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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-07
BUZZ ABOUT BRAZIL.
Congressional Comment on the
Presidents Proclamation.

Il
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-There was a
great deal of gossip at the capitol about
the presidents proclamation in regard
to the new reciprocity arrangement
with Brazil this morning, and the COM
ments were without exception favorable
and congratulatory. A number of men,
berS OF the house committee on foreign
affairs were seen by reporter and dis
cussed the subject freely and with evil
dent satisfaction.
Representative McCreary, Of Ken
lucky, said that he had been for years
an advocate of the policy of extending
our trade with Mexico and all the Cen
tral and South American states, and
also with Canada, and had frequently
favored reciprocity with those countries
in the house and in committee.
Representative Hooker, Of MiSSiS-
sippi, expressed his qualification at the
successful outcome of the negotiations
with Brazil. 1t would prove, he thought,
fortunate event for this country
which now, by the system of mutual
exchange outlined in the presidents
proclamation and the correspondence
between Secretary Blaine and Senior
Mendonca, would probably be enabled
to secure an appropriate market In
South America, where hitherto Great
Britain, France, Germany and Italy,
had enjoyed almost monopoly.
Representative Ketcham, OF New
York, briefly but emphatically declared
that the effect of the Brazilian treaty
would be in the highest degree favor
able to American business interests.
Representative HIT, of Illinois. ex-
pressed his great satisfaction over the
success of Secretary Blaine's endeavors
to establish reciprocity betNe cen this
country and Brazil.
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ALL IN The DOLDRUMS
Nip and Tuck Race Between
Melville and Campbell
at Pierre.
In Combinations He Reckons
Ill Who Leaves Bartlett
Tripp Out.
Powlison's Bonds, at Man.
kato, Are Fixed at Fifteen
Thousand Dollars.
Several Valuable Thorough
bred Horses Cremated at
La Crosse, Wis.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
PIERRE, S. D., Feb. 6.-To-day three
ballots were taken for senator, the last
one standing: Campbell, So; Melville,
81; Trip. 27; Moody, IA: Mellette, z;
Martin, 3; Kyle and Cross each one. A
furore has been raised in the Repub-
lican party by charge made that Mel
vile had signed a secret agreement
with the Independents in which he
promised to turn all official patronage
over to them and support their issues in
the United States senate if they would
throw their support to him. Two Re-
publican daily papers to-day openly
made this charge, while third secured
an interview with Melville, in which he
pronounced it absolutely and unQuali-
fiedly false. He admitted he had made
written statement giving his views on
certain questions, among them silver
currency, Union Pacific railroad, etc,
which he said were favorable to
the Independent platform and in
line with true Republican doctrine.
Pending settlement of this
difficulty Melville still insists on re-
manning in the field, and while large
number of Republicans repudiate him,
he has a good following in his own
party and few Independents. Tripp
continues to gain little, and his work
ers are laboring night and day with In
dependents. The latter are holding
secret caucus tonight, and, it is said,
are debating three questions. One is to
drop Campbell and take up Crosse to-
morrow; another to support Melville
under his alleged promises, and an
other to swing in line for Tripp. Each
proposition has its friends, but out of
the three only the last could be worked
successfully at the present stage of the
fight. G. II. Dillon, dark horse, whom
the Republicans talked of running
yesterday. has dropped out and re-
turned home. Gov. Mellette is devel-
oping some strength and may succeed
Melville as a party favOrite. Moody
still holds few votes, and seems de-
termined to defeat any other candidate
from his party. 1t was hoped to-day's
ballot would settle the fight. but new
complications enter into the triangular
battle each day.
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RAUM BREATHEs EASIER.
The Majority Report Exonerates
Him Completely.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Representa-
tive Morrill,, chairman of the Raum in
vestigating committee, has made re-
port which has been agreed to by his
Republican colleagues. The Demo-
cratic members of the committee will
present minority report. With regard
to the refrigerator branch of the investi-
CATION, the report says:
There was entire absence of any evidence
showing or intending to show that any re-
frigerator stock had ever been offered for
sale or purchased by any OF the employees of
the pension Office, or that there was any
stock held by any one for the benefit of the
employees or any of their families, the only
exception claimed being Bradley Tanner.
The committee finds that Mr.. Tanner
spent four days while he was on his
regular yearly leave of absence on the
cOmpany'S business, and wrote few
letters for the company, but that he was
never interested in the Universal Re-
fIigerator company. directly or indi-
rectly, and that his promotion was due
to Commissioner Tanner,who appointed
him. The committee find that there is
no evidence to show any favoritism to
Nv. Lemon or any other attorney. and
no truth in the charges that Mr.. Lemon
procured situations in the pension Office
for his former employees.
At the invitation of the president,
Acting Secretary Nettleton participated
in to-day'S cabinet meeting as the rep
resentative of the treasury department.
1t is understood that the recent Indian
campaign and trade reciprocity ques-
tionS were considered.
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The Steamer Denmark'S Very
Rough Voyage Over From
England.
For Several Days She Wal
lows in the Trough Of
the Sea.
Huge Waves Wash PasSen-
gers From the Storm
Swept Decks.
Reading, Pa, Suffers a Three
Hundred Thousand Dollar i
Loss.

New YORK, Feb. 6.-The overdue
National line steamship Denmark, which
left London Jan. 10, and which was
spoken at sea with her engines stopped,
arrived here to-day under her own
steam at 1925 a. m. Capt. Rigby said
that the Denmark experienced a sue
cession of gales and squalls from the
time that ne lost sight of the English
coast. The wind started in from the
west and the seas were very high. At
times they rose away above the ship
and looked as if they would break over
her decks and swamp her. The wind
shifted to west southwest and increased
in violence. On the second and third
day out the storm had increased
and the seas began to wash the
deck of the steamship and tear away her
rigging. On the evening of the third day
the waves tore over the decks. The
cattle fiXings and deck houses were
carried away. One cattle man was
lifted off his feet and swept into the sea
by huge wave. He was never seen
again. Another was dashed against
tll0 SldIUOdIu Idll anu bcI lDly VI uIoCo
On the following day the storm abated
somewhat, but it was still very severe.
On Jan. 25, the machinery attached to
the air pumps got out of order, and the
ship was forced to stop. She was tossed
about for two days, with the heavy
seas carrying away everything move
able on deck and part of the rig
ging. Then the machinery was
patched up and under slow headway
the Denmark continued on her voyage.
The weather moderated somewhat be-
tween Jan. % and 80, but on the latter
day squalI came up from the west
southwest and seas again washed over
the deck of the ship. Capt. Rgby said
it was the worst storm he had ever eX-
perienced. and it was wonder to him
that the ship did not founder. The cold
was intense. The rigging was frozen
and the sailors suffered greatly. The
ship was covered with ice. 1t was only
the day before Yesterday, the captain
said, when the weather became pleas
ant, and the battered ship steamed
along at about eight knots an hour until
she came to port.
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GOV. BOYD ON DECK.
His Inaugural Message Delivered
to the LEGISLATURE

His Inaugural Message Delivered
to the Legislature.
LINCOLN. Neb.. Feb. 6.-Gov. James
e. Boyd delivered his inaugural
message to the legislature to-
day. The inaugural is not a
long document and the governor
contents himself with few remarks of
a general character on the condition of
the state and its government and several
recommendations of Importance. He
asked among other things for move
ment to secure greater economy in pub
lie affairs, and as step toward that end
asks an investigation into the condition
of the executive office and every state
institution. He further recommends
the retention of the present rates of
legal interest, but with severe penalties
for extortions; the encouragement
of the public schools and the
adoption of some means to re-
duce the price of school books; the
adoption of the Australian ballot with
absolute secrecy as one OF the necessary
provisions. The acceptance of the de-
cision of the people on the prohibition
question as final: an increase in the pay
and number of judges on the supreme
bench; the election Of a board of rail-
way commissioners by the people:
the selection of presidential elect
ors by congressional districts;
the establishment Of public
grain warehouses. and the recognition
OF the services of the national guards
while on duty on the frontier; an ap-
preparation for suitable exhibit at the
worlds fair. He explains that he has
already signed relief bill and is will
ling to give his assent to any further
legislation on that subject that may be
considered necessary. The message as
whole does not differ essentially in its
recommendations from that Of his pred
ecessor delivered yesterday.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-07
GROSS DECEIT.
Ottawa Ministers and Journals
Charged With 1t.

TORONTO, Ont, Feb. 6.-The Globe
this morning says editorially: Our
Washington correspondent states that
the state department at Washington is
Somewhat surprised at Sir John Mac
donald's conduct in making public his
proposal for partial reciprocity before
it had been communicated by the Brit
ish government to Mr.. Blaine. The
question Of diplomatic etiquette in
voIved may be an important one for
diplomats, but it is still more impor-
tant, in our judgment, that the atten-
tiOn of the United States government
should be called to the gross deceit to
which it is being made party by the
ministers at Ottawa and their news
papers. The Canadian people are told
in substance that the government is
willing to agree TO modified version OF
the treaty of 1854, and are asked to
re-elect Sir John Macdonald on
that understanding. MIR. Blaine's
letter to Congressman Baker is
sufficient to convince any intelligent
person that the administration at WASH
ington will not entertain such scheme.
Nevertheless the ministers and their
organs speak as If they knew bet
ter than MT. Blaine, and are lit
orally dragging the Washington admin
istration into tine perpetratiOn OF a
fraud upon the electorate of this
country. We do not know whether the
usages of diplomacy are regarded by
Mr.. Blaine as binding upon him even
after Sir John has violated them i'm the
manner described. 1t seems to us. how
ever, that Mr.. Blaine is almost in duty
bound to take notice publicly of the
course which our cabinet is pursuing.
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PRO AND CON.
Drastic Worlds Fair Measures
Proposed and Antagonized.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The commit
tee then recurred to the worlds fair
paragraphs, to which MIR. Chandler of
Massachusetts proposes Though it has
not yet been formally offered the fol-
lowing substitute:
"That the secretary of the treasury
be instructed not to approve the pay
ment of any expense attendant upon a
meeting of the worlds Columbian COM
mission OF of the board Of lady mana
gers. except such meetings as may be
called at the time of the dedication and
opening of the worlds fair as pro-
vided for in section 9 of said act,
nor to approve the payment of any ex
penSe attendant upon meeting of the
executive committee of the worlds
Columbian commission, as created by
article of the bylaws of said commits
sion, nor upon meeting of the eXecu-
tive committee of the lady managers,
except such meetings as may be held
not oftener than once in six months;
nor to approve the payment of any sal
ary to any officer of the worlds Colum-
biSn commission out Of any money
which has been or may be available for
ary not in excess of $1,000, to the preSi-
dent, $4,000 to the vice chairman of the
executive committee, and $1,000 to the
secretary; nor to approve the payment
of any salary to any officer
of the board of lady man
ayers out of any money which
has been or may be available for such
purpose, other than an annual salary
not in excess of $1,000 to the president
and $4,000 to the secretary; nor to ap-
prove the payment Of any expenses of
| the worlds Columbian commission or
of the board of lady managers, other
| than those hereinbefore mentioned,
which shall amount to more than SIC, 900
per annum in the aggregate.
Mr.. ButterWorth replied (for the del
ectation of his colleague) that he de-
sired to impress upon his hearers the
advantage that would result from the
enterprise with which congress was
| dealing. He contended that congress
should not touch this matter gingerly
| with the tips Of its fingers. He ap-
! pealed to gentlemen whether Chicago
| had not fulfilled to the letter all she had
| promised, and more; whether Illinois
| had not met every requirement of the
| law. Chicago had raised $1,000, 900.
| This was a United States enterprise.
Had Chicago been liberal or not?
| Was she to be censured because she
deemed it proper to pay the director
| general out of the national treasury?
| Chicago has done we'll. There was not
an example of the kind in history where
a city had done as much for the nation
in which it was located, and he asked
| for Chicago fair treatment. Mr.. Butter
worth, replying to certain structures Of
I Mr.. Wilson upon the board of LADY
managers, created a good deal OF ap-
plause by his gallant allusion to the
| women Of the world. Remarking upon
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Bland. without taking notice of these
interruptions, repeated his declaration
and said:
81 say the bill is now smothered by
vote of this committee"
He then picked up his hat and left
the room, and Mr.. Bartine moment
later did the same. Mr.. Williams, of
Illinois, said that as long as there was
life there was hope, and he would there
fore attend the meeting OF the commit
tee. The hour to which the meeting of
the house at II o'clock restricted the
session of the committee by this time
had almost expired, and the meeting
broke up, Mr.. Walker first directing
attention to the fact that it was the free
coinage men who had taken up most
of the time OF the committee.
Before adjournment protest against
further silver legislation, signed by
seventy members of the Chicago
board of trade, was presented. The
protestants say they believe further
legislation would be injurious to the
business and commercial interests of
the country and tend to retard the III
creasing confidence of the business
world. A very long letter, signed by b..
Bach, of Aberdeen, S. d., was also laid
before the committee. Mr.. Bach's con-
cluson is that the more silver the ma
tiOn acquires the poorer we will be. He
asserts that there is no reason for the
demand for silver and that our finances
are all right and only need to be let
alone. The next meeting Of the COM
mittee will take place Tuesday evening.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-07
ALL IN THE FAMILY.
How the Harrisons Turn Money
to Themselves.


WASHINGTON, Feb. Ga very extra
ordinary story OF Harrlsonian thrift is
the gossip of Washington society just
now. An allowance of $4,000 year is
made by the government for the main
tenance of the White house and the
grounds surrounding it. About $4,000 of
this goes tor the pay of servants and
employees around the presidential man.
sion. 1t has been customary to
pay $1,000 a year to the house
keeper of the White house.
1t is said that the president APP
pointed the late Mrs. Scott Lord, sister
of Mrs. Harrison, as the first house
keeper, although she was an invalid
and lived the greater part of the time in
apartments in Twelfth street. She drew
this salary until the time OF her death,
about fifteen months ago. The position
remained vacant for several months,
and it has just now become known that
Mrs. Dimmick, daughter of Mrs. Scott
Lord, was appointed to the place. The
duties of the hOusekeeper Of the White
house are not very clearly defined, BUTT
is presumed that they are looking afler
the servants and seeing that the man.
sion is kept in order. Mrs. Dimmick
may be very good housekeeper, but
inasmuch as she is constantly in society
and attending a succession of balls. din
ner parties.teas and receptions, it would
appear that she has very little time left
to perform the duties of housekeeper.
1t is regarded as rather singular pro-
ceeding for a housekeeper to receive
with the lady of the house. This may
be the way the social function is done
in Indiana, but it scarcely goes here.
The meaning of this is that because
Mrs. Dimmick happens to be a relative
of Mrs. Harrison she is put on the pay
roll at 81 200 for doing nothing. A veri-
fication of these statements may be had
upon application to the diSburSing Off
Ger of the White house.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-07
OHIO SOCIETY.
Sixth Annual Banquet at Del.
mOnicO.

