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St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-08
WHAT ARE THEY FOR?

A Suggestion to the Business
Mems Union and Similar Con-
Germs.
In this connection the following sug-
gestion was brought in by prominent
merchant last night:
1t is generally understood that the assignee
of the Commercial bank WILL within rea-
sonable time. make dividend to the depos-
itors, and later pay them in full without an
assessment ON the stockholders. This being
the outlook, it remains a mystery to your
humble servant why some of the various or
ganizationS in the city, which Lre supposed
TO be organized for the purpose OF further
ing the interests of ST. Paul, and presuma-
bly, have exerted themselves to secure manu-
factories for the city, have not stepped
to the front with an expression OF sympathy,
if not financial help, and endeavored to
bridge this affair over. / refer 10 the Com
mercial club, business mems union. chamber
of commerce and the clearing house aSsoci
alton. 1t is not my intention TO find fault
with or to crlticise any mans business abll-
ity, but an affair of this kind naturally does
untold injury to the Capital City, and the
men at the head of the above organizations
should have had the foresight to realize this.
Your editorial the morning following the
closure was good, and would be pleased 10
learn through your columns something rela-
tive to the actual reasons why no apparent
effort has been made 10 remedy calamity
which has befallen we'll and favorably
known home institution. which was owned
and managed by men who have always had
this city's interests at heart, and have given
substantial evidence of it i'll the past.
Would it not be good idea TO take steps to
reorganize the Commercial bank, and to ask
the depositors TO accept stock for one-third
of their deposits. thereby giving them an in
terest, and also giving them the right to select
their own officers, which would no doubt,
insure the same confidence the bank has en-
joyed since its existence?
81 am depositor in the Commercial" :"
pursued the writer of the above, land
am willing to take my share of the
stock. In fact, am willing to take
more than that. There is no doubt that
the bank would make money. The mis-
takes that have been made would only
be safeguards in the future. The bank
made mistake in declaring a dividend
SO early in its career. 1t sent the stock
away up, and several men made good
thing by selling out. However. there
is no reason why the bank should not
be reOrgauZed.O
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-08
A SILLY STORY
OF the Financial Stress Involving
William Hamm.

A very silly rumof was printed by an
evening paper upon the pretext of de-
Dving it. 1t was to the effect that Will
lam Hamm was in financial difficulties,
the result. largely, of owing the city
5000 for liquor licenses. Of course it
was absurdly untrue. Mr.. Hamm said
to GLOBE reporter:
~ have been aware that rumorS upon
the street have credited nearly every
one who has been connected III any way
with the Commercial bank as being in
v0lved through its failure, and that the
same have gone so far as to imply either
actual or intended failures on the part
of those so connected. NOtwlthstand-
ing this, and the soicitude OF my friends
as to how the same might affect me,
have refrained from saying anything
upon the subject, believing them to be
too absurd and ridiculous to be worthy
of consideration. When, however, an
evening newspaper gives recognition
enough to the same to print them rs
matter of news, kindly assuming that
they may not he true, without. bow
ever, taking the pains to inquire of the
principals involved as to their f0unda-
ton, or making an attempt to aDolutely
verify or prove their incorrectness.
Delf6Ve l. VIII De eXcuSeu IOI SptdhlHS
of my own financial affairs.
s'Of all the rumors this, and only this,
is true. l am st0ckholder TO a small
extent in the Commercial bank and
German Insurance company, and. with
a great many others, | am interested in
the failure of these institutions TO that
extent and that its creditors be paid.
and no more. l owe neither of these
institutions one dollar; neither have l
asked any one for financial aid or assist
ance, nor do / expect 10. l have not
dollar of direct or Indirect obligations
which | can't and won't pay upon pre-
sentation, and if any person has any
such | hope he will be kind enough
to present them at once and enable me
to prove either my ability to pay Or my
Insolvency. The rumOr as to owing the
city $50, 900. or any sum whatever, ought
to BE- considered too absurd to demand
an answer, but, as such stuff is evil
IDENTIFY considered creditable by many, l
may be excused frcfn adding that /
don't owe the city 81 either for liquor
licenses or for any other obligation,
neither has the city treasurer or city
clerk ever had any due bill from me
at this or at any other time,
and If those people who are
SO quick to assume the possible correct
ness of these improbabllities would take
trouble enough to inquire of the proper
officers there would be no occasion for
rumors. do not ask anything for my
self, but i do think that it is about time
for cur citizens to realize that this sort
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-08
INSTRUCTIONS IGNORED.
Higher Frenc h Clergy Oppose the
Republic.

PARIS, May Notwithstanding the
repeated and positive Instructions of
the pope, the higher clergy continue to
manifest a most earnest opposition to
the republic. Only two bishops in all
the French hierarchy have given
utterance to loyal sentiments. One of
these, the bishop of Dijon, Monseignor
Curry, enjoins upon the faithful to re-
spect the republic. He says that the
church orders Catholics to respect all
lawful governments. That was the
command of the church when author
ity reste in Nero and DiOcletian; that
has ever been the church'S command,
because in its eyes authority derives
from God, even when those who hold it
in trust use it against the church.
Mgr. Jermiaz, bishop of Nancy, has
just issued, in the form of a pamphlet,
an 'appeaI to Catholics, liberals
and honest men of all parties"
He describes the course pur-
sued by the government towards
the church as tending to the destruction
o f Christian France and constituting
Estate of intolerable servitude." 1t is
believed that the question OF separation
of the church and state will again
shortly be raised the chamber.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-08
MOVING TO THE HILLS.
Extensive Damage Caused by De-
Stroyed LeVeeS.

KEoKUK, To-, May 7.--The river floods
most repetition of the great inunda-
ton of 1881, but it is now believed
that so great a disaster as that
one will not result at the
present time. The unprecedented rains
of the past week have swollen the Fox,
Des MOines and Skunk rivers to such
an extent thai the Egyptian levees be-
tween this place and Alexandria broke.
flooding thousands of acres of land,
mostly in wheat, and doing the utmost
damage. The town of Alexandria Is
rapidly being submerged, and people
are getting ready TO leave for the high
land.
Stock men are taking their animals to
the hills, and il is reported that the loss
of stock is great. Business in some
lines at Alexandra is at StandStill,
and many of the people go about the
streets in boats. There is great de-
mand tor this means of locOmotion.
A view of the floods from the high
bluffs at Warsaw present most pictur-
eSque sight. The river has turned the
lOwlandS back of Alexandria into one
great lake, on which can be seen float
ing bits of wreckage, logs, driftwoOd
and small buildings. The loss to stock
and farm products canuot at this time
be estimated.
The greatest fears were had for the
extensive levees along the Illinois
shores. which h protect the Hunt and In
dian Grove drainage districts. The
great rise of 1881 did much damage to
these levees, but they have been
strengthened, and it is not thought
that the thousands of acres of wheat
lying between Warsaw and Quincy
will be inundated. Tonight the river
at Warsaw measures about eighteen
feet above high water mark. and the
same at Alexandria. The water is still
pouring over the lowlandS in and around
Alexandria, and general movement to
the hills may enSue. At Keokuk the
government gauge shows the river to be
fifteen feet and SiX-tenthS above high
water mark of 1864. and with no imme-
diate indication of greater rise.
The weather has cleared eff tonight,
and there is, no more indication of rain.
Untold damage has been doile to crops
and farm property by the heavy rains,
but the danger point is past. Between
Alexandria and West Quincy, dis
tance Of over thirty miles, the track
of the st. Louis, Keokuk Il North
western is covered from fifteen
to twenty inches. The road bed is safe.
being rock. ballast, but trains were
abandoned this afternoon. Through
trains from Burlington to st. Louis go
by way OF Carthage and Quincy on the
east side of the river, local traffic be-
tween Keokuk and Burlington not in
terrupted.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-08
MILES OF WATER.
Thousands Of Acres Rendered Al
most Useless.

most Useless.
BEARDsTOwN, ILL.,, May 7.-The Illi-
nois river is rising very rapidly at this
point. The recent heavy rains have
flooded the entire region. The whole
country from this city to the bluffs in
Schuyler county. distance of four
miles is one vast sheet of water, while
below at some points it spreads over
territory varying in width from four to
seven miles. Thousands of acres of val
liable land is submerged under four
feet of water. Farmers who lived in
the bottoms have transferred their
stock and movable property to the high
lands. Fortunately the rise was antici-
pated and no loss of life has occurred,
but thousands of acres of fertile land
will remain idle during this year.
HAVANA, ILL.,, May 1.-THE Illinois
river at this point is from bluff to bluff,
four miles wide, and is rising at the
rate of one inch per hour, the highest
water known since 1S49. Ten miles
of the track Of the narrow gauge
railroad between this city and
Galesburg is two feet un-
der water, with many washouts. No
trains can be run for month on this
road. Thousands of acres of growing
wheat will be totally destroyed by the
flood. The damage will be immense,
and cannot now he estimated. All rail-
roads leading to this city are affected
by the flood.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-08
A "REFoRM" MOVE.
The Police Mutual Aid Association
Disbanded.

The Police Mutual Aid association
was disbanded yesterday afternoon by
vote of the society. 1t has been in
existence for some time, and the menu
bership included nearly every police
man in the city. The several death
losses paid the last year had reduced
the treasury to such an extent that it
was decided to disband some time ago,
and special meeting was called for the
purpose yesterday. Most of the officers
will enter the court of Foresters that is
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-08

to $4,000 more. The Pioneer Fire Proof
Construction company, at Ottawa. Will
suffer a loss of over $500 The De.
Lachapella Chimney house Will add
$4,000 more to the list and each
OF the window glass houses VIII
be losers to the extent or
from $1,000 TO 5000. Other small losses
in Ottawa will. swell the total to S50,oo0.
The losses at other points In this vlcin-
ity will not be very heavy. Within ten
miles of Ottawa over fifty road bridges
and culyerts were carried away.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-08
DAMAGE. In IOWA.
Roads impossible and Planting
DELAYED.

DEs MONIES. May THE water in
the Des Moines river has reached the
highest point for many Years, but
is now receding. A portion
of the city was flooded and
great damage done to property. The
roads throughout Central Iowa are im
passable, and many bridges have been
washed out. Reports being received
show damages will amount to thousands
of dollars, to say nothing of the delay in
planting.
BURLINGTON, To-, May 7.-The Mis-
sissippi river at this point is practically
five miles wide. Having completely
overflowed the lowlands between this
point and the bluffs on the east side.
The intervening space is rich farming
lands which are nearly all in seed and
the loss will be considerable.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-08
Texas TRAGEDIES.

CAMERON. Tex. May This after
noon Charles T. Logan, worthless
cearacter, shot his wife once in the
arm and once in the forehead, killing
her almost instantly. He then put the.
muzzle of the pistol against his own
forehead, killing himself.
CORPUS CHRISTI. Tex, May. City
Marshal E. T. Marssett was shot and
instantly killed this morning by Police
man John Parker. Marssett leaves a
vile and nine children. The murderer
is LIE iail
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-08
A RAY OF HOPE.
Fox and Illinois Rivers Are Sub
siding.

Fox and Illinois Rivers Are Sub
siding.
OTTAWA, ILL.,, May AT 8 o'clock
this evening the rivers Fox and Illinois
had dropped four feet from the high
water mark. All manufacturing insti-
tutions in the glass districts are
ready to resume work and will start
tomorrow and Monday. The electric
railway of Lasalle, Peru and Ottawa
will resume tomorrow. At this time
only an approximate estimate of the
loss can be given. The MarSeilles
Water Power company suffers nearly
the whole of the loss at Marseille
and can be set down as $25, 600.
The individual losses to private
concerns and individuals and manu-
factories will swell the amount possibly
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-08
NIGHT Railwar Postofice,

WASHINGTON, May 7.-Gen. Supt.
White, of the railway mail service, has
completed arrangements by which
night railway postoffice service will be
established on the Chicago & North
western railroad between Des MOines
and Hawarden, 10. This service will
expedite Chicago and Eastern mails to
points along the roads and throughout
the Northwest.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-08
Kentucky Alliance Tickets.

LOUISVILLE, KY, May THE follow
ing nominations for congress were made
by the Peoples party convention today:
At Paducah, Ben n. Keys, of Murray,
for First district; at Bowling Green,
DR.. G. w. Biggers, of Glasgow. Third
district; at EliZabethtown, NJ. Il. Gard
ner, of EIiZabethtOwn. Fourth; at Hen
derson. Thomas Petit. of OwensborO,
Second district. All the conventions
also elected delegates to the Omaha con-
vention and nominated candidates for
presidential electors.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-08
Movements of Steamships.

for Antwerp.
DELAWARE CApE-Passed: Ohio. Liver
pool for Philadelphia.
BRowHEAD-Passed: Aurania and Alaska
New York for Liverpool.
UNEw YoRK-Arriyed: Augusta Victoria
KnDowAN-Passed: Scandinavian, Bostor
for Glasgow.
Tory IsLAND-Passed: Scandinavian, Bos
ton for Glasgow.
L1zARD-Passed: La Touraine, New York
for Havre.
LIVERPOOL Arrived: Cufc, New York
Peruvian, Baltimore.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-08
Heavy Yield of Wheat.
Special to the Globe.


MINoT, n. D., May John Claus, a
farmer living fifteen miles up the river
from here. has just finished threshing
wheat which he stacked last fall. The
yield was toIty-two bushels to the acre
of No. hard. He got 112 busnels of
oats to the acre. Farmers are finishing
up their threshing, and the yield in all
cases is over thirty bushels of wheat to
the acre. Wilhelm Snyder, farmer of
this county. had a yield of thirty-four
bushels to the acre. This speaks well
for the Mouse river valley.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-08
go AFTFR BIG GAME.
John O'Connor Said to Be Slated
for n Chicar Position,

John O'Connor, chief of detectives, is
in Chicago, and it is rumored among his
friends that he has gone there to COM
plete arrangements for taking charge
of the Worlds Fair Detective bureau in
connection with William Pinkerton.
There will be a handsome salary at
tached to the office, and Capt. O'Connor
IS perhaps as well qualified as any man
in the country to take the position. 1t
is further stated by several people that
he would have resigned his position as
chief detective in this city if Mayor
Smith had been elected, as he has been
considering taking the one at Chicago
for some time.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-08
NO. 139.
THE GLOBE BULLETIN.
Weather Showers; warmer.
Catholic school rumors denied.

Weather Showers; warmer.
Catholic school rumors denied.
Congressional appropriations running up
Independent Oil company assigns.
Death Of Charles B. Tirrell.
New town on Sisseton reserve.
Heavy wheat yield in North Dakota.
Sensational evidence in Russell trial.
An elevator burned at Mcintosh.
Big artesian well near Huron.
Great fire at Robbinsdale.
Great morning fire in Minneapolis.
Free coinage may be revived.
Talk of reducing Italy's army.
William to checkmate the Russians.
Passenger rates stirring up rumpus.
Harvard beats Princeton at ball
GhMgO police have mystery.
Floods rander many people homeless.
Nude madman loose in Connecticut.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-08
AN ACTIVE SEASON
In the District of the Inspector of
Steam Vessels.

John u. Sloane. supervising inspector
of steam vessels, has returned from a
tour of inspection of steam vessels at
Duluth, Fort Yates, Bismarck and
Grand Forks. He is now busy in his
Office testing steel for four marine boil
ers being built for the Texas trade. He
reports that great many boats are be-
ing built In his district. The season
will be the most active in the history of
the district both in sea-going craft and
river vessels.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-08
Not for BENJAMIN.

CHICAGO, May THE Republicans
of the Third congressional district to-
night elected Aid. r. l.. Martin and
Frederick S. Baird delegates to the
Minneapolis convention; alternates,
Thomas w. Sennott and Nj. r. Mandel-
baum. The delegates are uninstructed,
the effort made to instruct for Harrison
failing to carry. The nomination. Of
congressman WAS deferred until late
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-08
Utah Politics Mixed

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May IA
suit has been commenced by the GENTLE
Democratic territorial central committee
against the committee of mixed Nor
mons and Gentiles to determine which
faction is legally entitled to call terri
torial convention to elect delegates to
the national Democratic convention at
ChicagO =.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-08
Lower Leyees Safe.

New ORLEANS. May 7.-Although
the river is rising steadily and at some
points has reached stage higher than
ever before known, the state engin-
GERS consider the outlook to-
day as rather favorable, because
clear weather prevails all over
the lower Mississippi valley from
Cairo to the gulf.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-08
AChean City Gather.

