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MILLIONS ARE MADE By extensive use of the smallest of small two and three-line ad lets widely circulated through out the country. Be Globe Has a Large Circulation. VOL. XIV, BLASTED BY BOILERS, Four Men Killed and Mangled by an Bursted Boiler Near St. Louis. Two Others Will Die as a Re sult of Fearful Injuries Sustained. Mill Boilers Explode and Do Horrifying 1 Execution in Michigan. Seven Workmen Mutilated and Dead at the Scene of the Wreck. Hr. Louis, March 21.— Four men were rilled, two fatally injured and three slightly injured this afternoon by the sxolosion bf a boiler at tha Liclede Firebrick works, Cheltenham. Follow ing is the list of victims: Killed— Joseph Bockley, brick layers' apprentice; John Bubuchy, machinist*, Remold Deidecke, pan feeder; Larry Hessy, molder. In lured—Frank Seger, fireman, fatally: Lieorge In.man, fatally; John Cellert, engineer, slightly; James Summerfield, laborer, slightly. The explosion occurred in the main building of the works. The two boilers were located at the south sid3 of the building and covered by a shed. But »ne of the boilers exploded. Seven men were at work on the roof of the jhed repairing the whistle at the time. The boiler divided in half, and oae lialf was carried clean over the main building and landed on the road on the opposite side of the street. The other half of the boiler was carried ten or twelve feet. Frank Seger, the fireman, was blown into a creek thirty feet dis tant, and was fished out some moments later. He was badly burned and scalded, but still alive. The four men who were killed were All Terribly Mangled. Seger was taken to the city hospital, and the other injured were also brought tfftif. Louis. The noise of the explo sion attracted people for miles, and so many gathered at the works that the police had difficulty keeping the crowd back, and the works had to be shut down for the day. The shock was felt for blocks away, while the report could be heard for miles. For a minute or two after the accident a maBS of escap ing steam, smoke and dust obscured everything from view. When it had cleared away it was seen what awful mill the explosion had wrought. The workmen in the building rushed over to the spot where the boiler had Btobd as soon ns they recovered from their fright, which for a few moments completely unnerved them. They took in the situation in a moment, ana lost 110 time in rushing over to the wreck to Ifcarn whether any one had suffered by the accident, and to do what they could for them. As they approached the spot the cries of the men pinioned in the wreck informed them that their fears for their companions' safety were well founded. Men set to work with a vim to rescue those in the wreck. As soon as the officers of the company learned of it they dispatched two ambulances and physicians to the scene to do what they could toward relieving the sufferings of the injured. Read Awfully Mangled. The boiler house was completely wrecked, the five uninjured boilers be ing unsealed and piled in a heap. Fire started in the ruins, but was put out be fore the flames reached the bodies of the dead and wounded, and they were gotten out after much effort, mangled only by the explosion, but by that in a terrible manner. Beckley and Dubuchy were blown high in the. air, while Die doke's body was found on the third floor -of the clay-mixing building, hav ing fallen from so great a height as to break a hole in the roof, passing through to the floor below it. Every bone in the body was broken and the head and face crushed beyond recognition. Dubuchy. who was/as sistant engineer, was blown hitrh in the sir, and tell on the roof of the generat ing house a quivering, trembling mass of blood, flesh and bones. Beckley landed on the roof of the main building also horribly crushed. All three of these men were undoubtedly blown at least 100 feet in the air, and falling struck so heavily as to mash them out of all semblance to" human shape. They never knew what killed them. Hussey was found in the ruins of the boiler house crushed between the un sealed boilers. He lived but a few min utes after he was found, but never epoke. All four of the dead were so horribly scalded that the flesh peeled off wherever touched. The wounded men were at work in the immediate vicinity of the exploding boiler, and were wounded by flying debris, by steam, and by the force of the explosion itself, which* hurled them a hundred feet away, one, Inman, being blown across the River dcs Peres. The pecu niary loss to the company is $20,000 to 125,<)C0. ■ ••-.-•-,.■■' SEVEN MEN KILLED. Baw Mill Bciler Explodes and Spreads Ruin. ChARLEVOIX, Mich., March 21. — A terrible explosion took place at East Jordan, this county, at an early hour this morning. The big mill of the iiast Jordan Lumber company was torn to atoms, six men killed and several others finally injured by the explosion of the boilers. The null had been running but minutes when there was an awful shock and the roof and all but one end of the mill was rent asunder. The inside of the big building is a complete wreck. The noise of the explosion was heard at this place, fourteen miles distant, and several carloads of people and a physi cian started at once for the scene of the accident. The six men who were killed outright ©r died in a few minutes are: Arbutus Cook, Will Beach, Simon C.irney, J. C. Brown. Peter Sheldon, Murray Hunt. A. Christy, the head sawer, who was stationed directly over the boiler, was horribly mangled and has since died; S. Pearson, who ran the engine and was ©nly a few feet from Christy, escaped uninjured. The engineer, who has charge of both mills, was John Potter. He had gOne to breakfast, leaving the fireman, John liingle, in charge. Ringle was in the engine room at the moment of the explosion, and is dangerously in jured, too much so to be interviewed as to the cause ot the explosion. The other injured men are James Smith, Sandy Keinhart and Charles Brown, all of whom are in a critical condition. It is impossible to say what caused the explosion. Pearson, the only man in the mill who came out unhurt, says It was probably due to low water or tog hiffh pressure, but blames r;;>one for the accident. A boU'j'unaker from this place did repairs on the boikj " c^^^^fe^f^* lost week, and it is said he told the pro prietors that he was hardly satisfied with the job, but, owing to the peculiar situation, could not get at the work to nx it as he desired. Several men were workintr in the yard, and the smoke stack fell on a horse of one of the teamsters, smashing the cart and kill ing the horse. The mill was valued at $10,000, partially insured, and will be rebuilt. BURNED TO DEATH. One Killed and Five Injured in West Virginia. Wheeling, AY. Va., March 21.