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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-19
BRIC-A-BRAC.

81 say, Dumley," said Brown, "can you
lend me S4Og' Forty dollarsl'' exclaimed
Dumley with gasp. ''Why. my dear friend,
if had $40 to lend / wouldn't be sober
enough to count it'-New YORK Sun.
ut is good enough thing in its way, per-
haps," remarked the colonel, carelessly, to
the peddler, 'but don't think 1 have any
use for it,"
mo use for it, sir?" persisted the peddler.
please look at it once more. Its a shoe
hook, button-fastener, a nail-cleaner, a
pocketcompass, nut-pick potato parer, a
clothes-hook, six-inch rule, a pencil-sharp-
enera and cigar cutter. What more could
you ask in one implementy'
rs it corkscrew?" Numbered the colonel.
''N-no, sir" said the peddler sneaSing
abashed from the presence of the Kentucky
gentleman.-Chicago Tribune.
Marc Antony must have been terribly down
on umpires when he exclaimed: ''Judg-
ment, thou art fled to british beasts DE
troit Free Press.
'Ah, that is nice and refreshing" said
Billy Bleven, as he set down the soup at the
boarding house table.
I'm glad to learn you liked it," said the
landlady.
Yes replied Billy, enthusiastically IF
there is anything that l do enjoy it's big,
refreshing Graught of pure water."-Mer-
chant Traveller.
There's divinity that doth hedge a king,
but put three other kings and an ace in the
same hand and there'll be no hedging.-Life.
AT fair Harvard.
Class in literature
Prof. Musty-Now, Mr.. Freshleigh, you
may give me the names of some of the ia
nous writers of modern fiction.
Freshleigh (prompty)-Zolo, Amelia Rives,
EdGar-
Prof. Musty Gnterrupting)-Sto sir. L
did not say infamous.-Town Topics.
Seedy Party Ito bartender) Whisky, please.
Bartender-What kind, friend?
Seedy Party-Gimme the same as the fell
Ter had wots lyin' under the billiard table
Life.
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war. Coming from so high an official
source the statement was accepted by
the country without any sort of ques-
tioning, although there was submitted
with it no sort of data upon which to
base it. Faith in our own prOwess was
sufficient to call forth an universal in
dorsemento of the secretary's declaration.
1t turns out upon investigation tina
Secretary WHITNEY was not INDUCING
in cheap Fourth of July patriotism
when he made this statement. He
knew what he was talking about. An
examination into the real elements of
strength will demonstrate that the
United States is GiStinctively more
powerful than Great Britain and the
American colonies combined. When
asked by the New York Sun for in
formation respecting the resources OF
the two countries, Secretary WHITNEY
submitted the following figures:
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What Has the Press to Say?

The Pioneer Press of the nth inst,
on the fourth page, third column, in an
article referring to Harper's Weekly
and the London Times, makes several
statements which are untrue. / will
wager the publisher of the Pioneer
Press $50 that he cannot produce copy
of Harper's Weekly which contains
this sentence: ''The Times never uses
slang" will wager the publisher of
the Pioneer Press. $50 that he cannot
produce copy of the London Times
which contains this sentence: 1.-THE
only use England has for an Irishman is
to send him over to America and let
him vote for free trade" Let the pub
Usher, or editor, of the Pioneer Press
retract these statements or put up his
money and produce his evidence. he
is following too closely the methods of
Baron JIG. Munchausen Blaine.
HUGH SPAULDING.
International hotel, st. Paul, Oct. IS.
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Capital Cuiiing s.

The treasury department holds that maple
sugar is dutiaple.
The district commissioners have finished
their estimates for the fiscal year ending
June % 1897 They ask for an appropria-
ton of 5,712, 400. This is q much larger
amount than congress has ever before been
asked to appropriate for the district.
The Presbyterian synod called on the presi-
dent yesterday afternoon. He received them
in the east room. Each member was intro
duced, and the party remained quite while
in conversation.
II is stated on good authority that the presi-
dent has promised to yisit'New York city be-
fore the election and make an address on the
political issues of the day.
The senate has confirmed the nomination
of Z P. Earle of Alabama, to be consul at
Cognac. and number of naval promotions.
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GEORGE ". BATCHELDER.

