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St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-16
Trans-siberian Railway.

ST. PETERSBURG. May ia syndi-
cate composed of French and Russian
bankers and having a capital of $50, ,0O0.-
600 roubles has made the government an
offer to take charge of the work of con-
struction of the trans-Sberian railway.
A government commission is now dis
cussing the adviSability of accepting the
offer Grand Duke Vladimir favors its
accordance,
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-16
GREAT ARKANSAS CREvAssE
Water Flowing Through at a
Depth of Fifteen Feet.

GREENvILLE. Miss. May 15.-The
crevasse near Gaines Landing on the
Arkansas side of the river was $50
feet wide at 2 o'clock this after
noon. and the water was flowing
through at a depth of about fifteen
feet. A careful estimate of the course
of the water will place fully nine-tenths
of Chiot county under water. No lives
have been lost, and no suffering has
been reported. No attempt will be made
TO raise crop of cotton in the flooded
territory. So far the efforts to tie the
ends of the break have proven futile. 2 /
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-16
Five Bodies Found.

Boston, May 15.-Supt. Bradley, of
the school farm at Thompson's island,
reports the finding of the bodies of five
of the boys drowned April 10. All the
bodies were floating in the water off
City Point. All have been identified as
follows: Frank Hitchcock, aged nice
teen; Charles H. Graves, aged seven
teen: William Curran, aged seventeen ;
Adelbert H. Packard. aged sixteen.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-16
THE CZAR's DANGER.
Mines Under the Palace at Cat


Mines Under the Palace at Cat
china.
BERLIN, May 15.-The National Zeit-
ung publishes dispatch from st.
Petersburg, saying that the Russian
police. acting on a warning from the
police of Paris, have discovered a
number of mines under the Gatchina
palace, the mines extending for dis
tance of several kilometers around the
palace. The Russian government has
tried to hush up the fact of the discov-
cry. The populace of st. Petersburg is
terrorized, believing that the recent ex-
posions at the Nicolai bridge and the
death of Gen. Gressy are connected with
q Mot against the cZar
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-16
QUICKLY COMPROMISED.
Street Railway Strike Which Was
Soon Over.


CLEVELAND, o., May 15.-The 800
conductors and motormen of the East
Cleveland Electric Street Railroad COM
pany struck this morning, tying up four
lines. or about twenty miles of road.
Not car was run until 1o'clock this
afternoon, when a compromise was
effected and business resumed. The
men asked for S2 foT days work of
ten hours. Before the strike they
worked from eleven to twelve and a
halt hours a day, the motormen receiv-
ing 1695 cents an hour, and the con.
ductors 16 cents. By the compromise
they are to work but ten hours, moter-
men to receive is cents an hour and:
conductors II, and for overtime 20 and
10 cents an hour will be paid for motor
men and conductors. respectively.
Three leaders in the strike. who had
been discharged, are to be reinstated.
The men regard it as ayictory. There
was no trouble whatever, and the pub
lie who had to walk took it good
ia turedly
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-16
STEAM BARGE BURNED.
Narrow Escape of the Crew of the
Craft.

CHICAGO, May 15.-The steam barge
w. Ii. Thew was found to be on fire
when off Sixtieth street, some four miles
from shore today. The fire hose was
prepared for use, but the flames drove
the engineers from their position,
burned off the hose, stopped the ell
gines, and the boat was soon drifting at
the mercy of the waves. The life boats
were burned away before they could be
launched, and the heat was so
fierce that it was impossible to
tear up material for raft.
Matters were becoming desperate
when the excursion boat Sailor Boy
hurried to the rescue and took up the
entire crew. By the assistance rem
dered by vessels which heard the sig
nails of distress the flames were put out.
The burned boat is owned by w. IL.
Thew, of Cleveland, and piled between
Larain, o., and points on the upper
Iakpc
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-16
REUNION AT CHICkAMAUGA
1t Will Be Held on Sept. I5 and
IS Next.

