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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-08
COMING EVENTS.

The executive council of the State
Federation will meet this afternoon at 2
O'Clock at Labor hall, st. Paul, to re-
ceive the report of the legislative COM
mittee and act upon several measures to
be yet introduced in the present session.
Among the matters that will be con-
sidered is the lien law. Several bills
upon this subject have already been in
troduced, but in view of past experience
the laboring men are somewhat cautious
to have lien law enacted that will be
simple and yet effective enough to pro-
tect those who are most apt to seek the
aid of courts to protect their wages.
The sho emakers assembly will hold
an open meeting Thursday, Feb. 10.
Several good speakers have been
secured and steps are being taken to
secure large attendance.
The trade and labor assembly meets
next Friday evening at labor headquar-
installed and measures Of local legisla-
ton discussed.
The Labor lyceum will discuss the
proposed new city charter at its meet
ing this afternoon. The meeting Will
open at $50, when the committee ap-
pointed at the last meeting will submit
such parts of the Sanborn charter as
may be deemed of especial Importance.
Owing to continued increase in attend
ance the lyceum will in the future meet
in the largest hall at Labor headquar-
tiers. Senator Sanborn has announced
his intention to be present, and as
large number of the organized working
men have from time to time given some
study to various phases of municipal
government, it is likely that a very in
teresting meeting will be had.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-08
THE SAGE.

He strove for nigh hundred years
To solve the mystery of the spheres.
And on his death-day he was as wise
AS the child that in the cradle lies.
-Sanda Enos.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-08

burns less oil and gives
more light than any other
central-draft lamp, we all
care; and we care a good
deal for it shows that the
other lamps evaporate Oil
without burning it, while
the Pittsburgh burns it. I
Besides, the pittsburgh"
is easy to manage; the 9th
ers are not. The pitts.
burgh" is clean by habit !
the others are foul by,
habit-they have dirt-pock'
cts, every one OF them.
Send for a primer. y
Pittsburgh, Pa. PITTSBURGH BRASS Co.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-08
A special committee of the trades and

A special committee OF The trades and
labor assembly has decided on mass
meeting to be held during the last week
of February for the purpose of discuss
ing the early closing movement. 1t is
the intention. if possible, to secure the
presence of prominent divines and bus
mess men who favor the movement. as
we'll as those who oppose it. Complete
preparations will be made to have at
tractive vocal and instrumental num-
hers on the programme
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-08

Samuel Gompers has just started on
his lecture tour through the country,
and will be in st. Paul March 20. A
special committee from the trades as
sembly will arrange for big meeting
that evening, and give the president of
the A. F. of l.. cordial reception.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-08

n O b O q "
cares b o w,
much oil a
lamp burns :.
oil is cheap
But, if the
l." Pittsburgh u
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-31
BABY'S LIFE SAVED.
by the Swiftness of a Faithful Carrier
Pigeon.

by the SWiftness of Faithful Carrier
Pigeon,
An incident occurred recently in the fam
lily of G. F. Marsh, dealer in Japanese curl
osities at 625 Market street, San Francisco,
and a member of the Pacific Coast Pigeon
society, which proved to him in the most
impressive manner the valuable services
which may sometimes be rendered by the
carrier pigeon. and probably explains some
of his enthusiasm in that direction. His
little baby boy was taken slightly sick with
most alarming symptoms OF diphtheria. The
mother, Watching by the bedside of the lit
tie one, dispatched message tied on car
rier pigeon to her husband at his store on
Market street. In the message she wrote
the nature of the childs alarming illness,
and made an urgent appeal for medicine to
save its life. The bird was started from
the home of the family. near the Cliff
house. five miles from Mr.. Marsh's Market
street store.
The bird flew swiftly to tho store, where
Mr.. Marsh received it. He read the mes
sage. called a doctor, explained the child's
her message, and received the proper medi-
cine Then tying the little vial containing
the medicine to the tail of the pigeon, he
let it 90.
The pigeon sped away through the air,
straight for the Cliff. 1t made the distance,
five miles. i'll ten minutes, u distance which
would have required tho doctor three-quar-
ters of an hour to come.
In twenty minutes from the time the
mothers message was sent to her husband
the baby was taking the medicine.
Naturally enough. Mr.. Marsh is partial to
pigeons for he considers that he owes his
baby's life to one.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-31
CHARGING THE PHONOGRAPH.
How Bands Play and Singers Sing Ints
the Funnel.

