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The Globe-republican., 1892-02-11
Holding Back Empty Cars.

CHICAGO, February .-Complaints are again
being made of freight blockade on eastern
roads. The main trouble seems to be in the
Trunk line territory, where the roads are so
crowded with cans that it is next to impossible
to get shipments through to the seaboard.
The Trunk lines are also accused of holding
thousands of empty cars, refusing to return
them except when they can be utilized in the
shipment of west bound freight. The west
ern roads are also working hard to keep their
tracks clear at Missouri river crossings, where
another blockade is threatened.
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More Arguments on Options.

WASHINGTON, D. c., February s.-''The
short seller is to-day the anarchist of Amer
ica," said John Whitaker, the large pork
packer of st. Louis, Mo-, and Wichita, Kan,
in an address to the house committee on
agriculture, and in advocacy of an anti
options bill.
To Representative Alexander, Mr.. Whita-
ker said the unquestionable tendency of short
selling was to depress prices and to interfere
with legitimate trade. Farmers, he said,
were not compelled to market their grain in
stead of storing It, but the experience of the
Last eight years is that holding wheat was q
losing game, and with this unlimited short
selling the beating down of the prices" each
year the best time orthem to sell grain was
as soon as 1t was Invested. Wipe out, if
possible, the short seller, the non-owner, in
other words, the American anarchist" sand
Mr.. Whitaker.
Mr.. Moees-'sYou think, then, the price of
commodities i governed By amount of ficti-
Mr.. Undoubtedly"
Mr.. Moses-s'Do you hold that the market
y not regulated by the law of supply and
demand!'
Mr.. Whitaker-ssYeS"
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Always Fighting Unions.

CHICAGO. February 5.-Twenty express mes
sengers in the employ of the Adams Express
company, it is stated here, have been dis
charged, and more discharges will follow.
The men were veterans in the service. No
reason is assigned by the company in making
the discharges.
The messengers claim it is the result of
determination to exterminate the Brotherhood
of Express Messengers.
The discharges caused intense excitement
in all the express offices throughout the west.
The Globe-republican., 1892-02-11
BritOnS Carry 1t,

New YORK, February 9.-Willian E. Fergu-
son, of the New York produce exchange, a
recognized authority on statistics of the grain
annual report.
The tables compiled by. him show an enor,
nous increase of the grain export trade of
New York and dwindling away of the
American ocean marine, the American mer-
chant flag being driven off the seas by Great
Britain.
There was shipped from New York during
1891, sc, De, 1913 bushels of American grain.
OF the LBS ship loads, only twenty-five
were carried under the American flag. There
are only four American steamers left in the
grain carrying trade. No less than 1872 ship
loads left this port under the British flag last
year.
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New York, February s.-R. G. DUMB Co. q
Weekly Review of Trade says:
In spite of much dizziness and complaint In
some important branches, trade is gradually
charging. The east does not get the full
benefit, because the western business is largely
met by western distributing centers, where it
is increasing heavily; while southern trade,
from the east. is unusually dull But the
west is steadily increasing its orders for man.
ufactured products and is likely to buy more
largely the next three months than ever b.
fore. Eastern consumption is also fairly up
to the maximum, as labor is well employed.
The stringency at the south, owing to over
production of cotton and hurtful speculation
in the past, is at the present the only force
retarding general improvement.
Exports of merchandise continue to greatly
exceed last years for five months at New
York by about 80 per cent, while in value
the imports increase is very slight.
Reports of business from cities are shade
more favorable. Speculation in products has
been more active, but in spite of the abund-
ance of money, the tendency of prices is
lower. Wheat fell to 99ss cents here, but re-
covered over q cent and is still cent lower
than a week ago.
Western receipts diminish, but exports
diminish still more. Corn closed only q
cent higher and oats q cent higher, but pork
products are shade lower. Cotton is Zig
cent lower, and February has sold below
cents. Receipts continue enormous. Oil has
fallen 2cents, but coffee is fraction stronger.
In lead trade is moderate, and in tin tame
and without change, but copper is weaker.
Silver has also fallen to about the lowest
price ever quoted.
The great industries make progress in spite
of low prices, and the production seems to
threaten reaction. Pig iron shows little COR
cession at higher prices by the demand of
agents. Coal is exceedingly dull. The boot
and shoe business is getting better, but in
some cases prices are shaded little. More
activity is seen in dry goods, and large
number of western buyers are doing . fair
business.
The business failures during the last seven
days number 3Ol, compared with 297 last
week, and 9o6 for the corresponding week of
last year.
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ita and Sauna should be reduced and no4
based on the Missouri river basis, with local
freight added. If this suggestion is put into
effect, and it doubtless will be, it will practi-
cally drive California sugar out of the Mis-
souri, river market and Kansas towns will be
obliged to buy eastern sugar, as the Califor-
MIA refneries will sell sugar in this territory
only delivered at the Missouri river. It looks
very much as though Kansas wholesale towns
had got themselves in a worse fix than ever.
With no California sugar in the market prices
interior towns will have to pay Il e extra cost.
The Globe-republican., 1892-02-11
Knights and Farmers.

