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St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-07
FROSTED WHEAT.
The Experience of a Farmer in
the North Belt of Dakota.

The Bathgate Democrat gives this ex-
perience of Mr. Brown: The question.
Will frosted seeds grow proftably? is
answered by John Seblen in practical
way. In 1887, when wheat was plenty,
Mr.. Seblen bought some frosted wheat
from farmer on the mountain for
feeding purposes, and as he thought
that perhaps the time might come when
frosted wheat would be all the seed tn e
farmers would have to SOW. in the
spring of 1888 he put in about two acres,
using three bushels to the acre, so that
it would have a chance. The wheat
grew, and he could see no difference in
it from the rest of his crop last fall.
He put it on high, dry ground, and says
he does not think that in q backward.
wet spring it would do well,as it has not
got the flour or substance in it to endure
long in wet ground. as it sprouts
too quickly and obtains no hold
dry season or on high, quick ground it
is bound to do as well as any.
Once the root gets a hold it grows the
same, and the seed planted has no effect
on straw or heads. The No. hard has
so much flour it will sustain far great
er amount of soaking than the damaged
grain, which is really soft already
This is the only difference he
can see in the use of the two
seeds. He would SOW more of the
frosted seed than the sound, as there
are undoubtedly many kernels which
have no life-giying qualities. He says
that should next season prove dry and
early he will SOW the frosted grain, but
if backward and damp he will put in
No. hard.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-07

BILE equipment; to keep sufficient
force employed in the MAIN
tenance of way; TO use motive
power of the most efficient character
and approved type, with all perfected
appliances for the almest absolute con-
troll of trains, and to keep their track
and structures in proper condition. A
reduction of a quarter or one-half i'll the
passenger revenues will be followed by
similar reduction in train service,
maintenance of way, renewals, repairs
and equipment. These will necessarily
affect large numbers of employees, either
by decrease in the wages, already low
enough Gin fact too low, or by their dis
charge from employment. The travel
ling public does not demand any de-
crease in this direction. For those who
travel often or much OIL 1,000-mile tick
cts at reduced rate; for those en-
plOyed in cities and living in suburban
villages there are communication tickets.
There are excursion rates to attractions,
conventions, conferences. etc. Ii leglS-
lation of this kind is right and should
be provided as matter of principle or
of Justice, it should not be confined to
railroads, but should be carried to all
corporate concerns. Hoping you will
give our communication due weight in
determining future railroad legislation
and wishing your honorable committee
all success, we remain most respectfully,
Yours truly, WILLIAM G. HAYES,
Chairman of State Legislative Commit
tee of Board of Locomotive Engineers.
THEODORE S. BENSON,
Secretary Of the State Legislative
Board of Locomotive Engineers.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-07
CURLING BONSPIEL.
St. Paul Kinks Distinguish Them
selves at Winnipeg and Will
Probably Win the TrOphy.

Special to the Globe.
WINNIPEG, Man., March 6.-Despite
the unfavorable condition of the ice
the curling bonspiel began last night
and has been continued almost without
interruption ever since. Several close
contests have taken place. The most
exciting was between the rink from
Portage, Wis, and one of the green
rinks of the Winnipeg Thistle club.
The ThiStleS led all the way and their
last shot left them one point ahead, but
the Portage skip made grand shot,
knocking the Winulpegers out and win
ming the game by three points. The
st. Paul rink defeated one of the best
rinks of the Winnipeg GRANTEES by 10 to
8, also the Winnipeg VicUorias by II to
Is. The Portage, Wis.,, rink has de-
feated two rinks of the Winnipeg This
ties, each by Is to 15. Both Portage and
winners of the trophy. The American
curriers' are admired by all for their neat
and appropriate costumes, good humor
and scientific playing.
In the third draw for the challenge
cup in the curling bonspiel tomorrow,
Portage, Wis, will be pitted against
Lindsay. Ont; ST. Paul against Gran
ite rink of this city Portage, Wis, st.
Paul and Lindsay are the favorites, and
it is thought that one of these three will
win the trophy. The weather is be-
coming colder and the prospect of the
b0nSpiel yet being success is good.
If the weather mOderateS tomorrow
the bOnSpiel will probably be declared
off, as the curriers' are tired of playing
in the SluSh.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-07
AGAINST REDUCTION.
Locomotive Engineers Petition
the House Railroad Committee,

