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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-23
LIGHTNING FREAKS.
The Strange Antics 1t Played in
an English House.

The Strange Antics 1t Played in
an English House.
Industries.
A. A. Voysey gives an account of an
apparently unusual cause of damage by
lightning. In a room in country
house near Nottingham stood a table.
ornamented by fringe fastened Sc
curely to it by nails. This fringe had
been almost entirely burnt on the side
of the table facing the room, and the
burning had partially extended to one
other side. The wood was charred to a
depth of One-eighth to One-quarter of
an inch where the fringe was burnt.
If the table had been struck by light
ming there must have been some marks
in the room showing where the dis
charge had entered and where it had
passed to the earth. But not Il mark or
sign of any kind bould be found, and
the damage to the table was completely
isolated. A rigid inquiry proved that
no one had entered the room with can
die. The only possible explanation of
the occurrence was suggested by an eX-
animation of the fringe.
1t was found to consist of fluffy ma
terial, probably mixture of cotton and
wool, and certainly OF an inflammable
nature. Interspersed among the fluffy
material were fine metallic threads.
Now it is in this combination of infiam-
mable material with the metal threads
that the explanation lies. The metal
threads were acted on inductively by
the lightning discharges taking place
near the house. This inductive action
was sufficient to cause small sparks to
fly between various threads. and the
Lyc cut IN l,l. r;oI
fire.
If the fire caused in this peculiar
manner mad not quickly died out the
whole house might have been destroyed,
and no sign would have been left TO
point 10 the true cause. 1t is not I'M
usual for fires to occur in connection
with thunder storms, and they are gen.
orally attributed to the direct action of
a lightning discharge. Possibly large
percentage of such fires have been
caused by induction, and the simple
incident which has come to my notice
is sufficient to show how easily the in
ductive process may cause fire.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-23

quote bits of bad Latin he knew that he
WAS quite drunk, and must be taken
home. In spite, however, of these pre-
caution, Kean never knew the difference
between siXpence and shilling, SO that
he always remained poOr.aDd was never
able TO retire from the stage with the
dignity of Young.
l have often stond at the pit door two
hours before the opening in order to
secure good place in the best part of
the house at a modest cost, for as yet
stalls had not been invented. l saw
Kean in most, if not all his characters,
the last being Othello, with Young as
1agO and Charles Kemble as Cassie.
Kean was great actor Of the natural
school, playing Shakespeare, as Byron
put it,with flashes Of lightning surprise,
Mrs. Garrick recognized in him worthy
successor to her David, and the only
one tit to wear Dayid'S sword.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-23
A Little Nations Plight.

London Pail Mall Gazette.
Europe is a-trembie. The nations
hold their breath. Wars of succession and
the more recent interchange of dyna-
mite amenities are all forgotten before
the common, overwhelming danger.
For tue dread republic of Andorra,
which lies upon the border of the two
great neighboring nations of Spain
and France, has bought gun, and
tie first time that gun is fired one o
the two great neighboring nations will
he hit. 1t is Krupp gun, carrying
twenty miles, and the territory of An
DORA is but seven miles in extent.
Hence the watchful eye of diplomacy
closes not in sleep, and ceaseless pray
ers go up that the charge may be a
blank one, or that some intervening
Pyrenee may stop the shot and SO avert
an international disaster.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-23
4 CHAR J, WOMAN.
; he has studied American and
European Ladies Very Carefully,
and Tells Just What She Thinks
About Them.

About 4 hem.
~ have observed women very carefully."
1t was a member OF leading Ladies' Club
who spoke. Continuing, she said:
Il have seen English women and women:
from the continc MT under all circumstances.
and think understand them. / have OF
served American women under every condi-
ton and am able 10 compare the TWO. l am
sorry to say that American women are not as
strong and healthy as the women of other
countries. They ure weak. delicate aud rln
down, especially at this time OF the year, And
that is not the worst of it. American women
need not be SO. 1t is nonsense 10 suppose that
IL woman can go through This season without
assistance. She needs II tonic, u stimuiant,
something that will make her complexion
good, her eyes bright, and her health perfect.
l know what Will do this because WAS once
in q greatly run down state myself aud l
found that a careful ana continuous use OF
Duffy's Pure Malt " hiskey did wonders for
me. am a firm advocate Of temperance, but
believe nearly every woman could be made
healthier. happier and more attractive II she
followed the same course that have"
These are good common-sense ideas which
every Lady cun adopt 10 advantage. 1t should
be remembered however. that Duhy'S Pure
Malt is the only whiskey which can produce
these results, as ordinary whistles do not
contain the qualities necessary for the pur-
pose. Insist. therefore, upon your druggist
or grocer giving you just what you require
and under no circumstances take any other.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-23
ARTICLES.

Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour dull. Wheat--No. 2 spring, 5S1sc:
Ne. spring, 52@5sc; No. 2 red, 5a%c.
Corn-No. 2, 3555s@393sc; No. 3 yellow,
S9Ac. Oats No. 9, 325sc; No. 2 white,
351@ @35Ac; No. 8 white. 34%03515c.
Rye-No. 2, 49c. Barley-No. 2. NOM
inal; No. 5. 54@57c; No. 4. 4s@54c.
Flaxsecd-No. /, *l.20. Timothy Seed
Prime, s4.25@4.30. Mess Pork-Per Dbl,
Sl2.60@l2624. Lard-Per 100 lbs, 81. 70
@7.7219. Short Ribs Sides Qoose),
.S6.62llsQ06.6 Shoulders = Dry salted
(boxed), S696. 25. Sides-Short clear
(boxedl. Sc. o7@7.12%. " hisky-Distil-
lers' finished goods, per gal. $1.l5. SUI
CARS unchanged Receipts-Flo IL
600 bbls; wheat. $1,000 bu; corn, 113. 900
bu; oats, $4,000 bu: rye, 1900 bu;
barley, 10000 bu. Shipments-Flour,
$4,000 bbls: wheat, $4,000 bu; corn. 1885,
600 bu; oats, $4,000 bu; rye. 5000 bu;
barley, 5000 bu. Oh the produce eX-
change today the butter market was
quiet; creamery, 15@21c; dairy, 11@1Sc.
Eggs quiet; 10cc.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-23
Edmund Kean's Peculiar Ways.

Edmund Kean's Peculiar Ways.
Notes and Queries.
Edmund Kean was man Of little or
10 education. He was fond of low So
ciety and much brandy and water.
During many years ne was strolling
player, and in circumstances SO needy
that he often had to tramp from one
town to another in search of or to fulfill
an engagement. On one such occasion
he was tramping, with Charley on his
back, aud entered public house, and
asked for half pint of beer. The land
lord. suspecting his customer. would not
serve him until he had nrSt been paid.
Years afterWard, while starring in West
England, some of Kean'S admirers got
UP a complimentary din ner,at which he
promised to preside; but when lie went
to the place he found it was the iden-
teal inn where he had been SO grudg-
ingly served, and refused to enter, SO
that the dinner had to be eaten in the
absence of the president.
l remember many generous, though
impulsive acts being recorded Of Kean
at this early time, when he was the ia
yOrite subject of conversation. such as
taking off his overcoat one frosty night
to cover shivering wretch, and empty
ing his pocket to supply the supposed
needs of protested beggar. A poor
actor Informed ME that OH asking Kean
to take ticket for performance that
was to take place in some public house,
Kean rendered sovereign for ticket,
and when offered change turned away,
saying:"D the change. Other acts
of his were less Iaudablew After per-
Torrance he would sometimes go to the
"Cider Cellar" Or to thc"Coal Hole" and
order bowl of punch for the guests Of
every box or table. This made hi m the
hero of the evening; and AS he beca me
more or less intoxicated he fell prey
to rogues and sharpers, who got him to
sign checks and indorse bills Of eX-
change. AT later period he engaged
minor actor to accompany him to these
orgies, and on no account to let him sign
his name to anything. This guardian
used to relate that when Kean began to
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-23
WHEAT FELL A HALFcENT.
BACKWARD CONDITION or SEEDING 4,
THE NOS INVEST. 4
STOCK MARKET WAS QUIET.
Labor Troubles and Rate.Cutting
- Reports Helped to Depress the
Market Flnctuatinns, How
ever, Were Confined Within
Narrow Limits During the
Week Prices Generally Fell.