OMAHA, NEB., February 6.-The state con-
vention of Knights of Labor will sit for
nearly week, and its greatest effort will be
to strengthen the tie which binds the farm
ers' alliance and the knights. The two bodies
will maintain their individuality as an organ
ization, but will unite on political issues, and
will vote solidly for the peoples party. The
assembly has appointed delegates to the ma
tional convention of industrial and labor Or
CARNATIONS, which meets at st. Louis, Feb
ruary %.
Nebraska delegates were instructed to do
their best to bring the national convention to
Omaha.
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MEMPHIS, TENN, February 1O.-About 10
O'Clock at night fire broke out in the building
occupied by the Bruce-Beine Hat company,
and before it vas subdued it involved a loss
of 81 100000.
From the hat company's building the fire
communicated to the trunk factory of 8.
Levy and the Lanestaff Hardware company,
which adjoined the burning building ON each
side.
From there the flames spread to Luhman's
hotel, probably the finest hotel south of the
Ohio river.
It is not thought that any lives were lost in
the hotel, as the guests had ample time to
escape.
The loss ON the hotel, which was magnifi-
cent five story building, will be 100000
At this JunctCre q breeze arose and changed
the course of the fire, and the fremen were
forced back at every point by the resistless
fury of the flames, and in a short time the
Ruby saloon and Mayors saloon were de-
stroyed.
Eastward and to the south of where the
blaze started the fire went, and soon Lem
mon & Gales wholesale dry goods house was
mass of ruins. H. Wetter's hardware store
and William Jacks china store were next de-
stroyed, and w. n. Wilkerson's wholesale
drug store was next reached.
Again the wind veered and the fire started
eastward to Second street, and Jones, HUM
d C.'s printing establishment was reduced to
ashes in q short time. The Lilly Carriage
company's establishment, on Second street,
was next destroyed.
The tiremen ON Second street had mean
while gained a foothold and began to keep
the fire within the block.
The block destroyed is bounded by Main,
Union, Second and Monroe streets, and is in
the heart of the business district of the city.
The loss will reach 81 100000
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whelmed by the mad torrent, is still fresh In
the minds of the Spanish people.
Already this year there has occurred at Sc
vile flood in the Guadalup river which did
immense damage, and reports from many
places in the northern part of the kingdom
state that heavy floods are devastating the
country there. From the dispatches received
it is evident that the floods prevail through
out all the northern provinces. Already
great damage has been done and greater is
feared, as the waters show no sign of sub
siding
The Globe-republican., 1892-02-11

WASHINGTON, d. c., February 5.-The house
examined Director Leech, of the mint, on
the silver question. Mr.. Leech said his min
=. hum estimate of the production of silver in
the United States during the last year was
100000 ounces, but the official estimate
would probably exceed that amount. He
said, deducting the amount used in the arts
and sciences, the American product would be
less than the government purchases. The
amount of currency in circulation in the
United States, he said, was $A.5O per capita.
This is larger than in any country except
France.
ment any lack of circulating medium in this
country"
Mr.. Leech replied: ''No. sir. The New
York banks hold about $35, OOO, 900 of idle
money, over and above their reserve"
Mr.. Williams inquired why Mr.. Leech
e kght the silver coins of other countries
2 IA be dumped here if we adopted free
Y bsge?
Mr.. Leech: 81 think European silver
would come here in ship loads Just as fast as
It could be brought in. / think the Bank OF
France would send large part of its $685.
100000 of silver here. Belgium would do the
same"
Mr.. Leech admitted it was a matter of
opinion and of conjecture, but, in his judg-
ment, free silver coinage would either send
gold abroad or to premium.
Mr.. Bland: ''Have we got enough gold to
buy q ship load of silver?"
Mr.. Leech. ''We think we have enough to
buy the worlds stock"
Being asked whether the United States had
any agent abroad to learn the sentiment on
pi-metalism in Europe, Mr.. Leech's reply
was: ''We had requested certain gentlemen
who were gong to travel in Europe, and who
had a social and financial standing enabling
them to talk with public officers and fnan-
ciers, to learn the probabilities of some inter
national agreement being secured. Several
letters have been received from them and
laid before the president within he last few
months. England had shown disposition
10 act favorably. He Leech) would regard
an international agreement as great benefit
10 all mankind.
The Globe-republican., 1892-02-11
Trade With West Indies

WASHINGTON, D. c., February 6.-Consul
General Williams telegraphs the state de-
partment that the receipts of -four at the port
of Havana for the month of January last
were: From the United States, g., 81 sacks
from Spain, none.
The receipts for the month of January,
1891, were: From the United States, 2,27O
sacks; from Spain, 80, $50 bags. The exports
of flour to Cuba from the ports of New York,
New Orleans, Mobile and Key West in Janu-
airy, 1892, amounted to 81 ,47S barrels or sacks.
The exports from the the same ports in JAN
uary, 1891, were 8, 2334 barrels.
The Globe-republican., 1892-02-11
I've for SOup.

Dies MONIES, IA, February ca serious
accident happened here, which resulted in C.
F. Duke, prominent druggist, swallowing a
spoonful of hot I've, from the effects of which
he will die.
At dinner time his mother had two pots on
the stove. One full of lye and the other soup.
She is near sighted, and on gong out to the
kitchen to bring her son a plate of soup
dipped it out of the wrong pot. Her son put
a spoonful of the soup in his mouth, and
thinking it very hot, swallowed it hastily.
His sufferings were terrible.
The Globe-republican., 1892-02-11
c. Wood Davis at Work.

WASHINGTON, D. c., February 5.-The COM
mittee on agriculture of the house has begun
the consideration of the various anti-option
bills pending in congress.
The bill which is most likely to receive the
sanction of the hous, committee is the one
presented by Mr.. Hatch, chairman, regulat-
ing options and futures and imposing heavy
special taxes on dealers therein.
c. Wood Davis, of Kansas, was before the
committee and made . lengthy argument.
His position is that the bargaining to cell
and to buy great quantities of gram, far in
excess of the possible amount in existence, is
always to the loss of the psoducer.
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Crazy indeed.

MEMPHIS, TENN, February s.-Miss Mitch
ell, the slayer of Freda Ward, when she was
informed that she would escape the gallows,
became frantic and said she looked forward
to the day when she should be hanged as the
happiest of all. as beyond the gallows she
would once more meet Freda Ward. She is
terribly dispondent, and fears are entertained
that she will commit suicide.
In the criminal court plea of "present
insanity" was entered in the case. The
lunacy trial will be conducted in open court,
but if all reports as to the nature of the evil
dence to be produced have any foundation in
fact, the newspapers will scarcely publish it
in full
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Boston Bad Men,

Boston, Mass, February 5.-An outbreak
was reported among the prisoners at Deer
Island. Fifty policemen under Captain
Bragdon, were sent from this city to the
scene.
The men refused to 60 to work when or
dered.
The police drew their clubs and in short
time Iut the mob under subsection. The
captain says that the police had to use great
deal of force and many of the prisoners have
sore and badly cut heads.
The refractory prisoners are now locked up
in their cells.
The Globe-republican., 1892-02-11
A Captive White Girl.

Prescott, AR1z., February Sit was re-
ported that two Indians had passed the valley
in the direction of San Carlos, having in cap
tivity a white girl 16 years old. Al a ranch
the girl was permitted to 60 into the house
and get something to eat, when she told her
story, imploring to be rescued. As there was
no one in the house except a boy he could
render her no assistance, but as soon as they
left he gave the alarm to neighbors, who Or
gained a posse for pursuit. Officers from
Flagstaff arrived there soon afterward and 1t
Is thought her rescue will soon be effected.
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Over Four Miles Long.

KANSAS CrTI, NO., February 6.-There was
received at the Kansas City custom house the
transportation papers for the shipment of q
wire cable from Hull. England, to Kansas
City, via New York. The cable is consigned
to the Kansas City Cable Railway company.
It is 1900 feet in length and weighs IS, 600
pounds. 1t will come from New York to
Kansas City on a fiat car specially built for
the purpose of hauling it.
The Globe-republican., 1892-02-11
Against Leaning to Bank Officers

Against Loaning to Bank Officers.
WASHINGTON, D. c., January s.-The 70
cent national bank scandals found echo in q
bill winch the house committee on banking
and currency will report. It provides for
better control Of, and to promote the safety
of national banks. The bill provides that
money shall not be loaned to officers of na-
tional banks, except by vote of the directors,
and that all such loans shall be reported to
the comptroller of the currency.
The Globe-republican., 1892-02-11
Snandloxa Goes un.

TOPEKA, February 6.-The supreme court
has refused the motion for q rehearing in the
murder case of 10. ]. Spendlove. A murder
was committed in Topeka nearly three years
ago, in March, 1889, and Spendlove has had
two trials for committing it; the case being
held OF by appeals, &c, until now.
His sentence the last trial was to serve If
teen years in the penitentiary, and there he
must 60 at last.
The Globe-republican., 1892-02-11
Engines Meet at a Crossine.

LEAvENwoRTH, KAN, January Ga small
wreck occurred on the government reserva-
ton between trains on the Rapid Transit and
Rock Island roads. 1t came about by a
Transit engine dashing into the Rock Island
at a crossing and resulted in both engines
being badly damaged. Fortunately no one
was hurt by the collision. which was due to
the crews jumping as the engines came to-
gether. It is said the collision was due to
carelessness on the part of the men in charge
of the Transit engine.
The Globe-republican., 1892-02-11
Trotters and PAGERS.

New YORK, February 6.-At the meeting of
the executive committee of the National Asso-
citation of Trotting Horse Breeders it was
unanimously decided to start new stud
book for the registration of high class t-ot-
tiers exclusively. This movement is the Sc
quel to the American Register company of
Chicago in admitting PAGERS to their register
on an equality with trotters. The sentiment
among eastern breeders is almost unit
against the admission of the PAGER to the
trOtting standard.
The Globe-republican., 1892-02-11
A Wet Country,

Madrid, February 9.-The year 1891 was
marked in Spain by . succession of foods
which destroyed thousands of human lives,
drowned an almost countless number of
horses, mules and cattle, swept away valua-
bic crops and dld other damage to IN inesti-
mable extent.
The disaster at Consieguea, where hundreds
Upon hundreds Of people we're avakened
from sleep b. the inxush Of wsters md Who,
vhen ting sought safety m Alghk wese over
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The Sugar Rate.

KANSAS CRY, February 6.-The California
sugar rate was under discussion by the Trans
Missouri Freight association. The commit
tee in their report suggested the advisability
Of raising the rate from 65 cents to 81 to Mis-
sour river points. This was just exactly
vhat was predicted at the time The Kansaa
uommiaoiooeEs ordered that tho Fa1e 70 Wich.
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In Trouble at Denver.

DKSvxR, Col, February 9.-Attachments
have been fled against the Western Farm
Mortgage Trust company and an application
for q receiver made. The attachments are
for small amounts, the largest being 81 900.
1t 10 said that the arrest of the directors
and officers are not improbable. The COM
pany was organized IN Lawrence, Kan, and
afterwards re-incorporated in Denver.
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The Anticipation Bills.

Inc AnU-OptiOn Bits.
WASHINGTON, D. c., February 10.-The
hearings ON the house agricultural committee
anti-options bills were continued.
Herbert Myr;ck, of Springfield, Mass, who
is editor of several agricultural papers, sid
this matter of dealing in fictitious kinds of
produce was one which affected not only the
producers of the soutl and west, but the
farmers of the north and east; for whatever
interfered with the prosperity Of one section
had an effect upon the farmers of every other.
The Globe-republican., 1892-02-11
March Fifth.

KANSAS CuY, No., February 9.-The DEM
ocEatic state central committee of Kansas
met here and decided to hold the state con-
vention at Leavenworth, Kansas, March s, to
elect delegates to the national convention q
The Globe-republican., 1892-02-11
In the Ditch.

CHICAGO, February h-The train On tie
Baltimore 4 Ohio. which was made up IN
tirely Of United StaAes express can, w. de-
railsa at Moth 1altiDose and 3nginese
James Nanvsl. & 0svistt nd. kill
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inclined to do Something.

