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VOL. IV. R»m_l STICK, THE JtAHOXIST'S CAUCUS OVER THE SITUATION. Anil Decide to Continue the Tight Over the Organization— Ritldleberger to be Supported to the Bitter End— No Matter What th© Fate of GarQeliVs Nominations —The Senate Proceedings Dull and In i slpid —Ex-Senator Trice of lowa Named for Commissioner of Indian Af- -General Capital New*. The Senate. Washington, Apii] 4.— Senate resumed consideration of the pending business, the resolution for the election of Senate officers. The motion by Senator Pendleton to go into executive session was — yeas 25, nays 20. Senator Johnson quoted extracts from the Virginian, a paper edited by Riddleberger, to prove the Democracy of that gentleman and his colleague, Mahone, and the framer of the Riddlebeicer bill. The Republicans are now found supporting a man for office who had announced in that bill that the adoption of the , thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amend ments were equal in their terrible effect to the war itself. He went with some minuteness into the question of the debt of the State of Virginia, contending that any failure to pay interest on that debt was not attributable to any desire to repudiate, but to tho unfortunate .condition of affairs which prevailed immediately after the war. Senator Dawes inquired whether the Sen ator agreed with his colleague in holding that West Virginia ought to pay a part of that debt. Senator Johnston replied that he agreed with his colleague and with the supreme court of tbo United States, in holding that West Virginia should be responsible for one third. Leaving the question of debt, he in quired of Senator Dawes where ami when in Virginia anybody had to wade through blood to the ballot bos, as had been stated by that Senator. Senator Dawcs replied that the Mississippi plan was a general term, with specific names attached to the different phases of it in the different " Southern States. In one State it took the phase of blood, in another of tissue ballots, in another of forging returns. In Virginia it was called opposition to vagabond suffrage. The Senator would have to explain that phase of the general plan. Had the Sen ator forgotten that the army had been called out at Petersburg to put down violence there ? Did the Senator pretend to Kay nobody got hurt at Petersburg in the vain attempt to as sert his rights as a voter? Senator Johnston stated that the charge that there was any smothering of the Republican vote in Virginia was absolutely false. If any tissue ballots had been used in Vir ginia they had been used in his colleague's district. "Where did you get those tissue ballots''" he inquired of Senator Dawes, who staled he bad sonic in his possession. Senator Dawes— district of Norfolk was one? Senator Johnston— Was not Petersburg line? Senator Dawes— Petersburg resorted to other methods of violence. Senator Johnston— Thai is !!.. place my colleague lives in. Senator Dawes— lt is. He has seen the error of it. Senator Johnston continued bis speech, cuii lining his remarks to local questiouts, md .ominenting upon am! vindicating the meas ures adopted In Virginia by the fancier Demo crats. At the conclusion of Johnston's speech Senator Saulsbury appealed to the Republi cans to ground the weapons of rebellion against its own administration. If imy man needed party commiseration it was tho Presi dent, who had been treated with such marked disrespect by his own friends. Perhaps the President, now iv the White House, was say ing there wen: some in this chamber from whom he had not expected any better treat ment, because he had antagonized them nnd their third term man iv the Chicago conven tion, but there was llio Senator from Ohio, «horn lie bad nominated for the Presidency. Why did he sit in silence and refuse to ' consider the nomination? The Presi dent, might bo Baying, "There is no Senator from Massachusetts (Hoar). He sat with me on the electoral commission and is privy to all the secrets i hiii a party to, and I didn't expect this from him." Then the.x is the Vice President, whose name has been described with mine and whose image is stuck ii|> Inside uiy own in almost every Junk-shop. He ought not !o have turned his heel on me, atul yet he will not give any respect to my messages. He (Saulsbury) appealed to Repub licans to inarch up to duty and help save the President of their choice. Senator Dawes called attention to the fact that the last effort made to go into executive session had been rebuked l'y^i emphatic majority of the Senate. Senator Jones, Florida, denied the statement made Friday by Cogan, thaljpolitical outrages wer perpetrated in Florida. Senntor Harris moved to lay the resolution on the table. T< as 23, nays 27. Roll call followed roll call in quick succession upon delator; motions. Senator Dawes Inquired ns to when (he Democrats would permit a \ote to be taken on tlic resolution by being always met with (lie response, the first Monday In December. Finally Dawes, remaking it had become evidefli she majority of tho Senate was opposed to postponing consideration of this resolution and expressing the hope the minority would come tojmotrow prepared to st.iy untii the will of the majority was obeypd, moved to ad journ. Agreed to and Senate adjourned. He}) übl ica >t Cn il nts. Washington, Apni 4.— lt is developed that at the Republican caucus to-day it was decided not to abandon the position taken with respect to the election of officers, but to proceed as usual with tho pending Dawes 1 resolution. The CAUCUS it is <:ik\ waa quite decided that to abandon the position taken now would only lie for the majority to surrender its rights to the minority, and if it was done once il might lead to frequent repetition. The Now York i nominations were not discussed. The determination was reached after an ex haustive interchange of views, and by a vote which was snul to be substantially unanimous. The caucus discussed the suggested expediency of allowing the deadlock to be broken from time to time by executive sesssions for the confirmation of uncontented nominations, but it was decid ed, for the present, that this course would be unavoidable. The arguments e t t forth by thr Republicans were iv substance as follows: First, that the question involved in the Democratic opposi tion to the pending resolution is whether the majority or minority of the Senate shal! con- ! trol its action; that for the