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THE FAVORITE
SUNDAY GLOBE
Will Bristle All Over With Bright
Things,
It Will Tlckla The Town !
VOL. X.
DAKOTANSARE HAPPY '
Friends of the One-State
Movement Are All
Jubilant,
Coming- Home With a Light
Heart 3 and a Free Con
science.
Rapid Growth of the Demo
cratic Party in the Great
Territory.
Day Has Had Enough of Poli
tics and Will Permanent
ly Retire.
Special to the Globe.
Washington, Feb. 24.— C01. Benton,
of Fargo, sheriff of Cass county, and a
devoted admirer of Maj. Edwards, is
still here and will remain a week or
more. He says: "The decision of the
supreme court of Dakota in favor of
local option will have a tremenduous in
fluence upon the territory. It will
settle the question which has disturbed
many minds. and decide which influences
will hereafter dominate in affairs. The
saloon element in the territory has been
influential, and is yet. It is not in all
eases misdirected, but there is an un
doubted public sentiment against the
business, and it has been growing re
cently with remarkable ami muscular
strides. What effect it will have in
Fargo lam not prepared lo say. It is
fair to presume, however, that the law
will be executed and obeyed."
"What do you think of the prospects
of the admission of the whole territory
as one state?"
"Here sits Col. Gale, of Canton, who
has been actively interested in the mat
ter for sometime, lie can tell better
than 1 can. From what l have seen and
heard since coining here, however, it
seems to me that the work of the gentle
men from the Aberdeen convention is
commendable and has been productive
of immediately good results. They
have shown the committees of both
bouses of congress that the people are
not suffering for division,' and that the
sentiment in that direction is far from
universal, but rather local and con
lined to
SELF-SEEKING POLITICIANS.
""This matter has a hopeful look."
"Have you looked into the matter of
the opening of the Sioux reservation?"'
"1 have to some extent, and it seems
probable that something good will be
accomplished in that direction. Gilford
and Gale are different at the polls po
litically, as are also Keliner and Petti
grew, but they all state their case and
prospects in such manner as to make
me feel that the reservation will surely
be opened, The report of Chairman
Peel was certainly something upon
which they can all congratulate them
selves/?
"How do you regard the Democratic
prospects of the territory?"
"There is no section of the Union
which is growing in grace as fast as Da
kota. The message of the president
struck a popular chord out there, be
cause the people of the provinces are
tired of being ridden to death with ruin
ous tariff taxes without any compensat
ing benefits from it. We want tariff re
form, and we want it soon and in a rad
ical manner. The Democratic party of
Dakota is growing so fast that we may
reasonably hope for ascendency there
inside of the next two years, if the ratio
Of increase in our vote is kept up, and
it probably will be."
Secretary McCormack, Col. Gale and
Judge Purcell will leave to-morrow for
Dakota. Judge Pureell says: "I have
been here long enough as a member of
the committee from the Aberdeen con
vention to satisfy myself that Dakota
will be
admitted as ONE state.
An enabling act will be passed, we
Will have our constitutional convention,
come to congress in compliance with
provisions of the enabling act and be ad
mitted. The division sentiment has
died out, or is dying rapidly enough to
warrant the assertion that "but little is
left of it."
Secretary McCormack says: "1 am
satisfied with the moves thus tar made
by the committee from Aberdeen, and
by the committee on territories.
Springer's omnibus bill will pass the
house, and it will stand an excellent
chance of passing the senate. Our
friends have reason to feel proud of
their prospects. Everything looks
bright for us."
Capt. Barr, of Bismarck, says: "I
am still opposed to tacking little terri
tories with no influence or right of ad
mission on their own merits, to the tail
of big Dakota's kite. I believe in ad
mission as a whole, but am not in love
with Montana, New Mexico or Wash
ington."
Hon. M. H. Day left for New York
this morning. He said: "1 will be in
side of Dakota in another week or two,
and will simply attend to my business
at Tyndall. It needs my attention.
There is no money or glory in politics
and lam done. 1 have done my duty
as a Democrat and am willing to let
some one else take my place. lam not
a candidate for office, either elective or
appointive. I have tried to
TAKE CAKE OF MY FRIENDS,
and only regret that I could not do
more for them. They have pulled their
coats off and worked for me, and 1 am
appreciative of it, too, but I have been
out of politics now for over a year, ex
cepting during the convention which
has just adjourned, and I shall not play
at it any Longer. It takes time, money,
patience and endurance to fight politi
cal battles in a big field like Dakota,
and I am now interested only in making
a little money to keep me when I get too
old to fight and make enemies. Be
sides, 1 want to stay at home and get
acquainted with my family."
Col. Gale says: "In leaving Wash
ington I go with the assurance that Da
kota will be admitted as a whole. I
have combined pleasure with business
here, ana have greatly enjoyed myself
both in society and politics. 1 find that
Gov. Church is all powerful with the ad
ministration. I am a member of his
staff, and have been appointed a trustee
by him for the Yankton asylum. Our
relations are cordial, and 1 have never
forgotten that fact in my relations while
here with the paesident.Secretary Vilas
and Postmaster General Dickinson.
Judge Bangs, of Grand Forks, was
knocked out because he depended on M.
H. Day. Gov. Church had Spilman ap
pointed to the Devil's Lake laud office.
The governor also knocked out all
aspirants for the Mitchell land office
and had Rowley appointed. After a
while M. H. Day will learn that Church
is governor of Dakota and is running its
appointments.' l -
Booming Sherman.
Special to the Globe.
Washington', Feb. 24.— Frank Hat
ton, of the New York Press, arrived
this morning and will be here uut'4
***1 t * " * • •
Monday, He is John Sherman's mouth-
I niece in the Empire state, and is busily
explaining to political managers that
Sherman is the only man who can carry
Now York. He also slates that while
Conkling would support Sherman, there
is no certainty that he would support
Allison or any other Republican candi
date. lie does not mention any one of
note as a voucher for Coukling's Repub
licanism. Mr. Hatton was on the Boor
of the senate, and made a point of visit
ing correspondents in the press gallery
and telling them of Sherman's great ex
pectations.