CHICAGO. April 21.-Trade was light
Today and markets were weak. Wheat
declined re and corn &c. Oats are
unchanged. Provisions were rather
weak, but price changes at the close
were not very material.
Wheat opened quiet. but persstently
firm. For May there were buyers at
6Oc. as against $3.50 at the close yester-
day. For an hour there was very little
trade. and only 77scor so fluctuation in
the price. The California situation was
the chief cause OF the tirmness. North
western advices reported a backward
condition of the seeding. Nothing to
speak of has yet been done in Northern
Minnesota or North Dakota. and the
weather has been so cold since the Md
die of March that wheat sown in South
Dakota has not yet come up. The trade
was SO dull here, however, and so mar
row that the reselling of very small
amount which had been bought yeSter-
day caused regular stampede. The
market began to break and quickly de-
clined, and closing prices were about
the lowest of the day.
Corn was dull and weak Trade
was light and featureless until the last
half hour, when wheat started OH the
down grade, and further weakness
developed. with the close about the bot
tom figures of the session.
Oats were very quiet throughout the
entire session, with buyers fairly plenti-
full. but little stuff offered.
There was no great activity in pro-
visions. Pork was rather easier, and in
the end closed 5(971sc lower than OIL the
day before. May lard showed loss for
the day a: the close of nc. while July
is 21ac higher. Ribs are without
change.
Estimated receipts for Monday:
Wheat, ~ cars; corn, $50 cars; oats, 230
cars; hogs, $4,000.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-23
LONGEST IN THE WORLD.
the CAR PUSHING HIS SIBERIAN
RAILROAD.
A moNsTRoUs UNDERTAKING.

The Work of Laying the Track
Along the Fifty-Fifth Parallel
ofNorth Neutrality-suspicious.
of the Road Expected in the
Year 1900 - Five Thousand
Miles of Track.
A wealthy Russian. who has the con-
tract for building part of the great
Siberian railway. arrived with several
of his countrymen on the last Pacific
Mail steamer. This gentleman is j. j.
Galetzki He and his friends are quar-
tered at the California hotel. The others
in the party are Mr.. Koralotf, who has
been operating Siberian mines, and two
civil engineers named 1vanotf and Ali
motf. They are on the way to st.
Petersburg, says the San Francisco
Chronicle.
The Siberian railway, which Mr..
GaletZki is now engaged In constructing,
s costly enterprise, and when COM
pleted it is expected that it will have an
important effect OH commerce and civil
ization. 1t will be the longest line of
track ever laid. A person can get on
car and ride more than 5000 miles with
out change when it is built. At
the inception OF the work the
supposition was that it would be
finished in 1895; when some progress
had been made the belief was that the
last spike would not he driven until
1897. and now MI GaletZki has informed
acquaintance here that in 1900 the
Transsiberian Railway may be COM
pleted. As the difficulties are greater
than anticipated when encountered, it
may be that the project will be accom-
plShed at the beginning of the century.
Mr.. Galetzski began work. on his part
of the line two years ago. On the
24tn of May, 1891, the cZarowitZ turned
the first sod, laid the first rail and drove
the first spike at Vladivostock. Work
was then pushed at both ends of the
line. In Russia the railway starts from
the station in the Ural mountains where
the European line now terminates, and
Oh the railway, by means of junction,
a continuous journey can be made
to Moscow and to other European
cities. MIR. Malowansky said that
about 200 versts of the ROAD have
been finished by Mr.. GaletzsKi. 400 more
are partially finished. and the surveyors
are in advance for 400 additional verstS.
A verst is Russian mile, about two
thirds of mile in this country. Ten
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-23
Duluth Wheat.

DULUTH. Mimi. April 81 = Wheat
ruled dull and steady. 1t opened 14c
higher. but it eased off and closed at
futures unchanged TO &c higher, though
cash wheat closed 1ac advanced. Bus
mess was light and all in futures. Close
No. northern. cash. 62c; No. l to ar
rive. 6319c; May. 62c: July. CSC: Sep
TENDER, 63s4c. ReceiptS.Wheat. Sl.S94
bu: cars wheat inspected in, AZ; year
aOO 45
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-23
An Auction sale

Of Bicycles, new and secondhand, Will
occur Wednesday, at p. M, at Nos. 1877
and IS9 East Sixth street, Kavanagh
q johnson auctioneers. The stock in
cludes Clevelands, HANDLERS. Western
Wheel Works goods. Lions, Sylphs, one
or two Columbus and Victors. and
many other makes. There are number
of BOYS Bicycles. The stock promises
to go at very low prices, because num-
Der Of the Bicycles are cushion-tIred,
though there are also good many first
class wheels in it. 1t is ready for lie
SpectiOn at the auction room.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-23

thing you can think of, that
water doesn't hurt, the easiest
way to wash it or to clean it is
to take Pearline. You can't
do any harm, by doing away
with that wearing rub, rub,
rub. Besides, with almost
everything, there are special
reasons why you should use
PearIine. For instance
There's no shrink to fan
nels, if they're properly
washed with it.
Peddiers and some unscrup-
EgC VIZ al & ulous grocers will tell you,
" this IS as coed IS" or " the
sane as Peariine." IT'S FALSE-Pearline is
never peddled, AID if your grocer sends you
thing in place OF Feariine, DO the honest thing
SER II hGck. rs JAMES PYLE. New York.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-23
The Evolution

