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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-09
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MILLINERY !!
A Monnentuous Question !
Just about this season the question of much
Importance with the majority Of our lady
readers is
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We might Suggest Segelbaum Bros, but
fearing that we will be pronounced egotistical,
we refrain, and will instead offer for your con-
sideration some of the resources Of our MlLLl-
merry DEPARTMENT.
If you want TRIMMED HAT we have
scores of styles, and in our workrooms, under
the superintendence of one Of the best Milliners
in the city, the pattern chosen can be changed
to suit or duplicated at an extremely reasonable
price. If you are LOOKING FOR NATE
RAILS only, we can say without boasting that
ours is the largest, best and most carefully
selected assortment in the city. Every style OF
hat or bonnet every sort and description of
Trimming, every style and kind Of feathers,
every quality, width, style and shade Of ribbon,
every color and shape of beads Novelty silks
and braids for millinery purposes in great pro-
fusion, IN FACT EVERYTHING THAT
COMES UNDER THE HEAD OF MILL
merry. Everything the best and cheapest of its
kind We might continue and say many things
infav or Of this department. it being the largest,
Highest, ARREST institution Of its kind in the
Northwest but feeling we have given you suf-
fcient material for deliberation we desist
Mail Orders carefully filled.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-09
LOCAL MENTION.
Only Three pays Wore.

WabaSha street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-21
LABOR COST IN EUROPE AND AMERICA.

WASHINGTON, Dec 20-Consu schoenhof. Of Tunstall.
has made report to Department OF state In regard
to labor cost n Europe compared with tha III Amer
lea He says In regard to SILK tnat while IN certain
Macclesield mill IA hands are employed In throwing
500 pounds or Canton silk, with average earnings OF
about 81 25 a week. an American mii whose accounts
he permitted to look into employed eighty hahds
only in throwing from IO5O TO 200 pounds OF Canton
silk American average earnings OF IS 80 per week gve
therefore, cheaper results than Engsh earnings OF " 20
The Consul say that while the price paid Ut factory
Main for making uppeis for ladies
highop button CATERS Is II cents pai te cost oi te
same labor Lynn Mass, factories Is cents OF heary
90 per cent ess than In Germany lne Wnoe poo' sou
nnshed and laid In boxes, costs 30 csas III Lynn
which Is below what IL u IN Gerinnny lhe actual
earnings In GERMANY taken from the work accounts, are
the average per hand employed S5 3s while IN Lynn
they are not less than - per week; Inc hethods Oh
working explain the reasons for the seeming incon
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-21
MISCELLANEOUS RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

CHICAGO Dec 2O-Judge Thomas NJ Cooley, the newly
appointed receiver Chicago Division of the Wabash
road. arrived in this city this morning and at once re
paired the United States Circuit Court to qualify as
receiver by filing his bond for 100000, aIter DONG
which he left Chicago for st Louis.
TRENTON, " j., Dec 2O-Chef Justice Beasley to-day
filed opinion the valuations of railroad property as
returned the Board of Assessors. He held that
the valuations were legal III every respect which con-
firms the returns made by the Board
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 30 ('peciab.-Thc soft coal pool
combination met this morning and were in session sew
era hours and adjourned until next Wednesday without
fixing the percentages.
The Executive Committee Of the Reorganization Trus
tees of Reading this afternoon for the purpose of
preparing their call regarding the deposg OF securities
under the amended plan OF organization.
HARRISBURG Penn. Dec. 20.-An answer was filed in
the Prothonoarys Office to-day In the injunction suit of
the Commonwealth against the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company and others in the South Pennsylvania Railroad
deal The decision by the Supreme Court that the Penn
syvana Railroad had right To purchase was made on
the by the defence To dissolve the preliminary n-
junction which the Dauphn County Court refused TO do
and which the Supreme Court affirmed The answer is on
motion Of the Commonwealth to make the injunction
perpetual. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company denies
ownership the Northern Central and insists that the
south Pennsylvania should connect at Harrisburg with
the Pennsylvania denies that the Sonth pennsylvania Is
parallel competing line; says they have no know ledge
OF the guaranteeing OF the bonds OF the Bedford and
Bridgeport Railroad Company to he used 10 purchase inc
south Pennsylvania 1he balance Oh the paper composed
of twelve articles altogether, is eontraventon
OF allegations made by the commonwealth III Its appllca-
ton the Injunction The paper Is signed by the oi-
GERS of the pennsylvania Railroad Company,
ALBANY, Dec 20 (>pecinD.-The Buffalo, Rochester and
Pittsburg annual report shows Additions and better
ments roads, l210O4S7; equipment 81 993, ,79i +;
gross earnings. $772293 operating expenses. $59l ,445
other income, $93,09l; charges, $29o,s93; deficit,
$l6.95i cash, $l263l9.
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern shows: Gross earn
ings. $15.231 .457; operating expenses. $se90,99s
other income, $62O76 charges $i,3O0lsl; net income,
ST. 354 dividends ten per cent $53,35O surplus for
year. OO4; surplus september 80, 1885 $5372l67
total surplus, September 80, 1886. $42,l7 cash on
hand 81 ,OGO.
Long Island Railroad shows Additions and better
ments year road, $52.343; equipment, $l07, 1856
gross earnings. S2,994,772 operating expenses,
$l.7ss.4l5; other income, si19.Oy7 charges against
earnings $7iO,2I0; net Income, Sos5,2O1 dvidends,
four per cent, $4UOOOO surplus for year. sur
plus september 80, 1888 $G39,325 surplus September
80, 1886, 1874, 523 cash. $l23.355
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-21
RETJCENT AB0OT THE THISTLE.

