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PROMINENT PEOPLE.

GENERAL BEN BUTLER has just celebrated
his sixty-eiSh birthday anniversary.
LIEUTENANT c. N. CLINcH, by the will Of
Mrs. A. T. Stewart, becomes ''the richest Of
fcer in the army"
JOAQUIN MILLER, poet and e1itor, has
shaved his beard, cut of his curls, and taken
his place among common mortals
SENIOR CASTELAR,, the Spanish Republican
leader, says that he will not visit England
until Mr.. Gladstone is again in power.
HENRY WARD BEEcHER declares that he
will not cross the Atlantic again. until there
is bridge spanning its turbulent waters.
PRINCE WALDEdAR, recently elected to
the Bulgarian throne, Is so fond of sea life
that he is known among his countrymen as
''the sailor prince
GENERAL NEWTON, the New York Com.
missioner of Public Works, is to be honored
in the naming Of the new He'll Gate channel
Newton Channel"
MISS WINNIE DAVIS, daughter of Jeffer-
son Davis, is to visit Washington this win
ter, and will be presented at the White
House by Secretary Lamar.
j. Q. A. WARD, the sculptor, is now at
work upon his design Of the Garfield monu.
ment, which is to be erected at the head Of
Maryland avenue, in Washington.
W. H. II. FLICK, the newly elected con-
gresham from Virginia, weighs over 800
pounds We do not hesitate q moment to
put him down in our list OF "Prominent
People,"
An arrangement is contemplated whereby
Henry George shall deliver lectures in every
city in the United States before workingmen,
urging them to form branches of the National
Labor party, or Progressive Democracy.
SENATOR MCPHERSON, of New Jersey, be-
longs to the Clan MACPHERSON in Scotland.
When the head of the clan died recently tho
Senator received an official announcement of
tn, fact printed ON black-bordered paper.
THE Emperor of Austria has been in the
habit Of smoking twenty cigars day, and
together il he wants to be rid of the facial
neuralgia which is making his life miserable.
SENATOR MORRILL,, of Vermont, has en-
ployed his leisure hours in compiling curl
Gus biographical volume, which embraces the
names Of over two hundred persons, the ma
jority of whom are authors, in all times and
iteratures.
EMPERoR WILLIAM has consented that on
January !, tho eightieth anniversary of his
admission to the army, collection be made
to enable committee to present to as many
of his past and present soldiers as possible
souvenirs of his long military career.
MICHAEL DE MUNKAcsY, the eminent
Hungarian painter, arrived in New York a
few days ago. His great picture Of "Christ
Before PLATE, which has been seen by Z, O00,-
0J0 people in Europe, is on exhibition in New
York. All the art critics speak highly OF
the imme.se paintings artistic beauties
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NEWS SUMMARY
Eastern and Middle States.

THE testimony of Aldermen Fullgraf and
Duffy closed the case for the people in the
trial of McQuade, the indicted New York
''boodle" Alderman. For the defense ex-
Alderman O'Neill, also under indictment,
appeared aud swore that the testimony OF
Fullgraff and Duffy was false.
DIR. GEORGE BAUER, a scientist at Yale
College, was injured by the explosion OF an
ostri egg weighing three and half pounds
that he was opening for the purpose OF IN
vestigation.
JOHN ARNoT JR., Member of Congress
and millionaire banker. died few days ago
in Elmira, n. Y, aged fifty-si1 years.
A FIRE at Cape May Point, N. j., de-
stroyed hotel, number of cottages and
other property, causing an aggregate loss OF
about $50, ,000
CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS. the aged
statesman, son of President John Quincy
Adams and grandson of President John
Adams, died on the 21st at his home in Bos-
ton. Mr.. Adams was born in Boston IN
1907, studied law under Daniel Webster, was
a member of the State Legislature ran for
Vice-PreSident on the Free Soil ticket IN
1S4S, elected to Congress in 1858 as Repub-
lican, appointed United States Minister to
England in 1851, returning to America in
1858, and represented the United States in
England in the arbitration settlement CT
1861 growing out of the civil war claims.
WILLIAM REED, Treasurer of the South
Boston Horse-Car Company, has been ar
rested for misappropriatiug $l04 600, which
he confesses has been sunk in private specu-
lation.
ABOUT 100 persons-one-half of them
women-were arrested at AIMS. .erdam, N. Y,
for acting as "pickets" in the great strike
against knit goods manufacturers.
General Manager of the Missouri Pacific
Railroad, died few days ago in New York
He attained national prominence in the re-
cent great railroad strike in the Southwest.
GILBERT F. ROBBINS Rep) has been
elected Mayor of Providence by 2G2 majority
over the Democratic and Prohibition candl-
dates.
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POODLE" ALDERMEN,
Confession Of Two Of the Indicted
New York Officials.