NEWARK. n. j., May THE DEM
Ocratic aldermen, with the vote of AID.
Wagner, Republican, have made clean
sweep of all the Republican city en-
ployes. Aid. Wagner had the filling of
one city Office for his vote. There was
turbulent scene while the vote was
being taken.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-08
Thousands Missing.

CovINGToN. ky.. May z. Two or
three weeks ago Tax Collector p. j.
Brecker reached the end of his term
and retired to private lie. 1t was
stated that shortage of a few hundred
dollars existed. A committee which
has just finished an investigation finds
him, it is alleged, over $4,000 short.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-08
Rock Island Isolated.

Rock ISLAND, ILL.,, May Rock
Island has not had a passenger or
freight train from the East OH the Rock
Island railroad since Wednesday night,
on account of the washout between
here and Bureau. 1t is the longest
period of suspension of traffic in the
history of the road.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-08
THEY'RE GAY ASLARKS
Defeated Candidates Take
Their Medicine Like Lit
tie Men.
They Celebrate Their Defeat
in a Free Minstrel Enter
tainment.
The Three Leading Candidates
Take the Principal Char
acterS.
Chestnut Jokes and Topical
Songs Make Up the Bill Of
the Play.

The local Democracy will give a
grand minstrel entertainment at an
early day, for the benefit of those who
perished in the avalanche Of May 8.
The programme has been arranged
with special reference to that unfort-
unate catastrophe, and a great treat is
promised to all who attend.
DRAMATIs PERsoNE.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-08

of thing which has filled our streets in
the last few DAYS can only tend to pull
some of those down who are worthy OF
little assistance, and If kept up may
more than cOunteract the efforts of our
business mems union to build up the
city in other directions"
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-08
THE MINNESOTA SOCIETY.
1t Is Duly Organized in the Capt.
tai City.


Special TO the Globe.
WASHINGTON, May THE Mime
sofa State society met tonight to effect a
permanent organization. One hundred
former Minnesotans were present. II.
E. Hoard, formerly of MOntevideo,
chief of the department of GUS
toms, presided. There was an
impromptu literary programme, with
addresses by Gen. Nettleton, of Mime
apolis. assistant secretary of the treas
ury: Gen. Grant, assistant secretary of
war; Congressman Castle and eX-Gov.
Hoard, of Wisconsin: Ii. E. Hoard
was elected president, Gen. LA. Grant.
first vice president; w. W. Case, second
vice president: J. L. Heck. secretary,
and J. e. Hill. treasurer. The members
of the executive committee elected are
Gen. A. B. Nettleton, G. ". johnson,
r. F. Crowell. J. 7. Williams, j. w.
Clapp, Mrs Diendonne and Miss Sim
clair; sergeant-at-arms, j. L. Williams;
chaplain, Rev. G. W. T. Wright.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-08
HoOSiers A micted.

SOUTH BEND, Ind, May 7.-Great
damage has been done by the rise of
the st. Joseph river. Many factories
have been compelled to suspend opera
tions. A part of the dam has been
swept away. The flood as yet shows no
sign of abatement.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-08
important witnesses Pinched.

CRAWFORD, Neb., May 7.-Marshal
Morrison arrested Ben Jones and Will
lam Walker last night in response to a
telegram from Wyoming on the charge
of cutting the Fremont, Eikhorn & Mis-
souri, Valley railway wires, in Wyo-
ming. These men are the only witnesses
of the killing i'll Wyoming short time
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-08

All in the consomme, sir,
We made good fight but we got 1t in the
neck,
On the dreary Sd of May, sir,
And if those strikers out for the stuff
Come tapping. tapping tapping at our door,
sir.
We tell them to drop around in the fall
Forat present we're very. very sore, sir.
Let them tap, tap, tap
Let them rap, rap, rap,
They can't touch US up for a loan,
There are moments in politicians lives
When they'd like TO be alone.
Rap tap, rap tap. rap-a-tap, rap tap;
Oh, the festive loan,
There-are moments in politicians lives,
When they'd like to be alone.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-08

Introductory Overture CThe Candidates
ChOrus)-The whole company:
(From Robin Hood.)
We're tired, tired, tired tired candidates we
are,