— A wreck occurred on the Monongahela River railroad this forenoon near Fair mont, about seventy miles east of Wheeling, in which one man was killed and four others badly injured. A local freight train, with a passenger car at tached, collided with a coal train, and the freight car in front of the passenger coach telescoped it. Both cars were de molished, and then burned. A dozen passengers were in the car, and all es caped but five. Following is the list of killed and in jured: W. S. Strather, of Fairmont, burned to death. lie was sitting near the stove, and was pinned between it and the seat. Frank D. Watson, son of Otis Watson, owner of Gaston mines, badly hurt; K. E. L. Bowie, of Monon sahela, seriously hurt; Daniel Cart wriuht, of Mononsrahela, will recover; Brakeman Gawp, badly cut about the head, may die. CLERKS IN COLLUSION. Chicago High Flyers "Razoo" 0 Their Employers. Chicago, March 21.— Lamson Broth ers & Co., a leading board of trade firm, are reported to be out to the tune of $40,000 to $00,000 by the peculations of employes. The firm's cashier and book keeper, according to current gossip, were in collusion, and bought from 250, --000 to 300,000 bushels of wheat on their own account, but putting it down to the firm as open account of various custom ers. The steady drop in the market and the resultant calls for margins brought the fraud to light. No arrests had been made this afternoon. The two young men, according to one authority, began by making a phenom enal profit on the big rise in wheat to Si. 18 in August lust, winning §:-«,ooo on £;")0 of theii own money which the}' had luckily placed. This sum they divided, reserving half for future operations on the board, and spending the other half in riotous living. The $10,000 capital was wholly wiped out in the long de cline which set in, and the two daring scalpers, hoping for a turn, resorted to the frauds until they daily were obliged to plunge deeper. The deal which finally swamped them, it is said, was a purchase of 300,000 bushels at 95 cents. Today the market touched 83?^. Anderleus Catastrophe. Brussels; March 21.— The fire which started in the Anderleus colliery has at last been extinguished. The efforts to rescue the bodies of those who lost their lives in the mines, which were frus trated by the breaking out of the fire, have been resumed. There are yet 122 bodies in the pit. CRAZY INFATUATION. Husband and Home Deserted by an Indiana Woman. I?fDiANAroMS,Mareh 21.— Richmond, Ind., now furnishes a strange infatua tion for woman. Charles Worrall and his wife have separated because of Mrs. Worrall's unnatural love for her sister in-law. Mrs. Marion Worrall, a widow. The women have heretofore been high ly esteemed in the community. Mrs. Charles Worrall is a woman of fine at tainments and was at one time a teacher in Eartham college. Charles Worrall remonstrated with his wife and tried in every possible way to bleak off the un natural alliance between the women, but without effect, and finally an ami cable division of the property was made and the husband and wife separated. The two women have gone to Lorain, 0., to live together. Both are handsome and about thirty-five years of age. They say they cannot live apart. MRS. ZBOROWSKI ILL. The Late Wife of De Stems Is Broken Down. Chicago, March 21. — The divorced wife of Baron De Steurs, minister to Fiance from the Netherlands, arrived today at the Palmer house. So com pletely is she broken down in health as a result of the suspense in which the trial has held her that it was with diffi culty she reached her rooms from the carriage which brought her from the station. Her departure from Sioux Falls was intended to take place the day following the announcement of Judge Aikens' decision in the famous case given two weeks aeo, but she was too ill to undertake the "trip. She was at once placed in bed at the Palmer and a physician hastily summoned. It is now thought that her illness is serious, and it will at least be many a day before she can leave Chicago. A MILK TRUST. Chicagoans Are Likely to Feel Its Power. Chicago, March 21.— Chicagoans will in the near future be compelled to pat ronize one immense cow, to be known as the "miik trust," or go without the fluid. Such a corporation has been or ganized and duly incorporated under the state laws. It has assumed the name of the Farmers' Dairy company, and its first official act has been to se cure control of the Chicago Milk Deal ers' association. Already immense warehouses have been secured, and teniDorary preparations made for bandlinz all milk which conies to tli© city. The surplus product will be made into butter, cheese and milk sugar. Victoria at Hyeres. HTERES,March 21. — Q ueen Victoria and party arrived here today. They were received quietly by the mayor and prefect on behalf of the town and gov ernment. The queen, in reply to the welcome extended to her, graciously expressed her thanks. The route to the hotel was decorated with arches of flowers and was filled with a cheerful multitude. Standard Oil Dissolution. New Yorx\, March 21.— At a meeting held by holders of Standard Oil trust certificates this morning a resolution to terminate the agreement forming the truSt was voted upon and adopted by a iarge majority, over two-thirds of the certificates belli? voted in favor of the dissolution. Provisions are made for settling up the trust affairs. Killed in a Mine. Special to the Globe. .