DESIGNER BURGESS GETS AN INTERESTING LETTER
FROM DESIGNER WATSON.
BOsToS, Dec. 20 tspeeiaD. Mr. Burgess the we'll known
ship architect Of this city, has received curious letter
from George L. Watson designer Of the Scotch cutter
Thistle, dated Glasgow, December 8, In response to
cable dipatch sent to Mr. Watson asking for the water.
line length OF the Thistle Mr.. Watson answered the
cable dispatch by saying that he would write fully the
matter In his letter lie is noncommunicatvc ani dos
clnes to give Mr. Burgess the information desired unlc9
under the following conditions:
will you With line length OF the Thistle
design build yacht
hne length Of the Thistle and no other
This proposition Mr. Burgess refuses TO accept and Ia
letter sent Mr.. Watson to-day states:
My is that OF naval architect and hod mysel
may with er-. This beng the Will readily
see your proposal cannot he accepted by Were my
labors c0nne building yachts defend the Amercag
Gun matters mi hit be somewhat deen but M any event
cannot put sell In position which woad deprive
me Of carrying on the duties of Eiy proession
All that Mr.. Burgess requested OF Mr. Watson Was
simply the wacrne length Of the Thistle In asking foe
it Mr. Burgess feels that IL request not nconsisent
with professional courtesy. This correspondence ind
Gates that the scotch syndicate and designer DO not IN
tend 0 give any information about the Thistle which they
can possibly avoid giving They start on with great nds
vantage the Americans, as the Thistle Viii %
launched earlier and those contolngher have moro time
10 yet her in trim Mr. Burgess believes. however, that
of whatever the Thistle will be, several new yacha
will be Designed To sail against her.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-21
HEAVY FAILURES IN ROCHESTER.

ROCHESTER, Dec. 20 (SpcciaD.-The assignment OF
Walter B. Duffy to william Purcell was filed here today
Among the preferred creditors Edward Duffy the as
sgnors father on note for $50 900 with interest from
September 1885, James j. Odea, S3061 81 with inter-
ost January l. 1886; c. j. Hayden Co., two prom
issory made by f. W. Coleman Co. and indorsed
by the assignor, each for $3,566 46 with interest,"
one payable in one year from May 10, 1856
and the other In eighteen months from
that date the holders Of all commercial paper indorsed
by the assignor. The Duffy Malt Whiskey Company OF
Baltimore and the T. scherer Company of are
the principal debtors The assignment is personal ono
and does in any way affect the Rochester Distery
Company, of which Mr. Duffy is the president The api-
ities of Mr.. Duffy nearly as can
be estimated will aggregate $23O,OO0, the
greater part OF which Is on Endorsements
1t is at present impossible to estimate the value OF the
assets but not probable that 80 per cent OF the D
tiles will be paid. The assets Of the most varied
kind The creditors distributed all over the country
When the Mhiskey Company failed Mr. Duly
assignment expected. After a few days
his friends hoped that he would be able TO make
satisfactory arrangements. Mr. Duffy expected TO realize
the sale OF the furniture III Erenchs Hotel
In New-York City, which he held mortgage. MIS-
French refused tO purchase 1t and its value deprecated
The amount realized from the sale OF the furniture VIII
probably exceed $4,000, about onequarer of the
original Mr. Duty has been in business III this CITY
over twenty five
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-21
BREAKING UP INSURANCE FRAUD.

