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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-11

His health. he said. was very good. On
the passage from Auckland. Maxwell was
manacled at night and the two detectives
kept six hours watches over him day and
night He maintained perfect ease during
the entire trip of twenty-one days, never
giving the detectives the slightest
trouble. Two carriages were in wait
ing at the steamers landing. and the
detectives with Maxwell were driven TO the
city prison. where the prisoner will remain
until his departure tomorrow afternoon.
When accused i'm prison he said his name
was Danger and that he was Frenchman,
a native of Paris. and aged 81. He ac-
knowledged having known Preller. but be-
yond this refused 10 say more, repeating
what he had previously said. that his attcr-
neys in New Zealand cautioned him about
saying anything about the crime with which
he was charged. EX-FOlice Surgeon Clarke.
who came up at this moment. asked if he
spoke French. He replied that he spoke
patOis of Norman-French. DIR. Clarke
said he was familiar with that
patOiS, whereupOn Maxwell suddenly
checked himself and refused further TO
continue the conversation. Capt. Lees.
chief of the city detectives. and who mainly
worked up the evidence against Maxwell
when The latter skipped through the city
las; fall. says the prisoner is Seotchman,
with an assumed accent. The detectives.
az suggestions from Capt. Lees, provided
Maxwell with clean clothing, preparatory
to having him photographed When he had
finished his toilet he looked more like the
description published than he did when he
came over the ships side. The entrance TO
the city prison was surrounded by a crowd
eager 10 get glimpse at the prisoner.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-11
Col. Grants Prospects.

New YORK, Aug. 10.-A Saratoga cor
respondent telegraphs as follows: II was
shown dispatch yesterday which says that
Col. Fred Frant has accepted the position
of engineer of railroad company which is
backed bv the Baltimore Z Ohio railway
and the Wisconsin Central. for the purpose
OF making a new entrance into Chicago.
Col. Grant will go to Chicago to take charge
of this new work as soon as he has had
time to gather together his fathers papers
and the loose threads OF his affairs. Col.
Grant has had very thorough education as
an engineer at West Point, and should do
very well in the railroad business. There
is no doubt that President Cleveland would
give him a commission in the army, but
Col. Grant, it is said, has finally resolved
to take his chances in civil life"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-11
Grand Army 1Icn's Opinions.

SpeclAl 10 lne OIoDe-
New YORK, Aug. 1O.-Rev. Z. ID. VIII
kins, one OF the Grand Army delegation
from Illinois, was chaplain of Gen. Grants
old regiment, the Twenty-first Illinois vol
unteers. the first command the hero took in
the war for the Union. Chaplain Wilkins
said: Il remember Col. Grants connection
with the command for two months and his
regard for organization. Notwithstanding
his short stay with it and rapid promotion,
he frequently visited and acknowledged the
title claimed for it by the boys of Grants
regiment" Another Illinois veteran.
Samuel Jones of Springfield. adds: al
most the first act of duty performed
by Gen. Grant, when first commissioned by
Gov. Yates was to ascertain what arms the
state possessed. His report was about 500
muskets and few cannon. but the opinion
he expressed as to their value and useful
ness was far from fiaItering. There is gen.
eral and growing dissatisfaction among
many of the Grand Army men with the site
selected for Gen. Grants burial place. The
Western veterans are opposed. as rule. to
New York as place of repoSe for the illus
trious ashes" lit is simply nonsense to
think of our great general being buried in
New York at all. 1t has no claims on the
Grant family or on the country" said an
Illinois man in the Fifth avenue hotel last
night
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-11
Kick on the Lease.