-»» v - ' '•■-• .!■■'"' West ScPEriSr, Wis., March 21.— Vvoi'd has reached here of the killing of Ed Yates at Ely. He was walking in a 800-foot shaft, and a piece of rock fell, i fracturing his skull. SEVEN ARE INOI6TED, Frst Names Placed on the New Roll of Dishonor of A Woman Suddenly Bobs Up as a Witness Against the Boodlers. One Indictment a Day Is Promised Till the Last Man Is Caught. Alderman Roth Recites How the Lines Were Drawn on the Bribes. Chicago, March 21.— The great state of Illinois may soon have a few more "state boarders." After three days of investigation into the boodle methods of the city council the grand jury this afternoen found a true bill against seven aldermen. This indictment charges conspiracy to commit bribery. The roll of dishonor is as follows: W. J. O'Brien, Daniel B. O'Brien, Nicholas A. Cramer, T. J. Gorman, Philip Jackson, S. M. Goslin, John F. Doru.au. Two more indictments were found, but not returned, against the first named, W. J. O'Brien. They charge bribery and state that O'Brien gave Aid. Roth $1,000 to vote for the Northern Pacific ordinance and 5750 to vote for the Economic Gas ordinance. The names of the witnesses signed to the indictment, besides City Clerk Van Cleave and Aid. Kunz, Chasey, Roth, Vierling and Smith and Secretary Zimmerman, of the People's Gas company, are John Williams and Hannah Laikin. ■ The fact that there is a woman in the case has heretofore been kept quiet, but it may prove an important factor lor the prosecution. In regard to her ap pearance. State's Attorney Longriecker says: "There are certain houses of ill repute which certain aldermen visited while much the worse for liquor, and they Talked Too Freely while there for their own good." Asked if more indictments might be expected, the state's attorney replied: "You may look for about one a day from this time until the whole outfit is indicted." As soon as the indictments were out Judge Anthony, of the criminal court, fixed bail at $10,000 each. Capiases were at once issued and placed in the hands of deputy sheriffs. Rumor,, however, flew faster than the officers, and most of the capiases were served in the criminal court building, the indicted aldermen having come in of their own accord. By 6 o'clock all except Aids. Gorman and Gosliu had furnished bail, and these two, although not yet found by the offi cers, are understood to have the bonds in course of preparation. Aid. Roth this evening makes public, officially, for the first time, the part he has taken in the boortle transactions of the city council. This statement, after reciting the manner of his selection to be a member of the council, says: "I had not been long in the council until 1 found ordinances were not alwnvs passed upon their merits, nor evei upon friendship existing among aldeiiuo.i, but in some cases settled down to a Dispensation <>1 Money. At the time of the passage of the Economic Gas ordinance over the may or's veto, it was found by the boodle members of the council it would be necessary to bring into line some alder men not in line on the original vote on the ordinance. I suppose that, think ing that my voting for it would be worth more in satisfying the. public that the ordinance was not wholly bad than the vote of some members whose reputa tions were less satisfactory than mine, led them to prefer me to others who might have been bought. 1 was spoken to by one.of the O'Briens, who said that 1 could receive a consideration for my vote. Knowing the Daily News and other newspapers had taken a vigorous pub lic stand against Doodling in the coun cil, and that they would be friendly to any exposure of the council's methods, and with the view of bringing the cor ruptionists to justice, 1 called on the Daily News. The matter was carefully talked over by various persons inter ested in public affairs, and arrange ments were made for receiving the money promised in such a way that witnesses could testify to the visit of the man who paid the money. Seven hundred and fifty dollars was paid me in my office, which money 1 immedi ately showed to my bookkeeper, ex plaining who had paid it and why it was paid on the Wednesday after the passage over the mayor's veto of the Economic Gas ordinance. Gave I p the Bribe. This money within five minutes after receiving I took over to the Daily News office and in the presence of wit nesses deposited it in a sealed envelope bearing the date and statement as to what it referred to, About two weeks after that the ordinance of the .Northern Pacific passed the council the second time. A certain alderman from a South side ward informed me about noon on July 28, the day after the ordinance had possed, that Billy O'Brien had the money and that he was to meet O'Brien at the Sherman house at 2 o'clock. I immediately communicated the fact to the Daily News office and 1 under stand they had the Sherman house watched and discovered the statement which had been made to me was cor rect, and that the aldermen met at that place as appointed. Very soon after 2 o'clock Billy O'Brien met me in the .city clerk's office and conducted me into the washroom, where he hauded me an envelope with the word "Both" written on the outside of it. The en velope was sealed. I went over to the office ot Mr. Baker, the attorney for the Tribune, and tele phoned for representatives of other pa» pers. The envelope was opened in the presence of all these witnesses and was lound to contain two $500 bills. The wituesses took the numbers of the bills and they were then carefully sealed up in the envelope and the signatures of those present placed on the outside of the envelope. This was then, 1 under stand, taken to the Daily News office and placed with the other money. Watched by Detectives. Afterwards I am told that the various papers hired detectives to watch various members of the council, and in this manner secured much corroborative evi dence. But with this I had nothing to do. I myself took no money at any tim.e for any other purpose than bringing to light the corrupt methods employed in Uie city council, and