At the time of the Democratic state
convention an error was made by the
city press in publishing the name of
the Democratic candidate for associate
justice of the supreme court. His name
then appeared as GEORGE Of" BATCH
ELDER, when it should have been
GEORGE W. BATCHELDER. The error
has crept into the state press, and the
GLOBE thus publicly calls attention to
it that 1t may be corrected. 1t is i'm
pOrtant that Judge BATCHELDER's
name should be printed correctly on
the tickets, for he expects to be elected,
and naturally enough would not want
to he counted out because of a mistake
in the initials of his name.
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MEN WHO CARRY MAIL.
Report Of the Chief of the Free
Delivery Service.

Special to the GLOBE
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1S.-Col. j. F.
Bates, the chief of the free delivery
service, in his annual report to the post
master general, states that the increase
in the number of free delivery offices
during the past year were 169 making
the total number of offices 35S. These
offices are only located i'll towns having
a population of 10000 and over, or
where the receipts are over $4,000. The
whole number of carriers employed is
6,346. There were over 10000, 900
more letters delivered last year than
the year before, an increase of over IL
per cent. while the increase in the num-
Der of newspapers delivered was over
100000 or % per cent. The increase
in the number of letters collected was
143,0O0,000 or about % per cent, while
the increase in the number of news
papers collected was 25,OO0.O00 or25 per
cent. The excess of postage on local
matter over total cost of service is over
81, 900. At thirtytive of the princi-
pal cities the total pieces of mail matter
of all kinds handled and the number of
carriers employed in each city is given
in the following table:
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any wool-growing country, they always
get their pay in drafts upon England.
Thus we see, that with the obstacles
placed by the high tariff in our competi-
ton with foreign countries we are pre-
pared to indorse the proposition laid
down by MIR. CooNIBs, that with such
wise legislation as the Democrats in
congress propose, the present genera
ton would live to see our own ships
bearing goods of our own manufacture
to every country in the world.
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"SIEBEL."

A rosebud in her hand, love in her eyes,
She stood upon the stage, beauteous boy
Her charms more charming in that dainty
guise-
And sang again the theme that shattered
Troy;
lie parlate damon
Sweet flower of womanhood, thy song ha
flown
To many hearts. and found rich echoes
there.
Fairer Interpreter it ne'er had known.
Though many sang it who were deemed
most fair.
lie parlste damon
And since unto my heart thy song has
brought ,
Once more the dream that life is passing
sweet.
1 weave this garland, of fair phrases wrought,
And place it, sweetest '-Siebel,' at thy feet
lie parlate damon"
Felix n. Gerson.
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SPENCER IS SATISFIED.
The President OF the B. & O. Says the
Company Has a Surplus.
AFFAIRS OF THE WABASH.
Judge Gresham Decides that the d.
Visional Mortgages Shall all
be Consolidated.
Special to the Globe.


BALTIMORE, Md, Oct. 18.-President
Spencer, of the Baltimore & Ohio rail
road, in answer to certain questions re-
garding the statements of the operation
OF the company published yesterday,
says: 81 have seen the various COM
ments and differences drawn from the
official statements of the company as
Issued Yesterday. These statements
show beyond question that the com
pany not only paid all of it's expenses
and fixed charges and dividends ON its
preferred stock for one year, but had
balance left after all such payments.
Moreover, the fixed charges include the
retiring of s3S6,00O of bonded indebted
ness. which, under some systems of
bookkeeping, might not have been
maze 10 appear as a charge against in
come. Included in the operating eX-
penSes were $4,000 spent upon the
roadway, bridges, engines and freight
cars, In excess of the amount so spent
the year previous, which was done
to improve the general condition of
those parts Of the property which it is
not necessary to have in perfect order
to do large business economically.
This result of improving the property
and at the same time meeting all of its
current liabilities out of income for the
year has been accomplished when rates
were greatly demoralized and without
two arms OF the service which contrib
uted to the earnings in years previous,
namely: the express and the sleeping
cars. The stockholders and the public
can rely that every yearly liability of
the company, whether for interests on
bonds or floating Indebtedness, all
losses on subordinate lines, all leases
and taXes-in fact. all charges against
income on the rigid principles OF book
keeping are included in these state
ments. In fact, they not only include
all interest paid, but all which had ac-
crued to Sept. 30 Oh every class of liza
hilitv
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WHERE is LEILA FARRELL?
Nat Goodwin Secretly Weds Di-
YOrcae From BiaOnYille.


