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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-30
STANLEY Is SURELY SAFE.
That Is the Consensus of Opinion
Among Experts Who Have Sifted
tho RDnant NaXvS from 4 crica


the Recent News from Africa.
Special Gable to the Globe.
LONDON, Dec. 29.-The friends Of
Henry NJ. Stanley, including a number
of African experts, after thorougly sift-
ing all the recent news from Suakim
and Zanzibar, have come to the con-
clusion that the African explorer has
not been caught by the mahdi. They
believe that Stanley made a circuit
through the Bahr-el-Ghazel district to
reach Emin; that while near LadO,
which is many days journey further
north than Wadelai, he sent a meSSen-
ger to Emn at Wadelai. and that this
messenger was captured at Lado. The
mahdi obtained possession OF the letter
from the khediVe to Emin from this
messenger, and the story OF the capture
of Emin and Stanley was based upon
the documents found in his possession.
Hence there is nothing in the recent
story that 0Sman Dgna to prove the
capture of either Emin or Stanley,
and the latter's friends expect shortly
to hear good news of him. Sir Fran
els de Ninton, in an interview to-day,
said: 1.-The statement of OSman Digna
that the mahdi's troops have taken
Iado recalls the extensive spread of
the religious or fanatical movement
which has expelled the Egyptians and
their European friends from the Sou
dan. The vast distance from Cairo TO
KhartOum can, since the Nile eXpedi-
ton, be to some extent realized by every
one, but Kharioum is only halfway
from Cairo to LadO. The mahdi'S rule,
in short, extends over an area measur-
Ing 800 miles from north to south,
Il - S-fD AZ Sf
TO west. The Arabs of the Zanzibar
coast and of the southern lake region,
though there is no evidence TO connect
them with the Egyptian Soudan, seem to
REPRESENT \ PHENOMENON
closely resembling that which has been
observed in the Nile district. \ period
OF European exploration and OF super
fetal organization under the direction
of Europeans or of more or less
civilized Mahometans has ended in
an outburst of savage fanaticism
and the expulsion of all civiliZ-
ing and Christian elements. The
African world has felt the beginnings
of the constraining grip of clvlllZatlon,
and resents with fierce reaction the in
truSion of the foreign races. The effect
for the moment is TO make clean
sweep of whatever had been accom-
plished by Europe, but it is only for the
moment. Europe has taken hold of
Africa, and will not let go. The Sou
danese. obeying the mahdi from kor-
dofan to Sualim, making accurate prac-
tice. with the rifle at 600 yards, digging
trenches with traverses, using artillery,
etc, are higher in the scale of civiliza-
ton than the miserable creatures who
were helpless to resist the tyranny of a
few Egyptian pashas and few hundred
of good-fOr-nothing Egyptian soldiers.
Contact with the European has aroused
the African to a new life, of which the
first result has been fatal to European
rulers or settlers. The next stage III the
development Will be one of the most
interesting in history"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-30
Five Piratical Oyster Dredges
Captured by a State
War Ship.
Steamboat Inspectors Inves-
vestigating the Burning
of the Kate Adams.
A Slick Thief RObS the United
States Sub-TreaSury in
Baltimore.

CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-Thomas Vines,
assistant timekeeper of the Adams q
Westlak ke Manufacturing company. dis
appeared suddenly this evening. taking
with him the weeks salary of 700 men
and boys. The amount of money car
ried off is about $4,000. 1t was
done up in 700 packages ready for
delivery to the employees. Vines does
not usually handle the money, but ap-
parently foresaw that he would on this
occasion, and had an express wagon in
waiting. An unusually large number OF
police and detectives were set to work
almost Immediately after Vines de-
parture. but up to midnight there was
no clue to the whereabouts of the man
OF money.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-30
BEN Is NOT A BooR
Hence the President-elect Will
Not Denounce the Proposed In
augural Ball.