ERRONEOUSLY CERTIFIED.
Lands in Minnesota Wrongly Cer
tified to Certain Railroads.
Washington', Feb! 24.— The secre
tary of the interior has received a letter
from the commissioner of the general
land office transmitting two lists of
landsTstated to have bee«i erroneously
certified to the state of Minnesota for
the benefit of the Winona & St. Peter
and the St. Paul & Sioux City Railroad
companies under the grant of March 3,
ISS7. ln response the secretary directs
that the railroad companies be notified
that from the records of the general
land ofliee it appears that said lands
have been erroneously certified for their
use, and that they will be allowed thirty
days in which to show cause why pro
ceedings should not be instituted to se
cure their restitution.
Ex-Prisoners' Pension Bill.
Washington*, Feb. 24.— house
committee on invalid pensions has de
cided to report favorably the ex-pris
oners of war pension bill. It grants a
pension at the rates fixed by" law to
all who were thirty days or more con
fined in Confederate prisons, and then
£2 a day outright for each day more
than thirty they were so imprisoned.
Favorable reports will also be made on
the bills increasing the pension for
total disabilities to $30 a month, and
limiting the fee of examing surgeons to
$2 for each case.
Timber on Public Lands.
Washington, Feb. 24.— secre
tary of the interior has received a re
port from Special Agent Mason, in which
ii is charged that the Aver Lumber
company of Flagstaff, Ariz., and the
Arizona Lumber company, caused to be
cut from the public lands in said terri
tory 10,425,450 feet of timber and 25.177
railroad ties. The value of the timber
at the mills is given as 6143,570, and of
the ties at $10,000. Both civil and
criminal proceedings against the parties
named are recommended.
A Cowardly Letter.
Special to the Globe.
Detroit, Mich., Feb. 24.— Jacob
Lowenstein, head of the clothing house
of Lowenstein it Co., which failed to-day
because it could not pay §10,000, disap
peared last Mouday and nothing was
luaid from him until to-day, when his
i wife received a letter bearing no date
j but postmarked St. Paul. He said he
j would never see her again, as he in
tended to commit suicide. Business
troubles are believed to have unbal
anced his mind.
Cullom Believes in Retaliation.
Washington, Feb. 24— Senator Cul
lom says his resolution of inquiry
adopted by the senate to-day, calling
for information with respect to the pro
hibition placed by France upon the im
portation of American products, has
reference especially to hog products,
and that the measure was offered with
a view to considering the propriety of
refusing to participate in the Paris"x
hibition if France shows a disposi
tion to continue her discrimination
against us.
Personal Mention.
Special to the Globe.
Washington, Feb. Hon. P. B.
Winston and wife, of Minneapolis.leave
to-morrow for their old home in Vir
ginia, and will remain a month or more.
Hon.P.H. Kelly will leave to-morrow for
Florida and will remain several months
for his health. Hon. Alex McKenzie,
of Bismarck, is now in Baltimore, but
is expected here Sunday afternoon. He
is in very poor health, his lungs being
fleeted.
Pension Bills.
Special to the Globe.
Washington, Feb. 24.— Senator
Davis introduced petition of thirty
seven ex-soldiers of Dodge Center pray
ing for the passage of the per diem pen
sion bill ; also petition of Farmer Gil
man and fifteen others for further pro
tection of wool growing industries; also
petition of Pierre Bottineau for a pension
.of $50 per month; also a bill granting a
pension to John Bush.
Investigation Postponed.
Washington, Feb. 24.— The investi
gation into the matter of the inland
transportation of immigrants from the
port of New York, and hearing of the
case of James C. Savery & Co. against
the trunk lines, set for Feb. 1, 18*8, at
room 43, United States court house New
"1 ork city, have been postponed by the
commission to Feb. 28, 1888, at the same
place.
The Minority Reports.
Special to the Globe.
Washington, Feb. 24.— The minority
of the house committee on territories to
day completed their reports on Baker's
bill for the admission of South Dakota
and the Gilford bill for North Dakota,
and will present both reports to-morrow
or Monday if time be given.
The Lottery Bill Defeated.
Washington, Feb. 24.— The bill pro
hibiting newspapers containing lottery
advertisements from transmission
through the mails was defeated in the
house committee on postoffices to-day.
The vote stood 7 to 0.
Trust Resolution Defeated.
Washington, Feb. 24.— The house
resolution authorizing an investigation
of the sugar trust in New York was to
day reported with a recommendation
that it lie on the table.
Harris Confirmed.
Washington, Feb. 24.— The senate
confirmed Knute O. Harris receiver of
public moneys at Fergus Falls, Minn.
Hopkins Dying.
Cincinnati, Feb. 24.— Capt. J. M.
Wise and Chris Kinsinger" have made
application to Judge Sage, of the United
States court, for an order to remove
Benjamin E. Hopkins from the county
jail to his home to allow.him to die sur
rounded by his family, and promising
to pay the cost of such watchmen as
would be required to keep him safely.
His honor directed Dr. Howling, the
government surgeon, to report to him
upon Mr. Hopkins' condition. The court
to-day announced that the surgeon's re
port indicated no immediate occasion
for apprehension of death in Mr. Hop
kins' case, and remarking that it was
the duty of the court to execute the law
and to protect the general public rather
than to consider the comfort of individ
uals, refused to mak» the order as re
quested,
SAINT PAUL, MINN. SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 25, 1888.— TWELVE PAGES.
AN EXPECTED TIE UP.
Engineers and Firemen on
the C, B. & Q. Ordered to
Quit Work.