majority to suc i uinb tv the minority now in the "matter of choice of officers would simply pave the way i for submission to the minority in matters of greater importance hereafter, and that as there is- no legislative business to be transacted at this session, and no injury likely ! to result to public interests from delay in confirming Dominations to i.Uices already tilled, the present is the best time to meet the issue abOTe Indicated, and maintain the principle that the will of the majority must prevail. Second — That the election of candidates nominated by the majority, including Riddel bergcr, must be insisted on as a means of sus taining and promoting the alliance of th? Re publicans and independent Democrats in Vir ginia and other Southern States, in opposition to the Bourbon Democrats. It was argued in caucus that the issue was whether or not the Republican Senate will support th? alleged movement in Virginia for a free ballot and a fair count enjoined by thf nomination of Riddlebcrger, and that to abandon his proposed election would be preju dicial to success iv the fall campaign aud Dailu greatly diminish the prospect of its future spread" through other portions of the solid South. The New York nominations were not referred to, and it was noticeable the policy of delaying the transaction of executive business until after the election of Benate officers was advocated by Senators who hold diametrically opposite views in regard to the propriety of confirming these and other contested cases. Tho only other matter touched upon iv to day's meeting was tho long-continued delay in transporting the remains of the lato Senntor Carpenter to Wisconsin, and it was agreed on all hands that the members of the Senate com mittee appointed for the purpose should make immediate arrangaments for pairing and pro ceed to perform their mission. NOT QPITE SO POSITIVE. It is given out that the Republican caucus this morning resolved to continue the dead lock and fight it out. But nevertheless it is reported that the deadlock will be broken. The President yesterday urged Senator Sher mau to arrange matters so as to confirm nom inations. ' General Capital yews. Washington, April 4.— The President will send to the Senate to-morrow a number of postofflce nominations, but will hold impor tant appointments determined on. The position of commissioner of Indian af fairs has been tendered ex-Congressman Price of lowa. The attention of Secretary Blaiue was called to the imprisonment oj Boynton in Ireland. The secretary said the ca6e was receiving his serious consideration and the 6tatc department would promptly perform its duty. OHIO LOCAL ELECTIONS. Democratic Successes at Cincinnati and Columbus- At Other Points. Columbus, 0., April 4. — The elections passed off quietly to-day, and owing to the bad weather the vote was considerably smaller than is usually polled. For the first time in many years delicate or sick voters were taken to the polls in sleighs. Much scratching, on account of local issues, was done. The prob ability is that Collins, Republican candidate for mayor, is defeated by Peter 6, Democrat, and possibly the whole Democratic city ticket is elected. Cincinnati, April 4. — The election was an exciting one to-day, mainly from the fact that the Unzctte (Republican), repudiated the nomination of Chas. Jacobs, Jr., by the Re publicans, aud favorod the election ot the Democratic nominee, William Means. The vote is unequal, being full in some wards and light in others. So much scratching was done that the result cannot bo had until late. Tho general impression from returns received up to 11:30 is that Means is elected. DATTon, 0., April s.— Election returns from the city show that the entire Republican ticket has beeu elected, with majorities ranging from 200 to 1,000, a general giiin over the Presi dential vote of last fall. Cincinnati, April 4.— At 140 >. if. only twenty precincts out of fifty-five have been beard from. The6u show the vote for mayor, Hears, Democrat, G9,163; Jacob, Republican, 59,13'J; board of public works, Gessert, Democrat, GT.Ooii; Tucker, Republican, 62,009; police judg«, Schwab, Demo crat, C(3,040; Higley, Republican, 63,094; city solicitor, Raudill, Democrat, 04,037; Kumler, Republican, 06,816. This shows a vast amount of scratching was done. Mean will have 1,500 to 2,000 majority, while the greater portion of the Republican ticket will be elected. The Gazette, Kepublicau, which supported Meass, will say: His election does not indicate a Democratic victory but a triumph of law and order find public decency. The Commercial will say the Re publicans were defeated by Republican disaf fection and forebodes trouble to the party in the future. SANDt*SKT,JApriI 4. -The Republicans elect the mayor by 453 majority and have a clear majority iv the city council, school board, and have all the city offices. Toledo, 0., April 4. —The municipal dec lion passed off quietly to-day, and the returns came in slowly. Up to 1 A. m. fourteen precincts out of twenty-three give the vote for mayor as follows: Romeis, na tional, 1,487; Walker, Republican, 1,457; Stcadman, Democrat, 1,194. These ligures would seem to indicate the electiou of Romeis, but the full vote of the city will be required to decide. The Democrats undoubtedly elect Lorenzo judge of the police court, and V. P. Brown, city prosecutor. Th» Republicans claim the election of Clarence Brown as city solicitor. Cleveland, 0., April 4.— A very light vote was polled in the city elections to-day, Her rick, Republican, being elected mayor by some 1 ,500, and the whole Republican ticket car ried. Michigan Local Election. East Sagixaw, Mich., April 4. —This city elect n Republican mayor by 416 majority. The common council avill stand 11 Republicans to (I (opposition. Return? come in slowly, but indications show 'Chimney H. Gage, opposi tion candidate, is elected circuit judge for the Tenth judicial circuit. East Saginaw, Mich., April 24.— Snginaw City elects a Democratic mayor and, gives C. W. Gage, opposition to the Republican candi date for circuit judge, 697 majority. Jackson, Mich., April 4.