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 29.-The Journal
will tomorrow devote column edi-
torial to the coming inaugural, especial
ly with regard to the inaugural ball,
and the clamor that certain ministers of
the gospel are making through the
press over the 'sin" of dancing. After
reciting with what pOmp and circum-
stance Gen. Washington was inagur-
ated 100 years ago, the Journal con-
cludes: "But the balls; there is the
rub. PreacherS-that is some sort OF
preachers-are in dreadful distress
about that and are urging Gen.
Harrison to rise to the occasion, and
place the seal of his disproval upon the
dance-the awful, the wicked, the de-
moralizing dance-either by forbidding
it or not gracing it with his presence.
Gen. Harrison is Christian man. His
Christian character is of fiber strong
and sturdy. and yet, we believe entirely
courteous and ChriStlike. We do not be-
lieve that Gen. Harrison will LEAD the
german" OF march with some leader OF
fashion in stately minuet, as did Gen.
Washington, whose memory is not
anaethematiZed because he did so.
But Gen. Harrison is not likely to re-
peat the folly of attempting, as preSi-
dent of the United States. TO dictate or to
regulate the social customs and man
ners of 65,0OO,OO0 Of people. His official
and personal influence will be on the
side of good morals. of sound life con-
Quoted on sound principles. The evils
of the dance and the ball room. what
ever they may be,would not be lessened
by any action on the part of
Gen. Harrison, or of any one
else, which would smack more of
boorishness than of morality. There is
time for all things; and there is a
time, possibly. for preachers and
others to inveigh against the modern
dance; but for any body or society to
ask Gen. Harrison to interfere
impertinently. by deed or ac-
tion, with custom that has
obtained from the foundation of the
government, and custom which many
good people believe to be entirely
proper. simply shows how very far
some otherwise well meaning people
are from knowing as much as they
should know. or of even acting up to
the light they have.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-30
is WHEAT MERCHANDISE
A Question That Is Agitating the
County Authorities in Dakota.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
JAMESTOWN, OAK, Dec. 29.-Testi-
mony was taken to-day by Judge Rose
in a case of importance to the whole
territory. The elevator companies have
Systematically evaded the assessment
la VS. of the territory by shipping their
wheat out before the 1st of May, at
which time the amount in store has
been reported and made the basis OF the
assessment. On April l the Northern
Pacific Elevator company had 100000.
bushels of grain stored in its elevator at
La Moure. This amount was diminished
bv MAY l to 5000 bushels, and that
amount reported to the assessor. The
statutes provide that merchants stocks
and merchandise are asSeSSable May l.
All other property April l. The ele-
vator companies claim to be merchants
buying and selling for profit, and that
their wheat assessment should be made
May l, at the same time as the stock OF
other merchants is assessed. La Moure
county officials, however, determined TO
test the matter, and the Northern Pa
citic elevator there was assessed for The
amount of stock April /, 100000 bushels.
The company protested before the
county board of equalization. and
the assessor being sustained, ap-
pealed to judge The question
at issue is whether wheat is merchan-
uise. If not, it is aSsessable April l,
and the opportunity TO run wheat out
of the territory and evade the assess
ment law is less favorable. The prac-
tice of elevators in this respect and the
Importance to the counties is seen from
the fact that if wheat belonging to one
company had been assessed May the
tax would have been less that S10O,
while 81, 900 was the amount OF the tax
when assessed April l. Argument in
the case will be heard some time in the
future. Thomas d Davis, OF Fargo, are
the attorneys for the Elevator company
and J. M.:Bar tholomew from La Mohre
county. The legislature will probably
be asked to amend the law governing
such assessments and make it more
definite. 1t was evidently intended by
the statute that the wheat in elevators
should be assessed on April 1, but the
meaning of the word merchant, as it
occurs in the law, is very broad. and the
elevators may be able to take advantage
of that and escape the April assessment
and the payment of the larger tax.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-30
PUT HIS FOOT IN II.
The Intermeddiing Of Sir Henry
Drummond Wolff in Persian At
fairs Results Disastrousiy to
RritisherS