Which Will Tie Up the Road
From Council Bluffs to
Chicago.
Another Railroad to Be Built
From the Missouri to
St. Paul.
A Good Showing Made by the
Northern Pacific in Its
Earnings.
Chicago, Feb. Possibly to-mor
row the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroad will be tied up from one end to
the other. Freight as well as passenger
traffic will be stopped, and most of the
switch engines will be abandoned. The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
and the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen have decided upon a strike as
a last resort to enforce their demands
upon the railroad company, and as both
organizations are very strong on this
road, as well as elsewhere, they confi
dently expected to tie up the road com
pletely and to win the strike.
This step derives its import
ance not only from the
large interests involved if the strikers
succeed in paralyzing one of the biggest
railroads of the West, but because of
late it has been generally accepted that
the locomotive engineers were so un
alterably opposed to strikes that no
conjunction of circumstances could be
imagined that would induce the mem
mers to resort to that means. The res
olution of the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy men is a general surprise. A
few days ago Chief Arthur startled the
labor world by the announcement that
it was the intention of his organization
to do away with classified wages and
make the
PAY OF ALL MEN THE SAME
for the same work without reference to
the length of time they had been em
ployed by the company". Thus" the lo
comotive engineers, hitherto considered
the most conservative labor organiza
tion of the country, placed itself, in the
matter of wages, on the same ground as
the most "advanced" trades unions.
The conclusion to do away with all
classification in the wages of engineers
— and it may be added here that the fire
men are acting in concert with them
throughout— was reached by the broth
erhood at its session in Chicago last
October, ami a resolution was
adopted to enforce this new plan
all over the United States wherever
the organization was strong enough to
do so. This proviso was so added for
the purpose of avoiding a conflict
where the organization was sure to be
beaten. The principal reason for this
step, as Mr. Arthur explains, was that
the railroads were beginning to dis
charge men who had been in the service
a long time and were drawing better
pay and to put in their places men who
were not veterans in the trade, but
were capable of doing the work just as
well and willing to take lower wag
The result was that engineers of long
experience had difficulty in getting
work, and the general standard of
wages was reduced. The same applied
to the firemen, who got 55 to (50 per cent
of the pay of the engineers. After
several months of labor the men have
succeeded in introducing a uniform
scale of wages for all engineers on the
road service on the Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul, the Chicago & Northwest
ern, the Chicago & Alton, the Wabash,
the Chicago & Atlantic, the Atchison,
Topek a <te Santa Fe, and other Western
lines. The new scale is '6)4 cents a
mile for freight engineers and 00 per
cent for the firemen. All their nego
tiations
WERE SUCCESSFUL
until they called on the Chicago, Bur
lington & Quincy road. For three
weeks past a committee of the en
gineers and firemen of that road, with
Chief Arthur of the engineers,
and Grand Master Sargeant, of the fire
men, at the head have been negotiating
with General Manager Stone and Super
intendent Bessler to bring about a simi
lar arrangement to those on the other
roads. At present the Chicago, Bur
lington & Quincy is working under an
arrangement made last year with Vice
President Potter. It makes special ar
rangements with its men by the trip,
paying a certain amount for a trip from
Chicago to Galesburg, or from Aurora
to Chicago, or wherever it may be, and
the engineers complain that they get
the worst of this arrangement. The of
ficials of the railroads claimed that to
grant the demands of the engineers and
firemen would greatly increase their
expenses by advancing the average of
their wages and refused to accede to it.
The committee of the Chicago. Burling
ton & Quincy men considered the mat
ter among themselves, and this morning
announced to Arthur and Sargeant that
they had
decided TO call OUT
all the engineers and firemen on the
road as far as the two brotherhoods con
trolled them The number of engineers
and firemen on the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy is about 1,500, which is about
evenly divided between the two trades.
"I have given the official sanction of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi
neers to the resolution of the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy men," said Chief
Arthur this evening, "because I think
they have asked nothing but what is
right and fair. We have asked no more
than the other roads have granted,
and if they can grant it, there is
no reason why the Chicago. Burlington
& Quincy cannot. They claim that it
would largely increase their expenses.
Ido not believe it would. It would
average the wages of the men, and pos
sibly advance the average a little, but
it would be very little, and the road
could well afford it, as well as all the
trunk lines can."
"Do you think that if the men are
called out it will tie up the road from
end to end?"
"I do, decidedly. Our organization is
strong on the Chicago, Burlington _
Quincy, and 1 do not think they can get
men to fill our places."
General Manager Stone, of the Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy, could not
be found to-day, and at his office it was
said he would not speak about the sub
ject. Supt. Peasly is out of the city.
EASTERN LINES.
Heroic Measures to Prevent the
Western War Affecting Eastern
Lines. ' -i : -/.
Chicago, Feb. 24.— Chairman Blanch
ard, of the Central Traffic association,
threatens to take heroic measures to
prevent the Western war affecting East
era Hues. Some ©fJ&e latter have been
'*■ ■ . -"-- - *- — rfjj... "•_ *""
participating in joint tariffs which re
duced their proportions from Chicago to
tiie seaboard from '27}. to 20c, and to
day Mr, Blanchard sent the following
notice to Western lines: "On behalf of
the joint committee, and as its vice
chairman, I respectfully give notice
that the reduced tariffs being published
from points in lowa and Nebraska,
which are in violation of recent agree
ments, and are based approximately on
20c east of Chicago, are issued without
proper authority, and the companies in
interest reserve the right to decline the
right to receive property at these prices,
to advance the billing to the tariff rates,
and to charge their proper proportion
of the- agreed rates based on
the authorized scale. On be
half of these lines, I request
without admitting any responsibility
during their continuance that the re
quisite legal notice for the withdrawal
of such rates be promptly issued. I
issue this notice by authority and re
quest of Chairman Fink." It was tele
graphed here from New York this
morning that the Chicago & Alton was
quoting a rate on Colorado and Utah
business, which gave that line only 20
cents on first-class freight of this
character from Chicago to the Missouri
river. The competing roads at once
wired their agents to make the same
rate on this class of business, and to
morrow they will all drop the local rate,
Chicago to Missouri river points to 20
cents, a cut of 7 cents below the prevail
ing rate. The other classes will remain
the same, that is, first and second-class
20 cents, third 17. fourth 14& and fifth
11}^. The Chicago, Burlington '& Quincy
officials to-day vigorously denied that
they have been discriminating against
Chicago. They say that the" Burling
ton's through tariffs from lowa, Mis
souri, Nebraska and Kansas points are
made on grain the sum of their pub
lished local tariff to Chicago— that is.
