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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-28

NEW YORK, Feb %, noon.-Stocks dull but
steady Money easy at 2@219 per cent. Ex-
change-lonE, 50 S5614 6514 short, 81 S7@4 S1A.
State bonds neglected. Government bonds duh
but steady.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-28

NAVAL SroREs-The market for spirits tur-
pentine was dull and nominal. Prices we're very
easy and declining. There was not single
transaction reported during the day. AT the
Board Of Trade on the opening call the market
was reported quiet at 3S19c for regulars. At the
closing call it quiet at 3Sc asked for regu-
lars Rosn- The market was quiet but firm at
quotations. The sales for the day were about
1880 barrels. At the Board of Trade on the
first call the market reported firm at the
following official quotations: A: B, G, D; and
F 821sc, G Csc, H 81 90, ST. TO- K 81 Is, NJ 81 30.
81 So, window glass 81 30. water white So so.
At the last call it was unchanged.
NAVAL STORES STATEMENT.
Spirits. Rosin.
Stock on hand April 1............ 2.543 77,49
Received to-day. ................. 3c2 8. l52
Received previously. .............lt7Oo2 5S0,9S3
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .17OOO7 671.483
Exported to-day .;............'. go 5'6n
Exported previously 1854 1881
Total. TO-. ......................164 451 555, pig
Stock on hand and on shipboard
to-day .-......---.- OOoo 1lo,%'I
PaceiDtS ga no d3v last war 1IS tq1
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-04
THE STEEL BEAM TRUST.
Mr.. Jones Big Bonanza Under the
High Tariff.

New York Times.
The firm of Jones &; Laughlin is one
of the seven firms or companies which
have united into an association to kill
competition in the manufacture and
sale of steel and iron beams i'll this
country. and to keep up a high price
for such beams. We recently showed
that for two years the uniform price of
1882 per ton for beams had been main
tanned by this combination. The aSsO-
citation is not a trust in the strict mean
ing of the word, as we have explained,
although it does the work of trust.
The Boston Commercial Bulletin pub
fishes GA statement from b. +. Jones,
member of the firm of Jones IL Laugh
lin, in which he says there is no
trust, but adds: "There are only six or
seven firms in the country that manu-
facture steel beams, the product amount
ing to between $4,000 and $4,000 tons.
The firms have an understanding among
themselves for the regulation of prices"
And this understanding has fixed the
price for the last two years at 1882 a
ton. while the price of steel rails is now
S31.50 ton. The beam combination is
enabled to maintain this price by duty
of S2S ton on imported beams, which
is virtually pr0hibitOry. Probably Mr..
Jones had in mind proposition to re-
duce this duty when he wrote in his re-
cent letter to the Republican club of
this city about "the acts and utterances
of those in high places which threaten
the peace and prosperity of our country
by the attempt to fOiSt upon us the
vicious fallacies of free trade with rival
nations"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-04
Adams Knives and Forks.

Philadelphia Times.
There are a number of things that the
most fashionable and well-bred people
now eat at the dinner table with their
fingers. They are:
Olives, to which fork should never
be applied.
Asparagus, whether hot or cold, when
served whole, as it should be.
Lettuce, which should be dipped in
the dressing. or in little salt.
Celery, which may properly be placed
on the table cloth beside the plate.
Strawberries, when served with the
stem on, as they usually are in the most
elegant houses.
Bread, toast and all tarts and small
cakes.
Fruit of all kinds, except melons and
preserves, which are eaten with spoon.
Cheese, which is almost invariably
eaten with the fingers by the most par
ticular people.
Even the leg or other small pieces OF.
a bird is taken in the fingers at fashions
able dinners, and, at most of the lunc h,
cons, ladies pick small pieces OF
chicken without using fork.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-04