16 Next.
WASHINGTON. May 15.-The next an
nual reunion of the Army of the Cum
berland, to be held at Chickamauga, has
been finally fixed for September Is and
16. 1t will thus take place the week be.
fore the Grand Army encampment al
Washington instead of the week after,
as at first planned. Western railroads
will sell tickets at reduced rates IL
Chattanooga if desired. to return by
way of Washington. Gen. R0secTanS,
president of the Society of the Army of
the Cumberland, has information indi'
eating a large gathering on the battle,
field to inspect the work of establishing
a national park, which is now progress
ing with great rapidity.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-16
Schools to Close.

ERIE, Pa, May Thirty-two houses
are today placarded for diphtheria. A
large proportion of cases are proving
fatal. Tomorrow morning the court
will take action on closing the public
schools,
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-16
Instantly Killed.

Special to the Globe.
SAUK CENTER, Minn., May 15.-Clare
Peters. young man of this city, while
beating his way from Dakota, was in
stantly killed by falling from the back
coach of the morning passenger.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-16
Six Were Drowned. w

HALIFAX, N. s., May 15.-The gov,
ernment steamer Newfield arrived here
this afternoon, bringing six sailors froIh
the Bark Henry, which was wrecked
and six Of her crew drowned. :
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-16
Jam Getting Worse.

Special to the Globe.
GRANTsBURG, Wis, May 15.-The
jam on the st. Croix is getting more
difficult every day. A large crew of
drivers will be up from Saltwater to-
morrow.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-16
knights of Labor adjourn.

P1TTsBURG, Pa, May 15.-The gen.
eral executive board of the Knights of
Labor held its final session here today,
but nothing of Importance was done.
The next meeting will be held at Roch-
ester, n. Y, on 4 date to be fixed later.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-16
Won by Stenhanie.

PARIS. May 15.-The national horse
race from Bordeaux to Paris was won
by Stephane, who covered the distance
of 35S miles in twenty-five hours. There
were fifty-tWO starters.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-16
Ran Down a TUG.

LONDON, May 15.-A steamer belong
ing to one of the Atlantic lines sank a
lugger off Castletown's End light, Coun-
ty Cork, today. The crew of the iugger
were drowned.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-16
Germany Accents.

LONDON, May 16.-It is stated that
Germany has accepted the invitation to
the international silver conference.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-16
Something for Miss Rounseven,

MELBOURNE, May 16.-The will OF
Deeming, the condemned wife mur-
derer, bequeatds his goods and Diogra-
ply to his counsel, Mr.. Lyle, except
one-tenth of the proceeds, which go to
Miss Rounsevell, to whom Deeming was
engaged when arrested.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-16

this morning. They had pleasant run
down. Mrs. Harrison is much i'm,
proved by the trip.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-16
Editors Get There.

SAN BERNAEDINo, Cal. May 15.-Thc
National Editorial excursion has en-
tered the glorious climate of California
at BarStoW.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-16
Movements of steamships,

NEW YoRK-Arrlved: La Gascogne, from
Havre Fulda. from Genoa.
HAvRE-Arrived: La Champagne. from
New York.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-16
Mrs. Harrison Improved.

FORT MONROE. Va, May 15.-The
president and party arrived here at 10
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-16
List Of Killed:

Engineer Edwards, of Greensburg. Ind, of
tie passenger train.
Acting Baggagemaster Philip GribboD, of
Iayrenceburg of the passenger train.
Engineer William Higgs. of Indianapolis,
OF the freight train.
Fireman Hiram Bruce. Of The freight train,
OF Greensburg, Ind.
Conductor David H. Sherwood, Of Indian
apolis, of the freight.
The Injured:
J. C. Huber. passekfgeT, Miamisburg, O..
knee pan broken head cut slight.
Holton Terrell, passenger, aged eighteen.
son of DR.. Terrell, of Delti, O.. scalded over
the body; can't live.
Conductor John Schroeder, passenger on
he train, crushed mortally between the cars.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1892-09-17
Grease in Carpets.

