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St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-18
"a NATURAL CONDITION" "

When Senator WASHBURN, OF Mime
sofa, and also Of the Pillsbury- Wash
burn Milling company, limited, was
meeting the objections raised to his
anti-option bill in the senate, he sweep
ingly declared that its sole purpose was
to return the grain markets to the
natural condition, where the price
would be controlled by the law of de-
mand and supply.
There has been suspicion prevalent
ever since he fathered the HATCH bill
in the senate that the pretenSe of wish
ing to remove the spectators from the
market was mere cover to hide the
real purpose of the millerS and eleva-
tors to get competitor out OF the way
who prevented them from having the
sole control of the market. This was
mainly a suspicion predicated on the
fact that men usually act from motives
of fSelf-interest, and that manufacturer
vino proclaimed that he wished to ad-
vance the cost Of his raw material was
acting so opposite to the rule Of interest
as to warrant belief in his duplicity.
The development of the fact that a
movement is on foot and partly con-
summated to unite all the mills in the
Northwest in great syndicate, OF trust,
or combine, which has come to light
within a day or two, turns what was
suspicion as to the real motive behind
the anti-option bill into verify. Cen
trolling the elevator system and the
mills, supported by the railway com
panies, there is nothing lacking to make
the monopoly of the grain markets of
the West a close monopoly but the
passage Of the anti-optiOn bill, shutting
out competition, and the combination of
all the millers Then will the farmers
be "hewers of wood and tetchers of
water" and growers of grain for the all
pervading. aIl-controllng trust.
There are indications that show that
the publication of the details of the for
nation of the milling trust was prema-
ture, and that it was intended not TO be
divuIged until after the anti-option bill
had passed congress and become law.
Some one has indiscreetly given the
snap away, and the result is that the
passage Of the bill through the house is
endangered Members are receiving
telegrams from their constituents call
ing their attention to the proposed com-
bination and urging them not to play
into its hands by voting for the bill.
But whatever its effect in congress. it
must be an eye opener to the farmers
of the country who have been cats
paved into signing petitions for the pass
age of the bill on the ground that it
would benefit them. When lot Of
men ask for legislation on the selfish
ground that it will help them, no one will
do anything but laugh at them when 1t
transpires that they have been played
for a lot of suckers by sharperS who
rake in the gains
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-18
THE CLOVEN FOOT.

That there is a big job in the Mica
ragua canal scheme was reasonably sus
pected. 1t wouldn't be in congress if
there weren't. Just what it is begins to
be drawn out under the hammer of de-
bate The government is to take $50, ,000,-
600 of the 500, 900 stock. The com
pany holds the rest. Back of the COM
pany is the inevitable Icons tructi0n"
company. and this ring inside the ring
owns all but S1.0O0,000 of the $50, 10000.
That 81. 900, 900 was sold at 50 cents on the
dollar. This $500,O0Ono doubt represents
all the real money that has gone into
the scheme so far, and all that the COM
pany or the construction company in
tend or expect to put into it If Uncle
Sam can be hOOdoOed into the game. If
he is, then, of course, the Sl9,000,000 of
stock which has cost S500,000 will be
worth par. Against this Senator SHER-
NAN, who is wet-nurSing the job, says
that the government will fix rate of
tolls so as TO let the stock earn no diyi-
dends and make it worthless. We are
now experiencing in the Pacific roads
matter how the government does such
things, and that experience does not
warrant full confidence III the senator's
bland assurance. The cloven hoof of
the job appears under the senatorial
tOUa
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-18

The assessment for Indian Mounds
park, now under consideration by the
board of public works, reveals the
grossly unjust makeup Of the park as
sessment law. The owners of the prop
erty to be taken for the park may ap-
peal from the award of damages. while
the people who are to be assessed have
no appeal from their assessments. The
great wrong which may be perpetrated
under such law was forcibly Illus
trated in the hearing before the board
yesterday afternoon. The valuation
committee of the st. Paul real estate
exchange had valued the Indian Mound
property at $4,000, and a co mmlttee
OF Dayton's bluff people fixed the val u
alton at S126. 0O0 The board. to test the
feeling, proposed to add the two vau-
ationS together, divide them by two and
call the valuation $4,000. The attorney OF
those likely to be assessed urged forcibly
that if the amount is fixed at So, 900 the
property owners can appeal from the de-
ciSiOn, while if the amount is fixed at
1000 the people who are assessed have
no redress and must pay. The board OF
public works has no say as to what
parks shall be chosen, nor as to whether
or not it will assess for such parks as
are ordered by the park board it is co M
PEELED by the law to assess.
The public was generally we'll pleased
with the action of the park board in
ordering a large number Of new parks;
but it is very doubtful if the board
" uId have ventured such wholesale
work if it had not been urged to do it by
the owners of the property to be con-
demned. The public will denounce any
effort to eXtort from the assessed parties
unreasonable prices as vigorously as it
approved the action of the park board
in ordering the work. Under such an
unfair law the board OF public works
should place the valuations of the prop
critics to be taken at the lowest figure
consistent with reason, and then, if the
owners of the property see fit to appeal,
the chances are great that in many
cases the juries will cut down the
awards. We want every park the park
board has ordered, but we do not want
those who are to bear the expense to pay
boom prices for property the owners
were only too glad to unload at almost
any figure.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-18
JUMPED ON HER VICTIM.
Murderous Assault of an Insane
Woman on q NeighbOr.

KINGSTON. n. Y, Feb. 17.-Tuesday
morning Mrs. James Kelly, living at
Kingston point, was sent for by Mrs.
Henry. who lives two doors below, tell
ing she was dying. Mrs. Kelly sent
one son for priest and another for a
doctor. No sooner had the boys gone
when Mrs Henry seized Mrs. Kelly by
the hair and, jumping from her bed,
threw her on the floor. She then
jumped Oh her victim, breaking three Of
her ribs, and made deperate attempts to
pluck out the eyes of the prostrate
woman, tearing one loose from its
socket and tearing chucks of flesh from
her victims face. The doctor arriving,
the maniac desisted. the doctor ordering
her to bed, and then secured help. Mrs.
Kelly was taken home, where she now
lies in dying condition. Mrs. Henry
has had grudge against her victim for
some time aud was frequently heard to
curse her, and in her insanity she cum
ningly concocted the story that she was
diving,
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-18
MRErCAED STREETS.

The present condition of the streets
and crossings is disgrace to the city.
1t has been many years since they pre-
scented such woful appearance. IT is
enough to make residents tired OF life to
step outside, to say nothing of the i'm
preston visitors must gain from trying
to navigate upon them. The recent
warm days have converted the thick
layer of frozen snow into dry mush.
which yields to the foot and lets the pc
destrian down into it ankle-deep. This
condition has lasted so long that the
public is beginning to believe it is the
intention Of the authorities to leave the
work of clearing away this substance to
old Sol. What is the matter? Are there
no funds with which to keep the streets
in respectable condition? There are
certainly enough idle people who would
be glad to be put az work upon them.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-18

WAsutxGroN, Feb. It. - For Minnesota:
Generally fair on Saturday; westerly winds;
slightly warmer For Wisconsin; Local
SHOWS tonight. followed by generally fair on
Saturday. westerly winds; slight rise III
temperature. For Iowa: Generally far on
saturday; northwestery winds; sllghtly
warmer. For Colorado: Variable winds;
slightly warmer in northern portion. For
North Dakota and South Dakota: Fair;
westerly winds; warmer in eastern portion
For Montana: Fair: westerly winds.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT or AGRTCULT
TIRE. WkArgsR BUREAU. WASHINGTON. FEB.
Il. 6:lS p NJ. Local Time Sp. IN. 18th Merld-
ian Time Dissertations taken at the same
moment of time 1T all stations.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-18
NO FLOUR TRUST.
Miller Freeman, OF West Superior,
Says There Is None.
Ed;+or p,rI nloha

