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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1897-10-05
OVER THAN FOR23YEARS
--QrTNF OF BUSINESS CON
TINUES LARGER.
INDUSTRIES HAVE TO INCREASE FORCE
..,, Manufacture Further Expands by Demand
r., Finished Products Failures For Week
r94 Against 299 For the Same
Time Last Year.

.w York, Oct. 1. Bradstreets to-
arrow will say:
~.noro1 trade is marked by Increased
+;r;+v in wool, hides, ron and steel
4ho;r manufactured products, Dut
~ in the q~uarantined districts
most at q standstiil, and at an eA-
+ . few northwestern distributing cen
IN spring wheat States, where ousl-
& relatively most active, there Is d
- 70 the demand for dry goOds, mats
cLothiug. Favorable reports come
e~om a egiOn extending from Nn
III NJ 70 ST, Paul and from Omaha u
~lI1wankee. The tendency IS 10 !h1l0"o1
ls+iratps of the wheat crops anu ln0Ae"'0
rbe probable yield Of cotton
INC nrices movement shows q long
Fs+ of unchanged quotations TINS "eeN'
;nclndiug various iron and steel sAFlTs'
wool. hides, print cloths, lunlOeI' H"TS'
conner. pork, beef, coffee ana sugar IL
craasps are confined to a nominal au
60 for anthracite coal, % cents tor
Bessemer pig iron, fractlondl s'Ino 80
-ronlan goods. Potatoes nave reacleu
from the extremely high prices at tne
-ros+ and cotton is off further. Lead Is
1aTTor as are corn, oats and nour' III
~ry,nnathv with wheat, which dropped <
aon+s ON Bradstreet's reported increase
of nearly 1O,OO0,OOO buShts III 'He
worlds visible stocks N
Wheat Clour included aS Nheat' tA,
,or+e from both coasts OF me Ohlteu
States and Montreal this week sl1Shu9
exceed those of last week, the toLaI a.
oregating 5,924,246 bushels, a2alnst D.
~OS.S25 bushels last week. f,-to,-' II II
me week a year ago, -t"-2'ooQ
IN 1895, 3,243,fO . La>.es III 1851 anu
2fS9,0OO bushels IN i.'". C9L4 1AP0L"
show a considerable I..-44 on me ~
tai being 3,iOS,60l bushels against r.
900 600 bushels last ".E. 3,lb0,OOt
bushels a year ago, 1.~-t24 ou>.leIS III
1901. $4,000 bushels il eJ4 II OtZ,OOl
bushels in 1898.
The total number # IsIncss failures
IN the United States fay he months re
norted by Bradstreefs p q @e-
crease of 10 per cent ? the cores
bonding total - year, SIX per cent
more t5ap ksnd II fr cent fever ,"a
fba IN he PERIOD OF 30
=, as ,3ys saE.s foi71 @ssall< t5s t4s4. ood 5iF Ina
Mites total of 80 per 51t smaller thar
one wear ago. about SIX per cent larger
+ban in nine months of 90 and Of 9
and 81 ner cent less than in the CORES
nonding period of '93. The rate of fail
1res in proportion to the number in bust
ness is decreasing. With reference to liza
bilities the falling off is noticeably rapid
Business failures throughout the DO
minion of Canada amounted to E.5O-
for the past 8 months, a falling off a
compared with last year OF 100, or les
than ten per cent. Total liabilities ar,
aAJ,653. 900 this year against $12,219,
900 last year.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1897-10-05

New York, Oct. 1.-The total bank
c~learings in the United States for the
week were $1,21S,225 9S1; per cent. in
crease Bel. Exclusive Of New York,
$460,427, 800; per cent. increase 17.9.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-14
MINNEAPOLIS
OFFICE 20 SOUTH FOURTH STREET.
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBULEs.

Harry Cutler, about twenty years of age.
was taken to the central station yesterday
morning after having exhibited unmistakable
symptoms of insanity.
SHAFT No. - the electrical comedy drama
which created something of a sensation by
reason of its new and novel electrical effects,
will begin a weeks engagement at the Bl1ou
this afternoon.
Delbert F. Terrell, thirty-seven years Of
age died of pneumonia at Asbury hospital
Friday morning. The funeral will take place
at > o'clock this afternoon from the residence
of Edward f. Terrell, 1920 Pleasant avenue.
The interment will be at Lakewood.
Mrs. Courdat, who came to the city last
summer from Paris instructor in the
French language, has been seriously i'll at
her home on Twelfth street for some time,
and was Friday removed to the Northwestern
hospital for care and treatment.
Insurance companies are being advised that
action will soon be begun against the city Of
Minneapolis by the insurance companies in
terested, for alleged negligence in the care
of hydTants and water pipes prior to the fire
which destroyed the Security warehouse July
10 last.
Miss Grace Erickson died at o'clock yes
terday morning at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. l. L. Erickson. SIS Sixteenth
avenue south. Miss Erickson had an unusu-
ally large circle of acquaintance. Her death
was particularly sad and sudden. She had
been i'll for some time, but was expected to
live until spring.
open his engagement at the Metropolitan to-
morrow evening = Richard L." which will
be repeated at the saturday matinee. Louis
NJ" Tuesday night. "Ingomar" will be the
bill at the Wednesday matinee "Othello"
Wednesday night; Julius Caesar Thursday
night and Hamlet Friday night Mr..
Keene has not yet selected the play for Sat
urday night.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-14
THE SAME OLD FIGHT.
Lutherans Ge rno Warm Debate
Over Their Colleges

There was warm debate, or rather an ora
torlcal ngnt, on at the Lutheran conference
at the Bethlehem Lutheran church in North
Minneapolis yesterday. The trouble arose over
pToposltloh TO aooiish the upper two classes
in the Gustavus Adolphus college at ST. peter
and to make that simply preparatory school
The proposition was the result OF a recent
request to the synod, asking that the ner
capita tax Tor the support OF the Rock Island
college be increased from 10 to Is cents
lnasmuch as the St. Peter college hoard
TettiOned the conference for an ann0rnriatIon
or $4,000 and also for a special contribution
for the maintenance of that school some Of
the members or the conference thought that II
was about time to- retrench somewhere or at
Ieast ADOPT some Definite system that would
prevent sudden ana exhaustive calls upon the
cnurch treasury. That simmered the cues
ton down to this:
Snail each conference maintain its own COL
lege complete, or shall there be but one com
plete college as the Capitalization of the edu
cdtlonal system ana reduction of the con-
ference colleges to mere Preparatory schooIs2
OF course the Capitalization nIan vonId he
more economical, but some of the conferences
OF Whlch there are eight have maintsinad
thelr own colleges so long that merely as a
matter or pride they wish to keep them up If
the expense is not too great.
1t was suggested that a. tax Of 20 cents nor
capita would amply provide for the senarsta
colege system and maintain the big COLLEGE
at Rock Island, too. Nothing definite Vas
arrived St. IL was announced that the vari-
1us Lutheran pulpits would be filed Sunday
ny Elsitlhg members of the conference.
me local clergy are much gratified with the
showing that the present conference il mal,ino
III the matter OF attendance The confar
9hce covers Minnesota, North and Soutb IA
hota western Wisconsin and Canada There
are iuHy 400 visiting clergymen in attendance
a. ln re meetings. which will continue until
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-14
WILL LET 1T ALONE.
Milk Ordinance of the City All Right
1t Stands

Henry j. Gjertsen yesterday appeared before
the committee on health hospitals and ordin-
ances at the office of the health commissioner
at the city hall, and presented a Detitfon
which he had prepared at the instance of a
number OF the milkmen Of the city and sur
rounding districts. asking that section 3 Of
the ordinance, providing for the inspection Of
milk, dalries and dairy herds, and regulating
the SAFE OF milk In the city, as amended March
20, 1895, be modified. The spirit Of the ordfn-
ance was characterized by the petitioners
sixty IN number, as being unreasonable and
oppressive, and the desire was that it he
amended by striking out that section autbnr7
iz1ng the health department to use tubercu1ine
tests as diagnostic agent
The reasons assigned In support of tho "a
quest were in substance that practical en-
perience had shown that the tests were I'm
reliable, and that perfectly healthy cow
was Just as likely to be condemned under tbe
diagnosis as one affected by tuberculosis
causing irrepafable injury to the dairy inter.
ests II was further alleged that tuher-
cunne, commonly known as Koch's lvmDh
injected promiscuously into herds Of cattle in
Jured healthy cows, drying up and Iessening
their value. The petition gurported to renra9
sent the views of 300 dairymen, having an az
Gregate property interest Of So 800 600 and
employing 1900 men. @to
The subject was thoroughly considered h,,
the members of the committees prof poD
no!ds, of the state experimental station was
present by request, and related his exneri
ence in dealing with the test in question ana
spoke or the results as the only safe and
Satisfactory to be had. He denied that the
nJecuon OF the lymph interferred with the
worth OF the cows or permanently iniurnd
the animal. He further stated that the nros-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-14
WILL MEET AT WHIMAR
Ahtl-secret Convention Is Called for
Feb. "a and ID

ne minnesota Christian association will,
t ~ al lHterdenemlnatioGal anti-seeret socfe-
~ colV ehtlon at Wilimar Feb % and q Tho
tto-loWlng committee on arrangements and an
ornament is in charge at WiIlmar. prof IT
Nelson. n'e'' a. r.
ne executive committee of the association
Is composed as follows: President Rev q
!; Petrle, Minneapolis first vice nrestdant
lol. n =. STUB; second vice president and
CORRESPONDING secretary, Rev. W. Fentnn Ct
T Ifir; recording secretary, Rev. J. Halyorson.
Minneapolis. "i''
ton is: WV @'" 0oAFen-
Tuesday. Feb. Observation-Disclosures,
exercises; welcome, by Prof H. S. HiIIe5Ce:
response, by w. Fenton; business, and an,
Po;nt1Ag committees; lecture Lodge Life
4slmlcal to Church Life" by Rev C. J,
retire, D. d.; testimonies and remarks.
81, LFenlRg = Devotional exercises; lecture
ne Religlon of Secrecy, True and False. ;;
by Rev. T. c.. Sproul.
Wednesday, Feb Observation-Disclosures
exercises; lecture, in the Norwegian Ian
guage; Relation Between the Christian
ChuTch and the Lodge by Rev. F. E.
dyniid; addresses and open parliament
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS exercises; business
ana reports OF committees; lecture ''The Re-
latlon OF Masonry to Mohammadanism and
christianity" by Rev! J. Halvorson: adj
dresses and questions and answers.
Evening = Devotional exercises; lecture
Evils CT Secret Societies." by Rev. L.
johnston; business meeting
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-14
rom Waneta to Trail is about ten

from Waneta to Trail is about ten
miles.
1T need not be a matter Of surprise
if the Great Northern builds this
branch during the present year. Presi-
dent Hill, of that road, went to New
York the other day, accompanied by
Mr.. Stephens, his chief engineer, and
it is hardly probable that he would
have taken Mr.. Stephens unless the
purpose Of his visit was to arrange
for some important construction work.
''The Northern Pacific is just as anx-
ious to get a foothold in Kootenai as
the Great Northern. What lends color
to the story that the Northern Pacific
has bonded the land on the south OF
the Trail toWnsite is the fact that
agents Of that company are known to
have been at Trail frequently of late
But the more probable course Of the
Northern Pacific would be to make
a close alliance with Mr.. Corbin, Of
the Spokane Falls & Northern. The
personal relations between Mr.. Corbin
and the Northern Pacific people have
always been Of the most pleasant char
acter. 1t was the Northern Pacific
which purchased in 1883 the road that
Mr.. Corbin built from Hauser juno
ton to Occur d'Alene City, and the
narrow gauge from Mission, on the
Occur d Alene river, into the Occur
d'Alene mines. 1t has often been
limited Of late that the Northern Pacific
would try to secure the Spokane Falls
& Northern, Nelson & Fort Sheppard
and Red Mountain lines.
But there is another factor to be
considered. and that is the Canadian
Pacific. That company proposes to
get into the Kootenai county with both
feet, and the one thorne in the flesh
to them Is the Corbin system, which
comes from the south and spreads
out like a fan all over the Canadian
Pacific territory. Would it strike any
body, therefore, as being unreasonable
If the Canadian Pacific tried to get the
Corbin system? 1t would give an out
let to Spokane and the south, and re-
move a dangerous rival. 1t is pretty
certain that the Canadian Pacific has
come to an understanding with Mr.
HeinZe, and that the understanding
consists of traffic arrangement by
which Canadian Pacific cars are to
run into Trail and Rossland over the
Columbia & Western from Robson,
with certain collateral provisions, such
as the delivery Of ores from the SLOGAN
country to the Trail smelter. The next
thing is to deal with the Corbin sys-
TEN, and we think a great deal more
is going on in this direction than the
outside world suspects"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-14