CHICAGO, Oct. 1S.-Nat G. Goodwin,
the well-known comedian, was pri-
vately married in this city few days
ago to Miss Nellie Baker, who is de-
scribed as prominent society woman
from the East. Great precautions were
taken to keep the nuptialS profound
secret and they were partially success
full. The marriage license was sup
pressed and only one or two of Good
wins most trusted and intimate friends
were admitted to the ceremony. The
story leaked out however in spite of the
precautions. Goodwin admitted to the
reporter that he had been married. but
would not talk further about the mat
ter.
tbs SAD, BUT TRUE.
Special to the Globe
BUFFALO. N. Y, Oct. 1s.-Miss Nellie
Baker, who was privately married in
Chicago to Nat Goodwin, the comedian.
Is prominent society lady of this city.
She has until lately been the wife of
EDWARD Pease, young business man,
ana was very stylish and dashing
Iady. owing to some scandal MIR. and
MIS-. PeaSe separated last spring, and
since then Mrs. Pease has spent most of
the time in the East She returned
some weeks ago and went to the home
OF her parents. About ten days ago
Mrs. Pease went to Chicago with her
mother. Mrs. PeaSe is said to be the
lady who aroused the jealousy of Leila
Farrell, the pretty young actress of Mr..
Goodwin's company, who, it was under
stood, was to be married to him. Mrs.
P.ease is we'll connected here, her rela-
tlveS being Well-to do people. A dis
patch was received this afternoon from
Nat c. Goodwin stating that the report
OF his marriage with Miss Nellie Baker,
formerly Mrs. Pease, of this city, was
true. Mrs. Pease obtained an absolute
divorce in Boston few weeks ago, and
took her maiden name. Mrs. Pease was
infatuated with the stage, and, contrary
to the wishes of her husband, went to
New York last winter to study for an
actress. This led to an estrangement,
and, coupled with some scandalous
stories. led to separation and finally
to the proceedings for divorce.
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PASTOR GREEN'S PLIGHT.
An Aged and Penniless Man
Pleads Guilty to Bigamy.

CHICAGO, Oct. 1S.-Rev. James S.
Green, formerly pastor of st. Mathews
Reformed Episcopal church, in
this city, pleaded guilty to-day to
bigamy. He claimed to have been
partly ,t deranged w. when s the 6igamOgs
Mimi, was contracted. Mr.. Green is
20 years old and is penniless. His
eccentricities long ago alienated all his
friends and relatives. Judge Jameson
refrained from pronOuncing sentence
until the old mans brother can be COM
municated with.
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Trying to Explain.
TaIT 4,

The condition of the state treasury OF Min
nesota is such as to cause feeling of uneasI-
ness among all the taxpayers of this state
Col. Joseph Bobleter, the present state treas
urer, unguardedly revealed this some tim e
since, in talk with several newspaper men
of st. Paul, thinking nothing of its probable
political effect. Since then, spurred on by
the party managers. who have already found
Banker Merriam too heavy a load to carry, he
has been trying to explain his words, and
also the disagreeable fact that the state is
obliged to borrow, yearly, large sums, for
which they pay high rate of interest. Is
this as it should be, citizens Of Minnesota?
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This, according to Mr.. WHITNEY'S
opinion, settles the fact that Great Brit
ain could never make a conquest of the
United States, and that in the event of
war between the two countries the
United States could gObble up Canada.
The active militia strength of the Do
minion government in exact figures is
37,34S. Compared with the thoroughly
equipped and active militia forces which
the United States now maintains, even
in the states which stretch along the
Canadian border, would give an idea of
the futility of Canadian land attack.
The border states aggregate a well
equipped militia organization of 57,062
men.
The danger which has been most APP
pretended by us in case of war is with
reference to the weakness of our coast
defenses and the exposure of our ports
to occupation of the British navy. Sc
cretary WHITNEY furnishes comfort
in respect to this matter by quot
ing from late report of Gen..
NEWTON, late chief of engineers
=. o. a., III WHICH ne says. IOI
the first time in the development of the
modern art of war the engineer has
solved with mathematical certainty the
problems of closing harbOrs and rivers
against hostile ships, so that the sole
question in every case would be whether
the Importance of the place would JUS
tify the cost" Submarine defenseS are
more rapidly prepared, and at less cost,
than the old time method of depending
on ships of war. Most of our seaboard
cities are reached by narrow channels,
easily defended by torpedOes or mines.
and, as Mr.. WHITNEY says, Smelling a
city from distance of six or eight miles
is theoretically possible, but, practically
Ineffective
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South Pacific are said to shave been sold for
$1,000"
EN- S Don Dickinson has returned to Wash
ington from Long Island.
Archibald Forbes says Gen. Sheridan's
memoirs will be widely read abroad.
Rev. Joseph Parker, of fame as London
preacher, has written a rhapsodieal letter to
the London Chronicle. in which he CON-
pares himself to Robert Elsmere.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-19
An Ocean Greyhound's Fast Trip

