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Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-23
YOUNGSTExS WITH BANK AC
 COUNTS.

OoCNASs
 The Way the School Banking System
 Works in Long Island City.
 From the New York Sum-
 Since the introduction of the school bank ing system in Long Island City the candy stores in the vicinity of the schools have been doing less business. The collections are made every Monday morning immediate. ly after the opening of the school. The first question asked by the pupils of each other when they meet on that morning is "How much have you got?'' There is a chattering and bobbing up and down of heads as they open their hands to one another. some dis closing half dimes, others dimes, and the more fortunate ones silver quarters. Each one has a card on which the deposits are credited.
 A tap on the bell and the excitement in the room subsidies. The teacher gets out the roll book, and, as she calls the names, the pupils call out the amounts of money they want to deposit, each in turn stepping up to the desk with money and card in hand. The teacher takes the money and records the amount on the pupils card and in her own book. After the money has been all collect ed each teacher seals it up in an envelope, Wltu tuo nIAOuuS, uumDcE Ol tuo SCuOOl ana the teachers name written on the outside. It is then handed to the principal, who de- posits the whole in the bank.
 Under the present system about ten min- utes are consumed in making the collections in each school. During that time the chil- dren are overdowing with excitement and curiosity. In answering to their names they modulate their voices in proportion to the amount of money they have to deposit. As five cents is about the average deposit the pupil utters the words in the usual tone. Ten cents, and the voice is raised pitch higher. Twenty-Five cents, and he awakens an echo, while the other pupils regard him with admiration. The pupil who succeeds in raising fifty cents, or possibly dollar, during the week is looked upon by his ad- miring friends as future vanderbilt.
 "Fifty cents, answered curly headed boy as he almost ran up to the teachers desk and handed her the money and his card. 'I earned that all myself. I cut wood, car- ried in the coal and ran errands for it.n
 s'I'ss only dot free pennies dis time.o said little faxen haired, blue eyed girl who could scarcely reach up to the desk ss she
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-23
WHERE ENGLAND GETS HEIR ICE. At First She Got 1t from America, bus Norway Has Taken the Trade
 

From the PaI Mall BudgetI
 "Some years ago large quantities of Amer ican Wenham Lake ice were imported to this country, but now almost the whole of our supply is drawn from Drobak, near Christi ania, in Norway, where a lake has been christened by the name borne by the famous one near Boston. As soon as Norwegian ice entered seriously into competition with America the latter had to give way, as the comparatively small distance between Nor way and our markets gave the Norwegian product an incontestable advantage. The ice that reaches us from Norway is remark ably solid and pure, and in common with other natural ice is superior in staying power to that made by machinery. Roughly speak ing our imports of this commodity reach total of about three hundred thousands tons annually, the greatest portion of which is used in London, where it is retailed at from 2s. Cd. to 3s. Cd. (5s to s1 cents per hundred pounds). We are not, however, wholly de- pendent upon foreign sources of supply. The Norfolk Breads, which are carefully farmed, yield a large quantity of ice in se- were seasons, not, however, in grand trans- parent blocks like those sent from Norway the cold is never intense enough here to
 
 GA considerable portion of Continental Europe looks for it's supply of ice to the Ardennes, where a regular class of men, called in the Walloon patois Gagneux, make their livelihood or eke out their scanty gains from the cultivation of little land by the collection and sale of ice. Theirs is hard and perilous calling. On those bleak up. lands, 1, ,500 feet or more above the level of the sea, famished wolves prowl, ever oa the lookout to snap up anything that is una guarded for their prey. The harvest here is gathered in more primitive fashion than that pursued in America. At early dawn carts go forth, their approach heralded by tinkling bells that sound merrily in the frosty air. Each cart is accompanied by g contingent of sturdy young fellows, under the leadership of grizzled chief, who knows the most likely spots for good haul, and is learned in the signs of thesweather, and able to foretell the approach of snow storm, to be caught in which might mean death to all the party. They are armed with picks and shovels, ,grspnels and coils of rope, and much skill is needed to get the maxi mum expenditure of pick and shovel work. sure grapnel thrower is as highly prized as good harpooner on board whaler, and is as hard to find, for it is no easy task to bring the floating blocks from a distance, without bad shots that mean waste of preci- ous time"
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-23
COMMUNICATEONS.

