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St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-31
A GREAT LAND STEAL.

While an American is doing far more
than any other man ever has done to
discover what there is in Africa, this
country is about the only prominent one
among the modern nations that is get
ting no share i'll the great land deal that
is going on. 1t is the historic fashion
for the European governments to seize
any real estate they find about the world
not held by occupants able to resist
their powers OF acquisition. After
COLUMBUS and the other STANLEYs of
the old time had taken in some of the
domains on this side, the other powers
all managed to get claims, and the set
tiers were made to contribute liberally
of their gatherings, until they coll
cIuded to kick aud claim their
rights by majority. The European
powers have for fourteen years been
prospecting and making claims in Afri-
ca. Mir. STANLEY said last night that a
great change had taken place in the
map of Africa, and he has in some of his
deliveries philosophical over picture
of Africa as the final home of the race
that bears its name, and is now largely
represented in this country. That has
been dream of a philanthropic class,
but will not materialiZe in any future
easily discerned. Africa is already
nearly all partitioned out among these
European piunderers. Si nee 1876 they
have added to their one-tenth of the dark
continent quite eight other tenths.
They have limited frontage on the
coasts, but the rear areas are SO eX-
tended that they have not surveyed
them. That little pocket do
minion of Portugal, that is the almost
worn out remInlscence of a live country,
has claim staked out in Africa of 49,
993 square miles. Portugal itself is not
potato patch in comparison. 1t is
district larger than the states of Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin.
Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska,
Kansas and both the Dakotas. They
have but 765,S55 square miles. Italy
and Spain have about the same sort of
slice. Germany has more than a
million square miles. England 2,0O0,0 600.
1t usually gets the largest share, but is
behind France in this case. The latter
has 1880, 240 square miles. This is equal
to the haDitable portion of the
United States. The great distances
spoken of by STANLEY are warranted
by the size of the country. 1t is the
largest of the continents, except Asia.
Four-ffths Of it has been acquired by
the present claimants in fourteen years,
withoutconSultation with the possessers.
There has been nothing to compare
with this in modern history. Usually
the acquisition of territory has been the
result of wars aud by slow processes.
Here is an immense continent with
millions of people and rich in natural
resources beyond comprehension, that
has been peacefully partitioned out
among these national spectators. When
the United States has acquired any new
territory it has paid hard cash for it.
The others get all they can, but they do
not buy it, as rule.
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attached to his money than his person.
On his wedding trip she followed him
aud obtained an interview in the parlor
of New York hotel. In ten minutes
she had him completely in her tolls, and
they disappeared together. leaving the
young bride in shame and humiliation.
1t is credited by the people of the place
that she hypnotised HIM. Assuming
this to be the yeritable influence that
made him take the path of dishonor,
the ease is full of monetary suggestions,
especially to young people. The young
men should avoid being hypnotised by
the wrong party, and young girls may
be resolute in the possession of their
own wills. There may be enough in
hypnotism to make it good thing for
the ineXpert not to fool with.
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"A Fit Subject.

Cloihier and Furnisher.
The Mesmerist-WiH some one who is
acquainted here kindly select good
subject and ask him to step up?
irN oice From the Audience-You don't
want man of strong will power, do
you?
Mesmerist-No, sir. Just the oppo-
site.
1Voice-Here he iS-the only man in
the crowd whe allows his wife to select
his neckties for him.
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PRODUCERS TRUSTS.

One OF the recent gatherings of
farmers organization in Illinois adopted
resolutions requesting the state and
national authorities of all the farmers
organizations to co-Operare in fixing
dates for marketing hogs, cattle and
grain. The reason assigned for the ac-
ton was that the agricultural products
brought inadequate returns, and it was
believed that the organizations were
extensive enough to control the market.
The immediate object. 1t may be in
fered, was to affect the great packing
monopoIies at Chicago. They have
succeeded in debating to the hog grow
ers, and tde producers would take
their turn in debating. On the
basis of the prices of corn and
other hog feed, the market figures on
hogs have been too low palpably. The
buyers combine to control the market.
Ii those who have been growing the
supplies for them find that they cannot
afford to sell at the prices offered, it is
their unquestiOned right to hold their
articles until they see fit to sell, but a
combination to keep back their pro-
ducts so generally as to enable them to
exact such figures as they see fit must
borrow for its support largely of the de-
fense of the great operators who get up
corners in food supplies. The farmer,
however. may allege that he is seeking
only fair returns for his labor and in
vestment, while the corner of the spec
ulator has no Limitation. 1t would
rob the consumer of everything if
possible. 1t any trusts or combines
have excuse, the producers are more,
justifiable in employing them than any
other class. But the cases where they
have had success at such attempts are
not recalled. The cotton farmers in
the South have, perhaps, at times come
the nearest to control of prices. The
wheat growers have, in some sections,
sought to retain their product for bet
ter prices, but little effect has been had
in the markets. The farmers are too
much scattered, and too many in urgent
need to realize as they can. to be sue
cessful in combinations to raise prices,
as rule. They can, however, in many
ways benefit themselves by concerted
action.
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THE sEANCE.
We sat in silence round about