OF medicinal agents is gradually rele-
eating the Old-time herbs, pills, draughts
and vegetable extracts to the rear and
bringing into general use the pleasant
and effective liquid laxative. Syrup of
Figs. To get the true remedy see that
Fig Syrup Co. only. For sale by all
leading druggists.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-23

Cheap excursion TO Saratoga and re-
turn on occasion of the Presbyter
General Assembly meeting. May 18th,
to Goth. inclusive. Take one of the fast
through trains on the Nickel Plate road
leaving Chicago daily. Depot corner
Clark and Twelfth streets. City ticket
office. 199 Clark street, Chicago.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-23
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. April 2l.-Wheat firm !;
demand poor; holders offer moderately ;
No. California. IS 1d@5s I'd; No. red
Western winter. Is l1d(@5s 15d. Cora
steady: demand poor; new mixed, IS
l094d. Butter-Finest. SIS; good, SIS.
Bacon-Long and short clear, 55 lbs.
34s; do long clear, 45 lbs. 35s I'd. Lard
Prime Western, 45S,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-23

Saratoga and return very cheap on
occasion Of the Presbyterian General
Assembly. May nth, rates always the
lowest, via the Nickel Plate Road. City
ticket office, 1919 Clark street, depot
Clark and Twelfth streets, Chicago.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-23

easy at per cent. Prime mercantile
paper, 1905. Sterling exc hange Gull.
with actual business in bankers bills
at s4.SS1s@4. SSH for demand. and
at S4.S7@4.S74 for sixty days; posted
rates. s4.SS@4.S9H; commercial bills,
s4.S64@4.S61a. Silver certificates, 6lslc
last bid.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-23
FITCH BROS. & CO.
LIVE STOCK COMMISSION,
south ST iaui.
Reference: Union Stock Yards Bank.
LIVE STOCK.
Chicago.

CHICAGO, April .-Cattle-Receipts,
500; shipments, 500. As usual ON Salur-
day, business was light and prices
nominal. Prime to extra native steers,
S4.4O@4.60: medium, $4@4.2O; others,
So. 75@3.90; Texans, S3@3.40. Hogs
Receipts, 12,OOO; shipments, 1900; act
i've, sc lower; all sold; rough heavy,
81. 25@4.50; packers and mixed, So. 100
$50; prime heavy and butcher weights,
S5.2O@5.25; assorted lights. S5.1O@
$50. Sheep-Receipts.2 z. 600; unchanged;
top sheep. S4.25(@4.50; top lambs, 500
SIP
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-23
Rutter and F:ca.:

CHICAGO. April 81. Butter quiet;
creamery, l5@2lc; dairy. 13@lSc.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-23
cline. Quality better than yesterday.
Yards cleared 10 packers. -.
RenrpSn ntafiua Salnc

Cattle-Not enough offered to make a
market. Fair demand and yards we'll
cleared.
Quotations steers. s3.25@3.5O:
good steers. S3@3.25; prime cows, $3.50
@275; good cows, S2@25O; con- mon to
fair cows, S1@2; light veal calves,
s3@4; heavy calves. S2@3; stockers,
81 50(g2.50; feeders, S2.25@3.25; bulls,
ST. SOAP %
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-23
Representative Sales
Petroleum.

NEW YORK. April p. = Petroleum
steady; Pennsylvania oil. sales. none;
April option sales, none; closed Sc bid.
Lima oil sales. none.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-23
S. H. Wood Produce Co.
GRAIN BROKERS,
9l3-sl5 Guaranty Lean Buliing,
MINNEAPOLIS.

We guar anfee customers against loss
who buy wheat at present low prices.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-23

.. :. IS reg 80. li7l2 St.L. &S. f. Gen.M. IS
do do coup. -. 1ISs4lSt Paul consols. $50
do As reg 49,. 1883 *St. P C.& P. lstslI0I2
do As coup LII n. 2. L. G.. T. R. Sala
*do lips reg. -. 96 7. 2. r. 6. T. Il -. 2is4
Pacific 6s OF o.. LOB *Union Pac lists. l05l2
La. stamped As. 95 West Shore - los SIS
*Nissouri is. 49,. 100 K. Il. W. lists. 80. COLE
Tenn.uew set -ls.I:7 Atchlsou Is - 1888
do do .l04 do sI2s -. 364
do do IS. rs G. II. IL S. A. Gs 100
Canada So. IDS .10512 10 do Is 103
Seen. Pacific lstsl04 III. IL Tex. G. IS. I0G4
I'D. Il RIG. lists. lis do I0234
do As - 77Ia a. c. Cs 12!Ia
Erie 2ds. .. 50 Go IS. 9S
Nj. K. &r. Gen U.s. it's *TenH. old 6s 80
do do IS S2s4 Va. Centuries 60
*Mutual Union cs1Il do deferred sig
n. j. c. Int. Cert. 1854 S. G. nou-fund
N. P. lists. ...... .1l2ss Old class A. 90
do IDS. S4S4 Old class B.. .102
n. w. con 49,. no Old class Co.. 92S
Ado deb. IS. ...1I1 Currencies .... g5
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NORTHERN PACIFIC !

