional pay for
Cole, to which he was not entitled. 1t is
further charged that McGlen ey refused to
deliver certain papers when ordered by the
com mandant to do so. Commander Me-
Glensey charges Commodore Mayo with
arresting and confning him without cause,
Daily globe., 1883-07-19

1t is telegraphed that mob of Mexi-
cans yesterday entered the office at Mon
terey, Mexico, of the American consul and
beat the acting consul, Rev. Mr.. Shaw. al
most to death, and at last accounts he was
insensible,
Daily globe., 1883-07-19

THE ISS UE IN u lLASSsCHUSETTS.
Senator Dawes being interviewed,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-03
RAILROAD NOTES.

Superintendent Stimson left for Chicago
yesterday afternoon.
Col. Flournoy, of the lumber line. has
gone to Eau Claire.
Mr.. Marvel of the st. Paul & Manitoba
road returned Sunday.
General Alexander, of the st. Paul &
Manitoba road, will be back to-day.
S. T. Emerson, chief engineer of the
Missouri Pacific road, is in st. Paul.
Mr.. Truesdale, of the Minneapolis & ST.
Louis road, was in st. Paul yesterday.
General Manager Haupt with Mr. Odell
has gone over the Northern Pacific for a
tour of inspection.
Five special trains of emigrauts are on
the way to st. Paul from the East, and will
arrive in day or two.
Mr.. John Carrigan, a heavy business
man of Cleveland, Ohio, has just returned
from trip through the Red River valley.
E. j. Barney, of the firm of Barney
Smith, car builders Of Dayton, Ohio, was
in st. Paul yesterday and left in the even
ing for the East.
The Northern Pacific road yesterday
morning brought down from the upper
country four car loads of lumbermen. who
scattered to Saltwater, st. Paul and other
points.
A regular meeting of the Railway Super
was held at the Union depot in st. Paul
yesterday, bat nothing OF special interest
TRANSFERRED.
General Passenger Agent G. X. Barnes
and Mr.. Davis, passenger agent of the st.
Paul IL Manitoba road,who have been in
Chicago for several days are expected to
return to-day.
The new solid trains on the st. Paul &
Manitoba road that started out yesterday
morning were beautiful to look upon and
attracted general admiration. All the cars
are similar in shape and color. The deep,
maroon color gives them a very rich and
Substantial appearance.
The Northwestern Fuel company that
commenced suit against the Burlington,
Cedar Rapids & Northern road, still con-
tinues to make seizures of the property of
that road wherever it can be found. At
Worthington yesterday the plaintiff cap
tured two engines and a number of cars
The suit of the Northwestern Fuel com
pany against the Burlington, Cedar Rapids
& Northern road and the attachment OF
rolling stock does not affect the movement
of either freight or passenger trains over
the we'll known Minneapolis & ST. Louis,
Albert Lea route. All business over that
route is being done promptly as usual.
The new time card of the st. Paul &;
Manitoba road went into effect yesterday,
and trains Nos. 5 and on the Brock
enridge division run by the way of Barnes
Vile to Grand Forks and Fargo. Trains
Nos. and 8 on the same division run to
and from Fargo, Grand Forks and Nache.
All passenger trains or the Fergus Falls
division run to Winnipeg.
The following order has been issued by
the Regal Route: st. Paul, April 2,1SS3.-
To Agents and Baggage Masters, c., st.
P, NJ. 81 o. Railway: The new excess bag
gage system which went into effect ON
April l, does not prevent you from accept
ing the excess baggage mileage ticket
heretofore sold, whose time limitation has
not expired. You will continue to honor
such tickets until they expire, and dispose
of them in the same manner as heretofore.
L. W. Teasdale, General Passenger and
Ticket Agent.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-03

New YORK, April 2.-The produce ex-
change to-day considered the bill regulat-
ing the charges of floating and stationary
elevators and warehouses. Resolutions
were adopted declaring that in the jGdg-
ment of the exchange the charges to be
made for such services should be left en-
tirely to the laws of natural competition.
which may be trusted to enforce fair rates,
and that any attempt to regulate them by
legislation would be wrong in principle
and an invasion of publ, rights and ex-
tremely detrimental to the commerce OF
the city, as present charges are now en-
tirely satisfactory, and the effect of the
proposed bill would be to prevent new cap
ital from being invested in elevators, and
drive trade to other cities.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-03
ALL AROUND THE GLOBE.

The Missouri Legislature adjourned yes
terday.
Secretary Lincoln is at his desk in the
war department again.
Work begins on the Albion mine in Ne
vada to-day, and the lien holders are being
paid OF.
The annual report of the American
Steamship company, at Philadelphia,
shows deficiency of $4,000. -'...
Twelve hundred journeynen painters
are on strike at Philadelphia, demanding
an increase from $3.50 to So a day.
JDhn y. Hnngerford, of Corning, N. Y,
ex-member OF congress from the Twerty-
ninth congressional district, is dead.
The trustees Of Columbia college nave
discussed project of appealing to tho cit
liens of New York and the county at
large for aid to enable them to convert the
collage into 4 metropolitan university,
where students, now compelled - 20 %
European universities, can obtain The
rough instruction in the higher branches
of learning. IT,. =
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-03
Fornler Ernptio..s Of BIT. Hsnss.

About sixty eruptions Of Mount Etna
are recorded. the most notable within the
last hundred years being those of 1892
1911, 1919 and 1882. The first of these
continued an entire year, the streams of
lava then being thirty feet deep. During
the last one mentioned there, opened Oh
the sides Of the mountain many flaming
mouths IN the midst OF tremendous ex-
plosions and commissions, prodigious dis
charges of ashes, cinders and lava, which
overran miles of cultivated fields and
threatened the town of Bron with ruin.
The river of lava was then
twenty miles long, over mile wide
and forty feet deep. The lava which in
1869 overtopped the walls of Catania may
still be seen coiling over their summit like
a frozen torrent. On that occasion much
of the city and $4,000 of its inhabitants
were destroyed. The earliest eruption
mentioned in history was 476 years before
the Christian era. -four years la ter vast
volume of'water is reported to have rushed
down the mountain side. It was su pposed
to'have come from the crater, showing.ap-
parently, the connection between the vol
oano and the sea. A great eruption oc-
cUrfeu III 1907, when mighty clouds OF
ash-gray dust were expelled, cover
ing the whole surrounding country, From
two new mouths on the eastern flank issued
torrents of lava, one moving toward Zaf-
farana, the other toward Clara. One
stream was two miles broad, in some
places no feet deep, flowed 600 feet in an
hour ordinarily, but when if approached
abrupt cliffs it dashed over like a fiery cas-
-cade. Tie summit of Etna, being above
the line ofvegetatfon, presents, unless GOV
cred with snow, a melancholy waste of lava,
ashes, lapilIi and scorise, from the centeT of
which, i'll q desolate plane, ascends the
principal cone. Around the base of the
mountain is q productive region Of corn,
olives grapes and fruits, from three to
eleven miles broad The eruptions of
Etna are frequent and i'm posing. - .,