ARREST OF THE ALLEGED LEADER OF AN UNDER
GROUND INSURANCE CIRCLE IN THIS CITY.
Albany Dec 2O.-There certain laws to be COM
piled with before foreign insurance companies can DO
business this State. For time the Insurance De-
parment has been annoyed by persons who have been
writing fire risks this State with companies not
authorized by the Department. to dobusiness In the stae
The principal difficulty has been experienced In the City
OF New although trouble Of the character Is
known to exist in other parts Of the State Some time
ago Superintendent Maxwell determined pos
sible to put stop TO these unlawful and irregular
methods and has been quietly working to that end
His efforts resulted In the discovery that George W.
RYAN was the leader OF the underground insurance cir
Gle in New-York City, and upon obtaining sufficient evil
dence of his guilt superintendent Maxwell went direct
TO the Grand Jury OF NewYork and secured Ryans In
dictment for violation of the insurance laws. In
formation was received at the Department
yesterday Of Ryan's arrest and admission 10
ball. and Deputy Superintendent Ruggles went
at once to NewYork assist DisrctAtorney MARITIME
Ia pressing the cases TO speedy conclusion ,
kyan had Office in Elizabeth, n. j., wnere ne Hlauo
his headauarters but he also had Office at No. l4o
Broadway New-York. where much OF his business wSs
His arrest Is regarded as OF great Importance
by the arrests OF other persons engaged IN similar
violations OF the law, against whom evidence
has been accumulated, 1t is believed the
result will be the breaking up OF the underground n-
surance gang To the claims or certain insurers
who complained that they were unable to place large
blocks OF insurance in the regularly authorized com
tons under which additional insurance might be secured
through specially designated agents In outside conf
panies upon the payment or certain taxes. Ihls
law designed 10 take away all necessity lot paroh
Zing nonauthorized companies so that no pospie ex
exists either for insurers or agents to resort 10 such
violation OF law that for which Ryan has been ar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-21
INSURANCE TRIALS IN PENNSYLVANIA.

AN ALLEGED CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD SEVERAL
COMPANIES.
Representatives of four insurance companies Of this
civ la We just returned from Gettysburg Penn, alter
the rial OF insurance case on alleged conspiracy TO
detraud the companies in What Is known as the
graveyard" insurance plan. Early In March last
Manager Stevens Of the lrovident Savings Lite As
surabce Society, had his attention drawn TO suspicious
circumstances attending he death OF lshmae Rlltase
a farmer near Llttleslown Penn. Littestown is a
small place ten miles south OF Gettysburg and three
miles from the Maryland border, and is ill the centre
of The graveyard insurance" region, As it was de-
veIoped few years ago. 1t was found that Rittase
bad had $35. 900 insurance, all tod in The provdent
the New-l ork Lite the Home Benefit Society and
Mutual Reserve Fund, of this city and in the Amer-
can Mutual Lite, OF South Bend Ind, the Home
Mutual Lite, of Lebanon, Penn, and the New Eng
land Mutual Aid Society, of Boston. II was also as
cer,ained that Hiram w. Leievre. Of Union Mills, Nd
Just over the border. who had died short time
before had had the same amount OF insurance on his
lie III three companies The two men bad Gieu,
within mae months the other within year o.
the da OF their policies. Alter the second death
three oil the COMPANIES made payment Oh the policies
and tuen an alleged conspiracy 10 Geiraud the com
panies was discovered. Detectives were put on the
case and terms were maze with the beneLciaries
upuer the policies The suns SUI got back On the two
p. icles were $loOOO, TouOo on hlt,ases ana
$IU,, UU on Leievre's.
Under the Pennsylvania insurance law the follow
ing persons known believed to be interested III the
matter were indicted: DIR. }. s. Kemp the medical
~ amlner IN each case; X. U. harner, the local
a. ent; Mrs Leie, re. ELLEN j. kittase wnlian lount
aud Levi Harncr friends who signed the policies, and
another irend.
lie trial OF Dr. Kemp was Deld at Gettysburg last
week Photographs Of kittases signature were pat
i'm eyidepce and DIR. Kemp identihed the mans
signature ON the policies. lie lid not explain certain
o,scrcpancies Evueuce given to show tuat
ittase had suffered from lead poisoning ten ears ago
He was treated for dropsy o snort tune be oic the
cate o bis policy, but got better The jury at nrst
could lot agree. but were sent back and finally
acquitted DR.. Kemp. The Lefe,re cases were thrown
Ont OF court Oh az count OF lack OF jurisdiction the
polices having been taken out III Maryland The re-
manning cases have down Tor the January
term There other in Pennsy gania Ipr
which the companies d " still hunt"
stephen q. Clarke. OF Staoey. Clarke Smith, OF
this CITY, represents the Provdent Company in the
trials.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-21
SENATOR MILLEh'S CATTLE BILL.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-Senator Spooner to-day by re-
quest Of Miller who is absent introduced bill to
extrpae contagious pleuropneumOnia foot and mouth
Diseases and cndcrpes among cattle and to facilitate
the expectation of cattle and the products OF live stock
The bill authorizes the President TO appoint three United
States Cattle Commissioners whose duty shall be to in
vesgae cattle diseases. and upon discovering the exist
encc Of diseases give public notice Of the fact They
are to establish and maintain in such quarantine they
may necessary and also TO the appraisal and
destruction Of the injected exposed animals.
Owners OF animals destroyed are to be paid
trceourths the value the animals In the Of ami
mails diseased and the full appraised value In the OF
animals exposed TO but not injected with disease The
bill appropaes 81 100000 TO carry its provisions into
effect similar bill introduced in the House to-day
by Delegate Carey, OF Wyoming by direction OF the
House Agricultural Committee. Is understood that the
bill was prepared by representatives Of the Consolidated
Cattle Growers Association.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-21
RAILROAD INTERESTS.