NEW YORK, Oct. 1e.-The Inman
steamship City of New York arrived
from Liverpool early this morning,
after passage of six days and twelve
hours, the best third trial record in
shipping annals. The steamer left
Queenstown on Friday morning at l 10
a. M, and arrived at Fire Island at 10
a. m. to-day. 1t is thought that the big
steamer will later get over the ocean
voyage in little over five days. and
carry out the promises of her builders.
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President Cakes Homeward.

PORTLAND, Or, Oct. 18.-A special
train conveying number of Northern
Pacific railroad officials arrived tonight
from Tacoma. They were: President
Thomas Fletcher Cakes, Second Vice
President G. II. Prescott, Assistant Cen
eral Manager ]. NJ. Buckley, General
Land Agent Paul Schulze, Traffic Man
ager j. M. Hannaford. and Assistant
General Freight Agent S. G. Fulton.
President Cakes and Mr.. Hannaford
left at once for st. Paul.
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SAFE IN CANADA.
After Wrecking His Firm a Bay
State Manufacturer FIees to the
Dominion

hAIcf "fechInS HIS FIRM bay
State Manufacturer FIees to the
Dominion.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Oct. 1S.-At-
tachments for large sums were placed
on the property of the Atlantic Cigar
company, of Westfeld, and on the
property of William NJ. Abbott, its
president, closing the factory and
throwing 120 hands out of work. The
attachments are on behalf of the
National and Hampden banks and f. C.
Carpenter. The company is hopeIessly
involved. The liabilities are $50, 900 or
$4,000. To add to the confusion the
president, William A. Abbott, has dis
appeared and his associates disclaim all
knowledge of his whereabouts, though
he is thought to be in Canada. In the
evening of his flight he borrowed sums
of money and it is also said he collected
some bills. His private fortune is ell
tirely involved, so that nothing can be
saved from the wreck. The attorneys
for the banks say that there is no evil
denceS of intentional dishonesty so far.
The company was one of the largest
cigar manufactures in Massachusetts.
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Flooding a Burning Mine:

VICTORIA, B. c., Oct. 18.-The fire in
the SOuthfie.d mine is still burning.
Fire engines are forcing water down
the slope and relays of men are con-
stantly fighting the flames. Three hum
bred men will be thrown out of work il
the fire is not soon put out. 1t is
thought that it will have to be flooded.
which will cause a much greater delay.
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FIGURES FOR INVESTORS.

Annual Statement of the Lines
Comprising GOuid's Southwest
ern System.
TOPEKA, Kas., Oct. 1S.-The Mis-
souri, Pacific has filed its annual report.
The following figures are given: Total
bonded debt, S44, 376, 900; total cost of
construction and equipment, SIG, 1885,
1855; earnings for the year, s12, 643.-
1896; expenses for the year. sl4, 49,
52S,22. During the year the company
paid dividend of per cent. on com
mon stock, amounting to 50. 19S, 10. SS.
The annual report of the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas railroad shows that the
total earnings for the year were S6,63f,-
$40; total operating expenses, S4,92S,-
1869. leaving excess of earnings over
operating expenses of 81, 693, 1850. In
addition to operating expenses, there
was paid out for construction and other
payments the sum of Sc, 1908, 903.11. This
creates deficit for the year of s3,210,
419.4S. The total bonded debt is S46,-
10000.
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Work. VIII Begin To-Day.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Oct. 1S.-The National
Association of Heavy Hardware Dealers
and Iron Jobbers met in this city at II
O'Clock to-day, Nothing but prelimi-
nary work was accomplished at the
morning session. During the afternoon
the members of the association took
drive about the city. The real work
will be inaugurated tomorrow.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-19
Judge Crofoot Takes the Oath.

