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New-York tribune., 1884-03-09

On the third page Of THE TRIBUNE this
morning will be found letter from Vienna
containing interesting details of the way
In which the ArchDuke John unmasked
q clever American spiritualist "mediumn
named Basuan. Recent cable dispatches have
contained references to this occurrence, but
this letter, we believe, is the first full account
of it which has been published in this country.
The story is most amusing, and the ex-
pOsure of the swindler was complete. The
result cannot fail to have a beneficial effect
especially in Vienna where Spiritualism has
recently taken great hold upon all classes of
Society.
New-York tribune., 1884-03-09

Mr.. Chamberans shipping bill has only
narrow chance of passing the British House OF
Commons, not because it is not an excellent
measure, but because the people at large d. not
understand its importance and do not take
much interest in it. The ship-owners, on the
contrary, are fully reused, and are opposing
powerful influence against any changes IN the
law. Nir. Chamberlain's lardable object is to
reduce the chances of loss Of life at sea. He
proposes that the owners of lost ships shall not
DE allowed to recover more than the actual
value of the vessels and cargoes, and that they
shall be responsible for loss of life just as
manufacturers are responsible for casualties
happening through the fault of the officers
whom they appoint The bill is in the interest
of humanity; and oil humanity ought to wish to
see it, or some kindred measure, adopted by
England. The blow is aimed only at men who
send ships to sea to be lost.
New-York tribune., 1884-03-09
T4LKS ABOET TOWN.
PROTECTING HELPLESS CHILDREN

SUPERINTENDENT JeDkias Of me Society fcr he Pc
renhoa 0t cruelty 10 ChidrenThe ideas aud methods OF
this society being adopted by other societies IN il
u,r,s II the world There arc to-day iorty-nue
cctie for the prevention OF cruelty to chidron In tho
Cnited States and twehty-nine n foreign countries.
There Is society IN Hlndo-tan and one in south
America The reports Of all these societies arc for
warled 70 this Office that ne are kept informed in re-
gard to their work.
New-York tribune., 1884-03-09

The request Of the Lighthouse Board that Con-
gress prohibit the exhibition of lights aud the
placing Of buoys by corporations private parties,
meets with some opposition. But the Board appears
to have good reasons for making tho request.
Ii cannot establish light without special author
ity of law IN each case 1t never exhibits a light
without previously issuing formal notice to mar
iners and it never eNtngulshe5 one without giving
similar notice The Board complains that private
lights are established and eXtnguished without
such notice. much to the annoyance of mariners,
who are confused and misled by irregular heacons.
Besides this it says that these private lights,
not being properly kept. go out some
times. In connection with this subject the
Board makes the following complaint, OF interest to
the people of this city: " One of the best of these
private lights is that exhibited from Blackwelis
Island by the municipality of New-lOrk City. IL
has gone out number of times recently,
and SO much to the Inconvenience, if not danger of
mariners that complaint has been made. and the
Board has been subjected to unmerited criticism
for failing to do what was alleged 10 be
its duty. when in fact 1t has not the slight
est control over that light" Under these cir
cumstances the Board suggests that the exhibition
of private lights and buoys be prohibited, and that
tho Board be gwen the authority TO establish in-
expensive temporary lights and report to Congress
for its action as to the continuance OF each light.
This appears to be sound and sensible con-
cluaion.
New-York tribune., 1884-03-09

Comparisons between the prices paid for coal
and house cleaning by the Department of Pub
Ge Works and those pad by the Board Of
New-York tribune., 1884-03-09
rnr cn,LING MoTnER OF PREslDENrs.

IIIE IONINU NUI IIIIs V4 IF1'-133
gr-SeHator Alcia S01ulaers " Aeb' 'dSNd'-VAlo men
ara tlk ont ouI way. We have great respect ior them
- ,1,,,c., ,u their ability Some years ago before
eft Ioya for Nebraska, when Iowa had about 100000
nopnlation there over 100000 who were Ohioans
rnnu,h Iowa has increased greatly IN population since
tbon think tho proportion Is still pretty large Iowa
will pe furnishing Presidential timber one OF these days
New-York tribune., 1884-03-09