LITTLE LEFT FOR THE SECOND BONDHoLDERs
The effort to reorganization of the Brooklyn,
Flatbush and Concy Island brighton Beach) Rairoa"
Company which been In the hands OF receiver for
some time eliminated yesterday at n meeting OF tho
first mortgage bondhoders. The railroad and hotel
first mortgage bonds for 100000 aud second
mortgage bonds for similar amount sferward. when
the receiver appointed an ad ional
$3.50 900 had ccunmuated interest has been paid
since September 1885 suit for the foreclosure OF ,ne
first mortgage is pending At the meeting yesterday
a majority OF the first mortgage bondholders agreed 70
authorize q purchasing committee to sell the bonus
less than par and IL they not sold Defore c
sale OF the property under foreclosure the committee
authorized to bid for the property amount equal 10 ne
bonds and the accrued interest and the rvad Is DouBhV
TO reorganize IL under the name at present.
BY this agreement the stockholders and second ot,
gage bondhodcrs are left out unless they purchase the
first mortgage bonds ut par value.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-21
DkFYIyG ARCHBIAHOP ELDEKS ORDER

CIsCisSATI Dec. 20 spccdi The circular order from
Archbishop Elder orbiddng Catholic singers from singing
in Protestant Jewish choirs has in at least
been squarely dehed and the example set Is ex
pected to be followed BY many others Henry Willeke
tenor, who for years has sung In both st. Xaviers
Catholic choir and in the Jewish Mound street Temple
has determined to resign his place In the and keep
his seat In the latter He says that he always has been
and yetkealns deyout anoic and nucS troubled
about nc order lie visited the Archbishop. who gave
him only replies his inquiries 10 what
would De done To those dsObeying the order But VII
eke Is poor man with large family. and the pay ifon
the Jewish choir Is material addition 10 his IN
lie has concluded that his duty toward his family
is uppermO5L
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-21
This proposition Mt. Burgess refus
letter sent Mr.. Watson to-day states:
OYSTER pTRATES IN THE CHESAPEAKE

BALTIMORE. Dec. 20 (speciaD.-The usual winter
on the Chesapeake Bay and tributary rivers between the
illegal oyster dredgers and the police navy has begun.
This winter q number OF these Illegal dre,gcrs
provided with fast sailing soops In which they sail
away from thc vessels OF the State Navy. All Of tho
dredging vessels 20 around few days ago number Of
vessels Baltimore In behind Deals Island and
east their dredges In the water near the boundary line
between Somerset and Dorchester Counties A state
Naval sloop guns watched the dredges Tor some
time aud hen down theni The latter, however,
caught siv, OF them ia and making all sail sk:mcd
ouI I'm the bay teeth OF furious northwest gale AND
son eft behind police boat The state vessel begun
firing her bow and sent number OF shots aftef
the heeng dregers several OF which cut their sails.
The lresgers returned the fire aud lively booming wAs
kept mp nearly hour ~ far ~ learned no one on
the yessels hurt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-21
EFFECT OF urDGE GREsHAys ORDER.

ST. LOUIS. Dec 20 tspeeiaD.-To-morrow morning
Wells H. Bodgett general solicitor OF the Wabash st
Louis and Pacific Railway, will inform Judge Treat ON
caly OF Judge Greshas disintegrston decision In the
Wabash case also informing him to the present COM
position of the Wabash 81 and the lines that Will DC
taken out of present receivers hands under the Gre
sham order Those lines that will be taken from the syS
TEN by order and placed under the control OF Judge
Cooley are all the Mississippi and are as follows;
The Chicago Division extending from Auburn Junction,
ILL., 10 Efingham aud Altamont H. with branch if0in
Farbury TO sreator about $50 miles Of road the DC
catur and asst ST. Louis Railroad between these points,
lOsl2 miles the original abash Railway from Toledo
Ohio 10 Meredosia IL, and Evanston Ill. 599i2 miles
Hannibal and Naples Raroad from Meredosla, ill' 10
East Hannibal H., 5O7 This is total Of OOS miles,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-21
TILE sEw.ynRK AND NEw.ENGLANp.

