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The Irish standard., 1890-05-03
Caprivt Not y Catholic.

A leading Belgian paper startled it's
readers by declaring that the Chancel-
lorship of the German Empire had
passed from Bismarck to statesman
who was "not only Of a Catholic family,
but Catholic himself" The name, in
deed, of the new Reichkanzler, Caprivi
Iii Caprera di Montecubuli. sounds suh-
GENTLY Italian to suggest that its
bearer ought to be Catholic The
statement, however, does not seem to
be borne on; by facts. The fam ly Of
Caprivi was formerly Catholic, but
about the close of the 18th or Begin
ming of the 18th century Karl Leopold,
the then head of the family, died in
battle against the Turks, leaving an
only son, Julius Leopold, and a Luther
an widow, who had been Fraulein
Won Unruh. She brought up her son in
the Lutheran religion, and thus the
race ceased to be Catholic i'll spite of it's
name.
The Irish standard., 1890-05-03
ANoKA COUNTY.

County Delegate, Thomas Coleman. Fridley.
President, James McArdle; yice-president. G.
e Green; recording secretary. NJ. J. Ryan, fnan-
cial secretary. W." J Stack: treasurer: jeremiah
Reilly; meetings. I'd and 4th Sundays of each
The Irish standard., 1890-05-03
aRAuEvrII.E. BIG STONE COUNTY.

County Delegate. N. J. Mcdonald.
President, p. H. O'Hara; vice-presidant, 4. T
Grove: recording secretary, J. K. Grove: fnan-
cial secretary Edward DUwney; treasurer, Martin
Higgins: insurance secretary, G.O Rowles; meet
1ct sunday Of month.
The Irish standard., 1890-05-03

County Delegate, u. +. WCDernlOCt, ClOntaFt.
Division No. President, John Mccarthy. Clon
tart vice president. William Dnggan. Clontarf:
recording secretary. E Comic We: financial
secretary. William Kenna; treasurer, John CO.
shall. Foley; doorkeeper. Jas Kent. All of
Clontarf.
Division No. president, Mortimer Quinn:
yice-president, NJ Hot,an; recording secretary. T
n Donnetly: financial secretary. N McShane:
treasurer. j c Collins: insurance secretary T F
Young; address, Benson MINI: meet I'd Sunday
The Irish standard., 1890-05-03
Let Them Take a Hand.

Cardinal Lavigerie estimates the nee
essary resources for his crusade against
African slave hunters at 200 men and
$4,000 900. The men are ready but the
money is coming i'll very slowly. Let
some of our nillionaires take hand in
the good work.
The Irish standard., 1890-05-03

Seventy English Roman Catholics
including several Of the nobility, have
started Oh q p;l zrima s. 10 Pal sstins.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07
FROZEN WHEAT.

Will Not Produce a Good Crop Ac-
cording to Experiments.
Prot. D. N. Harper of the division of
chemistry, of the state agricultural expert
mental station, has reported to Gov. Mer-
RAM the result of experiments made by
him during the past season upon seed wheat
in the Red river valley IN the northern
part of the state. The purpose of these ex-
periments was to determine the utility of
poor wheat, or wheat not available for mill
ing purposes, for use as seed. The report
says; - 49,. u,oo.
seed in the spring of 1885, and the results
have been dependent upon the quality of
seed as influenced by the effects OF rust and
the extent to which the wheat was cleaned.
For example. on the Ames & French farm
at French, Otter Tail county, very poor
rusted wheat was harvested in 18S8-and, as
am informed, the poorest wheat in the
neighborhood OF Fergus Falls. This wheat
was carefully cleaned, so that out of 1900
bushels but 400 remained for seed. Two
loads of the latter not seeded were sold to
the mill. Nhe first graded Northern; the
second, 2 Northern. The crop from this
manager of the farm, yielded forty bushels
per acre"
Mr.. Harper explains that it is impossible
to clean. frozen wheat, and he emphasizes
the fact that good results can be attained
only by using perfectly clean seed wheat.
He says that, therefore. one grain of frozen
seed will render worthless that of many
grains of good seed. An examination Of
the analyses is conclusive proof that frozen
wheat caunot produce good milling wheat
And the results from seeding frosted wheat
have invariably been disastrous. The
heavy and frequent rains this year for an
unusual period, between harvest and thresh-
ing. has caused much badly bleached
wheat. This is poor wheat for milling on ac-
count of the bad condition of the bran, and it
consequently grades low. In some cases a
| confusion Of the two cases-.rozen seed and
bleaching-has caused the farmers to over
look the vast difference in the crops from
good seed and frozen seed. Doubtless there
are many farmers who know themselves
destitute of proper seed wheat, and there
are many who do not yet realize it.
From the experiments conducted Prof
Harper draws these conclusions: A vast diff
ference as to their seed value exists between
the various kinds of poor wheat; rusted
wheat and blistered (frosted) wheat if we'll
cleaned are safe to use for seed: frozen
wheat which is utterly worthless for milling
is likewise of no value Tor seed 1t cannot
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07

