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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-25
The ERIE CANAL
Ib Fleet Now Practically Under the
Cortrol Of the New York
Central.
Grain Rates Will Now Likely Undergo
Process Of Stiff.
ening.

Buffalo, N. Y, Sept. 24.-The Express
publishes three-column article declar-
ing that the New York Central & Hud-
son River railroad has secured control Of
practically all the tonnage that floats
upon the Erie canal and will, therefore,
be in position to control all freight rates
on the canal The scheme whereby the
Central road has gained control Of the
canal tonnage is said to have been con-
ceived more than a year ago, and in car
rying it out the company has been very
careful not to show its hand 1t has
operated through three well-known Buff
falo canal men and through them has
gained control Of 80 per cent of all the
boats on the Erie canal, not boatman
having come into the combine who has
not assurance that the New York Cen
trail company is behind the scheme. AS
surances Of protection to boatmen who
have mortgages on their boats held by
scalpers have also been given. 1t is stat
ed that every boatman who has come
into the combine has signed an agree
ment to take nS loads except such as
are given from the office of the syndi-
cate. II any boatman should take a
load except those assigned to him from
the Office of the syndicate he is subject
to a fine Of 500 for each load SO taken.
If the fine is not paid he will be expelled
from the syndicate and denied its pro-
lection and rates.
The plan on which the syndicate Is be-
ing worked is said to be as follows The
agent of the New York Central railroad
warrants the boatmen good rates for
carrying grain, and in return the boat
men carry only such loads as are assign
ed to them by the freight committee Of
the New York Central railroad, which
dictates to the shippers what they shall
pay for the transportation Of their grain
from Buffalo to New York. In this way
1t will be able to make it's own rates to
shippers, secure the shaving which has
been going into the hands Of the scalp
ers in the past and at the same time do
away with the fight between the canal
and the railroad.
The combine will do all the scalping
hereafter and the individual heretofore
known as the scalper will be thing of
the past. The final killing Of the scalp
ers came yesterday, when the syndicate
drew UP a contract and presented 1t to
the Scalpers Association to be signed.
This contract recognizes the scalpers only
as shippers and not as scalpers in the
old sense of the term. The only grace al
lowed the shippers was a clause which
provided that they would be given a no.
tice of five days of any change in the
freight rates.
1t is said that the freight committee
will advance the rates either every five
days or 10 days until the close of the
season from now on until the maximum
rate desired is reached. Before the sea-
son is over the boatmen will be given a
rate that will pay those in the syndicate
for lying idle all season.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-25

us. The relatives and friends ride In
large, dismal looking boxes on wheels,
known as mourning coaches, which are
never used for any other purpose. The
drivers are dressed in black from top to
toe; they look straight ahead with an ex-
preston of abject melancholy that would
do credit to a good actor.
The long, picturesque mourning cloaks
for women have entirely disappeared.
Those cloaks, made of heavy, dull black
silk, were first worn by the women Of
the aristocracy, and were afterward dis
carded by them because enterprising I'M
dertakers duplicated them in cheap ma
terials and loaned them out with other
funeral paraphernalia among the lower
classes. They were found to be instru-
mental in spreading diseases. Several
cases of smallpox having been traced to
them, they fell into disuse
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-25
BISMARCK'S BIG HEAD.

Bismarck's head. says a correspondent
Of L'Anthropologic, has been carefully
measured according to the rules of an
thropometrics of the sculptor Schaph,
of Berlin, who made the statue Of Bis
marck set up at Cologne. The measure
ments prove that Bismarck has a head
Of extraordinarily large size. Measured
horizontally from the frontal bone to the
occupit, the head is PIP millimeters, or
more than 1854 inches. The distance
or a trifle over $50 inches. Bismarcks
sranium has capacity of 1865 cubic
centimeters. and his brain should weigh
1857 grammes.
These figures become especially signi-
f1cant when compared with the measure
ments of other heads. OF $500 heads
measured at Baden only one exceeded
200 millimeters horizontically from front
to back, and that one measured 206 MILL
meters, or six mil1imeters less than Bis
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-25
SENSATIONAL REPORT
THE ONE PREPARED BY THE ILL