Mrs. Jentener, of Baltimore. has had an unpleas-
ant experience with a slngularly ayariciOus and
mercenary ghost. Her mother died. leaving her some
money, which could not be found Thereupon a
casual wizard proered his services and agreed to call
up the spirit of the deceased te.tatOr and get the
sion of 300 for the ghost. Now Mrs. Jentener.
though her transactions with ghosts have probably
been infrequent, ought 10 have known that those
filmy things have use for money, and that the
only people who hold differently are the Chinese,
and they never think of transmitting real cash to
their supremundane fronds, but simply burn
imitation money believing that the yapOr of this
transparent fraud will satisfy the phantoms.
Furthermore there is precedent for a demand for
commission on the payment of legacy by the
ghost of the legatOr and this circumstance ought
to have reused Mrs. Jentener's distrust. All we'll
disposed ghosts are only too anxious to get their
wills probated and their affairs settled. and au
thentcated ghost has ever sought to take so mean
an advantage Of distressed relative. As to the
statement that "tho ghost and the wizard have
disappeared" it may bo remarked that ghosts al
WAYS do disappear In fact. next to appearance
disappcarance may be said to be their strongest
poiut. And a wizard who has relations with ghosts
of such grasping and unprincipled dispositions
could not do botter than to disappear also. This
incident will no doubt be a warning to Mrs. Jen-
tcner to put her future wizards and ghosts through
Civil Service examination, 81 to speak, to test
their qualifications.
New-York tribune., 1884-03-09

The retirement of George L. Lorillard from
the turf will cause keener regret among people
interested in racing than would the withdrawal of
any other man. He has owned some of the best
horses that ever ran on this side Of the ocean,
and his support of racing has been consistent,
steadfast, generous and honorable. There never
was in this country more popular racing stable
than his, and never one whose popularity had
so good foundation. No trickcry in betting, no
false reports intended to deceive the public, no
schemes TO get an unfair advantage OF any sort
ever stained the record of WestbroOk. 1t would
be well if the skirts of some other prominent
racing men were as clear as his. He retires
because of broken health. The wish will be
general that he may recover his strength ana
return to the scenes he loved so well. He leaves
the turf of which he was for years the leader,
without an enemy.
New-York tribune., 1884-03-09

Experience appears to justify the conclusion that
while the science of meteOrology may be sufficient
ly advanced to enable storms of large area to be
predicted, it is not yet capable of aiOrding much
help i'll tho foreknOwlcdge of slighter changes in
the weather. Certainly the probabilities" dur
ing the last month have as a rule been very wide
of the mark and those who are in the habit of
guiding themselves by the daily forecasts Of the
Signal Service Bureau must have been sorely tried
and as sorely perplexed. The weather dealt ont to
Now-York however, is of 50 miscellaneous a char
acter that il Is perhaps expecting altogether too
much TO require Science to calculate it in advance.
To be prepared tor whatever may come is clearly
impossible, aud tins may be one reason why New
YorkeIs Tor the most part do not attempt to make
any preparation at all. but cOnne their efforts to
the repression Of sIrprise no matter what may
happen.
New-York tribune., 1884-03-09

Frank Rande. the Brilliant Bandit of the Wa
bash, killed nearly of men and then killed
himself What a pity that he did not begin at the
other endl
New-York tribune., 1884-03-09

Education must indeed be Odious to Commls-
sioner Thompson. The president OF the latter
department, Mr.. Stephen A. Walker, testified
Yesterday before the Senate Committee that
the fuel for the schools purchased by contract
last year cost 81 73, and the year before 81 93 |;
and that the school buildings were cleaned at
eight cents per square foot. But Mr.. Thompson
bought his coal on $999 orders at much higher
pnce per ton, and paid nearly thirty
cents foot for cleaning the public build
ings which he has charge of. These facts have
long been notorious, and since last December
the Public Works Commissioner has been buy
ing his coal by contract as the law requires
So far as we have seen, Mr.. Thompson mas
never yet given an adequate explanation VI
why these things were so.
The discussion In the House yesterday on
Mr.. Randalls Post Office Appropriation Dill
brought out clearly the penny-wlse' pound
foolish line of policy which the Democrats
apparently mean to follow at this session OF
Congress in providing for the expenses OF the
Government. If the measure passes IN Its
present shape the deficiency at the end OF the
year will be between two and three millions.
To save a paltry $1,000 Mr. Randall would
allow no postmaster to have over $4,000 year.
Does he think capable man can be got to run
the New-York Post Office efficiently for that
amount of money! The merchants of New
York do not think so. The reduction OF the
compensation to railways is an equally petty
proposal Fifty roads would be affected, of
which only ten are now on paying basis; and
the mail service would be sadly crippled. This
is paying dearly to gain a reputation for
economy.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-05
DEMOCRATIC CONCLAVE,
The State Central Committee and
Other Prominent Democrats
Hold Counsel Together.

