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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-24
SHAW WILL BE CHAIRMAN.
business Mems Convention VIII
Meet In Indianapolis This Week.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-Private adj
vices which reach here from Indian
apolis are to the effect that the bust
ness mems convention, which will be
held in that city on Tuesday and
Wednesday next, will be more largely
attended than was the first convention
OF year ago. The purpose of the con-
Ventlon is to 1ndOrSe the report of the
monetary commission, which provides
a comprehensive plan for a reform of
the currency. Delegates to the number
Of $50 have announced their intention
of being present, and 1t is expected that
the actual number will be greater. A
number Of Southern and Western
states will be represented. These cir
cumstances are regarded as significant
and as showing the wide interest in the
movement Gov. Mount, Of Indiana,
will deliver the address Of welcome.
The permanent chairman of the con-
vention will be Gov. Shaw, of Iowa.
whose recent inaugural address showed
him to be in strong sympathy with the
work of currency reform. Mr.. C. Stu
art Patterson, the president of the
Uuion League of Philadelphia, and one
Of the eleven members of the monetary
commission, will present the report to
the convention and explain such cir
cumStances. connected with its prepa-
ration as will prove of interest to the
delegates.
The principal address at the first
days meeting will be delivered by
Charles S. Fairchild of New York, who
was secretary of the treasury under
the first Cleveland administration In
the evening the delegates will be en-
tertained at reception to be given by
the local commercial bodies Among
the we'll known men who will address
the convention and urge the impor-
lance of an active propaganda are
William E. Dodge, of New York;
Charles G. Homer. of Baltimore; John
c. Bullitt, of Philadelphia; Augustus
E. Wilson, of Louisville; Jacob L.
Green. of Hartford; ex-GOv. Stannard
Of Missouri. and John W. Fries, of
North Carolina.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-24
WHAT A WOMAN DID.
To Europe Six Times in Twelve
Years and Learned Six Languages.

To Europe Six Times in Twelve
Years and Learned Six Languages.
plucky American woman, who began to
support herself at 49, says the Philadelphia
can see Europe to the best advantage in u
years. Earning a small salary in a public
school. she has taken private pupils and lived
frugally and has been able to go to Europe
every other year for a two months holiday.
Her first journey was made to England
and Scotland. and was enjoyed so keenly that
She planned another one and saved money
for it during the next two years. The second
tour was through France Belgium and Hol-
land, and in order to travel comfortably she
learned French during her leisure hours.
Returning to her school work she began to
study German, and at the end of two years
ready for journey up the Rhine and
to Vienna, and thence through Dresden and
Berlin to Bremen. With renewed ardor she
plunged into the study Of Italian, and at the
end Of two years she started for Rome. She
made the round of the Italian cities, and
spent a fortnight in Switzerland. Two years
afterward she was in Spain, and was able
to speak the language.
During the last year she has made her sixth
Journey to Europe travelling through Den;
spending fortnight in Moscow. She carried
with her a fair knowledge of Swedish, and
not only knew the Russian alphabet so as to
read the street signs, but could make her
own bargains with drosky drivers and go
about without guide.
In the course of twelve years she had made
six Journeys to Europe and learned to speak
six modern languages, and she has supported
herself entirely by her earnings as a school
teacher, and has paid every penny of her
travelling expenses. Starting with a pains
taking study of the language of the country
which she was to visit, and also preparing
herself by course of reading, she has made
the best possible use of her time abroad.
The reward for all this energy and per-
severance has come in her thirtieth year. Her
knowledge of foreign languages has fitted
her for broader work as a teacher. and she
has left the public schools to take a posi-
Italian in a high school for young w$en.
There may be higher aims than those or
dinarily involved in foreign travel, but the
persistency of this American girl in Carrying
out her plans is worthy of praise. 1t is a
great gain in any human life, if 1t is gov
erned by definite purpose and keeps that
purpose steadily in mind.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-24
CREW TOO HASTY.
Abandoned Steamer Which Fi-
naIIy Drifts to Safety.