Locomotive Engineers Petition
the House Railroad Committee.
The Brotherhood OF Locomotive En-
gineers of this state has sent the fol-
lowing letter TO Chairman Sevatson, of
the house railroad committee:
MINNEAPoLIS, March 2.-Hon. Mr..
SeYatsou and the Honorable Gentlemen
of the Committee Oh Railroads.&c.
spected Sirs: Addressing you on what
VIC consider q most mOmentous ques-
ton, and as representatives of quite a
large element Of the commonwealth of
the state CT Minnesota, we desire to use
our influence at citizens of said state
against such horizontal reduction
of railroad rates as contemplated by
proposed legislation now pending be-
fore your honorable committee. We
contend that the proposed reductions
are neither necessary, equitable, just
nor reasonable, ,noriare they the result of
public demand. The rates now charged
for transportation are not unreasonable
nor excessive. For the service rendered
the public, the railroads are justly en-
titled to all they earn. The passenger
equipment Of the main line roads in
Minnesota is fu!ly equal in all respects
to that OF the railroads in any state in
the Union. and in no state are
PASSENGERS transferred with greater
immunity frC:n accidents. During 1887
and 1883, iS,i3t 393 passengers were car
ried by the railroads of the state. not
including street car service. OF this
number u persons were killed and 81
injured. This alone speaks volumes
for the character of the service given
by the railroads of Minnesota. This is
due to the fact that from their earnings
the several lines have been able to en-
ploy the most competent men in charge
of the conduct of the passenger service;
to provide and maintain the best posi-
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-07
THE WORK OF FIENDS.
A Father, Assisted by His Mis-
tress, Poisons His Nine Chill

dren.
Special to the Globe.
MOUNT STERLING, KY, March Ga
terrible crime has just come to light in
the remote part of this county on Spruce
Creek, in which a father joins with his
mistress and her brothers and poisons
his nine children, from three to nine
teen years of age. Two of them died
on last Thursday night. Jim Holden
and his sister, bad character, went to
the house of Frank Conkwright, the
woman arriving early and Jim about II
o'clock. The woman, Susan Hol-
den, was living in adultery with
Conkwright, and, because the children
protested, they had been severely chas-
tised, and often driven from home.-
When Jim Holden arrived at the house
he went to bed with Conkwright's nine
year-old daughter. who was token sick
about 3 o'clock Friday morning, and
died with convulsiOnS that aftern DON.
The three-year-old child drank water at
IL O'Clock Thursday night, and died at 4
o'clock Friday morning, and when DR..
School arrived Friday he found all the
children, except the oldest, very sick,
with unmiStakable signs of having been
poisoned. The father, who has been a
widOWer for three years, Susan Holden
and her brother jim, are now in Jail
here, and Bill Holden has made his
escape. In the section where the crime
was committed excitement runs high,
and could hands be laid on the bruteS
the state would be relieved of further
costs,
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-07
FARIBAULT VISITED.
The Legislature Has a Jolly Time
on Junket.

The legislative junket to the state in
stitutions at Faribault yesterday proved
to be one of the most enjoyable yet
taken. Aside from the beauty of the
day, the generous hospitality of the
hosts, the attentiyeness of Representa-
tives Wilson and Wood, and the attrac-
tive institutions visited, proved to be
sources of much pleasure. The party
filled five coaches of special train over
the Milwaukee road, and did not return
until nearly last evening. The inSti-
tutions at Farjbault are known as the
Minnesota Institute for the Detectives,
being the schools for the deaf,
blind and predetermined. The one for
the deaf is in charge of Supt. Noyes,
who has a national reputation in his
speciality. Supt. j. j. Dow cares for
the blind, and DR.. A. c. Rogers for the
feeble-minded. That the schools are
efficiently conducted as far as the care
of the helpless inmates is concerned
there can be no doubt. The state has
spent large sums of money OH the build
ingS and plant of these institutions, and
opened a merciful avenue for the res
cue of the detectives. As far as possi-
BILE the treatment of the patients is
upon the emotional basis, and gratify-
ing success in this direction has been
had. The members of the legislature
returned highly pleased with their trip
and receptiOn.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-07
FLY boobies ROASTED.
In a Funeral Discourse a Minister
Scores the Detectives.

