St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-24
TOPICAL TALK.

. 4 seat in the New York produce exchange
sold yesterday at 81. 100. This is the lowest
price memberships in that institution have
touched in number of years. The highest
figure they ever sold at was $1,000, in 1882.
The fluctuations since then have been sharp
but in 1887 the price of seats had worked
down to $4,000. The present drop seems due
to dull business and the lack of outside in
terest and custom in grain speculation.
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The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail-
way company has inaugurated policy OF
economy in management. There is to be
general cutting down of salaries and curtail-
ment of useless features of the working Or
ganization. This policy win doubtless be
adopted by all Western railway companies.
In the opinion of railroad experts, few of the
great Western systems have as yet approx
mated to the closeness in the operating
changes practiced by the larger Eastern and
trunk line systems
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Editor Arkell, of Judge, tried to work
neat little business dodge on Gen. Harrison
during his recent visit to indianapolis. He
asked that the president give him the names
of the cabinet week in advance of the pub
lie announcement, in order that the Judge
might have their pictures prepared and thus
work an elegant scoop on all competitors.
The proposition was agreed to on CONDITION
that the enterprising editor and his workmen
be locked in safety vault and the key given
to Gen. Harrison,
The mild weather is given as the cause for
the decline in the coal stocks. Ttseems, how
ever, that purely speculative circumstance
has much to do with the movement. A num-
Der of operators who have BEEN in Lacka-
wanna and the other leading coal shares
from the inception of the recent rise, have
realized their profits within few days. Thls
is not unknown to the bears, and short sales
have aided the pressure created i'll this way.
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The popular story writer. Mrs. Frances
HOdgson Burnett, is abOut thirty-slX years
old, below the medium height plump, fair
complexioned and her eyes are OF the violet
hue, large and expressive. She came to this
country when ten years old, and since her
fourteenth year has found ready market
for her pen products. Her husband is quite
young man, though the most popular and
successful oculist in Washington.
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The Coke complaint against the Lehigh
Valley railroad promises to be one OF the
most interesting questions ever brought be-
tore the interstate commerce commission.
The question of the relative charge for haul
ing anthracite and bituminous coal will not
be the main subject of dispute. 1t seems
the principal allegation of the complaint is
in reference to the discrimination shown by
the railroad in favor of the Lehigh Valley
Coal company, of which it is the owner.
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An Engishman who was recently intro
duced into the Union club, New York, and
who had come newly from London, told
some of the men whom he met that he had
seen the duchess of Marlborough just prior
to his departure, and that through taking ex
ceedingly good care Of herself she had been
able to reduce her weight about twenty-five
pounds. She now weighs but 136 pounds,
and the photographs recently taken, which
she has sent to friends here, bear out the
Englishmans statement. A lady who re-
ceived one of these photographs said it is
the most exquisite picture she ever saw.
That the duchess of Marlborough should have
made an earnest effort to reduce her weight
is no surprise to her friends. Her increasing
avoirdupois at one time was matter to her
of grave concern, and it is believed that
when she was at her stoutest she would
weigh ITO pounds.