The first meeting of the Democratic Cen
trail committee, appointed by the late state
convention, was held in the ladies' parlor,
Merchants hotel, yesterday afternoon. OF
course the meeting was with closed doors,
only members of the conf ittee and in 5ited
guests being admitted. All but two mem
bers of the committee, tine Hon. John F..
Meagher, in attendance upon the Demo-
cratic district convention in that city, and
John c. Oswald, of Minneapolis, one OF the
managers of the big fair, now in progress in
that place, were present. The members
present were Hon. NJ. Doran, chairman ;
w. NJ. Campbell, Litchfeld; c. +.
Buck, Winona; II. r. Wells, Pres
A. Oppenheim, st. Paul; o. NJ. Hall, proxy
for Peter Nelson, Red Wing; C. F. MacDon-
aid, ST., Cloud; F. E. Du Toit, Chaska; VIM.
Smith, Red Lake Fails; A. j. Lamberton,
st. Peter; T. G. Mealey, Monticello. The
invited guests present were: Hon. l. Don
nelly, nominee for congress in the Third
district; Hon. L. L. Baxter, nominee in the
Fifth district; Capt. o. C. Merriman, nomi-
nee in the Fourth district; Hon. E. NJ. Viii
]. Whipple, Winona; George Waters,
chairman of the Fifth district com mittee,
Fergus Falls; DR.. A. Guernin,
Little Falls; G. A Du Toit, Chaska; j. n.
Ives, Crookston; L. r. Swift, st. Cloud; A.
j. Perkins, of the Fourth congressional COM
nittee. Pine county; G. F. Johnson and
Luth Jerger, of the BUdStkeH newspaper,
Minneapolis; August Peterson, Albert Lea;
Hon. Henry Poehler, Sibley; Hon. R. A.
Jones, Rochester; Col. VIM. Crooks, st. Paul /;
L. E. Cowdry, Rochester; Col. D. a. Robert
son, st. Paul, and F. j. Rothplitzer, of the
Messenger, Red Lake Falls.
Something like three hours of the session,
it is understood, was taken up in reports
of the political situation in the
respective localities represented by those in
attendance, all Of which were of a most
roseate character. The committee got down
to business, and elected A. Oppenheim, OF
st. Paul, treasurer, anG an executive COM
mittee of five as follows: Hon. NJ. Doran,
chairman; A. Oppenheim, st. Paul; C. F.
Buck, Winona; T. q. Mealey, Monticello,
and ". NJ. Campbell Litchfeld. The mat
ter ofthe appointment of secretary was left
TO the chairman to name, whereupon the
committee adjourned subject to the call Of
| the chairman.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-05
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TASHBURN. IL ID.

It has doubtless occurred to many of our
citizens that w. D. Washburn gets inter
viewed more frequently than his ability or
prominence would seem to demand. Few
people who enjoy his acquaintance would
care to hear from him on political questions,
as his depth and breadth of beam are not
such as to give his opinions any particular
weight. When he starts east Charlie johnson
writes out the interviews and the copy is left
with the Minneapolis Pioneer Press. The
morning after Washburn's arrival in Wash
iugton the interview is published as a special
telegram. We were favored with one of these
yesterday. To show how unreliable these
special interviews are, in the one published
yesterday Charlie johnson says for W. D.:
1.-The Democrats have abandoned all idea of
carrying New York, New Jersey and Con-
necticut."
Now this is false in word, letter and spirit.
There is not Democrat from Maine to Cali
fornia who believes that the party viii lose
either of the states named and especially
New York. Cleveland and Hendricks will
carry that state by at least $4,000 majority
and that is putting livery low, it may run
up to 100, 900 or more.
W. d. is vain man and he imagines by
keeping his name prominently before the
people that he will get national prominence
which may some day land him in the White
House. The idea is absurd but not too much
SO to be entertained by him. OF all the
Wash burns, with which the world has been
afflicted, mentally speaking W. D. is the
smallest. Charlie Johnson's made up in
terviews can never elevate him above
mediocrity.
A supplemented boy was invited to a
party, and his mother told him to keep his
mouth shut, for if he opened it the people
would find out that he was fool, so he de-
clined even to speak to anyone who adj
dressed a remark to him. Soon some one
said, ''That fellow is a fool,n and he over
heard the remark. fastening to his mother
he said:
''Mother, mother, did not open my
mouth, and yet they have found me out. -
So with w. DIS foolish aspirations. He has
been uncovered, and all who know him,
know him to be mental nonentity in the
hands of that gospel singer and census
taker, Charlie johnson. Mr.. Washburn IS
record in congress for six years shows that
he was incompetent for that trust, much less
for more elevated position in the political
! arena.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-05
CUSHMAN CORRALED THEM.
The st. Paul Team Gets a Waterloo
at the Hands of the Great
Left-Hander.
An Impression Prevailing That the Mil
waukee Team VIII Disband
Saturday.
81. Paul rs. Mif,raulsee.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. |