Chairman Brown Denies a Report. To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 I notice in your issue of the 17th, an arti- cle headed, "Waiting for the Verdict" s'The Railroad Committees Decision Hanging Fire When will the Report be Madeg" Under which occurs the following paragraph in which have personal interest. 'Who is responsible for the delay, is question now being agitated considerably and it is rumored in Hartford that all that is necessary for the completion of the committee's work is the voice of the house chairman" I only desire space to state that there is not single shred of truth on which to base such 8 rumor; on the contrary have vigorously and persistent ly urged, for weeks, the importance of reach ing decision in the matter before us, aud have been opposed and obstructed by means which at the proper time will be fully dis closed.
 entirely ignored rumors, and reports, even when my own name was involved, so long as the matter was under consideration, but the committee having now submitted their re- port, I consider myself freed from the re- straint imposed by my position.
 Very Truly.
 JAMES F. BROWN,
 House Chairman,
 Committee on Railroads.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-23
LITERATURE THE CAPITAL. A Dom nlonstra1iOn of High Intellectual Cultivation in Washington Bou-

Cultivation in a Washington Rou. doir.
 From the Washington Post.l "You will so enjoy our literary society,"" said the Washington girl to her friend from New York, who was paying her visit. "The society meets at our house tomorrow. and you'll have chance to see the really in tellectusl women of the city," "How delightfull" said the New York girl. "We have nothing like that in our set Mother is all taken up with fashionable life and dresses, and so, you see, I am obliged to live the life of butterfly. just envy you '"
 "You poor thing" said her friend, heating slate pencil in the gas. tIt is so hard to feel those 1ongings for higher life and yet to be chained to the unsatisfying bodies of so- ciety. Ma, you know, is regarded as intel- lectual, and she said she made up her mind long ago not to turn me loese mere fash- ion-plate," and the beautiful girl, having finished her bangs, gave an extra tweak to Q lacing- cord and grabbed up 8 lot of wire spi- rals encased in pink eambric.
 'Tt must be lovely; but what do you do at your clabs"
 "Everything. We write papers on differ ent subjects, criticisms and reviews. We have instrumental and vocal music Then when it's over the hostess serves the lovliest lunch. Ma is perfect artiste and can spring more surprises at feed than any one know. Pa says she lies awake nights schem- ing out new dishes and decorations. The lunch served at our last meeting here fairly made the other women green. Ohl Mas up on spreads. You ought to have seen her get away with Mrs. D. Vandick Smiths sugared violets and lilac and heliotrope effort"
 "What do you have to-morrow!' asked the New York girl, mincing up and down be- fore swinging mirror.
 "Mrs. James Ward Binghamnailor will have paper on Italian art. You ought to see her. She's too artistic for anything. She has spent years abroad and discusses the masters as you do gowns and things Art is her fad. Her voice will make you tired, but her clothes are awfully soothing. She promised to wear one of her Greek gowns. It is white clinging dream, with a girdle of real stones and embroidered with gold and silver thread"
 "Does she write well on arta'
 1T should remark. She knows all about Oh, what's his name7-Ralph; no, Raphael, and-and-well, that other old fellow-let me see-Van-Van-Oh, yes; vandyks. You'll like her gowns, and her hair is lovely in Psyche-"
 "What else do you havea Pn so inter- ested."
 well, said the Washington girl, rubbing the powder off here and there and touching up her eyebrows, s'Mrs. Porter Cadwaliaoer will sing. Her execution IS wonderiul. Don't let me forget to tell you the tenor atorv Of course. one can't tell, but they do say MT. o. shut down on the Friday night rehesrsals and thst the tenor is in Boston. Then you'll hear Margaret Dobson's review of Spencer"
 "Spencerl What Spencerg That old English literature, fairy~tale Spencerg
 ''No goosie! Herbert, of course. All
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-23
Howe & StetsOl OUR ELECTRIC.
 WARRANTED
 FAST BLACK
 HOSIERY