A meeting OF the Boari OF Directors OF the New-
York and New-En land Ralro ,d Company will be hed
In this city to-day There since tue cleo lon
many ruuors concerniue the management but they
srang chiefly from the tact that Charles =. Clark the
former resi cnt ha nvtet to Ncw-fOrS to con-
suit h his successor and some OF the new directors
Ii Is uuderstoO tnat the prct cal man cement OF the
road offered to him either general nandger or us
vice -id-ni. with the duts OF gen raj inanaNer
From THIS that Mr.. Clark would lie rrln-
stated III presidency OF the comp ny. hut The rrhds
nf President Eostwrk d"ped tuat these runurs ad
any foundation. II il not tonsI-red probable tht hl
G. rk .i accent subDrdDate position from Board
conn used of n en- wlD dcfeai, his rr-elPrtiun. 1he
osti0m Of general will PROBABLY he onerei %
w. II. Stevenson superintendent OF the New YORK
division OF YORK, New Haven and Hartford Ral-
roud and is expected that he will accept the poslon
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-21
THE FLhE RECORD.

AN ENGINEHOUsE BURNED IN wEsTCHE5TER.
TIE engine house adjoining the Catholic Proectory 10
Westchcster was destroyed by fire last evening. Tue
two-snry brick building 100 feet by 200 eet and
Of the carpenter shop. ~Dgue OOm Ioachnery
stocking Tsnuactory, bAcksnitI shot, dormitOry for
and he repair shOps Tn, main building. which is
beAtrd by steam, supplied from this building and
tie machinery for the Whole establishment WAS In 1t
The Prvteclory rived of heat and 20 to Oprato
the machinery. Brother Leoutnr. the director sais
tnut the origin Of III iire Is mystery. II was III ST.
the stocking where go buys employed
hut The boy- had O tue place fun hour Ueiore
tne ire brOk- When tho fire roke 0It tue ,43O
boys the PrOteetOry all their dormit0ry and
alnou gu tue rIs lt under tueir window ovry
boy went Ia b-i at O'Clock and they sound
asleep Brother l. out,no 81! the loss will be 100000
IL is covered by insurance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-21
FRAGMENTS OF CABLE NEWS.

DUBLIN, 2O-A family. consisting of six children
and their parents asphyx by escaping gas last
night at Carrck on-suir County Hpperary. Five chill
dIen were dead when found The other child and the
parents are thought to be dying.
Berlin Dec 2O-The Crown Prince Frederick William,
in behalf Of the Emperor accompanied by number or
other or the imperial family Dr. Won Gossler
Prusslan Minister OF Education. and u large body Of
scientists public officials, opened the chronological
Museum yesterday.
CAIRO Dec. 2O.-M. de Lesscps has given 100000 for
land along the line OF the Sucz Canal To be
used IN the work vi widening the waterway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-21
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES-BY TELEGRAPH.


ARSENIC FOUND IN HIS SIOMACd.
BELFAST Me-, Dec 2O-An analysis OF the contents OF the
kuel Crockett OF swanvns. VINO died on Decei
Der under dsclosed le presence
arsenic. Crvckelrs wife viii Le arAighed Tor muruer
MURDER OF LIQUOR SELLER.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 70 tSPscsai.-fcter name, nquoI
seller was murdered tins iuorplns at no Iv<
William 0nlIan entered the place
ana rank Ior tw dispute arose 10 the pay
nen Tor the last round Kane attempted 10 eject the men
when one of the picked up large knife aud plunged IL
into Kane. back. Policemen srrostou the three
KILLED AT HIS POST OF DUTY.
LAPAYErrE lnd Dec 2O-A wreck occurred at Woodyar
staon an lie NowAIuany and chicago kavad,
yeserlay which resulted the kinng kngneer Danoi
iieaphoy The fireman was seriously injured.
MATCHING THE WRECKED ATLANTIC
CHICAGO Dec. 3oA dispatch from San Francisco says
Thousands viseu the wreck OF the
Iantc ON beach yesterday None OF the tweht
have been found The Atlantic WA air
sanple vessels the large whaiDg ee which
Francisco it plain that shs was hoasing
eofhn."