Confession of Two of the Indicted
New York Officials.
The trial of ex-Alderman McQuade, one
of the New York Aldermen of the Board of
1854 charged with selling their votes to grant
the Broadway horse-car company its char
ter, resulted on the second day in a highly
dramatic episode. Two indicted members
eS-Aldermen Fullgraff and Duffy -
appeared on the witness Sttnd
and confessed that the charges
were true in every particular. 1t
will be remembered that every member OF
the now notorious Aldermanic Board of 1884
save two was indictei that cx-Alderman
Waite turned States evidence; that Alder
man Jaehnc was tried, found guilty an
sentenced to Sing Sing Prison, whero he is
now serving out hii term, and that q num-
Eer of tho "Boodlo" Aldermen, as they
arc called in the Metropolis, fled to Europe
and Canada rather than stand trial. Ex-
Alderman Sayles was to hive followed
JaeEne ut the bar of justice, bnt he fel to
Canada, and his bond Of Sa5, 0u0 was forfeited
by his bondSnan, his brother Ex-Altlerman
McQuade was the next victim selected by the
New York District Attorney to answer to
the charge Of bribery. After considerable
difficulty in securing O jury the
trial began. Nothing of spe .ial note occurred
until tie appearance on the wltneSs stand
of Ludolph l.. fuilgratf, who was examined
by Assistant District Attorney Nicoll.
Witness gave articulars of secret meet
inSs held by thirteen of the Aldermen in
1851 at his o:lice and ut the residence of AL
dcrman Mclaughlin for the purpose Of MAX
ing arrangements To sell their votes. 1t was
resolved to accept the offer of tho Brc adway
Ilorse-Car Company, each Alderman getting
S3O,C0l Witnessed rereived $4,000, and
the prisoner also received like amount.
Ex-Alderman Duffy, also under indict-
ment, was next called to the witness stand.
aud corroborated Fullgraf in every particu-
lar
For the defense ey-Aldermen O'Neill and
Reilly, also under Indictment, denied the
testimony of Fullgralf and Duffy, and swore
that there was no secret meeting Of the Al
dermen, and that they Lad re- -eiYed no
money for their woes.
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Badness is rapidly increasing through
out civilization, particularly in this coun-
try, owing, no doubt, to the complicated
and exciting modes of life, which aug
ment cerebral action, thereby augment
ing the tendency of blood to the head.
The same causes that generate insanity,
apoplcxy, ialysis-every form of pre-
mature decay and sudden death-gener-
ate early badness. Women are not
nearly so apt to lose their hair as men,
and when they do they have ways Of
hiding the loss that we have not. A pos
i,ively bald women, however, is unusual,
especially before she is forty. But men
are frequently bald nowadays at thirty,
sometimes at twenty-five. Badness,
which ought not to come until tifty-fve
or later, has long ceased to be regarded
as sign of age. In a company of dozen
men, whose ages will not average forty,
two or three will generally be found
more or less bald. AS rule the bigger
and more enterpr:sing the city, the larger
the number of bald men. New York and
Chicago have, it is said, more bald men
in proportion to inhabitants than aHy two
cities of the union, and Philadelphia and
Boston come next. Americans are prone
to think that they altogether exceed
other nations in capillary decay; but
when they go abroad they discover that
the English, French, and especially the
Germans, are very formidable rivals.
London, Paris and Berlin assemblies look,
so far as the tops of their heads are con.
cerned, very much like New York assem-
blies. The Germans are about as bald
prematurely as we, having greatly in
c: eased that tendency in the last twenty
years. All things considered, the opinion
already expressed that the coming man
will he hairless animal is entirely rea.
sonab.e and probable.
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a STRONG GALE

A Si1.Story Building Carried Twelve
Feet by the Wind.
Therecent heavy gallo completely destroyed
a summer hotel in process Of construction on
Walnut Mountain, one mile from Liberty,
N. Y. The whole structure was liftei from
its foundation and carried twelve feet, fall.
ing in mass. 1t is total wreck.
Eighteen men were. engaged in the build
ing at the time putting up partitions ard
c himneys, and miraculously escaped unin
jured, with the exception of one named Beebe,
who was seriously hurt. The building was
six stories high, so by 1G0 feet, and intended
to accommodate 200 guests.
Walnut Mountain is tho highest point il
Sullivan county.
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THE SIGNAL SERVICE.