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Sept. 4--Between 500 and
800 people, including fair proportion of ladies,
witnessed the game between St. Paul and Mil
waukee this afternoon. The contest was too one
sided to be of great interest, the visitors being
unable TO gauge Cushman's curves. The fact
that only two singles were made OFF his delivery
and that twelve men struck out is proof of the
effectiveness of the tall left-hander. German,
formerly of the Quincys, was in the box for st.
Paul and was hit rather hard, still it was not
a fair test for German, as DealeY's sore
hands prevented him from giving the former
proper support. German was too wild, however,
and besides giving five men bases on balls and
three wild pitches he struck Hogan, Sexton and
Moynahan while they at the bat, hurting
them considerably. Morrissey made his reappear-
ance with the team, and when the form of the
tall GAINESVILLE man doomed up at the bat there
was an enthusiastic burst of applause. Steve
Dunn, formerly of the Milwaukees, covered first
base in excellent style for the visitors, besides
making one of the two base hits credited TO them,
and was also greeted with applause when he
stepped to the plate The fielding features of
the game were fly catches by Hogan, Barnes,
Carroll, and the quick work of Sexton on second
base. Broughtons play behind the bat was per-
feet. Griffin led at the bat, making single. a
two-bagger and three Dagger, while Morrissey
and Broughton followed with two base hits
apiece. The score is as follows:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-05
Republicans CoIonizlng Negroes.
Especial Telegram to the Globel

Speclal Telegram 10 the OloDe
COLUMBUS, o., Sept. 3.--For some time let
tiers have been received from well known Demo
Gratis in Kentucky to the effect that negroes were
being collected in that state for colonies on the
other side of the Ohio river. These letters set
forth that it is an open secret that colored mer
in large numbers are being induced to leave thaf
section almost daily to go over into Ohio
for the purpose of voting the Republican ticket
in October. This is an old trick of the Repubh
cans. They have played it many times. Some
of these men are employed on contracts while
some go into the country and cut corn, chop
wood and do other work, but most Of them sto:
in colored settlements and do nothing.
The Kentucky Register, published at Rich
mond, KY, says: ave are reliably informed THAI
within the past few weeks a considerable numbe
of colosed men have left Richmond for Ohio
No later than last Tuesday morning six of then
bought tickets for Springfield, Ohio, and boarded
the train for that place. This colored exodus i.
not confined to Richmond alone by any means
It is general throughout this state and Virginia
The cause of this immigration Is too palpablC
to need explanation. Republican strik
ers are abroad in Kentucky and Virginia,
and, at their instigatiOD, car loads of coloret
men are being shipped into Ohio and Indiana 70
the purpose of carrying these states for Blain,
and Logan in November. 1t takes lots of mona.
to do this, but what care the Republican leader,
for expenses so long as the government officials
clerks and other employees foot the bill. -
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-05
Butler at Milwaukee.
Especial TELEGRAM to the Globe. |

MILWAUKEE, Sept. 4.-Gen. B. F. Butler ar
rived at 80 O'Clock p M, and left at O'Clock
on his way to Minneapolis. He was accompan
led by Col. Plympton, his son-in-law; Gen.
Ames, formerly governor of Mississippi, and the
latter's son. At Chicago the party was joined
by a delegation of the anti -Monopolists
of Minneapolis On the arrival of the
train Gen. Butler was greeted by 3
committee, consisting of E. P. Allis, Robert
Schilling, George Godfrey and Henry Smith
After the Introductory ceremonies were over,
Butler stepped 10 the platform fthe car, around
which large crowd had assembled, and com
menced a speech. The fact was commented on
that the gathering was much larger than that
which greeted Logan on his recent visit. The
enthusiasm was also more spontaneous and
abundant.
Butler, after a few Introductory remarks re
ferring to former visits to the city, and his hav
ing had charge of the national homes, preached
off into the usual speech, which occupied the
greater portion of the time between his arrival
and departure. In the audience were many
workingmen. 1t is thought probable Butler viii
make short stay in Milwaukee on his return
trip.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-05
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

