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a Terrifying lightning Episode.

Some forty five hundred people who were in
the coliseum at Minneapolis, Thursday after
noon, had an experience to be remembered
The dress circle and balcony were well filed,
and the stage presented a bright and cheerful
appearance. The full chorus Of nearly thous-
and children were seated in the great sounding
board, the girls dressed in white.
Throughout the entertainment there was the
occasional disturbance of rumbiing distant
thunder with flashes of lightning that seemed
to trace the bright wood finish. One or two
sharp peals added to the apprehension, when
suddenly there was a loud, sharp report, APP
parently in the space between the ceiling and
roof, the crash of falling glass from the centre
People started to their feet; faces blanched,
and their fear was written ON many faces
panic was threatened among the children and
in the audience, audit was moment of intense
excitement and wonderment and questioning
in every look.
As the thupdershower passed over it singled
out for an electric shock the gilt bali on the
top of the flag staff in the center of the build
ing, the highest point that presented itself
The electric current flashed down the pole,
shattered tho apex of the building ran along a
timber, attacked bolt, followed along to an
electric light wire, and thence made its way
without further injury to the building and to-
an electric lamp and passed outside the build
ing and to the head of the steps from the rail
road, which it shattered and then buried itself
in the ground. 1t was not an easy task to meet
the emergency entirely among the children, and
the excitement of the little ones was added to by
the intercession of anxious parents, one alarmed
mother mounting the stage from the orchestra
while it was playing to where her child was to
be found
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The House Com mittee on the Re-
form of the Civil Service has submitted
unanimous report against repeating
the reform law of last year. The COM
mittee consists of Messrs. Mutchler, of
Pennsylvania; Cox, of New York; Glenn
ents, of Georgia: Hoblitzell, of Mary
land; Finerty, of Illinois Barksdale, of
Mississippi; Seymour, of Connecticut;
Robertson, of Kentucky, 8 democrats,
and Bingham, ofPennsylvania; Phelps,
of New Jersey; Willard, of New York !;
Lyman, of Massachusetts, aud Hit, Of
Illinois, 5 republicans. The report is
not only unanimous, but it is emphatic
and unqualified. It recognizes the evils
of patronage" it condemns the "spoils
system" it attributes the maintenance
of the system to both parties, and holds
both responsible for the duty of up
roofing it. It expresses the conviction
of the committees that much good has
already been done, and that much more
can be done. And it all concludes as
follows: "Your committee, entirely
satisfied with the thorough conscien-
tious, and nom partisan work of the Civil
.gervice Commission, are justified in the
belief that its continuance will aid in q
large degree in eradicating the preva-
lent evils Of the civil service of the gov
eminent, remove just complaint, and
restore public confidence in the work
performed by the subordinate officials,
and can see no wisdom in the proposed
repeal Of the law
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Judge Gildersleeve, of New York, in
his address to the Grand Jury, congratu-
lated the police upon their success in
bringing into subsection the common
thief and burglar. But he was grieved
to note the existence of another class of
criminals produced by the spirit of ex-
travagance and speculation who threat
ened the community with dire calamity.
While in obedience to the law" he
said, We are Furnishing the low thieves
from the sloughs and slums of the city
for stealing small sums, let us not neg
lect the guilty in high places who steal
large sums and are amenable to the
same law" Only in this way can a
cessation of tie gigantic thefts and
swindles that have been brought to
light in New York be brought about.
If the enforcement of the law against
small criminals has had salutary effect,
4 similar remedy for great criminal
ought to he equally efficacious. The
remedy is certainly worth trying.
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New York Catholics are to build home for
poor emigrant girls.
A Wall street estimates the recent shrinkage
in Jay Gould's stocks at $21, 642,OOO
The National Bank of Commerce Of Mime
apolis, Mimi, has been authorized to begin
business; capital, $40c, Goo
At Williams Hamilton's sale of shorthorn
cattle, at Lexington, KY, fifty-three head
brought an average of $3.50.
nephew Of Gen. Mcclellan horsewhipped
Edward Henley Of Greensburg, Pa. for re-
peating scandalous stories of young society
lady.
The Episcopal convention of the diocese Of
Central Pennsylvania elected Rev. DR.. Nelson
Somersville Bullion of Cleveland assistant to
Bishop Howe. Bishop Howe has been fifty years
in the ministry.
The schedules Of Orlando M, Bogart, Richard
W. Bogart and Alanzon NJ. Wilcox, Of o. NJ
Bogart Co., bankers and brokers Of New York,
show the firms debt to be $2, loo, 917; nominal
assets, 81, Ala, 46S; actual assets, 10, SS1.
The doors Of the State Bank Of West Virginia
closed Thursday forenoon. Liabilities, 4119,-
600; assets reported, 4115,O0O. The prin-
cipsl losers are poor people, who had small
sums deposited Many ugly rumors are
adoat
Panque, tho colt recently sold by Cpmmo-
dore Kittsop to the Dwyer Bros, New York, for
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Bismarck has fallen into disfavor
with the workingmen of Germany. A
few days ago he stopped at Fredrichs-
ruhe on the way from his summer resi-
dence to Berlin. It became noised
about that he was stopping at the hotel
and very soon a great crowd collected,
workingmen composing the majority.
Pretty soon tho cry was started, Down
with Bismarck" and the mob responded
with insulting yells and epithets. The
man Of iron and blood viewed the hos
tile demonstration with savage eyes,
and, boiling with rage, ordered his SER
wants to summon the police and assist
in dispensing the mob. The sight of
his iveried servants only increased the
tumult, and it required considerable
work on the part of the authorities to
quiet matters down. When once safely
out Of Friedrichsruhe Bismarck deliv-
cred long homily on "the ingratitude
of the people" to those who were in at
tendance upon him.
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The iowa Pharmacy Law.
Letter from Des Moines.