Summary OF the Annual Report OF
Chief Signal Officer Hazen.
General W. B. Hazen, Chief Signal Officer,
has transmitted to the Secretary of War hi,
annual report showing the operations Of his
bureau during the last fiscal year. Concern.
ing the work OF the meteorological division,
the report says: MANY very important laws
have recently been deIuced THEORETICALLY
and confirmed by observations and expert
ment"
1t is stated that the plan Of securing as OBJ
servers young men qualifiel by education for
the pursuit Of scientific stu lies, and thus
raising the standard Of the enlisted force of
the Signal Corps, has now baen in operation
five years, and of the 3IS enlistrnents made
during that time ninety were college
graduates; and it has proved of benefit to
the service.
Touching the wealth er forecasts and special
warnings issued during. the year, it is said
that the increasing demand for these fore.
casts may be t.ken as evidence Of their value.
the oftice is unable to comply with thu nu-
merous requests received from cities, towns
aud corporations for the special warnings
owing to the limited appropriation for this
branch Of the service. General Hazen
says that the progress made in iudi.
eating the approach OF cold waves has
been highly satisfactory, and he is convinced
that property to the value of many mil
lions Of dollars has been saved through the
agency of this service. The cold wave sig
nal is now diS3layel at 29J cities and towns
in the United States and from these points
distributed by telephone and railways to
ab out q, 900 stations.
An appropriation Of s., 900 is recommended
for the extension OF the service and the opin-
ion is expressed that no appropriation would
be more acceptable to the people. OF tho
LOGS cold wave signals displayed during the
year, Gil, or S5.5 per cent. were Ju5ti-
fed. OF the utility of the flood warn
ings furnished by the Signal Service
the report says careful ;timate shows that
property valued at S129.O0J was saved at a
single station NASHVILLE, Tenn.), by tn,
warnings of the Sigual Service on the Cum
berland River during March and April Of
the current year. The system of s,a colst-
telegraph lines is said to be of great value,
and its extension along the entire Atlantic
coast is re commended.
The report suggests that some substantial
reward should b, given to the members Of
the Interna .ional Polar Expedition, anil
hopes that Congress at its next session will
recognize the su : ,essful work performe by
Lieutenant Greely AMI his party by provid-
ing promotion Of the survivors and support
for the families o; those who lost their lives
while serving with this expedition.
Tu,pry crvrN hnooba Indian cb;1dron
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COMMERCIAL travellers report almost com
plete stagnation of business in Russia. Mer-
chants are giving tue smallest orders posi-
ble and then ouIy woen the immediate de-
livery of the goods is gnaranteed
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: A Russianengineer claims to have dis
covered process of reducing petroleum
to the form of crystals, which may be
easily and safely transported to any dis
tance and then reconverted into liquid
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A HAMBuR5 Germany correspondent
hears that a schenie is far advanced for
second Suez Canal, to be exclusively English,
capital at tho disposal Of the projectors.
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ONE Of the largest stores in Paris claims
to have sold more than 81 ,000, ,010 in gloves
to American visitors this year, outside of the
wholesale orders from importers
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THIRTY-sEvEN Apache Indian children
have arrived at the Indian Training School,
at Carlisle, Penn. They are from Fort
Marion, Florida, and are part of the Apache
band captured by General Miles.
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DEPARTMENT or JUSTICE,

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Nov. 81, 1885.
The E.on. lriEitm t. Stone, iWfS'nIH Id.:
Sir: lam d.rcctcd 10y the President to say
10 yo'i That, after consideration Oh your let-
tie of the 18th inst, he viii not revoke OF
change the order heretofore ma;lc Silspenllng
You rs District Attorney for the Western
district of Pennsylvania. Very respectfully,
A. II. GARLAND, Attorney. General
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-03
increase in five wears.