been the first company of the regiment,
and is famous for its skill in drilling
and the devotion of its men to the in
tereStS of the company. The men Of
Company ID always turn out on drill
nights. The company was organized
Feb. 10, 1881, and in July of that year
Capt. E. S. Bean assumed command.
Capt. Bean is strict disciplinarian and
such hale, good fellow that every man
in the company likes him. Company
D has larger number of men who have
served their ''time" in the state militia
than any other company in the state.
Indeed, the majority of the Company d
boys are old-timers, who stay in the serv.
ice because they enjOyit. The officers
are: Captain, E. S. Bean; first lieuten-
ant. G. E. Metz and second lieutenant,
ii. w. Tenvoorde.
Capt. Bean is living exempliication
of the old adage Laugh and grow fat"
His frank, jovial nature has won him
many friends and admirers wherever he
is known. AS a government official he
was popular and always gentleman,
which goes to show that he is made of
the right sort of stuff. Some people
have promised to support him for sheriff
next fall. He was recently married.
Lieut.. G. E. Metz entered the service
way back in July, 1881, and has, there
fore, served more than his full time. lie
is handsome man,, a fine officer, and
extremely popular with the boys Of the
company. Col Bend has just rendered
him the position of adjutant of the
First, recently left vacant by the resig-
nation Of Lieut.. w. j. Sonnen. ''lll
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-04
las nothing to say, and will make a

has nothing to say, and will make a
good soldier.
A. G. Kinds is bright young fellow
of medium height. He would sooher
drill than eat, and is therefore good
company man. He is employed in the
auditors Office of the st. Paul & Duluth
railroad.
w ]. Kyle is nervous man and some
times get ratified. Notwithstanding this
little falling he is pretty good soldier.
He works for Smith & Farwell.
G. d. Lamkin is stout gentleman OF
medium height. When you see him
look out for white horse at the same
time, for his tresses are auburn with
suspicion of red. He is employed at
40S Wabasha street.
G. ii. Lindeke is one of Foot, SchulZe
& Co.'s men, and is tall, stout and fine
looking. The fire knocked him out. for
he has not attended drills for some time.
George n. Messick stands we'll in the
company. He is quite stout, but can
hustle around the armory on the double
quick with the spryest of them. Heis in
Duluth at present.
P. j. Metzdorf is a good-looking young
man, who is very fond of skylarking at
ALI times and places. He has the repu-
tatiOn, too, of being something of
dancer.
Fred Powers is handsome man of
the brunette type. He is an actor. OF
more than ordinary ability, and SPLEEN
did scene painter. He has been sick for
some time.
Henry Rochet is the best man In the
company for bringing in new members.
He is at present in California.
w. j. Regain is very young, very
small and very gOOd-lOoking. He aspires
some day to be general and command
troops of his own. He works in the
Merchants National bank.
e. L. Spear is an innocent young man,
but earnest and faithful in the discharge
of his military duties.
E. l.. Tepeli is the bugler of the COM
pany, and he can toOt all the calls with
great expression. He is trifie BASH
full, but he ''gets there just the same"
George Theobald is tall, stout man;
so stout, in fact, that his SuperfuOus
avOirdupois is the cause of his reaching
drills fifteen minutes late every now
and then.
c. r. Trowbridge bears the enviable
in the company. He is employed with
Arthur, Warren & Abbott.
Frank Williams is the drummer of the
company. He is dead ''ringer" for
the drummer boy of Shiloh, He works
for Bazille & Partridge.
S. w. Whitney, though quite an en-
thusiastic militiaman, is not very
regular in attendance when drill night
comes round. He is employed at the
First National bank.
MILITARY MELANGE.
The tallest man in the company is
Corporal A. G. Harper. who is g feet 2
inches; the shortest, l. Beesly, 5 feet 4
inches.
The average age of the members is %
years.
The athlete of the company is Sergt.
BOrk, and the best singers p. j. Metz
dOrf and Fred Van DuZee.
Messrs. Mott, Breidert, Baldwin and
MetZdOrf are the ladies' men.
The heaviest man is Frank Williams,
who weighs ton, and the lightest, w.
j. Regain, who has to carry weights be-
cause gravitation is hardly strong
enough of itself to hold him down.
The neatest-appearing men are: Bar
rett, Clark. Mott, Chatfield. Bregg and
Knowles, and the most regular in at
tendance, Corporal Barnaele.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-04
GOT A WIFE AFTER ALL.
Tilted in the First Case, MIR. Wat
son Makes Successful Break in
tho Gaonn6