How Bands Play and Singers Sing Into
the Funnel.
''How do you manage to reproduce in
strumental and vocal music?'' asked
News reporter the other day of an agent of
the New York Phonograph company whose
nickle- in the-slot machines are SO numer.
GUS over town.
"Well," he says, "that's what puzzles n
great many people. The general opinion is
that We 20 to the concert where man
plays or sings and catch him with re-
ceiving phono graph on tho fly. SO to
under the very best conditions the
results would be unsatisfactory.
The receiving instrument would take in
everything, even to the noise made by peo-
pie going in or out of the theater or concert
room, and number of tones both instru-
mental and ,ocal would be lost.''
"The manner in which the music rendered
by our machines is obtained is this: AT the
head offices of the company, on Seventh
avenue, there is large room set apart, SO
arranged that no noise from the outside can
be heard and the floor is protected 80 that
even the sound Of your feet walking over it
cannot be audible. In this room there are
half dozen receiving telephones, each sup
piled with large mouth piece, shaped very
much the same as the big tunnels you see
in wholesale liquor store.
"Supposing the number is ins6umental,
as the one Pm putting in to-day, Parting
Waltz played by members of Gilmore's
band. Well, the principal members of the
band stand in front of the funnel, SO that
the full volume of sound is delivered into
them, and when it is a song by some favor
ite singer, he sings into the tunnels in the
same way. We do the rest There is no
reasonable limit to the number OF times we
can reproduce all over the world the effect
of the playing or singing one time in our
own Office"
"I suppose the artists who furnish you
with the material to supply the phono-
graphs do not work for nothing?"
Certainly not. No one except fool
works for nothing in these days. They all
get paid from Is to $40 apiece for each per.
Torrance. Some get great deal more.
Bandsmen aud pianists get not less than SIS
each, and singers from $40 up. With the
singer it depends upon how much of name
he has himself, and how popular his songs
have become. We have paid as high as $25
a song to some of them for singing into the
phone. When the airs are by quartette
a fixed sum is agreed upon for their render
ing such airs in their repertoire as may be
selected
rs it difficult to induce musical people to
give their sarvices?"
mot when they are men. With women
it is difficult. Very few lady vocalits of the
class we aim to have like tho publicity of
getting their voices turned into II bar room
by any fellow rich enough to drop his nickel
in the slot. Men don't seem to care
though"
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-31
ALL THINGS OPPOSITE.
Remarkable characteristics and Pecu
iarities Seen in Australia.

Remarkable Characteristics and Pecul-
iarities Seen in Australia.
In the Antipodean wiids of Australia
everything has some remarkable character
istic popularity, says the St. Louis Repub-
sides turned to the ground, they stand
edgewise. The oppossum of America is the
only species of paunched animal known in
the world outside of Australia. On the
Australian continent there are at least l1C
species having that distinguishing pc,
culiarity. They have been arranged
into five tribes, according to the food
they eat. The root eaters (wombats),
the fruit-eaters (phalange:s). the grass
eaters (kangaroos), the insect eaters and
the fish-eaters (native cats and rats). OF
the wonlbats there are four species, all of
which burrow in the ground. Two other
liza that are unknown in any other par! of
the world. These are the echidna and the
ornithorhynchus. This latter is species
of beast shaped like u beaver, but having
web feet and a bill like a duck. Then there
is flying mouse, about half the
size of our common mouse, and of
bright red color. 1t has very
long, furry tail, which is used as
rudder, and looks much like a feather when
fully expanded. The trees are always in
full leaf. but shed their bark every year,
which fact alone would be sufficient to
make the antipodean continent wonder
land. The leaves of nearly all the trees are
highly aromatic, but the native flowers,
though of most brilliant tint. have no fra
GRANGE whatever. In writing OF the back
ward order of things i'll Australia. Mr.. NJ.
w. Ullathorne says: Australia is the anti
pode Of the entire world. In that country a
rising barometer indicates rain, and a fall
ing barometer, fair weather. The swans are
black and the eagle white; the moleis evipa-
rous and has ducks beak; the dogs have Il
wolf 8 head. fox's tail. and never bark.
They also have bird with n tongue like a
broom, and a fish which has part to the
body belonging to the genus Kaig, and part
to the genus Souale. MANY winged serpents
are found there and fish with large feathsrly
wings. The emu is a bird as large as an os-
trich, but instead Of feathers has hair. One
bird has note like bell. another cries
like child. while third laughs us though
his sides would split"
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-31
Heartrending Recollections.