cious, that our love for Tom Platt 10 not Of
that confiding nature which expe sus}
ptcion. Tho "Me, too" element In this
problem has been its poison.
We dare the event to the teeth and make bold
to say that, while Platt has cunningly achieved
his own will and blocked the will Of the people
ne has done us so i'll q service that we shall re,
wanton betrayal is only equaled by the
comPlished. He may sell our rights for his own
and his party's advantage, but the peop.e have
good memories, and when they grasp "theI
brulslng irons Of wrath" the demaROgue may
better wish himself dead than face the hour Of
reckoning
The Times says:
We hold that it will be simply impossible. to
have successful international exhibition on,
Lake Michigan, and we doubt il any serious
effort will be made to give the show
there the character Of q real worlds;
fair. If there is, it will inevitably;
far; but there may be a great show, neverthe-
vast stacks Of agricultural produce, ave, and;
much machinery and manufactured goods
There may be foreign features" but they can
not be such as to serve as comparison or
furnish instruction and stimulus for the benefit
of our own industries. In short, it will be a.
Western Show and nothing else. The thing is
not settled. There may be notqing called q
worlds fair at all, or the senate may yet insist
upon having it at Washington. But wesincerely
itself and get up the biggest show it knows how
If it does not accomplish much for the progress
and glory of the country, it may contribute to
the gayety of nations and afford q measure OF
the relation between Boosting and performance
Chicago ought not to be let off now.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07
MUST EXPLAIN.

Some Alleged Actions Civil Service
Commissioners Must Explain,
WASHINGTON, Special committee on
reforms in the civil service was in session
to-day, but did not examine any witnesses.
Representative Ewart filed the formal
charges against the commission. They re-
cite:
First, that Charles Lyman, in April last, when
acting as sole commissioner, promoted his broth
er-in-law, Campbell, to $1,000 clerkship in the
commission second, that Campbell, in January,
1888, secretly distracted from the files list of
examination questions and gave them to a copy
list In the pension Office who turned them over
to one Flynn. principal of the Ivy institute;
third, that Campbells promotion was made by
Lyman with full knowledge of the facts; fourth,
that Commissioners Roosevelt and Thompson
refused to investigate the matter beyond exam
lining Campbell, who was censured; fifth, that
Campbell illegally retains his place. Further,
without examination; that the papers Of
Thomas Mitchell were remarked after his failure
to pass an examination in order to secure his
promotion and, finally, that Commissioner
Roosevelt secured the appointment of Hamilton
Shidy to place in the census bureau, notwith-
standing the fact that he had repeatedly and
persistently violated his oath of Office.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07
RENEWED THEIR FAITH.
4 Christian Scientist in Chicago
Cures Horse in Eau Claire.