hate prolited in no SAINT PAUL MINN., TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 22, 1892. way thereby other ttnn in the feeling of satisfaction that follows a duty per formed." Although Alderman Ro*h was 1 efor the grand jury for two h lira, he i not tell all he knew, and will be a^uDi called upon. Among the witnesses be fore the grand jury today were Presi dent Hosmer, of the Jefferson and Urban Transit company; Secretary Zimmerman, of the People's G;h light and Coke company; President Knapi& of the Equitable Gas company; C. B Bryant, of the Consumers' Gas com pany; and Attorney Darrows, tff the Jefferson and Llrban company. Mr. Zimmerman furnished a list of the stockholders of the People's company, and it is said among them were certain aldermen. All the witnesses denied having been of any use to the prosecu tion. Not one of the indicted aldermen would talk for publication this evening further than to express great surprise that they had been indicted and to pro fess to be perfectly able to prove their entire innocence of any wrong what ever. Honor Among Thieves. In the face of possible imprisonment for a number of then* the Chicago city council tonight exhibited a disposition to be facetious. All of the indicted members were present except Messrs. B. D. O'Brien and P. J. Gorman. The proceedings were unusually subdued until the introduction of the following: Ordered that the corporation counsel be instructed to lend 10 the state's attorney all the Kid in his power in investigating tue al leged corruption in the city council. •'There ought to be honor among thieves." exclaimed Aid. O'Neill, jo cosely, "and I don't think the council should order an officer of the city to do anything of the kind.*' And on motion of Aid. O'Neill the "order" was placed ou tile. Bled for Half a Million. The Tribune today in a five-column, nrst-page article, charges that the West Chicago Street Railway company (the Yerkes cable system) has been bled for nearly half a million dollars. The stote ii'ent is made that the blanket mortgage given several years aeo to secure the 84,000,000 of bonds issued when the Yerkes syndicate took control has been cleverlg evaded. The mortgage was to cover all property then owned by the company or to be acquired for cabling. It is now alleged that the real estate records show that the ground on which the Madison street and" Milwaukee ave nue power houses stand, and which was purchased since the mortgage was giv en, were heavily encumbered, while title was standing in the names of dum mies—clerks employed by the company —so that the property has lost its valne as security. It is charged that General Manager Parsons has refused access to the books for investigation, pleading that there was no motive for inquiry ex cept stock jobbing. President Yerkos this afternoon de nied the truth of the charges. He declared that no officer of the company had made money^ at its expense. Frank beeper, . one of the injured named above, died at 11 o'clock tonight. DEVILS AT PLAY. Mexican Bandits Practice Horri ble Cruelties. Tombstone, Ariz., March 21.— The. Indians have always been known for their devlish ways of tortare, but it ha,s remained for a band of Mexican bandits to cap the climax. "Dutch" Henry *s band of horse thieves raided Henry Withers' ranch, on the Garritn river, : recently, driving away all his stock." Withers started after the band single handed, and succeeded in shooting: down three of them before they discovered the man was pursuing them. They suc ceeded in capturing him as he was try-, inir to get away. Death was his sen tence; but shooting was too easy a. death. Withers was taken out on the' hot sandbeds and left to lie naked for • six hours, fully exDosed to the sun's rays. This was not enough, and he was then carried, still nude, to a bed of cactus bushes, where he was laid on the sharp points. 11 v was bound tightly to a stake, and then a large anthill, which was near, wis torn open with sticks, and he was left to his fate. The in sects swarmed out and over Withers' body, and within two hours he was dead from their bites. The ants did'not leave him aloue, however, until every particle of flesh was eaten from his bones. A prisoner of the band was taken where he could witness the whole affair, and was afterward turned loose and told to tell the people that that would be tlie future punishment of all who tried to kill a member of the band. A FIEND MOTHER. Drink Converts a Woman Into a Vile Savage. Pittsbtjkg, March 21.— Mrs. McClain, wife ot a South side iron worker, came home drunk yesterday afternoon, and when her littie three-year-old child be gan to cry. she threw her upon a red-hot stove. The little one rolled off, but the . unnatural mother picked her up, and again placed her on the stove. The screams of the child brousht the father, who rescued her and then Knocked his wife down. When the neighbors learned of the cruel act, they promptly organ ized a vigilance committee to tar and feather the woman, but she escaped and has not been beard of since. The child was terribly burned, but will re cover, Omaha Alleged Boodling. Omaha, Neb.. March 21.—Ex-Coun cilman Moriarity was acquitted oil the charge of boodline this afternoon. Im mediately after the trial his attorneys, Cobb & Clair, were sent to jail for con tempt by Judge Scott. In the mean time a special engine bore Judge Offutt, their attorney, to Lincoln, where he se cured a stay of proceedings from the supreme court. He arrived on his return trip at 9i20 with the mandate of the supreme court, and the sheriff at once released the men. impeaenment proceedings will be begun against Judge Scott by the two lawyers, backed by the entire bar of Douglas county. Chicago Depravity. Chicago, March 21.— The depravity of some of Chicago's youth was made evideut tiiis afternoon. The police de scended on a pool room which for some time has been running under tlie Hay- ; market theater. The only inmates were thirteen boys, all under fifteen years of age, but the regular operations of such places were going on iv full blast. Got Drunk and Died. Indianapolis, Ind., March 21.