the local tariff to Chicago on corn and
oats is 12 cents per hundred from lowa,
Missouri and Eastern Nebraska points.
This is the same as the rates made to
East St. Louis. Beardstown and Peoria,
and it constitutes the basis of the
through rate to Atlantic seaboard points.
The Burlington claims that no other
Western or Northwestern road has yet
reduced local to Chicago, and conse
quently any through rates made by
them to the seaboard are, as charged,
discriminations against Chicago.
A ST. PAUL FEEDER.
The St. Paul, New Ulm & South
western Road Incorporated and
Officers Chosen.
The St. Paul, New Ulm & South
western Railway company was orga
nized yesterday afternoon at the Mer
chants hotel, the following gentlemen
being the incorporators: W. S, Timber
lake and C. W. Perry, of St. Paul; W.
C. Bredenhagen and J. S. Nelson, of
Carver; George F. Faber, Chaska; M.
Mullen, William Pfender, Joseph Eck
stein and Ed G. Koch, of New Ulm.
These gentlemen constitute the first
board of directors. The following offi
cers were elected: President, W. C. •
Bredenhagen; vice president, Col.
William Pfender, of New Ulm; treas
urer, W. S. Timberlake, of St. Paul;
secretary, Joseph A. Eckstein, of New
Ulm. The road that it is intended to
build runs from Hopkins parallel with
the Minneapolis & St. Louis road to
Cliaska and Carver, thence on the west
side of the Minnesota river midway be
tween the Omaha and the Pacific divis
ion of the Minneapolis & St. Louis road
to New Ulm, and thence to the lowa
coal fields, to some point on the Mis
souri river.
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
The Northern Pacific Makes a
Splendid Showing for the Third
Week in February.
Below will be found the earnings of
the Northern Pacific road for the third
week in February, compared with the
corresponding week last year. It will
be observed from the figures that there
lias been a gain of nearly 100 per cent
in business over the same period in 1887,
as follows:
1838. 1887. Increase
Freight $175,537 $87,432 §88,405
Passenger? . . . 63,230 32.750 30,834
Total 254,319 130,485 117,834
ST. PAUL & DULUTH.
The earnings of the St. Paul & Du
luth road for the third week in February
wereslS,o7s; for the last three weeks,
£58,000: from the Ist of January to the
end of the third week, §125,854.
Canadian Pacific Rates.
New York, Feb. 24.— At the meeting
of the passenger agents of the trunk
lines to-day the Canadian Pacific rates
were established, to take effect after
March 1. From that date the emigrant
fares by this road will be the same as
that of the American lines. On first
class passengers to San Francisco there
will be a differential of ?10 and $5 on
second class. Some time was also spent
in fixing rates for people going to the
educational convention in San Francisco
in July. It will be one fare for the
round trip. Fares to the convention of
the Knights of Pythias to be held at
Cincinnati July 12 at one and one-half
fare for the round trip. Arrangements
were also made for the great meeting of
singing societies to be held in Baltimore
July 30. One fare will pass for the
round trip on all the trunk lines. Spe
cial trains will be run to accommodate
passengers.
Telegraphed a Denial.
Chicago, Feb. Vice President
Smith, of the Atchison. Topeka & Santa
Fe railway, telegraphs a denial of the
report sent out from Albuquerque yes
terday to the effect that the St. Louis &
San Francisco company was about to as
sume the joint management with the
Atchison company of the Atlantic &
Pacific railway. He says the manage
ment will continue, as it has been, un
der the control of the Atchison. lhe
officers of the two companies recently
made a tour of inspection over the line
of the Atlantic & Pacific to determine
what improvements were necessary to
meet the requirements of their rapidly
increasing business, and that probably
was the basis of the Albuquerque dis
patch.
A Resignation.
Special to the (ilobe. <- '
Ashland, Wis., Feb. 24.— J. S. Jones,:
superintendent of the Lake Shore Ash
land branch, has resigned to accept the
Western management of the Columbus
and Hocking Coal company.
Chips From the Ties.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul has
had a survey made for a bridge at Chamber
lain. Dak., and it is belived the road is pre
paring for an extension to the Black Hills as
soon as the Sioux reservation is opened.
The Manitoba and the Northern Pacific
have fixed the excursion rates to Helena at;
$56, and to Great Falls at 847.50, good for
four months. Tickets will be put on sale
March 1.
It is generally conceded now that Mr.
Dixon went to Minneapolis to investigate the*
alleged cutting of passenger rates In con-'
nection with the blowers of glass. . r, i
The Milwaukee & St. Paul has issued a new
tariff on hard and soft coal Irom Chicago,
Milwaukee and Racine to points in Minne
sota, lowa and Dakota. >; ./- ' . -•,
Chief Engineer Hendricks, of the Northern
Pacific, left for thefaciHc coast last night. |
Mr. Ilanley, of the St. Paul _ Kansas City,'
has returned from Chicago. ..< f
IT WAS NOTTASCOTT
The Man Arrested in Missouri
Not the Chicago Mur
derer.
