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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-26

NRw YORK. juno 25.-The news of the APP
pointment of receivers for the East Tonnes
see Virginia and Georgia railroad on the APP
picatiOn Of General Thomas was u
decided surprise 20 the controlling interests
i'm the Richmond Terminal Company. When
spoken 10 to-day about his action. General
Thomas said that the complications OF the
Richmond Terminal affairs mado 1t necessary
for q receiyership for the East Tennessee,
VIRGINIA and Georgia Railroad Company TO
be appointed 10 prevent the financial affairs
of that company from becoming 80 embar-
rassed az unnecessarily to inlure tie proper
ties and securities.
Tho bankruptcy Of the Richmond Terminal
Company. which owns u large part II the
East Tennessee Company, prevented any APP
peal 10 the stockholders for support or d.
rection at this time. Tho innumorabio
changes in the management during the
last ak months mad DESTROYED tho efficiency Of
tbe management aud clouded the credit ot
the company 20 such an extent as 10 MAKE II
absolutely necessary 10 secure for time sta
bnity and confidence under the protection OF
the court.
THE PROPERTY SOUND.
General Thomas further said that the East
Tennessee property Is sound aud needs
no REORGANIZATION. aside from tho adjust
meut of some of the later issues
Of bonds. mainly held by friends OF the COM
/ Many who can DO consulted and some arrange
ment made without reorganization. lie SAID
that sufficient means are at hand 20 pay the
accrning interest on the classes OF bonds. and
that the court would DO requested TO author
ize such payment.
receivers means that the East Tennessee IS
not TO be included IN any reorganizallon
scheme that may be undertaken 10y DreEei'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-26

se,ves in that direction. In ORDER that JUS
ee,lers may be kept posted as 20 this favored
industry Tuz rNrs will hencetorth givo me
Important happenings Of the turf IN irg ma .,
embracing ail OF its branches. as well as 1ho
suggestions Of men who are authorities upon
the subject .-o.
Ia IS an ott-repeatod question why men
vho are in % position 20 DO 81 d. NOT Ie.o '. b
more extensively 90 The producH p 9l -'D.
Tbe consensus " opinion iu reply is tn"1
lhere IS no prodt in the business.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-25
JACK THE SLASHER.

'Jack the Slasher" is crazy, as every
one supposed. What are we to do with
an irresponsible murderer?-Baltimor
Times.
New York has caught it's "Jack the
Slasher'' before London has detected
its Jack the Ripper" Score one for
New York. Washington Star.
The latest New York crank makes a
speciality of cutting the Threats of
drunken men. He is a severely practi-
cal temperance reformer. Buffalo Ex-
press.
The New York police are to be con-
graduated on their arrest of "Jack the
Slasher," lhe most dangerous of the
many crankS with whom they have
lately had to deal. Better late than
never.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The catching of Jack the Slasher'' in
New York in the very act, upon the
completion of his fifth CHASTITY assault,
reveals the existence of insane MUIR
derers in great cities in a somewhat
startling light.-Boston Globe.
The arrest of Henry G. Dowd, the
half-craZed tramp, red-handed in the act
of cutting the throat of drunken man.
and the mysterious fate of the poor fell
low Carson, ought to serve as warnings
W tilC w llOIO community VI luSllCIS. -
New York Telegram.
Whether the police have really caught
''Jack the Ripper" or Jack the Slash
er," or some other Jack" all the cir
cumstances bear evidence to the fact
that he is very bad man. who has not
been caught moment too soon.-New
York Mail and Express.
Jack the Slasher" is under arrest at
New York. In less than month he has
severed the jugularS of five drunken
men, and seems to like the business. He
is an Englishnan named Henry G..
Dowd, and all escaped lunatic. He is
probably relative of Jack the Rip
per-" a gentleman who appears to have
retired from business.-Louisville Times.
The New York detectives have done
very quick and clever work in the arrest
of Jack the SIasher," a thug who
seems to be inspired with a devilish
mania to cut the Threats of men too
Stupefed with alcohol to resist him. 1t
seems as though with equally alert de-
tectives' Jack the Ripper" might have
been run down Ill London.-Buffalo
Commercial.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-25
APOLOGY AND INDEMNITY.
Commander Dickins Says We
Must Have These.