DTUnltIOul w OIII ofstiA 80
fairs Results Disastrousiy to
Britishers.
Special Cattle to the Globe.
LONDON, Dec. 29.-British politicians
are becoming very uneasy about the
imprudent activity of Sir Henry Drum
mond Wolff, the British envoy at Tehe-
ran, which has caused serious disputes
between Russia and Persia, each re-
sulting in the humiliation of the latter
power, and has had disastrous erect
upon English interests IN Persia.
When the dispute with regard to plac-
ing a Russian agent at MeShed arose
Sir Henry Drummond Wolff was warned
that his attempt to curtall the legltl-
mate scope of Russian power in North
Persia was sure TO fail upon the czar's
faintest menace. 1t would be as I'M
prudent if a Russian envoy at Teheran
would oppose the placing Of an English
consul at Bushire or Bagdad. The Per
sian government must give way to Rus
sia in any matter in which England
is not prepared to sustain her, and the
British government will indeed have ell
tered upon a period of madness when
they shall undertake to guarantee the
inaccessible frontier of North Persia.
Lord LanSdOWnc, vlceroy OF India, act
ing under the instructions from Lord
Salisbury, settled the difficulty by re-
questing the shah of Persia to grant the
desired concessions TO Russia. but the
effects of Sir Henry DrummOnd Woltf'S
intermeddling with Russian interest in
Persia did not stop here. Hardly had
the British envoy obtained important
trading concessions from the Teheran
government by having the Karun river
as far as the town OF AhwaZ thrown
open to the commerce of the world than
Russia sent an ultimatum to the Per
sian government, which was answered
Thursday by a decree limiting nayl-
CATION on the Karun to the
part below AhwaZ, and max
ing other restrictions detrimental
to English trade and favorable to Rus
Sia. The opening of this river, which
discharges into the Persian gulf by way
of the Shah-el-Arab, involved great
commercial advantage of England.
AhwaZ is a town III the province of
Khuzistan, about forty miles nearer the
sea than Shuster. and the Russians
were afraid that commerce with other
! nations in this reg OIL, and especially
with England, would mean corre-
spending loss to them in their trade on
! the Caspian. Russians are intensely
angry at the policy of Sir Henry Drum
mond Wolff at Teheran. The Russian
papers regard his actions as a reopen
ing of the Central Asian question, and
there is little doubt that unless Sir
Henry Drummond Wolff is recalled,
Lord Lansdowne will find it exceed
ingly difhcult to maintain peace and TO
promote the financial Improvement
which he announced that he ardently
desired, when entering upon his career
as viceroy of India.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-30
Explorers and Experts Vouch
for the Safety Of Stanley
and Emin.
Dane, the Wisconsin Murder
er, Is Captured on Land
ing at Queenstown.
Sir Henry Drummond Wolfs
Intermeddling Puts Brit
ons in a COX.
Enecial Cable TO the Globe.

Special Cable to the Globe.
LONDON. Dec. 29.-Henry Irving's ap-
pearance in a new version OF Macbeth
at the Lyceum theater tonight IS the
event OF the season. AS early as II
O'Clock this morning crowd besieged
the pit doors of the theater, bringing
canp stools and lunchuOns, and spent
the remainder OF the day until the doors
were opened in struggling for advan-
tageous places. The Lvceum staff OF
600 people have been working night and
day during the week in preparing for
the opening, and the success OF the first
nights performance atteSts the thor
OughnesS with which they performed
their duties. In Mr.. Irving's revival of
the play in 1873, he made few changes
in the orthodox presentation, playing
five acts and nineteen scenes, and omit
ting Locke's music. Tonight he pre-
sented the play in six acts aud twenty
one scenes, and portrayed the hane OF
CaWdor in an entirely new lIght. lie
entirely suppreSseS the nobler side OF
Macbeth's character and greatly eXag-
gerates his nervous proStratiOn and
cOnscience-strckenm moods. The ribaldry
of the porter is conspicuously abridged,
and for the first time in the history OF
the stage the attack upon Banquo and
Fleance by the three murdercrs is
omitted. With the exception of Mac
Duf's appearance in England, all Of the
scenes are laid in the territory between
the North sea and a line drawn from
Inverness to Perth. Miss Terry, as
Lady Macbeth, wears long plated red
hair, reaching to the ground, and in the
sleep-walking scene is enveloped in
close-fitting, cream night-gown of
knitted wool. Macbeth wears a slight
red moustache. In the banquet scene
magnificent table service.of gold is dis
played. Sir Arthur Sullivan has spent
many weeks of hard work in preparing
the music for the piece, and the result
of his labors is extremely gratifying.
The critics generally predict long and
phenomenally successful run OF the
OlaV
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-30
PARDONED BY GROVER.
Four Convicts Given a Chance to
Turn Over A New Leaf

Special TO the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.--The presi-
dent approved four application for par
dons yesterday.
in the case of Sylvanus Smith, Of Pennsyl-
vania, sentenced March 8. 1888, to eighteen
months imprisonment and $40 fine for pass
ing counterfeit coins, the pardon was granted
because Of the prisoners good character
prior to the commission of The offense and
the information he gave aiding to bring the
road operators to justice
James Wigg, who was sentenced Oct 4,
1889, to six months in Jail and S1oO fine for
violations of the internal revenue laws, was
pardoned because there was a doubt as to his
guilt, and on the Communications of the judge
and ahe district attorney. John III. Hess, OF
Utah, was pardoned, his oifense being un-
lawful eohabitation, for which he was in
dicted at the September term Of 1886, and is
now under bonds for trial. He had taken
the oath to obey the law. The reapplication
OF Judson E. Houghton, Michigan. for restor-
alton to citizenship was granted.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-30
plGEoNHoLEp BY GROVER.
The President Lays Away a Bill
Appropriating Cash for the. Re-
lief of Sailormen.

