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The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-17
Ar THE rHEATERs.

a generally varied ana interesting list Of
vaudeville specialties was that which COM
prised the bill which opened the drand last
night for the present week. et. Paul people
appear to take TO good spscialtiss. and tho
programme last night was for the most part
well received. The star. Miss Ida Fuller.
heraldsd ~ the sister Of the famous La
Loie'' Fuller. II . graceful. shApsiy woman
with q pretty race She executed four NUM-
bcrs In Illusion dance quite Ike her sister
did here. Glad In some sxcsedingly diapnan-
Gus material. which she managed quite de&-
terousiy, she pirouetted about while IN
Vulnerable eoiors ana shades were thrown on
the fantastic shapes and forms assumed py
the yards and yards Of this material
Standing almost over glass plate from be-
meath which was thrown strong yellow light
the dancer in one Of the sets appeared to be
completely enshr0uded In flame. The hnal
view was that Of monster Gala lily.
The little people--both girls-divided honors
with their elders on the bill. Addie Favart.
who appeared to be of tender years, gave q
rare bit OF costermonger singing and dancing,
doing some Of the cockney things In which
Chevalier was seen while here. The other,
Anita Lawrence is wonderfully constructed
little woman. who dances cleverly, and would
put to shame a lot Of contortionists in the
bargain. She fairly tied herself into all sorts
of knots and unraveled herself without the
slightest concern. She did splits which would
do credit to the top -notchers on the roof gar
dens. Willis p Sweatnam was there, having
been persuaded to come back again. He was
there with choice assortment Of disconnected
conversation, which, In other hands, would be
stale and improbable. He was applauded
when he first appeared, when he was talking
and after he got through. and he appeared to
be satisfied.
Lelliott, Busch and Lelliott, three exception
ally versatile musical people, ground harmony
out Of fddles, cornets, trombones and man
dolins and for the opening number gave a
really musical performance with a lot Of din
ner pals. The Barringtons. Charles and
musical instruments, animals, etc. Barring
toms imitation of McCullough's rawlings as
reproduced in a phonograph was unusually
good.
A young-looking fellow, who might never
have been further from New York than Long
island was tabled the bill Kalacratus.
In spite Of this handicap he turned out to
be juggler and equilibrist of no mean
ability. and he balanced plates, Japanese par
innumerable dishes, balls, bottles and tables in
seemingly impossible manner. Miss May
Whipple was down near the first part Of the
programme. and gave number Of negro
melodies and baby recitations.
This vaudeville will run all the week with
the usual matinees
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-17

fnatas n he fAilroAA SituAtien Of the NortA.
West ana South. with the trahic arrange.
ments airsAdy mAds by I and Others, whlcii
Northwest il could control = wonderful
amount Of business. The acquisition Of the
Minneapolis 81. Loyis would carry its
trains over its own rails TO WAtertown, 3.
D.. from which an entrance TO the Northwest
might easily be secured. The two roads cross
at Fort Dodge. To-, and tho new system would
be almost an air line from st. Paul and
Minneapolis to the gulf.
When 1t II taken into consideration that
New York and New Orleans are equidistant
from st. Paul a. the crow flies, that the tide
of freight 10 constantly flowing toward the
gulf from the West and that the Illinois Gen.
tral has expended hundreds OF Thousands Of
dollars in providing facilities for export busi-
ness at New Orleans, the Importance OF the
proposed deal may be realized.
mo road In the country has shown as re-
markable development within the last five
years as the Illinois Central said traffic
man yesterday. From local road between
Chicago and portions of the South 1t has come
to be one Of the most important through lines,
and Is more feared by the powerful trunk
lines than any other road It Is really an IN
dependent institution, and can carry an I'M
mense export business into which no other
road can cut. Three years ago 1t was not rec
ognized as an expert line at all. Now 1t
ranks second only in grain export shipments
to any seaboard point, and 1t Is making heavy
fnroads on the shipments OF export provisions,
cStton and other products"
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-17