Commander Dickins Says we
Must Have These.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-Commander
Dickins, of the United States navy. who
has had wide experience with the
South Americans, thinks that nothing
short of punishment will Undue
Chilli with the proper respect for
this government "rhe rank and
file of the people are ignorant of our
resources, and confident they can whip
us. Nothing but actual force will con-
vince the Chilians that they are not
strong enough to insult US with impu-
nifty. No deeper insult or wrong could
the slaughter of her sailors
because of the uniform they
wore. Firing on our flag is always
considered cause for war, but the
butchering of our sailors is a worse
affront. Bloodshed is more than point
for arbitration. Disputes over money
or boundaries can properly be arbi-
trated, but if man strikes you in the
face you don't care to arbitrate the
controversy. In this matter the only
PREPARATION we can demand is that we in
tend to retain our self-respect and the
respect of the world and that Chilli shall
offer an abject apology, pay an indem-
nifty and salute our flag.
Capt. Evans showed the right spirit
in threatening to retaliate if his gig
was stoned again. If a British COM
mander had been in his place, with his
sailors imprisoned ashore and denied
medical treatment, he would probably
have given the authorities twenty-four
hours in which to release the men with
the alternative of having the city
shelled, and his government" said
ported him in it.''
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-25
EMPLOYMENT FOR ALI.

AS spring approaches a serious prob
lem confronts the farmers of Minnesota
and the Dakotas. 1t is the question of
securing farm laborerS with whom the
coming crop can be planted and cared
for. The demand for this class of la
borers was much greater than the sup
ply last year, particularly in the west
ern portions Of Minnesota and through
out the Dakotas; and large proportion
of the grain yet unthreshed remains in
that condition because of this scarcity
of help. The wages offered last year
by the farmers in these sections were
much higher than the same class of
/, labor can get in the overcrowded cities
or the farming sections of the East,
and yet it was impossible to secure
enough laborers. Serious as the situa-
ton was last year, it promises to be
even worse the coming season, for the
reason that great deal of work that
should have been done last fall must be
performed the coming spring. This
alone would increase the demand for
help, but it is not all. The crop acre
age i'll this state and the Dakotas will
be largely increased the coming year if
the farmers can secure enough help and
the spring opens in favorable way New
er before in the history of the state has
the demand for lands by actual settlers
been so great as during the past six
months, and, with the opening of
the spring season, tide of immigratio
will flow into this part of the North
west from all parts of the East. These
immigrants, however, will not be of any
assistance to the farmers, as they will
be principally well-to do men with some
means. who will themselves need help
in clearing up and making homes for
themselves.
1t seems strange that farmers should
have difficulty in securing labor. 1t is.
or, rather, once was. the most independ-
ent occupation in the country, and the
laboring men preferred it to any other
means of earning livelihood. The
rush to the cities during the past few
years, when farming has not been as
profitable as it once was, is to blame for
this condition, but there is now a prob
ability that the tide will commence to
flow the other way. 1t will be a good
thing for the country when the laborers
who are dragging out miserable ex-
istence in the mines and factories of the
East, with low wages and six months
employment in year, decide to seek
the healthier and more independent
employment offered by the farmers of
the Northwest
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-25
A SOUTH DAKOTA INTEREST