— Miss Nora Denise, a young woman living with the family of Thomas Sleele, at 97 Creole street, this city, drank a half pint of whisky this morning, presume ably to steady her nerve, and then fired a bullet from a revolver into her brain, causing death in a few minutes. Miss Denise was disappointed in a love af fair. Her parents reside at Union City. Outlaw~Turner Captured. Middlesboko, Ky.,March 21.— Berry Turner, the celebrated outlaw and leader^of the Turner faction for the last eight years in the Barton-Turner feufl, was captured by Sheriff John C. CoUson and four deputies at White Oaks, 'lean., today. A BRAOEN REVERSAL. Big" Mineral Land Suit Over a Ruling by Auditor Bier- Who Held Land Unleasable Until Patented to the State. Excitement Over a Heavy Iron Find Above Grand Rapids. Profitable Gold Strike in the Black Hills-New Foley Company. Special to the Globe. Duiajtii, Minn., March 21.— A very sensational law suit wa3 begun here today, entitled J. H. Baker, Fannie Griffen and Nellie Griften vs. R. C. Jamison. John Mather. R. C. Elliott and 11. 11. Nelson. It involves twelve forties on the Mesaba range, situated in ")8-18 and SS-19. The plaintiffs charge State Auditor Biermanm, R. C. Elliott.former private secretary of Gov. Merriam; R. C. Jamison, a prominent Minneapolis attorney, and John Mather, of the West Superior, Wis., Water, Light and Power company, with entering into a combination to defraud them, alleging that in April, lSS!), the state of Minne sota owned the lands in question, and the commissioner of the general land oflice ruled that the first applicant for mineral land should obtain the lease. Under the ruling the plain tiff applied for the land and tendered §25 to the state treasurer after a list had been received at the state land oflice on April 21, 1891, and they were the lirst applicants. At that time State Auditor Biennann, who is also state land commissioner, recognized their right. Soon afterward, and before plaintiffs renewed their offers, Jamison, Biermann and Elliott entered into a conspiracy to withhold the fact of the receipt of the lists from the general land office until Ja,piison could file his application, which he did on April 24. Then the notice was given and the ai letrod conspirators, by certain false rep resentations, secured an opinion from the attorney general declaring them entitled to the leases. The laud in con troversy is very valuable, being in the heart of the Me.saba range. NEW. IRON FIND. Big Ore Deposit Northeast of Grand Rapids. Special to the Globe. Guano Rapids, March 21.— For sotye time parties from St. Cloud have been working on their lands in 60-22, sinking pits and doing some' thorough svor-k ..in the way of prospecting. This is in the Vermillion range and just north of the granite ledge which is generally sup posed to be the boundary of the Mesaba range. On Saturday the boss of the crew arrived in this town, bringing the report that his crew is now down in eighteen feet of the best ore he ever saw. Capt. Brown is an experienced man, and his judgment* is considered good, lie predicts that the excitement will soon change to the region in which he is now working. The people of Grand Rapids are greatly interested. in these discoveries, as it means the build ing of a railroad north from this point to the mines. ANOTHER ITASCA COMPANY Which Expects to Mine Iron Near Grand Rapids. Special Letter to the Globe. ■JSt.Ci.oud, March 21.— The Foley Min ing company has been organized in this city with a capital stock of $3,000,000. It is composed of the following gentle men, all residents of St.Cloud: Timothy Foley, president; J. E. Hay wood, vice president; D. .11. Freeman, secretary; F. E. Seorle, treasurer: 11. C. Waite and D. E. Myers. Tlie company has leased nearly 2,000 acres of land from J. E. Havwood, of this city, in town ship 50, range 24, sections 12, 13 and 23. This land i 3 within fourteen miles of Grand Rapids, and a railroad no\v be ing built by Foley Bros, has reached within a mile of the property. It is also near the Diamond and Buckeye mines. The company has an option on the land of $100,000. Gold Strike in the Black Hills. Special to the Globe. Deadwood, S. D., March 21.— An authenticated report of a strike of a body of gold ore comes from Bald moun tain today. The strike was made tea days ago on the Annie and Jodie lodes. and has siuce been developed enough to expose a blanket vein fifty feet wide of an average value of $43 per ton. The strike is one of the most important made in the Black Hills in recent years, an<l is drawing a great many prospectors to the vicinity. Republican Official Injured. Special to the Globe. Kasota, Minu., March 21.— Nels Lar sen, chairman of the Republican county committee, and president of thd Young Men's Republican Club of Kasota, met with a serious accident yesterday even ing. While returning from St. Peter in a somewhat intoxicated condition he fell off tlie Cuicaeo, St. Paul, Minne apolis & Omaha railway bridge a dis tance of about thirty feet, fracturing his skull and injuring him internally. At the present moment his life is de spaired of. Crow Creek Agency Charges. Special to the Globe. Chamberlain, S. D., March 20.—In dian luspector Cissney is at Crow Creek agency, where he has been tor the past ten days investigating charges of fraud and irregularity on the part of the in - dian agent and the agent's son, who is issue clerk. The charges are of such a character that, if substantiated, will result in the dismissal of all implicated. Inspe ctor Cissuey is the gentleman who unearthed the irregularities at Chey enne agency some months ago. Caught iii a Machine. Special to the Globe. West Superior, Wis./ March 20.— John Dougherty got eauglit in the hay rope of a car-making machine at the steel works. His arm was broken and he was injured internally, perhaps latally. ... ----__. Suit for a Certificate. j Special to the Globe. Wixona, Sirin., March 21.