Il hc IECsiAChA Aty . away - AD'h
Appropriating Cash for the. Re-
lief of Sailormen.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 29.-It has just
been discovered that the president has
pigeonholed the bill apprOpriating $3.50
to each of the officers and 500 to each
of the enlisted men whose personal
effects were lost by the sinking of the
Tallapoosa off New Bedford, Mass, in
1888. 1t vas sent to the president on
Oct. 9, congress adjourned on the Goth,
and, as it was not signed within that
period, its friends supposed that it had
been overlooked and any way had be-
come law without the presidents sig
nature. When the bills were finally
sent to the state department from
the White house, the TallapoOSa bill
was again missing. 1t has now
transpired that the president thought
the amounts allowed were excessive,
and that while he did not care to veto it,
he was not disposed to allow it to be-
come law. 1t is given out from the
White house that the bill reached the
president OH the morning of the 10th of
October and was receipted for on that
day. One Sunday tthe l4th) iDtervened,
SO that the actual time between the en-
rolment and the adjournment of con-
gress was only nine days. The officers
are very much disappointed by the news
and have already taken steps to test the
legality of such proceeding through
the courts.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-30
CELEsTiALs CORNERED.
The English Government De-
mands That the Chinese Author
ities Hand Over the Murderers
Of n3uielSh.

Special Cable TO the Globe.
LONDON, Dec. 29.-The British gov
ernment has addressed strong repre-
sentations to the Chinese government
in regard to Dada Mahemmed Khan
and his accomplices, the murderers of
Mr.. Dagieish. The government of In
dia has now satisfied itself that the man
is in Chinese-Turkestan; that his
whereabouts are well known to Chinese
authorities there, and that Immediately
after the murder he fed to Kashgar,
where he remained for some time. Al
though the Chinese officials knew who
he was and were aware of the crime he
had committed no attempt was made to
arrest any of the party, and it is sup
posed that the authorities in kashgar
were bribed. The Russian consul at
Kashgar took Immediate precautions to
have them captured il they crossed into
Russian territory; but they felt safe,
apparently. in the Chinese dominions.
1t is probable that the Pekin govern
ment will now require the local anthori-
ties to arrest and retain them in custody
for the present.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-30
KIRKPATRICK'S KICK.
The Attorney General of Penn
sylvania Sets Out to Do Up Soul
less COrpOrat ions.

HARRISBURG. Pa, Dec. 29.-Attorney
General kirkpatrick this afternoon
filed an application before Judge Sim
enton asking for writ of quo warran-
to, citing the Western Union Telegraph
company, the Baltimore & Ohio Tele-
graph company and the Baltimore &
Ohio Telegraph company, of Pennsyl-
vania, into court to show cause why
they should not forfeit their stock,
lines and franchises for violating the
constitution of the state by consolidat-
ing. The attorney general alleges that
the Western Union OH Oct. 5, 1887, pur-
chased the whole of the capital stock of
the Baltimore & Ohio for $1,000. GOO, di-
rectiy in vieiation of the constitution,
which forbids the purchase of compet-
ing lines. and for this he asks that the
three companies be cited to appear in
court and show cause why their stocks,
lines and franchises should not be de-
creed forfeited. The court granted the
writ, making it returnable on Jan. 20.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-30
wAUENA WIrHOUr WATER.
The Village Is at the Mercy Of the
Fire Fiend.
SpecinI to the Clone.

Special 10 the GIope-
WADENA, Mimi, Dec. 29.-At an
early hour this morning fire broke ont
in j. NJ. Dibble's saloon, ,on Front street.
When discovered it was beyond control,
and none of the contents were removed.
Two buildings on the east side of the
saloon were destroyed, rendering four
famili es homeless. No water being
handy nothing could be done, and the
fire burned itself out for lack of mate
rial. The loss on buildings will amount
to 81 800, and $500 on contents. Insured
for about half that sum. The village
has expended thousands of dollars to
secure an adequate wat er supply, but
as vet have been unable to save FIVE
dollars worth of property be cause of a
lack of water
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-30
THE WATER POWER CITY
To Have Electric Lights and
Street Railways Soon.