Some of the directors of the Oregon Nav
igation are discussing the propriety of max
ing the dividends payable semi-annually in
future. instead of quarterly, as they have
been hitherto, especially because the joint
lease of the Union and Northern Pacific
roads may not be consummated by Sept l,
when the next quarterly dividend will be
due. BY Dec. 1. when Semi-annual divi-
dend will be due, all the terms of the lease
will have been settled, If they are to be set
tied at all, so that date will be very conven-
lent for the company, if not for the stock
holders, many of whom are clamorous for
the continuance of quarterly dividends.
The question has not been decided, and
may not for two or three weeks.
Opposition to the lease at the rates pro-
posed, per cent for three years and per
cent. in perpetCity, seems TO be growing
among the large stockholders Of the Oregon
Navigation. who are more and more per-
suaded that the company can earn T.and s
per cent, after four or i've years at the far
theSt. Some of the directors find stock
holders are trying to organize formidable
opposition to the lease. A number who ad-
vocated Elijah Smith are now united
on the important issue with those who ad-
vOcated BraytOn Ives for president. Ives
and his friends have become indignant
since they have learned that the opposition
in the late election openly charged him with
being guilty Of breach Of trust, IN voting
as trustee the los. 600 Oregon Navigation
shares owned by the Oregon TTansconti-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-11
our Foreign Commerce.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1O.-The commits
sion appointed to visit Central and South
America in the interest of commerce be-
tween those countries and the United States
has made reports on its visits to Ecuador,
Venezuela and Guatemala. The president
of Ecuador is rather disinclined to recip-
rOcity treaty because his government needed
the revenues from imports. He did not
favor a common silver coin for the
Central and South American states and
the United States, but favored CONNER
cial congress of the countries named. The
great obstacle to commerce with the United
States, he said, was high freight charges. If
the United States would establish a line of
coasters no other coasting vessels would be
allowed. As 10 Venezuela. the congress
Of that nation meets soon and action is de-
layed until that time. The government of
Guatemala is very favorable 10 the estab-
lshment of intimate relations with the
United States.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-11
Col. Fre,, interviewed.

NEW YORK, Aug. 10.-In an interview
yesterday, Col. Grant said: Il think that
fathers book will appear before long. We
do not know exactly what or how mu
manuscript there is. The last pages mch
father wrote have not been lOOkea over an y
there is a large amount of matter not d
tonn for publication. On my return In
Mt AcGregOr / shall devote the neXo
four weeks TO looking over the manuscript
l shall make copies of all his papers an ::
preserve the originals. am not yet Surd
whether or not there will beenoush for tw
volumes but what there is will be pub
lished with as little revising as possible
The story will be brought down.
TO my fathers death. and when this has.
been done. whatever there is will be
printed" In regard to his mothers health.
he said: 'My mother is physically very
strong, and L have no doubt that in time
she viii regain her usual health. She has
been confined unremittingly for long time
TO my fathers sick room. II she had not
been strong she would have broken down
long ago. think that with change Of
surroundings she Will recover rapidly. As
to the future plans of the family, l cannot
speak very definitely. We shall all 20 back
on Mt. McGregor and remain there until
fall, when the family must separate. Ny
mother will doubtless occupy the house on
SiXty-siXth street"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-11
Fire ut ntLeavenworth.

LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, Aug. 10.-A fire
this evening in North Sc Co.'s large oat-
meal mill destroyed the entire building and
contents. Loss $4,000; fully insured.
Collin & Moves wholesale boot and shoe
store adjoining was badly damaged by
fire and water. Their loss is SIS, 600; in
sured. The Daily Times building was in
jured by having its roof partially burned
of and by water. Loss TO the paper, type,
etc, about S2,eO0; insured. During the
fire the Main street wall of the oat
meal mill was blown outward by a
great explosion and several persons were
injured. 1t is thought there We're others
under the debris, but at 10 o'clock but one
body, unidentified, had been found.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-11
Press ON the Funeral.

LONDON, Aug. 10.-All the morning
papers today publish copious accounts OF
the funeral of Gen. Grant All agree that
the outpouring Of the people on the
occasion and their deep grief. as
indicated by the dispatches, was some
thing wonderful. The Times has a special
dispatch three columns long, detailing the
scenes and incidents of the funeral, and
also prints leading editorial praiSing and
recalling many personal traits of the dead
general. 1t expresses nbOunded admira-
ton for the conduct of the American peo-
pie concerning the burial of Gen. Grant.
and pronounceS the funeral Spontaneous
Outburst of national admiration and graft
tude, which, although it can do nothing for
its actual object, is not therefore the less to
be commended" In conclusion the Times
says: mo other nation and no former pc
riod could have afforded the material for
such procession as that of Saturday. or
even the physical conditions which enabled
its members 10 come together"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-11
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
a Passenger Train PIunges into the
WeIIand CnuaI.