ed his bill to secure revenue 70 pay ex-
penses and leave a surplus as "a fun
damental step In maintaining the cred
1T of the government and averting any
danger Of deprecated currency" for
then "there will be little danger Of q
prolonged presentation Of grenbacks
for redemption"
The facts refute this assumption OF
a relation between redemptions and
deficits Or surpluses. Redemptions had
grown to an extent to raise the appre-
hensfon Of Secretary Foster at time
when there was a surplus in the treas
ury. and to prompt him to take meas
ures for buying gold. Redemptions
ceased practically In September, 1898,
after congress was called In special
session to repeal the silver purchase
to expenditures. They began again
with the increasing strength of the sill
yer agitation and drew the gold down
to a point within two days Of suspen-
sion. although the reports showed a
cash balance in the treasury. They
practically ceased with the decision of
the polls on the issue of '96, although
the revenue was still below expendi-
ture.s They have recently risen again
In volume to excite apprehension. al
though the receipts are unparalleled
and exceed olIteo
For this many reasons are assigned,
payment for the Increased imports be-
ing one. But the gold should be COM
ing this way. Our imports. for nine
months ending with March, amounted
to $49s, $50, $40, while our exports
amounted to $So7,717,511 during the
same period. Here is over $500, ,000, 600
to our credit, which, after deducting
payments for interest and other debts,
should leave exchange still in our favor,
preventing gold redemptions and ex-
ports. 1t is quite as probable that re-
demptions have again begun because
it is now accepted that there will be
no currency reform; that the endless
chain" will be kept ready for service,
and that the ultra action on the tar
iff will cause a political reaction Of
which the advocates of free coinage
will be the benefciaries. It becomes
palmer daily that the sacrifices made
by the gold standard Democrats last
year were futile.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-17

for all the sugar he produces. That Is
$40 tom Fifteen tons Of IL per cent
beets means 1.S tons of sugar per
acre and $36 bounty from the state.
Then there is the tariff with Its prof.
fer of something more, between a half
and a cent, or from $40 to $40 ton
more. making a clear gratutty from
state and nation of from $46 to $56 a
ton to the man who makes the beets
into sugar, but not cent given to the
man who grows the beets that make
the sugar. Figuring it all up the farm
er who figures asks: Where do l come
in in this little game of plunder? And
finding that he is not in 1t, and nav
ing no love for beet wedding on a
large scale, he, prudently orders enough
cheap seed to raise some beets to feed
his cattle next winter But what Will
the state do with it's unsold beet seed!
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-17
THE ARCADIA ASHORE.
VIII be a Total Wreck-AIso Brigan-
tine CrOsine.

VIII BE Total WFeck-AlsO Brtgan-
tine CrOsine.
ST JOHNS. NJ F., May 16.-The
French brigantine Crosine from Bay
onne, for st. Pierre, with a valuable
general cargo, went ashore yesterday
morning near Lemaline, N. F. A heavy
sea was running and the crew succeeded
only with the greatest difficulty IN
launching their boats, which were al
most swamped among the breakers.
They rowed all day and all last. night,
but were unable to find the land. They
had no provisions, so hurried was their
start from the vessel, and they suffered
greatly from the cold and drenching
sea. About noon today they heard the
fog horn at the entrance of the harbor
Of ST. Pierre, and making their way
towards the port were picked up by a
pilot boat. The crew numbered twenty
eight, most Of them greatly exhausted
from hunger and rowing.
The German steamer Arcadia, laden
with grain and bound from Montreal
for Liverpool, went ashore this morning
near Cape Ray, on the southern side Of
the Gulf of st. Lawrence, in dense
fog. Her passengers, numbering twenty
five, and the crew Of fifty-four had
desperate experience in trying to reach
the land; Three men attempted to swim
through tllG SOII WILL Lie k1lC AlAACs OoC
failed, the fourth, however, succeeded
and attached the Iawser to the rocks In
favorable position so that all were
safely landed after hard struggle.
Neither. passengers nor crew saved a
thing. The vessel Is likely to become a
total wreck. as she Hes on jagged rocks
with big hole in her bottom. A steamer
will be sent for the passengers.
HALIFAX, May 16.-It is reported tonight
that the German steamer Arcadia. which left
Hamburg one month ago today, with large
cargo aboard, had gone ashore early this
morning at Channel, N. F., and may become
total wreck. The Aracdia is. a very large
steamer, one Of the largest running to Nom
attributed to the probability that she has
been imprisoned In heavy field Of ice, and
that, after getting free, she lost her reckon
ing in the thick fog while making for st,
Johns for coal Steamers have been sent to
her assistance from Halifax. to see II there
Is any possibility of saving her.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-17
NOW HE IS ARRESTED.
Peter Nelson. Who Buys Collins.
@Nabbed In Minneapolis.

~Nabbed In Minneapolis.
Having read about the swindling
methods pursued by the crook who has
been trying to work undertakers and Ii
quor dealers in the Twin Cities for sew
eral days past, the Minneapolis firm of
Moe, Anderson & Albonson yesterday
were on their guard when man of
like, description ordered a 7-casket.- A
policeman was called and the alleged
crook was locked UP at the South
side station charged with vagrancy
He gave the name Of Peter Nelson, the
same which he has used in his swind-
ling operations. However, the prisoner
became sick and had to be removed to
the city hospital, where 1t was stated
that at present the nature of hi7
saiIment could not be told. The suppo-
sition, however, is that Nelson has
been drinking too heavily Of late, the
samples of liquors which he procured
at9wholesale houses being too much for
him.
P Anderson, Of the above firm.
waited upon Nelson when the latter
entered the store yesterday morning.
He said relative of his had died. and,
with tears In his eyes. picked out
handsome teasket, to cost about $685.
He said he wanted 1t sent to the Un-
ion depot, as he lived in the country,
but he neglected to state where. He.
seemed to he In a great hurry and said
he was short Of money just at that time
and would like to borrow 81 which he
promised to send with the money for
the casket as soon as he arrived home:
Mr.. Anderson had read the G / o be s
account of the swindler and he became
suspicious. Nelson said he was going
over to get his team on Fourteenth av-
enue, having driven into town, and
Officer Nelson was called. When ar
rested, the swindler said: Whats the
matter now?''
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-17
BELIEVED IN CHICAGO.
Reported Purchase of the Albert Lea
by the 1. C. r.. r.,


The recent rumors of the absorption Of the
Minneapolis & St. Louis by the Illinois Gen.
trail, as published in the G l O. yesterday
are believed by the Chicago Times-H Herald
which said yesterday:
Admissions of railroad men who are In the
confidence of officials of the Illinois Central
indicate that the report that that road has
purchased the Minneapolis G st. Louis is alb
solutely correct. Illinois Central officials
themselves will not discuss the subject.
'For some time," said railroader yester-
day, "the stock of the Minneapolis & st.
Louis which has been controlled by the Chi
cago Rock Island & Pacific, has been chang
ing hands. Today it is held by men who are
known to be favorable to a plan of selling
to the Illinois Central Those who are upon
the inside of the deal have been expecting
an announcement of the sale for some time.
1t is possible that the details of the transfer
have not yet been arranged, and that they
will not be for some time. The ultimate
transfer of the road, however, is almost a
certainty.
The acquisition of this line, 1t is conceded
by all, would make the Illinois Central prop
erty one Of the most valuable in the country.
With line reaching from Chicago to the Gulf
of Mexico feeder tapping the most favored
districts of Iowa and Illinois and another
reaching into the Dakotas, this line, without
the aid Of connections. would be q powerful
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-17
BISHOP FOR ALABAMA.
Very Rev. Edward p. Allen Conse-
GRATED at baltimore.

Grated at Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, Md. May 16.-The
Very Rev. Edward p Allen, D. D.,
recently appointed bishop of Mobile
Ala, was consecrated at the cathedral
here this morning Cardinal Gibbons,
as consecrator and celebrant Of pontff1-
cal mass, was assisted by Bishops Ed
ward Fitzgerald, Of Little Rock, Ark. !;
Matthew Harkins, of Providence, r. l.,
the assistant priest being the Rev
Hugh Roe O'Donnell, Of Boston.
Bishop Allen was attenqeH' py. Areii. s1
bishops Ryan, of PhiladeqP19fa, ahasE1der
OF Cincinnati, and Bishops 'fMeG GOSefA.
of Harrisburg; NortHf6pT 5ftghar4es eston:
Hoban. of Scranton; Mbn8s sH4n, Of VIII
mington, Del, and Dofahuesa of'WAeeI
ing, w. Va. - :; % So
The sermon was preached by Rev;
DR.. Philip J. Garrigan, Of the Catholic
university, Washington.
The cathedral and its adjacent streets
were thronged by thousands Of deeply
interested spectators. Prior to the ser
vices procession, consisting of the off,
ciating clergy and seminarians,, which
had formed at the archiepiscopal resi-
dence, proceeded slowly along the
crowded street to the main entrance Of
the cathedral.
There were in line $50 seminarians
from st. Mary's seminary, Baltimore;
40 seminarians, the alumni and gradu
ating class of Mount St. Mary's college.
Emmittsburg, the scene of Bishop AL
lens labors for the past ten years. In
addition to these there were about Is
priests and host OF sanctuary boys.
The elaborate ceremonies within the
cathedral were most impressive, and
lasted about four hours.
AT the conclusion of the conservation
ceremony the distinguished prelates
and clergy were entertained at dinner
at st. Mary's seminary.
Bishop Allen is forty-fve years old,
and was born at Tewksbury, Mass,
near Boston. With the exception of
three years spent in the diocese of Bos-
ton, his duties have been those of presi-
dent of Mount St. Mary's college, En-
mittsburg, Md, and under his guidance
the affairs Of that institution have very
materially prospered.
He will remain here several days be-
fore leaving to take up his new charge
in Alabama.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-17
STICKS TO HIS TEXT.

There is an apparent fitness in the
selection of the New York Journal bv
Mr.. Dingley as the medium for com
municating te the country his nebuIous
views on the frurreney as affected by
the tariff bill, the paternity of which
has been so ruthlessly wrenche1 from
him by Senators Aldrich and Allison,
The general unsoundness Of the Jour
nails scheme Of finance makes it the
appropriate channel for Mr.. Dingley's
similarly ungrounded policy In enc
respect, at least, these two financiers
are in accord. The Journal supports
the Chicago proposition for the per-
petuation of the greenback with a door
open for it's increase, and Mr.. Dingley
evidently contemplates his measure as
means of giving it pernanency.
There is little encouragement for
currency reform In this communicates,
of the leader of the house. He still
clings tenaciously to the position as
sumed by his fellow partlsans, that it
was the deficit in revenue that caused
the depletion Of the gold reserve end
not the redemption of greenbacks COM
PEELED by apprchensive holders. Hav-
ing charged. for tactical purposes, tie
panic to the threatened change Of Dur
poses of taxation-in itself transparent
ly absurd-the further assumption of
the deficit as the cause of gold redemp-
tions became logical and necessary
partisan step. Weak as human nature
still remains, it is not surprising that
blame for the results Of their own stu
.pidity should be thus thrown onto
other shoulders. q So Mr.. Dingley franz
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-17

The Heron Lake reprint of the st. Paul
G l o b has Just discovered that Mr.. Bryan
is not Democrat. Will the aforesaid oracle
kindly inform US to what species the editor
Democrat
If the o b e is ''the aforesaid oracle'' Of
Wo.stoncroft belongs to the genus homo with
a sitter backbone, more graye matter in his
brains. more pure Democracy in his princi-
pies, and more courage to maintain them,
than has the-wen, comparisons are always
odious.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-17
sewall,s Dirigo Missing.

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. May 1s.-The
American ship Dirigo, owned by Arthur
Sewall. Of Maine and commanded by Capt.
Goodwin, is thirty-fve days overdue on her
voyage around the horn. She sailed from
New York ITO days ago. carrying crew of
forty men. On Jan. 25 the Dirigo was spoken
off Cape Horn by the British ship Howth.
Signals were exchanged. and the captain Of
the Howth determined to beat the American
ship into San Francisco if possible. Two days
later heavy gales sprang up lasting three
days. The Howth arrived in port April 10,
but nothing has been heard of the Dirigo.
The Dirfgo is the first four-nasted steel ship
ever built in the United States. She is 1855
tons and was launched In 1894.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-17
SPREAD TT ON THICK.