The Dining Car Line 10 Fargo Winnipeg.
Helena, Butte and the Pacific Northwest
Dining Cars on Winnipeg and -.
as.He N0-.e. ,.@-ns: Lv Ar:
jamestown, Livingston, Helena,
Butte Missoula. Spokane. Ia. 4:15 7:)]
coma. Seattle and Portland -. D. m. a. "a.
akoIa and Manitoba Express
daily for Fergus Falls. Waipe-
ton. Crookston. Grand Forks
Grafton. Winnipeg, Moorhead 500 7:3J
Fargo and jamestown H. NJ a. IN.
Fargo local daily except Sun
day for st. Cloud, Brainerd and 9:03l 6:3]
Fargo. Observation-Disclosures. "a. m. p. IN.
ID kot: Express does not ru / west u Fargo Slat
days. Pullman Sleepers daily between st. Pau,
md Grand Forks, Grafton, Winnipeg Fergus Falls.
Wahpeton and Fargo. Pullman First-Cass AMI
Tourist Sleepers are TUE through Pacific Coa,s
Trains. c. 4. STONii, City Ticket Agent l6s Eas
Third Stree: St Paul
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LEAVE. ST. Paul Union Depot. ARRIVE.
az rs pm wv ashins ton Line. IaI0 30 an
at 80 pm Ninnipeg Line. a7:l5 am
BE- :05 am " illmar, Morris & BIZ Val III GO pm
I'D am Fergus Falls. CIR nd Forks h6 :95 pm
BIZ 80 pm Osseo and st. Cloud. -. bill :5l am
b3 80 pm Anoka and Willmar. :. IbiJ:55 am
b4 80 pm Excelsior. Hutchinson. bill 80 am
bS:O5 pn Will, S.F'ls. Y'k'n & s. G. b7:l0 pm
bl :05 pm Duluth. West SUPERIOR. p6: - pm
&, daily; b, except sunday; *Buffet paror
cars ON trains TO Duluth and w. Superior;
+Dining and Buffet cars, Palace sleepe,s.
Tourist cars.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-03
uom.nce of wnitt,~r,s Youth.
A pleasant reminder of White

A pleasant reminder of Whittier's
early days has come to light in the
form of an old letter written by him
in 1927. 1t seems that about that
time a beautiful young lady of the
name of Bray came to Haverhill to
have her portrait painted by an artist
Of the name of Porter. When the
picture was finished, Whittier saw ii
and was charmed with its beauty.
lie sought out the lady and was more
deeply impressed with her beauty
than when he first saw the picture,
nd in the letter above referred to
lie said to the friend to whom he was
writing that he nearly believed he
loved her" Why he did not press
the matter further is not known, but
the lady afterward married a Boston
man and is now living in that city
Boston Advertiser.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-03
storie. About StonewaIl Jackson.

A letter writer from Rio Grande
said of General Taylor after the bat
ties of Palo Alto and Resaca, I'VE
call him old Rough and Ready" No
one in the army had ever heard it
before, but it struck the popular fan
cy. it won him tens of thousands of
votes for the presidency, and it has
gone down to history.
In like manner a letter writer from
the field of the first Manassas gave
jackson the cognomen of Stonewall
and told a pretty story about Gener-
al Bee pointing to him and saying,
There stands jackson like a stone
wall" Not only was the tale a sheer
fabrication, but the name was the
least suited to jackson, who was ever
in motion, swooping like an eagle on
his prey. But the name spread like
wildfire and has reached the utter
most limits of the globe.
The story of how jackson told the
Yankee gunner at Port Republic to
poiut the other way is very roman
&c. but is also false. So the pretty
Incident of his standing sentinel fol
HI weary brigade is touching, but i;
m~onstrously absurd and reflects bui
little credit on Jackson as a soldier
The efficient guarding of whole bri
eade in the presence of a enemy r.
0uires more than the vigilance of one
man, even though that man wer'
Jackson himself. Yet the grotesqu'
tory has been often repeated b!
pressand pulpit. Century Magazine