A New Line of Action to Be
Adopted by the Chicago
Police.
Sheriff Bates Says He Saw
Tascott in Louisville
Yesterday.
A Queer Abduction Case Re
ported From New York
City.
Special to the Globe.
Chicago, Feb. 24.— Chief of Police
Hubbard received a dispatch to-night
from Detective Aldrich, who was sent
to Lebanon, Mo., to identify the man ar
rested there as Tascott, the Snell mur
derer. The dispatch simply said:
"Wrong man. Leave for Chicago at
11 o'clock with picture."
"Just as I thought," said Chief Hub
bard when he had read the dispatch
through several times. "I had hopes of
better news."
"I thought we had Tascott, sure,"
said Inspector Bonfield, "and I was jus
tified in thinking so, considering the
tone of the dispatches we received last
night."
It is stated that a new line of action
will now be adopted in the search for
Tascott. Some of the police officials
believe Tascott lias not left the
city, but is hidden here by his
friends, who are looking after his" wel
fare until they can arrange to get him
out of the country without danger to
him or themselves. The police, there
fore, while following up closely the out
side clues, will devote a good deal of
their time to a thorough, systematic
search of Chicago and its environs.
IX LOUISVILLE.
A Man Who Knows Tascott Says
Ho Saw Him in Louisville Yes
terday.
Louisville, Ky., Feb. That
übiquitous but elusive individual, Tas
cott, who was reported to have been ar
rested yesterday at Lebanon, Mo., is
said to have been seen again, and this
time iv Louisville. Deputy Sheriff
Jerry Bates, as is his custom, went to
Keisker's restaurant on Third street
this morning for his breakfast, and,
while eating, observed there a man and
woman, . seemingly strangers in
the city. There was nothing
suspicious in their appearance or
manners, however. They were well
dressed but quiet in their manner. The
| man had light, close-cropped hair in
j j pompadour style, and. had a little light
mustache. His eyes and- nose were
rather prominent, and he resembles
much the picture of millionaire Shell's
murderer, published yesterday in the
Evening Times. The woman's appear
ance was not particularly noted, except
that she was evidently a stranger here.
The man's face struck the deputy as
being strangely familiar, and suddenly
it flashed into his mind that
he was Tascott, whom he had
taken to the Frankfort peniten
tiary in 1880 for the unlawful appro
priation of a lot of tickets of the Florida
Southern railroad, which he had tried
to dispose of here to a ticket broker.
Mr. Bates' first impulse was to place
the people under arrest. Taking second
thought as to the complications that
might arise if it were a case of mis
taken identity, he desisted, and after
loitering about the restaurant
until there was no apparent
.excuse for his remaining, he
left. He could not dismiss the matter
from his mind, however, in spite of his
having heard of Tascott's supposed ar
rest in Missouri, and finally went back
to the restafrrant, but was "chagrined to
find that they had gone. He immedi
ately put detectives on the track of the
.parties to find out who they were and
their business here, and was somewhat
mortified to think that he had not ap
prehended them and taken chances as
to identity. He feels positive now that
the man was no other than Tascott him
self. V
CRAZY KIDNAPER.
A New York Printer Kidnaps a
Girl for the Purpose of Obtain
ing a Reward.
New York, Feb. 24.— Friday evening
last Gertie, the fifteen-year-old daugh
ter of R. J. Walker, a leading and pros
perous citizen of Osceola, visited a
young friend in the town, after prom
ising her mother that she would return
home early. The girl left her friend at
8:30 in the evening and was on her way
home when, near an old deserted build
ing, she was seized, a shawl pulled
over her shoulders and head and she
was dragged into the cellar. Her hands
were then bound and she was told that
if she made any outcry she would be
killed. She was asked if she knew who
had her: upon her replying in the nega
tive she was told that he captor was one
Will Greenwalt. Then her captor,
keeping the shawl tight over her head,
led her out and up several streets, finally
taking her into the building in which
the age Earner's Journal is printed.
Her captor leaving her, Gertie made no
outcry, but obtaining a knife from her
pocket by pulling her dress around, cut
the coids that bound her, for the ab
ductor had tied her ankles together and
laid her on a pile of exchanges. After
freeing herself, which she accomplished
just as morning dawned, Gertie escaped
from the building and ran home.
SHE TOLD HER STORY
not omitting to state that no violence
had been done to her person; and then
she was prostrated by fright and nerv
ousness. While she had been tied in
the Wage Earners' Journal office the
whole town had turned out to hunt for
her. The factories blew their whistles,
the town bells were rung and the neigh
bors ran hither and thither looking in
all sorts of places, expecting to find her
dead body. Her father, happening to
look in the cellar of the deserted build
ing, found there his child's hood and
partly eaten stick of candy. This
aroused the worst suspicions, and be
lieving that tramps had kid
napped the girl, word was sent to
adjoining towns so that the abduc
tors .might not escape. Then editor
Kinsloeiidvanced the theory that it was
not the work of tramps, that the deed
had been committed by some one in
town, that the child, either dead or
alive, would be found in town, and sug
gested that the mayor call a meeting,
offer a reward, send word to neighbor
ing towns and then make
; A THOROUGH SEARCH
of every building in town. The plan
was about to be adopted when.as before
detailed, the child returned, and from
•searching for Gertie the scene in an
instant changed to a wild chase for the
abductor. W. A. Kinsloe, the eldest
son of the editor of the Wage Earners'
Journal, aged eighteen years, was the
guilty one. He eluded his pursuers
until noon, when he was captured and
lodged in jail, that course being
thought advisable on account
of the excited condition of
the people. He was unarmed, and did
not even own a pistol. He asserts that
he never thought of doing the girl any
violence, his only purpose being to hide
her until a reward was offered for her
return. How he was to obtain the
money without criminating himself he
seems not to have considered, the
scheme having been worked out so far
as obtaining possession of the girl and
the securing of a hiding place. After
placing her in the building, and still
somewhat under the effects of liquor,
he, in order to wear off its effects, ran
twice to the school house and back, to
the depot and back— than a mile
then home, where he kept tally for sev
eral games of dominoes a few lady
guests were playing. Then he retired.