WASHINGTON, D. C., February 5-TAe Kan
sas delegation il making q strong effort to se-
cure favorable action on the proposition to
make an appropriation to carry ON the irriga-
ton investigation in Kansas and other west
ern states. The amount asked u reasonable.
and it i believed that congress d inclined to
do something in this direction.
The Globe-republican., 1892-02-11
EXCESS EXPORTS.
Western Distributing Centers
Getting the Cream.

Increase In Volume Of Trade Not
Felt in the East. as Western Job
bers Take it In-Labor Well En-
ployed in the East-Commodities
Lower.
The Globe-republican., 1892-02-11
SILVER.
The Director of the Mint Gives
His Ideas.

Danger and Advantages Of Ereer
Uses Of Silver Discussed-Now
Buying More Silver Monthly Than
This Country Produces.
The Globe-republican., 1892-02-11
BLAZES.
Memphis Sees a Million Melted;
Hats, Hotels, Hardware.

A Whole Block Destroyed In the
Business Center-Cuests Of Hotel
Have Ample Time to Escape-The
Wind Changed Twice.
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LOCAL BREYITIES.

Only routine business was transacted
at the meeting of the Columbia Fire
Company last night.
The Nount Vcrnons defeated the
Nirginias in 4 game of baseball yes
terday by a score of to3
VIM. Barber, who fell through a
hatchway last Friday night and frac-
tured bis skull, is recovering.
The Mayor has instructed the police
10 see that the law in reference to keep
inc the cutters free of grass is carried
out.
Several persons left here this morn
Ing for Broad creek. Nd, to attend the
funeral Of the lata J. ". Webster, fol
mcrly of this city.
A f.cight engine broke down ct ST.
Asaph Junction to-day. and for short
time interfered with the passage OF
trains at that point.
a colored woman named Mollie Hol-
len was badly bitten near the east end
Of the tunnel this morning by dog be-
longing to Robert Lewis, also colorcd.
1t is understood that Captain E. S.
Randall has purchased the steamer Car
DINA, of Baltimore, and that next sea-
son she will be run as an excursion
s.camer on the Potomac,
The steamer Hamilton, which ar
rived here a few days since from North
Carolina, brought 100000 shingles to
Messrs. Smoot II Co.-the largest cargo
of shingles that ever arrived here.
Marriage licenses were issued in
Washington yesterday to George =.
Payne and Mary Jane Hall, both of
Fauquier; VIM. 4. Tennison, of Alex
apdria. and Ada c, Mitchell, of Prince
William county, and Warrenton Dove
and Cora Petit, both ofFairiaX county.
Mr. G. Z. Price Will have salt water
trout, Spanish mackerel and spots in
market tomorrow.
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1t Should be in Eyery House.

J.B. Wilson, 81 Clay street Sharpsburg,
Pa. says he will not be without DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds, that it has cured his wife who was
threatened with Pneumonia after an attack
of La Grippe when various other remedies
and several physicians had done her no good.
Robert Barber. of Cooksport Pa, claims DR..
Kings New Discovery has done him more
good than anything he ever used fur Lung
Trouble. Nothing likcit. Try ii. Free bot
Ties at c. G. Lemons Drug Store COL King
street Large bottles soc and 81.
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The British House of Commons is
composed of go members, chosen from
twelve different constituencies as fol-
lows: London, 50; English Burroughs,
l67; English counties, Da4; English uni
versisies, a; Welsh horoughs, II; Welsh
counties, 10; Scotch burghs, 81: Scotch
countless 80; Scotch universities. >: Irish
boroughs, 16; Irish counties, SIS; Irish
university, 3. This gives England 4G5
members Ireland, 1G3; Scotland, -,
and Ws:Ies. so.
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SARAH's RUNAWAY AsP.-A day OF
two ago lady walking in Alpha Road,
st. johns. Wood, suddenly saw before
her on the pavement singular object
which proved to be a small snake,
wearing round its neck a ring studded
with gems, to which was attached a
slender gold chain ending in another
jeweled ring.
Started at first, the lady, however,
managed to capture the little animal in
the folds of her umbrella, and imme-
diately recognized that she had pos
sessed herself of the asp of cleopatra. f."
Not knowing the exact address of
Nine. Sarah Bernhardt. she was about
to ask a policeman when the gates Of a
villa some yards off were flung open,
disclosing the great tragedienne and
her attendants frantically searching for
the escaped snake.-London Chronicle