A Brooklyn furrier has a stuffed wildcat
in his display window to attract attention,
and the other forenoon roughly dressed
old man WAS observed looking into the VIM
dow and exhibiting great mental emotion.
A clerk went out TO ask what was the mat
ter, and the man wiped his eyes on very
dilapidated handkerchief and repiied:
"'Scuss me. but couldn't help it. The
mint seen this wildcat l was all broke
up"
'"What's tho matter with the catp"
~ was wildcat OF just her size and
look which tackled me and my brother Sam
out in Wisconsin twenty-nine years ago.
We was playin' euohre on n log back OF
the house when the cat jumped out of tree
on SANS back. 'Scuse my tears, but they
will flow. Seems as if could hear Sam
hollerin' now."
swell, what followed?" asked tho clerk.
what follered? Why, that cat tore Sam
into shoestrings in less'n three minits. and
then clawed and bit me in sixty seven diff
ferent places afore the old man come up
with gun. | don't like to cry here in
public. but when my mind goes back to
that awful day feel like baby"-New
York World.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-31
AN ACCOMPLISHED CRIMINAL.
A Man who Obtained u Pardon OH Forged
Letters.


NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 3O.-When the
chief of police of Jersey City, N. j., wrote
to Chief Of Police Clack, Of Nashville. n
few days ago. announcing the arrest OF Ed
ward Stoddard, alias Wolf, alias Wood,
and sent with it n photograph Of tho man
In custody, he little knew what an impof-
tant arrest he had made. The police OF
Nashville and the governor of Tennessee
have for months past been very anxious to
learn something OF the whereabouts OF II.
B. Davis, who, while serving out term IN
the Tracy City branch prison for forgery
ed in obtaining through forged letters
full pardon from Gov. Buchanan.
As soon aS the photograph OF StoddArd,
alias Wolfe, alias Wood. was shown at the
main prison in this city, the officials recog-
nized 1t az the likeness OF Davis. Wishing
forwarded the photograph TO Tracy City,
! and to-day received information that each
OF the guards, as we'll az many cOnvicts, had
readily Identified it. The governor com-
municated with tho chief Of police Of Jer-
sey city, and will decide in n day or two as
to the best plan for getting Davis within
the jurisdiction of the Tennessee authori-
ties, IL such thing Ia possible.
| Davis ia one OF tho sinnrtest conyicts ever
placed within the walls of prison. Not
long after his arrival IN IeHnes8ee--prOb-
| ably less than year aRo-he WAS arrested
in Upton county for forgery, and, being
tried at Coyington, WAS convicted and SEN
fenced TO n long term in the penitentirry.
He was brought to Nashville, and afterward
taken to Tracy City, where he was put to
work in coal mine. A few months ago
! GOV. Buchanan received through the mail
i letter TO which WAS attached the name N.
| w. Baptist, prominent citizen of Coving-
ton. Mr.. Upton, q member of the house
of representatives, also received letter re-
| questing him to zee Gov. Buchanan in be-
half of Davis who WAS represented to be a
boy. To this letter the names of a number
of citizens and the judges and jury who
| took part in tho trial of Davis were APP
pended. Gov. Buchanan considered the
matter and sent Davis pardon.
| Davis left the mine without delay and sew
eral davs elapsed before Mr.. Baptist, upon
hearing from Gov. Buchgnan Of the pardon,
| hastened to Nashville and, after looking
over the letters, stated every name thereon
had been forged. Ever since that time
until the present the police have been on
the alert, but beyond learning that Davis
been seen in Springfield. Mass. and after
wards in Montreal they knew nothing until
| they heard from Jersey City and saw the
photograph. All doubt was removed by
the letter from the Tracy City warden.
The chief Of police of jersey City has
been inst ucted by the governor to hold
Davis. Davis, it seems. has been engaged
in questionable practices in u number of
cities, but his work in Tennessee stamps
him as a man of more than ordinary ability.
| There was a reward of 800 for his arrest.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-31
The Unpleasant Situation Of Presi-
dent Polk, Of the Farmers
Alliance.
His Paper Makes a Bitter Attack
ON Two Democratic
Editors.
And Now They Propose That He Resort tn
the Codo or Be shamed
Out Of Sight.