MERIITToN, Ont, Aug. 1O.-As heav-
ily-laden Pacific express. drawn by two en-
gines, was entering the Grand Trunk yards
here at . o'clock this afternoon il was found
the air brakes would not work. and the
brakes. The swing bridge at the crossing
of the Welland canal Just beyond
the depot was partly opened and the
train dashed past the depot, and both the
engine and foremost ears plunged into the
canal. Engineer Coe of London was found
In the water beside the boiler, dead. Will
lam Jennings, express messenger, was
badly Scalded and died this evening. S.
Jackson, train porter, Of Niagara Falls had
his back hurt and was injured internally
X. Gurd, porter, of Niagara Falls had his
shoulder dislocated. The passengers all
eScaDpd iDiury
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-11
Probability That Mrs. Grant VIII be the
Possessor of a Comfortable
Income.
An Interview With the Colonel Upon the
Forthcoming Book and His
Mothers Health.
Comments by the English Press Upon
the Dead General and the
Funeral.
Fred Grant TO Take Railroad Posi-
tion--RemoVing the Trap
pings of War.
Mrs. Grants Resources.

New YORK, Aug. 10.-The final resources
available to Mrs. Grant, it is said. are at
present not exactly ascertainable, since they
are dependent somewhat upon the action OF
congress as to the balance of the generals
retired pay for the current year. The re-
ceipts from the generals book will be hers.
Estimating these receipts at 55 cents per
volume for an edition Of 500. 900 copies.
she will receive S225, ,OOO. or an annual in
come Of 80, 900 at per cent. To this viii
probably be added s., 900 year as widow of
an eX-preSident. and the net rental OF the
SiXty-siXth street house, which outside OF
interest and taxes may amount to $4,000,
so that in all probability If, as is reported.
Mrs. Grant has full life interest In her
husbands property, she will, in the course
of twelve months or so, enjoy an income
OF $50 to SIC, 600. This is all indie
pendent OF the income arising from the
trust fund of S25O.OOO. OF that sum Of
money the general possessed the right of
disposition. and until his will is made pub
lie 1t viii be impossible 10 say whether he
has given his wife life interest or whether
he has distributed this money among his
heirs
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-11
General Belief That the Wisconsin Central
Has Let the Contract for Its Chi
oago Extension.
Trustee Abbott, Though, Knows Nothing
About It--SOme History of the Cen
tral Company.
a Bad State OF Affairs Existing in
the Northwestern Traffic AS
ISOLATION.
Special Wheat Tariff by the Northern
Pacihc--The Oregon Naviga-
ton Lease.
The Chicago Extension.

Special TO the Globe.
MILWAUKEE, Aug. lot was stated
this afternoon that the contract for build
ing the Wisconsin Central extension from
Schleissingerville to Chicago had been let.
Nj. L. IL. Abbott said the statement that
the contract had been let was not correct;
that no such action mad been taken TO his
knowledge, and that he would have known
OF 1t as soon as any one. Notwithstanding
MIR. Abbott's denial, it is generally believed
III railroad circles that work will
be commenced within q very short
uGle on the new line. This Is
based OH certain actions taken of late,
which can only mean preparation for the
construction OF q new road. 1t is only a
question OF policy and money. The latter
Is ready 10 any amount and the former, it
Is believed, dictates the immediate eOnStruc-
tion OF the new line The name Wiscon-
SIN Central Is deluSive, as it covers num-
Der of roads which make up
the chain now generally known as
the Wisconsin Central. Hence, il probably
IS an entirely new company that will have
charge OF the construction OF the new line.
Thus il can be truthfUlly said that the Wis
eonSln Central is not contracting for any
new lines. As to the route over which the
new road will be built, this is still matter
OF conjecture, but it is thought the projected
route via WaukeSha will be liked upon as
that upon which the new line will probably
be constructed. This line is almost an air
line to Chicago from SchleisSingeryille. The
only disadvantage is the necessity of spur
from WaukeSha to this city. For the
purpose of this spur the old BeiOit IL
Wisconsin charter has, it is alleged,
breathed into II the breath of life which
will bring the Centrars spur 10 the entrance
OF the city. This will add nearly forty
miles 10 the line between ST. Paul and
Chicago, providing Milwaukee is made one
OF the prominent objective points. 1t is
alleged that the official announcement of
tine proposed construction OF the new line
will be made i'll few days.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-11
Trouble on the Waters.