Preparing for a Wedding Trip.
Cincinnati, Feb. Joseph Schae
fer, leaf tobacco warehouse man of
Dayton, 0., was here yesterday looking
after Albert Wallenstein, who a few
days ago presented to Mr. Schaefer
for discount three notes of the Enter
prise Carriage company, of this city, ag
gregating 81,825. Mr. Schaefer dis
counted them and afterward was in
formed by the Enterprise Carriage com
pany that the notes were forgeries.
Mr. Wellenstein's parents were seen
and they said Albeit was in Dayton.
They are very worthy people and were
astonished when told what was wanted
with their son. They could only ac
count for his conduct by the fact that
he was soon to be married to a wealthy
Jewess of Dayton and needed money to
prepare for a a proposed European wed
ding tour.
AVhipped by Bald Knobbers.
St. Louis, Feb. 24.— About three miles
from Springfield, Mo., the Bald Knob
bers resumed their brutal practice of
whipping offending neighbors. The
victims of the assault were Albert Adair
and his brother-in-law, L .J. Kenworthy,
who were called out of their home
about 3 o'clock this morning and were
pounced upon by five neighbors, whom
they recognized, and carried to a tree
near the house, where they were
whipped with hickory switches. To
day the assailants were arrested.
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GONE UP IN SMOKE.
Nearly $100,000 Worth of Prop
erty Burned Up in Pittsburg.
Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 24.— fire on
New Grant street about 7 o'clock this
evening destroyed nearly 8100,000 worth
of property, and for a time threatened
destruction to an entire block. About
the hour mentioned flames were seen
issuing from a large three-story iron
clad building, owed by Peet & Co. and
occupied by a number of grain and
commission merchants. The fire had
already gained considerable headway,
and by the time the engines arrived
the building, together with two
three-story buildings adjoining, were
ablaze.and in less than half an hour were
in ashes. The Second Presbyterian
church, Oak Alley church and Pan
handle railroad sheds, in the immediate
vicinity, caught lire several times from
the intense heat, but through the good
work of the firemen they were saved
with little damage. The loss was dis
tributed as follows: J. M. Peet & Co.,
131,000: Walter llornung & Co., grain
dealers, $5,000; Shoemaker & Co., grain
dealers, $7,000; Henry Kemmler &Co.,
coffee roasters, $30,000; Orchard Pre
serving company, 123,000; Panhandle
Railroad company, §500. The Peet
building was insured for 820,000. The
insurance on the other properly could
not be learned, but will probably reach
half the loss. The fire is supposed to
have been caused by a defective flue.
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THE CROWN PRINCE.
His Condition Again "Worse — A
Critical Operation to be Per
formed.
Berlin*, Feb. 24.— empress'
anxiety over the condition of the crown
prince has thrown her into a state of
nervous excitement which is becoming
alarming to her physicians. She has
lately become unable to shed tears and
continues in that state, despite
all efforts to produce a reaction.
The emperor constantly implores his
physician to permit him to journey to
San Remo. Dr. Bergman has tele
graphed from San Remo to Prof. Vir
chow that the crown prince went out
upon the balcony twice to-day in opposi
tion to his advice, the result being that
he took a slight cold and contracted an
irritating cough. It is stated that a
critical operation is to be performed
upon the crown prince at San Remo to
morrow. Prof. Gebhardt, of Vienna, is
expected at San Remo to-morrow night
to consult with the crown prince's
physicians.
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A Cigarette Victim.
Special to tne Globe.
Cleveland, 0., Feb. James
Copeley, a barkeeper employed in this
city, died to-day from the excessive use
of cigarettes. He was a man of fine
physique, but for years has smoked
cigarettes, constantly inhaling the
smoke. Yesterday he was found on the
floor of his place of business, uncon
scious. He was removed to the hos
pital, where he died to-day. His physi
cians say that his system was fairly
soaked through and through with nico
tine, and that his heart and lungs were
affected in consequence. Copely was
twenty-seven years of age.
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Returned in Good Humor.
Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 24.-The Chi
cago delegation to the national Demo
cratic committee passed through the
city to-day on their return home from
Washington. They were in the best of
humor and their enthusiasm over there
suit of the meeting was so great that it
was evident they were thoroughly
pledged to the Cleveland party, which
they had helped to sustain in the chang
ing of the date for holding the conven
tion, and in defeating the California
faction by selecting St. Louis.
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A Missing Bridegroom.
Tiffin, 0., Feb. 24.— Joseph Sohn, a
prominent young clerk, left the city
suddenly on Tuesday night, for parts
unknown, sending the keys of the store
back by mail. He was to have been
married to a very estimable young lady
of this city Wednesday evening, and
she is almost distracted by his deser
tion. He has always borne an excellent
reputation, and people are greatly sur
prised at his action.
Pennsylvania Floods.
, Lancaster, Pa., Feb. 24.— Great
fears are entertained that the great
Pennsylvania railroad bridge over the
Susquehanna river at Columbia will be
carried away to-night. - The water is
now up to the bridge floor and the river
is still rising/Another flood is an
nounced to be coming from up the river,
and when this arrives it is feared the
bridge, which Is a mile and a quarter
long, will not be able to withstand it.
IT WAS UIG FAKE,
The Needham-Connolly Fight
Disgusts a Crowd of
Sports.
The Bean Eater Weakens in
the Sixth and Refuses to
Continue.
Black Frank and Connors
Fight a Ten-Round
Draw.
The Marine Knocks Con Riley
Out— Other Sporting
News.
Special to the Globe.