The average per acre of wheat in Illinois
was 1873 bushels, while that of Dakota was
III bushels. Both Iowa and Minnesota had
larger acreages than Dakota, but the yield
per acre was very much less, being in Iowa
only 1912 and in Minnesota ia bushels. 1t
is. therefore, only matter of calculation
and little time when it will become evident
that Dakota will be the greatest of the wheat
producing states, and. as Gov. Pierce has
tersely expressed it, 1.-THE great granary of
the continent" 1t is almost bewildering to
contemplate the probabilities. In other
cereals. as barley and oats, Dakota is fast
taking high rank. being sixth in line in the
former and eighth i'm the latter.
In the matter of corn it takes precedence
over twenty states and territories, and in the
latest addition 10 its farm productions, viz,
flax, it is believed to take the lead, over
1000, 900 bushels being raised last year
alone.
These same conditions of superiority in
nearly all the various products of the farm,
as well as those of the live stock Of Dakota,
may readily be discovered by an eXamina-
ton OF the foregoing tabulated statistics and
their comparison with similar ones of the
different states and territories according to
the Uniled States census of 1880.
w OdhOld NC Stlu W D6 Il iLdu-
ufacturing territory, yet in respect to the
development of several of its industries it
has displayed remarkable energy. Take
for example the manufacture of -four;
whereas, in 1880 there were thirty Touring
and grist mills, with capital invested of
1901, 665, turning out product the value
of which was 81, 040.95 in 1885 there are
eighty-five. having capital of 50, 1S9, 400,
thevalue of the product of which is IS, 1872
364.
So also in regard TO the manufacture of
butter and cheese. In 1880 there were only
four creameries, capital invested only S1O.-
200, producing 50, $50 worth of the cream
cry article, while in 1885 there are sixteen
establishments, with a capital of SOS, 737,
the value of the product of which amounts
to 1929, 1877.
Many new and valuable industries have
been established within few years past for
the manufacture of building paper from
straw and in the utilization of the fibre of
fax, bidding fair in the near future TO be-
come of more than usual importance in the
development of Dakotas resources.
A contemplation of the facts, figures and
conclusive evidences of wealth, enterprise
and greatness that have signaliZed the
growth of Dakota in the last five years,
with its immense possibilities of expansion
in all those elements which constitute a
state, must force itself upon the consider
alton of congress, and the demand for
statehood can no longer go unheeded.
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class was 1874; of the latter. II per cent.
1t might be invidious TO make distinctions
IN RESPECT TO ILLITERACY
with other states and territories-the COM
parsons might be ''odorous," as they say
but there were only two states where, in
1880, the percentage of those unable to
read and write was less than that of Da-
kOta. and they were Iowa and Nebraska,
the percentage there being "a and 81 re-
spectIvely. This year. however, Dakota
shows a percentage of illiteracy less than
any other state or territory.
The same thing is true i'm regard to school
matters. The number in attendance at
school during the year was 63, $50, or per-
centage of % of the whole number
enumerated under 81 years of age no COM
pilation being made of the children of legal
school age. On this account no comparison
can be made with other states with anything
like accuracy.
Dakota had in 1885 more children attend
ing school than had either the states of Col
oradO, Delaware, Florida, Nevada, Oregon,
or Rhode Island, and more than those of
all other territories combined. The same
proportion is true i'm regard to the number
of schools and teachers.
The magnitude of Dakota's growth and
the increase of her sources of wealth of
agriculture are better illustrated by CON-
parison with other states i'm respect to the
greatest of celeals-wheat. 1t is interest
ing also to examine in the same manner
the development of Dakota in respect TO its
live stock, especially. There are only three
states that in 1879 raised more wheat than
Dakota did in 1884, and they are Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois. The crop in these
states was as follows:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-03
Sharps and Flats.