— Dan. V. Burcll, Democrat, is elected mayor of this city by 453 majority. Rest of the city ticket Repub lican. Detroit, Mich., April 1. — The election throughout the State to-duy was for judge of the supreme court, two regents of the State university and circuit judges in twent} T -four districts. The returns come iv slowly and no definite figures can be given to-night, but there is no question of the re-election. of Isaac Mars ton, of Bay City, to the supreme bench, and the choice of Hon. Jos. F. Joy, of Detroit, e.v-Gov. Austin Blair, of Jackson, regents, all Repub licans;. There is a large number of charter elections in the State, with very mixed results. The local issues largely predominate as usual with the spring elections. In this city Judge Swift was re-elected for a third term on the bench of the recorders' court, and the chief criminal court of the city, by a combination of the Republican and citizens' tickets, over Edwin F. Connelly, Democrat. F. A. Cham bers, Republican, is also re-elected circuit or county judge over Geo. Gardner, Democrat. Democratic Successes in lowa. Dubcque, April i.— The Democrats carried the entire city ticket to-day, except assessors, i electing their candidates for mayor, recorder, attorney and treasurer by handsome majorities. The contest was a straight party fight. John J. Lenahan is elected mayor; Martin Kane, re corder; J. A. Shields, city attorney, and D. H. Greene, treasurer. SSTttS Council Bluffs, April 4.— At the munic ipal election here to-day, about 2,400 votes were cast. A spirited contest occurred, there being three tickets in the field. The contest i resulted in the election of N. A. Vaughan as mayor, by a small majority, and an entire council favoring water works. The mayor is ! also favorable to water works. SECURE A HOME. 1 A Rare Opportunity to Obtain a Great Bar gain. ; FORTY-FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS I ill buy a fine home in upper town. House ; with ten rooms, lot 80x150. Splendidly locat • cd. Excellent neighborhood. Terms of pay ! ment very moderate. It will pay for a home ior for an investment. Apply to R. W. John ; son, real estate office corner of Third and Ce | dar streets. ,:/:/• -H Store wanted on Third street by W. B. j Rowell & Co. A good rent will willingly \be paid. Address W. B. Rowell & Co., Sher ; man block, Wabashaw street. 1 A farewell dinner was given John; McCnllongb, I Ihe tragedian, in New York city last evening, pre i vious to his departure for Europe. ' The guests em j braced many of the most noted actors and literary 1 men and leading citizens of the city. . SAINT PAUL, TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 5, 1881. MANDANRELIEVED BREAK OF THE ICE GORGE LETTING THE FLOOD ESCAPE. The Citizens Engaged In Clearing their Residences of Ice and Mud— Disasters to Other Towns Lower Down the River —Smith Y. Maiison, Passenger Agent of the Wisconsin Central! Railroad, Run Over and Killed by the Cars— A Well to-do Farmer of Indiana Shot Dead by His Son In Protecting His Mother—Prov ocation for Lynching in Missouri—Mis cellaneous Crime and Casualty Record. . SUBSIDING FLOOD 3. Bismahck, April 4.— The gorge below Man dan was partially broken to-day, and the river fell into its original banks. The people of the ill fated city are cutting the mud and Ice out of their buildings. It is from two to five inches thick, ana frozen. The streets can't be cleaned, as there Is no place to put the ice, it extending in every direction in solid chunks closely packed, from three to eight feet thick. The railroad lost every tie, numbering about 35,000. SIOUX CITT AND BELOW. Sioux City, la., April 4.— No . particular change to note in the condition of the Mis souri river. The gorge, about thirty miles by the river up stream from the city, continues firm, and the overflow In Union county, Dakota Territory, is unabated. In consequence, two members of the city council, with other gen tlemen, left the city going through to exam ine the gorge to see if it would be practicable to open it with gunpowder or dynamite. Mayor Sheafe, of Elk Point, reported Saturday evening as probably drowned, turned up all right, greatly to the relief of his friends. News from towns above is of a distressing character. The report is that Vermillion, with the exception of a few houses, has been entirely swept away. It is not believed any loss of life has resulted. All the lower part of Tankton is under water, caused by a gorge in the river opposite that city. The town of Niobrara, in Nebraska, has been flooded, though its condition is not known. The river here is running rapidly and rose somewhat during the day, but this evening was some four feet lower than the highest point of a few days ago. The whole county is excited over the situation and any news bearing on the freshet is anxiously sought. Council Bluffs, la., April 4.— The Mis souri river at this point is now seventeen feet abo^c low water mark and is still rising rapid ly to-night. Many acres of bottom lands on the lowa side arc inundated. Omaha, April 4.— Missouri river has risen to eighteen feet above low water mark, and continues to raise slowly. Considerable damage is threatened to the establishments on the river bottom through undermining of the government riprap. Fires in the smelting works are out. ARMY QUARTERS BURNED. Sr. Louis, April 4. — A special from Fort Supply, Indian Territory, says the officers' quarters occupied by Capt. C. M. Callahan, Fourth cavalry; Lieut. Henry Wygart, Twen ty-fourth infantry, and Lieut. D. M. Appel, were totally destroyed by fire last Saturday, and it was only by strenuous exertions of of ficers and soldiers that other quarters north and south were.saved. Capt. Callakan and his sister, who lived with him, lost nearly every thing they possessed, including valuable Eapers belonging to them. Capt. Geo. P. (avis, of Company *'M", Fourth cavalry, was nearly suffocated, and T. L. Manson, of the same company, and Charles Webster, of Com pany "A," Twenty-fourth infantry, wcro severely injured in attempting to subdue the flames." Memphis, Term., April 4. -The Fire Bells depot on the Louisiana & Northern railroad burned Sunday. Also five frame dwellings, two brick etor'e houses and the Belleville brick hetel. Loss $15,000; insurance $3,500. De fective flue. rßo\oc.vTiON ron lyn citing. Jackson, Miss., April 4. — Last night a man named Brennan was found lying on the side walk with his throat cut. Suspicion poiuted to a negro who was seen near the murdered man just previous to discovery of the mur der. Search was made for the murderer, aided by bloodhounds, and resulted in the capture of the Hegro, who was identified as the same seen near the body of the corpse. The prison er was lodged in jail. He had a razor in his possession, which is another strong circum stance against him, as the head of the mur dered man was almost severed from the body by a razor. Owing to the atrociousness of the bloody deed it is feared the negro will be lynched. RAILROAD PASSENGER AQENT KILLED. Milwaukee, April 4.