The South Dakota legislature last
winter, in an excess of economy, re-
fused to make any appropriation for the
worlds fair. There was some embar-
rassment about the state finances, and
quite a shortage of crops had made the
people feel like pairing expenditures
close. But it is a state that cannot
sford to be absent from the exhibit,
and the disposition has been growing
to give public aid to the commission.
Some success has been had in raising
money by private subscription, but that
Is an arduouS business, and it is felt not
TO be fair to allow the burden to rest
upon the liberal few where the interest
Is common. The commission is impor-
tuning the executive to convene the
legislature next month, agreeing that
the cost of the session shall not fall
upon the state. The governor plaus-
IDLY objects that there is no certainty
that the legislature has changed its
mind and will vote any appropriation.
AS an aspiring politician he is timid
about taking the responsibility of an
act that may not prove popular. He
affects to have faith that the situation
can be met without an appropriation in
this way:
Go to the Harvey Peak Tin Mining COM
pany and get them to agree to put up one
side of building on South Dakota's ground
at the far out of block tin. Their big tin
mill will be turning out tin in a few months,
and they could easily do this Then go to
lhe big jasper quarrying company at Sioux
OLE
stone for another side of a building Then
go to the quarrymen around Hot Springs and
have them donate their stone of variegated
colors for the third side of the building. For
the fourth side of the building have the ce-
ment companies at Yankton donate ma
Ierial
There is no doubt that he is right in
regarding structure of this kind as
likely to be unique and attractive. With
pne wall of the house composed of pure
tin blocks from a Dakota mine. there
would be evidence that there is tin in
the Black Hills. If it were shown to be
the exact article needed in the produc-
tion of commercial tinware and were pro-
nuced at figures that distance foreign
competition. the cavilerS and carpers
"VuIu oo pun W oiaiue, duu perhaps III
would be seen that there was no occa-
Bion to tax the consumers four cents a
pound. 1t would be a good advertise
ment also to the stone Quarries of the
state; but the state needs agricultural
population more than English capital
lists to operate mines, and it does not APP
pear how the larger interests would be
DrOmOted However II is pffectad tho
state should make it evident that 1t is
an inviting region for those who would
lind homes upon its fertile lands.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-25
NO FUSION PROBABLE.

The Rock County News notes the cur
rent fact that the GLOBE was the first
paper to give much currency to the
scheme of fusion between the Demo
Gratis and Alliance men, and has been
very emphatic in opposition to it. The
GLOBE has expressed strong disap-
proval of the DoNNELLY-FIsH platform
recently forced upon the state meeting
OF the Alliance. The reports from the
state indicate that it is a mess to pro-
duce disgust among very large pol
ton, if not decided majority, of the
members of the Alliances. But it
should be borne in mind that the po-
litical organization that had the field at
the last election and will probably con-
test the state with the old parties
next November is not the body OF
which DoNNELLY is the president. MIR.
OWEN. the candidate for governor in
1890, insists upon this fact being made
explicit. He would have it clearly UNI
derstood that the Alliance is not po-
litlcal party, and its expression of views
upon pnblic matters have no necessary
connection with the platform of the
party OF which he was the nominee for
governor. That had a constituency of
farmers. mechanics, tradesmen and men
of other avocations. The declarations
of this party this year may be widely
variant with those of the gathering be-
wildered by the vaporings of the domi-
nant IGNATIUs. But whatever its ut
terances. it is improbable that either its
members or the Democrats will favor fu-
sion. Each party will be exclusively re-
sponsible for its opinions and candidates.
This would not necessarily, however,
preclude any possibility of cooperation
i'll the practical features of the election.
There have been several instances
where parties or widely diversified
views have combined on an electoral
ticket, each taking numbers in proper
ton to its strength. There have been
such instances in Michigan, New Jersey,
and perhaps other states. If there are
two minority parties, and their combined
vote largely exceeds that of the COM
monty dominant party. their chance to
get into the electoral college would de-
pend upon cooperation. 1t is not now,
however, considered whether there will
be such case in this state this year or
mot
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-25
1T is THEIR RIGHT.

Some of the administration papers are
venting their sarcasm and ridicule over
the protest fled with President HARRI-
SON by Miss WILLARD on behalf of the
w. c. L. U. against war with Chilli.
So far as the action of this well-known
organization is concerned, it is inmate
rial whether the bantam fellows In the
South American region are acting the
fool or not. 1t may be needfui for the
vindication of the national honor to
fight them. or otherwise. The W. c. T.
U. is composed of estimable women,
perhaps not always judlcious or polite
in their methods or actions; but their
impulses are right, and they are
as honestly devoted to the interests
of the country as their critics.
Their opinions are entitled to re-
Spect. 1t is not believed they would
enter their remonstrance if they did not
believe war could be avoided without
imperiling the rights of American citi-
zens or the honor of the nations flag.
They may not know the exact purport
of the voluminous correspondence had
by the state department with Chill, or
presage the picture to be presented in
the bellicose message the president has
been pouring his fiery soul into for SO
long time. Whatever they may know
or believe, they have the right to petit
ton or demonstrate with the govern
ment in respectful way in regard to
any public matter. Their privilege is
none the less because they are women,
or may not comprehend fully the mys-
teries of statecraft. If they are in error
let them be reasoned with. and their
arguments refuted. but their opinions
are entitled TO the M ost respectful audi
ence.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-25
DECEIVED BY CHILL.
This Government Will Stand No
More DELAY.