An advertisement in a New York paper
reads: Wanted, an accordion player.
Apply at the shooting gallery, Third
avenue" If they will only put the appli-
cant in front of the target that will be the
most popular shooting gallery in all Gotham.
Boston Bulletin.
A Montana mob, we learn from a news
item, entered church during service. and
took out and lynched member of the
choir. 1t is wonder many more such cpl
sodes are not reported. OF course the men,
Der of the choir sung through his nose and
tried to get TO the end of the hymn first
NorristOwn Herald.
A young man at Santa Barbara, CAL,
was arrested and fined for practcng on a
clarionet in his own apartments. 1t is
lucky for him that he didn't practice on the
instrument outside of his own apartments.
He would have been killed. if the authori-
ties could not have devised more severe
punishment. -Norristown Herald.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-03
A ROMANTIC INCIDENT
In the Life of the Late Delegate
Raymond.

heard story the other day about the
late Delegate Raymond. of Dakota,
who died early in the year, which
is quite romantic. He was the last
man to see Gen. Mcpherson
alive at the battle of Atlanta. He was Just
in the act of delivering a message to the
general when the party of Confederate horse
men came upon them and Mcpherson was
shot down and Raymond was taken prisoner
and sent to AnderSonville. After he had
been there year or so there was an ex-
change of prisoners, and the whole body of
men in the prison were assembled in line 10
hear read the list of those who were to be
exchanged. Those whose names were read
were ordered to answer Here" and step
forward. When the officer i'm charge was
going over the roster he called out the
name of one who had died the
night before. Raymond had the
presence of mind to answer
Here" in the place of the dead man and
stepped forward, and although his decep-
ton was Immediately discovered by his
fellow prisoners they were all too generous
to give him away. He was exchanged
under the name of his dead comrade. re-
turned North, and re-entered the army.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-03
AREmARKARLE COLORED Chill
New Freak for Some Enterprising
Snowman TO Take Up.

west fOlnl kOd- freSS-
On last Wednesday evening we were in
vited by J. w. Burdett to 90 to his house
and see what he termed musical prodigy.
We accepted the invitation extended and
were soon made acquainted with Barbara
Robinson. little colored girl about years
old. She was taken into the parlor and
young ladies present played such pieces as
they chose on the piano. when the little
negro would reproduce the production i'm an
almost perfect manner. Those who know
Barbara assure US that she has never studied
music, and the accomplishment is entirely
natural.
To test her power Of imitation we re-
quested that piece be played that she had
never heard. She at once took a seat at
the piano and ratified off the music in good
style. and, what is singular, made but few
mistakes. During the time we listened to
this wonderful little negro playing, nearly
an hour, she never spoke word, and un-
less spoken TO kept her eyes on the KEYS OF
the piano, as If absorbed in the Instrument
she so much loves. Barbara is a nurse in
the family of Mr.. r. A. 5. Freeman, and
we are Informed that she will reproduce
any piece Of music rendered by members OF
the family or by visitors to the house, and
when sent on an errand will return and, il
allowed to do so, will play pieces heard
while absent with remarkable correctness.
This little negro is certainly endowed with
extraordinary musical talent, and will il
given, musical advantages, become famous
for her accomplishment, and, like Blind
Tom. become a coveted prize for those who
would win fOrtone by the aid of a musi-
cal prodigy.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-03
The Great Resources of the Territory Indi-
cate the Verify of its Prosperity
and Wealth.
Increase for Five Years of POpulatiOn, Agri-
culture and Ranch and Range
Live Stock.
Males Largely in Excess of Females
The Remarkable Birth and
Death Rate.
Educational Growth--The Greatest of
Wheat-Producing States--Fu-
ture Possibilities
Untold Wealth.

BISMARCK, Oak, April dakota is
considered by most people in regard to its
two grand political divisions, north and
south, there being territory. if not popula-
tion enough in each to justify the creation
of TWO states.
1t is again divided into five well-defined
geographical subdivisions, each having its
own distinctive characteristics of pastoral,
agricultural and mineral productions. The
wonderful properties of the soil of North
Dakota in the production of the famous
No. l hard wheat, the immense bonanza
farms stretching for miles along the line of
the Northern Pacific railroad, the develop
ment of South Dakota in respect to its
dairy interests and the cultivation of flax,
the wealth of the Black Hills, and the inn
mense pastoral interests along the western
boundary of the territory, taking in the So
called bad lands" have all been more or
less discussed and descanted on from a sup
posititious standpoint; but facts and figures
are now procurable, so that Of these great
resources Dakota speaks with no uncertain
sound, but with the mighty voice of its last
census proclaims the verify of its once pre-
tended, but now assured, prosperity, and
wealth. The following table speaks for
itself:
Table of selected statistics of population. agricul-
ture and ranch and range live stock Of Dakota
for 1880 and 1885, showing the ratio OF increase
for the five years: