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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-16
AUSTRIAN PERFIDY.
A Balkan Confederation Would
BE OnDOsed.

LONDON. Aug. IA letter received
to-day from an English Liberal member
of parliament, who is at present III
Vienna. states that any attempt to real
ize the idea of a Balkan confederation
would meet with the most strenuous op-
position from Austria. This is per-
fectly comprehensive to those who
know the origin of the Her
zegoYinian iusurreetion Of 1875 and
the subsequent treaty with Russia
signed Just before the outbreak OF the
war of 1876. When the secret history of
that period comes to be written. chap
ter OF peridy on the part of Austria TO-
wards Turkey and Russia will be re-
vealed, unriyaled, perhaps, by any OF
the mauy perddious actions OF that
power.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-16
BALTIMORE WOUND UP.
Wheat From the West Cause the
Excitement.


BALTIMORE. Aug. 15.-Offerings of
Southern wheat to-day were much more
liberal and considerably above the re-
ceipts the same day last year. The mar
ket, in full sympathy with the Western,
ruled strong all the way from start to
finish, three to four cents better, the
trading accompanied with excitement.
prices raging from so cents to Sl.10.
The sales were to shippers of bag and
steamboat lots and cargoes to grade
Steamer No. red. S1.O5: or No. . red,
SlO9; fairly dry, S1.05 and S1.06; Sl.03
for smutty and damp; rejected at 81 and
S1.O2; several lots and cargoes damaged
at so. S5, 90, %, 81 and 9S cents.
The market for Western wheat was
in a state of wild eXcitement-sO great
that it was at times difficult to tell what
the prices really were. The market
was compared to a runaway team, be-
yOnd reason, control or guess. This re-
stricted business, as cool heads pre-
ferred to stop and wait while. Cables
were firm. but buyers held Off and sent
selling orders. SeabOard was simply
wild. foreigners being big sellers, and
commission houses and crowd got the
wheat. The settling price was S1.1214,
against Sl.OO yesterday. AFTER call Lne
market held very strOng-spot, the
month and September, Sl.I215 sales of
October at $l.131f.
Corn, though heretofore neglected, re-
ceived some attention, and with the adj
vance, represents an increase of 3 cents.
Rye, however. was almost unmanage-
able; sellOrs virtually making their own
figures. which were decidedly higher.
f1p rise bpi0p OVpr 4 cents Yesterday
making 20 cents advance for the week.
The excitement and movement in
wheat were quite strongly reflected
upon the market for -four, which was
strong and higher, with a very decided
improvement in the volume Of recorded
business. City millers promptly marked
up their prices 25 cents per barrel; there
is fractional advance all through the
list. But -four is still out OF relation to
the high price of wheat. and is really
the cheapest breadstuff in the market.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-16
THE DEAD ALIVE.
A New Jersey Youths Miraculous
Revival.

NEWTON. n. j.. Aug. 15.-William P.
ElIet, son of II. NJ. Ellet, who lives
near Branchville, Sussex county,
was bitten by a rattlesnake some
days ago and to all appearances
died, and the preparations for
his funeral were made. The
doctors concluded to make pOst-mOr-
tenn and cut open sore that had ap-
peared under his arm. To their great
surprise the young man began to snow
unmistakable signs of life and restora-
tives being applied he came to and is
now getting well. The case has at
tracted widespread attention and hun
dreds of people have fiOcked TO see the
person who had such narrow escape
from being buried alive.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-16
AWanton Murder.

EAIPoRIA, Kan, Aug. 15.-Last night
"Bud' White went to the house of
James SIosher, living three miles from
here. called SIosher to the door, and
shot and killed him. The assassin and
his victim were both respected young
men. and the cause of the murder is not
known. White escaped. and is still at
large. Slosher leaves a wife and three
children
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-16
Depot Demolished.

TFFIN. O.. Aug. 15.-This morning
at Attica station, on the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad. a freight c0llided with
a local standing at the depst, while run
ming at the rate OF twenty miles an
hour. The depot was demolished, three
cars being thrown through it. One en-
CINE and a dozen cars were wrecked.
The fireman was seriously and several
OILERS SLIGHTLY hurt.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-16
Three May Die.

