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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-02-26

Major Stemberg of the United States
army, an expert in the matter of disin-
fectants for contagious diseases, made
several tests in Brooklyn recently by
which he determined that steam is a
better disinfectant OF cholera and small
pox germs than sulphuric acid is. Bales
OF rags were infected with the germs and
were treated, some with the fumes OF
the acid and others with steam. After.
ward rabbits were inoculated with the
germs, and only the animals inoculated
with those treated by steam escaped
death.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-02-26
SUMMARY OF NEWS OF TIN WEEK,
A FIENDIsH ACT VeNiFfESaSsjED.


4 Negro Inmate Of the Philadelphia Aims
houses Confesses Setting the Fire Which
Destroyed Twenty Human 7Lives-Instl-
+ gated by One of the Chief Attendants,
Who Had = Grudge Against ttS sapsrin-
tendsnt. -
ra1fADn1pHA, Feb. 20.=At The 6jorAAef's
Inquest this afternoon il, 11asse:13 to the death
of'the twenty Victims Of the recent fire at
the BIockNy almshouhe, sensation was de
seloped by toe confession OF Joseph Nadine,
. Young negro, that he had @et aIe TO the
building and was insttssated to the act by
Peter J. Schroeder, one of the chief attend
Gnts. Nadine, about twenty three years of
age, was committed to the institution as pm
imbecile, but it is said by phvsacrahs 81 the
institution that he is h,efialV responsible,
and that he wes sduehtly permitted to go
home Unattended As result OF Madness
confession Schroeder was arrested Nadine
match on the night i Is calamity
and told him to hit the place on fire. Nadine
then went to the drying room, and, lighting
q match, applied it to some rubbish on the
door. He then called Schroeder, nnd the
two, with the assistance Ut an attendant
named Mullen, endeavored to get the pa
teAts Out; but the fire gained such Roadway
that they were forced themselves to leave
the building. Nadine says when schroeder
gave him the match, he told Him to set fire
to the building He was tired Of the place
and was going to leave. and disliked DR.:
Richardson because he had refused to give
him a railroad pass. Nadine intimates that
ATTENDANT MULLEN ALSO KNEW
Of his having set fire to the building, but
thinks he did not know OF it until the next
day. Mullen was hot placed in custody, but
will be detained as Witness against
Schroeder In his further testimony, Ma
dine says he twice before set fire
to the building. but both times
names were discovered and extinguished
On both occasions he afterwafH told
Schroeder of his acts, but the latter assured
him he Would not report to the authorities
of the institution. Nadine was at times
nervuos and greatly frightened, apparently,
but on being assured that no harm would be
done him, he would become calm. Nadine
told of many efuelties being inflicted upon
patients by Schroeder when the latter was
Ia Violent temper. Schroeder after his ar
rest admitted that he had intended leaving
the institution, but denied the truth of
Madness story or that he had said he was
"down on DR.. Richardson"
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-02-26

An English Blue Book show. that
Gen. Wolseley, commanding the Eng
lish army in Egypt, has received $465,-
600 from tho English Government il
reward for his military services. The
bounty given him for the victory Of Tel
Eel Kebir was $3.50, 600; for his Asha1IteeI
victories, 1925, 900, and for his Indian
services, $4,000. $780,. -.-,
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-02-26

The lecture business Is in a worse
condition than ever before. But few are
in the field and those do not get money
enough to pay expenses In spite of
an attempted revival of that method OF
reaching the public by Lala, Mark
Twain, Cable, Carl Schurz, etc, It looks
very much as though the day for plat
form lecturing had we'll nighcgone by.
curtain Lectures will doubtles3be need
ed and delivered as usual. 4
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-02-26

y General Grant has recently repaid q
loan of 81, 600 made to him last May,
when the firm of Grant & Ward failed
by man in Lansingburgh, N. Y. The
use of the money was voluntarily offer
ed for ono year without interest, and in
returning it General Grant expresses
his thanks and explains that he had been
able to earn the sum himself within the
time specified. No doubt the latter fact
gave the General especial satisfaction,
and the entire transaction reflects credit
upon the persons concerned.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-02-26
Trouble for the Union Pacific.