Scores the Detectives.
CHICAGO. March 6.-An unusual i'm
cident occurred to-day in the Langley
Avenue Methodist church at the funeral
of Newton Watt, the brakeman who
died in Joliet prison serving life sen-
tence for the Rock Island train robbery
and the murder of Express Messenger
Kellogg Nichols. The pastor, Rev. DR..
Williams, standing over the coffin, said:
1--WE believe Newton Watt innocent.
Hif accuSers were almost all either pro-
fessional criminals or professional de-
tectives, and consider the two terms
very nearly synonymous. The teStl-
mOny of score of both kinds would not
shake my confidence in an upright char
acter. A man who will lie at one time
for any purpose will lie whenever it
may suit his convenience" The
speaker related of his personal knoWl-
edge several experiences with detect
ives which gave him additional ground
"The reward offered in this case was
enough to convict any one whom the
detectives might select" The pastors
address was listened to in silence, and
when soon afterward Watts remains
were borne from the church there was
scarcely dry eye in the congregation.
The minister spoke at considerable
length to the same general effect as
quoted above. The words which caused
the strongest impression on many of his
hearers were the following: ''These
professional detectives lie to catch
person, as they say. They live lie and
are lie, and will swear to lie to carry
point. A ggeat many people believe
that the detectives are necessary evils.
But tell you it is never necessary to
now the public will believe Just as am
saying and this professional detective
business will be swept from the face of
the earth"
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-07
DAIRY COWS.
Some OF the Points in Connection
With Their Profitable Cultiya.

tiOu.
Prof. Robertson, of Guelph. Ont,
spoke on "The Selection, Breeding,
Rearing and Feeding of Dairy Cows"
He had been much interested in all that
had been said on co operative dairying
The farmers Institutes represent a
grand system of cooperation. He il
lustrated cooperation by Showing that
when water freezes the little molecules
turn cOrnerwise and push together so
cOmpactly that they will bear almost any
weight. While of Canada's T50 200
COWS about 100000 do not pay their
board. the dair business there is pro-
crossing. There are $50 cheese factories
plan, and those having the best cows
last year realized S36 from each in six
months, while those with poor ones had
about SIC each. In selecting cows,
choose those with extensive breathing
powers. The heart must ha We room to
work freely i'll forcing the blood through
the system; soft mellow skin, bright
eyes and constant moisture on the nose
indicates good digestive power and
good condition.
When calf's nose is dry, the calf is
sick or becoming sick. 1t is the same
with cow. A good COW is fiat-ribbed
JuSb DdCh VI lllt SlOulutIS, dIlu Has
well-Sprung ribs farther back. She has
broad, fiat ribs, and so far apart that
one can lay two fingers between them.
Her skin should be loose and fiabby
over the flank. and her umbilical devel-
opment should be firm and strong, with
the veins under the belly very
prominent. She should be broad
between the eyes, should have
a fiat or slightly dished face
and bright and prominent eyes. Be-
sides, the poll or forehead should be
long between the horns and the eye,
the neck clean and thin, the backbone
strong, the pelvic arch high, the hams
thin, to give ample room for large nd
der. and the tail should be long. slim or
fat. She should have long udder, ex-
tending we'll back and in front. one that
will be soft and fiabby when milked out,
and should have three-fold wedge
shaped form, the general tendency of
weight being toward the udder, indicat-
ing power to produce milk.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-07
SUICIDE AND SUSPENSION.
Stove Company Kills Himself
and the COmpany Assigns,

CLEVELAND, O., March 6.-Nathan
A. Wilson, secretary of the Cleveland
Stove company, was found dead in the
company's Office this morning. He had
shot himself in the head with revolver
while sitting at his desk. Wilson was
thirty-two years of age, and he came
here from Fort Wayne, Ind. at which
place his father, G. II. Wilson, the pres
ident of the company, lives. Late this
afternoon the Cleveland Stove company
made an assignment of all its property
to ex-Attorney General J. A. Kohler, of
Akron. The nominal assets are s2OG, 600,
while the liabilities are between $4,000
and $4,000. The assignment was made,
it is said, to tide the company over the
excitement caused by the secretary's
suicide and to prevent hasty action by
the creditors. 1t is thought Wilson was
depressed mentally because of too close
attention to business.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-07
CARE OF MILK.
Extract From the Report of a
Wisconsin Farmers Institute.