Last week l gave You the decision Of the
state board of pharmacy as to their constriic-
ton of the statute relating to the sale of liquor
by druggists, which was that under the phar-
macy law of 1880 and 1882, they were authorized
to sell and dispose of liquor for medicinal pur-
poses without obtaining permit from the
county board of supervisors. Now comes the
attorney general with an elaborate opinion
addressed to the board, in which he reverses
their decision and holds
First-That the supplemental act of 1882,
printed without number or chapter, and which
was not approved by the governor is invalid
Second-That under the pha rmacy law of
1880, as mentioned by chapter l37, laws of 1882,
druggists were not required to get permit
Third-That chapter 143, laws of 1884, re-
peals section 1910 of the code, and provides
a substitute, which provides penalty against
less he has permit; that the pharmacy law
of 1880 and 1882 is conflict with this substitute:
that chapter 1875 laws of 1884, repeats all laws
in conflict Herewith.
Fourth-That after July a druggist must
get permit to sell liquor for medicinal pur-
poses, and that his application for a permit
must be signed by a majority of the legal vot-
ers in the ward or township in which he resides
or does business.
Fifth-That the act of 1884 does not change
the code relative to the granting of permits,
and that the power is still In the board OF
supervisors, and is discretionary.
This settles a much vexed question among
pharmacists in this state from and after Fourth
of July, and those familiar with the history OF
the legislation upon the subject will concede
that the attorney generals opinion is in har
mony with the object and intent of the legis
1atuce
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Brief Summary of the Report Of the Com
missioner of Statistics, Giving Informa-
ton of General Public Interest.