— A novel suit was coiinnanceJ in the district court here today. G. W. Dickens sues Couuty Superintend, of ufchook Braely THE GLOBE BULLETIN. Weather— Light snow. Bids ordered for the auditorium. Big iron find near Grand Bapid3. Gold Btrik3 in the Black Hills. Cleveland faction wins at Ashland. Van Epps indorsed at Sioux Falls. Witness Irons declines tD answer. Duluth will be highly moral- Hennepin Danncrats meet today. ■* Challenge bowling gams tonight. Union printer? at West's walk ont- Epicureans in sewion here. Two fatal boikr!explosions. Seven Chicago boodlers indicted- New river and harbor bill. Bolivian savages on the warpath. Mills will today be senator. Officials mum on Behring sea- Exhibit of St. Paul finances. Big mineral suit in Duluth. Morrison chairman of I- S. 0. Storm in lowa and Dakota- Lewis outwre3tles King- RUN OF THE MARKETS. A depressing effect resulted from the new 3 received ou Chicago 'change yesterday, and prices took a downward shoot. March closed atß2%c, May at 83&fce, July at Bic. Closing figures on corn: March 37c, May iMv»c. June 37V*>e. Oats finished at 27c March. 27tsc May. Pork is 10c below Saturday's figures, at 59.85 March, 810 May. Increasing apathy is noticeable at New York, and dealings are urowin? more limited dail>. Bottom figures of the day were quoted at the close. Movement or Steamships. New yoR.-i— Arrived : Laprelague, from Havre; Colon, trcm Colon. Soutuami'Ton— Arrived: Steamer Elbe, New York for Bremen. o n an order to show cause why a first grade certificate should not be issued to him to teach. They were opponents for ofiice last election. The Democratic ward caucuses have been called for Saturday rifcht next for the election of delegates to the county convention. A MORAL CITY. Mayor D'Autremont's Surveil lance Over Scarlet Houses. Special to the Globe. DULTJTH, March 21.— 1t would appear that Mayor d'Autremont intends to keep his promise and make it unpleas ant for the scarlet houses on Superior street. Early this morning the police raided the Beekman -block, a well known resort for "roomers," and ar rested about half a dozen men and women, having routed them out of bed about 1:80 o'clock. Some of them gave fictitious names, but none were of any importance socially. This is only the beginning of the end. Another reform will be the manner of handling the social evil. In stead of assessing a monthly fine agttwst the keepers ef houses of ill-fame, the mayor thinks that the better plan would be to allow them to take out a liquor license. This would make a difference of $400 for each house in favor of the city and at the same time would put an end to the illicit sale of liquor on the "point." The new mayor has made a good beginning, and has won the grati tude and admiration of the best citizens of the city for the firm stand he has taken. AN EDITOR-CRUSADER. Twenty Muscaline Saloonkeepers to Be Enjoined. MrscATixK, Io M March 21.— John Maiian, editor of the Muscatine Journal, associated with six other citizens,begun suits by injunction today agaiust twenty saloons in this city. A Dcs Moines detective has been here for some clays collecting evidence. It is supposed this action has been taken by Mahan today to have its effect upon the (latch bill, which comes up in the house tomorrow. The saloons here Have been paying a $300 tax and closing at 11 p. m. and on Sundays. License men say that, the only result of t ho suits will be to deprive the city of $12,000 revenue and inaugurate the reign of tree whisky. Booming Times at Miller. Special to the Globe. MnxER, S. D., March 21.—Considera ble of a boom in land values has taken place in this portion of the state daring the past few weeks, quite a number of new settlers having located here, as well as a good many returning from other states who left here during the hard times of the past few years. At no time since the first settlement of this section, eleven years aso, has the pros pect been so bright as vow. Readily Acquitted. Special to the Globe. Willmar, March 20.— A curious case against' two St. Paul cattle buyers, F. E. Baker and Matt Launan, has just been decided, and the defendants ac quitted by the jury. They were charged with stealing a heifer valued at 824 by one Frank Rose. Tlie evidence showed that the heifer got into the car of stock by mistake, and proved that there was no intent on the part of the defendants to appropriate the animal. Crooks Sentenced at Huron, Special to the Globe. Huron, S. D., March 21.— This morn ing Judge Smith sentenced Harry Pratt and George Robinson to state's prison for four years and three months each for robbing Levy's jewelry 6tore here last December of 11,500 worth of watches and jewelry. Both are notorious crooks, Robinson having been released from the Minnesota penitentiary a few months since. Failure at Brainerd. Special to the Globe. Bkainerd, Minn., March 21.— The failure of George N. Day, a clothier, was announced today, the assignment having been made to J. Spencer. The heavy creditors are all in Boston and New York. The extent of the failure has not been made public. Minister Fatally Burned. Manning, 10., March 21.— The ex plosion of a gasoline stove used to heat water in the baptismal fountain in a church here yesterday wrecked the font and set fire to the clothing of the minister, Rev. Boles, burning him fa tally. Courts at Brainerd. Specials tg the Globe. . Bkainerd, Muifi., March 21.