Special to the Globe.
HURON, OAK, Oct 1S-Judge Spencer
this morning administered the oath of
office to Louis w. Crofoot to be judge of
the Seventh Dakota district. Judge
CrofOot. is arranging the terms of
court and will hold the first one about
the middle of November. He will re-
move with his family to Aberdeen soon.
The Huron bar is arranging to give him
a farewell reception. Judge Spencer
begins the term of court for HYDE
county at Highmore next Tuesday.
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Gas Manufacturers Elect Officers.

TORONTO, Oct. 1S-At the morning
session of the American Gas Light as
ISOLATION the following officers were
elected: President, A. r. Slater,
Providence, r. L.; vice presidents, E.
Mcmillan, of Ohio, j. p. Harrison, of
Connecticut, and W. II. White. of New
York; secretary AMI treasurer. c. j. f.
Humphreys, of Massachusetts,: council,
Thomas Turner, of Charleston; W. III.
Peterson, of Toronto; I. G. Ramsdell,
of Indiana: E. Boorman, of Georgia: NJ.
Cartwright. of New York; c. ". Blsd
gett, of New York; b. E. Cholar, of
Kansas.
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HANDY WITH A PEN.

A Safe Manufacturer in Roches-
ter Commits Forgery by Whole
sale and Then Skips Out.
ROCHESTER, n. Y, Oct. 19.-The bus
mess community was astounded this
morning by the report that II. 5
Briggs, the safe manufacturer, had
mysteriously left the city; that he was
charged with forgery. and that the
sheriff had levied on his property. The
extent of the forgeries is unknown, but
they will amount to at least SIS, 900. The
Traders bank is supposed to be the
only sufferer. 1t is said to have been
Briggs plan to forge the names of his
patrons to promissory notes and get the
bank to discount them. Briggs bad a
family here and is related to several of
the most prominent people in the city.
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VIII Join the WooIIy Westerners.

BUFFALO. Oct. 1S.-R. M. Hunt, of
New York, was to-day reelected presi-
dent of the American Institute of Arch
fleets; A. J. Blorr, of New York, secre-
tary; and o. P. Hatfield. of New York,
treasurer. 1t was resolved to perfect
scheme of consolidation with the West
ern association of architects within six
months, and to vote on it by letter a
week after that time
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-19

THE difficulty the London Times has
in securing a respectable English bar
rister to defend it in the suit Mr.. PAR
NELL has brought against that paper. is
gratifying evidence that the English
bar still maintains the standard worthy
of nation to whom we are indebted for
magma charta and the common law.
SOLON and LUXURIOUS inscribed their
laws, as they imagined, for endless
durability, and JUsTINTAN prepared his
pandects for universal application: but
the common law of England has proved
the basis of a superstructure beneath
whose shadow all other systems have
dwarfed ard abandoned their hold on
human affairs. English judges have
become corrupt, and there are some to-
day who are supple tools in the hands
of the ministry. but be it said to the
honor of the English bar, that Its MEM
bers prefer to pay homage to the princi-
piles of the common law than to court
the favor of royalty.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-19
HE DIsOBEYED ORDERS.
A Conductor Responsible for a
Fatal Collision on the Cumber-
land Valley Line.

SHIPPENsBURG, Pa, Oct. 1S.-TwO
passenger trains on the Cumberland
Valley line collided on curve here
early this morning, and one man was
killed and a great number wounded.
The accident resulted from disobedi-
ence of running orders on the part of
Conductor Linn, of the west-bound
train, which had on board about 300
passengers for the Harristown fair.
Both engines were demolished and the
express and baggage cars were wrecked.
Charles Blttner, of Chambersburg,
baggagemasteI, was killed. Among
those injured are: Alexander Linn,
conductor; George Bowman, conductor
of the east-bound train; William Hys-
song and Caleb Fuller, engineers of the
respective trains, and Herman Grin
man. mail agent. Several members of
the Quinette club were more or less III
jured. The wounded are being cared
for at Shippensburg.