THE ONE PREPARED BY THE ILL
NOIS BUREAU OF STATISTICS.
Springfield. ILL.,, Sept 24.-The most
sensational report ever issued by state
bureau was made public last night by
the Illinois bureau of labor statistics.
1t charges that the great majority of the
wealthy taxpayers of Illinois and more
especially Of Chicago, are perjurers;
that the assessors are guilty of malfeas-
ance in office; that the present financial
condition Of Chichgo is directly trace
able to the corrupt system Of taxation,
and that the deplorable condition of
workmen is due to the liberty destroying
methods Of taxation which prevail in
Illinois"
After declaring that cit is the pur-
pose of the report to expose existing
methods of taxation in Illinois, with
special reference to their effect upon the
labor interests" the report proceeds to
review the work of former bureaus. The
stand Is taken that 1t is idle to dwell
upon the wages and condition of the av>
erage wage earners of the state. The
bureau contends that their condition '.is
proved by evidence so clear and abund-
ant, that the collection of any further
statistics merely to prove it would be
wasted effort
The bureau takes the position that
taxation is the chief instrument of
tyranny"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-25
BLACK BELGIANS AND FOREIGN
FUNERALS

That breed of horses known as black
Belgians are raised for grewsome pur-
pose. In England and on the Continent
they are used exclusively for drawing
hearses and mourning coaches. They are
sleek, well-fed looking beasts with mains
and tails unlocked, and black coats glossy
as satin. The tail Of a black Belgian
sometimes comes within an inch or two
of the ground-making a perfect tail of
woe They have slow, steady gait,
maintained with an equal amount of de-
lection, in going to or coming from fu-
neral. have heard Of wags renting them
when not on duty and trying to get I'D
races with them, but it was no good. They
never seem to forget their luguberous cali
ing.
Funerals on the other side are much
more solemn affairs than they are with
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-25
CHUNK OF COIN

MISS VANDERBILT WILL RECEIVE
A DOWERY OF TEN MILLIONS.
New York, Sept. 24.-Chauncey M.
Depew returned yesterday from Newport
where he is supposed to have been on a
mission of peace to patch up the differ
erences between Mrs. William K VAN
derbilt and her former husbands family,
in anticipation Of the approaching mar
riage Of Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt to the
duke of Marlborough Mr.. Depew look
ed very happy, as though he had accom-
plished the object Of his visit. The
brides dowry will, of course, be a large
one-$10, 000, 900 is the sum generally men,
toned. In addition to the dowry, Miss
Vanderbilt will have $50, 900 year, which
sum goes with every Vanderbilt girl for
pin money. Mr.. Vanderbilt called on his
daughter at the Marble house yesterday,
in the absence Of Mrs. Vanderbilt, and
was with her for an hour.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-25
A WITTY MONK

James Payn tells of a monk who.
having to preach upon st. James day.
and being implored not to be so long
winded as usual, good-naturedly con-
sented. He mounted the pulpit and
thus addressed the congregations: my
brethren, three months ago l preached
q eulogy upon the saint whose festival
you this day celebrate. AS 1 doubt not
you were all very attentive to me, and
as I have not learned that he has done
anything in the meantime, l have moth
ing to add to what l said on the former
occasion.-San Francisco Argonaut.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-25

marck's. The mean measurements Of
80 members of the Natural Science Socie-
ty at Carlsruhe were 1875 millimeters
from front to back by 155 millimeters
from temple to temple. The biggest of
these heads measured 205 by 165 MILL
meters. The cubic measurement Of 205
German heads was nearly 500 cubic CEN
timeters under Bismarck's, while the
estimated weight of Bismarck's brain is
35 per cent above that of the average
adult European brain. In fact Bismarck
is a man not only Of blood and iron. but
DC wal1 of grain
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-25

ness that has been done for many year.
The conditions are such that the price
Of wheat. in the opinion Of some OF the
most conservative traders on the board of
trade, while 1t may remain at its present
low stage for q time, will advance to a
considerable extent in the next few
months.
Two Harbors, Minn.-Another big con-
tract has been let by the Duluth and Iron
Range road for permanent improve
ment at this port. This time it is for
the dredging Of the entire harbor to a
depth Of Fl feet.
st. Cloud, Minn.-Joseph Auge, ST..
Paul. as administrator of Hypolite Auge,
has brought suit against Register Bru-
ener and Receiver Macdonald, of the St.
Cloud land Office. for S2,400. The COM
have possession and are Withholding half
breed script belonging to the Auge es-
tate. The case will be forwarded to the
department for instructions.
Fargo. N. D.-Andrew Yernsen a drug
gist, of Christine, N. D., was held up near
the bridge that crosses from Fargo to
Moorhead, and was robbed Of $3.50 cash.
The robber was gray-haired man. The
officers gave chase, but he escaped.
Dubuque, Iowa.-Miss Frances Mitchell,
of Epworth, this county, threw herself in
front of train and was instantly killed.
She was about As years of age, and highly
respected. 1t is supposed she was de-
mented
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-25
BIG FORECLOSURE SALE
THREE BLOCKS TO BE SOLD IN NO.
VEMBER

One of the largest real estate mort
gage sales of the year will take place
from the court house steps Nov. 4.
The mortgage was given by John T..
Blaisdell to Charles E. Cummings, Feb.
10, 1890, to secure a loan of O,S66. 60.
The property which goes at legal auc-
ton consists of blocks 4, 5 and Z, of
Blaisdell's addition, Is lots in total, and
all of the remaining Blaisdell property
there but the homestead.
The mortgage is now in the hands If
John S. Pillsbury, to whom Mr.. Cum
mings duly assigned It,
Notice of the sale was this afternoon
served upon the parties in possession of
this property, which was once one of the
oldest and best known farms in the state.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-25
AUTHORITATIVE

''I've bought a bulldog said Parsniff
to his friend Lessup, land want a mot
to to put over his kennel. Can you think
of something's"
''Why not use dentists sign. Teeth
inserted here"" suggested Lessup.-Tit-
Bits. i-i.-.... =. .ss:a \. ID - A.skisl1Q
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-25
USED TO THE SYMPTOMS.

USED TO THE SYMPTOMS. 4
In the railway station:
"Officer, there's a man over there in
a fit"
whats he doing?"
Hes standing by doorway rolling
his eyes horribly and gasping for
breath"
ooh, he's all right; he's suburban
resident who has had q run for his train"
Chicago Record.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-25

Shell Lake. Wis.-The Shell Lake Savings
bank here, which assigned two years ago,
and reopened by the consent of the deposit
tors in March 1894, was sold by the sheriff
under execution, and bought in by Capt.
Bourne of this place.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-25

Fargo, N. D.-There is a movement now
to build two large elevators in Fargo to
clean wheat, and similar buildings may be
erected at Grand Forks and Wahpeton.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-25

Charles City, Iowa-The proposed ice car
nival for this city is assuming shape, and
the capital stock of $4,000 has all been subs
scribed, and the scheme will be carried for
ward. A permanent organization and Off
GERS wer elected Saturday evening.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-25

Pierre. s. D.-William Higgins, Of Forest
City, was bound over today by Court Com
missioner Pattison on a charge Of selling
LIQUOR to Indians.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-25

ST. Lawrence, S. D.-A prairie fire started
20 miles south Of here Friday and burned
a large barn, IS miles of pasture and 800
tons of hay.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-25

Pierre S. D.-Maud Lee, one Of the demi
monde, died in a dive at this place. Foul
play is suspected and a post norton exam
ination will be held.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-25
STRANGE RELATIONSHIPS IN MAR
RAGE.