LONDON, Aug. 1O.-Mr. Bourke's state
ment regarding Zanzibar in the house of
commons to-day, conceals the real gravity
of the situation Sir John Kirk, British
consul general at Zanzibar. tele-
graphs that the sultan has appealed
TO the English feet for protection. Ad-
miral PaSchen, commanding the Ger
man squadron, presented the ulti-
matum Saturday threatening that his
squadron would begin active opera
tons unless the sultan withdrew his
forces levying tribute in regions which
Germany claims. 1t is reported that Lord
Salisbury'S communication will be held in
abeyance until England had time TO con-
slider the suitan'S apneal.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-11
THE FAIR SEX MUST GO.
women Clerks i'm the Government
offices Doomed.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-''What appears
10 be the sentiment of the present admins
ration in regard to the employment of
women as clerks" inquired the GLOBE
correspondent of a high treasury official
yesterday. ''UnleSS the rules of the civil
service commission are changed, was the
reply. 1.-The women will be slowly elmin-
ated from the department. -Four out of
five heads of departments will ask for
a man when there is a vacancy
made by the resignation, death or dismissal
of a woman. l have had two vacancies
within the past month and have filled them
both with men. 1 am opposed to women
having the places in the department unless
they can be put into divisions by them
selves. under chiefs of their sex. Then i
believe their work would be up to the aver
age of the men. But whenever they are
brought under the rule of men they use
the arts and privileges of their
sex to get out of work altogether,
or to slight it whenever they can. More
over, ali the bother about leaves of absence
comes from the employment of women in
the departments. One of the commission
which recently inspected our department
told me that no change in the rule in re-
gard to sick leaves and leaves of absence
would have been made unless it had been
necessary to bring female clerks under an
iron-clad rule. Out Of siXty-fve cases
where the leaves from all causes had ex-
ceeded sixty days III year, forty-nine were
female clerks. The men employed out
number the women four to one. but
the ladies in the departments seem to
be unanimously opposed to having
women over them. That warrants ali
/ say ON the subject" DO you think wo-
men would make good chiefs of diyisions?v
Il do. 1t would take no more judgment
to select good chiefs from fifty women than
from fifty men. All men are not fit to direct
others. Some of the best clerks have
proved total failures as chiefs / have
nearly a score OF ladies in my division, and
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-11
Minnesota's Great Wheat Counties Report
Averages From Seventy-fve to
Ninety Per Cent.
The Yield in Dakota, Wisconsin and Ioes
--Oauses Of the Damage Done to
the Cereal.
Interview. With G.. s. Barnes, PresI-
dent of the Northern Pacific Ele-
vator Company.
General Reports Through the North
west--StatementF From Chip
peWa Falls.
CrOD ReDOrfS.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-The moist and
not weather following the 18th of July has
caused some damage to spring wheat in the
Northwest, mainly in Wisconsin and Min
neSora- While generally noticed effects
are Varlously reported, prominent counties
return from 100 to SIS, and in a few
cases down to 60 and 4S, as in tile case of
1letee county, Wisconsin. Most of the
great wheat counties of Minnesota report
averages from 20 to 90, though Dodge re-
turns only so. Some of less importance
make an average of 100. The reduction in
the prospective yield is greatest in Mime
sofa amounting to nine noints
The decline is five in Wisconsin, four in
Iowa and one in Dakota. There
Is an increase in the other terri
tories and in New England. The average
decline is four points, and indicates a re-
duction OF 6,000,0 ZOO of bushels from the
expectation on the 1St of July. No reports
concerning the result of the threshing of
winter wheat are received, except in the
south In IexaS the outcome is greater
than was expected, and high rates of yield
are reported.
CORN.
This crop has made improvement since
eiie IaSt report. The average stands four
points lower than the standard of full CON
ditiOn, and indicates Weld. with season
able moisture and favoring Temperature
hereafter, OF twenty-six to tWentv-seven
bushels per acre. The average for August
OF 1854 was the same, but fell three
points during the DAYS following
when the yield was twenty-six bushejs'
In 1879 the average for August
was 80, and the ultimate yield as reported
was rs bushels. The increase has been 3
points IN New York, in Virginia, North
CarolLa l, Georgia 2, Alabama 1, Michi-
gan D, Illinois 4, Missouri 2, Kansas 7.
Nebraska 3, and Iowa 8. There has been
a slight decline i'll Pennsylvania, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Kentucky,
ONO and indiana. In the corn states the
average IS, Ohio 96, Indiana 95, Illinois 94.
Iowa 1O1, Nebraska 100, Missouri SO. Kan
saS 80. Correspondence reports drouth in
some places. excess of rain in others. but
well-dralned and deeply-cultivated land has
suffered little from drouth or super-satura-
tlon. The meteorological conditions have
been generally favorable. The prospects
have not been exceeded since 1880.
OTHER CROPS.
The average for oats has declined from
81 to SO, which is four points higher than
In August of last year. Rye averages "a.
showing continued improvement since the
lst OF June. Barley stands as in the last re-
port at 90, which indicates about an aver
age crop for any series OF five or ten years.
There is an increase in the acreage of buck
wheat, and the condition averages 95. A
medium crop of hay is assured by the aver
age, 93. Tobacco makes general average
or 81. The average for potatoes is 95.
against 81 last month
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-11
Changes i'm the Treasury.