We sat in silence round about
A table in a darkened room1
No whisper breathed tie faintest doubt
No ray of light relieved the gloom.
We knew each other; all were friends;
We only sought 10 see and know
If spirit influence descends
Upon us mortals here below.
No skeptic broke the lingering SPELL
No joker marred the silent hour;
In solemn reverie we fell
Beneath the wills exacting power.
We clasped each others anxious hands,
We peefed into the vacant space,
Awaiting from the spirit lands
Some message dear, some well known face
The medium sat in watehful pose,
Alert to catch the spirit call;
The while q solemn gloom arose
And settled slowly on us ALL
The hours passed by on tagging feet,
Till we, alas were forced to rise;
The spirit that we l0nged to greet
Neglected to materiaiize
New York Sun.
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-31

A party OF amateur Thespians, composed Of
medical Students are nightly irritating small
towns down in New England. The lymph
scene in Prof. Koehs spectacular "Tuber-
colosis' is said TO be particularly striking.
Upon the cloture bill Mr.. Hoar expects
every United States senator to do his duty
as the word duty is understood by the
platudinous Mr.. Hoar. Still, the platudinous
Mr.; Hoar must remember that successful
cloture will close his own yerbosity as well Us
the mouths of Democratic senators. Ali of
which must necessarily be decidedly irksome
TO the platitudinous Mr.. Hoar.
sGood-natured Michigan is about to again
receive into active citizenship ex-Mayor
Nevin, of Adrian, who bankrupted the city
by Inadvertently abstracting some $500 600
from the city treasury. 1t is understood that
Mr.. Nevin will enter the law Office of John j.
Atkinson, Detroit He is still young in years
but old in-law
They are playing base ball in South Da-
kota.-Detroit Free Press. Also rifle ball.
Fs- x
An Eastern exchange plac cidly remarks
that 1.-The government should spare no rea-
fornia from the AK 1t does not seem that
it would require much money to hire a man
to refrain from chopping down one of the
big trees of California.
The Minneapolis Tribune is one of those
nondescript journals that publishes the CUFF.
all the CUFF and nothing but the CUFF. The
only elusive unknown quantity in the Trib-
une Office is news
Soporific Philadelphia has Benjamin
Franklin club. Both the club and Ben are
quiet, unassuming and unostentatious.
Talmage says the streets of heaven are
lined with beautiful trees If there are
streets this, of course. implies street commits
sioners, contractors and paving assessments
But. happy thought; perhaps Talmage is
mistaken.
ExGov. Foster of Ohio, has declared for
Maj. Mckinley for gurernatorial candidate
of Ohio Republicans. a fellow feeling makes
us wondrous kind. Mr.. Foster is consider
able Of a back number himself.
Now would be a good time to introduce
cloture among the Sioux Indians.
Half Hours With Eminent Men, would be
rs nothing compared to ten minutes with
Jay Gould in generous mood. But then,
Jay Gould never is in a generous mood.
Il stand upon the threshold of glad New
Year"
She said unto her lover, with rosy, win
some blush;
.sU ioJ, G,I
lis better far, my dear,
Than standing on measly, little bob-tail
flush''
Now is the time for the Pioneer Press to
come in and, editorially, surrender. There
has really been a fair Initiation of Indian
war.
The Indian outbreak seems to have
knocked the life of Mr.. Blnnns election con-
test outbreak.
Big Foot appears TO have been out for
trouble.
Sir Arthur Sullivan has put the finishing
touches on 'sIvanhoe," and in five weeks it
will be produced at D'Oyley Carte's theater.
The finishing touches were put upon Sir Ar
thur Sullivau's "Ruddigore'' in a less num-
Der of weeks than that. The audiences put
ON the said touches.
The Indian race is dying out. Uncle Sans
their disease
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RIPE FOR THE ROPE.
Prospective Lynching OF a Michi
gan Assassin.