— Smith F. Morson, passenger agent of the Wisconsin Central rail road, was killed last night near Whitewater, Wis., on the St. Paul road, He fell under the cars and had his head cut off. He leaves a wife and one child. Timothy Sullivan hung himself last night at the Milwaukee house of correction. OUTRAGED AND MURDERED. Santa Barbara, . Cal., April Mrs. Louisa Sargent, of Santa Rita, this county, started alone on horseback, Saturday, to visit a neighbor. The horse was found later grazing by the roadside . Search was made and yesterday the body of Mrs. Sargent was found buried near Sheperd's camp. She had evidently been outraged and murdered. A Mexican shepherd has been arrested on suspicion and is in danger of being lynched. KILLED HIS FATHER. Caerolton, Ind., April 4. — News has been received of the killing of Richard Welch by his son, Montgomery Welch, at the little vil lage of Derby, Perry county, last evening. The father had previously fired several shots at one of his sons, and at the time of the kill ing met this son and his mother, who were returning from a visit to a lawyer for the pur pose of prosecuting Welch. He drew a revol ver and said one must die. The son fired-Jirst and the father fell dead. Deceased was a farmer, in good circumstances. GREEK MET GREEK. Cincinnati, April 4.— Timothy J. Cornier, saloon keeper, was deliberately shot and fatally wounded on the street at Lougworth and Central avenue by W. T. Johnson, alsa a saloon keeper. mi i: a the WHEELS. St. Louis, April Robert Spark?, a yoiing man living with his mother ay d sisters, threw himself under a snitch engice in the Missouri & Pacific yards at Jefferson avenue crossing at noon to-day, and had Ik th hi« legs cut off. He wan taken home, but die ia an hour. He »aid he was tired of living, and threw himself under tho engine with suicidal intent. DROWNED. Bbockvu.i.e, Pa., April 4.— This moinicg W. Frazer, Arthur Wright, and a joung man from Maitiiiiu?. li&u-.e uiibnowD, went duck shooting, Iheir boat capsized and Wright aud the young man from Maitland were drowned. Frazer was found clinging to to the boat, and lies insensible. BTBC6K BT A TRAIN. . . Cincinnati, April i.-Oeo. S. Blaney, a manu facturer of warm air furnace, while coming in from Madison City to-day, jumped from the train at Wood street crossing, near bis place of business, and was almost instantly struck by a train coming in on the adjoining track, and killed. ■ KILLED HIS MAN. Mich. , April 4.— Ben j. Tr- go, a promi nent citizen of Irving township, Barry county, this State, got into an altercation with a - man named Maxtor Lexton yesterday and the latter was killed by 8 blow from an axe crushing in his head. Trego has for some time shown signs of mental trouble, and the general belief is that the deed was done while In sane, as there wag no known difficulty between the men. Trego now says they had no quarrel . Mm. Upright, the young woman shot at Stanton, Michigan, by her husband, March 19th, died . Sun day, ■ having lived fifteen days after being .hot through the brain, .. ' • RAMPAGEOUS PAGE. He Charges Unfairness in the Trial of Reilly Charged With Attempting His Assassination, and Washes His Hands of the Case— A Jury Impaunoled and the Trial to Proceed This Morning. [Special Telegram to the Globe.] Austin, Minn., April Court opened in Jones' hall for the trial of the famous Page assassination case at 10 A. m., Judge Dickon, eon, of Mankato, upon the *eucb. Upon the calling of the case Judge Page, in a very forci ble manner entered his protest against the continuance of the trial, alleging that he had not been properly consulted, that the council he had offered had not been accepted, that several ," important and necessary witnesses could not, or had not been found, and that to the best of his belief a fair and impartial trial could not be had in . this county. He asked " that his protest bo made a part of the court records. This request be ing denied he washed his hand 3of any share in the disgraceful proceedings, leaving the re sponsibility upon the State. i Judge Dlckenson stated that charges of the complaining witness could nolibe examined at this time, that he, the judge, had certain duties to perform which he should endeavor to discharge. The county officials also had their duties to discharge, which must also be performed, 'and directed the case . to proceed, whereupon Judge Page . withdrew fr»m the court room and the process of examining the jury began, five jurors being ■ accepted before the noon adjournment, 7 ' '[•• AFTERNOON SESSION. Tho court room is closely rilled, but the best of order prevails. The labor of securing a jury was resumed with tho opening of- court, and a full panel secured at 4p. m. The following is the list: C. Deremer, F. A. Frisbee, Geo. Ben ton, T. Stewart, L. C. Scribner, Edward Bar rett, Ole G. Anderson, A. H. Chapin, J. M. Mason, F. S. Bagley, W. W. Sweet, and O. B. Dearborn. ■ ; The personnel of the jury is very fair. They are nearly, if not all farmers, and look very intelligent. Upon .the motion of the counsel for both prosecution and defense the court adjourned until 9a. m. to-morrow .to allow measure- ments of Judge Page's premises and a profile to be prepared for the use of the court. District Attorney Goodwin, assisted by J. M. Burliugame, county attorney of Steele county, conduct the prosecution, while the Messrs. Cameron & French, assisted by W. W. Erwin, of St. Paul, are for the defense. One very noticeable feature among the audience is the large number of elderly men silver and grey predominate, showing the in tense degree of interest felt' by all classes in the trial. It is understood that Judge Page will only be present as a witness and his friends openly protest the tilal is a mere farce conducted by his enemies entirely. On the other hand the anti-Paga people profess to de sire a full investigation and assert that it will be a fair trial. Business will bsgln in earnest to-morrow. AMUSEMENTS. Charlotte Thompson in The I'lantvr's Wlfc"'""Camtlle" To-Night . It is a matter of surprise that a lady of the' experience, ability and reputation of Charlotte Thompson should have underatkon the pro duction of a play like "Tbts