Have shed rays of comfort in
 many homes during the past year, because they are positively a Clean, Fast Black, neither staining in the wear, nor fading in the wash; also because they are very handsome goods, per feet in fit, color and quality.
 We are pleased to announce that our large Spring importa- ton, per steamer Waesland, ar rived last week and that they are Handsomer and Better than ever, with Spliced Heels and Toes, making them the Most Desirable of all Fast Black Ho- siery for Ladies, Gents and Chil- dren. Our variety of Ladies Electric Hose is very extensive, comprising light, medium and heavy weight Egyptian Cotton, piece dyed and secured, Ingrain Cotton, dull finish, Lisle thread, both piece dyed and ingrain. In addition to selling our GUS toners the Best Fast Black Ho- siery ever made and at the low est popular prices, we present each purchaser of our famous, reliable Electric Hose with a card of Fast Black Mending Cotton.
 ~ Please note display of Electric Hose in our east win dow. Also remember that Electric Hose are Warranted Fast Black in the strongest manner.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-23
NO. o6

about the unknowable and evolution Ms and ran through Spencer last month and of course we'll enjoy the article. Pa sn;ff. at the idea of women comprehendine gucb books, but pas so old-fashioped. Bv tha way, remind me to tell you of Miss Dobson,s her people were. They want her to marry one of those rich Dakota fellows"
 "Where can get Spencer2 I'm going to try and improve myself when I leave Wash ington."
 "Take my copy, dear; you can read 1t on the way home. Then, of course, you'll want Browning. We all study him."
 ooh, dear, and you understand Browning, tool"
 "Good gracious, no; nobody does. That's the fun. He's lovely. We first discuss and discuss and try to guess what he means. It is all go elevating. Ma and have an ele- gant easal with his portrait and shelf for his works. A vase of flowers always stands before 1t. Pa laughs at it, but then he has no literary tastes. This grieves ma, but she goes on improving all the same. I'll show you the sweet scarf I embroidered tor this easel. Nothing's too good for Browning. Then you'll hear Miss Stuyvesant play. She finished music in Germany and can get more noise out of piano than Von Bulow himself. She looks too Dutch for anything has lost all her style. You will hear Miss Leland read paper on Theosophy' and Miss Darlington does the scientific. I'm on for recitation. Ma has gotten me an empire gown that will show off elegantly. The ex- ercises will soon be over and you'll SO enjoy the lunch and the swell spring gowns.'
 "I mean to coax mother to give up some of her fashionable parties and organize a lit erary society" said the New York girl. 1T know it would be grand. It's shame for girls with talent and brains to spend their lives like butterflies"
 'tThat's so,'' responded the Washington belle, tilting her hat over her eyes and pin- ming 8 red veil on. "This sort of thing keeps me out of the common society gossip. Ma says Pm improved wonderfully already by associating with intellectual and artistic people,"
 And the two friends, gloved and para- soled, set out to order flowers for the liter ary lunch and buy ruches at bargain counter
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-23

The Roman Catholic victory over the Que bee Jesuit estates bill in the Dominion par liament has given new life to the project to oolonize the province of Ontario with French Catholics. The demand is also renewed for grants of money for the teaching'of the French language in the public schools, and the use of French as the official language of
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-23

The news of the safety of the Danmsrk's passengers made general joy. The whole civilized world was watching for it.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-16
LUCK IN ODD NUMBERS.
Thirteen Stockmen Narrowly Es-
cape Death in a Railway Col
1icinn

Thirteen Stockmen Narrowly Es-
cape Death in a Railway Col
lision.
Special to the Globe.
ASHLAND, Neb., Feb. 15.-J. B. Dy-
att, stockman, was sitting in chair
in the caboose of freight tram, stand
Ing on the track here, about 4 o'clock
this morning, with his face toward the
rear of the car, asleep, when he was
suddenly awakened by a crash, and
opened his eyes just in time to see the
headlight of a locomotive making to-
ward him through the back door. An
other moment, and he found himself
jammed in among the fragments of the
caboose, with pieces of timber piled all
about him. The car had been teleS-
eoped by an eXtra-fast stock train.
Whether the train dispatcher was at
fault, or the train was running without
orders. is not known. One man, who
was asleep OH one of the seats which
ran lengthwise of the car, awoke
to find himself lying near the engine,
with the cushion still under him and
one end of the cushion under the drive
wheel. Another passenger was lying
OH the ground with pieces of the
wrecked car forming shelter on all
sides. His nose bled few drops, but
beyond this he was unhurt. The rest
of the passengers had similar strange
escapes. There were just thirteen men
in the car when the accident occurred,
not one of whom was even seriously
bruised, although the car was broken
almost into splinters. The engine was
crushed into shapeless mass, and sey-
eral cars thrown from the track and
piled OH top of each other.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-16
Fraud in an Oil Dicker.