Prospective Lynching OF a Michi-
gan Assassin.
MARQUETTE, Mich, Dec. 30.-Mike
Downey, Of Saginaw. was shot and
killed at Even, OntonagOn county.
this afternoon, by Joe Thomas.
DOwney fell at the first fire,
but Thomas continued to fire
into his victims PROSTATE body until
his revolver was emptied. The muir
derer then fed to the woods, pursued
by over 200 men. He took refuge under
the bed in homesteader's cabin. and
being fully armed was able to stand off
the crowd for two hours, but finally
surrendered. No motive is known for
the crime. Even is i'm the newly
settled homestead country and is the
toughest hole in the upper Peninsula.
The village is full tonight of lumber
men who have come in to witness New
Years celebration in the shape of fin
ish prize fight and four sparring
matches. There are no police, and
Thomas will probably be lynched before
morning.
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-31
Minneseta NTay Gain.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3o.-It is the in
tention of Chairman Hale, of the sen
ate committee on the census, to call his
committee next week and begin the
consideration of the apportionment
bill passed by the house. The chair
man says that the probabilities are that
the committee will fix the namber of
representatives at $50. as agreed upon
by the house. or at 359. which would
give an additional representative to
New York, TO Arkansas and to Mime
sofa, states having large unrepresented
fractions upon the basis OF a member
ship of $50 in the house.
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The Man who Gets There.

, Davenport Democrat.
The St. Paul GLOBE prints the pict-
uEes of forty-five of the largest adver-
tisers in that CITY. They make re-
markably bright-looking gallery of
shrewd aud successful business men.
The man who advertiseS doesn't always
Sleep ten hours out of the twenty-four,
but he gets there, and has time to go
a-fishing now and then.
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Pledged to Pinney.

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. Dec. 30.-At
largely attended meeting of the men,
bers OF the bar of Northern Wisconsin
to-day, resolutions were passed depre-
eating political nominations for judicial
offices, and favoring the candidacy of s.
q. Pinney, of Madison, to succeed JUS
tice Cole, whose term expires year
hence.
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-31
TRAIN-PADS.
Three Robbers Go Through 1
Louisville PASSENGER Coach,

Three Robbers Go Through
Louisville Passenger Coach.
COLUMBUS, Ind, Dec. 90.-When
Train No. s, Chicago TO Louisville,
south-bound, reached the Seventh
street station in this city to-day,
three strange men boarded it
and went through the day coach.
Throw up your hands," they cried to
the passengers. As the coach was full
of ladies. who were local passengers,
little attention was paid to them. Frank
Burton, an indianapolis travelling man.
attempted to show resistance. but was
OverpOWered and robbed OF $500 in
cash. But few observed what wes go
ing on until the work was done and the
robbers had escaped. Officers are in
pursuit., with but little hopes of over
taking the robbers
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-31

CHICAGO insists that it must have a
new government building before the
fair, and that $4,000 is the minimum
of cost for the structure alone. The
site is regarded as worth about double
those figures. They are holding eX-
pansive ideas there.
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BUCKET SHOP QUESTION.
It Cuts q Figure in Chicago's
Board OF Trade Election.

Board OF Trade Election.
CHICAGO, Dec. 30.-Caucusslng for
officers of the board of trade to lie
elected Jan. 5, is occupying much of Il 9
times of the members. There are two
parties: One in favor of continu-
ing the policy of fighting the
bucket shops; the other, favoring a re-
turn to the old plan of scattering Off
cial quotations broadcast. The former
have already decided upon the renomi-
nation of President L. w. Baker, who
has led the fight against the
bucket shopsf j. T. Rawleigh was Sc
lected for vice president. The other
party have not selected their ticket, but
Robert Lindblom, George e. Parker,
chairman of the quotation committee
last year. and Vice President Bailey are
most prominently mentioned in connec-
ton with the place.
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to regulate our treatment of them in

to regulate our treatment of them in
telligently.
Perhaps at some subsequent session
of the legislature, with all information
thus gathered at hand, a commission
might be appointed to codify the rail
road law of the state. 1t is now in q
very unsatisfactory and fragmentary
condition. Our experience with the
question Is so new that we have not as
yet had time to give it proper attention.
The statutes of some of the Eastern
states afford admirable models and we
are old enough to borrow from them to
our profit
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-31