she would be in her normal mind today If she
slept well during the night.
superintendent of Police Smith had a brief
interview with the woman last night, and she
rehearsed the old story once more. Just
what she said he would not give out. but
the police are now fully convinced Of Han
sens guilt there is no doubt. From what
can be learned, 1t seems more than probable
that she has confessed. and that her story
is now in the possession of the county attor-
ney. What weight this will make, taken as
1t was IN the woman's present state OF mind
remains to be seen. The police show them
selves thoroughly disinclined to talk on the
matter, but their every action indicates that
they are OF the opinion that they have the
murderer in custody. The detectives are
known to be on the hunt for every little clue
which can be used in convictng the prisoner
Asked point blank yesterday If the woman
had made confession, Superintendent Smith
replied in manner, while eyasiye, that was
make confession" he said. "You know that
the county attorney and stenOgrapher were
with her, and you can draw your own con-
clusions."
Il will say that every utterance of the
woman that 1 have heard during the last
few days has been such as to convince me
that Hansen IS the guilty man. l believe
that he is the murderer Of Benson. l admit
that it is easier to be convinced of a mans
guilt than TO convict him. but you can take
my opinion for what it is worth. | do not
care to discuss the latest developments in the
case any further. | don't wish to appear
mysterious, but at the same time l don't
"-Si 10 uiSCIOSe anything WntCn might De
injurious TO the case we have against Han
SEN"
Hansen the same. calm unconcerned
individual last night. He still remains at
the South side police station, where no one
but the officials are allowed to see and talk
with him. He was reading and taking life
easy last night, and seemed to be the most
unconcerned individual in the world in spite
of the serious charge which is likely to be
made against him. The detectives held an
other interview with him yesterday after
neon, having secured evidence against him,
which they thought could be used to wiring
a confession from him. However, it was OF
no avail. for Hansen maintained his inno-
cence, and further than that, he would ont
talk.
Although the latest developments have not
been made public it is easy to see that some
evidence against Hansen has been secured
the past few days. When Hansen was taken
into custody it was merely suspicion. Now
that SuEt Smith firmly believes that he has
the right man, shows that some new ma
terial has been found If the woman main
tains that her husband is guilty, after she
RECEIVERS her normal mental powers, it ought
to prove clear case against Hansen.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-14
LADIES TO HELP.
Gentler Sex Will Aid the CONNER.
cial Travellers

Among the entertaining features Of the an
nual session the grand council Of Mime
sota-Dakota .. c. T. will be a social session.
at al; which the ladies will be the hostesses.
This affair was decided upon last Thursday
at a meeting in the office Of B. F. Holbrook.
n n the Kasota block. In response to the cal
4. Murphy, Mrs. David K. Murphy, Mrs.
Cyrus Beall, Mrs. Alex. w. Crozier. Mrs.
H. I. Cameron. Mrs. Ernest Grant. Mrs "
8. Gerrish, Mrs. Fred W. Lucas, Mrs. e.
Z. Walters. Mrs. E.raH. Johnson, Mrs James
f. Ellis. Mrs. ". N. Drew, Mrs G. A.
Shelton, Miss Ella Thomas and the chairman.
Mrs. B. F. Ho!brook
These ladies formed themselves into COM
m1ttee in general and adopted the plan OF
giving the social session. 1t will take place
Saturday evening, Feb. 81 at Red Mems hall
25l Nicollet avenue, and will consist of dane
ing, cards, music and lunch. If there is the
proper interest taken in the affair it is prob
able that the ladies will give one each month
until May.
The annual session promises to be a sue
cess In every way. It will be held May 2s
and %, and has received the Endorsement OF
the Jobbers' and Manufacturers' association
The latter body has appointed a committee to
cooperate with the U. C. T.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-14
Union League Anniversary.