PORT TOWNSEND. Wash, Jan. 90.
Three weeks ago the steamship Com
monwealth, of Liverpool, in command
of Capt. James, with crew of thirty
men, while en- route from Kobe to Port
land broke her shaft and was aban-
doned The steamer drifted in mid
ocean, finally bringing up in Nootka
sound on Vancouver island, where she
was found Wednesday by the steamer
Willapa. Search was made for the
crew and they We're finally found in a
friendly cove. The following day the
crew were restored to the Common
wealth and the Willapa towed her to
Sydney. The Commonwealth is unin-
jured, and the salvage to the Willapa
will amount to 100000
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-24
DIED.

GARVEY-In st. Paul, at late residence, $50
Grove street. Sunday, Jan. g. at $3.50 a. m,
H. c. Garvey, aged So years. Funeral from
above residence Tuesday. Jan. %, at $50
a. m. Service at ST. Mary's church at Q
o'clock
GERMAIN-In st. Paul, at late residence, No.
971 Dayton avenue, Sunday, Jan. o. at $50
p. M, N. E. German, aged 55 years
Funeral from above residence Tuesday
An. %, at $50 a. N. Service at st. Luke's
church at o'clock
FOR ERALS-Hearses, "a; carriages, So;
at Schroeder's Livery, 20 West Fourth st. !,
and at MOrehead & HOrrigan's, $40 East
Ninth and 48S Selby av.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-24
Ta1maggs HONEYMOON.

CLEVELAND, o., Jan. 23-Rev. Dr. Tai
mage and bride passed the day at their hotel
in this city. Tomorrow morning they will
depart for Buffalo and from that city they
will go to New York. for stay Of few
days before returning to Washington. DR.
Talmage said today that there was nothing
sensational. He has known his wife for about
three years. His wedding was a quiet affair
because of recent deaths in the family of his
wife
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-24
GO TO NEW YORK TO DINE.
Gov. Griegs to Be Bnnqueted by
His Staff.

TRENTON, N. J., Jan. %. = Gov.
Griggs, in honor Of his selection as at
torney general of the United States,
will be complimented by a dinner Civ
en- by his personal staff and state Of
ficials at the Waldorf-Astoria, New
York, on either Feb. 10 or e. United
States Senators Sewell and Smith and
the New Jersey congressman will be
invited guests. Gov. Griggs on the oc-
casion will receive a costly service.
The executive will resign as soon as he
is confirmed as attorney general, and
Senator Voorhees, will become acting
governor.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-24
French Baron Dead.

PARIS, Jan. E.-Baron Rene Charles Fran.
co.'s Reille, member of the chamber of dep,
utles for Castres, department of Tarn, Is
dead. The late Baron Relic was the son OF
Marechal lie Comte Reille, one of the most
celebrated soldiers Of the first empire, and
grandson OF Marechal Massena. He was born
in Paris Feb. H. 1886 He cast his ballot ir
the chamber for the war with Prussia in 1870
and took an important part in the defense OF
Paris. In 1877 he appointed under sec
rotary OF state by NJ. Fourtou, in the min
istry Of that day.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-24
VIII Defend Sailors.

BALTIMORE, Nd. Jan. 23.-J. Havelock
Wilson, M. P, president Of the International
Sailors and Firemen's 5union, with headquar-
tiers in London, England, is in Baltimore on
behalf of the sailors Of the British steamer
Ursula Bright, who are in custody here,
charged with mutinous conduct on the high
seas The men are members of the interna-
tional union, and hearing that Mr.. Wilson was
In this country, telegraphed him in New York
to take charge of their case, which will be
taken I'D tomorrow.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-24
"IkIOndyIke RnIIetin.n

A 16-page paper, published Mondays
by the 500 Line. contains important
and direct information from Alaska;
Lowest Rates, How to Obtain Outfits,
and other invaluable information.
To be placed on the mailing list, send
six cents in stamps to w. r. Galloway,
G. P. A, Minneapolis, MINI.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-24
Government,s veto Ipnored.

ROME, Jan. 23.-Signor Amiliare Capriani,
the Italian Socialist leader, whose election
to the chamber of deputies for FOrlt in July
last was annulled by the government, has
been reelected deputy for Forli
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-24
ENGINEERS WILL BALLOT.
VIII Probably Decide to Resume
Work.