Miller freeman, OF w est superior,
Says There Is None.
Editor ST. Paul Globe.
Your correspondent here, or wherever
it may be. that sent the telegram which
appears in today's GLOBE, has got
things badly mixed. | have not eX-
pressed myself as I'D favor of flour
mill trust for the very good reason,
among others, that it is utterly imprac-
ticable. | might as we'll take this occa-
sion to correct the absurd reports going
the rounds of not only the papers, but
being induStriOusly worked over the
private wires (rehaShed) by Chicago
SPECTATORS. No attempt has been made,
or even thought of, by millerS ia the
Northwest to form a trust, or any sort
of combination or consolidation. Sew
eral individual Minneapolis millers have
honestly explained that nothing but a
minimum price was fixed OH, the mini
mum being necessarily So low as to sat-
iSfy the less favored class of millerS.
which means that the minimum price is
below cost of producing the flour. The
only benefit to millers is to draw the
line at little below cost, and to know
when flour buyers and rival mill sales
meu are extremely economical of facts
i'll reporting that competing mills have
sold far below cost. Another object
of the present association of millers,
and of far more benefit than the mini
mum price. is to correct abuses III the
trade, such as limiting long time sales
to shorter periods. Wheat being strictly
cash, this is necessary, as we'll as to
better regulate large and growing evil
of dealers who buy in a speculative way.
If the market advances, they will order
the flour out promptly. If 1t declines,
they will hang the miller up week after
week, meantime buying of others at
lower prices.
There is no such millers' association
as tine Mississippi Valley. If there were,
what would be doing in it at the head
Of the lakes? That part of the teie-
gram in your paper is pure imagination.
1t is more than four years since | took
any active part in millers' combine to
regulate production. Nearly all the
more important class of merchant mill
ers at that time, both spring and winter
wheat sections, joined i'll shutdown OF
six weeks, and it proved of great bene-
fit to both the milltrS and flour dealers,
as at that time stocks Uf flour were
enormous and Chicago was bulling
wheat out of sight. A. A. FREEMAN.
West Superior, Wis, Feb. II.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-18

house today although there was strong
undercurrent of bad feeling. In four Or
five instances a passionate word would
have worked the trouble, but reason
took the place of passion and the peu-
sion appropriation bill was passed. The
postofce appropriation bill was consid-
cred without final action. The car
coupler bill was postponed until Tues
day next, and then Mr.. Morse charged
Mr.. Tarsney with reading garbled eX-
tracts from his remarks yesterday. Mr..
Tarsney did not reply, and the matter
dropped. Senate bill was passed eX-
tending to the North Pacific ocean the
provisions of the statutes for the pro-
lection OF fur seals.
Mr.. johnson, Indiana, in calling the
attention of the speaker to what he
thought was miSapprehehson on the
part of the chair in one of his state
ments. was aggressive in his manner
and in his speech, and was requested by
the chair to take his seat, but Mr. John
son proceeded in an impasSiOned man.
ner and entirely out of order to con-
tinue his remarks. PeremptOrily the
speaker, whose patience had been SOrely
tried, ordered the gentleman from In
diana to take his seat The gentleman
Mr.. Johnson-The gentleman from
Indiana is about to take his seat. and
will do so If the chair will permit him.
This last remark was made in such a
din that few persons heard it. The
pension appropriation bill was taken up
and its consideration completed.
Mr.. Grout said he wished to reply 10
the remarks maze yesterday by Mr.
Turpie. Of Alabama. That gentleman
had stated that there was a man en-
ployed in the pension bureau at sal
airy of 81 800 year who was drawing
pension of $40 a month for total deaf
ness, ana who was stationed at the
phone. He (GrouO had received cer-
tain information in regard to this case
from the pension bureau. In the first
place, the man was a Democrat; in the
second place, there appeared among
the names of the men who recommends
ed him the name of Judge Gresham.
The gentleman referred to was an as
sIStant adludicdting officer. He drew a
pension for total deafness of the right
ear. 1t was not his business to attend
the telephone. but as il was at the desk
of another adiudicating officer, occa-
sionally he put his left ear to the
phone.
The committee then rose and reported
the bill to the house. After a scene of
confusion, during which the speaker APP
pealed to gentlemen to conform TO the
rules OF the house and not deliberately
violate them, the bill was passed. The
house then, in committee OF the whole,
proceeded to the consideration of the
postOffice appropriation bill. An amend
ment was agreed to increasing the ap-
preparation for the payment of the sala-
rieS of the pOstOttce clerks and without
disposing of the bill the committee rose
and the house adjourned.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-18
BROKE THE WILL.
Plaintiffs Win in the Mcdonald
Controversy.

NoBLEsvLLE, Ind, Feb. 17.-The
jury in the Mcdonald will case, after
being out all night, this morning re-
turned a verdict for the plaintiff, NAL
comb A. Mcdonald, and other heirs Of
the late Senator Joseph Mcdonald. The
practical effect of the verdict is to de-
clare that the will filed for probate by
Mrs. Mcdonald is forgery, which was
the theory upon which the plaintiffs
rested their case. Senator Mcdonald
left about SSO.O0O worth of property. all
of which, under the broken will, was
bequeathed to Mrs. Mcdonald, except
some small legacies. AS this case now
stands. the widow Will receive but one
third of the estate, as no other will ex
listed. The controversy, however, will
be carried to the supreme court.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-18
DCSS' DEFENSE.
Outline of His Answer to the
FeiCht Suit.