KING KALAKAU has been stopping in
San Francisco, the guest of the SPRECK-
ELS, who have made millions out of the
sugar that comes in from the kings do
minl0ns under the reciprocity deal. He
emptied the treasury of his realm into
his pockets before starting, s10S.22, and
lost it all at the first two sittings at
poker. Some of his friends ante for
him
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-31

THE New York Medical Record says
the supply of the KOCH lymph is still
limited and confined to hospitals of that
city so closely that it is difficult for the
present for parties to obtain any of it.
Within month or so it is expected the
supply will be sufficient for the hos
pitfalls in other cities. Great caution is
had to prevent any deception or mistake
in the matter.
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-31

AN OLD settler was able to remember
yesterday that about twenty years ago
there were three mild winters in sue
cession. But nature does not do-lnuch
business on the triplet plan. Such days
as yesterday will size up with any of
the ideals claimed ON the Pacific.
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Historical Association.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-1he morning
session OF the American Historical as
sociation was devoted to the reading of
papers under the head of European
History" The readers were Prof. Burr.
of Cornell; DR.. Andrews, of Bryn
Mawr, Pa; Profs. Cross, Cohn and
Franck, of Harvard, and William g.
TAYLOR, of New York.
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-31

GERMAN cities are drawing on the
country quite as much as those In the
United States. Berlin has been keep
ing pace with Chicago, and the other
cities ip Germany have increased in
population of late in ratio to compare
with the Western cities in this country.
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-31

prominent jeweler here, who claimed
that Schwerger had obtained goods
from him under false pretensHs,. Bail
was furnished and the marriage cere-
mony proceeded. This morning the
accnsSod was released on proof that it
was case Of mistaken identity. He
has brought suit against Waldin for
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-31
By Falling Tree.

Special to the Globe
EAU CLAIRE, Wis, Dec. S0.-John
Hickey, employed in the camp of Dan
iel Shaw Lumber company on the Chip
pewa, is in critical condition at his
home in this city. having received
almost fatal Injuries by being struck by
a falling tree.
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-31

The discredit of all open-day robbery
OF a bank in one of the agricultural dis
tricts of Chicago is largely compensated
by the running down of the bold schem-
.ers and the recovery of all the money.
The operators, however, did not hold
prayer meetings in the bank, like KEAN.
Otherwise they had the moral advan-
tage.
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-31
Gloomy Outlook,

GLASGOW, Dec. sc. Tonight the out
look for the railroad strikers is very
gloomy. The detection in their ranks
is spreading rapidly, while the railway
service is gradually assuming its nor
NAL condition. There is every prospect
that the strike movement will soon col
laDSp
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-31

GEN. Butler has made his farewell
to the lecture platform and the criminal
courts. Some years ago he bowed him.
self out from the arena of war, and
has more recently been gradually re-
ceding from politics. But he has a
great many farewell acts i'll prospect
vat
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-31
WHIPPED BY WARREN.
Tommy Miller Goes Out in the
Third Round

Third Round.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 30.-The
fight between Tommy Warren, the
champion feather weight and Tommy
Miller, of this city. which was ar
ranged at Miller's request, to give
him another chance to defeat the little
Californian, occurred tonight. Miller
was not in it. He claimed that in New
Orleans six weeks ago he was sick and
fought under protest. and it was this
advantage that defeated him. This he
cannot claim as the cause of his defeat
tonight, as he was in as good condi-
tion as Tommy will ever be in
his life. Warren finished Miller in
three rounds. The indianapolis boy
showed little sand in the first round,
and got in few good BLOWS, but in the
second round Warren's successive body
blows rather wlnded him. In the third
round Warren knocked MIN down twice
and punished him badly. When time
was called for the fourth Miller gave
up the fight.
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-31
But.Iington's Blaze.

BURLINGTON, To-. Dec. 30.-The es-
timated loss by fire lastnight Is S210, ,00e.
with S19O,0o0 insurance. John Peterson.
supposed to have been lost in building
which was crushed by falling walls,
cannot be found.
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-31

The aristocrats in South Carolina say
that IRBY. the Alliance senator, mas
the airs of an exquisite dandy" He is
getting good deal of reputation before
he has occasion to 20 to Washington.
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-31
"QUEER- MAN PINCHED.
A SkilifuI CounterGeiter Captured
in ChiGaOO.