WASHINGTON, Aug. lot is said in
the treasury department that there will be
no changes of any consequence in that de-
partment during Secretary Manning's alb
Sence. He is reported to have left mstruc-
tions in regard to filling certain vacancies,
including one or two chiefs of di-
visions, and making other minor appoint
ments, but nothing beyond that. A report
that Supervising Architect Bell is to be sus-
pended In few days is contradicted on
good authority. The candidates for mis-
place have all gone, some disappointed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-11
Condition OF Dakota Wheat.

OpSCldA W Tic OlpOGs
FARGO, Oak, Aug. 1O.-The Argus will
publish tomorrow an interview with G. s.
Barnes, president of the Northern Pacific
Elevator company, in regard to the con-
dition of the wheat in Dakota, and the
probable prices. Mr. Barnes saws his
agents, in the last ten days, have reported
no damage in North Dakota from wind or
rain. He had looked up the matter pretty
thoroughly and believed the acreage in
the territory is about 20 per cent. less than
last year. The decrease was greater in the
North than in the South. Four-ffths of
this land had been put into other crops.
Allowing for some damage by blight, rust
and storms, the average per acre will be
fully equal to last year, making the ag-
gregate wheat product of Dakota one-ffth
below 1884. He anticipates dull market
at the start, and, perhaps, a small reduction
from present figures, but better prices later.
On the whole he regards the prospects
favorable for Dakota wheat growers.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-11
Removing the Bier.

New YORK, Aug. 10.-Several covered
wagons to-day took away from the city
hall the bier upon which rested the remains
of Gen. Grant while lying in state. The
floral offerings were also removed, and will
be placed at the tomb. Curious people
through the day, loitered through the black
corridors. stared at the spot where the body
lay, and eagerly seized moss and leaves that
had fallen upon the floors
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-11
Wisconsin,.
To the Editor of the Globe.


In your issue of the sth inst. find the
following: Chippewa Falls, Wis, Aug.
THE wheat harvest is well under way
in this county. A yield of from eighteen
to twenty-five bushels is assured. There Is
no rust to speak of. Chinch bugs have in
jured an occasional field" I have had oc-
casion to travel through this county, and to
converse with great many farmers on this
subject, and l am convinced that the wheat
in this county will not average fifteen bush
els to the acre. Your report speaks very
lightly of the chinch bug. / wish the farmers
here could do likewise, for have been in
formed by farmers that they should plow
up some of their wheat fields. / for one
had to commence cutting my wheat at least
ten days sooner than / should owing to the
ravages of the chinch bug, and that too in a
vicinity where the bug has not been near as
bad as it has been in other parts of the
county. Furthermore, l can safely say
from personal observation that there are
plenty of fields infthis county where the
wheat will yield favorable with your special
from Hastings of the 7th inst, viz: from
four to nine bushels per acre.
E. II. EVERETT.
ChinnaUa Falls AuC IN