Ashland, Wis., Feb. 24.— One hun
dred citizens of Ashland were induced
to-night to nay So apiece to witness the
rankest prize fight that ever occurred
here. Danny Needham, of St. Paul,
and Jim Connolly, of Boston, the former
lightweight and the latter middleweight,
were to fight with two ounce gloves to a
finish. The Bostonian weighed twenty
pounds more than his opponent, though
Needham was the favorite. They fought
well for six rounds, with the exception
of the second, when Connolly received
a left-hander on the jaw, and it was
called a knock-out. John 11. Clark,
of St. Paul, acted as referee. Needham
was seconded by Mike Con ley. Paddy
McDonald, of Duluth, seconded Con
nolly. The first round began with hard
blows by both men. It was give and
take, and both went down together at
the start. Connolly, however, had the
best of the round, knocking Needham
down twice by stinging left-handers on
the jaw and neck. Needham took nun
ishment like a little man, and at* the
close got in two good ones on Connolly's
jaw and neck. In the second Needham
laid his man out by a very easy blow on
the jaw and he "tried to keep on his
back, but the crowd wouldn't have it.
He was dragged to his feet, and in the
third, fourth and fifth fought like a
tiger, but Needham was on his mettle
and made it interesting work. The
crowd then believed they were to see a
fight, when suddenly, at the opening of
the sixth round, the beaneater flew under
the ropes and persisted in staying there,
although he showed no signs of pun
ishment. Needham ,vas fresh at the
close, though showing the most punish
ment. He was ready to proceed and
won the admiration of the crowd. A
party who saw the Meyer-Gilmore fight
thinks Needham will stand no show
with Meyer. A shower of curses fol
lowed the wind up, and a well known
sport took the stage and denounced the
affair as a big fake, and asked the crowd
to follow him and demand a return of
their money.
■---.. A DRAW.
The -Fight at Duluth Between
• Dormer and Black Frank a
Draw.
Special to the Globe.
DuLUTir, Minn., Feb. About 300
people saw J. P. Dormer and Black
Frank tight ten rounds at the Duluth
theater to-night, and although Referee
Slim Sullivan, of Ashland, decided it a
draw, there were many claims in the
audience that it should have been given
to Dormer. Charles Gleason seconded
Dormer and Allcock did the same for
Frank. Frank Hayes and Jim Murnaiie,
of Duluth, were timekeepers.
First Round— led. the fighting
by an attempt to reach Dormer with his
left, but they clinched and before sep
arating Dormer caught Frank on the
nose and struck two severe blows. They
came together again, Frank forcing the
fighting and again getting a counter on
the mouth and nose. .
Second Round— Dormer's left cheek
caught a hard blow, but Frank's nose
and mouth were reached twice in suc
cession, showing blood. Both clinched
again. Frank fell with Dormer on top.
The frequent clinching gave Dormer a
slight advantage, as every time they
separated, or just before separating,
Frank's stomach caught severe punish
ment. V
Third Round— Dormer fell, but
jumped up lively and reached Frank's
wide-open mouth, causing a fresh sup-,
ply of blood to decorate the hands of"
the referee in parting them. Frank led
for Dormer twice, but failed to reach
him, except for a short blow. A very
heavy right-hander from Dormer sent
Frank two feet away, almost against
the door in the rear of the stage.
Fourth Bound— Dormer landed short
on Frank's face. Frank caught Dormer
on the neck with his right. Both fell
twice, Dormer always on top.
Fifth Bound— Dormer seemed a little
winded, more so than Frank.and honors
were easy for a few passes, but Dormer
protected himself better than Frank.
The close of the round showed little ad
vantage.
The sixth, seventh and eighth rounds
were of like character. Dormer
seemed to recover his wind and pun
ished Frank severely, but the latter
stood it well and came up smiling ev
ery time. After one and two passes
and clinch and falls, Frank's mouth
and nose showed signs of severe hand
ling every time. Dormer's nose was
cut, and his left eye showed rough
treatment. Frank bled continuously
all the time.
The ninth and tenth rounds were
tame; neither was forcing the fighting,
but each staying well. Frank was much
the worst punished of the two, but it
seemed to nave little effect or him.
At the close of the ninth round Dor
mer said: "You wish it was the tenth,
don't you?" "No," said Frank. "I
will fight you." Before the referee's
decision was announced a shout for
Dormer went up; in fact, Dormer had
been the favorite all through. While
Frank was pounded much worse than
Dormer, he stood it so well that there
was little, if any, difference in the men's
condition at the finish.
KNOCKED OUT IN THE SECOND.
The Marine Knocks Con Riley Out
in the Second Round.
Special to the Globe.
Dayton, 0., Feb. 24.— There was a
lively fight here to-night between La
blanche, the Marine, and Con Riley.
The fight was six rounds, two ounce
gloves, for 75 and 25 per cent of the
gate receipts. Patsy Kerrigan seconded
the Marine and Ike English for
Riley. James Holt was referee, and
Pete Nolan and Dock Tanndr timekeep
ers. There was an audience of sports
from everywhere. The men stripped in
great form, and time was called at 11:15
and the men came together cau
tiously. Riley soon became eager,
and hit his man three or four
times hard, and his friends were en
couraged. The Marine countered with
force twice, and then they rushed at
HOW DUDES DANCE! !
Gossip About St. Paul's Yonp.g Men
in the SUNDAY GLOBE.