Planter 's Wife." A more insipid mass of trash has never been compiled for presentation as a drama since the creation of man. It is, without excep tion, the worst ever seen on the stage in St. Paul. In its situations it is weak, absurd and unreal. Its construction is irredeemably, bad— few crude scenes being thrown togeth er into the remote semblance of a narrative, constantly interrupted with Irrelevant insipid ity that was sufficient to destroy any interest or merit in the main features of the play, if it possessed any. The dialogue was point less — the acme of silliness— possessing neither literary merit nor originality. It is to be regretted that Miss Thompson should waste her literary efforts upon such a trashy production, for she is an artiste of great ca pability and acknowledged talent,, who has earned a high standing in her profession. This standing will be greatly impaired unless she shall drop "The Planter's Wife" at once and forever. She made the best of the few opportunities afforded her for a display of her talents, and won hearty applause. Consider ing the utter badness of the play, the acting as a whole was good, and it could be readily seen that in a good drama the company, with but few exceptions, would have ap peared to good advantage. They are cer tainly superior to the average of traveling companies, and cannot but feel the disadvant age under which they labor in this so-called comedy-drama. Though last evening's performance was a sore disappointment to the large audience present, the subsequent dramas in which the company appear will be worthy not . only of the reputation of Miss Thompson, but satisfy ing to the public. Miss Thompson's Marga ret in "Canaille" is one of the best creations of the modern stage, and is preferred by many critics to that of any modern actress, not ex cepting that of Clara Morris. Her Lady Isa bel in "East Lynnc" is also a superior crea tion, in which she always wins the highest encomiums. If any disappointment is in store for the audiences to-night and to-morrow, we have no hesitancy in saying it will be an agree able one. The Season o) 'Opera bff the Stvakoseh-Hcsa Comitany. Manager Davidson returned from Milwaukee yesterday, having perfected ull arrangements for presenting the Strakosch-Hess Grand Opera conipany at the Opera House, in this city, on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. Mr. Davidson was accompanied by the advance business manager of the opera company, Mr. Paul F. Nicholson, who will assist in* the preliminary details of the under taking. The company numbers about eighty persons, including the principal artists, chorus and orchestra, and is noted as being, not only the largest, but, by all odds, the best organization ever made in his country for the purpose of giving opera in English. We have already given some interesting particulars concerning Mile. Torriaui, whose name heads the list of prima donnas, and whose reputa tion dates from her first tour in the United States in conjunction with Christine Nilsson. Miss Abbie Carrington, the alternate prima donna, i 3 a native of Fond dv Lac, Wisconsin. As a vocalist she seems to have taken rank with the best of native artists. Her recent success in New York was simply extraordinary, and was won entirely upon her merits, since she appeared there wholly unheralded. Laura Schirmier, who is announced to sing tenor, is another re cont debutante, hailing from Boston. She is hardly out of her teens, is a charming vocal ist, and a dashing commedienne. She, too, has secured a brilliant triumph in New York within a month, and is unjudgingly extolled by the best critics of the metropolis. Miss Sara Barton, contralto, has an excellent record. The tenors, Arthur Byron, Hugh Talbot and Hayden Tilla, are said to be brilliant and effi cient artists. Gorttschalk, the yonng bar itone, is said to be a favorite in the EaaJ, while Conley, the basso, is considered to be about without a peer on either continent. In the matter of chorus and orchestra, it seems to be generally conceded that the management have accomplished wonders. The opera will be produced under the musical direction of that experienced master, Mr. S. Berheus. The order of performances will be as follows : Monday, "Aida," Tuesday, "Carmen," Wed nesday'matinee, the "Bohemian Girl,' r and Wednesday eveninp , the new opera, "Mefisto fele," by Boito, the latest London success. The sale of seats is to open on Thursday morn-, ing, 7th inst. Dress Goods. Dress Gnodi. Every day Lindeke, Ladd «fe Co. receive large lots of the newest and latest styles in Spring Dress Goods. To-dsy, and every day this week, they will place upon exhibition the finest line of these goods to be found in St. Paul, and at remarkably reasonable prices. (BlnbE. POLYGAMOUS MILES. Important Decision of the U. S. Supreme Court Xc versing the Decision of the Territorial Courts of I7tah Convicting Miles of Bigamy. A decision was rendered by the supreme court of the United States, to-day, in the Mormou case of John Miles, vs. the United States, brought here by appeal from the su preme court of Utah. Miles was indicted for bigamy in the Third district court of Utah, at Salt Lake City. Trial was held and the jury rendered a verdict of guilty. Miles thereupon appealed to the supreme court of the Terri tory, where the judgment of the district court was affirmed. He now appeals to this court upon the following arguments of error : First— That adherents of the Mormon faith were unlawfully excluded from the jury. Second— That the declarations of Miles were admitted as proofs of his first marriage. Third— That the testimony of the alleged second wife was admitted to provo the mar riage of Miles with the first wife. The con clusions of this court are: First, It is evident from the examination of Jurors on their voir dire that they believed polygamy was ordained of Ged, and that the practice of polygamy was obedienc« to the will of God. As common law this would have been ground for a principal challenge of Jurors of the same faith. It needs no argument to show that a jury composed of men entertaining such be lief could not' have been free from bias or prejudice on a trial for bigamy of a person who ontertained the same belief and whose of fense consisted of the act of being in polyga my. But whether the evidence of bias was sufficient or not it was so found by the tryew, and that was sufficient. Second— That tho district couft committed no error in