In the weaving of pile fabrics little
oil is occasional used to facilitate the
movement of the wires, and a very
careless weaver may in handling the
oil can allow few drops to fall on the
fabric. No mark of this may appear
at the time, but when the carpet is on
the floor the dust which would other
wise be swept Off by the broom is at
tracted and held by the oil, and spot
becomes visible. When the spot is on
or near the edge of breadth there is
another explanation, says the Carpet
Trade ReUte,c. Sometimes the cars in
which carpeting is carried South or
West have been previously used for the
transportation of oil, and the bottoms
of these cars are liable to become
saturated with the drippings and leak
age of oil barrels. Woolen carpeting
placed to such cars may absorb the oil,
and the fact may not become evident
to the dealer until carpet so damaged
has been laid on a floor or shown in his
salesroom often enough to catch some
dust. When such spots appear in in
grains one explanation may be that
the wool was not properly secured.
But, of course, in most instances
where complaints concerning spots
are made, the cause need not be looked
for outside the house in which the
carpet is laid. Children or careless
servants are responsible for most of
these spots as we'll as for great deal
of the "sprouting." Fortunately the
remedy sor the trouble is simple. A
mixture consisting of equal portions of
chloroform and ether will remove the
spots at once.
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SPECTRAL KLEproMANlAcs,
A Spiritual seance Which Cost nm Unbe-
liever 5000.

That curiosity, fully indulged, is liza
BILE to prove more expensive than a
villa at Newport is a lesson that has
Just been thoroughly learned by cer-
tain learned medical gentleman who
combats the physical ills of the dives
of this town, says the N. Y. Coanmcr.
cial 44dreritscr. -.
In the matter of spiritual manifesta-
tions he has always been a stifT-necked
and unregenerate doubtcr. As a child
he scoffed at ghost stories, and when
he grew up the specter world became
u mark for his merry quips and sarcas-
tic jests. Despite this he numbers
among his friends many of those who
believe in the existence of shades, and
they never neglect an opportunity to
hurl arguments at his head which may
tend to bring him over to the ranks Of
the elect. Finally, about two weeks
ago, the doctor responded to the ex-
tent of promising to do little investi-
eating on his own account. He had
never gone to a materializing seance
and was anxious to see what one was
like, so he put quiet little personal
in daily paper, stating that an unbe-
lever would like to engage reputa-
bic medium for test manifestations.
AT 8 o'clock last Sunday night lit
tie party of eight personal friends sat
with clasped hands in the doctors
parlor and stared anNiously in the di-
rection of the black-cloth cabinet,
which was family outlined in the
gloom. A pale young man, accom-
panied by an obese female had an
swered the doubters and guaranteed
to produce very fine line Of three-ply
spooks for hundred-dollar bill For
over three-quarters of an hour visitors
from the just beyond kept dropping
into the Doctors parlor, sailing around
his rather nervous guests, and depart
ing. Then there was long and
dreary wait, which was ended by the
upturning of the gas. The pale young
man and the obese female had vanish-
ed as completely as the specters they
had been supplying. Their cabinet
remained, and with it small satchel
filled with white crepe. In the next
ten minutes two wallets, watch and
folr scarf pins were missing. The
evening cost the doctor something in
de neighborhood of $780, and his dis
belief i'll spirits isnow something rabid.
Ahc police were not notified.
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"A SUCCESSFUL MAN."
What Constitutes u Successful Man--Soms
Interesting Examples.