Tilted in the First Case, Mr.. Wat
son Makes Successful Break in
the Second.
Edwin Watson, a Well-knOwn and
W ealthy young farmer, residing few
miles south of Nebraska City, returned
home few days ago from visit in the
East, bringing with him a handsome
young wife. Mr.. Watson, says the
Omaha Bee, formed the acquaintance
Of an interesting young lady through
the medium of personal" in Kan
sas City paper some four years ago.
The correspondence that followed must
have proved proved exceedingly pleas
ant, as it lead to an engagement, sub
jeet to personal acquaintance, and
subsequently to a trip to Virginia to
to claim the fair correspondent for a
bride. Mr.. Watson is college gradu-
ate, and one of the wealthiest young
farmers in this county, and before
staring on his journey had furnished
a handsome home for his wife
that was to be. He, however, did not
know the young lady as well as he had
imagined, and committed an error in
leaving her uniformed as to his finan-
cial standing, as it might have balanced
any disappointment she might have met
in a personal acquaintance.
rived and the young man appeared at
ceived by the lady and her family. The
wedding, which was set for Christmas,
however, did not take place, for.
after a short personal acquaint-
ance, she frankly INFORMED him
she had changed her mind, as she
did not at all like the brusque wa of
the poor farmer" He was disappointed,
of course, but lost no time in bidding
goodbye to the young lady and her
home. He stopped at Cincinnati on his
return to visit friends and think over
his perplexing situation. To return
home alone after all the preparations
made for receiving the bride, was some
thing he had not bargained for, and it
was not until some days later, while
reading the personal columns of Gin
cinnati paper, that he hit upon a way
out of his dilemma. He wrote the fol-
lowing personal, which appeared in
daily paper the next morning:
DERSONAL AN INTELLIGENT AND
L wealthy young gentleman desires to
form the acquaintance of a refined and &C
complished young lady, with a view to
matrimony. Address E, W., P. O.
From a number of replies received
he selected modestly worded note
signed "Schoolmistress." A number
of letters were exchanged in which
his story and his position in
life were fully told, and he learned
that the name of his future wife was
Carrie Lester, and that she was the
daughter of minister in moderate
circumstances, living in neighboring
town. A meeting followed, which was
SO satisfactory to both that the parents
were consulted and the wedding day APP
pointed, and the marriage occurred on
last New Years. After an extended
tour through the East the young couple
returned to WatsOn's house in Ne
braska, apparently happy, and well
pleased with Fate's share in the original
matrimonial programme.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-04
LIFE INSURANCE OF TO-DAY.
The Building Now Being Erected
BY the New York Life Insurance
Company in st. Paul-EnOrmOus
Business Transacted by the


BY the New York Life Insurance
Company in st. Paul-EnormOus
Business Transacted by the
Company.
AS an evidence of the confidence felt
in the future prosperity of st. Paul as a
business center it may not be amiss to
invite attention to the new building
which the New York Life Insurance
company are now erecting and expect
to complete by the first of January, 1889,
in this city at the corner of Sixth
and Minnesota streets. 1t will be
strictly fre-proof structure, eleven
stories in height, the material being
brick, with cut stone trimmings, and the
area will be lot 100 feet square. There
will be nothing in any of the cities of
the East that will excel this triumph of
the architects skill, and it will be last
ing monument and credit to the enter
prise which has characterized the con-
duct of the affairs Of the strongest life
insurance company in the world.
The question will be asked, how can
such an institution be made to pay in a
comparatively new country? In answer
and Parker, say in the fall of 1886, when
they were appointed to take charge of
the affairs of the New York Life Insur-
ance at st. Paul, the business written
up to that time was less than $4,000
but by the 1St of January, 1887, this
amount was more than doubled, the fig
ures then being 100000. For the year
just ended the new business written
reached nearly
TWO MILLION DOLLARS,
while the insurance in force has III
creased in the same ratio. He worked
hard all his life and left nothing but his
life insurance at last. "This sums up
briefly and truly the financial history of
perhaps, during years of prosperity and
plenty, to cover possibility becomes
precious evidence at last of his thought
full love. The life policy brings cash
| without delay, expense of administra-
ton, or the sacrifice of any interest.
At least such has been the reputation es-
tablished by the New York Life lnsur-
ance company since its organization
nearly half century ago, although its
wonderful growth dates back from 1868,
when the present president, William Ii.
Beers, became active in it's manage
| ment. 1t then had less than $1,000, coo
in assets and a surplus barely sutfl-
cient to entitle it to confidence.
During the next ten years 1t nearly
multiplied its assets by ten, and as the
results showed, was in better condition
when the panic came to endure the
| prolonged strain that followed that
memorable year than any other COM
pany in the country, for lost smaller
proportion of its business. and was the
first TO spring forward into an incraas-
| ing business as times became better.
Its growth during tito past Ten vars
has been marvellous. its assets row oA-
| ceeding $50, 900, willie Us nav insnr-
| anceS for 1887 were over 500, n10. 90.
1t is asked, Why have so much money
! on hand? The reply is that so many
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-04
NEITHER SIDE SATISFIED.
Both the American and Canadian
Press Kicking Unanimously.