1t is rarely that a daughter becomes
her mothers mother-in-law, yet this Gu
rious coincidence does occasionally hap
pen.
A friend of nine, a colonel in the army,
had been widower for some years, and
resided with his sons and daughters in
Plymouth.
At ball given by the officers of his
regiment he met beautiful young girl
with whom he fell desperately in love,
and, to make a long story short, they
were soon married.
At the years end there was an addition
to the family. OF course the mother
came to be with her daughter on this in
teresting occasion, and being handsome
we'll preserved woman, the colonels eldest
son became much attached to her, and
before long led her to the hymenial altar
Thus the daughter became mother-in-law
to her own mother.
Another strange relationship is that of
a lady who is mother-in-law to her two
sisters ir a somewhat similar fashion to
the above, they having married her step
sons / myself am cousin to my own SIS
ter, she having espoused my husbands
first cousin, and am second cousin to my
nephews-her sons.-London Tit-B:ts.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-25

Marquette, Mich-The Fifth regiment
struck camp at Ishpeming today and the
troops were ordered to their homes. They
have been on duty q days.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-25

Browns Valley, Minn.-While duck hunt
ing near here Jeff Carter accidentally shot
himself in the arm.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-25

Winona, Minn.-Reports from the country
show much damage by the storm near st
Charles.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-25
NORTHWEST NEWS

Echo, Minn.-Howard Giffen. who was in
feet Of his injuries.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-25

before snow flies trolley cars will be run
ming in Albert Lea, for a movement Is on
foot to secure franchise and put In a. line.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-25
THE LEACH THEORY.

Much speculation is being INDUCED by
bankers and other advocates Of the gold
standard theory as to the causes which
have led up to a renewed expectation of
gold and the remedies therefor. Among
the men who have offered criticisms and
suggestions is Mr. C. o. Leach, chief Of
flcer of the National Union Bank of New
York City, but formerly director of the
United States mint. Among other things
Mr.. Leach says:
"The continued export of gold excites
apprehension, although the net loss by
export since January has been largely
made up by the addition from native pro-
duction. The one thing that everybody
looks at is the Treasury reserve. If it is
over 100000, 900 we feel safe; if under,
we feel apprehensive. This imaginary
danger line has become fruitful source
of public anxiety. 1t is true that our cur
rency system is bad. Our trade relations
are such that we are confronted with
continued gold exports. We owe money
abroad, and it must be paid in gold. AS
long as the balance of trade is against U.S.,
we must pay up. If the gold could not be
obtained from the Treasury for legal ten
der notes 1t would be furnished by the
banks as is the case in every country
where the government is not in the bank
ing business.
"As long as the Government can sup
ply the demand for export, the banks
have no special need for the gold. It is
only when the sufficiency of the Treas
ury gold reserve is in question that the
specie holding of the banks becomes a
matter of any moment. It must be ap-
parent, therefore, that the interests OF
the banks in maintaining an ample gold
reserve in the Treasury are identical
with the interests of the Government,
and that it is the part of wisdom for the
banks to stand shoulder to shoulder with
the Treasury and pledge every dollar of
their specie holdings, if need be, to main
tain the Treasury gold reserve. Repeat
ed issues of Government bonds become
an element Of weakness and intensity the
situation. They should be avoided If pos
sible. The only way to avoid them and
maintain the reserve lies in the concert
ed action of the New York banks under
the leadership of their clearing house
committee, in well-matured plan to up
hold the Treasury gold reserve until i'm
proved trade conditions, growing out Of
the sale of our cereals and cotton, give
us comfortable trade balance"
We merely print the above as express
ing the general opinion prevailing among
Of course Mr.. Leach is an out and out ad-
vocate of the gold standard theory and
his remarks are formulated on that basis.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-25

Sioux City, Iowa-Bob Kneebs, the noted
American horseman who was arrested in
Germany for alleged ringing" of horses
there, has received notice that he has been
expelled from the American Trotting Asso-
citation.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-25

Madison, Wis.-Bayfield will secure the
islature provided for.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-25