The fifteenth annual report of the state COM
missioner of statistics has been issued 1t
shows that in the year 1882 the area devoted to
wheat culture was reduced from ., So, 100 to-,
329, 500 Since 1878 the percentage of the total
cultivated area sown in wheat has been steadily
decreasing and there has been corresponding
increase in the percentage of the area devoted
to oats, corn and barley. Minnesota no longer
relies wholly upon wheat Generally the con-
dition of agriculturists is improved through
out the state. The totals of acreage and crops
are given as previously published In
wheat there were =, 329, 969 acres sown, with
production of 81, TO- 5s bushels making an
average of Is. 81 to the acre Dakota. Goodhue,
Otter Tail, Polk and Stevens produced over
.OOO, 600 bushels-each. Of oats there were i69,
1873 acres sown, and an average production of
"a A per acre: of corn, 62S, 512 acres, with an
average yield of 2Gl2. Of potatoes, 500, 136
bushels were produced from Il, o4 acres. The
hay crop exceeded that of 1881 by 346 900 tons
There is material enlargement of the country
devoted to flax. There are g., 493 farms, of
which 1,S63 are new The apple trees and
grape vines bearing show marked increase.
The products of the dairy have increased con-
siderably.
OF LIFE AND DEATH.
The vital statistics follow. In 1882 tn ere
were "a 5N births, IA, 104 males Il, 303 females.
61O twins and 155 illegitimate. OF these 7,7s9
were of American parents, 1854 German, j.,
500 Norwegian, 2,6Ol Swede, 9o2 Irish and 5,
591 mixed parentage There were 2,59S deaths.
making the natural increase of population D.
2O6. There were six thriplet births. The
least deaths wereS51, in FEBRUARY, and the most
1,2S6, in August From zymotic diseases s.
Oil died, sos from constitutional, 1855 from
local, 1,SSS from developmental 52l
from accident, 16 from homicide,
and 81 from suicide. About six
males died to five females General statistics of
the different counties follow, and the pamphlet
closed with AZ pages of miscellaneous statistics.
There were 256 newspapers published, of which
II were German, ) Swedish, Norwegian and
l French There were S,c7S marriages, 2a' di-
yorces and {, PIP foreigners naturalized; 300
Scandinavians, 2,12S Germans, $50 Irish and
1,231 British The report which is long over
due, was declared by the i'll health of Gen
Malmros and his recent transfer to Leith.
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ST. PAuL-Wheat, No 1 hard, 9G@9Sc.
No. /, Sc: No. 2 hard. Uc: No. 2, Soc.
Corn. No. z 55c. No. 3, 46{05Oc.
Oats. No. 2 mixed, 301sc; No. mixed, 30c;
No. white. 32c. No 3. white, Sic.
Barley, No. q Sc; No 3 extra, SOC; No 3,
45c.
Rye. No. 2, SAC.
Baled Hay, wild, "a Is; timothy. $1o5o
Potatoes, 25c.
Eggs, lac.
MILWAUKEE Wheat, No. 2, s7xc.
Corn. No. 2. SIC
Oats, No 2, &c.
Rye No /. 6216c.
Barley. No 2. Bic: extra, No 8, 5S@5311c
Mess Pork, 1875.
Lard $500.
Butter, choice creamery, 10000; fair to
good, 17@1Sc; best dairy, 15(016c.
Eggs, 14@1415c.
CH1cAoo. Wheat, No. 2 Chicago spring, se1<
Corn. 54a6@54sSc
Oats. 3214c.
Rye. G31Sc
Barley. 6sS064c.
Flax Seed, $I.60.
Pork. $165O041050
Lard, 4HO0(018 l2r6.
Butter, creamery, sO@asci dairy. ls@lso
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.


The president has signed the act fixing the
rate of postage on mail matter of the second
class, when sent by persons other than the
publisher or news agent
Charles A. Fisher was Thursday nominated
as postmaster at Aberdeen, Oak, and the SEN
ate confirmed the nomination of John w.
Hewitt to be postmaster of Canton, OAK.
The president has signed the bill to reduce
the postage on transient newspapers and there
after the amount necessary for the ordinary
paper will be one cent instead of two cents.
Postoftice inspector Pulsifer has been at
Menominee, Wis, the past few days inspecting
the postoffice and found it necessary to place
it in the hands of its bondsmen, on account of
defaculation of about $3.50
Senator Vest has introduced an amendment
to the Legislative bill, which forbids the pub
LEGATION in the Congressional Record of speeches
which are not actually delivered in the house
of representatives. This would have the eff
feet to extend the session of congress, for
about half the Record of each day is taken up
with ''leave- to print speeches" intended only
for the constituents of the men who make
them.
There are now two first-class missions va
cant-those of Germany and husband two
prominent consular offices-consul general at
Havana, and consul at Callao, Peru. The Ger
man mission will be allowed to remain vacant
in all probability until the close of the present
administration, and go far no steps have been
taken to fill the other posts. The Russian
mission was made vacant by the death of Min
lister Hunt, and the ministry at Callao by the
death of Consul Moore Of Illinois.
The concession from Nicaragua which Sec
rotary Frelinghuysen wishes to secure for this
government are understood to be those made
three or four years ago for an interoceanic
canal-the project in which Gen. Grant Gov;
Morgan, S. L. NJ. Barlow, Capt Phelps and
others in this country, together with some peo-
pie of influence in Nicaragua, were interested.
The term within which the work was to be be-
gun has nearly expired, and whether the sec
rotary proposes to purchase the rights OF the
original grants or to secure an extension of
time, or both, with the money asked for can
not yet be learned
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Captured a Heavy pefau1ter