ATLANTIC CITY, Nj, Aug. g.15-Three
of the victims of last evenings collision
on the Reading road at Egg Harbor City
are in very bad condition. Mrs. Bowen,
Of this city, is so badly scalded and
burned that she will likely die; Mrs
Media Bethel. who was also severely
sealded, is not likely to recover, and4ler
death is momentarily expected; Henry
Shaw. of Philadelphia, is in very
critical condition and will probably
have his leg amputated.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-16
Saved ON the Brink.

COLUMBIA. S. c., Aug. ID David
Jacobs and Mrs. Mary Johnson. who
were sentenced to be hanged at Chester
field yesterday for the murder Of Will
lam Johnson, the woman's husband.
have been reprieved by the governor
until Friday. Sept. 4. The reprieve
reached the sheriff after he had placed
the prisoner on the scaffold. adjusted
the ropes around their necks, and was
ready to spring the fatal trap.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-16
Slightly Mixed.

BEssEMER, Ala, Aug. 15.-The name
of the day foreman at the Bessemer
foundry is William Douglass. He is a
white man. The night watchman is
Will Douglass. a negro. Yesterday they
had difficulty. The white man claim
ing that the negro drew his pay. This
confusion of names is thus responsible
for the death of the colored William
Douglass, who was promptly laid out by
the white Douglass.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-16
Disorders in Crete.

LONDON, Aug. IA dispatch from
Crete states that there can be no i'm
provement in the condition Of affairs in
that island under the Turks. certainly
not under the present Vail Djeyad Ii
pasha. VINO has so mismanaged things
as to dissatisfy both the Christian and
Musselman sections of the population.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-16
A MINE SET ON FIRE.
Costly Machinery Ruined by tn

Costly Machinery Ruined by the
Blaze.
TERRE HAUrE. Ind, Aug. 15.-Fire
almost completely destroyed the ma
chinery of the mine of the new Pitts
burg Coal and Coke company at Alum
Cave, Sullivan county. There has been
a strike at the mine for week past.
and it is thought the mine was set on
fire after midnight this morning. The
mine was worked by machinery which
was of the cOstliest kind and the most
complete of any in the state for hand
ling coal and burning coke. The COM
panv estimates the loss at 800, 900, with
twO-thirds insurance. 1t will be impos-
sible to resume work inside of several
months.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-16
Costly Absence.

BosToN, Aug. 15.-This afternoon P.
H. Green, proprietor of the jewelry
story at No. -12S CornhilI street. on the
second floor, left the store, and went
down on the street for moment. A
thief entered the store, and stole about
$500 worth of watches during Mr..
Green's absence. The police were no
titled, and officers detailed to find the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-16
VICIOUS sCoUNDRELIsM.
An Ohio Town Terrorized by Law
Iessness.

PORTSMOUTH, O., Aug. Is. News
has lust reached here of three more in
cendiary fires Thursday morning at
Rardon, village of probably 200 inhab-
itants. There is a lawless element in
that vicinity, and it is thought these
fires are set by them to ayenge them
selves on those who voted liquor out of
the place. The citizens of Rardon are
in a state of terror. 1t was found yes
terday morning that seven dogs had
been poisoned the night before in tile
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-16

immediate neighborhood of the fires.
and a fresh biscuit, split in two and
nicely buttered, was found on the door
step of one of the leading citizens, just
where his little children would have
picked it up. He brought the biscuit to
a competent chemist, and the analysis
showed the butter permeated with
rough on rats.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-16
A SHE DEVIL.
Inciting Men to Fight, She Takes
a Hand.

CORNIE, H., Aug. 15.-Last evening.
at Texas City, Mike Weltzel. of this
place, Otis Johnson, lad of seventeen.
and Mary BaIlantine, notorious wom-
an. were riding on the top of a caboose
ON the Big Four road. A remark from
the woman precipitated a quarrel.
WeitzeI attacked Johnson with club,
and the latter disc mboweled his oppo-
nent with knife. The woman struck
johnson with a hatchet. cutting a hor-
rible cash across the left side of the
face. cutting off his upper lip and knock
ing out his teeth. johnson was left at
Texas City, and his recovery is doubt
full. WeitZel was brought to this city,
and will die.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-16
Two Chfcagoans Killed.