admitting the declaration of Miles to prove his first marriage. Third— That the court below did err in al lowing Caroline Owens, the second wife, to give evidence against Miles touching his mar ringo with Emily Spencer ,his first wife. The law of Utah declares a husband shall not be a wit ness for or against a wife, or a wife for or against a husband. The marriage of Miles with Caroline Owens was charged in the in dictment and admitted by him on the trial. The fact of his previous marriage with Emily Spencer was therefore the only issue in the case, and that was contested to the end of the trial. Till the fact of the marriage of Emily Spencer with Miles was established, Caroline Owens was prima facie his wife, and Bhe could not be used as a witness. Nearly all authorities agree that as long as the fact of the first mar riage Is contested the second wife can't be ad mitted to prove it. It is made clear by tho record that polyga mous marriages are so celebrated in Utah as to make proof of polygamy very difficult. They arc conducted in secret and tho persons by whom they are solemnized are under such obligations of secrecy it is almost impossible to extract the facts from them when placed upon the witness stand. If both •wives are excluded from testifying to a first marriage, as, in the opinion of this court they should be, under existing rules of evldeuce testimony sufficient to convict for polygamy in Utah is hardly attainable. This is not, however, the- consideration whleh ought to Influence this court that must ad minister the law as it finds it. The remedy is with Congress, by enacting such a change in the law of evidence in Utah as to make both wives witnesses in indictments for bigamy. For the error above the indictment of the supreme court is reversed, and the cause remandet for a new trial. Justice Woods delivered the opinion. TH E GLOBJfi UOROSCOPE. An it Casts its Light on the Chicago; Markets. .Special Telegram to the Globe. J_ Chicago, April 4.— Cables quoted firm. Weather cold and advices from Ohio, Indiana and Missouri report winter 'wheat crop pros pects unfavorable. It is a very critical time and a few days more of the present tempera ture must do injury and cause an active specu lation as soon as the fact of damage is realized. Our wheat market is active and advanced, but part of the advance was lost on free offerings by some local dealers. Corn, influenced by wheat, and a fair business done. Oats unset tled. \;{: v Provisions steady without much change in prices. No new features in curb prices. , May wheat, $1.06*; corn, 4'2.\c; pork, $15.60; 1ard, $10.60. * PKRSONAL. Dr. V. Smith, Duluth, is at the Windsor. K. C. Judson, of Fflimington, is in St. Paul on business. C. F. Macdonald and family, St. Cloud, arc at the Merchants. Attorney General Hahn returned from Lake City yesterday. Captain F. H. Pratt, of Rush City, arrived in St. Paul last evening. . .'- * J. D. Larkin, Esq., of Milwaukee, is among the arrivals at the Clarendon. Col- L. L. Baxter, of Cliaska, was ; in the city on business foi a few hours yesterday. Sam Judd, Marine, the daring mariner of the St. Croix, registered at the Merchants yesterday. Mi6S Ethel Gabcooke, Walter L. Demi is and H.Coleman, of the Charlotte Thompson com pany, are at the Clarendon. Hon. Thomas Wilson, Winonu, is in the city to attend the sitting of the supreme court, which convenes this morning. At the Metropolitan: W. B. Cary and wife, Milwaukee; H. N. Setzer, Esq., Taylors Falls; Hon. R. A. Jones, Rochester. J. Ogden Graham, Montreal, chief commis sioner of the Hudson Bay company, is at the Merchants en route to Winnipeg. Mr. Charles Whitney, of Marshall, in charge of the land department of the Winona & St. Peter railroad, was doing St. Paul yesterday. Miss Charlotte Thompson, Mrs E. G. Craig, Mrs. Jas. S. Hutton, Miss Montague, and other members of Miss Thompson's com bination, have apartments at the Merchants. Jg Hon. Wm. Mitchell, of Winona, who will take his place in the supreme court bench to day, has taken rooms at the Metropolitan, where he was last evening surrounded by n group of personal friends. Mr. C H. Whitney, in the land department of the Winona & St. Peter railroad at Mar shall, Brown county, and one of the enter prising stock breeders of that section, was among the visttors to St. Paul, yesterday. Bruno Beaupre, Esq., who has just returne from Nassau, N. P., speaks with enthusiasm of the delightful climate of the island and its attractions for northern visitors. A few days before he lpft, Judge Hale and wife, of St. Paul, arrived at Nassau. Judge C. M. Start has come up from hia home in Rochester to complete his transfer to his successor in the attorney general's office, he having had to leave immediately at the time of his appointment to the Judgeship to hold a term of court at Winona. Mr. Wm. Fowler, Newport, President of the State Dairymen's Association, J.G.Bass, Shakopee, vice-president of the same organ ization, and R. C. Judson, Farrnington, secre tary of the State Agricultural Society, were in the city yesterday consulting with reference to attractions for this season's fair of the lat ter organization. John E. Earle, general western manager of the Anchor line of ocean steamships, Chicago, is in the city. He is the originator of the sys tem of direct shipments of freight from St. Paul to Liverpool, by which a train load of flour can be landed in England in sixteen days from the date of its shipment from this city. He deserted Chicago in the hope of enjoying a little genuine spring weather in the glorious climate of Minnesota. Prof. D. A. Loomis, M. D., frankly says that the Holman Ague and Liver Pad is "the nearest a universal panacea of any treatment known." Why? Because it is the only suc cessful adaptation oi the established Holraan absorption theory. CITY GLOBULES. The city council will meet at 3 o'clock this afternoon. TheW.C. T. U. meets in the Y. M. C. A. room Tuesday, April 5, at S o'clock p. m. Chief Strong visited Hastings yesterday, to witness the trial test of the new fire engine. The Fire Department Association hold a reg ular meeting at the parlors of No. 1 engine house on St. Peter street this evening at 7.30 o'clock. "Rcddy" Harrington, a ticket of leave mau, ordered out of town a few days ago, was run in last night by officer Cook on the charge of vagrancy. Governor Pillsbury dressed himself aud set up for some time yesterday, but it will be several days, probably, before