More Delay.
CHICAGO, Jan. 24.-'rhe Inter Oceans
Washington dispatch says regarding
the report that Chilli desires the with
drawal of Minister Egan:
1t is doubtful whether there is any
precedent for demanding the recall of Il
minister at so critical stage in the
negotiations between the two coun-
tries. Lord Sackville West was given
his passports by the United States,
but there was no dispute pend
ing between his government and
ours at the time, and it was at the
suggestion of the British government
itself that President Cleveland took
that course instead of demanding the
minister's recall by his own home gov
eminent.
A demand at this time from Chilli, or
a presentation of his passports to Mr..
Egan, would, in the opinion of diplo-
mats here, Immediately be followed by
the dismissal of Minister Montt, and
a severance of diplomatic rela-
lions between the two countries. 1t, in
the meantime, no Information of an in
tentiOn TO apologize for the assault on
the Baltimore'S sailors had been re-
ceived from Chill, a declaration of war
would not be long in coming.
The CHILEAN government has awaited
three months to answer very earnest
request from the United States for an
apology and reparation, and the presl-
dent undoubtedly will permit that gov
eminent to wait before an answer will
be made as to the suggestions that Min
lister Egan is not an agreeable person.
On the situation in Washington at
present the correspondent says: 1t is
evident that the administration is salts
fed that Chill will make no answer to
the demand for an apology or repara-
ton. The cabinet is now convinced
that Chill has never had any intention
of apologizing. The president is salts
fed that Chilli has been deeeiving
the United States. and has been causing
this delay in order to gain time for its
own purposes. Minister Months duty
has been to mislead. One of the high
est officers of the government says:
1--WE have been deceived; Chilli has
been fooling this government"
The crisis is therefore near at hand.
Soon after noon tomorDw the people
of the United States will know exactly
what the position of the administration
is. 1t is stated on authority that the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-25
CONGER.

Conger, the Ohio member of the Re-
publican national committee, is good
deal of an ass.-Milwaukee Sentinel.
Col. A. l.. Conger will come to town
today. and tomorrow the bright young
men who report the hotel arrivals will
be trying to purchase new eardrums.-
Chicago Times.
1t may be nothing but coincidence,
but there seems to be something sug-
gestive in the fact tina. the last two
times Blaine has been taken i'll his sud-
den nausea was coincident with the ar
rival of Col. A. l.. COnger in Chicago
Chicago Times.
In every well-regulated newspaper
Office now an interview with Col. Conger
run in every ten days, By this means
any failure to keep right UP with the
startling news of the day.-Chicago
Times.
Col. A. L. Conger wants to be one of
the delegates at large from Ohio to the
national Republican convention. The
Republicans of Ohio certainly have
enough prominent men for delegates at
large who helped them in their fight
last fall. Col. Conger did not help in
that fight.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Under the leadership of Col. Conger,
of Ohio, vigorous campaign for Blaine
is being carried on in Indiana right uIl-
der the nose of Mr.. Harrison's friends.
The fact that MIR. Harrison could not
give an Office to every man in Indiana
who wanted one is large point in Col.
Conger's favor.-New York Advertiser.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-25
BLAINE A CANDIDATE.

The report that Mr.. BLAINE has de-
cided to retire from the cabinet in order
to define his position as an aspirant for
the Minneapolis nomination is given
more authoritative basis than usual if it
really comes from ex-senator EDMUNDs.
Yet it would be matter of surprise if
the secretary has taken into his conf
dence the one Republican senator who
in 1884 thought him so corrupt man as
to be unfit for the presidency. BLAINE
has done no penitential act since then.
Still, the ex-senator is in Washington,
and has no reputation as a romancer in
the ears of correspondents. The pre-
sumption has been generally accepted
that only doubt as to his physical
ability has restrained Mr.. BLAINE from
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-25
THE SCHOOL QUESTION.