".
Chicago Times
Neither Americans nor Canadians APP
pear to like the lately negotiated fisher
les treaty. At the Gloucester (Mass.)
merchants exchange 'all averred that
the rights of American fishermen had
been sacrificed to the interest of Can
ada" In Halifax, n. S., 'prOminent
members of the Liberal party denounce
the fishery treaty as the almost total
surrender of the fisheries to the Ameri-
cans" The Boston (MasS.) Journal
says ''the administration has surren-
dered the chief points which our fish
ermen cOntended for" The Toronto
(Ont.) Mail asserts that canadian fish
ermen receive no sort of equivalent for
the concessions made to the Ameri-
cans" The Boston (Mass.) Advertiser
declares that 1.-THE treaty as it stands is
so far short of what it should have
been that ii has no chance of confirma-
ton by an American senate" The
Halifax On. 81 Chronicle means: "In
1854 we got for our fisheries an ample
treaty of reciprocity; in 1881 we got free
fish and s., 100000; in 1883 we got moth
ing" The New York Mail and Express
insists that lit is a humiliating sur
render and an abandonment of all that
we have been insisting upon for the
last three years" The Montreal (Que-
bec) Herald sighs: ''Piecemeal the
rights, possessions, and interests of
Canada are abandoned to the United
States"
1t will thus be seen that lamentations
over the treaty come with equal vio-
lence from both sides of the boundary
line; but Field Marshal Halstead, of the
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, Is
on to the game of the Canucks;
he is too fly to be taken in by
anyBlue-Nose CUFF. He thus lays bare the
whole nefarious brace: ut is evident
that the pretended dissatisfaction with
the treaty at Ottawa is part of the game
which is being played in connection
with onr state department to deceive
our citizens as to the real character of
the agreement. With Mr.. Bayard talk
ing of triumph and the Canadian au-
thOrities bemOaning defeat for the mo-
ment the natural effect would be to
strengthen the treaty In the estimation
OF the American people. But only
heavy intellectS would undertake such
stupid game. The great diplomatic
=. triumph has lasted twenty-four hours.
1t is now dead. 1t only remains for the
senate to formally bury it. SO once
more does our laundering state depart
ment pass into total eclipse"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-04
if sympathizing with the mourners at

if sympathizing with the mourners at
the bedside.
President Garfield was twenty-five
minutes dying, for his eyes became
CLASSY at ten minutes past 10 O'Clock and
THE LAST THROB
of his great heart ceased at twenty-five
minutes to II o'clock. Those pres
ent in the room at this time were DR..
d. w. Bliss, DR.. Boynton, cousin of
the president; DIR. d. Hayes Agnew,
Mrs. Garfield and her daughter Miss
Nellie Garfield, Judge Advocate General
d. &. Swain: Mrs. Rockwell and my
daughter, Miss Lulu Rockwell, now
Mrs. Grocer; Stanley Brown, the presi-
dents private secretary: Dan, the
presidents valet, and myself.
Both presidents who thus fell in the
prime of life were splendid physical
specimens of manhood, but while Presi-
dent LincoIn's end was apparently ag=
oniZing, that of President Garfield was
as peaceful as if he were merely falling
asleep"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-04

for her best officers. At the time Com
pany G was organized Col. Bend, who
now commands the First, was
chosen second lieutenant of the
new organization. Col. Wright. who
succeeded Colonel-then Capt. Bend
in command of the company, now
commands the Third regiment. The
late Maj. Davenport and the present
judge advocate, H. I'll. Horton, were
both members of this organization. c.
S. Bunker was the first captain. He
was succeeded by Col. Bend, and Col.
Bend was followed by Col. Wright.
Capt. Dawson was the third commander,
and he was succeeded by Capt. Sheldon
Blakely, who has just resigned the of
fee. BY order of Adjt. Gen. Seeley,
Lieut.. A. E. Chantler is at present in
command of the company.
Capt. Sheldon Blakely, the late COM
handing officer. is great favorite with
the boys. He is twenty-seven years
old. five feet, ten inches in height, and
sports neat, black mustache.
Lieut.. A. E. Chantler is widely known
as the winner of all the prizes offered at
the state guard rifle tournament. lie is
a hale fellow, well met, and popular
with all who know him. He is news
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-04