There goes successful man"
When that phrase is heard it probably
means one who has attained unusual
wealth. 1t is understood that our En-
glish cousins show more curiosity to
see some of Americas men who are
millionaires fifty or Il hundred times
over than anything else we can show
them. Yet success is but relative
term. Henry Wilson, for nearly a
double score of years prominent in
Massachusetts politics and in both
houses of Congress, was so poor that
when elected Vice President on the
ticket with General Grant his friend
Charles Sumner had to lend him 500
to pay his expenses to and in Wash-
ington for the Inauguration. But Mr..
Wilson certainly was successful man.
Longfellow, with his bust in Westmin-
ster Abbey and his songs in the hearts
of the civilized world. was grandly
successful, though, perhaps, Commo-
dore Vanderbilt, with his accumulated
millions, wouldn't have thought him
So General Grant, dying relatively
poor, and General Sheridan, leaving
only some life insurance and pros
pective pension, would scarcely be set
down as unsuccessful men!
The phrase is indeed relative. Two
substantial farmers were once on
tram which stopped at Concord, Mass.
One said to the other, Isn't this where
that feller Emerson lives?" "Yes,"
was the answer, "and I'm told that in
spite of his peculiarities he's man of
considerable property" This was his
idea of success for Ralph Waldo Emer-
son!
There is a splendid success in the
ownership and management Of a great
daily newL,saper. yet not the sort of
success attained by Phillips Brooks.
There is success in the coatrol of a
great banking house, but Agassiz was
also successful and he used to say he
"hadn't time to make money!"
There is success in standard life in
surance in many ways-sl,cccss to the
officials whose honorable record and
wise management have put them at
the heads of these magnificent institu-
tions and success for every policy
holder therein. If the policy holder
dies early he may leave fortune to
his dependents; if he lives long he
may enjoy the fruits OF his forethought
All the while he is aiding others, and
others are aiding him, and that comes
pretty near being brotherly love, COM
mon sense and worldly success rolled
together,
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into our hearts. The men who had
been as gay and noisy rs schoolboys n
minute before were dumb. ! don't re-
member how they behaved. My own
affairs kept me busy. J felt as if my
boots We're nailed to the ground. They
wouldn't move, neither would my legs
in fact had lost control of my body
was perfectly limp, and my knees
saggcd out. That was at the first
strange sound. as of some hideous,
deadly bird flying overhead. l hardly
realized. mind you, that the enemy was
shelling us. All knew for sure was
that somehow my life. which had en-
joyed SO much a minute before, was in
danger. ] wanted to run, but my legs
wouldn't obey me. Two shells passed
over me before could shake off the
paralysis. Then | ran as l never ran
before or since, with a professional
sprinter's speed, to the shelter of the
woods from which our regiment had
only just emerged. A second terror
seized me as reached the first scatter
ing trees. had selected one, a big
fellow,as my refuge, and when reached
it three other men who were crouched
behind it pushed me violently away,
saying there wasn't room for more.
Shells We're still in the air, and with
terror pursued my fight. When at
last fell exhausted upon the ground
beyond the range of the cnemy's artil-
lery | almost lost consciousness for a
while.
"Nobody was killed by those shells,
but the 'Rebs' must have laughed to
see us run, and laughed louder vet when
our cattle ran into their lines as they
did. felt more or less uncomfortable
always in going into battle afterwards,
but never again lost my nerve as did
at my tile-baptism before Yorktown"
-Pittsburg Dispatch
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THE PLAGUE OF AFRICA.
Terrible DeyaGtation Effected Through
tho Alighting OF u Cloud of Locusts.

The awful cloud, black in it's center
on account of its density, gray toward
its borders, and scintillating on the
side where the suns rays fell, was ad-
vancing straight toward the oasis. In
another moment | guessed the terrible
reality, says Hilnrion Michel in the
Chautauquam. 1t was an invasion
of locusts bringing ravagcs and fam
inc. Noise is the only antidote for
this evil, the purpose being to frightcn
the !ocusts. A frightful and inde-
scribable tumult now pervaded the
city. 1t was a terrible confusion of
sounds caused by the screams of men,
women, and children, and the clashing
of pieces of iron and the firing of guns.
From our standpoint we could witness
part of the scene. The people were in
their gardens, gathering around the
palm trees, and no one was to be seen
idle. The men and boys, each with y
tin pot hanging upon his back, climbed
the palms with astonishing rapidity
and sat upon the top branches. But
vainly did they exhaust their lung
force and the energy of their arms; the
awful, irreparable disaster fell upon
the city; it was ruin for three-quarters
of the population and subsequent fam
inc for all. During eight hours the
locusts rained upon the palms and up
on all that was green. The trees were
loaded with swarms of them, the soil
was covered, and even in the streets
the pedestrian could scarcely avoid
crushing some at every step. Even
ing came, enveloped in deep gloom
of woe, and drove home the distressed
and respondent people. The sun rose
with bright, sparkling rays, showing
the inhabitants the extent of their
misfortune. The first sight was the
present aspect of the lofty and grace
full palms. The leaf stalks, denudcd
of their fringed borders, raised their
points like spindles; the green dates,
whose stalks had been dcvourcd, were
spread over the ground; the soil, (which
was previously covered with lucern
and garden vegetables, was now bare
as trodden road; all verdure .nc. too
tough for the teeth Of the insect had
been annihilated. The aesolation was
complete and famine certain, for the
products OF the sol, are the principal
resource of those little clusters of life
lost in the depth of the desert.
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THEY HAVE SMALL EARNS IN JAPAN.
One-Tenth of the Country is suitable for
Cultivation.