A Pinkerton detective f rom Chicago, an De-
tective O'Connor of St Paul, on Saturday ar
rested man named John Lowry, about eight
miles from Moorhead, Mimi, on the charge of
embezzling $46,S two years ago from the Cal
umet & Hecla Mining company. at Calumet,
Mich. Lowry was the confidential clerk of the
company, and about two years ago decided to
leave them and go west. An investigation was
then made of Lowry's accounts, resulting in
the discovery that he had forged seven other
receipts in a similar manner, the smallest
amount being for $4,000, and the aggregate
200. Lowry was found at his Moorhead
farm, which contains 1900 acres of land, i'm
proved with fine buildings, fences, an elegant
private Office, and well stocked, the whole worth
about $50, COZ. After his arrest he made to the
detectives full confession, and said he was
expecting the matter to came to light and was
only waiting for it. James Haley, sheriff of
Houghton county, Mich, started with him on a
repufsition for Houghton, the county seat of
that county
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Personal Paragraphs.

The following are the Western grad
yates this year at the United States
Naval Academy at Annapolis, Nd, in
the order in which they passed: Will
ford B. Haggatt, Indiana, 4th; Albert
M. Beecher, Iowa, 9th; Herbert McNul-
ia, Illinois, 18th; Horace W. Jones,
Iowa, 25th: Humes H. Whittlesey,
Indiana, SD; John B. Starr, Kansas,
35th.
John Lawrence, who was Admiral
Farraguts pilot at the taking of Mobile,
died in poorhouse near Mobile on
Saturday last. He was second pilot of
the Federal fleet when it approached
Mobile, but change of programme a
few hours before the engagement made
him famous as the pilot of the Brooklyn,
the first vessel of the federal fleet to
enter Mobile Bay.
It is generally believed in Paris that
Prince Krapotkine, the noted Socialist,
and Louise Michel, the communist,
who are confined in a French prison for
alleged conspiracy against the govern
ment, will be pardoned and will be re-
leased on the occasion of the National
Fete on the 14th of July the anniver-
sary of the fall of the Bastile.
Nine. Auban Moet, wife of the great
champagne producer. has left her hus-
band her personality, amounting to the
enormous sum of $12 900 900, with the
extraordinary condition that should he
refuse it the money is to go to young
Prince Victor Napoleon, Mr.. Meet
preferred keeping the money.
General Mansfield Lowell, an ex- Con
federate soldier. and formerly promi
nent as a citizen of New York, died
Sunday. He was born in 1892, at
Washington, and was the son of Surgeon
General Joseph Lowell, U. S. A.
Young Lowell was educated at West
Point at the time General Grant. Col
onel John Newton and other prominent,
men were there. He served with credit
in the Mexican war, and was given COM
mand of a battery by General Scott for
gallantry during action.
In Mulberry, Ohio, lives John Long,
colored, one hundred and forty-five
years old His wife, after eighty years
of married life, died five years ago aged
one hundred and ten. He was in Alex
andria when Washington and Braddock
went through to the Indian war in 1755.
and was in Nashville when General
jackson started for New Orleans in
1914.
When Mr.. Fish, the ex-president of
the ruined Marine Bank was arrested
he responded to the officers suggestion
of bail by saying: Men in my circum-
stances lose their friends with remark
able rapidity. do not think shall be
able to obtain the most ordinary bail"
And he went to Jail rather than try.
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe's present house
in Beacon street, Boston, was q gift
FROM her genial and generous brother
Sam, who died recently in Italy.
The Boston Traveller says: Mrs. Wen.
dell Phillips is again seriously i'll, and
her friends are considerably concerned
at her condition.
Last week, when about to break up
for the holidays, Mr.. Spurgeon dis
missed his young men with a caution.
aDon't get counting. That is not good
for students. Come back, as some one
puts it, with your hearts and manners
uncracked. Walk in the fields like
Isaac, by all means, and mediate, but
don't lift up your eyes for Rebecca. She
will come soon enough"
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$4,000, was badly beaten in the race for tho
tidal stakes at Sheepshead Bay. f.ofriilArd's
Young Duke won the race easily, Panique the
favorite coming in fifth
Friday evening the Illinois Republican state
association, headed by its president and officers,
numbering about $50 persons paid their res
poets to Gen. Logan at his residence, to offer
their congratulations. They were received in
parlors by the general and his accomplished
wife
Heinrich Heine's brother Gustav paid the
poets widow pension On condition that she
should make no attempt at biography. Anoth-
or brother, Macmillan, obtained the manu-
script of biography lately published and dis
troyed all that revealed the Jewish ancestry of
the family, with no pretense to rank Or family.
A suit for divorce has been filed in Philadel-
phia by Helen, the wife of Hiram s Maxim, the
inventor Of electrical apparatus which has
made his name familiar the world over. Mr..
Maxim is about As years of age, and this is said
to be his second wife, She charges Maxim
with unfaithfulness with Miss Sarah Haynes,
his amanuensis.
The Western Academy of Homeopathy clos
ed the session of its tenth convention
at Cincinnati The following Off
GERS were elected: President, A.
S. Everett, Denver; vice president, H. r. Arndt,
Grand Rapids; secretary, c. H. Goodman, st
Louis; treasurer, q. w. Foote, Galesburg, ILL., /;
board of censors w. c. Barker, Waukegan;
w. M. Eaten, Cincinnati; A. Donald, saltwater,
Minn s. B. Parsons, St Louis; J. +. Gross,
Chicago.
Indignation was caused in financial circles by
an incident just come to light Raphael 4
Sons, brokers, cabled to Van Hoffman & Co.,
bankers of New York, rejecting on the Lon
don credit Of the American banking house of
Morton, Rose 4 Co., of which Morton, Bliss &
Co., are the New York correspondents. Nor
ton, Rose 4 Co., called the Raphaels to ac-
count The later gave satisfaction, Withdrew
the allegation against their credit, and Declared
that they had been misinformed.
Catholic journal througho ut England and
the continent are full of rejoicing over the
Belgian elections, in which the Liberals were
defeated by the Clericals. The Tablet trusts
the Catholic leaders will grasp the regns firmly,
and that the first step of the cabinet will be to
send the senate to the people to get purged and
be returned with the Liberal majority broken.
The Moniteur de Rome expects the re-estab-
lishment of the relations with the Vatican, the
appointment of nuncio at Brussels and the
protection of Catholic teaching in schools.
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A Result of Religious Frenzy.