— Judge Holland opened district court here this morning with the largest calendar for some years. There are abont fifty civil cases docketed, and 8 half-dozen of a criminal nature. IRONS IGNORES ERWIN A Stenographer's Break in Reporting the Wheat In vestigation. Frank Irons Refuses to An swer Alleged Reiterated Questions. His Arrest for Contempt Sug gested, But Ignored by the Committee. Attorney Erwin Explains His Position and the Course to Be Taken. When the wheat investigating com mittee assembled yesterday morning there were but four members present, Alessrs. Geissel, Zelcli, Caswell and Barrett. Attorney Severance had hob bled up to the senate chamber on a crutch, to be present at the examina tion of D. A. Christy, agent ot the Lake Superior Transit company, and was naturally hostile when some one sug gested an adjournment, lie thought the committee might proceed with less than a quorum, and it was sd decided. Senator Smith came in later, but had been in attendance only a few minutes when Mr. Barrett went out to dinner, saying that be had breakfast at 4 o'clock in the morning and was hungry. The suggestion that the committee would again be without a quorum didn't stop him in his search for a lunch counter. Mr. Christy was one of the witnesses before the original house Investigating committee, but sent to the presvut com mittee an affidavit in which lie pointed out the numerous errors in the trans script of his previous testimony. He was present yesterday with his books, and although he testified that they were the same books he had before th< 1 house committee, and although he substantiat ed the accuracy of his affidavit by them, the discrepancies were so great that Mr. Erwin professed to believe that they were different books. Mr. Severance objected to the intimation that Mr. Christy was a perjurer, and Mr. Christy declared again, very emphatically, that they were the same— were the only books of that kind that the company had, or ever hid— and that they had not been changed. Mr. Geissel and Gen. Barrett declared that the witness was an honest one, anil the manner of giving evidence made this very evident. The discrepancies were numerous and egregious. There were errors in the number of bushels of cargo after cargo, and, in som« cases, errors of entire months in dates, while in one or two cases the names of boats were wiontr, at least two boats being named which did not enter the port of Duluth that year. The evidence was in regard to The IVlyHterloiiM Shipment* of the damaged grain, which was the start of the whole investigation. Mr. Christy corrected all the errors of the old record, and when asked about ship ping grain without attention to grades, said that his company never did such a thine except by direction of the ship per, who very frequently, in the case of low grades, threw it all in together, as lie had a right to do after he Had pur chased it and taken it from the elevator. Mr. Erwin sought to show that over 50, --000 bushels, us shipped according to the Looks, bae not been mentioned in the original testimony, but Mr. Geisscl thought it was due to carelessness in marking the point reached when the committee had taken a lecess. Mr. Geissel referred to the old record in scathing terms, and said that so many inaccuracies had been shown that the committee could not depend upon a particle of it. Mr. Erwin intimated that the books were erroneous, and said the committee could lind out whether they were or not if they wanted to. •This one 1 now have, ' he said, "is not in any shape the same book." Mr. Severance— Don't call Mr. Christy a perjurer. Mr. Christy— lt is the sume one and the only one. Chairman Geissel— The stenographer ad mits some of the errors. Mr. Erwiu still contended that the book could not be the same, because it did not compare with the stenographer'!* type-writieu copy of the original evidence. Let Rome Howl. Mr, Christy— l declare emphalic6lly and positively that it is the same hook. Mr. Severance wanted to shut the whole thing off. Chairman Geissel— We tried that once. If we tried il again they would make Home howl. Mr. Severance— Let it howl. This la all boys' pi y. Finally, when Mr. Christy had con cluded, it being then nearly 3 o'clock, a proposition was made to adjourn until today without calling Frank 11. Irons, who had been in waiting all the morn ing, and Mr. McGhee declared that if this was done Mr. Irons would not answer a single question— not even to his own name. Gen. Barrett was asked as to the nat ure of the questions he proposed to ask Mr. Irons, and said that he wanted to ask him about how he got his prices from Duluth, and as to whether a com mittee met there to determine the clos ing price, as in Minneapolis. He also wanted to know about the traveling agents who went about the country see ing that prices were maintained. Also if the witness knows anything about, any settlement between the companies, or if a record is kept of the number of bushels of grain bought at the various stations by the varisous companies? Also as to whether or not jthe railroads paid any part of Mr. Irons' salary? Mr. Irons— l cau answer all that batch of questions in a single word— no. "And," added the general, "many other questions." Then, at 2:50 o'clock, the committee took a recess until 4 o'clock. IRONS AGAIN TO THE FRONT. Erwin Wants Him Committed for Contempt. . When the committee reassembled Mr. Irons went on the stand, and in reply to a question from Mr. Ervvin declared that he did not fix prices. Mr. McGee said this ground had all been y gone over ; ; and it had gone , far. enough, and unless the questions were confined to the -scope of the resolution creating this commission he should in struct the witness not to answer. 1 , Mr. Erwin— Mr. Irons, what books do you Kfcep? - : ■-• ■ - -■■ ■ •■■-: •:■;.:::■;■ ' ■ - Mr. McGhee— l object. He has answered ■ that. '.-:-- .>'--■■ ...■■ ;--, ■•■•■ '- ■■■ :: - Mr. Erwin— llave you a list of elevators to ■ whom you furnish prices? v. • .. : . ■r Mr. McGhee— l instruct the witness not to answer. S That's tho shortest way out of it. - i: ; ■ Mr. : iirvviu— committee knows what THE GLOBE SWINGS In a lararer orbit than any other paper in the Northwest Many thousands read it daily. The) Would Also Read Your Ad. NO. S2. the questions are. and if the witnesn refuses to answer it is for them to decide whether ho is in contempt. Mr. McGhee said the list ot elevators to whom Mr. Irons lurnished prices is already in evidence, and Mr. Irons said the list previously submitted was cor rect. Mr. Erwin— Do the elevator companies, by ■whom you are employed, furnish you iritb. the number of their elevators? Mr. McGee— l will admit that he knows that, for his salary is based on the number each has. Mr. Erwin kept on threshing out old straw, and Mr. McGee instructed Mr. Irons not to answer for ttie reason that the whole ground had been gone over, the witness excused, and the testimony declared