III NHfCdSO.
CHICAGO, Dec. 30.-Charles Koch was
arrested on charge OF counterfeiting.
He was turned over to the secret
service officials. Koch's house was
searched, and complete set
Of stamps and dies were
found. They were of superior manu-
facture, and capable of turning out an
excellent class of WORK. The stamps
and dies were guaged for the manufact-
ure of quarters and dimes. During the
last few weeks the North side has been
flooded with counterfeit dimes and
quarters. and the hundreds of com
plants reached the officials.
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-31
THE FATAL LINE WIRE.
A Workman Killed by Thought
IessIy Grasping an Electric Line.

IesSIy UraSpIhS an EitCtriC Line.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 30.-Samuel
Kerns. a young man was killed this
morning by the current of an electric
light wire passing through his body.
He was employed in repairing the roof
of the Baldwin Locomotive works
when he thougbtlessly grssped an cleo
trio light wire which passed over the
building. He fell to the roof and died
almost Instantly. His face was burned
and discolored, and the sleeve of his
coat was ripped and torn from the arm
which came in contact with the wire.
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-31
BOYD IN DANGER.
Democratic Governor Elect
Nebraska Is Investigated.

EVANSVILLE, o., Dec. Sc. A.
Searle, of Omaha, is in this city, pre-
sumably in the interest OF the
Nebraska Republican state com
mittee, looking up records of the
naturalization of Joseph Boyd, father of
Gov.-Elect Boyd, of Nebraska. The in
vestigation is said to have shown that
the father never took out final paper
until last year, and that, therefore, Gov.
Boyd-who was born in Ireland. came
to this country at the age of ten, and
was never naturaliZed-is hot a citizen
of the United States.
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-31

THE firm that succeeds in the retail
dry goods trade in New York the noted
millionaire, A. T. STEWART, is reputed
to have even added to the business of
the house. 1t spends 100000 per year
in advertising. Many other dealers ex-
pend from $4,000 to $4,000 for this pur-
pose. The New York rates in the lead
ing morning papers range from 500 to
5000 per column On week days, and
somewhat more OH Sundays. The even
ing papers have about half these prices.
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-31
AN OPEN SWITCH.
A Prominent Business Man Killed
in a Railway Wreck.

III a EiaiIWay WreCk.
LAS VEGAS, n. NJ, Dec. 5o.-An ice
tram of sixteen cars and a caboose,
coming down from the hot springs, was
wrecked by running into an open
switch just as it was entering the yards
at this place, and A. K. Nones, vice
president and general manager of the
Las Vegas Aqua Pura and Ice con- pany,
was instantly killed and brakeman by
the name OF Garrett was slightly in
jured. Mr.. Nones came here some two
years ago from Louisville, and where
his father. W. G. Nones, vice president
of the Kentucky Wagon company, still
resides
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-31

IT IS good while since there has
been much making of good Indians by
the effective leaden agency, but quite a
squad of them will hardly have any
further occasion for Winchester rifles
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-31

TRI- WEEKLY lDuiy Monday Wednesday
and Friday.l
VI inadvance. 81 90 . mos. in adv. 81 w
months, i'll advance 81 o1
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McAuliTe Coming Home.

LONDON, Dec. 31.-Jee McAuliffe. the
American heavyweight pugilist, will
sail for New York on the steamer Brit
tannic, which leaves Liverpool to-day.
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-31
TO-DAY,S WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Dec 3O.-For Wisconsin:
Warmer fair; southerly winds.
For Iowa: Fair. except light rains in the
Mississippi valley; southerly winds; warmer.
For Minnesota North and South Dakota:
FAIR, southerly winds; slight changes in
temperature.
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-31

A MAN in Chicago has figured out
that the people of this country are
taxed $500 per minute. Such men ought
to be suppressed.
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-31

DAILY AND SUNDAY.
1yrin advanceSlo 90 ) mos. in adv. 81 90
6m in advance 5 90 . weeks in adv. %
One month $50
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-31

SUNDAY ALONE.
lvv In advance. s. 90 5 mos in adv -. soc
D M III advance l 90 mo. i'll adv. 20c
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wALDIN WAS WRONG.

Sued for $40, 900 for Interrupting
a Wedding.
BURLINGTON, To-, Dec. 30.-William
F. Schwerger, young business man of
Bridgeport, Conn.,, and formerly of Bur-
lington, was arrested here last even
ing as he was about to be married
to Miss Edith Parentheau. His
arrest was caused by G. R. Haldin, a