CHICAGO, Aug. 15.-William Clark
and John Budawaseh were fatally and
John GiIout seriously injured this even
ing by the falliAg of an elevator in Lib
by, Mcneil & Eibby's ca nning house.
The wire cable broke while the ele-
YatQr was decending from the ton floor.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-16
TRICKY CHINESE.
Opium Labels Forged in Large
Numbers.

NUMBERS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15.--Revenue
officers last night seized in Chinatown
10000 forged labels similar to those
used in distinguishing manufactured
opium which was held by Chinese ship
owners. Prior to the passage of the
Mckinley bill genuine labels all bore
the stamp of Assistant Revenue Officer
Thomas. and he pronounced The stamps
seized last night to be forgeTies. Wong
Lee Ong and two other Chinese were
arrested as forgers on strong circum-
stantial evidence. To-day an extensive
raid was made in Chinatown and over
$50, 600 was taken to the custom house
for examination as to the genuineness
of its labels, to be returned to owners.
Had the forged labels been used sue
cessfully it would represent a loss of
about $4,000 to the government.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-16
ELECTRIC CYCLONE.
Deadly Work Of a Storm in an In
diana Town.

DeauIy ~ OEk u q '5NOIIII II q u III
diana Town.
Col UMBUs, Ind, Aug. ia fearful
electrical storm swept over this county
at 8 o'clock this morning. Five resi-
dences were struck by lightning. At
EIizabethtown there WAS a cyclone.
The large brick school building was
torn down and ruined. The brick resi-
dence of Charles SciscO was torn away
seven feet above the ground, and his
son Ezra was killed. The father is prob
ably fatally injured. DR.. Thompson
was caught up out Of his buggy and
thrown against a fence, receiving a bad
scalp wound. Charles McCaIly was
struck by lightning and paralysed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-16
EXCITED ALL AROUND.
New York, st. Louis and Kansas
City in the Swim.

NEW YoRK.A 15.-To-day was the
most exciting day for a half holiday
that has ever been seen on the produce
exchange. There was only an hour
and a half of business, and in that short
time the sales Of wheat amounted to
9.4s0, 600 bushels. Trading all day was
wildly excited. The first sales were
small, atan advance of IL cents, and
then jumped 4 cent at time, and at
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-16

DUR Northwest Has Millions of Bushels and WILL
Divide With It's Transatlantic Neighb0rS
On a Strictly Cash Basis.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-16

GRAIN Goes Soaring on the Chicago Board, and ITS
Movement Skyward Is Unchecked by
Reports of Great Crops.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-16

HAVE No Fear That We VIII Sell Too Much AND
Run on the Rocks Of Starvation at
Home, Sweet Home.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-16
CERElLSAMONG THE CLOUDS.

EUROPE Admits That It Has but Little Grain, and WE
Must Supply the Impoverished Country
From Our Croaning Granaries.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-16

MUST Is the Word--Let It Be Repeated--It MUST
Have Good American Grain, and We
Are Willing to Let It Go.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-16

AND. All in Ali. Farmers VIII Be Happy, and GOLD
VIII Flow Into Their Golfers in a
Big Round Stream.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-16

GOLDEN Grain Is Worth Golden Dollars, and We HAVE
No Conscientious Scruples Against Making
an Exchange Of Commodities.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-16