New YORK, Feb. 15.-Stursburg &
Co., of this city, the extensive exporters
of petroleum. have been sued by Sic
mers & Co., of Hamburg, for loss OF a
consignment of petroleum which the
complainants allege was Ohio and not
Pennsylvania Oil. Besides the claim
for loss, there is claim for alleged in
jury to the reputation of Siemers Il Co.,
who were accused by European houses
Of palming off an inferior productIaud
the charge is also made that Sturs6urg
& Co. are aiding the Standard Oil COM
pany in marketing Ohio instead of
Pennsylvania oil. The suit is the out
growth of a long-standing dispute,
which has involved the New York and
Hamburg produce exchanges in the dis
agreement. Much interest is taken III
the case by the oil trade generally. The
produce exchange upholds Stursburg q
Co., and certifies to the correct grade OF
the oil.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-16

not broken. The rope was too long and
his feet just touched the platform. He
died quickly and with scarcely strug-
gle. There was just one twitch Of the
muscles of his legs noticeable. His
pulse was examined by Coroner Nc
Even and Drs. Boyd, Long and Quinn.
His pulse ceased to beat in fourteen
and half minutes. and he was Off
cially pronounced dead eighteen min
utes after the drop fell. A great crowd
surged against the fence outside, and it
seemed as if it would break. Lees last
request made as he walked to the gal
lows was: do not let too many see
my body after it is over" Sheriff De-
frate said: "Your request shall be
granted.n The coffin was brought in
at 1925, and the body cut down by the
coroner aud placed therein and taken
to the strong room adjoining the sher-
IFS Office. The sheriff intended to let
the crowd outside see 1t, but subse-
Quently told them to disperse, as the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-16
BLAZE IN BADGERDOM.
Fire Destroys 100000 Worth of
Property in Chippewa Falls.

Fire Destroys 100000 Worth of
Property in Chippewa Falls.
Special to the Globe.
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, Feb. 15.-
Fire last night completely destroyed
GIeckman d Heller's brick block, and
it's contents. Losses on block, $4,000;
insured. Gleckman's dry goods stock
loss. $45, 900. l.. III. Heller's stock val
ued at 1900, small insurance; A.
Moses, store valued at $4,000, insur-
ance, $4,000, stock valueless; Rusk &
Boland's law Office loss, $1,000; insur-
ance. S4O0, stock valueless; Times print
ing office. loss $1,000, insurance, $1,000.
The third story was occupied by Ma
sonic lodge: insurance $500; G. A. r.
post also had hall on third floor. II. Ii.
Todd, A. Hoffman and the waterworks
company also sustained small loses.
The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany's office was also destroyed. The
cause of the is fire not known, but it
started in Moses cellar, where guam
tity of powder was stored.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-16
OPERA HOUSE IN ASHES.
Cape Vincent Is Now in the Same
Boat With St. Paul.

CAPE VINCENT. N. Y, Feb. 15.-This
village suffered the loss of its opera
house block early this morning. Tie
flames completely enveloped the three
story building before anything could pc
done, and in a very short time the
structure was in ruins. The structure
was valued at SIS, 900 and was owned ny
S. Block, and was partially insured.
The Cape Vincent bank was located ln
the building and had in its fireproGf
vault, among other valuables, 7S0 poundss
of opium, seized from the Gardners and
in the custody of Collector Morse. u
none OF the vaults contents are injured
the banks loss will not exceed 5000.
Other losses are as follows: S. G. Kei-
sey, general store, $1,000; insured 81, 600;
Charles E. Whitney, general store,
$1,000; insurance $1,000. The town
records back to 1S49 were burned.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Feb. 15.-Leuis
Fox & Bro. IS cracker works caught fire
at o'clock this morning, and the block
is now burning fiercely. The works are
among the largest in the West. The
loss will be heavy.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-16
SHOOK OFF HIS sHACKLEs.
A ColOred Murderer Maks Des-
perate Break for Liberty.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 15.-Monroe
Wilkerson, the colored murderer con-
demned to hang at Scottsville, March
25, broke his schackles Wednesday
night. knocked the jailer down when he
came into the cell with his supper, and
ran out of the door. The jailer fired
twice at Wilkerson, chasing him
through the family room and out into
the street, where he fired at him
twice more. A desperate race followed
up the street and Wilkerson tripped on
a stone, ,and, falling down, was captured
by the jailer's son. He was taken back
to the prison and tied to the floor.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-16
Decapitated by a Train.