LONDON, Jan 23-The executive
committee of the London engineers has
issued circular advising the men to
accept the employers terms. A ballot
of the men has been fixed for Tuesday
next, and it is probable that work will
be resumed on the following Monday.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-24
Hunters of Men.

During the open hunting season in Maine
fourteen men have been shot in the woods
by hunters 1t is claimed that the man who
do this kind of shooting know that they are
aiming at other men, but are SO excited that
they cannot help firing.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-24
Five Routes to Alaska.

The Soo-Pacific is the only Line Of
fering Five direct Routes to the Klon-
dixie. For Lowest Rates and latest
Printed Matter. apply City Ticket Of
flee, 39S Robert street
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-24
NEWFOUNDLAND ICEBoUND.
Bergs Close In the Island and
Prevent Navigation.

ST. JOHNS, N. F., Jan. pa succession Of
northeast gales is driving the Arctic foe in
upon the whole northern coast of this island
and closing navigation for the winter. Sew
eral steamers and o:her vessels lying in this
caught by the barrier and kept here until the
wind changes. Numbers of people in the
northern bays are in a destitute condition.
but it will be difficult. 10 get relief to them
now.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-24
Service STRINGS.

Pittsburg fremen are now permitted to
wear service stripes on their sleeves. differ
ent colors denoting various terms Of service,
up to a golden stripe for five years.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-24
reduced Grain TarifYs.

ROME. Jan. 23.-King Humbert has signed
a decree reducing the customs tariff on oe-
reals from ~ to lire until April 80. 1t will
come into operation Tuesday next.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-24

anna canal notoriety, was permitted TO take
snort drive yesterday. 1t was the first tima
he had left his house at Bournemouth in fvt
years.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-24
EngIish NavicnbIe Streams.

There are nearly 5000 miles of navigable
waters in the United Kingdom.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-24
Eerz Able to Drive ONT.

LONDON, Jan. 2s.-cornelius Herr. of Pan
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-08-18
STATE OF NEBRASKA
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON.
DENSED FORM.
Herbert v. Baker Of Bellevue Held
for the Murder of Elmer f.. Green
Autopsy Eiicits Evidence that
Causes His Arrest for the Crime.
Baker Held for Murder.

County Attorney w. Il. Patrick filed a
complaint with Justice of the Peace Goss
at Bellevue, charging Herbert V. Baker
with the murder of Elmer F. Green. The
complaint followed the verdict returned
by the cOroner's jury. Baker was imme-
diately placed in charge of an officer and
it is probable that lie will be able to give
bail. Murder in the second degree is what
is charged in the complaint. The autopsy
showed that the shots which caused
Green's death were fired by Baker. 1t
was thought at first that Green had com
mtted suicide Immediately after shooting
his wife, but it appears that the bullet in
tended of himself did not prove fatal.
The two bullets from Bakers revolver
were of different caliber, from those fired
by Green and were found TO have been the
direct cause of death.
The part played by Baker, the brother of
Mrs. Green, is stated by some eyewitnesses
as follows: He appeared on the scene as
Green was following his sister down the
road and started i'll pursuit His sister
Was shot before he could overtal1e the
couple and Green had also shot himself.
Under the intense excitement he fired
point blank at the corpse; but the cart
:idges were simply wasted. Green had
already been dead two or three minutes.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-08-18
An Eel.skin Factory.

One of the strangest factories that
ever existed, and what is more, pays
handsomely for its existence, is stu
ated in a quiet street in the neighbor-
hood of London bridge. Here are pre-
pared and manufactured various arti-
cles from the skin of the commonplace
eel.
The skins are manipulated by numer-
Gus complicated processes until they re-
semble and would easily be taken for
leather. althorch Of a more gelatinous
and pliable nature. This strange COM
modify is cut into long thin strips and
plated very closely together for whip
lashes, and to cover portions of the
handles of more expensive whips. Ger
tain kinds of lashes and harness-laces
are also made of eel-skin.
This leather is almost indispensable
in articles of this description, where
f1exibility allied with an uncommon
toughness is desired.-Golden Penny.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-08-18