CEREALSAMON THE CLOUDS
EUROPE Admits That It Has but Little Grain, and WE
Must Supply the Impoverished Country
From Our Cr0aning Granaries.
MUST Is the Word--Let It Be Repeated--It MUST
Have Good American Grain, and We
Are Willing to Let It Go.
HAVE No Fear That We VIII Sell Too Much AND
Run on the Rocks of Starvation at
Home, Sweet Home.
OUR Northwest Has Millions Of Bushels and WILL
Divide With It's Transatlantic Neighbors
On a Strictly Cash Basis.
GOLDEN Grain Is Worth Golden Dollars, and We HAVE
No Conscientious ScrupIes Against Making
an Exchange Of Commodities.
GRAIN Goes Soaring on the Chicago Board, and ITS
Movement SIkyward Is Unchecked by
Reports of Great Crops.
AND. All in All, Farmers VIII Be Happy, and GOLD
viii Flow Into Their Golfers in a
Big Round Stream.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-23

in hand or with the arm of the man thrown
around the waist of the woman and the two
looking into each others eyes as lovingly as
ever Romeo gazed at juliet. Some of the In
dian girls are very pretty, and their fine
Aztec features shine like the face of the
Madonna out of their blue rebosas which
they drape SO picturesquely around their
heads and shoulders They. do not care
much for dress, but their costume, consist
ing of this shawl, chemise and skirt,
though very plain, is by no means unbe-
coming, and they form one of the most at
tractive features of the population.
The women are said to be very true to the
men, and though marriage is often too ex-
pensive a luxury for them to indulge in,
they live together as true to one another as
though they had been tied by the church
and court. Both man and woman work to
support the family, and here as in America
the woman often does the most of the work.
She literally makes the bread of the family,
and a great part of her life is taken up in
bending over stone and rolling or grinding
tortillas. Out of Indian corn soaked in
lime water she makes the mush for the corn
cakes of the family and her life is certainly
one of hardship, though it seems to be one
of love. FRANK G. CARPENTER.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-23
THE TAX ON BACHELORS.
Kate Field Thinks the Plan Is q Good and
Equitable One.

Kate Field Thinks the Plan Is q Good and
Equitable One.
Tho Wyoming Legislature has passed q
law taxing bachelors S2a year, says Kate
Field in her Washington Whether the fact
that women vote there has anything to do
with this new departure don't know, but
why isn't it just tax7 Society says to
woman, 'It's your business to be married
as soon after you have made your debut as
possible. Otherwise you'll be called an old
maid, than which there can be no epithet
more odious. But you can't choose hus-
band. That would be most unwomanly.
You must wait to be asked"
The result is that the average woman
takes what offers-not what she wants
rather than risk her chances on the future;
and men stalk about literally the lords Of
creation. Well, if these lords don't choose
to take upon themselves the responsibilities
of matrimony, why should not they pay a
penalty? Just SO long as women are
taunted for living in single blessedness, just
so long ought unmarried men to be taxed.
This tax should begin at the age of 30, and
be doubled every five years, unless a
bachelor proves that he has been
crossed in love, or is true to some
sainted Maria, whose memory is dearer to
him than the smiles of sirens still alive.
Poverty, perhaps, may be an extenuation of
the offense; in this case it would be well to
make the bachelors work out this tax in
some way useful to the State, while the
victims Of blighted affection could be
utilized in charity organizations.
The more think the matter over the
more righteous think the tax. If rigidly
enforced, it might relieve the embargo on
women. When the sexes stand on equal
grounds, it will be in order to tax both
bachelors and old maids.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-23

the head and sometimes let it hang in long
braids down their back. They are very
proud Of their hair. but they are especially
proud Of their hands and feet They have
beautiful hands, soft, plump and finely
formed, but they ruin their feet by putting
them into tight, little shoes, with heels in
middle of the sole, after the most approved
Paris fashion. These shoes make the Mex
lean walk mincing one, and the result is
you find but few good walkers among them.
HOUSEKEEPING IN MEXICO
Housekeeping is carried. on here in a
much different style than with us. 1t is
necessary to have about three times as many
servants and the servants are as particular
about the work which they do as if they
belonged to the castes of India Your cook
will never make the bed nor will the
chamber maid go into the kitchen. If you
can get her to wait upon the table you will
do well, and your cook would leave you
if asked to do the washing. The
cooking is all done with charcoal and the
kitchen has a little ledge of bricks built
into the wall with number of holes sunk
into the side of it and with others meeting
these let into its top.
The holes at the top are for the fire and
the side holes furnish the draught and form
a receptacle for the ashes. You light your
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-23
Marguerite bowed.