CHICAGO, Feb. 15.-Julius CARRIER.
young man residing with his father in
suburb of this city. while in fit of des-
pondency, to-day, approached the
Northwe stern railroad tracks, where
cars were being switched, and laying
down, placed his neck on the rails in
front of a moving train. His head was
completely severed from his body.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-16
Charges Against the Omaha.

CHICAGO, Feb. 15.-It is charged that
the Chicago. St. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha road has violated the agree
ment of the Western Freight associa-
tion by making rate 215 cents hum
dred pounds less than the tariff on 900
cars of grain shipped from Omaha to
Duluth. The rate charged was the
same that is in effect from Omaha to
Chicago. The penalty prescribed for
every infraction of the agreement 10
maintain rates is the forfeit of the rev.
enue accruing from the cut rate.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-16
Sour on the Salvationists.

Special to the Globe.
ASHLAND, Wis, Feb. 15.-Fifty resi-
dents in the vicinity of the Salvation
Army barracks have sent petition to
the council asking that the army be de-
clared a public nuisance. or be so
abated as to cause less annoyance. The
communication stated numerous rea-
sons why the barracks of the Salvation
lists are nuisance to the neighborhood,
among others that the morals of young
bows and girls are contaminated by at
tendance at the meetings. and that the
noise and confusion created thereby
was annoying to persons living in the
vicinity.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-16
DEATH IN THE AIR.
Dangerous Telegraph and Tele-
phone Wires Must Be Put Under
Ground i'm Missouri.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 15.-To-night Mayor
Allen signed and sent to the city coun-
Gil, with his approval, the ordinance
granting to the National Subway COM
pany the right to lay conduits
for the conveyance of electric
wires under ground, The system
which will be used is that known as the
Dorsett patent. These patents are
owned by the National Subway COM
pany, and it is now certain that work in
laying the conduits under the streets
and alleys of the city will commence
early in March, and that during the
coming season the work will be far
enough advanced to accommodate the
wire companies now in the city. The
next move will be at the state capitol,
where bill is pending to compel all the
companies to run their wires under
ground,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-16
Gov. Church Notifies the War
Department of the Threat
ened Trouble.
A Bakers Dozen of StOekmen
Narrowly Escape Death in
a Collision.
Fire Wipes Out the Finest
Business Block in Chip
peWa Falls.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
RoLLA, Oak, Feb. 15.-To-night Com
pany A. of Dakota National Guards, ac-
companied by Sheriff Flynn, went to
Dunseith and will attempt the arrest of
the haf-breeds who took from the sheriff
the horses he had seized for taxes. In
dignation is high, and unless the half
breeds submit blood may be shed.
There is no danger of the white settlers
being molested.
TROOPS MAY BE ORDERED OUT.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-Gov. Church,
of Dakota, to-day informed the Secre-
tary of the interior by telegraph that he
had been informed that there is danger
of an outbreak among the half-breed
Indians in Bartlett county. and that the
militia company at st. Johns had been
ordered out by the sheriff. Gov. Church
states that he has Informed the COM
manding officer Of the militia company
that the sheriff had no authority to order
out his company, and advised him that
he and his men would be held RESPONSE
BILE for any unlawful act. Secretary
Villas has telegraphed Gov. Church APP
proving his course. The war de-
partment has been informed
of the situation, and requested
to instruct the military to take. such ac-
tion as will prevent an outbreak. 1t is
supposed that the threatened disturb
ance is the result of an attempt on the
part of the sheriff to collect taxes from
the half-breeds who have settled upon
the public lands.
HAS HAD NO INSTRUCTIONS.
Being questioned last night in regard
to the matter, Gen. Ruger, commanding
the department of Dakota. said he had
received no intelligence from Washing
ton: that Gov. Church's telegram prob
ably reached the war department after
Office hours and too late for official ac-
ton last night. Gen. Ruger deems it
probable that the action of the secretary
of war may shape itself to-day in tele-
graphic Instructions to send United
StateS troOpS to the scene.