The sum OF $4,000, 600 is asked by the
school authorities of Chicago to meet
the expenses of the public schools of
that city for the ensuing year, and de-
cided and emphatic protest is being
made by the taxpayers. The Evening
Post, of Chicago, asserts that at the
present time. despite the fact that great
numbers of the children of Chicago are
being educated in private and parochial
schools. there are nearly 10000 children
for whom there are neither schools to
house them nor money to build schools.
This is Is per cent of the school chill
dren of that city, and this large per-
eentage is denied the privilege of learn
Ing reading and writing that others, the
fortunate few, may be given an oppor-
tunity to learn to cook, to sew, to model.
TO crochet and to do other things as far
from the proper scope OF field of the
school.
The point hos been raised that these
things, while excellent and ornan. entail
in themselves, ought not to be allowed
TO drive out the more common REQUIRE
ments of American citizenship, reading
plies to the situation in Minnesota. All
over the state is heard the cry that good
teachers cannot be had for the schools
because of the small pay offered, and
yet there IS never lack of funds with
which to start professional school
at the expense of the state. The
newly and sparsely settled sections
Of this state can not afford to
pay high wages to teachers, their
taxes for the purpose being as high as
they can stand at the present salary
schedule. These poor districts receive
some aid from the state, but by no
means as much as they should, were not
10 much money frittered away for other
objects. The farmers and the great
mass of the common people of the coun-
Try at large will sooner or later awake
Othe fact that they are paying some
pretty big bills for which they receive
put small return.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-25
LOOKING AT THE FUTURE.
Thoughtful Review of Affairs b.
Congressman Holman.

Thoughtful Review of Affairs by
Congressman Holman.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-The Post to-
morrow will publish an interesting in
terview with Representative Hol-
man, of Indiana, who spoke sub
stantially as follows: "Of course
we must consider the results
of any action that we may take
against Chilli. Suppose we should go
into war, what would be our relations
toward Peru and Bolivia after the
trouble was over? Of course these two
nations would be involved with us.
Must we protect them from the re-
sentiment incurred by the contest?
If so, how long will that obligation
rest upon us? There is no doubt about
our ability to conquer Chilli, to practic-
far. Chill could be conquered with our
present army and navy in four months,
think, and if this force would not suf-
fice, look at the resources back
of them. But the war itself
is small part of all that
must be taken into consideration. The
loss of life would be most lamentable,
but beyond that are the consequences.
Not only the question of virtual pro-
tectorate over Peru and Chill. but the
effect of the war upon other
South American nations. How will
our relations with the other
governments of the continent
be affected if the United States makes
war upon Chill? What would DO its in
fluence upon the sentiment of those
nations towards US? In Intercourse of
time you would see great syndicate of
all the governments upon these two
continents. Not union of course, like
our states, but close alliance. We
must think of the effect upon this
movement of any action toward Chill.
Il shall not care to express any
opinion as to what should be done I'M
til get all the facts from the president
One thing is certain, that the admins
tration will receive the unqualified sup
port of the Democratic side of the house
in any measures necessary to uphold
the honor of the government. There
will be no question of party at ALL"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-25
Virginia's Fat Man.

New Ork Advertiser.
Cabeli Maddux is the champion fat
man of Virginia. He is the proprietor
of the hotel at Orkney Springs, and
weighs 400 pounds net. When capt.
Cab" rolls into the corridor of the st.
James the clerk always gives him a
double room. "Ah, you slim Jims are
just jealous" ne says when the boys
begin to poke fun at him. "Theah
amt enough meat on one er yuh tub
feed a buzzard. Come down tub my
hotel an I'll feed yuh intuh some sort
of condition" Capt. Cab is a great
sport. His brother, DR.. Tom Maddux.
was shot and killed in Maryland while
defending the ballot box from crowd
of heelers who were trying to capture
it on election day. Nobody ever found
out who fired the shot.