StAtu Auuudl banquet dC DcI.
monico.
New YORK, Feb. 6.-The sixth an
nual banquet of the New York Ohio
society took place at Delmonico'S to-
night. In the large banquet hall,
were 25O sons of Ohio, who made jolly
over old times and who told patriotic
stories of the Buckeye state. Gov.
Campbell, of Ohio, had brought
with him two of the states
old war flags. The banquet
was one of the most successful that the
society has had, and the credit is due
chiefly to Homer Lee, chairman Of the
entertainment committee. The menu
was in imitation of the old swinging
sign-board with the scarlet grapes on
the old Bunch of Grapes tavern in Bos-
ton as it appeared in 1856, and in which
the Ohio company was organized be-
fore starting out for march. When din
ner was over Gen. Swayne, the presi-
dent, presented Gov. Campbell, of Ohio,
who said:
Il came 600 miles to be with you. l
was at your first banquet. I was a
member of congress, and under those
disagreeable circumstances l tried to
conceal my identity as much as posi-
bic. What remains mystery to me to
night is why on earth you left your old
state of Ohio. l think you must talk OF
your own glorifcation. If were to talk
of the history of Ohio this bau-
quet would last until hot wealth
er. Col. L0unsberry, of Connecticut,
asked me where my parents were
born, and [ answered that both were
born inside the state, and that was the
first governor of Ohio whose parents
were Ohioans. am a Buckeye of the
Buckeyes. In the war we had 320,000
enrolled. and they were at the top.
Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, ROsecrans,
Mcpherson, Custer, McCook = why
might go on for week naming them.
We have 420 battle flags in the state
house, where [ am temporarily situated.
and l have brought two of the most
famous with me-"
EX-Gov. Lounsberry, of Connecticut,
said:
governors of Connecticut. ] am simply
once said to me: How in the world
could the country have got along if
there was no Ohio"
Gen. Swayne spoke freely Of the sad
event of week ago when the secretary
of the treasury, William Window, was
stricken down. Judge Leroy D.
Thomas, president.of the Ohio society
In Chicago, then spoke. Senator John
p. Jones, Hon. G. I'll. GroSvenor, Hon.
c. w. Baker, Gen. o. o. Howard, Roger
A. Pricer and Hon. J. D. Watson also
spoke. Among those present were:
Gov. James E. Campbell, c. W. Baker, ex-
Gov. P. B. Lounsberry, John P. Jones, Gen.
] o. o. Howard. Roger A. Pricer, Leroy D.
Thoman, C. H. Grosvenor, Homer Lee, II. l..
Burnett, George Milmine, William L. Strong,
J. @. A. Ward, James Talcott, William
Ferguson, G. G. Shayne, John McElroy,
! Bernard Peters, E. B. Thomas,
!. =. Edward Simmons, Calvin s. Brice. Stephen
! B. Elkins, William F. Upson, Million /. South
ard. Stephen B. Elkins, Charles b. Peel,
Ralph II. Waggoner. George Scott, Henry X.
Enos, c. G. Hartman, Mahlon Chance, H.
[: Burnett, II. @. french, G. n. Hoaglan, A.
w. Green, John D. Archbold., George p.
Tangeman, S. ID. Brewster and Gen. Pinto.
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LONG AND SHORT TERMS.
Wrangling at Bismarck Over
Modes of Settling Them.

Wrangling at Bismarck Over
Modes of Settling Them.
Special to the eGlobe.
BISMARCK, N. D., Feb. 6.-The COM
mittee, consisting of Lieut.. Gov. Allin
and Senators Worst and La Moure, ap-
pointed to devise way of drawing for
two and four year classes in the senate.
reported in favor OF drawing straws,
La Moure, who is from an odd district,
to hold the straws, and Worst, who is
from an even district, to draw. Senator
Ink moved as substitute that thirty
one envelopes be prepared, one contain
ing a card with the words ''lOng term"
on it, and the districts to draw alter
nately until the "long term'' card should
be drawn. Mr.. La Moure thought the
suggestion of other schemes than that
agreed upon by the committee were
meant to be personal and as questioning
his honesty. After some wrangling the
matter went over till tomorrow. The
house spent most of the day in commit
tee of the whole and killed large num-
Der of bills, among them the bill fixing
the legal rate of interest at 6 per cent.
The bill for clerk hire excited some dis
cussion in the senate, and after some
shaving passed that body.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-07
A DOCUMENTARY SHRED.
Experts Wearing Out the Great
Davis Will.

Special to the Globe.
BUTTE, Mont, Feb. 6.-Prof. Email.
of Chicago. the expert for the proponent
in the Davis case, has had the will i'll
his charge to-day. The effort is to
prove the authenticity Of the will as
against the work of the experts for the
contestants. The Will is said to be fall
ing to pieces, and can scarcely be held
together. Judge Mediation has i'll
structed, however, that the experts have
all the time they desire in which to eX-
anime the will, no matter how dilapi-
dated it may become. Another batch
of depositionS arrived last night from
Iowa. They are to establish the identity
of deed said to have been signed by
A. j. Davis i'll Iowa years ago. This
signature will play part in establish
ing the authenticity of the signature to
the will. Hon. w. A. McCord, of Fair
field, To-, is in the city representing
Thomas Jefferson Davis in the coming
trial. The case will not come up before
Monday.
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Brice RESOLUTION seouestered.

COLUMBUS. Ohio, Feb. 6.-The reso-
luton offered in the house of represent
atiyes some days since instructing Sem
ator Sherman to use his influence to
prevent the admission of Calvin S. Brice
to the United States senate until the
question of his residence has been set
not more than dozen members were
present, and harriedly referred to conn
fnfttee of one, a Democrat, who. it is
stated, will hold the same. This practi-
cally disposes Of the resolution.