OMAHA, Special Telegram, Feb 2O.-Repre-
sentative locomotive engineers have arrived
here from all divisions of the Union Pacihc
railroad, all from the Kansas Pacific, to hold
aconference with Manager Galloway relative
to new rules which the companyis endeavor-
ing to enforce, and to which the engineers
and other employees object Manager Gallo
way is absent, but conference will be held
with General Superintendent Smith. Unless
other matters are satisfactorally adjusted
there will probably be trouble all along the
live VerV soon.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-02-26

The cash system is beir G gradually
adopted by the newspapers south of the
Potomac. Formerly almost unlimited
credit was extended on the part Of
Southern publishers, and as conse-
quence the papers languished. Under
the cash system there has been ii marked
Improvement in the southern papers
enforcing it. & - 49,
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-02-26
NORTHWESTERN EXHIBIT.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 2O-There was another
great attendance at the worlds exposition
to-day. This was the day of the exhibit of
the Chicago, Milwaukee s St Paul railroad
in the government building; The National
Agricultural association took q recess and
attended the opening in q body, and their
presiding officer, Mr. Grinnell Of Iowa, made
an address Speeches were made by Gen T.
l. Rosser Of Minnesota, Col Pat Donan of
Dakota, and John Plankinton Of Milwaukee
Col G.. l. Shoup, United States commits
aioner for Idaho. is master Of ceremonies,
assisted BY J. L Clark, general superintend-
emit, and W. E Powell, general emigration
agent of the road The exhibit made by the
railroad iso ne OF the handsOmeStS aud most
complete IN tho goy e.rnE!n.ent building ]:
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-02-26
The Latest Chicago Blaze.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2O-The loss to the tenants
Of the Grannis block, burned last night, will
not exceed $4,000 None of them, except
g. M. Kinsley. Burnham & Roof and McDon-
aid Bros, suff er any considerable loss Kins-
ley, whose cafe was in the southeast corner
of the basement, loses about SEC, 1000. The
fire extended into the rear part Of his lunch
room and restaurant on Washington street
The greatest damage was done by water
bar goods and stock about $2O,OOO-all this
was a total loss The restaurant and lunch
room were damaged up stairs and down
stairs. mostly by water, to the extent of
$4,000. Kinsley is insured for $45, 900 in
Barret's agency. Burnham 4 Root, archi-
S., 900 The National Bank of Illinois and
the Continental National opened their vaults
to-day. The contents were entirely unin-
iured :
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-02-26

= Adelina Patti charges the people Of
St Louis six dollars fora single sitting
each performance. The papers con.
slider this price extortionate but are
forced to confess that, as no one cal,
sing quite like her, the price OF her
notes will not keep music lovers at
home.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-02-26
Land Explorer Tickets.

Ianu EXplOlBt* 1JcKetSs
CHICAGO, Special Telegram, Feb 2O-The
Union Pacific company has addressed the fol-
lowing circular to it's ticket agents:
The following information Is given to enable
you to satisfactorily answer inquiries relative to
land explorers tickets to points in Kansas and
Nebraska: Passengers holding land tickets are
carried in frst-class coaches and express trains,
and have the privilege. Of stopping
over within the limit of their tickets
on application to the conductor for
stop-over checks. The provision in some for
eign issues, that land tickets must be used with
in five days, west-bcund. has been Cancelled,
and all land tickets will be honored by our con-
ductors for passage westward within fifteen days
from date Of sale. regardless of the wording of
the contract. Extension tickets will be made
good for the same time as the original tickets,
and allow stop-overs in either direction within
INIT Of ticket"
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-02-26