thoroughly equipped, and ready to quell
any riot OF outbreak. Three OF the BEST
companies in the First regiment were
organized and have their homes Wlthln
The limits of st. Paul. In the number OF
men in these companies, in the regular
attendance at the weekly drills, and IN
the way the men who belong to them
conduct themselves on every puDllc 0c-
casion, the city is hOnored, ana tne
militia of the state at large is strength
ened and encouraged.
Of what material are these companies
NADER
On several OccasiOns-notably at the
time of the Saltwater prison hre ana
the Younger raid-these companies
were called out and did yeOman service.
One of these companies went to Wash
ington last wear and carried Off the sec
Ond prize in a competition with the
flower of the citizen soldiery OF, the en-
tire land. Another has furnished the
commanders of two of the three regl-
ments. as well as host of lesser officials
who do themselves and the state honor
as officers of the state militia. All
these have sent distinguished marks
men to the regimental, state and inter-
state tournaments.
Another feature of the military COM
panies of st. Paul is the number OF men
Still in active service who have already
more than discharged the military serv-
ice claimed by the state. 1t is the ex-
ample set by these veterans that makes
the discipline and the training OF these
companies what they are-subjects for
pride at home and congratulation
abroad. In the militia of most states
one finds and expects to find only kids"
the writer, by the way. has no inten-
ton of casting any reflection on the
young man who has pluck and energy
enough to go through the severe drill
prescribed by the army manual-but
this is not the fact in three com
panies that belong to st. Paul:
Indeed, it is surprising fact
that the average age OF the men in
these organizations is above twenty-five
years. They are not only men in age
and experience, but also in size. and in
every quality that goes to make up a
good soldier. Some people think the
boys in the militia look nice on dress
parade but are no good in time OF need,
but the history of Companies G, ID and
E, of st. Paul. contradicts such opinions
in a way that can not be mistaken.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-04

1855. He is jeweler and twenty-three
years old.
Aug Schwable is twenty-one and a
blacksmith.
F. G. Nelson is one of the oldest men,
bers in point of service in the company,
having enlisted in 1883. He is twenty
five years old and good soldier.
nj. f. Kahn is another old soldier. He
joined the Guard in 1884, and is still a
member. He is the auditor of Ramsey
county, an alderman and the working
mans friend.
H. d. Defiel joined away back in 1882.
He is now an ice king, and is twenty
four years old.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-04
Don't Deserve Freedom.
lew York Mail and Express.

New York Mail and Express
Montezuma and Tacoma are the
names which the bill for the admission
of the new states recommends the peo-
pie to adopt, instead of New Mexico and
Washington. Montezuma is grand
name. Tacoma is good, but nothing
like so grand. The people who had a
chance to call their state MenteZuma
and deliberately called it New Mexico
would not deserve to be free,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-04
How Depew Would Run.

OSHKOSH Times.
Depew would make tremendous run
as candidate for president, if he could
vote on every share of his own and the
Vanderbilt railroad stock.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-04
Col. A. F. Rockwell, Of st. Paul,
Saw Both Martyred Pres
identS Die.
He Is the Only Man Who Was
Present at Both Death
Beds.
Lincoln Died as if in Anguish,
While Garfield's Death
Was Peaceful.
An Interesting Bit of History
Told in Col. ROckWellS
Words.

Col. A. F. Rockwell, chief quarter
master OF the department of Dakota,
with headquarters at the army building
in this city, has been an active partici-
pant in some important historical events
within the past quarter of century.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-04
THE VETERANS.
Company c the Oldest st. Paul
Militia Company.

The oldest military company in st.
Paul is Company G., of the M. N. G..
This company was organized in the fall
of 1880 at meeting held i'll the old
chamber Of commerce in Bridge square.
The company has from the start been
celebrated for the high quality and
standing of its members. To this COM
pany,the state has from time to.time gone
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-04

paper man and was one of the founders
OF the Press club.
w. S. Shank, the second lieutenant,
IS also a good shot and occasionally
wreSts prize from his friend Chantler
Lieut.. Chantler weighs rather more
than the first lieutenant. and when he
gets his uniform OH looks like German
field marshal.
ON-CoMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
G. A. Van Duzee Is the first sergeant
Of the company. He has dark hair and