Wheeling W. Va, Special: A boy named
Andy Adams attended a series of meetings
held by the minister of a Baptist church on
house He became deeply impressed and
went insane OH the subject of religion. The
family consisted of the boy, sister of s years,
and the mother who lived in sparsely settled
neighborhood. The non-appearance of the
family last Monday caused appreh ension, and
mother and daughter were both dead. The
former had her head mashed and the latter 8
throat was cut from ear to ear. The boy was
found crouchedi in a corner. In reply to ques-
tons he said the Lord told him to offer his
mother and sister as a sacrifice, and would
bring them back to life again The mother
was killed with an axe, and the sisters throat
was cut with butcher knife. The boy is in
custody The religious meetings have been
Stnnnn1
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Last Weeks Failures.

There were 1874 failures in the United States
reported to Breadstreet's during the week,
ending 14th against 1S3 to the preceding week,
and 1865, 104 and 20 in the corresponding weeks
of 1888, 1882 and 1881 resp ctively About Il
per cent were those of small traders whose
capital was less than $5,00G Among the sus-
pensions reported were: Heron 4 Spencer,
Wholesale cocoanuts, New York City; Howard
d. Thomas & Co, manufacturers of cotton
and wooden goods, Philadelphia; State bank of
West Virginia, Charlestown; Leory, Moore &
Co, bankers, Greenville, Mich. A Carriere Il
Sons, exchange dealers and b. J. Yeats, Son Il
Co., chemicals and fertilizers, Baltimore.
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The Rasca11y Washington Bankers.

The Washington Star says: Disclosures show
that the failure of the banking house of Mid
dleton & Co., was not only most disgraceful,
but one of the most disastrous on record. Pro-
perry left for safe keeping, good margins on
stocks, charity funds, and all of the deposits,
and in fact everything, has been swept away
and used by this firm until it is doubtful if it
pays a cent or mill on the dollar. 1t is shown
that they have been giving funds to make pur
chases which they have simply passed to their
own credit and spent. Dickman, formerly Mid
dleton's partner in New York, said that if the
Middletons had any defense or explanations to
make, they could very easily appear before the
creditors committee and show if these large
sums were lost through failures in ordinary
business channels, or had been, as openly
charged, deliberately stolen. Some of the Off
GERS were before the grand jury recently en-
deavoring to secure the Indictment Of the Mid
dletons for obtaining money under false pre-
lenses. The developments are not yet made
public, but promises some very ugly features.