Japan is cut up by mountain ranges,
whole area is suitable for cultivation.
The land under cultivation in Japan
is about 1S,000,00O acres, upon the
product of which 4O,OO0,O0o people
must be fed. The farms are very
small, the average being from one to
three acres. A ten-acre plot is con-
sidered a large farm. Farming is not
regarded by the japanese in the light
of q science, but as an art whose scope
was measured and whose limitations
were conceded long age. The methods
of cultivation, the succession of crops,
and even the kind of machinery used,
are the same as they were 1000 years
ago. Yet no country in the world pro-
duces so much per acre as Japan. The
limit of cultivation was reached long
ago. but by judicious use of fertil-
izers and IL skill in farming almost in-
gcnious the same average yield is OBJ
tainable year after year.
The land is well suited to irrigation,
and the water is abundant. Most of
the land is made up of plains, whose
surface is well drained. In April the
crops are in a nourishing condition,
and wheat, barley, rape and corn form
the principal part. all the fields are
planted with mathematical precision.
Even the ears of corn appear in line
as they come out. The cereals are
planted in single or double rows, and
whichever way they are planted grow
in clusters of several stems, each clus-
ter being exactly in line. Seed is too
valuable to waste and only rice is scat
tered broadcast. Four or five acres of
corn are planted together, upon ridges
equal distances apart and generally in
rows. The intervening space is util-
ized for growing beans, without injury
to the other crops.
Land is so valuable that no space is
allowed for grass plots. No weeds are
to be seen in any of the cultivated
plots. Every inch of ground is put to
the most profitable use. A few mar
row paths are made in the fields where
necessary, but there are no roads, and
no room for wheeled vehicles or ma
chimes. The work of cultivation is
done by hand, and the tools are models
of simplicity. The tool used for cut
ting barley or wheat consists of a
sharp blade, placed at right angles to
the shafting, which is about two feet
long. The corn is cut very carefully,
SO that the adjoining plants are not in
jured. There is no room in the fields
fer drying sheaves, for the ground
must be used Immediately after har-
vest for other crops.
The corn sheaves are tied up in
punches and securely fastened to
houses, fences and trees. The ears are
always placed downward, so that the
rain may run off. During the harvest
season the caves and verandas eff every
village house are stacked about with
neat bundles of grain that will be
beaten out as soon as dry. In July
the fields are made ready for the rice,
after being properly banked up and
irrigated. Rice is staple, but is re-
garded as luxury among the far
mers, being used only on holidays or
in cases of sickness. .--Horticuitural
Times
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Quaintness and simplicity prevail in
children's gowns. The more small
girl can be made to look like the
daguerreotype of her great grand
mother the more fashionable she is.
There is much to be said in favor of
dressing children picturesquely, in
spite of the carping of those to whom
the Little Lord Fauntleroy type has
become IA wenrincss. 1t is at least COM
forting to reflect that the photographs
of the rising generation will still be
things of JOY long after the members of
it have grown up. A pretty little frock
worn by brownhaired little lass the
other day was of old rose serge, made
with a full skirt, gathered into the
waist with three rows Of small puffings.
1t had yoke and collar of dark rose
velvet, and was finished with narrow
band of velvet around the skirt. The
sleeves were wide and full, made after
the familiar Russian model
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there was great future in her chosen
field. Her design was selected from a
collection of nearly fifty submitted
plans. The monument was to be 100
feet high, with six columns 10 feet in
height surmounted by II granite shaft
G5 feet in height supporting bronze
Fame. -Four statues of heroic size re-.
present the four branches of the federal
service-the sailor, the engineer, tho
infantry and the calvary; four colossal
symbolical female figures, medallions
with lifc-sizcd heads of distinguished
Iowa soldiers, panels decorated with
battle scenes and bronze equestrian
statues complete the elaborate and ar
tistic model. Mrs. Ketcham was en-
gagged upon the monument when
stricken with the disease which result
cd in her death.