RALEIGH. N. o., Aug. 30.-There is open
Farmers alliance. In Polks paper, the
Progressive Farmer, Of this week. there
appears cut representing q confederate
soldier on one side of the bloody chasm
and a federal soldier on the other shaking
hands across the chasm. In the centre are
the words" Peoples Party" Right under the
confederate soldier are these words: "A
solid South for fear of negro su-
premacy" Under the federal soldier
are these words: "A solid North for fear
of rebel brigadier rule" At the bottom of
the cut are thes words: Anticipated twenty
years ago by Horace Greeley. Taken up
now by the Farmers alliance" Then fol-
lows long extract from the speech of Polk
at Ocala. The same issue Of President
Polk's paper makes a bitter attack on
Messrs. Ashe and Jerniean, editors of the
News and Observer. and publishes circu
lar letter sent out year ago by Ashe, which
stated that the News and Observer advoca .
ted the sub-treasury bill. Polk then de-
| nounces Ashe and Jernigan as guilty of q
| wilful attempt to deceive the farmers, be-
| cause the News and Observer holds the sub
treasury bill to bs unconstitutional. He
! says that such conduct shows that Ashe
and Jernigan are totally depraved and are
| unworthy of the confidence Of any honest
and respectable person.
| In reply Polk is denounced as coward, a
| traitor to the democratic party, failure
| and humbug as farmer, as dishonest in
his transactions with several individuals,
and II "feather-leg" in every particular. j..
l.. Ramsay, an assistant editor OF Polk's
paper. is also denounced as a vulgar cow
ard. Messrs. Ashe and Jernigan intend TO
force Polk and Ramsay to resort to the
code for satisfaction. If they fail they will
try to break Polk down by making him
contemplate by holding him up every day
as "feather-leg," which is "a miserable,
abject coward Il pitiless scoundrel and a
paltroon of the most disgusting character.
| No one believes that Polk will fight. Ashe
and Jernigan believe in settling disputes
according to the code. Ramsay is absent
and his friends say he will show fight as
soon as he returns. Several offers to act as
seconds have been made to both parties.
| Polk has arrived here and he held council
| with his friends. 1t is known that he was
advised he must fight if he would maintai n
his position as the leader of the alliance.
| 1t is said, contidentially, by his friends
that Polk will challenge Ashe and Jernigan
and will insist on meeting, the fight to
continue until one or both are disabled.
| Polk's friends here declare that if he backs
down now he will be odious ever hereafter,
and that the alliance will go to pieces.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-31
Postmistress A. D. Barnum, Of Mann,
and Son and Daughter.
Arrested.
Charged With Rifing Valuable
Mail Matter Passing Through
That Office.
A Clever Piece OF Detective Work Per
formed by Inspector sackett, Of the
Helena Division.

GREAT FALLS, Aug. 30.-[Special. Post
Office Inspector Saokett and Deputy Mar
shal Terhuns came in from the Belt noun
A. D. Barnum, Ed F. Barnum and Maud
Barnum, her son and her daughter, charged
with robbing the mail at Mann postofiice,
this county. Mrs. Baanum is the post
mistress at Mann. and the son and daughter
acted a. assistants. For several months
complaints have been made against this
Office, but no action was taken in the mat
ter until few days ago, whom Inspector
Ssckstt was put on the trail and arrested
them. On Thursday last two decoy letters
and three packages of merchandise we're
sent from the ArminRton postoffice. The
letters were registered, one containing a
two-dollar certificate. and the other two
dollars in silver. Both were marked, SO az
to be easily identified. There was also q
lettsr containing money and not regis
tered. The letters went to Mann and
we're forwarded from there. When they
reached Kibbey. six miles beyond, they
were examined and it WAS found that the
envelopes had been very skillfully opened
and the money extracted. One OF the pack
ages was Also missing. mo traCe las Oeeii
found of the letter which was not registered
and neither was the missing merchandise
discovered. The inspector and the deputy
marshal left Great Falls Friday night and
arrived vt Mann early Saturday morning.
A rigid search Of the postofiice was made.
A part of tho So in silver and the So bill
were found. The Barnums were then ar
rested and brought to this city and taken
before Commissioner Pomeroy. They
waived preliminary examination. The
charge against Maud was withdrawn as she
will be used as witness. and the mother
and son gave bonds for their appearance at
the next term of the United States court.
The mail to Mann is daily
one. Whom it reaches there
it tEsmainsltwsnty-four hours on alternate
days, a. the stage only leaves once in two
days. Most of the Losses reported have
been letters and merchandise addressed to
parties residing at Neihart, Barker, Mon.
Rrch and other Offices between Mann and
Billings.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-31
A FOOL FOR LUCK.