To-Morrow's Issue a Stunner
NO. 56.
each other like a hurricane, and when
separated each had respect for his an
tagonist. Riley's friends were satis
fied with the round, but when
he got to his corner he was
puffing too much. The opening
of the second round was to Riley's ad
vantage, for he got in on the Marine's
knob several times, and then the Marine
made short work of him. The Marine
had been studying his man and reaching
for his neck. He partly knocked and
tripped Riley down. Then as soon
as he was on his feet dealt him a terrific
Mow with his left on the neck and
knocked him clear off his feet, and five
seconds later caught him with his right
and sent Riley to grass the third
time, and it was easily seen that
Riley had no earthly show, for he was
greatly overmatched. Riley got up and
was game, but the Marine went at him
with sledge-hammer blows, and
with his right struck Riley
a holy terror under the left
ear that knocked him sick, and when he
got up blood came from hi- nose and
mouth and he fainted. Coming to,
Riley in a dazed and sick condition
reached his corner and the referee pro
nounced him a whipped man.
Fought Ten Rounds.
nEssviLLE, Ind., Feb. 24.— prize
fight between Miller and Joe Searight,
two colored men, took place here last
night, which was witnessed by about
150 from Chicago. The men were fight
ing for a purse, which was raised among
those present. Miller weighs 155 pounds
and Searight 130. In the first round
Miller took the lead and forced the
work, Searight keeping away. At the
call of time in the second round Sea
right rushed at his man, and, missing
him, fell down and injured his right
hand. The men fought eight more
rounds, when Searight, finding his hand
so badly hurt, gave in, and Miller was
declared the winner.
Killen "Will Visit Peoria.
Pat Killen has accepted an invita
tion, extended by Leavitt. proprietor of
the Standard theater, Peoria. 111., to
meet a local slugger in a four-round con
test, to be fought in that city in the
near future. Killen has notified
Leavitt that he will go any time next
week, and bring a man with him to take
the place of the Peoria man in case the
latter doesn't come to time. Cardiff has
lately fought several contests in Peoria,
and the patrons of the Standard are
anxious to have one or more exhibitions
by Killen.
McKeown -Cardiff.
Special to the Globe.
Winnipeg; Feb. 21.— McKeown, of
Winnipeg, says Patsy Cardiff, of St.
Paul, has signified a willingness to visit
Winnipeg if a match -can be made for
half a dozen rounds with the former.
Bell Boy Sold.
New Yoke, Feb. 24.— Detroit spe
cial says: United States Senator Stock
bridge, of Michigan, to-day sold his noted
stallion Bell Boy to Frankfort (Kv.) par
ties for $35,000. Last year Senator
Stockbridge purchased him from sena
tor Stanford, of California, for $5,000.
To-days's price is the highest ever be
fore paid for a three-year-old.
The Bicyclers.
Philadelphia, Feb. 24.— Following
is the score at the end of the fifth
day in the bicycle race (sixty hours):
Dingley, 780 miles: Knapp. 778; Hol
lingsworth, 767; McDowell. T.X: Ashin
ger, 000; Rhodes, 638; Whittaker, 320;
Neilson, 277; Crocker 190.
Sports, Limited.
Hornung is irreconcilable so far as <n£:
Wise is concerned. He -ays: "He tried to
break up my family by" petting me into
tcrapes. My wife knows "him too well, and,
of course, would not take any stock in him,
or what he had to si v. she drove him out ox
the house one 'lay last summer, and .-•- soon
as I learned of the fact I ceased to speak to
him. I have positive proof that it was he
who started that rumor last winter that I was
to be sold or exchanged. ft was done to
make me dissatisfied with the local manage
ment. Furthermore, bam Wise baa done
everything in hi- power to injure my reputa
tion."
Manager Gooding, of Minneapolis, has
signed Fred Keh-e, a local amateur pitcher.
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An Indiana Cyclone.
Evansville, Ind., Feb. 24.— About
5 o'clock this evening a storm visited
Haubstadt. sixteen miles north of this
city, in Gibson county, on the Evans
ville _ Torre Haute railroad, doing con
siderable damage to property. Barns
were blown down and live stock killed,
dwellings were unroofed and trees
blown across the railroad track.
Telegraph wires are down and
the extent of the loss cannot
be learned to-night. No persons were
killed or injured so far as known. At
Milltown. a station on the Air line, be
tween Louisville and Huntingburg, a
waterspout burst and flooded the track,
making it very dangerous for the run
ning of trains. Considerable damage is
also reported. No news of a clone in
Princeton has been received here.
Trains are all delayed.
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A Chicago Bugaboo.
Chicago, Feb. Something very
much like oil has been struck in the
water tunnel shaft on the lake front,
and. as a natural consequence, there is
no little excitement manifested in the
ultimate outcome. A constant stream
of water and quicksand three inches in
diameter is pouring out of the shaft and
through a small wooden trough wends
its snaky-like way to the lake. The
water is almost completely covered
with a black, oily substance, which,
when skimmed oft and put by itself,
soon forms into a soft, pliable cake re
sembling a black sponge. The odor
from this, however, bears no resem
blance to that of petroleum, and the
men around the shaft are puzzled.
Terrible Suffering.
Chicago, Feb. Mayor Roche re
ceived a telegram to-day from a member
of the Mt. Vernon relief committee who
has just returned there. He says the
suffering is simply indescribable. A
severe rain storm "is raging, and the
people are huddled together in barns
and must have immediate assistance.
The mayor received additional subscrip
tions amounting to about f4OO to-day.
To Fight Sugar Trusts.
San Francisco, Feb. 24.— au
thentic statement is made here to-day
that the sugar syndicate formed to right
the Eastern trust has been finally com
pleted, and. it is stated, will commence
with a paid up capital of §10,000,000.
Those outside of California parties prin
cipally interested are in New York,
Boston, Baltimore, Jersey City and
Philadelphia.
Means and Dc Camp Indicted.
Cincinnati, 0., Feb. 24.— Tho United
States grand jury reported to-night and
the report is locked up in the safe of
Judge Sage's office. It has been ad
mitted by the United States district at
torney that Hon. William Means, late
president, and Mr. De Camp, late cash
ier of the Metropolitan bank, have been
indicted. What the specific charges in
the indictments are has not been made
known.