'Take off your hat to the lady," Freda
continued, adding apologetically to Mar
guerite, "He's member of the company,
and you will have to know him some time,
or should not iniict you now"
Mr. Parlance, who had touched his hat
easily, and whose face had lighted into a
smile as only actor-folks' faces do light, pro-
| tested with an attractive assumption of en-
! barrassment, ''Miss Granite, please don'tlet
Miss sonaday prejudice you am really
rather nice"
'Isn't his name awful, thought" depre-
Gated Freda, perhaps to cover Marguerite's
confusion. 'Alfred Commonwealth Par
lancet Now you are started, just amuss
Miss Granite while l really need to run
over my part" and with this Freda stopped
for the "part" she had dropped. Parlance
deftly anticipated her, at which she patted
his head while it was within reach, saying,
''Dear boy, it does keep its manners, though
it is an actor. Thanks"
People were gathering, the later ones, in
rush. Freds brought over some of the
men, introducing them with the same airy
grace she had shown to Parlance, thus re-
ieving Daisy, who had been confused and
alarmed at Freda's familiarity with the first
conner.
"Here he isi'' was somebody's sudden e1-
clamation.
"A hush fell over the players as the star
actor entered. attended on one side by Man.
ager Dash, and on the other by a pale, red
haired, and very slim girl This girl
dropped back almost at once, called poodle
which was frisking at the stars heels, and
stood aside and alone, bowling timidly and
with feeting smile in recognition of salute
from some of the company.
The star, tall, thick set, anxious look
ing man, "groomed' in a British way, and
bristling with affectation of English car
riage, strobe heavily to a table at the foot
lights, laid his stick across it, and, with
hands behind him, stood with his back to
the people, and continued his talk with his
manager. His hands were thick and nerv-
Gus, his voice was of vibrant metallic quail
ity, and dictatorial in infection. The man.
ayers replies were inaudible but seemed
made with an intent to soothe. The chatter
of the people rose again softly, but was
checked by a swift, ill-tempered glance
from the master. This glance included
Freda, who, having discovered a chair, was
taking it to the little red-haired girl OBJ
serving this Kildare called harshly:
"a chair for Miss Elaine, one Of you
gentlemen, herep'
There was a general guilty start on the.
part of the men. Freda scowled and Miss
Elaine entreated in a low, deprecating
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-23

His manager, Mr.. Dash, directed me to
come here this morning for rehearsal at 10.
May-may go in2"
She felt her life a gift from him as she
went by. Asking the direction to the stage
had been out of the question She fol-
lowed on chance the damp-smelly passage
before her until it opened into big room.
Here sets of scenery were banked and
various properties hung. A doorway on
the opposite side gave dusky glimpse of a
segment of the footlight curve, and of a
cotton cloth draped box. Marguerite was
not above curiosity in a property room.
There seemed no one about, so she took a
look at some greasy tin armor and thought
what a great life stage life is. The cold
however, was cruel in a still penetrating
way. It was draughty and more cruel on
the stage itself The front of the house,
like the boxes, was draped with white dust
covers, and from the windows in the gallery
streaks of pale gray light slanted into un-
expected corners. The dust afoat in these
streaks of light was thick and fuzzy, and
one felt choky at the fancy of breathing air
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-23
CHAPTER I.
CALLED AT TEN.

The theater was cold. A theater usually
is cold on Monday morning. During the time
between the going out of Saturday nights
fires and the tardy heating of Monday the
dampness creeps out of the caverns under
the stage, and a grim mist gathers from the
flies and settles dankly toward the place
where the footlights ought to be. There is
no cold like the shivery, ill-smelling cold
of an unheated theater. 1t struck Mar
guerite with discomfort directly she got
past the carefully guarded heat of the door
keepers little den. He had gruf1y chal-
lenged her entrance and growled: eyes, its
the Benton Square Theater What's your
business?" He seemed suspicious A stage
doorkeeper always suspects one who asks
information.
'I'm member Of Mr.. Kildare's company.