After SquanderiDs Two Fortunes He Now
Inherits a Third One.
NEW YORK, Aug. 3O,-Constantine Ashar-
gan, young man who has been million
aire twice and is now clerking for $40 per
week, is in luck again. A number of years
ago he inherited million dollars upon the
death of his father. a wealthy manufacturer,
of Athens, and proceeded to cut large
swath. BY the time he was 25 years of age
he was penniless. Shortly after his mother
died, leaving him another million. BY dill
igent application he managed to squander
this in eight years, when he came to this
beatins his waV e New Yo York Where he has
since resided. Now nn uncle in Alexendria
has died and left him a third fortune
Constantine says he will take care of this
one.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-31
A Beautiful Pulse Reader.

A beautiful witch, Miss Nina G. f. Ken
nedv, who calls herself an "inspirational-
ist," has established herself in London, and
is creating something of a sensation by the
accuracy of what she terms pulse read
ing" Society ladies, old and young. and
mon of all ages throng her rooms which
are luxuriantly fitted up. When the sum-
mons comes from her priAate room. the
visitor, tumblinR over wee kitten. finds
herself suddenly face to face with society's
"fortune teller" 1t is most fascinating
vision that meets the eye. tall gypsy
faced girl, with soft brown eyes and lu-
minous complexion, sits before the visitor
at small round table. She is clad in a
silken gown of Liberty" hue and make,
and suggests pretty dsbutante fresh from
her mothers ca-e,
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-31

broke ranks for dinner Mt the various ho-
tells. In tho afternoon at Higgins park
game was played between the Granite
"a the Miss0ula teams. The SCORE WAS
'Missoula twenty three, GRANTEES three.
After this came tho various games. The tug
OF war was won by Granite, the 100 yards
foot race, by J. H. Smith, of Missoula, tho
standing jump, by Jack Hays, of Missoula;
putting the stone. by Geo. McLeod. of
Granite. After the games thore was danc-
ing until eight p. m. and the distribution of
the prizes. The Granite boys proved them.
selves a very gentlemanly delegation and
nothing occurred to mar the days sport. AT
ton p. m. they again boarded the train we'll
pleased with their picnic at Missoula.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-31
A TICNIC AT MIssOULA.

Granite Minors Have Pleasant Day mt tn O
Gardea city.
MIssouLA, Aug. 3o.-LSpscinl. AT 1880
to-day tha train londed with 800 members
OF the Granite Miners union, number of
ladies, and tho Granite band, pulled up at
Missoula. The Fort Missoula band and tho
various labor unions Of tho CITY were ut the
depot to give them fitting reception. Sem
ator Mats had been selected by the local
unions to deliver TO the visitors speech OF
welcome, which lie did from tho balcony of
the Montana hotel in his most pleasing
style. Loud cheers were given for Granite
and Missouln. after which. led by the Mis-
soula band, the visitors marched
u,Skr the trumphal arch and
thrUurh the principal streets and then
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-31
THE WORLDS HARVEST.
An EStimate' Mndo by tho Hungarian Go,
ernment shows q Deficit.


vienna, Aug. 39.--The Hungarian gov
ernMent has issued nm estimate of tho
worlds grain harvest based on consular
reports from all parts OF tho world. Tho
yield OF wheat IL estimated from 725. .0O0, ,000
to 736, 100000 hectolitres. and rye from 35O.
000,00 to 880, ,O00, 600 hectolitres, being from
44,00o, coo to 10. 600 hectolitres below the
average for wheat and from 10000
900 to 10O,0O0,00O hectolitres below
the average for rye. Austria re-
qnires to import from 100000 to
12,OOOO00 hectolitres OF wheat and 9, ,0O0, ,0OO
OF rye; Germany 100000 hectolitres OF
wheat and from 23,000.0O0 to 26,0O0,001
hectolitres OF rye, and France 100000
hecto!itres OF wheat.
Hungary has a surplus Of IL, ,OOO, 600 to 13,
0O0,o0 hectolitres Of wheat, but Of rye there
is large deficiency. In Russia the wheat
surplus amounts to 1880, 600 hectolitref
and the rye deficit amounts to from 40, 600,
coo to 45,0O0.0O0 hectolitres.