The fifteenth anniversary Of the establish
ment of the Union league in this city will be
celebrated at a meeting of the Union league
to be held tomorrow evening at the club
building. at Sixth and Hennepin avenue.
The officers and most of the interested work
ers propose to make the meeting a memorable
one in the leagues history by instilling new
life into it and putting it on a frmer basis
than it has enjoyed for years. No fixed pro-
gramme for the meeting has been arranged,
but the business of the occasion alone viii
be OF sufficient interest and Importance to
warrant a large attendance. The indications
are that the meeting will be distinguished by
one of the largest attendances in the history
of the league. a big majority Of the mem
bers, who number between POO and 300. are
expected. A hearty invitation is also ex
tended to all eX-members of the league.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-14
IRA is HOPEFUL.
Surely One of the Three Roads IL
Coming There


The people Of Rossland are speculat-
ing over the bonding of a large piece
OF lana adjoining the town OF Trail
Inc tract consists OF eighty acres.
abuttfng against the west bank of tho
Columbia, and there are some VINO
think that the land has been secured
for either the Northern Pacific or Great
Northern railways. The RossIand
Miner OF January 28 says:
Agents OF both companies have been
at Trail great deal in the past month.
1t is positively known that an en-
gineer in the employ Of the Great
Northern has been making careful OBJ
servations between Trail and Waneta.
Presumably this Is with the purpose
of looking up route for a branch to
the Kootenai country from the main
line 1t is absolutely certain that the
Great Northern desires to get into g.
position to secure a share of the grow
ing business of Kootenai. There is an
excellent route available from Albany
Falls. where the main line Of the Great
Northern crosses the Pend d'Oreille
Pend d'Oreille river to Waneta and
up the Columbia river to Rock island,
and thence to Trail
THE distance from Albany Falls to
the mouth of the Pend dOreille at Wa
meta is about 100 miles. Construction Of
a HE would be very inexpensive from
Albany Falls to Box canyon, as 1t
would be through the level Calspeil
valley. The forty miles from PoX can
yen to tie mouth Of the Pend d'Oreille
is through a very rough country. but
the engineering difficulties are by no
me ans insurmountable The distance
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-14
HANSEN DID TT WITH A KNIFE
His Wife Consistent I'm Her rawlings
About the Murder

The condition of Mrs. Jennie Hansen con-
fined at the central police station, did not ma
terially change yesterday from the day pre-
vious. All day log and well into the night
she kept up her incoherent muttering At
times she would cry out in a shrill loud voice
and again she would talk 10 herself in an al
most inaudible tone. All day yesterday those
attending her attempted to make her go to
sleep. but she would not have it that way,
and 1t was not until IL o'clock last night
that she quieted down. This was the first
sleep she had had in forty hours, and she was
nearly exhausted, mentally and physically
DR.. Weston. who is attending her, said
last night that she still was out of her mind
and did not know what she was talking about
The wide latitude which her mind takes
would confirm this opinion. She wanders
from the scene Of the tragedy to her life and
relatives in the old country. Then She re-
turns to the lete murder, and talks about
Benson. She still maintains that Hansen
committed the murder, and says he did it
with a knife The woman is also afraid she
will be hung. and continues to say: Il have
to tell 1t or they will hang me, they will
haEg me. She has further expressed a
fear of her husband. because she has told on
him. DR.. Weston gave 1t as his opinion that
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-14
FIGHT BY FIRENEu
Continued From First Pare.

certain supports, many Of the timbers
succumbed to the flames and the axes
or the firemen, and the rear side of
the mill presented stripped and
charred look. The machinery within
was regarded as a complete loss In
speaking of the fire and the loss, Will
lam Bassett, vice president of the COM
pany, stated that it had been closed
down since Oct l, the end of the MILL
Ing season. There had been no fire
within it since that time, and it had
been under the constant care of a
Waterman. He considered the loss
would reach about $35 000 That to the
building was comparatively insignit1-
cant as the structure was not valuable
out The machinery represented consid-
cradle improvements made last season,
and 1t would be practically a total loss.
He thought it probable they would re-
build at once.
The loss sustained by the Consol-
GATED Milling company is not large
That to the boiler room is merely nom
mai, as the heat had not the slightest
effect upon the machinery, but some
delay would ensue before it could be
got in running order again. In string
ing the hose through the big mill a
quantity of water flowed onto the floors
OF the flour mill entailing a slight loss.
The mill "B" has been running irregu-
larry for some time past 1t had
opened permanently on Tuesday.
INSURANCE.