closed. Mr. Erwin moved that the witness be proceeded against for contempt. The chairman said lie had already de cided that the committee had gone be yond its authority, and it had no puwer to place the witness in contempt. Mr. Moore said the committee had previously ordered n witness under ar rest, although the question which was propounded was purely a personal one, referring to trouble with a young lady. Chairman Geissel— He was only in con tempt until he consulted with counsel, aud it was dropiied. Mr. Moore— lie answered the question. Gen. Childs— His counsel advised hiiu to answer under certain restrictions. The Rupley Matter. Mr. Erwin suggested that Mr. Rupley be called on for his screening books of the Duluth elevator system, ami if ho again refused to produce them, as ho did the old committee, to place him iv contempt. Mr. Irons was excused by Chairman (ieissel, and, accompanied by his at torney, Mr. McGhee, left the room. Mr. Erwin continued with the Rupley matter and said the only way In which the screening accounts could be reached was through liupley's books, and there was suspicion in the refusal. Mr. Geissel said Mr. Rupley had been present before this committee, and if he wasn't called to the stand that wasn't his fault, and he couldn't be placed in contempt. It he had been called, and had then refused to present the books he could have been declared in cou tompt. Mr. Erwin wanted to know if there wasn't money enough left to subpu'iia him now. Mr. Geissel said there was some money left, but it would require a con siderable sum to carry the committee ; through its consideration of the evi dence. j The IlupFey matter was unceremoni ously dropped, and Mr. firwin took up the matter of submitting analysis of tin: testimony. Be could not rend through 2.000 pages of evidence and submit an analysis in the brief time allotted. lie had not yet received all of the testi mony, and it would take him ten days after he received it to make a fair analy sis. lie didn't care so very much about it, anyhow, as he should submit an ex haustive report to the Grain Growers' association. . Later, however, he admit ted that he should like to submit an analysis to this committee. ■ ■■•.. . Attention was called to the-, under standing that at the conclusion of the last session of the committee! it-was un derstood that the attorneys should make, up their arguments before the commit tee reassembled.: This session was not expected to be one for the introduction of as much t^tlinon^as^liad been pre sented. " ,!„!:. . ; : ; '; lirwln-'* Position. ■- - '*'-' *" J7 r A rambling discussion ensued as to whether there : should bo an adjourn nient of sufficient length of time to give the attorneys an opportunity .to present their analysis to Gen. Child* and to give the latter time to formulate an an alysis therefrom for the committee. Mr. Erwin took occasion to explain that his services before this last session were without expense to the state. .-.He had been employed by the Grain Grow ers'association." and intimated that tie should not charge them anything, as they had already paid him all they could afford to. Mr. Erwin got In another stump speech. He said the best interests of the state were involved, and he would make a report to the peo ple if he didn't to this committee. But he would like to submit hi* views to tho attorney general and have them re viewed by him mid answered by tho elevator companies. Senator Smith was willing to adjourn for twenty or twenty-live days it ('as well Moore and French would return then. But if it was proposed to carry this investigation over into June ho should object. Gen. Barrett talked of more wit nesses. He thought Mr. Chambers and the price-determining committee of tho Minneapolis, chamber of commerce should be subpoenaed, lie also alluded to Mr. Wolcott. Mr. Smith didn't thinK that the com mittee would take much stock in .Wol cott with its knowledge of the facts in the case. Chairman Geissel doubted if the Min neapolis committee would testify if summoned. Senator Smith thought they would. Mr. Erwin read a letter from a man at Mayville, N. D., relative to trouble in getting cars from the Great Northern road when It had empty cars on tho track, and the inability to get a site for a small elevator. The writer had been told by Mr. Chase, ot the Great North ern, tiiat ho must build a large elevator or none. He claimed that he had been forced from business by a refusal of cars and by combination prices. The committee decided that it did not again want to go into Dakota. Gen. Barrett wanted to have J. J. Hill summoned to give testimony as to the Great Northern's policy relative to track buyers. In case Mr. Hill is ab sent he would like Vice President Clongh, but it was explained that Mr. Mohler had already testified on that point. Without reaching any determination as to the future, the committee ad" journed until 10 a. m. today. ■ ; FATAL TO CHUKCHKS. The Third One at Gleneoe Burned Out. Special to the Globe. Glkxcok, Minn. .March 21.— The new church of the Plnglish-speakinz Catho lics of this place is in flames and be yond all control ot the firemen, who have given up all hope and have turned their attention to the parsonage, which they will doubtless save. At present the cause of the tire is unknown, it was observed about 7:30 in the vicinity of the sacristy, and were it not for tho engine failing to work for a considera ble length of time the church might have been saved. The building was an elegant edifice of modern design, ami was recently completed at a cost of about $20,000. As this is the third Cath olic church burned at this place within a few years, some suspect it to be ih« work of an incendiary. Chance for a Democrat. Special to the Globe. Wk-t Sui'Eßion, March 21.— Mayor Pattison tonight formally and finally withdrew 4 from the niayorality race, He has all along been a candidate foi re-election. llis withdrawal mixes things badly. .Frank J. Matchctte and Dr. ii. J. Connor both claim his sup port. A split is .probable in which event the election ot a Democrat id al most certain. *:>J33B