Wisconsin Farmers Institute.
"The Care and Preparation of Milk
for Cheese" was the topic assigned
Prof. Robertson. The practical dairy
man should know the composition of
milk and what he wants to get out of it.
In 100 pounds of milk there are about
four pounds of caseine, three and one
half pounds OF sugar and One-haIf
pound of albumen; in the remaining
ninety-six pounds there are about
four pounds of sugar. The cheeSemaker
wants all of the solids. but the
sugar, which he let's go with the whey.
Proper feeding will enable cow to
change nearly all of the albumen in the
this is an Important feature to tine
eheesemaker. A COW should breathe
only pure air; the breathing of bad air
will contaminate her milk. She should
have only pure water to drink microbes
which cause typhoid fever have been
found in milk, and the same in water
drank by the cows from which the
milk came, and scores of people died Of
typhoid fever, all of whom had used the
milk. She should have all the water
she wants, Wholesome feed is also es-
sential: it should be properly balanced
Corn alone may not increase cows
milk. but if ted roots, bran. etc. with
it, the cows will utilize all the foods
and make an increase in product from
all parts of the combination. Cows
should have access to- salt daily;
to deprive them of it for one week
will reduce their milk flow 1415 per
cent, and that given will not produce
its full amount of butter and cheese.
A nervous cow is preferable to a nerve
less one. Never milk with wet hands.
1t pays to brush cows udder with a
practically clean milk, and the cow
gives more of it. Strain milk as soon
as it IS drawn; for butter, set promptly
in cold water; for cheese th0roughiy
air it to remove the animal odor.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-07
Administration of Gen. Harrison

Will be brightly and graphically described.
and his policy fairly and freely detailed.
Through a newly arranged bureau at Wash.
ington, fully equipped with bright writer's
and special telegraph facilities. the GLoBB
will contain all the news and gossip of the
national capital, social doings at the White
house, personal interviews and chats with
prominent men of the nation, and win give
special attention to those matters. whetheR
Of legislation or otherwise pertaining TO the
Northwest. The coming session OF con-
gress, in its reference to territorial legisla1
ton, will be Of unusual interest, and mo-
reader Of the GLOBE will be allowed toj
miss detail of the proceedings.
SPECIAL correspondents at all of the prin,
cipal cities, East West and South. will sup-
ply. in Its brightest shape, the news of the
great centers.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-07
Prohibitions Friends.

Chairman McKusick reported last
night TO the house that the petitions
before the temperance committee and
on the temperance question contained
signatures of the following character:
Signers for Prohfbition-
No. of them legal voters. s............ 1851
No. OF them women, twenty-one years
old Or over, =. .............;. 1901
No. of them minors, sixteen years old
or more ,.,........... :. ........... 1868
Total. ....................... .......13,sl5
No. signers against Prohibition and
legal voters. ....:.......:.,.... s,o32
No. signers for local option and legal
voters. 237
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-07
Two Such Magnificent Homes.

In each is complete mechanical outfit
and an entire newspaper staff, thus suaran-
teeing the covering of the local field thoFs
oughly and beyond criticism Bright special
articles, handsomely illustrated, are alvaysj
features Of the GLOBE. which abandons tol
others the worn-out rut of journalism, whilal
it occupies new fields exclusively its own.
trained corps of correspondents thor>
oughly covers the Northwest, in each city,
town and hamlet, and every news happening
is instantly transmitted by telegraph to tha
GLOBE Office. The social news of tina
Northwest is made weekly feature, and
special articles ON Northwestern subjects
regularly find their way into the GLOBES
columns
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-07
Rushing to the Gold Fields.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 6.-The gold
excitement in Lower California, near
Ensenada, is increasing land many peo-
pie are flocking from San Diego to the
gold fields. Work on the Cuyamaca.
San Diego 6 Eastern railroad is stopped
and the workmen are leaving in a body
for the mines. Steamers between San
Diego and Ensenada have doubled their
rates, but the rush continues and stages
are Gow running overland. carrying
many persons direct to the mines.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-07

Mass, died in New York city few days
ago aged ninety-four years.
Rev. William Martin, the oldest min
lister in the South Carolina conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South, died at his home in Columbus
recently, aged eighty-six years.
MIR. Jonathan Bryce, who died Jan.
10, at the residence of his son-in-law,
w. o. Newhall, in Lynn. Mass, was
born in Falmouth, Mass, and was in
the eighty-ninth year OF his age. He
was prominent member of the Society
of Friends.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-07
HANDSOME TESTIMONIALS.
letter Carriers Express TheiI
Is Gratitude to Friends in Con

letter Carriers Express Their
Is Gratitude to Friends in Con-
lgress.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-Messrs. f.
Il. Braceland, of Philadelphia: John J.
Bealin. of New York city, and James F.
Oonaty, of Jersey City, n. j., represent
Ing the Letter Carriers association of
those cities, have come to Washington
to present testimonials to those mem
bers of congress who assisted in secur-
ing the passage of the bill extending the
eight hour law to letter carriers.
These testimonials are in the shape of
a magnificent book handsomely bound,
printed on satin leaves and containing
flfty-twO illustrations along with his
tory of the free delivery service. Eleven
OF these will be distributed. They are
three and half feet in length. two feet
wide and ten inches thick and cost s4S
apiece. Copies will be presented to
Senator Blair, Representative Cox, of
New York; Representative McAdoo, of
New Jersey: James r. Young, eX-read-
ing clerk in the senate, and exp Postmas-
ter General Dickinson.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-07
New Orleans Races