our representatives return to the United
States as early as Nov 1, the President
may call the Senate in extra session about
Nov. 10 to ratify the treaty. or he may
await the regular session. Should an ex-
ira session be called it could not. accord
ing to any. estimate worth considering.
finally act upon the treaty Bef0re-Dec-1
The treaty would have no force until rati-
fed by the Senate and signed by the
President. hence by the speedest action it
will not be operative before the assem-
bling of Congress in regular session. Con
servative estimates place the declaration
of peace about Jan. 1.
Congress is expected to make prompt
provision to meet the new conditions soon
after assembling. and will among other
things provide for an army to control the
new territory of the United States. The
President does not expect to call Congress
in extra session to extend the enlistment
Of the volunteers who entered the war to
serve three years or until the purpose
for which they were called into the SER
vice has been accomplished" 1t is not
believed that the volunteers will be mus
tered out of the service in any numbers
within the next six months.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-08-18
BANK is HELD RESPONSIBLE
Judge Passes on One Phase of the
Depository Law.

Judge Munger has filed an opinion in
the case of the State of Nebraska against
the First National Bank of Orleans. In
order to become state depository under
the laws of Nebraska the bank gave a
bond for $l25,0)O signed by the bank as
principal and by John NJ. Burton, George
w. Burton, Pat Gibbons, John 0. Hotf-
man and M. f. Burton as sureties.
State money to the amount of $685.
900 was received into the bank on
which 8 per cent. interest was paid.
Later the bank became insolvent and suit
was brought for the recovery of the
money. The defendants filed geneSal
demurrer to the plaintiffs petition i'll
which they allege that the transaction
was one of borrowing money, not one of
receiving money on deposit, and that said
borrowing was in violation of the national
banking act and that as a result the sure
ties were not liable for the money. Judge
Munger overruled the demurrer, holding
that the transaction was a deposit of pub
lie money and not borrowing and that
even if it were regarded as loan it would
not be III violation of the authority con-
ferred on national banks.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-08-18

L. w. Ellington, in Good Words,
sums up the history and achievements
of carrier pigeons, matter interesting
to us all. In ancient Egypt and IL
China, centuries ago, pigeons served a:
messengers. The Greeks and Caesar
trained them for war service before tbs
coming of Christ. They carried mes
sages from the Paynims in the garrison
Of Acre over the heads Of Occur de Liol
and his host Mr.. Ellington asserts
too, that during the siege of Paris, in
two winter months forfy-eight day
mails and nearly 1,200 night mails,
with large sums Of money inclosed,
were sent by pigeons between Paris
and London, through the clouds above
the beleaguering German hosts. More
than million letters were safely car
ried. One Of these pigeons, 4 homer"
recently made journey from France to
England of $50 miles in twelve hours.
To the thoughtful mind, one Of the
most significant facts presented in the
present war is that SO many of the old
methods are still in use, despite elec-
tricity on shore and huge armored yes
sells at sea. The great motives, too,
which sway the hearts of combatants
are in no whit different from those
which drove men to battle before
Christ was born. The American farm
boy, who goes out as a private to die
in Cuban swamps, or the intrepid
\
libe-ately sinks a ship while under the
enemy's fire, hears the same call from
his country that drove the shepherd
boy Of Israel to go out and face the
giant with his sling. The time of the
world is struck through the ages with
many different clocks, but the hourg
are the same.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-08-18
Chinese Residents Loyal.

Chinese residents of Pittsburg, Pa,
evinced their allegiance to the United
States by raising an American flag on a
pole costing several hundred dollars, and
saluting the flag with cannons and with
firecrackers which were hung in immense
festoons from wires stretched across the
street Lee Yung, laundry man, made
a speech in English. He said the Chinese
were thankful for the liberties they enjoy
ed undeE the Stars and Stripes, and were
ready to fight for the flag as Dewey's
Chinese had fought at Manila.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-08-18