A Christian Scientist in Chicago
Cures a Horse in Eau Claire.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis, Special.-A
curious instance of the effects of the Chris
tan science craze occurred here recently.
There is quite large circle
OF students of the science in
this city, and they hold regular meetings
for the discussion Of methods and cases.
One of the number, gentleman who re-
sides just out of the city, had a sick horse
on his hands. The veterinary surgeon
could do nothing for the animal, and the
local Christian science experts failed ALSO
Thereupon the owner of the horse, having
plenty of time and not caring for the ex-
pense went to the telegraph office and
wired an account of the case to Christian
science professor in Chicago. The symp-
toms were given in the telegram, and the
Chicago expert was asked to treat the case
by the usual method. The horse was at
that time apparently ON its last legs. The
Chicago scientist wired back that he was
treating the horse to the best of his ability
and was thinking hard. Within five hours
the horse was well and eating oats. The
case was duly reported at the next meeting
of the circle, and the members are pursuing
their experiments with renewed faith in the
science.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07
DIABOLlCAL PLOT.
Attempt by the Hatfield Crowd to
Commit Wholesale Poisoning.

Attempt by the Hatfield Crowd to
Commit Wholesale Poisoning.
After the execution of Ellison Mounts at
Pikeville, KY, the officers discovered plot
which, if successful, would have resulted in
the escape and the probable death of q num-
Der OF the guards of the jail. Through the
confession OF the Jail cook. the discovery was
made. The Hatfields had paid the cook 5000
to place O drug in the food of the Jail
guards the night before the execution.
The cook was told that the drug that was
given her was merely to make the guards go
TO Sleep She became Suspicious and con-
cluded to try the effects of the preparation
on the Jail cat. The result was the death of
the animal in horrible agony. She then be-
came alarmed and refused to put the poison
into the food. She did not communicate
her intentions, however, to the outlaws,
and they gathered near the Jail to await
the signal which would indicate that the
guards were sick within. Had this whole
sale attempt at murder been successful, not
only the prisoners in the prison would
have been killed from the effects
of the poison, but also the sheriffs family and
posse. The drug was found to be stryehninc.
The cook was Immediately arrested. All the
outlaw gang have fed to the mountains of
West Virginia, where it is sure death for the
officers to follow them. All the lawless per-
sons who are responsible for this outrageous
affair are from West Virginia. The sheriff is
having the necessary papers arranged to &c.
cure acquisitions for the would-be murderers,
and every effort will be made to bring them
to justice. Should they be brought back dur.
ing the present intense excitement, every one
of them would be instantly mobbed, as the
people are crazed with indignation.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07
RECORD OF CASUALTIES.

Mrs. George Dowell, of Chillicothe, Mo-,
was killed by O trap set in tho barn by her
husband and of which fact she was ignorant.
Miss Mary Ellen Tyler and Miss Carrie
Tyler were killed and Ella Tyler badly injured
by being thrown from a carriage at Newark,
N. ].
While the twelve-year son of John
Erickson, a farmer near Glidden, Wis, was
currying young stallion he was kicked in
the head by the horse and his skull crushed
A tenement house occupied by John Liston
a longshoreman, was burned at Kingston,
Ont. The father, mother, and five children
comprised the family. Four of the children
were burned to death, and the remaining
members of the family were severely burned.
:, The worst storm of the season hes been
prev alling all over Montana. There was a
wind and the average temperature at all
points was below zero. The snow fall is heavy
and stock men are somewhat uneasy, as
cattle are in poor condition to withstand a
storm like that now prevailing for an extend
ed period. The great storm in 1886, in which
SO many thousands of cattle persisted, occur
red in February
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07
WISHES TO RETRACT,
Pietzhj offgj. the Exile, Will Recover
and Now Refuses to Confess.