We are in receipt of pamphlet con-
tanning the argument presented to the
finance committee of the senate by the
tanners, belt and shoe makers, mainly
in states east OF Chicago. against TAX
ing hides from the free and putting
from one Of the firms calls attention
to It and asks consideration OF it. We
have already expressed our opinion Of
this proposed tax. AS Democrats, we.
oppose taking anything from the free
list that has once gained freedom there
and returning 1t to a commercial slave
ry. We would increase instead Of de-
crease the free list. But this is not our
funeral. We had that two years ago
and the trumpet Of resurrection has
not yet sounded The present cere--
monies are those of the Republican
party. 1t furnishes the programme,
manages the performance and will sup
ply the corpse. We will indulge our
selves in the privilege of criticising and
commenting, but know very well that
to give either in the nature of advice
would be to waste good counsel. We are
convinced that the Republicans are
making very smooth and easy the road
for Democrats to travel to victory, and,
at the same time are making swift
and easy descent their path to the
tomb. With this we are content
AS long as the Republicans are bent
on this course, and no earthly power
can prevent them, we confess that we
are glad to see them spreading pro-
lection on In thick layers. The country
might stand a moderate dose and take
it to save trouble, but such doses as
the Dingley and Aldrich bill administ-
ers are sure to cause nausea Besides
these reasons for passing by this argu-
ment Of the leather men without going
into it, we cannot see why we should
exert ourselves to get their raw ma
teria1 for them free Of taxation when
they are all so unanimous that their
product, in all it's various forms, must
be amply protected. We fail to dis
cover anywhere in this pamphlet any
thing to indicate that these gentlemen
look upon tax on imports of shoes,
belts, thread and other manufactures
of leather with anything but warm ap-
proval, or any hint of willingness to
have the tax on them abated or even
partially diminished. We gather that
they regard protection for their pro-
ducts as a commendable and good
thing and protection to their material
as a very bad thing. The same kind of
logic that makes us favor low tariff
would, were we Republicans, make US
support this tax on hides, for We cam
not for the life Of us see the sense or
honesty of taxing shoes and freeing the
leather they are made from. We
are indebted to the gentlemen for
their courtesy in sending usatheir very
able argument, but, under the cir
cumstances stated, we must decline the
request TO aid them. We prefer to see
taxation laid on thick and with gener-
Gus hands.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-17

It is amusing to read in such papers as the
Louisville Courier-Journal. the st. Paul
G o b e, the Chicago Chronicle and other so
called Democratic journals, the articles that
now appear, attacking the Republican admin
istration and the Republican party generally.
It was only last fali that these same editorial
writers were urging their readers to vote
for Mckinley and the very administration they
are now roundly abusing. ng.-Jamestown Alert.
There are still people who persist in ly-
ing. apparently for the3mere pleasure Of It.
II the Alert can point out one instance in
which the / o b es editorial writer's urged
their readers to vote for Mckinley" we will
contribute one thousand dollars to any charity
that It may select.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-17

WASHINGTON, May 16.-The beet sugar
seed which the agricultural department has
been distributing is practically exhausted,
about 1000 pounds having been sent out to
The seed has been distributed in packages of
from one ounce to half pound purely for ex-
perimental purposes. The beets grown from
the seed will be analysed and the saccharine
matter determined to ascertain where beets
can be pro1tably grown for the production of
sugar
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-17
High Water Caused Failure

CLEVELAND, Miss, May 16.-L. v. BOYLE
& Co., Of Boyle. Miss, made an assignment
Of their mill. lumber and a township of land.
steam railroad stock, and, in fact, everything
they owned, valued at Sl00,000 They will
apply for a receiver at Greenville, Miss, on
the 2Sth of May, They are involved about
$4,000. The high water is the cause of the
assignment
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-17

II the public examiner will make as thor
ough and complete an examination Of banks
as he has an Investigation of Hennepin- county
AFFAIRS and give the result of his findings as
wide and as prompt publicity, he will do
exactly what people expect Of him and what
they have censured and criticised him for not
having done.-Morris Sun
There is another ST." II the governor will
act on the reports Of the bank examiner in
stead of pigeon-holing them. except when some
luckless, Democratic county official is re-
ported dereHct-then that will follow which
the Sun predicts.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-17
cut the child,s Throat.

PHILADELPHIA, May 16.-Frank Machem-
or, an insane lad Of nineteen years, this aft
ernoon cut the throat of Mabel Kurtz. the
seyer-year-old daughter of Adolph Kurtz
was removed to the Sanitarian hospital, and
the physicians there say there is very little
hope of saving her life. Machemer is in
CUSTODY
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-17
Two More Gunboats Ready.

BATH, Me-, May 16.-The gunboats New
port and vicksburg, which have just been
completed by the Bath iron works, will prob
ably have their trial trips some time within
the next two weeks. The exact date has
as the company has notified the navy de-
partment that both boats are ready 1t is
thought that May 25 viii be about the time
the first boat, which will be the Newport,
will be tried.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-17
Two Lost at Sea.

BOSTON, Mass. May 16.-The British bark
Orari arrived today, 125 days from Sydney.
Capt. Fowkes reports the loss of two of his
seamen, one a led named Alfred Lambert, of
Bradford, England who was lost overheard
Feb. IA, and the other Henry Frances, thirty
years old, who joined the ship at Sydney,
and who died Of dysentery March II.