he will be able to be at his office. The pedestrians ou Jackson street were re galed yesterday afternoon by. the antics of a drunken man who was on the verge of the jimjams. He was collared by Officer DeCor sey and landed in the cooler after much diffi culty. Two shespish-lookinc fellows, named How ard and Thomas, who didn't look as if they possessed sand enough to make a bad break, were up yesterday charged with vagrancy. Thoy were given until noon to leave town and left cheerfully. An old timer, named Pat. Harkin6, was up yesterday on the familiar charge of booze. He wept, tore his hair and promised to never show up again if released. He was ordered to skip the gutter and went out on the double quick. About noon yesterday an engine belonging to the St. Paul & Manitoba railroad company went partially off the turn table and jumping her hind trucks she spun around like a top. She was speedily Jacked up and no harm was done. John Green had lushed up on the elegant tanglefoot and had been steered in by tho dandy peeler, Moriarity. The court enquired if he had five trade shekels about his vest, and he said he had. He blew in the ducats and was fired out. Police Officer John Cunniff, in charge of the special duty of keeping tho streets clear of cattle, desires to glvo notice that he will com mence impounding nil cattle, horses, swine, or other animals found running at large on and after to-day. Nellie Reed sends the Globe a long com munication in which she claims, with some apparent show of justice, that she Is being persecuted by prosecution. She proposes to test toe right of the municipal court to banish her from the city by remaining in town. The Library Association Entertainment ad vertised in to-day'R Issue of the Globe will be the last of the course for this season. If generously pratronized the result will be to re lieve the library entirely from debt— a pleasur able state of financo not of late enjoyod by that worthy institution. When hlzzoner got up on tho tripod yester day morning, there/was tho usual array of Sun day drunks to be disposed of. First came Alexander, no relation to the czar, but an old bum who was picked up in front of Ingorsoll's by officer Bahe and haulded to the quay on a dray. He was assessed a five spot and paid the shekels. Official notice of the amendment of the arti cles of incorporation of the Mazeppa Mills compauy (Wabashaw county) was filed with the secretary of state yesterday. The amended articles provide for a branch headquarters at Red Wing, Goodhuc county, the erection of other flouring mills at Mazeppa, and the doing of a general grain and elevator business, and increases the capital stock to $150,000. Martin Nelson, to whom Gov. Pillsbury as signed the superintendency of removing the rubbish of the capitol fire, has completed the job at a total cost of not quite $380— nearly one-half less than the lowest bid received in response to tho governor's request for pro posals for doing tho work. Gov. Pillabury certainly struck the right lead when he ignored the bids and placed the work in Nelson's hands. The supreme court meeta at 12 m. to-day for its April term. The calendar contains 105 causes. The new associate justices, Mitchell and Clark, will occupy seats on the bench with Chief Justice Gilflllan and Associates Berry and Cornell. Owing to the large number of lawyers in attendance the first day the sitting to-day will be in the main hall of the first floor of the Market house, off of which is the court room proper, the library, nnd clerk's office. The constitutionality of the "net to enforce the payment of taxes which becamo delinquent iv and prior to the year eighteen hundred and seventy-nine" having been questioned in certain quarters, the State auditor has delayed issuing the proposed circular to county audi tors relating to the execution of the law until the attorney general can examine the points raised. As soon &% his decision Is made, if the law is held constitutional— of which there is little doubt— the circular will be printed and distributed. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Norman W. Kltt son and D. W. Woodmansee aocompanicd Mr. C. A. De Graff on a visit to his Lake Elysian stock farm, with its large string of high bred trotters, famous herd of short horns, etc., to be gone several days. Mr. Kittson will receive some valuable suggestions to be utilized upon his breeding headquarters the elegant buildings and thorough appoint ments found at Lake Elysian, for the care and comfort of the noble animal* there congre gated. On Friday evening, the Bth, the ladies of Jackson street M. E. church will give a novel entertainment, called a Weight Festival. The idea is to provide a nice supper. Tho names of the ladies present will be enclosed in envel opes and each gentleman will draw one. The lady whose name is found in the envelope drawn will be weighed and the cavalier will, on paying three-fourths of a cent per pound, be entitled to a supper for both. Ten cents admission for old and young charged at the door, which will be opened at 7 o'clock. To-day Mr. E. A.Parker, the well known driver and trainer, will transfer his headquart ers to the Dake Elysian breeding farm of De- Graff and Hopkins, near Janesville, Waseca county, Mr. Parker will take with him from here the mare little Ida, purchased at the re cent New York sale by Mr. DeGraff, and nlso the matched bay geldings, Chester and Fleet wood, he is handling for Mr. Nichols, now absent from the State Both these horses have records below 2:30, but report says their present figures will be materially lowered this season should no misfortune happen them. Look out for Parker's string this fall. ALL AROUND THE GLOBE. The carpenters ot Cincinnati are on a strike. ; An extra lesion of ths California legislature com menced yesterday. _ ... The miners in tho mining district el Western - Mis souri »re on a strike. Mrs. Mary Keßy, of Bntland, Barry county, Mich., died Saturday, aged five days over 100 yeara . Jewett Q. Devotie. chief of the Cincinnati ''En quirer" staff , died yesterd&y at Columbus, aged 40. i Chas H. Be net, president of the Grand Baplds, Mion, national bank, died Sunday of Bright's dis ■"jtrnMßuisi, president of the United l States Ufa; ta- James Buill, president of the United Statei .life In surance company, died yesterday in New York city. Age 60. ... ■' , . ' _■ ' '.- -..