The arbitration committee of the Southern
Railway IL Steamship association held secret
session at Louisville, yesterday, lasting all days
but refused to make any Of the proceeding,
public.
While the sham battle at the soldiers reunion,
at Fremont, Nebraska, was in progress yester-
day, platform, containing 4 large number of
spectators, gave way. injuring about forty per
sons, none fatally.
The headless body of DR.. Black, surgeon Of
the Tailapoosa, was found, yesterday, floating in
the Muskeget channels
The Democrats of the First Virginia congress
slonal district, Yesterday, nominated Thomas
Croxton for congress.
The trustees of the Mississippi Female Indus
trial college have decided to locate it at Column
bus, the city giving $40, 900 worth of its prop
erty and 900 in bonds
Returns from 229 Vermont towns show a loss
of 1857 Republican votes, while the Democratic
vote is 1899 less than last election.
Twelve thousand persons were received by Mr.
Blaine at Manchester, n. f., last evening.
James Shafer, clerk of Armour & Co., packers,
OF Chicago, and James Sharpe, butcher, are
under arrest charged with conspiracy to defraud
The clerk billed meat to the butcher at less
than the market price, saying they were of in
ferior quality, thus defrauding the firm to the
extent of $4,000.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-05
A Sadnear Arrested.

Detective Daniel Ahern did a neat and quick
job yesterday, in ferreting out and arresting one
j. B. Henry, formeraly the driver of an express
wagon in this city, on warrant for seduction
sworn out by Mary Burt, fair damsel whose af-
fections he had criminally triied with. The de-
tective left the city for Prescott, Wisconsin, on
the ? o'clock train the river road, where he
heard Henry was stopping, but found he was
somewhere in the country working on farm.
BY dint of vigorous inquiry and a drive of
twelve miles north of Prescott into the country he
secured Henry, who was working in the harvest
field, and who consented to accompanying him
home without a requisition, the two arriving
here the Flying Dutebman. Henry was in
terviewed by GLOBE representative at the city
hail last night, and said he was willing to marry
the girl and that he had not meant to desert her.
He was astonished at his arrest, but thought as
the girl had not heard from him in several weeks
she had grown very nervous and unquiet. The
affair hiss a look suggestive of orange blossoms
in the municipal court this morning,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-05
The sttnatio,. at Red Wing.

Especial Telegram to the Globe.
RED Vine, Sept 4.-There is but little
new to report relative to failure OF
the Minnesota Elevator company. Mr.
O'Neill, of winona, has lease of all the eleva-
tors under Judge Wilder, the assignee, and they
viii continue their operations as usual, so that
the farming and business public are
not in the least affected by the
failure. There are twenty elevators in
Minnesota belonging to the company and ten in
Wisconsin, some of them being quite small and
accommodating only from ten to twenty thou
sand bushels, while the largest is only fifty thou
sand capacity. The company became involved
owing to the withdrawal of some of the loading
stockholders, and the attempt of the others to
carry those interests.
The Mazeppa Mill company will assign to-mor
row to W. H. Putnam. The liabilities are $685.
600 and the assets S175,000 This mill was built
at Mazeppa by the firm OF Hubbard s. Brown and
subsequently transferred to the Mazeppa Mil
company with the same parties as the leading
stockholders. The mill has been twice rebuilt
TO give it the benefit of the most improved
machinery, but it made it a pretty expensive
piece OF property. 1t has capacity or 600 bar
rels of flour per day.
Gov Hubbard has acted most honorably
throughout and has given his personal endorse
men4 to aid both the mill and elevator companies
and it is understood here that he will have moth
ing left but his homestead, which is in the name
of his wife. His original holding of stock in the
elevator company was but $4,000, but his en-
dorsements Of the company paper have swamped
him. 1t is thought that the property will pay al
! the debts. The disaster leaves Gov. Hubbard
his honor and his home, and this with his intelli-
gence and pluck, win carry him through.
The holdings by the banks here are not to ar
extent to make any embarrassment. The FRS
National and Pierce, Simmons s. Co.. are re
ported as having $4,000 of the paper each, but
there is no doubt that their security is ample tc
pay them every dollar.