PITTsBURG, Feb. 1.-THE bill in the
SUIT of Henry Feicht on Trustee John
Duss, of the Economic society, having
been served only two days ago, no an
Swer will be served for over a month. as
the defendants have fourteen days
after service to file the answer. No no.
tce of the motion for an injunction has
yet been served on the defendants, but
the motion will likely be argued next.
President DuSS came up from Economy
and held further consultation with his
attorney. The outline of the points in the
bill was discussed and the defense will be
on the broad ground that every act of
the trustees has been beneficial to the
society, and done after consultation and
with the approval OF the legal advisers
of the society. The claim will be mads
that the disposal of certain property,
the giving of the mortgage for 100000
and all business transactions of the
trustees have resulted in making money
for the society, and in the line OF strict
business principles. The claim will
also be made and established that in
stead of wasting the assets of the society
and diyerting the property from its
proper channel and for improper pur-
poses, the income of the society has
been increased, and the assets made
more valuable
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-18

The testimony of Banker SELIGMAN,
that part of the money sent him by
LEssEPs was used to ''placate certain
influential statesmen" here, shows that
I4EssEPs began early, and was familiar
with The use of money among officials.
CHARLES LEssEps' story about the
wolves that took them by the throat be-
comes gauzy in the light of the Ameri-
can bankers remark; and its effect,
especially when further elaborated. will
deprive the elder LEssEPs of a great
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-18
Immense Beer Syndicate.

New YORK, Feb. 17.-The Herald this
morning says: A syndicate which is TO
consist of the larger and older brewerles
of New York and the territory imme-
dlately adjoining, bat particularly those
of this city and Newark.is being formed.
The scheme has been forming since last
fall. and already thirty-eight out of
sixty-elght brewers who have been ap-
preached have signed an agreement to
become part OF the syndicate, Which is
to have Il capital of sou. ,0U0.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-18
Stopped the Show.

DALLAS, Tex, Feb. 17.-Yesterday
the manager of variety theater billed
the town, introducing play entitled
Burning of Henry Smith at the Stake
by Paris hIob.'' The bills gave motto
that ''all the scenes from first to last o
the bloody tragedy would be given
Mayor Connor and Chief of Police Ar
mold notified the manager that they
would arrest all concerned with the
theater if such play were produced.
Tie show did not come off.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-18
SILVER LEGISLATION.
A Bill to Re-enact the Bland
Law of 1873.

WAsHINGToS, Feb. 17.-Mr. Cox. OF
Tennessee, member of the banking
and currency committee, and ali adyo-
cate of free coinage, has prepared a bill
as a compromise for the defeated propO-
sition to repeal the Sherman silver law,
The bill repeals the Sherman Law;
re-enactS the Bland law OF 1878, with
the prOyiso that the legal tender char
acter Of the notes issued under the Sher-
man law shall not be impaired. The
secretary of the treasury is directed TO
have coined the bullion purchased un-
der the Sherman law into standard sill
yer dollars, and cover them into the
revenues of the treasury, but the silver
dollars provided for under the Bland
act, which is re-enacted, are TO have
priority in coinage so tar as practicable.
The treasury notes issued in payment
for bullion are to continue redeemable
as now provided for by law, and when
redeemed are to be destroyed. The tax
of 10 per cent on the circulation of State
banks is repealed.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-18

THE spectacle of the provisional com
missioners of the provisional govern
ment of Hawaii offering Uncle Sam that
Kingdom reminds one Of that other
historical incident of the sable gentle
man who took Christ up into a high
mountain and offered him all the king
doms of the earth, when the cloven
footed gentleman didn't own a foot OF
dirt anywhere in all earthS domain.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-18

WATTERSoN star-eyed goddess of
reform ilings to the winds her maidenly
feticence at GREsHAM's appointment,
and, waving her bandana high in air,
acclaims: "Hurrah for CLEVELAND, :
CARLISLE and GREsHAM; a wet sheet
and a flowing sea, and wind that fol-
lows fast" The old girl is getting
really hilarious.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-18

THE Harrisonian procession moves on
unchecked As one HARRISON disap-
pears beneath the fens OF the Potomac.
another rises from the Slush and SlumS
of Chicago to claim attention. Men
may come aud men may go, but the
uARRIsONS 70 on forever.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-18
Preferred Death to Paying Up.