A printed protest of large proportions against
permitting Masonic societies to participate in
the dedication of the Washington monument,
has been received by the congressional CON-
mittee charged with the arrangement The
signers claim to have 13, 600 signatures. The
professionals say the Masonic order has no more
right to any such distinction than the Hiber-
mans or any other secret order. The stone
sent by the pope for the monument was, they
say, broken up and thrown into the Potomac
Why, they ask, are Catholics snubbed and
Freemasons honored? The Masonic order,
they say, is of foreign birth, is entirely un-
American and unrepublican Its public dis
plays are pompous and barbaric, it's titles ex-
travagant and 1ordly, it's constitution despotic,
its oaths extra judicial, which, they Say,
should be suppressed by law. They pray that
only euch ceremonies as are national in their
scope and American in their character be per.
mitted. The protest came too late for action
by the committee.
1t is announced that in view of the fall Of
Khartoum and the death Of Gen. Gordon hav-
ing rendered the main object of Gen. Wolse-
ley's expedition impossible, the governmenthae
deemed it expedient to change the whole plan
of the campaign in Soudan. Gen. Bracken-
bury, who succeeded the late Gen. Earle, has
Der and to concentrate his troops at Korti.
Col. Sir Redvers Butler, who evacuated Gubat
on the 18th and withdrew his forces to Abu-
Klea, has also been ordered to fall back on
Korh. All the available troops in Wolseley's
command will be concentrated at that place
and at Debbeh and Kerosk, the main body be-
ing at Korti. It is probable that Gen Wolse-
ley may evacuato Korti and retire to
Debbeh, where the desert routes from
Ombarman, Ell Obeid and Darfour
converge on the Nile. Gen. Wolseley win
there await help from England. At Korh the
general could be surrounded. In his retire.
ment all available supplies will be swept up,
and the whole army entrenched at Debbeh
could hold its own, if necessary, until tho ris-
ing Of tho Nile occurs. Dongola, Hannel
and various other points of the river between
Deba and Halfa are held by weak detachments
Of British troops, and there is . line Of tele-
graph which possibly might be maintained,
while the steam launches on the clear reaches
could keep up some sort Of communication
with tho second cataract i - ~ =
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-02-26

It is a matter of regret to The Freen,a,s's
Journal that s'Roman Catholics sometimes
affect an air of primness and horror when
Sunday recreatfons are discussed, whereas
they ought to disdain the puritan imitation
Of the Hebrew Sabbath" z
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-02-26

A law was a year or two ago enacted
in Michigan which other States might
we'll adopt for putting stop to the
disgr aceful and ever increasing contests
that go on in our courts over the wills
of deceased rich men. Under it tes-
tator who wishes to put his will beyond
dispute, after making the same, informs
all the legatees that he has done so. II
'essary that they should know
are tS get or who the others
that they are "down in
Then if they have any doubt
nifty OF their benefactor they
decided by jury in court
the man is alive. His i'm
atives are also informed that
made, and they can en-.
rivilege of testing his
them fail to do so and
'f~~ther dispute over
, the same is
t question.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-02-26
THE DEVOURING ELEMENT.

Rather Extensive Fire In New York. Entail
ing Physical Suffering as Well AS Fecuni-
TRY Loss-Furtller Statement OF Losses
Caused by the Grannis Block Fire in Chi
cago.
New YORK, Feb. 2O.-The Marvin Safe COM
pany's factory. huge ejght-story building
embracing Nos s24 and sS2 West Thirty
seventh street, was destroyed by fire during
last night The lettering walls of the build
Ing threatened the surrounding tenements,
Which We're cleared by the police. and hum
eh%ered IN the a
or found shelter witk ,,eirhSGsors. The tene,
ments ct Nos $40 and 1874, adjoining on
either side Of the burned factory, are more
or less damaged by the falling walls. The
loss to the Marvin Safe company will be
$3.50, 900, of which 100000 is on stock,
300, 900 on machinery, with $50, 900 on the
building: The insurance is 1925 900. placed
in thirty companies Two hundred and fifty
men are thrown out Of employment
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-02-26

Charles = Jacobs, age sixty respect
ed farmer OF the town Of Berry, Wiz. suioided
recently. ., - j.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-02-26