- W. B. Rowell & Co., Sherman block, will keep their store open until 9 o'clock v. sr. un til fey move Into their Third street s ore . n oficrcd. NO. 95 ■■■ THE AEGEAN SBJL ISLAND VISITED BT A TERRIBLE EARTHQUAKE. The City of Chio Almost Annihilated by tho ' Terrible Visitant-Other Places Badly Damaged— The" Killed and Wounded Said to Number Three Thou sand — The Russian Philanthropical Society Form a Special Guard for Protec tion of the Emperor— Terrible Destruc tion by the Floods In Spain—Thirty Thou sand People Suffering for Food-- Another Chapter In the Royal German Scandal— Beaconsfleld's Condition-General Foreign News. . ■ v "':;^ r :^:> '•' OHIO'S FATE. >.'y ■{ DESTBOTED BT AN EAUTHQtAKE. Constantinople, April 4. —A strong shook ; of earthquake at Chio, in the island of that name, yesterday, destroyed many houses, and seriously damaged nearly all that are left standing, also killing many of the inhabitants. Many of the neighboring villages were also destroyed. • There wer« fre6h shocks to-day. The surviving inhabitants are taking refuge on board the steamers in the harbor, and the governor and some of tho officials have quit the town. 'V^.? . TERRIBLE . MORTALITT. .'■•' : •'• V Athexb, April 4.—A government dispatch has been received concerning the earthquake at Chio, which states that tho number of per sons killed and injured Is estimated at 8,000. The shock was also felt at Carosto and Tlnos. GREAT BRITAIN. THE BUDGET. London, April 4.— ln the commons, Glad stone presented the budget with some pro posed changes in taxation for the production of increased revenue. He proposed the con version of short annuities into larger annuities with a view of reducing the debt. Ho esti mates the expenditures for tho year just com menced at 84,706,000 pounds, and the revenue at 85,991>,000, leaving a surplus of 1,285.000. The expenditures last year were 88.180,000 pounds, which was 714,000 less than the esti mates. BEACONSWELD. London, April 4.— Dr. Bruce visited Lord Beacon sfkld this forenoon, as well as Drs. Kidd and Qualn. Subsequently the three physiolans held a consultation, and issued the following bulletin: Lord Beaconafield was rathor rest less until 3 o'clock this morning. Since that he has had some quiet sleep, his coughing Is less troublesome, and his strength maintained. This Is thought to Indicate a relapse in the condition of the patient. The doctors, upon being interviewed, stated that the patient's condition is as favorable as they could er-ject, but the cold winds are seriously interfering with his progress. Dr. Kidd will visit his patient at intervals during the day, and there will be a further consultation to-nieht. Dr. KidJ will sleep at Lord Beaconsfleld's resi dence to-night, to be ready In case of an emer gency. *..'■ :■>■'=:<* : Mrs. B. H. Buxton, tho authoress, is dead. After a short discussion of Gladstone's statement a resolution forming the founda tions of bills to give effect to the budget pro posals was agreed to. Application to admit the editor of the Frei hcit to bail was strongly opposed. The mag istrate decided the case was too serious for bail. London, April 5, 11 a. m.— Beaconsfleld slept since 11 this morning. No unfavorable eymptons have supervened. Four thousand pounds of gold, principally from private sources in Holland and Russia, were obtained yesterday for the United Btat<3F. RUSSIA. SPEOIAL GUAIID. St. Petersburg, April 4.— The Russian Phllanthropicnl society has resolved to provide for the families of those killed or Injured in the struggle against nihilists. , A special guard will be formed, as in tho Turkish war, for protecting th" emperor wherever he re sides. GERMANY. Behlin, April 4.— The reichstag to-day, with only three, dissenting voices, adopted Winhorst's motion requesting Bismarok to endeavor to bring about an agreement among the powers, according to which they will un dertake to impose penalties on their own sub jects and foreign residents for assassinating, or attempting to assassinate the heads of states, or Inciting to such assassination, and deliver up on demand of the government of his native country any foreigner guilty of assassination or attempt to assassinate. THE ROTAL SCANDAL. New York, April 4.— A Berlin dispatch says Prince Coralath has obtained a decree "of divorce against his wife, nee Countess Hcrt* feldt. It is said Count Herbert Bismarck's marriage with the divorced lady will soon take place. « The count appears reconciled: with his father. . - ■ I GENERAL FOREIGN. Seville, April 4.— The Guadalaquivir river has inundated four square miles of the town and forty of the country at its mouth. Floods increasing. " , , Calcutta, April 4.— lt is announced that the evacuation of Candahar will begin on the. 10th inst. .-., , . Bucharest, April 4.— ltaly and Turkey have recognized the kingdom of Roumania. Rome, April 4.— Gen. Ferrero has been appointed minister of war, vice Gen. Milan, resigned. ■Madrid, April Thirty thousand persons are in want of provisions in the flooded dis tricts. Damages estimated at ,€200,000. Good -It was the Right Currle after aIL [Special dispatch to ' the Cincinatl Enquirer.] Santa Fe, New Mexico, April I.— re portod killing of Jim Currie, who gained such unenviable notoriety by the murder of the ac tor Porter at Marshall, Texas, two years ago, proves to bo true. His indentlty has been proven to the satisfaction of yont*correspon dent. The shooting occured at Las Vegas, New Mexico,' about two weeks ago, and the facts are these : While under the influenco of drink Currie visited a house of. ill-repute, nnd became involved in a dispute, when El bright the husband of the keeper, killed Currie. Elbnght claimed the shooting was done in self-defense. The Court acquitted Elbright on the evidence of his wife and his own testimony, there being no other witnesses to the tragedy. Profit, $1,200. "To sum it up, six i long years of bed ridden sickness, costing $200 per year; total 51, 200— all of this expense was stopped by three bottles of Hop Bitters, taken by mv wife. She has, done her own housework for a year since, without the loss of a day, and I want everybody to know it, for their benefit. "-if. ; E. . Farmer. . . ■: . Prudently break up your cold by the timely use of Dr. Jayne's Expectorant, an old rem edy for sore lungs and throats, and a certain ( curative for coughs. ' . ■ ; For a fine dish of oysters, In the shell or out of the shell, go to Montgomery's Bay. ; - . Reserved seats for "Widow Bedott" will lie placed on «ale at the box office ) this morning.