Eau Claire, Wis.-Complete reports of the
storm which swept through the towns of
Pleasant Valley and Clear Creek in this
county. Saturday afternoon, indicate to-
tai damage of about $4,000.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-25

Beloit, Wis.-John Knipchild. in jumping
from a treshing machine, struck on his side
which penetrated his body several inches.
He died from his wounds
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-25

Burlington, Iowa-Oscar Boland, while
swimming in the Mississippi river with two
other men, was drowned His parents ap-
peared before the coroner and claim foul
play, saying there was a woman in the case.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-25

- Deadwood, S. D.-Maj. J. G. Wright, agent
at Rosebud agency arrived in the city to at
tend the United States court as a witness.
To reporter he stated that the situation is
serene at Rosebud and that he does not APP
prehend any difficulty with the Indians
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-25

Little Falls, Mimi. A. Sem, of Sank
Rapids, county attorney Of Benton county,
had both bones of his right leg broken be-
low the knee while visiting the Pine Tree
sawmill.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-25

West Superior, Wis.-The heavy rains Of
the past two days did considerable damage
to railroads entering here.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-25

GAINESVILLE Wis.-The Leyden house, one
of the landmarks of Rock county, in the
town of GAINESVILLE, was destroyed by fire
yesterday. The loss is $500 with no insur-
anCe.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-25

Ottumwa, Iowa-It is learned that II. E.
Stimson, a travelling man, and Miss Artie
of the double tragedy at Oskalooso, in
which Stimson shot the young woman and
then himself were secretly married at Of
ford.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-25

Madison, Visit Is reported that Prof.
w. A. Henry, dean of the Wisconsin Col
lege of Agriculture, has been rendered
the position of director of the experiment
station at Geneva, N. Y. This is regarded
as the foremost institution of its kind in
this country and friends of the Wisconsin
Agricultural college are alarmed lest the
inducement may prove so great that Prof.
Henry will accept.
Menominee, Wis-The residence of
State Senator James H. Stout was entered
by burglars yesterday morning at about
o'clock. The thieves entered the sleeping
apartments of Mrs. w. H. Mead, a sister
Of Mrs. Stout, and stole her diamonds.
She saw them in the act and gave the
alarm, but they escaped
Duluth, Minn.-During the height of
the storm yesterday afternoon Jack
Young and Scarface Kelly, local celebri-
ties, undertook to swim across the ship
canal connecting the harbor with the
lake. When they had gotten out short
distance it was seen that neither could
swim, being too much under the influence
OF liquor. A passing tug picked them up
just as they wer going down for the last
time. The incident was witnessed by
sevral hundred people. The men were
revived with great difficulty. The storm
is still on and is the worst of the season.
River Falls, visa severe electrical
storm, accompanied by high wind, WIS.,
tied this city, doing considerable dam
age. lightning struck Jay Elliot, who
was driving home, killing him and his
team instantly.
Duluth.-Since the new crop of wheat
began to arrive here business has been
steadily improving in this city, and all Of
the grain men look for the best falls bust
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-25

Duluth.-The jury in the damage case Of
Frank Hedeen against the Duluth Manu-
featuring company, returned a verdict for
g, 500 in Hedeen's favor.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-25

Lead, S. D.-A timber fire which has
been raging In the Western hills for a
week past, caused great anxiety here last
night owing to the excessively dry wealth
err. There is much danger of damage in
this direction
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-25

Fond Du Lac.-A bicycle road race will
be run here Wednesday over a 9h-mile
citizens are very liberal in the matter Of
prizes.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-25

Des Moines, Iowa-P. w Madden, warden
of the state penitentiary at Anamosa, filed
his biennial report with the governor He
asks for an appropriation Of STE, 600. urges a
radical change regarding dismissal of con-
victs and in no delicate terms denounces the
present system.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-25

be removed from F}rso. and this time
there appears to be Tome foundation for
the report It is Understood that Master
Mechanic Risteen and the larger part Of
the working force have been ordered to
Mandan.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-25

Fargo, N. D.-A rumor Is current again
that the Northern Pacific shops are to