and Now Refuses to Confess.
PIERRE, S. D., Special Telegram,
Peter Pietzhjofgj, the Russian who fell
from the electric light works, will undoubt-
edly recover. After his confession last
night, which implicated himself and high
Russian officials in the plot against the car
two years ago, he was taken charge of by a
companion named Paul Scarovitchki and
taken to a room in hotel in this city, and
all attempts to interview or converse with
him were without avail. Pietzhjoffgj came
here last fall in the company of his COM
panion, and for some time seemed to have
no particular occupation. When the cleo
trio light company commenced work on
their new plant he applied for work, claim
ing to be an electrician. He was given en-
ployment and proved to be highly edu-
Gated in all matters of science and electric
ity. Both Russians appear to be gentlemen
of the higher classes and were
very reticent as to the past. They are un-
doubtedly living under assumed names.
Last night after the accident the PIONEER
PRESS correspondent was present, and the
injured man asked the physician if he
would die On being told that his chances
were about even for life or death he asked
to make a confession, and in broken En-
glish and in a weak tone of voice he told
his story. At the time it was almost i'm
possible to understand his mutterings, and
he was given an opiate with the under
standing that he was to make full con-
fession in the morning. Afterward his
friend got possession of him and no one has
been allowed to see him since. Pietzh-
kjoffgj has undoubtedly been muzzled by
his friend, and upon being informed that
he will live refuses to talk and wishes to
retract what he has said.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07
GRAVE ROBBERS SURPRISED.
One of the Party Shot While At.
tempting to Escape.

One of the Party Shot While At
tempting to Escape.
LOUISVILLE Special.-Three prominent
local physicians of this city attempted to
rob the graves of Tom Johnson and Ed
Pearce, who were buried at the New Albany
Qnd. cehetery. The men were to commit
their deed early this morning, but the Of
ficers got wind of it and were in waiting.
DR.. ]. r. blackburn and DR.. W. E. Grant
were arrested and placed in Jail. The third
doctor fed and his identity is not known,
and the negro accompanying the two who
drove the wagon was shot dead as he started
to run. A second colored man was also
arrested. The offense is felony in Indiana
Doctors Grant and Blackburn were indict-
ed by the grand jury in New Albany to- day
on two counts, viz, robbing a grave and
conspiring to commit felony. The pun
ishment in the first case is three to ten years
in the penitentiary; in the second,
two to fourteen years and $500 to
$5.000 fine. DIR. Grant is demon
strator Of anatomy in the Kentucky
School of Medicine and DR.. Blackburn is
assistant in surgery in the same school.
Eminent counsel have already been en-
ployed. Owing to the high standing of the
there is great indignation at New Albany.
The physieians were tonight taken to
the Prison South 81 Jacksonville. The
negro boy killed, George Brown, was buried
to-day, the college bearing the expenses.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07
TO FURNISH SEED WHEAT.
A Convention for That Purpose t.
be Held at Huron.

A Convention for That Purpose to.
be Held at Huron.
ABERDEEN, s. d., Special Telegram,
The following call, signed by Gov. Mel
lette and c. T. Mccoy, president of the
Aberdeen club, was issued to-day:
There is hereby called convention to be be-
gun and held in the opera house in the city of
Huron, s. D., at o'clock p. m. Monday, March
8, for the purpose Of adopting q plan for secur-
ing seed wheat and feed for the animals Of those
portions of the state that are unable to make.
necessary provisions from their own immediate
resources. The board of county commissioners
of the several counties are requested to send one
of their members as q representative and it is.
also requested that lumber companies, railway
companies, wholesale merchants, bankers, COM
mercial clubs and boards Of trade OF the several
cities all send representatives, to the end that
fun expression and united action on the part OF
all portions Of the state may be had.
The above call was issued under Gov.
Mellette's telegram last Saturday authoriz-
ing the Aberdeen club to call meeting at
such time and place as thought best, and
sign his name to the call.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07
STORMS AND FLOODS.
[HSaach Damage Done by the Elements
in the South.