ENATk-The senate railroad bill passed b5
.vote of 80 to 2, and the high license. bill was
recommended to pass by % to II, Bills were
introduced for inspection Of gas meters; sregn-
lating boomage on logs below the Falls Of St
money for INSURANCE On stats buildings; 10 a.
cure civil rights to colored citizens consolidat
ing and amending the acts relating to chattel
mortgages; to prevent deception in dairy prod
ucts; to prevent pollution of sources of water
supply; for amendment to constitution as
toinyestmens of permanent school fund.
The nays on the railroad bill were Hall,
Hickman.
Absentees- J. B. Gil6llan, sha-
leen, Buchanan, Crosby, .Vo1lh1ar: -.
ChIIs IL sSs Bafaa FLETCHER, Gii61an, B.
Goodrich, Grigg., 1angdon, Morrison, Peck,
Peterson. Rice, Sa okett, Waite, WEIGH -
Absences Buchanan, Castle,
Crosby, j. B. Gilfllan, O'Brien, Shaleen, Steen-
erson, voll mar and Wheat
prepared by the state dental association as
protection for the profession against quacks,
was recommended to pass the senate committee
senatos 6. D. Gil6Ilan's bill to secure civil
rights to negroes, (already discussed at lengthy
passed the senate. OF the eleven democrats in
the house. Griggs and Welch were alone in
voting aye. Rise, Steenerson and Peterson, re-
publicans, voted against the bill
HoUsE-Bills were indefinitely postponed,
amending tax laws; for a state entomologist;
for correct spstem Of surveys; for third hos
pital fer the insane, fer the assessment and
taxation Of omitted Property relating to chattel
mortgages; to incorporate Martin Luther COL
lege; relating to tolls that may be taken by GUS
tom mills Bills were introduced For fourth
Judge in the Minneapolis district; amending
misdemeanor to permit wild mustard to go to
seed; for the taxation of policies Of insurance
companies not authorized TO do business in
this state; to provide for the destruction If
burdock; to legalize defective organizations
of corporations. relating to inmates of the deaf,
dumb and blind institute; amending game laws.
The house has had Cos bills thus far intro
iuoed in that branch; This is more than a
hundred in eAcess of the number at any pre-
vious session. The senate has 497 bills intro
duced, making total of ,1O2
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-02-26
The New cabinet.

The New Cabinet
NEW YORK, Special Telegram, Feb. 20
The principal feature Of the cabinet talk to=
day was the report that +. T. stetson has
been sent to confer With Mr. Thurman over
the interior department. 1t was both affirmed
aud denied in the most positive tlahner.
inquiry among MI: stets5hs associates clio
tied the Information that he has gone West
On law business This may or nay. not
include ssolicitlng. 8 statesman to q office
but the average politician SECS in it
NJ to1s1 tho iuspicion OF politics.
FAes6 report that ex- Mayor
Edward Cooperis In limo for the English
mission It Ia understood TINT Z number IF
statesmen will be I'll Albany; Sunday, and
that by Monday one Of mo morp places id
the cabinet VIII have been decided upon
and viii be semi-otf1cially announced.
There is great deal of opposition manifest
ming. 1t comes from the Independents, who
regard him as purely machine man, and
from the revenue reformers. who regard him
as the coadjutor of Randall. The Western
silver men are also inclined to kick be-
cause of his known opposition to silver
coinage Mr.. Bayard's hand is beginning to
be seen in the cabinet selections. 1t is found
In the effort to bring Thurman into the coun-
tel and the apparent GOODNESS with which
Garland is now regarded. Tlden's influence
is thought to have been exhausted III the
Manning matter: ttis part Of the gossip that
William O. WMthey will run for governor
next fail as the administration Candidate
THREE SOUTHERN MEMBERS
ALBANY, N Y, Feb. 20.-Johh E. Develin,
who dined with Cleveland last evening, said
to-day that Cleveland not fully decided
upon all the members of his cabinet yet,
but there was one thing which
he believed sure, and that was
Manning would be secretary of the treasury
It ia said to be the fixed intention of the
president-elect to give the South repre-
sentation of three members in his cab
met, including Senator Bayard. The other
two representatives will come from the
circle of senators, and the choice is under
stood to be restricted Virtually to Lamar,
Garland and Jackson. 1t is possible that, in
addition to Manning, New York may be
awarded another cabinet Office
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-02-26

debate The question being taken on the pass
age of the bill, there were yeas 81 and nays
81
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-02-26