DETROIT, Mich. Feb. 17.-CharIes
SchleIght. liquor dealer at Ham
tramck, suburb of this city, has not
for some time paid his liquor tax. Yes
terday afternoon a deputy sheriff went
to arrest Schleight. who suspected his
errand. pulled out revolver and shot
himself through the bowels. The
wounded man was removed 10 a hos
pitai, where he died last evening.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-18
Death of a Servant of Seward.

AUBURN, n. Y. Feb. 17.-Nicholas
Bogart, one of the oldest and best
known colored men in the state, and a
man of national ren0wn during slavery
days, died in this city yesterday. He
had served the late Secretory of State
Seward for ever forty years, and was
cared for in his OLD age by the Seward
family. He was the son of New York
state slave, and was nearly 100 years of
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-18

IT Is hoped that Postmaster General
BIssELL will, Immediately after he is
installed, sit On all Republican partisan
postmasters. There will be a good
many widows in the land if he does,
considering that he weighs 800 pounds.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-18
DULUTH-sUPERIOR BRIDGE.
Condition of the Row at the Capt.
tai City.


tai City.
SPECIAL to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Il. A new move
has been made in the Duluth-Superior
bridge contest. Congressman HaugeH,
of the Superior district, has introduced
bill for nice bridge to be built by the
cities of Superior and Duluth jointly.
the bridge to be free for all except rail-
way purposes. The bridge is TO con-
meet Connor's and RIce's points. InaS-
much as the charter of West Superior
expressly fOrbidS the voting of bonds
for the building OF bridge or bridges
across the st. Louis river or St. Louis
bay, this move of Mr.. Haugen is re-
garded as scheme to head of and dis
pose of the whole matter. The WiscOn-
sin member claims that the Superior
charter will be amended at the present
session of the legislature, but this is re-
garded as problematical, to say
the least. A number of kilograms
favoring the free bridge proposition
have been received by Congressman
HaIvorseu. Major Baldwin and others.
With this bill i'll there is absolutely no
chance for either of the other bills.
Alderman Long and Banker Menden-
holl. WIN iVplOoOliC Iho llfdl DlIuSO
companies are still here and working as
hard as ever. Mendenhall makes no
claims, but Long is confident that the
commercial Improvement bill will yet
be passed. Congressman llaugen stated
his position i'll the matter this evening.
IF the charter OF West Superior is
not amended to allow the building of
bridge, there is nothing 10 prevent
Douglass county joining Duluth in
building, as contemplated by my bill.
There has been considerable difference
of opinion on this matter. but under it
all there is desire tor bridge. This
is to be built in the midst of great city,
and the charter ought not TO be gwen 10
corporation in my opinion. With
small tolls, in a few years such
bridge will pay interest on several
times its cost.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-18

CEAUNCEY DEPEw says that ''the
future of the Republican party is
glory" BY that he merely prophesies
the prty's return to power But the
people are ''onto'' these railway and
other corporations, and it will not be
''glory," but mud"
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-18

II 1890 Senator SHERMAN's panacea
was TO buy silver and pay for it in gold
notes. In 1893 ne finds it necessary to
issue gold bonds to buy gold to float his
gold notes. The senator is a great
tinancier.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-18

PROBABLY President HEREAUX, Of
San Domingo. and that other gentleman
of color who presides over Hayti would
not object to annexation it they and
their heir5-apparent would be put on
our pension lists with Queen LII at $780,
900 year. or given a lump sum of $780,
QU0 with Princess KAIAULANI.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-18
Carried OFF the Safe.

BELToN, Tex, Feb. 17.-The Wells
Fargo express office was entered here
last night, and the iron safe with money
and valua bles was carried off. The full
amount of the loss is not known. There
is no clue to the burglars.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-18

MASSACHUSETTS has at last decided
to turn to practical account its overplu5
Of women by engaging them i'll mems
work. Recently woman down there
has been made police commissioner.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-18

The four or five Democrats in the
Kansas legislature are sitting on the
fence, watching the dog fight going on,
Indifferent as to which gets the bone. 1t
is no funeral of CheirS.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-18
F. C. THOMPSON,
Observer Weather Bureau.

IT WILL take HYMEN 364 days to reap
the harvest st. VALENTINE has s0Wn In
one day. A lovemaker must have the
patience Of fisherman.