Special TO the Globe.
LITTLE FALLS, Dec. 29.-This city
will soon have electric lights and street
railways, franchise having been
granted by the council to w. NJ. Fuller
and S. Stoll for that purpose for thirty
wears. Lumbermen will be obliged to
cut ruts, fill them with water and let it
freeze to make road for the logging
sleds, in the absence of snow. The
board of county commissioners will meet
next Monday to transact necessary
business, and adjourn until Jan:
Z to elect a chairman and
complete all business for the year 1887.
The Little Falls Lumber company, N.
P. Clarke, president. will hold a meet
ing Jan. IA. to consider the amending
of the articles of incorporation SO as te
reduce the number OF directors. The
deal of this corporation with Col. Z. Z.
Bridgman, of Sauk Center, has been
consummated and the mill will be put
in good order at once for the next Sea-
sons log cut. The further Development
of the water power is considered to be
absolutely necessary for the accommo-
dation of those wishing to erect manu-
factories another season, and the same
will receive the attention of the Water
Power company at an early date. The
boom of this city is solid one, and
Minneapolis will have to look TO her
laurels, or the Water Power city will
pluck them from her brow.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-30
HIS MIND rs CLEAR.

John Bright Appeared Astonished
When Informed of His Critical
Condition.
Special Cable TO the Globe.
LONDON, Dec. 29.-It was only quite
recently that John Bright was informed
by his medical attendants Of his critical
condition. The gentleman appeared to
be astonlshed and ineredulous; but he
babe his family an affectionate farewell,
and dictated among other things q
message to Mr.. Gladstone. He desired
the ex-premier to he told that he was
grateful to him for :his unfailing kind
ness to himself, and that lie placed q
very high estimate on the services which
he hal rendered to his country. 1t is
gratifying to know that Mr.. Brights
mind has all along been perfectly clear,
and that he has been able to listen with
enjoyment to portions OF the works of
Charlotte Bronte. which have been read
to him during the last few days.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-30
PIRArICAL CRAFT PINCHED.
The Steamer Gov. McLane Cap
lures Five Vessels Engaged in
Illegal Oyster Dredging.

CAMBRIDGE, Nd, Dec. 29.-The state
steamer Gov. McLane this morning cap
tured five vessels engaged in illegal
dredging in the Little Chop Tank. They
are the sloopJ. S. Bennett, the Bugeyes,
Mary J. Bond, Lottie l.. Thomas. James
Fl. O'Neill and James A. Garfield. The
captains of the craft were not taken,
they having escaped to Dea's island.
Thursday battle of two hours dura-
ton occurred in Fishing bay, between
/ Clay Island lighthouse and -Haines'
Point, with the police sloop Julia Ham
ilton, Capt. Tyler, on one side. and
seven dredging ships. five of which are
those mentioned above, on the other.
The dredgers were slightly wounded.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-30
FUNDS in PLENTY.
The American Economic Asso-
citation Is in Prosperous Circum-


PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 29.-The Amer
lean Economic association concluded its
sessions this afternoon at the univer-
sity. Papers were read by Prof. R. E.
Thompson on "lrish Land Laws of
1870 and 1871" Prof. Lester f. Ward,
on Social and Economic Para
doxes;" Hugh Bilgram, on I'm
voluntary IdlenesS," and Ed
ward p. Cheyney, on Recent
Decisions of the Courts in Conspiracy
and Boycott Cases" Secretary X. L.
Ely made report on the conditions and
prospects of the association. He said
that the assets were now nearly double
what they were at the last meeting, and
that there were now about $50 members.
He spoke of the prominent people who
had Joined the association, and said that
on the list of members were governors
of states and mayors of different cities.
A resolution was adopted thanking the
trustees of the univel sity and the mem-
bers of the Historical society for the
kind reception the association had re-
ceived at their hands.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-30
Shin scuttIers sentenced.

GLASGOW, Dec. 29.-Louis and Jos.
eph Lebourdais, respectively captain
and mate of the bark Gylfe, of Quebec,
were to-day sentenced to ten years.
penal sers situde each for trying to scutr
tie their vessel and defraud their in.
surers. The attempt was made while
the Gylfe was on voyage from Quebec
to GreenOck.