When a man fails in business and is
unable to pay his bills, it is important
that there should be some law under
| which the persons to whom he owes
| money may receive each his fair share
of whatever property may be applied
| toward the settlement of his, debts. 1t
is quite as important, if the failure has
been an honest one, that the debtor, af-
ter he has done everything he can to
pay his debts, should be relieved from
further responsibility for them, and
should be able to start again. The new
bankruptcy law, which Congress has
recently enacted, is intended to accom-
plish both of these purposes. 1t has
provisions for voluntary bankruptcy, in
which the proceedings are begun by
the debtor himself, and for voluntary
bankruptcy, in which those to whom he
owes money takes steps to secure as
much as possible of what is due them.
We have been without national bank
ruptcy law for twenty years, and for a
large part of that time Congress has
had some bankruptcy bill under con-
sideration. 1t has been extremely diff
and to frame a measure which should
be just to creditors without seeming to
bear hardly upon debtors. Yet the need
of a national law has become every
year more urgent, because the differ
ent State laws vary widely in their pro-
visions, and no State law can absolye a
man from the payment Of debts due
to non-residents. The new law has the
advantage of being extremely simple
and inexpensive in its machinery. The
most striking feature of the law is the
new definition of insolvency on which
it is based. Hitherto a man has been
insolvent who could not pay his debts
when they were due. But under this
law a man is not insolvent unless his
entire property, at a fair valuation, is
insufficient to meet his debts. This
helps the debtor, by reckoning to his
credit all property which, even though
he canot turn it Immediately into cash,
has actual value. The law exempts
ceedings in involuntary bankruptcy. 1t
recognizes only two offenses, one per-
jury, and the other the concealment Of
property from a trustee. Only when
one of these crimes has been commit
ted, or fraudulent books have been
kept, can a debtor be refused dis
charge from his debts. The law makes
void all fictitious sales or transfers Of
property to get it out of the way Of
creditors; and it does not allow debt
or to prefer" creditors, that is, to turn
his property over to certain creditors
to the exclusion Of others. The ten
dency of a good national bankruptcy
law, which gives an honest debtor re-
lease from debts which he cannot pay,
and distributes assets fairly among
creditors. is to diminish the risks Of
business and to strengthen credit.
Much is hoped for from the new law in
these directions.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-08-18
Two Bows Killed.

Two sons of E. L. Davis, a ranchman
living near Arabia, aged II and years,
were killed by sand blowout. They had
left their home to pick sand cherries and
not returning, search was made, which re-
suited in finding them buried beneath the
sand. Their pals were filled with berries
and it is supposed that after having picked
their berries the children went to the side
of the blowout to play and in playing bur-
rowed into the side of the blowout until
the sand above fell in great mass upon
them. One foot of the smaller boy was
left uncovered, which led to the discovery
of the bodies
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-08-18
WHEN WILL our BOYS RETURN ?
Question Discussed by Officials Pend
ing Peace Negotiations.
yCo chin cnacfaI.

ing iea.e NegOtIatlOIlss
Washington special:
A subject now agitating the minds OF
many of the older folks at home and most
of the young men who enlisted in the vol
unteer service for the war with Spain re-
lates to when the volunteers will be mus
tered out, and whether under the law
their term of enlistment necessarily ex-
pires with the signing of the treaty of
peace. Representative Hull, chairman of
the Committee ON Military Affairs, who
drafted the volunteer act of the last ses
sion, is quoted as expressing the opinion
that an extra session of Congress will be
necessary to frame new laws for the vol
unteer army that the Government may
not be deprived of the valuable assistance
of that part of the service at a time when
it will be most needed to assist in restor-
ing order in Cuba and Porto Rico and
maybe in the Philippines
At present volunteers are furnishing
the garrison at Honolulu, and regulars are
not available to relieve them under sev-
eral months. While it is true that under
the terms offered Spain by this Govern
ment her sovereignty must be relinquish-
ed in Cuba and Porto Rico before peace
negotiations will be undertaken, it is not
expected that the peace commissioners
will be appointed much before Sept. /.
1t can be stated upon excellent author
ity that the peace conference will be held
in Paris, and the United States commits
sioners cannot reach there much before
the middle of September. The admins
tration estimates that ninety days will be
required to agree upon the terms of the
treaty. No one in Washington well in
formed, so far as it can be ascertained,
believes that the United States commits
sioners will return with the treaty Of
peace before the assembling Of Congress
in regular session next December. Should
the peace commission reach an agreement
in less time than now allowed by promi-
nent members of the administration, and