Much Damage Done by the Elements
In the South.
HAMILTON, Ohio, Specialize water in
the big Miami river is higher tonight than
1t has been known to be in the last twenty
wears. The Straub house. one OF the prin-
cipal hotels in the city, is surrounded by
water, which has submerged the basement
and covers the floors of the
tirst story. All the business houses
and residences on the west side
OF the river are flooded and the
tenants have been obliged to remove their
household goods to higher ground. The
torrent from above early in the evening
brought down number of farm houses
Between and 6 o'clock this evening the
rise ef the river at this point was twenty
tour inches, the greatest ever known in the
same length of time. There are indications
OF more rain before morning, and the pros
pect is that the food will be greatly aug
mented tomorrow.
CLErELAND, Ohio, Special.-Dispatches to
this city from Mount Vernon, Lima, Find
ley, Springfield and other points in Ohio
report great damage by high water and the
fioodsconstantly increasing. All pixies and
high roads in the localities named are in
an impossible condition owing to the car
rylng away of culverts and bridges. At
latest reports the water was still rising with
prospects of greatly increased force.
STORMS IN THE SOUTH.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Special.-The storm of
Monday night worked great destruction
with the telegraph service and not word of
direct communication can be had with the
South. 1t is impossible to ascertain any
thing about the damage done to either wires,
houses or people, or even to find out the
area covered by the storm.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Special.-Therei is little
damage around Nashville so far as heard
from. Two spans of the Tennessee river
bridge at Jacksonville are blown out. The
Cum berland river and all the streams are
rising rapidly. Several houses were un-
rooted in the neighboring towns, but no ia
talities are reported.
ST. LOUIS, Special.--A terrible hurricane
swept over part of Northern Texas early
this morning. The Masonic hall in Gaines
vile was torn to pieces, the court house
unroofed, the Santa Fe railroad depot
wrecked, and some twenty buildings blown
down. Nobody was killed, but several per-
sons were more or less injured.
MEMPHIS, Special.-Brownsville, Tenn,
six miles northeast of Memphis, on the
Louisville & Nashville railroad, was struck
by cyclone early this morning. Half of
the business houses of the town were I'M
rooted and many materially damaged dam
aged, while several buildings are in q terri
BILE state of destruction
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07
NORTHWEST BRIEFS,

Prospective Building for West Superior.
WEST SUPERIOR. Wis, Special Telegram,
The Land and improvement COM
pany this year will build three-story brick
store building at the corner of Fourteenth
street and Tower avenue, $50 feet facing the
avenue and 80 feet deep; at the corner of
Thirteenth and Tower a three-story brick
100 feet on the avenue by 80 feet deep; on the
corner of Sixteenth and Tower brick block
100 feet OH the avenue by 80 feet deep, and
three stories. This by no means gives any ad-
equate estimate of the company's expendi-
lures for the season or the extent Of their
building operations. They will expend
about $500, coo in building the above.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07
THIRTY FOUR LIVES LOST,
Three Dams on the Hassayamp
River Believed to Have Given Out.

Three Dams on the Hassayampa-
River Believed to Have Given Out.
PHOENIX, Ariz., Special.-A courier just
arrived from the lower dam on the HASA
yampa river reports tremendous noun
tain of water came down the Hassayampa
about 2 o'clock Saturday morn
ing and thirty-four men lost their
lives at the lower dam, where they are at
work. They were all whites except three
Chinese. The courier reports that the town
of Wickenburs is all right. The loss of life
in the valley between Wickenberg
and the dam may not be
known for some days, but it is without
reach thirty or forty. The courier states
that the upper dam undoubtedly broke and
carried the other two dams below down
with it. The loss to property in the dams
alone will amount to about 100000.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07
NEWS BREVITIES.
The Latest Telegraphic News
Chilled from Associated
Press Dispatches.
WASHINGTON BRIEFS.

Secretary Proctor has issued an order d.
fecting the field or union of the national flag
in use in the army and navy consist, after
July 4, 1890, of forty-twO white stars. in six
rows OF seven stars each, in the blue field.
All of the ten bidders for the privilege OF
taking reals ON the islands of st. George and
St. Paul have fled with Secretary Window
written arguments in favor of their respective
proposals. Secretary Window will consider
each bid, with it's accompanying arguments,
together 1t is thought that the contract
will not be awarded for several weeks.