NEW ORLEANS, March 6.-The wealth
er was cool and cloudy to-day and the
track slow.
First race, selling, half mile-Little En-
first Joe Wynne second, Gray Fox third
Time, 0:56.
Second race, selling. four and one half fur
longs-Macauley first, Mary second, Cheney
third. Time, :01.
Third race, selling, five furlongs -Myerra
first, Joshua second, Lord Grosvenor ,hild
Time. :09ia.
Fourth race. handicap, six and one-Lalf
furlongs--Probus first, Silleck second, Roche
third. Time l :29.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-07
Minor FoiIureS.

Boston. March 6.-.Joshua Hender-
son, builder, has failed. Liabilities,
$4,000; assets. $500.
PROVIDENCE, II. T.. March 6.-Colton
& Mulvey, shoemakers, have assigned.
Liabilities, 0,000; assets, S2s, 5000.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 6.-The
Farmers Union mercantile firm OF Liv-
ermore, Cal, has assigned. Liabilities,
Sl45, 900; assets not known.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-07
EVENTS AT DULUTH.

Homesteaders Settling on the
Eaton-Merritt Claim and Trou-
Bile Expected-.-A Hotel Sold.
Special to the Globe.
DULUTH, March Cover twenty
homesteaders have settled On the Eaton
Merritt claim near Tower. and the num-
Der is daily increasing. They are armed.
and each is jealous of the other. Conse-
quentlY trouble may be looked for.
Sheriff Sharyey has made preparations
for hasty departure to the Vermilion
in case his services are needed.
E. p. Emerson, the Kansas City hotel
man, is here, and has leased the Spal-
ding house. He intends to open it in
May, and expects to do big business.
The furnishings for the new hotel will
cost large fortune.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-07
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.

The present sessions of the legislatures oe
the Northwestern states and territories ara
of more than passing interest, and the
GLOBE will cover them by special eperts in.
the most thorough and attractive style.
The Twin Cities of Minnesota, ST PAUL
and Minneapolis, the centers OF Northwest
ern news, will be handled In an uflapproach-!
able manner. The GLOBE is better equipped
than any other newspaper 1t has erected inl
each city GLOBE building that is the pridel
of the town, and that warrants the GLOBBI
in saying no newspaper in the entire world
con fyoast of
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-07
Wants to Meet sullivan.

BALTIMORE, March 6.-Jake Kilrain
will leave here Monday for New York.
Thursday, March Ia, he will sail for
Liverpool. He says that he will be
ready to meet Sullivan after his return,
provided Sullivan is in perfect health,
as he wants to fight him at his best or
not at all.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-07
Has His Nerve With Him.

CHICAGO, March 6.-Joseph A. Moore,
the indianapolis insurance agent who
embezzled 100000 and fled to Canada,
is reported to have spent to-day in
Chicago. An old acquaintance claims
to have recognized him OH his arrival
here at the Grand Trunk depot and to-
night at the same place when departing.
The friend says Moore denied his,
identity when reaching Chicago, but
admitted it as he was leaving. Moore is
represented as apparently not standing,
in much fear of arrest. .
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-07
An Elopement's Sad SeoueL

EARLvILLE. ILL.,, March 6.-To-night
Daniel McLachlan, aged twenty-two,7
killed Cora Carnahan, aged thirteen:
and then committed suicide. The pair
eloped Sunday night from Paw Paw
!. :. and have had weary time of 1T.
since eluding detectives. McLachlan.
was blacksmith, the girl a daughter of
a well-to-do hotel keeper. =,
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-07
Looking Out for Himself

MONTREAL, Quebec, March 6.-John
c. Emo, of New York, arrived here to-
night from Quebec. 1t is said he will
go to Ottawa tomorrow to lobby against
Prof. Weldon's bill for such an extern
sion of the extradition act as will pro-
vide for the return to the states of
(among other offenders) all forgers, en-
beZZlerS and trust betrayerS.