A ton of Devils lake pickerel are shipped
daily, and citizens propose stopping the slaugh-
ter
There are said to b. Is, 100 people out Of en-.
ployment in New York, 10000 of whom are
women.
George Oliver, aged thirty, probably fatally
stabbed his wife in Boston and then fatally cut
his own throat
Alex. Boyd of New York has suod his wife
for half of her estate, which she promised him
when they were married.
Mrs Jasaes Russell Lowell died in London at
2oc1ock on Thursday, the 10th inst The fu-
neral will be strictly private.
Edward s. Gould, the author and philologist,
was struck down by horse while crossing
Broadway N. Y, crushing his skull
The main portion of the Mansion house, on
the old Waldo Adams estate at East WatertoTn;
Conn, WAS burned recently. The House was
valued at 4S9OOh
The Arkansas senate defeated, by q vote OF
20 to 1o, the bill regulating railroad freights
more for short than for long hsu1s.
Mr. John Hackett the assignee of the Rock
River Paper company at Beloit, Wis, has re-
ceived instructions from the court to sell at
auction, on March 20, all of the property Of the
company.
A West Point cadet named Wright who re-.
Gently resigned from the military academy be.
cause he was unable to kee p up with his class,
has been confirmed by the senate as second
lieutenant in the army.
A party of Iowa excursionists at Anderson.
vile, Ga, after being heartily welcomed by
citizens, caused universal indignation by start.
Ing away singing, '...Well hang JEFF Davis to a
sour apple treeh The citizens got ahead Of
them by wire, and they received no more COR
dial receptions
sscrsts;;y Teller is virtually charged With
suppressng or destroying documents called
for by Senator Hill regarding land frauds in
New Mexico. If the story told in connection
with them is true it will possibly afford material
for some one to move the expulsion Of Mr.
Teller from the senata. S.<5sSt
n A. destructive hre occurred on Chestnut
street Philadelphia bstvesn. Second and
Front streets, . locality devoted entirely ID
Ia
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-02-26

in work houses and hospitals, and even
in the streets.
Christmas was drawing near, and the
colonel, according to his custom was
full of benevolent plans for the welfare
of these waits and strays of infant hui
manity. One day an announcement
caught his eye that a certain paper
proposed to raise fund for providing
toys as Christmas presents for these
children.
"A splendid ldea!'' cried the worthy
man. ''I'll send them a subscription
at once. And we'll 90 round the shop,
Bessie, ano buy some toys for them as
we'll"
His wife eagerly assented, and they
spent the afternoon and good many
sovereigns in buying such an assort-
ment as they felt convinced would do
much to relieve the misery of many a
friendless little sufferer.
'By the way, DEAR" said Mrs. Pol
and. II see that there is competition
for the best homemade toy. l used
to be rather clever at that sort of
thing" The mothers voice failed her
as she thought of the lost darling
whose eagerly expectant face had
done so much to inspire her dexterity.
The colonel pressed her arm in mute
sympathy. 'Do, DEAR he replied;
il will be a nice occupation for YOU"
They spend good part of the even
ing in deciding what form the pro-
posed toy should take.
"What do you say to dolls house?"
asked Mrs. POLAND, after several 9TH
or suggestions, had been discarded as
jmpracticable, ''made, you know, as a
model of our old bungalow. I don't
think it would be difficult"
"Capital, my dear; you must set to
work at once, and I'll help you"
So the bungalow was duly begun,
and in time finished off to admiration.
Mrs. Poland was really sorry when
the moment came to part with it; the
The Dawson journal., 1885-10-29
Doctors Certiticate-Cancer, Skin
Disease and Rheumatism.


Disease and rheumatism.
Several years ago a cancerous ulcer made
its appearance on my chin. Three years
ago it sioughed out, but last spring return
ed. Soon after the cancer apYeared. my
skin became diseased any Slight wound
or bruise would infame, spread and make
an ugly sore Rough places and heavy
black scales formed on my hands and face.
Last October was attacked With rheuma-
tisnl in my feet, ankles, knees and hips.
which became 50 stiff, swollen and store,
and the muscles so much contracted that
1t was impossible for me to straighten my
self. In this terrible condition, no medi-
cine gave me any relief-mv appetite aud
strength failed and | became completely
helpless. In this almost hopeless condi-
tion | determined to try Guinn's Pioneer
Blood (enewer. ! procured supply and
began the use of it. | used it about one
month, and | 50 much improved that | be-
gan to walk about with the aid of crutches.
The cancer on my chin entirely disappear
ed. The black heavy scales that had form
ed on my face and hands fell off, and my
skin became clear, smooth and healthy.
would also state that for several wears |
have used this Medicine in the treatment
Of glandular and skin diseases, and have
never known it to fail to cure any case
where it has been used according b. direc-
tior3 do, therefore. cheerfuly room
mend it to all who may be afflicted with
any Of the diseases for which it Is prtscrib-
ed. j. L. STEPHENSON, NJ. ID.
Griffin Ga.
For full information our free pamphlet
on Blood and Skin diseases viii be fur
nishpd on apnlipatiOu tn thp
The Dawson journal., 1885-10-29
DaWsOnJOurn

L IURsDiY, OCTOBER 29TH, 1885